"Where do you plan to... intersect?" the military commander asked while handing me a cigarette.
I took the cigarette, took out a match and lit it for the commander. Then I pointed at the map and said, "Go here... 518.6 Highland!"
"Tell me the reason!" asked the military commander. At this time, he seemed to be completely invested in my plan.
"Highland 518.6 forms an iron triangle with Highland 481 and Highland 544!" I said: "In other words, Highland 518.6 is the rear wing of the entire Banwang. This highland is very special... The straight-line distance from the first two highlands is exactly 3 kilometers.
Left and right, this distance... happens to be the farthest range of light mortars. So... I plan to bring a mortar company up, all equipped with heavy mortars."
The light mortars mentioned here are mortars with a caliber smaller than 1 mm, which are what we often call the 60 gun and the 82 gun. The former has a range of about 1,500 meters and the latter has a range of about 3,000 meters. Heavy mortars are mortars with a caliber above
The maximum firing range is between 5500 meters and 6500 meters.
Of course, the Vietnamese army will also have heavy mortars, but there is a common practice when troops go to the battlefield, that is, all weapons are light and heavy. The reason is that heavy weapons and light weapons have their own strengths and weaknesses and can complement each other. For example, this light and heavy mortar
Artillery fire...the advantages of light mortars
The point is that it is light in weight, easy to move, and easy to transport ammunition. For shells of the same weight, it is obvious that light mortars will transport more shells, while the advantages of heavy mortars are long range and fierce firepower, but regardless of the ammunition supply or
Moving positions will cause inconvenience.
So don't think about it, the Vietnamese army's mortar company must be a combination of light and heavy mortars. If we occupy 518.6 Highland...then its unique geographical location will make all the Vietnamese army's light mortars instantly ineffective, and the heavy mortars
The artillery attack was easily suppressed by our army due to the small amount of equipment.
Of course, the military commander also knew the powerful relationship between this. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "This is a reason!"
"Another reason!" I continued: "It is that 518.6 Highland is relatively safe because it is relatively far back, so I estimate that Tongmian County at the corner of the mountain is likely to be a supply base for the Vietnamese army. If so... then on the one hand
We carried out feint attacks on the first two highlands, consuming a large amount of ammunition of the Vietnamese army. On the other hand... we suddenly attacked its supply base without any psychological preparation... whether we captured or blew up the ammunition of the Vietnamese army, it would be harmful to the Vietnamese army.
Supplies take a heavy toll!”
"You guessed it right!" the army commander nodded and said, "Tongmian County is indeed the supply base of the Vietnamese army!"
So I knew that about the Banwang area...the military commander knew much more information than I did.
But this doesn't seem strange. The information I got was either given by Commander Zhang or obtained by front-line soldiers... But the information about the Army Commander was obtained through scouts or even spies. That would naturally be better than mine
Know much more.
"But..." The next sentence the commander said was like pouring cold water on me: "Do you know where the other battalion of the Fifth Regiment of the Vietnamese Army is?"
"Is it...in Tongmian?"
Before, I only knew that two battalions of the 5th Regiment of the Vietnamese Army were stationed at Highland 481 and Highland 544 respectively, but I didn’t know where the other battalion was. I always thought it was not in Banwang.
The military commander nodded solemnly: "It's in Tongmian! The distribution of the Vietnamese army's troops is like this. Two battalions of the 5th Regiment are stationed at heights 481 and 544 respectively. Two companies from Gong'an Tun are stationed at heights 518.6. One battalion is stationed at Tongmian, separated by
For a period of time, we will rotate with the Vietnamese army at Highland 481,544...the purpose is to conduct mechanized training while fighting!"
"Oh!" I suddenly realized after hearing this. I had heard Commander Zhang say before that the 320th Division of the Vietnamese Army was reorganizing a mechanized infantry division with the help of the Soviet Union. I thought before that they were being transferred back to the rear for training like our army, but no.
Come to think of it, I was still on the front line doing rotation training.
But this seems normal. Our army has several million troops... so it is not too easy to rotate the rear with the front. But what about the Vietnamese army... Although there are more than one million, and they claim that all the people are soldiers.
, but it had to fight on two fronts. Therefore, the lack of troops directly caused Vietnam to fight and reorganize on the front line, and even had to mobilize the militiamen from Gong'an Tun for transit.
But now this is a big problem for me... You know, my entire plan is based on being able to quickly penetrate into the Banwang area and capture the 518.6 Highlands. Originally, I thought that the 518.6 Highlands were only two of Vietnam's.
A militia... We interspersed the troops with a tank company, a mortar company, and two well-trained infantry companies. And we were attacking from the back... It would not be too easy to capture the 518.6 heights.
But now...suddenly there is another battalion in Tongmian Commune at the foot of the mountain...and it is also a mechanized infantry battalion. Although I don't know if they have combat effectiveness, they should have weapons and equipment.
So we seem to be in a dead end again!
But at this time, no one dared to make sarcastic remarks, including Staff Officer Xu... because everyone knew something from the change in the commander's attitude towards me: the commander was interested in my plan only because of the information I knew.
The quantity was not large enough, so there was a slight flaw in the plan.
But having said that, the battlefield doesn't care whether you have enough information or not, and it doesn't matter whether there are any flaws... the battlefield is the most realistic, and a little flaw may turn the entire seemingly perfect plan into a pile of waste.
Paper.
For example, now...how can my intersecting troops defeat a mechanized infantry battalion of the Vietnamese army and two militia companies of the public security camp?
Not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the 320th Division of the Vietnamese Army is not weak. Even the two companies of the Public Security Bureau are commanding on the high ground. If they cooperate well, they will undoubtedly make it difficult for us to look after us. What's more, our army must be in a short time.
The battle must be resolved within the country... Otherwise, our army will face an undefendable situation...
"Young man!" Seeing me frowning and looking embarrassed, the military commander patted me on the shoulder and said, "You can't be blamed for this. In some cases... we also have reservations when reporting to our superiors. According to the
The information you got shows that this plan is indeed a good one, and the troops you trained are just right...it’s not a fault of war!"
After a pause, the commander continued: "To be honest, I have heard of your combined battalion before... I don't agree with your training method of mixing multiple arms. The logistics
It’s complicated. The battlefield is changing rapidly. It’s difficult to command such a force. If you’re not careful, it will have the opposite effect. Now it seems... sometimes it is really necessary..."
"Commander!" I didn't listen to what the commander said, but interrupted him: "I have another idea!"
"Oh, young man, you still won't admit defeat!" The military commander couldn't help laughing. His attitude was obviously different from when he first met me.
"Tell me about it..." The commander took out another cigarette and held it in his hand, saying: "Anyway, we don't have any other good ideas now, so your idea is still good!"
"My method is to lure the snake out of the hole!" I pointed to the map and said: "The false target is here... Luping, we must rescue the enemy. Tongmian's 320th Division is forming mechanized infantry, isn't it? The key to mechanized infantry is rapid maneuvering...
I think that the Vietnamese army will not give up this opportunity to test their skills. In addition, they claim that the Banwang defense line is unbreakable, so they will feel relieved to send the Tongmian garrison to Luping for reinforcements. In this way, Tongmian will become a tower.
Empty city!”
When I said this, the commander was stunned and even forgot to light the cigarette in his hand.
After a while, Staff Officer Xu whispered: "Commander, I think this plan will work... Firstly, Luping is not far from Aidian, only thirteen kilometers. Secondly, Luping is the gateway to Lang Son, as long as we take it
Luping... can cut off Vietnam's coastal defense to Lang Son
Contact, firstly, to prevent the enemy from reinforcing each other, and secondly, our army can go to the right and penetrate Lang Son along the highway... This is how we fought during the counterattack. The Vietnamese Japanese have been frightened by us. Now,
If we fight Luping again..."
"The Japanese will think that we are going to attack Lang Son again!" Other staff officers nodded and discussed:
"Maybe they will think that we are launching another self-defense counterattack!"
"Yes! If this happens, the Japanese will definitely panic and move Tongmian's mechanized infantry to Luping!"
"The most important thing is... Luping's location is at the top of the triangle between Banwang and Aidian. The Vietnamese army's reinforcement route does not overlap with our army's insertion route!"
"Yes! In this case...if the timing is right, the Vietnamese army will just arrive at Tongmian, and our army will almost reach Tongmian!"
…
The commander stared at the map for a long time, as if he was recalling every detail of my plan, and wanted to find some loopholes...but he couldn't find any after searching for it, and finally nodded slightly.
The staff and I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at the same time, knowing that the military commander had agreed to my battle plan.
"Young man!" the army commander raised his head, his piercing eyes pointed at me like swords, and said: "The key to this battle... is whether your combined battalion can be inserted into place and whether it can be captured quickly.
518.6 Highland, and is there any way to hold the 320th Division by the throat until the Vietnamese army collapses in the Banwang area... Do you have confidence?"
"Report to the chief!" I stepped forward and replied: "I have confidence!"
Just kidding, if you don't have confidence in your answer, then that's fine... Let's not fight this battle, I'll just take the troops back to Beijing in despair!
"Okay, just have confidence!" The army commander nodded repeatedly: "Then... let's study the detailed battle plan! Troops and ammunition are not a problem... add a base amount of ammunition for an artillery regiment!"