Chapter 1717 The bloody battle at Hacksaw Mountain (1)
In fact, they launched a tentative attack two days ago. The result was that both the Kriegs and the Qadians paid a huge price, but they did not Any progress, if Creed had not repeatedly insisted on suspending the attack, the Kriegs might have continued to pay their lives in vain.
Every soldier's death saddens Creed, but Guillermo seems to turn a blind eye.
"If the theater commander wants this mountain, we will be the ones to capture it and agree on a time to attack."
"We need to think of a countermeasure. A reckless attack will only destroy more people. life, or you can request the assistance of the Space Marines from the theater commander."
"The number of Space Marines is too small. They are precious and must be used to defend against heretical enemies, rather than wasted on this kind of battlefield that we can handle ourselves."
"The lives of soldiers are also precious. "Precious."
Guillermo did not answer. The raindrops beat steadily on the hats and shoulders of the Krieger officers, but Creed could feel the other party's constant scrutiny. Own.
"Captain Creed, in light of any youthful idealism you may be clinging to, I must say something that, while it may sound distasteful to you, you must remain objective, To give appropriate value to the lives of our soldiers, it is the duty of our officers to bear the necessary burdens of our class. We are born to command, and soldiers are born to die serving the sacred will. From the beginning, we must Understand this, any cowardice in behavior and will will only affect our judgment."
Creed's reaction was completely different.
"There are no cowards here."
He pointed to the muddy basin, where more than three hundred Cadian soldiers of the 8th Regiment were already lying.
"If you have to say it, then those of us who are alive, including you and me, are all cowards, because in your concept, the dead are heroes, right? I may not have been in the army for long , you are not as commander as General Guillermo, not as many of you, but I have been fighting for more than ten years, from a soldier to a squad leader to a company commander. At least I understand one thing, my own life is important, and the lives of others are also important. Life should not be wasted casually."
Guillermo Shamari stared at Creed for a long time and hissed:
"So, what is your plan?"
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“Be careful, don’t fall.”
Creed’s men didn’t have an easier time climbing the east face of Hacksaw Mountain , the sheer cliffs, sharp rocks, and tangled razor wire were bad enough, but every time the young regiment leader sent his men forward to cut through the barricades, there were screams of agony as yet another man died. , or seriously injured.
We have gone very far, Creed thought. In fact, he also expected that the other party would agree to his bold plan.
To put it simply, the main forces of the two regiments launched a feint attack on the west side. Creed personally led the men to climb from the steep east side, and then deployed thermal melt under the angle between the west and south walls of the enemy fortress. bomb.
As for why it is in this position, first of all, the engineers inferred that this position is a structural support point. Because the area on the mountain is not enough, the entire foundation cannot be deployed on the mountain when building the fortress. This part can only be extended with reinforced concrete. Such an angle is formed. Another point is that according to the results of the previous close-up scan by the scouts, the temperature in this area is at least ten degrees higher than the surrounding temperature. Therefore, Creed guessed that there should be a fortress under the foundation behind the wall. A power generation center or energy storage device, no matter what it is, can cause huge interference to the defense of the fortress as long as it can cause damage to it.
The only problem is that the east slope is steep and has little cover, so it is impossible for a large force to pass, so Creed decided to personally lead this commando team composed of elite veterans and engineers.
At this time, more than a hundred of them were less than a hundred meters away from the fortress. However, what was bad was that they seemed to have been discovered.
Failure was like a slow claw that was slowly tightening its grip on his heart. Every loss tightened his internal organs tighter and tighter. He seemed to feel every death keenly, Every howl of agony - these men followed his lead, relied on him, and the orders they obeyed came from him.
So naturally, their deaths also originated from him.
Emperor, how can I prevent their slaughter while still doing my duty?
Is it true, as the Kriegs say, that it seems impossible?
Are they right after all? Is he an idealistic fool?
It's a pity that no one can answer his question.
The only answer was the sound of gunfire from further up the hill, followed by the earth-shattering roar of the castle's long-range artillery. On the gentle slope to the west, huge fountains of earth and fire exploded majestically into the air, and the enemy was shelling the main force of Kriegs and Cadian who had launched the attack - now the Eighth Regiment was leading the attack, led by the Commissar.
Although the fighting there was lively, the enemies here also felt the danger.
Ding!
Suddenly, a logging gun bullet bounced off the rock next to Creed, almost grazing his forehead and he immediately laid himself flat on the cold, wet surface.
"Holy Throne!"
He spat, and the guard beside him, Jalan Kyle, immediately stood up from the cover, fired back, and then squatted down.
"Watch yourself, sir, those bastards will be keen to kill anyone with military rank."
At this time, through the communication bead in his ear, Creed heard him correspondent greeted him on the command channel.
“Message from regimental headquarters, sir.”
“Let us hear it.”
"The attack on the west side has been launched on time, and the enemy has begun to divert attention."
"Okay, then we have to work."
"Fuck!"
Suddenly Jaran Kyle roared, held down Creed and leaned down to roll under the boulder closest to the two of them, and then bullets from the logging gun spurted out from the rain-spattered castle wall.
"Sir, why do I feel...this defense does not seem to be reduced much by the frontal attack."
Jalan's words gave Creed a headache, but they were indeed true.
The fortress stood above them, evil, dark, and full of threats, like a huge demon, and the lights above were its countless eyes.
And it was not built to guard some important facilities or cities. It was built for a single purpose - to resist attacks and kill as many attackers as possible.
Creed was a little uneasy. He was convinced that the Krieg's offensive was fierce enough, which would shift the enemy's defense focus to the west, but the enemy still seemed to have deployed its forces here.
Is the size of the enemy garrison much larger than expected?
But in either case, Creed had promised the Kriegs before the attack that they would break through the wall and take out the enemy's power system when the attack was launched.
"Fire support team."
He said through the communication:
"Get into position immediately, mortar team, deploy behind the exposed rocks on the left and right. When I give When giving the order, I wanted to coordinate the firing in intervals to drive that bastard away from the parapet. I didn't want the engineers to be massacred by bullets from diagonally above while working. Others also performed fire cover tasks and tried their best to After the enemy pressed back into the bunker, I knew that the enemy was condescending, but they are all blind mutant bastards and you are all sharpshooters. I believe in you, just as you also believe in me. "
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(End of this chapter)