Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1403 - 1101: Conflict Erupts_2

Chapter 1403: Chapter 1101: Conflict Erupts_2

The people of South Ossetia now harbor no illusions of being able to repel or defeat Georgia’s army; simply holding onto the capital without losing it until reinforcements arrive would be their greatest victory!

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Tonight, not only Moscow had a sleepless night, but South Ossetia was even more "extraordinarily bustling."

If one looked down from high above, they would see a long "Fire Dragon" advancing rapidly towards the capital of South Ossetia. Along the way, it encountered hardly any significant resistance, with only sporadic gunfire, which did nothing to stop the pace of the Fire Dragon!

On the other hand, the lights were bright in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, with armed groups of people hurrying through the city continuously.

They advanced in several different directions from the city, having received orders from the autonomous state government to deploy to locations far from Tskhinvali to halt the advance of Georgian troops, with the imperative to slow down their progress.

After all, modern cities are defenseless; once an enemy arrives at the gates, especially when there is such a disparity in forces, it’s nearly equivalent to surrender.

Even in battle, it must be kept away from the city, lest civilians within the city are affected by war, leading to unnecessary casualties and unrest.

Apart from these two groups "dashing in both directions," a third party was also advancing rapidly.

However, they were inserting themselves in between the forces of Georgia and South Ossetia, and if the speed of the three parties is taken into account, South Ossetia and Georgia would encounter each other about fifty kilometers from Tskhinvali.

At that time, the third party would still be tens of kilometers away.

One point to note is that this third party was moving much faster than the other two!

Clearly, both Georgia and South Ossetia were semi-mechanized troops, which naturally could not move very quickly, but the third party was fully mechanized, which made them much faster.

Without a doubt, this third party was Wagner, acting on Wang Ye’s orders!

This time, Wagner had sent a considerable number of combat personnel, well over eight thousand, composed entirely of the elite combat units, led personally by Androf!

Evidently, Androf attached great importance to this conflict, as large-scale battles like this one were rare, and Wagner had never experienced such a grand scale of combat since its inception.

So, the battle must be fought brilliantly!

Firstly, it was important not to disappoint the Boss and show him that the massive investments he had made over the years had not gone to waste but were transformed into tangible combat power for Wagner!

Secondly, Androf had his own point to prove. Ever since he learned that the Boss had set up another security company called the Tsar’s Guard, Androf felt a bit uneasy, worried whether the Boss no longer trusted him.

Even though it seemed Androf held great authority and the Boss hardly interfered with the internal affairs of Wagner Company, he understood that Wagner Company could operate normally without him or any other person in the company, but not without the Boss!

Because without the Boss’s "care," Wagner would immediately find each step arduous, devoid of sources for weapons, ammunition, logistics, and even personnel replenishment would become extremely difficult.

Therefore, he never dared to entertain the idea of becoming excessively self-reliant...

To ensure a beautiful resolution to the conflict in Ge Nan, Androf had already prepared a detailed plan in advance, of course, this was also because he had been informed about the upcoming conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia by Wang Ye.

Androf had made a thorough assessment of the military forces of both Georgia and South Ossetia and then deduced that the final "major battle" between the two sides would likely take place not far from Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia...

So when he received a call from Wang Ye tonight, ordering him to deploy, Androf immediately instructed the ready combat personnel to set off quickly.

Besides the fully mechanized troops rapidly advancing towards the target location, there were actually combat aircraft and armed helicopters ready to take off at a moment’s notice at the North Caucasus Military Region Airport!

In fact, Androf could have let the combat aircraft and armed helicopters reach the battlefield in advance, which would have dealt a heavy blow to the Georgian forces!

But he chose not to do so, waiting instead for the Georgian troops and South Ossetian local forces to start fighting before deploying the aircraft and helicopters for a bombardment.

Saving South Ossetia in its moment of dire need would highlight Wagner’s role!

And this would neatly fulfill the task assigned by the Boss.

As for whether Wagner Company could easily defeat Georgia’s regular army, Androf could only say that it would be way too easy.

Don’t look at Georgia’s army numbers being more than twice that of Wagner’s, but when it comes to weapons and personnel quality, they’re way behind!

Sending Wagner’s elites to fight the Georgian troops is simply a dimension reduction attack...

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Early in the morning, just after six o’clock when it was still dark, the local militia of South Ossetia had already met the advancing Georgian troops head-on, and the intense battle officially commenced.

After all, this was South Ossetia’s last and most formidable resistance force, numbering six to seven thousand, so they were still somewhat effective, managing to halt the Georgian troops.

Both sides faced each other from afar, mutually engaging with mortars, heavy machine guns, bazookas, and the like, exchanging fire quite heatedly.

The Georgians were not in a hurry to advance because after a night’s march, they too needed to adjust their state and take a brief respite.

After all, as long as they could defeat these local militias, the nearby capital Tskhinvali would effectively be undefended, and this conflict would be virtually concluded!

Moreover, they did not want to end the conflict too quickly, because occupying South Ossetia was only one of their objectives for launching this attack, and not even the most important one!

They were also waiting to see if Russia would personally enter the fray...

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Upon contact, the disparity between the local militia and the regular army was blatantly evident.

Although the level of the Georgian side was not high, they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, and their attacks were rhythmic and structured.

On the side of South Ossetia, it was complete chaos; their battle lines became breached in several places almost immediately upon contact, and they were suppressed by Georgian fire.

This was the disadvantage of having outdated weaponry; there was no helping it.

The Georgian side had even called in their few dozen fighter jets to prepare for a bombing run on the South Ossetian militias.

By that time, the militias of South Ossetia would essentially be defeated, as they had absolutely no anti-aircraft weapons; facing the aerial assault, they were completely helpless.

Just as the battle was heating up, a piercing roar came from the sky, quickly approaching from a distance, and in the blink of an eye, it was above the battlefield.

The Georgian fighter jets had arrived!

"We’re done for! How are we supposed to resist this..."

Several senior officers of South Ossetia despaired, the strength difference was too great, there was no chance of winning.

However, remembering the orders from the government before they set out, they could only grit their teeth and tell their subordinates to hold on a little longer.

After all, there weren’t that many Georgian fighter jets, and they had several thousand people; if they scattered and hid in the trenches dug in advance, the casualties shouldn’t be too severe.

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After a round of bombing, although not many were hit, the morale of South Ossetia’s side was pretty much shattered; almost no one dared show their head, everyone was hiding in trenches or behind cover, sporadically returning fire to the Georgian troops.

The Georgian side had also regrouped sufficiently and, seeing that the resistance from the South Ossetian forces had significantly weakened, prepared to launch a full-scale offensive, no longer planning to waste time.

But just then, another round of howling came through the air, approaching from afar. It was clear that more fighter jets were flying over, and it sounded like quite a few of them!

The Georgian officers were puzzled; didn’t they just have that many fighter jets, which had just completed a round of bombing and were preparing to return? Where did these new ones come from?