Chapter 397: Night Attack
When it became clear that his brother was indeed going to make a fuss about this matter, Raymond Eddie did not hesitate, and nodded excitedly:
"Okay, brother, I'll go get them now."
Raymond Eddie thought that his brother was going to kill the chicken and make an example of the monkey, so he grabbed the soldier and slaughtered him, and vented his evil anger to himself, of course he was very happy in his heart.
But in reality, Brissot Eddy was not prepared to do this, his plan was to kill the mother and son after getting the confession, and then put the confession in front of Bartlé Crow.
and told him that he had dealt with the end of this matter, and asked him to restrain his subordinates in the future, and not to beat the other party in such a violation of military discipline.
It is not only to strengthen his own majesty, but also to show grace to the other party, telling the other party, do you see it, but in your face, I can easily let go of this kind of violation of military discipline.
Of course, this is called the combination of grace and power in Chinese culture.
Raymond Eddie still thought with an ignorant face that he could really vent his evil anger this time.
But what he didn't expect was that when he hurriedly led a few people to find the house just now, he found that the house was burning into ruins in a fire.
Local residents in the surrounding area are organizing firefighting. After questioning, everyone said that the mother and son had been buried in the fire, but no one knew the cause of the fire.
At this moment, Raymond Eddie, no matter how stupid he was, understood what was going on.
Looking at the burned house, Raymond Eddy clenched his fists and clenched his teeth, eager to eat the two soldiers alive. But he also understands that now that there is no proof of death, it is impossible to find trouble with the other party.
Hatefully kicked a few times at the house on the side, and he could only lead the team back to the camp helplessly.
And the veteran soldier Youzi, who was watching this scene from afar, showed a sneer with disdain, and the other soldier on the side let out a long breath.
After Brissot Eddy received the news, he also consciously did not do anything, but stepped up the efficiency of recruiting troops in Mangua.
And after a day's rest, the border guards in the town of Bittenkot finally sent scouts to start reconnoitring Manguari.
As the two towns closest to the border, in addition to being transported by water, there is still a muddy road between the towns.
However, during the rainy season, the trail becomes very difficult to walk and is often flooded.
From Manguari to the rest of Brazil, it is mostly by water, which is why the border guards have placed their logistics base in Manguari.
By the time the scouts got the information from Manguari, it was already two days later.
"Commander, these rebels are now recruiting troops in Mangua, it seems that they will not leave for a while, I think it is better to eliminate them sooner rather than later, otherwise when their recruits complete their training, we may need to pay a greater price if we want to exterminate them."
The chief of staff, having received information from Mangari, made his own proposal to the head of the regiment Miloš Chuatoko.
Several battalion commanders under him also asked for battle.
Commander Miloš Chuatoko had already received a telegram from the Ministry of Defense, urging him to end the fighting within a week, which forced him, who wanted to hold on, to reverse his original plan and start preparing for an attack on Mangari.
He was a little surprised to receive the information that the rebels were still in Manguari, he didn't expect that the other party would not flee directly after not collecting it as he expected this time, and throw the mess of Manguari to himself.
He was still very satisfied with the attitude of several of his subordinates who had to fight, after all, everyone knew that Manguali was their logistics base and back road.
He was very relieved to learn that everyone was able to quickly adjust their mentality and actively prepare to recapture Manguari when the back road was cut off.
"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's pack up our equipment and take back Manguari.
Chief of Staff, since the enemy still dares to stay in the town, then we can't let them run away anymore, so I plan to advance by land and water, encircle Manguali, block the enemy in Manguali, and fight a positional battle with the other side.
Fight to exterminate them in the town of Manguari. ”
Hearing that the regimental commander also agreed to launch an attack on the town of Manguali, everyone began to cheer up, and finally no longer had to be blocked in this border town.
Immediately afterwards, Miloš Chuatoko began to divide the labor, because they had traveled by water from Manguari to the town of Bittenkot, so they had a lot of boats on their hands.
It was enough to transport everyone directly to Manguari, but it was because they entered the vicinity of the town of Bittenkot by water that the rebels had the opportunity to jump out of Bittenkot.
So this time the commander of the regiment Miloš Chuatoko learned his lesson and decided to advance by land and water, and the troops were divided into two ways to surround Manguari.
Time passed quickly, and in the jungle, less than five kilometers from the town of Manguali, the first battalion of border guards had already completed the work of setting up camp. After a long day of trekking, we finally approached this small town.
Just wait for tomorrow morning, when the time for the general attack is up, you can launch an attack on Manguali by land.
Everyone was very tired, because marching in the jungle was not an easy task, let alone a heavily armed march.
This made Bassam regret it when he was halfway through, he knew that this road was so difficult, he should not have volunteered to ask the regiment commander for battle, and took the initiative to accept the task of attacking by land.
"Battalion commander, your camp tent has been set up, it's been a hard day, you better rest early!"
The adjutant came to Bassam's side and courtied him courteously.
Looking at the already dark sky, the timid Bassam asked uneasily:
"Have all the guards been dispatched? We are not far from Manguali, so beware of enemy attacks. ”
"Rest assured, sir, that our guard post has infiltrated the outskirts of Manguari Town and joined up with the Scouts at the regimental headquarters.
What we see now is that the rebels have not found anything abnormal, and the town of Manguari is still singing and dancing, just waiting for our army to attack tomorrow and will definitely be able to take it smoothly. ”
The adjutant assured Bassam with a relaxed face.
These words can be regarded as reassuring Bassam, who participated in the actual battle for the first time, and had the experience of worrying all night outside the town of Bittencott for the first time, but nothing happened.
Bassam is also free of the original nervousness.
However, he cautiously explained to the adjutant:
"Don't slack off on patrols at night, arrange shifts, and don't let our guard down just because the enemy hasn't spotted us, understand?"
The adjutant hurriedly stood up and saluted:
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing this, Bassam waved his hand, signaling that the other party could leave.
After the other party left, Bassam, who was already tired enough to choke, yawned and lay directly on the marching bed, and soon fell asleep.
As for personally inspecting the camp on one side, or arranging light and dark sentry and other work, he obviously won't do it.
Time passed, and apart from the occasional passing of the patrolling soldiers, there was almost nothing left of the sounds of insects and animals that came out to forage at night.
Gradually, in the middle of the night, even the sounds of insects and animals slowly disappeared.
There was no movement in the entire camp, except for the occasional crackling sound of the burning wood in the campfire. And all this did not alarm the patrolling soldiers.
Until "Smack! A gunshot broke the silence of the night,
Bassam, who was asleep, was frightened by the sudden gunshot, jumped up directly from the bed, and shouted in panic:
"Where's the gun?"
But he did not wait for the soldiers' answers, but the gunfire quickly rang out, and soon enveloped the entire camp, and even the most unresponsive people understood that it was an attack.
Having no time to think about it, Bassam stumbled out of the camp and found that the entire camp was in disarray, full of soldiers scurrying around, but there was no attacker in sight.
As the commander of the unit, although his legs trembled with fright, at this time he also understood that panic could not solve the problem, so he picked up his pistol and shot it into the sky.
shouted loudly:
"What's the panic, even the enemy didn't see it, and he made a mess, and ordered the commanders of each company to organize their teams and establish a defensive line."
It can only be said that although Bassam, as the battalion commander, is a mustache and a horseman, he is not stupid, and he did not find the enemy's figure at the first time, so he made a response that a commander should have.
With the orders of their commanders, the soldiers soon had the backbone and began to move closer to their commanders and prepare to build a defensive line.
But at this moment, a noisy shout sounded in the dark jungle, and the gunfire became more intense.
From time to time, rebels rushed into the government camp out of the darkness, and the government soldiers, who could only shoot blindly at the dark jungle, finally saw the enemy, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, the invisible enemy is the most terrifying.
In fact, the rebels' attack on the camp was not smooth, after all, in this era, night fighting is a combat skill that only a few elite troops can master.
And the rebels, who turned out to be only responsible for transporting the DP, apparently did not receive these trainings. Attacking the enemy from the dense primeval jungle in the dark of night is not something that can be done by pulling out a random army.
Therefore, this night battle, whether it is the attacker or the defender, is obviously full of loopholes.
When the first shots were fired by the rebels, there were actually many people who did not reach the intended attack position. This disjointed the entire offensive rhythm and gave the government troops in the camp time to react.
The combination of circumstances turned this premeditated night attack by the rebels into a scuffle.
However, as the attacking side, the rebels have the psychological advantage of taking the initiative to attack, and Bassam, who is on the defensive side, only thinks about passive defense from beginning to end.
Therefore, throughout the scuffle, the rebels actually had the absolute initiative.
In the dark jungle, the two sides went back and forth for nearly two hours, and finally the rebels stormed the government camp before dawn.
"Sir, what to do now, the front is no longer guarded."
The adjutant said with an anxious look on his face in front of Bassam.
"Wasn't it good just now? Why can't you hold it all of a sudden? ”
When Bassam heard your adjutant say that he couldn't hold it, his whole body trembled, and he was already timid and flustered.
"Just now the rebels concentrated their forces and threw a large number of grenades at the positions of the first company, and now the defense line of the first company has been broken through, and the commander of the first company is seriously wounded.
Now the rebels have broken through the line of defense of a company and are coming here. ”
The adjutant said that Bassam was so frightened that he wanted to turn around and run away with the same reflex.
At that moment a herald rushed to Bassam with a telegram, and one of them stood up and saluted:
"Sir, the regimental headquarters has called, ordering our troops to hold the camp and attract the rebels attacking our headquarters here. Create an opportunity for the main force of the regimental headquarters to attack the town of Manguali.
If there is a violation of military law! ”
When Bassam heard this, he glanced at his adjutant with a pale face, this telegram came at an inopportune time.
If it had been a minute or two late, he would have fled with his troops.
But now that the order from the regiment headquarters has come down, if you run again, you will lose your head if you don't do it well.
Glancing at the herald, Bassam gritted his teeth and said:
"Send another telegram to the regimental headquarters for help, and tell them that the position of our battalion has been broken through by the enemy, and the enemy attacking our department is expected to number 1,000 men, and it must be the main force of the enemy.
It is suggested that the regimental headquarters abandon the town of Manguali, move closer to our department, and encircle the main force of the enemy. ”
When the herald heard this, he wrote the order in the telegram and confirmed it again with Bassam, and after Bassam confirmed it, he saluted and ran back to the telegram room.
This means that because they are acting alone, the regimental headquarters equips them with a set of radio stations.
As for the walkie-talkies, which have long been available in this era, border guards like theirs have not yet come to rush to equip them.
When the adjutant heard this, he asked with some concern:
"Sir, our position has been broken through by the enemy, and now let the main force of the regiment headquarters move closer to us, I'm afraid it's too late!"
When Bassam heard this, he angrily raised his foot and kicked at the other party, and said dissatisfiedly:
"Knowing that the position has been breached, what are you doing here! Don't organize a manpower counterattack and recapture the position! ”
The adjutant obviously didn't expect Bassam to be so tough today, and he was ready to organize a counterattack, which was not the same person as the battalion commander in his impression!
How did he know that at this time, Bassam's thoughts in his heart, knowing that the main force of the regimental headquarters had reached the periphery of Manguari, and he could launch an attack at any time to destroy the enemy.
If you run away at this time, won't you be as stupid as surrendering to the enemy when you are victorious? His ingenuity did not allow him to make such a mistake.
As for him, he exaggerated to the regimental headquarters that the enemy, who had more than a thousand people here, was the main force of the rebels, and of course he was trying to attract the main force of the regimental headquarters to relieve the siege for himself.
He didn't know exactly how many enemies were besieging him now, because the enemies were all in the jungle, and it was difficult to make an accurate judgment in the dark jungle.
What he didn't know was that it was actually only two companies of the rebels who attacked his camp.
And it was the veteran who burned the woman's house in Mangua.
The reason why this veteran oilman was put in charge of this night attack was actually just a means for Brissot Eddy to weaken Bartle Chloe's influence in the rebels.
After the adjutant heard Bassam's order, he didn't dare to resist, so he could only put away his thoughts about running for his life, and saluted Bassam:
"Yes, sir!"
Then he gathered the men of the battalion headquarters and killed the rebels who had already broken through the camp.
It has just been said that there were actually only two companies attacking the camp, and after two hours of fighting, there were not many men who could still charge.
Therefore, against the people led by the adjutant, they were killed.
Soon the war was again deadlocked.