Chapter 177: Shooting at close range

In this way, our troops barely managed to make peace for two days with the support of all edible plants such as grass seeds, wild vegetables, and tree roots.

In the past two days, there have been several fierce battles in the direction of the 179 heights.

It was obvious that the reinforcements of the Vietnamese army wanted to flank our army from the back or try to open the pass, but it was obvious that those who were used as logistics troops were the Vietnamese militia with relatively weak combat effectiveness, and there was also the cover of several tanks of our army in that direction, plus our army occupied a geographical advantage, so the battle situation was on the side of our army.

The 316A Division in the direction of Sabah did not embarrass us much, and still made an unhurried feint as before.

But we know that this is not because the devils are kind, but because they are also recuperating and waiting to strike a fatal blow at us.

Because the intensity of the battle is not large, we can even rest while fighting, especially in the canyon where I am stationed, it can be said that there is basically no war, so we are too lazy to change guards with each other, so that our second company has been stationed in the front-line position for a long time.

But the reason for this decision...... In fact, it is also because our army has increased casualties, and there are not enough troops to replace them as before.

The four companies that were used to replace them before suffered heavy casualties because the defense line was broken through by the Vietnamese army, and the combat capability of the whole company was sharply reduced to a few dozen. Our second company is actually about the same, the biggest casualty is still the platoon of Scar, there are only a dozen people left who can still fight, and the other platoons will have some casualties intermittently because they have been stationed on the 217 heights for a long time.

Thereupon...... The regiment commander simply incorporated the troops of the fourth company into our second company to defend the 217 heights with us, and Company Commander Luo was the commander-in-chief.

The downside of this is that we all have to be vigilant at all times. Although this is not a high degree of vigilance. But there is still a big difference between the pressure of the first line and the second line.

Advantage...... That is, you can take the soldiers of the fourth company to communicate and learn from each other's combat experience. Bi Yi: Our company is a well-known hero company inside and outside. Ever since the battle of Dainoyama was fought...... The rest of the troops are going to look at us with an upward attitude. What's more, the performance of our company on the battlefield is also obvious to all.

In addition, we and the soldiers of the fourth company have also fought on the same battlefield, so we still get along with each other very well...... In fact, this is the basis for unity on the battlefield, if they all quarrel with each other before the war and no one obeys anyone, then when the war starts, they will naturally have their own small calculations in their hearts.

However, the good times did not last long, and as time went on, the Vietnamese army found more and more that something was wrong...... No, it is said that if we don't have any water to drink, the more than two days should have greatly affected our combat effectiveness. But the results of their feints told them that the answer was not.

And more importantly...... I know from the regiment commander that the offensive of the main forces of our army on the front line has also accelerated, and last night the main forces had taken control of Sabah by night......

The Vietnamese army originally thought that Sabah would be able to hold off our army for at least ten hours for two reasons:

First, the Vietnamese army knew that our army did not dare to carry out large-scale bombing of civilian houses because of discipline, so they deployed a large number of troops in civilian houses and waited for our troops to fight a street battle after entering Sapa.

Another reason is that Sabah, like other important towns of the Vietnamese army, also has an underground castle, although the scale is not very large, but it is enough for our army to have a headache for a while.

But what the more devils didn't expect was...... The main forces of our army did not do what they thought at all, they only controlled but did not enter or occupy.

The so-called control is actually very simple, it is to disperse a regiment of soldiers to occupy the high grounds, roads, rivers, etc. on the outskirts of Sabah...... To put it simply, it is to surround but not fight. Although we can't quickly occupy Sabah and wipe out the Vietnamese troops hiding inside, we can seal those Vietnamese troops inside and can't get out.

This choice is certainly the right one. Just like there is a saying in the tactical thinking of our army, it is called ...... Regardless of the gains and losses of one city and one place, the goal is to aim for the survival of the enemy. The main force of our army is very haode in doing this, and it is very haode to implement this idea, regardless of the gains and losses of one city and one place, right? Sapa is a city, although it is an important place, as long as it is controlled, it can be ignored for the time being, so the main force can free up their hands to bypass Sapa and attack the main force of the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army that is surrounded...... This is to aim for the living liliang of the enemy.

So the situation quickly became tense, and the 316A Division originally thought that there was still a whole day to attack the pass, but suddenly there were more than ten hours missing, and it was like burning eyebrows.

This is both good news and bad news for us.

The good news is that the main force will soon arrive, and the bad news is that the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army will inevitably jump over the wall, and they will do everything they can to break through the pass we are stationed at the critical moment of life and death.

Therefore, when the main force comes, I am afraid that all we can see is our corpses.

"Second Platoon Leader!" Company Commander Luo's nervous voice came from the walkie-talkie: "There are more and more devils, maybe we will launch a general attack soon, and be ready to fight a big battle!" ”

"Yes!" I answered.

The only thing that didn't seem to be stationed in this canyon was that I couldn't see the situation outside, so much so that I had to use a walkie-talkie to find out. This is very uncomfortable for a sniper like me, who naturally likes to have a wide field of vision, can see the entire battlefield situation at a glance, or can change different positions at will...... But now, I can only nest in this canyon and look at two cliffs......

"Get ready for battle!" I quickly relayed the order over the intercom. Then he carried a rifle and drilled out of the cave.

Walking more than ten meters along a stone road on the cliff, I set up a rifle behind a protruding stone and looked out through the sniper scope.

I'm in the corner of the canyon...... The terrain here is a bit like the ridges on the highlands. Because I was around the corner, I could see the valley in the direction of the Vietnamese army when I took a step forward, and I entered the dead end where the Vietnamese army was shooting when I took a step back. This is also the position I have to choose as a commander and a sniper.

"Squad leader!" After watching it for a while, I shouted to Wu Zhijun on the walkie-talkie: "Did you find anything?" ”

"Report platoon commander!" Wu Zhijun, who was in charge of the sentry reconnaissance in the first half of the period, replied: "There are many more devils, and there are several tanks, some big and some small, and the T62 also has ......."

"Hmm!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but nodded, it seems that the more devils seem to have moved all their belongings.

But it's not surprising that the Vietnamese army is surrounded by our main forces, isn't it? If we don't bring them all here to open the gaps, are we still waiting to be captured alive?

"Platoon commander!" At this time, Wu Zhijun reported again: "The Yue devil artillery has also come up, and more than a dozen cannons ......"

"!" I couldn't help but curse in my heart, and the large-caliber artillery was directly on the front line.

After thinking about it, I immediately issued an order to Wu Zhijun: "Immediately withdraw everyone, repeat, everyone retreats to the rear position!" ”

"Yes!" Wu Zhijun answered and walked back with his subordinates.

The reason why I gave this order was because I knew the purpose of this Yue devil to pull the cannon to this front line.

Because large-caliber artillery is not strong in concealment and mobility, it is easy to be hit devastating by enemy artillery, so it is generally not on the front line. What's more, their range is tens of kilometers at every turn, so there is no need to go directly to the front-line position, right?

Some might say...... This time, the Vietnamese devils were in a hurry because they were driven by the main force of our army, and they had to pull this large-caliber artillery to the front line to fight.

This may be one of the reasons, but if the Vietnamese army wants to use these artillery, it can launch an artillery attack on our positions from a high ground, and there is still no need to show the artillery in front of us. Such an approach is obviously very dangerous, because our army only needs to use mortars to destroy their large-caliber artillery......

So what about the Vietnamese army Weishenme doing this?

One reason, I think, is because they know very well that we don't have many shells left...... This is a fact, in the past few days of fighting, sometimes in order to strike at the mortar units of the Vietnamese army, and sometimes in order to block the offensive of the Vietnamese army in the direction of the 179 heights, our army's mortar units have been faced with the situation of having no artillery and no ammunition, and even the two boxes of incendiary bombs originally assigned to us have been forced to transfer one box from the artillery battery.

More importantly, I think the reason why the Vietnamese army has to bring up large-caliber artillery...... It's to deal with our canyon.

The bombing of the 217 heights does not need to be pulled so close at all, does it? Therefore, there is only one purpose, to use large-caliber artillery to shoot at close range in our gorge.

Some might say...... What is the difference between this close-range shot and long-range shooting?

The canyon we are stationed in is very narrow, and it is basically impossible for the shells to go directly into the canyon if you shoot from a distance, but it is completely different when you shoot at close range...... If you put these cannons at Taniguchi, there will always be a few shells that will shoot at Taniguchi, right?

Our canyon is full of stones, and you can imagine how lethal this large-caliber cannonball will be when it hits in. I think that the Vietnamese army may have thought of such an offensive because of the power of tank artillery here.

Sure enough, when Wu Zhijun and the others had just run around the corner, a whistling sound of cannonballs immediately sounded outside the valley mouth.

"Boom ......" Then I heard a bang, and the canyon was blown away like a typhoon. (To be continued......)