Chapter 670: A Scorching East Wind
Retreat is an orderly and organized retreat, and if possible, it will even bite back and kill a powerful enemy with a profound impact, which is not uncommon in the history of world wars, and it is even possible to turn defeat into victory and turn the tide of the war.
The most typical example is the "Kharkiv" counterattack carried out by the German army on the Soviet-German battlefield during World War II in 1943.
But retreating does not mean admitting defeat, especially in the eyes of the German commander, the German military genius known as the "blitzkrieg," and Marshal Manstein, retreating is a good opportunity to gather his fists and accumulate strength to fight out again; so when the German army renewed its strength, the ferocious left hook finally slammed into the jaw of the Soviet army, and after this battle, the Soviet Union suffered a great defeat and loss, and even the hard-won battlefield initiative was almost lost
Although Lieutenant General Wu Li studied under China and studied military affairs, he yearned for the grandeur of the Soviet-German war in his bones, and because of this, Wu Li was naturally very clear about the classic "Kharkov" counterattack, and since he was clear, he wanted to imitate it, and some of these thoughts had to be put into practice;
Lieutenant General Wu Li did not hesitate, because in the case of suffering the pain of losing his son and the destruction of his cards, he wanted to make the enemy on the opposite side understand that no matter advanced equipment or fearless soldiers, he could not withstand the mainstay of his martial arts, as long as he was there, it was Manstein in the Vietnamese army, who would win incredible victories with one treacherous tactic after another.
Therefore, after receiving the news that the "lark" passive electronic reconnaissance station had been destroyed and his only son had died tragically in the wilderness, although he was saddened, he also lost confidence, after all, he still held the powerful Soviet-made heavy rocket launcher in his hand and retained a considerable number of strategic reserves
The reason why Lieutenant General Vu Li dared to act like this was because he really knew the Chinese army too well, and you must know that China and Vietnam can be said to have the same origin in the military field, and in previous operations, because of the same tactics and similar tactics, the two armies seemed to be looking at each other in the mirror, and if it were not for the different uniforms and different languages, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were one army;
Even if Lieutenant General Wu Li does not admit this, but in his bones he will still intentionally or unintentionally use these strategies and tactics that have long been engraved in his heart, so he is very confident in judging the general direction, force composition and specific tactics of the Chinese army's offensive on the map.
However, it turned out that not everyone could copy Manstein's treacherous tactics, at least Lieutenant General Wu Li was not a qualified candidate, for many reasons, but in any case, the most important thing was that his opponent, the Chinese army, was not the Soviet army of the year;
What's more, by virtue of the successive service of many new types of equipment in the past few years, unprecedented new military changes have been brought about, and when they are manifested in specific combat operations, they are profound changes in tactics and tactics
"Is this still the Chinese army? How did they become like this!"
After withdrawing from the front-line command post of the Vietnamese army, this question constantly tortured Lieutenant General Wu Li's already fragile heart, which was already full of holes, yes, the current Chinese army has made him strange, unbelievable, and even more terrifying, and the "Hurricane" rocket artillery battalion only took a few minutes from salvo fire to retreat;
However, the reaction speed of China's counterattack fire is several times faster than this time, so that before its own shells have landed, their own positions have been destroyed by the other side, and the three mysterious and unpredictable shells that destroyed the "lark" have wings and hit accurately, just like the point point magic in Chinese martial arts novels, which means that as long as those Chinese are willing to find their own death hole anytime and anywhere, and then poke it without scruples
"When did they become like this, just two months ago, the performance of the Chinese army was the same as in the past few decades, there is nothing new, why this time"
Lieutenant General Wu Li sat in a Soviet-made Kas jeep, his expression was melancholy, his messy hair was constantly fluttering with the shaking of the body, no matter from which angle he looked at, there was no trace of his previous fine and elegant demeanor, just like a down-and-out uncle who owed debts, like a poor little daughter-in-law who was kicked out of the house by her husband, with endless sorrow and pain, muttering to himself:
"No, this is not the Chinese army, they are not, I understand them, they will never have such tactics, never"
Although he had retreated dozens of kilometers south, Lieutenant General Wu Li still refused to forget the performance of the Chinese army in a few hours, because these few hours were really like hell, and every nerve of Lieutenant General Wu Li was shattered:
The infantry of the Chinese army was not so much a surprise attack as an independent artillery observation post, and as long as there was an obstacle in front, they immediately called the artillery in the rear, and used the most fierce and accurate artillery fire to name the clear and hidden bunkers on the prison hill one by one, and the carefully constructed group of pillboxes on the prison mountain did not play any role at all, and were wiped out by the Chinese army in this piecemeal way;
Not to mention the artillery fire, it was not only fought fiercely, but also farther and more accurately, so that the Vietnamese army could not avoid the fierce bombardment of the Chinese army's artillery in the depth of 40 kilometers to the south, and at the same time, the accurate artillery of several artillery positions, communication centers, command organs, and logistics supply stations was also hit to the ground at the same time, and the psychological defense line of the Vietnamese officers and men completely collapsed, and the originally orderly retreat gradually became chaotic and disorderly, and finally turned into an avalanche-like collapse
"Commander, drink some water and get some rest!"
I don't know when, the Kas jeep has stopped, and the chief of staff of the Vietnamese army, who was blackened by the smoke of gunpowder, handed the kettle to Lieutenant General Wu Li, looked at the faintly visible pass in the south and said with a little joy:
"After that mountain pass, there is the Dun River, and no matter how far the Chinese army's artillery shoots, it will not be able to hit here! Therefore, let's rest here for a while, recuperate our spirits, and strive to cross the Dun River and return to Hanoi in one fell swoop!"
Seeing that he could escape, the chief of staff seemed very excited, but Lieutenant General Wu Li just nodded silently, during the period of retreat to the south, the command and dispatch of the troops were actually in charge of the chief of staff, and the haggard Wu Li did not play any role except for sitting in the car in a daze, and at this moment the chief of staff relayed the arrangement to him just out of respect for his old boss, as for disagreeing,
It doesn't matter anymore, Lieutenant General Vu Li also understands this, after all, this defeat was too bad, the entire direction of northern Vietnam was opened because of the fiasco of the prison mountain, and its form was even more dangerous than the Chinese invasion in 79, as long as the Chinese army wanted, it could go south at any time, straight to the city of Hanoi.
In the face of the defeated generals who caused such a crisis, even if he had the support of the Soviet Union and the Vietnamese main battle faction behind him, it was impossible to escape the fate of dismissal and retirement, so he gave up command early on, but even so, he still had some self-talk ~~ comfort, after all, at the last moment, he still brought back the trump card in the hands of Vietnam, a whole battalion of "Tornado" 300mm rocket artillery, into a system, looking at the majestic artillery carriage nestled by the tired Vietnamese soldiers, Lieutenant General Wu Li's eyes finally showed some relief
"Wu Litong~~ Zhi, how can you watch the rocket artillery come out of your mind, are you still unwilling?"
Just when Lieutenant General Wu Li was pleased that the "Tornado" rocket launcher could safely evacuate the front line, a very ironic voice broke through the air and pierced Lieutenant General Wu Li's ear at an inopportune time, which made Wu Li couldn't help frowning, and he couldn't even turn his head, and responded coldly:
"If you are unwilling, so what?"
"How?"
Nong Demeng leaned out from behind the car with his hands behind his back, with a contemptuous smile on his quiet face, just like the smile that Wu Li had shown when he imprisoned him before, the chief of staff standing in front of Wu Li saw that it was a politician~~ Nong Demeng, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello flatteringly, now that Wu Li is defeated, his fate will definitely not be much better, and the chief of staff who participated in this battle is not like being martyred with Wu Li,
So the moment he received the news of the defeat at the front, he released Nong Duc Meng from prison, because he knew that as a figure supported by the main peace faction and the pro-China faction, Nong Duc Meng would inevitably play a pivotal role in the post-war liquidation, and if he curried favor with him, maybe there would be a glimmer of life, because of this, now in the Vietnamese army retreating south, Nong Duc Meng can be said to be a serf who turned over and sang, and his status was very detached, so he waved his hand to prevent the chief of staff from continuing to flatter, staring playfully at Wu Li, who was gradually gloomy opposite, and continued:
"I remember when you imprisoned me, you said that you really hope that the Chinese army will have something new, so that it will be interesting, and now, the Chinese have shown new things, but I don't know where you mean to run?"
"You"
Nong Demeng's words, like a resounding slap in the face, slapped Wu Li's face fiercely, making this general on the battlefield suddenly angry, but then he was helpless, he could only stare at Nong Demeng uselessly, and under Nong Demeng's sarcastic ridicule, he returned to the car in a gloomy manner
"Hmph, I'll have your good show to watch then!" Looking at Wu Li, who ignored him, Nong Demeng snorted coldly, and his cruel gaze flashed in his eyes
Ten minutes later, the Vietnamese troops retreating south moved again, and at the same time, a secret message broke through the layers of fog, crossed the national border, and fell into the hands of Cao Xiaodong, the Second Bureau of the General Staff in charge of front-line intelligence work.
"A scorching east wind!"
The order of action is the final blow, at this moment two 400 mm long-range rockets have already been loaded on the launcher, waiting for Zhu Yuan to be determined, the east wind can be started (to be continued. )