Victoria, where most of the residents have fled, is as quiet as a dead city in the early morning. There is no buzz of people or busy traffic. A few seagulls fly over the city in a hurry, and a wild dog on the street looks at the deserted streets.
With a whimper, he quickly slipped away along the street with his tail between his legs.
Off the coast of Victoria Harbor, soldiers of the Brazilian military government who were ready to go got off the fishing boat through a rope net, and then rowed hard towards the shore.
Don't even think about landing craft. Even the Brazilian military government in the United States can't afford it. It's even hard to find a fishing boat with an engine. After the government soldiers get on the boat, they have to row it by themselves. Some sloppy guy just adjusts the rifle.
He came over and paddled with the butt of his rifle, but accidentally fell the rifle into the sea. He was immediately frightened.
Damn it, he lost his combat effectiveness before the war even started, in such a speechless way, what a talent.
Under normal circumstances, the Michigan National Guard should clear the area in advance to make it as difficult as possible for the Brazilian military government troops to land.
However, the Mizhou National Guard, which is standing ready, will not do this. If they do not allow the military government's troops to go ashore, where will they get the credit?
This was probably the first time that the troops of the Brazilian military government carried out a landing operation. The choice of the landing site was not very good. They directly chose to land on the beach in front of the defense of Sun Meng's company. This made Sun Meng really itchy.
Attack halfway across the river. If you didn't want to take a long shot to catch the big fish, Sun Meng's company should have used all its firepower at this time.
"Steady, steady, no one is allowed to shoot without authorization. Keep the enemy close before attacking." Sun Meng and William kept reminding the soldiers. These soldiers were participating in the war for the first time, and many of them were sweating profusely.
, all the clothes on his body were soaked.
Thanks to Sun Meng and William's strict requirements, at least no one turned around and ran away. This kind of thing is actually very common among recruits. Sun Meng and William had already made preparations to sacrifice a few deserters to the flag at the beginning of the war.
Fortunately, no one escaped. After this battle, the surviving soldiers will become veterans, and they should not be so nervous next time they go to the battlefield.
Rex and Martha, who were between the second and third lines of defense, were not nervous. Rex looked at the boxes filled with high-explosive bombs around him with a little melancholy. He should have carried a few armor-piercing bombs, although most of them were
It's of no use.
"Ben, Martha, get ready for battle!" Rex reminded the crew members.
"Understood, sir!" Martha, who had already gotten into the cab and was on standby, shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Yes, sir!" Ben, who operated the machine gun, was also ready.
The three members of the "Light Cavalry" tank are the commander and gunner, the loader and communicator, and the driver who is also located in the turret.
Now that the radio system has been removed from the "Little Monster", the correspondent's job has become very easy, but it has also become very dangerous, because Ben has to stick his head out of the turret to operate the 12.7 mm large-caliber machine gun, and he is also responsible for the main gun.
Loading.
"With the capabilities of the Brazilian government forces, I bet they won't be able to establish a beachhead advance base today." Ben was feeling relaxed at the moment, sitting on the turret and smoking a cigarette. His legs swayed inside the turret and he accidentally kicked Rex.
The internal space of the "Hussar" tank is still too small compared to the "Leopard" tank and the "Tiger" tank.
"Cheer up for me. Look at me if you load the wrong shell later." Rex slapped him in the face. Halfway through his scolding, he remembered that he didn't bring any armor-piercing shells this time.
With the transportation capabilities of the Brazilian military government, even if they bring tanks over, they will not be able to get them ashore without landing craft.
Therefore, Rex did not carry armor-piercing ammunition at all. The 90 shells were 70 high-explosive rounds and 20 incendiary rounds. In addition, the 12.7mm machine gun had 1,200 rounds of ammunition.
"Boss, how much bonus do you think we can get after this battle is over? If we can get one thousand rand, I will send it back to Tanganyika to build a house for my family. A house like this costs one thousand rand.
Is it special enough?" Ben has now begun to think about how to use the bonus after receiving it. It is a good idea to build a house for his family.
In fact, it is better to use it to buy farms. Unfortunately, there are not many ownerless farms in southern Africa to buy anymore, and the ones that can be bought are too expensive.
"One thousand rand is probably not enough." Rex looked at the house built with marble next to him and shook his head. Marble is very cheap in Brazil, but it is very expensive to transport it to southern Africa. Ordinary people still choose cheaper materials.
"Well, the rand is becoming less and less valuable. A few years ago, 1,000 rand could buy a 100-acre farm." Ben relaxed himself in a homely way, which was very effective.
It is said that although Southern Africa has issued so many additional rands, the value of the rand has not decreased much. The key is that farm prices have risen too fast. Even in remote areas like Tanganyika, farm prices have soared to the point where ordinary people
A point that humans cannot bear.
This is normal. After the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games, especially after the outbreak of the economic crisis, the whole world knows how rich southern Africa is. More and more people are immigrating to southern Africa. Investment is the best way to immigrate, so
In recent years, especially in the past two years, prices in investment-related fields in Southern Africa have risen very fast.
"Go to Australia and buy, you can buy a thousand acres." Martha also participated in the discussion. The mercenaries were not stupid. After all, they could not live a lifetime of licking blood with the blade of a knife. They had to return to their families in the end.
"You are an old man, and now I estimate that you can only buy two to three hundred acres." Rex is not worried. He has already purchased a one thousand-acre pasture in the Cape. Although it can only be used for grazing, it can only be used for grazing.
The key is that Rex doesn't know how to grow fruit trees and grapes, so pasture is the most suitable for Rex.
"Oh, I still need to make more money," Ben lamented. For a moment, he felt even heavier than if the war was about to break out.
Also out of place was a group of people on the other side of the river.
Long before the military government troops began to land, a large crowd gathered on the other side of the Santa Maria River to watch the fun.
It’s really just to watch the excitement. Anyway, the Umbrella Company has warned the Brazilian military government. Since the war will not affect the Port of Kitchener and there is excitement to watch, why not do it.
Among the people watching the fun, there were many Victorians who rushed to Kitchina with their families and their families carrying gold and silver items. Their moods were probably a bit complicated. On the one hand, they had fun to watch, but on the other hand, they were sad that they were not here.
Victoria's home is about to be turned into ruins, and this kind of entanglement is really not understandable to outsiders.
Some people are willing to watch the excitement, and naturally some people still want to work hard for life.
So many people gathered together, and there were tens of thousands of people on the entire coastal avenue. The smart people immediately prepared some food and drinks to attract business. As a result, the people watching the excitement were very satisfied, and the business was very good. There were also small matza benches for sale.
For people to sit and watch, and take the opportunity to open the market and bet that the military government can capture Victoria in a few days.
Anyway, it’s all kinds of fun.
After the military government troops boarded the fishing boat, some of the onlookers began to boo and scream at the top of their lungs in an attempt to warn the Michigan National Guard.
In fact, there is no need. The weather today is very good, cloudless, and the visibility is very high. The onlookers can see that the government troops have begun to launch an attack, and the Miami National Guard can naturally also see it.
To the disappointment of the onlookers, the government troops were not blocked by the defense forces during their landing. The defending Michigan National Guard did not even fire a shot. Victoria was like an undefended city.
This made the guy who opened the market feel so heartbroken. Many people had bought that the government troops would probably capture Victoria within a week. If the Michigan National Guard did not perform well, the guy who opened the market would be ready to run away now.
It is impossible to lose money. When the money is in the hands of the banker, it doesn't matter whether it comes back or not. It has already been lost.
Seeing that a fishing boat with government troops had docked, government soldiers in gray uniforms had begun to land and try to establish a beachhead. The crowd watching the excitement was inexplicably nervous. If the government troops captured Victoria in one day, what would they do?
Lost a lot of money.
One thing to say, although the Umbrella Company and the Iron Square Company are powerful, in the minds of most people, the government forces with two 20,000-ton battleships are still unable to be resisted by the Umbrella Company.
Unless Southern Africa sells the battleships in service to the state capital of Mizhou.
But in that case, the relationship between Southern Africa and the state capital of Mizhou would be extremely close friends, and they would have to be father-in-law.
Therefore, even if the Umbrella Company is famous all over the world, most Victorians still believe that although the government forces cannot end the war in a short time, it is still okay to occupy Victoria.
As more and more government soldiers landed, some government soldiers finally left the beach and tried to attack the city of Victoria.
At this time, the battle still did not break out.
In the eyes of the onlookers with mixed emotions, the government soldiers climbed over the breakwater, crossed the green belt next to the coastal road, and then crossed the road. Just when they were about to enter the wealthy area, the fighting broke out in an instant.
Even if many people have fired a gun themselves, they have never experienced the atmosphere of war in their entire lives.
I have never witnessed the spectacular scene of hundreds of machine guns firing at the same time. In peacetime, setting off fireworks is enough to make people cheer. Only after experiencing the atmosphere of war in person can you realize that you would rather be a peace dog than a victim of troubled times.
Feel.
The government soldiers who faced the gunpoint felt even more profoundly.
The general-purpose machine guns sold to the state capital of Mizhou in southern Africa are all of 7.7 mm caliber. There is no need to doubt the power of military rifles. Hitting any part of a person's body can instantly cause a person to lose combat effectiveness. Flesh and blood cannot compete with the metal storm.
, so the moment the defensive troops opened fire, the scene of about one company of attacking troops was horrific.
