blood of vietnam war

Chapter 140: Friendly Casualties

Bursts of flames, waves of heat...

Following these flames and heat waves, there were screams.

No one expected...on the same high ground, on the same hilltop position, or even on the same night, they would be burned twice in a row with incendiary bombs, but the difference was...the first company was burned by our army, and the first company was burned. It was a company of the Vietnamese Army that was burned the second time.

So the tragic scene that our army had just experienced happened to the Vietnamese army again. The Vietnamese army was lit up and ran around everywhere, there was a scream of screaming everywhere, and the air was once again full of thick... Strong gasoline and burnt smell.

I believe that the casualties of the Vietnamese army this time are much greater than the casualties of the previous company of our army.The reason is very simple, before the company was at least divided into several trenches and spread out in a defensive formation, and some soldiers of our army even had time to dig cat ear holes, which is the reason why more than [-] soldiers in the company survived.However, in order to chase and kill us, the Yue devils in front of us basically concentrated on the trench closest to us...

As the saying goes, "If you harm others, you will end up harming yourself", the Yue devils were killed by our army's incendiary bombs precisely because they wanted to put us to death.

Our soldiers silently looked at the mass of fire on the top of the mountain, and the Vietnamese soldiers bathed in the fire one by one. They no longer had pity and intolerance in their hearts, but only relieved hatred and joy.

I don't need to say much about the reason... A company's comrades in arms were blown up and burned by the Yue devils just like this, and now we are going to do the same to the Yue devils, that is to treat them in the same way as others, that is To avenge a series of dead and injured comrades in arms is to relieve hatred and enjoyment!

But... If we think about it in detail, these Vietnamese troops who were burned were not the ones who burned our army. It can even be said that the soldiers on both sides of us were actually following orders... But the soldiers were so angry. How can we think so much, what we think in our heads at this time is actually very simple: the more devils beat us, we will return them doubled!

So... on this battlefield, the soldiers didn't have much enmity with each other, but fighting each other, the enmity became deeper and deeper.

Company Commander Luo waited for a while, and when the fire on the top of the hill was about to go out, he waved his pistol and shouted, "Comrades! Go!"

"Come on!"

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The soldiers yelled and rushed to the top of the mountain again, but in fact, there was no need to yell so loudly this time, because it can be said that it was easy to regain the position this time, and our group almost came up to sweep up the corpses.

Just when our company occupied the 119.7 highland again, a large pile of shells hit the 278 and 332 highlands from the rear, and then there were loud shouts from all directions... This time the attack was real .

At daybreak, our army occupied these three highlands located in the front of Sabah.

I really want to say that our army fought this battle very smoothly or took these highlands with very little casualties...but this is not the case.

It should be said that after our company captured the 119.7 Heights and wiped out the remnants of the 119.7 Heights, our army had an advantage in all aspects compared with the Vietnamese Army.

In terms of military strength, our army can almost be said to be killing chickens with a sledgehammer. One regiment is against one company on the 278 highland plus four platoons on the 332 highland... It is said that after the war, many officers in our army could not believe this. There are only so few troops in the two highlands, but the fact is that the corpses and prisoners of the Vietnamese army add up to so few people.

In terms of firepower, our army has two mortar companies, and there is also a howitzer battalion for fire support. It can be said that it has an overwhelming advantage in artillery.

In terms of terrain...the Vietnamese army may have the upper hand, but after the 119.7 highland was completely occupied by our army...the iron triangle defense of the three highlands has been broken, and in the mid-term, our army even brought up several 54-type anti-aircraft machine guns to the 119.7 highland On the ground... This anti-aircraft machine gun is the one I used to blow up the artillery positions of the Vietnamese army before. The Soviet style is called the Deshka type, and it is called the 54 type in our army.

This machine gun went to the 119.7 high ground, and then waited on the ground... As long as there is a tracer bullet pointing at the corresponding target, the machine gunner will shoot wildly at the end of the tracer bullet, just like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, The target was smashed in a few hits.

Here I have to talk about this tracer bullet... The so-called tracer bullet, as the name suggests, is a bullet that will drag a line of light, similar to ordinary bullets, except that the tip or tail of the bullet is equipped with chemicals, such as phosphorus, magnesium, etc... these chemicals After the bullet is shot out of the barrel at high speed, because the bullet moves at high speed in the air, the friction between the bullet point and the air generates high temperature, which ignites these chemicals and glows in the dark.

Its function... I have actually said it before, it is to guide the target for my friendly forces in the dark, such as some more difficult firepower points... a string of tracer bullets hits the past, which is to tell the friendly forces that the target is at the end of the light. , So the anti-aircraft machine guns and mortars that couldn't see the target in the distance kept hitting that position!

Tracer bullets, too many recruits like to use them, because they feel that the bullets are majestic when fired, and they will glow in strings at night, and they are like commanders to indicate targets for our army's long-range firepower... But in fact, as long as If you think about it a little bit, or ask veterans about their experience, you will know that this bullet is a deadly thing, because while it indicates the enemy's firepower point, it also exposes its position between the enemy's muzzle and the muzzle. down.

However, even if our army has so many advantages, it can even be said that our victory on the 119.7 highland has greatly boosted the morale of our army and suppressed the arrogance of the Vietnamese army... and finally won two After counting the highlands, the number of casualties was even more than that of the Vietnamese army...

This result not only surprised the superiors and us, but even the troops participating in the war found it difficult to accept.

However, I should be thankful that my company did not participate in the subsequent general attack because of the 119.7 highland, because I learned from the participating troops that...the Vietnamese army's defense on high ground is very good at using underground tunnels combined with surface fortifications, and using side firepower , Inverting firepower and other methods caused the attacking troops to fall into chaos and suffer a large number of casualties.

The so-called side firepower is to use tunnel fortifications to ambush on both sides of the open ground. When our army attacks to the corresponding area, it suddenly emerges from the tunnel fortifications and shoots at our army from both wings.

The firepower is even worse. It also uses tunnel fortifications, but this fortification is hidden on our army's offensive route. Even if our army's attacking troops pass by them, they will not make a sound. ...then suddenly popped up and shot at our army from behind.

All of these caused heavy casualties to the two battalions I attacked Heights 278 and Heights 332, and they were also the points that these two battalions emphasized when reporting the casualties to their superiors.

I can understand why these two battalions want to emphasize the tactics of the Vietnamese army. After all, they can't accept that their troops have such a huge advantage and have to pay so many casualties to win these two highlands. The army said it loudly... On the one hand, it can make the superiors feel that the casualties are justifiable, and on the other hand, it can make themselves feel more comfortable.

But I think the changeable tactics of the Vietnamese army is only one of the reasons why our army suffered heavy casualties... My company did not participate in the attack on these two highlands last night, so I was fortunate to see the entire attack process from the top of the mountain... But This also seems unfortunate...

Because I saw a lot of scenes that I didn't want to see: when the Vietnamese army was carrying out side fire and reverse fire on our army... our army was always in chaos. On the contrary... They bravely fought back in the direction of the Vietnamese army's firepower.

However, after the Vietnamese army came out and fired a shuttle of bullets, they quickly retreated into the tunnel in the dark, so the "counterattack" hit their own people who were charging on the other side.After one's own people are attacked, they will think that the other party is the Vietnamese army...so they "fight back" again...

At first, I thought it would not take much time to capture these two highlands, just like our army captured the 119.7 highlands. It should take time to clear the Vietnamese army hidden in the tunnels of the highlands... But this battle has been fought until At dawn, the situation of the battle did not begin to become clear until dawn when the various troops could clearly identify each other.

Therefore, most of the casualties of our army were not caused by the Vietnamese army, but the friendly casualties of our army after its own chaos.

"They're all new recruits!" Scar said, "I didn't have much training before the battle, so I'm going to fight as soon as I pull it up... Who will be able to fight clearly?"

Of course what Scar said makes sense. The comparison on the battlefield is often not about the number of people, nor which side is braver, nor is it about whether the thinking is good or not... The more comparison here should be the overall coordination, and the comparison is the The tacit understanding between the various troops is compared to whether the strength of the team can be exerted...

In these respects, our army is far behind the Vietnamese army.

But what could be done about it?These are not things that will happen with a slap on the forehead, shouting a few slogans, or holding a meeting to emphasize it. What is needed is pre-war training and time.

I think the old man must have some understanding of these conditions in our army, because I remember that when he talked about this battle... he often sighed with heartache: "What can I do? Before the battle, sweat less. There must be a lot of bloodshed in wartime. The battlefield is like this, you can never hope that the enemy will cater to us, but you should work hard to adapt to the enemy's style of play... How to adapt? Use your life! There is blood!"

This is very simple to say, and I didn't feel much when I heard it before, but now that I think about it... I feel that every word is heavy, like a hammer hitting my heart! (To be continued.)