The cruelty of war is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
Living lives are dying in pieces like ducks in a slaughterhouse. Limbs are flying in the sky, and puffs of blood are spraying out. The soldiers who were holding their stumps and wailing in one second are now dying in pieces.
He was directly killed by stray bullets, and the charging soldiers fell down like wheat being cut down. Even if they turned around and ran away, they could not escape the metal storm composed of bullets.
Probably in less than half a minute, the machine gun shooter using burst fire may not have fired a single box of ammunition, and the entire attacking force will be wiped out.
The crowd of onlookers on the other side of the river were instantly speechless.
When the Michigan National Guard first opened fire, huge cheers and applause erupted across the river. Even though they were both Brazilians, the people of Victoria did not want their homes to be destroyed by war, so it was best to keep the government troops outside of Victoria.
s Choice.
But at the moment when the gunfire was brilliant, the cheers suddenly stopped, and the onlookers felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on their heads, and they were chilled to the bone.
The Michigan National Guard is indeed well-trained. After the gunfire stopped, no one came out to clean the battlefield. If the corpses were not scattered everywhere, it would be as if nothing happened just now.
There were not corpses everywhere, but there were still people alive. A soldier whose leg was broken did not die on the spot. He lay on the ground crying and wailing, hoping that someone could save him. After the blood dyed the ground under his body red, the wounded soldier
I started struggling to crawl towards the beach, crying as I crawled, and the place I crawled through was bright and dazzling.
The Michigan National Guard did not fire any shots.
The government troops did not send anyone to rescue him.
In full view of the officers and soldiers from both sides of the war, as well as the tens of thousands of onlookers on the other side of the river, Wounds crawled back bit by bit.
“God, who will save me, you devils? God will punish you, and you should all go to hell.”
The screams of the wounded soldiers echoed over the city, their voices getting lower and lower, their breath getting weaker and weaker, and finally they disappeared.
Looking at the motionless wounded soldiers, no matter how much they loved to watch the excitement, the crowd could not help but feel worried.
Is he dead?
Or just coma?
Whose son is he?
Whose husband is it?
Are his children waiting for their father to come home?
This is just a microcosm of countless tragedies.
War is not a dinner party, blood and death are the main themes.
Barreto’s heart was as solid as iron, and he didn’t care at all about casualties of this level.
After the failure of the first wave of attacks, the government forces quickly organized a second attack. This time the number of troops participating in the attack increased to about one battalion, and they attacked in three directions. One company was arranged in the bushes opposite the coastal road.
After attracting the firepower of the defenders, the other two companies outflanked the ship. The two destroyers also began to slowly approach the port, trying to get close and shoot to cover the attacking forces.
Sun Meng and his company had already retreated to the second line of defense to hide when the destroyer was preparing for the bombardment. When William evacuated, his backpack was so stuffed that the buttons could not be fastened. One of them accidentally fell off when he was walking at a high speed.
William hesitated for a moment, then the soldier behind picked up the golden cross and handed it to William.
"You will die here sooner or later" Sun Meng was angry. It is rare for him to be greedy for money to this extent.
“We become mercenaries just to make a fortune!” William was not ashamed. If he and the mercenaries didn’t talk about money, how could they talk about feelings?
When passing the "little monster", Sun Meng patted the body of the little monster to remind Rex to retreat together.
“We haven’t even participated in the battle yet, so we just retreated?” Martha looked at William’s backpack with envy.
The lives of rich people are obviously more valuable than their property. Even if they collect gold and silver when they escape, there will inevitably be some omissions.
The mercenaries are all very good at looting. It is no joke to sift through thieves like soldiers and grate, and they will gain more or less.
Martha himself has one too. He has a cashmere shawl he found in a nearby house under his buttocks, intending to take it back to southern Africa as a gift to his wife.
“Stop talking nonsense and retreat quickly.” Rex did not hesitate. Although the “Light Cavalry” was armored, it would be blown to pieces if it was directly hit by a naval gun.
At this time, the attacking force was ready, and the destroyers also began to bombard.
However, there is obviously a problem with the quality of the Brazilian sailors. The first test-fired artillery shell landed too close to the forward base on the beach and almost exploded directly in the troops lined up to attack.
The attacking troops were startled. Both officers and soldiers pointed at the destroyer on the sea in the distance and jumped up and cursed. The onlookers on the other side of the river, who had been quite serious just now, suddenly fell into laughter again.
This is so funny, no other comedy is as good as this one.
With the impact point of the first shot as a reference, the subsequent shelling will accurately land at the predetermined location.
The power of the 155mm naval gun is quite good. No matter how strong the civilian buildings are, they are as fragile as paper in front of the naval gun. One shot can blow up a piece of it.
This is normal. For permanent fortifications that can withstand large-caliber naval guns, the thickness of the concrete at the top is often only one or two meters, and then several or even dozens of layers of sandbags must be laid to strengthen the defense. The concrete on the top of the Liège Fortress is four meters thick.
Even though it is thick, it still cannot withstand the bombardment of large-caliber heavy artillery.
The bombardment by the destroyers lasted for half an hour, and they stopped only after almost all the shells they carried were fired.
After the shelling stopped, the attacking troops began to attack. The knowledgeable onlookers immediately booed.
The artillery attack followed by the attack was still the way of fighting when the last world war broke out.
In the middle and late stages of World War I, infantry-artillery coordination had reached a considerable level. After the artillery fire struck, the firepower began to extend. At this time, the infantry began to attack, still within the cover of the artillery.
The ultimate form of infantry-artillery coordination is for the infantry to advance on the blast point of the artillery shells. Before the defenders can react, the position has been captured.
It would be better if tanks were involved at this time. The infantry can hide behind the tanks and launch the attack, which can reduce casualties to a minimum.
The Brazilian government army does not have tanks. It is estimated that such training of infantry and artillery coordination has never been carried out in ordinary times. Especially this is a coordinated operation between infantry and naval artillery. It is estimated that the Southern African National Defense Force would not dare to play across arms. The Brazilian government army
We can only honestly use the tactics of 20 years ago.
Compared with the Brazilian government forces, the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company have been active in every corner of the world in recent years. Veterans like Sun Meng and William who have participated in countless battles, as soon as the shelling stopped, Sun Meng and William led the troops as quickly as possible.
Return to position at a fast speed.
At this time, the attacking government troops were still blowing whistles and getting into formation.
That's right, Brazil in 1931 still used the thin red line human sea tactic. More complex tactics could not be used, and they would not be able to do so.
But the human sea tactic is really a recipe for death in the face of modern defense systems.
As soon as the roundabout attack troops set off, a large number of grenades were thrown at their heads and faces. Suddenly, people and horses were thrown into chaos. Some of the surviving soldiers even jumped into the Santa Maria River in a panic. The onlookers were once again eye-opening.
The troops that attracted fire from the front also suffered heavy casualties. It is not known how the Brazilian military government usually trains its troops. The officers commanding the offensive probably thought that the bushes could provide the best cover for the attacking troops, so they did not need to worry about bullets from the defensive troops.
As a result, a barrage of bullets swept over, and all kinds of standing and squatting soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Some soldiers were smart enough to hide behind trees, but they still could not escape the fire of rifles. Unless it was a century-old tree with a diameter of one or two meters, it would not be able to withstand the attack of bullets.
Compared with the last attack, this attack lasted longer, but it still did not escape the fate of failure.
This made Barreto, who had been using a telescope to observe the battle situation on the distant sea, turned pale.
"Order the troops to withdraw. The enemy opposite us is a well-trained force, so we need a more careful plan, and perhaps more heavy weapons." Colonel Harrison from the United States looked solemn, and the Brazilian National Guard
The new combat effectiveness of the team far exceeded Colonel Harrison's previous estimates.
This is mainly due to a problem with the reference object.
Before launching the attack, Colonel Harrison used the combat effectiveness of the Brazilian military government forces as a reference to measure the combat effectiveness of the Michigan National Guard.
In Colonel Harrison's opinion, even if the combat effectiveness of the Miami National Guard trained by the Umbrella Company is slightly stronger than that of the Brazilian military government, it will not be much better. With a perfect score of 100 points, if the Brazilian military government just passes, then the Miami National Guard will
The maximum number of guards is 70.
Now it seems that the Brazilian military government will definitely fail, and the maximum score it can get is 40 out of 100.
For the Michigan National Guard, the perfect score of 100 is probably at least 80.
60 and 70 can still beat each other, but there is a huge difference between 40 and 80. The crushing gap is reflected in the fate of being massacred on the battlefield.
"Order the troops to withdraw." Barreto gritted his teeth. The military government's troops had limited landing capabilities, and the landing troops so far were only one regiment. Now that they are fighting so badly, the morale of the troops must have been seriously affected, and there is no point in continuing to fight.
Unless Barreto has the ability to change the situation and win quickly.
Obviously Barreto does not.
“Colonel, I hope you can come up with a new plan as soon as possible. We must win the victory in the shortest possible time.” Barreto was in a bad mood. The longer the war was delayed, the worse it would be for the military government.
Colonel Harrison frowned. This battle was too frustrating. For the government fleet, the only advantage was the large-caliber naval guns, but they couldn't be used. Colonel Harrison needed time to think about how to make a comeback against the wind.
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Of course there are not no solutions. Harrison believes that if the US military were to fight this battle, the situation would be much better.
It is a pity that the US military cannot directly participate in the war, and the quality of the Brazilian government troops
