"We can no longer let those mercenaries guard the west side, the Cubans are already targeting them!"
"What's the meaning?"
"It means that the Cubans are going to use those guys as a breakthrough!"
Hudson, who returned to the headquarters with Shepard, strode to the battle map. All the previous battles had been marked on the large map, which was almost three meters wide.
After carefully confirming it, Hudson immediately punched the map.
"In the past three days, they have launched fourteen attacks, nine of which were directed to the west! There was almost a problem with the west position today, and they will definitely keep an eye on us next time!"
"Then rotate them to the east side, and let Charlie's team go to the west side!"
Hannibal did not question Hudson's judgment. Since the other party said so, he must have a point. He immediately negotiated with Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Martel, and then took advantage of the gap in the battle to let the two sides rotate their positions. .
It's just that Hannibal still underestimated the Cubans. Although Major Garcia didn't know the little moves of the airport defenders, he still had the most basic judgment. When his people launched an attack from the west again in the afternoon, he was sharp. Sensing something was wrong, the Cuban paratroopers simply withdrew from the battle and began the same wheel-based fire reconnaissance as before.
After several tests, Major Garcia figured out the location of the mercenaries. The Cuban paratroopers immediately changed their targets and began to attack the east side of the airport, making it clear that they were looking for trouble with the mercenaries.
Compared with the west side of the airport, although the defense line on the east side is protected by buildings, most of it is flat ground and lacks anti-slope cover. It can only resist the shelling.
So the mercenaries who had been hit by artillery shells and were in pain were once again trapped in the previous predicament. Under the suppression of artillery fire, facing the attack of Cuban paratroopers, the mercenaries' defense line almost collapsed again. In the end, Charlie Matt himself was like Rambo in this world. Generally, only by personally controlling the light machine gun and going into battle can the attack of Cuban paratroopers be pushed back.
The same was true for the subsequent attacks. The Cuban paratroopers seemed to have a life-or-death feud with these unlucky mercenaries. Eighty percent of the artillery shells fell on their heads, and each attack only targeted them. As these guys fought, the unlucky Lieutenant Colonel Charlie was even blown up three times by Cuban artillery shells in one day. However, he was also lucky enough. The orderlies three meters away from him were all blown off a leg, but he himself had no one except His ears were blown out by the explosion and he was unscathed except for bleeding.
But not everyone is the same as this lucky old bastard. A quarter of the mercenaries he brought have been lost, which is the same as the loss of Shadow Company, but compared to P who can still tell jokes or sing songs between battles. , the morale of the mercenaries was horribly low, and many of them were about to be beaten to PTSD by the Cubans. Even several mid-level commanders were angrily scolding the Cubans for being shameless, only watching them beat them, and not going head-to-head with the Shadow Company.
"This is the so-called shortcoming effect!"
Shepard now had to admire the Cuban commander on the opposite side. Although both sides continued to suffer losses during the battle, the other side firmly grasped the rhythm of the battlefield. They had understood the weaknesses of the defenders and began to target them. response, but the defenders were unable to do anything about it.
"What does short board effect mean?"
"It means that the capacity of a barrel is not measured by the longest board, but the shortest board. Those mercenaries are the shortest board!"
"Actually, is it possible that it's not that the board is too short, but that you guys are too long?"
Although the command was stressful, Agent Hudson could still crack a joke to make everyone laugh. But after the laughter, Shepard admitted that what Hudson said really made sense!
After all, regardless of past and present life, when people talk about mercenaries, the word well-equipped is definitely indispensable. This is true, but again, there are exceptions to everything!
Shepard, who has been influenced by later generations, has set a high standard for P equipment level from the beginning. Bulletproof jackets, ammunition carrying equipment, and even rifle scopes and grips, placed in that time period of later generations, would have been too high. Only some European and American mercenaries can afford it. Those mercenaries in Africa and the Middle East may have a lot of AKs in their hands.
But now, the equipment level of Shadow Company is even better than that of the regular army. This is abnormal. Like Charlie Martel's mercenaries, they all rely on self-purchase of weapons. Those with money and ability have brand new weapons in their hands. , even the length can be matched. If you don’t have money, a set of camouflage uniforms, a magazine bag, and a poor-quality automatic rifle, this is his entire net worth.
And the worst thing is that the military quality of these mercenaries is still uneven. Among the veterans under Charlie, there are those who have been fighting for twenty years, have good marksmanship and good sense, and can capture all kinds of tricks, and there are also those who have been in the army. He came here to earn money after completing his military service.
These things are not visible at ordinary times, but they are easily exposed in battle. Major Garcia has regarded these mercenaries as an important breakthrough point. He is not in a hurry to kill the effective strength of these mercenaries, but is preparing to kill them. It became an unstoppable wound, constantly attacking these mercenaries, forcing Shadow Company to continuously invest its own efforts to maintain the front line.
Let the Shadow Company bleed enough here to the point where they themselves cannot sustain it.
Major Garcia's move is not subtle, it is even very direct. Both Charlie Matt and Shepard can see it, but they just have nothing to do at this moment.
Generally speaking, a period of collective training can alleviate this problem, but now everyone does not have the time. As for the so-called joint formation, the problem is even greater. The common language of Shadow Company is English, and most of the personnel come from the United States and have in-depth experience Countries that are in contact with each other, but Charlie Martel's people are from Europe, and most of them are from the French speaking area. The two sides are grouped together. Just commanding is a problem. Language barriers can really kill people in wartime!
Therefore, even if everyone can see the intentions of the Cubans, it is of no use. This kind of unavoidable conspiracy can only be dealt with through practical actions, which is the so-called trick.
However, Shepard lost two valuable armored vehicles last time when he was caught in a trap. He didn't know what he would lose the next time he was caught in a trap. Anyway, after that bloody lesson, whether it was Hanni Regardless of whether he is Shepard, he will become more and more cautious about the use of technical weapons that cannot be replenished, even to the point of fear of loss.
