Chapter 934: War Comes VI
Military personnel have always regarded obedience to orders as their duty, and this is the bottom line and principle that cannot be discounted, and this is true in the military of any country. If this kind of behavior happens in front of the mercenary corps, the person concerned can be miserable, and if it does not cause serious consequences, he will be directly expelled and returned home and deducted the salary for the whole year, if it causes fatal consequences, the person concerned will be directly shot by the military justice department!
Although joining the mercenary corps makes a lot of money and has a strong backstage to rely on, there are some minefields that must not be stepped on. When everyone joins, the contract has very clear provisions, after the mercenary corps contract officers and soldiers join, they must unconditionally carry out the orders of their superiors, except for the special clauses, but have the right to make suggestions and the right to report to higher-ranking officers, if they refuse to carry out the order or change the order, they will be punished according to the seriousness of the circumstances, especially those who disobey the battlefield and bring huge losses to the mercenary corps, will be sentenced to death.
In other words, unless there are special provisions stipulated in the military regulations, such as the order issued is to mutiny and rebellion, or to move the army without the approval of the superiors, or to threaten the security of the Golden Triangle Federation, or to abuse prisoners of war and kill innocents indiscriminately, or to be unfavorable to Wu Chen, the order must be carried out, even if you think it is wrong.
"Mr. Commander, these are all daredevils of our Taliban army, the reason why they don't follow the original route is to lead more multinational coalition forces and Northern Alliance troops to minefields, if you don't fake it, it would be too much to underestimate the IQ of these people."
"For the sake of the people of Afghanistan, they were mentally prepared to die in battle before participating in this decoy force, although they lost more than 400 brothers, but there will be 4,000 people here to bury them, war is like this, whoever is the most ruthless, who can get the final victory!" The commander of the 1st Infantry Division of the Taliban Army said through gritted teeth.
The squadron leader of the special forces is not unclear about this truth, but it is really difficult for him to make this determination, the nature of the special forces is different, every soldier is one in a thousand elites, and the number is very small, and it cannot be used to fight a conventional war at all.
He nodded lightly, patted the division commander on the shoulder, and did not speak again, from the perspective of a military strategist, it is indeed beyond reproach to do this, how can there be immortals in war?
The two of them stood in a pothole, looking at the battle situation with binoculars under the cover of the grass, and this potholed wasteland in front of them was a pure minefield, like a pocket, the entrance and the central area were safe, and a large number of Soviet anti-tank mines and anti-infantry mines were buried around it.
Why leave the central area behind? That's to be able to achieve the maximum results! More than 20 kilometers away, near the village, there are two artillery battalions of guerrilla forces, with a total of 36 Soviet 152-mm howitzers as long-distance fire support, and their main role is to carry out concentrated fire coverage of the central area according to the coordinates. Three kilometers away from the battlefield, there are more than 100 American-made 81-millimeter mortars of guerrilla forces for close fire support, and their main role is to block the pockets.
In order to be able to fight this battle well, the mercenary regiment took out more than 30 heavy howitzers at one time as bait, which is a stock of equipment purchased from Russia, which belongs to the main towed heavy howitzer in the former Soviet army, with a maximum range of 29 kilometers.
With the strong strength of the US army, even if it is hit hard, it will be able to get reinforcements in a very short time, and these cannons will definitely not be able to be saved, and after the shells are fired, they must be buried or directly blown up, so as not to become trophies of the US army.
"These Taliban army people are simply a bunch of crazy people, how can they fight like this? Go to the village in advance to set up an ambush, and when we arrive, we will start attacking, and immediately withdraw after firing artillery shells and anti-aircraft missiles, what do they think of the American army, no matter how fast they run on two legs, can they outrun the main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles? Not to mention the fact that there are reconnaissance helicopters and gunships, which are in themselves natural enemies of the infantry! Said the divisional chief of staff of the 10th Mountain Division.
"In just ten minutes just now, we have also caused a lot of casualties, lost five helicopters, and more than 200 people were killed on the spot, even if we annihilate these hundreds of people, it will be a great humiliation for us." said the commander of the infantry brigade of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division of the United States.
In order to end the war as soon as possible, the US Department of Defense decided to transfer the main ace of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division to Afghanistan to participate in the battle.
"The mercenary corps is very trustworthy and has provided us with some information here, according to the Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, it shows that there are small groups of people moving here, but there are no defensive positions, and the number is not enough to threaten us."
"The Taliban have a strong base in Mazar-i-Sharif, they have many supporters, and these villages in the suburbs are also their best hiding places, and when this war of annihilation is over, we will investigate village by village to avoid Taliban militants hiding in the homes of ordinary people." The deputy commander of the mountain division, who is also the commander, said.
The members of the Taliban death squads who fled in all directions would certainly not be able to outrun the main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, let alone the helicopters, but they used their lives to lead more than 3,000 American mechanized troops, armored forces, NATO battle groups, and Northern Alliance troops into the ambush circle, thus winning the opportunity for the next attack.
"The war is really cruel, in order to attract this group of enemies into the predetermined site, the Taliban paid the price of half an infantry battalion this time, but I believe that those high-level members of the Taliban army definitely do not have this thinking, the serial set of tactics is formulated by me, and the lives of more than 400 soldiers can be used to dispel the other party's concerns, this arrangement is from the military expert group, right?" Wu Chen looked at the monitor and said.
"Yes, although we uphold your will and adhere to the principle of exchanging the greatest benefit at the lowest cost, the expert group believes that your arrangement feels very unreal, and the commanders of NATO forces are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and I am afraid that they are not so easy to be fooled, so we added such a bait, and it was unanimously approved by the top level of the Taliban government." Hunter said.
"You are all wrong, the reason why I didn't take this way is not that I couldn't think of it, but because the U.S. government can't afford to lose such a defeat, and the army has to chase if it doesn't chase it. The first time it suffered a crushing defeat, it caused an uproar in the public opinion of NATO countries, and if it endured it the second time, the blow to the morale of the military would be incalculable. ”
"There are more than 400 Taliban soldiers as bait, this reason is enough to stop, even if there is an ambush, the battlefield is originally complicated, with the strength of the American army, the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division and the 10th Mountain Division, which are all famous trump cards, do you still need to be afraid of someone to block it?" Wu Chen shook his head and said.