Red Alert Somalia

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The rain was still pouring, but the sky was dark and gray.Brigadier General Ekton, commander of the First Infantry Brigade of the Red Police Corps, raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was almost eight o'clock in the evening.The Ethiopian armed forces in front of him seemed to stop, and went back to lick his wounds.

A day of fierce fighting also made these Ethiopians and Frenchmen exhausted.

Brigadier Ekton looked at the distant horizon in silence.It was a piece of gray, and nothing could be seen.There was a strong smell of gunpowder smoke between the rain curtains, which could not dissipate.

"How is the situation with the troops?" The Brigadier General asked when he turned around.

"We have withstood the attack on the southern line. The same is true on the northern line." A young ensign was speaking.

The chief of staff with a tired face also couldn't care about the muddy ground, and sat down directly.The deputy brigade commander, who was covered in mud and water, took out the cigarette from his pocket, and did not light it several times.Simply knead the smoke into a ball and threw it away.

Brigadier General Ekton pointed his finger at the distant rain screen and said: "In any case, we must hold our ground until the impact of the rainstorm passes. Take a step back and our entire first brigade will die without a place to die."

With the arrival of the mechanized infantry brigade, Li Lan has invested eleven battalions on the Western Front, including two armored battalions, the Rhino Tank Battalion and the Tianqi Tank Battalion, a self-propelled howitzer battalion and an attack helicopter squadron. , The total force has reached 6,000.The enemies they faced, the French Sixth Heavy Cavalry Battle Group, with more than 17,000 people, and the assisting Ethiopian Eight Infantry Division, are now about to be maimed, as well as the American Delta Special Forces and the independent coalition forces. The total strength of the artillery unit is more than four times that of the Red Police Corps.

Ekton is also a veteran who has experienced many battles. Since he served as the first mechanized infantry brigade, he has undertaken the Battle of Bosasso and captured the Berbera War.Under asymmetric warfare, war presents a pleasant attitude.In the war before him, in a disadvantaged situation, the weapons and equipment did not have much leading advantage, and the test of his command ability was doubled.

The reinforced battalions in the two small towns in the north and south, relying on the defenses of the towns for several hours of battle, caused a lot of damage to the enemy while also losing a lot of their own.The French Army is not easy to provoke. The Sixth Armored Division is a very strong force whether it is from history or modern warfare performance.

In the face of such an opponent, apart from the turbulent blood in his heart, Ekton's only conviction is to hold here, even if he fights to the last soldier.

This is not a decisive battle, but a blocking battle. Ekton's main task is to defend these two small towns. There is only one way out, and that is Berbera.However, this retreat must be possible only when Akchin of Hargeisa’s First Armored Brigade cannot withstand it.Otherwise, Hargeisa's armored brigades and garrison divisions will be surrounded by heavy enemy forces.

The strong combat capability of the Somali Army made the coalition command abandon the lightning advance and directly attacked the Bagua City. In addition to being unsure of seizing the air supremacy of the Bagua City, the coalition also worried that the Somali Army’s combat power would plunge this lightning offensive into a quagmire. The front was cut off, and the leading troops fell into bitter fighting and were eliminated by the Somali side.

Therefore, the coalition can use the most common tactics to attack the other's active forces, and they are unwilling to fight an extremely risky and risky battle that cannot make ends meet.

After the arrival of the Somali reinforcements, the coalition forces also postponed the offensive, guarding the corner of the small town, and seemed to be adjusting the pace of the offensive.

Ekton was not in a hurry, the allied forces' delayed offensive gave him more time to adjust the troops' defenses.

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In the base, this rain from north to difficult also began to affect Bagua City, and the gunpowder smoke from the earth quickly dissipated under the washing of rain.

This heavy rain was not Li Lan's masterpiece. The energy of the weather control instrument had been exhausted and it would take half a year to save.Therefore, in the face of the sudden heavy rain, he was helpless.

Fortunately, the impact of this heavy rain on the war was not great.

However, there is still rain in Somalia after the rainy season, which makes Li Lan very puzzled.Because of the weather controller, it is true that Somalia has rained for three consecutive rainy seasons, but he is very clear that these are unnatural rains.And this time it happened to be natural rain, or when the rainy season passed.

This can only be said that the weather is extremely abnormal.

Regarding rainfall, Li Lan only had doubts in her heart, and did not really pay attention to it. The main energy was still on war.

However, when the assistant suddenly notified him of an unexpected news, this attitude of not paying attention to it also instantly changed 360 degrees.

A cyclone is forming in the southern Arabian Sea, and this rain is officially brought by this cyclone.

Cyclone, which is the name of the Indian Ocean region, is called hurricane in America and typhoon in China.The Indian Ocean cyclone is mainly formed in the southern Indian Ocean, while the northern region is the Arabian Sea.

Unlike typhoons in the Pacific, cyclones in the Arabian Sea are mainly concentrated in March-April and October-November.

After the rainy season in Somalia is over, it happens to be the season of cyclone formation in the Arabian Sea.However, few cyclones formed in the southern Arabian Sea, generally in the center or east of Arabia.The direction of the cyclone is also generally east or north.

However, there have been many movements to the southwest in history, and Somalia will suffer the effects of cyclones from time to time.

This is the first time Li Lan has encountered a cyclone in the past few years when he came to Somalia. According to the analysis given by his assistant, this cyclone is very likely to move towards Somalia, and the wind speed and influence will move closer to the strong cyclone. Will rise to the possibility of strong cyclones or super cyclones.

But now, the preparation time for Li Lan is only more than two days. Once the cyclone is completely formed, it will immediately affect the Gulf of Aden and northern Somalia, and Bagua City and Bosasso are within its scope of influence.

There is a good saying that the room leaks in the night rain, and Li Lan now has a deep feeling.

The heavy rain did not have much impact on the deployment of the air force, but the cyclone had a great impact, and if it were a strong cyclone, the damage to Somalia would not be small.There was war on one side and nature on the other, which made Li Lan's head suddenly headed.

However, nature is often a double-edged sword.

It is not only Li Lan who is the biggest leader, but also the coalition forces.The meteorological department of the coalition forces, the arrival of this heavy rain, also allowed them to quickly find the culprit.A cyclone group is forming, located in the southern part of the Arabian Sea.The scope of influence extends to the Fifth Fleet, and depending on the angle and direction of the whirlwind, it is very likely to affect many military bases in the war and coalition forces in the future.

The ground war has begun. The troops in the three directions outside Hargeisa, Galkayo, and western Somalia are already at war. The air force travels to and from all corners of the theater, and the Somali air force has broken out one air battle after another.

This war, which has been at a deadlock since its outbreak, is now also facing the test of nature.

In order to ensure the safety of the fleet, the US amphibious fleet cruising in the eastern waters of Somalia can only withdraw south.The Fifth Fleet Naval Joint Battle Group, which is just beside the cyclone, can now only move towards the middle of the Indian Ocean at high speed, losing the best time to find the Somali fleet.

The coalition navy in the Mediterranean is unable to support the theater after the cyclone has formed, and the air force is bound to be in a state where it cannot continue due to the arrival of the cyclone.The battlefield on the ground is not much better. If the cyclone does land in Somalia, the three theaters can only be suspended.

In the United States General Command of the United States in Georgia, Dempsey is frowning slightly at this time. The report of the weather department has been put aside by him, and at this moment, he has the battle report within six hours.

The results of the war report made the general very dissatisfied.The war was composed of four main countries: the United States, France, Italy, and Japan. The participating countries included Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti, three East African countries.Needless to say, Djibouti’s military strength is just a little bit. Apart from its strategic position, its effect on the coalition forces is almost negligible.

Ethiopia is the country with the largest number of troops. One hundred thousand regular troops, plus 160,000 reserve. Ethiopia, for its position as a regional hegemon, plus the many benefits promised by the United States, closely follows the coalition forces. Half of the force.

The result of the war was that the Ethiopian army suffered heavy losses on all three fronts. Three infantry brigades and one infantry division were basically maimed, while the French, Italian, and American troops suffered less than 100 casualties.

After all, on the front line, the coalition forces are comrades-in-arms. Dempsey does not intend to blame the people below for pushing the Ethiopian army to the front.However, because of the low combat effectiveness of the Ethiopian army, the war has passed for several hours without the slightest result. This is unforgivable.

He knows exactly what this result is, and he knows very well, even if he gets to the front, he will probably do it.But these are all on the premise of ensuring that the war will have a result, otherwise it will be a waste of military opportunities.Nowadays, nature, a human opponent, seems to have to intervene. If it does not gain a place in Somalia in a short time, it is very likely that the Somali army will have some breathing room with the help of the weather.

"Oral orders to the various troops, since they are on the battlefield, don't be afraid of not being able to explain to the people in the country. This order does not make any records!"