Chapter 980: Long-range heavy artillery strike
The Red Guard Corps outside Raqqa is resting, but for the Kurdish soldiers inside the city, it is an ordeal.
The distance between the two sides is only one or two kilometers, and a large platoon of tanks placed on the opposite side of the city has brought great psychological pressure to the Kurdish forces in the city.
The Kurdish forces in Syria have never encountered such a strong armed force at one time, and they have not even seen any soldiers.
There are hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles combined, and it seems that there is no end in sight.
In the past, even if they were dealing with the soldiers of the Syrian government army, that is, they could occasionally see a few government tanks, all of which were T-72 tanks, and there were more advanced T-90 tanks behind them.
And no matter what kind of tank it is, it is a very terrifying existence for the Kurdish forces.
In fact, the Kurdish forces also have some tanks and armored vehicles, including Rakane, which they have from ISIS forces and Syrian government forces.
However, the number is extremely small, and the armed system is not perfect, and it has always been the backbone of the army, and it is reluctant to use it.
After all, if there are fewer things, they will be cherished.
The Red Police Corps, on the other hand, is completely different, weapons and equipment are meant to be used for war, and there is nothing to hide.
Moreover, such a thing as a tank is not an important tactical weapon, so there is no need to hide it at all.
So Cai Ruichen even sent out the Apocalypse Tank, of course, some top-secret weapons were not used.
After all, against the armed forces on the territory of Syria. There is no need to use those killer weapons at all, many advanced weapons units are all reserved for Israel or NATO troops.
Don't use an elephant to crack a nut. Sending Apocalypse tanks is enough to look up to the Kurdish parties in Syria.
What's more, the current Syrian Kurdish political parties have long been scattered, and the Kurdish armed forces in each region are all fighting on their own, and there is no hope for them to live one day at a time.
Cai Ruichen's move. It is one thing to open up the railway line, but it is also to establish authority in Syria, so that no cat or dog dares to covet the wealth of the future technology group.
After all, there are times. Talking and deterrence do not work, and a simple and simple knockdown with a stick is the best means of deterrence.
Especially for those armed forces, they have no scruples in peacetime. A little bit of interest is red-eyed. Cai Ruichen is not in the mood to deal with such a small role all the time, so he simply catches a typical one, and then completely bombards it to give others enough deterrent means.
The Kurdish forces, which happened to collide with themselves, can not only be above board and not afraid of the United States' obstruction, but also achieve multiple goals. It couldn't be more appropriate.
In fact, Cai Ruichen originally planned to let the Kurds themselves have civil strife. But it is even more unnecessary to be polite when the fire of war burns on one's head.
Raqqa is the battle in which the Red Guard Corps opened the door to Syria, and this battle Cai Ruichen demanded that it must be perfectly resolved.
It is necessary to take the city of Raqqa efficiently, and in this battle to show the majesty and momentum of the Red Police Corps, the most important thing is that the strength must be thoroughly displayed.
At the same time, Cai Ruichen even began to arrange for the railway department to prepare for the construction of the railway in Syria, and also sent a construction and maintenance team to start the reconstruction of the city once Raqqa was taken.
This is not only Ahmed's request, but also Cai Ruichen's request for himself, because in his opinion, Syria will be his own in the future, and there are some work that can be started, which can be started earlier, and it is better to start earlier.
At the same time, it can also show a little sincerity to Ahmed, the reconstruction of Raqqa is nothing at all for Cai Ruichen, but for the Syrians, the meaning is completely different.
This means that a new beginning and hope have really come, so that it can not only help Ahmed, but also better establish the image of the future technology group, and also implement Cai Ruichen's promise in advance, so that the Syrian people can rest assured.
For this reason, Ren Rui also felt the heavy pressure on his shoulders, because the reconstruction team concentrated in Mosul could set off at any time, and after the occupation of Raqqa, the team would be stationed in Raqqa for reconstruction work as soon as possible.
It may not even be possible for him to succeed in capturing Raqqa and rebuilding his team.
Of course, this is what Ren Rui does not want to see, he cannot order when the reconstruction team will set off, the only thing he can do is to take the city as soon as possible.
In fact, the Kurdish forces in the opening of the house were not taken seriously by Ren Rui, only more than 1,000 people.
The only tricky thing is that these armed men are all scattered in many parts of the city, and it will take a long time to clear them all.
Forty-five minutes later, Ren Rui once again left the command vehicle, and behind the front-line troops, the automatic artillery companies of the two armored battalions were all concentrated.
"After the break, order the self-propelled artillery battery, immediately launch an artillery bombardment on the designated target."
"Order the air assault battalion, after arriving in Raqqa, to make a surprise attack on the city as soon as possible, and ten minutes after the ground forces, in accordance with the plan, officially launch an attack on Raqqa."
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With Ren Rui's order, all the troops began to move except for a guard platoon left by his side.
Far away in a depression 35 kilometers east of the city of Raqqa, two companies of self-propelled guns lined up here, with their barrels all raised high, aimed at the city of Raqqa, more than 30 kilometers away.
At the moment of receiving the order, two companies with a total of twenty-four tank killers simultaneously launched artillery shelling on targets in the city of Raqqa.
Before the main force arrived in Raqqa City, the two special operations detachments that had come out had already infiltrated Raqqa City to guide the targets of the attack for the next attack.
All the targets of the shelling were intelligence from commandos and spies, and the main targets were all important Kurdish strongholds far from residential areas.
The city government of Raqqa, as the command of the Kurdish forces, is naturally the first to take out, and several small weapons depots, camps and warehouses are also targeted.
The smallest caliber is a tank killer of 155 mm, and the maximum strike distance can reach 55 kilometers, and if you use rocket range extender shells, you can double the range, of course, if you use range extender shells, then the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
And within the effective normal firing range, the accuracy of the artillery's hits has never disappointed the Red Guard Corps.
Immediately after the shelling began, several places in the city of Raqqa were in flames. (To be continued.) )