What Mr. Liang said does have a point... When the helicopter descends, the whirring sound of the propeller can be heard from miles away, and we still have to prevent the Japanese from discovering it under such loud noise.
The rappelling... This does seem to feel a bit like Tianfang Night Pool...
But this is not impossible...
"This is what I think!" I said: "At the beginning... we can pretend to attack from the front, in order to avoid too many casualties..."
Having said this, I paused for a moment, and after carefully observing the topographic map of Faka Mountain on the table, I pointed to the two routes on the map and said: "We can choose to attack from these two lines. The purpose of the attack is 4
, Position No. 5... Comrades, please take a look at these two routes.
...are in a straight line with positions 3 and 4 and positions 3 and 5 respectively... To put it simply, if we attack from these two routes, the line of sight of the Vietnamese army's position 3 will be blocked by positions 4 and 5 respectively.
It’s blocked by Position 5, so it won’t be able to play a big role…”
"Although that's true..." the political commissar continued: "But these two routes are too narrow and are not suitable for the deployment of our troops. I'm afraid it will be difficult to cause much impact on the enemy's positions 4 and 5!"
"It doesn't need to be a big impact!" I replied: "As I said before, this is just a feint attack... Our main target is actually Position 3, and we are attacking Position 3 from the direction of Vietnam!"
"I understand what Battalion Commander Yang means!" Commander Liang nodded and said: "What you mean is... to attract the firepower and attention of the Vietnamese army from the front, cover your rappelling from the back of Faka Mountain, and surprise them from the back of Faka Mountain.
Position 3 launches an attack..."
"That's right!" I nodded: "That's what I think!"
"This is indeed a way..." Commander Liang frowned and said: "And it sounds feasible. The defense direction of the Vietnamese Army's No. 3 position is towards our army. There must not be much firepower or minefields on the back. It's the same
...you can easily
They captured Position 3, and once Position 3 was taken... they could suppress Positions 4 and 5 from a high position, so they worked with our infantry to form a pincer attack on Positions 4 and 5. The Vietnamese Army 4
, Position No. 5 won’t last long! But..."
Commander Liang changed the topic and glared at me and said: "The key to this is...how can you rappel on the back of Faka Mountain without the Vietnamese army discovering it or discovering it late?!"
"When our army launches a feint attack on positions 4 and 5..." I said: "Our helicopter force will definitely provide fire cover at this time!"
"Of course!" Commander Liang nodded: "Although our army's cover firepower is already strong enough, helicopters can provide fire cover with no blind spots, intuitive response, and rapid response. This is of course necessary!"
"When helicopters provide fire cover... they must move quickly!" I said: "This is the advantage of helicopters... If they don't move, they will be more easily hit by Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire!"
Commander Liang nodded again. Although he didn't know much about helicopter tactics, it was still easy to understand... Just like the army's tanks, if they remained stationary, they would easily become targets for the enemy.
"On the other hand..." I continued: "In order to hit the enemy more effectively, to reach the blind spot of artillery fire, or to better observe the enemy's situation, helicopters often need to go around to the rear of the enemy's position to carry out strikes...
…”
"That's true!" Commander Liang asked with some frustration, "But what does this have to do with whether you can rappel on the back of Faka Mountain?"
"Of course it does matter!" I said: "We can choose to launch an attack in the early morning when it is still dark. The helicopters can pretend to provide fire cover for our troops. At this time, it is necessary for several of our helicopters to go around to Faka Mountain.
The rear...and it only takes two minutes for us to descend one class!"
"Oh!" Only then did Commander Liang realize: "What Battalion Commander Yang means is... he pretended to provide fire cover, but in fact he secretly rappelled the troops to the back of Faka Mountain?"
"That's right!" I said: "At that time, the attention of the Vietnamese army in Faka Mountain had been attracted by the firepower of our frontal attack, and it was still in the dark at that time... The helicopter only needed to hover on the back for two minutes, and a
The squad's troops were put down silently, and I
It is estimated that... we can send two squads down at a time, so that after three rounds... we can send two platoons of troops up. Even if the Vietnamese army discovers that there is an enemy behind them... because of the fortifications and defense direction
problem, I’m afraid it’s too late!”
Commander Liang pondered for a while, then kept nodding his head and said: "What a good idea! It is indeed a good idea... We can also consider using artillery to blow up a cloud of smoke. The excuse... is to block the logistics of the Vietnamese army.
Supply lines and reinforcements, so even if the Vietnamese army shoots flares at you... I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out what you are doing!"
Hearing this, I couldn't help but be stunned... This is really... It is said that three cobblers are as good as one Zhuge Liang. After combining this with Mr. Liang, the attack plan became even more perfect.
"It's just..." Commander Liang then turned his eyes to me and said, "This main position No. 3... will be handed over to your combined battalion!"
"Promise to complete the task!" I stood up.
There is no way around this...
Because only in this way can we complete the task assigned to us by our superiors, to capture Faka Mountain within 200 casualties. And... this is not just as simple as capturing Faka Mountain, but also to be able to hold it after taking it...
In the end, when the Japanese can't take it away or give up and try to rob it from us, then we'll count the casualties... no more than 200 people will be allowed!
This determines that we cannot attack by force, but can only use this unexpected sneak attack method.
On the other hand... none of the other troops can rappel, and the only troops who can rappel are our combined battalion... Then who else can climb up if we don't?!
"Then the battle plan has been decided. Are there any questions?" Commander Liang asked.
"Teacher..." I said, "I have a problem..."
"Well, if you have any questions, feel free to ask!" Perhaps because it solved one of his major worries, Mr. Liang looked very happy now, patted me on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Yang... If I had known this, I would
I should have asked you to come to this meeting a few days ago... just for confidentiality reasons..."
"I understand!" I replied.
This is really not the fault of Commander Liang... This battle is no small matter, and we are the troops here to cooperate, so naturally we cannot know too many secrets.
"As long as you understand!" Mr. Liang patted me on the shoulder again: "Tell me...any questions?"
"What's left is the problem of air-step coordination!" I said: "Although we are feinting against Fakashan from the front...but the feint must be effective, and this feint may become an attack at any time.
...As for the troops responsible for the main frontal attack...although they are familiar with the terrain of Faka Mountain and the layout of the Vietnamese army, they don't know how to coordinate with the helicopters...I'm afraid..."
"Hmm!" Mr. Liang frowned: "This is indeed a problem... But this air step coordination... I'm afraid it won't be practiced in a short time!"
"It's true that it can't be practiced in a short time!" I said: "But we don't need to practice to such a high degree of coordination or combat effectiveness... We just need to practice to be able to show off in front of the Japanese Japs, or say no.
As for friendly fire...the accuracy of our helicopter rockets is not high, especially for targets on high ground...sometimes we just hit it a little lower, or the coordination between the two parties is not good...it is very likely that unnecessary friendly fire will occur!"
"What Battalion Commander Yang means...is that we need some time for collaborative training?"
"Yes!" I nodded.
Commander Liang thought for a while and replied: "No problem... There are still three days before the scheduled start of the war. Originally, these three days were for the preparation and pre-war mobilization of the troops... As for you and the Second Battalion, which is responsible for the main attack mission,
Well, the task for these three days is to do collaborative training..."
As he spoke, he called out to the cadre with a scar on his forehead: "Battle Commander Xie!"
"Here!" Battalion Commander Xie quickly stood in front of us.
"Immediately take your troops to Battalion Commander Yang for training. Everything must obey Battalion Commander Yang's command. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Battalion Commander Xie saluted the division commander and me respectively.
"Battle Commander Yang!" Commander Liang continued: "This Battalion Commander Xie is a veteran who has been fighting for many years... He has quite good combat experience and quality, but his temper is a bit hot... But now that the enemy is facing us, if he
If he dares to disobey your orders, I will chop off his head... Do you understand?"
The last words were directed at Battalion Commander Xie. How dare he be so arrogant in front of the division commander? He hurriedly stood up again and said yes, which made me feel a little funny!
But having said that... we really need soldiers with temperaments like Battalion Commander Xie on the battlefield. On the other hand, I also know... if we really want to coordinate well with each other on the battlefield, it is far from just relying on orders from superiors.
It's not enough... because once a war starts, when lives are at stake, even lives are lost... So what effect can this half-joking order from a superior have?
So if you really want to cooperate with this second battalion... you need to trust each other and understand each other... and I don't have too much worry about this.
Just kidding, is it not easy to conquer an army, especially soldiers who are good at combat experience and combat quality? What does our combined battalion rely on? It depends on combat experience and combat quality, and there are also various troops who are at the forefront of each unit.
A kind of collaborative training...
So there is no need for me to take action. I can just drag the second battalion to practice with the soldiers of the combined battalion... I am afraid that they will be convinced before they have practiced for a few days! (To be completed.)