Of course, the Vietnamese army would not be willing to accept defeat in the Lao Son area, so they launched a counterattack on our defense line that night.

This counterattack, of course, was organized by the Vietnamese army 316A, which came to reinforce it.

It's a pity that when the 316A Division of the Vietnamese Army rushed to the forward position of Lao Son, our army had already cleared the remnants of the enemy in time and organized a defense.

Organizational defense includes several aspects:

First of all, of course, it is necessary to build trenches, mines, and lay barbed wire in the direction of the Vietnamese army.

The second is to collect weapons and ammunition and make full use of them.

You must know that at this time, our army has just conquered the old mountain, and because the terrain of the old mountain is complex and difficult to climb, the soldiers of our army do not carry much ammunition and supplies...... It's not that much, to be exact, but you can't lose some of it on the road. Just like a battalion, at the beginning, it was an overestimation of the limits of its own body, and there was also a fear of not being enough, and being afraid of falling behind others...... The last point is actually quite common in the army, for example, other soldiers carry so many things, if I bring less, doesn't it prove that I am inferior to others and disgrace the troops?

Under this mentality, the fighters carried as many things as they could, and as a result, everyone was overloaded. In order to be silent and unbright during the march, bayonets, pickaxes, shovels, and water bottles were bandaged with cloth, which added weight when they were stained with muddy water. This led directly to the fact that during the march, there were constantly soldiers who fainted due to overload.

From this aspect, we can also see how tenacious the fighting will of our soldiers is...... In the end, there was no choice but to throw things to lighten the importance, but it had already caused unnecessary consumption to the warriors' bodies.

In such conditions of marching. Naturally, the fighters did not carry much ammunition. Then there was another battle for more than ten hours...... So the ammunition was almost consumed.

On the other hand. The militia, which served as the supply transporter, did not bring the ammunition so quickly...... Transporting supplies at night is dangerous and easy to get lost when the remnants of the enemy are still clear, so it becomes a problem to get refilled.

Fortunately, the guns and ammunition of our army and the Vietnamese army are universal, and the ammunition used in the newly equipped Type 81 automatic rifle of our army is the same as that of the 56 rush and 56 semi-common, and naturally it is also common with the AK47 of the Vietnamese army.

So, needless to say, of course, it was to search for bullet clips from the Vietnamese devils, or to search for ammunition depots on the positions of the Vietnamese army.

Among them, especially in the 1072 heights, there were more than a dozen anti-aircraft machine guns in the captured equipment. The bullets were even more innumerable, and they could not only supply the needs of their own positions, but could even be transported to the surrounding positions.

It's not surprising that the Vietnamese army has such ammunition, this is a place they have been operating for a few years, and there has been no war for such a long time, of course, the ammunition that has been shipped in batches will accumulate more and more, not to mention that these ammunition still don't cost money to the Yue devils...... The USSR will supply it for free, not in vain.

One of the most critical defensive measures was the completion of the test firing of mortars.

Of course, it is not impossible for this kind of test firing to be completed after the start of the war. But to fight a war is to prepare for what you can prepare, and then prepare for it in wartime. I'm afraid that I will have to pay the price of my life in exchange for this time.

Therefore, the mortars in several positions were tested with several shots, and according to the observation of the artillery observers, they were guided into the correct position and adjusted the elements.

It is conceivable that once the Vietnamese army launched a charge on our positions, then these mortars would immediately be able to play their due role.

To tell the truth, the Vietnamese army will take advantage of a lot of advantages in attacking Lao Shan.

First of all, of course, because most of the highlands in Yunnan have a characteristic, that is, the north is steep and the south is gentle, that is, the north is particularly steep, and the south is much better.

The same is true of the old mountain, with an average slope of 40 degrees, while in the north it reaches more than 60 degrees. This makes Lao Shan easy to defend and easy to attack for the Vietnamese army, but difficult to defend and difficult to attack for our army.

Secondly, the Vietnamese army's march on Lao Shan will not be in the same situation as our army.

Just kidding, the more devils have been operating on this old mountain for a few years, and they don't know how many times they have walked back and forth on the mountain road on the south side, and they have even opened up several mountain roads in order to be able to quickly supply and reinforce.

Therefore, our army has to spend more than ten hours of marching time to climb Lao Mountain, and in the process, it has to faint several times, while the Vietnamese army can easily climb Lao Mountain in half the time or even less, even at this night.

This is undoubtedly an advantage for the Vietnamese army in terms of physical and logistical supply.

But the problem is that our army has an absolute advantage in artillery fire......

Therefore, our army was not idle that night, and in order to strengthen our army's defense and combat the possible offensive of the Vietnamese army, our army gave full play to the superiority of artillery.

On the one hand, mortars were used to provide artillery reinforcement to the front of the position, especially the 100 mortars that hit high...... This thing can hit the cannonball to the top of the mountain at the bottom of the mountain, which means that there is no need to carry the cannonball to the top of the mountain. And 60 guns will be difficult to hit the height of the main peak. From this point of view, heavy mortars still have their advantages.

On the other hand, artillery fire continued to blockade the Vietnamese army's lines of communication.

This blockade was initially only a blockade of the Vietnamese army's roads, but later, after our troops occupied various hilltop positions, the necessary blockade of the mountain roads within the field of vision was also launched.

The reason why we can find these mountain roads is because there is a saying that "the more people walk, the more roads will naturally become...... Just imagine, in the past few years, the devils have been on these mountain roads, and over time, the vegetation of these mountain roads has been trampled flat, so a flare is hit, and you can see the shadow of some mountain roads.

Of course, this is only part of the trail, but as long as there is this part, it will be fine...... The artillery observers led the artillery fire to bombard these sections, and the mountain road soon collapsed.

Of course, although these blockade measures can cause some problems for the Vietnamese army, they will not prevent them from reaching the Lao Son forward position.

At two o'clock in the evening of the same day, a small number of Vietnamese troops launched a sneak attack on our position.

Obviously, they are testing our defenses. I want to see if there are any holes in the defenses of our army. If anything, their follow-up troops will soon launch an offensive on our lines. They want to take advantage of the fact that we haven't established ourselves enough to take the mountain back.

But it's a pity. As soon as our army opened fire, all illusions of the Vietnamese army were shattered.

In fact, at this time, our defense was not as tight as the artillery fire appeared, mainly because the soldiers were too tired, you must know that they began to march at about seven o'clock last night, and only arrived near the forward position after a difficult march of more than ten hours, and when our artillery preparation began, they immediately put into a battle for more than ten hours...... A whole day was spent in arduous marches and battles, and even the iron man could not stand it.

That's why it's hard for me to imagine how the volunteers came to be, and according to the old man, the soldiers of the volunteers sometimes marched and fought for days and nights in a row. Some fighters even slept while walking, and when a fighter fell, it would crush a large piece like dominoes.

Now our army is also a little tired, like this situation.

It is precisely because of this that we do not want the Vietnamese army to attack.

If we didn't want the Vietnamese army to attack, then we naturally had to be stronger, so a few small Vietnamese troops came up, and we immediately bombarded them with artillery fire.

The more devils look at it...... ! With only a few people, the Chinese army bombarded with so many shells, it must be that there are so many shells that they can't run out, and if they launch a charge, they will be able to pay it back? We don't have enough of them to bang a few times!

So thinking about it, a decent attack was not launched all night, which also gave our troops a chance to breathe.

In fact. At this time, the 2.5 base shells of our army were almost hit, if the Vietnamese army really launched an attack. The fire support that our artillery can provide is very limited.

That night, we made adjustments to the deployment of the frontline.

Because the direction of the 119th Regiment attacking Songmaoling was relatively smooth, it organized a defense in the area of the 662.6 Heights of Songmaoling after strengthening the 3rd Battalion of the 122nd Regiment. The 118th Regiment was transferred to the division reserve for rest and recuperation due to heavy casualties, the 120th Regiment took over the 118th Regiment Laoshan and other areas to organize defense, and the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 122nd Regiment continued to serve as reserves.

It was only at this time that the defense of the front line of Laoshan was temporarily stabilized.

"Good fight!" Master Jiang handed me a cup of tea and said, "The task of the first stage is completed!" ”

"Phase one?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this.

The implication of this is that this is just the beginning.

In fact, I was right, the Battle of Laoshan refers to the intermittent series of battles in the Laoshan area, and I just don't know much about this history.

"Hmm!" Senior Commander Jiang nodded: "The next target is the East Mountain of the Bali River." You see......"

Saying that, Division Commander Jiang pointed to the map and said: "This Bali River East Mountain is the left flank of our army, if we don't recover the highlands in this area, then it will threaten the stability of our army's defense, so we must fight!" ”

"Oh!" When I heard this, I understood.

Looking at the map, I feel that it is true, this Bali River Dongshan may not have been very important to our army before, but now that our army has recovered the high ground around the old mountain, it is also pushing the battle line forward, which will make a gap in the left flank, or a gap...... If this place is in the hands of the Yue devils, then the Vietnamese army can easily bypass Laoshan and enter our army's defense line to form an encirclement around Laoshan.

"But ......" I frowned and said, "We will think of it, and the more devils will think of it." They will definitely see this too, and in order to consolidate the defense, we will inevitably recover the East Mountain of the Bali River, will this make them take precautions! ”

The most fearful thing about fighting a war is that the enemy is prepared.

This is why it is often said in the art of war to "take it by surprise and attack it unprepared". If the enemy is prepared, especially if the opponent is still a Vietnamese army who is quite familiar with the tactics of our army, then it is possible for them to set all kinds of traps, such as preparing artillery fire in advance to deal with our interspersed troops.

At this time, it was indeed a surprise for us to hit Laoshan, but then we hit Dongshan of Bali River...... This seems to be a clear warning to the devil that we are going to do it.

"So!" Division Commander Jiang smiled before he said, "We are going to send troops to lurk into the East Mountain of the Bali River to surprise the Yue devils!" ”

"Lurking?" Hearing this, I couldn't help but be stunned: "In this case, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to lurk in the East Mountain of the Bali River!" ”

There is no doubt about this, the Yue devils know that our army is going to attack the East Mountain of the Bali River next, will they let us easily lurk in front of their positions?!

"Of course there are difficulties!" Master Jiang replied: "But I don't mean now! ”

"Not now?"

"Hmm!" Division Commander Jiang nodded and said with a smile: "Actually, from the very beginning, we considered that this battle would be certain, so we sent a force into the lurking position before the Laoshan reconquest began!" ”

"Oh!" When I heard that, I understood.

This is indeed a good way, before the Laoshan Reconquest began, of course, the Yue devils were defenseless against our army, and it was relatively easy to lurk at that time.

Moreover, after lurking, the Vietnamese army saw that our army did not move in the direction of the east mountain of the Bali River, and the surrounding scenery and landforms had not changed, so it was unlikely that they suspected that someone had lurked in the front of their position.

But as soon as I thought about it, I couldn't help but open my mouth and couldn't close it for a long time, and asked, "Division commander, when did this unit enter the latent position!" ”

"It's been two days and three nights now!" Master Jiang replied.

"It's been two days and three nights!" I was secretly frightened in my heart, of course I knew that I had been lurking, of course I knew Γ that I was stumbling on my back and stumbling on my back, and I was embarrassed to play comfort in Ji Yilian, and I was obedient and fishy, and I was embarrassed to hug the purple worries

But what surprised me even more was to come......

Division Commander Jiang continued: "You organize artillery units to prepare, and the attack on the east mountain of the Bali River is tentatively scheduled for seven days later!" ”

"What?" I almost jumped out of my chair.

"Divisional Commander!" I was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean...... This unit is going to lurk at the front of the enemy's position for ten days? ”

"Hmm!" Division Commander Jiang nodded: "We need time to consolidate our positions, and at the same time, we also have to counterattack the counterattack of the Vietnamese army in the direction of Lao Mountain, so the attack in the direction of Dongshan of the Bali River will be delayed!" ”

"But...... Let them lurk at the front for ten days! "Even if I'm a man who has come from the battlefield, I can't believe that any army can do this.

"There is indeed a high chance that they will be discovered by the Vietnamese army!" Division Commander Jiang nodded and said, "The order we gave them is to seize the position and organize the defense whenever they are discovered!" (To be continued......)