The convoy was waddling along the highway for more than two hours, just as I was about to fall asleep...... The car took a sharp turn into a mountain pass, and a few minutes later we saw barbed wire, machine gun forts, and layers of walls......

I casually glanced at the defense of this base, and I couldn't help but be secretly frightened...... This is a col surrounded by mountains, and there is only one pass at the entrance, but this pass and the surrounding heights are under the control of the powerful fire of our troops...... What's more, there's a lot of space in it...... When you look at it, it is a few square kilometers, and it can almost be said to be a flat land.

Terrain like this...... Obviously suitable for use as an ammunition depot or supply staging depot...... The reason for this is simple, being surrounded by mountains means that it is difficult for the Vietnamese army's long-range artillery fire to hit it from any direction, unless the Vietnamese army uses air strikes or mortars!

Air strikes are clearly not a good idea...... With Vietnam's weak air power, it is even more inappropriate to fight an air war with us, especially if it is the first to strike...... At that time, Vietnam will be the first to move on the air force, and we China will only fight back...... At that time, the Soviet Union, under pressure from the United States, did not dare to help.

As for the mortars...... On the one hand, the gunners could not see what was going on inside the basin, and it was difficult for them to accurately hit the target, and on the other hand, our artillery was much more powerful than the Vietnamese army, and it also occupied a high place...... At any time, it can suppress its mortar force or even blow it up to the sky in one go!

Other words...... The base is like an impregnable castle, and its walls are the high ground that surrounds it!

Later, I realized that I had guessed correctly...... Originally, this place was indeed used as a supply transfer station for several divisions of our army in this direction, that is, supplies from the Kunming direction would be continuously transported here. Then it will be divided into several routes and continuously transported to the troops on the front line!

At this time, it was the two battalions of the 337th Regiment that were defending here...... The reason why they will defend here. It was because this transfer station was temporarily converted into a base for our army to rescue the two communicators......

The reason why there is such a big fight. It's because I need a helicopter...... As mentioned before, helicopters are not just 20 helicopters parked here and there, they need all kinds of maintenance personnel all the time.

I saw this at the gate when the car drove into the base...... One by one, the squares are ready to go, and the maintenance staff are doing careful inspections, as if as long as we need them...... It's as if you can set off in this helicopter at any time...... From this, we can also see how much attention the superiors of Lu Dao attach to this task.

But that's not surprising...... On the battlefield, sometimes a piece of valuable information can even be as good as several divisions of troops, not to mention that at this time, it was two correspondents who knew how to translate our army's code, and once they couldn't withstand it...... I don't know how many valuable and important pieces of information are about to fall into the hands of the Vietnamese army!

"Battalion Commander Yang!" I just got out of the car. An old soldier with a haggard face came up to me and shook my hand and said, "I am Pan Fanglin, the commander of the 337th Regiment...... Thank you for your support! We've been waiting for you for a long time! ”

I looked at the sky that was about to get dark, and asked, "Commander Pan...... When is it appropriate for us to act? ”

"This ......" Head Pan couldn't help but be stunned, and replied: "Of course, the sooner the better for us, but it also depends on the situation...... Don't be too anxious, otherwise it's easy to get bad! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, and Captain Pan's answer made me know that they were anxious about this matter...... It may not only be them, but also the 126th Division and the top brass of our army......

So I waved my hand...... He ordered the soldiers who had just gotten off the car behind him: "Immediately carry out adaptive training, and all cadres will have a centralized meeting!" Meeting! ”

"Yes!" The warriors answered.

This is very important for us, especially for the pilots...... Because now we have in front of us, although it is also a straight five, and it seems that there are many maintenance personnel in check and maintenance to make sure that it is foolproof.

But here's the problem...... Every pilot has his own habits. Different helicopters will operate differently...... This leads to a somewhat unfamiliar feeling for pilots when using other helicopters, which takes a while to get used to...... At the same time, it will take time for the fighters and pilots to get used to the climate and currents!

Besides...... Only the pilots and the fighters came to operate it in person. to ensure that the amount of ammunition on the helicopter is in line with our tactics!

Of course, the fighters also understood this, so they began to adapt to training without saying a word!

I went to the conference room with Head Pan...... As soon as we walked into the conference room, we saw several staff officers, and I thought that they should have been arranged by Commander Pan to report the situation to us...... I knew that they probably stayed up all night these days and were worried about it!

After our group was seated, a staff officer unfolded a topographic map on the wall and said, "Let me introduce the general situation first...... This is the Banan Iron and Steel Plant, where the Vietnamese army is holding our correspondents, and the Vietnamese army defending here has increased from two special agent companies to three special agent companies......"

"Three companies of agents?" I couldn't help frowning when I heard this...... It seems that we are still a step too late, and now the difficulty of the task has increased again.

"Not bad!" The staff officer nodded and said, "It seems that the Vietnamese army agents are ready to stay in this factory for a long time...... Two companies of agents were located around the factory, and another company was located in the steel plant...... The arrangement of the Vietnamese army in Banan is to garrison in turns, and the effect of combining work and rest has been achieved! ”

That's why I frowned just now...... Originally, the Vietnamese army was only stationed on the periphery of the steel plant, which meant that it was empty inside...... In the past, there was at most a platoon and a guard platoon or headquarters or something like that, but now there is a company!

Obviously...... This will cause us a lot of trouble when we parachute to save people!

"According to our intelligence!" The staff officer pointed to a corner of the steel plant and continued: "The target is being held here by the Vietnamese army...... It was originally the office building of a steel mill, so it is a small independent building...... The view around is good and there are three roads leading in all directions of the factory in case something happens...... Vietnamese troops from all directions will soon rush here for reinforcements! ”

"How long will it take for Vietnamese troops from other directions to arrive here?" I asked.

"The nearest place only takes two minutes!" The staff officer replied: "It only takes ten minutes to be far away!" Maybe it's faster by car......"

Hearing this, the people in the conference room couldn't help but be stunned...... How can this battle be fought? Even if we are a synthetic battalion, even if we have a helicopter, there is nowhere to start......

You must know that it will take time for us to descend...... We can control this time within two minutes.

But here's the problem...... The Vietnamese troops stationed at the steel plant were agents, agents with extremely fast reactions...... They are not fools, and as soon as they hear about the helicopter, they will know that our target is the office building where the correspondent is located!

To put it simply...... Even before we have completed the requisition, the reinforcements of the Vietnamese army may have been prepared upstairs and ready to wait for us...... In this case, Rao is all well-trained, but I am afraid that we will sacrifice one if we go down!

"It's really not good...... "Head Pan thought about it, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then blow up this office building......

"Captain Pan!" Staff Officer Zhang wanted to speak out against it, but was quickly stopped by Commander Pan!

"There's no way around it!" Commander Pan nodded at me in understanding: "For the safety of the entire army, it is necessary to make some sacrifices...... What's more, our soldiers are fate, and so are the soldiers of the synthetic battalion...... There is no reason for us to ask you to risk your lives to get them out! ”

I agree with Captain Pan's words...... I have no reason to trade the lives of my men for the lives of others...... It's not just because those two communicators are small soldiers, even if it was the division commander, the corps commander or even the commander who was captured, I felt the same way...... Because I think that life should be equal, and it will not become more expensive just because the other party is a division commander, army commander, etc., and my subordinates' lives are naturally cheaper!

Not to mention...... The capture of these two communications is also likely to endanger the lives of many troops......

So I didn't think much of it...... Nodding in agreement, he said, "I don't have a problem, the best option is to blow up the office building...... Do you have any other comments? ”

There was silence among the officials in the office...... While this decision is certainly the right one, it's time to make up your mind...... But it's not that easy!

"I agree!" The first to say yes was Scar...... He seems to be a ruthless character, not only to his enemies, but also to himself, so it's no surprise that he would approve of me!

"I agree too!" Then there is Company Commander Luo, who is a good person...... This decision was difficult for him, but he was also a sane person, and sane people naturally made the right decisions!

"I agree!" The last to nod was Zheng Liangqiang...... The reason why he nodded his head after the most reluctance was because he knew very well that this bombing mission was to be completed by their helicopter!

Originally, I thought that was the plan...... The task has become both complicated and simple, because we had hoped to get the correspondent out, but now there is no hope...... Then let's fly up by helicopter and shoot a row of rockets in the office building!

But what I didn't expect was ...... New conundrums soon arose......

Several staff officers whispered for a while, then took out a structural diagram and handed it to me, saying, "Battalion commander...... This is the latest building structure diagram we have gotten, and I would like to ...... Blowing up an office building may not be the job done! (To be continued......)