Chapter 588 Tian Ji Horse Racing

Chapter 588 Tian Ji Horse Racing

"The special reconnaissance company will move forward 5 kilometers, clear the earthwork sentinels along the way, and try to cut off the enemy's communications."

"The 1st Armored Assault Battalion follows the assault and is prepared to engage the enemy."

"The 2nd Armored Battalion, detour to the east for cover, pay attention to the enemy's movements on the east side, and quickly open an evacuation channel after contacting the enemy."

"Support the reserve battalion to slow down its advance and pay attention to avoid enemy air fire and long-range fire strikes."

"Fly drones and stay vigilant."

"Everyone is ready for battle. We expect to meet the enemy in 15 minutes!"

"clear!"

"clear!"

In the command car, Chen Chen continued to issue combat orders while looking at the map.

At this time, the "fire reconnaissance team" he was in was only 15 kilometers away from the scheduled combat area, and the smell of war smoke was already close at hand. However, what surprised Chen Chen was that until now, Turkey, including those active in this area, There was still no reaction from the Free Army.

This is completely unreasonable.

Logically speaking, as the main battlefield for the early battles between government forces and the Free Army, the Azaz region should be the focus of Turkey and NATO.

Even if uninterrupted aerial reconnaissance could not be achieved 24 hours a day, the sentinels and reconnaissance teams along the way should have taken action long ago.

But the fact is that the team he led set out from Aleppo and assaulted nearly 10 kilometers at high speed under the cover of night. Ten minutes had already passed, and the expected battle had not happened yet.

The entire team felt like they were in an uninhabited land, and the speed of all mobile vehicles had been stretched to the limit. If calculated at this speed, it would take at most 15 minutes for them to enter the predetermined combat area and attack the enemy stationed in the north of Azaz. The Free Army defenders on the side launched the first round of attack.

It was so smooth that Chen Chen felt a little unbelievable.

Chen Chen frowned. He didn't understand what went wrong.

Perhaps, Issam's thunderous blow in the early stage did create a psychological shadow on Turkey and the Free Army, so that they would rather adopt a more conservative strategy than operate within the control area of ​​​​the Issam Armored Group?

Or maybe they misjudged this operation and thought it was just a routine transfer?

It's possible.

Chen Chen took a breath and put down the map in his hand.

No matter what, the arrow is on the string and must be fired.

The team is already here, so it must fight out.

At this time, the reconnaissance company led by the Li Gang has arrived at the south side of Azaz. They will detour through the Azaz city and stop and station 1 kilometer away from the Free Army position to conduct close reconnaissance.

Time passed by minute by second, and intelligence from the front continued to arrive.

And every new piece of information made Chen Chen's mood become even more tense.

"We have bypassed Azaz and the city is quiet."

"Arrived at coordinate point No. 1, the electromagnetic interference equipment has been activated."

"The enemy's electromagnetic activity signal was detected and cannot be deciphered."

"The earthwork sentry point was found to be empty."

"Arrived at the scheduled reconnaissance point, I can already visually see the enemy's position."

"There are a large number of personnel and equipment activity signals on the border, and no abnormalities have been found yet."

"It's very quiet. Do you want to continue approaching for reconnaissance?"

Very quiet, nothing out of the ordinary.

This is the biggest anomaly.

Chen Chen paused slightly and decisively ordered:

"Stop advancing and wait for the main force from the rear to arrive."

"The Second Armored Battalion, deploy eastward in advance and be prepared to respond."

"Armored battalion one, ready for battle."

"Be careful, only fight for one round to avoid getting entangled with the enemy!"

"clear!"

The order was issued, and the marching rhythm of the entire convoy changed instantly.

The yellow sand was rolling on the desert. The 1st Armored Battalion, composed of 10 self-propelled artillery vehicles, 10 armed pickup trucks and 5 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, quickly advanced and launched an assault along the route that the reconnaissance company had already traveled.

In less than 5 minutes, they had arrived at the No. 1 coordinate point, and completed deployment within two minutes, aiming the muzzle at the Free Army position 2 kilometers away.

At the same time, the Second Armored Battalion, which is circling eastward, is unfolding in steps, rolling out a narrow position with a length of 600 meters from west to east. On this position, they will continue to advance eastward with alternate cover to provide The 1st Battalion and subsequent arriving reserves opened evacuation routes.

With everything ready, Chen Chen picked up the radio.

Then, with the simplest words, he started this destined to be a tragic battle.

"Fire!"

At this moment, fire exploded on the ground of a battalion in the distance.

With the target already visible, the 152mm howitzer shell dragged light smoke and headed straight for the target two kilometers away, while the muzzle of the ZSU-23-4 anti-aircraft gun was already aimed at the sky at an angle of 60 degrees. , be ready to respond to the opponent's helicopter low-altitude raids at any time.

At the same time, the armed pickup truck carrying 120 mortars has also completed the calculation of various elements.

Screams rang out from the position, and after dozens of long seconds, the first batch of white phosphorus bombs fell like sparks on the Free Army position.

The dust was flying and the roaring was endless.

Chen Chen picked up the telescope and observed the situation of the Free Army position in the distance.

Obviously, the other party was completely stunned by the sudden artillery fire.

A large number of rebels poured out of the barracks, rushing towards any vehicle they could see, trying to drive and start a counterattack.

Or, they picked up the weapons at hand and fired wildly in the direction where the artillery fire might come from in their subconscious, but it was obvious that their counterattack would not have any effect on Chen Chen's Armored Battalion 1.

In the dark sky, the fire of anti-tank missiles and RPG rockets flashed, but they did not even approach the location of the Armored Battalion 1, but flew towards the farther direction of Azaz.

The attack was launched as scheduled. Chen Chen confirmed the deployment of the Armored Battalion 2 again, and then came down and said:

"The First Battalion is ready to retreat and withdraw from the battlefield to the east."

"The support group moves northeast and joins the Second Battalion."

"The reconnaissance company leaves two people to monitor the enemy's mobilization, and the rest maintain high mobility to the east beyond the defense area of ​​the Second Battalion and continue to organize reconnaissance!"

"Understood!"

Another reply came from the front, but at this moment, the sound in the headset suddenly became extremely sharp.

Then, there was a noise.

Electromagnetic interference!

"Start the backup communication plan!"

"Execute frequency hopping burst communication!"

"Restore communication as soon as possible and speed up evacuation!"

Chen Chen's expression was tense, and the communicator sitting next to him immediately began to debug the equipment, but before the communication was restored, sparks had already begun to explode at the location of the First Armored Battalion.

"Attention! Enemy artillery fire!"

"The First Battalion quickly evacuates, and the Second Battalion searches for the location of the enemy's artillery positions and organizes fire suppression!"

There was no reply, and the radio was still full of noise.

But fortunately, the battle plan had been determined long ago, and without Chen Chen's instructions, the Second Armored Battalion had already begun to attack the enemy with firepower.

The artillery fire poured towards the northern side of the border. At this moment, no one would care whether there were civilian casualties, and no one would care about the so-called "political influence".

This was something that had been agreed upon long ago.

This team had no constraints, and all they had to do was "fight" itself!

It seemed that within a few seconds, the peaceful night had been completely torn apart.

The artillery fire from the border also became more intensive, and compared with their own artillery fire, their accuracy was obviously higher!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

After several loud noises, the 1st Armored Battalion had lost 4 vehicles.

Including 3 2S3 self-propelled artillery and a pickup truck that was moving quickly from west to east!

"Enemy tanks found! Leopard 2!"

"The number is more than 12, and there are a large number of anti-tank armored vehicles!"

At this time, the radio was finally restored, and Chen Chen finally heard the first battle report from the front.

"Evacuate! Don't get entangled!"

"The Leopard 2 is not fast enough for off-roading, it can't catch up with you! Get out of the enemy's firepower range!"

"Understood!"

At this time, the 1st Armored Battalion had completed the first round of strikes in the mission and began to evacuate eastward around the city of Azaz.

The armored and artillery units in the city of Azaz also responded, and the supporting firepower came late and fired at the enemy in the distance.

So far, the plan is still going well.

Attack, counterattack, counterattack, evacuation.

There were casualties in the 1st Battalion, but the casualties were still within an acceptable range.

More importantly, through this attack, Turkey's firepower configuration in the area was basically exposed, and the reconnaissance team's combat goal had been achieved.

As long as they could withdraw, this round of attack and harassment would be considered a success.

——

However, within just a few seconds, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Like setting off firecrackers, the vehicles of the first armored battalion were hit by precise firepower one after another.

The flames of the explosion shot up into the sky. After a round of enemy firepower output, the six 2S3 self-propelled artillery in the front were completely scrapped!

"Damn!"

"This firepower density is wrong!"

Chen Chen's head jumped, and he vaguely felt that the current battle situation had exceeded his expectations!

That's right, even if it was to conduct firepower reconnaissance, the armored assault team he led was not acting blindly.

With the cooperation of the Syrian government forces, the initial reconnaissance near Azaz had been completed long ago. Judging from the intelligence feedback, the Turkish firepower could not be so strong at all.

More than 10 vehicles were destroyed in an instant?

What kind of firepower efficiency is this? ?

You know, from the beginning of the civil war to now, the largest single-day loss of the Syrian government army's armored units is only 31 vehicles!

In the previous life, they fought at high intensity for a year, and the combined loss of armored units never exceeded 600 vehicles!

Something is wrong!

"The first battalion changed its direction of march and retreated into Azaz City to join the defenders!"

"Use buildings as cover to avoid further losses!"

"The second battalion quickly withdrew, you are the next target!"

"The support group entered the city from the south, and the reconnaissance company withdrew!"

"Understood!"

The order was issued, and all combat units immediately began to move.

At the same time, the enemy's firepower output continued.

Full of rhythm and high accuracy.

In a distance of just one kilometer, in less than one minute, the first armored battalion was hit hard again. Four armed pickup trucks were accurately hit by shells flying from two kilometers away, and the body was directly blown into pieces!

When they finally withdrew into the city, the first battalion had lost more than two-thirds of its personnel, and the second battalion that entered the city later also failed to avoid the opponent's precise attack.

But fortunately, Chen Chen's orders were given quickly enough and their losses were not heavy.

The command vehicle rushed into the streets of Azaz City with billowing smoke and dust. The enemy artillery fire from the border extended into the city, and shells kept falling in front of the command vehicle, as accurate as if they were firing face to face.

Chen Chen's hair stood on end, and at this time, the pilot responsible for operating the drone finally restored communication with the drone. When the picture was transmitted to Chen Chen, his heart sank suddenly.

Heat signals everywhere.

Dozens of tanks, dozens of armored vehicles, and a large number of motorized infantry following the armored vehicles.

The number of people was at least more than a thousand. Obviously, this was a long-planned attack.

And our firepower reconnaissance operation just hit the opponent's gun!

——

No, it didn't hit the gun.

But this time the firepower reconnaissance detonated the opponent's action in advance!

Chen Chen understood in his heart, and he knew why the Turkish side was so patient.

It's not that they didn't see their actions. They really thought that this mobilization was a normal mobilization made by the Syrian government forces to strengthen the defense of Azaz. The reason they didn't move was because they were also planning a "revenge war"!

What a coincidence!

Chen Chen gritted his teeth and cursed. At this time, the enemy armored forces had crossed the positions of the Free Army and began to march into the city of Azaz.

"Rely on favorable terrain to organize a counterattack!"

"Ask Aleppo for help and mobilize the Aleppo attack group to support in advance!"

"Understood!"

"Slow down the enemy's attack as much as possible, Azaz cannot be lost!"

"Understood!"

The sound of artillery fire came from far to near, and Chen Chen even felt that he could already feel the shocking roar of the Leopard 2 when it opened fire.

He knew that he was about to face an extremely difficult battle.

The bad news is that it is difficult to continue the firepower reconnaissance along the border.

The good news is that in just the first attempt, the enemy's main attack direction has been found, and even to a certain extent, the enemy's combat deployment has been disrupted.

Maybe this is also a kind of luck?

After a few seconds of silence, Chen Chen spoke to the radio again:

"Report the situation to Issam!"

"Tell him that we have found the key point!"

"I ask other attack groups to act in advance, don't worry about logistics supplies, fight across the border and put pressure on Turkey!"

"There are at least 40 Leopard 2s in the direction of Azaz, which is almost all the advanced tanks they can mobilize!"

"All points on the border are their weak points!"

"This is Tian Ji's horse racing! We can win!"

"Understood!"

A concise reply came, and Chen Chen jumped off the command vehicle that had not yet stopped, and began to command everyone to deploy a temporary command post.

The sound of artillery fire has never stopped, but Chen Chen's mood has become a little excited.

He knows that he has made the right bet.

Or rather, Syria has made the right bet.

The current battle situation is Tian Ji's horse racing.

The Turkish side has concentrated its superior forces in the direction of Azaz, which means that in other directions, they must have empty defenses.

Even if there is a generation gap in equipment and technical level, the Syrian government army can still fight.

Because the government army's superior horses are not in Azaz, but in the direction closer to Raqqa.

The only problem is

The role played by himself is that inferior horse!

And this inferior horse has to face the strongest enemy force.

At this time, a dazzling firework suddenly exploded in the sky of Azaz, and then the fireworks rolled down like a waterfall of light.

White phosphorus bomb!

Both sides used the same weapon at the same time, which means that the battle here has entered a situation of no end in advance.

"Shoot out all the white phosphorus bombs."

Chen Chen spoke calmly and continued:

"Don't worry about the opponent's tanks, fight the infantry first!"

"If the infantry can't pass, Azaz can't be lost!"