We arrived at our destination a few hours later and checked into our campsite under the arrangement of Deputy Battalion Commander Chen.
I feel a little embarrassed talking about this camp, because the tents here are all set up in advance, and the bedding is neatly folded, and even white rice and a large pot of cabbage are prepared.
When we arrived, soldiers served us the food attentively.
I am also someone who has been on the battlefield in Yunnan. Even the high ground where we fought is not far from here. It is also within the scope of Malipo County, which is just a few kilometers east from Koulin Mountain. So I and I
The soldiers under my command know very well what life is like on the front line.
It's okay to say that things like tents and quilts will be provided by our superiors as military supplies. Moreover, there will be more soldiers in the border areas this time of war. Once there are more soldiers, there will definitely not be enough place to live, so camping is a must.
Yes. But the superiors will definitely not let us set up tents and wait for us to come, so I think this must be Deputy Battalion Commander Chen's idea.
White rice and cabbage are even more unimaginable. This is on the front line. If you light a fire and smoke, you may be bombarded by the Japanese, so where do you get white rice and cabbage?
Later I found out that the rice and cabbage were slowly cooked by Deputy Battalion Commander Chen using kerosene lamps in the cave, and they were divided into several places to complete the tasks.
Considering that the scale of the battle to be fought this time is not small, our combined battalion was almost mobilized this time, including the tactical company, agent company, sniper company, mortar company... and even the backbone of the tank unit and artillery unit.
They all brought some here, and the purpose is to strengthen the coordination between the various arms of the 703rd Regiment and our combined battalion.
Collaboration does not mean that collaboration is just collaboration. It must go through a lot of training and mutual trust. For example, let's combine the battalion to fight a battle, but we have to cooperate with the artillery and tank soldiers of the 703rd Regiment, who are basically strangers.
, then we have no idea, because we don’t know whether an order will be strictly implemented by the rear, or we don’t know how long it will take for the artillery to respond to a coordinate report and how high the hit rate will be.
So we thought of a way to bring some backbones of tank troops and artillery troops. When necessary, these backbones would take over a group of tanks or artillery troops and coordinate with the combined battalion.
Of course, if this is not enough, it is not too late to transfer the artillery and tank troops from the combined battalion from Beijing. After all, it only takes a few hours by plane. The problem is that the equipment may not be so handy. For example, the equipment in our army
The tanks are generally Type 59, and our combined battalion is all using T62 or Type 69.
Therefore, this time there were more than 800 people from our combined camp. But Deputy Battalion Commander Chen was able to arrange everything in advance, which was really difficult for him.
But I know why he did this. Just like now, when we soldiers in the combined battalion are eating, there are soldiers around us who are diligently serving us tea and water.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Chen!" I put down the bowl and chopsticks in my hands and yelled after a few bites.
"Here!" As soon as Deputy Battalion Commander Chen heard the call, he stood up straight in front of me.
"These comrades...are all from your battalion!" I raised my head at the soldiers who were busy.
"Yes!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen nodded.
"Stop doing that!" I said.
"What?" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen didn't understand what I meant.
"I said don't do it again!" I said with emphasis: "I know you really want to rescue your comrades trapped in the mountains. I am also a person who has fought in the war and encountered this kind of situation. So I completely understand.
Your idea. If it were possible, we would rescue them without you having to say anything. Just because they are soldiers, Chinese soldiers, and our comrades-in-arms, so you don’t need to do this at all!"
"Captain Yang!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen couldn't help but be moved when he heard this and replied: "With your words, I feel relieved!"
"Don't worry yet!" I said, "As you know, we are soldiers. Soldiers must obey orders. If the superiors think that considering the overall situation, these comrades must be sacrificed, then there is nothing we can do. We can only do our best.
What do you think?"
"Yes!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen nodded hurriedly: "I know, I understand! Thank you, thank you Battalion Commander Yang!"
"Let all comrades go down!" I patted Deputy Battalion Commander Chen on the shoulder and said, "We are not old soldiers, we will take care of ourselves. You and I are our own people and don't need to be too intrusive. The soldiers have been busy until now.
, I must be exhausted from worrying until now. Let them rest!"
"Yes!" Deputy Battalion Commander Chen saluted solemnly in front of me. There were tears in the eyes of this tough man.
However, Deputy Battalion Commander Chen came back not long after he went down. When I was confused, Deputy Battalion Commander Chen reported to me: "Captain Yang, the regimental commander asked you to go to the headquarters!"
"Hmm!" I nodded, looked at the pale sky, and secretly thought that this battle really gave the 703rd Regiment a headache. The leader and others might not have fallen asleep yet.
My guess was indeed correct. When I took Zhao Jingping and Deputy Battalion Commander Chen to the regiment headquarters in a jeep, I saw that the regiment headquarters was brightly lit and busy.
"Commander!" Deputy Battalion Commander Xie saluted in front of a cadre lying on the map and reported: "Captain Yang is here!"
"Well!" The person who looked up was a weather-beaten face. Although he was wearing a military hat, I could still see the white hair on both sides of the hat under the light. The bloodshot eyes were telling me that he had already
I haven't slept well for several days.
"Battalion Commander Yang, hello, hello!" I don't know whether it was because he was happy to see the guests or because of the arrival of our supporting soldiers. The commander, who was originally looking sad, now looked better.
"This is our Commander Shen!" Deputy Battalion Commander Xie introduced from the side: "He is also the commander-in-chief of the attack on Kulinshan!"
"Hello, Chief!" I quickly stood up and saluted.
"Well!" Captain Shen nodded to me: "You are finally here. The situation is like this..."
As he said that, he turned around and brought me to the map, and said: "The Vietnamese army stationed in Kuolin Mountain has a regiment, which is the 14th regiment of the 313th Division of the Vietnamese Japs. This 313th Division is not simple. Several of its regiments were formed in
In the late period of the Vietnam Anti-French War, they then experienced the Anti-American War. In the long-term struggle with the Yankees, they not only gained experience in fighting the US military, but also because many of them were directly trained and equipped by our army, they had a strong influence on our army.
I am very familiar with the equipment and tactics!”
When I heard this, I asked in confusion: "Commander, why are these Vietnamese soldiers who were equipped and trained by our army...all gathered into one division?"
"This is what the Vietnamese army did intentionally!" Commander Shen replied: "Their purpose is to 'know yourself and the enemy and fight a hundred battles without danger'. Several of these regiments are not from the 313th Division, but the Vietnamese army rode in order to seize the border in a more organized manner. If you click, we will transfer troops who are familiar with our army's tactics and equipment to the 313th Division. For example, the 14th Regiment stationed in Kaulin Mountain was transferred from other troops."
"Oh!" After hearing this, I couldn't help but nodded in realization.
This is indeed a good method, because we have to fight the Chinese, so we put those soldiers who have dealt with the Chinese army before into one division. This will not only have the "know the enemy" in the battle Cheap, there are even many Vietnamese troops among these troops who can speak fluent Chinese, which will play a role in confusing our troops during the battle.
Later I realized that my guess was indeed correct. The Japanese used this trick to lead our reconnaissance troops into an ambush. The method is actually very simple: our reconnaissance troops usually sneak into enemy positions at night to conduct reconnaissance. When the Vietnamese army discovered our scouts, they took advantage of the darkness and whispered in Chinese to guide the way. In the dark night, the forests were deep and the grass was thick, and our scouts saw that they were proficient in Chinese, so they didn't pay attention for a while. He just walked forward in confusion, and eventually fell into the trap of the Vietnamese army and became a bait to attract more reinforcements from our army.
"Among them, especially the 14th Regiment we have to face!" Commander Shen continued: "Because of its outstanding performance in the Anti-American War, this unit was called the 'Decisive Regiment' by the Vietnamese army, which means the decision It means victory. Just like this, we have always thought that there were not many Vietnamese troops stationed on Faka Mountain, so we did not pay enough attention to this battle. In addition, the confidentiality work was not done well, so that the Vietnamese devils After receiving the news that our army was attacking Linshan, we let them strike first! Now we know that the Vietnamese Japs are actually hiding their strength. We initially estimate that the 14th Regiment of the Vietnamese Army has at least two infantry battalions and an artillery company. Stationed on Faka Mountain! However, many of these troops are hidden in tunnels and bunkers, and we don’t know their locations!”
I couldn't help but frown after hearing this. This is indeed a thorny issue. In fact, I was thinking about this issue on the way from Beijing to Yunnan.
As the saying goes, "Know yourself and the enemy and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles." But now it is the Vietnamese army who know our tactics and combat readiness very well, not to mention our position. They are condescending and cannot escape their eyes as soon as we are dispatched. But we are I know nothing about the Vietnamese army...
If we say that what we know at first glance is actually not true, we can also see the fortifications and military strength on various highlands in Kulin Mountain, but they are just the surface positions of the Japanese Japs. What is really powerful is the unknowing ones hidden in the dark. No one knows how many opponents there are.
Our only advantage now seems to be our combined battalion, because at this time the Vietnamese army may not know the equipment, tactics and combat effectiveness of our combined battalion at all, so only we can catch the Japanese by surprise!