A loud rumble from the manor shook the night sky, which could be heard clearly from a distance of more than a dozen kilometers.

A force of Philippine Army, which was marching in the direction of the airport, clearly showed hesitation and panic amid the continuous thunder.

They haven't fought a tough battle for many years since World War II. The most formidable enemy encountered was nothing more than the rebel guerrillas in the south, and it was only with the presence of American troops stationed as foreign aid and commanders that they barely managed to maintain the seemingly stable overall situation.

The sudden outbreak of fighting near Manila, despite its small size and seemingly small scale, has a potentially fatal impact. It is close to the international airport, and if the enemy in the manor rushes out, kills the airport, or even rushes into the city, causing some casualties among foreign tourists and guests, the government will be in great trouble!

Therefore, Commander Lucio, who was the commander of the Manila Guard, was called up in the middle of the night, and he never lived for even a minute. The constant screaming of phone calls from all sides like a ghost made him overwhelmed, and he was busy in a cold sweat in the air-conditioned room.

Later, after it is tentatively determined that the battle situation has been brought under control and the enemy's living forces have been eliminated, they can calmly go to "go into battle" -- in fact, they will clean up the battlefield and pick up the bargain. So Commander Lucio cheered up, made an impassioned mobilization speech to the hastily assembled soldiers, and then set off in motor vehicles one after another!

The strength of the Philippine Army is very "strong"!

As an armed force that claims to be able to challenge the Chinese Army, they have as many as 780,000 (not 780,000) soldiers, as well as troops of five military regions, eight divisions, and one light armored brigade. Equipped with a total of up to 501 armored combat vehicles. As well as 242 towed cannons.

Sounds good. Seems tough. Most of the Filipino people also think so, so they demonstrate at every turn, to fight the evil Red Republic to the end, to deal a head-on blow to the enemy, and so on.

But on closer inspection, it's not the same thing at all.

Among the more than 70,000 troops and 500 armored fighting vehicles, the most powerful equipment is the British-made "Scorpion" light tank, which has a total of 41 units.

This kind of total weight is more than a dozen tons. Carrying an L23 76mm main gun, even on the battlefield of World War II, it is a very worrying thing about survivability and attack power, but it is the most powerful weapon that the Philippines can have, and it is reluctant to toss as a family treasure.

The rest of the 1985 American-made AIFV armored vehicles, the 1967 M113 armored personnel carriers, the 1993 British Simba armored vehicles, the 1979 Cadillac V-100 armored vehicles, and so on, are more than seventy or eighty models, with a wide variety of varieties and complete varieties, like a collection of old-fashioned armored equipment.

Just listening to the number is scary. But in reality, none of them can withstand the blow of even the cheapest RPG7. Even heavy machine guns or cannons of slightly larger caliber can easily destroy them.

Looking at the "powerful" artillery units, the main number is occupied by 120 101mm howitzers of the M101 type. This infantry heavy weapon, which began to be produced in 1941, has now been equipped with the AC130 "Air Gunboat", the US air killer. But the Army? Who the hell is using this thing!

Another OTO-Melara? The Mod?56 howitzer, which is more than 100 pieces, is an advanced weapon in the 1950s, which was equipped with many countries, including Vietnam, and performed quite well in the war.

The last big bomb is 12 155mm heavy guns (according to other data, there are only 8 guns)!

But looking at its model, it seems to have been pulled out of the World War II Museum, in addition to being able to deter the enemy, I really don't know how many fierce attacks the other side has launched when they dragged them into the battlefield and put them out of the line several times.

With such a "powerful" armed force pressing the formation, the Philippine Army is full of confidence and fighting spirit (?). ）。 All in all, I am quite confident in the defense of the homeland.

Based on this, at the beginning, Commander Lucio was full of strength and fighting spirit, as he had encouraged his soldiers. But when the troops slowly drove out of the barracks, the battle on the manor side was nearing its end.

Less than five kilometers away, the sound of gunfire became thin and seemed to end at any moment. This should have been a joy - after all, it is not a simple enemy to be able to launch missile and aerial bomb attacks by powerful forces. Later, low-altitude short-range missiles came out and killed two advanced fighters, which had already scared Lucio into sweating, his hands and feet were sore, and he almost ordered the troops to turn back!

Can they survive under aerial bomb and missile attacks, and even fight back with ground-to-air missiles, is it really something that their so-called powerful soldiers can handle?

Others don't know, but Lucio himself has seen the real world's powerful army, and understands that even if the whole country's army is combined, it may not be able to beat a mechanized infantry brigade of a powerful country. If someone casually dispatches a company of main battle tanks, they can form a crushing sweep of all their armored forces!

Helplessly, this happened in the vicinity of his country, Manila, and as a garrison, he had no reason to retreat. Besides, the backstage boss gave money, and he had to go up hard!

But now that we're about to reach the outskirts of the manor, something terrible happens! A certain big man who has been talking to him unimpededly can't be contacted at a critical moment!

Lucio had an extra eye, and wrote down the tactical radio bands for the raid on the paratroopers in the manor, and called loudly for several minutes with the one assigned to him, but received no response.

When it came to this, anyone who wasn't a fool could figure out that something terrible must have happened over there that forced them to keep the radio silent. Even, there is no way to respond!

The staff officer who has been following him has gone to the United States to study for further studies, and he was very shocked by the results of the analysis of the various situations he knows so far! Looking at the manor with fireworks rising in the distance, it is not even the slightest bit of war intent!

Seeing that Lucio still can't make up his mind. He had to remind: "Commander. You have to think about it. In the face of a serious lack of intelligence, if we rush into battle, it is very likely that we will cause huge casualties. When the time comes, your position will be seriously threatened! ”

Lucio's heart was shocked, and his face became more and more unsightly.

It's not impossible.

The strength of the Philippine Army is also complex and intertwined, and although the people who come up are extremely powerful, they must not underestimate the bureaucrats below, and none of them are good at it. Their quality of fighting is rubbish. However, the experience of the struggle for power is extremely rich. If you are not careful, you may get yourself into a lot of trouble.

But thinking of his duties, he couldn't help but hesitate: "But, after all, we are responsible for guarding the country, and the matter is so big, it is impossible to sit back and watch the enemy leave." The pressure of public opinion should not be underestimated. ”

The chief of staff flashed a fierce light in his small eyes, and said in a low voice: "Let's just bombard the periphery with artillery directly." Let's just say that most of the enemy has been wiped out by us, and the remnants have fled ahead of time and are in pursuit. ”

This is a clear attempt to falsify war exploits. Both of them can see clearly, anyway, the manor is bombing bombs, missiles, rockets, and grenades over and over again. If nothing else, it's already in shambles. They bombarded with artillery again. The scene must be completely unseeable. When the time comes, they will make up the number of kills at will, and who will be able to confirm it? Say that the number of corpses is not enough? All burned to ashes, or buried under the rubble!

In short, there is also the possibility that bad things will become good things, and the key depends on whether you can play them or not.

Lucio still hesitated: "However, there are still friendly paratroopers inside, and if you rush to shell, it will cause accidental injury." ”

The chief of staff pouted: "They will protect themselves." Besides, there will inevitably be indirect damage in battle, and I believe they will understand. Don't we still have a tactical radio in our hands? If you really encounter a bombing by mistake, they will take the initiative to contact you. ”

Lucio suddenly remembered the bus kidnapping that happened before. Under the eyes of the whole world, the Philippine police staged a lame and stupid action gorgeously, allowing the world to see with their own eyes what is a typical representative of waste incompetence.

The subsequent scandals have made the Philippines a laughing stock all over the world. First, President Ah Ji Nuo's weird sneer, and then shameless police officers and students took pictures at the scene of the incident; Secondly, he put a national flag on the coffin of the robber - this Nima is a criminal, hey! Giving them the national flag is an affirmation of their abduction and killing of foreign tourists, is it in line with the positive meaning of the country?

Later, when the bodies of the five victims were transferred, the museum was openly opened for reporters to take pictures, which has broken the moral bottom line of most civilized countries to respect the dead.

However, the Filipinos never seemed to regard this matter as much of a trouble, and they calmly "closed the case" in just a few days, returning the robbers' bushes covered with the national flag to their families, and no one was punished much for this.

However, from another perspective, it is understandable that in the Philippines now, kidnapping and ransom has almost become a "family sideline" business. Under the government's powerless jurisdiction, all kinds of weapons were rampant among the people, and the economy was in shambles, so robbery became a good business to make a fortune.

Maybe President Ah Ji Nuo's weird sneer is from here as a starting point, thinking that those guys are doing a good job? Unknown.

All in all, Commander Lucio seemed to have been inspired by this incident, and the panic in his heart suddenly weakened a lot. He coughed, put on a full face of majesty, and gave the order to the troops, launch an offensive posture on the spot, encircle the manor with armored vehicles, and then release the artillery and prepare to bombard!

We won't complain about why they are almost on the battlefield, they have a battalion of troops that have not yet dispersed and surrounded, and they are still dragging 105mm howitzers.

As soon as he gave this order, it was obvious that most of the soldiers and officers showed relieved expressions, and then they put on a posture. The eight "Scorpion" tanks, which are used to serve as the main threat force, are even more horizontal rotating gun barrels that show off their might, aiming at the manor and making a warning.

The fastest movement was actually the light infantry in a truck. They were more adept at getting the vehicle-mounted mortars ready first, and then fired a test shot at the manor.

At a distance of less than a kilometer, the American M-107 mortar with a caliber of 30mm can play quite well, with a sharp whistle, and a dull explosion and the flash of fire. The shell blasted a shallow crater in one of the farmlands on the estate.

Lucio motioned for the gunner to stop. There is no rush to fire at full speed. On the one hand, he was distressed that the shells were too expensive. On the other hand, it is also intended to wait for the friendly forces inside to react. Look, I've greeted you with cannonballs, so I should have taken the initiative to respond anyway, right?

However, this was of no avail, and the paratroopers inside had long since been killed and wounded. The few remaining lucky ones who hid in the dense forest at night were also injured, and it was too late to escape. Who has the strength to respond to a random call that in their eyes is an idiot?

But to say that it has no effect at all is also wronged. Because about five minutes after the explosion (I can't understand how they could have waited so long), there was a dull roar from the direction of the manor, followed by a slight tremor on the ground!

The Filipino soldiers on guard in front were confused and couldn't figure out what the situation was, but Lucio and the chief of staff immediately changed their faces! Experienced and well-informed, they immediately heard that it was clearly a movement that could only be emitted when a heavy chariot was running!

As if to confirm their bad guesses, just a minute later. In the darkness, a low bush in front of him suddenly made a clattering and snapping sound. The sonorous and crisp sound produced by the crawler crushing the ground and colliding is particularly distinct. Several majestic and mighty figures faintly appeared in the night against the backdrop of fireworks!

Lucio's heart was in his throat early, and he screamed in a different tone: "Hit the flares, prepare all the firepower carefully!" ”

The gunners, who were already holding the mortar shells and preparing to load, hurriedly found the flares and shot them out, and when a shiny small umbrella fell, the true face of the oncoming black shadow was completely exposed to their eyes!

The two 59 magic main battle tanks, with the majestic posture of 120mm smoothbore guns, seem to be able to crush everything with a majestic and domineering spirit, and they are rushing towards the momentum at an acceleration! The typical half-egg-shaped cast turret is too distinct, and the five-team weight wheel, which represents justice and authority, is a symbol of strength, and when its roar appears on the battlefield, it represents another righteous mission that will be demonstrated and will be accomplished!

"Tan tank?!"

Commander Lucio's stupid scream, almost fell off the command car!

The chief of staff reacted much faster than him, and without saying a word, he ordered loudly: "All weapons, aim at the combat vehicle in front and fire!" ”

It's over, bang on the roof of the car, and make the driver quickly turn around and run for his life!

Take those thugs and guerrillas who don't even look good, and can only be used to bully thugs and guerrillas who don't even have bazookas, against the main battle tanks that are not easy to mess with at first glance? Their brains aren't broken yet!

It's a pity that both Lucio and the chief of staff obviously overestimated the reaction speed of their own soldiers, and they were scared when they saw the tank! What a fire attack, all on the spot to drive the vehicle, panicked steering ready to run!

The quality of the army is vividly displayed at this moment!

All the vehicles moved together, and there was no order and cooperation, and you were fighting with a swarm of headless flies, all trying to break away from the tank from the seemingly spacious passage to attack the front, but dozens of vehicles collided, rear-ended, scraped, and all kinds of screams rang out!

Directly ahead, in the front of the 59 tanks, Leoni, who was sitting in the commander's position, saw this scene, sneered disdainfully, and shouted: "Facing the enemy army, shoot while rushing forward, and crush them all!" ”

Her blood was surging, and the steel car of more than 30 tons seemed to instill infinite strength into her. It was the blood and ambition of the great Soviet bloodline, which had defeated the powerful German fascists, and when it was integrated into such a chariot, it was like returning to the majestic era when the red threat spread all over the world!

In response to her, there was the roar of a diesel engine running at full power, followed by the powerful sound of a 120mm smoothbore gun!

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The two guns fired in unison, and the two "Scorpion" light tanks exploded in response, rolling to the side like toys.

After a slight pause, two more cannons passed, and another steel splash and flames soared into the sky!

Within a few hundred meters, the 59 Magic Change, which has a two-way stability system, is completely one-sided, firing while marching, almost no misses, and every shot must hit!

In a short distance, it quickly shortened under the pressure of the sonorous tracks, until it was close to the front, and all eight "Scorpions" were wiped out, and there were even two armored vehicles and infantry combat vehicles behind the spectacular scene of being pierced by a single shot!

Subsequently, the 59 tank, which was vigorous and did not lose money, was unreasonably aimed at those thin-skinned things, crushed and collided unscrupulously, and forced out two passages of flesh and steel garbage, and drove away! (To be continued......)