Chapter 253: A Million Bounty

The Cuban fast columns moved so fast that when they reached the gates of the gold mines, the defenders inside didn't even know that something was wrong at the front.

The improvised wooden fence outside the mine was easily smashed open by the BTR60 armored vehicle, and the 14.5mm KPVT machine gun began to harvest under the control of the gunner.

And when the turret fired, heavily armed soldiers also jumped from the car and began the assault.

After fighting more with mercenaries, Cuban soldiers are now using their RPD machine guns more as standard equipment for commandos, but some Cuban soldiers are carrying RPK machine guns with 40-round magazines, while UNITA soldiers who are still using FAL automatic rifles opposite them cannot stop their opponents at all, so they can only retreat in embarrassment. Z.br>

UNITA troops were not without firing points around the mines, and at high altitudes, the defenders set up a number of machine-gun bunkers, but these pillboxes were sent into the sky by bazookas before they could fire a few shots, and in terms of firepower, these Soviet 14.5 mm machine guns were more powerful than the mere 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.

The only threat to the attacking Cuban army was the three-storey building made of shadow blast walls in the center of the gold mining complex, which had been a guard's duty room, but had been turned into a large fire-breathing bunker, in which a dozen UNITA soldiers, led by an officer, were hiding and condescendingly firing in all directions.

The heavy machine guns and bazookas in the hands of the Cuban soldiers did not cause any fatal damage to the defensive point made of blast walls, and Savin was not bad for money, and the blast walls purchased from the Shadow Company were stacked on top of each other in a double configuration, double the defense, and double the security.

Cuban soldiers could only blast a painless hole in the blast wall with a bazooka, and the space inside was large enough that the rockets could not kill the defenders inside after shooting into the holes.

However, the Cuban army was not a rigid person, and after being stopped for a few minutes, they found a way, several smoke grenades were dropped around the building, and as the smoke exploded, several commandos rushed to the bottom of the tower, and then used explosives to blow open the blocked entrance, and then it was a suspenseless crushing battle.

In less than 20 minutes, the mines were under the control of Cuban soldiers, UNITA soldiers and workers who had not had time to run away were captured, and even a large amount of gold ore that had not had time to be transported became Cuban trophies.

It's just that the Cuban army has no interest in the prisoners and property, they lock all the prisoners in the mines, and after sealing the gates, they blast the remaining mines, and in order to paralyze the gold mines, the Cuban army does not even let go of those facilities, and they do not carry enough explosives, so they use the gold mines themselves to store.

As the commander pressed the detonation button, the biggest cash cow in Savimbi's hands was paralyzed, the Cubans were not able to destroy it completely, and they did not intend to destroy it completely, because after the end of the war, the SPLM also needed these resources to support the development of the country, so the Cubans simply blasted the mine tunnels and equipment, and this was enough!

Even if Savimbi can get new equipment from the United States, at least for a few months, the gold mine will not be able to function, which means that at least a significant part of the mercenaries will have to face the problem of unpaid wages from their employers!

The entire assault lasted less than two hours, and it took only a day and a half to break through the line of defense and penetrate into depth.

Savimbi, who was on the front line, was furious that he shot a few unlucky officers who had left their posts without permission, and immediately issued a high reward of two million to his subordinates, and he wanted to make those damn Cubans have a good memory!

And soon the bounty was distributed to all the mercenaries, and then, the entire *** camp went crazy!

Shepard's Armed Nation hypermarket was swept away by the mercenaries in a hurry, both bullets and weapons, and even many mercenaries bought bullets by the barrel, a large barrel contained a full 7,500 rounds of ammunition, and these mercenaries bought several barrels at a time.

Naturally, the purchase of so many arms was for the sake of the high bounty, although the Cubans had already made a move

After a quick enough journey, they were still blocked on the way to retreat, and they had to choose to flee into the interior of UNITA, preparing to find a way to withdraw to the SPLM-controlled area after throwing off the pursuers.

The regular armies of South Africa and UNITA were unable to send troops back to participate in the encirclement and suppression because of the situation on the front line, so these things could only be left to those mercenaries who were relatively busy.

The Cuban army of less than 200 people has attracted thousands of mercenaries, everyone wants bonuses, it is not easy to earn a million in this year, especially those mercenaries who can't eat much on weekdays, they are tired of blowing up a truck or occupying a village, and the money they can get is only tens of thousands of yuan, and now, as long as they kill those Cuban troops, a full two million cash is waiting for them to share the profit!

The Cuban commander didn't expect his head to be so valuable, and when they retreated, they had a face-to-face with a mercenary group of less than a hundred people, at first, this mercenary group with only ten vehicles, most of which were ordinary six-wheeled trucks, was frightened and turned around and ran, but when the regiment commander knew that he had just passed by with two million, he immediately asked his subordinates to turn around and chase after him.

Although the most powerful firepower in their jeeps was two old 919A6 machine guns, this did not prevent them from making a fortune, and under the command of the mercenary commander, his ten ordinary trucks were able to take the posture of a million-strong army charging on the steppe.

And after being chased by the mercenaries for several kilometers, the Cuban commander also found out that something was wrong, he had a full fifteen BTR60 armored transport vehicles in his hands, as well as BRD reconnaissance vehicles, with such firepower in hand, why should he be chased by the opponent?

So the commander gave an order, the convoy turned around to meet the attack, which can not fix the mercenaries behind, the regiment commander looked at the wheeled armored car that rushed over, and could only let his subordinates turn around, but the Cubans did not intend to let them go like this, several BRD vehicles chased the mercenaries and ran out for five or six kilometers, several trucks were destroyed, and after killing and wounding more than a dozen people, the Cuban reconnaissance vehicle turned around and left satisfied.

Seeing his losses, the mercenary leader only wiped his tears in distress, but when he thought about the reward, he could only let his subordinates keep up with the opponent again, but don't follow too closely, after all, he knows that the big army is still behind!