Chapter 11 Sweeping Operations (1)
It took just one week for a week from the failure of the ZAFT guide to the failure of Victoria Harbor on March 8 to the active harassment of the Earth United Army. This lengthy war is enough to make people fall into the eye. Now, a tug-of-war has also started on the gravity front, that is, the Earth, the home planet of mankind.
As long as the Earth United Space Army does not suppress ZAFT outside the Earth orbit (this seems impossible for the moon fleet that has suffered enough MS), then ZAFT's reinforcements will continue to land from the Earth orbit. Of course, this kind of airborne cannot capture a base of Earth United as a stronghold, but it is still okay to make Earth United disgusting in the vast and sparsely populated African continent.
The chariots could not run against MS and could not win. The large force attack would only allow ZAFT's MS team to avoid it. Recently, the generals in the Earth Joint Command had scratched their heads for this long-standing guerrilla warfare. Looking at the rising numbers of casualties, they had to spend money to get the strong mercenaries of individual soldiers to solve the problem. Anyway, there was no need to pay pensions or bear public opinion pressure.
Based on this situation, the Silver Wolf Mercenary Group and the Earth United African Command quickly reached a contract. As the price to attack the main force of the most famous mercenary group on the African continent, the United Army paid a full 50 million Atlantic Union coins.
A series of convoys were running on the Central African grasslands. This time, Rhodes sent all the idle combat team members, a GINN, two M-72 tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles equipped with anti-tank missiles and 50MM rapid-fire guns as the main force of the mercenary group, and then followed by trucks loaded with soldiers and high-energy explosives.
Rhodes took the initiative to bring the explosives, and he decided to use tons of ** to give the recently arrogant coordinator drivers a profound lesson.
The morale of the troops is very high, or the mercenaries who often face life and death are not comparable to those of the young masters of the United Army. The men shouted various military songs along the way, which is in sharp contrast to the recently sluggish Eurasian Federal Army.
"Captain, we arrived. The Earth Army's drone reconnaissed the ZAFT MS team nearby." The tank running in the front stopped, and the 'Black Bear' Kloze Del used a telephone to notify Rhodes who was standing in the GINN cockpit.
"Scatter, stay alert, and receive reports on the situation of the United Army at any time (ZAFT has not yet conducted seed jammer distributing, remote communication is possible). Let's build a forward base here." Rhode responded, and then controlled the steel giant who was more than ten meters high under his seat to walk down from the trailer.
The battle-hardened mercenaries quickly jumped out of the truck, and then several chariots and infantry fighting vehicles drove into the woods next to the road to hide. In less than two hours, a group of people dug out trenches on the desolate African grasslands, and then symbolically pulled two barbed wire mesh.
After finishing all this, it was almost sunset. Rhode drove GINN into the woods to hide, and he walked into the command car - a modified infantry fighting vehicle.
"How is the battle?" Rhode took out a cigarette from his arms and lit it, and asked Daniel, the correspondent soldier of the mission. This young man, who was only in his twenties, was a newcomer who had just jumped from the Atlantic Republic to come here.
"Ten minutes ago, there was a fire exchange signal 60 kilometers southwest of our side. I asked the Earth Army just now. They said that a ZAFT team attacked part of the Third Armored Division on the road to Vander City. The Earth Army's armored forces are retreating." Daniel said, marking the fire exchange location on the LCD screen.
"Where is Vander City?" Rod took a sip of cigarettes and said, and somehow he felt very bad.
"Here." Daniel found a small town. This down-and-out small town is 200 kilometers northeast of this place, where there is the main force of the Third Armored Division of the Eurasian Federation of the Earth.
"Damn it!!" Rhode finally knew where the wrong thing was coming from. If this Earth Army's armored unit fled to Vander along the way, it would definitely pass through the position of the mercenary group! Obviously, the Earth Army must have known that there was a friendly army stationed here, so it would definitely accelerate to rush towards this side.
Although this grassland is vast, there is only this road on the nearest road to Vander. The mercenary group's position is built on the left side of the road. There are quite a few forests behind and on the side, and the front is an open area. A few hours ago, the mercenary group built three trenches on the front of the open area, and a very deep but very hidden trenches were prepared on the side.
"Everyone, work is here, prepare for the battle." Rhode woke up all the players who were still resting in the communicator, and then spoke very quickly: "A fool Earth army led ZAFT's MS to this side. We still have about 40 minutes to prepare, 'Black Bear'!"
"At the commander." The man who had already sat in the position of the chariot commander, replied.
"Order Team A to defend the front line, 500 meters of anti-tank mines are spread on the front line of the position, and all the trenches on the sides of the woods are buried with explosives. Once the enemy MS wants to attack us from both wings, they will be sent to the sky! All the heavy firepower is aimed at the open ground, and Team B is ordered to arrange 20 people to hide in the woods on the other side of our road, all carrying line-guided anti-tank missiles with armored warheads. Let me get closer and then fire!" Rockets and anti-tank missiles are easily avoided by MS due to their range, but if they are launched in the woods at close range, it will give those self-righteous coordinators a profound lesson.
"Yes, sir." Klose participated in more battles than everyone on the opposite ZAFT pilots combined, and soon conveyed Rhode's orders.
Rhodes climbed into the cockpit, pressed the start button and lit up his unique red eyes instantly. He turned on his night vision equipment and took in his eyes.
Seeing dozens of people burying mines at the forefront, Daniel thought of something, he said, "Tell the Earth Army that if they want to come, escape into the woods on the other side of the road, otherwise we will not bear any responsibility if we step on the landmine." He did not expect too much from the Earth United Army, as long as the other party did not mess up his position. As for whether these remaining soldiers fled back to Vander or stayed to fight side by side, it depends on whether these young soldiers had the will of steel.
Rhodes had been in the Eurasian Federation Army at least. He thought about it and it seemed that the Third Armored Division was composed of Russian troops. This was quite expected the Slavs' bravery. Although the top leaders of the United Army were corrupt and incompetent, the lower-level soldiers were still very capable of fighting, but it was useless to fight. The wrong combat plan and command could sacrifice all warriors.
Time passed quickly in tension. Just when the mercenaries were just ready to welcome the ZAFT army, a series of explosions came from the distance of the horizon. Rodrad approached the monitor and found that about a dozen tanks were dodging the shells shot from the rear in a mess. It can be said that the drivers of the Earth Army's tanks all pushed their skills to the limit. Tanks of dozens of tons drove as desperate as sports cars.
The turret was tilted back two cannons from time to time, which made Rhode very satisfied. At least the force had not been beaten and lost its fighting spirit. However, a battalion-level unit was beaten to only two or three kittens, and he had to look up at ZAFT's military strength.
"Here, I searched for the MS troops in progress, with 8 numbers and GINN. Well, guys, let me get closer, which one can't help but fire first, I will throw him into the confinement room and stay for a month!" Rhode stared at the MS running on the ground and said, his finger on the cannon shooting button trembled slightly because of excitement.
What is the concept of dozens of tons of MS running on the ground? It trembles violently like an ancient demon like a trampling on the earth, like a feeling of tension about to die to stimulate the human heart, like the first row of light infantry soldiers facing the enemy knights in the medieval era! This pressure is enough to make a hysterical stand up, and then press the trigger frantically to pour out the tension in his heart!
But the dozens of mercenaries at the front had already been through life and death many times. They even had the intention to whisper in the trenches, as if this defense was as simple as hunting. These are veterans, and their psychological qualities are enough to match the ten rookies who have just been on the battlefield!
ZAFT's MS naturally discovered that there were several trenches and barbed wire on the opposite road, but these people from the sky always felt a sense of arrogance. Or after searching for the opposite door, there was no trace of human figure, I thought it was just a small position that the Earth Army had already escaped. But even if there were people, so what? Can tanks cannot stop the glorious ZAFT, just rely on infantry rifles? What a joke!?
"Sir, the opponent enters the range." The tank commanded by Klose has aimed the 140MM electromagnetic projection cannon at the MS, which is chasing only 5 tanks left.
"Wait a little longer." Rhode responded, and GINN's 75MM assault rifle also aimed at an MS.
At this time, another tank of the Earth Army was hit by a shell and turned into a torch. Fortunately, the remaining tanks fled into the woods. ZAFT's eight MSs paused, as if thinking about whether to chase after them, but the pause was caught by the mercenaries.
Chapter completed!