blood of vietnam war

Chapter 150 Five Passage Natural Danger

In order to let us have a better understanding of the current situation on the battlefield, the head of the regiment called two infantry battalion commanders and a tank battalion commander in the regiment for a meeting.

The tall soldier who brought us in was the commander of the first battalion, Wei Zhijian, and the commander of the second battalion was a dark-faced middle-aged soldier named Wang Ninghai.What surprised me was Huang Jianfu, the battalion commander of the tank battalion... He seemed to be just a boy of eighteen or nineteen years old...

As early as in modern times, I knew from the old man: Tanks in this era can be said to be a treasure. During military exercises, the comparison is not the number of soldiers, but the number of tanks... Even if the tank soldiers are just companies Long in the army can walk sideways.

I can understand this point. In this era, our army still pays attention to the army, doesn't it?As the king of land warfare, the tank will naturally be favored by the superiors.

What I can't understand is... How could a young man in his [-]th or [-]th years be a tank soldier who can walk sideways in the army, and he is also a battalion commander?

The first thing that came to my mind was... this guy must have a back door, otherwise how could he be the commander of the tank battalion at such a young age.

However, I soon realized that my thinking was completely wrong...

"Our tank troops were attacked by the Vietnamese army when they entered the Dangkou area of ​​Huanglian Mountain!" Huang Jianfu pointed to the map and said to us: "The road in this area can only pass one tank, and there is a sharp bend... Our tanks When the platoon leader was passing this sharp bend, the Yue Guizi fired the explosives buried in the sharp bend... So our tank unit was divided into two sections from the middle, and the end and the end could not be taken care of... Then the Yue Guizi's bazooka went off. He continued to attack our army command vehicle, the battalion commander, deputy battalion commander, instructor, company commander... all died..."

Speaking of this, Huang Jianfu's tears couldn't help but fell, and he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Only then did I realize that I had wrongly blamed him. The reason why he became the battalion commander... was only because other cadres died on the battlefield.

Then I was a little surprised: "Yue Guizi...how does it seem to know which of our army's tanks are command vehicles? The death rate of this cadre is too high!"

The reason why I raised this question is because I knew that the tank battalion only sent two companies, that is to say, there were only about twenty tanks... out of the twenty tanks, five tanks survived, but the battalion commander, company All the leaders, instructors, etc. were sacrificed... The rate is too high, and the devils seem to be 100% successful.

"This comrade may not be familiar with our tank unit!" Seeing that Huang Jianfu was only wiping tears aside, the head of the regiment replied on his behalf: "Our unit's communication equipment is backward, so the command vehicle usually needs two or even three antennas. Yes, one is to communicate with the superior, and the other is to command the tanks under him... The Yue Guizi knows all about us, so he only picks the antennas to fight more, so..."

I couldn't help but feel a little dizzy when I heard this. It turned out that it wasn't the Yue Devils who shot every shot, but that we exposed our targets... Then this battle is still a fart. The battle was in chaos... No wonder three quarters were lost in just one battle.

"What about the infantry?" Company Commander Luo asked again, "Isn't there no coordinated infantry cover?"

Company Commander Luo came out of a military academy, so of course he knew that tanks could only fight with the cooperation of infantry, otherwise they would be easily attacked by enemy infantry.The reason is that although the tank has thick armor and strong firepower, its observation range is very narrow. It is okay if the enemy infantry is far away.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, infantry and tanks cooperate. The armor and firepower of tanks can provide cover for infantry, and the firepower and good observation range of infantry can prevent enemy infantry from approaching. Large, close and far range, good and bad observation complement each other.

"We also have infantry to cooperate!" At this time, Huang Jianfu calmed down a little, and he sniffled and said: "It's just...we received an order from our superiors to penetrate the Huanglian Mountain area at full speed, so we can only move forward without infantry, for safety's sake For sake...we carried two platoons of infantry on the tank, but...because the road is steep, the infantry will be thrown off the tank as soon as the tank speed is fast, so we use backpacks..."

We understand the rest even if we don’t say it, just like we saw a few tank wrecks on the road... Although using a backpack strap can ensure that soldiers will not be left behind, the battlefield is a place that changes rapidly. Fighting is like a thunderbolt, and the enemy will not give you time to untie your backpack.

"Our two battalions came here from different directions in two ways!" Battalion Commander Wei walked to the map and said, "We were not ambushed by the Yue Devils...but now that I think about it, it should be the Yue Devils who let us go on purpose." We came."

After a pause, Commander Wei went on to say: "My battalion and regiment arrived here first, and then immediately went into battle to attack the natural danger of the pass... The information we got was that there was only one company of the Vietnamese army in the pass. It should be easy to fight a company. I didn’t expect that there is a reason why this pass is called a natural barrier. This pass is located between 2681 and 217 highlands. It is narrow and long from north to south. There is only a two-meter-wide road and a one-meter-deep river running through it. During the period, the enemy army divided the main forces on both sides of the pass, and built a complete fortification from south to north at the critical point of the side wall, which made it impossible for us to fight or enter..."

"Is it impossible to capture the 217 highland?" Company Commander Luo looked at the map and asked: "As long as this highland is captured, you can take the pass condescendingly, right?"

Battalion Commander Wei sighed: "Of course we have thought about it, it's just that the Yue Guizi is full of mines on the slope of the 217 high ground, and another platoon is placed on the top of the hill... The firepower of three anti-aircraft machine guns occupies a favorable position. Can’t charge up? We also tried to call in artillery support, and we can charge after knocking out the mines... However, the 217 highland is just on the reverse slope of the 2681 highland, which is a blind spot for our army’s artillery fire..."

"Our battalion also went into battle after we arrived!" Battalion Commander Wang said, "But the pass area is too narrow, and there are mines everywhere, so we can't deploy our troops, and we can't attack after several attacks... What's more frightening is that, Soon we discovered that there were Vietnamese army activities on the highlands in the other three directions, and once we investigated... they were surrounded!"

"Have you ever broken through?" Captain Luo asked.

"Why not?" Captain Wei smiled wryly: "But the Yue Guizi only has two regiments in the area around Company Commander Huang. One regiment is used to form an encirclement circle around us, and the other regiment is used to ambush reinforcements...that is to say, in our There are at least one battalion of Yue Guizi in every direction around the city, and they are still occupying the ground. And what about us? After a few battles, most of them were killed or injured, how to break through?"

"One thing is certain..." Finally, the group leader concluded: "The Yue Guizi can annihilate our team at any time. The reason why they don't do this... is just to attract more reinforcements..."

"Comrades!" At this time, the political commissar interjected: "I and the head of the regiment think so... If the superiors continue to send reinforcements to the Huanglian Mountain area... I am afraid that the losses of our troops will become greater and greater. In the end, it is very likely that It will affect the entire battle. So...we decided to recommend that the superiors give up reinforcements, what do you think?"

Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help being silent, and everyone knew one thing clearly: the reason why the Yue devils surrounded us and didn't attack us was because we were still useful, and once they found out that the main force of our army would no longer reinforce Huanglian Mountain, then they would Will eat us without hesitation...

But what now?

Do you continue to seek help from your superiors?

You know, the Huanglian Mountain area is the rear of the Vietnamese army... Regardless of the size of our reinforcements, the marching route along the way may not be able to hide the Vietnamese army's eyes and ears.This seems to be too easy for them. After all, this is the territory of Yue Guizi, and the Vietnamese people will provide them with detailed information in time...

Therefore, if I have too many reinforcements, I will be shelled, and if I have too few reinforcements, I will be ambushed.

It is also because of a guide like Chen Yiyi who is familiar with the terrain of Vietnam that we can successfully avoid the eyes and ears of the Vietnamese army. However, how many people like her can there be in our army?

"Let's do it this way!" Finally, the regiment leader broke the silence: "We can't drag comrades from other troops into the fire pit just because we fell into the fire pit..."

Speaking of this, the head of the regiment couldn't help but paused, then looked at us apologetically and said: "Commander Luo, comrades... I, Lao Liu, I'm sorry for everyone!"

As he spoke, he respectfully gave us a military salute.

"Captain, what are you talking about!" Company Commander Luo hurriedly stood up and returned the salute: "We are all here to defeat the devils, so there is nothing to be sorry for, and besides... the outcome is still unknown. Counting, maybe our army's large troops will fight here before the Yue devils wipe out us!"

"Good comrade!" The head of the regiment shook hands with Company Commander Luo heavily.

However, I know that what Captain Luo said is unlikely.

The reason is...although the Vietnamese army has only one regiment on the front line, and there were casualties in the previous battles, but... the terrain on the front line is very complicated, and the highlands are one after another, wave after wave, and the devils are using it Those high grounds dragged the main force of our army, making our army progress very slowly as if stuck in a quagmire.

What's more... After entering Sabah, there will inevitably be street fighting, which is not what our army is good at. (To be continued.)