The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 476: Annihilation of the Ace Division

On the mountain.

"Da da da~~"

A hidden fortification, with heavy machine guns spewing flames.

No matter how powerful the fuel-air bomb is or how many shells are fired, it is ultimately difficult to destroy all fortifications and eliminate all enemies.

In the distance, a sniper aimed at the fortifications, very calmly.

A sniper bullet fired out and hit the gun hole directly, and the bullet penetrated the machine gunner's head.

As a sniper, each of them is a sharpshooter fed with a large number of bullets.

It can almost be said that they have the most combat experience in the entire medium-sized combined brigade.

Because snipers and special forces fight on the battlefield for a long time.

Every sniper has very rich experience and the best psychological quality.

There are also cases where mortars are used directly to destroy fortifications with one mortar shot.

Of course, there were also soldiers closer who attacked the bunker with rocket launchers.

One bunker after another was destroyed and removed.

More troops have already attacked the second and even the third line of defense.

The previous horrific artillery bombardment caused huge damage to the enemy's 304th Division.

The attack was launched again at five in the morning, and the enemy was unable to organize an effective defense.

Li Hua held a telescope and observed the battlefield at all times.

At the first opportunity, the medium-sized combined brigade disrupted communications on the battlefield, rendering the enemy's radar ineffective. It was like they had become deaf and blind all of a sudden, and even if they wanted to call for reinforcements, they could not get any.

The telephone lines were cut by the special forces at five o'clock.

The medium-sized combined brigade launched an offensive like a tide and in a short time had captured the high point and occupied the high ground.

At this time, they had already moved to the other side of the mountain to surround the enemy, preventing the remnants of the enemy's 304th Division from escaping.

In this battle, Li Hua wants to turn it into an annihilation war to destroy the enemy's 304th Division, the famous ace division!
For this reason, when the weather conditions were suitable for using fuel-air explosive bombs, Li Hua did not hesitate to use this powerful weapon and fired a large number of shells.

The continuous bombardment set a record for the highest amount of artillery shells used by the medium combined brigade since its southward operations.

At this time, it was already daybreak, and there were still sounds of gunfire and artillery fire on the mountain. The medium-sized combined brigade had already broken through the defense line and was now trying to eliminate the small number of remaining troops.

Clear one line of defense after another.

By noon, the gunfire had stopped.

The troops were escorting prisoners, and the wounded were all dead. Only about a hundred soldiers who surrendered were left, and these soldiers had terrified faces.

The troops are cooperating in an orderly manner. Those who need to replenish bullets are replenishing bullets, those who need to replenish artillery shells are replenishing artillery shells, and those who need to cook are cooking. The troops have not eaten the canned beef from last night yet. Now that they have captured the defensive position and have the conditions, they naturally have to make a fire and cook so that the troops can have a hot meal.

In addition, three combined battalions have been sent to intercept the enemy's reinforcements to buy time for repairing the fortifications here.

Li Hua seemed very relaxed. The annihilation of the enemy's 304th Division made him feel proud.

After all, the enemy’s 304th Division is one of the enemy’s traditional six ace divisions and has a special status.

Now the medium-sized combined brigade took half a day to destroy the enemy's 304th Division.

Although a large number of fuel-air explosives were used, which seemed very cruel, Li Hua felt it was worth it as long as he could achieve victory and reduce casualties.

After all, although the lethality of fuel-air explosives is amazing and the enemy's death is very tragic, they are not weapons that are prohibited from being used on the battlefield.

The US military used it many times in the Vietnam War, and the Soviet army has also used it many times on the battlefield in Afghanistan in recent years.

It is impossible that only the state officials are allowed to set fires and not the people are allowed to light lamps!

Li Hua commanded the troops, kept abreast of the situation, and submitted battle reports to the headquarters and Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping.

If we take this place, the medium combined brigade will be connected with the heavy combined brigade and the light combined brigade. Although there are still three county towns, they are not defensible and there is not even a decent high ground.

This means that the three combined brigades can conduct joint operations under unified command.

The unified command and joint operations of the three combined brigades had never happened on the battlefield before. Even at the Malan Military Training Base, only three drills were conducted.

Command.

The commander received the battle report and said excitedly, "Great! Great! I knew Li Hua was a talented guy. I was the one who promoted him to be the commander of the 1st Independent Division. He really made me proud this time!"

"We have completely wiped out the enemy's elite 304th Division. This division was once one of the six ace divisions of the Vietnamese Army. Later, with the help of the Soviet Army, it became the second mechanized infantry division of the Vietnamese Army! We have fought many times in the past few years, but we have never dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's 304th Division. Now we have finally wiped out this unit!" The commander was very excited.

First, Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping led their troops to encircle and annihilate the enemy's 201st Tank Division, achieving the greatest victory since 1979.

Now Li Hua led the troops and wiped out the enemy's 304th Division in just half a day. Although there were fewer prisoners, it was still a great victory.

More importantly, Li Hua was his old subordinate, and it was he who promoted Li Hua to be the commander of the Independent 1st Division.

"After completely wiping out the enemy's 304th Division, the overall situation is very good. The supply line from Pingbian and Laojie to here is safe. Moreover, the troops can also outflank the enemy and prevent them from getting reinforcements and supplies, thus creating opportunities for the troops to capture the high ground!" The commander looked at the map with a gleam in his eyes.

It can be said that the situation is very good now.

Of course, it would be even better if we could capture the two mountains. Then the east and west supply lines would be completely safe, and we could even build a railway to enhance the supply capacity.

On the other side, Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping also received the battle report. They were also very happy that the medium-sized combined brigade annihilated the enemy's 304th Division.

But now, they are cutting off the enemy's reinforcements, which number four divisions.

Four divisions, that’s almost 50,000 troops, not militia, but regular army.

Although they are all infantry divisions, they should not be underestimated.

Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping not only had to face the reinforcements of the enemy's four divisions, but also had to face other troops.

Fortunately, when they surrounded and annihilated the 201st Tank Division, the enemy no longer had enough assault force, and the heavy and light combined brigades, relying on their firepower advantage and strong mobility, seemed to be able to handle the situation with ease.

But this puts a lot of pressure on the logistics support troops, who need to ensure the replenishment of ammunition and daily necessities for the troops.

The captured ammunition and supplies can be used if they can be used; if they cannot be used, they will be handed over to the militia to strengthen their military strength.

The daily necessities captured could barely be used to replenish consumption, but many shells and bullets had to be replenished by themselves.

Once the ammunition cannot be replenished in time, it will be a huge blow to the heavy and light combined brigades.

No matter how advanced the weapons and equipment are, they will be useless without enough shells and bullets.

Fortunately, they now have absolute air superiority and can call for air support, allowing them to firmly control the initiative on the battlefield.

Even because they have control over the battlefield, "Black Hawk helicopters" are flying over the battlefield, conducting battlefield reconnaissance and providing air fire support.

(End of this chapter)