Cortázar, a small town on the left side of the Queretaro defense line, is less than ten kilometers away from the main battlefield of Zelaya, which is currently being ravaged by artillery fire and tanks. The Second Guards Brigade of the Aurora Legion has more than 5,000 officers, soldiers and equipment.
They gathered here wearing camouflage nets.
The Second Guards Brigade is a fully mechanized force formed by Zhou Qingfeng, and the brigade commander Rom is his old subordinate. The backbone of the entire brigade is the white people who were rescued from Baltimore. They were later supplemented by a large number of selected Cuban elites, making them the first-class main force of the regiment.
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Zhou Qingfeng's 'heroic' attribute ensures the loyalty of this brigade. The 1st Guards Brigade, 2nd Brigade, and the 3rd Brigade being formed are the strongest guarantees for his rampage in the wasteland.
As a legend among the legion's armored forces, Father Julio led his tank company to maneuver into position. The radio remained silent, the engine did not stall, and the entire brigade was ready to fight at any time.
It's just that after the Second Guards Brigade was in position, they never received the order to attack. They allowed the front line to fight life and death, and the battle situation was chaotic. They just didn't move. Father Julio stood on the turret of his '59' tank and looked out.
, Zelaya in the distance was blown up by artillery fire like a hell city.
The brutality of this battle has exceeded many people's imagination.
"Dad, look." The gunner in the crew shouted loudly.
On the road from Cortazal to Celaya, a convoy was moving forward at high speed. Three to four hundred old-fashioned Dongfeng trucks passed in front of the Second Guards Brigade. The traffic controller on the road was responsible for guiding the convoy to drive towards the under-fire.
Zelaya.
Since the long-range artillery of the "Mexican United Front" blocked the external road to Zelaya, the convoy could only drive through the wild. A truck dragging the artillery got stuck in the cornfield, and the artilleryman on the vehicle quickly got out to push the truck.
"Go and help." Father Julio ordered. A tank under his command drove out, and a steel cable bolt pulled the truck towing the gun out of the pit.
As the convoy continued to rush towards the battlefield, the returning tank crew reported to their father: "They said they were members of the Mexican government's third regiment and were ordered to join the Second Infantry Division stationed on the Zelaya front line.
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"Another regiment." Looking at the moving convoy, Father Julio sighed. In just one hour after he arrived at the assembly area, two supplementary regiments had already been filled into Zelaya's battlefield meat grinder.
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Judging from the current artillery bombardment, Zelaya's outer defense line has been completely lost. The enemy's armored forces broke through at multiple points. With the assistance of engineering vehicles, they broke through several anti-tank trenches and entered the core fortress area of the city.
The condition of the core fortress area is also not good. The laser-guided bombs dropped by the enemy air force destroyed several important fire support points and interfered with the defenders' command and communication system. The defenders can now only fight on their own, and the fight is very hard.
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The brutality of this battle has exceeded everything Julio has experienced in the past. The 10,000 men of the Second Infantry Division in the city are almost gone, and now two supplementary regiments have been filled in. The supplementary regiments are a large establishment of 3,000 men, and the total number is 3,000.
It's six thousand people.
And it seems that two supplementary groups are not enough.
The long-range artillery of the "Mexican United Front" has begun to extend its fire, preventing the army from continuing to send reinforcements to the Zelaya front. It is difficult for the supplementary regiment to cross the line of fire and enter the city to engage in street fighting. In many companies, half of the people have to die before joining the battle.
Seeing such heavy casualties on the front line, the tank crews including Father Julio were also frightened. They knew that they did not enter the battlefield immediately because they had to wait for the enemy to show fatigue before taking action. Otherwise, no matter how powerful their brigade was, they would not be able to equip them.
If you are one or two generations behind the enemy, you will be abused when you go out.
But seeing one unit after another being consumed like numbers on the front line, anyone would feel a chill in their heart.
"Dad, look." Another tanker pointed at the flames behind Zelaya and shouted at the flames that suddenly appeared more than ten kilometers away.
Father Julio raised his telescope and looked at it for a few seconds, then sighed: "It's the artillery regiment coming up from behind to support them. They should be intercepting the enemy's follow-up troops from entering the battle line. But they opened fire like this..."
The Second Infantry Division defending the city was equipped with a large-caliber howitzer battalion. However, this battalion was positioned by the enemy's long-range artillery group shortly after the war began. It was completely wiped out under one firepower. And the one who fired now should have just fired.
The independent artillery regiment of the government army.
Under the guidance of the forward artillery observation post, thunderous artillery fire shook the night sky, and the booming artillery shells blocked the enemy's sharp and unstoppable armored offensive. However, the range of the old-fashioned howitzers was insufficient, which resulted in the entire independent artillery regiment having to fire close to the front line.
"After a few shots, run away. Don't stay where you are."
"The reaction of the enemy's digital artillery is calculated in seconds. Why don't these idiots run away quickly?"
"Perhaps they were out of range of the enemy's howitzer batteries."
"The enemy also has long-range rocket launchers. If one submunition bomb comes over, half of the artillery regiment will be finished."
Listening to the discussion of his tank crews, Father Julio was also nervous. He had seen too many scenes of being wiped out after firing. He really hoped that his men would become smarter and be more agile. Otherwise, it would be wasted like this.
A group of artillery pieces is really miserable.
"Look, another artillery group, another artillery regiment has arrived on the battlefield and opened fire."
"They were shooting alternately. One would run away after shooting, and the other would shoot."
"The third artillery group appeared. My God, the momentum is really amazing. Wow..., I think I will never forget this day in my life."
"The enemy's rockets are coming. This reaction is too fast. The enemy's artillery fire has covered the position of the first artillery group. I don't know if they have escaped."
"The gap between our artillery is too great. The Mexican United Front has the support of the Enclave, and their artillery is much better than ours."
Seeing the rockets falling from the sky, the excitement of many tank crews immediately turned to worry. In today's battle, the enemy's long-range artillery was extremely powerful, and almost all fire points were knocked out by their precise strikes.
The attack was accurate, far-reaching, and the response was extremely fast. If it were not for the outstanding performance of the enemy's artillery, more than 100 tanks and 300 armored vehicles alone would not be able to break through the Zelaya defense line.
Seeing the enemy's rockets covering the position of the first artillery group, all the tank crews below Julio fell into deep silence. Everyone stared in the direction of the artillery group, hoping to see its firing guns again.
Mouth flame.
After waiting for a long time, the tank crews did not wait for the first artillery group to fire again. Instead, the enemy's rocket launchers began to bombard the second and third friendly artillery groups that appeared. For a while, all the friendly artillery fire went silent.
Across the thick darkness, there was no sound. Many tank crews were crying and sobbing. The constant losses made people feel like a huge mountain was weighing on their hearts, making them unable to breathe. Is such a battle to the death meaningful?
At this moment, an order from a superior suddenly came over the radio - set off, target Zelaya, and hunt down the enemy armored units in the city.
Hearing this order, even Father Julio, a veteran on the battlefield, was stunned. The enemy was at its most arrogant and powerful moment, but the superiors issued an order to attack - this was because the front line could not withstand it and needed the main force.
To fill it with flesh and blood?
Military orders are like mountains. Regardless of whether they understand them or not, whether they are correct or not, soldiers must carry them out.
"You bastards, follow me. Let me show you how powerful I am." The order was given. As the vanguard of the entire brigade, Julio had to rush to the front. After saying this, Dad shouted at the man named "Ser".
Raya's hell whispered to himself: "It seems that I am going to be buried here."
But before Dad could say anything, there was suddenly a buzzing sound of propeller vibration in the sky. The officers and soldiers of the entire armored brigade looked up, and some people guessed: "Those cowards in the Air Force have been hiding all day, and finally came out to support us?
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There were hundreds of buzzing sounds in the sky, but they did not stop at Celaya, but continued to move forward, forward, and forward.
"They are those Y-5 modified attack aircraft of the Air Force. Their low-altitude performance is good. Their target is... the long-range artillery behind the enemy's rear." Father Julio suddenly shouted excitedly: "The Air Force is going to fight, we will go too."
Well, we can’t let those birdmen die in vain.”
With the support of the air force, the morale of the whole brigade was greatly improved. One tank after another closed the hatch cover of its turret, and the engine rumbled to drive the dozens of tons of tanks towards the battlefield.
Just after the 2nd Guards Brigade launched a fearless attack, the three artillery groups in the rear that had just been covered by enemy rockets opened fire again. Their once silent artillery sounds were much sparser, and the artillery positions also changed positions, but after the artillery fire,
Determination is as firm and courageous as a fired cannonball.
At the same time, dozens of dazzling fireworks appeared in the sky. They swooped down at high speeds of several Mach, and the most violent 'meteors' struck.