When the field artillery opened fire, the PMCs on the high slopes had already screamed and got into their respective protective bunkers. Thanks to BHP's countless heavy machinery, the PMCs had no shortage of places to hide.
However, everyone huddled up and waited for the shells to hit the ground, only to find that the opponent's artillery exploded more than a hundred meters away. Not a single shell landed on the hillside. Instead, they all hit the soil piled up in the camp due to mining.
However, no one was happy. This time the opponent's miss was bound to be corrected. For them who stayed on the high slope to defend, the shells would only become more accurate.
Soon the second round of shells fell again. This time, although the opponent's shelling was still very far away, it at least touched the edge of the defensive position.
Then came the third, fourth, and fifth rounds. More than a dozen 75mm high-explosive bombs fell on the defensive positions one after another. Before the smoke cleared, the mercenaries began to attack again. This time they came directly from the northwest. Charges were launched in the northeast and northeast directions. In addition to the black mercenaries at the beginning, there were more than 40 French mercenaries.
Compared to the chaotic formations of the black mercenaries, the French mercenaries appear to be quite organized. There are fewer of them, and the queues are wider apart. Their movement is not like the black uncle who rushes hard, but is constantly moving sideways. Move and avoid incoming fire as much as possible.
The PMCs stationed on the high slopes were two firepower teams of Shadow Company's Apple detachment, with only about twenty people. Although the shelling just now did not cause any effective damage to the teams, it did destroy a lot of the fortifications. However, When the mercenaries tried to flank them, the commander on the position calmed down.
"You're going to attack me just because of this little person? Who are you looking down on?"
The commander didn't care at all about the massive black mercenaries, which numbered nearly a hundred people. These guys would not cross the 400-meter line. What he cared about was the French soldiers behind them, most of whom were equipped with falcons. Armed with rifles and French-made MAT49 submachine guns, these mercenaries moved quickly and without any delay. Within a few minutes, they approached the position more than 400 meters away without any casualties. At this time, Uncle Hei had already begun to retreat. Nearly a hundred people Crowds of people rushed up, and crowds of people retreated, leaving only the French still in place shooting at the PMCs.
Because of the blessing of precision shooters, the PMCs quickly gained the upper hand in the shooting. Several mercenaries who moved much slower due to the gun shooting were hit by the M14 and fell directly to the ground. Then the other mercenaries As if he didn't see it, he continued to attack despite the hail of bullets.
At this moment, the French were nearly 300 meters away. The Apple commander on the position ordered everyone to shoot freely. Then the sparse gunfire suddenly became intensive, and then the precise and deadly bullets instantly knocked down more than a dozen French mercenaries. This was something that the black mercenaries had never encountered before. Seeing that there was no hope of a breakthrough, the French mercenaries had no choice but to withdraw from the battle. The worst thing was that because they were too close to the Shadow Company's defensive position, they could not even Take away a few living wounded.
Although Hannibal is not a master tactician, he still has solid basic skills. This siege is a siege that Shadow Company must fight to the death, so he did not send everyone at hand to it. There were only half of the people in all defensive areas, and the others The others are waiting in the river valley mines, ready for reinforcements at any time.
And the team stationed on the defensive line did not disappoint him. With the advantages of equipment sighting and terrain, not only the No. 1 slope was as stable as Mount Tai, but also the No. 2 slope on the south side of the river valley. Eck's mercenary men were being attacked. The sniper was pinned down the hillside and could not move forward at all. Several people had their heads ripped off. As a last resort, the attack had to be stopped again.
At this point, Francois understood that even if his men could rush forward, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties. As a last resort, he could only adjust his tactics and send in the modified trucks on standby and the heavy firepower at hand.
The field artillery continued to fire, but there were not many shells. Therefore, this round of shelling still only fired about ten rounds before stopping. Two unlucky ones in the Apple detachment were hit by shrapnel. The detachment commander could only send people to send the wounded down to the position quickly. , and then let the reserve team take turns.
After the bombardment ended, three modified trucks appeared at the bottom of the hillside. These trucks were covered with steel plates and had large-caliber machine guns mounted on the roof. In addition, there were two modified open-top jeeps at the bottom of the hillside. A mortar was mounted on it.
After the support force arrived, the mercenary commander immediately ordered another attack. This time the black mercenaries were kicked out of the battle and stood aside as bystanders. The protagonists were more than a hundred French mercenaries. They also used a two-sided attack, but This time they had extra mortars and heavy machine guns as cover.
Hannibal also sent more men to the hillside and asked them to bring m72 rocket launchers. This was one of the few anti-armor methods available to Shadow Company.
As soon as the attack whistle sounded, the three trucks slowly drove up the hillside more than 40 meters apart. It was the dry season in Africa, and the land was much harder than the rainy season after being exposed to the sun, so the trucks drove up the hillside without any pressure.
Even the cabs of these trucks are covered with steel plates. The driver can only rely on a small gap to confirm the direction when driving. Therefore, although the protection is tight, the speed is as fast as a snail. However, the mercenaries are not impatient. They rely on the trucks as cover. It rubbed upwards little by little, and the snipers of the Shadow Company on the high ground were powerless against this thing and could only vent their dissatisfaction by shooting at the steel plate of the cab.
Then, the large-caliber machine gun with a bulletproof gun shield welded to the roof of the truck also began to fire. The bullets instantly suppressed the snipers on the position, unable to raise their heads.
The jeep mortars at the foot of the hillside are not idle either. The gunners are always paying attention to the movements on the hillside. If they see any movement, they will fire a few artillery shells. The suppression effect is even better than that of field artillery. After a few rounds, Shadow Company's troublesome The sniper immediately disappeared without a trace.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Francois, who personally supervised the battle, shouted three good words in succession. At this moment, his men had advanced to a position of 300 meters under the cover of trucks. As long as they advance a little further, they can reach that place!
Francois's hand holding the telescope began to turn white due to excessive strength. He stared motionlessly at the front line. At this moment, there was loud gunfire. After entering two hundred meters, both sides gave up the idea of semi-automatic gunfire and switched to both sides. In order to start shooting fully automatically, it attempts to overwhelm the opponent with rapid automatic firepower at this distance.
Seeing that Shadow Company's position was about to be captured, suddenly Francois heard the sound of propellers.
"Helicopter!"
