Chapter 113: The Battle of Mount Faka (18)
The 160 mortars of the Yue devils were bombed from 10 o'clock in the night to 1 o'clock in the morning of the next day, and they were bombed for three hours...... Then the entire world suddenly fell silent...... That is, there was no extension of artillery fire, and there were no shouts of killing and gunfire.
"What's the situation?" I asked.
"Battalion commander......" Zhao Jingping didn't know how to answer, so he only responded: "The devils have stopped bombing!" ”
"I know this way......" I asked a little angrily, "I want to know if there is any hostility in Lu Dao?" ”
Zhao Jingping asked on the radio...... Then he replied with great certainty: "No!" ”
"All checked?" I didn't give up and asked, "Are you sure that no Yue devils have come up under the cover of artillery fire and night?" ”
"Sure no!"
"Didn't charge either?"
"Nope!"
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This confuses me...... The infantry came up with the artillery fire...... It was the habit of fighting, whether it was friend or foe, in order to be able to ride the aftermath of artillery fire...... That is, when the enemy has not yet recovered from the artillery fire, he will immediately be busy organizing defenses.
Like now...... The more devils continued to bomb for three hours, and the three-hour bombardment not only caused a lot of damage to our fortifications, but also brought certain casualties to our army.
"Battalion commander......" At this time, Zhao Jingping raised his head and reported to me: "The casualties have been counted...... We lost six people and wounded five people in the second company......"
"What?" I was taken aback by this number: "What kind of fame, this battle hasn't been fought yet...... Why are the casualties already greater than in the last battle? ”
"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping replied with a heavy expression: "This time, there happened to be a bomb that got into a hanging stone, so ......"
So I quickly understood...... You must know that the devil is hitting a delayed cannonball. Generally speaking...... If this delay shell hits a stone, it should be deflected...... Only by very chance. For example, a cannonball just stuck in a crack in a stone. So the cannonball would go straight into the stone, and then it would explode inside the stone.
And this stone was suspended in the air, so the gravel hit down like a goddess scattering flowers......
Therefore, it is really impossible to say what is going on on this battlefield, sometimes even if both the enemy and the enemy are using the same tactics and the same way of playing...... By chance, they will also be two completely different looks!
For example, such an incident happened in history...... During the Second World War, an Allied army was besieged by German troops...... No matter how you calculate, no matter how you think, this allied army will be surrounded and annihilated.
The result was unexpected...... An Allied recruit was testing a cannon when a random shell hit a German ammunition depot...... So the tide of the war was rewritten.
This time we encountered a similar coincidence, but it was our army's special agent company that suffered losses.
"Send a few people up and take down the wounded and martyrs!" Now that the casualties have become a reality, then I have nothing to say. What we can do now is to try to do a good job in the post-production.
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping responded: "The sappers who have been assigned to transport ammunition have gone up!" ”
"Hmm!" I nodded...... Zhao Jingping can often think about things ahead of me, which saves me a lot of trouble.
Then he felt more and more that the Vietnamese army's sudden cessation of shelling and the failure to attack immediately were unreasonable...... Just like now, the Vietnamese army did not even block and shell our army's logistical supply lines...... Our sappers are free to bring ammunition and supplies to Mount Faka, and even to replenish the wounded.
What the hell is this devil? I couldn't help but frown.
And the more devils are so mysterious, the more nervous we are in the battalion headquarters, and all kinds of calls and inquiries are constantly ringing in the phone and walkie-talkie...... But no matter how much we asked, the answer was the same: "No enemy situation was found!" ”
Is this fearless for the devil?
Are they thinking...... Anyway, the fortifications of the three positions of our army have all been blown up, and we will not be able to recover in a short time, so they can attack at any time?
But that's not right either...... Even if the fortifications are blown up and we can't repair them in time, we still have time to dig trenches. There's also time to replenish ammunition and personnel!
So what is this......
Then I quickly thought about ...... Since most of our fortifications have been blown up, where can we put the ammunition that has been replenished? And...... The more devils give us these breathing moments. What if it is precisely for us to build the trenches?
What would the Vietnamese army want us to build trenches......
I suddenly thought that it was for something, so I immediately ordered Zhao Jingping: "Pass the order on...... Units can build trenches, but do not hide in trenches...... It is very likely that there will be a round of 160 mortar bombardment, and all units should pay attention to anti-artillery! ”
"What?" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but be stunned, but he quickly reacted and said yes, and conveyed my order!
I couldn't help but say in my heart...... This more devil commander is really poisonous...... The bombardment he had just done was about the same as the last one...... THE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE US MISTAKENLY THINK THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE ROUND OF 160MM BOMBING.
So next...... We will definitely take advantage of this time to seize the time to transport ammunition and build trenches to prepare for battle.
So...... Our personnel, weapons, and ammunition will be relatively concentrated...... Organize a line of defense, and the Yue devils will take advantage of this time to have another round of 160 mortar bombardment, and then our casualties will be large!
I guessed right...... Just after more than an hour of silence from the cannon...... The Vietnamese army took this time very well, and in more than an hour, our trenches were almost built, and even the cat's ear piercings were built...... At this time, if another cannon comes up, the soldiers will not even think about it, they must be habitually hiding in the cat's ear hole behind the trench to defend against the artillery......
This really works well for ordinary shells...... BUT FOR THE 160MM DELAY SHELL, THIS THING IS PRECISELY THE KILLER OF THESE FORTIFICATIONS!
So the cannon "boomed" and this time...... IT'S NOT JUST 160MM MORTARS, BUT ALSO LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY FOR MORTARS OF OTHER CALIBERS...... All kinds of artillery shells illuminated the three heights on the first line, as well as the communication trenches and supply lines between the three heights, and they were bombarded indiscriminately.
Of course, since the Vietnamese army's long-range artillery has already been fired, our army's artillery group will naturally not be polite, and the two artillery groups, one large and one small, immediately let out an angry roar in the direction of the Vietnamese army, and one shell after another crossed the sky with bright lines and went straight to the depth of the Vietnamese army. (To be continued......)