Chapter 534 Go and Invite Commander Su

The sun was blazing, Temasek was in the tropics, and the temperature was as high as 34 degrees. On the road, an army mainly composed of infantry and a small number of armored units was marching.

This was the 2nd Infantry Division of Johor, one of the main forces of Johor.

Although Johor has a large population, its economy is sluggish. There are only four standing divisions and ten brigades in the country. The army has 60 PT-91 tanks, 196 towed artillery, 54 multiple rocket launchers, and no self-propelled artillery.

In order to attack Temasek this time, the 2nd Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division in Johor, as well as five brigades, with a total force of nearly 40,000 people, were divided into two lines and marched into the territory of Temasek.

The Johor soldiers were sweating profusely. They were not well trained, and it was a torture for them to march in such a hot sun.

Many soldiers secretly ran to the shade to rest when they were not paying attention. The military discipline was not a mess, but it was close to non-existent.

Tik Park, the commander of the Second Infantry Division, was sitting in the command vehicle, looking at the troops who were marching slowly, frowning and saying, "Let the troops speed up. We need to occupy their barracks and cities before Temasek reacts. Speed ​​is of the essence."

The staff officer of the division headquarters looked a little embarrassed and said, "Commander, many of our armored vehicles and tanks have broken down. In addition to the physical exhaustion of the soldiers, we will not have an advantage if we rush like this and encounter a battle!"

Tik Park's eyes twitched slightly, and he knew that the staff officer was telling the truth.

Their Second Division, or the entire Johor army except for the elite 10th Paratrooper Brigade, rarely trained in normal times, which made the soldiers extremely unsuitable for this kind of fully armed long-distance raid.

The armored vehicles and tanks were also neglected in maintenance on weekdays. When they drove to Temasek, many of them broke down and lost equipment along the way.

"That's it."

Just as Tik Park was about to urge him, a signalman came running over and said anxiously: "Division Commander, the Jeko Group sent intelligence that the satellite found the Temasek troops ahead."

"What, so fast."

Tik Park was shocked. Their raid was premeditated. Yesterday, the 10th Paratrooper Brigade seized the main traffic route of the Johor-Singapore Causeway, and then the rocket artillery troops launched attacks on several airports and military camps in Temasek, destroying many of Temasek's fighters and blowing up the airport runway, making it impossible for Temasek to play its air advantage and causing chaos in the military camp, giving their army an opportunity.

"Satellites show that Temasek is forming a defense line. They have about 3,000 soldiers and no heavy firepower has been found."

"Only 3,000 people? Prepare to meet the enemy and punch through them for me."

Hearing that there were only 3,000 people, Tik Park immediately became alert.

His Johor 2nd Infantry Division had 12,000 men, a one-to-four ratio. He was overjoyed. If he could annihilate the Temasek unit and win the first victory, his reputation in the country would surely rise.

Under Tick Park's order, the 2nd Infantry Division began to change its formation, and the armored vehicles and tanks began to move forward.

The rocket launchers and towed artillery at the back of the team began to build artillery positions.

An hour later, the Johor 2nd Infantry Division had seen the Temasek unit.

This was a reinforced infantry regiment of Temasek. They were urgently building a defense line, but because of limited time and the low terrain in Temasek, there was basically no defense, so their defense line was just an outline.

"Fire."

Tik Park excitedly gave the order. The artillery regiment in the rear of the division stuffed the shells into the muzzle one by one, and then pulled the trigger rope. With the flash of fire from the muzzle, 105 and 155 mm howitzers drilled out of the muzzle and flew towards the Temasek position.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions sounded one after another, and Tik Park's face turned black because many shells were off target.

"What the hell are the artillery doing? Calibrate and fire immediately."

Tik Park cursed. He saw that the Temasek troops who reacted had already dropped their engineer shovels, ran around and got into the anti-gun holes, losing the killing effect of the surprise attack.

The second round of shells fell quickly, and this time they were much more accurate, but most of the Temasek soldiers had already hidden in the trenches and anti-gun holes.

Although many trenches were not deep enough and some anti-gun holes were blown down, they still had a shelter and were not bombed on flat ground, so the number of casualties was not high.

Tick Park's face turned black, and he was furious at the poor performance of his own artillery. Such a good opportunity was wasted just now. He wanted to kick the commander of the artillery regiment in the crotch. He couldn't even shoot accurately, so what was the use of him.

After the artillery fired a basic amount of ammunition, there were more scorched earth craters on the land where Temasek was stationed.

After the bombardment ended, the Johor 2nd Infantry Division also launched a formal ground attack.

The leader was the treasure of the Johor Army, the PT-91 main battle tank.

This main battle tank has a crew of 3 people, a combat weight of 45.3 tons, a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour, and weapons and equipment include 1 125mm gun, 1 7.62mm machine gun, and 1 12.7mm machine gun.

Behind the tanks, there were armored vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles. Soldiers rode in infantry fighting vehicles to keep up with the speed of the tanks, and got off to provide cover after getting close. An unstandard infantry-tank coordination tactic was launched on the spot.

The reason why it was not standard was that the offensive layout of these tanks and armored vehicles was not orderly. Perhaps because of excessive tension, many tanks and armored vehicles did not follow the predetermined offensive route, and even crushed their own infantry.

Bang!

A PT-91 main battle tank fired fiercely, and the 125mm smoothbore gun sprayed a nearly two-meter flame, and the shock wave raised a large amount of smoke and dust.

In front, the high-explosive bomb exploded. This PT-91 main battle tank was aiming at a heavy machine gun position, but the shell did not hit accurately, but exploded dozens of meters away, which scared the Temasek soldiers and they immediately dropped the heavy machine gun and moved on the spot.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The machine gun on the armored vehicle fired, and the tracer bullets drew obvious tracks in the air. Some Temasek soldiers who emerged shrank back into the trenches.

Some were slow to react and were hit by machine gun shells. Their upper bodies were torn apart and separated from their lower bodies. The fragments of their internal organs splashed on their comrades next to them, and the blood dyed the trench red.

There was a big commotion in the trench, and soldiers who were running away and stunned could be seen.

"Fight back, hit these invading Johor bastards hard, don't let these poor guys look down on us."

In the trench, the Temasek officers encouraged morale.

The Temasek soldiers were all filled with righteous indignation. Because they had the mentality of defending their country, they hated the invading Johor soldiers very much, and their fighting will was stronger. Some casualties did not scare them.

Soon, when the Johor attacking forces got closer, Temasek's counterattack soon arrived.

Whoosh!

A Temasek soldier carrying a rocket launcher suddenly emerged from the trench, aimed for four or five seconds, and pulled the trigger at a PT-91 main battle tank.

The range of the rocket was very short, and this should have been the time for the infantry to play a role in coordinating with the tanks.

Because although tanks have heavy armor and powerful firepower, they have weak perception of the external environment. On the battlefield, the commander can only observe through observation equipment with limited vision.

At this time, the coordinated infantry can clearly observe the surrounding environment, guide the tank to clear specific firepower points, and provide cover for the tank to attack those enemy infantry who sneakily attack the tank.

However, the coordinated infantry following this PT-91 main battle tank were too scared and all huddled behind the tank, completely treating the tank as a shield, without forming a cover effect.

The rocket hit the track of the tank, and with a bang, the track of the PT-91 main battle tank was blown off, and it fell off the tank with a crash. The tank also lost its ability to move, and now it became a live target.

Several more rockets were fired, and those rockets fired from the side successfully penetrated the weak side armor of the PT-91 main battle tank, and the metal jet penetrated into the interior of the tank, killing the crew inside.

Similar scenes happened from time to time. The attacking Johor army suffered a serious setback under the frequent use of rockets, anti-tank missiles, and even self-destructing drones by the Temasek infantry.

After losing several tanks and more than a dozen armored vehicles in a row, the armored forces began to stagnate and shrink back.

The accompanying Johor infantry were even more frightened.

A PT-91 main battle tank was hit by an anti-tank missile and exploded. The explosion overturned the Johor soldiers following behind, and there were soldiers lying down and screaming everywhere.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Taking advantage of the lack of firepower of the tanks, the Johor soldiers' hidden heavy machine guns immediately opened fire, and the heavy machine guns arranged sideways swept down a group of Johor soldiers.

This move immediately caused panic among the nearby Johor soldiers, and many soldiers turned around and ran away.

Their running caused a chain reaction, and more soldiers were terrified and kept shrinking back.

It didn't matter that they shrank back, but they exposed the bulky steel vehicles such as tanks and armored vehicles.

Without the coordinated cover of the infantry, many Temasek soldiers launched attacks from the blind spots of the tanks and armored vehicles, and achieved more results.

Now the tanks and armored vehicles were also afraid, and they kept reversing and retreating. The infantry ran, and the tanks were also running. The Johor army that launched the attack was repelled before it reached 100 meters in front of the trench.

The first wave of attacks ended so hastily. After the results were counted, the Johor army, which had the advantage of firepower, suffered greater losses than Temasek, and lost a lot of expensive steel vehicles.

Sitting in the armored command vehicle, watching the battlefield pictures uploaded by the drone, the eye-catching operations of his own troops made his face gloomy and scary.

"The other side only has 3,000 people, and they are all infantry. Can't they take it down?"

Tik Park wanted to curse. This attack was really bad. It did not play its own firepower advantage at all. The armored troops and soldiers were more cowardly than each other.

"I will organize the second wave of attack immediately. We will definitely take this position within three hours."

The staff officer also felt ashamed and ran to organize the second wave of attack.

Three hours passed quickly, then five hours, seven hours, and until ten hours later, the position was still firmly controlled by the soldiers of Temasek.

The Johor soldiers contributed textbook-like retreat performances again and again, attacking, firing and then running away. The Johor soldiers were just like they had practiced thousands of times, and the process of running away was very skillful.

Ten hours later, the Johor Second Infantry Division did not launch another attack because a large number of troops from Temasek came to reinforce.

In the sky, seven or eight F15 and F16 fighters from Temasek arrived here. Because the airport was urgently repaired, these fighters were able to take off.

Boom!

As the bombs from the fighters were dropped, the artillery positions of Johor were engulfed in flames and were blown to pieces.

On the ground, the armored forces of Temasek also appeared on the battlefield. The dark gray Leopard 2 tanks rushed to the front.

The PT-91 main battle tank was not as good as the Leopard 2 tank in terms of performance and tank crew training level. Once they fought, the battle loss ratio was very exaggerated. More Johor tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed by F15 fighters.

As expected, the soldiers of the Johor Second Infantry Division collapsed quickly.

There were soldiers fleeing everywhere. The army that originally wanted to occupy Temasek suffered a great defeat in the first contact battle.

With the defeat of the Johor Second Infantry Division, more bitter fruits were swallowed by Johor.

In Temasek, other Johor troops also lost more than they won in the battle with Temasek.

The large Johor troops that entered Temasek were in an offensive posture, but were constantly suppressed by Temasek and had to give up the occupied territory.

Temasek fully demonstrated its strength as a small military power in Southeast Asia. Although the population is small, the quality of Temasek's regular army is generally higher than that of Johor.

Moreover, all 18-year-old citizens in Temasek must serve in the military. After the invasion of Johor, a large number of Temasek citizens were transferred to the reserve force, and the number of soldiers was even higher than that of Johor.

In addition, Temasek is rich and occupies the golden waterway of the Strait of Malacca. It is favored by Western countries, especially the United States, and all kinds of powerful military equipment are open to supply.

Temasek's air force is one of the best in the entire Southeast Asian countries, and its military budget is also the highest in Southeast Asia, with a total of 15 billion US dollars. This was the case before the emergence of the Jeko Group.

Because of its wealth, Temasek is equipped with a variety of advanced howitzers and rocket launchers, such as the German Leopard 2 tank, the French AMX13 light tank, and more than 3,000 armored vehicles of various types. The Air Force has about 150 advanced F-15SG and F-16C/D fighters from the United States, more than 60 early warning aircraft, patrol aircraft, aerial refueling aircraft, transport aircraft, and trainer aircraft of various types, and more than 80 helicopters of various types.

As an opponent, Johor has less than 100 tanks and less than 30 fighters.

In fact, Johor is not without the possibility of winning. A small country like Temasek has no strategic depth and room for maneuver. If Johor can fight quickly, it can completely knock Temasek out with a set of combined punches before Temasek reacts and complete the occupation.

However, Johor's poor military level and procrastinating efficiency eventually missed this great opportunity.

When Temasek repaired the airport and military camps, the disastrous defeat of Johor's attack was foreseeable.

As soon as the report of the defeat on the front line was sent to the Johor President Dato' Hou, Dato' Hou, who had been quite confident and wanted to take over Temasek and offer it to the Jeko Group, was shocked. He did not expect that he had failed. He could only cry and ask for help from the Jeko Group urgently: "Go to the Jeko Group and report to Commander Su that we can't handle Temasek." (End of this chapter)