The atmosphere of victory lasted for several days over the old mountain.

Of course, most of this atmosphere was created by the people near Laoshan...... Those of us who were soldiers didn't have much time to celebrate after this big battle, and we were all busy replenishing ammunition to strengthen the defenses of our positions, preventing the Vietnamese from counterattacking again or evacuating the wounded.

But the people did not have this pressure, on the night of our army's victory, and even before the battlefield began to be cleaned, a few drivers who had originally helped our army transport artillery shells pulled condolences to the position, if it were not for the desperate resistance of our soldiers, there would have been people who followed the car to the front line.

Early the next morning, many people spontaneously formed a condolence group...... It is said that our army has been fighting on the border for several years, so the people have experience in organizing condolence groups, although there are only a few hours of preparation time, but all the qiē are in order, there are flowers, things, and performances.

I am not surprised by the reaction of the people, because the significance of this victory is indeed extraordinary.

First of all, our army won the battle with an extremely asymmetrical casualty ratio, and after the war, the casualties of our army were only more than 500 people, and the dead bodies of the Vietnamese army lying on the front of our army's position were about 3,700 people.

The reason why "left and right" is used here is because there are many corpses on the position that have been blown into a bloody mess of corpses, and even statistics cannot be made.

If we add in the three to four artillery divisions that were annihilated by our army one after another, the number of dead in the Vietnamese army is five or six thousand, plus the number of wounded. This time, the casualty ratio of the battle was twenty to one.

It is said that due to the fact that there are too many corpses. Maybe it's also because the morale of the Yue devils collapsed, and they didn't even have the interest to come up and collect the corpses. Therefore, our army contacted the Vietnamese devils several times to ask them to collect the corpses, but there was no response to them, which made our army only send the anti-chemical warfare troops up, sprinkle disinfectants everywhere, and then the flamethrowers were burned in pieces, and the cave in front of the Laoshan position soon became a mountain of corpses and a sea of fire.

I believe that this is because the morale of the Vietnamese army has been severely hit, and even if the Vietnamese army suffered heavy casualties in previous battles, they will not forget to drag the corpses of their comrades down, and even risk their lives.

So it's not a question of how many corpses there are. It's that the more devils are beaten by us, they don't have a temper at all, and at the same time, they also see the gap between themselves and the Chinese army...... You must know that since 79, the Vietnamese army has looked down on the Chinese army because of Su zhì, but in just a few years, the Chinese army's Su zhì has left the Vietnamese army far behind, and this psychological gap makes it difficult for the Vietnamese army to accept, and naturally there is a kind of psychology of breaking the pot or not daring to face it.

As a result, there is now an uncharacteristically reluctant to collect corpses...... They did not dare to face this defeat, this complete failure.

The more uncomfortable the devil is, the happier we will naturally be, and it is not surprising that the people will be so excited to hear the news.

On the other hand, even civilians who don't understand military affairs know it. After this battle defeated the Yue devils so badly, our army's advantage in Laoshan was basically ironclad. The immediate benefit to them is ...... Located near Lao Son, the situation of being unable to bear the harassment of the Vietnamese army and being in a state of terror for a long time can basically be ended. Most of the people who had to move out could move back, and the farmers could farm and work with confidence, so it would be strange if the people were unhappy.

"Good fight!" Shanshan was late for Commander Zhang's call.

"Thank you, Commander!" I replied, "But it's not all the credit of our synthetic battalion, the artillery sighting radar plays a very important role!" ”

"Artillery targeting is really important!" Commander Zhang said: "However, the reason why you were able to annihilate so many Vietnamese devils in this battle is more because you created a false image for the Vietnamese army several times in succession, so that the Vietnamese army invested a large number of troops without any scruples. Otherwise, I believe that even if we have artillery sighting radar, it will only be a small victory, not a big victory now! ”

"The commander has won the award!" I said, "Actually, I didn't expect that the Yue devils would invest so many troops, and we almost couldn't eat and left!" ”

Commander Zhang on the other end of the phone couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "In battle, who can count the enemy 100% accurately." ”

Commander Zhang's words are indeed true according to ordinary people, but I am a modern person, and I should have calculated accurately...... It's a pity that my understanding of this war does not match, and sometimes I only recall the old man's words, so I can't calculate it accurately.

But luckily there hasn't been any big mistake until now, and I don't know if it's luck or something else.

"Next......" Commander Zhang thought for a while and said: "You stay in the Laoshan area for a while, with you and the artillery sighting radar, the Yue devils will not dare to play any tricks, and wait for the soldiers of the 40th Division to consolidate the defense and then consider the next step." ”

"Yes!" I answered.

"Your victory came at a good time!" In the end, Commander Zhang sighed: "You also know, we have been changing the people's image of the army during this time, this time you can take Laoshan with such a large casualty ratio, and at the same time achieve victory, it will also push our army's action of changing its image to the climax." On the other hand, the reform of our army has actually been accompanied by opposing voices, and this time they can completely shut up! ”

"Hmm!" When I heard this, I realized that there was another meaning to the reconquest of Laoshan.

Before, I always thought that the superiors used the 40th Army, a unit equipped with 81 guns and other improved equipment, to carry out the task of recovering Laoshan in order to test the performance of these equipment in actual combat. Now I know that I think it is simple, and what the superiors are testing is not only weapons and equipment, but also the tactics of military reform.

To put it simply, the superior is to use an almost completely new army...... The new equipment, new tactical thinking, and new modern equipment to fight the old mountains are actually the test of our army's military reform once again being tested in actual combat and a big battle.

One can imagine how much impact our army would have if we had not fought this battle satisfactorily.

But the truth is, we did, so I don't have to worry about that.

Now, our army can be regarded as able to withstand the test of many times in big battles and small battles, so how will it develop next?!

The next second I quickly thought of a few words: "Million Disarmament".

The million-dollar disarmament in history took place after the Laoshan Reconquest, and the consolidation of the Laoshan defense line was after July 12, 84, that is, after the victory of 7.12. Then, in November of the same year, a meeting was held to determine the million-dollar disarmament, which was probably due to the success of the Laoshan Reconquest. Then it came into practice the following year, in '85, and in the next two years, the army completed the task of reducing 1 million personnel.

So...... Since the Laoshan Reconquest War has been advanced to the present due to various reasons, will this million-dollar disarmament also be advanced?!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh: This is a million disarmament, and with this cut, I don't know how many soldiers who have made great contributions on the battlefield will be forced to leave the army. As a soldier, a soldier who has already treated the army as his own home, of course, understands what this situation will be like.

But on the other hand, I know that this decision is correct, on the one hand, because at today's development, the possibility of the Soviet Union attacking China and triggering a major war is becoming less and less, so there is no need for so many soldiers. On the other hand, the number of soldiers is more expensive than the highest, and although the number has decreased after the disarmament, the overall combat effectiveness has increased.

"Battalion commander!" At this time, Zhao Jingping reminded me: "The cadres have arrived!" ”

"Hmm!" That's when I realized it was time to go to the post-war wrap-up meeting.

As the name suggests, the post-war summary meeting is a tradition of our army, and as the name suggests, it is actually to gather cadres together after the war to summarize what mistakes occurred in the battle or what should be promoted.

Originally, this kind of meeting should be a serious summary of whether the battle is won or lost, and when the battle is defeated, it is necessary to summarize why the battle will be lost, and how to improve it next time; When you win a battle, you have to discuss the reasons for your victory and build on it.

But in fact, after winning the battle, this summary meeting basically turned into a praise meeting.

Just like what I see now, the instructor has been praising so-and-so unit all the way for fighting well, so-and-so unit has played a great role, and we will continue to work hard in the future, etc.

"Battalion commander!" Seeing that I had been bored and didn't speak, the instructor raised his head at me and said, "Say a few words, why do you still have a straight face after a big victory!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, and said, "Comrades, this battle, everyone's overall appearance is indeed good. For example, the artillery battalion has always played an extremely important role in the whole battle, and the tank company has also stood alone on the 142 heights, and the devils have never been able to attack the Songmaoling line with all their strength, which has won very valuable time for our army's defense. But ......"

Speaking of this, I changed my words and said: "I hope that comrades will not be carried away by the victory, you must know that during this period of fighting, our seemingly extremely well-defended base, but let the Vietnamese army agents break through, not only the battalion headquarters was directly attacked by the Vietnamese army agents, but the artillery radar was almost blown up!" ”

"Comrades, you might as well think about it." I said in an accentuated tone: "If the artillery radar is really blown up by Vietnamese agents, then what will be the outcome of this battle?" ”

As soon as I said this, the cadres were silent.

Because everyone knows very well that if there is no artillery sighting radar, our army will not be able to occupy an absolute advantage in the artillery battle, and it is self-evident who will win or lose this battle in the end. (To be continued......)