Defeated Cassel. After Shabi the card has been reorganized. Taking advantage of the loss of the main forces of the 'Rassemblement pour la défense du peuple congolais forces' entrenched in South Kivu and North Kivu provinces, Kurtu took the opportunity to lead three battalions of the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade to the north, preparing to take over the entire Kivu region and completely annihilate this threat from the north.

Although the armed forces of the 'Rassemblement pour la défense du peuple congolais' still have more than 10,000 soldiers in name, they are on par with the Tulumba Brigade and the Kaso. The Shabi brigade is far from the same card. Kurtu was almost the same as before he took refuge, and most of them were militia armed with light firepower equipment. Kurtu's attack was so strong that he soon took the cities of Fiz and Baraka in South Kivu Province and approached Bukavu in South Kivu.

It's right on the card. Kurtu was full of ambition when he was ready to take Bukavu for the card. PLA Pterodactyl drones, which are supported by air intelligence from Kurtu, suddenly sent back information on the presence of a large number of armed forces in the border area with Rwanda in eastern Bukavu.

"Colonel Kurtu, according to the information we have obtained, the number of troops crossing the border from Rwandan territory into the vicinity of Bukavu now exceeds 7,000 people, at least 2 infantry brigades."

"Hell, the damn Rwandans actually sent troops." Card. When Kurtu saw the information, he angrily said, "These damn Rwandans. "Card. Kurtu couldn't help but curse, yes, seeing that the fruit of victory in South Kivu Province was about to be in his hands, suddenly such a strange army came out and stirred up the card. Kurtu's good game, no one can stand it, card. How could Kurtu not be angry, but now he did not know that the armed forces that suddenly appeared in Bukavu were not only Rwandans, but also Ugandans.

"Colonel Kurtu, I think you should immediately report to your government and condemn these aggressors who have not been informed." Cai Zhongxiao heard that an unexpected foreign force had appeared, and Xiang Ka. Kurtu advised, after all, the card. Kurtu is now under the banner of government forces.

"It's useless, Lieutenant Colonel Cai, those guys in Kinshasa won't care about these things." Card. Kurtu shook his head and said that for decades, the northeastern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was almost non-existent, and Ugandans, Rwandans, Sudanese, and Burundians could come whenever they wanted, completely ignoring the sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

"Whether it works or not, we have to try, at least we can stand on the moral high ground," Cai Zhongxiao insisted, "Now we not only want to occupy the territory, but also gain the political initiative." Obviously, after the suggestion of the internal political advisers, now Cai Zhongxiao is very interested in Ka. Kurtu's side is not only in the role of military adviser, but also in politics is beginning to turn to the card. Kurtu exerts influence.

"With political initiative, you can get more support, both financially and militarily." Cai Zhongxiao knows the card. In fact, Kurtu's political literacy is basically equal to zero, so he uses interests to lure him.

"Okay, I think this can make Esta . Ruatu went to do it, "Hear the good too, Ka. Kurtu was moved.

"However, now we have suddenly 2 brigades of regular troops in front of us, you see, they not only have heavy firepower such as artillery, but also tanks! This is not comparable to the stragglers of the RCDP, so what do we do now? "Despite the great anger towards the Rwandans, Ka. Kurtu still has a sober judgment of the current situation, knowing that the Rwandans of these two brigades are tough for him.

Because no matter in terms of troops, or from the comparison of military equipment, compared to Ka. Kurtu's troops were even better. In the card. Deep down in his heart, Kurtu even had the idea of withdrawing his troops.

Cai Zhongxiao didn't answer, but carefully studied the information sent back by the Pterodactyl drone, "Colonel Kurtu, although these Rwandans who suddenly appeared are well equipped, but you look at their marching and coordination, it seems that their training level is average, and they will not be stronger than your troops." Cai Zhongxiao said after studying the image intelligence of the Pterodactyl drone, "If it is just these troops, I personally think that there may not be no chance of winning." ”

Cai Zhongxiao dared to say this, of course, not because of the card. How strong Kurtu's troops suddenly became after a whole training, in fact, in such a short period of time, Ka. The increase in the combat effectiveness of the Kurtu troops is more obvious under the improvement of weapons and equipment, but the most important thing is that the card. Kurtu's artillery units are still the elite of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the regular Tanzanian army.

Considering the particularity of the situation, the commander-in-chief of the Tanzanian garrison, Senior Colonel Song Jihong, after obtaining the consent of the General Staff, selected a group of elite artillery from the 86th Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the Tanzanian Army. The military uniforms of the Kurtu troops, which became the main force of their artillery, carried the card. The soldiers of Kurtu fought together, so that, in conjunction with the accurate air intelligence of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft of the People's Liberation Army, Ka. Kurtu's offensive was so sharp that it quickly broke through the lines of the Rassemblement pour la défense congolais (RCDP) in South Kivu province and approached its main city, Bukavu.

For Cai Zhongxiao's suggestion, card. Kurtu still attaches great importance to it, because since Cai Zhongxiao served as his military adviser, Ka. Kurtu finally got a sense of how the regular army should plan for the campaign. "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel Cai, since you think you can try it, let's try it first." Card. Kurtu said briskly. Despite the card. Kurtu's military literacy is quite limited, but he really has some talent in leadership, at least at the critical moment. Kurtu's decision-making has never dragged its feet.

In this way, in the face of the combined forces of two brigades of Rwanda and Uganda, Ka. Kurtu on the side let Esta . Ruatu reported the "aggression" of the Rwandans to Kinshasa, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner that he would resolutely resist the aggression, while at the suggestion of Cai Zhongxiao, he did not hesitate to fire at the "aggressor".

The Rwandan and Ugandan coalition commanders did not expect Ka. Kurtu dared to take the initiative to play in a weak situation, and for a while he was a little scrambling, and the two battalions of the forward were stuck. Kurtu's troops ate directly. Despite the fact that one of them was a mechanized armored battalion of Ugandans, armed with almost 20 combat vehicles, under 105 howitzers, these old combat vehicles were quickly jammed like paper paste. The Kurtu artillery battalion was beaten into piles of scrap metal.

After suffering a big loss in the first battle, the Rwandans and Ugandans finally came to their senses, and they faced a completely different opponent than the local warlords of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past.

Therefore, in the ensuing battle, the Ugandans suddenly dispatched their F-16C/D fighters, and when the radar network in Tanzania spotted the Ugandans' fighters rushing towards Bukavu, the PLA Tanzanian garrison command hurriedly transferred this important information to Cai Zhongxiao.

"Hell, I didn't think the Ugandans were getting involved," Ka. As soon as Kurtu heard the news, although the color change could not be seen on his swarthy face, the slight trembling facial muscles also revealed a trace of timidity in his heart.

"Colonel Kurtu, I think it's time to think about retreating." Cai Zhongxiao was no longer lucky this time, "The Ugandans dispatched 6 F-16 fighters from Masaka, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Bukavu in half an hour at most, and we have no ability to deal with this kind of fighter at all." ”

Although for the card. Kurtu's troops are equipped with a MANPADS air defense company, but these MANPADS are of no use to the F-16, a third-generation fighter, as long as the pilot is not stupid enough to carry out low-altitude bombing, because the MANPADS with an altitude of only more than 3 kilometers will be completely fine as long as the F-16 remains above 4,000 meters.

And above this height, the precision-guided bombs carried by the F-16 can fall unerringly on artillery positions, turning the jam. The Kurtu bit of artillery was quickly wiped out.

"Retreat, retreat now!" Card. Kurtu heard that Cai Zhongxiao also had this idea, and hurriedly agreed.

"However, even if we retreat, we can't retreat in a swarm, so that if we don't retreat, it will become a rout." Cai Zhongxiao said, "In this way, the artillery will now launch a fierce attack at once, and then take advantage of the artillery strike at the enemy's position, and retreat the front-line troops, and the artillery will be the first to retreat back to Baraka after providing a round of heavy artillery bombardment." The rest of the troops were scattered in battalion and company units and retreated to Baraka. During the retreat, some elites who carried out guerrilla warfare were left in the jungle on both sides of the road, and they fought and retreated. ”

The distance from Bukavu to Baraka is just over 200 kilometres, but apart from a rugged mountain road No. 5, it is at least twice as long as the DRC Kilometre 2. In the case of the dilapidated mountain roads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a car can reach speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour. And now both sides are infantry troops on foot, and the mountainous distance of more than 200 kilometers is Ka. A great opportunity for Kurtu to fight guerrillas.

After dispersing the troops, even in the face of the Ugandan Air Force, they can dodge at any time, so that they have no use, in the mountainous and complex terrain of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a team of three or four hundred people can find a good hiding place at will. Kurtu's African natives are very good at climbing mountains and mountains, so Cai Zhongxiao will not worry about any major problems in scattering and retreating.

For Cai Zhongxiao's suggestion, card. Kurtu had no opinion, and he quickly selected more than 100 indigenous soldiers who had crossed the mountains and mountains and assigned them to some designated areas to carry out harassment and guerrilla operations, while the rest of the troops were ordered to disperse and retreat according to their deployment.