blood of vietnam war

Chapter 130 IX Artillery Tactics

"Originally, our army planned to prepare for a few more days before fighting..." Company Commander Luo glanced at me again, and continued: "But in view of the heinous crimes committed by the Vietnamese army against our wounded and medical staff...so the superiors decided to attack the Vietnamese in advance. The army launched an attack, and the time is initially set on the 25th, which is two days later! The current situation is like this..."

The company commander picked up the baton and pointed to an area on the map and said: "Our army's goal is here - Sabah, which is about 20 kilometers southwest of Lao Cai. The Vietnamese army stationed in Sabah has established a Sabah line of defense here. They will directly threaten the safety of the flanks of Lao Cai, which has been occupied by our army, and the superior ordered our army to quickly occupy Sabah, so that we can echo the defenders of Lao Cai, and secondly, it can also open the gate of Yen Bai!"

It should be said that the strategic intention of the superior is very necessary. Although the battle that took place in Laojie was not very fierce... our army only took 61 hours and 45 minutes to capture Laojie, that is to say, it was less than [-] hours and [-] minutes. In three days, less than one regiment of the Vietnamese army was killed, and most of them were in the tunnel...

But the location of Laojie is really too important, and it is of great significance to our army both in military and political terms.Taking Lao Cai actually opened the door for our army to go deep into Vietnam and cleared the way for our army to march towards Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

Some people may wonder why the Vietnamese army only deployed a regiment of troops in such an important place. After thinking about it, it soon became clear that this was due to the lack of troops of the Vietnamese army, and the Vietnamese army deployed most of their troops. We are on the front line of the border, so most of the troops will have a feeling of breaking the egg shell when they hit the border-it looks hard on the outside, but it is empty inside when you poke it.

Of course, the Vietnamese army also knew the importance of Lao Cai, so they stationed troops in Sabah and established a line of defense in Sabah, obviously looking for an opportunity to take Lao Cai back.If we can successfully take Sabah, it will also consolidate our army's victory in the direction of Lao Cai.

"Company commander!" Scar asked, "Which unit of the Vietnamese army is stationed in Sabah?"

"It's the main force of the 316a Division of the Vietnamese Army!" The company commander replied.

"Hey! It's an old rival!" Dao Scar couldn't help showing a sneer on his face: "It's really not that enemies don't meet each other!"

The company commander nodded and pointed to the map and continued: "The situation is like this. The defense of the 316a Division of the Vietnamese Army in Sabah is characterized by the following: the main defense is carried out along the No. 316 Highway. The northern area is large, while the Sabah area in the middle is small, and battalions and companies are used as units to form a deep and echeloned circular defense. The formation of the position adopts a combination of field fortifications and established fortifications, and a combination of light and dark firepower. From the general situation Look, the higher-ups think that while the Vietnamese army is standing firm, it is also prepared to retreat when the situation is unfavorable. The purpose of our army is to eat up the 316a division. In view of our experience in fighting and winning battles with the 119a division , so our regiment will be the main attacker, the 120th regiment and the 117th regiment will attack the left and right flanks of Sabah respectively, and the other [-]th regiment and a battalion will be responsible for interspersed missions, is there any problem?"

"No problem!" We replied in unison.

Regarding the strategy of the superior, we, a small platoon leader, can have any problems. Even if there is a problem, it is an individual problem, and we must obey the unified command of the superior.

But to be honest, when I heard about this offensive plan, I really felt a little problematic.

Obviously, this attack was another interspersed encirclement.It should be said that this trick is indeed very effective. Our army used this trick to defeat the United States-led United[***] time and time again during the era of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.

Interspersed surround is not it?

In modern and modern warfare, what is fought is supplies, and what is fought is ammunition. Once an army penetrates the rear of the large army and threatens the supply line, the ammunition cannot be supplied...well!This large army will soon face the danger of being eaten due to insufficient ammunition. At this time, a large number of people is useless, and a good gun and a good cannon are also useless. Without ammunition, all these things are tantamount to burning fire Stick, so on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the equipment was far superior to that of the Volunteer Army's joint [***]... just like this, I was forced to retreat time and time again.

But what is the problem now?The tactic of interspersed encirclement has been used for a long time... In other words, our army has not changed or made any progress in tactics in the past few decades. It was an art to use interspersed encirclement during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but now we are copying it mechanically.In particular, many Yue devils were learned in our army's infantry school... For example, the head of the Vietnamese army's special agent regiment is a classmate of Scar, so they still don't know our army's tactics?

If the enemy has known our tactics for a long time, and knows that we will carry out interspersed encirclement before the attack, but our army still does not make any changes and continues to use it... then it can only be said that there is no innovation and flexibility in tactics. As a result, it is very likely that the opportunity will be lost and controlled by the enemy.

However, things like strategy are not something that a small platoon leader like me can control, so I just don't say anything.

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That night, the artillery unit of our army located in Lao Cai opened fire on the Vietnamese army in the direction of Sabah.

At that time, the soldiers and I were sleeping in a one-person tent... There is basically no entertainment at night on this battlefield. If you want to build a fire, you have to worry about being attacked by mortars from Vietnamese army agents; You have to worry about being hit by Vietnamese army snipers... Although the Vietnamese army agents have restrained a lot under the search and suppression of our army during this period, any ordinary person in Vietnam will have a few guns and cannons in their hands. Who would dare to take the risk? Take your own life as a joke! ! !

So when it gets dark, there is basically nothing to do except for the sentries, let's go to the tent to rest!

But to be honest, I wanted to sneak into Chen Yiyi's tent several times... It wasn't for any reason, Zhang Fan's shadow was always dangling in my head, and I always felt sorry for her... Sometimes I even thought, It would be great if he stayed in the field hospital for a few more days, maybe he could see some clues, maybe he could defeat Cyclops... Then Zhang Fan wouldn't have to sacrifice, and the comrades in the field hospital wouldn't have to sacrifice either. And the old dean...

When I think of these things, my heart feels empty, full of regret and guilt, and I just want to have someone by my side... Maybe this is what people often say that I need comfort!

However, because Chen Yiyi is a female soldier, her tent was specially arranged by the instructor to one side, and even a sentry was specially arranged in that position... Although the instructor clearly stated that this arrangement is for Chen Yiyi's safety, it is not necessary I want to know that it is aimed at me!Because everyone knows the relationship between Chen Yiyi and me, and also knows that Chen Yiyi is not an easy person to provoke, so... which soldier has the guts to sneak into Chen Yiyi's tent?Almost want to die!Unless Chen Yiyi won't refuse me...

But think about it, the instructor's arrangement actually makes sense.

Just imagine, this is a battlefield, if the instructor hadn't arranged it like this, I'm afraid I would have groped into her sails in the dark...Of course Chen Yiyi and I wouldn't have any objections, but what about the other fighters?Other fighters...if they heard some wind or cries, would they still be in the mood to fight?

So after thinking about it, I gave up in the end. After all, I am still the leader of the platoon... I still need to pay attention to this "style problem", otherwise the soldiers under me may not be willing to listen to my orders, which will never be the case in battle. what a good thing.

In order not to think about Zhang Fan anymore, I forced my thoughts to focus on the battle I was about to face.

It should be said that the superior's arrangement during this period is still reasonable. First, search and suppress the Vietnamese army agents in the occupied area, and then further attack Sabah after it has achieved results.

Some people may say that the search and suppression of Vietnamese army agents in the occupied areas were all small-scale, low-intensity battles, and that was nothing.

From this point of view, it is indeed incomparable with the big battle of Dai Naishan, but the victory of the search and suppression is not at all inferior to any previous battle.

Just imagine, if the Vietnamese army agents in the occupied area did not search and suppress clearly or were still organized and kept in touch with the Vietnamese army outside... Then when our army attacked Sabah, there were the ace troops of the 316a division of the Vietnamese army in the front and the Vietnamese army behind them. Military agents cooperated to attack our army's transportation and supply lines, sneak attacking our army's arsenals, supply warehouses, artillery positions, etc... Then is this battle still to be fought?I'm afraid that at that time, let alone winning the battle, the 316a division will be able to counterattack and capture Laojie after a stalemate like this for a few days!

Therefore, our army did not continue to attack Sabah greedily after conquering Lao Cai, but conducted a search and suppression campaign against Vietnamese agents in the occupied area. This approach is quite wise...

Just then the cannon rang.

Because I was not notified in advance, I jumped up as if I had been pricked by a needle, grabbed my rifle and ran out of the tent... The soldiers also got out at about the same time, and even Captain Luo was yelling. : "What's the matter? Where is the cannon fired? Is it the devils or us?"

Our camp is located between Lao Cai and Sabah, only a dozen miles away from Sabah, so when the artillery fired, I really don't know whether the Yue Devils were attacking us or we were attacking the Yue Devils.

After seeing the direction of the fire, we were relieved... Sabah was bombed, that is to say, our artillery was firing.

Then some soldiers were surprised: "Didn't you say that the attack will take place two days later? Why are you fighting now?"

We later found out that this was just the tactics of the artillery units before the war, which was suspicious and exhausted. To put it simply...it was to make the Vietnamese army think that we were going to attack, but they didn't attack...After a while, another bombardment came again. Let them think that they are going to attack... So when the Vietnamese army gets used to all this, it is when our army really attacks.

This tactic is of course correct, but it also reflects the lack of timely information transmission between our army's infantry in this era.

Isn't it?This cannonball scared us infantry to death... (To be continued.)