The operation time was chosen on the next night. The Soviet special forces commander had already discussed a coordination plan with the friendly forces on the other side. By then, the artillery would conduct a continuous fire strike on the entire coastal defense zone.
The bombing will cover up the gunfire on the position, making it easier for them to move. Once they successfully take down the detonator, the Cuban armored forces that have been accumulating on the north shore will thunder into the city in one fell swoop.
Throughout the day, the MPLA on the north bank did not sit still. They organized several waves of assaults and tried to let the engineers go down from the upper reaches by boat to dismantle the explosives under the bridge. However, due to the strong water flow, the engineers could not It was easy to get close to the bridge pier, and several rubber boats managed to get close. As a result, several machine guns that had been dormant on the south bank fired a burst of fire. Then the rubber boats lost control and went down the river and disappeared into the river.
As for the defensive position on the south bank, the defenders still knew nothing about it. Bob Denard even came to the position to inspect it during the day. He brought several boxes of bonuses to the mercenaries. This was Savimbi rewards are used to recognize mercenaries with outstanding performance.
As for those Soviet special forces, they naturally don't have them, but the logistics did deliver a few bottles of beer during the day between artillery fires. Although they are cheap things, they are not for a group of Soviets pretending to be British. That's enough.
After finally waiting until nightfall, the soldiers of the Soviet special forces immediately began to take action. During the day, the commander had already drawn the general structure of the UNITA bunker. It was a huge group of bunkers, consisting of a main bunker and several sub-forts, interconnected with each other. , UNITA soldiers are stationed here, and there are machine gun fire points in the forts outside, which can block all entrances and exits, so a storm is impossible!
The commander's idea was simple. He brought his subordinates' uniforms with him and approached the scene he had found yesterday, displaying an attitude of refusing to admit defeat and wanting to compete with the UNITA men.
The commander of UNITA wanted them to go wherever they wanted, but when the other party said, "Don't you dare to anger me," he immediately called his men to go out and have a good competition with the other party.
The two sides had chosen their manpower and were about to start the battle. However, the roar of artillery shells interrupted everyone's movements, and then everyone rushed into the bunker. The UNITA officer heard the overwhelming commotion outside and knew that this was going to happen. It can't be over, and I'm almost pissed off in the bunker, so I might as well continue with the previous written test.
Immediately, everyone opened up again in the bunker. Because the shelling continued, the UNITA sentries on duty immediately left their posts and joined the crowd to cheer for their own personnel.
The Soviet soldiers quietly dispersed little by little and came to the back of the crowd. When the commander gave a signal, the Soviet soldiers who had hidden Scorpion submachine guns in their arms immediately burst into action and attacked the overwhelmed An. The Allies took control.
"What do you want to do?"
The UNITA officer was furious and wanted to reprimand the other party, but was punched to the ground by the Soviet commander.
"We have officially taken over this place. Put down your weapons and stop killing!"
"Are you kidding me? What are you taking over?"
"idiot!"
The Soviet commander looked at the UNITA officer with a bruised nose and face, and immediately cursed fiercely in Russian, and the latter just woke up from a dream.
"Brothers, they are enemies!"
Then the UNITA soldiers were ready to rebel, but the Soviets were also ruthless. A few soldiers shot and killed more than ten UNITA soldiers, and the latter immediately became honest.
"Cut off the detonation line! Send a signal to friendly forces!"
After controlling the UNITA troops and cutting off the detonation line, the radio soldiers immediately began to call the friendly forces on the north bank to stop the shelling, and then the roar of tanks resounded throughout the north bank.
"Are these guys going to use tanks to force their way across the bridge? Are they crazy?"
The mercenaries on the south bank were extremely confused. Even if the MPLA dispatched tanks, so what? The bridge was equipped with explosives. If the tanks went up, the rear would definitely decide to blow up the bridge. So why did the other side dare to be so unscrupulous?
At this moment, the first Cuban tank had already driven onto the bridge, and its wide body ruthlessly knocked away the roadblocks above, opening a passage for the friendly forces behind.
After seeing the appearance of Cuban tanks, the UNITA army immediately reported the situation, and then the phone call was placed in the bunker.
"Detonate it quickly, detonate it!"
The tone of a senior officer's anxious voice changed, but he didn't expect that what came on the other end of the phone was not an order, but a sentence in Russian.
"I'm sorry, the person who carried out the order is no longer here!"
"What?"
Before the senior officer could react, the call was hung up. When he finally reacted, he looked at his colleagues behind him tremblingly, took out his pistol with a pale face, and then pulled the trigger against his head.
Others also understood that the bridge bombing mission had gone awry.
"Ruined!"
A senior military officer still didn't want to give up, so he frantically picked up the phone and tried to do something.
"Quick, get someone to block the gap and send everyone up!"
After learning that the bridge bombing failed, all the defenders on the south bank collapsed. Their defense had failed. Although the mercenaries tried hard to make a comeback by relying on street fighting, the continuous influx of MPLA troops failed with huge force. The numerical advantage overcame them. The mercenaries, including the Boer Defense Force, persisted for less than a day before they were driven out of the city. A large number of UNITA troops simply abandoned their weapons and surrendered. The defenders who were able to escape from the city were very few. Save one.
Under the opponent's huge artillery fire and manpower advantage, Bob Denard's Boer defenses suffered a serious blow. Two-thirds of his soldiers failed to escape from the city, and all kinds of equipment were lost.
However, the one who suffered the most heavy losses was UNITA!
As the headquarters of UNITA, its value is self-evident. Losing Xinribo is like an atomic bomb being dropped on Tokyo. The foundation of UNITA's existence has begun to shake. The most important thing is that the main force guarding the headquarters Troops, these are the main force of UNITA, but I did not expect that now, these thousands of troops have been wiped out. The few who survived are retreating southward in embarrassment, and behind them, there is the continuous pursuit of the MPLA troops.
If nothing can be done, these people will be wiped out, and then UNITA can really surrender obediently!
The situation was urgent, and UNITA's military command system had collapsed. The CIA had to let Hudson take the lead again, preparing him to organize personnel to try their best to gather the remnants of UNITA. However, after receiving the order, although Hudson immediately Faced with helplessness, he could only follow the order. He could only go to the ***, organize the remaining mercenaries in the camp, and then entrust these people with the task of blocking the enemy.
