Since the relay station attracted most of the firepower of the tribal armed forces, the pressure on the supply convoy was suddenly reduced a lot. In addition, most of the people in the supply convoy saw the Northern Army flag on the hilltop of the relay station constantly waving, so they withdrew into the relay station.
This became the common thought of most people in the supply convoy.
The tribal armed forces seemed to be angered by the fire support from the relay station, and the only mortar began to fire towards the hilltop of the relay station.
Boom - Boom! A shell fell next to a machine gun nest, and the machine gun nest immediately went silent. Then, the mortars from the tribe side kept firing, and they were so accurate that they landed at magical points, "wiping out" the defenders of the relay station one by one.
At the last point of firepower, one shot actually blew up the military flag on the top of the mountain into ashes...
Can Duka's mortars really hit that accurately? Of course, you can't say that they can't. Even Zhong Wei can't do it here. The reason why they can have such a good shooting effect is purely the result of Zhou Jiping's arrangements.
The mortar shells fired by Duka and others had no fuses at all. Apart from making a whistling sound in the air, they did not cause any damage at all. What really "exploded" the machine gun nest was the small explosive package detonated by the tribal warriors themselves.
All these scams arranged by Zhou Jiping were just to deceive the supply convoy and create opportunities for total annihilation.
Seeing how powerful the mortars armed by the tribe were, except for the mortars in the col that were still firing at the relay station, other firepower on the mountain gradually disappeared.
Seeing how brave the tribal armed forces are, even if the commander of the supply convoy does not want to enter the relay station, many drivers have already started the vehicle at the risk of death. They are nervously pressing the accelerator, ready to rush into the relay station at any time with an order. At the same time, they are also praying.
Do not let the mortar shells of the tribal armed forces fall on your head.
At this time, the commander of the supply convoy had to issue an order for everyone to take refuge in the relay station. The mortars of the tribal army were too accurate. If they were hit by a few shots in such an exposed situation, several vehicles in the convoy would be affected.
The oil tankers cannot be saved, and the fuel in these vehicles is exactly what General Mountbatten urgently needs, especially the tank assault battle that is about to begin on the front line, which requires enough fuel to start.
As for the suspicious aspects of the relay station, the commander of the supply convoy basically believes that it can be ruled out that the relay station was raided by tribal armed forces and the wireless communication equipment was destroyed; it may be that the equipment failed and communication was impossible; or it may be... In short,
Everything is possible! (You can take rides in advertisements and Spring Festival Galas. Why can't I - I can!) In the current situation, only if the convoy enters the relay station and then disperses and hides, can the possibility of the supply convoy being destroyed be effectively reduced.
Fortunately, although the mortars fired by the tribal armed forces were accurate, there seemed to be not enough shells, otherwise the losses at the relay station might have been even greater.
The order came like a mountain! The supply convoy moved quickly, and the reaction speed was beyond imagination. In fact, almost all the Northern Army had long wanted to withdraw into the relay station. It was really unbearable to be beaten in such an open air environment.
The head of the convoy turned into several trucks carrying escort soldiers. Now they no longer cared whether there would be landmines on the road ahead. Being killed by landmines was no different from being killed by tribal armed forces. In this case, it might as well be
Bet once
Following closely behind were trucks carrying baggage. Due to the potholes on the road and the large load capacity of these trucks, these vehicles kicked up a cloud of dust and rattled their leaf springs.
As for the demining tank that had been working diligently to clear the way, it had been forgotten by people at this time. It could only drive slowly on the edge, slowly driving towards the back of the mountain at the relay station. The driver in the tank looked at the vehicles.
The car flew away from him, and he could only curse helplessly. Fortunately, its armor was strong enough. I believe that the weapons of the tribal armed forces would not be able to do anything to him in a short period of time.
For a moment, the convoy running desperately on the grassland turned into a swarm of hundreds of people, with clouds of dust and smoke covering the sky, causing the tribal soldiers who were following the attacking convoy to lose their accurate judgment of the target.
Finally, the supply convoy crashed into the mountain pass of the relay station from the mountain pass on the north side.
The mountain col is quiet in the morning
At some point, the mortars in the mountainous area stopped firing, and the tribal armed forces outside the relay station seemed to have ceased fire.
When several trucks full of soldiers rushed into the depths of the mountain, they found a wide place and stopped with a bang. Then, the commander on the truck jumped out of the car and shouted to the soldiers on the truck to get out of the car.
Soon, the officer's order was issued to the defenders of the liaison relay station who were responsible for liaison, who were responsible for coordinating and arranging the parking of follow-up vehicles, and who were responsible for setting up camp...
However, the Northern Army officers who were the first to come in quickly discovered an anomaly in the mountain col. Why was there no one of their own in the mountain col? Not even a single camping tent? Except for the scattered footprints on the ground, nothing could be seen at all.
What a relay station should look like
Something is wrong!
The few junior officers who came in first quickly gathered together, exchanging questions and discussing countermeasures.
"Look, look!" Suddenly, an officer pointed to the fortifications on the top of the mountain and exclaimed: "Why are those fortifications facing inwards? Why do they look like they were prepared for us?"
Several officers looked up and saw that it was not on the top of the mountain. The muzzles of many large-caliber machine guns were pointing coldly at people like them, which made them feel tense involuntarily.
The leading officer suddenly turned pale and felt something was wrong. How could this look like a trap? Just now he was wondering how the tribal soldiers' mortars could fire so accurately. Even the Northern Army couldn't do this. Could it be that there was a trap inside?
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Looking back, I saw that the mountain pass on the north side was covered with dust and the sun was blocked. The vehicles following the convoy continued to pour into the mountain col. Listen carefully, why did the attack of tribal armed forces stop? Isn't this the best time to attack the convoy?
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"Quick, quick, you two cars gather together quickly and go to the south entrance and west entrance respectively. If it is a trap, immediately occupy the mountain pass and contact the defenders. Have you returned? Send people to contact you immediately. Once you find that something is wrong, call immediately.
Gun warning..."
"How many cars haven't come in yet?" Zhou Jiping finished observing from the side of the mountain col, and immediately went to the fortifications on the outside side of the mountain to ask about the observation post.
"There are not many left. I don't know the exact number of more than a dozen. The dust is too big." The observation post reported: "The weird-looking road-opening tank is at the end, far away."