Chapter 832: The Madman's Gamble

Li Lan, who was far away in Bagua City, did not know about this list, this matter was a top secret of NATO, from the formulation to the process of transporting weapons, all of which were directly responsible for the top level of the CIA, and in the hands of the people assigned to them, they did not know what these things were delivered to Tanzania.

Even the people who transported this batch of weapons thought that these were just food for aid to Africa, and they did not think that they were weapons and all kinds of heavy equipment.

And the insiders on the Kenyan side are also limited to the highest level of military and political personnel, which also greatly avoids the leakage of news.

At this stage, the Somali Air Force has exhausted its main force and carried out large-scale air strikes in Kenya, destroying not only a number of military airfields, but also many civil aviation airfields.

The ground forces also began to advance on the whole line, this time the front was directed at Nairobi, and a large number of troops gathered on the Tajiwa plateau, and the speed of the advance was very fast, the armored forces took turns to attack, and the follow-up large forces carried out a general sweep on the whole line.

Five or six hours had passed since the beginning of the war, and the fighting had also entered a fever pitch, and the battle line had advanced to a distance of only two hundred kilometers from Nairobi.

In this nearly six hours, the front-line troops frantically advanced more than 200 kilometers, but the next speed was not so fast, because the next war would inevitably enter the city and street fighting.

When the morning sun came to Bagua City, a rapid communication line had been opened on the Tatajiwa Plateau, and the front-line troops had advanced to the city of Meru, which was only one hundred and eighty kilometers away from Nairobi.

This was the first city encountered by the Red Guard ground forces in Kenya, and the first city that the Kenyan troops resolutely defended.

At this moment, Rains, who had already retreated here. Under the authority of the Kenyan Ministry of Defence, took over the defense of the entire city. He was not punished for failing to hold the Tajiwa Plateau. Instead, he was appreciated by Omamo, and his rank was promoted to lieutenant general on the battlefield. Became the Supreme Commander of the Battle of Meru Defense.

There is only one reason why there is no fault, Lines bought the follow-up troops time to arrange the defense line, relying on a mountain division to block on the plateau for nearly eight hours, and some of the failures are also the strength gap that cannot be made up by manpower.

Lines's command ability and battlefield adaptability have also been valued by the Ministry of Defense, and now it is time to employ people. Kenya is also in dire need of thoughtful generals to deal with the Somali army.

As a result, Lines, who returned to the rear, soon reached the peak of his military career, and this was not the end of it.

Entering the state, he began to take charge of the defense of the entire city, which included two other cities around him, one in the city of Issi, eight kilometers to the northwest, and the other in the city of Maoua, seven kilometers to the northeast.

The three cities formed a triangular defensive terrain, with railways, highways, and road links between them, and a transportation network that facilitated troop movements and material exchanges. It's very convenient.

Although the highway and railway have been blown up by the Somali Air Force, the three cities are easily connected.

In the face of this triangular defensive formation, the most direct way is to attack three cities at the same time, however. Behind these three cities, there are many more cities, if you can't quickly take these three cities. The result is a brutal war of attrition in the city.

However, this situation did not stump the outstanding officers of the Supreme High Command. In the overall battle plan against Kenya, there is a targeted tactical plan.

The solution is simple. Cut off one of the three cities' access to the outside world, and at the same time capture these three cities with heavy troops.

This is the most direct method, but also the simplest means, thanks to the fact that there is only one condition for implementation, absolute military superiority, otherwise it will not be able to take care of the left and right, but will be broken by each one.

The main forces responsible for the battle to knock on the gates of Nairobi were the 2nd Heavy and Light Infantry Divisions, and the Airborne Brigade and the 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade were responsible for cutting off the external links between the three cities. The outermost part of the main operation is the special operations brigade, which is composed of more than 100 special operations teams, which will increase the destruction of various cities in the Nairobi metropolitan area and guide more high-intensity air strikes.

The soldiers were fast, and when the participating troops were ready, a new offensive was launched.

At this moment, Li Lan was starting a day's morning exercise, and after a simple five-kilometer run, on the training ground in the backyard of the Ministry of National Defense, he was holding two pistols in his left and right hands at the same time, and a heavy object was tied to the end of the muzzle of the pistol, and the obvious sweat slipped down his face, but his hands did not tremble at all.

By Li Lan's side, Tanya, who was dressed in a cross-country combat uniform, held her hands flat and hung heavy objects at the end of the pistol, but the bricks on Tanya's pistol were obviously more than the one tied to Li Lan's head.

The two of them stood silently like this, and it was not until the sun had fully risen and brought plenty of light through the heavy clouds that Li Lan put down his already sore hands.

looked at the stopwatch on the wrist-type mobile phone, and said lightly: "Half an hour, more than ten seconds more than yesterday." ”

Tanya beside her also put down her two guns, but she was only slightly panting on her face, and she was a little at ease. took out the red potion in his pocket, poured a little on his hand, rubbed his hands together for a while, then pulled one of Li Lan's hands and began to massage.

Three minutes later, with the same movement, he grabbed Li Lan's other hand and continued to massage.

During the whole process, neither of them spoke, and when the massage was over, many small red dots appeared on Li Lan's hands and arms, and Tanya took out a towel and handed it to Li Lan, as for the potion on her arm, it had already volatilized.

Wiping away the sweat and moving his arms, Li Lan praised: "Your massage technique is getting better and better, and it feels very good." ”

"Actually, you don't need to exercise like this now, your skills and marksmanship have surpassed me and Natasha, why continue to embarrass yourself." Tanya picked up the salt water on the side, sent it to Li Lan and said.

"If you do it, you have to do your best, and since there is still room for improvement, there is a need to work hard."

Looking at Li Lan's indifferent look, Tanya didn't say anything, and soon the two went back to wash.

At the breakfast table, Lin Meiqi had already prepared breakfast, and Li Lan, who entered the restaurant, turned on the TV as soon as possible.

At this time, the whole world was already in a state of turmoil, and after seven or eight hours of brewing, the news of Somalia's dispatch to Kenya also completely spread throughout the world, and many Kenyan reporters also took pictures of the war and air raids, as well as the people fleeing everywhere in Kenya.

It can be said that with the advent of war, the phenomenon of peace in Kenya has disappeared, students have stopped classes, factories have stopped, a large number of foreigners have begun to find ways to leave, and civilians who are near the battlefield have chosen to stay away from home.

I have to say that the power of the media is indeed pervasive, and just a few hours after the war began, a lot of news on the battlefield has already spread throughout the world, and it is also mixed with many people's livelihood in Kenya.

There are even a lot of news interviews in Somalia itself, without exception, asking Somalis about their attitude to the war. The results are okay, especially the Somali residents in the south are not very friendly to the country of Kenya, which also sent troops to southern Somalia when the Somali warlords were fighting. In addition, the Somali news media also vaguely expressed warnings about war, and Li Lan also stated that the Somali people were not surprised.

But the inhabitants of Kenya didn't even know what was going on, and the Somalis came in, and some didn't even know that the country was at war.

However, the most concerning news is NATO's response to the war during this period, and more importantly, Somalia's warning to NATO.

Among these reports, Li Lan was attracted by an international commentary headlined "A Maniac's Crazy Gambling!" The content in it is also very interesting.

"The world is in a multipolar environment, and the rise of emerging countries will inevitably touch the interests of traditional powers, and if emerging powers want to develop, they must need sufficient external resources, which is also the fundamental reason for the outbreak of World War I and World War II.

There are too many similarities between the development dilemma faced by Somalia today and Germany in the First World War, but fortunately Li Lan is not as extreme as Wilhelm II, and Somalia is not imperialist. Li Lan is not a person who is willing to be lonely, judging from his series of expressions, for the blockade of powerful military groups, his expression is how much pressure there is, how strong the rebound is.

It is quite regrettable that Li Lan has not inherited the forbearance of the Chinese, and the Western military bloc has adopted the means of dealing with China and Russia to deal with Somalia, but has received warnings of war again and again, and Li Lan's behavior is more direct than Putin's verbal and physical threats, and the means of force are also very decisive.

Here, we can't help but worry, is the international situation that continues to develop in this way far from the third world war? Now Somalia has the ability to destroy the entire planet, and so can the NATO military bloc, and once a war breaks out between the two sides, there will be only one result, and humanity will become another extinct species on the planet.

Now, we can only hope that this situation will not arise and that the two sides will truly understand each other's needs and adopt peaceful means to resolve disputes of interest. Otherwise, the nuclear bomb that once ended the Second World War could end the entire human ......"

After reading this article, Li Lan just shook his head slightly, and said in his heart: The starting point is good, but it is too naïve, there is an abyss behind me, there is no way to make concessions, and NATO is unwilling to make concessions, and peace is just a flash in the pan. (To be continued......)