Chapter 589 The entire northwest of Syria is in chaos

Chapter 589 The entire northwest of Syria is in chaos

After less than half an hour of fighting, Azaz, which the Syrian government forces had recovered at a heavy price, fell into a precarious situation again.

The Turkish armored forces were at the gates of the city, and shells fell continuously like raindrops. The burning fire of white phosphorus bombs reflected the sky of Azaz red, and the toxic gas in the air was even so thick that it was hard to breathe.

At the same time, rounds of electromagnetic suppression offensives were still underway.

That's right, it was not electronic confrontation, but purely one-sided electromagnetic suppression.

In the temporary command center, Chen Chen almost lost contact with all the front-line troops. The only thing he could rely on was the Dongfeng Corps reconnaissance company using the American AN/PRC-148D radio previously seized from DEVGRU.

The ultra-wide frequency range and sensitive intelligent frequency hopping anti-interference mode of this radio allow users to be largely immune to electromagnetic interference, which has almost become the only hope for the defense forces of Azaz City.

Battlefield command returned to the era of messengers. Chen Chen had to order the reconnaissance company to disperse into various combat teams and command through indirect messengers.

This command method was inefficient and slow to respond, but it was the only choice Chen Chen could make.

At this time, all the armed forces of Syria had retreated into the city. Relying on the complex ground buildings in the city, more than 100 vehicles of various models finally managed to piece together a front line that could barely block the enemy infantry's advance.

Those light infantry were suppressed by dense firepower behind bunkers and vehicles, relying on a series of light weapons in their hands, including RPGs, single-soldier portable missiles, mortars, rifle grenades, and squad machine guns, etc., to attack the city. In theory, these attacks should have played a negligible role, but in fact, the casualties they caused were even higher than the long-range support firepower of the earth!

Many times, some people will cite the example of hundreds of thousands of bullets in the Vietnam War to kill an enemy to prove the low killing efficiency of infantry in modern warfare. These people obviously ignore the most important factor in this algorithm, that is, the "loss" of the US military.

Or to put it bluntly, it is corruption.

In the real battlefield, they are not as incompetent as the Pentagon wrote in its report to Congress.

The bullets and shells they fired, even if they did not hit the target, definitely had their meaning and played their due role.

For a time, the situation in Azaz City became more critical.

Chen Chen even had to send out the reserve team in advance to fill the firepower points to ensure uninterrupted suppression.

The consequence of doing so is that the loss of manpower is further accelerated under the power of white phosphorus bombs, and the critical point of overall collapse has arrived more than one minute earlier.

Looking at the red positions everywhere on the map, Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"This routine is really familiar to me."

"White phosphorus bombs lead the way, heavy artillery and armored forces in the early morning, infantry at medium and close distances to provide precise fire suppression support, consuming a large number of living forces and then quickly sweeping."

"They don't intend to fight us in urban street fighting at all. I even suspect that they don't intend to enter the city at all."

"Their goal is to fight until there is no more gunfire in this city."

"This is not what the Turkish army does. They have never done this before."

"This must be the ground force sent by the United States, and they have also gained battlefield command to a great extent."

"It's not easy to fight. According to the current situation, we can only hold out for 1 hour at most."

"How much ammunition is left?"

After Chen Chen's voice fell, Li Bang on the side immediately replied:

"The team we brought here has With two bases of ammunition, the situation of the Azaz defenders is slightly better. After those Azaz, they have already carried out a supply. "

"But the problem is that the role they can play is quite limited."

"Although this group of defenders is also the main force, it is still far behind the elite we brought."

"The fighting will is not strong, the tactics are backward, and the technical level is not high."

"At the position of point 1042 on the north side, three T-62 tanks did not knock out a Leopard 2. In the end, it was the infantry suicide attack that broke the enemy's track."

"Too difficult."

"The enemy's artillery bombardment is about to end, and the heavy armored forces are beginning to enter the city."

"We either retreat now or we have to fight them in close combat."

"Captain, what do you say?"

"We can't retreat."

Chen Chen shook his head. At this moment, he deeply felt the embarrassment of the White Dog trapped in the city of Raqqa.

You can't fight, and you can't leave.

The only thing we can do is to delay time as much as possible and try to launch a counterattack beyond the normal level within our own capabilities.

"Direct confrontation is absolutely impossible."

Chen Chen pondered for a moment, then said:

"Intelligence, equipment, and manpower are all behind. At this time, if we want to play it safe, we will be courting death."

"We have to rush forward."

"Order, the second and first armored battalions will all withdraw from the frontline positions and hand over the defense task to the Azaz defenders."

"The reserve team will be added to the armored assault battalion to re-establish the basic combat organization."

"Afterwards, the first and second battalions will use the city as a cover to withdraw from Azaz to the south, maneuver northward around the west road, and attack the enemy's flank."

"Don't worry about the casualties. Our goal is to destroy the enemy's offensive spearhead."

"Find a way to kill a few Leopard 2s first, then break through along the road, fire while moving, and rush into the enemy's infantry positions!"

"To the north?"

Li Bang repeated with a little surprise, and then asked:

"To get through the enemy's armored group's defense line?"

"Even if we can really get through, how many of these people will be left?"

"Not one."

Chen Chen replied calmly:

"This is the fate of inferior horses. We are bound to lose."

"But before we lose, we have to find a way to hold back the opponent's superior horses and consume their physical strength."

"Conventional tactics cannot achieve an exchange ratio. We must press all at once and exchange our lives for lives!"

"Notify the Azaz defenders to concentrate all rockets and extend them northward along the road to open the way for the armored assault battalion!"

"Understood!"

Li Bang nodded decisively, and then the order was quickly passed down.

A few minutes later, amid the roar of artillery fire, this shocking order finally reached the lowest-level executor.

At this time, Chen Chen's "book" available only 30 multiple rocket launchers, which had been sharply reduced to 24.

A few of these rocket launchers were "Hail" BM-21 rocket launchers purchased from Russia in the early years, and the rest were basically 122mm caliber rocket launchers that had no name at this time and were later called "Golan-122" and were directly installed on pickup trucks.

To be honest, these things are not even as powerful as the comprehensive power of 107 fire, especially the Golan-122, which has a range of only 1,500 meters, which is purely the level of big fireworks.

But, it's better to have it than not.

All the remaining rocket launchers were quickly mobilized together and aimed at the road on the north side of Azaz City.

They completely gave up suppressing the enemy infantry group, which also suddenly increased the pressure on the front line.

The time window is very short. If the armored assault battalion commanded by Chen Chen cannot break through the blockade of the enemy armored cluster within 5 minutes, then under the mature infantry-tank coordinated tactics, the enemy is likely to break through the northern defense line first, open a passage for the armored forces, and completely destroy the balance of this battle.

"Hurry up."

Chen Chen spoke again, and at this time, the detour armored assault battalion had already started the first round of artillery fire.

The relatively slow self-propelled artillery fell behind. Their task was to provide long-range cover support for the high-speed assault armed pickups and infantry fighting vehicles, and attract the enemy's heavy armored group firepower.

"Boom-boom--"

After a sudden round of artillery fire, two Leopard 2 tanks on the Turkish side caught fire and exploded on the spot.

But their achievements were limited to this!

The reason is very simple.

Information gap!

With the support of high-altitude drones, all the mobilizations of the Syrian side could not escape the eyes of the Turkish side.

The heavy armored group shrank its formation in advance, looking for cover, and avoided the first wave of direct firepower.

From the process, Chen Chen's plan seemed to have failed.

But from the result, it was not the case.

The passage was opened after all, and it was the earthworks who took the initiative to make way!

More than 30 light vehicles sped past on the road at an incredible speed, and the nearest pickup trucks were only a few meters away from the enemy's Leopard 2 tanks.

The coaxial machine gun followed the barrel of the Leopard 2, but in the end, it did not shoot down the pickup truck that was rushing forward.

Because at the moment when the light vehicle passed, a large number of fire lines had already soared into the sky on the rocket launcher position.

After a short flight, rockets of different sizes and models extended to the north like a rainstorm blown by a strong wind.

At a distance of 600 meters, both sides of the entire road turned into a sea of ​​fire.

In one minute, all the rockets were fired, and then, after a quick reload, there was another round of interception artillery fire.

The enemy's heavy, light and infantry groups were briefly cut into three sections, and this was the opportunity Chen Chen wanted.

The self-propelled artillery echelons in the rear did not keep up. They maneuvered horizontally in front of the enemy's heavy group, and through continuous harassment, shelling and self-sacrifice, they won precious time for the advance of light armored vehicles.

50% of the 30 infantry fighting vehicles and pickup trucks were lost, but the remaining 50% finally rushed into the rear of the enemy's front line.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion sounded. This was the explosion of a supply vehicle loaded with ammunition supplies that had not yet been unloaded.

Starting from this explosion, the light armored assault group launched their short and heroic charge.

Machine guns, rockets, mortars, anti-aircraft guns.

These Syrian soldiers who have already put their lives aside don't need to think about anything else.

All they had to do was pull the trigger and empty the ammunition in their weapons.

"20 minutes."

In the command post, Chen Chen whispered:

"We won an extra 20 minutes."

"Now, it's up to Suhail and Issam."

At the same time, in the direction of Tal Abyad, or Akçakale, the third attack group led by Suhail himself was ready.

As planned before, this attack group has been reinforced by the 3rd Corps Armored Division. At this time, he has more than 100 tanks of various types and more than 200 armored vehicles of various types.

The operation was not conducted silently. Half an hour ago, the team was stationed in a camp 20 kilometers northwest of Raqqa, preparing to have a decisive battle with the Turkish army in Raqqa.

After receiving the message from Azaz, he immediately changed direction, abandoned all the baggage and all unnecessary equipment, and rushed to Akçakale on the north side of Raqqa at lightning speed.

He did not even care about the Turkish armored forces stationed in Tell Abyad on the south side of the border, but directly crossed the Turkish-Syrian border from the west, and rushed 10 kilometers with sparks and lightning before turning east and attacking Akçakale.

The operation went very smoothly. As Chen Chen expected, Turkey's defense on the border was actually as empty as that of the Syrian government forces.

The Turkish army, which was on high alert, acted a little slower by 10 minutes, and it was during these 10 minutes that Suhail gained a safe distance of nearly 5 kilometers.

Bombard, seize points, and continue to move forward.

Akçakale was right in front of him, but Suhail's target was not this key town with heavy troops deployed.

His target was the highway behind the town.

"Go north along E99 highway."

"Don't worry about the enemy troops chasing us from behind, we will die here today."

"Target, Harran."

"15 kilometers away."

"Capture this city, then continue north and attack Şanlıurfa."

"The first person to enter the city will receive supreme honor."

"Those who block the pursuers from behind will be buried with state ceremony."

"Attack!"

Suhail's firm voice was transmitted to the ears of every commander through the radio. All drivers had stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and the speed of the troops soared directly to the upper limit.

Artillery fire closely chased this indomitable team, and on the long border line, similar battles broke out one after another in a very short time.

In the direction of Jarabulus, a light infantry used a large number of civilian boats to cross the Euphrates River and headed north, heading straight for Birecik, the first city in Turkey;

In the direction of Ain Arab, the Second Armored Division of the 2nd Corps, commanded by Issam himself, took 20 minutes to break through the weak direction of the earthwork, destroyed the opponent's military base in Suruc, and began to fight in the city to seize key defensive points.

In the direction of Jeilampnar, the militia led by the Jackal set out from Tell Tamir and broke into Muratli with great momentum, spreading rapidly like a flood, clearing the surrounding Turkish villages one by one.

In the direction of Reyhanli, the Third Corps, which had been in confrontation with the Free Army for a long time, began a crazy counterattack, and cooperated with the last air force from Latakia to go straight to Antakya.

The war ignited the entire border line. This was a desperate fight of the Syrian government forces.

Perhaps, no one should feel sorry for such a trapped beast fight, because the hungry beast with blood on its head may not die here.

As long as Azaz can hold on.

Even for two hours.

The cleansed civil service system in Damascus has begun to operate at full capacity. Those things that cannot be decided on the battlefield must be decided by them.