The exercises began the next day......

As Blues, we have the advantage of deciding when to attack...... Of course, the duration of this offensive cannot be extended indefinitely...... Although it was possible in actual combat, because the director team was a senior cadre in the army, we could afford it, but they couldn't afford it, so they gave us three days.

But in fact...... There wasn't much to do with these three days, because it simulated a border war...... Our helicopters can't scout across the border unscrupulously, all we can do is take pictures from high altitudes or look at them from a distance with binoculars.

I couldn't help but be taken aback by this...... Secretly said that Liu Guoyan really has two hits......

The defense line built by Liu Guoyan is not a simple defense line, but a tunnel fortification similar to that of the Yue Devils...... Later, I learned that this was not actually a tunnel fortification of the Yue Devils, but a tunnel fortification used by the volunteers during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea.

However, it is actually not wrong to say that it is the tunnel fortification of the Yue Devil...... Because the tunnel fortifications of the Yue Devil are from the tunnel fortifications of our Volunteer Army, but the Yue Devil has not learned all of them...... Although the time when the Vietnamese devils learned from us was the time when the comrades and brothers of China and Vietnam were in the relationship, Chinese had the habit of teaching their disciples to keep a hand since ancient times......

It's a habit, it's not good to say it's good, it's good to say it's good!

The downside is ...... Each master left a unique skill when he was teaching his disciples, and it was passed down from generation to generation...... It didn't take long for this unique job to really become a "unique" job!

Here's the benefit...... Because the apprentice did not learn the master's stunt, he would never dare to touch the master's tiger whiskers...... Otherwise, the result is often a terrible beating!

The sad thing about it now is that it is...... At the beginning, our master did keep a hand when he taught Yue Devils. Although the Yue devil only learned a few successes of the volunteers in fighting the Yankees...... But our master has almost forgotten all the skills of the volunteers!

But it's not always true to say that you have forgotten everything...... Because I soon found out that the fortifications built by Liu Guoyan were somewhat similar to the tunnel fortifications of the Yue Devils. But there are some places where they are better than the devils...... For example, the mutual cover between the mouth of the pit and the mouth of the pit. Another example is the combination of tunnel fortifications and ground fortifications, as well as the combination of tunnel fortifications and anticline fortifications...... In short, the several highlands in front of me were tossed by Liu Guoyan as a whole, which can be connected with each other, cover each other, and can also be an air defense combat system......

"Battalion commander! This 391 regiment is not simple! Zhao Jingping, who was also holding a telescope, sighed beside him.

I frowned and said, "I guess I mean...... This Liu Guoyan is not simple! ”

"The battalion commander is saying...... This set is all something that Liu Guoyan tossed? ”

"If I'm not mistaken......" I said, "this should be the tunnel tactic used by our volunteers in the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea!" ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but raise the telescope again and look at the fortifications opposite, and then nodded slightly: "I look a little like ...... I don't know where Liu Guoyan learned this guy?! ”

I put away my binoculars and craned my head at the guards next to me...... The guards set up a couple of shell boxes in front of me. Then I expanded the map on it......

After looking at the map for a while, I asked, "Is this what the helicopter company has detected?" ”

"Yes!" The guard responded: "This is the ...... that Company Commander Zheng just handed me half an hour ago."

"Hmm!" I nodded.

Helicopter reconnaissance was not very effective...... Some of the tunnels were clearly visible in our telescopes, but they were not marked on the map detected by the helicopters......

This illustrates a problem...... A considerable part of this set of fortifications built by Liu Guoyan can avoid aerial reconnaissance...... It is not very difficult to do this, such as digging a tunnel under some protruding rocks, or artificially getting some plants above the mouth of the tunnel...... All of this can render aerial reconnaissance useless!

Don't think it's just a small gesture...... These small actions can sometimes prevent effective coordination between airsteps, such as infantry on the ground being pinned down by a firing point or bunker...... After calling the helicopter, the helicopter was unable to spot the bunker or tunnel indicated by the infantry due to the angle......

But this problem is not unsolvable, especially now that we still have time to prepare...... The solution is to have artillery observers carry out reconnaissance from multiple angles on the ground at the same time, and then combine the results of aerial reconnaissance with the results of ground reconnaissance. Once unification is reached, it will be distributed to the warriors!

"Meeting!" I squeezed two words out between my teeth.

"Yes!" The correspondent answered, and soon conveyed my order.

My battalion headquarters was set up in a bomb shelter made of wooden sheds...... That's how it is with real combat exercises. It's still a drill...... But try to do it according to the requirements of actual combat, in other words...... We commanders can't just sit in the office and play chess and command our soldiers how to fight!

The realistic drill is...... The headquarters will also become a place for the enemy to attack, and if it is attacked, the entire unit will really lose command...... Of course, this will affect the entire situation, so none of our commanders, including me, the battalion commander, dare to be careless, and the battalion headquarters where they belong has been carefully camouflaged and has done all kinds of protective measures!

Ten minutes later, cadres of all branches of the armed forces gathered in the conference room of the battalion headquarters......

Their expressions were quite optimistic, but I was the only one who looked at the map with a frown and was silent!

"Battalion commander!" Seeing this, King Chuang couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Are you worried about the exercise?" I've seen that terrain too...... I don't think so! ”

"Yes, battalion commander!" Ding Chengdong also said: "It's not much different from the fortifications of the Yue devils, I also said that Unit 391 has three heads and six arms...... I didn't expect it to be the same old thing......"

"Oh!" I said, "Tell me about it...... How are we going to fight this battle? ”

As soon as I said this, the fighters were stunned...... The reason they know is that I have a ...... when it comes to fighting wars If even I find it difficult to deal with, there must be something they don't understand!

"I'll talk about ......" Zheng Liangqiang looked a little unwilling.

At my signal, Zheng Liangqiang plucked up the courage to walk up, took the baton I handed over, pointed to the map hanging on the wall, and said, "Comrades, look...... The 391st Regiment divided the entire defense along the front, with a total of three lines of defense...... The fortifications they built on the defensive line were in place, mines, barbed wire, anti-slope fortifications, tunnel fortifications, ...... All kinds of fortifications are well combined, and they are quite well done in terms of air defense...... But here's the problem...... The maneuverability of the helicopter is unmatched by any unit of the 391 regiment...... In other words, we have the ability to annihilate any unit that moves outside of its line or sphere of influence. So I think...... In this battle, we should focus on isolating the 391st Regiment, that is, using the mobility of helicopters and cooperating with our artillery...... Hit the enemy's supply lines, artillery, cars and other units as much as possible to achieve the purpose of encircling the enemy! ”

Zheng Liangqiang's statement does have his truth...... Strong mobility will always take advantage of you on the battlefield, an ordinary company...... If you add super mobility, then the combat effectiveness that can be exerted on the battlefield is several times that of a company...... Because it can exit the battlefield at any time, and it can even return to the base to replenish ammunition, food, or rest before catching up with an exhausted opponent......

Helicopters are such a tool with super maneuverability, not to mention the straight five modifications we are equipped with...... IT IS ALSO A HELICOPTER GUNSHIP ARMED WITH A 12.7MM MACHINE GUN AND ROCKETS...... Not to mention the fact that these weapons are quite sharp against supply convoys!

The simplest and most straightforward ...... Just put a couple of artillery observers on the helicopter and let them direct the artillery fire to bomb the target!

But......

I objected: "The condition of the exercise is that the Red Army has a considerable period of time to prepare for defense...... In other words, it is quite possible that the Red Army will have a considerable amount of supply storage. Besides...... The reconnaissance range and combat capability of helicopters will be greatly constrained at night, if the Red Army focuses its transportation on the night...... I'm afraid that the effect of helicopter strikes will not be enough to cut off the supply lines of the Red Army or isolate the Red Army! If you insist on doing this...... On the contrary, there is a possibility that our helicopter formation will fall into the trap of the enemy......"

As soon as I said this, Zheng Liangqiang lost his voice...... At night, helicopters can only illuminate a small area with spotlights, and they have to fly at low altitudes...... This is undoubtedly a pretty good chance for the enemy to ambush!

"Battalion commander!" King Chuang stood up and said, "We have air power...... Having air power means having eyes in the sky...... This helped the artillery a lot, which basically meant that the artillery fire of the Red Army could not be maneuvered, otherwise it would soon be covered by our artillery fire and the whole army would be annihilated. I think we can start by striking its artillery...... When the artillery of the Red Army is basically annihilated, we will have the initiative on the battlefield! ”

What King Chuang said also makes sense, the battlefield has never been inseparable from artillery ...... If there is no artillery, then we will basically only be pressed and beaten by us, not to mention that we still have air power that the enemy does not have......

But here's the problem......

"The artillery of the Red Army is basically hidden in the tunnel fortifications!" I said, "Just like we did with the Soviets in Afghanistan...... Roll out if necessary to fire a few shells...... Immediately pushed back into the tunnel, we will hardly have a chance to annihilate its artillery! (To be continued......)