Terrorists from the Jihadist Alliance and the local anti-terrorism coalition forces in Western Sahara launched what can be called the largest mutual shelling since the outbreak of the war in Western Sahara in Imirikli.
In this artillery battle, Lin Rui's helicopter aerial reconnaissance played an extremely critical role. The precise positioning of artillery reconnaissance made this artillery battle a one-sided situation.
Both sides engaged in intermittent shelling for more than three hours. But the results are obvious. The artillery fire from Imirikli's jihadists gradually thinned out.
Because their rocket launcher unit suffered heavy losses and the artillery vehicle was destroyed. Members of the jihadist organization are fixing the rocket launcher on an iron frame to launch a single simple rocket.
But this kind of counterattack is actually just a form and has no significance at all.
Because the rocket launcher itself is designed to cover fire strikes, precision strikes are not the strong point of this weapon, such as this simple launch of rockets. There is no accuracy at all.
After destroying the enemy artillery, Lin Rui breathed a sigh of relief. "This time, the two helicopter pilots and the artillery reconnaissance team made a great contribution."
"Yes, although the enemy's shelling continues, it is obvious that effective command has been lost. The shooting is scattered and the firepower cannot be concentrated.
It shows that their organization has been completely broken up, and the sporadic artillery units have lost their command and are fighting independently. Actuarial officer Jiang An nodded. "It's time to launch an offensive." "
Lin Rui nodded to him.
The actuary turned around and said, "General Hassan, I now order your second and third regiments to launch a frontal offensive and seize the outer positions as soon as possible.
In addition, the troops from the two surrounding towns can be appropriately recovered to support the main attack force from the side.
Especially C Town, this area is crucial to whether we can win Imirikli.
General Quinn, I need your troops to launch an offensive in C Town. Capture the enemy's circular position at this location. "
"Understood." General Quinn nodded.
"When you take the ring position, that's when our general offensive begins. You must take it and hold it. Our troops will assist you.
This prevents the enemy from relying on this flanking ring position, creating the best opportunity for Hassan's troops to attack. "The pencil in Lin Rui's hand fell on the map and drew a circle heavily.
"Report. Urgent information from the intelligence team." A mercenary hurried in and whispered a few words to Lin Rui.
"What?" Lin Rui was slightly surprised. "How could it be so fast?!"
"What's wrong, boss?" Actuary Jiang An turned his head and looked at Lin Rui. Lin Rui hadn't been so glum for a long time.
"Other terrorist reinforcements from the Jihad Alliance have arrived." Lin Rui frowned, "They started a fierce battle with the local armed forces that blocked them."
He quickly walked to the map and made a mark on the map with the pencil in his hand. As soon as this mark was made, both General Quinn and General Hassan looked unhappy.
They are all experts in marching and fighting. As soon as the marks on the map are made, they will do it. He immediately estimated the distance of the enemy's reinforcements based on the scale, which was one hundred kilometers or less.
"What's the quantity?" General Quinn asked immediately.
"Four thousand, maybe five thousand people. They came from the headquarters of the Jihad Alliance. They have bypassed our defense points and are currently killing them with all their strength.
They should be aware of the fighting situation here, so they are pushing forward at all costs.
The armed forces in those places cannot stop them for long. Lin Rui frowned.
"What should we do?" General Hassan gritted his teeth.
"How many people do we have now?" Lin Rui asked, "I mean, how many soldiers are there who are not engaged in combat?"
"There is only the camp, but even if they all add up, there are less than a thousand people." General Hassan replied. "I only left one company for this operation. General Quinn has two companies there. The rest are some local armed forces."
Lin Rui nodded, turned around and asked the actuary Jiang An, "Where are our troops? How many more people can we gather to fight?"
"There are less than a thousand people, and they are currently at this location. It was originally a training camp to assist General Muttom in training his troops. So a large part of them are General Muttom's soldiers, and they do not have heavy weapons." The actuary will An looked at Lin Rui.
¡°There¡¯s no other way, get them out too.¡± Lin Rui made a quick decision.
"But they are too far away from here, and it will take at least several hours to get there." Actuary Jiang An also looked a little nervous.
"It's too late to think about so much, so I immediately ordered them to gather urgently and move towards this location." Lin Rui pointed at the map.
"Hart Wadi." General Quinn frowned.
Because the climate of the Sahara Desert is controlled by the north-south transition of the trade wind belt, many extremes often occur. It has the highest evaporation rate in the world, and has a record of the largest area without rainfall for several consecutive years.
And North Africa is located on both sides of the Tropic of Cancer. It is controlled by the subtropical high pressure belt all year round, and dry and hot downdrafts prevail. The African continent is narrow in the south and wide in the north. It is controlled by the subtropical high pressure belt and has a large dry and hot area.
So there are some dry rivers in the desert, and the Hatter Wadi is one of them. This wadi was once a river that flowed from the depths of the Sahara to the Atlantic Ocean. The river skirted the periphery of Laayoune, and its mouth was less than ten kilometers north of Laayoune.
Because of the lack of rain, this river has been transformed from a seasonal river into a dry river since the 1930s, leaving only the dry river bed exposed in the Sahara Desert.
And the location drawn by Lin Rui is exactly at a certain point on the Hatter River.
Lin Rui nodded, "The Hart River runs north-south, and the enemy's position is to the east. In any case, if they want to rush to aid Imirikli, they must cross the Hart River.
With a desert all around, there is no point in blocking the enemy at other locations. This is the most suitable location for us to establish a defensive line. The riverbed of the Hatter River is a natural trench.
We must hold off these enemy reinforcements here until the battle of Imirikli is over. "
"This is not an easy job." Actuarial Jiang An said helplessly. "Rely on some improvised troops to block several times the enemy's force."
"But other than that, we have no choice. If we don't do this, the only way is to retreat." Lin Rui turned his head and looked at them, "Imagine when this enemy's reinforcements arrive. And we haven't taken it yet. The case of Imirikli.
We will be trapped in a pincer attack. Enemies coming from behind and reinforcements will cut off our retreat, and Imirikli's enemy forces will counterattack with all their strength.
Gentlemen, the current situation is not the worst, this is the worst situation I am talking about. "
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