Chapter 40: Preparations for Retreat

"Kill!" The Vietnamese army soon launched a charge towards our positions.

The Vietnamese charge was simple and straightforward, launching a charge under the cover of anti-aircraft machine guns and mortars.

But on the battlefield, it is often a simple and direct attack that is more effective.

First of all, our 581 heights are like a knife against the communication arteries of the Vietnamese army, and our firepower here can even directly control the bridgehead...... You must know that although the stone bridge was bombed, it took the Vietnamese army more than a month to build a simple wooden bridge, so this wooden bridge became an important supply point for the Vietnamese army to attack our army's defense line, so our 581 heights became a thorn in the side of the Vietnamese army that must be removed.

This is often the case on the battlefield, and the more important the military location, the less tricks there are to play ...... Isn't it a military stronghold? Both sides knew that this place was important, and they would attack and defend it with all their might, so they could only simply pile up bullets, cannons, and human lives.

The second is that the Vietnamese army has the conditions for a strong attack, at this time it is rainy and foggy, and the whole battlefield is like a smoky fairyland, plus most of the positions of the Vietnamese army are on the back of the 581 heights...... The back side means that it is a dead end of our army's long-range artillery fire, and our artillery cannot cover and kill it in a large area, which makes it possible for the Vietnamese army to attack our army's high ground with confidence.

This is not? Anti-aircraft machine guns, mortars, and even two light tanks came up and fired up at our hilltop position...... 581 The heights were like a boiling pot of porridge in an instant.

But just because we're in chaos doesn't mean we're going to be in ...... Our second company is also a person who came from the counterattack war, although he is not a veteran, but he is also a person who has fought for more than two months. It is also a soldier who has experienced the great world of the Dai Nai Resistance Battle and the Pass Resistance Battle. Where would you be intimidated by such a small battle in front of you......

In fact, the key is that we are prepared for this...... When the tunnel was first constructed. I thought that one day this hilltop position would be attacked by the Vietnamese army on a large scale, so I built some tunnels in response to the Vietnamese army's attack.

These tunnels were built on the side of the hilltop position close to the slope of our troops. There are many benefits to building a tunnel in this area...... First, it is not easy to be shelled by the Vietnamese army, the area of the hilltop position is not large, and it is not easy for the Vietnamese artillery to accurately hit the hilltop position, let alone hit the tunnel fortifications on the other side. Second, it is convenient for combat...... Because these tunnels are close to the mountaintop position, we only need to connect the tunnel mouth with a traffic trench and the mountaintop position...... All right! When the Vietnamese army opened fire, we shrank back and hid in the tunnel, and when the Vietnamese army charged, we got out of the tunnel and put our guns together...... A single bullet can knock the Yue devil down.

Some might say...... Can't the Vietnamese army rush to the top of the hill while firing guns? Bullets and shells don't have eyes, and they can't tell which ones are enemies and which ones are their own. So...... It is okay for the Vietnamese troops to charge when they are firing artillery, but when they rush to a certain distance, they must stop covering the fire, otherwise those machine gun bullets, shrapnel and gravel that burst are very likely to injure their own charging troops.

So we played this game of cat and mouse with the Yue devils at the top of the mountain...... When the Vietnamese army's firepower is fierce, we will drill tunnels, and as soon as the Vietnamese army's firepower stops, we will go to the position.

Of course, the Vietnamese army is also familiar with this kind of tunnel warfare...... In fact, that's how they play in counterattacks, so they know very well how to fight such a battle, and at the same time they know how to attack.

The way to do this is to close the grenade throw when the fire is covering...... It is possible to push within the 50-meter line by moving forward with a low momentum or crawling.

It's just that if there is an offense in everything, there is a defense...... The more devils have a way to attack, we naturally have a way to defend.

At this time, the position of the ridge line is particularly important...... The fact that the Vietnamese army can climb into the distance of throwing grenades means that they are also within the range of our army's grenades, which is particularly ...... Because the position of the ridge line is that you can hit the enemy as soon as you stretch out your head, and you can hide as soon as you shrink your head. So the soldiers who came out of the pit didn't have to think about it at all, and after coming out and occupying the ridge line, they split their heads and threw a piece of stuff outside...... As for what it is. It depends on what you have in hand, more grenades, these things are more abundant and cheap, and it is not a pity to throw them out and blow them up without killing people, and occasionally there are some mortar incendiary bombs, directional mines, etc......

In particular, the directional mine, which was thrown out and detonated as soon as it shrank its head...... It's a pity that we can't see the effect when it explodes in the air, but it's better not to see it. But you can imagine...... There are 800 steel balls in one directional mine, and they explode in the air to scatter flowers...... But there are more devils who can bear it.

As soon as the soldiers in charge of guarding the ridge line finished exploding, the other fighters quickly entered the trenches at the top of the hill and faced another field of bullets below......

Therefore, with the tacit cooperation of all units of our army, this defensive battle was fought smoothly, and the Vietnamese army's charge was beaten down by us again and again, and in less than an hour, the corpses of hundreds of Vietnamese soldiers had fallen to the position, and our army only suffered seven casualties.

But...... This 581 high ground can't be defended.

"Company commander!" At this time, Marx, who was in charge of observing the flank, shouted to Company Commander Luo: "The more devils are coming up from the flank along the road!" ”

This road is the road that surrounds the left side of Heights 581, which could have been described as a dead end, because it is covered with mines and barbed wire, and there is also a blockade of several anti-aircraft machine gun positions and mortar positions on the second line...... It is conceivable that under such a defense, the Vietnamese engineers would not have been able to clear the mines here, and the Vietnamese infantry would not be able to break through the blockade of mines, barbed wire, anti-aircraft machine guns and mortars...... Even with tank cover, many of these mines are anti-tank mines.

In addition, this section of the road is a dead end for the long-range artillery of the Vietnamese army, so it can almost be said that this place is impregnable...... However, due to the leakage of our army's intelligence, the machine gun positions and mortar positions on the second line were knocked out one by one by Vietnamese artillery fire, so it became a Vietnamese army engineer calmly demining, and we could only stare dryly...... We also want to fight, but that lot is located in the dead corner of the 581 heights, and the distance is too far, so we can only watch the Vietnamese army engineers have detonating cords and grenades, and it only takes more than an hour to almost line up the mines in that place.

It is not difficult to imagine that as long as the gap in this highway is opened...... From here, the Vietnamese army can go around to the flank of the 581 heights and surround us, and then flank our troops from several sides.

So I said...... From the moment the Vietnamese army began shelling and knocking out the second-line fire points and blocking the road, the 581 heights were doomed to be undefended.

But fortunately, we didn't plan to defend it in the first place......

"Prepare to retreat!" Company Commander Luo quickly gave the order.

"What?" When Liang Lianbing heard this order, he felt strange: "Company commander, didn't you say that you can't back down a single penny?" Why did you retreat? ”

"Yes, the company commander ......" The reader was also strange: "You see that the artillery fire of the Yue devils has blocked our retreat, and the other roads are all mines...... If you want to return, there is no place to return! ”

But only me and Scar didn't speak, because I already knew what was going on, and Scar guessed it.

Lian Commander Luo didn't explain, and of course he didn't have time to explain at this time, so he replied angrily: "If you are told to prepare, you can prepare, why is so much nonsense?" ”

"Yes!" The warriors answered and stopped talking.

The preparation is actually very simple, in fact, it is a blasting ...... Bomb ammunition depots, tunnels, fortifications, etc., or plant mines...... Although this tunnel was built by us, it would be a little reluctant for the soldiers to blow it up, but in order to prevent the Yue devils from using it, they had to be ruthless.

I just blew up two small pits and I think something is wrong......

"Company commander......" I said, "I don't think this tunnel can be blown up yet......"

"How?"

"Our 581 Heights is just blocking the devil's traffic artery!" I said, "If we want to surround this devil and fight him, then we will definitely come back and seize ......."

"Isn't that going to blow up the fortifications?" Company Commander Luo asked suspiciously: "Otherwise, how can we fight with the Yue devil when we come back?" ”

"Company commander......" At this point, I lowered my voice and said, "Do you want to ...... If we blow up all these fortifications, then the more devils will spend more time doing some more fortifications, and it will make no difference to us. But...... If we keep this fortification, it will appear that we are in a hurry to retreat and we will not even have time to blow up the fortifications, and second, let's ...... We can also bury explosives packs under the fortifications......"

"Oh!" As soon as I said this, Company Commander Luo understood, and hurriedly shouted at the soldiers behind him who were blowing up the tunnel: "Stop, stop, ......

So the task was quickly assigned, and the three platoons of the Liang Company were responsible for the wiring of the explosives, while the two platoons of me and Scar were responsible for garrisoning the hilltop position.

It was clear that our two platoons were buying time for the third platoon. However, perhaps the Vietnamese army knew that the mines on the road would have to be removed, so they were not in a hurry to attack at this time. This left all three of our platoons doing the work of wiring the buried explosives. Of course, there were still a few observers arranged on the hilltop position.

It is not difficult to bury explosives, that is, dig a deep pit in the tunnel, and then bury explosives to connect the fuse...... Of course, this fuse is also buried at a certain depth in the ground, so that it will not be discovered by the devils, right?

And out of affection for these tunnels, the fighters did not bury many blocks of explosives, a small one was used for a small one, and two or three pieces were used along the U-shaped tunnel...... The main reason for this is not to blow up the tunnel that he built with his own hands.

It turns out that we are right, in a confined space like a tunnel, it doesn't really take much explosive force to make people lose the ability to resist, and the tunnel is built quite solidly so it will not be damaged. (To be continued......)