Sean was still dazed, but Charlie had already reacted. He dragged Sean out of the car, and the two of them rolled and hid behind the big rocks by the river. Charlie's correct judgment saved their lives, and the ambush came from
In the rain forest, those soldiers who hid in the rain forest were shot and killed.
The gun battle in the rainforest was going on fiercely. Sean and Charlie were hiding behind the big rocks, not daring to speak out. "I told you not to hold back your words next time. Look, you just said there was a fight, and now it's a fight." Charlie.
He kept complaining that he was a soldier just to make ends meet and to hide from battles where people would die, otherwise he wouldn't be a logistics soldier. At this moment, Sean's face was extremely pale, and when Charlie heard
He nodded repeatedly. Now he no longer complained at all. He hid behind the boulder for fear of being discovered by the enemy.
The number of Boston soldiers escorting the convoy was small, only more than 300, while the attacking Yaman army consisted of 8,000 soldiers commanded by Walbeck. In addition, they were a surprise attack, so they quickly defeated the Bostonians.
"Clean the battlefield immediately, clean up everything here, and then retreat immediately." Walbeck ordered the indigenous soldiers loudly.
The indigenous soldiers quickly climbed onto the truck and opened a large number of wooden boxes. "General, these are full of cans and a lot of ammunition." An indigenous soldier reported loudly.
"Very good, bring suitable ammunition and bring more cans. Don't leave the rest to the enemy. Pour gasoline on it and burn it all." Walbeck directed the soldiers to clean the battlefield.
"General? As long as we kill him, we will achieve great success." When Sean heard the words of the native soldiers, he was shocked. He picked up his rifle and was about to stick his head out.
Charlie pulled Sean back: "You are crazy. If you shoot, we will be beaten into a hornet's nest in an instant."
Sean whispered: "What do you think we should do?"
Charlie rolled his eyes: "Just stay here and surrender if you are discovered."
The indigenous soldiers drew gasoline from the truck's fuel tank, poured it all on the truck compartment, and then used torches to set the truck on fire. Fueled by the gasoline, flames immediately shot up into the sky, and the heat of the flames made the indigenous soldiers retreat one after another.
Charlie and Sean, who were hiding behind the boulder, also felt the heat wave, but they did not dare to move for fear of being discovered by the other party.
It wasn't until it got late and the fire gradually extinguished that Charlie and Sean dared to poke their heads out from behind the boulder. At this moment, Walbeck's troops had already left. Sean jumped twice to let the blood flow back to his already numb body.
Legs, he turned to ask: "Charlie, what do we do now?"
Charlie rubbed his numb arms and said, "What else can we do? Find the garrison and report the situation."
Sean looked at the two directions where the road extended and said: "Where are we going? Libreville, or to Zanaga Fortress?"
Charlie stepped forward and patted Sean on the head and said: "You must be stupid in the future. Our convoy was robbed just half a day after we came out. Naturally, we have to go back to Libreville Port, which is closer."
The Third Corps of the Boston Imperial Army was stationed at the Port of Libreville. The commander of the Corps, Major General McClain, quickly received the news that the transport team had been hijacked. However, he did not pay attention to the report after receiving the report. He just thought that these people were Sardinians.
The remnants of the colonial army should not be very powerful. Therefore, he ordered the legion to send out a corps, split them into a large number of small units, and entered the rainforest search in a battalion-level organization. At the same time, he also upgraded the escort team of the logistics unit from a company-level organization to a battalion-level organization.
class.
Walbeck discovered that the Bostonians underestimated the enemy. He led 8,000 men to attack continuously, annihilating four Boston search teams, plundering two logistics formations, and allowing the Boston army to attack the Zanaga Fortress.
, the ammunition reserve was very tight for a time. In addition to Walbeck's direct troops, other small troops also launched attacks one after another, killing many Bostonians.
"You sons of bitches, why didn't you report such losses?" Lieutenant General Craig threw the report on his desk angrily and cursed. The losses in the past half month had caused a lot of losses to the Third Army. Seeing this, he lost his composure.
Seriously, Major General McClain had to report this situation.
"At first we thought it was a small group of the Sardinian colonial army that was defeated, so we didn't pay attention. Unexpectedly, the other party wiped out several of our battalion-level search teams in succession. It seems that they were not Sardinians." Major General McClain had to tell the truth.
My own opinion.
"A small force? It can wipe out a battalion-sized team in less than half an hour. Unless it is an elite special forces force like the Chinese Empire, the opponent's force size will be at least more than 3,000 people." Lieutenant General Craig said in the room.
He turned around a few times and said: "Order to dispatch additional troops and send out search teams at least at the regimental level. The distance between all teams should not exceed five kilometers and advance in parallel. We have to search and clean up the entire Gabon area.
Lieutenant General Gregg didn't have any good ideas for guerrilla warfare like Walbeck's. He could only choose to send additional troops to conduct a cleanup. With the order from the commander-in-chief of the Southern Subcontinent Expeditionary Force, several troops from the army were mobilized.
, for the sake of safety, they used brigades as units and opened a large net from west to east to conduct parallel searches. At the same time, they also sent dozens of river gunboats to patrol the Congo River to prevent anyone from crossing the river to escape.
The Boston Army opened a large net and pressed towards Walbeck's troops. After discovering that the other party had begun to pull up the net and clear it out, Walbeck knew that there were too many Gabonese troops entering. If they were allowed to stay here, not only would they not be able to play their due role
However, because the target was large and easy to detect, Walbeck decided to take only 8,000 direct troops here to continue disrupting the Boston army, while the others crossed the Congo River and returned to Angola.
There were Bostonian river gunboats on the Congo River. In order to allow the large force to cross the river and leave, Walbeck conducted a feint attack on the section of the river in the Mpuya area.
A Bostonian river gunboat sailed slowly on the Congo River. These river gunboats are different from the products of the countries in the Western Continent. The countries in the Western Continent use gunboats modified from civilian ships to sail on the river. They have poor anti-sinkability, and the Boston Empire's
The products are specially made to control the southern subcontinent with many rivers. They are completely made of military products and are much stronger than those modified gunboats.
"Fire." Following Walbeck's order, the only twelve 57-millimeter infantry cannons of the direct team roared together. The shells fell in the middle of the river, causing several people on the small gunboat that was moving to
The observing Bostonians were startled.
"Keep firing, free fire." Walbeck ordered loudly. Although those small infantry guns with a barrel of only 35 times the diameter did not have a far range, they were enough to hit the middle of the river. In addition, their rate of fire was high and their firepower was high.
The density is still very impressive.
On the small gunboat with only 53 tons, the only turret quickly turned around, and the two twin 76mm main guns quickly turned around, aiming at the smoke rising on the shore and roaring. The shells fell in the rain forest,
The explosion broke a big tree and caused the leaves of the nearby trees to fall off. When the other party started to fire artillery, the artillery position immediately moved.
The infantry artillery is very light and can be moved easily by just two people. By the time the next round of shelling by the gunboat begins, the artillery position has already been moved. At this time, the three heavy machine guns on the gunboat are also firing one after another, and they don't care where the enemy is.
, just shooting back and forth into the dense rain forest, causing branches and leaves to fall one after another.
Hearing the intensive sound of gunfire here, the gunboats cruising on the nearby river also rushed here. The gunboats deployed by the Bostonians in the Congo River had two models, including not only the 53-ton Great Salt Lake class, but also a displacement of
The 410-ton Lake Mead-class gunboat has a 105mm main gun and four 37mm machine guns, and its firepower is quite powerful.
Thanks to the deep water and wide width of the Congo River, the 410-ton Lake Mead-class inland river gunboat was able to cruise freely on the river. When the sound of the gunfire was heard, the nearest Lake Mead-class gunboat No. 1120 rushed towards here at full speed.
Come on, before the gunboat arrives, the 105mm main gun fires first.
An artillery piece of this caliber is not too large even for the army, but in the rain forest, large-caliber artillery has difficulty moving, and a 105 mm caliber artillery is already considered very large.
A 105mm artillery shell landed in the rainforest on the shore, exploding a large crater several meters wide, startling the nearby indigenous soldiers. Seeing the large-caliber artillery on the other side, Walbeck immediately ordered
The troops retreated, leaving only a few infantry guns, each of which fired to tease the Bostonians and attract the gunboats patrolling nearby.
Seven or eight Boston Empire river gunboats were cruising nearby, shooting randomly at the shore, and two of them were large Lake Mead-class boats. This caused the somewhat overwhelmed Yaman artillery to lose two guns in succession, but
Walbeck remained unmoved and continued to tease the opponent into shelling.
At this time, fifteen kilometers upstream, a river bend was turned, and a large number of rafts were put into the river. The indigenous soldiers quickly jumped on the rafts, using makeshift wooden oars, and rowed desperately towards the other side. This
Once, the Yaman colonial army was fully prepared. They tied hundreds of rafts to transport thousands of people across the river at a time. In just a few trips, more than 20,000 people crossed the Congo River.
The Yaman colonial troops who crossed the river quickly disappeared into the jungle. A few minutes later, a red signal flare rose into the sky. Seeing the signal flare, Walbeck knew that the crossing had been successful, and he immediately ordered the artillery to withdraw.
"We found a large number of rafts on the other side of the Congo River. I think a large number of troops crossed the Congo River. Perhaps those enemies have fled to Angola." Major General MacLean hurriedly reported the discovery of the river fleet to Craig.