There is actually nothing interesting to see in Basra from the sky. As long as you leave the city wall, you can only see a yellow patch.

The 30-kilometer-long isolation zone has become an artificial desert. Sun Zhijie did an incredible job. There was not even a single blade of grass in the entire 30-kilometer zone.

I don’t know where I got the herbicide that can actually achieve this effect. I hope this guy didn’t spill liquefied chlorine gas on the ground, otherwise it would be a big disaster.

This isolation zone can at least ensure that it is difficult for the artillery shells of the resistance forces to reach Basra.

With sufficient artillery support, no one could pose a threat to Basra.

What they have done is truly amazing. As for the concept of protecting the environment, there is no market for it these days.

Even if there is a little bit of germination, it only exists in the Ming Dynasty, and it is still an enlightened place like the capital.

There are military camps outside the isolation zone. They are all khaki-colored houses, but the yellow dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty is hung outside. It shows that the Ming Dynasty troops are stationed here.

"Our Ming Dynasty's marines are responsible for the security inside the city, and the security outside the city depends on them.

There is a company stationed every three kilometers here, all arranged in echelons. The three Indian divisions in my hand are all scattered here."

Sun Zhijie pointed to the scattered barracks at her feet!

"In other words, Basra now is actually a turtle shell. The Indians are at the front, and the Indians are in charge outside the city wall." Li Xiao finally understood Sun Zhijie's Basra defense system.

This is a standard echelon of defense, with the outermost being the foreign legions killing people, setting fire to the city and seizing territory.

Then there is the defensive circle composed of Indian cannon fodder, and finally there is the Ming Dynasty sergeant standing on the city wall.

The Indians on the outermost perimeter did not even receive artillery support from the Ming army.

Fortunately, there are airships in the sky that can patrol the air for a long time. Any Arabs who break into Basra will be torn to pieces by the rapid-fire cannons on the airship.

Li Xiao didn't speak, and neither did anyone else. The whole airship seemed a bit dull.

"How did you create such a large isolation zone? You didn't smoke it with chlorine, right?" Li Xiao pointed to the isolation zone below and asked Sun Zhijie beside him.

"The commander-in-chief said that it was irrigated with seawater for a year. The soil became more saline and alkaline, so nothing could grow."

It turned out to be an artificial saline-alkali land, and I learned a lesson!

People of later generations are thinking about how to turn saline-alkali land into fertile farmland. This world is so good, and they are thinking about how to turn fertile farmland into saline-alkali land.

Although it destroyed the land that many people depended on for survival, it ensured the safety of the city of Basra, especially the Port of Basra.

There are huge oil tankers passing there all year round. If they are bombarded, the consequences will be disastrous.

We cannot question Sun Zhijie. There is no market for environmental protection in these days. What Basra needs most now is safety.

"There are a lot of Type 1 tanks that have been withdrawn from the Russian front line. I think I can bring them to you.

The Chinese side will allocate some drivers to you, and you will train some yourself here.

With these Type 1 and Type 2 tanks, Basra will be safer."

Li Xiao said helplessly. In fact, Type 1 and Type 2 tanks are very popular. Not only are they needed domestically, many overseas bases are also vying for them.

Especially in Australia, which is a vast and sparsely populated place, most of the local troublemaking indigenous people are hidden in the distant hinterland of Australia.

Unfortunately, many of those mines are in the hinterland of Australia.

The railways that transport ore are often attacked by the natives. I don't know why they have such hatred for the Ming Dynasty. They just want to seize the railways all day long.

It was all done at night, and they ran away after doing so. By the time the Ming Army cavalry patrol arrived, these guys who were familiar with geography had long since disappeared.

As a last resort, we can only use airships to hunt down these natives during the day.

But the natives who were beaten to death were not sure whether they were the same people who demolished the railway.

There are hundreds of kilometers around the railway, and any place where there is smoke will be attacked by airships.

Australia has requested these retired Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 tanks several times.

It was to prepare for hunting down the aborigines who were ambushing people everywhere with bows and arrows throughout Australia.

Now if some of these things are given to Sun Zhijie, there will definitely be complaints from Australia.

But there is no way, iron ore is important, and oil is even more important.

Li Xiao could only try to choose a balance between pain in the heart of his hand and pain in the back of his hand.

"Thank you, Marshal! Thank you, Marshal!" I heard that the tank was given to me. Although it was second-hand, the Kurds did not use any anti-tank weapons.

Even a first-class tank is very useful in front of the Kurds who only have light weapons.

"Yes!" Li Xiao was very satisfied. It is estimated that with these tanks, Basra's security will be safer.

As long as the Basra oil field is preserved and Ming Dynasty has a stable source of oil, this is more important than anything else.

"With these tanks, we can successfully take back Iraq, then Mosul, Deir ez-Zor.

We can drive the Kurds all the way into the mountains of northern Iraq.

At that time, the Kurds will become dogs living in a cage.

We slowly starve people to thinness and collapse.

It is estimated that within a few years, the Kurds will be almost exhausted. With regular inspections and sweeps, those Kurds will eventually be wiped out."

Li Xiao did not expect that with the blessing of equipment and foreign corps, and the support of tanks, Sun Zhijie did not think about defense at all, but actively attacked.

It seems that this kid is also a guy who advocates offense at heart. Having been benevolent for so long has probably exhausted all his patience.

Now that I have received a little bit of resources, I immediately want to make up for what I have suffered in the past two years.

Poor Arabs...!

Those whose minds are occupied by fanatical religious thoughts have no idea that they are constantly teasing a sleeping lion.

When the lion's patience runs out, it will leap up violently, then leisurely spit out a few human bones and continue to sleep soundly.

As the saying goes, the tiger sleeps for a long time and the lion king is drunk with meat!

"Since the captured mercenaries are easy to use, let's continue sending the prisoner camps here.

Good news for you, we have just wiped out a heavy Hebrew group in Kursk.

Together they killed hundreds of thousands of Austro-Hungarian troops, oh, by the way! There were also 50,000 Swiss!

It is said that these Swiss are very good at fighting. Even if they are surrounded by tanks, artillery and air force, they are still fighting for us inch by inch.

In the end, they finally surrendered to us when they were completely out of ammunition and food.

I'll think of a way to get these 50,000 Swiss people for you." Now that the lion has opened its mouth, it's better to open it a little wider.

Just give Sun Zhijie some more encouragement!

"Great, I have long heard that the Swiss are brave and good at fighting. When the Pope chooses the Guard, he always chooses the Swiss Guard.

Only the Swiss can serve as the Pope’s bodyguards.”

Sun Zhijie almost had mucus bubbles in her nose with joy. The happiness came so suddenly that it was a bit unreal.

"Big... handsome, I don't know what to say.

I guarantee you that as long as you get these 50,000 Swiss people, I will be able to take Baghdad within three months.

If I can capture Mosul within half a year, I can bury all the Kurds under the sand within two years at most."

It can be seen that Sun Zhijie really hates the Kurds. He hates the Kurds even more than Li Xiao!

"I'm trying to think of a way, but it's just an idea now. Whether it can succeed or not depends on how things progress.

But I promise you, I will definitely get those tanks for you. We have temporarily ordered fifty tanks, but the tank crew can only give you twenty, and we will get ten more for you from home.

This is already the limit, you can solve the rest by yourself, I can’t do anything about it.”

"No! Thank you, Commander!" Sun Zhijie rubbed her hands in excitement.

The airship flew for an hour before finally seeing the Arab village.

These Arabs had never seen the spectacular scene of more than twenty airships floating in the sky.

Many people even bowed to the sky and had no idea what this guy was worshiping.

Although there was not much time, there were still many Ming soldiers on the ground.

Li Xiao wanted to lower his height and see what the Arabs had on their territory.

Sun Zhijie refused to kill him. He took out a pistol and pressed it on the driver's head. If he dared to lower his height, he would shoot him immediately.

Li Xiao doubted Sun Zhijie's IQ. After killing the pilot, you know how to fly an airship?

However, due to suspicion, Li Xiao still failed to fulfill his wish to observe the Arabs up close.

There is a wide asphalt road heading north from Basra.

Where oil is produced, how come there is less asphalt?

It is said that this road leads north to Baghdad. Li Xiao wanted to go to the Baghdad front line to see it. This time, a man from an airship threatened to die.

There was no way, Li Lin was also on the airship, Li Xiao didn't want to give up, so he had to give up this tempting idea.

The airship turned back to Basra, and Li Xiao had an overall concept of the Basra oil field.

Sun Zhijie managed this place to be impregnable, but on the contrary, the canal zone was full of crises.
To be continued...