Chapter 11 The Battle Begins

The battle had begun, and the news reached Berley City.

"It's started, huh?!"

Su Tianyu stood inside the tent, holding the phone as he asked, "What's the situation in the city right now?"

"It's a complete fucking mess. The administrative faction has gathered at least seven or eight thousand people, and they've also bought off a large number of extremist civilians. They've started indiscriminately attacking the Blackwater Legion's garrison." Su Tiannan replied, "There's gunfire everywhere in the city right now, the situation is extremely chaotic."

"Okay, I understand, be careful, big brother!" Su Tianyu instructed.

"Okay, I'm coordinating with Jiangzhou."

"Okay, that's it!"

After ending the call, Su Tianyu immediately turned his head and shouted, "Where's Xin Xiaodong? Call him in!"

Not long after, Xin Xiaodong, who had just finished communicating with the forward reconnaissance unit, strode back into the tent. "The War Hammer has two regiments. They've already moved into the mountains, blocking our marching route outside Bana City."

Su Tianyu put his hands on his hips: "Damn it, Zhou Xian was very well prepared!"

"Yes, even though we were hiding, our direction of movement was still exposed." Xin Xiaodong frowned and said, "If we want to reinforce Bana City, we can only break through the War Hammer's defense line."

"It's normal, Zhou Xian has the most elite intelligence department of the Great District helping him from behind. It's unrealistic to completely hide the movement of a few thousand of us through so many defense zones." Su Tianyu placed both hands on the tabletop of the sand table. After a long silence, he decisively issued an order, "Let's fight, a probing attack, otherwise Tagu is in danger."

"Yes!" Xin Xiaodong immediately saluted and replied, "I'll take the men up first."

"Go ahead." Su Tianyu waved his hand.

...

5:30 AM on the 11th.

The War Hammer mercenary group dispatched eight regiments and began a tiered attack on the Blackwater Legion outside Bana City. Both sides met with the attitude of fighting a decisive battle. Rocket artillery regiments, cruise missile guidance, and other cutting-edge weapons were all deployed, and the intensity of the battle was comparable to a Great District conflict.

After four hours of fierce fighting, the War Hammer mercenary group temporarily retreated to reorganize after eliminating more than 1,300 enemy soldiers, preparing to brew the next decisive battle.

Although the Blackwater Legion held its defense zone and also reduced the enemy's combat strength by nearly 3,000, their numbers were too small. The unit had no follow-up troop replenishment. Every soldier who fell meant one less combat unit.

From a strategic perspective, if the troops inside Bana City were not reinforced, it was only a matter of time before the Blackwater Legion was breached.

Almost at the same time, the Sinaloa rebels began harassing attacks on the Chi Army and the Third Division. They invested a lot of troops into the battle, but they did not have the attitude of fighting a life-or-death battle. They were only constantly advancing and retreating on the periphery in order to pull the Chi Army and the Third Division apart.

The purpose of doing so was obvious: to take advantage of Zhou Xian's attack on Bana City to firmly hold these two units back so that they could not support the Blackwater Legion.

...

11:00 AM on the 11th.

The beautiful coastal city of Bana City had completely entered a state of chaos.

The administrative faction, led by Booker, mobilized the backbone of the police department and the anti-terrorism department, organized at least 15,000 low-level armed personnel, and internally attacked the Blackwater Legion's garrison.

This was only the number of core members of the faction. There were even more civilians taking advantage of the chaos. Gunfire was everywhere in Bana City, and bombs were being thrown everywhere.

On a street.

Three soldiers of the Blackwater Legion were captured alive in an alley. In order to defend the honor of the soldiers and protect their hometown, they fired all their ammunition and were captured by the rioters with serious injuries.

The three soldiers did not receive a fair trial. They were tied to a destroyed bus, covered in blood, and looked at the swarming rioters with weak legs and pale faces.

"Damn warlord lackeys, I want you to shout and overthrow the Tagu regime!" A middle-aged man shouted frantically, holding a video recorder.

The three soldiers raised their heads and looked at them without saying a word.

"Burn them to death!"

"Burn them to death!"

"..."

The shouts came like a tide. The three soldiers did not speak or shout any slogans from beginning to end. Perhaps the final struggle had exhausted their strength. They were tied to the bus and burned alive.

...

1:30 PM on the 11th.

Inside the command center of the Bernardo Fortress.

"Report, Legion Commander! A large number of armed ships have been discovered on the south bank of the canal. Preliminary judgment indicates that they are pirate organizations active in the Atlantic Ocean."

"Report, Legion Commander! An airport on the border of Gala City has suddenly been placed under martial law. A large number of helicopters from the Gala mercenary group are gathering. The troop size is more than 10,000 people."

"Report, Legion Commander! At the 045 entry point of the canal, there are thirty armed ships that have entered our territory along the coast. Our garrison troops opened fire after warning was ineffective. Currently, a firefight has occurred with the other side. The enemy force is approximately two thousand people."

"..."

A series of reports from the staff all reached Tagu's ears. He placed both hands on the table and stared at the sand table, saying, "How many combat casualties are there in the city?!"

The chief of staff stepped forward and said, "There are eight hundred people! Many soldiers have sacrificed their lives at the hands of civilians!"

Tagu paused for a moment and said in a hoarse voice, "No, those are not civilians, hostile parties deliberately found people to disguise themselves as civilians!"

Everyone was speechless when they heard this. The entire combat command fell into an unusual silence.

Tagu slowly stood up and asked with a calm expression, "Where have the Eastern troops reached?"

"They have launched two attacks on the War Hammer's defense forces, but their numbers are small. So far, they haven't achieved an effective push!"

"..." Tagu paused slightly and said, "Order all the garrison troops in Bana City to abandon their defensive positions and sneak into the city to fight in the streets!! Order the four regiments outside the city fighting the War Hammer mercenary group to abandon their defense zone and move towards Berley City as much as possible to join up with the Eastern troops!"

"Yes!!"

Everyone saluted.

Tagu took a deep look at everyone, and no longer had the usual rage and sharpness. He only said softly, "Gentlemen! We should protect our families as much as possible. Before the street fighting starts, try to send them all away!"

All the officers present had tears in their eyes when they heard this!!

...

Inside the War Hammer mercenary group's command post.

Zhou Xian sat in his chair and asked with a frown, "How are the situations on all sides?!"

"The sea and land assault team has disguised themselves as Western pirates and will officially launch a landing attack at 3:00 PM!"

"The Gala mercenary group will enter the designated attack position at 3:30 PM in the afternoon!"

"The remaining outsourced armed forces will launch an attack on the south bank of the canal when Bana City is completely out of control!"

"..."

Listening to the mobilization of troops on all sides, Zhou Xian slowly stood up and said, "Decisive battle tonight!!"

At this moment, the effectiveness of the Battle of Bana City planned by Crown Prince Zhou had gradually become apparent. The Chi Army and the Third Division were being held back around Silaka and could not provide support to the Blackwater Legion, and the small force led by Su Tianyu could not infiltrate...

The entire Bana City was surrounded by Crown Prince Zhou like an iron bucket, and Booker was creating chaos inside! Tagu was already in a state of isolation and helplessness.

Of course!!

The remarkable effectiveness of Zhou Xian's layout was also due to the absolute support of the higher-ups!! These mobilized mercenaries and external armed forces, every step they take costs money!

Rebel base.

Kang Dinghuang stood by the window listening to his assistant's report and couldn't help but sigh, "Tens of thousands of people mobilized in three days!! Only the Crown Prince can do this!"

There was some sourness in his words, but it was indeed worthy of envy...