Compared with the prosperous mercenaries and the People's Liberation Army, which occupies more than half of the country, the past six months have not been very good.
This is not to say that life is not good. On the contrary, after the Soviet Union discovered that Africa was a geomantic treasure land that could compete with the United States for influence, it invested even more resources and manpower here.
As a result, the Cuban volunteers and MPLA troops in Angola finally no longer have to fight with canned corn sausage every day. They now have canned peas, pork, canned potatoes, and more other canned foods. Of course, not only canned food, There are also flour and egg powder.
Large transport ships belonging to the Soviet Freight Bureau are transporting various related materials to Angola day and night, from the most basic necessities of life, to various production equipment, to weapons and ammunition, and even toilet paper for wiping buttocks.
The black uncles in Angola finally feel what modern life is.
The Soviet Union supported Angola in the hope that Angola could be self-reliant and then follow it to beat the Yankees to death. Therefore, after the things were given, the big brother hoped that the younger brothers could fight for it. However, the situation on the front line was not very good. The battle between the two sides It was very painful, and there was almost no advance in the front. For a small village and a small trench, the troops on both sides would even engage in fierce battles several or even a dozen times.
Among them, there was a small village in Luena, an important node on the eastern front. Because it was relatively close to the support point of the battle line, both sides wanted to set up artillery observation posts here, and there was a fierce battle for this.
A single village, less than 300 square meters above sea level, has changed hands more than 20 times. Even after the People's Liberation Army occupied the village in the morning, it was taken back by UNITA in the afternoon.
Mercenaries and volunteers also left dozens of corpses here. In the end, the South African troops, who were extremely tired of this kind of competition, repeatedly bombarded the village with artillery, destroyed all the buildings, and then laid out a mess of After the mines, this struggle is over.
This kind of battle is absolutely unacceptable to the Soviet Union, which is looking forward to the victory of the People's Liberation Army. They will give whatever the front line wants. There are hundreds of T55 tanks, MiG-21 fighter jets and the Soviet Union. 22 attack aircraft have also been deployed, but why can’t the MPLA completely disintegrate UNITA in one go?
In this regard, the frontline soldiers are also suffering. Savimbi, who leads UNITA, has high local prestige, and UNITA under his governance has a strong village community and serious xenophobia. The MPLA is trying to win the support of local people. The operation was an incomparable failure. Therefore, it is difficult for the MPLA to stabilize the occupied territories, because once they do so, the local civilians will also become their enemies.
In addition, the Cuban Volunteer Army does not have an overwhelming advantage in technical weapons. The South Africans also have many tanks and fighter jets, and the South African army is currently accelerating the service of honey badger armored vehicles. This wheeled combat vehicle is essential for the South African army that needs mobile combat capabilities. The assistance is considerable, and for the MPLA troops who lack anti-tank firepower, these wheeled tanks are their lingering nightmare.
And the most important thing is, UNITA's mercenary troops!
Although the quality of the mercenary troops varies, it is always true that quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. The CIA and the South African National Cooperation Agency have developed a consumption model similar to Tian Ji's horse racing, using Western mercenaries to compete with the Cuban volunteers, and then using UNITA troops. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Liberation Army are fighting for consumption, and those South African paratrooper special forces are high-grade horses used to carry out certain special counterattacks. As for the opponent, the opponent has no spare low-grade horses at all.
Therefore, it is very difficult for the People's Liberation Army to gain an advantage!
However, in response to this situation, the intelligence agencies and the MPLA themselves have not thought of countermeasures. They have thought of calling in volunteers from their own side to join the battle, but the number of volunteers from Romania and Brazil is pitiful. Most of them are air force pilots who come to help. It is unnecessary for them to go to the front line with weapons.
Since there is no way to strengthen ourselves, we can only start by weakening the enemy. UNITA and South Africa are neighbors who will never stop fighting, and the CIA is a troublemaker. There is no way to start with the first three, so we can only start with those mercenaries. Got it!
Almost all the mercenaries who came to Angola to fight
They are all here for remuneration. As for ideology, it is not important to them at all. Therefore, whether the money is more or less is also related to the performance of the mercenaries.
So is UNITA rich?
The answer is, yes!
Not to mention aid from the United States and loans from other countries, UNITA occupies the land in the south of Angola. Although it is not as rich in oil resources as the north, there are countless various minerals.
Gold mines, silver mines, diamond mines, copper mines and iron ores, these ores are the food of industry, and like oil, they are well-known hard currencies. Therefore, in terms of funds, UNITA is really not short of money! Z.br>
Even Savimbi has begun to pay mercenaries in gold and silver because he has too many such minerals on hand, and the mercenaries prefer these precious metals to dollars.
Therefore, in order to attack Savimbi's money bag, the Cuban army began to plan a surprise war, preparing to go tens of kilometers deep into the front line and destroy Savimbi's most productive gold mine. This would allow him to use it to pay for his reward. The gold reserves have been greatly reduced, and the mercenaries who have no money will naturally not continue to work for Savimbi wholeheartedly.
In order to ensure a smooth operation, the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the MPLA began careful planning. On the one hand, they stayed on the front line and only launched small-scale attacks to paralyze the front line defenders. On the other hand, they began to mobilize equipment in the rear.
The Soviet Union also has a large number of various wheeled equipment, and after the Shadow Company's fast assault team impressed them, the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately replaced the tracked personnel carriers in their own equipment store into BTR60 Such wheeled armored vehicles, in addition, the soldiers of the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also modified their gaz jeeps to look like their opponents, removing the roof and adding machine guns and armor.
After many days of intense secret preparations, a rapid joint column of hundreds of people was formed. Then, the Cuban commander chose a foggy morning. Although such weather was not good for both sides, it was also good for Cuba. But it is not insurmountable for the troops.
Then, under the cover of artillery, the convoy successfully penetrated the fragile defense line of the UNITA forces, and then headed straight for the target.
