In fact, since the invasion of Afghanistan, the Soviet Union has devoted all its energy to this small mountainous country located in Central Asia, coupled with the containment of the hegemony between Europe and the United States, and naturally paid a lot less attention to Asia and the Far East under the preoccupation of itself, and this naturally included Vietnam, the little brother who visited the dock.

In particular, in the past year or so, although the Soviet Union still retained a so-called military advisory group in Vietnam, a military aid organization, compared with the all-round military assistance in 79 that required equipment, training, and personnel, the Soviet military advisory group in Vietnam at this time was more embodied in literal and so-called "moral" assistance.

The strength and scope of the aid are simply not the same as in the heyday, take a series of Soviet-made heavy artillery that had just been wiped out by the squadron on the front line of the prison mountain, if it were not for the previous agreement between the two countries in this regard, and the Vietnamese pony boy went to Moscow again and again to ask for these heavy artillery,

And with the armistice with China and re-surrender as a threat, the Soviet government finally decided to fulfill this artillery aid agreement, otherwise, in the case of strong confrontation between Europe and the United States and Afghanistan, the Soviet Union would not have time to use this batch of artillery itself, how could it be so easily used as foreign aid materials!

But regardless of whether the Soviet Union's military aid to Vietnam was a helpless move or an intentional one, since it was handed over to Vietnam, it was necessary for the Soviet Union to do a good job of tracking the performance of these equipment on the battlefield, especially the 2A36 152mm cannon, a cutting-edge heavy long-range artillery that the Soviet army had just been equipped with, and it was possible that it would be tested in actual combat for the first time on the Sino-Vietnamese border.

It is precisely for this reason that the General Staff of the Soviet Army has more than once telegraphed to the military advisory group in Vietnam to closely follow all movements related to the participation of the 2A36 152mm cannon in actual combat, so from the first day that this batch of artillery was deployed to the Sino-Vietnamese border, the Soviet military advisory group in Vietnam has been constantly paying attention to the movements of the front line.

Although we do not know much about the specific situation of the Vietnamese army's Dang Son front, the overall general direction is still clear, and the specific information from the Dang Son front will only be learned by the Soviet military advisory group in Vietnam at the first time, and Le Duc Manh will personally draft it. Naturally, the report on the Sino-Vietnamese artillery battle approved by Nguyen Tan Thanh, commander of the Northern Military District of the Vietnamese Army, was no exception.

It's just that the Soviet military advisory group in Vietnam did not have as much of a treasure as the high-ranking Vietnamese bigwigs for this report, but felt that it was simply nonsense, in fact, it didn't matter if these arrogant Slavic officers were angry, if the report only said that the internal military discipline of the Vietnamese army was not strict. The command is confused, the officers are stupid, and the soldiers are stupid.

The Soviet officers of the advisory group were simply unacceptable to the Soviet officers of the advisory group to pull the latest Soviet 2A36 152mm cannon into it, saying that its performance was not at all as good as China's so-called new artillery. You must know that this 2A36 152mm cannon is aimed at the latest 39 times caliber 155mm howitzer of the NATO bloc led by the United States, so it comprehensively surpasses the same type of Western artillery in terms of range and power.

Even in the face of the 45 times caliber 155mm howitzer that was hyped up, the Soviet Union's 2A36 152mm cannon also has a slight advantage, as for China's 59-type 130mm cannon that uses long-range shells to fill the façade, it is not a problem, it can be said that this new large-caliber cannon developed by the Soviet Union with great effort dares to say second, and none of the other artillery of the same type dares to say first!

However, Vietnam is good and directly names the backward performance of Soviet-made artillery in the combat report, and not only that, but what makes the Soviet military advisory group in Vietnam even more angry. Far from raising the slightest objection to this flawed operational report, Vietnam's top leadership accepted it in its entirety, and although it was not published in the newspaper on a large scale, the internal communication in Vietnam was still very sufficient.

In this way, these military advisory groups in Vietnam can no longer sit still, and they must know that once the news about the backward performance of the 2A36 152mm cannon reaches the international community, the countries of the world will naturally not investigate the stupidity of the Vietnamese army, but will make a big fuss about the Soviet artillery, and then it will not only be the problem of the new Soviet artillery, but also the face of the entire Soviet military industry and even the country will be irreparably damaged by Vietnam's irresponsible move.

Because of this. The Soviet officers of the Military Advisory Group in Vietnam were furious, and put strong military, diplomatic, and other pressure on the Vietnamese leadership to retract the series of conclusions about the backwardness of the 2A36 152mm cannon and other related statements.

Although the Soviet Union's support for Vietnam was not as good as in the past, it was still the big brother and backer that Vietnam relied on. Therefore, in the face of the Soviet Union's protests and notes through various channels, the Vietnamese top brass suddenly felt tremendous pressure, but because of the various selfish motives of the Vietnamese top brass to maintain the existing power, the operational report of the Northern Military District of the Vietnamese Army had already been disseminated.

The relevant disposition is also in full swing, and if it is really to be taken back according to the Soviets, it will not only be impossible to account for the Vietnamese people. Those pro-China factions and the pro-China faction that are ready to make a move will inevitably join forces again, and the situation will be even more out of control by then!

Based on the reason of stabilizing the domestic political situation, although the Vietnamese high-level was under tremendous pressure from the Soviet Union, they still gritted their teeth and held on, of course, for this big brother, Vietnam will never dare to offend, but it is still possible to play Tai Chi with a false and wrongful snake, and the Soviet military advisory group in Vietnam is really no good way to face the Vietnamese high-level hob meat.

In desperation, the Soviet military advisory group in Vietnam could only propose to go to the site of the artillery battle in Gaoshan to inspect it on the spot, and was prepared to explain with ironclad facts that the reason for the failure of the artillery battle was not the backward performance of the artillery, and the Vietnamese top level naturally knew the intentions of the Soviets, and although they were full of reluctance, in the face of the big brother's involuntary and strong style, the Vietnamese top brass could not openly disobey their master's intentions.

As a result, a large number of Soviet experts in the fields of artillery, ammunition, communications, and operations gathered at the scene of the artillery battle on the Prison Son front.

In the face of such a situation, both the Northern Military Region of the Vietnamese Army and the Vietnamese top brass thought that the Soviet Union would have to give Vietnam some warning after reaching a conclusion, but what made the Vietnamese top brass unbelievable was that after several weeks, the Soviet Union did not warn but did not say a word about the incident, as if it had never happened.

At this time, in a small conference room of the General Staff of the Soviet Army in Moscow, Marshal Ustinov, the Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union, dressed in a marshal uniform, carefully read the report in his hand on the conclusion of the Sino-Vietnamese artillery investigation again, and then closed the report, and his white and old cheeks became more serious and gloomy.

Then he raised his head and glanced at several high-ranking officials of the Soviet army and the military-industrial system in front of him, and finally fixed his gaze on the Deputy Minister of Defense in charge of the Soviet military-industrial production, General Iva Shutin, and asked in a stern and unquestionable voice:

"Senior General Ivashutin, please explain to me why the 2A36 152mm cannon that we have worked so hard to develop has fallen behind overnight? Is it possible that the weapons and equipment you developed for the great Soviet army will be eliminated as soon as they are equipped?"

In the face of Brezhnev's close comrades-in-arms, the absolute de facto leader of the Soviet army, who has always shown himself with a scholarly face, but was extremely ruthless, Marshal Ustinov questioned sharply, even the official deputy minister of defense, as the respected general, Iva Shutin, could not help but break into a cold sweat, and hurriedly explained in horror:

"Comrade Marshal, this report is based on some subtle evidence, so"

"What is the reason for that?" Before Iva Shutin finished speaking, Ustinov slammed the report on the table with a "bang", and then raised his voice by a few octaves, if it were not for the special soundproofing of this conference room, it is estimated that the entire Soviet General Staff would have heard the marshal's roar:

"Clues? These clues alone are shocking enough!" said Marshal Ustinov, picking up the report again and reading aloud to the final conclusion of the report:

"155mm caliber, equipped with ammunition with a peculiar shape, but greatly reduce air resistance, only this ammunition has an effective range of more than 40 kilometers, as for the longest range of nearly 50 kilometers, the accuracy is world-class, based on the above performance indicators can be speculated, this artillery does not belong to any kind of Western equipment or research in the 155mm series of artillery, but China's new development and development of a new generation of group army-level fire suppression heavy artillery, its technical and tactical performance is better than all the existing standard artillery of our army!"

After reading it, Ustinov slapped the report on the table again, and the roar sounded again: "China's artillery has completely surpassed us, what does this mean? This means that all the artillery units deployed on the Soviet-Chinese border have all failed, and in the future war,

China's artillery will sweep away our artillery and armored troops like chopping melons and vegetables, and we still deceive ourselves that the 2A36 152mm cannon is the most advanced artillery in the world, but we did not expect that it would become a stepping stone for China's new artillery just after it was equipped, this is simply intolerable, intolerable!"

In the face of Marshal Ustinov's roar, all the senior Soviet officers in the venue shuddered and were terrified (to be continued). )