Chapter 231: Blow Them, Blow Them All Up
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
âReport, the 5th Division of the Sudanese military is advancing towards the southwest. Camps 5, 7, and 9 have suffered heavy losses and cannot hold out. Requesting evacuation.â
âReport, the 6th Division of the Sudanese military is launching an attack on Area 11. The tribal armed forces have suffered heavy losses and cannot hold out.â
âReport, the Crimson armored forces are about to enter the Hada region, only 37 kilometers away from our position.â
Three rounds of sweeping bombardment.
It left the American side completely bewildered.
The tribal armed forces were almost wiped out, and the mercenaries also suffered heavy losses.
Itâs not that they were unprepared, it was just that this wasnât how war is fought.
This wasnât a positional battle; such bombardment was unheard of.
If it were just conventional bombardment, that would be one thing, but the enemyâs rockets seemed to have eyes.
They were striking with incredible accuracy.
Not to mention those cruise missiles, these were simply a nightmare for the mercenaries. Even the most skilled in individual tactics have no way to counter these missiles and could only endure the bombardment.
âDo the enemies have an AWACS?â asked the rehired general in confusion.
âNo, satellites have not detected any AWACS. In fact, the enemy hasnât even deployed any air units.â
No AWACS?
Then how were their rockets so accurate?
Especially changing direction in the air, these were almost like missiles. Who had rockets that could turn corners?
The most crucial part was, how did the enemy know their every move? That was the most terrifying part.
Modern warfare was all about information warfare.
But how did the enemy find out their information? Especially the hidden information.
Did they have a traitor on their side?
But that didnât make sense.
Unless he himself was the traitor, no one else could have access to all their information.
This was a truly desperate situation.
The enemy knew his every move. How could he fight?
He used to mock the enemy in his mind.
Throwing so many rockets and cruise missiles, none were aimed at their command center, airport, power plant, radar, or other vital facilities, all targeting combat units.
That was foolish.
But as the enemyâs rounds of bombing continued, he felt foolish, and his forces were almost driven insane.
âReport, the armored forces request air support.â
âI know.â
The rehired general took a deep breath, calmed himself, and looked at the electronic sand table in front of him.
It showed the direction of the enemyâs attack.
There was actually not much to see.
From the left, center, and right, they were just pushing straight forward, without any concealment or additional arrangement.
And their forces were now all crippled.
Relying on individual mercenary squads to fight a well-organized army was impossible.
Now their only hope for a turnaround was the armored force in the Hada region.
That was the most elite ground force they had, all experienced veterans and equipped with the latest gear.
Currently, they didnât even know how the enemy is tracking their movements, so it was impossible to rely on flexible tactics to defeat the enemy. The only thing left was to make one last bet.
âNotify the flight squadron, all fighters take off, head to the Hada region, carry long-range precision-guided bombs, and attack the enemyâs armored units.
âNotify the rear missile forces, lock on to the enemy armored forces, and conduct fire strikes.
âNotify all mercenary squads, terminate current missions, and regroup in the Hada region, double time.â
Three consecutive orders.
He was going all in.
If they could eliminate the enemyâs armored forces, then thereâs still a chance to fight. But if their own armored forces are wiped out.
Then there was no need to fight.
Just surrender.
Although they still had the South Sudanese army, the decrepit conditions of that force would render any actions useless.
One round of missile sweeping by the enemy, and theyâd be wiped out.
They didnât even qualify as cannon fodder.
On the other side, in the command center, Tang Rui and Han Shu, looking at the holographic projection sand table showing the enemyâs troop movements, both smiled.
Finally, theyâd gathered.
It was good that theyâd gathered. If they hadnât, we would have had to send out special forces squads to capture them everywhere, which would be very troublesome.
Now the enemy had all gathered together.
Just right for a sweeping push.
âOrder the armored forces to halt their advance, maintain alert on the spot, turn on all anti-air systems, and wait for orders.â
Han Shu gave the order to the armored forces, letting them rest on the spot for a while.
Now, the distance between the two ground forces is just over thirty kilometers. If they continue to advance, they could meet in half an hour.
That would be too soon, as the enemyâs forces would not have fully assembled yet.
So thereâs no rush, just wait a while.
Even without hiding and disguising, a bunch of tanks stopped on the main road, quite arrogantly.
Beep beep beepâŠ
Suddenly, an alarm flashed on the sand table.
More than twenty red dots, moving at high speed, were flying towards the armored forces.
Tang Rui clicked on the sand table to enlarge these red dots.
They were all missiles.
All heavy ground-to-ground missiles, capable of systematically annihilating an armored cluster.
Both of them, upon seeing these missiles, were unconcerned.
A distance of more than three hundred kilometers.
For these missiles, that is quite close.
Soon, the silhouettes of the missiles appeared on the horizon.
Whoosh whoosh whooshâŠ
The anti-air missiles on the fire support vehicles began to launch, a series of short-range anti-air missiles quickly ascending.
In less than five seconds, a series of fireworks appeared in the distant sky.
All the missiles were intercepted.
Not a single missile could approach within five kilometers of the armored forces.
This five-kilometer area was the absolute defense circle of the armored forces.
When Han Shu and his team were conducting exercises domestically, besides artillery shells, no type of missile could breach this defense circle.
Firing anti-tank weapons within two kilometers was also pointless⊠because inside there is another layer of 500-meter close-defense artillery.
If the enemy had heavy artillery, Han Shu wouldnât have dared to do this.
Unfortunately, the enemy didnât even have heavy artillery, let alone guns or missiles.
The only artillery they had was a howitzer.
That thing had too short a range and couldnât reach them.
After the missile attack, the enemyâs fighter jets were also heading there, expected to arrive in five minutes.
âWhy donât they send F-22S over, whatâs the use of F-i6s, shooting them down feels no sense of achievement.â
Looking at the enemyâs fighter jets, Tang Rui was displeased.
âMaybe they saw that we donât have fighter jets, so they didnât bring out the fifth-generation aircraft,â Han Shu casually replied.
âIf I had known, I would have brought a fifth-generation aircraft myself, but itâs too late now.
âBy the way, those man-portable air defense (MANPADS) missiles you made, can they shoot them down?â
âOf course, let the armored forces launch the MANPADS, and youâll see how effective they are.â
âOkay, letâs try the man-portable air defense missiles first, and if they donât work, use the vehicle-mounted ones.â
After Han Shu finished speaking, he issued orders to the armored forces.
Soon, the rear hatch of the armed transport vehicle opened, and a group of soldiers carrying MANPADS ran out.
They didnât need to aim.
Just fired towards the unobstructed sky at an upward angle.
After launching, the air defense missiles were automatically taken over by Red Lotus, locking onto the enemy fighter jets.
This lock wasnât a fire control illumination but a satellite lock.
So the pilots didnât even know that they were locked on.
Only when the air defense missiles entered their radar scanning range did they realize that there were missiles ahead.
Before that, they wouldnât feel anything.
âClearly, the enemy doesnât have air power, so why send us to strike ground forces? Shouldnât this be the job of those two ground-hugging pigs?â
âSeems like the enemyâs anti-air weapons are advanced, so those two ground-hugging pigs are useless.â
âAnti-air weapons? They donât even have radar, where do they get anti-air weaponsâŠâ
Beep beep beepâŠ
At this moment, alarms sounded in the cockpits of all fighter jets.
The radar detected more than twenty missiles flying towards them⊠and right in front of them.
At that moment, all the pilots instinctively maxxed their throttles, then pulled up sharply to climb and released decoy flares.
Unfortunately, by the time they noticed the anti-air missiles, there was basically nothing they could do anymore, decoy flares couldnât save them, and even jamming was useless.
Boom boom boomâŠ
A series of explosions appeared in the sky.
Countless fighter jet debris scattered from the sky.
Under the control of Red Lotus, the air defense missiles perfectly completed their mission, shooting down all enemy aircraft..
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