The soldiers behind me soon burst into cheers. No one, including myself, would have thought that two Vietnamese tank commanders could be killed in succession at this distance.
I really wanted to be able to wave to the soldiers behind me like a victorious athlete in the Olympics, but I couldn't do it because I soon discovered that the machine gunner on the tank had made a move... The one I just killed was
Commander, not machine gunner.
So I quickly pulled my head back.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." The bullet swept across my location like a gust of wind. A stone not far away from me was beaten so hard that it fell down piece by piece like tofu, splashing and flying.
The stone hit me, and my face hurt... The stone even burst into flames.
I'm not surprised at all. The Deshka anti-aircraft machine gun uses armor-piercing incendiary bullets, doesn't it? The characteristic of this bullet is that it has strong penetrating power and will catch fire when it hits hard things.
In order not to let this gravel kill me... It is entirely possible. People say that if you carry your luck and drink cold water, your teeth will get clogged. What's more, if this bullet collides with the stone, there is no telling which gravel will be killed.
Either hit me directly or a bullet bounces back and hits me...
So I didn't dare to neglect, rolled a few times and left the sniper position.
However, this does not mean that I gave up sniping and returned to my position.
My principle is: don’t take advantage of anything, so in modern times very few women can escape my “claws”.
This is especially true for me on this battlefield. Why does the Japanese machine gun scan randomly even though it knows the target has moved? I'm angry!
The Yue Japanese are also human beings, and everyone can get angry, even the Yue Japanese of the 316A Division are no exception.
Just imagine, as an ace unit of the Vietnamese army, they not only suffered successive defeats on the battlefield, but now they brought in several tanks to show off their skills... Unexpectedly, the opponent killed two of them in one go before the battle even started.
Commander, do you think this is okay? If it were me, I would be so angry that I would vomit blood.
But there is something special about the battlefield. It is often useless to be angry in this life-and-death fight, and it should be said that it is still dangerous, because it will make a person lose his mind and reveal flaws, allowing the opponent to find an opportunity to kill you.
For example, right now, the Vietnamese machine gunner was shooting wildly at the position where I was hiding just now, so I knew that his attention was completely focused on that area. I could even judge his location from the loud sound of gunfire.
So I didn’t have to think about it, I moved to another place as quickly as possible... The advantage of the mountaintop position is that the ridges are often not in one or two places, so I easily found another sniping position.
I paused in the sniper position for a while, relying on the sound of the machine gun to judge the enemy's position, and then suddenly poked out the gun and head...
What appeared in front of me was a Vietnamese soldier standing on a tank and firing an anti-aircraft machine gun wildly. However, I didn't think he was a tank crew because he was wearing a Vietnamese soldier's straw hat-style helmet.
Although I am not a senior military fan, I also know that wearing a brimmed helmet in a tank is still very inconvenient and completely unnecessary. Isn’t it? If there are any bullets or shells that can penetrate the tank armor, then naturally
It can also penetrate helmets, so tank crews around the world do not have the habit of wearing helmets.
Just an ordinary infantryman... This is a pity for me, but since I have done so much work, I don't want to go back empty-handed, so I determine the offset as quickly as possible and point the machine gun at the target.
I've pulled the trigger before.
"Bang!" The target fell down in response.
This time it was much easier to fight the tank commander than before. The tank commander only showed his upper body, while the machine gunner... stood tall on the tank.
As for the calculation of the offset, I found that using thatch to measure wind strength is much more reliable than using small flags. Small flags are not everywhere, but thatch is everywhere.
After my shot, the machine gunfire that was originally blaring stopped. Then I knew that the Jie Jies were smart. They knew that such aimless attacks would not only fail to kill anyone but would also provide me with targets.
I could only walk towards the position angrily, still feeling annoyed: after spending so much effort, the only advantage I gained was an infantryman... However, these few shots could at least make the Japanese Japs not be so arrogant, and at the same time
It can also slow down their deployment of tanks.
"Platoon commander, well done!"
"Second Platoon Commander, your marksmanship is really amazing!"
…
As soon as I returned to the position, I received unstinting praise from the soldiers, and even the instructor, who had always disliked me, cast an unexpected look at me.
Of course, he, who was mainly engaged in ideological and political work, would not miss such a good opportunity. He said to the soldiers on the spot: "Comrades! Everyone has seen that the Japanese are just paper tigers, and the tanks are nothing to be afraid of. As long as we
Arm yourself with correct tactical thinking and a firm political stance, and you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy's attack and crush the enemy's conspiracy again!"
"That's right!" Captain Luo said from the side: "We have no other choice now. The Japanese Japs are going to kill us. If we don't want to die... we have to bravely pick up the gun and defeat the enemy. Do you want to die?"
Do you still want to live?"
The soldiers were silent, but of course the answer was yes. Who would want to die?
"If you want to live, then fight this last battle!" Captain Luo finally called: "Our army's reinforcements will arrive soon, and the Japanese army will not be arrogant for long!"
"good!"
“Down with Vietnamese revisionism!”
"Down with all reactionaries!"
…
The soldiers were filled with righteous indignation and regained their previous morale and determination to fight.
This... is what I want to see.
"Good job!" Company Commander Luo patted me on the shoulder, and then whispered: "Each platoon commander will have a short meeting!"
I couldn't help but frown, and secretly thought something was wrong.
It should be normal to convene the platoon commanders to hold a pre-war brief meeting, but why did the company commander tell me in such a low voice? There is only one explanation: the company commander feels that the current battlefield situation is not optimistic, and he does not want other people to
Warriors know this.
Sure enough, when our three platoon commanders gathered at the company headquarters, Company Commander Luo sighed and said: "I made a mistake, I was too optimistic about the battlefield situation!"
"Company Commander, now is not the time for self-examination!" Scar said, "Besides, this mistake has been solved, hasn't it? Comrades have restored their morale. After so many battles, another battle is not a problem!"
The company commander shook his head silently, frowned and said: "We have almost run out of bullets, I'm afraid we won't be able to last a single battle!"
"What?" Scar and I were shocked when we heard this.
"Didn't you say that the ammunition would be delivered last night?" I was shocked: "We thought...the ammunition had all arrived when we went out to perform the mission!"
"The supply team transporting ammunition was attacked by the Vietnamese army!" The company commander explained: "This happened when you went out to perform your mission. We have been picking up bullets from the Vietnamese. You were tired when you came back.
It was like that...and I thought the battle was over later, so I never told you."
"Then... let's go pick up some more Japs' ammunition! Aren't there a bunch of Japs' corpses in the back mountain?" I admit that I was a little panicked, because what I fear most is a situation where there are guns but no ammunition, especially in the mountains.
At this moment.
The company commander shook his head: "You think we haven't searched? The Japanese soldiers are getting smarter and smarter. After sneak attacks on our army's supply troops... they knew that we were short of ammunition, so... the charging troops only
Bring half the ammunition, and try not to stop the ammunition and leave no bodies, so no matter how much you search, you won’t be able to find much!"
When the company commander said this, I couldn't help but be stunned. How should we fight this battle?
"When will the reinforcements arrive?" Scar asked.
"The news just came from our superiors... The nearest troops to us are half an hour away."
"Half an hour!" Scar and I couldn't help but gasped. The Japanese soldiers were about to launch an attack as soon as the tanks were deployed, but the reinforcements still needed half an hour... Without bullets, they came
They can only collect the bodies for us.
"But we still have an advantage in one thing!" Looking at us who were so angry, the company commander added: "The Vietnamese army's artillery positions have been taken away by us, so they brought in tanks to provide fire cover.
Our army, because the battle of Gantang has ended, has freed up its artillery."
This is indeed good news. Although the Vietnamese army charges our army's long-range artillery fire on the reverse slope, they can't do anything about it, but at least it can ensure that the back of 239 Highland is not attacked by the Vietnamese army. That side is completely within the range of our army's artillery fire, isn't it? It seems to us
All you need to do is ask the artillerymen to adjust the artillery elements in advance, and then arrange for a correspondent to watch from behind. As soon as the Japanese invaders come up, they can blast them all with one blast.
"Then...where are our regiment's mortars?" I couldn't help but think of the last time we concentrated all the battalion's mortars to bomb the Vietnamese army assembly area. Although the mortars have a short range, the advantage is that the trajectory is curved.
Can easily attack enemies on reverse slopes.
"The mortars of our regiment can also be mobilized!" The company commander nodded and said: "I have also thought of this and contacted the regiment headquarters. The mortars of each department can provide fire support to us, but...
The position of the third battalion is far away from us, outside the mortar range, so the only ones that can actually provide us with fire assistance are the mortar companies of the first and second battalions, and because they have bombed the Vietnamese army assembly areas before, there are not enough artillery shells.
Help us hold on for half an hour!”
I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this. I didn't expect that what finally put us in a deadlock was the previous bombing of the Vietnamese army assembly area. What retribution!