Chapter 51: The Battle of the Manor 9
I led them to the mortar position, and as I went, I put the men in place. Fabry was the first to arrive, and they stopped and crouched down, and I pointed to the machine gun that was going to be taken out first and continued down with the others. After coming to another defensive point, the closest point to us, I motioned for Paro and them to stop, indicating their target and the location of the mortar they were responsible for. Finally, I continued on with the three of them, and stopped almost when we reached the flank of the mortar position.
"Check the weapons and ammunition." I said to the three people around me.
The three of them quickly checked the ammunition and looked at me and said it was fine. I nodded, took a deep breath and said, "After a while, we rushed out and went directly into the pit to advance to the mortar, drag the oil bottle, you and I go to the front, and you two pay more attention to the back." ”
"Understood!" The three of them nodded their heads.
I looked outside, and the mortars were still firing shells. I counted three times in my mind, and when I got to three, I got up and rushed out with my gun.
Just as I got up and rushed out, I heard gunshots in my ears. Fabry and Paro both started shooting. Several of the opponent's machine gun positions were killed in an instant, and the three people in charge of Paro were shot and fell before they could react, and after killing the opponent, they rushed out of their hiding places and headed for the mortars as planned.
The opponent was apparently unaware of our assault for a moment, and it wasn't until we and Parona's team had all entered the pit that they realized something was wrong. A jumble of shouts with a palpable panic in their voices was heard, followed by the presence of partisans in front of me.
This man appeared from another exit from the tunnel, apparently for reinforcements, and apparently unaware of the exact location of our attackers. I was at the front of the line and immediately pulled the trigger, and at the same time the gun dragging the oil bottle went off, and the man was shot and fell down with one person behind him, but there seemed to be someone else behind them.
"With a grenade!" I let out a low growl, and immediately pulled out a grenade and threw it around the corner of the exit. We all crouched down to hide, and immediately after an explosion I got up and walked quickly towards the corner.
I rounded the corner, where there was a man lying there, and there was another person trying to escape, who was clearly injured. We pulled the trigger again, and the man was shot and fell forward.
I took a look at the directions, and at this moment the mortars were no longer firing, presumably preparing to move or the people controlling them had already taken up arms and prepared for battle. Gunfire was also heard from the direction of Paro, and Fabry did not stop firing with continuous heavy fire.
"Go to Paro and them." I led the way to where the gunshots had come from. We were not far away and soon found them, and at this moment two guerrillas were holding them back in the tunnel, and I immediately turned back and took the oil bottle and they went around behind the two men, and after dealing with the two people with the oil bottle, I motioned to Paro and them to speed up.
The guerrillas are now in disarray, and shouts and voices are always heard from different directions. This shows that they do not have a good plan after the outer defense is breached, and everyone is fighting on their own. However, this is only temporary, and no one will let a small group of the enemy do anything wrong with their artillery positions. The people who support here will be here soon.
We made a quick move towards our target, as we approached the mortar position we were responsible for. Sure enough, the people who operated the mortars picked up their guns and fired at us from time to time.
"It's good that you didn't run!" I whispered. If they didn't choose to defend themselves and dismantled the cannon and moved it away, then it would make my operation extremely passive or even a direct failure.
"Let the two of them go around to the other side. Blow them up with a grenade directly after passing over! I said to the oil bottle behind me.
The oil bottle immediately turned around and said a word to the two of them, and then patted me on the shoulder. I looked at each other and pulled out a grenade, "After the grenade explodes, you and I will shoot together to cover the two of them." ”
As soon as I finished speaking, I pulled out the grenade and threw it at the other side, and as soon as the explosion sounded, I turned sideways and fired at the other person's hidden place.
"Up, up, up!" I shouted as I shot.
The two men, under the cover of me and the oil bottles, quickly circled behind them through the tunnel, and at this moment there was a fierce exchange of fire from the mortar position where they were in charge of Paro, and it seemed that they were almost on the verge of success.
Just as I was about to run out of bullets in the magazine, an explosion occurred behind the guerrillas opposite us, and the explosion blew the two guerrillas out of their hiding places and rolled directly into the middle of the tunnel, where gunfire rang out.
"Go up!" I quickly swapped out the magazine, and as I spoke, I struck forward.
After making up for the two guerrillas who were lying on the ground, we came to the corner of the tunnel, and instead of going in immediately, I motioned to drag the oil bottle with a grenade.
The oil bottle was already very skilled at the moment, so he took it out and threw it away. As soon as an explosion sounded, I turned the corner and rushed into the mortar position. At this moment, there were still guerrillas trying to fight back, but at this moment the attacks on their flanks made them look very panicked, and I and the oil bottle kept pulling the trigger, and in an instant several people were shot and fell, and we quickly cleared the place.
I looked around here, and here are three mortars, Soviet-made 82 mm caliber. "Let the two of them pile these cannons together, take two shells and pile them together, and blow them all up. The two of us were on guard against those who came to support. ”
"Understood!" The oil bottle promised to immediately go and tell the two to get to work. At that moment, there was a sudden movement on the ground above the end of the tunnel. It was a guerrilla, and I raised my gun and fired, but the other man's gun had already fired, and I hit him, but one of the two people who was collecting the mortar was also shot and fell.
"Drag the oil bottle! Help them! I'm going to cover you! I said as I quickly came to the end of the tunnel and looked out, and another guerrilla tried to come over, and I shot again, and the man staggered backwards, and there was clearly someone behind him. I crouched down, pulled out my grenade again and threw it over. They also tried to up with a grenade, but their grenade didn't hit it and he exploded on the ground outside the tunnel.
I got up again and looked out, and now the guerrillas were moving in the tunnels around us, but there were not as many people as I had expected, and from time to time Fabry was shooting at the guerrillas they could see. At the front of the battle, it was a little strange, because the people on the slope seemed to be trying to counterattack, and now the situation was much better than what we had observed when we came, and the place that had been captured by the guerrillas before was now lost to the defenders, which may be the reason why the guerrillas did not have many men to come to the rescue, and the people who came seemed to be unorganized.
I fired two shots at the guerrillas who were trying to come over, and after pushing them back, I turned around and shouted, "Is it done?" ”
"That's it!" Drag the oil bottle replied.
"Withdraw! Get out of here, go and ask Paro if they're okay? Remove the man's body and don't get blown up. I said, paying attention to the movement around me as I receded in the direction I was coming from.
We hadn't gone far before they came to us. He told me on guard: "We've got it done there, just wait for it to be blown up." ”
"Good. Everyone took out grenades or extra mortar shells. I counted one, two, three, and threw them together. I said to Paro.
Soon we were all in place, and the body of the recently killed teammate was dragged to the side of the tunnel, and we didn't plan to take him with us, there was only so much we could do.
"One, two, three!" When I finished counting, our team and Paro each pulled the grenades in their hands and threw them at the mortars piled together.
A series of violent explosions rang out, and mortar shells exploded. After a violent concussion, I immediately turned over and said, "Retreat!" Get out of here. ”
I quickly retreated with the men, and from Fabry's situation, the guerrillas were starting to come, because they were a little overwhelmed, and some of the gunfire behind us seemed to be very close to us.
We picked up our pace and quickly climbed out of the pit to the edge of the woods. I glanced back at the fact that the guerrillas were coming around us from three directions, numbering about forty people, and that there were quite a few guerrillas on the ground who were shooting at Fabry.
"Paro, you lead people to suppress these people in the tunnel!" I said to the oil bottle, "Let's go to Fabry's aid!" ”
"Understood!" Paro said yes and led the men to shoot at the edge of the woods.
I led the men to Fabry while shooting at the man in front of Fabry, and at the moment only two of Fabry were continuing to fight, and the other had been shot and died.
"Fabry, you two withdraw first, quick!" I said.
Fabry didn't say a word, just put away his gun and ran into the forest with the rest of the people. The guerrillas pressed very hard, and the three of us rushed to support a burst of fire that slowed them down slightly, and after quickly seeing the situation, they got up again and began to attack.
"Paro! Parrot! Evacuate! I yelled.
Paro heard my shouting, threw a round of grenades into the tunnel, and then got up and pulled out into the woods. The three of us got up at the same time and started to step back.
We quickly retreated into the woods, but another man from Paro was shot and fell down as he retreated. Fabry and another man were waiting for us in the woods, and when they saw us coming, they joined us in shooting at the guerrillas outside. After entering the woods, the bullets of the partisans began to lose their accuracy and thinned out a lot. We joined forces again and continued our way deeper into the woods.