Chapter 766: Dilemma
The total destruction of Tulumba was very important for the CIA's Nick Murphy. As far as Ziland is concerned, this is not a problem at all, he just took this opportunity to integrate the local armed forces of the 'National Defence of the People's Congress' and the 'M23 Movement' in South Kivu and North Kivu provinces, and the 'National People's Congress', which was originally quite resistant to the integration action secretly promoted by the CIA, suddenly lost its ability to compete with the 'M23 Movement' in terms of military strength due to the loss of the elite Tulumba Brigade.
As a result, the integration of the Rwandan government, a CIA-controlled pawn, has officially completed the merger of the local armed forces of the CNDP and the M23 Movement, which are rampant in South Kivu and North Kivu provinces.
After the Americans took control of the new government in Rwanda, a large number of Tutsi refugees returned to Rwanda. But many of the refugees remained, and a few ambitious people used the defectors of these Tutsi refugees to achieve warlordism in the Kivus region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The two most powerful of these warlords are the CNDP and the M23 Movement, which have formed a very strong foothold in the northeastern part of the DRC. Small local warlords like Kurtu have taken refuge in the DRC.
After the merger of the Congrès national pour la défense du peuple (CNDP) and the M23 Movement (RCDP) into the Rassemblement pour la défense du peuple congolais (RCDP), the leader of the M23 Movement, was the chairman. Shabi was promoted to commander-in-chief of the congolais pour la défense du peuple congolais and commander of the reintegrated 1st Brigade, which expanded to more than 3,500 soldiers in nine infantry battalions.
The 1st Brigade of the 'Congolese People's Liberation League', which was formed by the elite armed forces of the two major regions, was planned by the CIA to attack the People's Republic of China again. Kurtu's main ground force, for which the CIA mobilized a large number of light and heavy weapons from Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, which were under the control of the Americans, rearmed Kaso. This brigade of Shabi.
In Nick. With Zieland's intervention, the U.S. Africa Command sent military advisers to Cassel. Shabi's troops were retrained, especially their newly formed 105th Howitzer Battalion of Heavy Firepower. Zieland mobilized 24 M119 105mm light howitzers directly from the U.S. garrison to reinforce Cassel. The 105 howitzer battalion of the 105th Brigade of Shabi was organized into three artillery batteries, each armed with eight M119 105mm light howitzers.
The M119 105mm light howitzer has great power, long range and light weight, and is one of the main supporting heavy firepower of the US Airborne Division and Air Assault Division. The mortars that Kurtu has now acquired can be compared.
It can be said that when Cassel. After the 1st Brigade of Shabi received such a 105 howitzer battalion, the heavy fire completely overshadowed the Ka. Mortar fire in Kurtu. It's just that the use of these howitzers can't be taught overnight, Nick. Zilander simply manipulated the Rwandan government to send relevant personnel from the regular army to form this artillery battalion so that it could become combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
For these changes in the Kivu region, the card. Kurtu's men, due to their low ranks, did not have access to the upper echelons of the RCD, so they had no idea that their enemies had been completely refreshed and equipped with new combat capabilities.
So when more than 2 weeks later Cassel. Shabi led his troops south again, and the Pterodactyl drones sent by the 86th Infantry Brigade discovered Cassel in advance. Shabi's troops carried the 105 Howitzer Battalion, but Cai Zhongxiao had nothing to do, because this time Kaso. There were high-ranking people in Shabi's army, and the artillery position was set up more than 10 kilometers away from Rukengo early. Shabi's infantry battalion also stopped, and surrounded the artillery position three layers outside it, as if it had smashed the Rukengo position first and then advanced.
Seeing this extremely unfavorable situation, Cai Zhongxiao hurriedly let the card. Kurtu's troops retreated because of Ka. The construction of Kurtu's front-line positions did not take into account the possibility of a large-scale 105 howitzer attack, so there were almost no anti-shelling facilities, and staying on the position was tantamount to waiting for death.
When Cai Zhongxiao found that the US Predator unmanned reconnaissance aircraft appeared at the front of the position, he knew that the general trend had gone, and with this kind of thing as an artillery command attack landing point, facing Kasuo. Shabi superior forces and artillery fire attacks, relying on Ka. Kurtu's more than 1,000 people in Rukengo today cannot hold on in any way.
So Cai Zhongxiao decisively let the card. Kurtu retreated, despite the fact that Ka. Kurtu was very unwilling, or at the insistence of Cai Zhongxiao, the main force retreated, and when the whistling shells landed on the forward position of Rukengo, leveling the machine gun fortifications left on the position, let Ka, who was hiding in the distance and refused to leave willingly. Kurtu was so frightened that he was sweating. Covered by such heavy artillery fire, Ka. Kurtu also encountered it for the first time, and in his opinion, it was as terrifying as the end of the world. If he hadn't heeded Cai Zhongxiao's advice to withdraw most of his main force just now, half of his elite forces would have been reimbursed on the position.
Because of Rukengoka. After the first round of shelling, there was hardly much intact left of the entire forward positions deployed by Kurtu. "Lieutenant Colonel Cai, what should we do now?" Card. Kurtu had been frightened into sweat by the enemy's heavy artillery fire, and he no longer had the usual composure, such firepower was by no means something his troops could resist. In Kurtu's mind, even if he retreated to Kalemi to concentrate all his forces, his troops still had no hope of resisting.
A person who has just tasted power, where is he willing to lose it willingly. So card. Kurtu though against Jacques. Laijit spoke, but his eyes looked at Cai Zhongxiao anxiously.
"Judging from the current forces of the enemy and us, we have no chance of winning at all, I suggest leaving some small forces and scattering into the mountains and forests on both sides of Highway 5 to delay the enemy's marching speed, and then" Cai Zhongxiao said this, and also felt that his head was abnormal, from the discovery of the Predator drone of the US army to Kasuo. The unusually accurate firing of Shabi's artillery made the support of the Americans behind it obvious, and from the point of view of strength, it was clear that this resurgent warlord army had taken on a new look.
In the face of such an opponent, Cai Zhongxiao looked back at the card. The power in Kurtu's hands, there is really no way to think about it now. If he has a crack PLA commando in his hand, Cai Zhongxiao can also try to launch a night attack to kill this howitzer battalion of the enemy. Knowing the level of training and combat capabilities of the Kurtu troops, the probability of this success is minimal.
With the support of the U.S. military, this warlord army is now not only superior in numbers, but also obviously not equipped with cards. Kurtu's troops can be compared as long as their commanders are not too stupid and insist on taking the battalion step by step. Kurtu has little chance of winning. The only way to save the defeat now is to dispatch the air power of the People's Liberation Army or the Tanzanian military to bring Kaso. Shabi's howitzer battalion will be knocked out, and there will be a way to think of it.
It's just that this tactic is not something that Cai Zhongxiao can decide, after all, if the air force is dispatched, this movement is really too big, and no matter how weak the DRC is, it also involves the sovereignty of a country, which is the same as secretly supporting the card behind the back. The nature of Kurtu is completely different, and once it gets out, it is inevitable that the government will not be politically passive.
But the card. Although Cai Zhongxiao does not understand the high-level deployment very well, he also knows that we will not give up easily, especially now when it is going very smoothly, so Cai Zhongxiao has to ask the headquarters of the 86th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Base separately, and the headquarters will make a decision, and he only needs to report the facts.
With this idea, Cai Zhongxiao suggested the card. Kurtu first retreated the main forces to Kalemi to Kaso. Judging from the marching speed of Shabi's infantry-based troops, it is impossible to attack Kalemi today, that is to say, Cai Zhongxiao still has more than ten hours to save the situation.
In the face of the latest battle situation reported by Cai Zhongxiao and the command of the 86th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, the General Staff is also very troubled, the key is that the 86th Mechanized Infantry Brigade is not suitable for shooting, otherwise, with the strength of the 86th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, only the Destroyer Special Aviation Battalion will be dispatched to defeat Kasuo. Shabi's howitzer battalion was dealt with.
The problem is that the government will be under too much pressure in international opinion to openly send troops across the border to strike. Now, as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) goes abroad, the world is not always happy to see the sudden increase in China's armed forces, and many countries are still very suspicious.
The presence of the People's Liberation Army in Tanzania has caused many African countries to protest on the international stage. In addition, after the announcement of the plan to arm Tanzania, it has touched the sensitive nerves of many countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, and many countries bordering Tanzania have begun to increase military spending to increase their military strength and offset the impact of Tanzania's military strength.
Under such circumstances, the PLA will carry out another cross-border strike, which will make the opposition of these countries even higher.
Therefore, it seems very inappropriate to send troops directly to strike. But now that the enemy has approached the city, if he does not directly send troops to support, he will see that the card . Kurtu is about to be unable to support it, although this is a chess piece, it is also an extremely important chess piece for the General Staff, and he is directly related to the success or failure of the General Staff in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
So card. Kurtu also had to be saved, but how to save it, for a while, the general staff did not have any good ideas.