At this stage, the task of our synthetic battalion is naturally to begin to prepare for the upcoming exercises.

In other words, the task of playing the role of the Blue Army in the exercise came down early in the morning, but in fact we did not have much time to train...... During this time, we had to take on tasks outside of training, so we didn't have time to think about the exercises.

But then again...... As we said before, in fact, this actual combat is a test of our training results, and it can also enable us to discover more places that cannot be found on the training ground...... This will undoubtedly be beneficial to the exercise. For example, the two missions we carried out this time...... All of them fully proved the practicability of the rappelling we trained during this period on the battlefield.

"Generally speaking......" At the meeting to sum up the experience, the instructor said while handing out the documents to the cadres: "These two battles show that our training is still very effective, especially the helicopter rappelling...... This tactic played a big role in both of these battles. This is inseparable from the command of the cadres, the training plans drawn up by the staff officers, the targeted follow-up analysis and guidance, and, more importantly, the hard training of the soldiers and the heroic combat on the battlefield...... In short, our synthetic battalion has formed a strong and powerful combat effectiveness, which can be said to be unprecedented in our army...... For this reason, Commander Zhang specially praised us in the document, saying that we are a unit that is 'capable of fighting well' and that we are also a model of tactical pioneers in the whole army...... This is a great affirmation of us, and comrades must make persistent efforts...... Let's run the synthetic battalion into a force that can never be defeated! ”

"Good!" The fighters applauded excitedly.

The sense of collective pride that comes from being a soldier is not something that people living in a peaceful environment can understand...... I think this may be because they have to give each other's lives to their comrades on the battlefield and protect each other's lives...... So. Something that would be unimaginable in the eyes of ordinary people. In the collective of the army, it is very common.

For example, I...... Even a gentleman like me. Now they will also become reluctant to leave the army, reluctant to leave these comrades-in-arms and regard the army as home.

That's not an exaggeration...... This is not an ideological "lofty", nor is it a "situationalism" of the decade. This feeling of "home" is made by the sweat on the training ground and the blood on the battlefield...... It can even be said that the army is more like a family...... Because there is no home with so many people like us and only one heart.

That's why it's ...... Therefore, the praise of our troops from the superiors was as if the soldiers were praising themselves in their hearts, so all of them were full of pride.

After the applause stopped for a while, I interjected, "I object...... The instructor just mentioned so much. What kind of staff officers, cadres and soldiers...... Why did you leave out me, the battalion commander? Could it be that I, the battalion commander, still eat dry rice? ”

There was a "coax", and the conference room was soon filled with laughter.

After a pause, I continued: "Although the comrades fought these two battles very well, the commanders also commanded very well...... This has enabled our troops to react quickly and work closely together on the battlefield to bring into play their very strong combat effectiveness. However, there are some issues that we should pay attention to...... For example, the position of the rope landing is not very accurate, and several fighters in the second platoon and the third squad ...... In the battle of Phaka Mountain, he deviated more than 30 meters from the landing site, and what was even more intolerable was that the rope landed in front of the Vietnamese army's concealed defense line...... This directly led to the fact that these soldiers did not play any role in the whole battle, and they were pressed by the Vietnamese army's firepower and could not raise their heads...... If it weren't for the timely reinforcements provided by friendly forces, the Yue devils would only need to throw a few grenades down and it would be all over...... I'd like to ask how these fighters usually train?! If everyone is like you, then we don't know where the face of the synthetic camp is going to be thrown! ”

I only learned about this incident after listening to Li Zuolong's report after the war...... The battle at Faka Hill had been tense at the beginning of the battle, and there was no time to pay attention to such trivial matters.

"Report to the battalion commander!" Shen Guoxin is the leader of the third class. He stood up a little embarrassed and replied, "This matter...... In fact, you can't blame those fighters, the moment the fighters jumped out of the helicopter, suddenly a few bullets hit the glass of the helicopter cockpit. The helicopter pilot was frightened and did not hold his ......"

"Who can blame these warriors if they don't blame them?" I interrupted Shen Guoxin's words and said, "What do you mean...... Should I go to the pilots and hold them accountable for this? ”

"I ...... That's not what I meant......"

"And what do you mean?" I rebuked unceremoniously: "The unexpected situation on the battlefield is also a situation that should be taken into account...... Let's not say that the pilots and you are a group, and what happens on the battlefield only depends on the results and not the process...... This time it is your fate, in case there is a human life, in case because of your mistakes, our army fails to take the hidden defense line of the Vietnamese army, which ultimately leads to the defeat of the whole battle...... Don't you blame them?! ”

Hearing this, Shen Guoxin didn't dare to squeak anymore.

This is not my reality, but the battlefield itself is a realistic place where heroes are judged by success or failure, which determines that I must also demand the same attitude from my subordinates.

"After the meeting, pull out the second company and rappel it on similar terrain for three days!" I ordered with a gloomy face: "And we have to simulate the situation where the pilot encounters an unexpected situation and does not stabilize it, and see which fighters will jump down in a daze......"

"Yes!" Scar and Shen Guoxin didn't dare to say anything, so they could only accept orders.

As for why he would pull a whole company or even a helicopter unit because of the mistake of a squad...... Both Scar and Shen Guoxin knew in their hearts that it was because they were a whole, and the mistakes of any one unit were ...... In fact, it represents the mistake of the entire army.

This is also the reason why the overall score is always used in the assessment of modern troops...... There is no need for individual and Rambo-style heroes in the army, what the army needs is coordination and cooperation.

"Also...... A more serious problem......" After a period of silence, Zhao Jingping opened his mouth and said: "We are all written in the document...... This situation occurred in the later stage of the Battle of Faka Mountain, and because of the weak defense capability of our army, our helicopter units did not dare to approach after the Vietnamese devils drove a few tanks out...... Even our original plan of airdropping supplies by helicopter or rappelling troops to Mount Fakka has become an impossible tactic, that is...... The helicopter rope landing was indeed a surprise to the Vietnamese devils in the early stage, but after our army moved into a defensive posture in the later stage, it basically lost its effect...... The weakness of the rope drop is also highlighted here! ”

What Zhao Jingping is talking about is the reality of our battle in Faka Mountain...... Although the battle of Faka Hill was generally a smooth one, and we won a big victory at a small cost...... But when the troops moved to defensive warfare in the later period...... In fact, there is nothing to do with our synthetic camp.

What makes it even more difficult for us to accept is ...... We have no air power but no use for it, and we can neither provide reinforcements nor supplies to Mount Faka...... At that time, Phaka Mountain had been blown into a ball by Vietnamese artillery fire, and there were more than a dozen Vietnamese tanks with night fighting capabilities eyeing us...... As a result, our military helicopters did not dare to act rashly at all.

In fact, we have thought of using helicopters to airdrop ammunition to positions 4 and 5, which lack ammunition...... But on the one hand, because the No. 4 and No. 5 positions were too small, and at that time it was still at night, and the battlefield was full of gunsmoke...... Pilots have to drop low, but this is obviously not possible.

"To solve this problem,...... Zhao Jingping continued, "we think there is only one way, and that is to train paratroopers like Soviet devils, paratroopers parachuted in helicopters...... Only in this way can we not be controlled on the battlefield! At the same time, this is also in line with the requirements of the superiors for the exercises we will be conducting! ”

"Staff Officer Zhao is right!" The instructor flipped through the documents, nodded and said, "Although I don't know much about military affairs, I ...... If in the battle of Mount Faka we have paratroopers who can parachute down with helicopters at low altitudes...... Then you can directly send your troops to the hinterland of the Vietnamese devils to attack their follow-up troops or logistics supply lines, and you won't be unable to do anything! ”

"It should be said...... To some extent, this overcomes the problem of insufficient defense of our army's Zhiwu! I said, "I'm sure my comrades feel the same way as I do...... After using this straight five on the battlefield, the neck was all swishing with a cool breeze...... It can be said that this head fell off accidentally! ”

The cadres nodded their heads...... There are too many weapons that can threaten the Zhiwuchang, anti-aircraft machine guns, light and heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, and even the AK47, a single weapon in the hands of the Vietnamese army, can take down the Zhiwuchang, as long as they can face the flanks of the helicopter...... As a result, these five changes are in crisis on the battlefield.

The reason why we fought two battles without problems...... It's all because of our careful planning, and the Vietnamese army didn't expect us to use a helicopter to rappel down.

But this can be one or the other...... Then the devils will be wary of our helicopters, just like they put tanks in movable machine-gun towers at Faka Hill to force our troops not to put in helicopters.

"So ......," I said, "the reels are going forward...... It is more important to choose to rappel in a safe place and then maneuver to your destination. For this kind of projection of troops to dangerous areas or even directly into the theater of operations...... Parachuting is undoubtedly not feasible, and airborne landing has its unique advantages...... The helicopter is high in altitude and fast when parachuting...... This will greatly reduce the likelihood of being shot down by the Vietnamese army...... That's what I'm talking about, avoid the shortcoming of weak defense of the straight five changes! (To be continued......)