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Chapter 1202: Epoch-making Tactics (First Update, Please Subscribe)
The atmosphere in the base's joint command center was extremely tense.

So much was happening at once, and the situation was escalating.

The battle that the Air Cavalry should have resolved within an hour had dragged on for two hours, and from the chaotic radio reports, it could be heard that the enemy's strength was far greater than initially expected.

In the joint command center at the airport, Major General Gu Changchuan and his staff officers were listening to every conversation on the radio.

The Army Major General who fired the first shot at Bastogne was the commander of the Nanyang ground forces in Siam. He happened to be patrolling nearby and immediately rushed over by helicopter after receiving the news.

This encounter was really beyond their expectations, even though they knew clearly that Hanoi was using the Lao rainforest to send armed personnel to the south, transport supplies, and support Lao anti-government guerrillas.

But for Nanyang, these are all military issues of other countries. What Nanyang needs is protection for Siam. As for Laos, it is only limited assistance to prevent its collapse and thus pose a threat to Siam. Of course, things like assistance are mainly done by Americans.

But the problem is... now, the Nanyang Army encountered the Hanoi army while performing their mission. The other side had no idea how to react and actually surrounded them. They were so bold!

If we allow them to be so presumptuous, what will happen in the future?

Therefore, no matter what, this battle must be won, and a profound lesson must be given to the other side. They will understand that Nanyang is not easy to mess with. Only in this way can their ambitions be dispelled and they can understand who cannot be provoked.

Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to rescue the troops trapped in the encirclement, otherwise everything will be in vain. Once the troops are wiped out, the losses will not only be personnel, but it may even boost the enemy's arrogance!

Listening to the heated words coming from the radio station, Gu Changchuan immediately asked:
"Is the 'Scout' in position?"

The "scouts" he mentioned were not real soldiers, but unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. A few years ago, after Li Yian proposed the development of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, Nanyang's technical department began research in this area. The first one put into practice was a radio-controlled battlefield unmanned surveillance aircraft improved on the basis of an unmanned target aircraft. This is the world's first practical unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, which can carry a daytime camera that can take 95 photos or an infrared night camera that can only take 10 photos. The drone takes off with rocket boost, and the combat personnel control the flight through radio commands. The combat process can be tracked by radar, and the continuous flight time can reach 30 minutes. After returning, it is recovered by parachute.

Although that drone was an experimental model and was not mature, it not only pioneered the Nanyang unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, but also mastered the skills of using drones based on it.

This eventually led to the launch of the "Scout" UAV, which is more mature and advanced than the previous experimental model, and can be said to be the culmination of Nanyang's electronic technology. It can be launched by air-driven catapult or liquid rocket booster; it can be recovered by vertical net and can be reused. The aircraft can even be deployed at the platoon level of the Nanyang Army, and each division usually deploys 12 aircraft.

"We'll be at the battlefield in about two minutes."

The operator gave an answer based on the data obtained from observing the radar.

Gu Changchuan nodded and said:

"Upon arrival at the battle zone, send the footage over immediately,"

Then Gu Changchuan took out the cigarette box, took out a cigarette, and smoked it silently. Occasionally, he would pace back and forth, staring at the map, thinking about something, but soon, he shook his head, as if he was not very satisfied with his plan.

It’s very difficult!

After a while, a staff officer answered.

"Hawkeye 12, has arrived at the combat area."

"Send the signal over here."

Soon, the image of the rainforest appeared on the 25-inch TV. This was provided by the zoom TV camera carried by the Scout UAV. Although the pixel density of the camera tube itself was not high and could hardly meet the needs of military reconnaissance, the timeliness it provided was incomparable to that of the old reconnaissance aircraft. After completing the reconnaissance, the early models of drones needed to be recovered, the camera removed and the film processed. The intelligence information processing process was too complicated and time-consuming.

The "Scout" can transmit television images via radio signals in real time. Although the resolution is not high, it can be used for basic battlefield observations. In addition to being used for battlefield environment observation and reconnaissance, it can also observe artillery impact points in the air and correct shooting tasks. The military has found it very effective in use.

Although the surveillance footage provided by the "Scout" drone is a bit blurry, except for the open area by the river where the 9th Company is located, the surrounding area is all dense rainforest. Despite this, smoke clouds can be seen rising from the rainforest from time to time.

The picture was blurry, but it allowed Gu Changchuan to see the situation on the battlefield at the first moment and make adjustments accordingly.

Gu Changchuan and the staff officers were staring at the monitoring screen intently, and then, as if based on some intuition, Gu Changchuan said:
"The flight altitude has been reduced to 2000 meters."

Although the ceiling of the Scout was over 4000 meters, Gu Changchuan still requested to lower the altitude in order to get a clearer picture. The radio operator immediately lowered the flight altitude. Although it was lowered to 1000 meters, it was safe. After all, its wingspan was only 5.12 meters and its length was only 4.96 meters. From an altitude of 1000 meters, it was just a black dot. It was not easy to shoot it down with an anti-aircraft machine gun.

This makes the picture on the battlefield clearer.

Although the picture was in black and white, Gu Changchuan could see through it that the enemy was surrounding the 9th Company, and the staff on the side were also closely observing the battlefield situation. At this time, they had a vaguely terrible feeling - the situation was about to get out of control.

"Commander Gu, I think the most urgent task now is to evacuate the 9th Company. We can send the Butcher Bird to carry out an air strike on the enemy, and then use helicopters to evacuate them."

Gu Changchuan frowned at the suggestion of the operations staff and asked, "How many casualties will there be? Don't forget, they have .50 machine guns! If the helicopter lands now, it will become a target for anti-aircraft machine guns!"

This is the most dangerous thing. Unless the controlled area is expanded, there is no way to evacuate them safely by helicopter. However, in the rainforest, rash actions may very likely fall into the enemy's trap.

Battles in the rainforest are like this, always full of uncertainty. In fact, the Nanyang Army is also an expert in rainforest warfare. After all, they took over Borneo from the Japanese army bit by bit back then.

"This……"

The commander's words made the faces of the staff officers change.

At this moment, Gu Changchuan walked to the map, took a look at it, then turned his gaze to the screen and said:

"Turn the camera to area D-3-H-4."

Soon a hill appeared on the screen. This hill was different from ordinary hills in that it was an open meadow. Staring at the bare mountaintop which was almost one square kilometer in size, Gu Changchuan said.

"Here, transfer a battalion here, deploy a defense line here, and also a mobile artillery battalion. Turn this place into our firepower base and use mobile artillery to suppress them. Then withdraw our people here and evacuate from the top of the mountain."

With an order, helicopters in the base roared, and one H2 general-purpose helicopter after another roared towards the southeast.

At the same time, twelve AH3 armed helicopters that came to support finally arrived at the scene. When the armed helicopters arrived at the battle area, the North Vietnamese troops in the rain forest were carrying out suppressive shooting with heavy machine guns. In addition to the SG43 heavy machine guns, they even had a number of Type Maxim heavy machine guns. Although they were old, they could provide almost continuous firepower when used for fire suppression. For a while, the rain forest was full of the red trajectory of tracer bullets.

The red tracer was like the scythe of the god of death. On the battlefield, this kind of low-range fire suppression might not be fatal to the enemy infantry, but it was enough to suppress them so that they could not raise their heads. This was exactly the purpose of fire suppression. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the enemy soldiers holding AK47 and SKS rushed over howling. While charging, they took out wooden-handled grenades. At this moment, they once again rushed under the eyes of the soldiers with the help of the crowd.

As the enemy approached the defense line, twelve AH-3 armed helicopters appeared and opened fire directly from a distance of thousands of meters.

The rockets hanging under the left and right wings of the armed helicopter were fired directly at the dense sea of ​​enemy troops, accompanied by bursts of shrill whistling sounds in the air.

In the violent explosion, the sea of ​​people was covered by endless explosions. The fragments of rockets and steel balls enveloped all living things. Some people were even blown directly into the sky, torn into pieces like dolls, and then fell heavily to the ground.

After launching the rockets, these AH-3 attack helicopters did not stop attacking, but continued to approach at a low flying posture, reaching a distance of about one thousand meters.

The three-barreled Gatling machine gun inside the AH-3 attack helicopter immediately roared with joy. In an instant, hundreds of thousands of .50 bullets, like the scythe of the god of death, flew towards the enemies in the air, leaving countless red trajectories.
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50 bullets swept through everything on the ground like a whirlwind. No matter if it was a tree or a limb, once it hit, it would be broken into two pieces. For a moment, the entire rain forest was filled with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Compared to the explosion of a rocket, the damage caused by this .50 machine gun is more direct. When the bullet hits the human body, it instantly turns the person into pieces with blood and flesh flying everywhere, leaving those people in extreme shock.

Some even stood there dumbfounded, allowing the bullets to pierce their bodies and break them in two.

In an instant, the battlefield immediately turned into a slaughterhouse. The armed helicopters whizzing through the air were like they were in an empty space, bombarding the ground indiscriminately.

Even though the enemy on the ground fired at the aircraft with anti-aircraft machine guns, the thick armored ceramics on the attack helicopter still blocked the bullet attacks.

What followed was naturally ruthless revenge. After a round of rocket fire, the originally raging anti-aircraft machine guns turned into a pile of scrap metal.

When the soldiers who were originally under siege saw the armed helicopters whizzing through the air and indiscriminately spraying ammunition at the enemy, they all cheered loudly at the aircraft excitedly.

Now the arrival of reinforcements made them all believe that they would definitely win.

Because they are no longer alone.

In this way, the 12 armed helicopters were like ancient heavy cavalry, flying, attacking and shooting indiscriminately in the air.

In just a few minutes, the extremely rampant North Vietnamese army in the rainforest suffered a catastrophic blow.

This was a blow they had never felt before, whether it was the rain of rockets or the hail of .50 machine gun bullets, it was extremely new to them. No one wanted to experience this feeling. After only a few rounds of attacks, the North Vietnamese army's Wu Bosi, who had been shouting, retreated like a tide.

Faced with such a reality, Ruan Jingtian, as the division commander, was completely stunned. He was a veteran who had experienced the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, but even when fighting against the French, he had never had such an experience. Faced with the retreat of the troops, there was only one thought left in his mind.

"This time I hit a wall..."

(End of this chapter)