Chapter 151 interspersed

Our army's attack on Jihua in Sabah was basically carried out in accordance with the tactical idea of "breaking through head-on and outflanking on both flanks" on the front. This is true in Xiaofang Xiangshang, and the same is true for Dafang Xiangshang.

Xiaofang Xiangshang, our regiment attacked the Vietnamese army on these heights using this tactic, and Dafang Xiangshang's attack on the entire Sapa was also our regiment broke through from the front, and the other two regiments outflanked from the flank.

This tactic cannot be said to be wrong, after all, it is a land war, and our army has the advantage of troops, so it is also natural to divide and encircle, and this can give full play to the superiority of our army's strength to a great extent.

But...... I have to say that this tactic is still very old.

As early as the Second Shijie War, the U.S. military had already shifted its focus to a more flexible sky, after mastering air supremacy...... You can bomb the enemy's railways, highways, bridges, etc. at will to paralyze its transportation, resulting in the inability to supply its soldiers, munitions, supplies, etc.; It can also bomb military facilities such as arsenals, power stations, oil depots, and barracks, so that the enemy's supply cannot be supplied; It is also possible to carry out decapitation operations on important military targets and strike at their chain of command; It is even possible to paratrooper to parachute in to occupy important military points......

In this way, the tactics will be flexible, and if used correctly, it is entirely possible to attack the enemy with a scalpel and break down the enemy's defenses in a short period of time with minimal cost.

It should be said that our army also has the opportunity to develop this tactic, because during the period of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, our army received assistance from the Soviet Union, and made great breakthroughs in both the air force and the army...... If we develop in the right direction, then our army will not be able to catch up with and surpass the United States and the Soviet Union, but at least there should be an air force available by now.

There are many reasons for this:

On the one hand, for a long time. Our army believes that the infantry is the most important role on the battlefield.

This is related to the fact that since the founding of the PLA, most of them have won victories on the ground with tenacious will. The most convincing thing is that our army can defeat the planes, artillery, and warships of the United Nations forces even in the absence of an air force and navy...... So many people believe it. As long as the army is strong enough, as long as the soldiers are brave enough to fight, and the political stance is firm enough, then even the strongest enemy can be defeated.

Spiritual atomic bomb, a considerable part of the people in this era believe that the most important thing is the brave and tenacious fighting spirit.

On the other hand, during the 10 years of turmoil, our military not only did not make progress in scientific research, but on the contrary, it regressed......

As a result, until now our Air Force is still unfit to participate in combat...... According to the superiors, it is to avoid the escalation of the war. But everybody knows...... This battle has been fought like this, isn't it enough to escalate?

Therefore, now we still have to use infantry to intersperse like in the era of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea......

As I walked on the road, I wondered: didn't the superior Weishenme send more troops to support the besieged interspersed troops? The focus of the Vietnamese army's strikes is that I intersperse the troops, isn't it? Then their strength will definitely not be less, so what role can our company play? Isn't it a drop in the bucket?

Later, I learned that we were not the only company that went to reinforce the troops, and that the superiors had their reasons for doing so.

Company Commander Luo said at the meeting...... The interspersed units of one battalion of our army had already suffered heavy casualties before they could penetrate into the designated position, and had to retreat. This battalion was arguably the most breathless on the battlefield, because they didn't even see the shadow of the enemy...... As they walked through a bamboo forest, they were bombarded by Vietnamese long-range artillery fire, killing most of them and suffering most of the casualties.

Of course, the long-range artillery of the Yue Devil cannot be compared with our army on the frontal battlefield, but it is more than enough to deal with the interspersed troops of our army...... Moreover, there are many advantages to dealing with the interspersed troops of our army.

First, Vietnamese artillery can bomb with a target.

It was not difficult to do this, and the Vietnamese army only needed to send a few observation posts with radio stations to observe from high places...... Even the Vietnamese army did not need to send observation posts at all, as long as they randomly sent a few walkie-talkies to the ordinary people in Vietnamese villages...... Those ordinary people will report to the Vietnamese army on the movements of our army in due course.

Thereupon...... No matter where our troops went, the Vietnamese artillery could know the exact location.

Second, the Vietnamese artillery did not have to worry about our artillery firing back.

If our artillery wants to retaliate and return fire or suppress fire. Then it is necessary to calculate the position of the Vietnamese artillery position according to the trajectory of the shells fired by the Vietnamese artillery...... But if these shells were fired at my interspersed troops. That is, it was bombed in the rear of the Vietnamese army itself, so our army could not judge at all whether these shells came from our artillery or from the Vietnamese artillery.

As a result, the artillery of the Vietnamese army can be said to choose the time and place at will to bomb the interspersed troops of our army.

Just like the Vietnamese army chose the bamboo forest at the beginning...... Anyone who has experience in combat knows that bamboo forests or forests can increase the lethality of artillery shells exponentially, because those shells will explode on the top of the target's head because of the bamboo forest and forest......

As a result, the first interspersed unit of our army returned in vain because of excessive casualties, and it is said that only a few dozen people from a battalion could come back alive, and all of them were wounded...... And the more devils seem to have lost only a few shells.

The second interspersed force of our army was much more careful, they no longer concentrated on the breakthrough, but divided into several parts, interspersed by several different routes towards the target.

But here's the problem......

This tactic is often used when the enemy does not know, or even if the enemy knows, he does not know where we are going to intersperse.

At this time, the Yue devils not only knew that our army was going to intersperse, but could even deduce the location and direction of our army from the route...... So it was not surprising that the second interspersed force was surrounded by Vietnamese troops.

It is precisely because of these experiences that the superiors know one thing: the troops sent for reinforcements must not be too concentrated, otherwise they will be easily covered by the artillery fire of the Vietnamese army, so they divided the company into several batches from different routes to reinforce the interspersed troops trapped in the encirclement.

However, there is also the problem of decentralization......

After resting on our positions for an hour, we set off just before dark.

This one-hour rest time was obtained by Company Commander Luo from the regiment commander, because our army has been carrying out the task of clearing and suppressing since the start of the battle last night, and although it has not directly attacked the fortified positions on the front line, it has never had time to rest.

Of course, there will be no problem on the regiment's side, but because of the urgency of the war, we are only allowed to rest for an hour...... It may not be a big hour for others, but for us, it's a chance to recharge our batteries...... In hindsight, if it hadn't been for this hour, I was afraid that our army would have died of exhaustion in the subsequent battles.

After the rest, it is time to replenish food and ammunition...... In fact, there is no need to say much about this, even Wu Zhijun's recruits know that these are the most important things for the interspersed troops.

Then we marched along the road towards the flank for more than half an hour, and in order not to be too conspicuous, we changed to a small road at the suggestion of Chen Yiyi.

As they walked, they arrived at a small village, which was so small that even Chen Yiyi couldn't even name it. However, the experience on the battlefield tells us...... Any village in Vietnam could be a trap, so we didn't dare to be careless and stopped the march outside the village.

I raised my binoculars and looked at the village, but I couldn't see anyone moving around the village, only four Vietnamese women working in the fields 50 to 60 meters behind, and next to them, three buffaloes were leisurely gnawing on the grass on the edge of the fields.

On the surface, there is nothing unusual about the village, and it can even be said that the village does not seem to be affected by the outside war...... It's like a paradise.

We are not surprised by this, and it should have something to do with the fact that Vietnam has been at war for many years, and the Vietnamese seem to have adapted to how to continue living during the war years.

So...... As soon as this battle broke out, the Vietnamese people who would be afraid or had the conditions to move south long before the war, and the Vietnamese people who remained behind were unable to leave or were reluctant to leave. They have no choice but to keep working...... People always have to live, don't they? Therefore, this land still has to be planted, and it is impossible to fight for as long as they want, so they will not plow the land and eat for as long as they want.

"Second Platoon Leader!" After observing for a while, Company Commander Luo ordered me: "You know Vietnamese, take a class up to see the situation!" ”

"Yes!" I answered and set off with Chen Yiyi's second class.

The reason why she took Chen Yiyi with her was, of course, because she was more familiar with the situation in Vietnam, and I think the company commander actually meant the same.

We walked carefully into the village with guns in hand and searched every room...... This is because we are worried that there are tunnels or hidden Vietnamese troops in the room, although we don't have a company of people who don't have to worry about the attack of small Vietnamese troops, but it is always possible to be careful.

However, after searching for a while, nothing unusual was found, except that three ordinary Vietnamese women were seen eating in a thatched hut.

They were a little panicked when they saw us Chinese soldiers suddenly appearing in front of them, and I was embarrassed to let the soldiers go in like this, and I also thought about the need to hurry up and march...... So only this hut was not searched.

Later I realized that I had made a mistake: on this battlefield, any Vietnamese who looked like a civilian was very likely to be an enemy, because at this time, Vietnam was almost a soldier, so no suspicion should be missed. (To be continued......)