Red Alert Somalia

Chapter 58 The Tank Is Coming

Only victory can become an immortal legend. No one will remember the defeated, and no one will remember the identity of the loser.

After the artillery was wiped out by a sudden sentinel artillery shell, Longtao Yin, coupled with a reckless order, caused hundreds of soldiers to fall outside the city wall again, and he has already stepped towards a defeated ending.

That evening, Awell, who learned of the tragedy on the front line, was furious like a red-eyed bull. If it were not for the distance of three hundred kilometers, Yin Longtao's life would have been long gone. Even if he was deeply trusted, he could not bear the anger.

In the end, Yin Longtao still saved a small life, of course, only temporarily.Aville only gave him two days, and the time will start from tomorrow. If he can't capture this base within two days, Yin Longtao has only the fate of self-decision.

Moreover, after Arwell issued the target of Yin Longtao’s survival, there were more than a dozen government soldiers around Yin Longtao. They were ordered to supervise Yin Longtao. As long as he did not complete the task or dared to escape, these soldiers would Shoot him without hesitation.

However, Arwell did not give up any chance, and sent another 2,000-man troop from Bosasso, and he also carried a lot of heavy weapons and an armored battalion.

Puntland and Somaliland, the two countries that declared their independence from Somalia, have always had territorial disputes between the two sides. From the late 1990s to the late 2010s, armed conflicts have frequently occurred in the past decade.

As the largest city closest to Somaliland in Puntlandbari Region, Bosaso, the military strength of the government cannot be said to be very strong, but it is not very weak.Because he must always be prepared to deal with the pressure from Somaliland.

The current Somalia is divided into three countries, including the Southwestern Republic of Somalia in the southwestern corner. Among the three republics that declared independence, Somaliland is the most powerful. Even the Somali government and anti-government forces in Mogadishu can’t work with each other. Somaliland contends.

In addition to having a relatively complete government system, which is an important reason for the strength of Somaliland, the armed forces possessed by Somaliland are its roots.

Somaliland has a regular army trained by foreign military instructors. The number exceeds 80,000. It has four tank brigades, fifteen mechanized infantry brigades, four marines, surface-to-air missile brigades, and three artillery brigades. A 300-man special field battalion and an anti-aircraft artillery battalion.(Gorgeous language: Don't believe Du Niang!)

In response to the threat posed by Somaliland, Bosasso had a three-battalion tank brigade ten years ago.However, due to the lack of formal logistical maintenance, the original tank brigade now has only two tank battalions dissatisfied with it. One tank battalion can take out 20 tanks that can be used for combat, and it can already burn incense.Moreover, the tanks owned by the two tank battalions are all the old tanks of the 1950s.

Thin and heavy skin is prone to accidents and all kinds of troubles.In addition, due to the trouble of maintenance and no new blood to be stationed, the combat readiness of the two tank battalions is even worse.

But even so, these two tank battalions are still Arwell's heart, and he doesn't know how many psychological struggles he has done to take out a tank battalion.If it wasn't for the wealth that Li Lan possessed, and he was afraid that the night would have many dreams, he would never use these treasures.

Awell's move was also quite helpless. The government army's organization was incomplete, and apart from the large number of soldiers, there was nothing to do with it.Even if it is the best item, it is only due to the large number of people, and due to the long-term lack of training, the quality of the soldiers is very low.Otherwise, it is impossible for him to let all the forces of Bosasso exist for so long.

The same is true for artillery and handy tanks. They are poorly organized and lack training. Soldiers are lazy and have no faith other than money.

The Bosasso government, known as 50,000 mercenaries, is actually not as good as the 10,000 sergeants in the Somaliland government army.

In addition, there is a very important point. The defensive structure of the city wall, which has been used for thousands of years, although the artillery began to be used on the battlefield, the effect was greatly reduced.But for those forces that don't have heavy artillery, the wall can still play a good effect.

Don’t the Bosasso government forces have artillery to attack?The answer is of course.But the only lack of long-range large-caliber towed artillery.Throughout Bosasso, apart from the simple multiple rocket launchers, there were no artillery such as howitzers and cannons.

Even the type of artillery used during World War II, Bosasso did not.Because this kind of artillery is basically difficult to exert its effect in Somalia, especially in guerrilla warfare and street fighting, these artillery, which require good care and are difficult to move quickly, are of little use.And it is very easy to destroy, not as good as those mortars mounted on cars.

And this kind of artillery that can weigh several tons at will, compared to the 107 multi-barrel rockets, except for the range, all other aspects are weak.

In this situation, even those artillery left over by the Somali government before 1991 have been basically abandoned.

This time, in response to Li Lan's military action, Awell's determination is very firm, otherwise he will not use the tank unit that he has always been reluctant to use.In his opinion, Li Lan is very rich, so there is no doubt about this now.Even if this tank battalion is heavily consumed, as long as it can achieve its goal, he can be re-armed, and it is far better than the current armored force.

His idea was to use rocket launchers to blow down the target's city wall, and then use the tank as the leader. In this way, even if Li Lan had more soldiers under his hands, it would not be able to stop the roaring iron current of the tank.

Therefore, he only gave Yin Longtao two days. In addition to adding pressure to Yin Longtao, he also hoped that the war could end quickly.

On the other side, Li Lan, who was visiting the wounded soldier in the hospital, received Farah's notice when the mighty reinforcements of the government began to Bosasso.

The owner of the hotel with a lot of energy in Bossasso, after Li Lan let all the forces retreat, began to actively provide necessary information to Li Lan, and his position changed significantly.However, this time, even he didn't know whether Li Lan could win. After all, tanks still have a good deterrent ability in the hearts of Somalis.

When he sent information to Li Lan, he also sent the tank capabilities owned by the government army.

For Farah’s increasingly clear stance, Li Lan was very grateful. Now because of the situation, he could not take practical actions to thank the other party. He could only thank him again and again and also expressed his appreciation for the information. Pay attention.

However, while thanking him, Li Lan was also very curious and asked: "Mr. Farah, I am very curious. After all, I am an outsider. Why do you want to help me in this way? You know, this is right in the country. This is an act of treason."

"Haha!" Farah on the phone smiled softly and said: "Mr. Li, the reason why my hotel has not been disturbed by other forces, the government forces will not come into my sphere of influence, what is the reason? Do you know? ?"

"I'm very curious." Li Lan said with some doubts.Hearing this question from Farah, he knew that the answer probably had nothing to do with the strength of the troops.As for the other answers, he is completely unclear.

"Don't worry, as long as you can make the government forces help you, then I will tell you the answer personally." Farah said here, paused for a moment, and continued: "Actually, I really don't like the Bosasso government now. I also don’t have any good feelings for the powerful Arwell."

Regarding Farah's last sentence, Li Lan naturally believed that without this factor, how could Farah help an outsider in this way to deal with the nominal government of his country.

"Then I look forward to our next meeting infinitely. I believe that when you and I will have more in-depth mutually beneficial cooperation." Li Lan said.

"Mr. Li, I seem to have full confidence in the victory of this conflict!" Farah has always been curious about Li Lan's confidence, curious about the source of his confidence.

"My confidence comes from my soldiers. How can soldiers fail if they use their lives." Even if Li Lan doesn't have confidence, he must pretend to be confident in front of Farah.Regarding Farah’s tentative words, he already had a draft in his mind: “For this new base built together, every one of my soldiers, even if they shed the last drop of blood, will take up arms and fight. With such soldiers, how can I? Can be defeated."

"Why did they pay like this." Farah was even more puzzled during the call.

"Look forward to the next time we meet! You and I will have answers at that time."