Chapter 61: The Battle of the Manor 19
"Sir, are those guerrillas outside really at the end of the mountain?" Quinn asked me as he pressed the bullets into the magazine.
I leaned against the wall, took a puff of my cigarette and said, "It should be about the same from now." But we're pretty much the same, so for the time being they won't give up the chance to play again. ”
"Sir, have you ever been in such a situation before?" Quinn then asked.
I glanced at him, "What?" Are you scared? ”
Quinn heard me really ask, and didn't answer and continued to get busy with the business at hand. I threw away the cigarette butt and said, "I was surrounded and beaten, of course I did." It was more dangerous than that, but the people around me were even more powerful at that time. ”
"Did you win in the end?" Quinn looked up at me.
I shook my head, "What a win is, you know?" ”
"For me, defeating the guerrillas is winning." Quinn said.
I waved my hand, "That's too general." For now, if we can stay alive, we will win. ”
Quinn was about to speak, when Pinto, who was upstairs, ran up to the stairs and whispered to us, "The guerrillas are moving." ”
"All in place! Get ready for battle! I shouted at everyone.
As the others moved into their assigned positions, I looked outside. It wasn't too dark outside at the moment, the moon in the sky was still very bright, and there were black shadows lying in the courtyard, those were the corpses of the guerrillas. Outside the courtyard walls, I could faintly see some black shadows moving, and I couldn't tell if they were facing forward or backward, but I felt the shadows swaying from side to side.
"!" I cursed in a low voice, because these black shadows swaying from side to side showed that the other party still sent a lot of people this time.
"Don't panic, everyone. Take care of your hands. Put them in the courtyard first and see how they are doing. I commanded in a low voice.
The guerrillas soon reached the outside of the courtyard walls, some of them hiding outside the ruined walls, and many more did not rush to follow.
"Keep an eye on those who are hiding behind walls. Most of them are trying to test or cover the people behind them. I whispered, and just as I could finish speaking, a shadow flashed from behind the wall, followed by a rocket flying up to the second floor.
"! Here we go again. "I cursed as I stopped the people who were trying to open fire, because the upstairs had already started to fight back.
The man who fired the rocket died before he could dodge, and then people from other directions began to throw grenades at us, and the explosions continued to be loud and loud. But it didn't hurt us much.
I looked at Paro, "Paro! What about RPGs? Give a shot to those who are hiding behind. ”
"Understood!" Paro agreed, and a moment later a rocket flew out of us and hit a wall of a compound where the guerrillas were hidden, and as the wall exploded, the guerrillas behind it were also reimbursed.
However, this attack was like blowing the horn of the guerrillas, and all of a sudden, many black shadows shook outside the courtyard wall, which had already existed in name, and a dense stream of bullets hit us. The counter-guns from upstairs had already gone loud, and I motioned for our people here to stay steady and not shoot indiscriminately. After all, if the other party wants to come in, he must take me here first, and this time the attacking guerrillas will not be so simple to rush and fight, simply fight and consume? I don't think the other party has that much confidence to do this. Then they must have a plan, a plan for me. I want to see what they really want? The longer I hold my breath and delay, the sooner I'll be able to detect their plans.
The progress of the guerrillas is very rapid, and at the moment it seems that the disappearance of the courtyard wall has advantages and disadvantages for both of us, as far as I am concerned, the courtyard wall has no place where the guerrillas can hide and cover shooting, but the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, without the courtyard wall, the guerrillas can fully unfold people, without being squeezed into the courtyard one by one at the gate and several holes in the courtyard wall.
The guerrillas who were fully manned put a lot of pressure on us, after all, they were still a lot more numerous than us, and it was still night, and the line of sight was not good, and we were relatively fixed compared to friend and foe, while they were active, which made it even more difficult for us to shoot them. The guerrillas, under the cover of some people, quickly advanced into the courtyard, and some of the people who entered the courtyard took advantage of the bodies of the dead in the courtyard and some of the earth pits formed by the explosion to cover and shoot at us.
I looked outside the courtyard walls, and there weren't many dark shadows moving there at the moment. This means that their men are almost all here, at least this attack should be like this. Then I can open fire, I can't wait any longer, the partisans are already very close to us.
Thinking of this, I yelled at the people on both sides, "Fire!" Kill them all! ”
At my orders, people on both sides opened fire, and several of the guerrillas in the courtyard were immediately shot and fell. But instead of halting their advancing footwork, our all-out counterattack drew more intense fire and a faster advance, especially from the guerrillas on the right side of the gate, where the attack was particularly fierce.
"Hold them down! Don't let them go near the hallway! "I was shooting and shouting at everyone.
From time to time, a rocket would fly outside the courtyard walls, but most of the time it hit the upper floors, and the pressure I was under here was dominated by the people who entered the courtyard. I soon noticed that the oil bottle and Paro were gradually being beaten by the guerrillas in front of them, that is, on the right side of the gate, and I turned my head to look at the butler and Moreau, who were still shooting from time to time, and then at the people standing behind me.
"Come up and go to Paro! Fast! "I decided to have someone on standby to help.
While the two were running, there was an explosion in the hallway of Paro's place, followed by an explosion in the hallway outside of my place next to them. It seems that they are really ready to use Paro as a breakthrough.
I raised my head and slapped away the mud that had been splashed on my face and head due to the explosion, and pulled up Quinn, who was a little dizzy from the explosion, "Quinn! Hit those on the right side! ”
As I spoke, I began to shoot at the shadow on the right. Our suppression still failed to suppress the opponent well, not because we did not inflict damage on the opponent, but because the opponent continued to attack despite casualties. At this moment, the upstairs was suppressed by the rockets flying from time to time and the very heavy fire near the courtyard wall, and it was impossible to suppress the people who attacked us on the right side with us.
I looked behind me again, I still had people on standby at the moment, and I could keep them on top. But what if I have too many people there, what if I come across a rocket or a grenade that happens to be thrown by the other side? If this happens, then I will lose not only these few people, but more importantly, I will lose a very important strength to continue fighting, and now manpower is more important than certain defense points.
Thinking of this, I turned my head and dismissed the idea of adding more people. And just then, suddenly there was a shout from Mr. Butler, and before I could understand what he was shouting, I heard a loud noise, and then I felt like I was being pushed out, or rather overturned.
I struggled to get up from the ground, but my eyes were blackened, and I couldn't hear anything in my ears except the piercing ringing of my ears. I knew it was a sign of going unconscious, but I couldn't faint at this time, and if I did, it would really be gone.
I looked up ahead of me, and not far in front of me, Quinn lay on the ground, unsure of whether he was alive or dead. Not far from him, Paro was yelling at me.
I tried not to faint and reached to my side to get my gun back. Because I knew that our line of defense must have been breached, and the guerrillas would soon break through.
Luckily, I felt the gun on my thigh, and I pulled it forward and turned myself over to the left of the door where the explosion had occurred. I saw the butler and Moreau get up from the ground at this moment, and the explosion was not near the large window they were guarding, but closer to a room on the left. The outside of the blasted wall must have been filled with guerrilla assault men standing there now, and they may have even entered at this moment.
Just as I was thinking about how the partisan commandos would rush in, there was movement from the dust that had not yet completely fallen because of the explosion.
I couldn't hear it at the moment, except that I saw Mr. Butler glance in the direction after pulling Moreau from his back, then he raised his gun and waved his hand in the direction of me and shouted with his mouth open, and then he pulled the trigger in the direction of the explosion.