"Batalion Commander!" That afternoon, when I was observing the advance exercise of the initially well-equipped mechanized troops on the highway, correspondent Xiao Liu came to me and said: "The commander of the 217th Division wants you to go there!"
"Division 217?" I couldn't help but be startled when I heard this. This was the first time I had heard of this number... What would this division commander want to do with me?
Then I quickly understood...it must be the "arrangement" Commander Zhang mentioned before, and I saw that he had made arrangements now.
But what makes me a little confused is... In addition to an infantry division, I also require an artillery division. This is not something that a division commander can command at the same time.
But after thinking about it, I asked for the address, took the guard with me, and headed straight for the 217th Division in a jeep.
When I was sitting in the car, I was thinking... It has been three days since I sent the telegram to Commander Zhang, and there is no response until now... This may also mean that Commander Zhang's ability to do this is not as expected.
easy.
Later I realized that my guess was correct... The main reason was that the 217th Division belonged to another military region and was not directly under Commander Zhang. Therefore, Commander Zhang had to convince the commander of another military region before he could mobilize these troops.
Originally... this is an act of overstepping one's authority. How can the commander of this military region control the troops of other military regions? Let alone letting two divisions cooperate with your battalion... This is, to put it mildly, nosy.
To put it more seriously, you may be labeled as seizing power.
But what Commander Zhang said was: "Banwang is a hard nail. If you want to knock it down, you will definitely pay heavy casualties. If my battalion can pull out this nail with smaller casualties... then...
Everyone is happy! If not... there will be no loss to you. A large number of casualties are from the combined battalion. You two divisions are just cooperating!"
So the commander of the military region thought about it... and felt that he would not suffer any loss. At most, he could get more bullets and artillery shells. In addition, the Banwang area is still a great shame for our army, and has been repeatedly used politically by the Vietnamese army.
There was a lot of publicity, and the superiors had given orders: "Retake the position as quickly as possible at all costs!"
In other words, this battle will be fought sooner or later. It wouldn't be a bad thing to see what abilities this combined battalion has. At worst, after hearing the plan, you may reject it if you think it is not feasible!
That's why the 217th Division asked me to go to the division headquarters. This is why it took three days.
What surprised me was... of course when I arrived at the 217th Division Headquarters, I discovered that the person I wanted to see was not the division commander, but the 73rd Army Commander. But this was not unexpected, just like I thought before... we have to command at the same time.
An infantry division and an artillery division cannot be accomplished by one division headquarters.
"Comrade Yang Xuefeng! Hello!" A veteran cadre shook hands with me flatly and said: "I am Huang Rongqing, commander of the 73rd Army! I heard... you have a plan to attack Banwang?!"
"Hmm!" Looking at the expression on this veteran cadre's face, I couldn't help but feel cold...
The commander's face clearly said: "If my superiors hadn't given the order, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to you, the battalion commander!"
It seems Commander Zhang still hasn’t made arrangements yet!
But no matter what, people are here, and the military commander also asked... It's not okay not to answer.
"This..." I hesitated for a moment and glanced at the few people around the commander. They looked like the commander's staff.
"Just say it!" the commander said impatiently: "They are all people around me, there will be no problem!"
"Yeah!" I nodded, pointed to the map on my desk and said, "My plan is this... to put it simply... it's to penetrate and encircle..."
Before I could finish speaking, a staff officer wearing glasses laughed out loud: "I thought there was some great plan, to penetrate and encircle?!"
"Who is this..." I asked.
"Xu Ningzhi, just call me Staff Officer Xu!" The staff officer said with a mocking smile, "Comrade Yang Xuefeng, I think you still don't know how our army fought several times before.
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"That's right!" Another staff officer echoed from the side: "The previous regiments also surrounded and surrounded them. They were beaten several times but suffered heavy damage and were unable to advance an inch!"
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I looked at the military commander, and his face was livid, as if I was wasting his time.
I couldn't help but smile, and pointed at the map calmly and said: "Commander Xu...were the locations where the previous regiments crossed here, here...and here..."
A hint of surprise flashed in Staff Officer Xu's eyes: "Now that you know everything, you should know that interspersed encirclement will not work! The Banwang area is full of high mountains and dense forests, and the side facing our army is very steep..."
"I didn't say they were intersecting in the Banwang area!" I interrupted Staff Xu. I don't care what level they are. I only know that if you can't do anything to Banwang, you should listen to what I say.
, instead of rushing to make fun of and deny.
Seeing me being so rude, Staff Officer Xu couldn't help flashing a look of anger in his eyes behind the thick lenses, but it was inconvenient to get angry because there was a military commander beside him, so he gritted his teeth and asked: "Then where do you want to insert me?
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"Here!" I pointed to a location on the map and said, "Love shop!"
"That's nonsense!" Upon hearing what I said, Staff Officer Xu seemed to have found an outlet to vent his anger, and denied it on the spot: "Aidian is 23 kilometers away from Banwang! From here... Do you think all the Japanese are Japanese?"
Fool?"
"Why not?" I asked back.
"Obviously!" Another staff officer replied: "The distance is too far, 23 kilometers... This is still the distance of the road. But the Vietnamese army will definitely block it at all levels. If you take the mountain road..."
"I'll take the highway!" I said.
"Take the highway?" Staff Officer Xu said in disbelief: "Will the Japanese invaders let you pass without setting up defenses?"
"Of course!" I said: "But I can get to the destination before they set up defenses..."
"You mean..."
"Use mechanized troops to insert!" I said: "With the cooperation of a large number of artillery, insert quickly into place!"
When I said this, the staff members fell silent. A hint of surprise flashed in the commander's eyes, and his expression softened.
"My idea is..." I didn't care what they thought, and continued on to myself: "The Vietnamese army's troop deployment along the border is actually like an egg shell. It looks hard on the outside, but it has broken through the layers.
The inside of the shell is empty... This is determined by the insufficient strength of the Vietnamese army, and they also think that our army has declared that the self-defense counterattack is over and will not attack again, so few troops and warnings are deployed on the internal highlands...
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I stopped here because I wanted to know if my guess was correct.
The military commander nodded and said thoughtfully: "This is indeed the case!"
"So..." I said: "If we can seize the weakness of the Vietnamese army, open a gap from Aidian, and then use a mechanized force to penetrate behind Banwang at lightning speed along Highway 4, cutting off
Ban Wang’s supply line!”
The surroundings were immediately silent. Although this plan was indeed a bit risky, it was obviously feasible.
"How to solve the problem of Vietnamese artillery fire?" the commander asked: "What if the Vietnamese army knows your position and covers it with artillery fire?"
"That's why we need three artillery regiments!" I said: "Three artillery regiments are deployed all the way from Banwang to Aidian, and are ready to move at any time to provide fire cover for the intersecting troops and suppress the Vietnamese artillery. In addition... the intersecting troops are
When marching with closed fire at night, it is difficult for Vietnamese artillery observers to observe the precise coordinates, not to mention that most sections of Highway 4 still go around the foot of the mountain, and there are many blind spots for artillery fire!"
"Yes!" The army commander nodded and said, "You have thought carefully about it. Then your three infantry regiments are..."
"The two infantry regiments are used to conduct feint attacks on Highland 481 and Highland 544 respectively!" I said: "The main purpose is to consume the ammunition of the Vietnamese army...especially before I insert the troops into place!"
"How do you say this? Why do you have to do it before inserting it?"
"There is a road in Banwang that leads to Highway 4!" I said: "This makes it very convenient for military supplies in the Banwang area, but it also becomes a soft threat to the Vietnamese army... They always thought that they did not have to worry about their own
Logistics. So…if I
If they launch a feint attack before cutting off their supply lines, and if they feign attack at night, they will inevitably consume a lot of ammunition. On the contrary... if we wait until we are in place before launching a feint attack, then the Vietnamese army will use ammunition as planned!"
"Oh! It makes sense!" At this moment, all the staff members suddenly realized and nodded in agreement, while Staff Officer Xu's face turned red and he didn't know what to say.
"Then the remaining infantry regiment is..." a staff officer asked next.
"Put it in Aidian!" I said: "Open a gap for the insertion of troops, and provide some necessary fire cover, or make some fake moves to confuse the enemy's sight!"
After listening to my words, the staff members were silent. Only the commander still frowned and asked: "How to solve the coordination of intersecting troops?"
This time I got to the point... I couldn't help but secretly say, "It seems awesome. It seems that the commander here is a man of real ability. I can tell at a glance that this intersecting force must have infantry tanks, infantry artillery and engineers."
Only by working together can we achieve the results we expect.
But fortunately, I was prepared for this...
I said: "Commander, don't worry about this. The battalion I have is composed of infantry, tanks, artillery and engineers. During this period, we have been conducting coordinated training of infantry, tanks, artillery and engineers. Recently, for this
For the battle... we started motorized and night marching training with lights off again, and it went very smoothly!"
In fact, even I didn’t expect that all the training I did before seemed to be preparation for this battle! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your
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