The buzzing "Kirov" airship was flying across the sky, and Rom, the commander of the Second Guards Regiment of the Aurora Legion, was on the airship. He led the adviser of the regiment headquarters and followed a tank platoon from Cuba to Merida City on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

The load capacity of the Kirov airship is as high as 300 tons. Although it cannot transport tens of thousands of tons of cargo like a large ship, it has great advantages in terms of timeliness and convenience.

An airship can easily take off with all the personnel and baggage of a tank platoon, from land to land, without the need for a port or airport transfer. It can fly thousands of kilometers and land in the field, and the troops will immediately enter the battle without any repairs. This is the most convenient vehicle for strategic air transport.

Rom has three armored battalions, each with more than 1,000 people, plus auxiliary troops such as artillery, communications, transportation and repairs, and medical care. His regiment has more than 5,000 people, which is one of the most powerful armed forces of the Legion.

Under the escort of the Air Force's fighter jets, Rom's troops landed in the bumpy wilderness of the suburbs of Merida. This place would not be accessible if it were an airplane, but the airship would do it.

After the airship landed, several Type 59 tanks rumbling out of the cargo compartment. These modified tanks are the most elite troops of the Aurora Legion. Perhaps the tank quality is somewhat inferior to the enemy's m60a3, but the quantity is absolutely sufficient, and they are doing their best to train.

After getting off the airship, the staff officers were responsible for organizing the troops. Rom took a jeep into the city of Merida. The city was filled with collapsed buildings and destroyed roads. The engineer battalion of the "Mojie Formation" was cleaning up and repairing the land base, and a large number of busy soldiers could be seen along the way.

Originally, Qin Weidong, commander in Merida, was transferred back to Cuba to serve as the General Staff. After several days of being the mayor, Giris was transferred to the Ministry of Interior as the deputy director. Uncle Zhou even went to Jamaica to recuperate. Now the boss in the city is Paramount, the former chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.

Rom saw this round merchant in a simple room. Paramount was relieved to see Rom appear and stepped forward and sighed: "Col. Rom, you have finally arrived. We have been scared to death these days."

The legion officially formed the Mexican Front Army, Merida's security army, the guerrillas of the "Mijie Formation", and the regular troops sent by the legion were all under the command of this front army. Rom, who arrived in advance, was appointed as the acting commander of the front army, commanding more than 100,000 troops under the front army.

There was a sand table in the simple room, and there were two men in military uniforms standing on both sides of the sand table. One was Liu Meng, the commander of the Legion Missile Brigade who had been fighting on the Yucatan Peninsula for a long time, and the other was Yue Hao, the commander of the Legion Independent Artillery Corps, who was promoted from the front line of fire.

Liu Meng's missile brigade fought quite well in the previous city attack and later defense battles. Yue Hao was much more unlucky. The artillery battalion where he was originally in was completely destroyed. After the organization was collected, the equipment and personnel were replenished, and it was expanded into a regiment again, but the backbone staff was seriously insufficient.

"Tell me, how are we doing?" Rom didn't say much nonsense.

"There are more than 100,000 emergency expanded security troops in the city and more than 30,000 guerrillas. Don't expect too much. A garrison in Yingkele in the city has surrendered, and Lieutenant Colonel Hading, who commanded their prisoners of war. In addition, we have more than 300,000 citizens."

"The city can still be solved by food and drinking water, but the war has just passed, with many wounded and sick people and poor medical conditions. The morale of the military and civilians is good. After all, we have just driven away the army of the Diago regime."

"Our enemy gathered in Campeche 150 kilometers away. The enemy's mixed first and second divisions were crippled by us, and the Independent First Division was also severely damaged by us. However, several divisions were transferred behind the enemy, including all full units."

A few people at the scene explained the situation clearly with each word. The virtual projection of the electronic sand table depicts the terrain of the Yucatan Peninsula very clearly, and the pressure facing Merida is not light at all.

"It seems that our opponent is not easy to mess with." Rom stood in front of the sand table and realized that his current opponent was much stronger than expected. "The enemy is going to launch another attack, and they probably understand that if they don't fight to the death, they will die."

"We have now discovered the numbers of the six enemy divisions, all of whom are slowly advancing towards us, trying to launch a siege again." Yue Hao said.

Liu Meng added: "We have air force support, but the number of aircraft is not enough, so we can't suppress our opponents at all times. My missiles are not very effective in attacking hidden and mobile targets in the field. The enemy has learned their lessons now and acts in companies, and cooperates well."

The enemy was in a big army again, obviously trying to make a desperate bet. The so-called trapped beasts are fighting, and in the end it seems extremely sharp and may turn the tables. The drone in front is sending back the enemy's every move in real time, and the electronic map will be updated every half hour.

"Are we still defending the city?" Yue Hao asked. To be honest, he was afraid of defending the city. The previous time he defended the city, the artillery battalion he belonged to was almost completely destroyed.

It is easier to defend the city, there is no shortage of weapons and equipment in the city, and there are also a large number of cannon fodder-like security troops and guerrillas that can be filled in. The enemy has no sea and air support, so it is definitely impossible to fight for consumption.

When the enemy is tired, the Second Guard Regiment, which is raising energy, and the First Guard Regiment, which is about to arrive, can launch a counterattack. With the airlift ability of the "Kirov" airship, the two elite groups can even stab the enemy in the back.

The disadvantage of fighting like this is that many people will die, and I am afraid it will be more tragic than the first Merida defense battle. If the morale in the city collapses first before the enemy is exhausted, it will be a big trouble.

On the electronic map, the enemy's army was constantly approaching the city of Merida. It was not far from Campeche, and the armored troops arrived in two or three hours with one kick to the accelerator. As the commander, Rom was suddenly a little stressed, and even realized the predicament of Qin Weidong's guarding the city before.

"We take the initiative to fight out." Rom thought for a long time, but decided not to defend the city, because Merida was already in ruins and could not defend it. "What I brought was an armored force, and the armored force had no reason to defend the city."

Rom's decision was soon organized as a combat plan and reported it to the staff. Qin Weidong, who was in the rear, quickly approved the plan. Even Zhou Qingfeng, who was recuperating, said: Don't be afraid of losses, let go of the fight, and I will take care of the fight if I lose.

The boss behind him spoke, and the generals in front were naturally more courageous. The Yucatan Peninsula was flat, and the plains south of Merida were particularly suitable for tanks and armored forces to operate. Faced with the enemy step by step, a battle of attacks would be launched in full swing.
Chapter completed!