Chapter 286 Steel Rainstorm

"I suspect that they are really preparing or brewing some kind of conspiracy. These troops who are fighting us in Samarra are just trying to delay time." Natasha further analyzed.

"No matter what conspiracy they are preparing, our ultimate goal is to occupy Samarra 100%. The secondary goal is to reduce the casualties of our troops as much as possible. As for the others, we must make concessions for these two goals."

Cai Ruichen took a deep breath, and continued: "No matter what conspiracy the opponent is playing now, what we have to do is to fight with our ultimate goal. Now, since the opponent does not take the bait, then we also adjust our tactics and order Zhao Long, according to Changes in the battle situation, weigh yourself whether to start the second-step combat plan in advance."

Cai Ruichen did not directly order Zhao Long to start the second step of the battle plan. As the frontline commander, Zhao Long should also have his own judgment.

Compared with Zhao Long's talent in tactical command and the use of arms, Cai Ruichen thought he was immature, so he also fully delegated power to Zhao Long to let him play.

After receiving the order, Natasha was about to pick up the communicator to notify Zhao Long, who would have thought that Zhao Long would just take the initiative to contact her.

Natasha, who had come to a conclusion, exchanged a few words with Zhao Long, then ended the communication, and said to Cai Ruichen: "Zhao Long has also noticed an unusual aura, and came to ask for instructions on whether to start the second step of the battle plan in advance. I have agreed."

"Okay, tell Zhao Long again, let go and fight, it's best to reveal the enemy's true intention." Cai Ruichen nodded and said.

In the frontline headquarters, after Zhao Long received the order, he also issued the order decisively: "Order the 3rd Infantry Battalion to continue to hold back the enemies in the city in Samarra;

According to the plan, the artillery group covered the enemies on the periphery of Samarra with firepower, and all the artillery fired.

The third mech battalion is to cut directly into the opponent's core along the central axis;

The fourth mech battalion is on the left, and the second mech battalion is on the right. Cooperate with the third mech battalion to cut the enemy into five parts. All troops attack in a vertical tactical formation. side fire.

The 1st Mechanized Battalion moves at the fastest speed. Go around to the enemy's side and rear. Waiting for my attack order..."

All orders were quickly conveyed, south of Samarra, behind the south bank of the Tigris River, stretching five hundred heavy artillery groups. The clarion call for the whole battle was sounded.

All the artillerymen who were resting immediately entered the combat position.

All the barrels are slowly raised.

According to the shelling plan that has been formulated long ago, each artillery is quickly adjusting the shooting angle and shooting elements.

The 500 heavy artillery pieces in three tiers covered four kilometers horizontally. Extending longitudinally for 20 kilometers, there are 5,000 artillery and defensive forces. Scattered around every artillery.

A large number of shells were quickly pushed out of the temporary bunker, and the shelling was ordered. All artillery has only a few minutes to prepare.

Now, everyone is racing against time.

Five hundred heavy guns. None had a caliber smaller than 155 mm.

Cai Ruichen used practical actions to tell the world what a war of local tyrants is. In other words, what is called a war with a serious waste of firepower.

However. Knowing about the five hundred artillery pieces, none of the high-level officials from various countries laughed at Cai Ruichen's serious waste of firepower.

Because if they had the conditions to fight at their own gates, they would do the same. No one could ignore the powerful deterrent effect brought by so many artillery pieces. After all, soldiers are worth more than shells.

With the construction of modern troops, there are really not many countries in the world that can maintain more than 500 heavy artillery pieces.

Even in the United States, all the army's heavy artillery adds up to less than 500 pieces.

I am afraid that only North Korea, China and Russia have so many heavy artillery in the world.

In the history of human warfare, there are not many wars in which more than five hundred heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 155 mm or more have been used at one time.

This battle will once again show the world the incomparable super lethality of the heavy artillery group.

Xie Xiaolong, who was broadcasting live, seemed to have received the news, and the live broadcast was transferred to the heavy artillery group.

However, the group of heavy artillery that was discharged could not fit in one screen at all, and only one part of the artillery position was seen on the live broadcast.

"Audiences all over the world, later we will witness the powerful charm of the former king of war. The Marin division, which has already prepared for a full-scale attack, and the 500 heavy artillery of the heavy artillery group, will soon sound the clarion call for a full-scale attack."

As soon as Xie Xiaolong's voice fell, the screen of the augmented reality projection began to increase, and the huge artillery group was more comprehensively displayed in front of everyone, and the shelling started randomly.

The high-level members of the Islamic State were also watching the live broadcast. When they saw this scene, they wanted to notify the frontline troops, but they couldn't get in touch no matter what.

At this time, the shelling had already begun.

I am afraid that few people in this world have actually seen the scene of five hundred heavy artillery firing.

But starting today, more and more people will see the charm of war displayed by artillery.

That's right, it's the charm, the stretch of cannons roared at the same time, everyone can see the flames ejected from all the muzzles, and at the speed of sixty-four times the slow playback, they can see the flames ejected from the barrels. Cannonballs rushing out of flames and smoke.

The camera also zoomed up, and dense explosions and flames instantly covered hundreds of square kilometers of land between Samarra and Tikrit.

The dust and smoke from the explosion rolled up the yellow sand in the desert, and the entire sky was immediately covered with gunpowder smoke and dust.

Everyone can only see the non-stop explosions in the dust and smoke, and the sound of explosions can be heard continuously from the video screen.

In one minute of rapid fire, more than 3,000 shells fell on the sides of the IS soldiers.

However, the shelling did not end like this. Natasha in the base quickly sent the rocket battalion to the places where the Islamic State soldiers were denser in the target position.

In the rocket artillery battalion, which has never fired, behind the eight 333mm rocket and missile launch vehicles, the launchers have been erected at a forty-five-degree angle.

With the order to launch, one after another large-caliber rockets, propelled by solid fuel engines, rushed towards the battlefield like a rain of arrows.

The wake of the rocket propulsion rolled up a large amount of dust on the launch site. When more than a hundred rockets and missiles were all launched, the entire site was covered by dust and smoke.

The rockets and missiles that had flown 70 to 80 kilometers were all split 300 meters above the target, and 400 sub-bombs in the warhead fell like a steel rainstorm. Each sub-bomb contains a high-explosive incendiary bomb weighing 1.27 kilograms.

Such a rocket missile can cover an area of ​​4,000 square meters, and it can be called terrifying to kill and injure the people inside. (To be continued.) Enable new URL