Chapter 379 War in Progress
"Coordinate XXX.XX, three rapid shots."
Baru immediately adjusted the coordinates when he heard the team leader's order. As the first mortar shell left his hand, there was a dull sound, followed by a scream caused by the shell rubbing the air when it quickly fell to the ground through an arc.
"Ban!" On the south side of the Farah Pass, after a roar, smoke mixed with dust and orange fire accumulated to the sky.
When three shells were fired, Babru's mortar team immediately transferred its position under the command of the team leader.
After running more than 100 meters away, Babru looked back unconsciously. Suddenly, it shrank. An armored car with a high cannon slowly rushed out of the smoke and roared. The muzzle on the armored car was slowly aimed at the secret position of their team just now. Orange red and blazing white shells rushed out of the gun at a very high speed, hitting the previous position, stirring up dust and gravel... "Quick ...Report to the superiors quickly, they are coming..." As the group leader shouted hoarsely. The messengers in the group took out a signal gun and fired a red signal into the sky. Even in the daytime, it was extremely dazzling.
In a temporary headquarters composed of underground bunkers near the station of the Fifth Regiment, Stone, Hussein and other Ming cooking army officers were waiting for something anxiously.
The sudden arrival of the war not only caught Kenya off guard. Even the stone and others feel incredible. In particular, the fuse of the war was caused by the fire of a Mingzhu Army soldier's rifle at the Farah Pass border station. It makes many people who know this inside story laugh and cry.
Although the outbreak of the war was a little unexpected, fortunately everyone was prepared. Facing a border battalion and a machine infantry regiment in Kenya, there is a tank battalion in hand, and the stones of nearly two infantry regiments are very confident that they can definitely win the war.
But what he thinks about now is not how to celebrate after the victory of the war, but how to face the next revenge of Kenyan political axe after the victory of this battle.
A victory in a battle does not represent a victory in a war. Unless one side compromises, we don't know how long the conflict between the Mingzhu Army and the Kenyan political axe will last.
As a complete country, Kenya's military power is much stronger than that of the Mingzhu Army. 24,000 troops. Remove the navy of 2,000 people. There are also two armored brigades, each of which is composed of one armored regiment and three infantry regiments. In addition, the army also has 15 infantry battalions. As an air force that most African countries don't pay much attention to. The Kenyan Air Force has 28 combat aircraft and 36 types of helicopter gunships. These data are nothing in the eyes of big countries, but if they are used to deal with non-political axe weapons, they will kill chickens and oxen knives.
As a senior military official of the Star Organization, Stone knows a lot about the armed forces of the surrounding forces. In the face of Kenya, a 'behemoth', he will not focus on this conflict. How to win a possible all-out war in the future is the question he must consider.
"Coming... Coming, the other party's armored forces are coming!" An officer rushed into the headquarters from the outside, shouting loudly. The whole headquarters immediately looked at the officer.
"Is it coming? You said that the Kenyan machine foot group has passed the Farah Pass? Hussein suddenly grabbed the officer's collar and roared with wide eyes.
Until the officer, who was scared by Hussein's ferocious face, nodded weakly, the people in the headquarters smiled with each other.
This is the moment they are waiting for. Let the other party's team cross the Soken border. The 100-meter-long narrow valley is an ambush position, which is a good place to attack the Garissa troupe.
"Let Palmer prepare for action!" Stone smiled and ordered a communications adjutant beside him.
The atmosphere in the whole headquarters suddenly became lively. Many officers who faced the war for the first time felt itchy. I can't wait to rush out immediately and go to the front line of the battle to see how the Garissa infantry has suffered.
However, they noticed that Commander-in-Chief Stone and Chief of Staff Hussein were motionless. Still staying in the headquarters, the others also let go of their minds and resisted the beating of some kind of thinking in their minds.
The outbreak of the Sokken border war made the whole African eye on this. Somali President Abdi Qasim was stunned when he learned that the war had 'finally' broke out. He didn't know whether he should be angry or happy.
A few days of circumnavigistic appeal did not make the Palamin cooking army and the Kenyan authorities pay attention to his opinions. This annoys Abu Dikasim and also makes it clear how sad Somalia's temporary political axe is. In a few days, he performed like a clown with the temporary political axe, but in the end, he did not stop the outbreak of the war.
Up to now, any call for speech has not worked. The two 'bulls' that have been pinched will not stop until a winner is decided. Unless there is a stronger force to stop it. But will anyone do this? Even before the international peacekeeping forces withdrew from Somalia, the more than 1,000 peacekeeping troops could only stare at the war that had already broken out.
and Abu Dikasim have the same mind, as well as various forces in Somalia. Superpowers such as Somaliland and Buntland have little interest in the outbreak of war. After all, whether it is Kenya or the Palamin cooking army, it is too far from their control area. In a short period of time, neither side can affect their interests.
And between the wary of each other and the Lahanwen Resistance Army, some plans had just been negotiated. The sudden outbreak of war made them swallow it.
No matter how the surrounding forces react, the Kenyan political axe and the Palamin cooking army, as the parties involved, have long concentrated all their energy on dealing with this war.
Because they can't afford to lose. If Kenya's political axe loses this war, what awaits them is to step down. If the Ming cooking army fails, it will face the disaster of extinction. Not to mention the rooting of Kenya's political axe, even the forces in Somalia that feel threatened by the Mingzhu Army will not miss this opportunity to wipe out the Mingzhu Army.
The town axe building next to the central intersection of Ilcaberé. It is said that the small building is actually a bungalow that is slightly higher than the surrounding bungalows.
At the beginning of the war, Mulengaru, Kenya's provincial Minister of State for Administration and National Security, stubbornly set up the headquarters here despite the opposition of the people. This is not because he is not afraid of death. On the contrary, Mulengalu is afraid of death to anyone. But he must wash away the shame caused by his previous mistakes at the press conference. He wants to let the people of Kenya and Vice President Moody's side see that he is a qualified minister. There is 'Mount Tai's top does not change color' bravery. He is fully capable of ranking third in the cabinet.
When the first mortar shell flew over the Farah Pass and exploded not far from the town, Mulengalu's thighs hidden under the table trembled involuntarily. He felt a little regret in his heart for a moment. You shouldn't stay here for the so-called 'face'. If a shell flies into the political axe building, isn't he going to burp? Reputation and status are very important, but it is still a little worse than life.
But at this time, it is impossible for him to propose to return to the camp. Although there was a special bomb shelter in the camp, he couldn't put his face away. Go back on your hand.
Life is more important than reputation and face, but isn't it in danger at present?
After hearing the report of an officer in Mulengalu, several shells of the Mingzhu Army hit the camp, destroying some of the building facilities and causing several casualties, he was a little happy. If he had just returned to the camp, he might be going to receive God's teachings at this moment.
"Luncil leader Musila, what's going on outside now?" Mulengaru was nervous when he heard the gunfire and gunfire in the direction of the mountain pass. But his face was very calm. Ask the head of the machine step group in a seemingly casual tone.
"Mr. Minister, at this time, our army has just broken through the defense line set up by the other side at the Farah Pass. Under the charge of the unstoppable armored forces, most of the enemies have fled. Now the soldiers of the armored forces and border camps are chasing after them. I believe there will be good news soon. Musila, the head of the machine troupe, smiled humbly and replied respectfully. There is an indescribable pride on the dark face. Can you not be complacent? Although the other party is only armed, the team can destroy the 'strong' defense line set up by the other party at the beginning of the war. He also killed the border. It all proves the bravery of the troupe and the ability of his commander.
When Mulengalu heard this, a happy smile immediately appeared on his face. Before, he was still a little unconfisive. Although he boasted at the cabinet meeting, he said that the victory of the war was easy. But he has never brought troops to war. How can he understand the cruelty and unpredictable variables of war? Rahim's confident tone undoubtedly made him feel that victory was in front of him. And he, Mulengalu, was the highest leader of the war. It must be a credit.
"Report!" At this moment, an adjutant rushed in outside in a hurry. Seeing his sweaty appearance, Mulengalu and Musila had a bad feeling in their hearts.
"Tay it, what's the matter?" Although it felt bad, Musila still had to maintain a calm officer's demeanor in front of the minister.
"S sir, after crossing the mountain pass, the machine step regiment was ambushed by the Ming cooking army. D036 was destroyed, and D029 was injured and needed to be overhaud. Battalion commander Coulendre asked for helicopter support..."
When the officer finished reporting, Mulengalu and Musila were stunned. Musila, in particular, just now promised that the war would soon be won, but in a blink of an eye, an armored car was destroyed and a lost combat effectiveness needed to withdraw from the battlefield. This is a great loss to the group of more than a dozen armored vehicles in total.
Mulengalu deserves to be a politician with an experienced mentality, waking up earlier than Musilla. He stared at Musila fiercely and roared angrily, "What are you still doing? Send a helicopter to support. If the loss is too big, I will definitely send you to the military court!"
What he wants is a perfect victory in war, not a tragic victory. If the loss is too big, does he still have a credit?
But until now, Mulengalu is still full of confidence that Kenya will definitely win the war. The difference is just to consider how to control the loss within an acceptable range.
(to be continued)