Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Time of the Decisive Battle!
"We have to adjust our tactics!"
When Eck rejected the offer of United Mining and returned to the tent of the temporary headquarters, he happened to see François studying the map, and the other party was eagerly drawing a marking line on the map as if he had been enlightened, and then pointed it to his men.
"If we make a breakthrough, the other side can also focus on defense, and we have an advantage in numbers, so we should change our thinking, we will start an offensive, and they will definitely spread the defense, and when the time comes, we will attack the weak link!"
"But if we do this, we will suffer heavy casualties, and a few more brothers have just run back, except for them, the rest of the people are either killed in battle or surrendered!"
"Now I don't care about any casualties, what conditions did that guy just offer?"
"He said he could give us 200 people and let us work for United Mining!"
"That's good, promise him!"
François said nonchalantly, and Eck was stunned.
"Head, what are you?"
"Aren't we short of people, promise him to send people in at once, preferably with some more bullets and grenades!"
"Got it!"
Eke also reacted that his good brother wanted to prostitute for nothing, and immediately nodded and agreed.
"Then if the other party sends someone, how do we arrange it?"
"Let them attack the factory along the main road, send trucks and jeeps to them, our people, continue to attack from the north and south highlands, the southern front does not need to do anything, only need to contain the enemy, if they want to give up, then press directly, the northern line from the riverbed, we do not enter the dirt mountain, directly insert the factory area!"
"What about the snipers, their snipers blocked the sides of the riverbed, forced a breakthrough?"
"I just had someone unload the steel plate from the truck, although it's a bit heavy, but it's still okay to find a shelf, the riverbed is very dry now, and it's no problem to run the truck!"
"Understood, when will the attack begin?"
François looked at the sky, it was close to six o'clock in the afternoon, and although the sun had not yet sunset, the sun had turned blood red, and even the animals of the steppe were active.
"Tomorrow morning, the last day, we will decide the winner!"
After all, it's not a warlord scuffle, everyone has been fighting there for a year without stopping, and the Shadow Company can fight for three days has been beyond François's expectations, they were ready to solve the battle for a day, and even the logistics were not very prepared, but now it has dragged on for two days, and the casualties are almost half, in order to ensure that the brothers have enough to eat and have a place to live, François even withdrew all the black mercenaries to work, anyway, these guys can't stand anything.
The black mercenaries led by Sack have all turned into orderlies at this moment, serving tea and pouring water to the white mercenaries, washing and cooking, and the fierce fighting in the past two days has made Sack understand that this matter has nothing to do with him, just honestly watch the other party fight.
Even François had the black mercenaries cut down trees on the spot, and set up a makeshift bathhouse on the high ground, boiling water here and washing there, so that his subordinates could relax, and the muddy blood that had been washed off also seeped into the dry soil of the high ground little by little.
As for the Shadow Company, helicopters were once again dispatched at night, bringing more ammunition and supplies to Hannibal, and then carrying away the bodies of those who had fallen during the day, and according to the contract, these dead were to be returned to their relatives, along with their corpses, and their pensions.
And Hannibal also took advantage of this short break to have a simple farewell party.
Although the company was established less than eight months, the PMCs who signed the contract got along very well, although they did not reach the situation of siblings, but they also got along in harmony, the old people will take the initiative to help the newcomers get familiar with the situation, and there is no discrimination and oppression, so everyone will inevitably have something to say about the departed friends.
Hannibal did not attend the farewell party, although he also had a lot to say, but after all, the battle was not over, so he decisively took advantage of the night to inspect several defensive positions currently controlled by the Shadow Company, whether it was a high ground or a mining area, the current PMC state is not bad, although there are few people, but the reasonable rotation allows each PMC to get a full rest, hot food and desserts also ensure morale, and even the music played between the battles has relieved everyone's tense nerves, but this state also can't last long, After all, contractors are not soldiers.
"But those days will soon be over, no more than two days, I promise you!"
Hannibal's guarantee is not a blank check, it is completely in accordance with the battle plan, at present, the Shadow Company has caused enough kills to the mercenaries, so that the other party has reached a state of difficulty in riding a tiger, in order to recover the loss as much as possible, the other party will definitely do whatever it takes, and this is the opportunity for the Shadow Company to fight back, how the BHP mining area is, it does not matter to the Shadow Company, it is just an incomparably sweet, can lure mercenaries and exists.
And then, when the bait comes into play, when the mercenaries start to go deeper at all costs, completely ignoring the threat from behind, that's when they counterattack.
In order to achieve this goal, Shepard also used his trump card at hand, he released Osaba again, and asked him to contact Sacralar, who was responsible for cutting off the mercenaries' back routes, so that François completely lost the logistical supply guarantee.
And when one of the mercenaries delivered François's ultimatum early the next morning, Hannibal knew that the moment he had been waiting for had arrived!
He seriously rejected the other party again, and then ordered all the fire teams to confirm the situation and report back at any time, and when it was confirmed that François had launched an all-round attack, François immediately sent Shepard the agreed code name.
And he himself gave the latest order to all the PMCs except for the high ground on the south side.
"If the opposite side attacks, then you use the fiercest firepower, fighting and retreating, remember, don't look at how many people you kill, but how many people you can attract over!"
The mining area is a big burden for the Shadow Company at this moment, and with this burden, they can't let go of their hands and feet to do it with each other, but if they throw the burden to the mercenaries, it will not be the Shadow Company that is bound hand and foot!
"Now, it's my general's turn!"