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Chapter 2210 Fighting Welwitschia

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    In modern warfare, the mobilization of more than 3,000 troops is actually not a big operation.  But in the eyes of these small warlords in Africa, it is already a big war.  Because most of the time, their fighting is just a regional conflict.  Usually two tribes of armed forces, or several small warlords, shoot each other; or, to be more sophisticated, there is a sporadic shelling.  The most intense part was the sparse gun battle for half an hour, and it was considered over.

    For a battle like theirs, naturally not many people are needed.  Therefore, most of Le Anson's officers have never seen such a large battle.  More than a dozen vehicles rushed at the same time, carrying billowing smoke and dust, transporting some soldiers to a certain place, and then turned around to pick up another group of soldiers.  Although they were in a state of confusion, these black soldiers did not know what they were going to do. They only followed the orders of their superiors.  The command of Cobain and others made the originally complicated round-trip transfer simpler.

    "At least these black soldiers have begun to become psychologically tense while running around and being scolded by their superiors, and they are no longer as relaxed as before.

    "Cobain, how is the overall progress of the march?" Lin Rui used a communicator in the car to contact Cobain who was far away on St. Keizer Island.

    Cobain¡¯s answer basically satisfied him: ¡°Except for two vehicles that broke down midway and delayed the progress a little, the progress of most vehicles has reached expectations. In four hours, you should be able to reach Welwitschia Town.¡±

    Lin Rui breathed a sigh of relief, "How is the situation in Welwitschia Town?"

    "The communications of the resistance army cannot be contacted. There should be no big problem with their people in Welwitschia Town. The Orumi government forces have not launched any offensive against them. You should be able to join them in the evening." Cobain replied.

    "Very good." Lin Rui switched to the team channel.  "General Le Anson, we will arrive at Welwitschia Town in the evening. At that time, we can first have a small force make contact with the resistance guerrillas in the town to avoid misunderstandings and to prevent alarming the government troops."

    "Understood." Le Anson replied, "It's unbelievable that we can really cross this desert and complete this march in one day."

    "So we have already gained a certain advantage, and the next step is to turn this advantage into victory." Lin Rui replied.  "After we rendezvous, we only have half an hour to prepare, and then we must immediately launch a full-scale offensive against the government troops and penetrate their defenses before they can react."

    "Understood." Leanson replied.  "Once we join forces with the guerrillas in Welwitschia Town, we will immediately launch an attack."

    On the evening of the 12th, an infantry regiment of the ANLA rebel army, under the command of Lin Rui and others, used covert insertion tactics to quickly pass through the three lines of defense deployed by the Orumi government forces.  Like a silent arrow, it penetrated the bridge northwest of Welwitschia Town and entered Welwitschia Town.  At the same time, the other two regiments made almost no unnecessary stops, immediately blocked the Orumi government army's retreat, and pocketed all the more than a thousand Orumi government troops.

    At dawn on the 16th, the local commander of the Orumi federal army woke up and found that he had been surrounded by the enemy and was greatly panicked.  He even suspected that these rebels must have used airborne tactics, otherwise the rebels in Welwitschia Town would not have such a large number.

    The government forces ordered some facilities to be blown up to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy, while they hurriedly organized a breakout.  Throughout the day, two important towns near Welwitschia Town came under heavy attack at the same time.  Thick smoke billowed over the government army camp, and explosions were heard. Countless building fragments collapsed in the fire and smoke, turning into piles of charred ruins.  The anti-government forces smashed all their last heavy weapons here.

    The breakout of the Orumi government forces was completely in vain. The Orumi government forces, whose military morale was in disarray, hastily organized an attack.  They were smashed to pieces in the face of the desperate and powerful firepower of the anti-government forces, leaving behind pieces of messy corpses.  By the evening of the 17th, the Orumi government troops had not been able to move a step forward except for discarding about four to five hundred corpses in front of the enemy's position.

    At night, anti-government guerrillas who are good at night fighting sent small teams to carry out night attacks, so the two towns were full of shooting and shouts of killing.  The soldiers of the Orumi government army were in chaos in the darkness, killing each other. The leader of the Orumi government army shouted desperately on the radio:

    "We are almost doomed, general. No one can save us. There are too many of them! There are also artillery and heavy weapons. They must be the main force of the resistance hiding in the desert."

    "This is impossible. They are trapped in the desert. It is also impossible for them to launch an attack in such a short time, unless a miracle happens. It must be just a small-scale harassment. You must hold your position and wait for our reinforcements." Orumi  The commander of the government army screamed:?? Order to stick to it.  They also don't believe in miracles.

    However, a miracle really happened.

    Just after midnight, convoys full of anti-government soldiers suddenly appeared north of the position under cover of fire.  At dawn, the position in Beizhen was recovered.  Another regiment continued to attack the government troops under the cover of firepower from the previous troops. The fierce rockets and vehicle-mounted recoilless guns defeated the enemies who were caught off guard.

    Although recoilless rifles are showing their age due to the vigorous development of various offensive weapons and portable missiles.  However, this powerful weapon is cheaper, and through various modifications, it can still make new flowers bloom.  These 82mm recoilless rifles of the rebels have a 4-round rotating chamber structure, which can fire either a single shot or a 4-shot burst.  Not only can it be mounted on an assault vehicle, it can also be equipped on a motorcycle, which can greatly improve the mobile infantry's ability to attack difficult problems.  And coupled with the armed pickup truck, it was running all over the ground, and its firepower was fierce.

    Lin Rui and others took a fancy to this point and asked the two resistance armies to carry out two-way suppression.  Then concentrate the remaining heavy firepower of the rebels and focus on attacking the government's defenses.  This worked wonders.

    At 11 a.m., the commander-in-chief of the Orumi government forces received a report: the position in Beizhen had been captured, and a large group of government troops had been wiped out.

    The pockets were opened, and the rebel soldiers rushed through the defense line like a flood bursting from a dike, fighting to the death.  Government forces began to retreat, abandoning countless vehicles and weapons before retreating desperately north.  The government troops who rushed to the rescue failed to prevent this fatal retreat.  The rebels did not hesitate and took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield.

    Lin Rui looked at the ruins full of bullet marks, lowered his head and picked up a cartridge case from the ground. The cartridge case still smelled of gunpowder.  Lin Rui took a deep breath and held the cartridge case in his hand.  Then he turned around and got in the car and followed the large troops to evacuate.  He did it, they all did it!  !  !

    The Battle of Welwitschia was the first victory won by the ANLA rebels in recent months, and it was also the first victory achieved under the indirect command of Lin Rui and others.  Although such a victory was far from glorious, they managed to break a small gap in the enemy's defense line at the critical moment, thereby saving the main force of the resistance from destruction.

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