MM Racing Chapter 169 The Landing Battle Begins and Ends
Chapter 169 The Landing Battle Begins and Ends
The fleet still drifting on the sea received news of the outbreak of the war on Belitung Island. Soli and Charles got together again. They were also very shocked that Changle took the initiative to initiate a war. It was admirable that Li Dazhuang had such courage!
The Changle Company went to war with the Indonesian government forces, which was the second case in history of a company launching a war against another country. The first was the powerful East India Company, which launched a war to plunder resources so unscrupulously under the authorization of Britain, the most powerful country in the world at that time.
Changle Company launched the war in the name of a personal company, and Solly and Charles had to admire Li Dazhuang's courage. They were still quite optimistic about Li Dazhuang and hoped that he could survive the war and not let them down.
Less than an hour later, news came that the Changle mercenaries had wiped out the 5000 garrisons on Belitung Island with zero casualties, achieving a complete victory in the war.
Charles and Soli were even more determined to eliminate Lao Yang. Once Changle Company gained a firm foothold in Indonesia and obtained legal status, it would be very difficult to deal with it. They had to kill him while he was just emerging and before he was fully developed.
Changle Company has publicly stated that it has full agency over the right to use Belitung Island and hopes that the Indonesian government will not attempt to persist in its wrongdoings and use force to restore the right to use Belitung Island.
Changle Company also stated that it would return Belitung Island after the 30-year lease period in accordance with the original agreement. It warned the Indonesian government not to play tricks behind the scenes and destroy the friendship between the two sides!
After receiving the news that Changle Company had completely occupied Belitung Island, the Indonesian government was furious and immediately issued a notice, declaring that Changle Company and Changle mercenaries on Belitung Island were illegal armed forces, and the government would send warships to escort soldiers to forcibly land on Belitung Island!
When the Indonesian government quickly mobilized troops to begin landing operations on the east and west sides of Belitung Island, the shortcomings of the Changle mercenaries were immediately exposed, that is, there were too few people and the manpower was stretched to the limit, and they were unable to fully take care of the coastline of Belitung Island!
Before Changle Company came to Belitung Island, there were more than 76,000 residents on Belitung Island. Nearly 7 residents joined Changle Company to serve the company, and some young and strong people were selected to join Changle Mercenaries.
After the war broke out, Changle Company quickly hired a large number of local youths to join the mercenary company as auxiliary soldiers. After the mercenary company equipped the auxiliary soldiers with weapons, they led the auxiliary soldiers to join the position defense and began to defend against the government troops landing on the east and west sides of the island.
All of a sudden, planes, warships, anti-aircraft guns, and long-range artillery began to roar.
The Indonesian government army launched an attack on Belitung Island at 6 a.m. The government army dispatched all warships from the naval base and began to cover the coastal defense lines on the east and west sides of Belitung Island with artillery fire. A large number of large-caliber shells fell on the positions, flattening all buildings and jungles on the ground.
Since multiple lines of defense had been arranged in advance, the mercenaries received orders to evacuate 5 kilometers from the coastline and hide in deep dug air-raid shelters. The bombardment by the government army did not cause casualties to Changle Company, but the buildings were severely damaged. At a glance, the coast was bombarded by shells, and rocks collapsed, trees fell, potholes were everywhere, and there was no intact building to be found!
After an hour of bombardment, the warships stopped firing. The reason for the ceasefire was that the government army's artillery shells were insufficient. In one hour, 80% of the ship's shells were consumed, which was 40% of the government's ship-borne artillery ammunition reserves. This number means that the government's warships will not dare to provide artillery support at will in the future, because they can't afford it! Such crazy ammunition output is a heavy burden for the corrupt government army.
Zhao Tiehe, who was hiding in the air-raid shelter, received a report from the sentry that the government army had stopped shelling and the warships began to slowly retreat. After Zhao Tiehe confirmed it several times, he began to issue orders to organize mercenaries to come out of the air-raid shelter to restore the battlefield. In particular, the first and second lines of defense for the landing battle needed to be rebuilt.
Reconnaissance aircraft from the military airport on Belitung Island began to take off to patrol the surrounding waters, and soon sent back the deployment and stationing coordinates of the government warships to the headquarters. The government warships were stationed 10 nautical miles east and west of Belitung Island, waiting for the troop transport fleet to arrive and land on the island by force.
The government's carrier-based aircraft joined the fighters that departed from the military airport on Sumatra Island and began to engage the Mirage fighters on Belitung Island. The air battle battlefield was in the waters between Belitung Island and Sumatra Island. The two sides exchanged fire directly over the government warships. The warships' anti-aircraft guns also kept firing at the Mirage fighters. The rate of accidental injuries in the three-way melee was higher than that of direct shooting down!
After an hour of fierce fighting, both sides suffered losses. Three Mirage fighters from Belitung Island were shot down, but fortunately all the pilots parachuted and survived. Eight government Su-series and Tu-series fighters were shot down, three of which were shot down by Changle Company, and five were accidentally damaged by the government fleet.
The air battle did not cause much damage to the buildings on Belitung Island. Only a few Tu-16 bombers broke through the blockade and entered the interior of Belitung Island to bomb. However, the buildings inside Belitung Island are very scarce, and most of them are built underground, mainly to deal with enemy air raids and missile attacks.
Before the situation stabilizes, Lao Yang does not plan to develop a large number of ground buildings to serve as targets for the enemy.
After the government fleet's bombardment and air battle, the Indonesian government, which had made some gains, could not wait to issue an announcement to the public that the Changle Company and its Changle mercenaries on Belitung Island had been completely destroyed under the fierce artillery fire of the government army and had lost their ability to resist. The government army would organize 5 ground troops to land and encircle the enemy within the next day. All surviving Changle employees were advised to give up resistance, lay down their weapons and surrender to the government army, and they would enjoy prisoner treatment and be sent back to their countries of origin after the war.
After the Indonesian government issued the announcement, some Indonesian citizens and pacifists who were unaware of the truth celebrated and were happy that they had eliminated a resistance organization and an anti-peace organization that triggered a war!
As another protagonist of the war, the Changle mercenaries in Belitung were actively preparing for war and repairing the fortifications that were completely destroyed by artillery fire. In response to the announcement of the Indonesian government, the Changle Company did not make any official response, but just waited for the next landing battle.
As the final boss, Lao Yang is on the top floor of Changle Hotel with his three beautiful wives, playing games and enjoying delicious food. The task of continuing the family line is not an easy one.
At the beginning of the conflict, Lao Yang had the idea of training Changle mercenaries. A mercenary who has not experienced war is not a complete mercenary. Now these people will be Lao Yang's elite warriors who are invincible. Relying on these people to lead more elites. If they can't even beat the government army with low combat effectiveness, these people are not suitable for the profession of mercenaries.
At the beginning of the establishment of Changle Mercenary Company, Lao Yang sent his agents to various key supply points in the Nanyang region to collect intelligence. Through the collected information, Lao Yang learned that a joint fleet of Britain and the United States was rushing to the vicinity of Belitung Island, and the purpose was unknown! And provided a piece of news that Lao Yang was very concerned about, Soli was in this fleet!
At 10:00 in the morning, the 5 troops organized by the government army set out from the southern tip of Sumatra Island in a fleet consisting of three regular troop transport ships and countless fishing boats. After more than two hours, they arrived at the location of the government fleet. After the reunion, they launched a landing battle on the west coast of Belitung Island.
After the government fleet arrived at the landing position on the west coast of Belitung Island, it launched another round of bombardment. After a simple round of bombing along the coastal front, it ordered the landing ships to charge and seize the beach.
A large number of troop transport ships triggered sea mines and were destroyed. Strangely, the entire landing process was not obstructed or attacked by Changle mercenaries. In addition to the ships and soldiers lost by the mines, 5 of the 45,000 soldiers organized by the government army successfully landed on Belitung Island and quickly began to organize personnel to build fortifications.
The 45,000 troops who landed were divided into three groups, each heading towards the interior of Belitung Island to search for the Changle mercenary positions and their combatants. The three groups of the Indonesian government army searched along the north-south direction of the west coast and the inner islands.
The two troops on the west coast were pure infantry corps, and they moved step by step, leaving a 100-man squad every 20 meters to search from the coast inward. The corps that went deep into the inner island was a mixed rapid reaction force, including three light tanks, two combat command infantry vehicles, 100 tricycles, and bicycles.
As Belitung Island is underdeveloped, most of the area is forest and swamp. The tricycles and bicycles can only be carried or shouldered by the soldiers. Three tanks and two infantry vehicles rushed forward and opened up a path for the soldiers to pass.
Two hours after the government troops successfully landed, the eastward-moving troops finally encountered the third line of defense built by the Changle mercenaries. The Indonesian government troops, overwhelmed by the announcement, did not conduct any reconnaissance at all and rushed towards the third line of defense.
At this time, the Changle mercenaries, who had been waiting for the opportunity, immediately destroyed three tanks and two infantry command vehicles of the government army with rockets. This directly caused the government army to lose combat command and the grassroots officers were unable to control the army. After a round of artillery bombardment by the Changle mercenaries, countless government soldiers fell down like wheat being cut under the powerful firepower of the mercenaries, and the government troops in the rear were so scared that they turned around and fled.
Driven by the Changle mercenaries, the government troops quickly fled beyond the first line of defense and rushed towards the fortifications at the landing point. As a result, the soldiers stationed at the fortifications were unable to effectively stop the Changle mercenaries who were chasing them. The fleeing soldiers broke through the positions of the defending soldiers, causing many of them to be trampled and killed.
After killing a large number of government troops, the Changle mercenaries received an order to retreat quickly. They returned directly to the third line of defense and entered the hidden fortifications to hide and avoid the upcoming bombardment.
Half an hour after the mercenaries hid in the fortifications, they were met with a few sporadic artillery attacks. Due to insufficient ammunition reserves, the government fleet refused to support the army with large firepower and only fired a few shots symbolically.
After receiving the relevant report, Zhao Tiehe responded immediately and notified the troops on all fronts to concentrate their superior forces to deal with the landing government troops. After the two government armies in the north and south received the news of the disastrous defeat of the eastward-moving troops, they gathered between the first and second lines of defense to build fortifications and hold their positions, waiting for further orders from the headquarters. The Changle mercenaries immediately organized auxiliary troops to build artillery positions, and the artillery began to adjust the trajectory and lock the positions of the two government army garrisons. Next came a barrage of overwhelming artillery fire, and the powerful firepower directly destroyed most of the main forces of the two government army corps. Only a few government troops fled to the seaside and jumped into the sea to swim desperately towards the landing point.
Inside the fortifications at the landing point of the government army, the commander heard the crazy shelling coming from Belitung Island. The army commander immediately lost his courage and ordered the troops to abandon all the baggage and board the ship to evacuate Belitung Island. Prepare to regroup. Once again. Find another opportunity to take revenge. After the order was issued, the government army immediately became a mess and swam towards the warships on the sea. A large amount of their own weight and supplies were abandoned. The Changle mercenaries just fired a few shots from a distance to speed up their escape. There was no artillery attack on the government army's troop transport ship.
After all the government ships evacuated Belitung Island, the government troops hiding in the sea and the jungle surrendered and were taken to a simple prisoner-of-war camp by the Changle mercenaries for custody.
The first day of the landing battle ended in the defeat of the Indonesian government. All the government ships and troops were withdrawn to Sumatra Island for rest and recuperation, leaving only the Eastern Front Fleet stationed there to threaten Belitung Island.
As the Changle mercenaries cleaned up the landing site and restored the battlefield, war correspondents from various countries went to the front line to interview and report. A large number of corpses, weapons and equipment, daily necessities, etc. were all recorded and sent back to newspapers in various countries for reporting.
The extensive coverage caused an uproar in the world. A small mercenary team actually defeated the country's regular army, and won with fewer troops and almost no casualties. In this battle, three light tanks, two infantry command vehicles, several tricycles and bicycles of the government army were destroyed, more than 25,000 government soldiers were killed, and more than 1 were captured. Of the more than 5 government troops that landed, less than 2 were left and retreated to Sumatra, and countless supplies were abandoned!
The Changle mercenaries became famous in one battle and became known to the world! The strong fighting power of the Changle mercenaries immediately caused tension among the small countries in the Nanyang region, and they all sought help from the big guys behind them. The Indonesian government also sent a request for assistance to the Soviet Union, hoping that the Soviet Union could provide supplies or send troops to encircle and suppress the Changle mercenaries. Of course, this is not free! After the Indonesian government paid a lot of price, the Soviet Union finally agreed to support a batch of weapons, ammunition and advanced equipment, and as for sending troops, it needs to be observed before it can be discussed.