The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 479 Good news one after another
Command.

The commander had just woken up, yawned and stretched.

As a result, we were told that the troops had won a great victory.

The commander was delighted.

"Haha, they say good fortune never comes in pairs, but this time we have double happiness!" The commander laughed. "We just captured the defensive position here yesterday afternoon, cutting off one arm of the enemy, making it impossible for them to rely on each other. Now we are left with this isolated army."

"Now it's good. The enemy's 338th Division has been annihilated, which means that the enemy will no longer get any reinforcements or supplies." The commander was in a good mood.

What a great news to receive early in the morning.

Although these three brigades did not report their combat plans to the headquarters in advance, the commander was not angry at all, because these three brigades were affiliated with the armed forces of Panshan Group, not to any military region, and had great combat autonomy.

Besides, what any commander cares about is the combat effectiveness of the troops and whether they can win the battle, not whether they are good boys.

The commander had a deep impression of the annihilation of the enemy's 338th Division, because he was on the Eastern Front at the time.

"You are a student who has not yet learned all the skills, but you are already challenging your teacher. You will be punished." The chief of staff smiled and said, "According to the current situation, the enemy cannot hold this place!"

"The situation is favorable to us now. Li Fuguo and his men fought brilliantly. We must seize the opportunity." The commander said, "Once we take down the last line of defense, the south will be all plains with no strategic locations to defend!"

"How is the heavy artillery installed?" asked the commander.

If we want to take both mountains, then we must take the first mountain first, so as to completely open up the eastern route, which is of great significance for the transportation of troops and supplies.

Moreover, taking this mountain means that this area is completely under control, and even if there are small groups of enemy forces, they will not be able to cause any trouble.

"The artillery has been deployed on Hill 1800 and Hill 2000. The commanding position is high enough to give the enemy a hard time." The chief of staff said with a smile, "Now we only need to take the troops to capture the mountains on the east side, and we can fire on the enemy's defensive positions from three sides!"

The mountains on the east side are separated from the enemy's defensive positions by a lake. The lake is relatively wide and deep, which is a natural barrier for the enemy. As long as a small number of troops are deployed, the entire lake can be blocked. Even if they collect and build more ships, they cannot endanger the eastern side of the defense line.

However, they never thought of launching a ground attack from the east side of the lake. Instead, they wanted to capture the high ground on the other side of the lake to deploy artillery positions, thereby building three-sided artillery positions to bombard the enemy's defensive positions and reduce casualties of the troops.

The enemy spent a lot of time building a defense line on this mountain, deploying four infantry divisions with the intention of building a solid defense line here to lock the passage.

The entire mountain range is covered with various bunkers, caves, trenches and trenches.

If we attack the mountain right from the start, even if we put in two divisions, they would probably be wiped out completely.

Therefore, the strategy they adopted was to surround three sides and leave one side open, forming an encirclement from the east, north and west, leaving only the south.

Bombard the enemy's defensive positions first, then launch your attack!
"What about the fuel-air bomb? How is the preparation going?" asked the commander.

The several applications of fuel-air explosive bombs have fully demonstrated the huge lethality of this weapon in this kind of offensive and defensive battle.

In order to capture the mountain in one fell swoop, the troops were also prepared to use fuel-air bombs again.

"Panshan Group replied that the inventory has been used up and it will take at least a month to produce enough fuel-air bombs." said the chief of staff.

The commander couldn't help showing disappointment.

If there are enough fuel-air explosive bombs, the casualties of the troops can be greatly reduced.

However, even if there are not enough fuel-air bombs, an attack must be launched.

Because only by consuming the enemy's bullets and artillery shells and making it difficult for the enemy to get supplies in the rear can we take advantage of this and finally capture the mountain and control the vast land around it.

You can also directly attack the enemy's core.

It can be said that no matter what, this mountain must be conquered and controlled here, otherwise, our eastern transportation line will be unsafe, and the western side will also be unsafe.

The troops are making a fire and cooking.

After winning a great victory, the kitchen team is showing off their cooking skills to provide their comrades with a sumptuous lunch.

In addition to the pork being shipped from the rear, the rest was purchased from the locals. In addition to buying fish from the locals, we also went down to the river and caught fish ourselves using nets.

Where there is meat, there must be vegetables.

Some of these vegetables were transported from the rear, some were bought from local people, and some were wild vegetables picked by the militia.

The air was filled with the aroma of meat and vegetables.

As for the prisoners, their food was naturally much worse and they could only eat dry rations.

Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping are listening to the statistical data.

In this battle, the two brigades suffered very few casualties and achieved an amazing record.

What's more, the enemy suffered casualties.

The entire enemy's 338th Division was completely wiped out.

The number of prisoners alone reached over 6,000.

Many tanks, armored vehicles and cars were destroyed.

But the haul was still astonishing.

In particular, the captured materials, in addition to being enough for the two combined brigades to use for a period of time, can also support the use of prisoners.

"After wiping out the 338th Division, the enemy only has three reinforcement divisions left. Even if it's a head-on clash, we have the upper hand!" Zhao Guoping ate peanuts with his eyes sparkling.

Although the current weather is not conducive to the combat of main battle tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, it does not hinder light tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

"I have contacted the factory director, and he has agreed to send a batch of amphibious tanks!" Li Fuguo said, "The terrain here is still suitable for the Type 81 amphibious tanks!"

This time, the light combined brigade moved south, also equipped with amphibious tanks, but in very small numbers.

Amphibious tanks can not only travel and fight on land, but also on water. They are mainly used for crossing rivers, swamps and near-shore landing operations.

There are many rivers, lakes, swamps and rice fields here, especially the further down you go, the more such terrain there is.

He had not ordered his troops to move south to attack the enemy's second line of defense because the heavy combined brigade was constrained by the terrain, and the constraints became greater the further down they went.

The same logic applies to deploying a light combined brigade to snipe the enemy from the south. The light combined brigade is suitable for this type of terrain.

However, the Type 81 light tank is not as useful as the Type 81 amphibious tank here.

The Type 81 amphibious tank can even move forward in the river and launch an attack on the enemy, catching them off guard.

"The enemy is now in our encirclement and has become a trapped turtle. After eliminating the last enemy entrenched here, we can carry out construction here in the future. Daily necessities can be purchased and replenished here instead of being transported from Yun Province. The combat pressure will be much less." Zhao Guoping looked at the area marked in red. In the entire area, only the middle 3800 square kilometers remained blue.

As long as the last mountain is captured, these 3800 square kilometers will be dyed red. More importantly, there will be an additional safe transportation channel.

(End of this chapter)