Chapter 122: A Distant Frontier (5)
Blowing up the bridge? Then you're all going to have to die over there! Milk's hoarse voice came from his ears, "Retreat!" We're going to be able to withstand it for the time being! ”
"Listen to me! Fry it! I'm ready to take someone across the river! "I made this choice for a reason, first of all, the other party has an advantage, if you cross the bridge at this moment, it will be the same as before Milk, they will be hit as a live target, it should be said that at this moment our fate will be much worse than them, before they crossed the bridge when the other party was still suppressed by us, at least there is not much energy to take care of them, and at this moment is different, as soon as I move, first of all, the pressure on this side to the other party will continue to decline, and the other party can just shoot at us who are crossing the bridge more calmly, And then Pulsic and they will be eliminated quickly because there are fewer and fewer people. At that time, if something went wrong, such as something wrong with the explosives, and it didn't blow it up, and the other party took advantage of the situation to cover up and cross the bridge, then everything would be in vain.
On the contrary, if we go down the river, first of all, the river is below the line of sight here, and we can effectively avoid the opponent's attack for a period of time, although this may make us swim across the river and be attacked and unable to make a counterattack, but we will not be stupid to swim in the water, the people on the opposite side of Milk and Yugovich can cover, and our side can also alternately cover and retreat, divided into two or three groups to cross the river. In my opinion, this is much better than walking from the bridge, and it also ensures that the bridge has a better chance of being blown up.
"Alright! I'll bring people to cover you. Stay away from the bridge! Milk replied reluctantly.
I looked to the side, and the oil bottle had been dragged two by the help of my companions, and I shouted to everyone, "Stand back!" Get away from the bridge! Get away from the bridge! Pulsic retreated with his men! ”
Pulcic looked at me and nodded, immediately motioning for those who were still alive to retreat in our direction. When the other party saw us retreating, they pressed up tightly, thinking that we were going to escape.
We do want to escape, but not in the way we do now. I looked across the river, and we were already some distance from the bridgehead, and the person who was on the other side of the road had approached the bridgehead on the other side.
"Fry it! Fry it! After I finished speaking, I looked at the person next to me, "Hide!" Beware of concealment! ”
“3,2,1! Blow up! As soon as Milk's voice fell, a loud bang slammed into his ears, and the bridge was blown open from the section close to us, and the debris flew away in all directions, and some of the soldiers of the Multinational Force and the Eastern Battalion near the bridgehead were affected, some were knocked to the ground by the shock wave, and many more were knocked to the ground by the fragments of the bridge that were blown up.
I shook my head, which was a little dizzy from the concussions and loud noises, looked to the river and said to Pulsic, "Go down to the river!" Take someone down the river and swim over! We're here to cover you! ”
Pulcic gave me a deep look, didn't talk nonsense, but turned to look at his men, "Quick! River! ”
"Cover shot!" Milk's shouts were heard from across the river, followed by a barrage of bullets flying towards our enemy.
"What about gardeners and veterans?" I looked at the oil bottle.
"I'm fine!" The veteran's voice came. I looked at him, his original PKM was gone, he was holding an AK-74 in his hand at the moment, and the gardener didn't seem to have much of a problem, staying by the side of the oil bottle and looking at me and nodded.
"Cover Pulsic them! Get ready to cross the river! "I said and pulled the trigger on the enemy.
The opponent quickly recovered from the explosion just now and began to launch a fierce attack again. However, after shooting at us for a while, I noticed that they had changed, that is, the Dongfang Battalion had fewer and fewer people, and they had withdrawn from the battle here, and the soldiers of the Multinational Force were still attacking us. What are they trying to do? It certainly won't be because the bridge is gone, and they have lost confidence to close the team. The only explanation could be that they were diverting people to make additional preparations or interceptions.
I glanced at Pulsic and the others, who were continuing to fire on the embankment, and some Serbs had already started to cross the river, but it seemed that the river was not as calm and gentle as it seemed, and some Serbs left the bank and went downstream uncontrollably, but fortunately the current was not very fast.
Although the men of the Eastern Battalion have withdrawn from the battle one after another, the pressure here has not diminished, because new soldiers of the multinational force are constantly appearing from the direction of the road, and the other side is still fighting more and more, and our pressure is increasing. I looked at the Serbs who were crossing the river, they were already scattered in the river, there was no formation to speak of, they were all rowing to the other side of the river, not to mention stopping to shoot, I felt that if they stopped for a moment and did not paddle, they would be carried away by the current. No wonder the ancients said that if someone stood on a bridge or embankment and shot at the people in the river, it would really be the same as shooting a duck without hurrying or slowing.
But fortunately, it didn't take long for the first Serb to go ashore to appear, and this person seemed to climb ashore with great difficulty, and then immediately turned around and began to help the person behind him, stretching out the rifle in his hand for the person behind him to pull, and soon pulled another one.
"Hurry up! Get ashore! Get ready to cover! Pulcic shouted.
And just as he was shouting, a bullet suddenly flew out from under the bridge, and the bullet hit a Serb who was trying to lean towards the shore, and the man immediately lost power and quickly floated away as he sank.
"Watch the riverside! Riverside! Someone went down to the river! I shouted and looked at the people beside me, "Prepare to cross the river, the gardener, the veteran and I take cover, drag the oil bottle and lead the others across the river, throw away the useless and even excess ammunition, and only carry a gun and a small amount of ammunition." Speed up and cross the river! Watch out for enemies by the river. ”
The oil bottle immediately slid down the embankment with the men, and then began firing down the river from below, at the enemy who had already descended to the river from our side, the half of the bridge, the side opposite the road.
At this moment, the other side already knew that we were going to swim across the river and continue to run, so they immediately adjusted their tactics, and the people on our side continued to try to hold us back and keep the attack, while more people went towards the river embankment from the other side of the road, and it seemed that they were also going down to the river from that half to shoot at the people who were crossing the river.
"Milk! Watch out for people on the other side of the road and don't let them go down the embankment easily! I shouted through the communicator.
Pulcic looked at me, "We're going to be overwhelmed." Let's go, I'll cover you! ”
"Don't talk nonsense! How long can you stand up to it alone? Maybe you're killed just as we stepped into the water. I said as I changed the magazine and continued to shoot at the people trying to get closer.
With a "boom", there was an explosion at the embankment on the opposite side of the road, which should have been hit by Milk with one of the last two RPGs, and it seemed to work well, because they were all busy crossing the river with oil bottles. The surviving Serbs had already arrived and were on the opposite bank, some of them were heading to the opposite embankment, and some were standing on the river's edge ready to receive the oil bottles.
Suddenly, a black shadow flew out from the other side of the road again, and then quickly exploded near the opposite bank where Milk was hiding, and then another, and then several figures stood up from the ground next to the river embankment on the opposite side and quickly rushed down to the river, and we also increased the intensity of the attack, and when I pulled the trigger, there was a "whoosh", and something crossed our heads and exploded directly on the embankment on the opposite bank. This is a rocket that is going to attack us! Although this shot missed, the opponent still launched a fierce attack, and the four of us were quickly beaten and couldn't lift our heads.
"Gypsies! Evacuate! Evacuate! I can't stop the people who are going to the river, and if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave! Milk's anxious voice came from his ears.
I looked at Pulsic, "Come with us." "I said and looked at the veteran, the AK-74 in his hand was with a GP-25 grenade launcher, and so was Pulsic's." And grenades? ”
Both the veteran and Pulsic nodded their heads in acknowledgment. I said, "Give them two shots, and we'll withdraw." Then all the excess ammunition was thrown away. ”
As soon as I finished speaking, two "bang, bang" sounded, and two grenades exploded in the ranks of the charging enemy.
"Withdraw!" I said and slid down the river, "The people on the other side! Watch for cover! Cover Shot! ”
I quickly came to the bottom of the embankment, I quickly put the gun on my back, took out the three grenades that were still on my body, and when I saw Pulcic, the veterans and the gardener all coming down, I pulled the grenades one by one and threw them towards the embankment, no longer I was looking to cause much damage to the other party, I just wanted to deter the other party, so that they would not think that we were just running, let them know that we were ready to bite them again at any time, so that they would not follow easily. Also, I want to reduce the weight of crossing the river as much as possible, and the most important thing is to get there as soon as possible.
The veteran and gardener followed my example and threw the remaining grenades upwards, while Pulcich fired several shots in quick succession at the river across the road. After throwing the grenade, I immediately rushed into the river, then jumped into the water with a forward pounce and began to swim hard to the opposite bank. The gardener, the veteran, and Pulcić followed me closely behind and plunged into the water.
When he reached the middle of the river, he could clearly feel that the water below began to become turbulent, and the whole person began to lose control, feeling more and more heavy, especially the torso of the body carrying the gun and some ammunition falling straight down. I swam more vigorously to the opposite side, but the speed still slowed down significantly, and I looked to the other side, and the oil bottle was already ashore and shooting in the direction behind us with a gun.
"Quick! Swim here! "Someone shouted at us.
I swam forward as hard as I could, and at that moment, an explosion came from behind me, followed by a violent vibration under the water, and the entire internal organs seemed to have been slammed with a sledgehammer, and the whole person lost strength and sank.
I poured my saliva and tried to get myself to the surface, trying harder to keep my breathing smooth, and at the moment we were almost exhausted, and if we couldn't breathe and sank in the water, the consequences could be fatal.
I tried to adjust my breath, took a deep breath, and struggled to the shore, in fact, the shore seemed to me not far away, but I just couldn't get over, as if something was in the way.
"Quick! Fast! Pull him up! "I heard someone talking, and I looked up, and a figure ran towards me, but as soon as I got in front of me, the man fell headlong by the river. The enemy has already appeared on the embankment behind us, and the bullets have already been fired.
I kicked hard under my feet, I fought with all my last strength, and finally before I could finish my breath, I stepped on a hard thing, and then I gasped for two breaths, and once again I kicked what was supposed to be a rock, and with the help of the rebound force, I bounced myself towards the river. As soon as I reached the river, a hand grabbed me and dragged me up a few steps.
When I got ashore, I didn't have time to rest, so I picked up a rifle on the ground and pulled the trigger on a figure on the embankment that appeared. The man was shot and fell on his back.
"Bilsa! Bilsa! "I heard a man shouting the veteran's name. I looked into the river, and by this moment Pulsic had come ashore, and the gardener was still a little closer, but Bilsa was gone, but soon I saw a figure flash in the current, and it was floating downstream along the river.
The veteran is finished, I keep calling him the veteran, until I almost forget his real name, he is one of the Serbs I know best, along with Milosevic, and now there is one less of these people and unfortunately he is also the same as the Serbs who died, I know well, and cannot bring their remains home.