Chapter 173: Overwhelming
By the time the British and French soldiers in the firing point opened fire, the soldiers of the spearhead squad had already hidden themselves again. It was the same smoke bomb, this time the British and French soldiers had seen what was making the smoke, and they didn't stop shooting, but their vision was blocked, and the devil knows how many hits they could have.
Two smoke grenade chances, and the twelve fighters of the spearhead squad were only a hundred meters away from the firing point. They didn't strike right away, there was no fire suppression at this distance, and if they got closer, they could easily be hit. Twelve soldiers were scattered, and there were only three heavy machine guns at the point of fire, and there was simply no way to suppress them all.
Twelve grenades were unarmed together and thrown in front of the point of fire, and the three machine gunners habitually hid for a while. Where will the spearhead let go of this good opportunity, five submachine guns at the three firing holes is a burst of non-stop shooting, a soldier armed with a light machine gun, take the opportunity to set up a light machine gun, to supplement the submachine gun firing gap. Several other warriors quickly got up and ran forward.
The British and French soldiers in the firing point could not find time to counterattack, and there were bullets all around the shooting hole, and they did not even dare to touch the heavy machine guns at this time.
With the fire supplement of the light machine gun, the intermittent fire of the submachine gun can be suppressed as long as it is guaranteed. When they had all run out of bullets in their magazines, several of the other spikes ran to the side of the firing point, and the three holes were not very high, only to their chests. Seeing that the goal had been reached, the spearhead of the fire cover hid again, and then there was nothing to do with them.
The three spearheads stuck to the stones on the side of the shooting holes, and the other climbed to the rocks with agility, condescendingly, monitoring the exit of the fire point. When the three spikes on the stone were ready, the three on the side of the shooting hole pulled out their grenades together. I pulled the safety out, waited for three seconds, and quickly threw it through the shooting hole. Two seconds later, the grenade exploded violently, and the dust and smoke of the explosion flew out of the firing hole and the exit at the back. The three standing on the stone, staring intently below.
After waiting for about ten seconds, seven or eight British and French soldiers stumbled out of it. The three spearheads who were already waiting above were not too polite, and before they could react, the submachine guns in their hands sent them directly to meet Satan.
Lin Guibin stayed in the rear, saw the results of the performance of the spearhead class, and nodded with satisfaction. Training is one thing, and the real purpose of training is to be able to apply the skills learned in training to the battlefield. Obviously, the performance of the elite squad is no different from the normal level of training. Lin Guibin felt very relieved and satisfied with his subordinates.
This was just a small front station, and Lin Guibin's company didn't stop for a moment, and rushed to the next location. They had to clear all the danger zone of the road before the sappers could be dispatched. On the latter sections, potholes began to appear on the road, some of which were large potholes. If there is no way for sappers to open the way, armored vehicles will not be able to get in. And Lin Guibin and them are to open the way for the sappers.
There were several small firepower points along the road, and Lin Guibin's company was easily pulled out. Halfway through their journey, the resistance began to grow. The sound of artillery can already be heard very clearly in this place.
At this time, in front of them was a circular defense line made of wood, and the elite squad had just gone up to test it, but had to retreat when it was blocked by powerful fire. Lin Guibin dispelled the idea of direct attack, the British and French defensive positions had at least one company, and a hard attack would inevitably cause too many casualties.
The sortie did not carry artillery such as infantry artillery, but a lot of mortars and bazookas. Britain and France also have mortars, but they are all primary mortars, which are not small and do not have a fast rate of fire. The structure of the two Chinese mortars is quite mature, and it fully possesses all the advantages of modern mortars, such as high rate of fire, high power, light weight, simple structure, easy operation, etc., especially the characteristics of being able to be put into battle without preparation, which increases its lethality. However, there was only one mortar in this position of Britain and France, which had just been exposed in the spying of the spearhead squad.
The Guards Corps has subordinate fire support units at and above the company level. Lin Guibin's company is no exception, with a direct firepower platoon, two of which are mortar squads. Two squads had four 60 mortars, two 80 mortars. At present, the rocket launcher is still an individual weapon of the infantry squad, and has not been established as a separate formation.
The mortar position was quickly erected, and a test shot was fired first, and the angle was adjusted according to the impact point. Six mortars began to shell non-stop, especially the mortar that had just appeared in Britain and France, and it was given special care.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the heavy machine gun slowly moved forward. At a distance of about 800 meters from the Anglo-French position, four heavy machine guns were erected. The powerful lethality of the Zhonghua Z-type heavy machine gun was immediately manifested, and the defensive position built of wood could not stop the continuous strafing of the heavy machine gun at all. First it was driven out of deep pits, and then the entire section of wood was directly broken. The British and French soldiers hiding behind were torn into several pieces by the 12.7mm bullet before they could react. Not to mention trees, even if you put a wall in front of it, it will fall apart in the face of non-stop strafing from heavy machine guns, of course, it is not a wall made of reinforced concrete.
With the suppression of heavy machine guns, although there was an elevation angle during the attack, it did not hinder the tactical play of the soldiers at all. The light machine guns in the rear immediately followed, and the heavy machine guns launched the attack. The infantry in charge of the attack was also assembled, and they waited for the artillery fire to cease.
Naturally, there is no way to compare the six mortars with the heavy artillery in the back, but when placed on such a small position, the lethality is not small at all. In particular, the characteristic ballistic arc of mortars can kill the enemy in the trenches better than artillery. The whole shelling lasted ten minutes, and the British and French defensive positions were already in disarray. The wooden defense line in the front row was also torn apart by heavy machine guns, and when the mortar was about to stop shelling, after the order to attack was given, the infantry who had been prepared rushed out quickly.
By the time the shelling had stopped, one platoon of the attack had almost rushed into the British and French defensive positions. At this time, the British and French soldiers wanted to get up and fight back, but it was too late. In the shelling and heavy machine guns just now, many people have been killed and wounded, and as long as they dare to rise to the top now, they will be greeted only by merciless bullets. As long as someone charges, half of them will cover in place, and when the people in front of them cover, the people behind will continue to charge, and the attack will be in such an infinite loop, coupled with the soldiers' marksmanship, they can best ensure the safety of themselves and their comrades.
By the time a platoon of fighters rushed into the opposing position, the battle was essentially over. Except for a few wounded soldiers who voluntarily surrendered and had to surrender, the soldiers of a company of Britain and France were completely wiped out.
Lin Guibin informed the follow-up troops to take over the prisoners, leaving a squad of soldiers to guard the prisoners, and the company continued to move forward.
By the time they reached the next location, they had already reached the last defensive position on this section. It's a fortified position that resembles a group of fortresses, but it's still the same, woodwork, and it's all natural. It is said that it is a fortress is only a shape, a large pit is dug in the ground, covered with a tree trunk, and then buried in the soil, only a shooting hole is exposed, at a glance, there are hundreds of such fortresses. It is worth mentioning that this defense point is not the same as the previous fortifications. In fact, this defensive position was also built together when the forward defensive camp of the British and French forces began to be built, and there was plenty of time, unlike the fortifications in front, which were only built in the past two days.
Seeing such a situation, Lin Guibin was a little helpless, this is a difficult bone to gnaw. Without heavy artillery, mortars alone would not have been able to blast through these wooden turtle shells, and the assault was feared that the casualties would be too large. However, Lin Guibin has another way, which is the privilege of the Praetorian Guard, that is, he can directly call for an air strike without asking for instructions. The Praetorian Guard, which had its own air force, was prepared for this.
Putting down the binoculars, Lin Guibin said to the communicator beside him: "Request the bomber support of the Air Force, the target coordinates xxxxxx, and the yellow signal is the bombing site." ”
Lin Guibin ordered the soldiers to start taking the opportunity to take a break, and from the beginning of the battle to the present, several hours have passed, and the soldiers have not rested. Taking advantage of the time difference in the arrival of the bombers, it was just enough to relieve the fatigue of the soldiers.
Half an hour later, four H-2s arrived. Two grenades emitting yellow smoke were fired into the fortress complex, and in an instant, the entire fortress complex was enveloped in yellow smoke.
After seeing the target, the four H-2s in the air began to reduce their altitude and speed, until they descended to 2,000 meters, and just reached the sky directly above the target.
The British and French soldiers in the yellow smoke did not know what was happening, the aerial bombs had already fallen on their heads, and the wooden fortifications that could withstand the mortars could not resist the aerial bombs at all, as long as the fortifications that were directly hit, they would definitely not be able to escape the result of collapse, and even the soldiers inside would be finished.
How could Lin Guibin let go of such an opportunity, the soldiers of the two platoons had already begun to attack, and all the light and heavy firepower of the company had been taken out. Desperately suppressed the other party's fortifications that were lucky not to be blown up by aerial bombs.
The fortification group had already lost most of its weight in the bombardment, and at this time it was simply unable to form an effective fire network, and was suppressed to the death by the light and heavy machine guns of the Janissaries. The attacking troops threw smoke grenades, covering the flamethrowers close to the fortifications, as long as fifty meters, and the flamethrowers could spray flames directly through the shooting holes, and the outcome was needless to say. Once the fire is suppressed, even the best defenses are useless, and the seemingly formidable fortifications are quickly wiped out.
(To be continued)