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Chapter 1203: Using the Body as Fat (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
The war escalated further that afternoon.

Of course, the war could not be confined to the dense tropical rainforest of Laos. After all, this was a company with hundreds of people trapped in a severe situation.

This is something that has never happened before for the Nanyang Army!
The last time they were surrounded was in Bastogne! They were surrounded by the German ace troops. Now, they were surrounded by a group of monkeys after hunting geese all day and getting pecked in the eyes by geese.

Having said that, this is the uncertainty of rainforest warfare. The dense rainforest is the best concealment. The reason why "defoliant" was developed was to help the US military clear out the Japanese devils in the rainforest.

However, it is too late to use "defoliant" now. You can't just spray it on your head.

A company was surrounded.

Such a major event must naturally be reported to Chang'an as soon as possible.

In the "Daming Palace", Li Yian, who had just finished lunch, was listening to the military's report. After a brief understanding of the situation and the military's rescue plan, he frowned and thought for a moment before saying:

"Have you confirmed that they are troops from Hanoi?"

Ho Chi Minh Trail!
It must be this famous trail.

Last May, after receiving the promise of full support from the big sister, Hanoi decided to open a road to transport to the south. This is a secret supply line called "Ho Chi Minh Trail" by the Americans. Saigon called it the "Central Corridor", a "strategic road" to support the South. Military personnel sent by the North and arms and supplies from the outside world to support the South were all sent to the war-torn South through this trail, carried on people's backs, shoulders, ox carts, bicycles, etc.

Over the next decade or so, more than one million northern soldiers arrived in the South through this rainforest trail. In the end, it was they who plunged the U.S. military into a quagmire and bled them to the point of near collapse. But what was the price?

Nearly one million people were killed or injured on this "strategic road".

Unfortunately, this time, a unit in Nanyang encountered these tough guys. These tough guys were all elites in the north, and some even had received military training in big countries. They just happened to run into them...

"They will definitely not admit it, but it must be them. It is impossible for Hanoi to send so many troops. And the intelligence we got from the bodies left by the enemy shows that they are all Vietnamese."

Listening to the report, Li Yian frowned, thought for a moment, and said:

"The military is responsible for the rescue plan. Remember, we have only one principle - we will never abandon any of the Nanyang soldiers, and we will never give up on them! Bringing them back safely is our responsibility!
In short, take all necessary measures and invest all the strength you can! "

Now, Li Yian finally understood what "people die for money" meant. It was because of a treasure map of Tsuji Masanobu that the troops were trapped in enemy territory. This was not a good thing. Li Yian had no interest in the quagmire of Saigon, so he would never allow Nanyang to fall into that quagmire.

But Nanyang will never suffer a loss. No matter what, Hanoi must be taught a profound lesson to make them understand one thing - the next time they meet the Nanyang Army, they must learn to avoid them.

……

12 hours!
What happens in 12 hours?
Night fell, and as darkness enveloped the rainforest, the gunfire seemed to stop.

Although the 9th Company was surrounded, a helicopter that forced a landing a few hours ago still delivered supplies to them. Although they lost a helicopter, they were not without ammunition.

And most importantly, on the hilltop six kilometers away, the reinforcements set up a fire support base. In the past few hours, relying on the fierce artillery fire of the reinforcements, the 9th Company has repelled the enemy's attacks many times.

In the dark night, the soldiers lying on the ground chatted quietly, talking about popular stars, songs, and of course their favorite players and football matches.

It seemed to be a peaceful night, but the evening breeze brought waves of rotten stench, the stench of corpses and the stench of feces - the smell of feces when intestines were blown apart.

In comparison, there was almost no smell of gunpowder. In fact, that was the battlefield - there was only the stench of corpses and feces.

"Platoon Leader, it's too quiet!"

Climbing to the side of the platoon leader, Li Feng said:

"Something seems wrong."

Nodding, Song Siyi picked up the microphone and said softly:

"Owl, Owl, fire flares at C511! Repeat..."

A moment later, several faint explosions were heard in the air, "Boom..." The rainforest suddenly became as bright as day. With the light of the flares, Li Feng also raised his rifle.

"Enemy attack!"

Almost at the moment when the white light appeared in the air, Li Feng saw moving figures in the rainforest. Not the dozens of figures in the past, but... countless!

Gunshots suddenly rang out in the trenches, and light and heavy machine guns spewed out foot-long muzzle flames. The gunshots and howling merged into one.

"Signalman, immediately have the artillery fire at area C511!"

The moment the flares illuminated the rainforest, the militants immediately quickened their pace. They used their bodies to block the flying bullets, and rushed towards the enemy, howling like wild beasts.

"Boom! Boom!..."

With the whistling sound in the air, a series of shells fell into the dense rain forest and exploded violently. The flying fragments after the explosion were like sharp bayonets, tearing apart fresh flesh and blood. Even the wood chips became killing weapons. The bullets spewed out from the AR15 assault rifles rushed into the bodies of the militants who were charging desperately, but those people turned a blind eye to the explosions around them and the bullets in front of them, and still rushed over howling.

Artillery fire, heavy artillery fire.

Now there are walls of fire in front of the soldiers. These are the shells fired from the fire base - the RT-61 rifled mortar introduced from France, which has become the main artillery of the Air Cavalry Brigade because of its long range and great power - this is because it is the only artillery that can be transported by helicopter.

It weighs less than 600 kilograms, but its maximum range when firing grenades is 8135 meters, and reaches 13000 meters when using rocket-assisted projectiles. Combined with a maximum firing rate of 20 rounds per minute and a shell weight of 18.7 kilograms, this mortar, whose range is no less than that of a 105mm howitzer, became a favorite of the air cavalry as soon as it was equipped by the Nanyang military.

Although there were only six RT-61 rifled mortars in the fire base, in a short period of time, with its amazing rate of fire, it immediately built an insurmountable wall of fire in the rain forest.

For a moment, the battlefield was filled with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

That night, the artillerymen used shells to cast a wall of bullets in front of the defense line of the 61th Company, and they never stopped all night. Although the armed helicopters and the Butcher Birds could inflict heavy casualties on the enemy, for the front line, it was their artillery that could provide them with protection day and night. Although the helicopters could not transport heavy artillery, the th Company still held on under the siege of the superior enemy forces with the powerful firepower of the RT- rifled mortars.

It was also from this day that a "fire base" tactic was added to the Nanyang Army's tactics. Unintentionally, the Nanyang military explored a new tactic of helicopter and ground combat.

It is to take advantage of air superiority, especially the advantage of helicopters that can take off and land anywhere, to establish a fire base behind enemy lines, use fierce artillery attacks to suppress the enemy, turn offensive operations into positional warfare, and give full play to firepower and air superiority.

The next morning, when the sun rose, the rainforest in front of the 9th Company was littered with broken trees and even more corpses. The corpses were scattered in the rainforest like minced meat.

After a night of fierce fighting, the air here smells even worse!
This place is no longer a slaughterhouse, but a composting yard, with bodies as piles and humans as fertilizer.

……

"With so many casualties, they should have stopped..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chirping sound came from above his head.

"It's broken, mortar shells!"

This thought flashed through my mind...

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The area near the river valley immediately became a sea of ​​fire.

Zhao Gang shook his buzzing head and squinted his eyes to look around: his brothers were still fighting back, his comrades were still shouting, but he could only hear the "ping ping" of his own heartbeat.

A fist-sized stone fell from the sky and hit him on the head, making a dull sound on his helmet.

Holding the sniper rifle in his hand, Zhao Gang looked into the distance - where were the Vietnamese mortars?

The explosion is a bit like 60-degree pressure, which means that the enemy must be not far away.

Suddenly, a flash of fire appeared deep in the rainforest, and a mortar shell came flying over with a whistling sound.

"damn it."

After dodging this round of bombardment, Zhao Gang observed for a while, then picked up the sniper rifle, closed his left eye and took a look, then switched to his right eye to confirm again...

"700 meters, this distance is really not close. Great, damn, you really think my gun is a fire stick!"

Although Nanyang's weapons are getting closer to NATO and the ammunition has been changed to 7.62 NATO caliber, sniper rifles still use 7.92 mm. A few years ago, Nanyang Defense Company developed a special sniper bullet for it, with a bullet weight of 13.6 grams and a cartridge case filled with 3.8 grams of double-base propellant smokeless powder, which makes its effective range far exceed that of NATO bullets. The terminal kinetic energy at 1000 meters is nearly 7.62 times higher than that of 2 NATO bullets. Because of its excellent performance, it has been used as a sniper bullet by the military.

He adjusted the sight, aimed the gun for a while... then pulled the trigger.

At the moment the gunshots fell, an armed artilleryman who was holding a shell and was about to load it suddenly froze and fell straight to the ground. The reserve gunner hurried over to pick up the shell and was about to turn around.

With a whoosh, a bullet streaked through the rainforest. Although it missed the target, it hit the pile of shells hard...

"Boom, boom..."

The huge explosion drowned out the artillery position, and the explosion of the shells caused an even more violent explosion. Not only did the mortar gunners die or get injured, but even Wu Wenming and others who had just arrived at the front were affected.

"what happened?"

Wu Wenming got up from the ground, covered in dust and dirt.

"Captain, it's possible that their shells hit our shells and caused a secondary explosion."

Staff Officer Li supported him.

"artillery……"

"Yes," Staff Officer Li replied, pointing to the top of a mountain a few kilometers away, and said:

"Captain, the Nanyang people have set up positions on the top of that mountain and deployed cannons. They have been bombarding us with cannons..."

Suddenly, his left eye exploded, and a piece of red and white stuff flew out immediately, and his head was like a ripe watermelon, completely shattered...

"Captain!" The guards quickly pushed the commander to the ground.

"Why are you panicking? It's just a sniper, what's the big deal!"

He calmly raised his telescope and looked towards the top of the mountain. He saw several helicopters taking off and landing from there. At the same time, smoke filled the top of the mountain again.

This scene before him made Wu Wenming feel ominous. He suddenly realized that what he encountered this time was not just a tough guy, but a tough guy who was armed to the teeth.

Will they send a large number of personnel and supplies over by helicopter? In contrast, the supplies we carry here are limited.

"What a difficult bunch of guys they are!"

Thinking of this, Wu Wenming racked his brains to recall the tactics that his teachers had taught him during his training in Guangxi Province.

Damn, there is no one to deal with the helicopter soldiers...

(End of this chapter)