Chapter 1,158 The War Reignites

Twenty kilometers north of Aguachica, Highland 744.

This is the front line of the confrontation between Southern Colombia and Northern Colombia. A battalion of soldiers is stationed here. In addition to the most basic infantry, it is also equipped with mortars, recoilless rifles and other infantry support weapons.

Because the main peak is so high, it complements the auxiliary peaks to form a ladder of firepower with one high and one low. The wrinkled terrain greatly strengthens the defender's advantage. Yes, this 744 Highland has become a nightmare for all attackers.

During the last civil war, the Southern Colombian guerrillas sacrificed nearly a battalion to capture this position from a reinforced NATO company that was stationed here. The first thing after seizing the position, the commander of South Columbia ordered the reinforcement of the defenses here.

The commander proved to be prescient.

When the war resumed, the high ground nailed to the eastern part of North Colombia's defense line was like a nail driven deep into the hinterland, piercing the palms of North Colombia and the NATO coalition forces...

boom--! ! !

The deafening sound of artillery fire pierced the tranquility of the night, and bursting clouds and fog densely covered the defensive positions from halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain. The signal bombs that crossed the top of the mountain lit up the entire night sky into daylight in an instant.

"...This is the 6th Battalion of the 11th Mountain Brigade. We are under artillery fire from North Columbia! Repeat, we are under artillery fire!"

Dirt and cement chips were flying freely, and the buzzing in his ears made it impossible for him to hear what the headquarters said.

The roar of artillery fire almost interrupted the call. The post located halfway up the mountain encountered saturated artillery fire from North Columbia. Huddled in the twisted trench, the battalion commander wearing a steel helmet roared loudly at the walkie-talkie with a hoarse roar.

Everything was so sudden. Even though they were fully prepared for this day, they were still caught off guard by North Columbia's ferocious offensive.

The strength gathered in North Columbia exceeded a brigade, and the defenders' scouts even saw tanks and armored vehicles at the foot of the mountain.

The suppressive artillery fire paused for a moment, and the soldiers of Northern Colombia gathered at the foot of the mountain had begun to attack. The gunfire was continuous from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside. The tracer bullets fired by the heavy machine guns twisted the trajectory of death in the air, followed closely by The fighting distance was less than 30 meters.

The dark night casts a camouflage on the bloody killings, and all the deaths were staged at a very close distance.

At dawn that day, the 7th Battalion and the 19th Battalion came to support, but in the end they were a step too late. Highland 744 was finally lost, and the soldiers from North Colombia who consolidated their positions on the hilltop were destined to need more manpower from South Colombia to capture it.

"These shameless liars!"

Jimenez slammed the phone on the table and cursed loudly while sitting in the presidential office.

Just now, the declaration of war in Northern Columbia was delivered to his desk almost together with the news of the fall of Highland 744. The Ambassador of Northern Colombia's slow tone made him feel angry. If he hadn't been afraid of risking offending the entire international community, he would have wanted to arrest the guy and kill him with one bullet.

"Pass my order, the 11th Infantry Division and the 13th Armored Division stationed in the Medellin area will immediately go to the front line. The 31st Mechanized Division, which is undergoing training in Tumaco, report to me immediately in Bogota!"

"yes!"

The officer standing in front of the desk gave a military salute, immediately turned around and ran out of the office.

Jimenez took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, grabbed the phone that he had thrown on the table again, and dialed the familiar number. He knew very well that the decision to win or lose this war did not lie with the two titular protagonists from the beginning.

If Star Ring Trade is unwilling to send troops, then the failure of Southern Columbia is only a matter of time.

…

After the armistice agreement was brazenly broken in Northern Colombia, the Colombian Civil War broke out.

One hundred thousand Star Ring Trade and NATO soldiers stationed in North and South Colombia,

Suddenly he was pushed from the rear of the confrontation to the front line of the war. Now, NATO has taken the lead in crossing the ceasefire line and fulfilling its responsibilities as an ally.

The Moro Volunteer Army regrouped at the Port of Davao. This time, not only the Moro Country, but also the Philippines and Madagascar, two younger brothers who were not yet familiar with the Star Ring trade, also sent a brigade of volunteers to prepare to support this effort. A war that affected the situation in South America.

After the initial warning, Jiang Chen personally called the U.S. Embassy and spoke forcefully.

"I will give you twelve hours to immediately retreat north of the ceasefire line. Within twelve hours, we will still recognize all the consensus reached in the Sugar Cube Diplomacy. After twelve hours, no matter what I discussed with your president a week ago, Whatever happens, it will become a piece of waste paper. Remember, you broke the contract first!"

Perhaps because the word "war" was not mentioned in the warning, twelve hours later, instead of retreating to the ceasefire line, the NATO coalition continued to send five additional divisions to Colombia. The provocative artillery fire even approached the Tumaco Port where Star Ring Trading was stationed. A large number of refugees poured into the concession area from the front line. Southern Columbia, which was fighting alone, was like a sapling in the storm, and was on the verge of collapse.

After listening to the report from the front line, Jiang Chen put down the phone, was silent for a moment, and looked up at Ivan, who was staring at him with bated breath, and the Star Ring trade officers.

After a long time, he suddenly smiled and joked in a half-joking tone.

"It appears our warning was treated as an April Fool's joke."

Although there was a bit of light-hearted joking in the tone of this sentence, Ivan, who had been with Jiang Chen for the longest time, could already hear the imperceptible anger in his boss's tone.

Looks like someone is going to be in trouble.

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"...They will not take the risk of a head-on war with the United States. After all, the sugar cube diplomacy has just ended. Regardless of whether it is recognized or not, the new country and the United States at least reached a consensus in that hour." John McCain paused for a moment. , and then said, "As long as we launch a blitzkrieg against Southern Columbia and at the same time announce the start of the evacuation process of US troops stationed in Japan, it will inevitably confuse the eyes of Star Ring Trade and make them hesitate between war and no war, buying time for us to win the war! "

Graduated from West Point Military Academy, John McCain is not only an outstanding army officer, but also a scholar with international strategic vision. After Trump was elected, he was appointed as the White House National Security Advisor as a hawk on the Republican side.

After Mike Pence succeeded Trump, whose whereabouts were unknown, as President of the United States, he retained the former president's appointment.

Although Northern Colombia's sudden move to tear up the armistice agreement put the United States into a passive position for a while, President Pence quickly listened to the opinions of John McCain and other war-minded bureaucrats and decisively joined Northern Colombia's front to attack the South. Colombia launched a full-scale offensive.

"Do we really want to withdraw our troops from Japan?" Mike Pence frowned. "If so, our strategic triangle in East Asia will be broken, and we seem to lose more than we gain."

Although the previous president signed a tripartite agreement on troop withdrawal with Starring Trading and Japan, the cunning Hillary did not initiate the troop withdrawal process during her term, but kicked the ball to the next term.

Mike Pence can completely delay or even refuse to implement the withdrawal agreement on the grounds that Hillary is unconstitutional, sacrificing U.S. interests in Japan for Colombia, which is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse for him.

"Withdrawal? No, this is just a smoke bomb we released." A sinister smile appeared on John McCain's face, "We need this smoke bomb to buy us a month -"

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and the conversation was rudely interrupted.

I saw a high-level White House official rushing in with panic on his face.

"What happened, Mr. Biverso, have you forgotten the basic etiquette of knocking before entering?" Mike Pence said with dissatisfaction on his face.

"Star Ring Trade!" Breathing heavily, Bifuso held on to the door frame and calmed his breathing.

"What happened to Star Ring Trade?" Pence frowned.

"They, they sent out troops!"