This is the advantage of a large country with a large population, and it is easy to concentrate superior forces to "kill chickens with knives".

Of course, playing such a battle may make people feel like they can't win.

But there is never fairness in war, just like the "asymmetric war" I mentioned before, this is actually an asymmetrical war, the asymmetry of our army against Vietnam, that is, the asymmetry in terms of strength and firepower, what we have to do is to maximize the advantages brought by this asymmetry, only in this way can we achieve the goal of achieving the greatest results at the lowest cost.

"When the time comes......," said Division Commander Jiang, "I will let the Fourth Artillery Division cooperate with your actions, no problem!" ”

"No problem!" I replied.

Just kidding, an artillery division plus our artillery battalion, and artillery sighting radar, which is far superior to the artillery units of the Vietnamese army in terms of quantity and quality, then where else can there be any problems.

"The difficult thing is the Vietnamese army's firepower points, pillboxes, and tunnel fortifications!" I continued: "The open fire point and the Mingbao are easy to solve, as long as you point out the detailed location for us, plus the coordination of artillery observers, artillery sighting radars and artillery, it is only a matter of the number of shells." ”

"Hmm!" Division Commander Jiang casually handed me a map: "Here are the Vietnamese army's firepower points and other fortifications that our army has discovered. ”

"The hard thing is that there are no hidden fire points and dark bunkers!" I took the map and glanced at it, and said, "This part is very hidden, and the devils usually hide them well. Moreover, these firing points need to be resolved immediately and within a short period of time, otherwise there is a risk that the attacking forces will suffer heavy casualties. And taking a step back, even if we can get the location of these bunkers and dark fire points in time. It is also difficult for artillery to provide effective fire! ”

The reason for this is simple. We're too close. Who knows if this bombardment will injure his troops by mistake.

So at this time, it is difficult for the artillery sighting radar to play a role.

Of course, Senior Commander Jiang knew this, so he nodded and said, "What you said is true, but ...... If this battle is fought by your battalion, will you be able to do it? ”

Without thinking, I nodded, "In some cases, you can!" ”

The reason is that the training method of the composite battalion is different from that of other units, as mentioned before, the infantry of the composite battalion is more like an auxiliary branch of artillery, that is, their task is mostly reconnaissance, finding targets, and reporting targets to artillery. Then solve the problem.

Senior Commander Jiang just smiled, and then stopped talking.

So I quickly understood what Master Jiang meant.

"Did the division commander say......" I asked with some disbelief, "Could it be that the 40th Division has also adopted new tactical training?" ”

"This can be said to be an attempt of ours!" Division Commander Jiang smiled at me: "That is, to try the tactics you proposed, to see if it can exert different combat effectiveness in actual combat!" ”

"Oh!" Hearing this, I couldn't help but nodded, which once again verified my previous idea, that is, our army needs to fight a battle to test whether the reform of our army during this period is correct. It's just that what I didn't expect was that what I encountered in actual combat was the reform method proposed by myself.

But when you think about it, I don't think it's strange at all, you must know that our synthetic battalion has always been used as a model battalion for the reform of the whole army, and the training methods of the synthetic battalion are all carried out according to my ideas...... Actually, it's not my way of thinking, it's just my historical experience.

So, now they will encounter their own tactical methods in real combat. That's a natural thing.

Still, it was a bit of a surprise to me, because I didn't expect my tactical reform method to become a reality on the battlefield.

"So......" Commander Jiang finally concluded, "if we divide this battle into three steps. The first is to suppress the artillery of the Yue devils, the second is to destroy the obstacles at the front of the position to clear the way for the infantry to advance, and the third is to launch an attack on Laoshan in close coordination between the infantry and artillery.

Of course, there may be some surprises in this, because not all situations are suitable for infantry and artillery coordination to solve problems, and the infantry will also adopt traditional offensive methods when necessary, but the ultimate goal is clear, that is, to give full play to the role of artillery, and strive to take Laoshan at the lowest cost, and fight a clean and beautiful battle, is there a problem? ”

"No problem!" I replied, "But I need to know more about infantry training and try to work with them!" ”

Of course, this is necessary, although I know from Division Commander Jiang that the infantry of the 40th Division has carried out intensive training in infantry and artillery coordination, but this is only heard, if I do not personally understand it, then on the one hand, I have no bottom in my heart, and on the other hand, there will be unexpected problems when commanding.

Of course, Division Commander Jiang was also very aware of this, so he agreed without thinking about it: "If you need anything, just mention it to Staff Officer Wei, I am very confident in your ability, and at the same time, I also have confidence in the 40th Division, I believe that he can meet your requirements." ”

Division Commander Jiang was right, after returning to the base, I quickly asked for several infantry and artillery coordination exercises. Of course, this kind of drill was a small-scale exercise, that is, our artillery under the command of the infantry of the 40th Division launched a strike at a hypothetical target on the front line, and the result was completely unexpected to me, and most of the infantry were able to direct artillery fire into the required designated area......

This seems to be nothing on the surface, and it is not very difficult to do, after all, there will always be a few soldiers in the infantry of a company who are literate and good at calculation, let them work hard to specialize in the observation and calculation of coordinates, then there will always be something to gain after a long time, and the 40th Division did just that.

However, you must know that when the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam was carried out in 79, few of our troops, even company commanders, could read the map, and even some cadres would shout at the artillerymen who asked for coordinates when they asked for artillery support: "I know the coordinates of a ball, can't you just shoot in the direction of the sun?" ”

So this kind of progress can almost be said to be a sea change.

And more importantly, I think it is not only a more effective coordination between infantry and artillery, but also a change in tactical thinking, that is, from the one-sided view of not being afraid of sacrifice in the past to rush forward with weapons in the previous war, to the current advantage of making full use of artillery fire.

Of course, this qiē is only superficial, whether it is a mule or a horse, and it is still necessary to put it on the battlefield to fight a battle before drawing conclusions. (To be continued......)