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Chapter 559: Chapter 350: Reignited War_3

Chapter 559: Chapter 350: Reignited War_3

The attack by the Jieke Group on the previous defense line had gone smoothly because the morale of the Siamese Army was low and their tactical level was subpar. When faced with an assault from the Sharp Knife Company, comprised of Super Soldiers, the defense line crumbled with just one stab.

But the Kerimu Defense Line was different. This line integrated minefields, trenches, fortifications, and anti-tank ditches organically to form a densely configured three-dimensional defense line. Artillery was interspersed in the middle and airfields in the rear were ready to provide support at any time. This defense setup, constructed under the direction of the Beautiful Country, had abandoned the old Siamese way of thinking and the outdated tactics of single trench arrangements.

The Siamese Army held high confidence in this line, dispersing their forces within it and relying on their scattered, penetrating deployment throughout the entire depth of defense. Their aim was to force the Jieke Group to continually launch attack formations, thereby slowing their advance, and then to organize mobile troops for a timely counterattack.

Within the positions, there were also reinforcements of nearly a hundred thousand An Nan soldiers, these troops recognized as capable fighters by Southeast Asian countries.

With the reinforcements from these An Nan soldiers, the morale of the Siamese Army suddenly soared, believing that even if the Jieke Group dispatched the Sharp Knife Company again, they would struggle against such a layered defense line.

“Do you think the Kerimu Defense Line can withstand the spearhead of the Jieke Group?”

In a military command post, Ni Mison, a military observer from the Beautiful Country, initiated the conversation.

Alongside him, there were military observers from the Great British Empire, France, Germany, and Japan among other Western Country, dozens of people gathered together.

Military observers are a group specifically involved in studying global military tactics and equipment evolution.

The battlefield is the place where weapons and tactics evolve the fastest. The war between the Jieke Group and the Siamese Four Countries had drawn these Western countries to dispatch observers, hoping to witness this significant battle and the application of new tactics and equipment on the battleground, to enable their own countries to learn and revolutionize their outdated tactical thoughts and equip better, more practical real-combat weapons.

“I think it’s not a problem; this defense line has been carefully researched and arranged by us and has also been tested in real combat. Now, Russia and Ukraine are stuck in such defense lines,” Lamb, a military observer from the Great British Empire, shook his head with considerable confidence.

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In his view, modern warfare, where both sides possess intense firepower, no longer accommodates a focus on concentrated breakthroughs, nor the large-scale mechanized group assaults and deep penetration of lightning war tactics seen in World War II.

Just like the war between Russia and Ukraine, rarely using large-scale assaults, but instead continually engaging in small-scale probes and attrition.

Their defense lines are interlocked like two pieces of sticky candy, battling through infiltration and attrition.

The current setup of the defense line, commonly seen in the war zones of Russia and Ukraine, along with the gathering of several hundreds of thousands of troops, significantly increases the density of firepower and the number of soldiers, which to some extent compensates for the tactical inadequacies of the troops.

“Jieke Group has air superiority; perhaps they will initiate with an airstrike to clear the way,” Orasio Gutierrez, a German military observer, speculated while holding binoculars and observing the dense arrangement of bunkers and trenches.

“Maybe, but the Jieke Group’s aircraft are limited, and the position is equipped with many sets of anti-aircraft systems. Plus, most of the soldiers are dispersed; even if they air strike, they won’t achieve much success,” Andrane Keili, a French military observer, elegantly commented while holding his coffee.

“That’s best; if we could mire the Jieke Group in the mud, I could also have something to report back to my country.” Ni Mison said with a broad smile; the primary purpose behind the Beautiful Country stirring things up, causing the Siamese Four Countries to engage in battle with the Jieke Group, was to deplete the national power of the Jieke Group.

With prolonged military stalemates and battles, their Beautiful Country could comfortably sit back and watch the two sides fight to the death, all while profiting from arms sales — which was quite comfortable indeed.

“The outcome will be revealed soon enough, won’t it? As expected, negotiations at the United Nations Security Council have broken down, and within these next few days, the Jieke Group will definitely launch their attack,” Nakatani Keiji, a Japanese military observer coughed twice, mentioning this. Although Japan did not send troops to the Kerimu Defense Line, they had four to five thousand troops stationed within Siam.

However, due to the heavy losses in the civil war in Chan Country, they had learned their lesson and were no longer recklessly sending troops.

“Yes, we will soon know the result. Perhaps the Jieke Group will deploy their Spider Mecha; we should observe carefully,”

Ni Mison’s tone was excited, and so were the other military observers.

What they were most looking forward to was Jieke Group’s Spider Mecha. They needed more detailed information about these mechas to provide references for their own military mecha development.

…….

Meanwhile.

Across the Kerimu Defense Line, a long train whistle echoed.

One train after another arrived, continuously slowing and braking.

On the platform, Russia’s military observer Vargas Loew and Hua Country’s military observer Song Ziming also came here to wait, curious to watch the train slowly entering the platform.

As countries on good terms with the Jieke Group, after obtaining Jieke Group’s consent, they also sent their military observers, wanting to learn how Jieke Group would respond to this war.

“These Japanese prisoners are really efficient workers. The railway sleepers are well laid. No wonder my predecessors made these guys plant potatoes in Siberia. They are indeed capable.”

Vargas rubbed his hands, his eyes glancing sideways at a construction site where thousands of Japanese prisoners were diligently digging fortifications.

The soldiers supervising them held whips in one hand and firearms in the other, ready to lash anyone who dared to slack off.

They were Japanese soldiers captured by the Jieke Group during Chan Country’s last civil war, numbering over ten thousand. Because the Japanese government couldn’t afford the ransom, they were continuously detained by the Jieke Group to be used as labor.

This time at the Kerimu Defense Line, a large number of Japanese soldiers were also brought over to construct the temporary railway and fortifications. The hardest and most exhausting tasks were assigned to them. There were numerous cases of death from exhaustion and illness.

“This is what they deserve.”

Song Ziming glanced at those Japanese prisoners. Although it didn’t comply with the Geneva Convention’s treatment of prisoners of war, being in another country, Song Ziming wouldn’t meddle, and he even enjoyed it, though he couldn’t show it too obviously due to his status.

“Old Song, do you think Jieke Group can quickly break through the Kerimu Defense Line?”

Vargas asked while waiting for the train to arrive.

“It’s hard to say. You should have a deep understanding. That kind of interlocking three-dimensional defense line is very tricky. Siam is well-prepared on this defense line. It depends on how Jieke Group is going to deal with it,”

Said Song Ziming, who came here for this purpose.

“It’s not easy to break through this defense line. If Jieke Group can take it down within ten days, that means they’re successful. Otherwise, if it turns into a war of attrition, subsequent reinforcements from the Siamese Four Countries will continuously arrive, even if they are just cannon fodder troops, it would turn this attack-defense battle into a drawn-out war.”

Vargas shook his head, his tone somewhat worried. They often encountered such situations in their war with Ukraine.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t use a large volume of artillery and fighters to bombard the area for ten days to half a month, using superior firepower to destroy the defenses, and then sending ground troops and drones to clean up the remnants.

But the effect was not significant, and their advantage was not that great. Domestic ammunition production couldn’t keep up with consumption, and they were far from affluent.

Jieke Group was in the same boat, having just integrated domestic industry. The procurement of foreign armament was limited, making it difficult to meet the needs of a war of one million, not likely to drown the enemy in bombs as the Beautiful Country would unscrupulously do.

“The train has arrived. It’s said to have new equipment. Let’s take a good look and chat later,”

Song Ziming patted Vargas’s shoulder, his eyes keenly watching the halted train.

Vargas looked over as well, where the tarp on the train was pulled back, revealing the fierce war contraption within.