blood of vietnam war

Chapter 170 VII Approaching Shooting

With the support of grass seeds, wild vegetables, tree roots and other edible plants, our troops managed to get together for two days.

In the past two days, there have been several fierce battles in the direction of Highland 179.

It is obvious that the reinforcements of the Vietnamese army want to attack our army from behind or try to get through the pass, but it is obvious that those who are the logistics troops are relatively weak Vietnamese militiamen, and there are a few vehicles of our army in that direction The cover of the tanks, coupled with our army's geographical advantage, so the battle is leaning towards our army.

The 316a Division in the direction of Sabah did not make things difficult for us, and still feinted as before.

But we know that this is not because the Yue Devils have shown kindness, but because they are also recharging their energy and waiting to launch a fatal blow to us.

Also because the intensity of the battle was not high, we could even rest while fighting. Especially in the canyon where I was stationed, it can be said that there was basically no fighting, so we didn't bother to switch defenses between each other, so our second company was stationed in the front line for a long time.

But the reason for making such a decision... is actually because the casualties of our army have increased and there are not enough troops to replace them like before.

The fourth company that was used to replace it suffered heavy casualties because the defense line was broken by the Vietnamese army, and the entire company's combat capability dropped to dozens of people.Our 217nd company was actually similar. The platoon with the scars suffered the most casualties, and only a dozen or so people were left to fight. The other platoons suffered intermittent casualties because they had been stationed on the [-] Heights for a long time.

So... the head of the regiment simply organized the troops of the fourth company into our second company to defend the 217 highland with us, and company commander Luo was the commander-in-chief.

The disadvantage of doing this is that all of us have to be vigilant at all times. Although this is not a high level of vigilance, there is still a big difference between the pressure of the first line and the second line.

The advantage... is that you can bring the soldiers of the fourth company to exchange and learn from each other's combat experience.After all, our company is a company of heroes that is well-known both at home and abroad. Since the Dai Naishan blocking battle... other troops have to look at us with a mentality of looking up.What's more, our company's performance on the battlefield is obvious to all.

In addition, we and the soldiers of the fourth company have fought on the same battlefield, so we get along well with each other... This is actually the basis for unity on the battlefield. If no one agrees with each other when they are awkward, then naturally they will have their own little calculations in their hearts when they start a war.

But the good times didn't last long. As time went by, the Vietnamese army increasingly found that something was wrong...No, if we don't have any water to drink, the two days or so should have a great impact on the situation. The combat power has increased, but the result of their feint attack and temptation tells them that the answer is not the case.

Another more important point is... from the head of the regiment, I know that the offensive of our army's main force on the front line has also accelerated. Last night, the main force has taken advantage of the darkness to control Sabah...

The Vietnamese army originally thought that Sabah could hold back our army for at least ten hours. There are two reasons:

First, the Vietnamese army knew that our army did not dare to carry out large-scale bombing of residential buildings because of discipline, so they deployed a large number of troops in the residential buildings, and waited for our army to enter Sabah to fight a street battle.

Another reason is: Sabah, like other important towns of the Vietnamese army, also has an underground castle. Although the scale is not very large, it is enough to give our army a headache for a while.

But what the Yue Guizi didn't expect was...the main force of our army didn't do what they imagined at all. They just controlled but didn't enter or occupy.

The so-called control is actually very simple. It is to disperse the soldiers of a regiment to occupy the highlands, roads, rivers, etc. outside Sabah... Simply put, it is to encircle without fighting. Army, but those Vietnamese troops can be sealed inside and unable to get out.

This choice is of course correct, just like there is a saying in our army's tactical thinking, which is called... Regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place, we must target the enemy's vital strength.This is a good implementation of this idea by the main force of our army, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place, isn't it?Sabah is a city. Although it is an important place, it can be temporarily ignored as long as it is under control, so the main force can free up its hands to bypass Sabah and attack the main force of the surrounded 316a Division of the Vietnamese Army... Target.

So the situation became tense very quickly. The 316a division originally thought that there was still a whole day to attack the pass, but suddenly it was less than ten hours, and it seemed like a fire was imminent.

This is both good news and bad news for us.

The good news is that the main force will arrive soon, and the bad news is that the 316a division of the Vietnamese army is bound to jump over the wall in a hurry, and they will do their best to break through the pass we are stationed at the critical moment of life and death.

Therefore, when the main force arrives, I am afraid that all we can see will be our corpses.

"Second platoon leader!" Captain Luo's nervous voice came from the walkie-talkie: "There are more and more devils, and a general offensive may be launched soon, so get ready for a big battle!"

"Yes!" I answered.

The only disadvantage of being stationed in this canyon is that I can't see the situation outside, so that I have to use the walkie-talkie to understand.This is very uncomfortable for a sniper like me. Snipers naturally like to have a wide field of vision, and can see the entire battlefield situation at a glance, or change different positions at will... But now, I I can only nest in this canyon and look at the two cliffs...

"Get ready for battle!" I quickly conveyed the order through the walkie-talkie.Then with a rifle in his hand, he got out of the cave.

Walking along a stone road on the cliff for more than ten meters, I set up a rifle behind a protruding rock and looked out through the sniper scope. Sure enough, I saw the Vietnamese army running around everywhere outside the valley.

Where I am is near the corner of the canyon... The terrain here is a bit like a ridge on a high ground.Because it is at the corner, I can see the Taniguchi in the direction of the Vietnamese army when I take a step forward, and I enter the blind spot where the Vietnamese army shoots when I step back.This is also the position I must choose as a commander and a sniper.

"Squad leader!" After watching for a while, I shouted to Wu Zhijun on the intercom: "Did you find anything?"

"Report to the platoon leader!" Wu Zhijun, who was in charge of guarding and reconnaissance in the first half, replied: "There are many more Yueguizi, and several tanks have come, some big and some small, and there are also T62..."

"Yeah!" I couldn't help but nodded when I heard that, it seemed that the Yue Guizi had moved all his belongings here.

But this is not surprising, the Vietnamese army is surrounded by our main force, isn't it?If not all of them are moved to open the gap, are they still waiting for us to be captured alive?

"Platoon leader!" At this time Wu Zhijun reported again: "The Yue Guizi artillerymen have also come up, there are more than a dozen cannons..."

"Fuck!" I couldn't help but cursed secretly in my heart, and the large-caliber artillery went straight to the front line.

After thinking about it, I immediately issued an order to Wu Zhijun: "Retreat everyone immediately, repeat, everyone retreats to the rear position!"

"Yes!" Wu Zhijun answered and walked back with his soldiers.

The reason why I gave this order is because I know the purpose of the Vietnamese devils to bring the cannon to the front line.

Large-caliber artillery is not strong in concealment and maneuverability, and it is easy to be destroyed by enemy artillery, so it is generally not used on the front line.What's more, their range is tens of kilometers at every turn, so there is no need to go directly to the front line, isn't it?

Some people may say...the Yue Guizi was rushed because he was rushed by the main force of our army, so he had to pull this large-caliber artillery to the front line to fight.

This may be one of the reasons, but if the Vietnamese army wants to use these artillery, they can also launch an artillery attack on our army's position from a high ground. There is still no need to show the artillery in front of us.This approach is obviously very dangerous, because our army only needs to use mortars to destroy their large-caliber artillery...

Why did the Vietnamese army do this?

One reason, I think it's because they know very well that we don't have many shells left... It's true that in these few days of fighting, sometimes it was to hit the Vietnamese mortar units, and sometimes it was to stop the Vietnamese army at Hill 179 Our army's mortar troops are already facing a situation where they have no ammunition, and even the two boxes of incendiary bombs originally allocated to us have been forced to transfer one box from the artillery company.

More importantly, I think the reason why the Vietnamese army brought up large-caliber artillery...is to deal with our canyon.

Bombing Heights 217 doesn't need to be so close at all, isn't it?So there is only one purpose, to use large-caliber artillery to shoot at our canyon at close range.

Some people may say... What is the difference between close-up shooting and long-range shooting?

The canyon we are stationed in is very narrow. If you shoot from a long distance, it is basically impossible for the shells to directly enter the canyon, but it is completely different when you shoot at close range... Put these cannons at the mouth of the canyon, and then fire an extra row of shells. There are always a few shells that will hit Taniguchi, right?

There are rocks everywhere in our canyon, one can imagine how lethal this large-caliber shell will be when it hits it.I think that the Vietnamese army may have thought of such an offensive because the tank guns had been used here.

Sure enough, just as Wu Zhijun and the others ran around the corner, there was a whistling sound of shells outside the valley.

"Boom..." Then there was only a burst of explosions, and the canyon was blown away like a typhoon. (To be continued.)