Chapter 436: Both sides with heavy casualties

Li Lan didn't stay in the shipyard for long, and after leaving Zeng Zhihua, who was still puzzled, he left here.

However, instead of taking his own special car, he called a special helicopter and flew towards Hargeisa under the escort of two Hind helicopters, and on the way, a Lookout early warning aircraft sent two Black Hawk fighters as high-altitude escorts and hovered over the helicopter.

At a distance of more than 400 kilometers, the helicopter reached the skies over Hargeisa in less than two hours.

At this time, Hargeisa had completely stopped fighting and both sides hoisted the olive branch banner representing peace, declaring that both sides were willing to cease fire.

However, after the ceasefire, the two armies really got busy, a large number of wounded waiting for them to help, and those comrades buried under the rubble were also waiting for them to dig up.

When Li Lan arrived, the two sides had already ceased fire for nearly three hours, and the rescue work had also entered the most intense stage. A large number of armoured vehicles, flying red cross symbols, traveled back and forth to the battlefield, searching for wounded and trapped soldiers according to the signals.

Engineers also rushed into cities that were largely in ruins, opening passages for rescue vehicles or joining in clearing trapped soldiers.

Although the soldiers on both sides often met in search and rescue, fortunately, they were all very restrained, and they were all physically and mentally exhausted.

Li Lan did not inform Akchin, commander of the First Armored Brigade, of his arrival, and it was not until Li Lan's plane was only 100 kilometers away from Hargeisa that Akchin learned that Li Lan was coming.

The brigade commander, who still had the smoke of gunpowder on his face, hurriedly ordered the troops to sort out an open space and provide it to Li Lan's special plane to land.

When Li Lan stepped off the plane. What I saw was a large group of armored brigade soldiers with black faces around them, and more wounded people wrapped in bandages.

Trip. It was Li Lan's whim, and the war could be regarded as over now. During the war, it was inconvenient for him to come to the battlefield, and now that the artillery fire of the war had subsided, he was eager to see the soldiers who were fighting on the front line.

Glory is always accompanied by blood and fire, and the iron will also has a tender side.

When Li Lan shook hands and hugged every soldier around him, these soldiers who were wrapped in bandages and did not frown their brows overflowed with tears.

"Everybody's happy."

Although it was just a simple and straightforward greeting, every voice was Li Lan's most sincere expression, and he had prepared a lot of gorgeous words before coming, but when he saw these soldiers in front of him who had just crawled out of the blood water. All the perfect rhetoric has long been forgotten, and a simple sentence embodies his most sincere respect.

In the distance, wearing a dirty brigadier general's uniform, Akchin did not rush forward, just quietly watched Li Lan shake hands and hug every soldier, quietly watched Li Lan help them straighten their helmets, and asked about each soldier's injuries.

For an hour, Li Lan did not stop, and Akchin also stood for a whole hour.

This is the field headquarters outside the city of Hargeisa. Next to it was the largest field hospital in the Hargeisa war zone, where more and more wounded soldiers were coming, all eager to see their faith and waiting to have an intimate exchange with him.

Another hour passed. Only then did Li Lan say a simple goodbye to the last soldier, and Akchin also moved at this moment and came to Li Lan's side. First, the most gathered warriors ordered: "Go back and rest, and in the afternoon there will be a special car to send you back to Bagua City for cultivation." ”

After the order of Akchin. The soldiers gathered around the helicopter left in an orderly manner, when they saw their orders work. Only then did Akchin open his mouth and say to Li Lan: "Commander, you are too reckless, although the other party has already hung up the banner of peace, if you let the enemy know that you are coming, I am afraid that you will ......."

Li Lan shook his head, stopped Akchin's words, and said, "Don't worry! I'm fine. ”

"But I'm not afraid of 10,000 or just in case, if you have a good one, how can I explain to 100,000 soldiers, and then I will be responsible for even death." Akchin said.

"There is no one who can kill me in this world, not to mention that I am now in the First Armored Brigade, can anyone else hurt me?" seems arrogant, but it is Li Lan's confidence in his skills and subordinates.

Akchin didn't say anything more, he was also very confident in ensuring Li Lan's safety, but Li Lan's identity was extremely extraordinary in the eyes of these Red Guard soldiers, and the slightest mistake would make them feel deeply guilty, let alone put Li Lan in a dangerous area. This kind of worry comes more from his lofty respect for Li Lan.

The two talked as they walked, and soon came to the command of the 1st Armored Brigade.

In the headquarters, there was no sense of relief because of the cessation of the fighting, and it was the war that passed orders back and forth before, but now it is rescue that passes orders back and forth. Although the concepts are different, they are equally important.

The appearance of several figures did not disturb the busy soldiers inside, and Akchin saw that Li Lan did not mean to disturb them, so he led him to his office, which was relatively quiet.

After coming in, Akchin hurriedly took out the tea leaves, made a cup of tea for Li Lan, turned on the fan, and tried his best to take care of Li Lan, who was sweating from the lower part of his head.

"Don't be busy, sit down!" Li Lan stopped Akchin, who was spinning like a spinning top, pointed to the stool next to him, and said.

Akchin stopped at this time, sat next to Li Lan, and asked, "Commander, is there something wrong with your sudden visit?" ”

"It's okay, I just wanted to come and see you." Li Lan shook his head, he came here on a whim, and he didn't have anything serious at all, but since he came over, he didn't plan to be idle: "In this war, is the first brigade losing a lot?" ”

"Alas!" As soon as he heard Li Lan's question, Akchin couldn't help but sigh and said: "Of the nearly 10,000 soldiers in the brigade, nearly one-third were killed or wounded, and the number of people directly killed in battle exceeded 800, and there were nearly 1,000 seriously wounded, and the rest were lightly injured. ”

"It's really a blessing for you to let the First Brigade take charge alone." Li Lan's mood also became heavy, the First Brigade is the most elite existence in the entire Red Guard Corps, and every soldier has undergone strict screening, and at the very least, they are all third-level elite Chinese soldier units, and their combat effectiveness can be called the elite of the world.

The first armored brigade received the most of the 20,000 sets of the base's first-generation individual digital combat system that was urgently produced at the beginning, and seventy percent of the soldiers were replaced with this combat system. With advanced individual equipment and excellent individual combat quality, it can be said that this is an army composed of special forces, and every soldier in it is no worse than ordinary special forces.

The reinforcement of the 1st Brigade is not only in terms of individual soldiers.

The First Brigade is the first unit in the army units of the All-Red Police Corps to be equipped with Apocalypse tanks as the main force, and for this reason, Li Lan also expanded the First Brigade into a reinforced armored brigade. The number of people reached nearly 10,000, and in comparison, the first heavy armorer was only 17,000.

The combat effectiveness of the 1st Armored Brigade, especially the ability to combat mobility, was not at all inferior to that of the 1st Heavy Division.

However, street fighting is brutal, and the enemies they encounter are not dry. The U.S. Fourth Heavy Division is also an extremely powerful unit, and every second of the duel between the two units in Hargeisa is a moment of life and death.

Part of the U.S. Land Warrior system was also tested in this war, and the selected unit was the U.S. Army's Fourth Heavy Division, and the result was really a good talent.

"What about the enemy?" Li Lan continued to ask.

"We are so miserable, the enemy will definitely not be better, and the Fourth Division of the US Army, which has been stuck with us for nearly a week, has also suffered huge losses." Akchin said confidently: "Although we do not know the specific casualty figures of the other side, I can guarantee that the number of casualties of the Fourth Division of the US Army is definitely higher than ours." ”

Speaking of this, Akchin began to introduce: "Especially in the most rear-end counterattack battle, our sudden change caught the US Fourth Division off guard, using the interspersed cutting of small forces, with the Apocalypse tank as the lead, to carry out a full-line attack on the outer defense line of the Fourth Division. In the first half hour of the battle, the U.S. army was wiped out by at least three or more companies. Of course, we also paid a certain price for this onslaught, and the Americans really didn't cover it when they started a war.

If it weren't for the fact that our artillery and army aviation units fought with their lives and beat the opponent's artillery and army aviation units to the point that they had no temper at all, I am afraid that the war in Hargeisa would have been rewritten. I have to say that although American soldiers like to surrender when they are helpless, on the battlefield, their combat quality is no worse than that of our soldiers. When it was time to fight hard, they didn't admit it. This kind of opponent is really rare. ”

Speaking of opponents, Akchin does not have too much personal hatred in his heart, he is a pure soldier, and he does not have the so-called national hatred and family hatred for the Americans.

"It is true that although the US army cannot be called the first in the world, the United States is definitely in the forefront of the best army in the world, and if their fighting spirit can have more national sentiments, then this opponent will become even more difficult to deal with." As for the US military, Li Lan's evaluation is not low, and as an opponent, the United States is really remarkable.

"How's the wounded soldier relief going?" Li Lan then asked.

"It's still going on, after more than ten hours of continuous fighting, many wounded soldiers have been left in the city, and they are currently being sent here with all their might." Akchin continued with a little sadness: "I have sent all the rescue troops, and all the army aviation units have joined them, but there are still many soldiers who died in the rescue process because of the weight on their hands. ”

"They all died for me, and I am ashamed of them!"

Leaving this sentence, Li Lan walked out of Akchin's office, and Natasha followed like a shadow. (To be continued......)