Although a large number of mercenaries have been invested, the situation of the Anni Liberation Front on the front line has not actually improved.
The current ability to suppress the People's Liberation Army is partly due to the fierce attack on the front lines regardless of casualties, and secondly, the People's Liberation Army itself has chosen to stick to its contraction strategy. Z.br>
Both sides lost thousands of combat troops in the first phase of the fighting. These losses were unbearable for both warring parties, because at the beginning of the war, the combined strength of the ANLF and MPLA was less than to thirty thousand.
Therefore, in order to make up for the losses, both sides recruited more recruits into the army. However, the People's Liberation Army put these recruits in the rear for training, while the Anjie Front filled all the recruits into the front. This is not Anjie. The ANLF or the American South African advisers are incompetent. The MPLA has Cuban volunteers fighting on the front lines, so it can put new recruits into training. However, the ANLF can just rely on mercenaries to attack. If it is defensive, it will not be able to hold the line without enough Tianling Gai. , apart from continuing to attack, the Anjie Front had no other choice.
The brutality of the fighting on the front line left a considerable psychological shadow on Shepard, who had been there once. The poor medical conditions made it difficult for the seriously wounded to survive, and even the lightly wounded might have contracted the disease due to various reasons. Septicemia can lead to death, but in disguise, this can be regarded as saving limited medical resources.
No one knows how long this blood-vomiting marathon will last, but at least Shepard did not involve his own people. Thanks to the good relationship between him, Hudson, and Yoder McNamara, Shadow So far, the company has not undertaken any line-filling defense tasks, but such good days have come to an end. With the superior firepower of the Cuban Volunteer Army, Shadow Company has become a fire brigade in the hands of senior executives.
"Commander, we are here!"
As the helicopter slowly landed, Hannibal, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, was gently awakened by the adjutant beside him. After the latter jumped out of the cabin, he unbuttoned his pants and put water aside as if no one was around. This made Hannibal come to greet him. The FRELIMO commander and the American adviser on the side were a little embarrassed.
"How's the situation here?"
After emptying his body, Hannibal felt his body immediately relax. He immediately shook hands with the two of them in a friendly manner, and then asked about the specific situation of the front they were responsible for.
"The situation here is really not good!"
The American consultant, who felt his hands were a little wet for no reason, didn't think much. After wiping them on his pants, he immediately took Hannibal down to the roof and brought him to the headquarters on the third floor.
"Three days ago, after we successfully occupied the town called Caddo, the troops were exhausted and could no longer clear out the remaining enemy soldiers in the forests on both sides of the southeast. Originally, we planned to wait for the reinforcements to arrive later. Launch an offensive, but there is an armored company in Cuba coming towards us. It is impossible for us to fight against the T55 tank with just the few of us!"
The consultant first introduced the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the map, and then came to the window and made some supplements to Hannibal based on the map and the actual terrain. This immediately made the latter's sense of the garrison commander much better. .
The small town of Caddo they are currently in is located in the middle of Benguela. Although this small town with a population of only more than 20,000 has no special industries and no industrial and mining support, it is still a relatively conspicuous dot on the map, and this town It is not important, but the road outside the town is very important. It is the main transportation artery of Benguela Province. If this channel is blocked, the enemy west of central Benguela will have to face a shortage of supplies.
The American advisory group knew the importance of this place, so when Cardo was first captured, they tried to mobilize troops to reinforce this place and secure it. However, it took time to mobilize troops, and the threat faced by Cardo was imminent. Hudson thought of what he had just done He gave Shepard fifty rounds of TOW anti-tank missiles and kicked Shadow Company here without saying a word.
"After you receive the money, do your job for me. Don't tell me you want to sell those missiles to the arms black market!"
"Shit, when did I sell arms to the black market? As for the contractor, can that be called arms smuggling? It's obviously exchange of goods and friendly exchanges, and I have always only sold European products!"
Shepard was very dissatisfied with the other party's accusations.
Man, as a military contractor, he has always been very cautious and would not trade the weapons used by his own side, let alone the small number of TOW anti-tank missiles. If he wanted to sell them, he would also sell things like bassoons from the Soviet Union, or from a certain country. The Red Arrow 73, Tao must have used it for his own use, how could he sell it!
But he still had to carry out the orders from Hudson. After all, he was paid by the CIA. When he went to the battlefield, he had to fire a few shots to prove that he was not free of charge. He also used anti-tank missiles against tanks. For Shepard, this was not the case. It is a great temptation. After all, conflicts have never stopped since ancient times, and men always want to distinguish between them.
So Shadow Company once again mobilized all personnel. In addition to the three restored combat units, Shepard successively recruited two new combat units. The members of these two new combat units were all retired soldiers from the United States. Among them, the ratio is about 50:50 from the Marine Corps and the Army. Thanks to the failure of the Vietnam War, the suppression and suppression of war veterans in the United States has made it impossible for many people to survive in society, and these people who cannot integrate into peaceful life will naturally He chose to return to the battlefield again.
A whole five combat units, this can be regarded as Shepard's confidence. After all, with the strong support of the CIA, Shadow Company is no longer what it used to be. In addition to the leased tanks and armored vehicles that need to be returned after the end of the contract, they now also have A total of six 120mm heavy mortars and other equipment were purchased, and Hudson also promised that he would not rule out the possibility of handing over 105 howitzers to them in the future.
In this case, no matter whether it is Shepard or the employees of Shadow Company, no one would mind returning to the battlefield to compete with their old opponents.
"Then, the command is given to you, Mr. Hannibal. So, what do you want us to do next?"
"Well, just keep holding on to your current position, and the city will be left to you!
After Hannibal took a rough look at the specific situation in the city, he immediately came up with a rough idea. Of course, there were no friendly forces from the ANLF in this idea. They just needed to stay in the city and serve as targets for the Cubans. Just fine!
"Uh, don't you plan to defend the city?"
