Chapter Eighty-Nine: Rolling Thunder

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Chapter Eighty-Nine: Rolling Thunder

"Kill!"

The bunker on the left had been blown up, and the warriors had no worries, so they shouted and rushed towards the hilltop position from several directions with their weapons in hand. Our troops were already only a few dozen meters away from the hilltop position, and if they rushed a little further, they would be within the range of the grenade. At this time, the soldiers naturally did not need my order, so they each pulled and lit their grenades and threw them in rows towards the hilltop position.

Hearing the "chaos" of "boom ......", the fighters immediately loaded their bayonets and rushed into the smoke from the grenade......

It only took a few minutes for our troops to take the hilltop position with a charge.

I think one of the very important reasons why we were able to occupy the hilltop position so quickly was that the Vietnamese army was very confident in the bunker group in front of their position, and they simply did not expect that we would be able to pass through the fire area of the bunker so quickly and launch an assault on the hilltop position, and our troops were met with only some sporadic resistance.

This was also proved during the post-war clean-up of the battlefield, where we found only about two dozen corpses of Vietnamese soldiers on the hilltop position, most of whom died from the row of grenades thrown by the soldiers when they assisted.

And the Vietnamese troops stationed on another slope, by the time they reacted and knew that the situation was critical and rushed up to reinforce them, it was already too late. The soldiers of the 5th Company had already organized a defense on the hilltop position in time using the trenches built by the Vietnamese army, and the submachine guns and machine guns were fired to the edge of the trenches...... The Yue devils who came to reinforce were swept down by our army like rotten stakes!

As for the bunkers behind us, that's not to mention...... The bunker is a fortress if the enemy is in the front, and if the enemy goes around the back, it is actually a big coffin. It seems that the fighters only need to climb to the top of the pillbox from behind and throw grenades into the 'shot' hole from above.

If the Vietnamese soldiers opened the iron 'gate' of the pillbox and fled, it would be the happiest thing for the soldiers, and several soldiers lay in ambush at the iron 'gate' of the pillbox, and as soon as the iron 'gate' was opened, they would fire a grenade and throw it at the iron 'gate', and the iron 'gate' could no longer be closed. There are also some fighters who are guarded with submachine guns, and they can fight as many enemies as they rush out!

But in other words, the bones of this Yue devil are really hard, uneven on the slope, divided into two layers of defense, a total of six pillboxes, in addition to the two Vietnamese soldiers who were injured by the explosion and their clothes were in pieces, they climbed out and surrendered, and the rest were stubbornly resisting to the end knowing that they were dead. In one of the bunkers, the Vietnamese soldiers even detonated all the ammunition in the bunker to commit suicide...... His purpose is obvious, one is that he does not want the bunker to be used by our army, and the other is that he does not want to leave the ammunition and weapons in the bunker to us.

It is a fact that the Vietnamese army fought very bravely, and whether we like to admit it or not, it objectively exists. However, war, especially modern warfare with highly developed weaponry, does not require only courage or 'spirit' to defeat everything. Countless painful historical lessons tell us that even if the citizens of certain countries are very brave and have a high ideological realm, they can only use stinky "agitated" eggs to deal with the enemy's tanks in war!

What's more, the bravery and 'spirit' possessed by the Vietnamese army are surpassed by our army.

So it only took an hour before and after the whole battle, and our army successfully occupied the slope of the main peak facing our army's side. As for the slope of the Vietnamese side, as I expected, because the south side was a dead end for our artillery fire, the Vietnamese army built a large number of trenches, tunnels and pillboxes there, and even I faintly saw the barrels of a few 'howitzers' in the jungle below it......

The situation of the battle soon stabilized, the infantry charge was obviously impossible, and the Vietnamese army, with the support of artillery, launched two counterattacks on the hilltop position controlled by our army, and our troops were very simply defeated, so the two sides were in such a stalemate around the front and back slopes.

At this time, the most active were the artillery of both sides. The trajectory of the mortar is more curved, and it can be blasted directly over the top of the hill to the enemy's position. So the 60 guns and 82 guns were put into use, and the artillery on both sides was busy. The Vietnamese army had preset positional coordinates, so it was fought accurately and ruthlessly, which made our army not dare to hide in the trenches dug by the Vietnamese army at all, and had to rebuild a trench in another position.

Our army won by occupying the position on the top of the mountain, arranging for a few members of the 'shooting' strike group to do a good job of camouflage and shoot cold guns on it, and then arranging for a few artillery bomb observers to report the coordinates to the artillery with walkie-talkies.

And I, the battalion commander, after successfully seizing an inclined plane of the main peak, naturally did not need to risk being bombarded by Vietnamese artillery fire on the inclined plane, and retreated to a battalion headquarters converted from a rock 'hole' under the inclined plane.

"Chief of Staff!" After coming down from the position, the first thing I did was to report the situation to the regiment headquarters: "A slope of the main peak and the position on the top of the mountain have been taken down by us......

"What? So fast? "My results have taken the Chief of Staff by surprise.

"Yes!" I replied: "However, the southern slope is still under the control of the Vietnamese army, and the Vietnamese army's anti-slope fortifications are very complete, and our army lacks heavy weapons, so it will be difficult to defeat it for a while and a half!" ”

I am telling the truth, we rarely carry heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns and 100-mm mortars for the sake of mountain climbing, and the south side is also a dead end for our artillery fire.

"Hurry up!" The chief of staff still said the same thing: "We must completely take the main peak before the Vietnamese reinforcements arrive!" ”

"Yes!" I answered, but as soon as the conversation changed, I suggested: "Chief of Staff, in fact, we can basically play the role of Kuma Mountain up to now, such as condescending fire support for the 536 heights, as well as the bombing of the Vietnamese troops on the anticline of the 417 heights, all we lack is heavy weapons, ammunition and ammunition at a long range, and the coordinates of each highland......

"Hmm!" As soon as I reminded him, the chief of staff quickly reacted: "Yes, we will immediately send someone to send you the ammunition and equipment, and then use the signal flare to show you the direction, and take down the small high ground around Kuma Mountain with all your might!" ”

"Yes!" After hanging up the microphone, I suddenly felt a lightness in my body, and I can say that by now, the task is almost half completed.

"Battalion commander!" At this time, two soldiers walked into the battalion headquarters and reported: "Comrade Wu Jianguo has been found, but ...... He has already died! ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, and then nodded silently.

Wu Jianguo is the soldier who was able to blow up the hidden bunker of the Vietnamese army after being injured, and rolled down the mountain with the Vietnamese officer in his arms. Although his sacrifice was expected for a long time, when I actually heard the news of his death, I still felt quite touched. Not long ago, I was going to come back and deal with this troublesome guy severely! But I didn't expect that I would never have a chance to punish him again.

"Battalion commander......" One of the fighters solemnly took out a blood-stained envelope from his pocket and said: "This is the letter we found on him!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, motioning for them to put the letter on the table.

The bright red on the envelope on the table stung my eyes like a fiery sun, and at the same time pierced my heart, which reminded me of when I was still in the boot camp, 'handing' the soldier to write a letter to his family, or 'handing' it to his comrades or putting it on himself.

To be honest, I was very reluctant to receive such an envelope, and I would rather have them 'hand' the letter to their own families. But then again, if they could really go home safely, they wouldn't need to show the letter to their families.

I took the letter, and felt heavy on my hands, and the blood stains on the envelope had not yet dried, and the address had already been covered by the bloodstains. I didn't want to read the contents of the letter, because I didn't want to be sad, and this kind of emotion is not suitable for the battlefield. But they were worried that blood would penetrate and wipe out all the contents of the letterhead, so that their families could not see their children's last words. So I had to use trembling fingers to take out the letter inside and spread it out on the shell box......

I saw that it was written (the following is the original text of Comrade Wu Jianguo's suicide note):

"Dear Mom and Dad,

Now I am going to participate in the war against aggression...... and it is the honor of our whole family that I am participating in the war of self-defense and counterattack, because I am the Chinese People's Liberation Army and shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the motherland. …… Parents, you only have one son,...... In the sixteen years of ups and downs, you two elders have done their best, and now I repay you with my blood and life, defend you, and I have a clear conscience in this regard. Mother, I will not give in to any enemy! ”

Looking at the content of this letter, I couldn't help but feel a little sour in my heart, and tears almost fell but I finally held back. He casually summoned the instructor and said: "This is Comrade Wu Jianguo's suicide note, keep it well after drying, and you must hand it over to his family!" ”

"Yes!" The instructor answered, his eyes quickly drawn to the blood-soaked letter, and his eyes turned red after a while.

I shook my head lightly and sighed, in our army, there is more than one comrade like Wu Jianguo. So...... In order to prevent more such letters from being delivered to their families, they have to be more cautious about the battle in front of them!

"Report!"

"Report!"

……

I convened the commanders of each company to hold an operational meeting, and Xu Yongjian and his hometown people came soon, but they still couldn't wait for ** blessing. I was about to ask the communications soldier to contact ** Fu through the radio, but I saw that he was covered in dust and got in.

"Rejoice! It's a fucking pleasure! **As soon as Fu got in, he laughed and said: "Let's wipe the devil and beat it, the more devil doesn't even have the strength to fight back now, and even most of them have to be thrown out in canned food boxes......"

There was a coax, and all the warriors laughed.

"You're going up to fight devils again?" I asked.

"That's not it yet!" **Fu replied: "Our 'shooting' team and artillery are so enjoyable, it is a gun and a cannon, I watched the itchy hand and followed up and fired a few shots!" ”

"Did you fight the devil?" Xu Yongjian asked.

"Isn't that nonsense?" **Fu patted the Type 56 rifle on his back and raised his head: "Don't talk about blowing, no more, no less, exactly three!" ”

"Not bad!" The hometown man smiled and said, "I said...... It's time for you five companies to rest and rest! When will we have a good time on the six consecutive tops! ”

"Eh...... It's still early! **Fu hurriedly said: "Wait for my brother, I'll play for two more days!" ”

"Cut!" The hometown said bitterly: "Play for two more days, play for two more days, we're just afraid that we won't even be able to pick up a devil's 'hair'!" ”

There was a coax, and the warriors laughed again.

"I said Company Commander Li......" Xu Yongjian asked again: "Didn't you use a submachine gun?" When did it become 56 and a half again? ”

"I borrowed it from the cooking class!" ** Fu replied: "Of course, submachine guns are good to fight in peacetime, and you have to fight cold guns...... A submachine gun is not as good as a 56 and a half! But that's ...... compared to the battalion commander's gun."

As he spoke, he pretended to look at my sniper rifle hanging on the wall of the 'hole' with a coveted 'jade' look, which only made everyone laugh!

"Comrades!" I really didn't want to interrupt the soldiers as they looked like they were joking, but the situation on the battlefield didn't allow me to do so.

The warriors, of course, understood what I meant, and gathered around them with joking faces.

"What's going on now?" I turned my gaze to the ** Fu who had just come down from the position.

"The situation is clearly in favor of our army!" ** Phuc 'stood up' and replied: "Our army has occupied the position on the top of the mountain, and we can suppress the firepower of the Vietnamese army from a high position, but it is ...... Some of the reinforced soul fortifications built by the Vietnamese army on the anticline are very strong, and if you want to knock them down in a short time, you are afraid that it will be difficult! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded.

The question raised by Fu is also what gives me a headache. At present, the strategy of the higher authorities is to firmly control the outer heights of Lang Son, and after occupying these favorable terrains, even if the reinforcements of the Vietnamese army have already arrived in Lang Son, they will not be able to do anything with us. But now......

"Battalion commander!" The hometown people thought about it and then said: "If the main peak of Kuoma Mountain is not really controlled by our army, and the jungle is full of small groups of Vietnamese devils interfering with our army's logistics...... Once the reinforcements of the Vietnamese devils come, we are likely to fall into the dilemma of being surrounded! ”

"Being surrounded is still second!" I frowned and replied, "I'm more worried about ...... If Kuma Mountain is in the current situation, it will threaten the consolidation of our army's various surrounding heights, and then it will be broken by the Vietnamese army, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

When I say this, everyone can't help but be stunned, in fact, the reason is very simple, now the main peak is half of our army and half of the Vietnamese army, so where we can use mortars and heavy machine guns, the Vietnamese army can also be beaten...... That is to say, today I can use artillery fire, machine guns and other firepower to assist our troops to take down the 417, 536 and other heights, and tomorrow the Vietnamese army can do the same! Then the battlefield will undoubtedly become a life-and-death battle.

And these highlands defended by our army were actually under the attack of the Lang Son land and the Vietnamese army on the periphery, and this battle was fought...... I'm afraid that there is only harm and no good for our army!

"So we only have one choice!" I concluded: "That is to firmly control the main peak of Kuma Mountain before the arrival of Vietnamese reinforcements, and only in this way can we grasp the initiative of the whole battle!" ”

"But...... How to fight? The hometown hesitated and said: "There are cliffs on both sides that cannot be climbed, and we can only attack a way down from the top of the mountain, but the Vietnamese army has already prepared......

"Can you send an assault team around the front of the Vietnamese army's inclined plane!" Xu Yongjian suggested: "Then carry out a two-sided attack on the Vietnamese army......"

"Not good!" I shook my head and rejected this plan: "Although this can flank the Vietnamese army from both sides, the Vietnamese army still hides mobile troops in the jungle, and when our army launches an attack, the mobile units of the Vietnamese army launch a surprise attack on our commando...... The commandos will be dealt a fatal blow! ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be silent.

drip! Thinking about it, I feel unhappy in my heart, we have all occupied the position on the top of the mountain and pressed the Vietnamese army to fight or have no way to take them, this is like a hungry sweat facing a table full of food but unable to put down his own people!

Suddenly, a picture of the battle during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea flashed in my head, and I couldn't help but shout excitedly: "There is a way!" ”

"Is there a way?"

"Tell me about ......"

……

The soldiers couldn't help but look 'happy' when they heard this.

"Have you ever used Rolling Thunder?" I asked.

"Rolling thunder?" The soldiers all looked at each other when they listened, and they didn't say whether they had used it or not, but they were afraid that they had never heard of it.

"That's right, it's Rolling Thunder!" I turned around and ordered, "Correspondent...... Let the regiment headquarters immediately send another batch of explosives 'charge' bags and blasting canisters! ”

"Yes!"

"Company Commander Xu! You immediately lead the fourth company to pick up the troops that are transporting supplies to our army, and protect the strategic materials to be delivered to the main peak smoothly! ”

"Yes!"

"Company Commander Chen! You lead six rafts, large and short to facilitate transport and roll fast on the slope! ”

"Yes!"

Watching the soldiers go away one after another, I breathed a sigh of relief, and today I want to let the Yue ghosts taste the taste of the "rolling thunder" invented by our volunteers during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. At the beginning, we used this thing to blow up the Yankees in Shangganling, and I didn't expect to use it to deal with the Yue devils today!