Our troops managed to survive for two days with the support of grass seeds, wild vegetables, tree roots and other edible plants.
There have been several fierce battles in the direction of Highland 179 in the past two days.
It was obviously the reinforcements of the Vietnamese army who wanted to flank our army from behind or try to open up the pass, but it was obvious that those serving as logistics troops were Vietnamese militiamen with relatively weak combat effectiveness, and there were several vehicles of our army in that direction.
Thanks to the cover of tanks and the geographical advantage our army had, the battle turned to one side.
The 316a Division in the direction of Sabah did not make things difficult for us, and continued its unhurried feint attack as before.
But we know that this is not because the Yue Japanese have good intentions, but because they are also recharging their strength and waiting to launch a fatal blow to us.
Because the intensity of the battle was not great, we could even rest while fighting. Especially in the canyon where I was stationed, it could be said that there was basically no fighting, so we were too lazy to switch defenses, allowing our second company to stay on the front line for a long time.
However, the reason for making such a decision... is actually because our army's casualties have increased and there are not enough troops to replace them as before.
The fourth company that was used as a replacement suffered heavy casualties because the defense line was broken through by the Vietnamese army. The number of combat-capable members of the entire company was reduced to a few dozen. Our second company was actually about the same, with Scar's platoon suffering the most casualties.
There are only a dozen people left who can still fight. The other platoons will suffer casualties intermittently because they have been stationed on Hill 217 for a long time.
So...the regiment commander simply assigned the troops of the fourth company to our second company to defend Highland 217 with us. Company Commander Luo was the commander-in-chief.
The disadvantage of doing this is that we all need to be vigilant at all times. Although this is not a high level of vigilance, there is still a big difference between the pressure on the first line and the second line.
The advantage... is that we can bring the soldiers of the fourth company to communicate with each other and learn from each other's combat experience. After all, our company is a heroic company famous both internally and externally. Ever since the Dainoyama Blockade... other troops have to use a certain
They look up at us with a look-up mentality. 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 very harmoniously with each other... This is actually the basis for unity on the battlefield. If we all fight with each other before the war
If there is an quarrel and no one agrees with the other, then naturally everyone will have their own plans in mind when a war breaks out.
However, the good times did not last long. As time went by, the Vietnamese army increasingly realized that something was wrong... No, normally if we didn't have water to drink, the two days or so would have affected it to a great extent.
However, the result of their feint test told them that the answer was not like this.
Another more important point is... I know from the regimental commander that our main force's offensive on the front line has also accelerated. Last night, the main force took advantage of the darkness to control Sabah...
The Vietnamese army originally thought that Sabah could hold our army back 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 civilian residences due to discipline, so they deployed a large number of troops inside civilian houses, waiting for our army to engage in street fighting after entering Sabah.
Another reason is that Sapa, like other important towns of the Vietnamese army, also has an underground castle. Although it is not very large, it is enough to give our army a headache for a while.
But what the Yue Japanese did not expect was that...our main force did not do what they imagined. They only controlled but did not enter or occupy it.
The so-called control is actually very simple. It means to disperse the soldiers of a regiment to occupy the highlands, roads, rivers, etc. outside Sabah... To put it simply, it is to encircle without attacking. Although we cannot quickly occupy Sabah and clear out the Vietnamese hiding inside.
army, but they could seal those Vietnamese troops inside and prevent them from getting out.
This choice is of course correct. Just like there is a saying in our army's tactical thinking, it is called... regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place, but the enemy's effective strength should be the target. This is a good implementation of the main force of our army.
This idea does not take into account the gains and losses of a city or a place.
No? Sabah is just a city. Although it is an important place, as long as it is controlled, it can be temporarily ignored. Then the main force can be free to bypass Sabah and attack the main force of the surrounded Vietnamese 316a Division... This is based on the enemy's
The goal is to have vitality.
As a result, the situation quickly became tense. The 316a Division originally thought it still had a full day to attack the pass, but suddenly it lost more than ten hours, and it seemed that it was imminent.
This is both good news and bad news for us.
The good news is that the main force will arrive soon. The bad news is that the Vietnamese 316a Division is bound to jump over the wall in a hurry. At the critical moment of life and death, they will do their best to break through the pass where we are stationed.
Therefore, when the main force arrives, we may only see our corpses.
"Second Platoon Commander!" Captain Luo's nervous voice came from the walkie-talkie: "There are more and more Japanese soldiers. Maybe we will launch a general offensive soon. Be prepared for a big battle!"
"Yes!" I responded.
The only bad thing about stationing in this canyon is that I can't see the situation outside, so I have to use a walkie-talkie to understand it. This is very uncomfortable for a sniper like me. Snipers naturally like to have
With a broad field of vision, I can see the entire battlefield situation at a glance, or I can change different positions at will... But now, I can only sit in this canyon and look at the two cliffs...
"Get ready for battle!" I quickly conveyed the order through the walkie-talkie. Then I crawled out of the cave with my rifle in hand.
After walking more than ten meters along a stone path on the cliff, I set up my rifle behind a protruding stone and looked out through the sniper scope. Sure enough, I saw Vietnamese troops running back and forth everywhere outside the valley.
My location is near the corner of the canyon... The terrain here is a bit like a ridge on the highlands. Because it is at the corner, I can see the mouth of the valley in the direction of the Vietnamese army if I take a step forward, and if I take a step back
We entered the blind spot where the Vietnamese army was shooting. This is also the position I must choose as a commander and sniper.
"Squad leader!" After watching for a while, I shouted to Wu Zhijun on the intercom: "Have you noticed anything?"
"Report to the platoon leader!" Wu Zhijun, who was responsible for sentry reconnaissance in the first half of the period, replied: "There are many more Japanese soldiers, and several more tanks have arrived, some large and some small, including T62..."
"Yeah!" I couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. It seemed that the Vietnamese had moved all their belongings here.
But this is not surprising. The Vietnamese army is surrounded by our main force, isn't it? If they don't move them all to open the gap, are they still waiting to be captured alive by us?
"Platoon leader!" At this time, Wu Zhijun reported again: "The Vietnamese artillerymen are also coming up, with more than a dozen cannons..."
"Fuck!" I couldn't help but curse in my heart, as the large-caliber artillery went directly to the front line.
After thinking about it, I immediately went down to Wu Zhijun and gave an order: "Retreat everyone immediately. Repeat, everyone returns to the rear position!"
"Yes!" Wu Zhijun responded and walked back with his soldiers.
The reason why I gave this order is because I know the purpose of the Vietnamese soldiers bringing the artillery to the front line.
Large-caliber artillery is generally not used on the front line because its concealment and maneuverability are not strong, and it is easy to be destroyed by enemy artillery. What's more, their range can easily be dozens of kilometers, so there is no need to directly
Isn't it the first line position?
Maybe some people will say... Now the Vietnamese Japanese are in a hurry because they are driven by the main force of our army, so they have to bring 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 pieces, they can launch artillery attacks on our positions 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...
So why did the Vietnamese army do this?
One reason, I think, is because they know very well that we don’t have many artillery shells left... This is a fact. In these days of fighting, sometimes it was to attack the Vietnamese army’s mortar units, and sometimes it was to block the Vietnamese army’s attack on Highland 179.
During the attack in the same direction, our mortar unit was already faced with the situation of having no artillery but no ammunition. Even the two boxes of incendiary bombs originally allocated to us were transferred to one box by the mortar company.
More importantly, I think the reason why the Vietnamese army wanted to bring up large-caliber artillery... was to deal with our canyon.
There is no need to get so close when bombing Highland 217, right? 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 range shooting and long range shooting?
The canyon we are stationed in is very narrow. It is basically impossible for the artillery shells to directly penetrate into the canyon when shooting from a long distance, but it is completely different when shooting at close range... Move these cannons to the mouth of the canyon and fire an extra row of artillery shells.
There are always a few shells that will hit Taniguchi, right?
There are rocks everywhere in our canyon. You can imagine how lethal the large-caliber shells will be when they hit it. I think the Vietnamese army may have thought of this because the tank guns have shown their power here.
The offensive.
Sure enough, just as Wu Zhijun and others ran around the corner, there was a burst of howling artillery shells outside the valley entrance.
"Boom..." Then there was just a burst of explosions, and the canyon was blown up like a typhoon. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!