Chapter 1339 Hydra is in action (first update, please subscribe)
It is a night in the jungle. There are no stars in the sky and there is no trace of moonlight. There is only the darkness in central Africa. The dark rain forest wraps a group of people. Disorganized black soldiers.
Most of the soldiers in the darkness were lying on the ground. It has to be said that these black soldiers may not be good soldiers, but they must be able to endure hardship, or in other words, they have long been accustomed to this kind of life. .
Half a month ago, these soldiers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Kadu, withdrew into the rainforest. Although the capital of Katanga has been occupied and the president has fled, they are still fighting. With.
In the rain forest, in the dark night... In fact, they are waiting here.
"We will launch a counterattack soon!"
Lieutenant Colonel Kadu once said to everyone.
As for when to fight back, no one knows. Half a month ago, with the bombardment of the United Nations forces and the rumble of artillery from the north, the soldiers on the front line finally collapsed. The soldiers abandoned their guns and ran into the jungle where they could hide.
They are the only unit that still retains its organizational structure, and it has also attracted many fleeing soldiers.
Although they are in a rainforest, there is no shortage of supplies. The nearby farms will send them supplies, and sometimes helicopters will even fly over to deliver supplies.
Just then, the darkness was broken by the roar of a helicopter.
The black soldiers in the rainforest all raised their heads in shock. Soon, they saw several helicopters flying from the sky.
A listless voice in the darkness shouted:
"Leave them alone! They are not United Nations troops."
Soon, the helicopter pilot determined his position Then, he landed on the empty rainforest grassland.
As soon as the plane stopped, a group of African soldiers gathered around. This group of soldiers was a dark group with their backs to the dark palm forest. There was a red dot there that flashed on and off. It was someone smoking there. smoking a cigar.
The white man who got off the plane had never seen that person, but he knew that there was such a person. Even in the dark, with only the dim light of a few cigarettes, he could identify the person he wanted to see and finally saw. of this person.
The white man wearing camouflage combat uniform did not wear a military cap, so he did not salute, but only nodded slightly. He had never nodded like that to a black man before.
"I am Captain Randolph Cliff."
He said in English with an Afrikaner accent.
Andrei Kadu nodded in reply. As he nodded, a thick black beard brushed the chest of his camouflaged military uniform with stripes.
"It is dangerous to fly at night like this, Captain,"
he said dryly,
"It will be a little late to bring in the supplies."
Since he led his troops into the rainforest, all supplies have been provided by the white captain in front of him.
"Lieutenant Colonel, I'm not here to deliver supplies, but to provide help!"
It was only then that Kadu noticed that there were still a group of soldiers sitting on these six helicopters, even though their faces were painted They were wearing black camouflage, but he could still tell - these guys were not black.
They are all... mercenaries!
The moment he saw them, Kadu's face showed a smile, and everything on his dark face was full of hope!
Yes, that’s right, it’s hope!
As long as you see those mercenaries, there is hope. As for the local black soldiers, they are simply vulnerable.
"What is your plan?"
At this time a tall, strong man jumped out of the helicopter. Like everyone else, he was wearing green jungle camouflage uniforms from head to toe and a Nanyang-style tactical vest.
This tactical vest, which was born in World War II, can not only be used as an ammunition carrier, but also can be inserted into two ceramic bulletproof inserts. Kadu also used this thing when he was in Nanyang.
This man was wearing jungle boots with his trousers tucked into the boots. A water bottle and a long hunting knife were hung on his trousers belt. An AR15 assault rifle was in his hand. When he walked After coming down, he shouted in Chinese.
"Kadu, do you still remember me?"
The familiar voice made Kadu's eyes light up, and he said in surprise:
"Teacher, instructor, you, you are here..."< br>
The person who came was none other than his instructor at the training school, or one of the instructors. The man with oil paint on his face said:
"Yes, I'm here, There are some other friends, and we will help you take back Katanga, but now, the first thing we have to do is to destroy their air force!”
Destroy the air force?
Kadu's eyes revealed doubts. He even looked back at the helicopter behind him... It was just a helicopter.
"Leave it to us, Kadu, wait until we destroy the planes at the airport, and then we start the counterattack!"
Then, the instructor walked up to him, stared at him and said :
"Soon, you will liberate and retake all of Katanga!"
"Yes, instructor, but how should we destroy their airport? Thousands of United Nations troops are stationed there!"
...The rain forest shrouded in darkness was silent, and there was a sudden slight sound. There was a sound, and then a black shadow appeared here. He stopped to observe for a while, and made a gesture to the back. Soon, behind him, a group of soldiers moved forward cautiously.
In this way, they moved carefully along the way. After a few dozen minutes, an airport appeared in front of them. Kolwezi Airport was an airport left by the Belgians and once belonged to Katan. In addition, at the beginning of the year, the United Nations troops destroyed the planes at the airport through raids, then occupied the airport and used the airport as an advance base.
Subsequently, the armies of India, Sweden, Ethiopia and other countries split up and launched a fierce attack on Elizabethville, the capital of Katanga. During this period, the "Canberra" bombers of the United Nations forces carried out bombings many times. It was those bombers that destroyed everyone's will.
After arriving at the edge of the rainforest, the commandos lay on the ground and observed the airport. Wu Dingyuan, half of his body exposed, observed the aircraft in the airport through the telescope.
"Eight Canberra, six "Saab-29" fighter jets...the main air force of the United Nations force is here."
While talking to himself, a slight smile appeared on his face , stared at the airport, glanced at his watch again, and then said:
"Okay, now!"
As his words fell, he was carrying the firepower of the small radio station on his back. The staff was also shocked and immediately used the radio to contact the rear:
"Coordinates..."
At the same time, the accompanying commandos set up automatic grenade machine guns. Although this weapon is not large, it is a devastating weapon. It can wipe out the entire squad in one burst. ! In the conflict on the right bank of the Mekong River, it once gave the North Vietnamese Army a nearly devastating blow.
However, today their target is not the Vietnamese soldiers all over the mountains and plains, but the planes at the airport.
When the grenadiers aimed at the aircraft on the airport, several 120mm mortars were ready to fire three or four kilometers behind.
At 2:15 in the morning, four 120 mortars opened fire at the same time, and the 16-kilogram shells roared through the night sky and hit the airport. At this time, at the airport, United Nations troops and the Congolese army Most of them were asleep. When the soldiers on duty heard the roar, they had not yet reacted. The violent explosion tore through the midnight silence.
Among the violent shells, only one shell landed near the aircraft, causing serious damage to the aircraft. The others landed far away on the runway or apron.
"Adjust the position..."
The shooter immediately reported the new coordinates.
A few seconds later, the gunner in the rear fired another cannonball.
There was no calibration, just continuous firing. In order to achieve the fastest firing speed, three people loaded ammunition at the same time and fired dozens of rounds in a very short period of time.
At this time, the airport was already a sea of fire - unlike the mortars in the distance, the approaching grenade machine guns were directly aimed at the tarmac and fired. When the semi-armor-breaking shells hit the bombers, they exploded directly on the aircraft. A hole the size of a table was created, and the violent explosion ignited the fuel in the tank, causing an even more violent explosion.
At the burning airport, the awakened United Nations troops hurriedly ran out of their tents and barracks, shouting as they ran.
"Attack, attack..."
Just where is the attack?
Before they could figure out where the enemy was, there was a whistling sound above their heads.
"Mortars..."
Kades, from Sweden, had fought on the Eastern Front as a volunteer, and a familiar voice made him shout.
While he was lying down, the artillery shells had already fallen. The violent explosion directly blew a group of Indian soldiers into the sky. One artillery shell even accurately hit a Canberra bomber. Those Indians wanted to Save trouble, fill the fuel tank with fuel. In the violent explosion, the bomber was blown to pieces. Tons of fuel were thrown into the sky like water, turning into a piece of rain, but this rain was burning. The burning fuel not only lit up the airport, but also ignited two nearby bombers. While the aluminum skin of the bombers was ignited, what was even more terrifying was that the soldiers who were ignited turned into individual Pyroman, struggling in the sea of flames, screaming.
The shells overhead did not stop. They were like raindrops, covering the entire airport with snow. Planes and bombers, like torches, were lit one after another.
You can also see among the burning torches that the running soldiers are constantly being blown into the sky.
Their bodies were torn into pieces like children's toys.
The people in the artillery fire were almost powerless except to scream. Even some Swedish soldiers wanted to resist, but before they could organize their troops, they were dispersed by the Congolese soldiers running back and forth. , where the Congolese screamed in despair.
As for those Indian soldiers, they didn’t know where they were. They seemed to have disappeared.
"Where is the enemy?"
Compared with this question, for Cardes, what he is concerned about now is another question - who is the person? Where are they from?
These questions are asked because neither the accurate and heavy artillery fire nor this surprise attack could have been caused by Africans.
Must be a mercenary.
"Damn! It must be those mercenaries. They must have hired a lot of mercenaries."
But his scolding could not solve any problem. After the attack was over, everyone in the airport The planes were turned into scrap metal, and at this time, the disappeared Indian soldiers appeared, and they even launched a sweep into the rainforest, which seemed to be a way to tell others that you see, we are also doing something.
But they had just entered the rainforest not long ago. Following several explosions, they hurriedly retreated. Although Guo Yongbing who attacked the airport retreated, they laid mines in the rain forest. Those anti-infantry mines, including directional mines, brought great danger to the Indian soldiers who entered the rain forest. suffered extremely heavy casualties.
They may have escaped the night attack, but they did not escape the trap set by the mercenaries in the rain forest. This trap was not just for an ambush.
(End of this chapter)