Chapter 6238 Ackerman Defense Battle

After detailed research, Lin Rui and the actuary Jiang An decided to rely on Ackerman's existing buildings and terrain conditions to block.

Ackerman doesn't have too many tall buildings in the northwest and west, but there are two tall and strong churches. These are all products of the colonial era, and these churches are all made of marble and granite as the basic structure, which is very strong and has a large basement. Around the church, there are some scattered residential areas.

Perhaps because it is located in the outskirts, in order to prevent sporadic bandits from attacking, the main structure of these houses is also stone, which is relatively strong. Therefore, the Anmor Army decided to rely on these stone churches and stone houses to form the skeleton of the defensive position. Heavy machine guns and mortars form an indestructible fire support point.

To the north of Ackerman is a strong fortress with dangerous terrain. Unless the Orumi Federal Army can make a risky intrusion like Lin Rui, otherwise it is basically impossible to conquer the fortress under the guns of the Anmor Army. It is impossible. To the south is the Ackerman Prison. Using this prison as a cover, the machine gun firepower of the Anmore Army can also control most of the passages through Ackerman in the south.

Therefore, Ackerman's north and south sides are not very dangerous, and the most difficult thing is the frontal position. The terrain there is flat and there is no commanding height. Once the two churches are captured, the Anmor army will be forced to retreat and will be separated by the north and the south. They can only stand firm in the fortress or Ackerman Prison.

In order to effectively slow down the enemy's attack speed in the west and northwest of Ackerman. Lin Rui asked Sausage and others to teach the troops to make a large number of simple landmines and put them into use in large quantities.

The method of making these crude landmines is very simple, because this time the Anmor Army has stored a large amount of explosives. They are simply packaged and hidden in tin cans, and the explosives are surrounded by small iron nails. Then it was buried on the main passage around Ackerman, and the wire that detonated was in the hands of the engineers of Anmore Army. After the explosion of these mines, which should be called underground explosives, not only can kill a large number of enemies, but also form a bumpy area, which greatly hinders the impact of enemy infantry.

Barbed wire and wooden piles were also fully utilized, pulled up along the entire west and northwest of Ackerman, and buildings began to be piled up on the streets to prevent the impact of enemy vehicles.

Lin Rui also issued a general mobilization order in the identity of Atley, pulling a large number of barbed wire and iron pipes from various factories and mines, and laying them on the main streets. The nearby steel mills are still working at full capacity. A large number of two-meter-long solid iron rods were cast. These iron rods are only as thick as a finger, and their appearance is very rough. They are poured with scrap iron of the lowest technical level, but they are very strong.

When it is densely inserted in the ground. An extremely effective temporary barrier is formed. Although the craftsmanship of this two-meter-long iron rod is rough, it is made of steel after all, and can effectively resist the saber of the camel cavalry. Moreover, a small half of its length was buried in the ground. There is only more than one meter on the ground, which is just enough to withstand the belly of the camel.

"This place will be the death line of the Orumi Federation Army." The actuary Jiang An watched Lin Rui calmly inspecting the iron bars laid out in the shape of plum blossoms, and said with emotion. Of course he knew what kind of chaos would ensue once the high-speed advancing camel cavalry encountered these scattered iron rods. They would either be crowded or die in vain, because the height of the iron rods was just enough to cut through the belly of a high-speed advancing camel. And those iron bars that seem to be scattered seem to be breakthroughs, but in fact they are the control area of ​​the Anmor army's heavy machine gun fire. Any moving object passing there will be torn to pieces by the rain of bullets.

Lin Rui nodded calmly, and looked at Jiangan, the actuary, with encouraging eyes. He said slowly: "The times have changed, and the role of these camel cavalry is also changing. Its status may decline, but in desert areas, the speed and mobility of these camel cavalry will never change. However, cavalry is They are used for field battles, even camel cavalry are not used for attacking fortifications. This head-to-head confrontation is itself a mistake."

The actuary nodded solemnly. Battalion Commander Bill Bohm was also thoughtful. Before that, he had sent a sincere written request to General Kassan, hoping that after the war, he would be allowed to go back and continue to form the armored force of the Anmore Army. Kassan had already promised him.

"Is your lurking route ready?" Lin Rui asked thoughtfully.

"I'm ready and I'm leaving right away." The actuary answered seriously.

According to the plan, Kuai Ma and others are about to lead two companies of about 600 troops to leave Ackerman, lurking near the offensive route of the Aurumi Federation Army, trailing behind the Aurumi Federation Army, looking for opportunities to sneak into the enemy's camp Harass the enemy in the rear, and if there is a chance, take the opportunity to attack the enemy's granaries and ammunition depots, etc., and come up with a plan to draw fire from the bottom.

Even if it is impossible to sneak attack on the enemy's food and barracks, the tactics of sparrow warfare will be used to harass the enemy as much as possible, so that the enemy will not be able to live in peace, eat well and sleep well. The long-range lethality of the sniper team gave the Anmor army sufficient conditions for sparrow warfare. As long as it is used well, the enemy who can be harassed by just a few people will not be safe day and night.

Regarding this point, Lin Rui did not have any special confession. That's what Kuai Ma is good at. In general, the Anmore Army will adopt the principle of the enemy advancing and retreating, and the enemy retreating and disturbing, and will do its best to fatigue the enemy.

When sending the fast horse away, Lin Rui said solemnly: "Note that your purpose is to harass the enemy, not destroy the enemy, so you must pay attention to preserving yourself. This time we are not going to fight to the death with the Aurumi Federation Army, but to let He retreated despite the difficulties."

Kuai Ma nodded in agreement, and led the army to leave.

Officer Anmore came to report on the mobilization of the people of Ackerman for battle.

After the previous battles, most of Ackerman's ordinary people have migrated to the south. The city with a population of more than 300,000 people now has less than 100,000 people left. But generally speaking, there are still many innocent people implicated in the flames of war. Under the double persuasion of the Anmore Army and the Atley government, some people continued to leave Ackerman for a temporary stay in other places, while the other part continued to stubbornly flow in the place where they gave birth and raised themselves, even if Ackerman’s police were dispatched It is also impossible to clean and migrate them all.

"There are still about 100,000 people like this, and there are more than 30,000 people who are directly threatened by the flames of war. But they don't believe that the Aurumi Federation Army will really attack Ackerman. They think it is our propaganda with ulterior motives ” Officer Anmore said angrily. From the bottom of his heart, he is very dissatisfied with the work he has undertaken. He is not at all willing to organize those people to leave. In his opinion, those who do not want to leave should simply be killed by the Aurumi Federal Army. Don't cherish your own life.

"This is their homeland, so there is no need to force them to move." Lin Rui said coldly, with some deep eyes flickering quietly.

The actuary rolled his eyes and understood what Lin Rui meant, but he didn't say it.

How can there be enough blood to stir up the hatred of the people of Akerman against the Aurumi Federal Army?

But for another job, Officer Anmore is full of enthusiasm. That is the work of calling volunteers. Although the locals hate war very much, after all, there will always be some people who are not afraid of death, especially those who have just been freed from the **** rule of the Aurumi Federation. They insist on fighting with the Aurumi Federation Army to protect The various benefits that I just regained.

These Anmor officers were not well organized candidates though. But it was still able to infect some people. With his efforts, a total of about 2,000 people were gathered. Although many of them were over forty years old, it was not a problem to handle light weapons.

The tasks Lin Rui gave these volunteers were mainly auxiliary. Such as building fortifications, transporting ammunition, transferring the wounded, etc.

However, 800 young people with certain physical fitness were selected from them and mixed into the Anmore Army. After a short training, they formed reserve combatants. They were distributed with assault rifles and grenades, and stood shoulder to shoulder with the Anmore Army. fighting. After a short period of organization, the total strength of the Anmor Army in Ackerman is now about 2,600.

"Feng Ling, isn't it safe to place those artillery pieces without shells nearby?" Sergei came to report quietly.

Lin Rui gave a mental grunt. This is the most depressing place for the Anmore Army. Although it has a well-trained artillery battalion. There are more than a dozen powerful 152mm cannon howitzers, but because the shells are all used up, they are useless for the time being. They have to wait for the transport troops of Anmore to transport the shells from Anmore. .

However, Lin Rui had no idea when the shells would be delivered.

Lin Rui turned his head to discuss the artillery position, but Battalion Commander Birbohm insisted that the vicinity of the Anle Palace was the best artillery position, because it could control the entire area around Ackerman, and the firepower of the 75mm field artillery Can shoot enemies attacking from any corner.

"I firmly believe that our transport team will deliver the shells soon." Battalion Commander Bierbohm absolutely opposed Lin Rui's proposal to withdraw the artillery positions to the Fortress of Nice, with a very serious and firm attitude.

Lin Rui had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and did not insist any longer. He let Battalion Commander Birbohm lead the way and checked the mortar positions by the way.

Nearly sixty mortars were divided into four clusters, pointing at four designated areas respectively, and those were the vacancies intentionally left by the messy and dense iron rod array. In addition to these mortars, mortar groups were also placed in the two cathedrals, the fortress outside the city, and Ackerman Prison.

In the end, Lin Rui inspected the intertwined firepower of heavy machine guns and artillery deployed in the two cathedrals. The two cathedrals were guarded by two commanders each leading a company of troops. Each church is equipped with three heavy machine guns and six mortars, forming a solid fire support point. In order to facilitate long-term persistence, the windows of each church have been sealed with a large number of sandbags, and various unnecessary exits have also been sealed with sandbags. A large number of sandbags have also been piled up inside the church to prevent the walls of the church from collapsing. Judging from the piled up sandbags, even without the enemy's attack, there is no way for these churches to return to their original appearance.

The exquisite murals on the walls of the poor church have been buried under the soil by sandbags since then, and never see the light of day.

However, even though they have been fully prepared, there are still more Anmor army officers and soldiers who are using every minute and every second to continue to prepare for battle. They are working hard to accumulate ammunition, dig bunkers, and distribute food and fresh water. , Prepare for a long and bitter struggle.

After a whole busy day, no sign of the Aurumi Federation Army was found, but the intelligence team of the Hammer Organization discovered that the Aurumi Federation Army had spread around Ackerman, like a huge dark cloud, and it would soon Shroud Ackerman completely in darkness.

According to the intelligence of the Hammer Organization, several staff officers of the War Department marked the enemy's situation on the military map. After making a big circle, the large troops of the Orumi Federal Army surrounded Ackerman from the south, completely cutting off the relationship between Ackerman and other cities there. In the northwest, the Orumi Federal Army Divided into three ways to approach Ackerman, the three big red arrows are shocking.

Lin Rui stared at the map quietly, lost in thought.

Ackerman was exceptionally peaceful that night.

As if feeling the arrival of the war, even the wind calmed down a lot.

In the middle of the night, the mercenaries and the Anmor army joined forces and arrested about 130 spies loyal to the Orumi Federation Army in Ackerman based on Hammer's information. Lin Rui roughly reviewed each list Finally, with a swipe of the pen, he signed his name. At four o'clock in the morning, the more than one hundred collaborators or spies were escorted to Ackerman's Square, tied to lampposts and shot. Ackerman Square, where the smell of blood has not completely disappeared, once again wafted a strong smell of blood.

The gunshot woke up Ackerman's Chen Jing.

As if to set off the crispness of the gunshots, all kinds of sharp and harsh whistles suddenly sounded densely in Ackerman.

Standing at the highest point of the fortress, Lin Rui adjusted the binoculars to the maximum, so that he could clearly see in the dim light, groups of dense Aurumi Federation troops launched an attack on Ackerman on the move. Their black uniforms are difficult to distinguish in the faint light, but those gunfires are particularly obvious in the dark night.

The Anmor Army defenders near Ackerman Prison immediately launched a fierce counterattack. Heavy machine guns and mortars fired continuously.