Chapter 39 Directional Mines

With a "boom", with a loud explosion, the long-lost battle finally began in the early morning of the third day.

As we expected, the battle began with the explosion of an ammunition depot. But I couldn't be sure if it was a real or fake ammunition depot that had been bombed, because all I knew was a loud bang in the north followed by a cloud of mushroom-like smoke.

Admittedly, this will be directly related to the victory or defeat of our battle, but as a platoon commander, I have no way of knowing this. In fact, it should be said that even the company commander and even the battalion commander did not know, because only a few people knew that the ammunition had been transferred.

At this time, of course, the head of the regiment will not tell us the answer. The reason is that the radio at this time will definitely be monitored by the Yue devils.

"What's wrong?"

"What's the situation?"

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All the fighters were startled by the explosion coming from the rear of our army, and the soldiers were not fools, of course they knew that something must have happened with the explosion.

This was followed by a flurry of shells, one after another, which passed over our heads and slammed into targets behind us.

This is enemy long-range artillery fire...... Judging from the landing points of those shells, most of the Vietnamese artillery was covered by targeted fire.

For example, some shells smashed directly into the anti-aircraft machine gun positions hidden in the second line...... These anti-aircraft machine-gun positions were painstakingly constructed by our second-line soldiers, and their role can be imagined: they usually hide in the woods or grass, and they generally do not open fire, just waiting for a major battle like this to come when the Vietnamese army rushes to the hilltop position. They will only lift their camouflage and play a role.

If you can wait until that moment, it will be happy. Because the anti-aircraft machine gun had a long range. Therefore, the soldiers of the second line can provide us with fire support on another high ground, in other words, no matter how many Vietnamese troops rush up...... There is only one result of being intercepted by these high machines.

In addition, there are some semi-open tunnels, which are also used for fire cover on the first line of high ground, except that this is used for mortar fire cover. During the battle, the mortar operator can shoot the cannon outward in the tunnel in this half-open way, and once the enemy's artillery fire is returned, he can retract into the tunnel with the mortar two steps back, which is very flexible and convenient.

It's a pity that ...... Because of the leakage of intelligence, these positions simply did not function. After two hits, he was knocked off by the cannonballs of the Yue devils.

Some might say...... Didn't we know in advance that the information was leaked? Weishenme doesn't divert these firing points?

This is our problem: as soon as this point of fire is shifted, it is very likely to arouse the suspicion of the Vietnamese agents, what can we do...... It is a matter of communicating with the soldiers stationed at these firing points, so that they can move as soon as there is a situation.

Therefore, I believe that the Vietnamese artillery fire only blew up some empty fire points.

There were also shells that were blown up on the roads in the rear of our troops...... Although there were not many shells in this section, they were fired continuously, even from day to night, in the number of three to five rounds every five minutes.

This is the so-called artillery barrage, the purpose of which is obvious, to blow up the communications of our troops with artillery fire...... The result of this is, first, that our army cannot retreat. Second, our army will not be able to receive reinforcements and supplies.

The soldiers were stunned by this scene, they all knew it if they had fought it. The bombing of the Vietnamese devil artillery seems to have completely isolated us.

"it!" Scar is a person who understands, and as soon as he saw the explosion point of the Vietnamese artillery fire, he knew what was happening, so he scolded fiercely: "Didn't you say that the intelligence was not leaked?" Why is it that the devil is hitting like he has eyes? ”

I gave Scar a look next to me and said, "The best is yet to come!" ”

"What? Fun? Scar couldn't help but be stunned, but he quickly understood the meaning of my words and showed a look of sudden realization.

......A few minutes later, when the Vietnamese army's long-range artillery fire was almost over, a sharper and piercing whistling sound was heard.

We all know that we have combat experience...... Long-range shells are louder and thicker because they are large, while mortar shells are small and have tails, so their whistling is shrill and piercing.

Long-range shells are used to blow up our rear firing points, but what about mortar shells? The target is undoubtedly us hiding behind the anticline.

So the soldiers all shrank into the tunnel with a tacit understanding...... Then I heard a burst of explosions outside the tunnel.

This is an old trick of the Vietnamese army before the attack, mortars because of the large elevation angle, can easily cross the hilltop position and hit the anti-slope, so it is very common in tunnel warfare, which is why we have to bring two mortars.

Just like this time, the Vietnamese army also used mortars to force us back into the tunnel, and then they took advantage of this opportunity to occupy the hilltop position and seize the initiative in the war.

So the next battle is almost conceivable...... By the time the mortar explosions outside had stopped, we were almost blocked in the tunnel by the Vietnamese troops at the top of the mountain.

But that's just wishful thinking on the part of the devils...... When the mortars stopped, we did not immediately rush out of the tunnel to fight the Vietnamese troops, but detonated several mines buried in the hilltop position according to the order of Company Commander Luo.

With a series of explosions of "boom", a miserable scream came from the hilltop position.

Those mines were Type 66 directional mines that had been brought to us by the engineering unit only a few days ago...... This mine is specially designed for anti-infantry use, and the front part of the mine body is 800 steel balls embedded in a plastic container, followed by explosives, so you can imagine such an explosion...... The ball shot out in a fan like a bullet.

OF COURSE, THE NEED TO HOLD 800 STEEL BALLS IN A MINE MEANS THAT THE BALLS ARE NOT LARGE, EACH WITH A DIAMETER OF ONLY 1.2MM, THAT IS, ALMOST THE SIZE OF A PENCIL. This diameter also means that it is not very lethal......

It's just that landmines are often less lethal to be more effective.

Just like this time, when we rushed to the top of the hill with our guns in hand, we found a large area of Vietnamese troops lying on it, whistling and rolling on the ground...... Most of them were beaten to a small hole all over their bodies, a blur of flesh and blood, although they did not die but lost their ability to fight, and occasionally a few were not too seriously injured and wanted to resist, but they were quickly knocked down by a few shots from the soldiers who rushed up.

"No prisoners left!" Company Commander Luo gave the order in a cold voice.

"Yes!" The soldiers answered the call and pointed their guns at the wailing Vietnamese soldiers on the ground, and with a burst of gunfire "bang", the hilltop position fell silent.

This really can't be said to be cruel to us, you must know that we are now blocked by Vietnamese artillery fire behind us, and there are a large number of Vietnamese troops waiting to attack this 581 height...... If we don't quickly deal with the wounded Vietnamese soldiers at the top of the hill, it will only be us who will die.

How can it be solved quickly? There is no doubt that there is only one way...... Aim at their heads and pull the trigger.

But what I didn't expect was ...... This group of Vietnamese troops who rushed up was the same group of Vietnamese troops who had been confronting us on the inclined plane, that is, the same Vietnamese army that bathed in the same river as us...... The reason why I am so sure is because I recognized one of them as Ruan Zhengmiao.

The only thing I was thankful for was that I recognized him, but he didn't. The reason was that several small steel balls shot right into his eyes...... His two eyeballs burst out like demons in the temple, and even beat with his painful tremors.

I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when I saw him, but when I saw him endure the severe pain and put his hand on the grenade around his waist...... Without hesitation, he pulled out his pistol and pulled the trigger on his head.

Watching a bloody light burst out of his head and then fall to the ground lifelessly, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart...... It was the first time I had killed a familiar person.

It's a little different from what I used to feel when I killed someone, but I can't say what is different...... Maybe it's killing an enemy and letting a friendship come to an end with your own hands, or maybe you have to end the life of an enemy who can be called a friend......

At the same time, it also made me understand a little bit...... Don't try to make friends with your enemies, which can be fragile in the face of war.

It was clear that the Vietnamese army clearly did not expect that we would be able to take out the opponent who had seized the hilltop position so quickly, so when we set up machine guns in the trenches...... The follow-up troops of the Vietnamese army were still rushing to the hilltop position in waves.

So there was not much suspense, and after a bullet, the Vietnamese army was crushed by our bullets.

That's when we took the time to look down at the position...... couldn't help but be stunned:

In front of me, there were Vietnamese soldiers crawling up the 581 heights with guns in their hands, and they were everywhere on the slopes, on the roads, and in the streams. Some of them were setting up cannons, some were wading through the water, and some were shouting passwords...... If it is a visibility haode, it may not be terrible, but the whole shijie is shrouded in a dense fog like a light rain, which makes people feel a feeling of wind and trees.

One thing is for sure, our Jihua who will plan has a haode beginning, and the enemy's main force was indeed attracted to this side as expected, but what I didn't expect was ...... The Vietnamese army has come with so many people, and there is more than one regiment in this large area in front of you!

So now the problem seems to have become a bit serious, and our army has only one regiment in this area...... If the Vietnamese army has enough troops, plus they have the cooperation of Vietnamese agents...... So what if you fall into our encirclement? Can we eat this big fat man? (To be continued......)