Chapter 166: Testing
"Battalion commander!"
This night, of course, was a good night's sleep in the camp...... To say that the conditions in the camp are much better now than before, when we used to hide in the front line, they were all built of logs made by ourselves.
Needless to say, the disadvantages of building with logs are that it takes more time and energy.
You must know that the first line is a place where artillery fire is blown up everywhere, and there are not many logs that can be used, which requires the soldiers to go to another high ground in the rear to saw logs and carry them to the front line, which is by no means an easy task on a muddy road that is also likely to be bombed by the Vietnamese army.
The second is that it is more dangerous.
This danger is not only the danger of being bombed and attacked by the Vietnamese army, but also the danger of burying people in the tunnels made of logs.
Now it's much better, the logistics department has prepared some "I" steel or cement molds and steel bars that have been poured for us, and they can be directly used as materials for building cat ear holes.
However, these should also be slowly improved, after all, it has been more than three years since our army fought the first war in 79, and it can be said that it was inexperienced at the beginning, and now if these problems are not solved, it will be impossible to say.
We who have been in the first line of cat ear piercings know very well that the cat ear piercings are not people's ears, and it is also appropriate to do something in the rear to reduce their pressure.
Of course, in a place like ours where the straight-line distance from the first line is more than ten kilometers or even the second line, the cat's ear hole has become an air-raid shelter in case of emergency, and we still live in tents at ordinary times.
I don't know if it's because we're a synthetic battalion or why, it's particularly well-equipped. Mosquito nets, mosquito repellent oil, quilts, etc. are readily available. It's embarrassing for all of us...... Of course. That's not a good thing to say. That is, basic daily necessities, but it gives us the feeling that we are grabbing the resources of front-line soldiers.
So the scholar said to Staff Officer Wei: "Our troops don't need such special care, especially the tactical company, they haven't suffered hardship, we have to let them refine and refine!" ”
Staff Officer Wei smiled: "I know, but I don't have special care for the synthetic battalion." Equipping this thing is not to say that we don't have it, although our country is poor. And we are also cutting military spending recently, but the people have donated money and food enough for us to use for a while. ”
"Oh!" The reader asked: "Are you saying that comrades on the front line also have such treatment?" ”
"Of course not!" Staff Officer Wei replied: "There are things, but they can't transport so many up, you know!" ”
The reader couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded.
What this is said is that the cat's ear hole on the front line is under the enemy's guns and guns, and it completely needs manpower to transport it up, plus the number of troops guarding the front line is also quite large, and the cat's ear hole is damp and the materials are easy to mold and rot, so the bottleneck is actually in transportation.
That's not something we can help with. So I had to accept these supplies with a feeling of shame for the front-line soldiers.
So at this time, our life was not as difficult as we imagined, and the test of the artillery sighting radar was also going very smoothly...... After the first mass-fire of a few mortars provoked a large-scale artillery battle. We're learning to be good and no longer fight hard like before.
If we encounter the Yue devils firing artillery, our countermeasure is to only use one or two guns to strike at the corresponding position, and we also deliberately delay a little time to allow the Yue devils to have time to shift their positions...... If they blow us up to the ground without exception as soon as they fire the artillery, then the ones who can shoot the artillery are fools, and we will not be able to continue to test the artillery sighting radar.
Under this countermeasure, the front line seems to have regained its former tranquility, and the number of artillery sighting radars in various climates, terrains, and distances has gradually been completed.
It is not difficult to imagine that these numbers will be a good basis for their actual use.
As long as the collection of these numbers is completed, our task this time will be almost completed, and then it will be time for us to go back to Beijing.
At this moment, Zhao Jingping ran to my tent and reported: "Battalion commander, last night the 723 Heights were broken through by Vietnamese agents, and the soldiers of the 40th Division suffered heavy casualties!" ”
"Oh!" I rolled over from the bed and sat up, asking, "Did the telescope fall into their hands?" ”
"You can say yes, you can say no!" Zhao Jingping replied.
"How?"
"The Vietnamese army agent is one step late!" Zhao Jingping replied with a solemn face: "Several artillery observers of our army...... When the Vietnamese agents stormed the artillery observation post, they set off a cluster grenade, and all the Vietnamese agents got were parts and fragments! ”
"Oh!" When I heard this, I couldn't help but be in awe of these artillery observers, who even knew that these telescopes were worthless, but were still willing to pay with their lives to keep this secret.
So ......
I think the Vietnamese army is afraid that they will believe more in the term "new telescope".
"Have you completed the testing of the gun-sighting radar?" I asked.
"Almost!" Zhao Jingping replied: "The test of only a few dead ends is not very comprehensive!" ”
"Hmm!" I nodded: "I'll test it differently in the future!" ”
"Another way?" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but be a little puzzled.
"The telescope has been blown up!" I said, "Then of course we're going to have to work with that!" ”
"Oh!" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but suddenly realize.
The reason is very simple: if the "new-style telescopes" are blown up and our artillery can still hit them so accurately, then the lies of the "new-style telescopes" will be exposed, but if we cooperate and make some more fake moves, I am afraid that the Vietnamese army will be convinced.
Sure enough, from the next day onwards, the Vietnamese army shelled the territory of our army more often, which was obviously a test to see the reaction of our artillery.
Of course, we don't make any moves, pretending to lose our target and just firing back indiscriminately.
Of course, this phenomenon made the Yue devils cheer, and at the same time, with the intention of being ashamed of the snow, they were more relieved to bomb the territory of our army.
It's just that what they don't know is that since the artillery sighting radar can accurately calculate the location of the artillery positions that fired these shells, they can even calculate how many guns and what type of artillery...... As a result, a detailed and complete map of the distribution of Vietnamese artillery positions soon came out.
However, there is also a sequelae, that is, the soldiers of the 40th Division were all beaten to the point of despair.
I can understand this, first of all, the 723 heights they were stationed on were broken through by Vietnamese agents, which not only caused casualties but also destroyed the "high-tech telescopes" of the artillery.
Secondly, because of the destruction of this "high-tech telescope", our artillery once again lost its previous superiority, so the morale of the army naturally plummeted.
Just like Staff Officer Wei said: "These soldiers, all of them say that they want to accompany our synthetic battalion!" ”
"Accompaniment?" I kind of don't understand what that means.
"They blame themselves for not guarding the 723 Heights!" Staff Officer Wei said: "They said that we lost such an important thing in the synthetic battalion!" ”
Hearing this, the cadres in the conference room all burst into laughter.
"It also took a toll on their morale!" Staff Officer Wei continued: "The casualties of the front-line soldiers have increased significantly in the past few days! ”
"Oh!" I didn't expect that.
At this time, when I heard Staff Officer Wei talk about it, I suddenly realized that this would have a negative impact on my troops.
You must know that the soldiers on the front line are in a high-pressure state that is on the verge of collapse all the time, so if something happens to their morale, or even if they are responsible for it, then it is easy for them to be unable to hold on or lose their sense of proportion because of guilt.
"Tell them!" After thinking about it, I said to Staff Officer Wei: "Just say it...... Those bombed-up 'new telescopes' are just a few samples of us, and new 'telescopes' will be sent soon! ”
"Yes!" Staff Officer Wei answered, and without saying a word, he told the comrades of the 40th Division the good news.
It is conceivable that the soldiers of the 40th Division, after hearing the news, will soon recover their morale and even go to a higher level, because they will soon think about it...... Our country is now able to produce this kind of "new-style telescope", so if this kind of telescope is mass-produced in time, the artillery fire of our army in southern Xinjiang will not be where to hit it? Do you still need to fight this battle?
In fact, I didn't lie to them at this point, because in fact, my country's military industry is indeed disassembling the artillery aiming radar and copying it, which is the Type 371 artillery position reconnaissance radar that our army later equipped.
"How's the test going?" I asked Zhao Jingping.
"It's almost done!" Zhao Jingping replied: "During this time, the more devils have been bombarded a lot, so our test speed is also much faster, and the more devils have helped us a lot!" ”
There was a "coax", and the conference room erupted in laughter again.
"Next......" Zhao Jingping asked, "what are we going to do?" ”
This is also the question in my heart, it's time to go back to Beijing!
But if it is not too easy to go back to Beijing like this, you must know that our synthetic battalion has come up with this artillery sight radar, and it is not easy to move this artillery sight radar around...... Isn't it a bit unreasonable.
"Battalion commander!" At this time, the correspondent handed me a telegram and said: "Call from the headquarters! ”
I took the telegram and looked at it, only to see that there were only a few words written on it: "Report to the commander of the 40th Division!" ”
! Seeing this, I couldn't help but curse in my heart: "There is another battle, and it's a big battle!" (To be continued......)