After the Cuban armored forces retreated, the MPLA infantry once again launched an attack on the mountain pass defense line. Relying on the cover of artillery, the MPLA soldiers of the two regiments launched an attack like a tsunami on the defense line of more than ten kilometers. Sea Charge.
Then, they were beaten back by the ferocious firepower from the defense line. Hudson was not an excellent infantry commander, but he was a qualified fire caller. He pulled two artillery regiments from the South African army. These equipment The South African artillerymen of the G6 self-propelled artillery fired a total of six hundred rounds of 155mm artillery shells in less than half a day.
These ferocious direct firepower blasted the MPLA infantry attacking the defense line into bloody pieces. They finally broke through the fire net, only to be attacked head-on by the mercenaries waiting for work. During the defense battle at the UNITA headquarters, the ANPA infantry attacking the city were beaten to pieces. Almost two-thirds of the MPLA's losses were caused by mercenaries. In long-range shooting, the MPLA infantry had no advantage at all.
Uncle Hei, who was running wildly in the valley, was knocked down one by one by machine guns and precision marksman rifles, just like target practice. In less than half an hour after the attack started, almost half of the MPLA troops in the two regiments were killed.
If they were covered by tanks, they might be able to break through the valley defense line with such heavy casualties, but the armor that opened the way in front was beaten hard by Shepard's ambush. Although most of the tanks escaped, almost all of them escaped. They all had different injuries, and it would definitely be impossible to fight again. ap.
Therefore, the People's Liberation Army could only let its infantry hit the defensive line that was only temporarily established, but was actually extremely strong.
Although the temporary defense line established based on the terrain looks shabby, with a patchwork of personnel, such a team may be weak for attack, but there is no problem in the defensive battle. Not only the Yamaguchi responsible for the Shadow Company, but also Unita The area defended by the army was also impregnable, and they even killed nearly a hundred opponents.
After the failure of the first wave of attacks, the unwilling MPLA made several key breakthroughs again. However, whether in the valley or on both sides of the valley, the MPLA's offensive made no progress. Instead, it continued to lose personnel and attacked the UNITA headquarters. In Xinribe, the number of casualties of the MPLA was only 600, but within two days of attacking the defense line, their casualties were close to 1,000. There was even a Cuban fighter jet shot down by a South African fighter jet while participating in a ground support mission.
The pilot parachuted to escape and successfully reunited with the friendly team. However, when he turned around, the entire crew was ambushed by the South African special forces, and everyone from the pilot to the soldiers were captured alive.
After losing a large amount of personnel and materials, the top leaders of the MPLA had to accept the current reality. The possibility of them trying to solve UNITA and South Africa in one go was zero. The frontline troops without sufficient support could not even break through the opponent's defense line. .
By the time they had replenished their material supply, the South African army, which had completed its troop deployment, also arrived at the defense line one after another. The best opportunity for the MPLA to attack was no longer available. The South African army, which was in a deadly fight posture, was desperately trying to accumulate various supplies. resources, and even UNITA once again mobilized a large number of child soldiers into the army.
As a last resort, the MPLA had to give up its plan to attack and instead began planning to attack UNITA's last two large cities.
Among them is Musamidish, the most important port city of UNITA. This port is the most important artery of Savimbi. The mineral resources, oil and even the food crops produced under the territory he controls are sent to the sea from here in exchange for funds. The weapons he purchased also entered the port from here.
Therefore, the MPLA's next target of attack became the Port of Musamidish.
In order to compete for this seaport, UNITA and the MPLA once again broke out in a fierce and bloody battle. However, because the city had little time to build defenses, and the strength of the main force of the UNITA army was greatly damaged, this seaport, which Savimbi relied on extremely much, was in a After a fierce battle in May, it was eventually occupied by the MPLA.
It is worth mentioning that Boer Defense, which had just recruited troops and restored its own strength, that is, Bob Denard's mercenary regiment once again participated in the defense of the harbor. His mercenary regiment achieved brilliant results in this battle, fighting A colonel officer of the People's Liberation Army of China was killed and three Cuban soldiers were captured alive. Then, he suffered targeted retaliation from the People's Liberation Army of China and the Cuban Volunteer Army.
The city where his mercenaries were stationed was heavily guarded by heavy artillery.
, and even the Cubans directly pulled the 130mm cannon onto the road and fired at the building.
The team that had just been raised by Boer Defense returned to its original position after a battle, but Bob Denard had a long memory. The city had just been attacked, and he escaped with a group of his men on bicycles, and was fighting After the game ended, he also received many rewards for his outstanding performance, enough for him to start a new team again.
Savinbi's behavior of buying horse bones for so much money indeed made many mercenaries determined to serve him, but there are still many people who are ready to leave, such as Shepard.
His contract with the CIA has expired. On the one hand, he is still here because if he withdraws from Angola, his heavy equipment will have to be returned honestly. On the other hand, he has not squeezed out all the resources here. final value.
The civil war in Angola lasted for a full 27 years. Even though the MPLA defeated Frelimo and UNITA, the latter still fought tenaciously as a guerrilla for more than 20 years, not to mention that now, UNITA still has tens of thousands of troops and troops. A large number of mercenaries seem to be able to fight for a few more months. What's more, just like Vietnam, when UNITA fell into a trough, there were also many people who wanted to collect money and run away.
These officials do not have as strong a will to fight as Savimbi. Although they cannot escape due to the surveillance of Savimbi's guards, there is still no problem in moving their wives and children to Europe and their family's property. Shepard's That's what the Black Fish did.
And he is very fair, charging only 5% for everyone, children and women can also enjoy half-price discounts, and even free for those over eighty years old.
And the most important thing is that the extra money earned from this business is no less than the reward of Boer Defense who fought on the battlefield. The latter killed hundreds of brothers, and Shepard didn't even have to pay for gas here, because Most of these assets and people will be transferred to South Africa. Therefore, all losses of the Black Fish will naturally be paid for by the South African National Cooperation Agency.
However, Shepard doesn't pay too much attention to these things at the moment. He has more important things!
