Chapter 1562 Confrontation

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The buzzing 'Kirov' airship flew across the sky, and Rom, the head of the Second Guards Regiment of the Aurora Legion, was on the airship. He took the staff of the regiment headquarters and followed a tank platoon from Cuba to the city of Merida in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

The Kirov airship has a load capacity of up to 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 supplies of a tank platoon, from land to land, without a port or airport transfer. It can fly thousands of kilometers and land in the field, and the troops can immediately go into battle without repairing. This is the most convenient vehicle for strategic airlift.

Roma has three armored battalions, each with more than a thousand people, plus auxiliary troops such as artillery, communications, transportation and repair, and medical treatment. His regiment has more than 5,000 people and is one of the most powerful armed forces of the legion.

Escorted by fighter jets from the Air Force, Rohm's troops landed in a rough field on the outskirts of Merida. It's impossible to come to this place by plane, but an airship can.

After the airship landed, several Type 59 tanks rumbled out of the cargo hold. These refitted tanks are the most elite unit of the Aurora Legion. Maybe the quality of the tanks is not as good as the enemy's m60a3, but the number is absolutely sufficient, and the training is also going all out.

After getting off the airship, the staff officers were in charge of organizing the troops, and Rom entered Merida in a jeep. The city is full of collapsed buildings and destroyed roads. The engineer battalion of the "Ink Liberation Army" is cleaning up and repairing the land base, and a large number of busy soldiers can be seen along the way.

Qin Weidong, who originally commanded in Merida City, was transferred back to Cuba to serve as the General Staff. Giris, who had been the mayor for a few days, was also transferred to be the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Interior. Uncle Zhou even went to Jamaica to recuperate. It was Paramount, the former chairman of the chamber of commerce.

Rom saw this chubby businessman in a simple house, and Paramount was relieved to see Rom appear, and stepped forward and sighed: "Colonel Rom, you are finally here. We have been scared for the past few days." died."

The Legion formally established the Mexican Front Army, the security forces in Merida, the guerrillas of the "Mexican Liberation Army", and the regular troops sent by the Legion are all under the command of the Front Army. Roma, who arrived earlier, was appointed as the acting commander of the front army, commanding more than 100,000 troops under the front army.

There is a sand table in the simple room, and there are two men in military uniform standing on both sides of the sand table. One of them is Liu Meng, the commander of the Legion Missile Brigade who has been fighting in the Yucatan Peninsula for a long time, and the other is Yue Hao, the commander of the Legion's Independent Artillery Regiment who was promoted from the front line.

Liu Meng's missile brigade fought quite well in the previous siege battle and the later defense battle. But Yue Hao was much more unlucky. The artillery battalion he was originally in was completely disabled. After the formation was gathered, equipment and personnel were replenished, and it was expanded into a regiment again, but the backbone personnel were seriously insufficient.

"Tell me, how is our situation?" Rom didn't talk nonsense.

"There are more than 100,000 urgently expanded security forces in the city, and more than 30,000 guerrillas. Don't expect too much combat power. A garrison in Enclave in the city has surrendered, and Lieutenant Colonel Harding, who commanded them, has entered the prisoner-of-war camp. In addition We still have more than 300,000 citizens."

"The food and drinking water in the city can still be solved, but just after the war, there are many wounded and sick, and the medical conditions are very poor. The morale of the army and the people is good at present. After all, we just drove away the army of the Diego regime."

"And our enemy assembled in Campeche, 150 kilometers away. The enemy's mixed first division and second division were both disabled by us, and the independent first division was also severely damaged by us, but the enemy moved back. Several divisions have come, including fully equipped troops."

A few people at the scene explained the situation clearly. The virtual projection of the electronic sand table depicts the topography of the Yucatan Peninsula very clearly. The pressure currently facing the city of Merida is not light at all.

"It seems that our opponent is not easy to provoke.

Standing in front of the sand table, Rom realized that his current opponent was far stronger than expected, "The enemy is going to attack again, and they probably understand that if they don't try their best, they will die." "

"We have now discovered the designations of the six enemy divisions, all of which are slowly advancing towards us, in an attempt to launch another siege." Yue Hao said.

Liu Meng added: "We have air force support, but the number of aircraft is not enough to suppress the opponent all the time. My missiles are not very effective in hitting hidden and moving targets in the wild. The unit acted well and cooperated well."

The enemy's army is pressing down on the border again, obviously wanting to put all their eggs in one basket. The so-called trapped beast is still fighting, and the last move is extremely fierce, and it may be about to come back. The drone in front is sending back the enemy's every move in real time, and the electronic map will be updated every half an hour.

"Are we still defending the city?" Yue Hao asked. To be honest, he was afraid of defending the city. The last 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 still a large number of cannon fodder-like security forces and guerrillas to fill in. The enemy no longer has sea and air support, so it is impossible to fight consumption.

When the enemy is exhausted, the second regiment of the guards and the first regiment of the guards who are about to arrive can launch a counterattack. With the airlift capability of the "Kirov" airship, two elite regiments can even stab the enemy in the back.

The disadvantage of this kind of fight is that many people will die, which is probably more tragic than the first Merida defense battle. If the morale of the city collapses before the enemy is exhausted, it will be in big trouble.

On the electronic map, the enemy's army is constantly approaching the city of Merida. It's not too far from Campeche, and the armored troops will arrive in two or three hours with one kick of the accelerator. As the commander, Rom was a little stressed immediately, and he also realized the predicament Qin Weidong faced when defending the city.

"Let's take the initiative to fight out." Rom thought for a long time, but decided not to defend the city, because the city of Merida was already dilapidated and could not be defended. "I brought armored troops. There is no reason why armored troops should be used to defend the city."

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

The boss at the back spoke, and the generals in front were naturally more courageous. The Yucatan Peninsula is flat, and the plains south of Merida are particularly suitable for tank and armored operations. Facing the enemy who is pressing every step of the way, a confrontational battle is about to start in full swing.

And just before the start of the war, Mr. Suzano, the leader of the Diago faction who had just been dismissed, appeared on the front line, and he wanted to personally command the battle that would determine success or failure.