Chapter 1052 Heavy Firepower
Here, it is necessary to talk about the sources of arms on both sides.
On the coalition side, it must have been the oil tycoons who came to the aid. But oil tycoons are not arms tycoons, they still have to pay for them from European and American arms dealers. Although through the relationship between the respective governments, a preferential price will be given to some extent, but it will never be lower than the cost price, and even a part of the profits of the arms dealers will need to be guaranteed.
It is impossible to pass through the channels of military assistance. There are no aliens here, so what reason is there to persuade Congress to allocate funds? Is it just to say that it is just for us oil tycoons to grab oil fields? Not afraid of being scolded to death by domestic voters? Not so mentally retarded, and not so big face!
And here in Heilan, the main sources of arms are China and Russia. For these two countries, they may be more sensitive to the export of heavy weapons, but they are both worried about their domestic surplus of light weapons and ammunition.
One is for the Cold War confrontation, and the other is to prepare for war for a long time, when I was afraid that the reserves would not be enough, I desperately produced it, and now I am stunned to look at the mountains of ammunition, and I don't know how to deal with it.
You know, destroying ammunition also requires a high cost. In particular, it poses safety and pollution problems.
Therefore, when they saw the import of weapons from Heilan City, the two countries not only sold them at a low price, but also gave away a large amount of ammunition. Anyway, it will be destroyed when it expires, so it's better to give it away by the way. At the very least, it can save a lot of destruction costs. Besides, Heilan City still paid for it here, and it can't lose much if you calculate the cost.
Some people may ask, why don't those oil tycoons go to China and Russia to buy them? Isn't it still possible to save a lot of military spending?
The key is national interests. On the one hand, will the European and American governments allow such behavior? And the oil tycoons have always wanted to maintain good relations with the government, and there is no need to openly decide on their own government for the few dollars saved; on the other hand, the Chinese and Russian governments are not fools, and they certainly need to inquire about the flow of weapons and ammunition. Otherwise, either the export will be banned or sold at a high price, and it is hoped that the destruction of those arms will not harm the interests of the entire country after the expiration date.
After all, they are all big countries, and there will never be no bottom line in doing things.
Therefore, the ammunition carried this time is absolutely sufficient. The overwhelming hits, whether they hit or not, at least exploded a fireworks.
By the time the military adviser finally stopped it, the smoke on the battlefield slowly cleared, followed by a tsunami-like cheer, and the enemy's vanguard was actually repelled by a burst of artillery fire?
To be honest, seeing such dense firepower, the tribal forces on the other side were also collectively dumbfounded. Don't you just find a hill where thousands of people fire guns indiscriminately, and go back to their respective homes at dinner? You actually use cannons! We want to accuse! This is a foul and a foul! With so much money to buy cannonballs, wouldn't you think of buying our tribe?
With a lot of resentment, leaving behind the corpses of a few unlucky ghosts, those tribes did not hesitate to turn around and leave. Anyway, don't want us to be at the forefront in the future.
On the contrary, the military adviser was at a loss. What does this mean? At the very least, they should counterattack one or two and test their own firepower and troops, and this is what the vanguard should do, right?
The only good news was that there were a lot of shells and bullets, and the troops were much lighter. This makes it more advantageous to mechanization and becomes more flexible and mobile.
At this point, however, the military adviser began to worry. According to the regular military deployment, reconnaissance teams should be sent across the bridge to the other side to reconnoiter the enemy's disposition. It is also necessary to send several small detachments to patrol along the banks of the river to prevent enemy troops from smuggling. And the main forces will build blocking positions here, ready for the arrival of enemy troops.
But now I have only one battalion in my hands? I can't do it with three heads and six arms? If I bring all that regiment, I can ...... it?
After thinking about it, I realized that there was nowhere to buy regret medicine. It's all like this, so let's look at the ingredients and cook!
So the military adviser decided to simply cross the river with the whole army and make a short assault. It can be used as fire reconnaissance, and if the situation is not good, it can also attract the main force of the enemy, and then return here to intercept the position of the whole army. To put it mildly, at least when you escape, you can also give full play to the advantage of being flexible and mobile, and you can save your vitality as much as possible.
Unexpectedly, after crossing the river, he encountered another tribal army, and there was also a rain of bullets, which immediately crushed the opponent. Then there was another encounter, and the process and outcome were similar to the previous two. Achieved three victories in three battles at once, which immediately boosted the morale of the marines, and the coalition forces were terrified.
Truth be told, the military adviser wanted to keep going. Now that we seem to have figured out the details of the coalition army, there is a feeling that the tiger has entered the flock, and if we can find the core of the coalition army, the government army, and defeat them violently, we can fully establish the victory.
But the kind of behavior of the Marine Corps had left the military adviser speechless. They were all busy looting for booty, especially the cattle and sheep that were all over the mountains, and they had to waste all their strength to gather their troops back. The military adviser had no choice but to give up, after all, there was only one battalion, and the enemy should be prepared, right?
Summing up the whole battle, the military adviser was a white-haired sweat. behaved so amateurishly, the whole operation was a mess, if the old chiefs and superiors in the country knew, they would definitely kick a few footprints on their buttocks, and even their colleagues in the army would laugh off their big teeth.
The military adviser didn't know that the commander of the coalition forces on the other side was also a white-haired sweater. can be elected as the commander-in-chief, and he can still understand some military affairs.
Because the artillery fire encountered was so fierce, the defeated tribal forces would definitely exaggerate: "It's not that we don't work hard, but the rebels have Tubaluye!"
Anyway, there are rumors, saying that there are several regiments, and there are also tens of thousands of people and divisions, and anyway, there is no accurate number, which makes the coalition commander blind.
As for the strength of Heilan City, it was basically transparent before the war. Therefore, no matter how you imagine it, at most, pull a few allies and tribes, and hire a few teams of mercenaries, there will never be tens of thousands, and the main force can only be the regiment of the marines.
But the firepower was so fierce. The coalition commander had visited the scene to inspect the crater, which had exceeded the firepower of the heavy regiment. If you really want to win, then you must let the elite of the coalition - the regiments of the government army take the lead?