Chapter 25 Battle of El Alamein (1)
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CE-70 May 30, CE
This desert was once a famous battlefield. German Marshal Rommel, known as the desert fox during World War II in the AD era, and British Commander Montgomery, once fought here, and that battle also became a turning point in the North African battlefield. In the CE era nearly 200 years later, natural persons and coordinators also launched a war here!
The Earth Army has no choice but to retreat, and behind it is Cairo, the supply and material center! So facing the attacking ZAFT army, all the troops that can still fight on the entire North African battlefield are concentrated in this desolate desert.
The entire Earth Army was arranged linearly, with the main chariot troops deployed in the center, and the two wings were slightly less cover troops. Behind the tank cluster, the large-caliber artillery had taken off the cannon coat, and the ancient god of war seemed to burst out new sparks in this era.
In the northern part of the Alamein Desert, dozens of chariots and two MSs were hidden under the hidden net, and this was the main force of the Silver Wolf Mercenary Group and the 33rd Chariot Team.
After arriving at the meeting place yesterday, the two troops were left together by the anxious staff, and then the small and medium-sized units were held responsible for covering the two wings.
"The ZAFT army has been deployed on the coast, and the task we received is to defend the flanks of the main force." Colonel Keitel pointed to the tactical map and said to Rhodes in a command vehicle.
Rhodes looked at the clear-cut tactical map, but smoked and said silently. The scale of this battle was extremely large. There were at least two hundred MS and tank troops dispatched by the Oceania Federation on the ZAFT Army, while the Earth Army gathered at least 6 reorganized divisions, and the number of tanks alone reached more than 700.
Although his small mercenary group was elite, it was just a drop in the ocean on such a huge battlefield, and even a wave could not be aroused.
After a long time, Rhode replied: "We will cooperate with your 33rd team."
Keitel gave a grateful smile and pointed to the red arrow and said, "Very good, we will take a direct attack and penetrate the frontal ZAFT army all the way."
"Attack? Without air force support?" ZAFT has destroyed all air bases within a radius of 500 kilometers, so the Earth Army only has the advantage in the number of ground. The air is completely controlled by ZAFT with sea support.
"I can't count on it anymore, otherwise we will have to be wiped out in the desert." Keitel smiled bitterly. This battle was not as simple as it was on the surface. The Earth Army that was bombed all the way was not only in chaos in its organization, but also in its supplies were cut off for a day.
"Do we still have reinforcements?" Rhodes asked.
"Some, the remnants of the 8th Mechanized Infantry Division will be on our flanks, and there is an independent chariot brigade that will follow our army."
"It's just a miscellaneous brand." Rod showed disdain. He had seen the eighth mechanized division. There were less than 2,000 people left in the division, and only more than 20 tanks. He crawled over all the way through the sea of corpses and blood. The one he hated most was the miscellaneous fish. Moreover, this miscellaneous fish also particularly liked to show off. The division commander who was only at the regiment level did not even attend this meeting.
As soon as Rhode finished speaking, the door of the command car was pulled open suddenly, and then a roar came: "Who do you think is a miscellaneous brand?!"
The man was strong, with short golden hair, a beard all over his face, and a bad temper. He glared at Rhodes, his face turned slightly red from anger.
"Let me introduce Morgan Chevrolet, the commander of the Independent Chariots." Keitel smiled bitterly and pulled Morgan aside.
"Rabies under the moon?"
The strong man nodded and looked up and down at Rhodes.
"Good luck, I'm Rhode Laurenz." Seeing the person who came, the very famous moon-under-rabies, Rhode was stunned for a moment, accused the crime and stretched out his right hand and said, "I'm sorry, I said it, please forgive me."
"I'm also honored to see the 'Smoke Demon Wolf'." Morgan was also a little surprised that he had met the mercenary who had been famous recently. He was also not easy to bother with as a strong man, so he held Rhode's hand, which was a matter of resolving his past grudges.
Kettle was also very happy that he had two famous guys under his command, so he laughed: "It seems that we really want to teach ZAFT's militia this time, so that they can see if we are all weak people."
"Agree, my young men have been looking forward to this day long." Morgan said with a cruel smile.
"Then then, my 33rd tank brigade will attack in the center, the Silver Wolf's men are responsible for the right wing, the 8th Mechanic and Morgan are responsible for the left wing, and we will attack at the same time after the full line of attack begins. Is it okay?"
"No." Rod and Morgan said in unison. The two looked at each other, as if they were going to challenge each other, and the target of the challenge was the dense ZAFT army hundreds of kilometers away.
The United Army was ready, while the ZAFT was slowly approaching, and a group of MSs were slowly advancing, and the rising sand and dust could be regarded as covering the clouds and sunshine. The chariot troops sent by the Oceania United were followed. These troops were not large in size, but they had important political significance.
And in the middle of a group of walking MS and tanks, a specially modified land warship was moving slowly.
"The charging of the MS team has been completed and the ammunition supply is in good condition!"
"The entire team will be carried out according to the combat plan."
The bridges of land warships were filled with CIC reports.
"Captain Balfilut, we will contact the Earth Army in 3 hours. At that time, we will look forward to your performance in the Baku army." A senior ZAFT officer in purple said to the square-faced man standing in the center of the bridge with a smile.
"Since we are looking forward to our performance, please put us on the front line of battle." Balfilut was tall and had bright eyes. He was a veteran of the zodiac alliance, and his combat experience was not comparable to those young girls.
"Haha, good steel is always used on the blade, and I don't take these earth troops seriously in front of me." The purple-clothed officer said with a smile.
"I think it's better not to underestimate these Earth Army. They came here with the determination to die this time." Balfilut never had the arrogance of coordinators. He is a pragmatic person on the battlefield, and the opponent's numerical advantage is not good-looking there.
"Do you have to die? That will turn into powder in front of ZAFT. These damn natural people." The officer in purple is obviously from the Sarah faction and has always hated natural people.
The arrogance not only exists in the Earth Army, but those coordinators who have been smooth sailing are naturally becoming more and more arrogant, as if they can conquer Cairo today and face Washington tomorrow.
"Then at least don't attack the Earth Army in the middle of the front line." Balfilut touched his bearded chin and advised.
"What do you think you should do?" The purple-clothed officer was already a little impatient. He understood that the morale of the Earth soldiers in front was low and the organization was chaotic, and the command system was completely ineffective under the action of neutron jammers.
"Please see." Balfilut quickly walked to the electronic tactical panel and pointed to the position of the Earth Army and said: "The opponent is arranged in a linear shape, and the main force is placed in the center, obviously preparing to attack our army by breaking through the central government, and their wings are relatively weak, so..." He changed the icon on the tactical panel, and the sudden ZAFT army formation shrank back, and then the main attack arrow in the center of the Earth Army rushed directly to the ZAFT defense line, and then the two wings of the ZAFT quickly contracted, finally trapping the main force of the Earth Army.
"The opponent's main force should be led to our front, and then use the MS's mobility and firepower to slowly consume the opponent."
The white-clothed officer in the bridge thought for a while, and finally the purple-clothed officer shook his head and said, "No, the frontal troops have suffered too much loss, and the people from Oceania are here, we must use absolute power to deal with those natural people."
However, ZAFT is very democratic at least, so the Purple-clothed officer added: "But we strengthen the left wing, I will arrange 5 teams of Baku for you, so that you can drive straight from the opponent's right wing."
Although he did not achieve his goal, Balfilut nodded in agreement. He licked his lips, as if he could not wait to fight against those old-time chariots.
Chapter completed!