After the special envoy Herbert proposed the terms of mediation, Suzano did not immediately agree. He silently returned to the residence arranged for him by the legion, stared at him, and stayed up all night.
From time to time there was the sound of wheels rolling outside the window, snow-white light came in through the window, and the light beam moved in the dark room. Suzano was lying in the simple house, unable to sleep.
The land distance from Merida to Mexico City is more than a thousand kilometers, but there is nothing that can stop the Aurora Legion's advance along the way. The only thing that limits its advancement speed is the Legion's current serious lack of ground transportation vehicles and troops.
But the Legion is not incapable of attacking Mexico City. Not to mention the terrifying long-range ballistic missiles, the large number of propeller fighters alone are enough to give the Diego regime in the city a drink. Even the Y-5 with a rocket nest is enough.
The numbers overwhelmed the resistance in the city.
But Suzano was extremely unwilling to withdraw from Mexico City so easily. You must know that Mexico is a country with extremely serious polarization between rich and poor. Mexico City concentrates the vast majority of the country's resources and population. If this city is lost,
Life will be difficult in the future.
Although there are many cities in northern Mexico, and even a few are industrial cities with good conditions, in general they are not of the same level. The most important thing is that such a large-scale evacuation will be carried out in the last days. It is hard to say whether it can gather people's hearts again.
.
In terms of organizational difficulty, retreat is more difficult than attacking and is more of a test of human nature.
The next day, Suzano walked out of the room with red eyes and made no decision. He decided to take a look at the situation before talking. As soon as he went out, he saw Herbert, who also had bloodshot eyes. The two looked at each other and it was obvious that
They both saw that the other party didn't sleep well.
"What are we doing today?"
"Let's continue to look at this city. Anyway, Victor Hugo allows us to look at it as we like."
The two brothers and sisters went out again, and they wanted to see the military camp. After all, the enemy's military power was the biggest pressure on their hearts.
We headed out to the outskirts of the city, but this time the route was different. When I asked, I learned that I was visiting another military camp today. A batch of new weapons had just arrived, so I wanted to take a good look.
Are there new weapons?
Suzano felt that he had been frightened by more than 700 Type 59 tanks yesterday, and there was no way he would be surprised this time. He also became numb to the new weapons, and had no regard for the corps personnel responsible for guiding them.
He just said lightly: "Okay, you might as well go and have a look."
After changing to a military camp, it was also a large tent that was shielding the sun from the sky, and there were a lot of tanks under the tent. Suzano was suddenly angry, and he asked: "Did you move the five hundred Type 59 tanks?"
You want to scare me by telling me that this is a new group?"
"Sir, these are not Type 59 tanks. These are really a new batch." The accompanying corps personnel were very patient.
"Nonsense, isn't this a round head with five pairs of road wheels? I've already counted the wheels." Suzano walked into the tent where the tanks were parked, pointing at one tank after another and about to curse. But when he got closer,
Only then did I realize that this tank was indeed a little different from the one I saw yesterday.
"Sir, your habit of counting wheels is a disease." The legion personnel introduced: "This is the Type 62 light tank. It is lighter than the Type 59, and its firepower and defense are much worse. However, it is light, flexible, and fast.
It is fast and suitable for deployment in areas with water networks and complex terrain."
This..., why did another tank appear?
Looking at the size of the tanks under the tent, there are probably hundreds of them. Herbert couldn't help but asked doubtfully: "Do you have so much fuel to drive so many tanks?"
"We have occupied the city of Campeche. The refinery and offshore oil fields there are well preserved, and the legion is working at full capacity for production. Although the initial output is limited, it will be increased soon," said the legion personnel.
Said proudly.
Campeche? Campeche was lost in the hands of Suzano.
Listening to the depressed mood, Suzano and Herbert once again climbed inside one tank after another to investigate. The results were as shocking as yesterday. These tanks were equally old, but equally well maintained, as if they had just been
It looks like it has been refurbished and is ready to be driven out into battle at any time.
Although the Type 62 is not as powerful as the Type 59, its fast maneuverability and good adaptability to road conditions can find a lot of use in Mexico. In low-intensity combat, it does not require too strong firepower and armor, but it is
Speed and passability are often required.
Where the 59th style cannot go, the 62nd style can go, which will greatly reduce the space for the Aurora Legion's opponents to move. Suzano and Herbert felt heavy about this again, and they spent another difficult night after returning.
However, when they walked out of the room again on the third day, the moment they looked at each other, they both understood that the other person still had not made up his mind and was always hesitant.
"Today we will show you the armed strength of the legion." The escort of the legion looked at the ugly expressions of the two people, but they became even more proud.
"You still want to see tanks?" Suzano said to himself: Where did you get so many tanks?
"No, we are looking at the infantry equipment today," the escort said.
What's so cool about infantry?
Suzano and Herbert looked at each other, but they could only bite the bullet and follow. This time, they did not need to go to the suburbs. They visited a military camp directly in the city. They saw large groups of people lining up to receive the goods.
equipment.
The crowds of people were overwhelming, and the scene was filled with the clanging sounds of various firearms and equipment. According to the explanation, these people were guerrillas waiting for formal training by the Mexican Liberation Front. At the beginning, there were 30,000 people.
into four light infantry divisions.
This kind of light infantry is really light and basically does not have any heavy weapons. The heaviest equipment is the Dongfeng truck for transportation, and the strongest firepower is the divisional 120mm mortar.
Suzano followed the moving crowd to the scene where weapons were collected, and saw wooden weapon packaging boxes being opened with a crowbar on the spot, and firearms coated with butter were taken out.
There are twelve people in an infantry squad. The squad leader and deputy squad leader use Type 56 submachine guns, a machine gun team uses Type 56 light machine guns, and a rocket launcher shooter team uses '40 fire'. The rest of the personnel are simple Type 56 semi-automatic rifles.
Rifleman.
The whole class brought four more Type 67 grenades, and that was all the weapons and equipment.
Helmets, water bottles, engineer shovels, magazines and magazine pouches, grenades and grenade pouches, a utility bag plus a belt, a pair of rubber-soled shoes, there are a lot of them. The military uniform I received even has the collar flower of the August 1st military emblem.
There are people on site who are responsible for removing these tie flowers one by one.
The platoon is equipped with a heavy and heavy Type 67 heavy machine gun, the company is equipped with a 60 mortar squad, and the battalion is equipped with 82 mortars. In short, this firepower is really the work of pure infantry.
But the problem is that these are four divisions. They are light divisions converted from guerrillas. It goes without saying that they are specially used to strengthen public security. This is to drive the enemy out of the city and force them to death.
Faced with this situation, Suzano was almost beating his chest. That night he suffered from insomnia again. When he closed his eyes, he could see overwhelming enemy soldiers rushing towards him, and they could not retreat no matter how hard they fought!
According to the Aurora Corps, this is only a preliminary training plan. They will train twenty such light infantry divisions for the Mexican Liberation Army in the long term to meet its needs to control the entire country of Mexico.
After a night of nightmares until dawn, the depressed Suzano saw Herbert again. The latter advised him: "Give up, the Aurora Legion is too powerful. If you don't give up now, you will soon be overwhelmed by the enemy's huge weapons."
The power is overwhelming."
"I'm not willing to give in!" Suzano was trembling with hatred. "I have fought hard all my life, but am I going to end up escaping from Mexico City and going to fight guerrillas in the northern mountains? No, I don't believe Victor Hugo did.
So much food to feed such a huge army!"
At this time, the escort of the legion came over to take the two of them to visit. Suzano asked with red eyes: "What kind of weapons or weapons are we looking at today?"
The accompanying staff shook their heads, "No, we are going to the port today to see the ships. Several cargo ships from Cuba have arrived, carrying 200,000 tons of grain. Our military expansion plan will proceed smoothly."
Ah... Suzano felt a sharp pain in his chest - it was over, he couldn't withdraw now.