Our army spent an unexpected amount of time preparing, much more than we could imagine... so much so that the artillery observers had time to check various parameters with long-range artillery fire again, and even tried firing a few shots to verify whether the parameters were accurate.
What a big error...
After the infantry trenches were dug, there was nothing to do. They helped the engineers to transport boxes of ammunition to the position from the car parked at the entrance of the valley... Actually, this cannot be said to be helping the engineers. Ammunition is the life of the combat troops.
, so it should be said that the engineering troops are helping the infantry.
Because we were fighting interspersed, and our air force was not participating in the war, it could not transport supplies to us, so we brought enough ammunition from the beginning... Except for a few of the dozen or so cars following behind, they were transporting supplies.
Except for the artillery battery and some infantrymen of the first company, the rest are basically ammunition... I say basic because there are also some compressed biscuits and cans, as well as necessary drinking water...
Our army... although there are only two infantry companies, but including the mortar company, tank company and headquarters, there are hundreds of people. Food and necessary water are also indispensable... This
It’s all based on the experience gained from the battle at the pass. It’s good that we can hold the high ground, but what if the water source is cut off by the enemy? We are intersecting here and will be surrounded at every turn!
But now it seems that the worry about water is a bit unnecessary, because there are several wells drilled in Tongmian Commune... Our tanks pushed away the enemies of Tongmian so quickly, so the Japanese Japs couldn't come at all.
I need to destroy the well urgently!
But having said that, the previous preparations are still completely necessary. Besides, the water container we brought, which is a large plastic pot, is also very convenient to use. It is just big enough for a soldier to carry it up the mountain.
It's enough to carry a class for two days... Of course, if you need to take a shower or wash your feet, it won't be enough.
At this time, I was a little surprised why there was such a long preparation time... Originally, I thought that this was an intense fight, which made the soldiers nervously seize the time to build fortifications. Now,
But they were all ready to rest on the battlefield.
After this break, the soldiers started chatting, especially the soldiers in the first company, all of them looked pale as they recalled the horrific experience of going to the battlefield for the first time... This is when the instructors came into play, naturally.
He went to the soldiers and took the instructor to do ideological work for the soldiers.
I listened to a few words, some... We are fighting against invaders, and we cannot be merciful to ferocious wolves, just like farmers and snakes... something like that.
But to be honest, the instructor seems to be very experienced in these things. If you look at it from this aspect...it can indeed alleviate the guilt in the hearts of many soldiers.
Why is war so scary? It’s not just the fear of blood, the fear of death... Human blood is actually no different from animal blood. Death... the enemy is also the one who dies.
The reason why they feel horrible is because most of the soldiers are kind-hearted. They know that the people they just killed are of the same kind, people, and they are strangers and have no grudges... Therefore, if the instructor educates them,
, those who were killed just now were the invaders who wanted to harm us wolves... This will naturally alleviate the fear and guilt in the hearts of the soldiers to a certain extent.
As for the veterans of the Second Company and I...we have long been accustomed to seeing this, so of course we don't need to receive such education.
What I did was to ask the correspondent to send a telegram to the military headquarters to inquire about the enemy's situation...The answer I got was: Highway 4 has been blocked by our artillery, and the enemy is advancing towards your headquarters from the mountain road. The number is unknown!
So I understood... No wonder we have so much preparation time. It turns out that the Japanese have to walk on the mountain road... This mountain road is much more complicated than the road. It's not just two legs and one The soldiers can just walk up with a gun on their backs. The infantry must have mortars, light and heavy machine guns, anti-tank weapons, and enough artillery shells... If you don't bring these It's no different from dying when you come up with something!
I can even conclude that... there are some Vietnamese troops gathering in the darkness in front of us, but they dare not act rashly.
So... this traffic is still very important to the war. No matter whether you are an ace unit or not, no matter how well-trained you are, once the traffic is paralyzed or semi-paralyzed, your reaction will be better than Others are half a beat slower!
So we took advantage of this time to drink some water and eat something, and finally rested in the trench for a while... After that, the Japanese Japanese came late...
The first to notice the Vietnamese troops coming up were the artillery observers... They were observing the coordinates in the distance with high-power telescopes, and while observing, they guided the long-range artillery fire for test firing... This was to make the long-range artillery fire more accurate, and it happened that As soon as the gun went up, several Japanese soldiers were blown up into the sky. Around the fire, there were many Japanese soldiers holding AK47s, crouching and touching...
"The devils are coming!"
"The devils are coming!"
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The soldiers immediately shouted into a group, and almost at the same time, the warning sound of the artillery observer came from the other side.
It was obvious that the Vietnamese Army Command had successfully contacted the two battalions at Highland 481 and Highland 544 in the rear.
So the soldiers instantly became nervous, especially the soldiers of the first company... This may be a bit difficult for outsiders to understand, but I have experience on the battlefield, but I understand that it would be okay if there is no pause in something like a war. ... Then the soldiers will grit their teeth and fight until the end, if they take a break in the middle... Then all kinds of fears and tensions will even be stronger than the first time they experienced the battlefield, because this time they know What will you face?
But I have a way to dispel this fear in the hearts of the soldiers...not with words, but with facts, hard facts...
"Flare bombs!" I shouted towards the cave behind me that served as the headquarters: "All long-range artillery fire preparations!"
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping responded and immediately conveyed my order. This is the benefit of having a staff... All I have to do is give orders, or generally command, and plan how to fight this battle. As for The specific command steps and which troops should be commanded to complete them, and even which troops should coordinate with each other...these can be prepared by the staff.
Soon more than a dozen flares were fired by the mortar company at the Vietnamese troops in all directions... So it is not that easy to be a staff officer. I just said a "flare"... Zhao Jing has the right way. Understand my intentions and realize them completely.
What is the purpose of lighting flares... It is to allow artillery observers to see clearly the areas where the Japanese are located. These areas can use some things that have been observed in advance as reference objects, such as trees, stones, and even experienced artillery observers.
Just by looking at it, you can tell how far away the target is from the position.
Then, based on this distance, we can judge which area on the map the Vietnamese army is in... The artillery observers have a map in their hands. This map divides the open areas, hills, and highlands around us into blocks according to their previous preparations.
Moreover, the coordinate parameters of these areas were observed in advance and tested just now.
So this time it was simple, there was no need to observe the enemy's position at all, only the area number that required artillery bombing was reported through the walkie-talkie.
Needless to say the benefits of doing this...
The first is the speed, because not only does the artillery observer save time in observation and calculation, but also the artillery in the rear allocates artillery units according to the area and adjusts the parameters, so it only takes a few seconds to fire the artillery shells.
It quickly surged up... This point is undoubtedly very important, because the target is a moving person. If the movement is slower, the target may have passed the area to be hit.
Secondly, it can save artillery shells and improve the efficiency of bombing. The Japanese soldiers are not fools. Their formation must be dispersed... But even if they are dispersed, some places will be denser and some places will be sparse, and there will even be no one in some places...
...This is very common in terrain like Vietnam, because the terrain is relatively complex and there are some places where there are rocks that are impossible to climb.
If this was based on the usual indiscriminate artillery fire coverage, there would always be some artillery bombing towards no-man's land... But now that the zones are divided, artillery observers can eliminate those no-man's-land as much as possible, thus naturally reducing waste.
Finally... once such a partitioned map is made, covering it with artillery fire will become less professional. Anyone can get it as long as he can speak, read numbers, and can basically measure distances...
Use this map to direct artillery fire to accurately bomb the Vietnamese army.
Just like what we see now... The flares had just risen, and the whistling sound of artillery shells was heard in the sky, and then the artillery shells exploded in the crowd of Vietnamese soldiers with such accuracy that they seemed to have eyes... Even if
It was useless for them to lie down on the ground when they heard the whistling sound of the artillery shells, because the bombs fired this time were air burst bombs, which are the kind that explode above the target and then release a piece of steel ball...
At this time, the flares were still hanging high in the sky, so the soldiers saw the bloody scene again... Pieces of steel ball shrapnel scattered from the air like a goddess scattering wind, only hitting the Vietnamese army below.
A scream!
And at this time, we haven’t even started yet!
In fact, this is the effect I want, to let the soldiers, especially the soldiers in the first company, know that we are not an isolated force, but are backed by a powerful artillery force! (To be continued.)