The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 472 Outflank
the other side.

After receiving the call, Zhao Guoping immediately joined up with the light tank brigade and directly outflanked the enemy's 201st Tank Division from the rear.

Compared with heavy combined forces brigades, light tank brigades are more mobile.

There is no need to worry about bridges here, because if the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles can pass through the bridge, the tanks and armored vehicles of the light tank brigade can also pass through it.

When the heavy combined brigade had launched the attack, the light combined brigade led by Zhao Guoping had also arrived, cutting off the retreat of the 201st Tank Division.

Because the tanks and armored vehicles of the combined brigade are equipped with friend-or-foe identification systems, there is no need to worry about accidentally injuring brother units.

Zhao Guoping commanded the light combined brigade and launched an attack on the defeated 201st Tank Division that was trying to flee south.

Although the main gun of the Type 81 light tank is only 105 mm, its power is quite strong. At least the enemy's Type 59 tanks, T-54 tanks and T-60 tanks cannot withstand the attack of the main gun of the Type 81 light tank. They will be destroyed with just one shot.

Although other artillery and infantry fighting vehicles are equipped with wheels, they are also a little difficult to move at this time. However, after all, armored vehicles are relatively light and much more maneuverable.

There was continuous artillery fire and drizzling rain, as if the sky was crying for the enemy's 201st Tank Division.

"Da da da~~" The machine guns on the infantry fighting vehicles kept spitting out flames, targeting the soldiers who wanted to escape.

In addition, cars that are trying to escape are also targets of attack.

Next to a natural gully, a dozen people were shivering, watching the enemy approaching step by step. They didn't need to open fire, they would be crushed into meat paste just by running over them.

"Stop, don't move!" Suddenly, a voice came.

Li Hua looked up and saw a group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms.

"Commander, hurry up!" At this time, a guard raised his rifle.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Before the guards could even fire a shot, he was already shot into a sieve.

"Don't move, drop your gun!" The soldiers of the light combined brigade were already angry at this time.

Not only did the enemy refuse to surrender, they even dared to fight back!

Li Hua threw away his pistol, and the guards also threw away their guns.

One soldier used the light of the burning fire to clearly see the two golden stars on the other's shoulders.

I was immediately overjoyed.

In 1975, after Annan completed the unification of North and South Vietnam, it implemented a military rank system in the army. Its rank system was set up with reference to the Soviet army, and its military uniform system was also set up with reference to the Soviet army's uniforms, adopting a design with collar badges.

The military ranks of its officers are composed of three levels: general, colonel and lieutenant. Among them, the generals include major general, lieutenant general, general and general; the colonels include major, lieutenant colonel, colonel and senior colonel; the lieutenants include warrant officer, second lieutenant, lieutenant and captain.

The ranks of soldiers are private and corporal; the ranks of non-commissioned officers are corporal, sergeant and staff sergeant!

Normally, the commanders of the Annan Army were mostly lieutenant colonels, with a few elite regiments commanded by colonels. The commanders of infantry divisions were either colonels or major generals, with a few being major generals.

It can be said that the man in front of us is the highest-ranking general captured since 1979!

Inside the command vehicle, when Zhao Guoping received the news from the front, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

There is no doubt that this is a huge achievement.

In the dark night, the commander was captured, which seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The troops had already been defeated and no longer wanted to run away. They could not outrun the pursuing tanks and armored vehicles anyway, so they chose to lay down their arms and surrender.

Suddenly, the entire battlefield was filled with cheers.

In this battle, an enemy tank division was destroyed, which can be said to be the greatest achievement of their campaign to the south.

Destroying a tank division is completely different from destroying an infantry division.

Destroying a tank division is equivalent to destroying three elite infantry divisions.

Most importantly, the enemy commander was captured.

Two generals, two colonels, four colonels, six lieutenant colonels, and ten majors! The results of the battle were so great that they were equivalent to the total results of the heavy combined brigade's southward operations.

The destruction of the 201st Tank Division also meant that from now on, for at least a month, the enemy would find it difficult to gather enough assault forces, and they had firmly grasped the initiative.

As for the enemy's infantry division, to put it bluntly, the confrontation between an infantry division and a tank division is like an egg hitting a rock.

When the sky began to brighten, the battlefield had been almost cleaned up.

Li Hua and others were escorted to a nearby city, all of them looking dejected.

You know, it took a lot of cost and effort to form this tank division.

The polar bear instructor trains them personally.

They even went to Moscow for training on tank command and combat systems.

But last night, they were wiped out in one fell swoop.

They collapsed before they even spotted each other.

Fierce artillery fire covered their long marching team.

Their tanks and armored vehicles were like paper and could not defend themselves against the enemy's artillery attacks.

They didn't understand how the tank division could be discovered during its rapid march, and they didn't even know that their rear was surrounded.

The scouts found no trace either.

They would never have thought that their movement had already been discovered by reconnaissance satellites in space and then confirmed by reconnaissance aircraft in the air.

It was drizzling, but the soldiers were very excited. This great victory made them not feel tired at all.

One intact vehicle after another was seized, including intact tanks and armored vehicles. As for the damaged vehicles, tanks and armored vehicles, any that could be repaired were blown up by the soldiers.

A long line of prisoners was being escorted.

Victory on the battlefield is always the most inspiring to soldiers!

Nothing makes the soldiers more excited than victory.

Command.

"We have completely wiped out the enemy's 201st Tank Division and captured most of the enemy's mid- and high-level commanders? Good! Very good!" The commander who arrived at the entire line urgently slapped his thigh with joy.

With the participation of three combined brigades, the number of troops on the battlefield almost doubled. Fearing confusion in command, the leaders urgently dispatched higher-level commanders to the headquarters to coordinate and command.

I just didn’t expect that the performance of the three combined brigades would be so outstanding.

We won victory after victory and achieved great results.

Last night we had an encounter with the enemy's 201st Tank Division, which was annihilated in just one night, with more than 201 prisoners captured, and more importantly, the commander of the enemy's 6000st Tank Division was captured.

This is the highest-ranking enemy soldier captured since 1979.

The commander couldn't hide his smile.

Excitement squeezed the wrinkles on his face together.

When other cadres heard the news, they also became excited.

"It seems that the combat effectiveness of this unit has exceeded our previous expectations!" the commander exclaimed.

The chief of staff at the side wore a pair of glasses and had a smile on his face. "There are many reasons for this. From now on, the enemy's combat effectiveness has declined a lot compared to 1979."

"Besides that, we have the advantage of geographical location. We can fight from a high position and take full advantage of the terrain!"

"There is one thing we should also see, that is, we have become stronger. After streamlining the troops, our combat effectiveness has not decreased but increased," the political commissar added.

(End of this chapter)