After adjusting the reconnaissance angle to an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, the mortar positions on the ground were clearly visible.
Although the mortar is a direct-firing artillery weapon that has the advantage of hitting cattle from across the mountain, it also has shortcomings.
Due to the influence of the deflection angle, shooting behind a mountain must be a certain distance away from the foot of the mountain, otherwise the shells will easily hit the mountain in front of you.
In this way, it is necessary to build a gun position in a relatively open area at the foot of the mountain. The gun position is easy to build, especially for small-caliber 60 mortars. The gun mortar does not need to be dismantled. It is directly connected to the small seat plate to carry the gun. The weight
It's not big, one person can carry it on his back, and three people can form a launch team.
At this time, the SFF tactical detachment chasing 270 had a full company of troops and carried three such small mortars.
A force like the SFF knew its combat purpose when it was established, which was the snowy plateau, so it was considered a lightly-armed special operations force, and the weapons it chose were mainly small and light.
Three mortars were deployed 20 meters apart. They hid in a depression behind the foot of the mountain to form an artillery position. They fired frantically at the hidden part of the 270 detachment, while the gang hiding on the top of the mountain provided corrections for the landing point.
As a result, the 270th detachment suddenly became miserable.
In just twenty minutes, four more people were injured and had to retreat to some places with mounds of dirt or rocks on both sides to take cover.
But it's not a long-term solution.
The shells of the direct-fire artillery fall from the sky. Even if you hide between two mounds, even if you hide in a trench that has been dug, as long as the cannon is fired accurately, you still can't escape.
boom--
With an explosion, Zhao Chuan, who was behind the stone block, felt countless gravel and soil falling on his body.
My face suddenly felt hot and painful.
He stretched out his hand and touched it, and found a gash on his right cheek caused by flying stone fragments, and blood immediately poured out.
"Lao Lu, gather your troops and leave here, or everyone will die!"
Over there, Lu Yi's answer could not be heard.
But the voice of another team member came: "Captain, the vice-captain is injured!"
Zhao Chuan's heart tightened, the situation now was extremely critical.
As the team commander of this mission, he must come up with countermeasures and not let the brothers be suppressed here alive and eventually blown to pieces.
"All machine gunners are listening to my command. The assaulters are preparing to attack from the right. The machine gunners are covering. Since we can't retreat, we have to hold them back even if we die!"
After yelling, he shouted again: "Release the drone and see how many observation points they have on the mountain. Their observation points must be destroyed!"
"The drone is out of battery!"
The drone pilots in the detachment soon received some unfortunate news.
"Find a way to make it fly!"
Since I have used a drone before, I don’t have much power. In addition, during this crazy retreat, the power was excessively lost at low temperatures. In addition, the high altitude here and the impact of the thin air on the lift, in fact, Zhao Chuan himself is not sure about the impact of the detachment.
Whether the small drone can fly to the opposite mountain.
But now there is no choice.
Even if it doesn't work, it has to work.
After the bunker, the drone operator has quickly assembled the drone. He has removed all unnecessary mounts, leaving only the camera system.
He murmured in his mouth: "You must live up to your expectations and fly for me, buddy!"
As if it understood human words, the drone staggered on the spot and finally took off.
The drone operator was so excited that he almost shed tears.
I took a look at the battery indicator and saw that it had bottomed out.
He quickly controlled the drone and flew towards the mountain where SFF was hidden.
Seeing the drone take off, Zhao Chuan felt a burst of joy in his heart.
He shouted at the drone operator: "Well done, Lao Wu!"
The drone operator didn't answer. At this time, all his energy was focused on the remote control device in his hand.
The picture returned was a little unstable and the signal was strongly interfered.
Fortunately, the flying distance is not far, and this kind of careful drone that does not require satellite relay signals can still resist certain interference in short distances.
Unless something goes wrong, this drone should be on its last mission.
If you fly out, there is no chance of flying back.
But if we can conduct some reconnaissance on the hilltop and determine the location of the firepower points and artillery observation points, we have completed the mission.
Just when everyone saw a glimmer of hope, suddenly, the drone picture disappeared.
Someone saw that the already shaky drone suddenly began to descend rapidly, and finally fell to the ground.
"Old Wu, what's going on?!"
Zhao Chuan shouted.
He wanted to know what was wrong.
Lao Wu checked the control system and finally said in despair: "There is no power, it's out of control..."
The last glimmer of hope was shattered.
Zhao Chuan stabilized his mind and said calmly: "We will carry out the original plan without drones. The assault team is ready! The machine gun team is ready to cover!"
Everyone started changing magazines and checking ammunition.
Next, the machine gun team will carry out suppression for a certain period of time, and the firepower must maintain a certain continuous fire state. Although they do not know where the opponent's observation point is, the opponent's firepower point is roughly determined through previous exchanges of fire.
Covering fire does not need to be too precise. As long as you buy a minute for the assault team, they can rush to the foot of the opponent's mountain and circle up from the flank.
As for the outcome of the close-range exchange of fire between the two sides when they go up the mountain, no one knows, so everyone has to rely on their own abilities.
The most dangerous thing is the distance between impact and the opponent's feet. Even though it is more than a hundred meters away, it is a road to death.
The opponent's observation point hidden in the mountain will definitely direct mortars to conduct blocking fire, and use artillery shells to blast a net of death along the way.
Zhao Chuan was unsure whether he could succeed or how much it would cost.
But now, those who are afraid of death will die faster.
Sacrifice is something that has been expected for a long time. The day I was selected into the 270, I knew that if I didn't make it, I would have to face the choice of life and death.
Therefore, death is just a destination and is not something to be feared.
"Fire!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Following Zhao Chuan’s order, the machine gun team began to fire a salvo.
Suddenly, bullets rained down on the firepower point on the opposite mountain.
While the machine gun team opened fire, the assault team did not waste a second and immediately jumped out of the bunker and rushed into the open area.
The other party was silent for a while before reacting.
He wanted to fire at the assault group passing through the open area, but he was hit by the rain of bullets and couldn't raise his head, so he could only hide behind the bunker and call for artillery fire.
Seeing that there were still more than forty meters away from the foot of the opposite mountain, a mortar shell exploded about ten meters in front of the assault group.
A commando fell to the ground.
Then he got up and endured the pain and continued running forward.
Because if the speed is not fast enough, the longer you stay in this open land, the more dangerous it will be.
boom--
Another mortar shell hit the ground.
The observation post hidden on the opposite side came into play at this time.
The mortar team hiding behind the mountain began rapid fire.
They may have known that they had to stop this assault group, because they were aware of the battles between these old special forces. Such a unit had killed nearly thirty of them before.
The assault group was attacked and suffered heavy losses.
Among the nine commandos, half were injured, and the injuries were not minor.
At the foot of the mountain, the firepower of the machine gun team here could no longer continue.
The machine gun has a fast rate of fire. Even if burst fire is used instead of continuous fire, the magazine needs to be replaced, and ammunition is also a problem.
"Captain, there are no bullets!"
A machine gunner shouted loudly: "Whoever has extra bullets, please use some!"
Since the firefight with SFF last night, various battles of various sizes have been fought more than a dozen times, lasting nearly eight hours.
Everyone's ammunition has been exhausted.
Zhao Chuan was so anxious that if his leg injury had not been serious, he would have gone to the hospital himself.
"Everyone, please level up the ammunition. If it doesn't work, use your rifle to hold it first!"
The fire suppression here stopped, and the enemies of the SFF troops over there began to become active.
After all, they are a company of troops, with ample firepower and more ammunition.
For a time, the assault team was pinned at the foot of the mountain, unable to move, and half of them were wounded.
The machine guns here have run out of ammunition and can no longer suppress the opponent with fierce firepower and provide cover for the assault team.
The fate of Unit 270 seems to have reached its most critical moment.
Suddenly, there was a violent explosion from behind the mountain on the opposite side.
The explosion was very violent, unlike the sound of a small-caliber mortar shell exploding.
Zhao Chuan was shocked and asked the team members not far away doubtfully: "Did you hear the explosion?"
The mortar fire from the opposite side seemed to have stopped.
The pressure on the assault team at the foot of the mountain suddenly dropped.
The few remaining uninjured team members got out from behind the bunker, began to circle up the mountain from the flanks, and launched their attack.