Chapter 384 The First Battle

In Iran, a brand new army has emerged, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard! Although it is also Iran's regular military force, the Revolutionary Guard and the army have different backgrounds and "bloodlines".

The predecessor of the Iranian army was a Cossack cavalry division formed by the Russian Tsarist government during World War I, which was later gradually developed into an armed force obeying King Pahlavi. Now, as HMN has led the Iranian revolution and seized power in Iran, he does not trust the Iranian army very much.

You should know that it was this army that overthrew the Mossadegh government that came to power through elections in 1953 with the support of the CIA, and it was still this army that opened fire on the demonstrators 10 years later. Although the revolution has succeeded now, if they only rely on this "old army" established by the king, the same tragedy may happen to them. HMN and other leaders will not let such a result happen to them. He has set out to establish an armed force that is independent of the army and belongs to him, which is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard!

This team, which takes orders directly from the supreme spiritual leader, was initially composed entirely of young people who had performed outstandingly in the revolution. At the same time, mullahs were sent into the army to control the army's spirit and arm the army with Islamic ideas!

It can be said that the Iranian army of later generations has become a stepmother's child, and the Revolutionary Guard is the real one. All weapons and equipment are given priority to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard.

At the same time, in the later Iran-Iraq War, the Revolutionary Guards also showed their bravery and loyalty in battle. They could even step on landmines and use their bodies to block bullets. They fought bravely and would rather die than desert! The combat effectiveness of a brigade of the Revolutionary Guards is greater than that of an ordinary Iranian army division!

And now, it is the first battle of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard!

Mohsen Rafik Dost, captain of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, was standing on the roof of the American Embassy at this time, with an M2HB Browning heavy machine gun mounted on a tripod, firing fiercely at the helicopters in the air.

Americans, do you still want to mess up on Iranian territory? You are not welcome here! Mohsin's body kept shaking as the machine gun fired, and the orange-yellow bullets were pulled into the machine gun by the ammunition chain, spitting out a rain of death.

Half an hour ago, they received a report saying that the Americans were planning to launch a surprise attack here tonight. They rushed there immediately and had just set up their positions when the Americans arrived!

The battle comes at the right time!

"Report to the captain, Manzariyeh Airport is under fierce attack from the Americans!" Muhsin released the trigger and heard the news.

"Let them hold on! Send tank troops over immediately to provide support. We must kill all the Americans!" said Muhsin.

As long as they defended this place and prevented the Americans from rescuing the hostages, it would be useless even if the Americans took over Manzaliye Airport! Muhsin knew that it was impossible for the Americans to rescue the hostages!

"Our team has suffered a strong blow from the Iranian forces, and they requested air support!" Along with the radio waves, Watt's request was sent back to the USS Nimitz.

After receiving the request, the captain of the aircraft carrier immediately ordered the carrier to launch heavy F-14 Tomcat carrier-based aircraft and A-7 attack aircraft. At the same time, the situation on the scene was quickly transmitted back to the White House.

Since the start of Operation Eagle Claw, senior American officials in the White House have been waiting here, expecting good news about the success of the operation, but now, they have received such bad news.

The Iranians were well prepared, and our personnel fell into the Iranian trap!

"We have no room for compromise. Let's just launch a large-scale bombing on Tehran!" Harold said, "Let the Iranians know that our American military is the most powerful. They have no choice in the face of our bombing. The bombing will not stop until they hand over our hostages!"

Use force! Once you start, there is no turning back!

"No, the Iranians will not compromise with us! If we bomb the Iranian capital, the Iranians will execute all the hostages!" Secretary of State Warren said: "Now, our military action has failed! We can't expand the scale. We should stop the action immediately and use other methods to solve this problem!"

This military operation was originally a complete adventure. Now that the adventure has failed, we cannot escalate the conflict because of the so-called face issue, which will make the handling of the incident even more difficult!

"We were too weak in dealing with problems in the past. Our army is used to protect the country and the people, not to embarrass ourselves in front of the world!" The defense minister raised his voice a few notches: "We must show our determination and scare the Iranians!"

“That’s what we thought in Vietnam, but what was the result?”

"Don't mention that **** Vietnam!"

Listening to his think tank arguing, President Carter felt terrible. His hands were shaking slightly. Was this operation a failure again? He seemed to be the most failed president in American history!

In the dark night, Tomcat fighters were flying in the Iranian airspace. Upon learning that their own soldiers were in a tough battle, the U.S. Navy Air Force immediately went to Tehran to support their own soldiers and rescue them!

At this time, Iran's air defense is almost blank. Those fanatical people can pick up rifles and machine guns, but they cannot operate modern aircraft and anti-aircraft missiles. Those original people are not trusted by the current government. It can be said that 90% of Iran's pilots are now under quarantine and investigation.

However, the Tomcat fighters and A-7 attack aircraft were ordered to return before they even reached Tehran. It was not because the United States was not determined enough or because the top brass was arguing at the time, but because it was unnecessary because Operation Eagle Claw had failed! Excluding the early mechanical failure, only two of the six helicopters that arrived later escaped, and the remaining four were blown up over Tehran! Two C-130s were also lost!

This was an unpeaceful night. The capital of Tehran was filled with footsteps and occasional gunshots. Those were the soldiers of the Revolutionary Guards chasing after the American soldiers who had escaped from the forced-landing helicopter!

At dawn, the bodies of several American soldiers were dragged to Amir Chahmag Square, and tens of thousands of Iranian people spat and threw stones at the bodies.