After this one point and two road bridges, I was much more relieved.

Looking at the Shanghai watch on his wrist, more than half an hour had passed...... It was more than ten minutes later than the original Jihua.

This is an acceptable time for two reasons......

First, even if the Vietnamese troops in the Banwang area were aware of the danger of being interspersed from the moment our tank unit set out, it would have only been 40 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes...... It is completely insufficient to build a complete anti-tank fortification, not to mention that we still have strong artillery support, if the devils have any anti-tank trenches and anti-tank mines...... We'll be blown up by artillery fire, and that's pretty much it.

Second, and most importantly...... If the Vietnamese commander had decided that our main direction of attack was Lu Binh, he would have even thought that the goal of our mechanized troops was still Lu Binh...... This is the usual way of playing in the PLA, breaking through the two flanks head-on, our troops will go all the way to Luping along Highway 4, so it is very much like a force outflanking Luping.

This can be seen from the fact that the mechanized troops of the Vietnamese army reinforcing Lu Binh did not come back.

So...... The Vietnamese commander was completely fooled......

However, this can't be said to be fooled, because Luping is also very important, not only because of its military value, but more importantly, because of the headquarters of the 320th Division...... An ace division, an ace division that claims to make it impossible for the Chinese army to move forward, if the command is suddenly terminated by the Chinese army, it will be a very heavy blow to the Vietnamese army, both militarily and politically.

To be honest, this plan is indeed very tempting, but I know that it is very unlikely that the headquarters of the 320th Division will be terminated.

The first is that the Vietnamese army is not stupid...... Their command will withdraw in time when they sense danger. At this time, they will not withdraw. Just because I felt that there was still a way to block the attack of our army. For the sake of face and morale, it is just not to retreat, if it really comes to the moment when Luping is about to be captured, then it is better to escape than to be eliminated!

The second is the political factor. Our country has declared that the war of self-defense and counterattack against Vietnam has ended...... The Chinese are talkative, so the end is the end, it is impossible to fight in the hinterland of Vietnam, and the next battle is at most to push around near the border.

Therefore, if the commander of the Vietnamese army had a stronger political concept, it would be easy to judge that the Chinese army's attack on Luping was fake. In this respect. It is also necessary for a military general to understand some politics.

Fortunately, however, the Vietnamese commanders did not have much political outlook...... So I believe that until this time, the Vietnamese army in the Banwang area was still unprepared.

The convoy then quickly stopped at the intersection of Route 4 and Banwang Highway...... From here, continue along Highway 4 to Luping, turn to Banwang Highway is the rear of Banwang.

Of course...... I'm not hesitating to take any way to park here...... This has long been jihuahaode, there is no choice.

The reason why I stopped here is because Banwang Highway is not at the same level as Highway 4...... Although Highway No. 4 is bombed and broken, it is wide and large, and the devils have also repaired it. But this Banwang Highway ...... However, it is in disrepair, not only is the road potholed, but also can only accommodate a car or a tank to pass through.

In other words, if one of the tanks breaks down. Then there is a good chance that the convoy behind will be blocked.

So, we stopped here to take a few minutes to get through the maintenance and get ready to enter the Banwang Highway.

"The car is ready!"

"The tank is ready!"

……

"Let's go!" With my order. The convoy went straight behind Banwang.

At the head of the pack was still Scar's motorized troops, but it was no longer the reserves, but the two bulldozers and cranes of the sappers...... Needless to say, these things are naturally prepared for the tank's drive, and the bulldozer's body is already filled with a pile of gravel and sand, and if there is a relatively muddy area that the tank may sink into...... Scar and the others will call a bulldozer to come up and sprinkle some, and if it doesn't work, they will use steel plates to make two paths. In case some tanks get stuck in it...... Then there were the followers who used the "self-rescue wood" to help get the tanks out.

I don't know how many times I did all this during training, so at this time the soldiers were familiar with the road, although it was dark and the road was not in good conditions, but the infantry, engineers, tanks, and automobiles were well coordinated in all aspects, so the whole army was like a sharp arrow straight into Banwang's back......

"Battalion commander!" After a few minutes of progress along the Banwang Highway, Scar reported right in front of him: "I just met a checkpoint of the Yue Devils, there is a squad of people, and they treat us as 'their own people'!" How to fix it? ”

I couldn't help but laugh a little when I heard this...... What's going on, it's all at this time, Banwang's Vietnamese army is not only unguarded, but even treats us as their own......

But it doesn't seem strange, as I thought...... If the commander of the Vietnamese army had determined that the main direction of our army's attack was Luping, and had been overwhelmed by the Chinese army attacking Luping, where would he have taken care of Banwang. In addition, it was dark at this time, and the Scar and his people were wearing the uniforms of the Vietnamese army and came from the rear...... So Banwang's Vietnamese army took it for granted that it was "their own people"!

Since that's the case, it couldn't be better...... I immediately ordered the walkie-talkie, "Ignore them and keep going!" Leave them to the main forces to solve! ”

"Yes!" Scar answered.

At this time, I suddenly had the idea that the main forces should also be mixed up...... In this way, it can play a more role in the surprise attack of the Vietnamese army on Tongmian and the 518.6 heights.

But this idea was quickly dismissed by me...... The reason is that the troops of the Vietnamese army do not need to move forward with the lights closed like we do, if the lights are turned on...... That illuminates the PLA in military uniforms before and after!

From this point of view, it was a mistake for me not to let this main force change into the uniform of the Vietnamese army, but who would have thought that the Vietnamese army had not discovered our true intentions until this time?

Think of it as a training exercise for the main force...... Then I ordered: "Tanks No. 5 and No. 6 are ready, and the Vietnamese army sentry in front of the target is not allowed to let go of any of them!" ”

"Yes!" The commanders of the two tanks in front of them quickly responded.

It's hard to hit a target with night vision devices in the dark, but it's close, and the target is an enemy checkpoint...... If you can't hit it, then all these hours of training will be in vain.

So the two tanks that were walking in front immediately sped up and rushed forward...... The purpose of the acceleration is not to block the convoy behind it, and the fire control system in the 59 is relatively backward, and it is as difficult to hit the target as it is to hit a fly with a cannon, so it is usually necessary to stop and aim before shooting.

What makes people laugh and cry is ...... The Vietnamese soldiers at the outpost had not yet realized that their time had come, and they were still waving at the two tanks that rushed up.

Then their faces quickly changed, as they suddenly realized that the tank had stopped in front of them and turned its gun to aim at them......

They reacted fairly quickly, and fell to both sides at the first moment...... But it was too late, and only two "booms" were heard, and with a burst of firelight, the entire outpost was blown into the sky. Then the infantry behind the tank suddenly came out and raised their guns to shoot at the Vietnamese soldiers in the flames, and the most powerful thing was the anti-aircraft machine gun on the tank...... This anti-aircraft machine gun is controlled by the infantry who follow it, and during the training, I strictly ordered the tankers not to leave the cabin during the battle, and the anti-aircraft machine gun is naturally responsible for the infantry follower.

So the bullet "boomed", and the sparks of the outpost, which had been blown up for the most part, were scattered, and there were flying sawdust everywhere...... Not to mention the Vietnamese troops stationed at the outpost, who had long been beaten into a blur by the soldiers' random guns.

"Battalion commander!" At this time, Scar, who was walking in front, reported: "We have reached the designated position, and the enemy is moving!" ”

"Good!" I turned to Zhao Jingping and ordered: "Contact the command headquarters and start shelling!" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping, who had already prepared, immediately shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Start shelling, repeat, start shelling!" ”

......As soon as I finished speaking, I heard the whistling of cannonballs in the air, followed by bursts of fire not far in front of us, and even though I was sitting in the jeep, I could still feel the vibrations coming from below......

These shells were fired by two artillery regiments in charge of the Banwang area, targeting Tongmian and the 518.6 heights, and the coordinates had been observed as early as before the war, and the role was to wash the ground...... Whether it's an infantry mine or an anti-tank mine, or some hidden fortification, no matter how many or twenty-one are washed with shells two or three times!

The scheduled time for shelling was fifteen minutes, and ten minutes were devoted to the continuation of our troops...... Our troops did not dare to advance because it was too close, because no one could say for sure what the shells were, and perhaps any shells would fall into our convoy if they hit far away. Another five minutes were spent on us deploying troops.

In other words, ...... The Vietnamese army had to face more than just these shells, and when the shells were over...... They will find that before the smoke clears, our mechanized army is already unfolding in front of them.

However, I believe that the Vietnamese army at this time did not care about these things at all, and they were busy dodging the shells...... And we were much more leisurely, continuing to drive the cars and tanks slowly towards the firelight, the dark red fire around us seemed to tell us...... A big battle has begun! (To be continued......)