"Battalion commander!" It soon became clear to me that there was actually a battlefield situation that was much more serious than we thought.

It didn't take long for Zhao Jingping to raise his head and report to me: "The second company commander reports...... The shells used by the more devils are the shells of the time-delay fuse! ”

"What? Delay fuze? Hearing this, the cadres in the battalion headquarters couldn't help but gasp.

The battalion headquarters is full of veterans...... Of course, they knew what was the difference between the shells of the delayed fuse and ordinary shells...... Ordinary shells explode as soon as they hit the ground, and the result is, of course, only the surface of the earth...... That is, it looks very powerful on the outside, but in fact, it has little destructive power to the underground fortifications, and not much energy is absorbed by the land!

But the shells of this time-delay fuse are different...... The so-called time-delay fuse is to delay for a period of time before exploding, which is in our usual mortar shells...... It is generally used for jungle warfare.

There are many branches and foliage in the jungle...... In the course of the movement of mortar shells to the target...... With an instant fuse, there is a high chance that the shell will be detonated by the foliage. This is not the case with a time-delay fuse, which allows the projectile to move smoothly to the target and then detonate at a preset time.

But...... THE 160MM ARTILLERY SHELL OF THE VIETNAMESE ARMY USED A TIME-DELAY FUSE...... The purpose is obviously not this, you must know that the shells of this mortar are tens of kilograms...... This, combined with the speed at which it falls from a high altitude, will undoubtedly cause it to burrow deep into the soil, behind the soil...... This shell will detonate under the action of the time-delay fuse.

So you can imagine...... Its destructive power on fortifications is not comparable to ordinary shells!

King Chuang thought about it, and couldn't help gritting his teeth and scolding: "This shitty Soviet devil!" ”

I couldn't help but smile wryly...... I understand why King Chuang scolded him like this, you must know that the devil of Lu Daoyue has no industrial base at this time...... He is nothing more than a poor country that has fought for decades. NATURALLY, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MASS-PRODUCE MORTARS OF 160MM CALIBER. It is also unlikely that such shells equipped with time-delay fuses will be produced...... So don't think about it. These are the weapons and equipment of the Soviet devils to support the Vietnamese army.

Suddenly, I understood what the Vietnamese army had been doing for the past five days...... THEY WERE USING THIS TIME TO MOBILIZE ENOUGH 160MM MORTARS, OR COULD BE SAID TO BE STORING SHELLS FOR SUCH MORTARS......

"Battalion commander!" At this time, Scar's roar came from the walkie-talkie: "The time-delay fuse shells used by the Vietnamese army are extremely destructive to our military fortifications...... Many shells penetrated directly into the soil and into the tunnels before exploding...... All kinds of cement components and steel plate fortifications were penetrated and opened...... The trenches were also flattened piece by piece! We don't have any fortifications to rely on......"

"How many casualties?" I asked.

"No count!" Scar said, paused and replied: "But the casualties are not very large, we ran out of the fortifications in advance to disperse the anti-artillery outside......"

I couldn't help but feel a little relieved when I heard this...... For the Agent Company, as long as there are not many casualties, because I believe they are ...... in any environment They can adapt quickly and react correctly!

"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping then reported: "Pu Liude and Kashan also reported being bombarded by Vietnamese artillery!" ”

I couldn't help frowning when I heard this...... It seems that this more devil is still fully prepared for this battle!

"Let's go up and have a look!" At this time, I couldn't bear it anymore, and waved at several of my communicators and staff officers. He went straight to the gate.

What I'm talking about going up...... Of course, I was referring to helicopters, which I was actually a bit used to...... So far, I have found that helicopters have many advantages, which are convenient for observing the battlefield and commanding...... Although the defense of this Zhiwu is not very good, as long as we don't get too close to the battlefield, we can observe it with a telescope from a distance...... Today, when the Vietnamese army lacks anti-aircraft weapons, this direct ascent is still quite safe, in other words...... This is actually an air command.

As for this devil, why is there such a lack of anti-aircraft firepower...... Needless to say, China and Vietnam have not yet engaged in a large-scale air war, and it can even be said that ...... Basically, there is no air combat, and occasionally there are planes. That is, a few helicopters or reconnaissance planes flying in the air.

Since that's the case...... Then the anti-aircraft weapons are obviously redundant......

So what the Vietnamese army could use for air defense was some small-caliber anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. And these things...... To put it bluntly, in fact, the infantry was still used to fight the opponent's infantry......

Other words...... These infantry are basically not trained in air defense, and this infantry is not the same as fighting airplanes...... The infantry ran on the ground, while the planes flew in the sky, not only fast but also often evasive, so the anti-aircraft machine guns that were originally used to hit the infantry ...... For us helicopters, the threat is not very great.

The crew soon arrived, and the helicopter burst through the air with a burst of propeller...... Soon rose into the sky.

At first glance, I saw Mount Faka, which had been blown up by shells...... It was still afternoon, and the sun was slowly setting in the west, so despite the smoke of gunpowder everywhere on the battlefield, I could clearly see through the telescope every radiating earth flower that exploded on Mount Faka, and I was eager to see through the smoke and dust the condition of the Agent Company inside, but it was a pity...... At this time, Mount Fakka was already surrounded by smoke and dust.

According to the memories of the fighters who later withdrew from Mount Faka...... At this moment they all thought it was dark, and we said that the sun had not yet set...... They don't believe anything.

Actually, we're both right...... And that's only because the smoke and dust of Mount Fakka are so thick that even sunlight can't penetrate it.

Let's take a look at the two wings of Phaka Mountain, called Kashan and Puliude...... The situation is similar to that of Faka Mountain......

This can be said to be the sorrow of our artillery, although our artillery is several times stronger than the Vietnamese army, but under the blow of such mobile artillery of the Vietnamese army...... It seems that all our artillery can do is to watch the battle from the rear!

But it's no wonder that the artillery ...... They also have no way to do it, because Captain Li is right...... At this time, the bombardment of our army was basically only mortars, but the long-range artillery fire of the Vietnamese army did not move a single shot, which is obvious...... They are waiting for our artillery to expose the target!

This helplessness...... It is caused by the lack of development of science and technology, and it can only be truly solved after our army is equipped with artillery sighting radar!

Seeing this, I only said one sentence: "Why did the Vietnamese army not attack?" ”

Zhao Jingping didn't answer, obviously he couldn't figure it out either......

Look at the current situation on the battlefield...... The positions of our army at three points and one line...... That is, Puliude, Faka Mountain, and Kashan Mountain...... Among them, the cover of Pu Liude and Zhaokashan is located on Faka Mountain, and the three positions form a defensive line...... That's why we're going to get our hands on this Faka Mountain.

But now these three positions ...... All of them were blown up by the artillery of the Vietnamese army...... Then it was time for the Vietnamese infantry to charge!

This question swirled around in my mind a few times...... When I saw the sunset that was about to set, I immediately understood what the Vietnamese army was waiting for!

"Contact the artillerymen immediately!" I turned my head and ordered Zhao Jingping: "It is very likely that the Vietnamese army will attack Phakashan from the right flank of Faka and the right flank called Faka Mountain!" Prepare the artillery units and at the same time prepare the fighters of all three positions to engage the enemy! ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping responded, and immediately conveyed the order.

After a pause, I added, "It's probably fifteen minutes away!" ”

After the order is communicated...... Zhao Jingping asked with doubts: "Battalion commander, how do you know that the Lu Dao Yue army will attack from these two directions, and even know the attack time of the Lu Dao Yue army......

"Look!" I pointed to the setting sun outside the helicopter window and said, "The Vietnamese army is waiting for the sun to go down...... The Yue Devil is very familiar with the terrain in this area, and knows that there will be an afterglow cast on our army's defense line before the sun goes down. So...... Under the interference of smoke and sunlight, it is very likely that our troops will not be able to see the whereabouts of the Vietnamese army, and even if they know that the Vietnamese army is attacking, it is difficult to shoot accurately...... And the Vietnamese army can take advantage of the shadows of the afterglow to launch a surprise attack on Phaka Mountain......"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but suddenly realize: "Faka Mountain and the right wing called Kashan...... It's the shadow of the afterglow, and the sun will go down in about fifteen minutes, so ...... We know the route and time of the Vietnamese army's attack! ”

"That's right!" I nodded.

"Battalion commander, you are really a god!" Zhao Jingping couldn't help but sigh, he didn't say much, and as soon as he turned around, he immediately made further preparations with other staff officers.

I just smiled and thought to myself...... If I didn't have such a helicopter, if I weren't watching the whole battlefield from a helicopter right now, if I were on the Falka Mountain...... Maybe it really made the tricks of the Yue devils succeed.

From this point of view...... The commander of the Yue Devil really has a set, and he knows how to use the natural environment on the Faka Mountain and the cooperation and suppression of weapons and equipment...... For example, now, the long-range artillery of the Vietnamese army has not fired a single shot...... As a result, our army did not know the depth of the artillery of the Vietnamese army, so it did not dare to act rashly, and in fact it reached the realm of "surrendering without a fight......

It's just that the commander of the Vietnamese army still lacks a little luck...... Now let's know in advance his offensive line and even the time of his attack, I'm afraid that the outcome of this battle will not be as he wants!

At this time, I felt that the ancients were right, that is, "the right time, the right place and the right people" are all indispensable...... Otherwise, the result will not only not achieve the desired effect, but will lead to a miserable death!

And I'm ...... It's just a little more luck than him! (To be continued......)