"The 52nd Regiment of the 337th Division of the Vietnamese Army stationed on Phaka Mountain...... "The commander of the Liang Division pointed to the map and continued: "This 337th Division ...... But our old adversary, when we fought Lang Son back then, it used to cooperate with the 3rd Division of the Vietnamese Army in Lang Son, which shows that they are also a unit with combat experience, and they also occupied Phaka Hill for a period of time and built complete fortifications...... We must not take this lightly! ”

Grabbing the cup next to him and taking a sip of water, Master Liang continued: "Our plan is like this...... The main attack on the defense of Mount Fakka and its later defense missions...... It is mainly undertaken by the 716 Regiment, which is more familiar with the local terrain and people, and the rest of the troops cooperate, of which ...... The reconnaissance team of the 717th Regiment was stationed on the Puliude Heights, equipped with light and heavy machine guns, 40 rocket launchers, 60 mm and 82 mm mortars, and 82 Wu to provide alert, observation and fire support on the left flank of Faka Mountain. The reconnaissance team of the 715th Regiment was stationed in Fa Ka Mountain, equipped with the same firepower to provide alert, observation and fire support on the right flank of Fa Ka Mountain!

One of the core main tasks...... It was handed over to the second battalion of the 716th regiment, which had been confronting the Vietnamese army on the front of Phaka Mountain for a long time, and was very familiar with the terrain of Phaka Mountain and the fortifications and troop deployment of the Vietnamese army...... Questions? ”

"No problem!"

"No problem!"

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The cadres replied in unison...... This is the characteristic of our army, and the task is assigned...... Even if some troops have difficulties and problems...... At this time, there is no question to answer.

But I really have a problem......

"Master Liang!" I said, "Then let's ...... the camp."

"Hmm!" Master Liang patted his head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Look at me...... I invited this god from afar, but when I really wanted to use it, I forgot it! ”

"Coax!" A bang. The surrounding cadres all burst into laughter.

I can understand that. The reason is that the commander of the Liang division has always commanded the infantry. Habit becomes natural, so it's normal to forget about our helicopter troops!

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Commander Liang pointed to the map and said, "Your troops have helicopters...... For helicopters, we don't use this guy very often. But like I just said...... There are three positions on this high ground on Mount Faka...... Position No. 3 is the main peak, and positions No. 4 and No. 5 form a flanking attack on the left and right sides of position No. 3 respectively...... In addition, the entire Faka Mountain is only more than 100 meters long and dozens of meters wide...... We have very limited forces to deploy, so ......"

"What does Commander Liang mean......" I said, "is it for us to take the helicopter unit to attack the No. 4 and No. 5 teams?" ”

"Yes!" Master Liang nodded: "That's what I meant...... It is here that Mount Faka is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and positions 3, 4 and 5 are connected to each other and can provide fire support to each other...... Let's attack positions 4 and 5 first, and position 3 is the commanding height...... We can provide fire support for these two heights from above, if we attack position 3 first...... These positions No. 4 and 5 will form a crossfire on our troops. Almost following the back of our attacking troops, this is undoubtedly quite unfavorable to our offensive! ”

Of course, I understand these words of Division Commander Liang, after all, I also have a lot of combat experience and command experience until now, so I ...... after seeing the topographic map of Mount Faka As far as you know, this is not an easy fang.

In fact...... The more powerful Liang division commander has not yet spoken...... That is the layout of the three heights of Phaka Mountain, if the Vietnamese army occupies our army's attack...... That is, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if our army occupies the Vietnamese army to attack...... It's easy to attack and hard to defend, and the reason is obvious...... The No. 3 position of the main peak was in the direction of Vietnam, and when the Vietnamese attacked, the sight of the No. 4 and No. 5 positions was blocked by the No. 3 position, and it hardly played a role. The Vietnamese army only needed to take position No. 3...... You can condescendingly pose a threat to the positions of our army No. 4 and No. 5!

But...... But I don't think this battle can be fought like this!

"Master Liang!" I pointed to the map and said, "I know that you have a habit of arranging the main peak for your troops, and the secondary positions No. 4 and 5 for us...... It's the care of our synthetic camp. But...... For our helicopter units...... Attacking positions 4 and 5 will be more dangerous than attacking position 3! ”

"Hmm. How so? Hearing this, Master Liang couldn't help but be stunned.

Division Commander Liang's reaction also proved that I guessed correctly, and he left the No. 3 main position for his troops...... It is indeed simply out of consideration to take care of our synthetic battalion, after all, our synthetic battalion is transferred to cooperate with their troops to attack, and we can't let the cooperating troops fight the main attack! This will also make other troops laugh, and there is also a suspicion of not treating other troops as people.

"That's right!" I explained: "The offensive approach of our helicopter units...... Rappelling is mainly carried out under the cover of other helicopters, and the helicopter also has a characteristic that the bottom armor is thick and the side and top armor is thin...... The side and top armor can't even stop the AK47 of the Vietnamese army...... So ......"

I pointed to the map and said, "If we go and attack positions 4 and 5 at a relatively low altitude...... Then when we attacked the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, because of the difference in the height of several positions...... This would expose the weak armor on our flanks to the Vietnamese troops in position 3, and they would only need to fire at our helicopter with AK47s...... It will have quite serious consequences! ”

Hearing this, Senior Liang couldn't help but be stunned, and then replied with a little embarrassment: "Look at me...... There is no experience in commanding helicopters into battle, which ...... I almost made a big mistake! ”

This is the attitude of Master Liang...... My hanging heart was let go...... What worries me the most is that Division Commander Liang is the kind of person who knows that he is wrong but refuses to admit it...... Although I, the battalion commander, was under the direct command of the headquarters, strictly speaking, not much smaller than the division commander, this was the battlefield...... On the battlefield, you must resolutely obey orders!

So...... If Commander Liang had to force me to fight according to his plan as the division commander, then I don't know what to do with Lu Dao, and now it seems that the situation is not as bad as I thought! Not only is it not as bad as you think, but it can even be said that it is much better than you imagined!

"Battalion Commander Yang ......" Then Commander Liang looked at me with an inquiring gaze: "Then you look at ......?"

As a division commander, I was a little surprised that he was willing to lower his profile and ask my opinion in this way......

However, I think this is partly because our synthetic battalion has a lot of background, and the glorious achievements we have had before are about to become a myth in the army. This is also the reason why the other cadres in the division headquarters did not show any unusual expressions on their faces.

On the other hand, it is also because what I said is indeed reasonable, and the division commander Liang really has no experience in commanding helicopter units, and the superior has a death order with no more than 200 casualties...... So Master Liang just didn't want to lower his profile!

I was silent for a long time and didn't speak......

The political commissar next to him interjected: "So that is it...... The only way to do this is to hand over the No. 3 main position to Battalion Commander Yang! ”

"This ......," Master Liang said with some embarrassment, "how can this work?" The synthetic battalion is here to cooperate with us in combat, but the core combat mission is entrusted to the synthetic battalion...... So is this Faka Mountain fought by us or by a synthetic battalion?! ”

"yes, that's not the same thing!"

"This is considered a victory, and our troops can't hold their heads up in front of their superiors!"

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The surrounding cadres are also talking to each other below!

"Let's hit the main peak!" I said, "As for the face-saving question...... Our strategic goal is to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost, and if we can reduce casualties and complete the mission, we can also achieve the goal of winning the hearts and minds of the people in the First World War...... What's the point of this face?! ”

What I said did not arouse the approval of the surrounding cadres...... Indeed, now in their hearts, they are afraid that the issue of face is more important than the size of casualties, because for a troop ...... Face is honor.

Plus I'm the one with face...... Our synthetic battalion was originally here to cooperate with the operation, but now it has fought the main attack, and after winning the battle, it will be like this Faka Mountain was defeated by our synthetic battalion.

So...... Many cadres will think that I just stand and talk without backache!

Merely...... I didn't actually intend to convince them to let the Synthetic Battalion attack Main Position 3......

"But in fact, the helicopter is not suitable for attacking the No. 3 main position!" As soon as I changed my words, I said: "This is determined by the reality of our army's poor defense ability...... EVEN IF THE HELICOPTER HAS THICK ARMOR AT THE BOTTOM, IT CAN EASILY BE PENETRATED BY THE VIETNAMESE ARMY'S 12.7MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS, AND BAZOOKAS OR RECOILLESS GUNS WILL ALSO POSE A GREAT THREAT TO THE HELICOPTER. I think...... The Vietnamese army should not lack these equipment! ”

"Indeed!" DIVISION COMMANDER LIANG NODDED: "ESPECIALLY THE 12.7MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS, THE VIETNAMESE ARMY HAS DEPLOYED CROSSFIRE ON SEVERAL POSITIONS, AND THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE WILL NOT BE LESS THAN TEN...... Mainly for stopping the charge of our infantry! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, which I had expected...... The anti-aircraft machine gun has a long range and high power, and it can be said to be the most convenient for fire support between positions.

"So!" I pointed to the map and said, "If we attack the No. 3 main position...... We are likely to come under intense fire from anti-aircraft machine guns from three positions...... This is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap built by the fire of the Vietnamese army's anti-aircraft machine guns! ”

Hearing this, Senior Commander Liang couldn't help but gasp...... It seems that this has disrupted his whole plan! (To be continued......)