Chapter 145: Air Raid

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One day, two days, in the blink of an eye, there are less than three days left in the half-month countdown for the advanced permission task.

During this time, northeastern Somalia fell into a rare calm, even the trade winds became warmer, and the heat and dryness of the air seemed to have subsided considerably.

However, under the seemingly calm atmosphere, it gives people an extremely depressing feeling, and it seems that a storm is about to usher in in the calm.

Puntland, Somaliland, and Ethiopia all appeared to be extremely calm, and the small troops sent by Puntland were stationed directly 100 kilometers outside the city of Kalin, and for more than ten days, there was no movement.

However, under the calm of the three parties, the storm has quietly formed. During this period of time, more and more information came to the three parties, and the atmosphere of the entire territory became extremely dignified. Under the propaganda of the radio, there are many fewer pedestrians on the streets of the territory, and the flow of people to work is also in a hurry. Schools are temporarily closed, and herders have not left their homes for days.

In such an atmosphere, early this morning, Li Lan got on a modified multifunctional infantry fighting vehicle and went to Bossaso under the escort of the guard company.

In the past ten days, Li Lan has already arranged everything, the second armored brigade and the second mechanized infantry brigade that were originally left in the territory have gradually disappeared into the territory during this time, and the other two infantry regiments of the hoplite division have also quietly left the territory. A rocket artillery battalion and a self-propelled howitzer battalion of the heavy artillery brigade also returned to the territory from Bossaso.

These troops are Li Lan's most powerful combat strength now, among the territories. Leave a garrison reinforced regiment while these days. Li Lan also began to distribute heavy weapons in the garrison. Once again, the atmosphere of war has reached its peak.

And in such a situation where the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings. Li Lan is out, and he will set foot on the land of Bossaso for the second time. Because, according to information from the Chinese side, anti-aircraft missiles will arrive today. In the Gulf of Aden, the joint military exercise between China and Russia also reached the most critical exercise item today, specifically blocking several waterways near Somalia.

Military exercises are often staged here in the Gulf of Aden, after all, there are warships from many countries here. But like the exercises between China and Russia this time. It's a bit big. More than 10 main warships participated in the exercise, with a displacement of nearly 100,000 tons, which is very rare under normal exercises in the Gulf of Aden.

However, it is difficult for other countries to say anything about the posture of China and Russia united, after all, every country has also conducted military exercises here in international waters, which is fair to every country. No other country can say anything.

During the exercise, several Pakistani-flagged cargo ships slowly approached the port of Bossaso, of course, this could not hide from the satellites in the sky, nor could it hide from the eyes of Shijie countries. The same as the drill. Nor can they say anything about it.

At this time, Bossaso has calmed down, but the city is still desolate, and many of the original residents of Bossaso want to return. are all discouraged, because there is a good chance that the calm here will only be temporary. Presently. In addition to the embassies of various countries, there are only two infantry battalions and armored brigades of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade in the whole of Bossaso. Stationed inside.

The original population of more than one million people is now only 20,000 or 30,000 people, in addition to the Red Police soldiers, there are only more than 10,000 people in the embassies of various countries and the surrounding areas, and the desolate streets have not been moved by civilians for a long time.

Today's Bossaso is as desolate as ever, and he didn't put on any special jiashi because of Li Lan's arrival. Li Lan's trip was top secret, and in addition to the accompanying bodyguard Natasha, only the guard company and the Bossaso garrison knew about it.

In the entire territory, no one else knew that Li Lan had left the territory, and the gathering areas scattered outside the city naturally did not know this.

After a journey of more than 300 kilometers, the convoy walked for more than three hours to arrive. Entering the city, the convoy headed straight in the direction of the port.

Through the observation window, the desolate and dilapidated Bossaso comes into view, and the streets can often be seen patrolling soldiers and seemingly lazy military dogs.

The convoy stopped in the shadow of a corner, and in less than ten seconds it continued on its way. At this time, Li Lan's armored car already had Hofmande.

"What's going on here lately?" After Hofmannd got into the car, Li Lan spoke.

"Nothing significant was found, except that two days ago in Bossaso Prison, several pirates were shot dead by the defenders while trying to escape." Hoffmander Road.

"Oh, how many inmates are there in the prison?" Li Lan said.

"There are four hundred and twenty-three, and the prison has been under our custody since it was taken down by us, and there are several prisoners whose sentences have expired, and we have not released them."

"Hmmm! Although Bossaso has changed owners, he doesn't take care of the affairs of the prison for the time being, and he doesn't want to release people, and he keeps them every day. When I have time, I'd like to meet these pirates for a while. Li Lan nodded.

"I see."

"Is the port guard up?" Li Lan continued to ask. This trip, he just came to receive these missiles, and he didn't need to come in person, but he also wanted to come out to catch his breath. Staying in the base car all day and the oppressive atmosphere of the battle made him a little uncomfortable. So, take this opportunity to learn about Bossaso for yourself.

"It has always been under control, and during these 10 days, no foreign ships have docked, except for those who have delivered supplies to the embassies. And since yesterday, following the orders of the commander, the port no longer accepts ships, and there are no ships in the port now. "Hofmander has been leading the troops on the Bossaso front and organizing the defense of the troops.

"Very well, are you ready?" Li Lan asked again.

"The three trucks are ready, and as soon as the unloading is complete, they can be loaded immediately." Hoffmander Road.

"Order the soldiers, the speed of loading and unloading must be fast." Li Lan said.

The stakes are very high for this missile battalion, and Li Lan has to be careful. In the sky, unmanned reconnaissance planes of the US military often visit, and although they rarely come to Bossaso, he has to guard against it. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the missile battalion to hide from the eyes of the US military, the missile battalion is his killer weapon, and he also wants to help his country do a good job of publicizing foreign trade weapons and equipment. Once known to the enemy, the suddenness will be greatly reduced, and the enemy will definitely be on guard.

As soon as Li Lan's words fell, a piercing air raid siren sounded. A violent braking blow ensued, and the convoy stopped. The car door opened, and before Li Lan could figure out what was going on, Natasha picked up Li Lan, ran out of the armored car, and flashed into the house on the side.

And Hofmander also quickly followed Li Lan's side, and the convoy galloped away. And at this time, the air defense sirens did not stop, and the piercing sirens sounded throughout Bossaso.

Before Li Lan could ask a question, guns rang out all around, and the dense sound of artillery instantly drowned out the siren.

At this time, Li Lan did not need to ask questions, through the window of the house, he saw the fighter planes whizzing past under the artillery fire in the sky.

At the same time, the communications corps trotted in and reported: "Report to the commander, six enemy planes are coming, and they have now reached the skies over Bossaso. The air defense forces are already conducting air defense according to the plan. ”

Hofmander hurriedly said: "I know, report any new situation immediately." ”

Li Lan on the side took the telescope handed over by Natasha and looked at the sky outside the window.

Two MiG-23s came into view in the sky, and the five hardpoints under the belly and wings were full of aerial bombs. At an altitude of 4,000 meters, the two MiG-23s seemed to be in a hurry, constantly dodging the anti-aircraft guns. The Ethiopian Air Force flag is very conspicuous on the plane.

The battle was coming, and after this thought flashed through Li Lan's heart, the dense rain of bullets in the sky put the six Ethiopian MiG fighters that suddenly arrived in an embarrassing situation.

Li Lan has been producing multifunctional infantry fighting vehicles these days, and the weapon modules he has chosen are all air defense series, a unified missile and artillery system. Although Li Lan still did not know the specific performance of this air defense module, his heart gradually settled down when he saw the rain of bullets that filled the sky in an instant.

In this air strike, the Ethiopian side seems to be unprepared for anti-aircraft fire, or is not prepared for such intensive anti-aircraft fire. All six MiGs gave up dropping bombs, instead evading the desire to climb high.

However, the dense rain of bullets has blocked a large area of airspace, and the on-board fire control radar has firmly locked on them.

Soon, two fighters were shot, and black smoke rose from it. The two pilots hurriedly did not give up, and had been trying to control the fighter, but with the loss of vitality, the plane began to fall. In the end, the two Ethiopian pilots had to choose to parachute to escape.

The successful shooting down of two enemy planes greatly boosted the morale of the air defense troops below, and the artillery fire of the entire two air defense companies and nearly 50 air defense combat vehicles became even more intense.

However, two of the remaining four MiGs have already climbed, and although the fuselage has been hit by shrapnel, it has not affected the flight performance. Subsequently, the two fighters indiscriminately dropped the bombs and immediately returned home.

The other two, on the other hand, were not so lucky, all the artillery fire had already locked on them, and they struggled in the air for only a dozen seconds before plunging headlong into the sea.

At the same time, the mobile phone in Li Lan's pocket rang, and when he picked up the mobile phone, the voice of the assistant came: "Commander, a minute ago, twelve enemy planes attacked the territory, and the MiG-23 fighters belonging to Ethiopia were attacked. However, the air attack group has been stopped by the base's anti-aircraft artillery, under which ten enemy planes have been shot down, leaving two that have escaped.

As a result of the airstrike, two residential buildings were destroyed, no construction units were injured, and the number of casualties has not yet been counted. (To be continued......)