Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 396 Night Attack

When it became clear that his brother was indeed planning to make some fuss about this matter, Raymond Eddie no longer hesitated and nodded excitedly:

"Okay, brother, I'll go find them now."

Raymond Eddie thought that his brother was going to scare the monkeys, so he caught the soldier and killed him, so that he could vent his anger. Of course he was very happy in his heart.

But in fact, Brissot Eddy was not prepared to do this. His plan was to silence the mother and son after obtaining the confession, and then place the confession in front of Bartlett Crowe.

He also told him that he had taken care of the matter and asked him to restrain his subordinates in the future and not to beat the other party again if such violations of military discipline occurred.

It is not only to strengthen one's majesty, but also to show favor to the other party and tell the other party, "Did you see it? For your sake, I have let this kind of violation of military discipline go easily."

Of course, this is called giving both kindness and power in Chinese culture.

Therefore, Raymond Eddy still looked confused and thought that he could really express his anger this time.

But what made him even more unexpected was that when he hurriedly led a few people to the house he had just found, he found that the house was burning into ruins in a fire.

The surrounding local residents are organizing to put out the fire. After inquiries, everyone said that the mother and son had been buried in the flames. As for the cause of the fire, no one knew.

At this moment, no matter how stupid Raymond Eddie was, he understood what was going on.

Looking at the burned house, Raymond Eddy clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, wishing to eat the two soldiers alive. But he also understood that now that there was no proof, it was impossible to cause trouble for the other party.

He kicked the house on the side angrily, and he had no choice but to lead the team back to the camp.

The veteran Youzi, who was watching this scene from a distance, sneered disdainfully, and the other soldier on the side let out a long breath.

After Brisso Eddie received the news, he consciously pretended that nothing had happened, and only stepped up the efficiency of recruiting troops in Manguari.

After a day's rest, the border guards in Bitenkot town finally sent out scouts to conduct reconnaissance towards Manguari.

As the two towns closest to the border, in addition to waterway transportation, there is still a mud path between the towns.

However, during the rainy season, this trail becomes very difficult to walk and is often flooded.

Most of the routes from Manguari to other parts of Brazil are via waterways, which is why the border guards put their logistics base in Manguari.

By the time the scouts received the information about Manguari, it was already two days later.

"Captain, these rebels are currently recruiting troops in Manguari. It seems that they will leave soon. I think it is better to eliminate them sooner rather than later. Otherwise, we may need to wait until their recruits have completed their training and then want to eliminate them.

Pay a higher price."

After receiving the intelligence from Manguari, the Chief of Staff made his own suggestions to Commander Miloš Chuatoko.

Several of his battalion commanders also asked for battle.

Commander Miloš Chuatoko had already received a telegram from the Ministry of Defense, urging him to end the battle within a week. This forced him, who originally wanted to be stable, to overturn his original plan and start preparations.

Attack on Manguari.

He was a little surprised when he received the information that the rebels were still in Manguari. He didn't expect that the other party would not flee directly after looting as he expected, leaving the mess of Manguari to him.

He was still very satisfied with the attitude of several of his subordinates who came to fight one after another. After all, everyone knew that Manguari was their logistics base and escape route.

He was very relieved to learn that everyone could quickly adjust their mentality and actively prepare to recapture Manguari when their escape route was cut off.

"Okay, since everyone is on the same page, let's pack up our equipment and take back Manguari.

Chief of Staff, since the enemy still dares to stay in the town, we can't let them escape anymore. Therefore, I plan to advance by land and water, encircle Manguari, block the enemy in Manguari, and then fight a positional battle with the opponent.

Try to wipe them out in Manguari Town."

Hearing that the group leader also agreed to launch an attack on Manguari Town, everyone began to cheer up. Finally, they no longer had to be stuck in this border town.

Immediately afterwards, Miloš Chuatoko began to divide the labor, because they originally took the waterway from Manguari to the town of Bitenkot, so they had many boats on hand.

It was enough to transport everyone directly to Manguari, but it was precisely because they entered near the town of Bittenkot through the waterway that the rebels had an opportunity to jump out of Bittenkot.

So this time, Commander Miloš Chuatoko learned his lesson and decided to advance both by land and water, and divided his troops into two groups to surround Manguari.

Time passed very quickly. In the jungle less than five kilometers away from Manguari town, the first battalion of the border guards had completed the work of setting up camp. After a hard day's trek, they finally approached this small town.

We only have to wait until early tomorrow morning, when the time for the general offensive arrives, to launch an attack on Manguari by land.

Everyone was very tired, because marching in the jungle is not an easy task, let alone a fully armed march on foot.

This made Bassam regret it halfway through. If he had known that this road was so difficult, he should not have volunteered to challenge the regiment leader and take the initiative to claim the task of attacking from the land route.

"Batalion Commander, your camp has been set up. It's been a hard day, you'd better rest early!"

The adjutant came to Bassam's side and courteously flattered him.

Looking at the darkening sky, timid Bassam asked worriedly:

"Have all the security posts been sent out? We are not far from Manguari, so be careful of enemies attacking the camp."

"Please rest assured, sir, our guard post has sneaked into the outskirts of Manguari Town and joined the scouts from the regiment headquarters.

What we see now is that the rebels have not found anything unusual, and the town of Manguari is still singing and dancing. We can only wait for our army to make a sudden attack tomorrow and win it successfully."

The adjutant assured Bassam with a relaxed expression.

These words could be regarded as a relief to Bassam, who was participating in actual combat for the first time. It was the first time that he had been worried all night outside the town of Bittenkot, but nothing happened.

Bassam was no longer nervous.

However, he still cautiously told the adjutant:

"Don't let up on patrols at night. Arrange your shifts well. We can't let down our guard just because the enemy hasn't noticed us. Do you understand?"

The adjutant quickly stood at attention and saluted:

"Yes, sir!"

Upon seeing this, Bassam waved his hand, indicating that the other party could leave.

After the other party left, Bassam, who was already exhausted, yawned profusely and lay down on the camp bed, quickly falling asleep.

As for personally inspecting a camp, or arranging light and covert sentry duties, he obviously would not do it.

Time passed little by little, and apart from the occasional sounds of patrolling soldiers passing by, there were almost only the sounds of insects and animals that came out to look for food at night in the entire camp.

As time passed by midnight, even the sounds of insects and animals slowly disappeared.

There was no movement in the entire camp except for the occasional crackle of wood burning in the campfire. But all this did not arouse the alertness of the patrolling soldiers.

Until the sound of a gunshot "Pa!" broke the tranquility of the night,

Bassam, who was sleeping, was frightened by the sudden gunfire. He jumped up from the bed and shouted in panic:

"Where to shoot?"

But he didn't wait for the soldiers' reply. Instead, gunshots quickly rang out and soon enveloped the entire camp. Even the slowest person could understand that they were under attack.

With no time to think, Bassam stumbled out of the camp and found that the entire camp was in chaos, with soldiers running around everywhere, but no attackers could be seen.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, although his legs were shaking with fear, he also understood at this time that panic could not solve the problem, so he picked up his pistol and fired a shot into the sky.

He shouted loudly:

"Why are you panicking? You didn't even see the enemy, so they just got into a mess. Send an order to the commanders of each company to organize their troops and establish a line of defense."

It can only be said that although Bassam, as the battalion commander, was a sycophant, he was not stupid. He did not immediately notice the enemy, but he responded as a commander should.

With the commander's order, the soldiers quickly found a backbone and began to move closer to their commander and prepare to establish a defense line.

But at this moment, noisy shouts rang out in the dark jungle, and the gunfire became more intense.

From time to time, rebels broke out of the darkness and rushed into the government camp. The government soldiers who could only blindly shoot randomly into the dark jungle finally saw the enemy, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the invisible enemy is the most terrifying.

In fact, the rebels' attack on the camp was not smooth. After all, in this era, night fighting was a combat skill that only a few elite troops could master.

The rebels who were originally responsible for transporting DP obviously had not received these trainings. Launching an attack on the enemy from the dense virgin jungle in the dark night was not something that could be accomplished by just pulling out a random unit.

Therefore, this night battle is obviously full of loopholes for both the offensive and defensive sides.

When the rebels fired the first shot, many people actually had not reached the planned attack position. This threw the entire offensive rhythm out of sync and gave the government troops in the camp time to react.

The combination of various circumstances turned this premeditated night attack by the anti-government forces into a melee.

However, the anti-government forces on the offensive side have the psychological advantage of taking the initiative to launch an attack. In addition, Bassam on the defensive side only thinks about passive defense from beginning to end.

Therefore, during the entire melee, the anti-government forces actually had the absolute initiative.

In the pitch-black jungle, the two sides fought back and forth for nearly two hours. Finally, before dawn, the rebels broke into the government camp.

"Sir, what should we do now? We can no longer defend the front."

The adjutant said in front of Bassam with an anxious look on his face and a look of fear on his face.

"Wasn't it good just now? Why can't I hold on anymore all of a sudden?"

When Bassam heard your adjutant say that he couldn't hold on, he trembled all over. He was already timid and panicked.

"Just now the rebels concentrated their forces and threw a large number of grenades at the 1st Company's position. Now the 1st Company's defense line has been breached, and the 1st Company Commander was seriously injured.

Now the rebels have broken through the first company's defense line and are coming here."

The situation described by the adjutant scared Bassam so much that he wanted to turn around and run away as a reflex.

At this moment, a messenger rushed to Bassam with a telegram, stood at attention and saluted:

"Sir, there is a call from the regiment headquarters, ordering our troops to hold on to the camp and firmly attract the rebels who attack our troops here. This will create opportunities for the main force of the regiment headquarters to attack Manguari Town.

If there is any violation of military law!"

When Bassam heard this, he glanced at his adjutant with a pale face. This telegram came at the wrong time.

If it had been two minutes later, he would have fled with his troops.

But now the regiment headquarters has issued an order. If you run away again, you may lose your head.

After taking a look at the messenger, Bassam gritted his teeth and said:

"We generated electricity again, asked for reinforcements from the regiment headquarters, and told them that our battalion position has been breached by the enemy. The number of enemies attacking our headquarters is estimated to reach 1,000, and they must be the main force of the enemy.

It is recommended that the regiment headquarters abandon Manguari Town, move closer to our headquarters, and encircle the main enemy force."

After hearing this, the messenger wrote the order on the telegraph newspaper and confirmed it with Bassam again. After Bassam confirmed it, he stood at attention, saluted, and ran back to the telegraph room.

This is because they are acting alone, so the regiment headquarters has equipped them with a set of radio stations.

As for the walkie-talkies that have been around for a long time in this era, border guards like them have not yet urgently needed to equip them.

When the adjutant heard this, he asked worriedly:

"Sir, our position has been breached by the enemy. It may be too late for the main force of the regiment to move closer to us now!"

When Bassam heard this, he raised his foot angrily and kicked the opponent, saying dissatisfiedly:

"Why are you still here when you know the position has been breached? Why don't you organize manpower to counterattack and retake the position!"

The adjutant obviously did not expect that Bassam would be so tough today and prepare to organize a counterattack. This was not the same person as the battalion commander in his impression!

How could he know what Bassam was thinking at this time? He knew that the main force of the regiment had arrived outside Manguari and could launch an attack at any time to eliminate the enemy.

If he ran away at this time, wouldn't it be as stupid as surrendering to the enemy when he was victorious? His intelligence would not allow him to make such a mistake.

As for him, he exaggerated to the regiment headquarters and said that there were more than a thousand enemies here and they were the main force of the rebels. Of course, this was to attract the main force of the regiment headquarters to rescue him.

In fact, he didn't know exactly how many enemies were besieging him now, because the enemies were all in the jungle, and it was difficult to make an accurate judgment in the dark jungle.

What he didn't know was that it was only two companies of rebels that actually attacked his camp.

The person in charge was the veteran Youzi who burned down the woman's house in Manguari.

Why was this veteran oil man put in charge of commanding this night attack? This was actually just a way for Brissot Eddie to weaken Bartlett Clowe's influence among the rebels.

After hearing Bassam's order, the adjutant did not dare to resist. He could only put away his thoughts of preparing to escape and saluted Bassam:

"Yes, sir!"

Then they gathered the men from the battalion headquarters and killed the rebels who had broken into the camp.

As mentioned earlier, there were actually only two companies that attacked the camp. After two hours of fighting, there were not many men left to launch a charge.

Therefore, against the men led by the adjutant, they were evenly matched.

Soon the war reached a stalemate again.

(End of chapter)