For thrill-seeking mercenaries, coming to Khuzestan is a rare adventure, for the greedy, Khuzestan contains countless treasures waiting to be discovered, and for those with a strong sense of justice, it is their duty to protect the weak and uphold justice.

After leaving Port Elizabeth, the mercenaries were collecting refugees along the way, as long as adult men, whether Persians or Ottomans, followed the mercenaries, although they had no salary to receive, at least they had something to eat.

Along the way, the mercenaries took in more than 4,000 refugees, who could be regarded as the servant army of the servant army.

After the mercenaries entered Khuzestan and Ali Rashid finally caught up with the mercenaries, this force was the real servant army, and their total number was 3,000 men, about the same number as Reza Khan's troops could fight.

The level of the Persian army is certainly incomparable with that of Britain, France and Germany, each division has a lot of people in name, but in fact the troops that can fight are one or two thousand, and the Guards led by Reza Khan can have three thousand troops that can fight, which is already considered an elite army.

The umbrella company has very strict regulations in this regard, the top management will not eat empty salaries, and the mercenaries will not drag their guns and run away after receiving combat missions, saying that it is a thousand troops, that is, a real thousand people, and a thousand people who have received strict military training.

Although the mercenaries left later than Reza Khan's troops, the mercenaries arrived in Ahvaz much earlier, and the oil fields lined with derricks were now empty, and all the derricks were dismantled and taken away, leaving only charred pits and garbage-strewn camps, all of which were the work of the refugee forces.

"We need to clean up this place as soon as possible, and we need to make sure that there is still value in these wells to be back in production." Brian, a technical expert sent by Adan Company, is a Ph.D. graduate from the University of Nyasaland, and the University of Nyasaland was not recognized in Europe before, but now with the increasing number of graduates from the University of Nyasaland, the degree of the University of Nyasaland is also generally accepted, and graduates from some disciplines are still in high demand, and they are in short supply every year.

"Doctor, I'll do my best." Frank, who served in the United Kingdom, was a senior executive at Umbrella and the head of the force.

Even if it is determined that Ahvaz's oil field is still likely to resume work, Adan will not invest in development in the short term, on the one hand, to maintain oil prices, and on the other hand, not to irritate the Persians.

If Ahvaz can continue to produce oil, then Adan will pay a greater price to occupy Huzestan, the world's existing oil production can already meet the demand for oil, and Ahvaz's oil can wait for the dust to settle before developing, anyway, it will not run on its own legs.

"Some oil companies are just messing around, look at these hand-dug oil wells, dig out a barrel and waste at least 10 barrels, they shouldn't exist at all." Brian was heartbroken, the oil companies are also mixed, obviously there are more advanced excavation technology, but to use the original inefficient manual way of digging, compared with the machine, manual cost is indeed lower, but the efficiency is not high and the waste is huge, and the calculation is still worth the loss.

Speaking of which, the current oil industry is still in the stage of savage growth, and some oil companies do not have a long-term plan at all, and the plan of investors is to get a vote and leave, and they do not care about the waste and environmental pollution caused.

This is absolutely not allowed in Adan Company.

So during this time, several oil companies that had just been established for a short time have declared bankruptcy, and Anglo-American oil companies are now on the verge of bankruptcy.

"Sabah, get your men moving, and clean up this place as soon as possible." Frank certainly wouldn't let the mercenaries do it, and the value of the servant army is mainly reflected in these aspects.

"Yes, Mr. Major." Sabah was the general of the Sultanate of Najd, but he had to follow the orders of Frank, a retired major.

Of course, Sabah will not let his men do it, and this work will ultimately be the responsibility of the refugees who have been collected along the way.

Seeing an order being broken down layer by layer, and finally calling over a group of ragged refugees, Brian and Frank are helpless, but this is the reality, efficiency only exists in Port Elizabeth, and leaving Port Elizabeth will be affected by reality.

However, the mercenaries were soon on task, and Reza Khan's troops were not much slower than the mercenaries, and when the mercenaries had just arrived in Ahvaz, Reza Khan's troops were less than ten kilometers away from Ahvaz.

"Doctor, would you like to meet the legendary Cossack cavalry?" Frank extends an invitation to Brian.

"Sorry, I'm not interested, if you can't beat me, remember to take me with you when you escape." Brian is not interested in the legendary invincible Cossack cavalry, this group is about to retire from the stage of history, and there are many mercenaries in the umbrella company who are Cossacks, and their performance is not much better than other mercenaries.

At least not as powerful as the legend suggests, and occasionally misses the target on the training ground.

"Sabah, assemble the team and prepare to go, the battle horn has sounded, boys, mount your horses and deal a fatal blow to the enemy-" Frank's blood is boiling, the battlefield is the stage for soldiers.

Sabah next to him was also boosting morale, unlike the mercenaries who were only a handful of people armed with sabers, the troops of the Sultanate of Najd were a must-have for everyone, even if they were equipped with modern weapons.

At this time, the role of the saber is reflected, when Sabah drew his saber and swung it, all the cavalry of the Sultanate of Najd also drew their sabers in unison, and immediately the saber was like a forest, and the murderous spirit came out.

In the frenzied atmosphere of the impending big war, Hank and Oscar also receive orders to set off.

Unlike the cavalry of the Sultanate of Najd, who wielded long knives and howled wolf, the mercenaries were not very excited, they were all veterans of the battlefield, and they began to organize their equipment without being reminded when they received orders.

It's just a battle, there is no need to carry too many bullets, one cartridge box is sixty rounds, and two boxes are enough to support a medium-intensity battle.

There are not many opportunities to use pistols, and they may not be used at all during the whole battle, so it is enough to bring only two spare magazines, and mercenaries who choose revolvers have prepared rapid loaders in advance, and they are hung in the most convenient position on their chests along with the pistols, grenades are of course also essential, and you should also pay attention to the use of offensive grenades and defensive grenades, knives are also brought with two, one is a dagger that can be carried with the air, and the other is a three-edged spear that can be hung on Lee Enfield.

The British troops were not equipped with a triangular spear, which was another feature of the Southern African Army.

In addition to these weapons, you should bring a first-aid kit including alcohol, a water bottle to be filled in advance, a blanket to use in the combat position, and a gas mask that will most likely not be used in this battle.

If you don't need it, you have to take it with you, so be prepared.

Unlike Hank, who uses Lee Enfield, Oscar uses a super-revolver.

The "bullet" used by the Super Revolver is a 40mm grenade that is standard in Southern Africa, and there is only one Super Revolver in the entire squad, which is the most important firepower output unit of the squad.

The Umbrella Company's squads, the equivalent of squads in the regular army of Southern Africa, are nine men each, equipped with a super-revolver, one precision shooter with a sniper rifle, and one shooter with a light machine gun.

There are two main types of light machine guns, one is the standard general-purpose machine gun, which uses 75 rounds of cartridges to have a stronger profit continuity, and the other is the Browning light machine gun that has just been installed in the army not long ago, this light machine gun can be fed with a cartridge, and can also be fed with a magazine, although the bullet in the magazine is less, it is more convenient to move, which is still very important for the current troop logistics.

Because both the Superrevolver and the LMG both require more ammo, the squad members have to help the Superrevolver carry the grenade and the Machine Gun Shooter carry the spare barrel and cartridge box.

Oscar was now covered with grenades, like a personal ammunition depot, and Hank's heart was numb when he saw it.

"When the battle starts, you have to remember to stay away from me, you will be terrible if you get a bullet." Hank didn't know that his reaction was medically called dense phobia, and that the condition had not yet been summed up.

"I'm fine, look at Norman, that guy is unlucky." Oscar handed Hank a "bullet belt" filled with grenades, such a "bullet belt" with ten grenades, and Oscar was wrapped in this "bullet belt", just like a mummy.

If Oscar, who uses the Super Revolver, is the baby egg of the whole squad, then Norman, who is equipped with a flamethrower, is the baby egg of the whole squadron.

The flame launcher was invented by the Germans in 1902, and the year before that, Germany formed a special branch of 12 companies, which was the first unit in the world to be equipped with flamethrowers.

Roque is a standard firepower victory, even the Super Revolver and Sniper Rifle have been installed, and the flamethrower will not be forgotten.

The flamethrower developed by the Nyasaland military industry has a range of 50 meters and can last for two minutes, which is of little use in an open area, once it enters the city and starts street fighting, or attacks a permanent stronghold with perfect protection and powerful firepower, the flamethrower can play a huge role, even if it does not burn the enemy to death, it can also drain the oxygen and suffocate people to death.

Compared to grenades, flamethrowers are huge, and if a bullet hits them directly, it is a humanoid torch.