"Load!"
The gunner pulled the bar handle at the end of the barrel and rotated it backwards. Then the steaming barrel was opened, the empty cartridge case was manually removed, and then a new heat ammunition was stuffed into it.
Then the loader patted the gunner on the back to signal that the loading was complete.
"No need to rush, take your time!"
The gunner took a deep breath, put his glasses on the gun mirror, held the pulley that adjusted the height and orientation of the gun body and swung it slightly, and then he shouted loudly.
"emission!"
As the artillery gas spurted out violently again, the entire jeep swayed slightly, and then several people saw a fireball igniting in the shadow of the forest near the bottom of the hillside.
The jeep that was almost hit by a shell just now was burning. The heat ammunition directly hit the driver's seat of the jeep. The huge explosion directly blew the vehicle into two pieces, and the ammunition on the jeep was also killed due to the explosion. Explosion, more than a dozen mortar shells exploded in the forest, just like celebrating the New Year.
As for the gunner on the jeep, he had disappeared. The high temperature and shock wave directly tore him into pieces. His shoes even flew a hundred meters away. The fragments and flames spread outward in a ring, even igniting some trees. Suddenly The whole forest became smoky.
The Belgian mercenaries looked at the tragic scene behind them and kept crossing themselves and praying. Although they were prepared to die in battle, they did not want to end up like this.
The second mortar truck did not have time to mourn for its comrades. After fine-tuning, the gunner fired the second shell decisively. This time the mortar hit accurately. The shell exploded right next to the Shadow Company's recoilless gun team. The gunner and loader were all blown to the ground, and the jeep was also riddled with holes.
When the Butter Squad saw this, they immediately wanted to support them. However, the Belgian mercenaries below launched another tentative charge. The squad could only anxiously stay where they were to fight.
After seeing that there was no movement from the recoilless rifle, the mortar immediately moved its target and began shelling the position.
For a time, the originally peaceful southern front suddenly became extremely lively. The Butter Squad used grenades and snipers to continuously block the skirmish line of Belgian mercenaries. At the same time, a machine gun squad was also detached to go around to the north to suppress it with side fire. The opponents and the mercenaries also responded with mortars and heavy machine guns, and the casualties on both sides suddenly increased sharply.
The machine gunner of the Butter Team was already red-eyed, and the M60 in his hand even reached the point where the barrel was overheated and unable to shoot.
The deputy shooter next to him was pressed for time and had no time to change his insulated asbestos gloves, so he used ordinary gloves to help his comrades change the barrel of the gun.
At this moment, the situation on Highland 2 is also extremely dangerous. Although the Belgian mercenaries are not as well equipped as the French mercenaries, some of them are Nordic veterans from Finland and other countries who dare to fight and charge. With them taking the lead, the Belgian mercenaries even rushed to the position some distance away. Less than two hundred meters away.
At this moment, Hannibal was considering whether to abandon Highland 2. As for calling for helicopter support, that was even more impossible. Previously, the French heavy machine gun had punched dozens of holes in Shadow Company's Huey, causing Sandman's That helicopter needs maintenance, and the only remaining one needs to transport ammunition in an emergency, so it cannot be dispatched.
"Let the mobile team attack!"
Hannibal hesitated again and again, but decided to abandon Highland No. 2. There were a large number of abandoned dirt hills on the south side of the valley, and there was no problem in retreating there. Therefore, he decided to send M20 armored vehicles to provide cover for the Butter Team.
At this moment, the Belgian mercenaries were even close to the position more than 60 meters away. The PMCs on the position had begun to throw grenades down frantically. Seeing that the two sides were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, suddenly, a long-lost artillery sound came from the south side of the battlefield. come over.
Immediately, several mercenaries who were maintaining fire suppression were knocked down by the explosion.
Commander Butter looked into the distance and saw a figure sitting in front of the recoilless rifle laboriously loading ammunition on the still smoking jeep.
The Belgian mercenaries also saw the former. They clearly saw the mortar hitting the jeep, but they did not expect that the other party could still hit it!
As for the recoilless rifle, the gunner, whose forehead was full of blood, panted and casually loaded a shell, then opened his bloodshot eyes and turned the muzzle little by little. The previous shelling smashed the jeep to pieces. But fortunately, nothing happened to the artillery. He himself was just dizzy after eating a few fragments and being hit by the shock wave. On the contrary, the loader was close and was already unconscious from blood loss. After bandaging the opponent, he immediately sat down Returned to the gun position, ready for revenge.
Soon he saw the jeep at the foot of the mountain that was still tilting cannonballs towards the defensive position. The latter didn't even notice him and kept firing until a mercenary rushed over and pointed in this direction and shouted, The jeep was ready to leave in a panic.
Then, the gunner pressed the gun button, and a shell flew out. He fell to the ground weakly due to blood loss, and when he fell to the ground, a bright fireball and loud noise also came from the bottom of the hillside.
Both mortars were destroyed, and even the vehicle was blown to pieces. The Belgian mercenaries who had already attacked the front of the position were relieved of their last energy. When the commander of the Butter Squad shouted, bayonet and charge with me. , the mercenaries simply gave up on the immediate victory and began to retreat backwards.
The dozen or so mercenaries at the front were too close and saw the menacing PMC rushing over with bayonets. They simply threw away their weapons and raised their hands to surrender. The Butter Team did not continue to pursue them, but only drove away less than a dozen mercenaries. After more than a hundred meters, they withdrew with the prisoners.
Seeing his men retreating from the mountain to the forest in embarrassment, Eck was furious. Why couldn't these guys hold on for the last thirty seconds?
He wanted his men to rush back to the position at the foot of the mountain, but before he could wait a few minutes, the recoilless rifles on the hillside rang again and began to bombard the forest. The flying wood chips made Ekko shrink back. Neck, looking at the gray-headed and injured men, Ekko could only helplessly signal everyone to retreat. This forest was being bombarded by the opponent continuously, and there was no way to stay!
After retreating, Eck had no choice but to go find Francois, and the two sides joined forces. Although everyone looked disgraced, after all, the number of people was here, so the morale that had just been bombarded quickly improved again.
"We can't fight like this. We have to focus our attack and gather our forces to capture one location!"
