The two sides were pulled to the same starting line again, and at least it became a battle of steel. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 After the 2,000-ton shells were tilted, there were shouts of killing all over the sky, and the North Vietnamese army of two divisions that had participated in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu launched an attack. As soon as the smoke cleared, the American troops looked up to find that the North Vietnamese soldiers, who were not tall but full of determination, had already attacked.

The electronics of the entire Creek Hill base were completely destroyed, this is William? What General Westmoreland did not expect, such an unexpected situation occurred, putting the Creek Mountain base in danger. This was NATO's first attempt at large-scale regular warfare, and Wu Yuanjia gave his troops a death order to conquer the Xishan base.

Inspired by this order, the North Vietnamese soldiers in charge of attacking the base in Khe Son burst out with powerful energy. Taking advantage of the range advantage of Soviet artillery, the counterattack of American artillery was firmly suppressed. In terms of artillery, a one-sided hanging situation was formed, and the continuous shelling made the American soldiers breathless.

There has never been a problem with the electronics of the US military, and with the technical level of the North Vietnamese, it is impossible to interfere with the electronic reconnaissance of the US military, which makes the US military form a kind of dependence, and now a round of shelling has deprived them of the protection of electronic equipment. The Khe Son Base Command immediately ordered to withstand the North Vietnamese attack, and at the same time tried to restore communications and contact the U.S. Commander in Vietnam, William Son. General Westmoreland.

William? General Westmoreland did not expect this to happen, he knew that Wu Yuanjia was ready to fight the US army, but he ignored that when the greatest advantage of the US army did not exist, he might not be able to solve the opponent with firepower. A little later, the results of the electromagnetic shells were reported to the Lubyanka by Yegrove.

"We have such great ability, and what results we can achieve depends on the Vietnamese themselves." Serov never expected North Vietnam to win the American army through regular combat, he only hoped that the United States would die more in some places.

Westmoreland decided to take advantage of the golden opportunity to annihilate the Vietnamese army in large numbers, but he did not expect that the communication of Xi Son was suddenly cut off, and it was not until after the communication was restored that he learned that the defenders of the Xi Son base had been bombed for a day. Upon learning of this situation, he quickly ordered the transport helicopter unit to transport weapons and ammunition to replenish the weapons and losses of the US troops at the Xishan base.

The transport force, which had been large enough to be composed of more than 70 helicopters, slowly rose into the air, and they began to approach the base of Khe Son in the middle of the night, and according to the combat experience of the past few years, the anti-aircraft artillery units and anti-aircraft missile units of the North Vietnamese soldiers could not do anything against them. The only threat is MANPADS, but the Soviet-made MANPADS in North Vietnam can only be used during the day, and the anti-jamming capabilities are very poor, and there is no need to worry about this. So this formation of dozens of helicopters, as long as it is at the right altitude, there is no danger at all, is it afraid of being shot down by a rifle?

Along the way, the helicopter pilots and the soldiers delivering supplies laughed and laughed, knowing that they were about to arrive at the battlefield, but remained optimistic, believing that the soldiers of the North Vietnamese in regular warfare were no match for them. I just can't catch those rats who hit and run.

After a day's offensive, the North Vietnamese soldiers rested on the battlefield tiredly, either lying directly in the trenches or leaning directly under the trunks of trees to relieve their day's fatigue. The 24th Infantry Regiment of the Vietnamese People's Army, with the cooperation of 16 PT-76 amphibious tanks of the 3rd Company of the 202nd Tank Regiment, launched a siege on the high ground of Lao Cun, which was guarded by 500 US Marines, on the outskirts of the Khe Son fortress.

This was the first time in the Vietnam War that the U.S. Army was surrounded by tank units of the Vietnam People's Army. Soon, the infantry of the Vietnamese People's Army, guided by tanks, broke through the outer line of defense of the American army. The Vietnamese infantry and tanks coordinated with each other, and once the infantry encountered the American pillbox, the tanks immediately stepped forward and fired directly at the tank guns to completely destroy them. And whenever the US Marines tried to attack the tanks with 90-mm recoilless guns and rocket launchers, they were immediately suppressed by the dense fire of the infantry of the Vietnamese People's Army. Under such blows, many U.S. Marines fled their defensive positions and retreated to the second line of defense.

The soldiers who occupied this line of defense were also using the night to relieve their fatigue of the day, some of them could never wake up, and some of them were also hung up, but because of the success of the operation, most of the soldiers were still unscathed, and there were whispers from time to time on the position, and some people were chatting, such as when they joined the army, whether they had participated in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and so on.

In the surrounding air defense positions, the soldiers who did not directly participate in the attack were vigilantly maintaining communication with their superiors, and the portable air defense missiles on their bodies did not leave their hands, and they seemed to be vigilant at any time to kill the uninvited guests in their memory. The two sides had been fighting for several years, and they knew each other very well, and the North Vietnamese soldiers also knew that the American army often used the night to help the besieged troops, and there were too many examples of such battles, and the North Vietnamese troops generally had no good way to do it before.

At this time, the sentry in charge of vigilance on the nearby mountain suddenly heard a familiar and unfamiliar voice, which belonged to a US military helicopter, and the sound was very clear, and for the two sides who knew each other very well, this low-altitude flying sound could easily be heard. Neither anti-aircraft missiles nor anti-aircraft artillery can deal with aircraft flying too low, and the effect of heavy machine guns can only be hehe, so the courage of American soldiers will be so great.

It cannot be said that the Americans are bold, they made the right choice, and experience tells them that this kind of low altitude is safer.

But it did not occur to them that Soviet weapons would be improved? Upon learning of the arrival of the helicopter transport troops, the North Vietnamese troops surrounding the Khe Son base immediately raised an air raid siren to remind their soldiers to take cover, and at the same time issued a battle order. At this time, the soldiers holding portable anti-aircraft missiles entered the predetermined positions.

Soviet portable anti-aircraft missiles, with improved guides, are destined to make their mark today. Soviet factories have worked overtime to deliver nearly 10,000 missiles so far, and it was only after learning about the combat methods of the US troops on the battlefield in Vietnam that they discovered such a large group of excellent targets. The accuracy is not enough, the quantity is enough, and in the hands of the North Vietnamese soldiers around the Khe Son base, there are man-portable anti-aircraft missiles in the near line at this time.

"Hey, what's that rat in North Vietnam doing? What can they do with us? Is it the Soviet tatter that can only be launched during the day? Even the heat can interfere with the signal, let alone at night. Who has seen Soviet weapons in the evening good makes, except for the AK assault rifles of the North Vietnamese partisans. The American GI sitting in the passenger seat taunted the North Vietnamese soldiers below with a smile on his face.

"This is the battlefield, even if the enemy's weapons are not technical, we have to be careful, what if we are unlucky......" As he said this, the pilot suddenly found that his helicopter had been locked, and shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Spread out, there is danger......

The North Vietnamese soldiers below pressed the launch hard, and hundreds of man-portable anti-aircraft missiles with tail flames were fired in the night, not accurate enough to make up the numbers, apparently reassuring to be reassured by the mantra of the Soviet advisers.

In the sky outside the Khe Son base, there was a sudden sound of explosions, one after another US military helicopter gunships exploded in the air, and the huge noise even woke up the US troops in the Khe Son base, and some soldiers hurriedly wore pants and vigilantly observed the surroundings, and they thought that the North Vietnamese troops outside had started shelling again.

Even if it is death, the American soldiers in the base also want to see how they died, not to be killed in their sleep, they see a rare scene, a few kilometers away in the sky one after another explosions, huge fires fell from the sky, some of the soldiers at the observation post saw through the binoculars, the downed fireball, as if it was their own side of the helicopter formation.

"Isn't it possible for the Soviet missiles of the North Vietnamese soldiers to be launched at night?" In one of the observation posts, it took a long time to mutter to himself in disbelief. The North Vietnamese troops surrounding Khe Son launched more than 220 man-portable anti-aircraft missiles and shot down more than 50 US helicopters.

Because most of these helicopters carry weapons, ammunition and supplies to military bases, most of them will explode after being hit, and they will not be relatively well preserved at all.

"After passing this time, I believe that the Americans will definitely not think in the future that our individual anti-aircraft missiles cannot be launched at night." When Yegrove got the news the next morning, he immediately wrote a war report to relay the news to the country.

Heavily battered was the 1st Cavalry Division of the United States, William? After General Westmoreland learned the news, he restrained his anger and said to the American officers around him, "The Khe Son base must not be lost, Vu Yuan Gia thinks that they can defeat us in a regular war, so it is good, we will use the Khe Son base to bring the armed forces of North Vietnam over, wipe them out, and end this war." ”

Massive retaliation ensued, starting with the massive U.S. Air Force bombers in the Philippines, Malaysia, and South Vietnam. The U.S. Air Force retaliated by sending more than 700 bomber sorties on the first day, and at the same time ordered the entire U.S. 1st Cavalry Division to be dispatched to sweep the position with helicopter gunships and open a road to the Creek Hill base. However, it was immediately attacked by man-portable anti-aircraft missiles, and the two sides began to besiege and counter-encircle the base of Xisan, and both sides regarded Xishan as a decisive battlefield that seemed to destroy the living forces of the other side and hit the morale of the other side. (To be continued.) )