The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 466 Four or five artillery divisions?

要知道，一个甲种步兵师，也就装备24门122毫米榴弹炮、18门107毫米火箭炮、85毫米加农炮18门。

一个乙种步兵师，更是只装备9门122毫米榴弹炮、2门85毫米加农炮、12门107毫米火箭炮。

在之前，一个炮兵师下辖4个炮兵团，分别是1个火箭炮团、2个榴弹炮团、1个加农炮团，装备了122毫米榴弹炮、152毫米榴弹炮、130毫米榴弹炮、130毫米加农炮、130毫米火箭炮等各种口径的火炮，总数差不多210门。

It is no exaggeration to say that these large-caliber guns of the heavy combined brigade are even equivalent to almost four artillery divisions.

Although the heavy combined brigade has fewer guns, these guns are all equipped with automatic loading devices, which makes loading and firing shells much faster.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

The artillery continued to fire, bombarding the enemy's defensive positions and barracks.

Artillery shells fell on the enemy's positions and camps.

Everyone was very excited. This rapid bombardment made their blood boil.

Normally, they mostly fire training bullets, and only conduct live-fire shooting once or twice a month.

可是这一次，80式主战坦克要打光所有的炮弹，那可是足足42发炮弹，120辆80式主战坦克5040发125毫米的炮弹。

Shells landed one after another, shaking the defensive positions.

Dense artillery shells fell to the ground, blasting a large area one by one. It was really terrifying.

Not to mention the nine 9mm rocket launchers. Once loaded, 122 rocket shells can be fired at the enemy in just a few seconds.

When the first round of shelling ended, other guns continued to fire, and 120 Type 80 tanks were loading ammunition.

At the same time, infantry companies, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, etc. have already moved.

Infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns directly forced a crossing of the Red River. The enemy defenders on the other side of the Red River had already suffered heavy losses due to the bombardment of tank guns. At this time, facing the offensive of forced crossing, even if some soldiers were not killed by the artillery fire, they could no longer organize a decent defensive battle.

While the infantry company was capturing the defensive position, 120 main battle tanks loaded their shells, started up, and also headed south.

The terrain is flat and there is no strategic location to defend.

Once the position is breached, there will be nothing left to defend.

The bombardment was not just an attack on the defenders on the other side of the Red River.

The defensive positions and military camps within a radius of ten kilometers were bombarded. Although the bombardment was not as intensive as the Red River defensive positions, the casualties were also very heavy.

Lao Cai, this is a border city.

The retreat route was basically cut off because the high ground had been controlled and the main traffic routes were within the coverage of the high ground artillery fire.

With Laojie as the center, there are a total of 30,000 defenders. In fact, they have become an isolated army, but they are gambling that the other side will not dare to go too far and that the big brother will make decisions for the younger brothers.

As soon as the shelling began, they all knew they had lost the gamble.

Although the 30,000 troops had all experienced war, they were not elite troops. The elite troops would have been almost exhausted in the process of attacking the high ground and trying to regain control of the high ground.

The heavy combined brigade's offensive was unstoppable and unstoppable. The water in the Red River was less than one meter deep, but the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were able to cross it directly.

The artillery and rockets behind are providing long-range fire support.

If the enemy does not surrender, they will be destroyed.

The entire battlefield is a no-fly zone, and Li Fuguo is not afraid of enemy planes.

At this time, he was in a command vehicle, controlling the entire battlefield and directing the troops to fight.

He was kept abreast of the entire battlefield situation at all times.

By noon, the other troops had been wiped out, and the left and right routes had encircled the enemy forces in the Lao Cai area.

Each camp took the time to rest and have lunch.

At this time, in the old street city, there was the enemy headquarters.

"Can anyone tell me how come there is such a large-scale artillery saturation attack on us? Where are the reconnaissance personnel? They reported to me yesterday that there was nothing unusual ahead? Could it be that the artillery dropped from the sky?" Listening to the sound of artillery coming from outside, and even rockets falling on the command post, Ruan Long's face turned pale.

He roared at his men with a distorted face.

Various bad news kept coming in, and the enemy's large force had already surrounded Laojie.

This means that all the positions outside fell in just one morning!
But he knew that this was not the fault of the defenders at the front, because no matter how strong the fortifications were, they would suffer heavy losses if they were bombarded.

The enemy is good at both defense and attack, and will definitely not give them time to repair the destroyed fortifications.

According to the density of artillery fire, the other side has mobilized at least four artillery divisions, and in this case there will be at least hundreds of thousands of attacking troops, or more than a dozen infantry divisions.

There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us!
Ruan Long closed his eyes and showed a look of pain.

In Lao Cai, there are three divisions with a total strength of 3.5 people.

But under the intensive bombardment, the enemy's artillery shells seemed to have eyes. Even though the three artillery regiments had dispersed and hidden, they were still subjected to intensive bombardment.

It can be said that the three artillery regiments were completely wiped out in the first place.

Other troops also suffered fatal blows.

He couldn't understand why there was no news from his side despite the fact that the other side had probably mobilized nearly 20 troops and such a big commotion.

"Raise the white flag and surrender!" Ruan Long said painfully.

The chief of staff was shocked, "Commander, this..."

You know, their families are all in Hanoi. Once they surrender, they will be severely punished.

"Surrender! The other side has at least 20 troops, and our rear has been cut off. We are isolated and helpless. If we continue fighting, our soldiers' lives will be sacrificed in vain." Ruan Long said painfully.

Now the other party has surrounded the old street and they can't leave even if they want to.

And where to go?

You can retire after you retire from the military!

Ruan Long said: "Whatever the consequences, I, as the military commander, will bear all the consequences and will never let you down!"

His wife and children are in Hanoi.

If they decide to surrender, only death will await them.

But as a commander, insisting on fighting when you cannot win will only cause your soldiers to die in vain.

Ruan Long couldn't do such a thing.

No one else tried to persuade Ruan Long, as they all knew the situation.

Their retreat had long been cut off, they had no reinforcements, and it was difficult to supply them with weapons and ammunition.

And now the other side has mobilized nearly 20 troops to besiege them, and they can't resist at all.

Now the enemy's artillery fire is attacking their headquarters, and they know better than anyone what this means.

The other party doesn't care about any casualties at all.

If they don't surrender, they will be annihilated.

The situation is so clear!
Even though they still have a lot of troops in the city, they definitely cannot defend the old street.

This is a done deal!

Because the radio was suppressed, they were unable to send messages by radio and could only send people to contact the other side to discuss surrender.

Since you are surrendering, you must demand protection and fight for the treatment you deserve.

(End of this chapter)