Chapter 58: Engineer Battalion
With a "boom", with a loud bang, the ammunition depot of the Red Army was blown up into the sky.
This is inevitable for us...... The reason is that the ammunition depot is not defended by the Red Army at all, so for us it is just a matter of blowing up the door of the Red Army ammunition depot and putting time bombs in it.
So...... What the director team wants to see is how long it will take us to carry out this task...... The result was very satisfying, and it only took us 25 minutes...... These 25 minutes include the time to rappel and take the helicopter back......
The reason why it took twenty-five minutes was because the infantry had more trouble getting back to the helicopter......
We do have the ability to evacuate by rope ladder, but this way...... As the name suggests, it is suitable for emergency evacuation, and this thing can only carry two or three people under normal circumstances, if it is carried up again...... It is very likely that there will be a strong shock of the rope ladder and throw some people out...... And even more, if the helicopter repeatedly carried the infantry with rope ladders...... The law of the helicopter will be grasped by the enemy, and the result will be the destruction of the plane and the death of people.
Of course, it is impossible for a helicopter to land near the battlefield and pick up the infantry...... This process is undoubtedly a nightmare for helicopters...... Any bazooka shooter or mortar or even machine gunner can shoot down these helicopters.
So if you want to get these infantry back from the helicopters...... The best way to do this is to negotiate a rally point with the infantry beforehand...... In order to avoid the danger zone and recover the helicopter in a safe place!
In fact, in real combat we don't just build a rallying point. Rather, two or even three ...... were built The reason for this is that there are many surprises on the battlefield...... If you happen to encounter an enemy helicopter at the first assembly point, it is not suitable for landing...... Then you will choose to take it back at the second rally point or even the third rally point!
Of course. We're doing this exercise...... So there will be no problem that the first assembly point is not suitable for recovery. This makes everything go very smoothly...... Helicopters cover the retreat of the infantry with fire and see how much time is up...... He turned back to the first assembly point and picked up the infantry to the helicopter......
After counting the number of people, there are not many of them...... There were no casualties, except for a few bruises from the explosion of the ammunition depot by two fighters, who did not know whether it was a stone or shrapnel or something.
Of course, it is normal that there are no casualties...... Drills! If there are casualties, they will be punished!
"You can do it!" I received a call from Commander Zhang at the first time: "Liu Guoyan's arrangements have given me a headache for a long time, I didn't expect you to give him a dismount as soon as you came on the field, the most important thing is ...... You're making another plan after you can't do it...... I didn't get angry at all because of the failure of the first plan, but I made a new idea on the basis of the failure...... This kind of psychological element made me a little surprised! ”
"Commander Zhang has won the award!" I couldn't help but blush a little when I heard this, in fact...... When I knew that the plan had failed, I was not as unaffected as Commander Zhang said. On the contrary, it was a bit of a bit disheartened as he said...... It's just that I know it's useless to be discouraged, things on the battlefield...... It's just on my own, especially since I'm still a commander, and any negative thoughts can affect the whole army!
"It's not time for final victory!" Commander Zhang said: "Liu Guoyan, this kid is not simple, I am also a person who came from the era of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea...... This guy seems to have used the same trick we used to fight the Yankees on you! You have to be careful! ”
"Yes!" I answered.
Then another phone call came...... This one was called by Commander Huang:
"Comrade Yang Xuefeng, you played well!" Commander Huang said, "I'm here to give you good news...... After the research and decision of our director team, your sneak attack on the two arsenals of the Red Army this time was judged by the director team to be a big victory...... And the Red Army because of the wrong reaction in terms of air defense...... In addition to the loss of two ammunition depots and a large quantity of ammunition, two companies were also evacuated from the battlefield due to casualties...... What's more...... There are still many people in the director team who are thinking that if we can achieve such combat effectiveness through the five reforms, then the Soviet Army's more powerful Mi-24 and Mi-8 formations will ...... What kind of combat effectiveness should it be? With the cooperation of two helicopters of the Soviet Army...... Do we really have what it takes to keep our enemies out of the country? Of course, this victory is just the beginning. Keep up the good work......"
"Yes!"
Actually, I don't really like this kind of compliment...... There are two sides to everything, and that's right...... Although this praise is an affirmation of the combat effectiveness of our synthetic battalion and an affirmation of my command, it is also a kind of pressure on me...... If the next fight is not good, or the strategic goal of the final envision is not achieved...... So what to do!
But this pressure is certainly not a problem for me...... The plan for the future is still going according to plan......
Our troops secretly attacked two transport convoys today, and two more Red Army transit stations tomorrow...... In short, we just made full use of the maneuverability of the helicopter and flew here and there...... After a while, the Red Army was overwhelmed and scratched everywhere like a headless fly......
It's a bit like a sneak attack by Vietnamese agents on the battlefield in Vietnam...... With such a long line of defense, it is almost impossible to defend every part, from this point of view...... The attacking side has the advantage again, not to mention the fact that the tool we use for the offensive is still helicopters...... It allowed our offensive to be completely unconstrained by the terrain of the Red Army's defense area, and it was often possible to reach the designated position in a short time, and then end the battle within a few minutes and then withdraw from the battlefield!
And then our offense really worked...... The engineer battalions of the Red Army let their guard down!
During this time, we never relaxed our reconnaissance of the engineer battalion...... This kind of reconnaissance is not difficult, as I said before, we only need to airdrop the scouts to the high ground near the engineer battalion...... Sometimes, in order not to attract the attention of the engineer troops, we would also airdrop the scouts to a farther place, and then march on foot to the designated high ground to reconnoiter the engineer battalion......
So we have a clear idea of the deployment of the engineer battalion...... After the failure of our two sneak attacks on the engineer battalion, the Red Army quickly intensified anti-aircraft fire in the vicinity of the engineer battalion...... These included anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber artillery, and even sent an anti-aircraft artillery battalion to secretly march to the forest near the engineer battalion and hide it......
The intention of the Red Army is obvious, that is, to annihilate our helicopter formations in one fell swoop when we attack the engineer battalion again...... You must know that our Blues' advantage over the Red Army can only be said to be these helicopters, if our helicopters are annihilated again...... Then there is basically no need for this exercise to continue!
But here's the problem...... Our helicopter formations never attacked the engineer battalion, but instead made a mess of the Red Army's ammunition depots, transport teams and other units...... Although the Red Army had some ammunition reserves in the tunnels, the Red Army was outnumbered...... More people means more supplies, and in the context of successive blows to ammunition depots and transport supply lines...... Naturally, the Red Army will also have logistical pressure!
So Liu Guoyan panicked...... Or it can also be said that he couldn't hold his breath, and it was not possible to keep the air defense unit in the engineer battalion like this, so a few days later he transferred the air defense unit that was deployed in the engineer battalion......
It was exactly what I wanted, but I didn't let my guard down...... Because I'm worried that this may be a trap set by Liu Guoyan......
As the saying goes, where there is a spear, there must be a shield, and there is no reason to win in the use of every plan on the battlefield...... For example, if Liu Guoyan can calm down in my plan, I know that our goal is always the engineer battalion...... Once Liu Guoyan saw this clearly, then all he had to do was to pretend to withdraw the anti-aircraft firepower, and then secretly arrange the anti-aircraft firepower back...... So it's a good trap for our helicopters!
Of course, I wasn't fooled by the previous victory...... This is the difference between a battle-hardened commander and a commander who only understands theory......
I should belong to the former category, so I will think about everything one step forward, think about it if I were Liu Guoyan...... What to do at this time!
And Liu Guoyan seems to belong to the latter ...... Because the scouts I assigned did not find any trace of Liu Guoyan secretly transporting back the anti-aircraft fire!
I trust these scouts...... Many of them are sniper company fighters and have considerable combat experience, including the experience of hiding themselves and observing the enemy...... In addition, the Red Army had no air power, and if it wanted to bring back the air defense forces, it had to be transported back by road, especially the anti-aircraft guns...... Therefore, if the Red Army wants to avoid the scouts of our army, it is basically impossible!
At this time, I felt that Liu Guoyan was not as terrible as he seemed at first...... I think he belongs more to the kind of commander who grew up in good times, and he did have a lot of skills under his father's education since he was a child...... This is rare in the troops of our time, and it can even be said that there are not many devils in Vietnam...... So his military career was smooth sailing, and then he himself began to take himself seriously......
Such a commander has a weakness once he suffers a small defeat...... They will be angry because of the problem of face, and they will be disorganized when they are angry...... Then the battle will stink more and more...... (To be continued......)