Chapter 119 A husband is like a mountain
At this time, Wannan, after several rounds of shelling by the US military in the city, there was a pungent and pungent strange smell, the smell of gunfire smoke from gunfire, the smell of dust from collapse of walls, the charred smell of fire on the roof, the smell of blood from the liver and brain, and various smells mixed together, rushing through people's noses and heading towards their foreheads.
But before anyone could get used to this feeling, the next round of artillery bombardment of the US military began again, dense and violent, and more than half of the buildings in the city had been destroyed by artillery fire. The shelling caused several black smoke in the city to surge, catching fire everywhere, and there were five or six fires in total. The flames merged in the air, turning half of the city into a piece of smoke. The night wind rushed towards people, not only not cold, but also made people feel a sense of scorching by the stove.
As soon as the violent shelling stopped, the American infantry attacked with the support of tanks and combat vehicles. There were tanks and artillery support on the ground, and armed helicopters hovered and suppressed in the air. Both force and firepower had an overwhelming advantage, but Lieutenant Colonel David Payne was shocked to find that this small city was as difficult to conquer as Stalingrad!
The US military pioneered the city with tanks, but encountered fierce resistance in the competition in the city. Iraqi bombs and mines exploded everywhere, and the tanks almost ran through the smoke and flames. Bazooka and grenades kept flying, occasionally mixed with anti-tank missiles. In this meteor-like strike, several tanks were destroyed in a blink of an eye. The raging flames showed that the tanks could hardly win street battles with the power of the tanks alone.
But once the infantry got off the car, the danger was extremely great. The Iraqis used mortars, machine guns, automatic rifles and grenades to weave dense fire nets. They were familiar with the rules of urban street fighting and used blasting propulsion everywhere, blew up the courtyard walls and houses, so that they appeared behind the US military from time to time. Then the dense fire nets made the US soldiers lie down.
In this fierce battle, the US military rushed into the city, but felt guns and explosions everywhere and could hardly advance. The American infantry could not bear it anymore. They called the armored troops to advance for support. As before, the tanks rushed over again. The same was true for Iraqi soldiers. After the tanks rushed across the front, they opened fire and attacked the infantry behind.
Neither the m2 tanks were able to block the strikes of rockets and anti-tank missiles, so they turned into burning torches one by one. Then mines exploded, grenades and incendiary bottles fell on the m1 tanks that rushed across the front. Without the protection of infantry, in the narrow urban area, the Iraqis could deal with the enemy's tanks to the fullest.
The battle became increasingly fierce, and no Iraqi soldiers thought of retreating or fleeing with heavy casualties. Under the fierce shelling and assault of the US military, the communication and command of the Ninth Company had been completely interrupted, and the troops were extremely injured and injured. All the alive combatants were forced to form their own groups and fight with the houses. However, they still used all the weapons in their hands to resist the US military, and almost every house became a fortress.
In the absence of anti-tank weapons, Iraqi soldiers used anti-tank grenades and homemade bombs to deal with American tanks at close range, and some even rushed towards the tank's tracks with explosives bags. Inspired by the courage of Iraqi soldiers to sacrifice their lives, the surrendered Saudi army, even more than a dozen captured National Guard soldiers, also picked up weapons and threw them into the battle against the US army.
At this time, Wannan was no longer just a city, it was the battlefield for the Arab nation who had experienced hardships to fight against powerful foreign invasions. For decades and hundreds of years, the suffering, depression, self-esteem and longing for a better life all turned into courage at this moment.
With the absolute superior force of the opponent, everyone knew that they could not retreat smoothly, so they could only fight hard. The courage and combat effectiveness of such people in desperate situations were extremely terrible. The Iraqi army continued to fight bloody battles. The US military launched all its strength to attack the city, while the Ninth Company fought hard, resisting hard, causing serious damage to the US military.
The armed helicopter was once again attacked by ground air defense weapons. This time it was a stinger air defense missile, which directly hit a level cobra and fired it in the air, which allowed the remaining helicopters to quickly increase their altitude or fly out of the war zone.
Several T-K, who had been hiding for a long time, suddenly appeared and counterattacked the US troops in front of them. Within a few artillery, several US infantry fighting vehicles were blown into torches. The soldiers on one of the infantry fighting vehicles were all killed before they could get off. In the narrow urban area, it was very difficult for American tanks to deal with these Soviet tanks.
The Iraqis' sudden counterattack almost drove the US troops out of the city, but the armed helicopters flew over and used rockets to destroy these tanks. Faced with the enemy's air superiority, the Iraqis did not fight. Xun gave up the tanks, and the members hid in the houses and became infantry.
Seeing that the attack was blocked, Lieutenant Colonel David Payne was furious and ordered the assemblies of various artillery to completely destroy Wannan City in sections, and summoned air support to explode. He thought the artillery was too slow and ordered the tanks to advance to the front line and directly aimed at Iraqi targets for short-range shooting. Under his pressure, the entire US battalion was quite nervous, and its offensive method reached the point of being unscrupulous.
Seeing that neither its air strikes nor powerful artillery bombardment could destroy the Iraqi army's resistance, the US military fired a large amount of tear gas, and US armed helicopters also carried out low-altitude bombing. The US military used flamethrowers to infiltrate and set fire on fire, completely ignoring the offensive forces that might endanger their own.
Iraqi troops and Saudi soldiers rushed to fight bravely, killing more than 30 people below Major Pitt Harris, the deputy commander of the US 3rd Battalion, in front of Wannan City. The remaining troops of the Ninth Company, from the company commander to the army, fought repeatedly in street fighting. At this time, the tanks and tanks of the Iraqi army were basically destroyed, and there were very few heavy machine guns and ammunition left. The officers and soldiers began to deal with the US army with bayonets and rifles, and the casualties were terrible.
Under such circumstances, no one retreated or surrendered.
At this time, the Hyde Hakham outpost had been razed into ruins by artillery fire. After fierce battles, there were only Sergeant Hyde Hakham and Abdul in one squad here. Hyde Hakham was stunned by the artillery fire of the US military. When he woke up, he saw that only the private Abdul was alive. Seeing that the US military was still rushing into the town, Hyde Hakham decided to fight for the last fight.
He had already made a determination to die from his heart. He held the automatic rifle, and the man was lying low on the ground, turning his hands into feet, and crawling forward desperately in the gravel and rubble. Tanks drove by, and the machine guns and bullets of the US soldiers passed by above and flew to the battlefield in the distance.
He took a grenade and gestured to Abdul. Then he suddenly straightened his waist, jumped flat, and saw the location of the US machine gunner and threw it over. The machine gunner on the US military chariot was firing in the distance, and his body was still twisting with the rotation of the machine gun. The grenade here roared, accompanied by a dull explosion, and the sound of the machine gun stopped immediately, and the chariot also stopped.
Hyde Hackham and Abdul took this opportunity to carry automatic rifles and rushed onto the highway in one breath. The US soldiers on the highway only monitored the battle ahead. There were two people who could come out of the mound that was almost flattened by artillery fire. Several people were in a hurry. Before they could raise their guns, Abdul threw the grenade directly to the enemy and threw it.
After a bomb exploded, two automatic rifles entered, and the US military was swept away like a wheat harvest. There was chaos in front of the chariot. Hyde Hackham roared and rushed forward with a bayonet rifle. He raised the tip of his gun, rushed towards the US military with his gun, and stabbed him in the chest of an American soldier with one knife...
The battle started from midnight to last for more than six hours. Until the early morning when the sun was leaping, gunfire continued to continue in Wannan City. The Ninth Company and the Saudi platoon fought bloody battles, almost all of which were killed in the city.
At this time, the company commander of the Ninth Company Hussein Jepur was only four people left. These four people were seriously injured, and only he could fight was left. Even he himself was covered in blood and suffered more than ten injuries. They were guarding a mosque and had been fighting for six or seven hours. At this time, with the help of the morning sun, a few American troops were vaguely moving.
Hussein Jeble looked at the pile of more than twenty grenades and automatic rifles around him, and smiled and said to his injured comrades: "Okay, we'll get through it! Allah bless you, we'll stick to it until dawn!" He touched his pocket, took out a box of cigarettes and lighters, and distributed the cigarettes to his comrades who could still move: "Enjoy now, and then let's fight the Americans together!"
Before he finished speaking, a whistling sound suddenly sounded above his head. The whistling sound was like a tornado in the desert, roaring violently and violently!
"It's a tornado - a tornado! Our reinforcements are coming--" Cigarettes fell from Hussein Jepur's hand, and the hero suddenly couldn't help but tears in his eyes, letting them burst out!
Chapter completed!