Chapter 134: Take the Port
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The rumbling artillery fire was still tirelessly bombarding the devastated ruins of Bossaso City, and warplanes were constantly slashing through the sky like lightning. Fireworks are rising in the districts that are still in the hands of government forces.
Swarms of cannonballs swept through the night sky with tracer tailfires, dropping deadly dots of cannonballs. The night sky was also reflected red by the light of the fire on the ground. And the swarms of multipurpose wheeled armored fighting vehicles rolling along the bombed-out streets don't seem to be willing to stop. Heavy machine-gun fire swept down the streets, and automatic grenade launchers dropped piles of anti-explosive grenades between the ruins of the ruins. The air was filled with the scorching smell of gunsmoke.
"Press it up, tell the 3rd Battalion and 1st Company, after taking the port, it is time to attack north and complete the squeeze of the Bossaso government army!" Not far away, there was a thick smoke and fire in the direction of the port of Bossaso, and the shells flew through the air, and the sound of the explosion was so loud that Hofman had to cover his ears and shout loudly to the signal soldiers.
Hofmand turned his gaze back to the smoky harbor. Bursts of explosions rippled there. In response to the resistance of the armed government forces there, the Red Guard Force was merciless in inflicting the heaviest firepower on it. It seems that they don't care about the damage to the port facilities.
The battle in the direction of the port of Bossaso had reached the moment of Zuihou, and under extremely heavy artillery fire and air strikes, the already small harbor was almost blown into ruins. The entire harbor was completely razed to the ground. And at this time, he judged the situation and put a trump card in his hand. As the 2nd Battalion of Motorized Infantry of the Reserve of the Whole Army.
In the previous battle in the direction of the city of Bossaso, Hofmann preferred to use support units from other theaters. To provide support to the city with only two motorized infantry platoons, Liliang did not put in the reserve of the 2nd Motorized Infantry Battalion.
Judging by the current situation. The defeat of the government forces in Bossaso is already doomed, and there is nothing more to stop it. And at this time, the whole regiment reserve that was put into this Zuihou could crush the resistance of the soldiers of the Bossaso government army Zuihou with one punch.
The 2 battalion went directly through the gap opened by the reconnaissance battalion and swept in the direction of the harbor. There, they would join up with the 3rd Battalion of the Western Front Assault Group commanded by Hofmande, thus encircling the remnants of the government forces towards the beach. This was followed by a complete end to the combat operations in the city of Bossaso.
Under the cover of the fire of the supporting 120-mm self-propelled assault guns, and by the powerful fire of tank guns and multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicles, the 2nd Battalion made a magnificent advance in the direction of the harbor. Swarms of shells exploded again in the port area, and the Red Guard soldiers who followed the armored combat vehicles into the port area murderously cleared the remaining resistance.
Fierce gunfire and grenade explosions rang out, and the shouts of the Red Guard soldiers shook the universe. When the Zuihou point of fire was flipped up in the light of the explosion of a sub-caliber armor-piercing shell from a 120-mm self-propelled assault gun. The harbor has almost subsided. There was no more fierce resistance.
Thousands of remnants of government forces retreated along the road across the coast to the beachhead under the strong pressure of the Red Police. The artillery shells flying in the air were raining down on the government forces on the beachhead, and the shells that flew down from a distance kept falling. Fireworks erupted on the beachhead, and on the shore of the water, the waves rose into the sky.
Some government forces stationed along the Poti and coastal roads are still putting up futile resistance, but their unrealistic resistance has only been met with more intense artillery fire from the Red Police. Shells swept through the sky, and occasional flares were dropped, illuminating the dark pre-dawn beach.
The Red Policemen rushed from a distance under the cover of armored vehicles. There was a fierce battle with the rearguard covering forces of the government army. Hordes of chariots frantically strafed the government forces on the ground that were still resisting.
Thousands of Bossaso government soldiers raised their hands under such strong pressure. Some diehards even began shooting their comrades who tried to surrender, and chaos ensued on the beachhead. Amid the artillery fire, groups of government soldiers began to lay down their arms.
The port of Bossaso has fallen completely. As thousands of remnants laid down their weapons on the beachhead, the ruined port finally fell into the hands of the Red Police. Aside from the still-rising pillar of smoke, there seems to be no association between the city and the calm of the past. The city is going to be completely finished.
The surging prisoners of war perched on the beach like grey gulls. Waiting for the Red Police soldiers to identify them, they can then go to the prisoner of war camp and wait for the end of the war. For these government soldiers who laid down their arms. The war is over. No one wants to think about what's going to happen next, except for the blank look on their faces. The only expression on the faces of these Bossaso soldiers was that they were glad that they had survived rather than being a corpse.
Some sporadic fighting continued, both on the beachhead and in the city, with the occasional gunfire of fried beans. When one or two explosions erupted, all the prisoners of war were agitated, and some cursed with dissatisfaction. Acts of resistance by the government soldiers would provoke retaliation from the Red Guard soldiers, which would result in their own death.
Several high-speed Humvee vehicles stacked with machine guns and automatic grenade launchers roared and rushed past the POWs, leaving behind a burst of laughter. This is the gang of 'killing gods' of the reconnaissance company, and the remnants of resistance in the direction of the beach make these masters, who itch when they hear the gunshots and are extremely excited when they smell the smell of gunpowder, where can they still hold back, and hurried there to support their comrades who are still clearing out the remaining resistance.
The Humvee flying away in the dust made the government prisoners of war stunned, no wonder they would be defeated and become prisoners, and the passion of these Red Guard soldiers to fight was terrible. I have never seen such a soldier whose eyes light up when he hears the sound of gunfire. But seriously. Those Chinese soldiers simply removed the doors of high-altitude vehicles, and just opened the carriage and set up machine guns. It's scary enough, and who knows if these Red Alert soldiers will rain bullets in the crowd of prisoners of war.
Again a series of explosions exploded in the direction of the beach. There was a commotion of government prisoners of war in the streets, so they turned their heads to spy on the battle in the direction of the beachhead. There are still some remnants of the army who are still resisting-
Boom Boom - That's the explosion of an 80mm mortar shell as it falls, and the mortars on two multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicles throw the shells high and fly across the sky, flashing in the air, and a head-splitting explosion buries the fire-filled battlefield once again in the flames. The 25mm chain cannon on the turret also fired a fierce fire, which exploded into a splatter.
Four Humvees rushed out, and the truck-mounted machine guns fired wildly and slashed at the beachhead. Don't wait for the car to stop. More than a dozen scouts jumped out of the chariot and hit the assault rifles on their shoulders with a rapid triple point.
"Up, up, up!" The company commander who led the team half-knelt beside a Humvee and shouted at gunpoint.
The tall vehicles that crossed the car swept through the area of resistance in Zuihou with heavy fire, covering the scouts' assault.
Two multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicles stopped beside him, and a burst of extremely rude cannon fire, and the flying 25mm anti-explosive shells exploded the ground into flames again. It was simply an armored infantry fighting vehicle to open the way and launch an assault one after another. The 60-mm mortars of the machine gun platoon were barried at the enemy's position.
The government soldiers who were stationed in a position in Zuihou were also putting up a desperate resistance. These militants, who are basically middle- and lower-level officers, are generally very die-hard, and they are the main culprits in the beginning of the Bossaso unrest, and they are the grassroots liliang that Avel relies on the most.
These government elements also know that they will surrender. The Red Guard soldiers will not treat them badly, but they will send them to trial. What awaits them will not be the so-called 'amnesty'. Rather, it was prosecuted by a military court for 'treason'. They had no end but to be shot one by one or put in prison.
That's exactly what happened. These government elements will not surrender at all. In the face of the surging Red Police, they had no way out but to resist. Because behind them is the turquoise sea.
"Holy shit, the firepower is fierce!" Looking at the beachhead that was almost beaten. The company commander spat fiercely.
It is undeniable that the quality of these junior officers of the government army is very good, because most of them have been trained by European military advisers, especially in terms of individual quality and technical tactics, which are much higher than those of the government recruits who are temporarily captured as soldiers.
But even so, they are not facing a group of enemies who will not fight. It's an out-and-out army, although not fought in the flames of war, but a group of wolves that are really armed to the teeth.
", knock out that firepower!" The company commander patted the roof armor and yelled at the scout leaning out of the car.
Following the direction of the company commander's finger, the vehicle-mounted firepower that was violently strafing the front quickly turned around, and the 40-mm automatic grenade launcher smashed out four anti-explosive grenades one after another, bursting with fragments flying all over the sky.
"Up, kill these bastards!" The company commander was the first to jump up and rush forward with his gun in his hand.
"Damn it, rush up, don't let those guys from the reconnaissance company take the lead!" The commander of the 2nd battalion got up and shouted to the fighters behind him, "Destroy the enemy and win the victory of Zuihou!" Amid the roars of the Red Guard soldiers, infantry fighting vehicles and wheeled assault guns viciously poured forward along the open road opened by the attack helicopters.
Desperate government soldiers resisted in vain, using machine guns to fire fiercely at the swarming Chinese tanks, only to be engulfed in by the shells and rockets that rained down from the sky.
"Hit, beat these bitches!" Halfway down the line of the Humvee's high-speed motor, the commander of the reconnaissance company never stopped firing from the assault rifle in his hand. With blood-red eyes, the scouts he led cut into the position of the Zuihou resistance of the government forces like an unstoppable stream of steel.
In the wild strafing machine-gun fire, many government soldiers were killed to the ground, and the fireballs exploded one after another, enveloping the entire Bossaso government soldiers who were still resisting in the flames of death. The sound of "surrender the gun and not kill" was full of desperate shouts and rhythmic point fire from the Type 97 assault rifle.
The beach in the morning sun is full of plumes of smoke and blinding fireballs. The sea near the beachhead was a red color, and the scarlet scarlet that glowed with foam washed up the beachhead again and again, brushing away the bloody stains that made people feel sad.
However, just when it seemed that the battle situation was clear, dozens of T-64s and T-72s appeared on the east side of the port, raising their tank guns and roaring at the Red Alert soldiers, and the battle was not over. (To be continued......)