Chapter 167: The Battle of Laoshan
In fact, I should have known from the beginning that moving the artillery sighting radar to the front line could not be as simple as "testing".
At this point, we already have two homing radars, and we are already in contact with Sweden to buy two more, which means ...... The artillery sighting radar in our hands can play a more effective role on the battlefield.
If we consider it from Commander Zhang's point of view, that is, from the strategic level, then the fact that our army has an artillery sighting radar will not be concealed for a long time in any case, that is to say, sooner or later, the Vietnamese army will know about it, unless our artillery sighting radar is not used on the battlefield.
However, artillery sighting radar is originally a thing on the battlefield, and if it is not used on the battlefield, there is no point in saving it.
Therefore, after the artillery sighting radar has been tested to obtain the required numbers and actual combat performance, this artillery sighting radar is destined to stay on the battlefield.
On the other hand, instead of waiting for the Vietnamese army to slowly discover that our army has an artillery sighting radar, it is better to take the initiative to apply it to the military to create a combat aircraft.
The reason is very simple, if you wait for the Vietnamese army to find out slowly, then the time that can be delayed will indeed be longer, but the time spent delaying is not of much significance.
Conversely, what if we take the initiative to apply it on the battlefield? That will undoubtedly take the Vietnamese army by surprise, that is, fight a battle in which our artillery has an absolute advantage, after all, at this time, the Vietnamese army does not have any countermeasure equipment because it does not know that our army has artillery sighting radar.
To put it simply, it is at this time that our army should regard the artillery sighting radar as a rare fighter to fight a big battle!
What kind of battle is this?
There is no doubt about the battle to recover the old mountain.
It's not that I haven't thought about this, but I'm limited by my own knowledge of history...... In my memory, the reconquest of Laoshan was fought in 84. So I never thought this battle was going to happen at this moment.
But it was clear that I was wrong.
Think about it. I quickly realized what I had done wrong......
You must know the battle to recover Laoshan in history. It was carried out after the initial completion of our army's military reform, the initial upgrade of various weapons and equipment, such as the 81 bar, and the recoilless gun, plus the introduction of artillery sighting radar.
In other words, the battle to recover Laoshan was actually a test of the reform of our army...... The battle in '79 was not ideal, and after a few years of hard work we strengthened our training and improved our equipment. As the army has taken a step toward modernizing itself as a whole, then it is necessary to fight a war to see the combat effectiveness of the army after the reform, or to see whether the direction of our army's reform is correct.
In this context, there was a bloody battle to recover Laoshan, and of course, this is also related to the military point of the Yue devils forcibly occupying Laoshan and affecting the lives of our border people.
Now, because of my storage, all the qiē have been accelerated, such as the equipment of the 81 bar, such as the reform of the army, and the introduction of artillery sighting radar......
This made our army meet the conditions for fighting a battle two years ahead of schedule, so the battle to recover Laoshan may be just around the corner.
Of course. This was just my guess, until I met Jiang Youchen (pseudonym), the commander of the 40th Division. I was sure that I was right.
"Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" Division Commander Jiang warmly beckoned me to sit down when he saw me, and after the guards made us each a cup of tea, Division Commander Jiang nodded approvingly at me and said, "You guys fought that artillery battle well!" According to the information we have received, on that day you knocked out two-thirds of the Vietnamese army's artillery in the Lao Son area in one go! ”
"Hmm, there are so many?" I couldn't help but feel a little surprised when I heard this.
Although I knew that the results of that battle should be not small, I didn't expect that with only one battalion of artillery, the Vietnamese artillery would be almost disabled.
"It's true!" Division Commander Jiang nodded and said: "The artillery of the Vietnamese army has not recovered its vitality until now, and they have only two artillery regiments until now!" ”
I can understand this, on the one hand, because the Vietnamese artillery itself is insufficient, and it is not easy to fill this gap. On the other hand, the artillery shells also had to be transported along with the artillery, and the capacity of the Vietnamese army could not be completed in a short time.
"But it also brings us some downsides!" Division Commander Jiang smiled a little helplessly and said, "We didn't expect your test to develop into such a large-scale artillery battle at the beginning, but we don't blame you, you don't know that we planned to recover Laoshan from the beginning!" ”
"Hmm!" That's when I was sure I was right.
"Then ......" After a moment's hesitation, I said, "The Vietnamese army has strengthened the defense of Lao Son, right?" ”
Needless to say, the artillery suffered heavy losses and there was no time to replenish it, and even a fool knew that it was time to send troops to close the gap.
"Hmm!" Division Commander Jiang nodded: "Originally, the 313th Division and the 356th Division of the Vietnamese Army were stationed in the Laoshan area, and now the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army has been urgently mobilized!" ”
"Oh, it's the 316A Division again!" I couldn't help but frown, this is our old rival.
"It's going to have a bit of an impact on us!" Division Commander Jiang said with confidence: "But I believe that with the cooperation of our powerful artillery, our army can still win!" ”
I also believe in this, and the reason is needless to say, with the help of artillery sighting radar, our artillery can comprehensively suppress the Vietnamese artillery, which is almost equivalent to the pure infantry of our army's artillery and infantry in coordination with the Vietnamese army...... No matter how powerful the infantry of this Yue devil is, it can't withstand the bombardment, not to mention that this artillery fire still has the guidance of the artillery sighting radar to point where it can be hit.
But......
"This will undoubtedly increase the casualties of our army!" I say.
This is also obvious, occupying positions always requires infantry to advance, and the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army is an ace division that is good at fighting hard battles, and it can even be said that they are quite experienced in fighting this kind of war when the artillery is at a disadvantage...... That's how they fought the Yankees before.
Division Commander Jiang nodded with a calm face: "In battle, there will always be casualties!" ”
I actually felt guilty about this, because I thought...... These additional casualties are actually caused by me.
"It's because we're not thinking it through!" When Master Jiang saw what was on my mind, he comforted me and said, "We thought that the later we let you know about this matter, the better, but we didn't expect it to be complicated......
"Maybe!" After thinking about it, I said to Senior Commander Jiang: "We can find a way to let the Yue devil transfer this 316A division!" ”
"Transfer the 316A Division?" Hearing this, Senior Commander Jiang couldn't help but be stunned. (To be continued......)