132. Chapter 132, Battle of Sanchi

Author: red heart cloth

Chapter 132, Battle of Sanchi

After receiving the news via telegraph that Morgan and others had escaped, Perbov realized that the road to Sanchi Town would definitely not be peaceful.

To be honest, he was a little upset.

After all, his troops stayed in Sanchi Town for more than two days, but they didn't realize that it was a den of thieves!

Looking back with hindsight, he could see some clues at that time. But at that time, all his thoughts were on planning the subsequent actions, thinking about how many camps could be taken down through deterrence, where some military means might be needed...

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To put it bluntly, it was the lack of attention to the already settled Sanchi Town that led to such a big mess.

Seven clerks from the Ministry of Civil Affairs had escaped, which was good news. And the information they sent back made him very concerned.

In the wasteland, looters have always been a serious problem.

In his operation this time, why did he have to relocate all but the agricultural population that must be retained? In addition to the large manpower gap in Weixing City, there is another big problem, which is

Gu Hang had already told him about the problem: he didn't have the energy to run those small camps with low value.

It is not true that there is no value at all, but the input-output ratio is seriously unequal. If you want to run a business, you need to import a large amount of materials and support industries. To put it bluntly, it is to engage in "poverty alleviation" work.

But in addition to poverty alleviation, military force must be invested in protection. Otherwise, camps that become slightly richer will become the fat sheep that are targeted.

Marauders, monsters in the wild, these are all big threats in the wasteland.

Now, in addition to gathering many camps in the area covered by Purbeuf's troops, he is also tasked with another task: suppressing bandits.

The three agricultural camps left behind need a stable environment to expand production; this area is also an important trade route from Weixing City to Garbage Town. Garbage Town is an important source of raw materials for Weixing City’s industrial base. Garbage Town

The town itself also needs to secure this transportation route and import grain.

According to the Governor, he wants every force in this area to plant the flag of the new alliance, and of course the Marauder force is among them.

Originally, Purbov didn't know that banditry was so serious here. He planned to finish the affairs of the survivor settlements in various places first, and then talk about suppressing the bandits.

Now, it seems that we have to do it in advance.

In the same way, Purbov could also tell that those plunderers would never have the guts to confront him head-on, otherwise they would have started a fight when he entered Sanchi Town unprepared.

But since they finally chose to rebel, they must have something to rely on.

The urban ruins environment... guerrilla warfare... Perbov then thought of these and made a judgment based on this: we can't let this gang of looters really escape. Thousands of people, broken into pieces, ran to the ruins before the war

Inside, and then attack at any time to harass Shang Dao, then he really doesn't have much to do against him.

The entire anti-bandit operation became a protracted counter-guerrilla campaign.

He made his decision almost immediately.

"The whole army attacks immediately! Go to Sanchi Town!"

In addition to the rapid advance of his headquarters, he also had orders to give to several other companies that were released.

According to his request, the two fastest mechanized infantry companies will penetrate directly behind Sanchi Town. The 'Rambler V' infantry fighting vehicle has excellent cross-country performance and can maintain a relatively good performance without relying on roads.

forward speed.

The order he gave to the two company commanders was for them to seize the retreat of Sanchi Town. If they had already started to evacuate, then launch a direct attack to delay their evacuation and wait for the main force to come and encircle them.

The two motorized infantry companies quickly advanced along the roads in both directions. The trucks carried the soldiers and swooped towards Sanchi Town from the direction connected by the road.

Purbov himself led the battalion and headed for Sanchi Town along the main road. The tank battalion and artillery battalion may run slower, but they are also the strongest troops.

One day later, when the main force led by Perbov was still two days away from Sanchi Town, they received two pieces of news.

There is already a fight ahead.

The mechanized infantry company he sent to penetrate behind arrived at just the right time. Each of them caught the tail of a retreating raider tribe and launched a direct attack.

The enemy obviously lacked awareness of the marching speed of the mechanized troops. These guys, who relied on walking and oxcarts to pull goods, were caught off guard.

The 'Rambler V' played a great role in the wilderness. The 40mm machine gun fired wildly without any scruples. Even if the marauders used oxcarts and various goods as temporary bunkers, it was difficult to stop them.

; The modification was placed on the weapon station of the infantry fighting vehicle, and the bolt machine gun replaced the parallel machine gun. It was like a small continuous-fire howitzer, bombarding the enemy like crazy.

The dismounted infantrymen accompanied the infantry fighting vehicles in advancing and mopping up, mainly doing the work of replenishing guns.

There are artillery among the enemy. The caliber of the small mountain artillery is not large, but if it is really set up and fired a few times from the front, if you are unlucky, it can really destroy a few infantry fighting vehicles.

Unfortunately, before those mountain cannons had time to get into a bombardment formation, they were hit by machine guns and bolt machine guns and were directly destroyed.

After these mountain cannons failed to play any role, the only means they had left to threaten the infantry fighting vehicle was the direct-fire rocket launcher.

But for this thing, it's difficult to guarantee accuracy when it's over two hundred meters, and even if it hits, it's not powerful enough. If you really want to be able to guarantee both the hit rate and the power to threaten the side armor of the 'Edifier', then

You have to stay within a few dozen meters, and it's best to attack in two or three groups together.

How harsh is this condition?

Several warriors tried to get closer with rocket launchers, but in this unprotected wilderness, there was no chance of getting close at all. The Edifier's vehicle crew has a very good battlefield reconnaissance system integrated into it. Through the observation port, it can be detected in advance.

After discovering most of the threats, a round of machine cannons and explosive bombs will be fired, and those warriors who dare to attack will be immediately blasted to pieces along with the barrels in their hands.

And even if there are one or two rocket launcher groups emerging from a place where the infantry combat vehicle cannot observe well, it doesn't matter.

This is what soldiers who get off their vehicles and fight on foot do.

T5-level soldiers are strong enough no matter what their military skill level is.

You have barrels, and so do I, more than you; the gun in my hand is more accurate, farther, and more powerful than yours.

By firing a few rounds at a time, or being able to get ahead with a rocket launcher, those Marauder fire teams that managed to get close were simply eliminated.

When most of the warriors who had the courage to launch a counterattack died, the remaining ones who were not courageous enough finally couldn't hold on anymore and were completely defeated. Then they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the wilderness, and were used by the soldiers in various ways.

Such weapons were destroyed on the way to escape.

In fact, even if they are all brave enough to resist death, so what?

Suffering a sudden attack by mechanized troops, with no position, no bunker, lack of heavy weapons, and being in an unobstructed wilderness, you are a free target.

Of course, there were quite a few of them, and many of them escaped in a completely disorderly retreat.

However, there was no baggage or supplies, so it was impossible to say how many of the escaping looters would survive and how many would be able to regroup and return.

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If the two mechanized infantry companies responsible for outflanking fought a very beautiful surprise battle and were a great victory, then the two motorized infantry companies that attacked Sanchi Town from two directions along the road suffered a huge loss.

A small loss, it's a tie.

These two companies are somewhat lacking in heavy weapons and heavy vehicles.

For a motorized infantry company, there are only Iron Bull troop transport trucks and Ranger motorcycles.

But the enemies they faced were well prepared.

According to the battle reports, the looters obviously expected that Purbeuf would lead his army. They laid mines and bombs on the road; they built roadblocks and positions on the road; they laid ambushes on both sides of the road.

Be prepared to attack from both sides when the team passes by.

All of their arrangements were effective.

However, the only thing they did not expect was that the soldiers who came to fight would be so elite.

When a company was advancing, the Ranger motorcycles took the lead and discovered the enemy soldiers blocking the road early and sent the news back; the company's reconnaissance squad also discovered the ambush on both sides and immediately

A troop transport truck dropped the soldiers and faced them on both sides.

Bombs and mines along the road destroyed two trucks, but they failed to cause further casualties. The company's engineers were strengthened to begin clearing mines and building positions based on vehicles.

These responses and responses made the raiders who were the ambush party feel a little confused.

Something is wrong!

It's not like they haven't used similar methods in the past. Those caravans that were ambushed, even if they had relatively powerful mercenaries and guards, would be disoriented and dispersed directly after suffering such a blow.

Even if they are not defeated, it is already good if they can barely rely on the baggage organization to resist the line of defense. Where is there any remaining strength to counterattack the ambush?

The key is that the counterattack is particularly fierce!

An infantry squad dared to fight against hundreds of people. Their tactical movements were standard and effective. They lowered their bodies and relied on the not-so-large ups and downs of the terrain to cover their bodies. During the confrontation, their shooting skills were accurate.

,and

The power was surprisingly powerful. On the other hand, a barrage of bullets hit me. I don’t know if they hit or not, but no one on the other side fell down. On the contrary, when someone pulled the trigger and fired three times in succession, there were people on their side.

To die.

It is a bit exaggerated that an infantry squad can block the ambush troops in one direction and prevent them from rushing forward.

But what can we do? We can't have hundreds of people here, and we really want them to be beaten away just by ten of them, right?

After taking a short rest, they began to launch a powerful attack. They strengthened the frontal firepower and fired at each other, while others sent people to penetrate around the sides.

Who doesn’t know how to intersperse?

As a result, the team responsible for the insertion met another infantry squad head-on.
To be continued...