"Let's go! They'll catch up soon, and we'll have to go back. Lin Rui said in a low voice.

"What about the other mines?" Sausage whispered.

"I've activated it just now. This should be able to hold them back for a while. Lin Rui slapped a full magazine on the slap as he spoke, pulled the bolt, and then turned his head to look. "Let's go!" the two men quickly moved along the side of the canyon, meeting up with the rest of their teammates in the relatively open area behind.

"How's the situation with the defense arrangement?" Lin Rui asked.

"It's almost done. We strengthened the defense of the right flank, using the rocks there as cover and setting up firing points. Combined with the two machine gun fires at Crazy Horse, you can form a three-dimensional crossfire and suppress the entire area. "However, the proportion of casualties is larger than we thought. It is difficult to say how long these guerrillas of the Free Liberation Organization of Ammor will be able to hold out. Should we let them withdraw first?"

Lin Rui turned his head, looked at the large number of wounded people behind him, and frowned, "Organize the wounded, bandage and deal with them, and try to let those who can continue to fight play their due role." Those who are too seriously injured are concentrated in the back, and they will be evacuated first when the time comes. But now is not the time. Because we haven't been able to complete the task of blocking and covering, even if we withdraw now, we will be overtaken. ”

"I agree. Philo, the chief of staff of the Free Liberation Organization of Ammor, nodded, "Here we can still rely on the terrain to stop them, once we get past here." The terrain behind is relatively open, and it may not be able to stop the enemy forces who are far outnumbered by us. When the time comes, we will be divided and surrounded, and gradually wiped out. ”

Jiang An was silent for a while and said, "But if this continues, the loss will be even greater." ”

"We have long been prepared to die for freedom. Philo said in a deep voice, "As long as we can cover the withdrawal of the main force, each of us can be sacrificed." ”

Lin Rui looked at him and nodded, "There is no need to talk about sacrifice until the necessary moment." Chief of Staff Philo, these wounded and the rest of the reserves are handed over to you. Don't let them be idle, organize soldiers with medical experience, and bandage them. You may also have to use this time to make some stretchers. When I give you orders, you will be the first to evacuate. ”

Philo said firmly, "No, I must stay!"

"I have no reason to object, but there is a premise, unless you can hold off all the enemy forces by yourself. Lin Rui walked to Jiang'an without looking back, "Order all personnel to stand by." I reckon our mines can put pressure on them and delay them for at least fifteen minutes or more. We have to use this time to be as defensive as possible. Also, have them all hurry up and replenish some food and water. Even if the interception is successful this time, we will have to leave enough physical strength for the evacuation. ”

"Understood. The actuary nodded and turned to the other partisans, "You guys go and reinforce it, and you also move those ammunition to it, they need a lot of ammunition." "Not only the actuary, but several other groups are also making defensive arrangements. They placed a small number of heavy machine guns in several key locations to form a focal point of defensive firepower. The front part of the canyon is relatively narrow, and such firepower is enough to suppress the opponent's charge.

It was already the edge of the jungle, the vegetation at the valley floor was sparse, and the sides were high enough to give them the best view.

Within a few minutes, two more explosions sounded, and the mines of Lin Rui and the others did play a role in delaying the armed advance of the Secret Society. The Order's militants, who had been in danger of being hit by broadsword mines, slowed down, and by this time the Red Baron and Conan had already arrived. The Red Baron quickly checked the scene and frowned, "It's a broadsword mine, it's very rough, but the sense of location is very accurate." The one who bred is supposed to be a veteran. How's it going on the flanks?"

Conan whispered, "Just got the news that there was also a landmine attack there. One person was killed, and several others were injured. ”

"This should have been their main defensive location before. They evacuated so carefully, didn't they catch a single one alive?" said the Red Baron with a frown.

"No, not even a body remained. Conan pointed to the bloody trail on the ground in the distance, "The blood there looks like someone must have fallen there, but it was forcibly dragged away." It looks like they took the bodies with them. Much like those Black Isle mercenaries in the style. They rarely leave corpses. But I don't understand. It's not a mission that requires special secrecy, so why wouldn't they even leave the corpses behind?"

The Red Baron sneered, "Because corpses are also capable of revealing information. These people who intercepted us should belong to the rebels of the Free Liberation Organization of Ammore, and they are the guards of Le Ansen. According to our information, the members of this guard were originally professional soldiers of the Amor Army. The number should be more than three hundred. They removed the bodies in this way so that we could not guess their exact number at the moment.

Because based on these corpses, we can preliminarily judge how many people the other side has killed. It is also possible to calculate the approximate number of wounded according to the proportion, so as to know how many they have left in the end. So they moved the bodies with a purpose. That is to avoid us having the right perception of the number of people they have. ”

"It turns out that they still have such a purpose. Conan frowned. "Doesn't that mean ......"

"It shows that their casualties are serious. The Red Baron looked down at the blood on the ground, the mud formed by the blood and the rain was almost inseparable from the dark red soil of Africa. "In the face of such casualties, it is still possible to calmly evacuate and set up defenses in the next line of defense. These mercenaries are truly impressive. The Red Baron smiled coldly.

"However, in this situation, they are simply turtles in an urn. Conan whispered, "We can gradually push them to high ground by continuing to attack on one side. When the time comes, they will all be surrounded and we can easily win. ”

The Red Baron nodded. "Keep pursuing. Our goal is not just this interception force, but the main force of the anti-government guerrillas they cover. It's best to kill or take Le Anson, and maybe recover the lost gold. These vulnerable guerrillas have already given us a lot of trouble. I don't want to see them continue to exist anymore. ”

"Yes, Baron. Conan nodded. "We also think we should make a quick decision, and I'm going to let our men step up the offensive again. It's just that we need infantry to support the fire, perhaps bringing in the mortars of the rear to suppress their firing points. to cooperate with our assault. ”

(End of chapter)