Forty kilometers west of Queretaro, there is the small city of Celaya. This is part of the Queretaro city fortress complex and is a parallel line for the Aurora Legion to advance northward.
On this trip south, the "Mexican United Front" was equipped with a lot of US military reconnaissance equipment. However, even though it was "quite a lot", it could only meet the needs of one battlefield direction.
On the front of the attack, Commander McCain, who commanded the newly formed 1st Armored Division of the "Mexican United Front", used it very well. On the other side, the 2nd Armored Division, which was responsible for attacking Zelaya, had to test it with human lives.
Fortunately, the Aurora Legion's ability in long-distance reconnaissance is also very weak. Both sides know the approximate location of their opponents, but they don't know where the specific firepower points are, so it is basically even.
Lieutenant Rubin stood on a layer of floating soil on the front line of Zelaya, struggling to pull in a collapsed trench. He quickly found a foot and pulled hard, but the strength of his hand loosened and he pulled out half of the leg.
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"Damn it." Rubin cursed and continued to search for survivors in the trench. Behind him were two orderlies, who were also busy shouting, "Is anyone alive? Answer me, there are still people alive in the second company and the first platoon.
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The battlefield trench digging machine can easily build simple trenches, anti-gun holes, ammunition storage points, and hiding holes. Each steel bunker is a fire support point for the S-shaped trench.
Upon hearing that the enemy was incoming, Lieutenant Rubin specifically ordered his men to fill sandbags with soil to strengthen the defense capabilities of the fortifications. But no matter what kind of defense it was, a direct hit from a 155-caliber howitzer would be in vain.
Rubin was a follower of the old butler Martin when Zhou Qingfeng was the fake governor of Merida City. Old Martin was getting old and basically had to live by Zhou Qingfeng's side. Rubin and his twin brother still had great futures.
Zhou Qingfeng originally wanted to find an easy job for the Rubin brothers, but the brothers insisted on joining the army. Joining the army during the war is a real test of ability. From the current point of view, Rubin is not qualified to be a company commander.
However, there are currently few competent Mexican officers in the Mexican army, and Rubin is considered the tallest among the dwarfs.
When the war started today, the overwhelming artillery fire made Rubin see the true cruelty of war. The enemy used several large-caliber howitzers with a range of thirty or forty kilometers, accurately covering the forward position that Rubin was responsible for. So a platoon in the position
It's basically a reimbursement.
"Company commander, the battalion sent us two supplementary platoons. The battalion commander asked us to put fewer people at the front and leave a few observation posts. The main force should be placed in the hiding hole in the rear." An orderly came up, followed by others.
Followed by dozens of new recruits.
The two platoon commanders leading the team came up to meet their company commanders. Rubin immediately arranged for these fresh troops to rebuild the fortifications, otherwise they would be killed by the enemy in a real fight.
The tragic scenes on the battlefield frightened the newly arrived recruits. Many of them collapsed on the ground and cried when they saw the bodies shattered by the artillery fire, and had to be kicked by the officers to move.
"Let these crybabies get up, the enemy will launch another bombardment at any time." Rubin was not surprised. He was now an ordinary officer on the front line, and knowing Zhou Qingfeng or not would not bring him much benefit.
All you can do is try to maintain the morale of your subordinates.
The commander of the "Mexican United Front" on the Zelaya frontline used a very simple strategy. He had few reconnaissance equipment, but the M109A6 artillery in his hand had a long range and was also equipped with an artillery radar. As long as the army was on the main position of Zelaya
If the heavy cannon fires, he can knock it out easily.
In order to make the defenders' heavy artillery fire, the commander of the "Mexican United Front" kept sending out a company or a battalion of troops to test. If the defenders' heavy artillery did not fire, he would use his own long-range heavy artillery to knock them out one by one.
The garrison's fortifications on the forward position.
After suffering several losses, the defenders' heavy artillery could no longer easily support the forward positions. As a result, first-line companies like Rubin had to repel the incoming enemies on their own, and they also had to withstand the artillery shells that the enemy might drop at any time.
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And what does Rubin rely on to resist? By the continuous supply of supplementary troops, and by the two Type 65 'Double 37' anti-aircraft guns guarding the front. To put it bluntly..., by attrition.
"Company commander, one of our cannons is broken." An orderly ran over in a panic.
When he heard that the cannon was broken, Rubin immediately became anxious. He could only hold up the front line with two flat-firing anti-aircraft guns. If one of them was broken, he would be in big trouble.
I rushed to the artillery position in the trenches, and sure enough, a "Double 37" anti-aircraft gun company and the battery position were blown up, and the artilleryman who was operating the artillery was also killed. It looked like a laser-guided artillery shell.
That's right, the person responsible for guidance is the enemy who comes up from outside the front.
"Don't these fools know how to move their positions immediately after firing?" Rubin cursed and quickly asked the orderlies to ask for help from the battalion headquarters, asking for another 'double 37' anti-aircraft artillery battery. He also ordered: "Go and get them
We got our camouflaged cannon and repositioned it at this gun emplacement."
The soldiers in the company quickly moved a set of simple camouflage guns along the trench. This thing is an inflated large bag. When inflated, it looks like a muzzle hidden in a steel bunker. Whether it is long distance or close range, it can
Very deceptive.
This camouflaged muzzle also has its own sound and light effects, and can even spray flames remotely - as long as you pay, thousands of private companies along the coast of the flower industry can go out of their way to meet any of your product requirements. Only if you can't think of it, they can't do it.
If you give me enough money, everything will be easy.
But Zhou Qingfeng is rich.
Various camouflaged weapons with built-in artillery effects and even infrared characteristics flooded the entire front line. Rubin even placed dozens of inflatable soldiers in military uniforms on the front line, and even put out a dozen camouflaged cannons. This posture could not scare the opponent to death.
Increases the opponent's ammunition consumption tenfold.
But before the position was repaired, Rubin received a report from frontline investigators that a micro-drone had been shot down three kilometers away.
"Go to the bombproof hole. Get to the bombproof hole quickly. Those damn enemies may be pointing laser irradiators at us." Rubin left a small number of people on the front line and sent the remaining people to the front line.
Everyone rushed to the shell-proof cave covered with a layer of soil four to five meters thick and reinforced with steel plates.
The large-caliber mortars from the rear battalion headquarters were firing under the guidance of drones, and bursts of pop-tom sounds were heard on the battlefield. Those vehicle-mounted mortars moved after firing a few rounds, and several guns continued to fire alternately to maintain suppression.
state.
Rubin is also rushing towards his forward headquarters. War is the most training place. At this moment, he can quickly understand what he has learned in the grassroots officer short training course. As long as he can survive, his experience can be accumulated.
And just as Rubin was running in the trench, explosive air currents like huge waves suddenly erupted around him without warning. Cannonballs hit him one after another, like the thunder of judgment in hell.
When his subordinates dug Rubin out of the floating soil, his ears were bleeding and he could not hear any sound. He was unsteady on his feet and looked dull, like a fool. When he was carried to the field hospital, he saw that an anti-cannon hole in the position had been drilled.
The ground bomb exploded to the core, and corpses and pieces of flesh flew all over the battlefield...
A supplementary platoon that Rubin had driven into hiding not long ago was finally finished.