Chapter 957 - The Mysterious Troops (1/2)
At the very least, there was one thing that Black Robe was sure of. In such a high-intensity battle, the expeditionary army's reckless attacks would definitely deplete all of the 6th Combat Brigade's ammunition very quickly.
It wouldn't take long. Ten hours would be enough. If the attacks were even fiercer, eight hours might do it.
A brigade only had a limited amount of ammunition they could carry around. Furthermore, every military unit had a strict rule on carrying ammunition. This was commonly known as the standard ammo load.
If one were to describe it in detail, it would basically be like 60 rounds of pistol ammunition, 200 rounds of rifle ammunition, 500 rounds of machine gun ammunition for a platoon, 1,500 rounds of ammunition for coaxial machine guns for tanks, and 120 rounds of 82 mm mortar ammunition for each battalion.
The amount of ammunition they could carry was related to their battle endurance and also related to the weight the soldiers could carry. It was a very particular expertise since one should not carry too much, yet it could not be too little.
And this time, it was fortunate the 6th Combat Brigade had brought more ammo than normal when they set off from the Northwest. The Wang Consortium had also sent over another batch of heavy machine guns and heavy machine gun ammo. Otherwise, they would probably not even be able to last eight hours.
The battle was now a fight to the death, with victory and defeat to be decided within the next eight hours.
The Wang Consortium at Mt. Daniu was also aware of everything going on at Mt. Zuoyun. If Mt. Zuoyun were to fall, the Wang Consortium would have to bear the pressure of facing the remaining expeditionary army troops. This was also something they did not wish to see happen.
Therefore, just as the expeditionary army launched a fierce attack on Mt. Zuoyun, the Wang Consortium launched a full-scale counterattack at their side. They did not want to waste any more time and went all out against the enemy.
And this chain reaction was only possible because Ren Xiaosu had destroyed the barbarians' supply columns.
At this moment, Wang Yun said to P5092, ”I've made rounds at the various positions. Based on the current ammo consumption, we'll face a no ammo situation in eight hours and 41 minutes. Of course, this is only theoretical data averaged out. The future commander's wife will also get tired. If we continue fighting for another eight hours, her shot accuracy will surely drop. At that time, suppressive fire from the sniper will not be as effective anymore, and the ammo consumption at the positions will increase.”
P5092 nodded. ”I understand.”
After that, P5092 turned to look at Xun Yeyu and pointed at a position on the sand table. ”If you sense more than 10,000 expeditionary army troops gathering at this location, you must inform me immediately.”
Then P5092 said to Ji Zi'ang, ”At that time, you'll collapse Mountain No. 6 to delay the expeditionary army's attack pace. Our current situation is not optimistic, but fortunately, we don't only have firearms and explosives as our trump cards, but everyone here as well. Alright, let's see to our own duties. Commander Zhang Husheng, I'll have to trouble you to stand guard at Position 2. Once any heavily armored warriors appear over there, you must kill them all.”
The Great Hoodwinker chuckled and said, ”Don't worry, as long as I still have strength left, they won't breach Position 2.”
With that, everyone departed for their positions. When Zhang Xiaoman left, he glared at the Great Hoodwinker. ”Old man, we'll settle the matter of you taking advantage of me another time. Let's finish fighting this battle first.”
The Great Hoodwinker walked off happily. ”You're making it sound like you can beat me. Besides, you weren't even born yet when I knew your father, so what's wrong with me taking advantage of you a little? Besides, how do you know for sure that I'm not your biological father?”
Zhang Xiaoman was so angry his eyes nearly popped out. This dishonest old man was really taking advantage of him at every opportunity! Jerk!
Zhang Xiaoman scolded, ”Even if I can't beat you, do you think you can stop me from cursing you? Just you wait, I'll curse you until you vomit blood after the battle ends!”
P5092 walked to the defensive position and looked at the assaulting expeditionary army outside. Next to him, Wang Yun suddenly said, ”Actually, you're not optimistic about our situation, right? Although I can't figure it out from your expression, I've counted that you blink 16 times a minute when you're relaxed and nine times when you're nervous.”