Chapter 145: Trap

The morale of the first company was severely damaged due to heavy casualties, so it was quickly withdrawn to the second line to rest under the orders of its superiors. So the 119.7 heights were completely handed over to our company to defend.

This time, we learned to be obedient and built all the fortifications to the anticline.

Although the mortars of the Vietnamese army can also hit the anti-slope, it is impossible to know where our newly repaired fortifications are, and it is impossible to adjust the Zhuyuan in advance to give us a high-precision artillery bombardment...... Of course, there will also be problems with building fortifications on the anticline, which will block the enemy's view as well as our own, so if the enemy secretly charges the high ground, we will not be able to detect it in time...... The solution is to arrange a few dark posts on the hilltop position, and once the situation is discovered, send a signal for the main force to immediately enter the hilltop position to prepare for battle.

In this sense, this is also the benefit of actual combat: the troops are tempered, and they also learn tactics from it.

Ironically, though...... These tactics were still used by our army to deal with the Yankees during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but in the past few decades, our army has neglected training and gradually forgotten them, but the more devils have learned from us because they want to deal with the Yankees, so that we still have to learn from the Vietnamese devils, and we have to pay the price of blood and lives......

Then one after another, military vehicles loaded with the People's Liberation Army drove up.

The 119.7 highland we took had two purposes:

First, it can ensure that the road from our army's defense line to Sapa is not attacked by the Vietnamese army, for example, now, because of our victory. Only then can the main forces of our regiment use the rapid maneuver of cars to this area.

Second, it has enabled our army to have a base for attacking. Let the follow-up troops rely on the 119.7 heights to deploy their forces and launch an attack on the heights behind them.

So I knew. The battle did not end there, and a new battle was about to start soon.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Company Commander Luo to gather our three platoon commanders together.

"Just got a mission!" In the dim light of the flashlight, Company Commander Luo pointed to the map and said: "The main force of our army will soon launch an attack on the 332 heights and 278 heights after 119.7, and the superiors require us to garrison the position with the strength of one platoon, and the other two platoons will launch a feint attack on the 278 heights, and cooperate with the offensive of the second battalion on the 278 heights. I decided that three platoons would be stationed in the position. Is there a problem with the first and second platoons feintting to attack the 278 heights? ”

"No problem!" Scar and Liang Lianbing replied crisply, but I was the only one who was silent.

This command is actually very simple and easy to understand, just like when we lay down the 119.7 heights...... Carrying out a frontal feint attack on the Vietnamese army's high ground with superior forces and then outflanking the Vietnamese army's flank and rear will make it very likely that the fortifications on the top positions of the two Vietnamese heights will not be effective.

But......

"Second platoon leader?" Company Commander Luo threw a puzzled look at me and asked, "What's your problem?" ”

"Company commander!" I replied, "I don't think it's time to attack!" ”

"What?" Hearing this, including Scar and Liang Lianbing, they were a little confused, they originally thought that I was just giving advice, but they didn't expect that I would overturn the attack of my superiors.

"Tell me why!" Company Commander Luo asked.

It should be said that Company Commander Luo is already very patient, if he changes to a company commander. I'm afraid that I will be scolded at this time: "If you are told to beat you, you will be beaten, so much nonsense...... What authority do you have as a platoon commander to make irresponsible remarks about the strategy of your superiors. Is it you commanding or is it the superior commanding?!! ”。

"I've always felt ......," I said, "it's a bit too easy for us to take this 119.7 height!" It only took more than 20 minutes before and after. Company commander, look ......"

As I spoke, I pointed to the three highlands on the map and said: "These three highlands are distributed in a triangle, 332 and 278 are located on both sides of 119.7 highland, and their summit positions are only more than 500 meters away from 119.7 highland...... In other words, Heights 278 can provide fire support for the right flank of Heights 119.7, and Heights 332 can provide fire support for the left flank of Heights 119.7. ”

The problem is obvious, and the battle just now...... Two companies of our army launched an attack on the 119.7 heights from the flanks and rear. At first, I didn't think there was anything, but I realized it after being bombarded by the Vietnamese artillery...... When we launched an attack on the 119.7 heights, we actually showed our backs in front of the Vietnamese troops on the next two heights.

It is conceivable that if a single bullet came from the 278 heights at this time, then our company would have to be attacked from both sides by the Vietnamese army, and at that time, our company was only afraid that it would not only not be able to take the 119.7 heights, but also that it was very likely to suffer heavy casualties.

"It's not easy!" Liang Lianbing replied: "At that time, our artillery fire was extending to the depth of the Vietnamese army, and the 278 heights and 332 heights of the Yue devils were pressed by our artillery fire, how could there be a way to provide fire support for the 119.7 heights!" ”

It should be said that there is still some truth in the analysis of Liang Lianbing, at that time, the 278 heights were indeed under the suppression of our army's artillery fire, but ...... I don't believe that the Vietnamese army would not have thought of this.

I said: "The Vietnamese army is good at building tunnel fortifications, and it is hard for me to believe that our artillery fire can suppress all the firing points of the Vietnamese devils." What's more, the positive slope of the 278 Heights is directly opposite the flanks of the 119.7 Heights, and the more devils only need to build a few tunnels on the positive slope of the 278 Heights and set up a few machine guns at the mouth of the tunnels, they can easily provide fire cover for the flanks of the 119.7 Heights, even if our army has artillery suppression, it will not work! ”

As soon as I said this, everyone was speechless, because the battle has been fought so far, and the soldiers also know how proficient the Yue devils are in the use of the tunnel. Besides, because Heights 119.7 is in front and Heights 278 is behind, some of the lower parts of the slope of Heights 278 are also dead ends for our artillery fire (shells will be blocked by the summits of Heights 119.7), so it is not difficult to do what I said.

"I agree with the second platoon commander's idea!" After a long while, Scar nodded and said: "I have always found it strange that the 119.7 Heights are one kilometer from east to west, which is enough for two companies of the Vietnamese army to garrison, and the Yue devils have built deep fortifications divided into several trenches, which are enough for two companies...... But there is only one company of the Yue devils we encountered on the 119.7 heights, where is the other company? ”

"Retreated? That's impossible! Scar continued: "Our two companies are attacking from the flank of the 119.7 heights, one on the left and one on the right, if one company of the Vietnamese army escapes, our army will definitely notice it, so ...... The only explanation is ......"

"Authentic!"

"Authentic!"

……

Several people uttered this word at the same time, a word that was unexpected but inevitable.

"So......" Company Commander Luo narrowed his eyes: "The Yue devil is hiding his troops, and it's right under our feet!" What do they want to do? ”

"Want to get back 119.7 Heights?" Liang Lianbing said.

Company Commander Luo shook his head: "If you want to take back the high ground, then they should come out when they bombard the first company!" ”

Company Commander Luo was right, at that time, the first company was being blown up in a mess, and we also escaped by luck, and there were no fortifications...... If you want to reclaim the high ground, that moment is undoubtedly the best time.

If not to recapture the heights, then ......

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "Could it be an ambush against my regiment?" ”

"Ambush? How so? ”

"The situation is obvious!" I said: "The Vietnamese devils know that after our army takes the 119.7 heights, they will definitely transfer the main force to attack the 278 and 332 heights behind it, and if the Vietnamese army suddenly occupies the 119.7 heights when our army is attacking the 278 and 332 heights with all its might, then ......."

Listening to my words, everyone looked at me in shock, because the 278, 332, and 119.7 heights on the map formed an encirclement, and if our regiment launched an offensive according to Jihua...... Then it is very likely that you will fall into a trap carefully set by the Vietnamese army.

Just imagine, there will only be one platoon of troops stationed on the 119.7 heights at that time...... It was not too easy for the Yue devil to launch a sneak attack at night to regain his position. And because our army has a single tactic, such as the current and upcoming offensives...... Or use the old tactic of "breaking through head-on, outflanking both wings", which even I can memorize, and the result is ...... A large number of troops would be trapped in the middle of the three heights, with only the two flanks on the furthest flanks able to stay outside the encirclement.

However, these two wings are afraid that they will not be able to provide us with effective reinforcements, because the high ground is full of mines on both sides...... We came in through a minefield. Therefore, unless the troops on both flanks can take a high ground as quickly as possible, they can only watch the main force of our army being annihilated in the encirclement!

"Fuck it!" Scar smashed his fist on the map and scolded: "This devil has a really big appetite, this is trying to eat our group in one bite!" ”

"The more devils, this is trying to give us a dismount!" Company Commander Luo said with a very ugly face: "We always thought that the Vietnamese army was on the defensive, but we didn't expect that they were attacking by defending and destroying our army...... No way! I'm going to have to report this to the Xiangshang class right away! ”

As he spoke, he stood up and walked in the direction of the radio......

"Company commander!" I thought about it, so I followed the footsteps of Company Commander Luo and chased after him, and then approached and whispered, "We might as well ...... If you come to ...... count" (to be continued......)