Arc of Gunfire

Fenney Valley Bridge, the fighting continues.

The tactics of the Balas are very simple. They first bombard with mortars. After the infantry is blasted, they rush forward. If they cannot rush down, they continue to bombard with mortars.

Fortunately, these Balas people did not have mountain artillery or direct-fire artillery. The bunker built by the Prosen people was very strong. The mortar blasted many pieces of the outer wall of the bunker, but it still did not destroy the bunker.

By 2 a.m., the real problems began to emerge.

"There are no more bullets!" came the voice of Keith, the commander of the position on the north side of the bridge, on the phone. "The ammunition stored in the bunker is almost gone! We fired at least 30,000 rounds of ammunition, and the enemy was exhausted with his body. We have ammunition!”

Captain Henry, who originally commanded Komanda on the south bank, seemed to have been killed by a mortar, so according to the order of command, Lieutenant Case took over the command.

Jonard: "I have organized two groups of people to transport ammunition to you. Are they all gone?"

"It's all gone! Not only the ammunition is gone, but the barrels of the guns you sent are also all broken. Now the machine gun is in danger of exploding at any time. It can explode at any time! Find a way!"

Jonard: "Don't panic. When the mortar attack is over, we can use the anti-aircraft artillery here to support you!"

"The range of fire of anti-aircraft guns is limited, and the Balas people have discovered this. After all, they have received training from Instructor Prosen, and they still have tactical literacy. In addition, they have discovered that we do not have many people. Every attack The formation is even more scattered, and there were people trying to outflank the last wave of attacks from the cliff!"

Chouinard was about to answer when the doctor said: "The mortar bombardment is over!"

"Hold on, I will find a way to support you!"

He hung up the phone and immediately rushed to the window and shouted to the anti-aircraft gun position: "Quick, use the undamaged anti-aircraft gun to overshoot and shoot!"

Komanda, who was originally hiding in the bunker next to the anti-aircraft gun, immediately ran out, operated the anti-aircraft gun to turn its muzzle, and began to pour fire on the other side.

The training level and fighting will of Barras's troops were not strong. As soon as the 20mm cannon shells exploded in the offensive formation, many people fell down and became motionless on the ground. It was not clear whether they were dead or frightened. Don't dare to move.

But the problem is that whether it is a 20mm cannon or a machine gun, it can only suppress the Balas in one area.

The Barras opened up a very large attack area, and relied on the tactical skills trained by instructor Prosen to make full use of various buildings and bunkers.

Chouinard observed it and made a decisive decision: "We can no longer defend the bridge. We need to withdraw the troops on the south bank, otherwise they will be wiped out there!"

As he spoke, he returned to the phone and picked up the receiver: "Answer Nan'an!"

There are professional communications soldiers in Komanda, who are now taking on the responsibility of operator. Soon the voice of South Bank Commander Keyes came from the receiver: "Jonard! I think I should retreat. I don't think these Barras people If you know how to blast, you can detonate the explosives under the bridge that haven’t been demolished yet!”

Jonard: "I agree with your retreat, but I need you to choose two of the strongest people to remove the explosives at the bottom of the bridge! Just remove them and throw them into the river valley below!"

Case: "Damn this, you're so damned with this order, Big Joe!"

"Execute the order! If the bridge is bombed, the advancement of Ant's army will be greatly hindered! Our southern front is mainly composed of Bahara troops. You know how effective the Bahara troops are! You served in Bahara!"

"Damn it!" Case yelled, "Damn it! I'm going to have someone defuse the bomb right now!"

The call was hung up. Jonard ran out of the camp headquarters and ran to the bridge. He hid behind the sandbag shelter at the bridge and looked towards the south bank.

He saw two sturdy Komanda team members rushing out of the bunker, throwing down their equipment as they ran. Finally, wearing only military uniforms and holding pistols, they rushed to the side of the bridge. They quickly climbed off the bridge and hung their hands under the steel beams of the bridge. , hanging forward like a gymnast, removing the explosives stuck to the steel beams as they advanced, and throwing them down the river valley.

Just when everything was going smoothly, a group of Barras rushed to the edge of the cliff and opened fire on the Komanda team members hanging under the bridge.

Fortunately, they all used Lee-Enfield rifles, and their accuracy was poor.

Jonard raised his submachine gun and fired at the enemies, but at this distance he didn't expect to kill them at all, he just wanted to interfere with their shooting.

As a result, before the shuttle was finished, all the Balas fell down.

The two tough men of Komanda successfully climbed to the north side of the bridge and demolished all the explosives at the bottom of the bridge.

The responding Komanda warrior pulled the two men up directly and patted their shoulders hard.

At this time, Lieutenant Case also began to retreat with his troops.

The remaining eight Komandas gradually retreated in a battle formation with alternating cover.

They were halfway there before the Balas braved up and occupied the deserted bunkers and bunkers, rushed to the bridge and started firing.

The Baras were really bad at shooting at night, and all eight Komandas actually came over.

Lieutenant Keyes climbed over the sandbag and hid next to Jonard. He gasped and said, "We have left booby traps in the bunker. We should-"

Before he finished speaking, smoke and twin lights erupted from the bunker on the opposite side.

"It should be like this!" Lieutenant Keyes said, pointing across.

Jonard patted him on the shoulder: "You did a good job, a very good job!"

Lieutenant Case: "What now? Are there any machine gun bullets here?"

"There's not much left. We just used a lot in the fierce battle with the Prosens, and the rest are sent across the bridge to you. We can only use grenades and submachine guns to block the bridge!"

Jonard leaned out and used his submachine gun to shoot down a bunch of Barras soldiers who were crossing the bridge.

Lieutenant Keyes: "Then how are we going to counterattack?"

Jonard answered while changing the magazine: "You ask us? Unless we can defeat an enemy that is a hundred times larger than us in hand-to-hand combat, I don't recommend counterattack."

After changing the magazine, Jonard leaned out again and fired at the same time.

At this time, Martin rushed over with several Proson submachine guns and a bunch of bags of magazines, and slid into the bunker made of sandbags. His helmet was hit by a stray bullet, but it did not penetrate the helmet, leaving only a scratch.

"Shit!"

Martin cursed and tried to take off his helmet, but Jonard shouted, "Don't! Usually, a lucky guy like you will be shot in the head after taking off his helmet! That's how it's played in the movies!"

The United Kingdom declared war on Prosom when Prosom invaded Melania. After so many years of fighting, a lot of war-themed movies have been made. What Jonard said is a routine of such movies.

The battlefield is very evil. Whenever someone doesn't believe in evil, it will punish him severely.

Martin did not take off his helmet, but handed the submachine gun and bullets to Jonard and Keys, and shouted: "The Ants are heading this way! Led by that Rokosov!"

"Why is he leading them?" Jonard was shocked, "Isn't he the commander-in-chief of the Ants' expeditionary force? What's the point of charging in person? Learning from the famous Desert Fox?"

Martin shook his head: "No, no, no, it seems that the Desert Fox learned from him! But I don't know the specific situation. Anyway, the telegram said that the general is personally leading a small team to approach us! There are tanks and self-propelled artillery! Of course, there are infantry!"

"That's great! The only question is how long will it take them to get here?" Jonard asked, picking up the Proson submachine gun that Martin had just brought, and fired at the Baras army that tried to cross the bridge again.

Lieutenant Keys leaned forward and threw a grenade.

The grenade was obviously timed well, and it exploded the moment it landed on the bridge deck, knocking down a circle of Baras people who were retreating, making them run faster.

At this moment, there was another whistling sound in the sky.

Damn, it's the mortar again!

Jonard and Keith shouted at the same time: "Get into the bunker!"

They both moved quickly and rushed out at once.

The mortar shell fell at this time, landing on the battalion drill ground far away from the bridgehead.

Jonard had already run a few steps, and then he found that Martin didn't catch up. He immediately turned back and dragged his comrade who started late, and ran towards the concrete bunker.

The second shell fell.

This time, the Barras people actually tried to sneak across the bridge while the shelling!

The machine gun muzzle of the bridgehead began to flash! It was George who stayed in the bridgehead! Jonard remembered that George still had an MG34 with only a bipod, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

He lay on the observation window of the bunker with worry, watching the bridgehead that kept firing.

"Damn it," he cursed, "We occupied the bridge tonight, and the Ants should have arrived!"

Martin: "The telegram said that the Proson Air Force attacked Moha in the afternoon, disrupting their unloading and assembly rhythm."

Joinard did not answer, but focused on the only bridgehead that was resisting under the mortar bombardment.

George's frequency of strafing slowed down, probably because he didn't have many bullets.

A more fatal problem than running out of bullets is the temperature of the barrel. Because the Proson machine gun has a high rate of fire, it often needs to replace the barrel before the 200-round belt is used up.

But its firepower is really amazing. Even if it is just a continuous long burst, it can suppress the Barras army on the bridge.

Joinard pursed his lips and thought about countermeasures.

At this time, Lieutenant Keyes said: "When the mortars come, we dare not use the anti-aircraft gun. But you see, the anti-aircraft gun is just placed in the open space. The mortars have exploded so many times, but not a single shot has hit it. Maybe we can gamble on the probability and use the 20mm gun in the face of the enemy's mortars?"

Martin raised his head and looked at Jonard meaningfully.

Jonard looked outside, thought for a few seconds and said: "Okay, that's it, Keyes, you and Martin operate the anti-aircraft gun, William transports the shells! I'll play the bagpipes for you next to me!"

Keyes: "Huh?"

Martin patted his shoulder: "Get used to it."

At this time, Jonard took out the bagpipe he had been carrying with him again, played the song just now, and walked towards the anti-aircraft gun.

At this time, the mortar stopped.

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Commander Barras said angrily: "Why did the mortars stop?"

"No more shells!"

"Damn it!" The commander cursed and drew his saber, "The enemy doesn't have many bullets left. Let them see the courage and loyalty of the Barras people. Charge!"

He jumped out of the bunker, raised his command saber high, and rushed towards the bridge.

The Barras people were greatly encouraged and followed him to rush towards the bridge.