Chapter 141: Taibo's Great Battle (5)
Leading troops to fight a war is definitely not a simple matter, as a commander, a general must not only be well versed in the techniques of leading troops in battle, but also have a good understanding of all factors such as geography, weather, and other factors that can interfere with the progress of the war. The chief of staff of Durabo, as a senior staff officer of the army group, was undoubtedly well prepared in this regard.
Today's rainstorm came so suddenly that it could be said that there was no warning before, and during the day, the Taibo area was covered with clear skies and a beautiful sun. And in the evening, the heavy rain came suddenly. What's going on with such an unusual change in weather? Not to mention the chief of staff, who was born in the Red Police base, I'm afraid even the locals know what is going on.
Under normal circumstances, sudden heavy rainfall will only occur in two situations: one is the sudden arrival of the monsoon, which brings a huge temperature difference between the continent and the ocean, causing the high-pressure clouds over the continent to condense rapidly, resulting in sudden large-scale rainfall. The second is the sudden intersection of the cold current and the warm current, and the dry and cold air brought by the cold current quickly affects the moist air mass carried by the warm current itself, creating a sudden rainstorm over a large area where the two air currents meet.
In the aftermath of this torrential rain, a besieged French unit is still in a precarious situation of lack of logistical supplies, and how much life will they have to survive in the face of this eerie rainy season mixed with viruses? The battle was to some extent unfought, and Durabo had to order his troops to surround the almost crippled French army, and when the rainy season had passed, they would be able to clean up the battlefield with ease.
But Li Junhao, who was far away in Feijing, was furious when he learned the news of the French entering the war, like a humiliated little daughter-in-law. It's a shame. It won't give Durabo that much time at all. Therefore, Dulabo could only follow Lee Jun-ho's order to attack.
But Lee Jun-ho is an acute child, and in general, he has not fallen into a state of madness. Knowing the many difficulties of the Southern Army led by Durabo, the sub-base vehicles for the main base breeding have been launched in Nampula, the provincial capital of Mozambia. Various outbuildings are also under construction. Lee Jun-ho is also thoughtful, and with a reminder from Lisa, he won't make major mistakes.
Putting this aside for the time being, when Durabo was planning how to fight with all the officers at this time, the herald came to Durabo and said: "Report to the commander, the political commissar of the 55th Division has also died, and he was shot three times and died on the way to the charge. ”
"What, my Southern Army can be regarded as famous, killing two lieutenant general division commanders in a row in one day." Then he straightened out his thoughts and asked, "So who is in command of the 55th Division at the moment?" ”
"The chief of staff of the 55th Division commanded with wounds." The herald said:
Then Dulabo gritted his teeth and said: "French, Lao Tzu will not let you go." You reimbursed Lao Tzu and the two division-level cadres. Lao Tzu asked 40,000 of you to bury them with them. You told the troops to give me a fierce attack and a fierce blow, and we must not give the enemy a chance to breathe, and Lao Tzu will use their heads to pay tribute to the souls of the commander and political commissar of the 55th Division. ”
Just as Durabo gritted his teeth and became angry, another herald also walked to the headquarters. Of course, he did not bring bad news, but good news: the main force of the 58th Division of Koboros had broken through the enemy's first line of defense from the west after two hours of fierce fighting, and was constantly expanding its success, and was now close to the walls of the city of Tibo. The commander of the 58th Division, Kobolos, sent people to report on the progress of the battle and inquire about the next battle plan.
The news of this news made everyone in the command overjoyed, and there was no doubt that the battle had reached this point, and it was a preliminary achievement of the strategic objectives originally formulated. What is even more gratifying is that the French army, as the "jackpot", also officially fell into the heavy encirclement of the Southern Army, and in the time after that, they had to sit and wait for death except to throw.
"Comrades, now our initial goal of liberating the city of Taibo has been accomplished." The chief of staff said excitedly, "But although in this battle of Taibo City, we have ushered in the first test. Just now we finished the first question in our test paper. The following is the theme of how to annihilate the French army, first, to give the chairman a satisfactory answer, and second, to avenge the sacrifice of General Myron and General Balke. The French, who are still in the midst of our siege, will once again receive a climate peculiar to our great continent. I hope it won't be long before they understand what a foolish thing it is to rush into our war with Portugal. All we have to do now is to brace ourselves and muster up the courage to surround the Portuguese in the city of Taybo and the French troops who deserve hell, and not give them the slightest chance to escape, and I will let them die a miserable death under the baptism of artillery, in the torment of fear and extreme cold. ”
At this time, Du Labo was also full of confidence, he took the words of the chief of staff, waved his hand, and said: "Generals, go and arrange your combat missions well, I already see victory beckoning to us." ”
On the frontal battlefield, the 58th Division, which was almost exhausted, after completing the combat mission of capturing the front-line position, rose up bravely and captured the defensive position of the eastern wall of Taibo City in one fell swoop before dawn, thus completely clearing a large landing ground for the follow-up combat troops of the Southern Army.
At this moment, the Fifth Army, which had circled to the south of the city of Taibo, was attacking in a sharp knife shape. A breach was made in the area of the French army and the Portuguese army in the rearguard, and in one fell swoop the French and Portuguese were surrounded in a narrow strip of less than five square kilometers on a plain behind the city of Tebo.
The panicked Franco-Portuguese army launched several breakout battles during this period, but was still pushed back by the morale of the African People's Army. Only the corpses were left in one place.
After dawn, the African People's Army's armored units and infantry interspersed with the remnants of the French and Portuguese armies into several encirclements of different sizes, and later the Franco-Portuguese troops, knowing that there was no hope of breaking through, surrendered to the African People's Army one after another.
Durabo took the command knife of the supreme commander of the Portuguese army and raised it high, and the soldiers on the side cheered collectively. This moment did not come easily. After a day and a night of fighting. Many of the fighters were already tired of Korean style by this time. Many warriors are buried here forever.