Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Battle of Mount Meru (2)
Every time the African People's Army chose to attack, it always chose to attack when the British defenders were at their weakest, and this one was no exception. But this attack is destined to find the opponent's weak point. Governor K. of the British government in ********. Peters has naturally discovered this pattern when he has fought with the African People's Army several times, so he has a basic understanding of the African People's Army's style of play, so before this battle. Peters gave a good advice to the commander of the campaign. Of course, Louis accepted K. Peters, but he still didn't pay much attention to it, and after strengthening his vigilance a little, he went to Arusha for vacation, so the African People's Army just chose such a time, I don't know if it was a coincidence or that there were ghosts of the African People's Army within the British army.
A common problem in Western armies is that they rely heavily on the command of their commanders, so the British army is no exception, and if Louis is really not in Mount Meru this time, the result will only be a crushing defeat like before. But Louis was K-K while on vacation. Peters found out and asked someone to find Louis, who was on vacation in the city. Subsequently, it was K. After a bad lecture, Peters gave a great lecture and showed Louis a lot of evidence that there were several rebel groups to the east, north, south and west of Mount Meru, and of course Louis already knew that one outcome was defeat. So I didn't work very hard. But then K. Peters told Louis that if he couldn't stand it for a week, he would be court-martialed. That's what made Louis devote himself wholeheartedly to the battle.
Soon K. Of course, Louis's return to Mount Meru was carried out in secret, and the intelligence department of the African People's Army did not even notice it, and even the cadres at the brigade commander level at the Mount Meru station knew about it, and only a few staff officers knew about it. So the African People's Army is even more unaware.
Geriola learned that the British Supreme Commander in Mount Meru was on vacation in Arusha and did not return to Mount Meru and immediately sent an elite squad to go deep behind enemy lines, and after the war began, the opposing commander would definitely urgently return to Mount Meru to command the battle, and rob and kill the other party on the way back to Mount Meru. But Jeriola's calculation was wrong, and the other party had already gone up to Mount Meru overnight. But Jeriola didn't know it, so the African People's Army launched an artillery bombardment of Mount Meru at night.
At dawn the next day, the African People's Army launched an all-out attack on Mount Meru, and all the main forces of the African People's Army launched a fierce attack on the British army from the east and west under the cover of tank units and artillery. The British army also burst out with great combat effectiveness and carried out stubborn resistance. The African People's Army (APA) attacked three times in a row without success, and instead paid the price of thousands of casualties. At about 4 p.m., the British troops voluntarily abandoned some of their positions.
After about half past four in the afternoon, the main forces of the African People's Army on the Eastern Front launched a fierce attack on the British positions on the Eastern Front. Garrisoned on the Eastern Front were the 21st Infantry Brigade, the 24th Infantry Brigade, the 31st Infantry Brigade, the 7th Mountain Brigade and the 12th Artillery Brigade, which were the surviving ace armies of the British. At about 7 p.m. on the same day, the African People's Army broke through the position of the 24th Infantry Brigade of the British Army and continued to advance. The commander of the 24th Infantry Brigade was killed in battle, and the deputy brigade commander and chief of staff were wounded and captured.
The African People's Army (APA) on the west side of Mount Meru attacked from Montbongwen and Montduli respectively, and due to the gentle terrain in the area, the AFA attacking force adopted the tactics of outflanking the center and breaking through on both flanks, but the British stationed in the area resisted desperately. But the superior forces of the African People's Army were quickly broken through by the African People's Army. Forced to move closer to the center.
After a day of bloody fighting, the African People's Army only broke through the outlying positions of the British defensive fortress of Mount Mero, but paid a heavy price in casualties. For this reason, Geriola gritted his teeth angrily, and then the artillery unit of the African People's Army was busy all night.
After the African People's Army launched an attack on Mount Meru, on the other hand, the Air Force of the African People's Army was not slow, and the preliminary reconnaissance had begun, and some Black Hawk bombers began to attack the British army's logistical supply lines. But on the eve of the start of the war K. Peters had already estimated that the APLA Air Force would destroy its supply lines, so the British supply convoy made full use of trees along the way to stop the Air Force from bombing. Because trucks and people only need to hide under trees or caves, it is difficult for African planes in the sky to find them, and they can also use night cover to transport them, but now planes cannot fly at night.
After the air raid on the opponent's supply line did not have much effect, in order to fully crush the British army's will to resist, Geriola concentrated all the air force in his hands here. More than 40 Black Hawk bombers and more than 60 fighter jets were involved in the air raids, but the British Air Force was the last few planes, but not as advanced as the African People's Army, so the British Air Force has been in a state of shrinking turtles.
On the second day, the African People's Army (APA) retreated with a false shot, followed by an artillery strike, and the Air Force launched an air strike on the British central position. Aerial bombs weighing hundreds of pounds were thrown into the heads of the British army, and for a time the British-controlled Meru Mountain was full of flames and thick smoke. After the end of the mortar attack, the African People's Army (APA) launched another offensive. The British army did not flee from the wind in the past, but put up desperate resistance. The two sides fought fiercely for a long morning, and in the face of the absolute superiority of the African People's Army, they still repelled several attacks by the African People's Army.
On the British positions, the British army did not know how many times it had repelled the attacks of the African People's Army. Because of the lack of anti-tank guns, dozens of tanks in Africa arrogantly rushed to the front of the position, clearing the firing points of the British army with the guns and machine guns on them. Several British soldiers in the front-line trenches used a small number of anti-tank guns in their hands to secretly set up, hoping to blow them up, but after the fierce explosion, the tanks were only shaken, and then they started to deal with the anti-tank guns and gunners one by one. The British soldiers who rushed up behind were killed halfway by machine guns from other tanks, and blood stained the front of the position.
At this moment, the British artillery unit, which had been silent for a long time, began to speak for the first time, and one artillery shell after another fell into the crowd of attacking African People's Army, and dozens of tanks were instantly blown into scrap metal. A large number of people were killed and wounded. Jeriola was bleeding from the back of her heart. But the soldiers did not retreat, but continued to advance. Jeriola said, "It's all good, and I'm proud of you." ”
Louis of the British Position Command also saw this, and when he noticed some rebel soldiers with broken arms continuing to advance with weapons in hand, he muttered: "The time has come for Africans to awaken, and no one can stop them." ”