February 2nd, the Chan Country Governnt Army and Japan's joint forces began to change their offensive route.
Part of the troops remained to continue the siege around Twin Peaks, while more than one hundred and twenty thousand soldiers began to bypass Twin Peaks.
Twin Peaks was guarded by Jieke Group, whose artillery could easily cover a radius of several tens of kiloters.
Forced by circumstances, the joint forces of Japan and Chan Country had to make a wide detour to avoid artillery bombardnt and threats to their logistics from Twin Peaks.
Moving a large army through the primitive forest was an extrely complex and dangerous task.
Yoshimura Yuichi's operation "Oasis" planned to advance along the Sidan River, which flows from the Ruo Kai Mountains.
After circumventing Twin Peaks, the troops would make a wide loop and return to Sin Fan Avenue behind Twin Peaks.
Otherwise, the armored units could not pass through the forest, and in Ji State's vast plains environnt, operating without armored units would be a trendous disadvantage.
The Sidan River, flowing from west to south, originates within Ji State, cuts through the Ruo Kai Mountains, and spans over six hundred kiloters with a watershed area of 59,000 square kiloters. Due to its many twists and turns, the large drop of water level, and rapid flow including various waterfalls, the river is unnavigable.
Before the actual departure of the large army, satellites, reconnaissance planes, and helicopters had already surveyed a detailed route.
And by taking advantage of airlifting via helicopters, they had established up to dozens of supply depots and outposts along the Sidan River.
This not only provided logistics support to the troops en route but also enabled early reconnaissance of nearby areas to prevent ambushes from the dense forest.
Once everything was ready, the army brought along a group of local hunters with extensive experience to act as guides and began to advance along the Sidan River.
The massive army of tens of thousands did not move en masse but set off in batches, led by the engineers.
One by one, specialized heavy engineering vehicles began to build bridges and roads, knocking down one towering tree after another.
Or they simply blasted away obstructions with explosives; at this ti, nobody concerned themselves with environntal protection issues.
Although many vehicles were incapacitated by the harsh environnt of the virgin forest, thanks to air superiority, the allied forces had Beautiful Country's support, which urgently supplied a large number of Chinook helicopters from global military bases.
This twin-rotor helicopter had an impressive lift capacity, with records of airlifting six 105mm M120 howitzers in one go.
These Chinook transport helicopters flew back and forth over the Ruo Kai Mountains every day, lifting immobilized engineering vehicles and then airlifting more from the rear to the forest.
This domineering logistics support capability was enough to astound most countries in the world.
To expedite progress, the Chan Country Governnt coerced a large number of laborers from the local area to assist the engineers.
With this thod, the advancent was naturally not fast, only progressing about ten or more kiloters each day, but it was steady.
Otherwise, if the entire army really had to pass through the Ruo Kai Mountains, with all the high mountains, large rivers, and dense jungles, the non-combat casualties would have been unpredictable.
This was not a small-scale guerrilla force that could run amok in the forest, but an army of tens of thousands.
Especially considering the combat advantage of Super Soldiers in the forest, the staff of the allied forces was not idle; they made great efforts to prevent such a situation from happening.
anwhile, the Chan Country Governnt mobilized another fifty thousand soldiers from the rear. It could be said that to deal with the Jieke Group, the Chan Country Governnt Army had gathered more than half of its forces.
These fifty thousand soldiers, serving as reserves, surrounded Twin Peaks completely.
Now Twin Peaks was like a nail that needed to be securely monitored; if the Jieke Group soldiers inside were to break out and occupy the painstakingly cleared forest path,
Their entry into the forest with tens of thousands of troops would result in their route being cut off, a terrifying outco to consider.
Therefore, fifty thousand troops surrounded Twin Peaks, hoping to avoid any accidents.
As ti went by, the flas of war within Chan Country seed to subside, with only engineers clearing the paths every day, and even the fighter jets unable to find any worthy targets for bombing, aimlessly flying over the Ruo Kai Mountains to protect the passage of the troops below.
This road construction effort continued for nearly half a month.
With the hard work of a large number of engineers and laborers, the road cleared through the virgin forest finally connected with Sin Fan Avenue behind Twin Peaks, avoiding the artillery range of Twin Peaks.
This also ant that armored units could pass through here to enter Sin Fan Avenue and enter Ji State territory, while infantry could also use it to advance quickly.
...
"We've successfully bypassed Twin Peaks."
In Yang City, the capital of Chan Country, inside the Japan command center,
Upon receiving this news, Yoshimura Yuichi finally breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that nothing had gone awry.
"We are very lucky; almost imdiately after we succeeded in clearing the path, the Ruo Kai Mountains began to have several days of heavy rain. If we were any slower, we couldn't have managed the construction in the downpour," said an aide-de-camp with a smile, evidently relieved.
"Did the Jieke Group make any response?" Yoshimura Yuichi inquired, as several staff officers shook their heads.
"No, there's been no large-scale military movent from the Jieke Group, just so scattered soldiers," they responded.
Heh, it seems they can't muster much force anymore. Twin Peaks is their last stand. Once the large army reaches Ji State, what remains will be like sweeping up fallen leaves," Yoshimura Yuichi mused, nodding with satisfaction before giving his order, "Send the command down. Order the Ninth chanized Brigade, the Fifth Armored Brigade, and the Eighth Infantry Division to pass through the Ruo Kai Mountains ahead of the rest and establish a stable foothold and base of operations in Ji State territory. The rest of the army will follow and march with into Ji State to completely annihilate Jieke Group's rule."
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