Chapter 350: Prepare for an assault
Following the lieutenant of the 82nd Airborne Division named Jack into the dilapidated air show building, there was a strong smell of blood, Long Yun looked around, there were wounded soldiers lying everywhere, and the medical soldiers were running around.
"How many of you are left?" Long Yun remembered that Finch had told him that there were two battalions of U.S. troops here, and more than a thousand Northern Alliance soldiers in Afghanistan, but now it seemed that there were only a few hundred people here, and not even one battalion was enough.
In this situation, how can you borrow troops to go to Bamiyan with yourself?
"There are only so many people...... Lieutenant Jack shook his head, his expression dark.
"Where's your Supreme Commander?" Long Yun couldn't help but ask, after all, Lieutenant Jack should definitely not be the highest-ranking person here, at least he should be a major battalion commander.
"Now I'm the highest-ranking person here......" Jack's bloodshot eyes turned red, he sniffled, and took another deep breath to suppress his emotions, "All the people with higher ranks than me have died. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised.
In the eyes of all the world's media, this is simply a war of extreme asymmetry, and the Taliban and the coalition forces in Afghanistan have been surprised by their combat strength for centuries, not only for a decade or decades, but also for a century to be behind.
The entire Taliban only has a very small number of old MiG aircraft, and even the most advanced missiles were sponsored by the United States when they were fighting guerrilla warfare with the Soviet army, at most some Soviet-made heavy equipment from the 80s was captured when the Soviet army retreated.
How could such an army be able to beat the elite two battalions of the U.S. Army into such a crippled state? You must know that the 82nd Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division are both ace troops that have experienced a hundred battles, and in the wars involving the US military all over the world, these two units have shown their faces, and they are not ordinary shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
"How is this possible?" Jon couldn't believe what Lieutenant Jack said, "Didn't the 10th Mountain Division have Abrams tanks?" Why don't you launch a swarm charge? ”
Jack led everyone to the window, pointed to the open field of the airport outside, and said, "The tanks are almost all there." ”
Following his fingers, everyone saw a terrifying scene - on the open ground, there were more than a dozen Abrams tanks lying horizontally and vertically, but all of them were lying on their stomachs, either the turret was blown away or the whole vehicle was burning with raging fire, or the tracks were broken and lying there unable to move.
"Originally, the attack was going well, but I don't know why, at four o'clock, a Taliban reinforcement suddenly came, and the equipment was ......" Jack suddenly shook his head, as if he was not sure of his words, "I don't know if it's equipment, their charge is very terrifying, it's ......"
"Simply what?"
"It's not ......human," Jack scratched his head, "I know you may not believe it, that reinforcement is very strange, well-equipped, as if they are wearing extremely protective body armor, basically our bullets can't kill, only some large-caliber machine guns are still somewhat effective." ”
Long Yun and Gege exchanged glances, and both of them knew in their hearts that it was not the Taliban troops, it must be the guards of the Liberation Society.
"Looks like you don't have anyone to lend me anything." Long Yun smiled.
"I received an order from the front command, but I explained to them the situation here, now it is basically impossible for you to ask for people, we don't talk about people here, there are not many tanks left, only three surviving tanks, I don't dare to let them attack again, all of them are placed on the slope next door as a fixed launch point for tanks." Jack pointed to the hillside behind the terminal building and said, "Captain Long, I'm sorry I can't help you." ”
"Well, but I have an urgent task to get to Bamiyan, and if you can't get anyone here, I can do it myself. Do you have armored vehicles like Humvees here? Long Yun asked.
"There are still some Hummers, but it's useless for me to give them to you." Jack said.
"Why?"
"The roads leading to Bamiyan province and Kabul are occupied by Taliban forces, and we can only retreat in the direction of Jalalabad, where we have large forces." Jack looked at the watch in his hand, "It is estimated that in about an hour, a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division will rush to the aid of here." I suggest you wait. ”
Long Yun looked at his watch, it was already twelve o'clock at noon, and a few more times had passed, and 12 o'clock tomorrow night was the opening time of the sleeping place, if he couldn't feel Bamiyan before this, everything would be in vain.
"No, you go and organize your troops, and I'll discuss tactics with you later, and I'll help you break through the opponent's defense." Long Yun said, "You go first and see how many more people can be sent to fight with me." ”
Lieutenant Jack was stunned for a moment, seeming to hesitate.
"Don't worry, I'll take the lead, if I can break through, I'll send you a signal, and you can just cooperate with me to attack." Long Yun saw Jack's doubts.
"Jon, tell your men that they will sneak into the other side with me and blow up their missile trucks so that the tanks can pass." Long Yun patted Jon on the shoulder and said.
"Captain Long, although I know your combat effectiveness well now, do you really plan to infiltrate the rear of the Taliban positions of thousands of people and blow up their missile vehicles?" Jon said, "I think you're such a madman. ”
"Crazy people are crazy people, it's very troublesome not to blow up those things, you also saw it just now, let alone helicopters, even the A-10 can't get close, if you can end their 'flying midge' missile position, air support can come."
"Okay, I'll get ready." Jon gave him a standard military salute and turned to leave.
"It seems that you are in a hurry to go to the sleeping place, and it seems that it doesn't matter if you can go to the sanctuary or not." Gege remained silent until everyone left.
"What can I do? I don't want that either. Long Yun spread his hands and said with a mouth full of grievances: "If you want to blame your sister Selena, you both fooled us all here." ”
"Selena......" Gege frowned, "I still can't believe she would do this, what's the purpose of doing this?" ”
"You can ask him this question directly. Dr. Finch told me that Selena had brought a mercenary of her own organization into Afghanistan, presumably by Bembamiyan, and that the Demon Hunter Knight Neo of the Presbyterian Church had also gone to Afghanistan with the sailors and falcons, probably looking for her. Long Yun looked relaxed, as if it wasn't a big deal not to go to the Sanctuary this time.
"If you can't go to the Sanctuary, how can you calculate the gambling agreement with Grand Butler Rose?" Gege asked.
"Nothing, the latest bet is that I'll help them get Selena back, and then kill Gammon, after which I can reorganize my own ghost group." Long Yun joked lightly: "I think this bet is worth my fight, and no one can stop me from reorganizing the ghost team." Not to mention the big butler Rose, even the old Habs, can't stop me, even if the canopy refuses to provide me with resources, I will go out and pull the banner by myself, sooner or later one day I will find Kebby, find the boss behind him, and get back a blood debt for my teammates! ”
Gege's gaze kept falling on Long Yun's face, and I have to say that a confident and idealistic man is very attractive at the moment when passion erupts.
"I'm still the same, I'm not interested in what group you reorganize, but I'll still keep an eye on you, if I find out what has to do with you and the Restoration Society, no one can save you!"
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