svetikya Chapter 352
Chapter 352
It turns out that the General Staff is also unreliable!
The General Staff obviously overestimated Betis' military strength, and they added up the number of armed men obtained in the intelligence to get a huge size of nearly 4,000 people, but did not take into account that these people were scattered soldiers who were not subordinate to each other, and they could not even be called command chaos, and there was no command at all!
But then again, in terms of the strategic preparation of expecting the enemy to be lenient and to ward off the enemy, this estimate is also correct.
In short, the battle went very smoothly, and in less than 4 hours, before it was dark, the First Army fully occupied the entire urban area of Betis, and established military positions and checkpoints on several major communication arteries in and out of Betis City, achieving full and tight control over Betis.
The battle proved that those brave pirates, once they faced the well-trained regular army, were as weak as schoolchildren facing boxers.
At the beginning of the battle, the pirates and the leaders of various armed organizations were still holding a fluke mentality, intending to wrestle with these "green uniforms", but as soon as they exchanged fire, they quickly collapsed into an army, and the beaten ones fled, either they fled from the sea in a hurry, or they rushed out in various vehicles and scattered birds and beasts!
In this battle, more than 880 enemies were killed and nearly 800 seriously wounded, and I can't count how many were lightly wounded. Many of the casualties came from the people armed by pirates, which is the usual method of war of pirates: during the firefight, some civilians are temporarily pulled, and one person can be issued a bottle of cans and a gun, which can instantly pull up a team of hundreds of people, and the role played by civilians is commonly known as "cannon fodder"....
The victory came relatively easily and quickly, but the casualties and losses of the First Army also exceeded expectations!
According to post-war statistics, three trucks and an armored personnel carrier were destroyed by individual anti-tank missiles, two tanks were damaged by rockets, one of the tanks lost power, the other was unable to rotate and could only serve as a stationary battery, in addition, more than 400 soldiers were lightly injured, 75 were seriously injured, and more than 40 were killed.
The reason why the casualties are so large is mainly because the soldiers are on the battlefield for the first time, the psychology is too tense, and the combat experience is insufficient.
With the exception of seven deaths at a time when the armoured personnel carrier was destroyed, almost all other casualties occurred during street fighting.
For example, a soldier threw a grenade into the house where the pirates were hiding, and before it could go off, he rushed in and died gloriously.
Also, a soldier was overly nervous, and before kicking the door, he first pulled the grenade ring, but the wooden door was held against by the pirates with a heavy object, and did not kick it open, which was tragic, and two people were sacrificed at once, and one person was seriously injured....
Many soldiers understand how to do it when they are training, and as soon as they go to the battlefield, they forget all about it, and even the basic tactical actions in the basics of lying down shooting are lost, so they stand and spray each other, if not for the reminder of the officer, it is estimated that the possibility of being strong in the end is extremely high!
Chen Min, chief of staff of the First Army, was silent when he received the casualty figures, and when he had an absolute advantage in the battlefield and was completely one-sided, he even played a 10% battle loss ratio, Chen Min felt very ashamed, and when he reported to the Black Skull General Staff, he took the initiative to admit that he was a command mistake and was too eager to win.
The General Staff did not say anything, but asked him to eliminate the remnants of the enemy as soon as possible, rectify the city, restore order, combat lawlessness, and according to the set of Port Bridge, do it again. The General Staff Department pointed out in particular that the key point is to line up and shoot, which has the most deterrent effect and can stabilize the situation as quickly as possible.
The General Staff gave them 3 days to rectify, and after 3 days, there would be follow-up forces to take over the defense, and they just had to continue to fight.
Chen Min knew that a strong army is far from enough to rely on training alone, and it must also go through some actual combat in order to cultivate good military literacy and a state of imminent combat.
Wounded soldiers, for example, are a valuable resource. Their experience of injury will give them valuable experience on the spot, and they will not be so nervous and scared when faced with the same scene in the future.
Such soldiers will be the core and backbone of the army in the future, and with their leadership, the training of new recruits will be faster!
Somane has almost no army with formal military training, even the so-called government army, it is not much different from the pirate army
, in addition, the quality of Somane's military source is too poor, even if it is carefully selected, there is still a 70% illiteracy rate, most of the people were originally left and right, and many people could not even understand the instructions of the instructors. It is also necessary to rely on the two weapons of sticks and food to enable these "pure body illiteracy", which is rare in the 21st century, to learn what discipline is and what is obedience.
It is also pitiful to say, such a country, such chaos, the people are even alive, how to talk about education?
However, there is a positive side to this:
it is better to draw on white paper than to smear and modify!
Precisely because the educational base of people here is almost zero, then what is taught to them is what it is, and there is no need to painstakingly explain.
It is said that the General Staff has already reported this situation to the above, and a ship of civilian personnel has been urgently sent here, a total of more than 200 people, who were "looted" by them last month, and the preparations for the four schools in Port Bridget have been basically completed, and the school will start in the next few days.
The main purpose of this school is to train administrative talents on the one hand, and junior teachers on the other hand, so as to comprehensively develop Somane's basic education, eliminate illiteracy, and make a reserve and training of talents. In a few decades, a dark-skinned little dragon country will be quietly born in a foreign land....
Just as the First Army conquered city after city and gradually unified the southwestern direction of Somane, the 5,000 men of the Second Army of the Black Skull also drove out of the barracks and headed northwest, towards the attack on Somane, now the nominal capital of Somane, located in the northern center of Somane.
At present, the Black Skull has trained about 30,000 soldiers, except for 10,000 well-trained soldiers who formed the first and second armies, and after simple training, the other soldiers have been stationed in various cities as local appeasement forces, on the one hand, to maintain urban security, on the other hand, to carry out further training, so that they become real soldiers.
It took two months for the Black Skull to quickly sweep the country, occupying and controlling most of the cities except Somaneste, and basically achieving national unification. After all, the whole of Somane is not much combined, except for large deserts and no-man's land, there are not many real cities.
The reason why Somanest was left without fighting, on the one hand, is because Somane because of the long-term division and separation, Somanest has formally separated from Somane and declared an independent state, and the weak Somane, although he did not officially recognize his independent status, but did not have the strength and strength to change this status quo, therefore, the war of the Black Skull to unify Somane is not only an internal issue, but now there is a trend of transformation into an international issue.
The leadership of the Black Skull held several meetings in succession, and disputes arose about the means to unify Somanest.
The military, represented by the General Staff, believes that the current strategic situation is very favorable to its own side, and because of its very rapid and decisive actions, not only has it not encountered major resistance when unifying the other cities of Somane, but there is now a trend of "passing on the tide".
Because the pirates who escaped saw the horror of the regular army of the Black Skull, they could not muster the slightest courage to fight against it, and what cities they fled to not only did not bring vitality to those cities, but also caused internal chaos.
Whenever the "green uniforms" of the black skull arrived, those pirates either fled in the wind, or encouraged surrender and meritorious service, but made the next battle easier and easier, sometimes the troops were still on the way, there were many pirates who planned to surrender sent liaison personnel to contact the troops, as long as their personal and property safety was guaranteed, they immediately revolted.
Therefore, the military, which has repeatedly won battles, put forward a strategic proposal to take military action as soon as possible to completely solve the Somanest problem.
The disciples of the Mojia West Vein, led by Andrews, advocated the use of negotiation to solve the problem, even if it dragged on for a long time.
Their main opinion is that now that a strong army has been trained, it is not possible to simply solve the problem of Somalia's reunification, but to find a way to drag more extraterritorial forces in, fight a big war, make a big deal out of things, and make a fuss internationally.
This bold suggestion of the disciples of the Western Vein of the Mo family made the so-called "hawkish" military feel that they were simply domestic pets, and their hearts were very uncomfortable.
When they first accepted the mission, they were hinted that they wanted to come to the "Horn of Africa" to do things and prepare them for a long time in the difficult region.
When they were full of ambition and ready to meet the test of difficult circumstances, they found that the living conditions in Port Crester were not much better than they thought!
They were originally elite non-commissioned officers of the Marine Corps or the Army, but each of them could not bring a few soldiers under them, but when they came here, everyone was a cadre above the battalion and regiment, and there were thousands of soldiers under their hands, and the living conditions were also very good, each person had a small suite, there was a special person responsible for internal affairs, they did not have to care about anything except training, the food was also how good and good, the salary was still high, and all of them were issued to the domestic salary card according to their requirements, and here they did not need money at all.
This kind of good life does partially wear down their fighting spirit, and when faced with strategic choices, they subconsciously choose to be safe and have no enterprising spirit.
However, despite their good self-criticism, in terms of strategic choices, they insisted on solving the Somane problem first, did not want to expand the scale of the war, and when they accepted the task, they only authorized them to carry out activities in Somane, and they would not change their opinions until they received a new mandate.
This involves a leadership struggle, which is not a problem that they can solve internally!
The two sides reported the situation to their superiors through secret channels, and also said the dispute about Somaneste, asking the above to determine the next strategic direction as soon as possible, and at the same time the wording also implied the question about the ownership of the final leadership and decision-making power, after all, it is still a stage dominated by military struggle, so the unity of the command of the army is an important issue that needs to be solved urgently.
This problem was reported, and finally concentrated on Minister Ding, and he scratched his head a little.
The essence of this question is the question of whether the Great Demon King has the command of the army, this question is very sensitive, he cannot give an answer, he can only report up layer by layer.
Soon, the reply from the highest level came back, the answer was clear, the final decision was made by Minister Ding, who had full responsibility, and that Minister Ding had done a good job in recent times, secretly restoring his rank in the military system, conferring the rank of lieutenant general, enjoying the treatment of a full minister, and in addition, let him secretly prepare for the establishment of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Overseas Affairs, he served as vice chairman, the chairman was appointed separately, and the purpose of the secret JCS was to coordinate and unify overseas affairs. However, important matters must be reported in a timely manner.
Minister Ding raised half a level in place, a little overjoyed, don't look at only half a level, this is a very important hurdle, basically most of the senior cadres stop here, he can easily cross this glass ceiling, naturally very happy, but the pressure on his shoulders is not light.
This is tantamount to putting the increasingly large overseas strategic affairs in his hands.
This is both a good thing and a test!
However, he can also understand why he is in this position, mainly because he is at the intersection of gathering resources from several parties, and the big devil, whether he is a personal friend or a work, he gets along very happily, in the military, not to mention, the military has his big brother, and so many comrades-in-arms, colleagues and leaders, all aspects can speak, and the ability to analyze and summarize intelligence, he is also the most convenient here, the main reason, that is, the big killer Li Ershen, now he is responsible for liaison and command.
Li Ershen has become popular in the beautiful mix, has mostly controlled the Gongji forces over there, and began to gradually begin to restore it to the nature of the original "Meisheng Society", or "the western vein of the Meisheng Society", and now he has compiled the historical origin of the Meisheng Society, and the progress is still relatively smooth, in two months, the Meisheng Society will secretly hold a beautiful national conference, officially change course, and announce the new program and historical mission of the Meisheng Society....
In short, Minister Ding was full of ambition and a little uneasy to accept his new position, and that evening, he took Li Shen to visit Kong Bai and ask for his opinion!
Kong Bai first congratulated Minister Ding on his promotion, and joked that he was more lenient than the magistrate of Feng Jiang, and now he is in charge of several small overseas countries, and he will not be able to do it in the future!
When talking about the future direction of Somane, Kong Bai smiled and asked Minister Ding:
"Since we have gone, we want to solve as many problems as possible, if we are only satisfied with a corner of peace, what are we spending so many resources and strength for, won't we become bad people and philanthropists?"