Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 455 Pressure from Both Sides

After finishing the call with Anthony, Song Heping sat back in his chair and didn't speak for a long time.

The pressure this time is huge.

The reason for fighting is not only to defeat the enemy with fewer troops, but also not because we are facing a strong enemy.

It was because it was his first time commanding such a large-scale war.

The ELN armed forces have currently mobilized all their military forces, with 3,000 troops deployed in the north and south defense zones, two battalions of nearly 900 people deployed in the Tame area, plus one reserve battalion, for a total of more than 4,300 people.

The government army has two regiments and a battalion-level special operations group, totaling nearly 6,000 people.

The AUC armed forces deployed the largest number of troops, mobilizing all forces in Colombia, estimated to be more than 30,000 people.

In other words, more than 40,000 people were involved in this war.

Although a military operation of this scale was not a big deal for a division-level officer, for a defense company owner like Song Heping, who was a non-commissioned officer, it was like a virgin getting married in a sedan chair - the first time.

Large-scale group operations are different from the small-scale special operations that Song Heping had to deal with in the past.

Generally speaking, a commander who directs a large-scale operation must have a staff team around him. According to the organization of regular troops, there must not only be a chief of staff, but the team must also include some combat staff, some service and communication personnel, and a small number of support personnel.

In addition, there must be complete intelligence channels, through which maps can be surveyed and mapped, and real-time battlefield dynamics must be updated at any time, so that commanders can have the most intuitive understanding of the battlefield situation and thus formulate effective tactics to deal with the enemy.

In addition, the role of the staff team is very important. They can assist the commander in analyzing the information obtained one by one. All the information may be true or false. Subordinates may exaggerate or reduce their losses and results for some reasons. The enemy on the battlefield may also carry out strategic deception on you.

You can only issue orders through radio, meetings, handouts, etc. There will be extremely long delays in obtaining information or issuing orders. Unfortunately, almost all of your subordinates will not execute your orders 100%.

In addition, it is necessary to understand the personalities and abilities of the officers under your command and send them to the positions that best suit them.

There are a lot of tricks here, and Song Heping's current staff team is almost non-existent. There are only some soldiers responsible for communications in the ELN armed command center, and Song Heping doesn't even know if they count as staff, because those guys can't even draw a map properly.

The only advantage is that Morins can provide him with a lot of useful information. After all, ELN is the armed organization he leads, and he is very familiar with the situation of the troops and officers under it.

Song Heping was only familiar with the 50 backbone members who had received two months of short-term command professional training in his school.

He can only rely on these backbones.

For example, placing Anthony in the Tame area to undertake the heaviest blocking mission was also based on this consideration.

Now Song Heping finally understood why generals had to cultivate their own direct subordinates and give them priority in military funds and equipment during previous wars.

Because the direct line of corps knows everything about the troops and is loyal enough, they execute orders more thoroughly than other troops.

Just as Song Heping was under great pressure and struggling to think of a countermeasure in front of the map, Colonel Lawrence, a senior military adviser from the US military, was also questioning his life in the command post of the Colombian government army camp near Tame.

The ELN armed resistance in the Tame area was so fierce, the fighting will was so tenacious, and the cunning use of tactics was completely beyond his expectations.

From the very beginning of the firefight, more than 1 AGLAN special forces members were trapped in the G camp. Colonel Freddy, who was in a helicopter and had not yet landed, was shot down by a shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile and died.

In the headquarters, Lawrence felt like a goat being roasted on a fire, and everyone around him looked at him with suspicion.

"They must have someone with expert guidance!"

In the end, he came to this conclusion which seemed like he was trying to pass the buck.

"Otherwise they wouldn't have been able to set such a perfect trap, especially those anti-aircraft missiles. Why didn't anyone tell me that the ELN armed forces have shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles?!"

The implication is that if he knew this information, he would not be so foolish as to send an entire AGLAN special forces squadron to attack the G1 camp.

wrong!
But it’s not my fault!
You didn't provide detailed information!
Lawrence's American-style blame-shifting caught the commander-in-chief, General Sanders, off guard.

Facing this American military adviser who was still boasting last night that he could take over the Tame area within 24 hours, although he despised him in his heart, he still had to be polite - after all, the Americans provide hundreds of millions of real money to the government every year, and he is definitely a big sponsor.

"We won't play that surprise attack trick with them!"

At this moment, Colonel Lawrence finally realized how stupid he had been before.

Why the hell do we have to launch a raid?

do you need?

With two mechanized regiments from the Colombian Army's special forces division and a battalion-sized CCOPE special operations group at their disposal, why would they bother resorting to such tactics as a surprise attack? Even if they laid their cards on the table and simply pushed forward, they could easily capture Tame.

He suddenly realized that he had actually intended to show off his skills in front of the Colombian army from the very beginning. The so-called plan to raid the G1 camp was nothing more than the "special operations" muscle in his body being pulled out, and he had to play such a trick.

That's really a disease and needs to be treated!
Having learned his lesson, Colonel Lawrence gave up the idea of ​​conducting special operations for the whole day. He directly ordered two army light mechanized regiments to deploy in the southern part of Tame and advance all the way. He also ordered a mechanized battalion to ride on Humvee light high mobility vehicles and advance northward along Highway 86 directly into the center of the ELN armed Tame defense zone to disrupt the enemy's defense.

These Hummer vehicles are the leaders in American weapons export. Many countries have purchased this type of equipment. Their protection is average, but they are very suitable for clearing out drug lords hiding in the rainforest.

Unexpectedly, not long after entering Highway 86, the leading Hummer was blown directly into the sky by a violent explosion.

What followed was a fierce battle.

The army soldiers, dazed by the explosion, turned their cars around and fled, leaving behind the wreckage of more than a dozen Humvees.

After this battle, Colonel Lawrence was completely obedient. He advanced slowly and steadily from south to north. Whenever there was an exchange of fire in front of him, he would ask the soldiers on the front line to immediately report their positions and send back the coordinates so that the Air Force could dispatch A-37 bombers to drop bombs.

Although this style of play is a bit rigid, at least the losses will not be that great.

Lawrence felt that the person commanding this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign on the ELN side must be a tactical master, and all his assault operations were within his expectations.

This put him in a timid situation, and he could only fight the battle in a serious manner.

At night, when counting the personnel and summarizing the results of the battle, Lawrence almost overturned the table in anger.

After fighting for a whole day, we only advanced 5 kilometers.

Those ELN armed soldiers were as smart as ghosts. They never fought head-on. They would retreat into the jungle after being attacked, and then lure government soldiers into the jungle to chase them.

However, these guerrilla-born armed group soldiers were harder to deal with in jungle warfare than monkeys. Often, when they were being chased from the front, they would suddenly circle around to the flanks or rear of the pursuing troops, where they would launch sneak attacks and fire cold shots, then run away. By the time the government troops reacted and adjusted their pursuit direction, they had disappeared into the vast jungle again...

The battle during the day was extremely difficult.

On several occasions, Lawrence wanted General Sanders to dispatch two more regiments to reinforce and strengthen the offensive.

But when he thought about how the senior military adviser of the United States, who was in charge of two mechanized regiments, was actually beaten and had to ask for reinforcements, Lawrence felt that he could not save face and could only endure it.

Until ten o'clock in the evening, Lawrence had not gone to rest, but was staring blankly in front of the electronic screen in the command center, like an old monk in meditation.

"Colonel Lawrence, have a late-night snack and then go get some rest."

General Sanders was very considerate of the financial backer's face and asked the camp's cooks to prepare a midnight snack and send it over.

"Doherty! Come and have some too."

He also invited Major Dougherty, the representative of the AUC armed forces, to have dinner with him.

Major Dougherty earned a lot of face today.

The AUC armed forces fought very well today. Both the northern and southern defense zones launched multiple attacks with superior forces, breaking through the two lines of defense of the ELN armed forces, and almost cutting the opponent's defense zone in half in the direction of Santa Rita. It is estimated that a large gap will be cut tomorrow to achieve the strategic expectations.

"Colonel, you should eat something. Victory and defeat are common in the military. Don't take it to heart!"

Doherty seemed very polite. He came over for supper and also greeted Colonel Lawrence.

In fact, he was mocking the American adviser.

He had come here two days ago to report in as a tripartite liaison officer, but Lawrence looked down on him and was always sarcastic in his words, mocking the AUC as a guerrilla force that was not presentable.

Dougherty has been holding this breath.

Now I finally have an outlet.

The cook walked into the headquarters and placed various foods on a table.

A logistics officer kept his eyes on Dougherty while directing the cooks to arrange the food.

Finally, when Colonel Lawrence, his eyes bulging, walked to the table and sat down, posing with the general and the other two, the logistics officer took two steps back, found an angle and distance that wouldn't attract attention, quietly reached into his trouser pocket, and flipped the switch on the tiny pinhole camera hidden in his camouflage uniform...

　Asking for a monthly ticket! Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)