At this moment, there are not many choices before thousands of MPLA troops. The fierce offensive on the front line requires a huge shortage of supplies. The number of artillery shells fired every day is about 5,000 to 6,000. Logically speaking, such a ferocious The troops attacking the ANLF had long since collapsed.
But after several days of fighting, the artillery troops were losing their heads, but the opponent's defense did not waver at all. It even made the attackers doubt their lives, wondering if their opponents were all Spartans, and how could they be so tenacious.
In fact, the defenders, not to mention Spartans, are not even Persian cannon fodder. The rapid artillery fire from the MPLA causes the ANLF defenders to suffer huge losses every day, but as long as our line is filled with enough Fast, then there will be no problems with the defense line. Although the Anjie Front has lost a lot of territory, it will be regarded as a reaction. The lost troops are also quickly replaced. Those unlucky ones who volunteered to join the army to serve the country were too enthusiastic and forced Recruiting officials had to tie them with ropes to calm them down.
Relying on the steady stream of troops, the defense line of the Anjie Formation has been stabilized. Even though the daily battle losses are a bit heavy, it doesn't matter. Wilson has already understood the tricks taught to him by Professor Hannibal. Those on the front line The soldiers can eat canned meat as food every meal, and they can not only eat it themselves, but also share it with their families. If they survive, they will still have green and beautiful knives, so the black uncles will not resist anything. Filled in line.
Coupled with the continuous arrival of reinforcements, the firepower of the ANLF troops on the south coast is also increasing day by day. At first, they were only mortars and ordinary mountain artillery. Later, the Congolese artillery was already operating 105mm howitzers sent by the Americans, and The field airport is also expanding rapidly, from being able to handle only 54 transport aircraft to later being able to handle 130 transport aircraft. It can be said that the MPLA troops are no longer able to continue attacking the defense line that is increasingly improved by their opponents.
So now, it seems that the only option left is to stick to the territory that has been occupied. However, for Lieutenant Colonel Marco, it is not realistic to stick to this matter. To put it bluntly, it is still the supply line. Modern armies especially rely on logistics, whether it is offense or defense. , are inseparable from all kinds of guarantees. To put it bluntly, you have to defend, but there are no shovels to dig the soil, and you have to deliver it from behind. So how can you defend?
Hannibal's attack severely affected the mobility of the MPLA troops in the entire Uige Province. Relying on the complete road network map left by the Portuguese and the guidance of the local guerrillas, the team of less than 200 people forced The An people movement in the occupied area of Uige Province was turned upside down, and the closure of the material transfer station was just the beginning.
By the third day, Hannibal had already begun to lay mines on the road to attack MPLA vehicles. However, the suppression force formed by Lieutenant Colonel Marco could not catch the opponent's tail at all. They all used wheeled mobile Shadow Company detachments. They are as nimble as loaches. Those carefully selected drivers are all experts in drag racing. Whether it is attacking or escaping, each of these guys is faster than the last.
The People's Liberation Army troops were completely confused about Uige Province. The ethnic structure here was completely different from theirs, and naturally there were no collaborators. People's Liberation Army officers even had to go to the local tribal leaders to get some information. The Shadow Company has already cooperated with the local area, and even the villagers who received US dollars would actively provide them with information.
Hannibal even learned the essence of counter-guerrillas. He would ask locals to provide false intelligence to the MPLA troops, and then in turn ambush the MPLA troops who came to eliminate them.
Of course, all these actions are just a thorny problem for the MPLA troops, because they actually suffered not much losses, the personnel sequence is complete, and the equipment is sufficient. If the supplies are insufficient, save them. If you go out, you will be attacked. If you attack, just stay where you are. As long as they shrink into hedgehogs, the mercenaries who have given up almost all their attack capabilities for mobility will have nothing to do with them.
If they stick to it like this and wait until reinforcements arrive, they will be able to win, but all this must have a premise, that is, the Anjie Front will not make any big moves, but how is this possible?
After the 130 transport plane was able to take off and land, the CIA directly airlifted field bridging equipment from Europe to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and then sent it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uige Province. Along with the bridging equipment, the armor that Hannibal had been waiting for was also delivered. force.
Six Hudson's cobbled-together Sherman tanks and
Twelve A90 armored vehicles from the Democratic Republic of the Congo became the first force to cross the bridge and fight back.
And Shepard was among them. In addition to Charlie's unit, he also had four rifle companies belonging to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These were combat forces mobilized as quickly as possible after coordination by the CIA, especially those Four rifle companies, this is a team trained by Shadow Company, not to mention the cooperation between the two parties.
Although these Sherman tanks were manufactured quite a long time ago, they have been well maintained. What makes Shepard most satisfied is the artillery mounted on these tanks, which are all 76mm tank guns. Compared with the T3485 tank of the People's Liberation Army of China, It is also capable of fighting, and he even has a Firefly tank equipped with a 17-pound gun. This thing is easier to fight against the T3485, although the opponent can hit it just as easily.
But in any case, after this very threatening force moved from the lower reaches of the Congo River to the south bank, the MPLA troops in Uige Province immediately fell into a critical state.
And Shepard brought far more than this heavy firepower. While he led the troops to launch an outflank according to Hannibal's plan, the PBY seaplane belonging to the Shadow Company also flew over Uige Province, relying on Taking advantage of the long-term airborne performance of the seaplane, this seaplane loaded with leaflets dropped a large amount of false propaganda towards the MPLA. .z.br>
Most of the news inside is similar to our army's counterattack and your army's retreat. Generally speaking, when officers see these things, they will immediately ask people to clean them up. However, they also know that the enemy has launched a counterattack, so they promote the coral island. They didn't know whether the information was true or false, so the morale of the MPLA troops was shaken first.
Coupled with the rapid progress of Shepard and the others, relying on the road to advance, they reached the back of the main force of the People's Liberation Army in less than two days. At this time, the People's Liberation Army of China began to mobilize as if they had just woken up from a dream. The soldiers were After receiving the order to retreat, there was also a commotion. After all, those propaganda things turned out to be true.
So, for a while, the news that our army had been defeated spread among the MPLA troops!
