Some people may say... Is it that important that the ammunition is not universal? Just change the gun after the bullets are used up!
This is easier said than done... On the battlefield, does everyone still carry two long guns and carry ammunition for both guns? Otherwise... Most of the enemies and we on this battlefield use the same weapons.
It's an ak47 bullet, and the m16 ammunition can be said to be very rare... Where can I find it once it's finished?
But why can Yuejiizi be used?
You must know that the equipment of the US military once equipped hundreds of thousands of South Vietnamese troops... If each person has one gun, it means that there are at least hundreds of thousands of m16s, and this does not include those stored in warehouses. As for the bullets...
...In order to facilitate supplies on the battlefield in Vietnam, the US military directly established several arsenals in South Vietnam to produce bullets and artillery shells... Isn't Vietnam's labor force cheap? Production on site without transportation is undoubtedly a very cost-effective business.
Of course, when the US military withdrew, these gadgets stayed in South Vietnam... and soon fell into the hands of the Viet Cong. As a result, it was no problem for the Vietnamese army to equip the M16.
As for why the Vietnamese army did not equip a large area with beautiful weapons but instead equipped them with Soviet weapons... it was because at this time, the Vietnamese and the Soviet Union had the same bad taste... The Soviet Union was the enemy of the United States, so Vietnam was naturally the enemy of the United States.
This also means that there is no subsequent development and upgrade of Vietnam's m16... so it can only slowly become old and old and finally withdraw from the stage of war. This is why Vietnam's regular army is generally not equipped with American equipment but is in the hands of militiamen or ordinary people.
But the reason why he is holding American equipment.
Of course, the 5th Infantry Division of the Vietnamese Army in front of us is an exception. Although they were defeated one after another at our hands, and now they are even captured by our army in large numbers. But I still have to admit that their tactics are unique and quite effective.
combat effectiveness.
The Vietnamese prisoners took off their clothes one by one and walked toward the foot of the mountain. What surprised me a little was... before they came up, they took some time to search for the wounded and carried the wounded to surrender to us.
I was thinking in my heart: If these were other Vietnamese troops... not only would they not surrender to us, but they might even shoot at those comrades who were ready to surrender.
Facts also proved that I was right. As soon as I started thinking, there was a fierce sound of gunfire... The Vietnamese army on the top of the mountain began to shoot. This time, the target of their shooting was not us, but those who raised their hands.
Towards our Vietnamese prisoners!
"Suppression fire!" I quickly shouted at the anti-aircraft machine gunner.
The anti-aircraft machine gun shooter reacted quickly, and immediately pulled the trigger and fired rows of bullets at Highland 419... But it was too late. The rows of bullets were like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, hitting the unsuspecting Vietnamese.
The military prisoners fell in pieces, and then another mortar shell hit them hard... which only caused the Vietnamese prisoners to scream and fly around...
I only found out from Scar afterwards... Only a handful of people managed to escape into our army's defense circle in the end. These seven people crawled and crawled into our army's trenches. And all of them were covered in snot.
He cursed with tears in his eyes... I don’t need to say more about who he was scolding. Anyway, he was so pitiful that even the soldiers couldn’t bear it.
"Second Company Commander! Second Company Commander..." While I was in a daze at the Vietnamese army's cannibalism, Commander Luo... it should be said that it was Battalion Commander Luo's call from the walkie-talkie: "Be ready to retreat.
Be prepared! Repeat...be prepared to retreat!"
"What? Retreat?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this: "Battalion Commander... Why did you retreat after the battle was going so well!"
"You think everyone is like you, Yang Xuefeng!" Battalion Commander Luo said angrily: "You are the only high ground in the entire defense line that is winning the battle. The other high ground were all beaten because of sudden encounters with art technicians who were not familiar with their tactics.
We were caught off guard... Retreat when you are ready. The Third Battalion will organize a defense line around Highland 281 to meet you. Your target is Highland 311... Hurry up, or you will be surrounded by the Japanese if you don't retreat!"
"Hmm! Yes..." I couldn't help but responded. Only then did I know another reason why the Yue Japanese would invest in art mechanics in our area...the different equipment and different tactics did make it a little difficult for us to adapt.
So I quickly issued an order to retake the position on the top of the mountain...
Some people may think that I made a mistake... Didn't I just receive the order to retreat? Why are we still attacking?
This is actually a habit on the battlefield, as the old man said: "If you want to attack, you might as well make a small retreat, so that the enemy will be caught off guard. If you want to retreat...then you must attack first!"
Why? If you just retreat like this...then won't the Jie Jies chase you all the way? Can you retreat?"
Although what the old man said is a bit crude, it is actually what Sun Tzu said in The Art of War...what is it called: "There is reality in the imaginary, there is emptiness in the reality, and there are a lot of imaginary, imaginary, and real..."
In short, it’s easy to know without even thinking about it... The Yue Japanese occupy the position on the top of Hill 419. Our every move is under their surveillance, which means that if we want to retreat, we must take back the position on the top of the mountain.
So the attack began soon... Just as we were unable to hold the position on the top of the mountain, it was equally difficult for the Vietnamese army to hold the position on the top of the mountain, even if the Vietnamese army had an advantage in artillery.
The first thing we have to do is to send another group of soldiers into the first trench... It is not difficult to do this. When building the fortifications in advance, we dug several communication trenches between the trenches. Soldiers
We can completely move to where we want to go through the traffic trench.
After occupying the first trench, it means that our grenades are enough to reach the position on the top of the mountain, so needless to say what happens next, grenades, anti-aircraft machine guns, mortars, etc. will hit the position on the top of the mountain ruthlessly.
One pass, and then another charge was launched to defeat the Vietnamese army...
As soon as we took the position on the top of the mountain, I asked the soldiers to pass on the order to retreat.
The reason why we don't use radio communication... is because we are worried that the Jie Jies will monitor us. It is not a big deal for the Jie Jies to hear other orders, but it is a big deal for them to hear the order to retreat.
Although the soldiers were greatly surprised by my order, they still resolutely obeyed my order without any questions. So a company cheered... and withdrew from the 419 heights along the communication trench in the smoke of the Vietnamese artillery bombardment.
Of course, before withdrawing, we had to blow up some ammunition, equipment and fortifications that could not be taken away, such as the twin-mounted anti-aircraft machine gun... This really made Xiao Shanzi, the machine gun platoon leader, feel distressed.
.But there is nothing we can do about it... Otherwise, when we come back again, this thing will most likely become a weapon used by the Vietnamese army against us.
At this time, the Vietnamese army's retaliatory shelling of our positions became a cover for our retreat, so a company withdrew without any danger... We veterans didn't feel anything, it was just the recruits... one by one.
They were all filled with thankfulness. Occasionally, some people would look back at Hill 419, which was still being bombarded by the Vietnamese army. They didn't know whether they were feeling scared or missing their comrades who had fallen there forever. The expressions on their faces were strangely complicated.
After running along the road for only ten minutes, we met the soldiers of the second battalion. After exchanging passwords with each other, they quickly let us pass... As soon as we passed our army's defense line, the recruits could no longer hold on.
Several of them collapsed on the ground.
"Get up! Get up!" The performance of the recruits made the platoon leaders Scar and Scholar yell at them in a hurry. As for me, I took a few communication soldiers and went on my way.
This is the advantage of being a company commander! The soldiers under my command are under the control of their own platoon leader... I just need to keep an eye on the platoon leader.
"Report to the Second Company Commander!" We were stopped by a communications soldier before we had gone very far: "The superior has ordered the Second Company to rest where it is. The Second Company Commander comes with me to the battalion headquarters!"
"Wow!", the soldiers all sat down on the ground as soon as they heard this order, even the veterans were no exception.
I couldn't help but cursed secretly in my heart: "Damn it! I didn't even give an order... Do you still care about me, the company commander?"
Following the correspondent, I ran all the way to the battalion headquarters... I secretly screamed something bad: at first, they were pretending to let us drive towards Highland 311, but they stopped us halfway, and then asked me to go to a meeting... This was obviously true.
A secret mission! There must be another fierce battle to come!
As expected, when I followed the correspondent to the battalion headquarters, I was surprised to see Commander Liu there...
"Captain, battalion commander!" I saluted Commander Liu and Battalion Commander Luo.
"Well!" Captain Liu nodded towards me and said with a smile: "Comrade Yang Xuefeng... First of all, I want to congratulate you on becoming the second company commander. I just heard... you fought as soon as you became the company commander.
We won several beautiful battles and captured a few Japanese prisoners... It seems that you are quite comfortable as a company commander!"
"Thank you, the leader!" I felt a little embarrassed when the leader praised me like this.
"The situation is like this!" The leader changed the topic and pointed to the map on the table and said: "Although I have made preparations, I didn't expect that the Vietnamese Japanese would use a division and an art master to attack me.
The defensive line where the regiment is stationed... the fish we caught this time was a bit big!"
"Didn't the superiors send reinforcements?" I was a little confused. The battle was going like this... It stands to reason that the superiors would have sent reinforcements no matter what.
"The Vietnamese army was fully prepared for this attack!" Battalion Commander Luo explained: "They launched an attack almost simultaneously on our army's 500-kilometer defense line, and most of our army's troops were basically pulled back to each military region.
Reorganization, this has caused a serious shortage of soldiers in our army... The new battalion that was added was forced out by the superiors!"
I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart when I heard this... Without reinforcements, this battle would be difficult to fight! (To be continued...)