Chapter 232

“What’s going on? Why hasn’t the artillery regiment opened fire to fight back?”

“”Go, go quickly and ask what’s going on!”

Bandera almost roared.

If he didn’t knock down the enemy’s artillery fire, it would not take long for him to build a solid defense line under the current enemy artillery fire.

Even if he went, it would be the same.

Soon, the messenger came back.

“Report to the brigade commander, the artillery regiment was hit by enemy artillery fire and has been completely wiped out”

“What? The whole army was wiped out? No, how is this possible?”

Hearing that the force he relied on for counterattack was wiped out, Bandera swayed a few times and sat on the stool in despair, finding it difficult to accept this fact.

Having lost the armored force, and now the support of the artillery.

The front line was attacked by enemy artillery fire again, how could they resist?

However, the bad luck was not over.

Just as Bandera was immersed in the unacceptable situation that the artillery had not fired a single shot, it was destroyed by the enemy.

A soldier ran back in a panic:”Brigade Commander, it’s bad, the enemy is coming!”

“What?”

Bandera, who was originally in a state of dismay, stood up from his chair when he heard that the Colombian army was coming. He grabbed the soldier who was talking and said with a ferocious look:”How is it possible? Where are the troops defending the bridge? Damn it, I ask you, where are the soldiers defending the bridge?”

The soldier was also frightened by him. He stammered and said in horror:”Dead, all dead, they were killed by the enemy’s artillery fire.”

Killed?

Bandera’s face froze.

His mind instantly guessed the Colombian battle plan.

Hiss!

He took a breath of cold air.

First use fighter jets to destroy the armored forces.

Then use artillery fire to attack the defense forces around the bridge to clear obstacles for the troops to advance.

Under the baptism of artillery fire, few can survive.

And even fewer can fight.

The enemy’s tanks and armored vehicles can also pass through the bridge smoothly.

At this moment, Bandera regretted that he did not listen to the words of Chief of Staff McViken.

Blow up the bridge in advance.

This can at least delay the enemy’s attack.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world. 170

“Brigadier, the most urgent thing is to get the militia and the reserve troops to block the bridge immediately, otherwise when the enemy’s main force arrives, we will have no choice but to retreat.”

Seeing that he looked distracted, McViken quickly reminded him.

“Right!”

As if enlightened, Bandera, who had come to his senses, said hurriedly:”You are right, pass my order, immediately order the reserve troops, border guards and militia forces to reinforce the front line and regain control of the bridge.”

After receiving the order, the border guards and militia, as well as a battalion of reserve troops, rushed to reinforce the front line.

At this time, a large number of Colombian 15 tanks and PTL-02 wheeled assault guns, Boxer armored personnel carriers, and AMVP tactical vehicles crossed a bridge located a few kilometers upstream of Ureña.

Although the defense here was severely damaged by the Colombian artillery fire, there were two regiments of defense forces after all. There were still thousands of people left.

Relying on the town as a bunker and stronghold, they launched an attack on the Colombian army.

“”Da da da!”

The machine guns fired at the armored vehicles, making a clanging sound, but they could not penetrate them.

“Boom!”

The response was a cannonball, which could immediately knock out the firing point.

“Da da da!!”

The machine gunner on the Columbia armored vehicle quickly pulled the trigger and fired at the stronghold.

From time to time, there were individual soldiers carrying RPG rocket launchers and firing at the stronghold.

For example, now, a Columbia soldier carrying an RPG rocket launcher fired a rocket at the stronghold.

“”Boom!”

A stronghold was blown up instantly.

The Wei Rui soldiers hiding inside died before they could react.

“Pass the order, tell the tank battalion not to hesitate, just charge in and destroy their stronghold.”

The commander of the 3rd Light Armored Brigade was standing on a Hummer, holding a telescope, observing the front-line combat situation. He made a prompt decision and issued an order.

“In addition, let the armored vehicles cooperate and use machine guns to fire.”

Soon, the order was issued to the front-line (aeci) combat troops.

After receiving the order, a 15-type tank battalion started to move.

“rush!”

“Let’s kill those Venezuelan monkeys hiding in the house.”

“Kill them, crush them, don’t let them run away.”

More than 20 Type 15 tanks took the lead, followed by PTL-02 wheeled assault guns.

The machine gunners on the Boxer armored transport vehicles and AMPV technical assault vehicles frantically pulled the trigger to form a powerful firepower network.

A large number of shells fell on the houses in the town.

Not to mention the shells, even machine gun bullets can be easily torn apart, causing heavy casualties in an instant.

Many Venezuelan soldiers had their bodies smashed and broken into several pieces.

A large number of houses collapsed, and facing the powerful firepower of the Colombian army, some soldiers were terrified and scared.

“Let’s retreat, the Colombian army is too powerful, we are no match for them”

“My God, don’t their shells and bullets cost money?”

“withdraw…Quick retreat…”

The remaining Venezuelan troops were frightened after a brief battle.

This was obviously completely different from the bandits and gangs they had fought before. They directly used missiles to plow the ground, and then used artillery shells as if they were free. With such powerful firepower output, who wouldn’t be afraid?

Soon, the Venezuelan troops hiding in the town could no longer hold on and chose to retreat.

At the same time, Bandera also received news that the upstream bridge had been breached by the Colombian army.

Except for a few who escaped, most of the defenders were killed.

“Brigade Commander, since the upstream bridge has been breached, it is meaningless to block it now. Why not break off the attack, retreat to St. Christoir, and reunite with the division headquarters?”

After listening to this, McViken suggested:

“It can only be done this way.” (To read the most exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

Bandera looked depressed, like a frost-bitten eggplant, with no energy or spirit left.

“withdraw!”

“Everyone retreat!”

Soon, the remnants of the 13th Infantry Brigade of the Venezuelan-Swedish Army began to evacuate.

They did not notify the border defense regiment and the militia.

By the time the two troops reacted, the government troops were no longer there.

In addition to cursing the Colombian government troops, they had to retreat as well.

The news of the Venezuelan-Swedish army’s withdrawal was also detected by drones.

“Inform the 3rd Light Armored Brigade and the 5th Light Armored Brigade to attack with all their might and not let the enemy escape.”

Reynolds Rhodes, who learned the news, acted decisively and ordered a pursuit.

Ureña was defeated.

The same was true for San Antonio. The 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of Venezuela was quickly defeated under the firepower of the 5th Light Armored Brigade of Colombia and the helicopters of the Aviation Brigade.

Retreat to Rubio.

San Cristobal.

The 1st Division Headquarters of Venezuela[]

In addition to the 13th Infantry Brigade and the 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, the 1st Division also has the 11th Armored Brigade, the 12th Caribbean Ranger Brigade, the 19th Air Defense Brigade and a 107th Special Operations Battalion.

At the beginning of the war, the 19th Air Defense Brigade was attacked by the Colombian Air Force and was basically scrapped.

The remaining 12th Caribbean Cavalry Brigade is stationed in Rubio.

The 107th Special Operations Battalion is stationed in Colon.

The 11th Armored Brigade is stationed in the city of San Cristobal.

In addition to these regular troops, the entire 1st Division defense area has 2 brigades of border guards and nearly 10,000 militia forces (reserve).

Because the communication network was interrupted, the commander of the 1st Division of Venezuela, Philip, was not clear about the situation on the front line.

Although he was not clear about the situation on the front line, he also knew that they had already launched an attack and would definitely not simply send out air force bombing. The ground forces must also be attacking fiercely.

I just don’t know how the 13th Infantry Brigade and the 14th Infantry Brigade hold on and whether they can resist the enemy’s attack.

Seeing his solemn and worried look, the deputy division commander Top comforted him,”Don’t worry, Philip. There are a large number of militias and border defense forces in these two places, with a total strength of more than 15,000 people. Even if they are outnumbered, they can hold on for a few days.””

“Even if the Columbian Army has advanced weapons and powerful firepower, it is impossible to break through in a short time.”

“Hope so!”

Philip was not so optimistic.

Somehow, he was uneasy.

Now he could only pray that the communication system would be restored as soon as possible, otherwise this kind of war would be too frustrating, and even the situation on the front line was not clear.

Compared with the slow advancement of the Second Army, the First Army was advancing at full speed.

Two armies and 8 brigades, nearly 60,000 people.

And it also has two heavy armored brigades and 1 light armored brigade. After the war broke out, it had a tank battle with the 4th Armored Division and the 9th Cavalry Division (mechanized) of Venezuela.

The two sides encountered each other in a small town called La Concepcion on the outskirts of the Bay of Maracaibo.

The Venezuelan T-72 tanks and AMX-30 main battle tanks fought against the Colombian Leopard 2a7 main battle tanks and Type 15 tanks. More than 300 tanks from both sides fought back and forth in this area. In almost one round,���More than 40 AMX-30 main battle tanks of Sweden were written off.

This tank belongs to the second generation of main battle tanks. Its armor protection capability is the same as that of the Type 15, and its penetration resistance is only more than 200 mm. The weak points are even lower, just like the Leopard 2, which has only 20 mm of top armor.

Although dozens of Venezuelan tanks were penetrated in the first round, Colombia also suffered a lot of losses, mainly due to the Type 15, which can use armor-piercing shells and can penetrate deep.

Fortunately, the Leopard 2a7 main battle tank can easily crush the Venezuelan T-72 main battle tank.

After seeing that 9 of its Type 15 tanks were destroyed, Veron, who was in the rear, immediately ordered the remaining Type 15 tanks to evacuate the scene and let the Leopard 2 fight against the T72 main battle tanks.

“boom!!”

“Boom boom.”

The two sides were bombarding each other on the plain.

Of course, Veron could have directly ordered artillery fire, or sent helicopters to attack.

But he didn’t do that. He mainly wanted to see how powerful the Leopard 2 was against the T72 main battle tank that Su Xiong boasted was the best in the world.

The result of actual combat was that it could destroy a light tank like the Type 15.

Even the Type 15 equipped with a special warhead could penetrate the T72.

And it was easily torn apart.

But it was far worse than the Leopard 2A7.

The Leopard 2 was equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun with an effective range of 5,000 meters.

And the DM63 tungsten alloy bullets used could penetrate thousands of millimeters of armor.

The Leopard 2A7 The armor protection capability is even more amazing. It uses the latest generation of AMAP composite armor, which can withstand 1,800 mm of penetration from the front.

It can also withstand 2,700 mm of chemical energy bullets.

In other words, even if the T72 is replaced with armor-piercing bullets, it will be like a mosquito bite when it hits the Leopard 2 from the front. It can’t penetrate at all.

However, the Leopard 2A7 main battle tank can easily blow up the T72 main battle tank.

In addition, the Leopard 2 uses an automatic loader, an advanced fire control system and sights, and its accuracy and efficiency are simply not comparable to the T72.

So this tank armored battle was almost a massacre.

In less than half an hour, the Leopard 2A7 destroyed the Venezuelan 94 T72 main battle tank with zero casualties.

In this tank battle, Colombia destroyed 9 Type 15 tanks and 138 Venezuelan tanks, winning a great victory.

“this…How is this possible?”

The commander of the 4th Armored Division of Venezuela and Switzerland looked at his tanks lying on the ground and being destroyed into scrap metal, his eyes widened in disbelief.

You know, when the war started, he was full of confidence to defeat the Colombian armored army.

In the end, in addition to destroying 9 light tanks, the opponent’s main battle tanks were not destroyed.