"Mr. Rick, you don't really want to open fire on civilians, do you?" General Quinn whispered.
"I said, as long as we fire on us, we will no longer be civilians. Standing back two hundred meters to set up a warning zone is already my biggest concession." Lin Rui said unceremoniously, "Don't talk to me about women and children. . This is Africa, and I don¡¯t know what the situation is like in Western Sahara. But I have seen child soldiers in several other war-torn countries.
¡°Whenever women and children take up murderous weapons and prepare to kill our soldiers. They are our enemies. "
"But" General Quinn was still a little worried, "If we hurt too many civilians"
"Do you know why they do this? Why do those terrorists coerce civilians to go to the battlefield? Because they are ill-prepared and both of us are competing for time. They hope to use these civilians to delay and delay us until they are ready to defend themselves.
After we hesitate for ten minutes, they can dig a machine gun bunker and build a firepower point to block us when we attack.
Every second of hesitation we make now is a crime for our soldiers. General, you are a commander, not a philanthropist, but a soldier! Soldiers are there to kill. Lin Rui said calmly.
Civilians in several nearby towns were forced to take up arms and charge. Behind them are the terrorists, and in front of them are the anti-terrorist forces.
According to Lin Rui¡¯s request, his troops retreated more than 200 meters to build a temporary defense line. And shouted to the other party to put down their weapons immediately after entering the two hundred-meter warning zone. If they continue to advance with weapons, the anti-terrorist coalition forces will open fire.
Generally speaking, this trick is effective. After most civilians rushed to the front, they voluntarily dropped their weapons and ran away with bare hands.
But there were still a very small number of people who were panicked or did not hear the shouting clearly amid the sound of gunfire and explosions. They did not drop their weapons.
¡°These people were shot without exception.
"Damn, what are we doing? This is a crime." General Quinn said helplessly.
"This is a warning and a show of authority. Compassion does not control soldiers, and war is never a joke." Lin Rui said calmly. "We will try to avoid casualties as much as possible, but when unavoidable, collateral damage is inevitable."
Lin Rui¡¯s decision was right. Although it caused some civilian casualties, it did not cause greater chaos. Most civilians still followed their instructions without firing a shot, and these people all left the battlefield safely.
General Hassan¡¯s troops did not give the enemy much time and immediately launched an assault. At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the two small towns around Imirikli were finally successfully captured.
A situation of confrontation with a large number of terrorists in Imirikli formed.
Taking over these two small towns is of great significance to them. On the one hand, as an offensive force, they captured the town on the enemy's flank, which was equivalent to capturing an offensive outpost. Can be used as a basis to continue the attack.
On the other hand, the enemy has lost its flank protection. Originally, this town could be used as an enhanced defense point for the Imirikli militants. Used to support Imirikli's overall defense.
But now, the situation is reversed.
In Lin Rui¡¯s headquarters, various news kept coming.
"The front-line troops encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy. The enemy's artillery fire was fierce, and the third regiment was suppressed on the offensive route."
"What's the situation with the Second Regiment?" General Hasson asked.
"The Second Regiment is still competing with the enemy for the outer positions. They have launched many charges, but the outer positions have still not been breached.
The enemy troops set up multiple firepower points along their outer positions, and the casualties from our storming were too high. "A command staff officer reported nervously.
"Let the artillery troops use artillery to support them. We must open a gap in their outer positions as soon as possible. We cannot waste more time, we cannot afford it." General Quinn said sternly.
"The enemy is also shelling us. The battle between the two sides is currently in a stalemate." the staff briefing reported.
"Request reinforcements from Morocco and ask them to dispatch the air force for air support." General Hassan said solemnly.
¡°Morocco has responded that this operation is not within the overall action plan, and we have not submitted an action plan before.
The Moroccan command headquarters did not approve this plan, and the Royal Air Force did not receive an order to conduct air support operations. "The staff officer lowered his voice.
"Fart, we already submitted the plan to them before taking action. I think they did it on purpose."?Want to move! Hassan said angrily.
¡°It¡¯s normal, don¡¯t place too much hope on the Moroccans, the Western Sahara People¡¯s Political Front is as unreliable as them.
This operation ultimately depends on us. The enemy dug a considerable number of trenches and bunkers in forward positions. Such a strong attack would indeed suffer a great loss. My opinion is to withdraw the troops temporarily to avoid further losses to the troops. Lin Rui said.
"No, if we don't take down Imirikli as soon as possible, the terrorist reinforcements in the east will quickly return reinforcements after getting the news.
Once the enemy's reinforcements arrive, we will be attacked from both sides. Things just got worse for us. Hassan shook his head.
"Yes, Mr. Rick. Now is the critical stage for us to compete with the enemy for time." General Quinn also nodded, "The fighter opportunity is fleeting and we cannot afford to delay it."
"The enemy's artillery fire is too fierce. If we charge hard against the artillery fire at this time, the losses will be too great. We must find a way to solve this problem first.
¡°Otherwise, the outer position is like a meat grinder, and no matter how many of us we put in, it won¡¯t be enough. Judging from the current firepower situation, the enemy forces have not consciously restricted their firepower, so these enemy forces should have sufficient ammunition base.
By forcing the troops up, our losses were too great. It is better to withdraw the troops first and rest in Area C.
Use our artillery to attack the enemy, focusing on the enemy's artillery positions. Try to reduce or relieve the enemy's bombardment pressure on us. Lin Rui explained.
"We still have several helicopters. We can use the current helicopters to conduct aerial reconnaissance. Quickly determine the location of the enemy's artillery positions and command and guide the bombardment." The actuary general nodded. "Twenty minutes. The suppression of the enemy's position must be completed within twenty minutes."
"At the same time, we have organized our defense to prevent the enemy from counterattacking. The two neighboring towns pose a great threat to the enemy. They will never give up and will definitely try to take it back." Lin Rui whispered. .
"Our people have already gone up. Their main task is to stabilize the situation and prevent the area that has been occupied by us from changing hands again." Actuary Jiang An nodded.
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