Chapter 231

Ureña.

A border city in southwestern Venezuela, across a river from the Colombian city of Cucuta.

Due to the tense relations between the two countries, this city with a population of more than 50,000 is garrisoned by more than 5,000 Venezuelan soldiers from the 13th Infantry Brigade.

In addition, there is a regiment of border guards and a militia of more than a thousand people.

And their line of defense is the river on the border between the two countries.

In their defense zone, there are two bridges on the river to connect the two countries.

But the bridges that were once prosperous and crowded are now deserted.

It stands to reason that only the two bridges need to be guarded.

However, this time is the dry season, and the river water level is very shallow. In some places, the width is only two or three meters.

This is precisely because it increases the difficulty of defending the defense zone.

If it had not been for the war, it would be fine. Now that the war has started, this amount of troops is undoubtedly stretched to the limit.

At this moment, the command post in the city

“What’s the situation outside? Have you found the Colombian army crossing the river?”

A kerosene lamp was barely enough to see the light.

Because the power plant was bombed, the power system was completely paralyzed.

The person who spoke was Bandera, the commander of the 13th Infantry Brigade.

“The messenger came back to report that the regiments did not find any traces of the Colombian army crossing the river.”

The chief of staff McViken replied.

Didn’t cross the river?

Bandera raised his eyebrows slightly.

He thought to himself that this shouldn’t be the case.

“What about the division headquarters? Still can’t contact them?”

The 13th Infantry Brigade is affiliated to the 1st Infantry Division of Venezuela. The entire Venezuelan regular army has 6 divisions.

Each division has 4-6 brigades, and the organization varies according to the mission.

Some divisions have 30,000 people, while others have only more than 10,000.

Logically speaking, the 1st Infantry Division, since it is called the 1st, should be the most elite, but it is not.

The most elite of the Venezuelan Army is the 4th A Division.

The 1st Infantry Division is just an ordinary infantry division ranked in the middle.

It has 5 brigades and 1 special operations battalion.

“I can’t contact the division headquarters, but I have already rushed to San Cristobal.”

Bandera raised his eyebrows and his expression became serious:”It seems that the enemy has cut off our communication system, otherwise the failure would not last so long. First the power was cut off, and then the communication system was cut off. I think the enemy army is about to be dispatched. Order all regiments to hold the line of defense and never let the Colombian army cross the river.”

With the help of the river, he can still compete with the Colombian army. If the Colombian army crosses the river, without the river as a natural barrier, he can’t hold the city for a few days with the troops in his hands.

“Got it. I’ll send someone to pass on the order.”

“Go ahead, let the signalman, no…You go in person, you go in person to give instructions.”

Bandera originally planned to send a signalman, but he thought about it and was afraid that the commanders below would take it lightly, so he decided to send the chief of staff, McViken, who would at least have some deterrent effect.

“boom!”

“Boom!”

At this moment, there was a sudden explosion.

“What happened?”

The two were startled and ran out in a hurry.

However, because of the house, they could not see anything. They could only vaguely know the direction based on the sound of the explosion.

“you…”

Bandera pointed to one of the soldiers and said,”Go, go and see what’s going on. Did the Colombian army cross the river?”

“Yes!”

The soldier saluted quickly, then left quickly with the two of them.

“boom!”

“Boom!”

“”Boom boom!”

At this moment, dozens of armored vehicles on the two bridges were bombed by air-to-ground missiles and Paveway 2 laser-guided bombs.

A large number of armored vehicles were bombed into a pile of scrap metal.

Many Venezuelan soldiers who were resting in the car became unlucky.

Command.

Just as Bandera was anxiously waiting, the soldier who was sent to get information came back.

“What’s the situation? Did the Colombian army cross the river?.～？”

“Report to the brigade commander, the Colombian army has not crossed the river, and their air force is destroying our armored vehicles at the bridgehead, causing heavy losses to our army.”

Bandera’s face twitched a few times when he heard this.

This damn group of Colombian soldiers, relying on their wealth, actually used missiles to attack tanks.

“Brigade Commander, the Colombian army destroyed the armored forces at the bridgehead to clear the way for their army.

I suggest that we immediately send more troops to the two bridgeheads and deploy the regiment of the border guards.

Next, the enemy will definitely attack the two bridges fiercely, and I am worried that they will not be able to withstand it.

Otherwise, just blow up the bridges directly, which will be more foolproof.” McWeakon said.

Blow up the bridges?

Bandera’s eyes lit up. In fact, he had such thoughts and ideas a long time ago.

However, the higher-ups did not agree, and the local government did not agree to blow up the bridges. After all, the bridges are easy to blow up, but difficult to repair.

He would not be allowed to blow up the bridges unless it was absolutely necessary.

Suppressing the impulse in his heart, Bandera shook his head and said slowly:”Don’t blow up the bridges for the time being. Wait for the situation later. If the situation is critical later, it will not be too late to blow up the bridges.”

“”Okay!”

McViken shrugged.

According to his idea, the safest way is to blow up the bridge, so as to cut off Columbia’s armored forces.

And it can also free up some manpower to support other lines of defense.

After dropping dozens of bombs, more than 20 Snapdragon fighters flew away, leaving behind burning armored vehicles and a group of Venezuelan soldiers lying on the ground and wailing.

Cucuta City.

The military base in the city.

Brightly lit.

Command center.

The atmosphere is very tense, and dozens of people are busy.

In the middle of the room is a large battle map, which marks the situation of the enemy’s defensive forces and the enemy’s unit numbers.

The enemy and our situation can be seen at a glance from this map.

“Report, the Air Force called, they have destroyed the enemy’s bridgehead armored forces, and are now returning, and wish us a smooth attack.”

At this time, a signalman quickly ran over to report to Reynolds Rhodes, the commander of the Columbia 3rd Army.

“”Yes!”

Reynolds Rhodes nodded slightly.

He stood up and looked at the chief of staff beside him:”Notify the 3rd Armored Brigade to attack San Antonio del Tachira, and the 5th Light Armored Brigade to attack Ureña.”

“In addition, the 3rd Army Aviation Brigade was notified to cooperate with them to seize the bridgehead to ensure that the follow-up troops could pass smoothly.”

“Furthermore, order the artillery cluster to extend the fire and destroy any target within 3 kilometers of the bridge. Remember, I said any target. I don’t want to see anyone else.”

San Antonio del Táchira and Ureña are two neighboring cities, only 12 kilometers apart.

The river is the border between the two countries.

There is only one bridge on the San Antonio del Táchira side.

The three bridges are crucial to Colombia. After taking the three bridges, they can rely on Colombia’s powerful armored cluster and air support to ravage the Venezuelan army.

No matter how strong the Venezuelan army’s will to fight is, it can’t withstand the torrent of steel.

Not everyone is like Longguo, where the soldiers are not afraid of death and have strong beliefs. (To read the violent novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

Therefore, as long as the bridge can be taken, this local war will be considered a victory.

The chief of staff nodded in response, and then conveyed the order to each unit.

Guaduas, a flat land on the outskirts of Cucuta, 18 kilometers away from the border river, gathered all the M270 self-propelled rocket launchers and PCL-181 truck guns of the Second Route Army, a total of more than 400

“Report, the headquarters called and ordered our artillery group to attack xxx…xxx…Launch an attack at coordinates xxx and other coordinates, and destroy all enemies within 3 kilometers of the bridge. The command center said that there must be a vacuum!”

The so-called vacuum means that there is no living person around.

Upon hearing this, the temporary commander of the artillery became solemn.

He walked up to the signalman and said in a deep voice:”Order each artillery battalion to launch artillery strikes in turn in a step-by-step manner.”

“”Yes!”

The order was quickly issued to each artillery battalion.

The artillery battalions, which had already been prepared, quickly adjusted their altitude to ensure that they could accurately hit the target location.

“Report to the battalion commander, the whole battalion is ready, shall we open fire?”

Upon hearing this, the battalion commander of the M270 self-propelled rocket launcher battalion shouted without hesitation:”Open fire!”

“Fire!”

The voice fell.

A moment later[]

Dozens of self-propelled rocket launchers opened fire first

“whoosh!”

“”Swoosh , swoosh, swoosh!”

Rockets whizzed away, streaking a streak of fire in the sky before dawn, and flew towards the target area like a parabola.

“Look, the military is attacking.”

“Oh, shit! How many shells are there? I’m afraid there are two or three hundred. The military really doesn’t take shells seriously.”

“Tsk tsk, so many shells, enough to give Venezuela a hard time.”

At this moment, the 3rd and 5th Armored Brigades of the Colombian Defense Force, located at the three bridges, had already assembled and were on standby. Seeing the shells flying in the sky, they all became energetic.

According to the combat order, after the artillery attack ended, they immediately launched an attack and crossed the bridge before the enemy could react.

Then they defended the other side to ensure that the follow-up troops could pass.

The other side

��The Swiss defense line.

Rockets emit flashes in the air, especially at night and dawn, which are very conspicuous.

“‘Oh God, look!”

“Fuck! It’s rockets, damn enemy rockets.”

Seeing hundreds of rockets flying over, the Venezuelan soldiers were terrified and quickly dodged and ran away.

“boom!”

“Boom boom boom!!”

“Boom! Boom! Boom!…”

Instantly, hundreds of rockets fell and exploded within three kilometers of the three bridges.

Suddenly, dust flew everywhere.

Huge holes were created on the roads.

Even the soldiers hiding in the trenches were hit.

“Ah! My legs, my legs are gone”

“Ahhh!! My arm”

“Wow..who…Who will save me?…I don’t want to die.”This is a Venezuelan soldier whose lower body was blown off, struggling and shouting.

However, at this moment, everyone is in a mess, so there is no time to care about him.

Besides, the probability of survival is too small if the lower body is blown off.

At this moment.

Ureña.

The headquarters of the 13th Infantry Brigade of Venezuela.

Listening to the intensive artillery fire outside.

Bandera is no longer as calm as before.

“Quick! Contact the rear artillery, find the enemy artillery position, and immediately launch an artillery counterattack.”

As a front-line force, the 13th Infantry Brigade is also equipped with more than 20 105mm Italian howitzers and eight Soviet-era 152 self-propelled howitzers. Although the number is small, it is more or less a deterrent. The artillery regiment of the 13th Infantry Brigade of Venezuela, located behind the city (Zhao Nuo Zhao), received an order to remove the camouflage and reveal the large-caliber gun barrel.

Just as this group of artillerymen hurriedly adjusted their altitude and loaded shells, the high-altitude wing L reconnaissance and strike drone discovered their figures.

Colombia, Cucuta City.

2nd Route Army Headquarters

“Report, the drone reconnaissance unit has discovered the enemy’s artillery position, coordinates location xxx, request to open fire!”

Hearing this, Reynolds Rod’s face changed slightly.

He had no time to worry about why the Air Force did not discover the enemy’s artillery position, and immediately gave the order:”Open fire, let the drone open fire!”

“In addition, immediately let the artillery positions face the target and provide fire coverage!”

The Wing L2 is a reconnaissance and strike drone that can carry 12 air-to-ground Hellfire missiles.

After receiving the order to fire, the drone operator adjusted the position and quickly pressed the red launch button.

“call out!”

“”Swoosh!!”

More than 10 Hellfire missiles whizzed away.

“Ready!”

Just as the artillery commander of the 13th Venezuelan Infantry Brigade announced to open fire, 12 Hellfires whistled down.

“”Boom!”

It landed precisely on the artillery position.

Instantly, a howitzer was scrapped.

Several artillerymen screamed.