Chapter 13: Sunshine
The sky brightened up unconsciously, and the rising sun rose from our left, first like a red ball, and then colorful and splendid.
The fiery red light burned up the 386 Heights like a raging fire!
I have to admit that I am used to night battles, and I am still a little uncomfortable with daytime battles with such high visibility. Attacking the enemy's high ground at night can also take advantage of the enemy's inattention to carry out some sneak attacks, and there can also be actions such as infiltration. But now, all the actions of our army are under the nose of the enemy, and it is almost impossible to sneak attack and infiltrate. This makes this battle almost a hard-hitting attack.
"Bang bang ............" two and a half bullets flew out of the rifle in my hand, and the two Vietnamese soldiers hiding in the trenches on the hilltop position and 'shooting' at our troops fell in a pool of blood as soon as their heads were tilted up.
There is also the advantage of day-time warfare, that is, there is no need to guess where the opponent is hiding as you can at night, especially the Vietnamese troops in front of them with modern weapons.
The firepower of the Vietnamese army is indeed fiercer than ours, not to mention the machine gun, let's just say that they have an AK47 in their hand, this thing is recognized as a good gun in the world, a fully automatic rifle with a capacity of 30 rounds, a dozen is a edge. However, our army is still using Type 56 semi-automatic, and the ammunition capacity is only 10 rounds.
However, the AK47 also has a disadvantage, that is, it is difficult to hit the target 'precisely' beyond 300 meters. Coupled with its high recoil and serious muzzle jump, this makes it very low in the precision of 'shooting' when firing continuously. It can almost be said that even if this shot falls into the hands of a sharpshooter, it will depend on luck to hit a target 300 meters away.
I have a deep understanding of this, and I remember when I was in the new barracks, "I took a Type 56 submachine gun and tried it, (the Type 56 submachine gun is an imitation of AK47, and there is not much difference in 'sex' in all aspects"). The first shot was fine, and the next few shots didn't even know where I flew. That's why I chose the 56 and a half instead of the Type 56 submachine gun.
Actually, as a platoon commander, I was qualified enough to use the Type 56 submachine gun, but I didn't like the feeling of uncertainty, and I don't think any sniper would like it.
Knowing this shortcoming of the AK47, we stopped advancing when we were still more than 300 meters away from the enemy's hilltop position. The fighters, on my orders, dispersed under the cover of mortars, machine guns and bazookas to dig foxholes. It seemed easy for the soldiers to do this, firstly because they had done this kind of training in the new barracks, and secondly, because the position was full of craters, and as long as the sappers were slightly trimmed, it was a good position.
At a distance of more than 300 meters, the AK47 in the hands of the Vietnamese army does not seem to play a role. There were bullets flying all over our heads, but we didn't have any chances. On the contrary, the drop half in our hands can give full play to the characteristics of high precision and relatively long range of 'shooting'.
In addition, the AK47 has a long magazine at the lower end, which determines that the Vietnamese army must have a "straight" movement to come out of the trench when "shooting". So this is cheaper for me, I just need to hold my rifle and wait quietly in the trenches" for the Vietnamese troops to come out, and then "bang ......" with bullets to knock them down like whack-a-mole.
"Bang bang!" Two more Vietnamese soldiers fell under my guns.
I could feel that they were working together with each other, one left and one right, dozens of meters apart, but they came out almost at the same time to 'shoot' their heads. The area they 'exposed' was not large, "it was just a helmet like a flat straw hat, but it was enough for me, and two bullets easily knocked them to the ground.
After the shot, I immediately put away my rifle and retracted my head, and at the same time pulled Hu Shaowen, who was still watching in a daze, down.
After fighting a few enemies at night, you may not need to change positions, and even if you have a fire helmet equipped, you can almost say that you don't need to worry about this. But during the day, it's different, "hitting two targets means exposing your position, and if you don't hide it, it seems to be waiting for death."
Sure enough, I had just retracted my head, and the dense bullets rained down on the Lous. Overhead, there was the scream of bullets flying in the air, "In front of the position, there was the low roar of bullets hitting the earth, and stone dust and clods of earth were flying everywhere", and everything around seemed to be boiling.
"Platoon commander!" Hu Shaowen looked at me stunned, his eyes full of admiration: "You are really accurate!" The enemy has not yet had time to "............"
"Boom ......" Two mortar shells fell around us, and I didn't think about it and pressed Hu Shaowen into the ground.
After the cannon sounded, I patted the dust above my head, and Hu Shaowen also got up and snorted a few times, scolding the damn Yue devil a few times. That's when I was relieved that at least he was alive and not too scared to speak.
I surveyed the terrain around me as fast as I could, trying to find a place to move my position, but unfortunately found that as soon as I went out, I would be exposed to the enemy's guns. This is the biggest disadvantage of daytime operations, and it is really inconvenient to change positions. I think that at this time, the Vietnamese army had already discovered me as a sniper, so they "took special care" of me in this direction, and dealt with not only machine guns but also mortars.
The machine gun can seal us tightly in the bunker, and the mortar will blow up slowly............ In other words, no matter how good I am, it's only a matter of time before I die here............
Fortunately, I was not alone, and when the soldiers discovered my danger, they intensified their 'shooting' at the enemy's position with various weapons such as machine guns, rifles, and mortars, and in a short time succeeded in diverting the enemy's firepower. This also fully illustrates that the strength of one person on the battlefield is very limited, and only cooperation can have combat effectiveness, especially during the day.
"Let's go!" While the machine gun was 'firing' and shifting, I shouted at Hu Shaowen and rushed to another crater. After staying in the crater for half a minute, he jumped up again and ran a few steps into another hiding spot. The bullets kept whistling around us and at our feet, but fortunately, neither Hu Shaowen nor I were injured.
The purpose of this is to 'confuse' and 'confuse' the eyes of the Vietnamese army, and if anyone is staring at me, a "sniper", then there are at least three hiding places that may be the location of the "sniper".
Because there are people in each hideout, they can't be sure if the "sniper" who ran out of the hideout is not.
"Hey,...... When I heard the call, "I realized that I had inadvertently slipped into the vicinity of Company Commander Li's shelter. At this time, he was shouting into the walkie-talkie from behind a large rock: "Hey, we are blocked by the enemy!" The enemy fire was fierce, and all three companies were pinned! What the? Capture it right away? It's difficult! Be! Be! ”
Company Commander Li hung up the phone with some anger, "Seeing that I was nearby in a blink of an eye, he crawled on the ground without saying a word: "Platoon Commander Cui!" The higher authorities ordered us to immediately capture the 386 heights, otherwise it may affect the 'interspersed' mission of our whole regiment! ”
"Capture it right away? How to attack? I replied with some dissatisfaction, "Shall we take our lives to pile up?" ”
As a matter of fact, we already had the upper hand in the battle at this time, and although the quality of the Vietnamese army was high, the number of people who were unsuspecting after being bombarded by our artillery for half an hour was no longer large. Now we have an absolute superiority in numbers, and it will not be long before the enemy will collapse when we use the characteristics of 56 and a half 'shots' with a long range to 'shoot' at the enemy. But now the superiors are asking us to attack ......, isn't that just letting us use our bodies to withstand the enemy's bullets?
"I can't help it!" Company Commander Li had lost his previous temper, and there was a slight request in his eyes: "This is for the sake of the mission of the whole regiment, if we don't complete the task on time, it is even very likely to affect the strategy of the whole army!" ”
"Hmm!" I nodded, I understand. What I was dissatisfied with was that my superiors did not formulate a battle plan according to the actual situation. Every deficiency in their battle plan must be filled with the lives of countless of our soldiers.
In modern times, I have heard this: "It is said that there are also troops who are required to wear 80 kilometers 24 hours a day. Even if you march five kilometers per hour without sleep for a whole day, you can only 'intersperse' more than 100 kilometers in 34 hours. What's more, the troops who are 'interspersed' are not familiar with the terrain, and in the process of penetrating and interspersing, it is very likely that they will encounter attacks, blockades, and 'riots' by the Vietnamese army............ Therefore, this task is simply a fantasy for the combat troops, but the superior waved his hand easily: "Order the troops to resolutely complete the task!" ”
This is also reflected in the movie "The 'Flower' Ring Under the Mountain", in which the company also accepted an almost impossible task of inserting "intersperse", "As a result, the company lost all its burdens, and it took a soldier to barely reach its destination!"
This may be the kind of exaggeration that the 'turmoil' of the past ten years has brought to us. Therefore, some people say that in this war, our army went to the battlefield with a bruise and bruise from ten years of turmoil, and I think this sentence is not wrong at all. This kind of injury is not only reflected in the roughness of the weapons in our hands, "but also in the fact that the upper command is overjoyed and makes a battle plan regardless of the actual situation!"
What I don't know is that the task I'm taking on now is just the beginning, "a very small beginning!"
"How? Is there confidence? Seeing that I was silent, Company Commander Li asked a question.
Li Lian Chang said so, "But I saw helplessness in his eyes.
I know that from the first defeat in the charge, Company Commander Li has truly realized what war is, and only then did he truly understand that war is not just about having faith and consciousness!
But I can't blame him, because I know he's doing what he's told! There seems to be nothing wrong with those who resolutely carry out orders on the battlefield!
Merely...... But I have to take responsibility for the lives of the soldiers!
I looked up at the undazzling sunlight in the east, gritted my teeth and said, "Wait a little longer!" ”
A trace of doubt flashed on Company Commander Li's face, and he couldn't help but ask: "What's the difference between waiting and fighting?" ”
"Yes!" After speaking, I ignored Company Commander Li, 'pulled' out the walkie-talkie pinned to my waist and gave an order: "The second platoon withdraws from the battle and retreats to the second line, and the first platoon and the third platoon make up the gap in the second platoon, and continue to contain the enemy's firepower in the front!" ”
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
On the intercom, there were very crisp answers from hometown, Li Shui'bo' and Yang Songjian.
Company Commander Li couldn't help but smile helplessly, although he had long known that this company was actually under my control, but he didn't expect that it had reached this point. However, he still acquiesced to my command, after all, he also knew one thing very well, if this battle was commanded by him, the current fifth company was afraid that it would be like the other two companies, and half of the people would lie on the battlefield.
The Vietnamese army was obviously underwhelmed, and "in addition, it was difficult to distinguish between the three companies of our army on the front line", so they had no time to take care of us, which made it easy for us to withdraw from the heights.
But when we returned to the grass on the second line, we ran into a little trouble, and a little white face in a cadre uniform stopped us with a pistol and shouted at us very arrogantly: "What's the matter? Why not attack? Want to be a deserter? Give it all to me! Otherwise, I'......
Without saying a word, I gave the guy a butt of a gun, and the guy fell to the ground and got his back on his back. Later, I learned that he was the deputy battalion commander of our battalion, and now he accompanied the regiment commander to the front line to inspect the enemy's situation. ”
"Don't move!"
Several fighters suddenly stood up from the grass, holding all the 'colored' submachine guns in their hands, and the muzzles of the guns were pointed at me without exception. The leader was a bearded man wearing a cadre uniform, with a pistol pinned to his waist, and his face was thick and muscular.
The soldiers under my command were not easy to be trifled with, and when they saw them pointing their guns at me, they surrounded them in the middle of the fire, regardless of who they were.
"Put down the gun!" I said to the fighters.
I don't care who these people in front of me are, I just don't want to cause more misunderstandings and more trouble.
So I pointed to the soldier on the ground who had just been knocked unconscious by me, and met the bearded gaze and said, "We are at war, the military situation is urgent" Anyone who hinders our movement, I will not hesitate to knock him down. If you want to stop me, I'll do the same, if you don't believe me, just try! ”
The bearded man squinted at me for a long time before he waved his hand to his subordinates, and after looking at me with interest, he said, "You fight your battle, I won't interfere, but it's always okay to take a look at it from the side!" ”
"Yes!" I smiled: "As long as you are not spies of Vietnamese devils!" ”
"You ......" A warrior behind the bearded man seemed to be a little unconvinced, and wanted to come up and reason with me, but the bearded man quickly stopped him.
I don't pay attention to them" turned around and summoned Li Shui 'Bo' and several squad leaders to form a circle in the thatch, and then grabbed a stone and put it on the ground: "This is the 386 heights, and the three companies of our army are here, and here and this 'fierce' battle with the enemy!" Now the superiors have given us a death order: "We must conquer Heights 386 immediately!" To accomplish this task, it is impossible to storm it! There must be a surprise army to go around the rear of Heights 386 and give them a knife! ”
"The platoon commander is trying to take us around the high ground?" Li Shui 'Bo' asked.
"Yes!" I nodded.
"But to the west is a large field, which will inevitably delay the movement of our army!" Li Shui Bo frowned and said, "If we break through, I'm afraid that we will be wiped out before we reach the enemy's rear!" ”
Li Shui's analysis is very correct, which also shows that he is a person with brains, but he still did not expect my thoughts.
"I didn't say we were going to go around from the west......"
"What?" Li Shui 'Bo' and several squad leaders glanced at each other in horror, and even the bearded man standing behind me snorted, which was obviously unexpected by him.
Li Shui 'Bo' hesitated, and asked with a suspicious 'puzzle' face: "That's from the east?" But to the east there is only a narrow valley, and the enemy can ...... by throwing grenades at the foot of the mountain."
"It's because there's only one narrow valley to walk in, so I'm going here!" I pointed to an edge in the stone and said, "The enemy's hilltop position is very small on this side of the narrow valley, and they didn't expect us to break through to this place of death, so there must not be many troops distributed here. As soon as we concentrate the mortars on them suddenly, and at the same time quickly pass through the narrow valley. As long as we work well with the mortars, a platoon of troops can pass through the narrow valley before the enemy can react and become a surprise force that breaks through behind them! ”
I heard the bearded man behind me hum again, and I couldn't help but look back at him dissatisfied. This guy is also funny, he clenched his fist and made a mistake to me, motioning for me to leave him alone and continue to talk.
I turned my head and said to the soldiers: "More importantly, I think the reason why the Vietnamese army has held out so far is because they have adopted the tactic of adding fuel "that is, putting the main force on the anti-slope and then constantly adding fuel to the hilltop position......
"Oh!" Listening to my words, the soldiers understood: "No wonder we can't finish fighting so much, it turns out that there is still this battle set!" ”
"It's like adding oil!"
"So......" I glanced at the soldiers, gritted my teeth and said: "We are going to 'intersperse' this time, and it is very likely that we will meet more Vietnamese devils than us, all of them are veterans who have fought for several years, comrades are not afraid!" ”
"Don't be afraid!"
"Don't be afraid!"
Several squad leaders replied.
Li Shui's 'wave' was even more 'dewy' with a fierce light: "What I'm afraid of is that they won't die, let's fight now!" ”
I looked up at the sky and said, "No, wait a little longer!" ”
"Wait a minute?" Li Shui 'Bo' and several squad leaders looked at each other.
I know why they are so strange, they are thinking about the same question as Company Commander Li, that is: "What is the difference between fighting now and waiting for fighting?" ”
I pointed to the rising sun in the east: "The sun will be abundant later, and the soldiers should make good use of this when they wear the 'interspersed' past, and remember to turn their backs to the sun to deploy their troops when they penetrate the 'interspersed' past." The enemy is facing the sun, and the AK47 in their hands is not accurate, so as long as the comrades do not panic and cooperate well with each other, they will definitely win this battle! ”
"Oh!" It was then that the warriors understood my intentions and gave me admiring glances, even the bearded man behind me. When I looked at him again, his bearded mouth was wide open and couldn't close for a long time!