Volume IV Chapter 403 The Mind of the Army Commander
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The town of Ilcabere, where the border trade made it prosperous, and the border conflict in Soken made it famous all over the world. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoSince the defeat of Kenya's political axe in the first Soken border conflict, a number of Kenyan elite troops have been urgently mobilized, such as the 1st Armoured Brigade and several fully formed infantry battalions.
Unlike the 'carelessness' of Mulungaru during the first conflict, Lieutenant General Oches, the commander of the Kenyan Army, who was authorized by the Cabinet and the National Defense Committee to be in charge of border affairs, declared martial law as soon as he arrived in Ilkabere, and all the 'idle people' in Ilkabere were politely 'invited' out by the Kenyan military. Only a handful of local residents and journalists were allowed to stay here, but they were also restricted from moving around.
Even if Oakes didn't think that the destruction of the Paraminguan army was within reach, as Mulungaru did. But he didn't pay much attention to the Ming Cook Army, after all, he had an armored brigade, 38 AMX-30S main battle tanks and dozens of armored vehicles, three full-fledged infantry battalions, and a mountain battalion, with a total number of more than 4,000 people, although only one-fifth of the number of the Kenya Defense Force, but the combat effectiveness was more than one-third. That's more than enough for a small Ming Cook army. However, the Kenyan political axe was wary of the Garissa Infantry Regiment and told Oakes not to carry out military operations recklessly until he was sure.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Oches, who came to the small town of Ilkabere, did not directly command the army to cross the Farah Pass and eliminate the armed forces of the Paraminghao army in one fell swoop, mainly because he was not authorized to go to war, and secondly, he did not fight uncertain battles, and the biggest difference with Mulungaru was that one of the two was a politician and the other was a real soldier.
Every day, Oakes' main job was to ask his subordinates to send any information about the Paramen's army, and he would stay in his office and study the information for half a day; After studying the information, he would take the guards to patrol the camps of the various troops, or observe the movements of the Ming Cook Army on the opposite side at the checkpoint on the Kenyan side of the Farah Pass.
After a few days, Oakes really noticed something different. He felt that the soldiers of the Palaminchu Army on the other side were different from most of the non-political axe armies he had seen, and they were very energetic and full of fighting spirit. Oakes couldn't help but compare the soldiers of the Mingzhu Army with the elite infantry battalion in Kenya, and found that a comprehensive analysis between the two showed that the Mingzhuo Army looked more like an elite army.
In the Kenya Defence Force, soldiers range in age from 20 to 45. Although Kenyan soldiers are all volunteers, because most countries in Africa are in a similar situation, they are poor and backward, and they are war-torn. Many people have been armed to fight others since childhood, and have no skills other than fighting. In many countries, in order to prevent these 'professional soldiers' from entering the civilian population and eventually becoming 'criminals', they have to pinch their noses and keep them in the army, while the soldiers on the side of the Paramingchu Army are mostly young people between the ages of 20 and 30. On the whole, it is also much stronger than the 'old, weak, sick and disabled' of the Kenyan army.
After analyzing the quality of each other's soldiers, Oakes began to study the military deployment of the Ming Cooking Army. As a result of reconnaissance by the intelligence services, a regiment of about 600 soldiers was deployed on the Somali side of the Farah Pass. Although they are all infantry, because the terrain of this border area belongs to the remnants of the mountains, it is not conducive to large-scale armored combat, so it is more suitable for these infantry. It was also with this in mind that the Kenyan political axe had stationed a mountain battalion in another small town on the border.
At the border post of the Mingcho Army in the Farah Pass, a squad of soldiers is 'on guard' every day, while most of the rest are building a large number of fortifications on both sides of the narrow valley that crosses the Farah Pass. In order to break through this line of defense, when artillery fire cannot be used, tank troops and aerial bombardment have become Kenya's choice.
With the use of the Air Force, Oakes, as the commander of the Army, would never do this unless he had to. In any country, there are internal struggles within the armed forces, but in some countries the internal struggles are 'beneficial', while others are purely for power and profit. In Kenya, the struggle between the army and the air force is not only for military spending, but also for some inter-tribal struggles, but fortunately Kenya is not Uganda, and the tribal struggle is not too open and obvious. However, as long as there are people, there will be struggles, and the relationship of competition between them still objectively exists.
Without artillery support, the air force strike was temporarily eliminated by Ochs, and only armored units were left to use. However, Oakes knew how the Garissa Mecha Infantry Regiment had fallen, and he also knew that the Paraming Army, an armed organization that had only been established for more than two years, had a small tank force. This information was not only learned by the Kenyan intelligence service, but also published in the New York Times some time ago.
"Cherui, you said that we can break through the opposite line with the 1st Armored Brigade?" In his office, Army Commander Ochs asked the staff officer sitting across from him with a cigar in his mouth.
This staff officer is also from the Kikuyu ethnic group and is a rising star of the Kikuyu ethnic group. However, because he was only thirty years old and lacked qualifications, he could not be entrusted with a heavy task by Oakes, so he temporarily became a major staff officer by his side.
"Your Excellency, if you want to break through the opposing line of defense, you can still complete the task with the armored brigade alone, but the losses cannot be estimated. In the section of the fortifications built by the Paraminghao army, the terrain was complicated, which was not conducive to the deployment of the armored troops, and the armored troops could not give full play to their special skills of rapid assault. Although the fortifications of the Ming Cook Army are extremely simple, in such a small area, the armored brigade will face the threat of anti-tank weapons such as rockets at any time. If the loss is too great......"
Cherui didn't finish, but Oakes understood what he meant. Eliminating the Paramingham Army is important, but how to control the size of the losses is also very important.
"Moreover, the origin of this armed force has always been speculated by the outside world, in just two years, a group of peasants can be trained into an elite group that can eliminate the Garissa Mecha Infantry Regiment, and we don't know what hole cards there are behind them. Commander, the 1st Panzer Brigade is your descendant, and if the losses are too great, it will not be good for you. "Cherui analyzes first from a military point of view, and then from a political point of view. He knew that Commander Oakes was a relatively pure soldier, so it was necessary for him to remind the commander to pay attention to preserving his strength.
Oakes looked hesitant when he heard this. The 1st Armored Brigade is where he has the capital and confidence to become the commander of the Kenyan Army, and if the 1st Armored Brigade has suffered huge losses, it will not even exist. Then he Oakes will immediately become a pensioner. It is simply impossible to be as it is now, to be separated from various forces, and to look at others fighting for power and profit as if they were outside the world.
Those who have held supreme power know how important power is to them. It's something more important than life, and it's addictive.
"But this time the Nairobi side ordered me to take charge of border affairs, and if I don't fight the Palaminchu army, I will still win. I'm afraid it's hard to explain! "Although Oakes is a soldier, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have scheming. Otherwise, he would not become the commander of a country's army.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we only need to fulfill one word, and that is 'drag'. Anyway, there is no order for you to attack in the capital, and now the UN investigation team is about to arrive here. As long as you drag them on, the political axe side should not dare to give the order to take the initiative to attack. Cherui smiled confidently and said his advice.
The heartwarming look that flashed on Oakes' face undoubtedly made Cheruy more and more complacent.
...... "Xiaoqiang, are the things put away?" Li Mo asked in a low voice. There were only two people in the entire office, but the stakes were very high, and Li Mo was still cautious for fear that others would listen.
"Boss, you can rest assured. Things have been put away. Anyway, we have to thank the one who provided the information, otherwise we would have found a place so easily. He Xiaoqiang, who was urgently summoned back by Li Mo, replied with a chilling smile.
"Didn't find out, did you?" Although Li Mo showed a hint of joy on his face, he was still a little worried. After all, the other party is not an ordinary person, and it is too difficult to put things over without knowing it.
He Xiaoqiang happened to show a trace of 'dissatisfaction' on his face, and complained, "Boss, you still don't worry about my skills?" When I finished my stuff, they were still chatting and farting, saying that when they were done, they went to find some bikini beauties for an uncovered party. Hey; But boss, I'm a little worried about whether that thing will be exposed in advance, after all, the other party's anti-reconnaissance equipment must be there. ”
"Hehe, you don't have to worry about this, Team Leader Abic has already done something about it. They won't find out easily. But these people are really relaxed, and now they are thinking about the Uncovered Assembly. When you catch them, you must let them have an uncovered meeting first, huh! Li Molu said with a sinister smile.
After sending He Xiaoqiang away, Li Mo patted his ass and stretched his waist to 'get off work'. Back at the back of the office building, he heard the laughter of the warbler Yanyan inside, which made Li Mo's index finger move and his face was full of depression at the same time.
It's almost the middle of the night, why don't these women go to sleep? Don't you know that his little family is going to carry out that big thing? 'Fighting hard' for the next generation?
"I'm back!" As soon as he opened the door, Li Mo shouted inside without looking, as if he was afraid that others would not hear him.
The women in the living room who were gathering to talk looked up at him. In the face of so many 'fiery' sights, Li Mo's face was as indifferent as an old Buddha', and he walked over with a look of 'the bright moon shining on the river'.
"Sister Yue, Sister Feifei, why don't you go to sleep? My baby daughter is freezing. Li Mo sat next to Li Yanran, looked at Jiang Yunyun, who was drooling and was lying on the sofa by Jiang Feifei, and asked with a distressed look.
If it was someone else, a few women really believed that they felt sorry for Jiang Yunyun, but how could the few women who Li Mo understood not understand what he meant?
"What do you say? Xiao Yunyun sleeps here at night, and you go outside to sleep at night. Li Yanran's pretty face turned slightly red and glanced at Li Mo, and said angrily. In front of several women, Li Mo was so 'impatient', which made Li Yanran feel happy in her heart, but also uncomfortable.
"Quack, isn't it...... I'm going to sleep outside? Li Mo was like a male duck who had been choked by the neck, and asked weakly with a dry laugh.
(To be continued)