"The 500th Parachute Battalion!"
"Why do you look so nostalgic?"
"That's my old rival too!"
With three parts emotion and seven parts nostalgia, Hudson raised his head and looked up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, and then said leisurely.
"Can you elaborate, Agent Hudson?"
"The Bay of Pigs Incident!"
"Understood!"
Shepard nodded. Hudson was also an old tool of the CIA. He traveled around Cuba, Latin America, Vietnam and Europe. It was normal to go to Cuba to confront Castro, but the result of the confrontation was not so satisfactory.
Perhaps Castro was destined to defeat the CIA. The Bay of Pigs operation was not smooth from the beginning. The coup operation cost an unknown amount of money and consumed an unknown amount of manpower. Instead, it became the stage for Cuba to assassinate Castro. The latter commanded the army and gave the CIA a head-on attack. Hudson was probably the one who would be pressed to the ground and rubbed crazily by the Cubans.
"So, on our side, the People's Liberation Army has sent Cuban paratroopers, so it's time for our NATO troops to appear too, right?"
"I'm afraid not!"
Hannibal played with the empty bullet casing in his hand and shook his head.
"Why, isn't NATO an international defense organization used to defeat the strong and support the weak?"
"Because the Soviet Union is too strong!"
Hannibal was used to Shepard's weirdness, but Hudson didn't know that. He thought Shepard really didn't understand, so he explained it to Shepard.
"Then we can't do this contract, Agent Hudson. The CIA paid us to guard the airport, not to be used as chickens by the Cuban regular army. One-sixth of my men have been killed or injured. , there are 14 seriously injured people waiting for the transport plane to evacuate, 33 slightly injured people, and 28 corpses waiting to be returned to their families!"
"But this news has not been confirmed yet, right? If we had accurate information, we should have..."
Before Hudson finished speaking, the signal soldiers who were busy at the headquarters hurried over.
"Boss, urgent news from Mr. Smith, and a telegram from Agent Hudson!"
After taking a quick look at the telegram, Hudson's expression suddenly changed.
"It seems that the news we both received should be similar!"
Shepard shook the small note in his hand and said meaningfully.
"I'll contact the top right away!"
Hudson immediately walked into the radio room, while Shepard stayed outside and looked at each other with his confidants.
"What if something goes wrong?"
"Then we have no choice but to run away!"
Shepard pointed to the north direction of the airport and said.
"The airport is about 20 kilometers away from the city of Luanda. We can get enough vehicles to retreat there, as long as we don't get dumped by the enemy!"
"I'm more concerned about the 500th Battalion than this. What are they doing in Angola?"
"Support our brotherly countries. This paratrooper battalion came by boat and arrived in Angola just one day ago!"
"That's good, at least we don't have to worry about them falling over our heads with parachutes on their backs!"
"Anyway, let the commanders of each unit be prepared first. Especially if we really have to run away, the wounded must be given priority. Hannibal, do you remember what I said?"
"Never give up on any brother!"
Before the people who had finished the meeting could pass on the plan, Hudson walked out of the radio room with a pleased expression.
"There is good news. The Air Force 141 transport plane has sent another 200 people to Katanga. They are all good people. In addition, we also got four A60 armored vehicles and 12 mortars from the National Defense Forces. They can arrive in the afternoon. !」
"What about our opponents? What do they have?"
"The heavy equipment only has about ten armored reconnaissance vehicles, some large-caliber mortars, and maybe some BTR152 armored personnel carriers. In addition, the 500th Airborne Battalion is not fully equipped.
There are only two companies, so our situation is not that critical! "
"When will they arrive in Luanda?"
"Satellite reconnaissance is estimated to take another day! They are currently one hundred and thirty kilometers south of Luanda!"
"In addition, the Air Force has adjusted the schedule of the 163rd Flight Squadron. From now on, as long as the runway is not lost, we will be able to receive airlift supplies every day!" Z.br>
Hudson's words made everyone sigh in relief. Sure enough, the people above are the most anxious at this moment. Shadow Company just wants to run away for fun. If Luanda is lost, the skin will peel off. Those guys from the Pentagon and CIA!
"Speaking of which, I'm more concerned. Where did you find more than two hundred victims to come to this place?"
"You also know that Africa is in short supply of mercenaries, especially those from Europe!"
Hudson scratched his head in distress.
"So, Shepard, if something goes wrong, don't be too shady, okay?"
"Hudson, what do you mean by this? I have always respected European gentlemen. Look, I am ready to hand over the most important part of the defense to them!"
Shepard pointed to the defense line on the north side of the airport on the map and said, that place is the focus of 120mm mortar bombardment!
"This is what I'm referring to!"
Hudson had an expression on his face that I knew he had.
"But you have to know that you are the one who pays for my pension!"
"Then I have no objection!"
Considering that Malashenko still had an anti-aircraft gun, before the transport plane landed this time, Hannibal sent out two 0 armored vehicles and asked the two vehicles to drive out of the airport and directly on the roads on the east and west sides. The swaggering offensive posture made Malashenko's original plan to use anti-aircraft guns to block the enemy's transport planes that might fall immediately come to nothing. The anti-aircraft guns mounted on the flatbed truck were inconvenient to move and could easily be attacked by heavy machine guns at long distances. .
He could only ask his men to withdraw the anti-aircraft guns to the inside of the defense line to prepare for possible enemy counterattacks. After all, if they were really counterattacked by Shadow Company, the anti-aircraft guns that could level the attack could easily kill infantry at a distance of three kilometers. grim Reaper.
As a result, the transport fleet loaded with weapons, ammunition and reinforcements landed on runway 34 on the north side without any danger.
Then, a large group of colorful mercenaries walked out of the cabin, pushing each other.
"It looks pretty good, I just hope these guys can really fight a little bit!"
Hannibal stood on the hangar and commented to the chaotic crowd below.
"It doesn't matter if we can't fight, as long as we can attract firepower. In this place, if we really have to rely on them, there will be big problems!"
Shepard stood next to him and added silently.
