Xia Yu withdrew his hand, and the two vehicles were parked in the tent for the time being, to be transported back to Afica along with other equipment.
A complete setup including preparation and modification will conservatively take at least 100 hours of labor, so let's take it slow!
He asked one of the village guard squad leaders who stayed at the camp to lead a group to clean up the carbon-based biological residue in the car, and then he rushed off to have breakfast.
The tofu pudding was very fragrant, and it would be even better with pork floss and ham bread.
Xia Yu had just finished eating when he went to prepare for the heavy firepower infiltration. Soon all the ammunition supplies were packed into three airdrop pallets and sent to the T-4 base.
Old Li and Wang Kai will coordinate this matter, while Alvin will not participate in the battle against Elek.
After all, it's an oil field, so the company can't be too cautious.
The former Soviet Union used nuclear weapons to extinguish oil field fires. More recently, during the Gulf War, the defeated Iranian forces damaged oil pipelines and set fire to 700 oil wells.
The loss was not only of 50 million tons of crude oil, but also of the polluted natural environment.
Old Magnesium didn't have that concern. Last year, he blew up Ace's cash depository in Yilakomo, burning tens or hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cash. The video was truly heartbreaking to watch.
"Just seven or eight drones, each costing a few hundred dollars, cost me more than a dozen young men. I suspect we're going to suffer a huge loss later."
At the final pre-battle meeting in the afternoon, Xia Yu introduced the battle plan to all employees.
"Then everyone, get ready now! There are 5 hours until the official operation."
Old Ke led the group in answering.
Knowing what their mission was, everyone went to prepare. The continuous high-intensity combat tested everyone, and they could only feel this in the Middle East war zone.
“Like Sherlock said, we need a Tunguska, which is more useful than the T-72B3 you asked me for.”
"Most of the man-portable air defense missiles deployed by Ace in this direction are concentrated in Balmira, and the number of air defense missiles deployed by Elek is definitely no more than double digits."
Another issue is that Elek, the rear base where Ace's cash storage point is located, could easily be affected by dozens of large-charge aerial bombs, which could hinder the acquisition of spoils.
Moreover, upon discovering that the concentrated fire defense had withdrawn and taken the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with them, he reverted to using drones, resulting in nearly 50 casualties.
Switching to the next aerial view, he pointed to a four-story building on the screen and said.
"After multiple aerial reconnaissance missions, the company discovered that this building had the highest frequency of entry and exit for Ace members."
To avoid a recurrence of such a situation, it's best to avoid even precision bombing, let alone conventional bombing.
"The Snow Leopard crew is capable of handling this situation. We can confidently deploy the transport helicopter to drop the instructor team and Team 2 to this building."
After fighting for a whole day and night, even without staying up until dawn, Ace of Balmira was also exhausted.
The concentrated fire defense also prefers night battles. Although Ace has a certain number of night vision devices, it is still difficult to overcome the disadvantage of being attacked at night, not to mention that the forces deployed in Elek are all second-line forces.
Rambo fought his way through the entire film, but he didn't rely on an M16; his best partner was the M60 general-purpose machine gun.
As a relatively stable rear area far from the war, second-line personnel like Elek have greater freedom.
Grena and the government forces have rotated their troops for the third time and have successfully taken control of half of the city.
Moreover, even if it's not here, this small building is Ace's command center in Elek, so taking it down first is definitely the right thing to do.
"I will suppress the nearby armed personnel and assist the glider crew in safely transporting you to this building. Then all you have to do is hold the position and wait for the convoy to rendezvous with you."
It was almost 9 p.m. when the armored convoy arrived ahead of Palmyra Castle, while the gunfire in the main city had not yet ceased.
Because Elek was keeping a close eye on the situation on the main battlefield, he wouldn't be as relaxed as usual in the early morning, so he set the operation time for 9 pm, simply taking advantage of the cover of night.
After one tough battle is over, the next tough battle is about to begin.
This reveals the most likely location where the cash is stored.
They could collect their wages themselves from the organization's cash deposit point, unlike the two thousand men in Palmyra, whose salaries were delivered with supplies and distributed by the lower-ranking commanders.
Old Ke knew about the plan, and he agreed with Xia Yu's plan.
However, Hussein's "defensive counter-attack" strategy made the battle for the remaining half of the city difficult and bloody.
The attack immediately crippled Ace's command center in Elek, leaving the rest as an unorganized mob. Not only would they be unable to mount a strong counterattack, they would also be efficiently wiped out by concentrated fire from the defenses.
For this deployment operation, Xia Yu will provide Lao Ke and his men with sufficient firepower.
Special forces soldiers are not as valiant as depicted in the movies, but as the most elite light infantry, their combat effectiveness is directly proportional to the amount of equipment and logistics they are provided with.
"So this time we need to take down Elek as quickly as possible, without giving the Ace members time to burn the cash."
Unlike this time when they came to Syria, apart from the earlier probing attacks, the general offensive has only paused for a short while.
Yevgeny said to the company's armored division commander standing beside him.
Previously in Afica, we fought many battles, big and small, but the high-efficiency output only lasted for a short while, and the rest was all garbage time.
"Yes, boss!"
With enough weapons, a special operations force of a dozen or so people can hold a point without any problem.
Xia Yu glanced at his watch and then made the formal announcement.
Elek and Balmila are only about 30 kilometers apart. Every time Sparrowhawk A takes off and completes a reconnaissance mission, it will stop by Elek on the way, so the company has collected a lot of intelligence.
"Yes, boss!"
The company's armored vehicle fleet needs mechanized infantry, as well as special forces capable of carrying out decapitation strikes.
“Boss, the correct approach in this situation is for us to also use drones to level the exchange ratio. The concentrated fire defense approach is different from ours.”
The retired armored commander, a major, said helplessly.
"We currently have several thousand men, scattered across multiple battlefields, which requires a double-digit number of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Once we expand to tens of thousands, how many Tunguska cannons will we need?"
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are used for field air defense to protect high-value targets such as tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, howitzers, and multiple rocket launchers. Individual soldiers operating within the deployment area are merely providing cover for the defenses.
However, at present, the main targets of low, slow, and small aircraft are precisely these individual soldiers.
This made things complicated. Gna's armor and artillery were only auxiliary; the real fighting force came from the assault squads composed of ordinary soldiers, and Tunguska couldn't take care of them.
Old Ye quickly realized that they were no match for the concentrated fire defense in this regard.
"So we have no choice but to use human lives to fill the gaps."
"Although it's hard to accept, that's the reality. Developing consumer drones for military purposes is both a good thing and a bad thing, so I suggest that companies recruit or train people in this area."
The armored commander said all he had to say.
Xia Yu, on the other end, didn't expect that his company, with its small number of employees, would generate so few benefits.
It can only be said that the company's development direction determined today's situation. The main armor naturally needs to focus on air defense; the Gna model is unique, but conventional PMC companies…
It's true that the further you go, the easier it is to get a lot of badminton bombs.
"I'll think about it again later."
Although Old Ye said this, he had already decided in his heart to find an opportunity to consult Xia Yu.
This guy was one of the first to use consumer-grade drones, so he should be able to see more of what's going on.
"Calling Mr. Yevgeny, this is Huang You. We are about to pass through the city of Balmira and head to Elek for combat."
"Knock knock knock"
As soon as the handheld radio on his shoulder went off, machine guns fired from not far away, and the three drones that were hunting at low altitudes were all swept to the ground by a dense barrage of bullets before they could even drop their bombs.
An armored convoy consisting of six vehicles entered the city and sped toward the area controlled by Ace.
"Is opening a second front the tactic for shifting concentrated firepower and defenses?"
The armored commander couldn't help but think this to himself.
That's really true. Tonight is the last window of opportunity, because the game has been almost deadlocked for a while now.
They will work with the government forces to consolidate their gains, and Ace will also redeploy their defenses, scattering all the landmines and bombs.
It's fine for the assault team, but the armored convoy will be blocked outside.
However, if the concentrated fire defense breaks through the enemy's blockade before they have a chance to do anything malicious, and attacks the weaker-defended Elek, there is a high probability, no, an absolute probability, that they can take over their rear.
This directly creates a situation of being attacked from both sides, which can be described as wonderful.
He's quite a talent; he analyzed so much in one go. He should be promoted to lieutenant colonel, not retired.
Grenadier's armored forces will always play a supporting role, unlike concentrated fire defense which revolves around ground armored convoys to organize a combined strike system.
This is very similar to the infantry squad of San Dezi, which launches attacks with MG-34 or MG-42 general-purpose machine guns as the core.
Of course, this also means that when Jihuo Defense is fighting a major battle, it must cooperate with reliable allied forces.
The village protection teams are better at defense and logistics than offense, and no matter how much they expand, they can't exceed the size of a battalion of 500 people.
The area of Gnabry alone can produce over a thousand people, which is a rare find in the PMC world.
"Commander, that company is here again. Their convoy is speeding towards us."
Upon seeing the image on the monitor disappear instantly, the pilot immediately reported to Hussein.
"Here we go again... This shouldn't be happening... Something's not right, something's not right. We need to change our tactics. Their tanks and attack helicopters aren't performing much better than the Ossiers'. If they keep charging like this, their only objective is..."
At this point, Hussein suddenly turned around and went to the map hanging on the wall.
His gaze instantly locked onto the small town of Elek, 30 kilometers away.
"No, we can't let them get through. Quickly send men to intercept them."
Hussein, having discerned Xia Yu's intentions, immediately gave the order.
Without those self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, attack helicopters wouldn't dare harass Elek; he left six portable anti-aircraft missiles on the oil field.
But now, if the enemy's armored convoy gets through, the entire Elek could be lost.
The order was immediately relayed to the grassroots level, and the recoilless rifle teams and rocket launcher gunners who had disappeared during the day reappeared, taking control of their weapons to launch an attack on the convoy.
"Knock knock knock"
The machine guns of the Weasel S3 and S30 crossed and blocked both sides of the road, and the rockets fired at missed targets were intercepted one by one by interceptor missiles.
Both tanks, and even the Marder K1, were using their rooftop remote weapon stations to cover the higher floors.
Without needing to seize streets or eliminate any armored targets, the high-speed armored convoy unleashed its full firepower this time.
But in the more distant northern part of the city, a pickup truck with its bed full of anti-tank mines was laying mines in the middle of the road.
The convoy, which was some distance away, couldn't see this scene, but Xia Yu in the sky could see it very clearly.
"beep"
The rotating machine gun blew the Brehme pickup truck to pieces, then reset to 25-round short bursts to clear the anti-tank mines that had already been laid.
"Beep beep"
The mine hit by the 12.7mm tungsten-core armor-piercing projectile had its explosive charge blown off, completely losing its anti-tank capability.
By tomorrow, this road will probably be riddled with landmines, many of which will be undetectable by sighting. Fortunately, they acted tonight, catching the enemy off guard.
At the same time that Xia Yu was clearing obstacles for the armored convoy, the C-160, which had flown to the area between Balmira and Elek, opened its tail hatch again.
"Swish, swish, swish"
Three cargo pallets were dropped one after another, and the deployed parachutes carried them slowly down into the desert.
After landing, it transmitted a GPS signal, which was received simultaneously by the armored convoy that rushed to the last block.
"Buzz"
The Mongoose crew, leading the way, accelerated again, and the other five vehicles followed suit. The convoy burst out of the northern district and officially broke away from Balmira.
Upon hearing the news, Hussein turned ashen-faced, but he still managed to contact Elek and inform them of the impending attack on the concentrated fire defenses.
"If it doesn't work, blow up the oil well. We absolutely cannot leave it to these guys."
Disrupting production, disrupting order, and plundering are the essence of extremist organizations.
If you can't accept the fact that what you've stolen is about to be taken back, then the only option is to destroy it.
"Yes, Commander!"
Arshebur replied to his old superior.
But can it really be destroyed?
The convoy stopped in the desert, and two teams of digital technicians quickly got out of their vehicles and opened cargo pallets to resupply the tanks with ammunition.
Xia Yu drove the Deer Tiger at low altitude to keep watch until all vehicles were fully armed again, and the Super Hornet flew around from the other side.
During the handover of the guard duty, the Mi-24V made its final landing to resupply machine gun ammunition and rockets. It didn't fire a single missile, as it used the ones on its pylons.
"Quickly, let's go!"
The attack helicopters took off again, joining the hovering Super Hornet formation and the armored vehicle convoy to charge towards Elek.
This small oil town consists of two parts: an oil extraction area and a residential area. Hans and his team rushed to the extraction area first, while the two helicopters turned around and flew to the residential area.
The building housing the command center and cash storage was located in the residential area, and that's when...
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
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