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- On the evening of the 26th, the armed forces of the Tuareg Liberation Organization suddenly began to enter the warning area.
This cordoned area was originally a security cordoned area set up by the United Nations Security Council Stabilization Mission in Mali based on the ceasefire agreement between the two parties.
This balance has been maintained for several years. Although fragile, it is still effective.
But on this night, this fragile balance was broken again. Serious conflicts broke out between the Tuareg Liberation Organization and the Malian government forces.
Both sides used rocket launchers and mortars, and the offensive of the Tuareg Liberation Organization did not stop until dawn.
The Malian government forces relied on tenacious fortifications and prepared defense plans to last until dawn.
Lin Rui and his military advisory team stayed awake throughout the night. They continued to communicate with the Malian troops and monitor the enemy's movements. and the intensity of the attack by these forces.
And according to the situation on the battlefield, troops are organized in a timely manner to respond. In a night of gunfire, the camp in Gao played a huge role.
Until dawn, the Tuareg Liberation Organization did not achieve any more results. Finally, at daybreak, there was a full retreat.
Lin Rui held a cup of coffee in his hand and listened to the battle report from the front line. After listening, he quickly gave instructions.
"It's been a busy night." The actuary raised his head. ¡°Four camps deployed by the Malian military in the Gao region were attacked simultaneously.
And the scale of the attack far exceeded our previous expectations. We originally thought it would be impossible for them to commit such a large force at the beginning of the conflict.
At best, it¡¯s just a tentative attack.
But judging from the current situation, this is not just a simple exploratory attack. According to the intelligence obtained so far, they have invested at least two battalions of troops. "
"I'm afraid there's more." Colonel Neal frowned, "Intelligence from several nearby positions confirmed that the enemy used rocket launchers and large-caliber mortars.
There are two positions, and even light armor appears. Based on what we know about the Tuareg Liberation Organization, their light armor will only be deployed at the regimental level. "
¡°The losses suffered by both the enemy and ourselves are basically in line with our judgment. After a fierce battle last night, we did not suffer much losses.
Of course, these are also the reasons why we are well prepared. We have built very effective defenses in front of each position.
Including the Khosla blast wall and the trenches and paratrooper pits we built in advance played a very important role. "The actuary Masaki replied.
"Gentlemen, this is just the beginning. The enemy's true capabilities have not yet been truly revealed." Lin Rui turned around and said.
"Will they launch a further offensive? This is the first time they broke the ceasefire agreement and launched a unilateral attack on us." Colonel Neal frowned, "Don't they want to give an explanation for this?"
¡°For a conflict of this level, they can find an excuse at will. Then they will continue to intensify the conflict with the help of the exchange of fire between the two sides.
So at this time, exerting diplomatic pressure on them is of no use at all. If they really cared about the pressure, they wouldn't launch an offensive operation at all. "Lin Rui shook his head.
"The boss is right. Before they launched the offensive, I'm afraid they had already thought of an excuse. What we have to do now is not to worry about whether they are unilaterally provoking trouble.
It¡¯s about making overall plans. "The actuary Shogan replied. "Judging from their offensive actions yesterday, their main breakthrough path should be from the Askia Mausoleum in the north of Gao, and then go south.
This is also consistent with our previous estimate. It is a famous world cultural heritage, and they chose to camp there to avoid more artillery strikes from us there.
In fact, according to our current intelligence, their headquarters should be near the Mausoleum of Askia.
And currently, it seems that the troops have been divided into four groups, but the main force should be a unit near the Niger River and moving south along the river. The total number of people should be in one camp.
And there is news that it is a very good fighting battalion of the Tuareg Liberation Organization. It is said that he once fought with an extremist terrorist organization for a whole month. It just scares the extremist terrorist organizations. "
"Courage Battalion." Colonel Neal nodded, "This is indeed their most capable unit.
So that means they are very likely to focus their attack on the west side, along the Niger River. "
"The information we have received so far is not enough to make such an inference. But Colonel?.
In this case, the enemy will be in a state where three units are frustrated and one unit advances forward.
If their force in turn covers the other three forces, then their advancement speed will be meaningless.
On the contrary, if they try to use this force to open up the situation and allow this force to continue to penetrate deeper, they will put this force into danger.
Because of the linear defense system we use, theoretically as long as we have sufficient troops, we can continue to extend this line of defense.
When the enemy troops penetrated to a certain extent, we suddenly extended the defense line and cut off their retreat.
This can completely separate this enemy's ace unit from other enemy units. Eventually eat it. "
"But what if they drive straight in and completely enter the city of Gao?" Colonel Neal asked worriedly.
¡°Then let them occupy the urban area of ??Gao. This is only a battalion of troops. Even if they occupy the urban area of ??Gao, how long can they occupy it?
On the other hand, even if they occupied the urban area of ??Gao, as long as other troops did not follow up. They are still a lone army.
Their occupation of Gao was only symbolic. In reality, they were just stuck in Gao.
Because once they get here, they can no longer push forward. Several other positions have been completely locked by us.
Even if you want to retreat, it is impossible to retreat. And other brother troops simply couldn't keep up with them.
They can't advance, they can't retreat, they can't retreat. We can only stay in Gao and wait for us to free up our hands to surround and annihilate them. "The actuary Masaki replied.
"But in this case, doesn't it mean that we are going to lose Gao?" Colonel Neal was a little unwilling.
¡°Colonel, the essence of war is not to capture the city but to destroy the enemy¡¯s effective strength.
We are not afraid that the enemy will occupy our city. What we are afraid of is that the enemy will occupy our city with a large number of troops.
Colonel, can you understand the difference? "
Colonel Neal frowned, "Aren't the cities all occupied by the enemy? I can't understand the difference."
"Well, on the one hand, we made the enemy sacrifice most of their troops, and only one company of troops occupied the city.
On the other side, the enemy occupied the city with several regiments or even several divisions. Which one do you think is more difficult to deal with? asked the actuary.
"Of course it will be more difficult to deal with a large number of enemies occupying the city." Colonel Neal nodded. "If it's really just a company of troops, let alone occupying the city, I'm afraid they won't even be able to deal with the police force in the city."
"This is just an analogy. What we have to do is to fundamentally eliminate the enemy. It doesn't matter whether they occupy the city. The city is already there. Even if it is occupied by the enemy, we can still take it back."
But the loss of a large number of troops cannot be replenished in a short time.
Therefore, the true essence of war is to eliminate the enemy's effective strength and make the enemy unable to fight anymore. The two sides competed in terms of overall combat effectiveness, not who captured more cities. ¡± explained actuary Masakishi.
"That's what I say, but if I watch Gao fall into the hands of the enemy, I'm afraid the superiors will not agree." Colonel Neal frowned. "We went all out to prepare for war, but in the end the enemy captured Gao. This will be regarded as a failure by the higher ups."
"Colonel, that's why we need you. I need you as a liaison officer to communicate adequately with the higher-ups in Mali.
We cannot completely listen to our employers on many things because they are not here and they do not understand the real-time situation on the battlefield.
And we are on the battlefield, and we know the current situation on the battlefield better than anyone else. If we are subject to orders from above at this time, then this battle will be very difficult.
¡°Colonel Neal, do you understand what I mean? We need you to communicate well with the higher-ups in Mali to ensure that our commands can be fully implemented.
Rather than catering to the needs of your superiors. We will have some tactical trade-offs, and you have to make sure that our tactics are executed correctly. Lin Rui looked at Colonel Neil and said.
"Mr. Rick, are you going to make things difficult for me?" Colonel Neal smiled bitterly.
"Colonel, we are on the battlefield. No one has it easy. We are working hard for your victory, and your soldiers are fighting hard.
There is nothing easy about war. Because people who think war is easy usually die in war. "Lin Rui patted Neil's shoulder.
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