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Chapter 197: Attack from the South (Subscribe for monthly tickets)

It is estimated that the enemy only thought of the Type 59 tank from the very beginning.

These artillery pieces and their positions are definitely a huge threat to the Type 59 tank. Even in such mountainous terrain, the Type 59 tank can easily break down.

But they never expected that China's third-generation main battle tank would be so abnormal and possess super mountain combat capabilities.

Superb mountain combat capability and strong defensive armor.

There is no need to take a special road, you can just go up the gentle slope on the south side.

Bullets and artillery cannot cause any damage to the Type 80 tank.

Liu Tao expressed his opinion.

Commander Wang looked thoughtful.

After a while, Commander Wang said, "Well, then your battalion will be responsible for attacking from the south!"

Anyway, it will not affect the attack of the 121st Regiment, and it can even tie up some firepower.

After everyone was assigned their tasks, they went down to prepare.

At the combined battalion camp, Li Fuguo convened a meeting of company commanders.

The situation in Laoshan is quite different from that in Koulinshan. At the beginning, only two tank companies could launch the attack, and the infantry company was helpless.

After all, the enemy's artillery and bullets cannot kill Type 80 tanks and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, but they can kill infantry.

The infantry company can take advantage of the enemy's attack to expose the firepower points and eliminate those firepower points.

Heavy sniper rifles, heavy machine guns, rifle grenades, and sniper grenade launchers will all be the main force.

In the afternoon, all the troops were resting and formulating combat plans.

The next day, it was just dawn.

The 121st Regiment began its attack, and the two tank companies of the combined battalion went at full speed and attacked towards the mountain.

The tank was discovered as soon as it appeared.

Boom boom~~
Da da da~~
The sounds of bullets and artillery fire continued to rang out. Some fell on the ground, splashing dust, and some hit the tanks, but the tanks remained safe and sound, without any obstruction at all.

The mine-clearing vehicle was clearing the way ahead, and mines were constantly being detonated.

At the same time, other soldiers of the combined battalion began to attack the exposed firing points.

Even when the tank was moving, the main gun was constantly rotating and roaring, attacking bunkers in the distance.

A reinforced concrete bunker can be destroyed by a single tank gun hit.

Of course, the tank's hit rate is not that high, it is impossible to hit 100%.

But even so, it is already very scary.

The tank is constantly moving and advancing, so it can fire continuously. However, the enemy's artillery positions need to constantly adjust the angle of the gun muzzle, so it is not easy to attack the tank.

Even though the speed of the Type 80 tank is only about 30 kilometers per hour at this time, it also means that the tank is constantly moving.

It is easier to hit a stationary target, but it is much more difficult to hit a moving target.

The hit rate is less than 10%.

The craters caused by the shells can be easily crushed by the Type 80 tank.

Li Fuguo kept observing the battlefield through a telescope. Seeing that the tank company was safe and sound, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as we charge forward, it will be a huge victory.

The infantry company is constantly eliminating the enemy's firing points.

If the enemy is close, use rifle grenades; if the enemy is farther away, use sniper grenade launchers or heavy machine guns; if the enemy is farther away, use heavy sniper rifles, because heavy sniper rifles have the highest accuracy.

The exposed firing points were eliminated one by one.

In just twenty minutes, the Type 80 tanks had rushed up.

A company is stationed there, and the battalion headquarters is also located here.

When the tanks rushed up, it would be the end of the defenders here.

The concrete headquarters building was blasted to pieces by a single shot, and many defenders abandoned their positions and came to support.

"Boom~~"

The tanks kept firing, specifically at crowded places.

With one shot, the lethality was extremely shocking.

The difficulty of the 121st Regiment's attack was greatly reduced.

Because of the combined battalion's tactics, the enemy's entire tactics were disrupted.

The entire Laoshan was in chaos.

At this time, the two tank companies both attracted firepower and divided the battlefield.

It also disrupted the enemy's deployment. The enemy's corps headquarters had been destroyed by tank artillery before, and the regiment suffered countless casualties, leaving the 313nd Regiment of the 122th Division stationed here in a situation where they were leaderless and had to fight on their own.

The most feared thing for a unit is losing its command.

Without unified command, everyone will fight on their own and become a loose organization.

Of course, at this time, the combined battalion did not know that the regimental headquarters here had been destroyed.

It was just that two artillery companies were cooperating with three infantry companies to provide artillery cover for them as they moved upwards.

Although the radars of the two self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were activated at this time, they did not save bullets but continued to attack.

The only difference is that unlike the rapid shooting of anti-aircraft guns during air defense, burst shooting is used at this time.

Although the caliber of the anti-aircraft gun is smaller and not as powerful as the 125mm caliber of the tank, it is a gun after all and its power is much stronger than a bullet.

Even the enemy's small-caliber mortars were less powerful than anti-aircraft guns.

With the tank company's artillery cover, the three tank companies quickly reached the top of the mountain.

Flamethrower and rocket are used together.

And at this time, they were in a dominant position and had the advantage of firepower, which gave them the upper hand.

When the battle report came from the 42nd Division Command, there were exclamations of surprise.

The combined battalion actually attacked and occupied the high ground.

This is simply incredible.

Before, they would never choose to attack from the south because it was under fire blockade. Even if they left the entire 42nd Division here, they might not be able to capture the main peak.

However, the combined battalion actually used two tank companies as a breakthrough and won by surprise.

This caught the enemy off guard and was greatly beyond the expectations of the command center.

They had previously thought that the combined battalion would encounter considerable trouble if it attacked from the south, but who could have imagined that the combined battalion would take the initiative on the battlefield so quickly and could even cooperate with the 121st Regiment's attack.

At noon, the 121st Regiment successfully completed the division of the battlefield.

Liu Tao was secretly shocked as he listened to the casualty figures reported by all parties.

In just one morning, the 121st Regiment suffered many casualties in the battle. The various bunkers and cat-ear caves built by the enemy were really not to be trifled with.

There were also some wounded soldiers in the combined battalion.

The battlefield is really dangerous. No matter how hard you try to win by surprise, it is difficult to achieve zero casualties.

Furthermore, up to now, gunshots can still be heard from the direction of the main peak from time to time. It is obvious that the enemy's bunkers and caves have not been completely cleared.

The same is true on the south side. Although the combined battalion has captured the main peak, it still faces the threat of enemy artillery fire, and supply is a problem.

For example, two tank companies had to go down the mountain to resupply their ammunition.

The troops simply could not send people to carry weapons and ammunition up the mountain to resupply the two tank companies, because they were constantly facing the threat of guns and artillery, making resupply very inconvenient.

Liu Tao clearly felt that the difference between Laoshan and Koulinshan was that the terrain here was more complicated, the opponent's defense formation was stronger, and there were more troops.

The enemy's 313th Division was so cruel that it deployed two regiments of troops here.

(End of this chapter)