Chapter 82: The Anthill (I)
There is a saying that there is no empirical evidence about where it comes from, which is called "soup pours the anthill, fire burns the beehive." "It is said that the pests and insects will be swept away with the overwhelming power of Mount Tai. In the revolutionary modern Peking Opera model opera "Shajiabang", Guo Jianguang has a singing phrase in the singing section of "Flying Soldiers Surprise Attack on Shajiabang": "The detachment casts an encirclement net to eliminate the Japanese invaders and traitors." An assault platoon was formed and went to Shajiabang by surprise. Plunge your knife straight into your enemy's heart and smash him off guard. Tell him to confuse the direction of the whole line, like a soup pouring an anthill and a fire burning a beehive! ”
I can't remember which friend said it. It's about a guy who likes to pluck out his eyes, and after listening to Guo Jianguang's singing, he really wants to know what "soup pours ant hill and fire beehive" is like. The guy went out into the field and found an anthill with a large number of ants in and out. He lifted the stone on the anthill, and suddenly, the Black Flag military camp with tens of thousands of troops was in chaos. The soldiers of the Black Flag Army climbed high and low in a panic, hurriedly carrying grain and grass or reconnoitring the enemy. This guy poured the boiling water prepared in advance, and in an instant, thousands of horses were in unison, and the real piles of corpses were like mountains, and they were really mourning all over the place. To the horror of this guy, the instinct to survive did not let the soldiers of the Black Flag Army be extinguished. The survivors who had not been doused with the soup were still walking on the corpses of their companions in search of their kind and food. It seems that the Black Flag Army will rise again in time. Fortunately, this guy didn't go to the forest to look for the beehive, if he found the hive, he would set a fire to see what the "fire beehive" looked like, it would have to cause a forest fire. If the rolling thunder explodes in the anthill, no matter how rich the Chinese vocabulary is, I am afraid it will be difficult to find the right words to describe it.
The "Anthill Rolling Thunder" battle has started in advance! That's because it's about to take part in actual combat, and the "Thunderbolt Detachment" is extremely excited from top to bottom, both military and civilian. In particular, the technicians of Harbin No. 1 Machinery Factory, that is, the 674 factory, and Hubei Jiangshan Machinery Factory, that is, the 5137 factory, participated in the actual combat test. Therefore, the marching speed of the "thunderbolt detachment" is unusually fast. It greatly exceeded the expectations of the eastern "front finger" of the southern Xinjiang front. Just when Lieutenant General Ngo Van Yan, commander of the First Military Region of the Vietnamese Monkeys, accompanied Major General Rong Zhiyong, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Army General Headquarters, chatted while eating and exchanging farewells, and before dinner was finished, the "Thunderbolt Detachment" arrived more than three hours ahead of schedule at a place eight kilometers away from the preset position and was on standby.
The saying "planning is in people, and success is in heaven" tells us that we must learn to treat things correctly when we do things. That is, to correctly handle the relationship between people and things, process and result. It is necessary to know that it comes from a reason, and only the hard work of the day after tomorrow can be a natural success.
Some people say that this sentence belongs to objective idealism. That is, the belief that there is a supernatural force, a god or an absolute spirit, etc., that governs everything. In other words, although people can make plans, in the end, it is the heavens that determine the success or failure of things. Strictly speaking, depending on what you understand this "heaven" as, if it is the destiny of heaven in fatalism, that is, historical idealism. If we understand "heaven" as all external factors other than ourselves, we cannot talk about idealism. Of course, internal factors are fundamental, external factors are secondary, and external factors are not uncontrollable, in fact, the stronger the internal, the stronger the ability to control external factors. No matter how hard it is, it is difficult to guarantee that there is no omission, which is an external factor that is not controlled.
On the battlefield, both the enemy and our feelings are changing rapidly, and there are many uncertain factors. No matter which side of the war, the slightest carelessness and failure to grasp the opportunity will result in defeat. Of course, if both sides of the war make mistakes, it is the one who makes the smaller mistake to win. Fortunately, the morale of the "Thunderbolt Detachment" was high and the speed at which the troops moved quickly. Otherwise, there is a real possibility that the "Anthill Rolling Thunder" battle plan will be aborted.
Under the tremendous pressure of a phone call from the "big coffee" of the Vietnamese monkey army, Wu Wenyan and Rong Zhiyong had no choice but to work together to organize the pursuit of the three scouts of the "Sword Force." The Vietnamese monkeys learned from the pain after the war, the 10th battalion of the 188th Regiment of the 125B Division of the Vietnamese Monkey and the losses of the Pingliao Independent Battalion and the Bao Ken Independent Battalion were not counted, and the elite "shadow troops" in the Vietnamese monkey army and the 692A regiment of the 308th division of the vanguard army were almost all killed overnight. At the end of the year, the "big name" of the Vietnamese monkey army ceased to be a member of the Politburo of the Vietnamese monkeys. At the beginning of the following year, he was dismissed from his posts as secretary of the party committee of the Central Military Commission and minister of national defense, and withdrew from politics in disgrace.
Under the strict orders of Wu Wenyan and Rong Zhiyong, the 692A Regiment of the 308th Division of the Pioneer Army Division dared to slack off, and they ignored the danger of the convoy galloping on the rugged mountain road, and the whole regiment rushed all the way by car, and finally arrived in the Meiwangling area when it was dark. The three companies of the "Shadow Force" also clung to the "Bustard" Chen Yongfei, the "Snake Eagle" Qian Guang, and the "Goshawk" Yao Renming, and chased after them in a hurry, less than an hour later than the 692A Regiment's vanguard company, and also rushed to the Meiwangling area. Under the order of Wu Wenyan, the Pingliao Independent Battalion and the Bao Ken Independent Battalion of the Vietnamese Monkeys also went out to move towards the 1060.2 heights of Mai Wangling. The 8th and 9th battalions of the 125th Regiment of the 188B Division were also put into combat readiness, ready to reinforce the 1060.2 heights at any time.
Wu Wenyan and Rong Zhiyong are not afraid to repeat the mistake of being washed by fire on the 730 heights of Gangu Mountain, and they all know this in their hearts. Because they have reliable intelligence, the artillery of the Chinese army opposite the Meiwangling area does not have long-range large-caliber artillery, and the largest caliber body-barreled artillery is the newly reequipped Type 1954-1 122mm howitzer of the artillery regiment of the independent division of the provincial military district. The maximum firing range of this kind of artillery is only 11.8 kilometers, and even if the artillery is pushed to the border line, it can only barely hit the halfway up the mountain on the north side of the 1060.2 heights, which does not pose a threat at all. At this time, the Vietnamese monkey did not know that the artillery regiment of the Independent Division of the Provincial Military District had been reequipped with a 1982-style 130mm rocket launcher, and thought it was still using an antique 1963-style 130mm rocket launcher. Although the caliber of this rocket launcher is slightly larger, the range is not as good as that of the Type 1954-1 122mm howitzer.
What reassured Wu Wenyan and Rong Zhiyong was that the large-caliber artillery of the First Artillery Division of the Chinese Army, which they were quite afraid of, was thousands of miles away, and there was no sign of it, and it was too late to transfer it. As long as the remnants of the "Sword Army" do not cross the 881.7 height, which is what the Chinese army calls the No. 6 height, there is no danger of being attacked by artillery fire.
It was really a bit unexpected by the "front finger" that the three scouts of the "buzzard" and the "snake eagle" and "goshawk" who were in charge of the "morning glory" actually led a cow as strong as a Vietnamese monkey to the Mai Wangling area. That's three battalions of Vietnamese monkeys in one regiment, plus three companies of the "shadow troops", two or three thousand people. If only one regiment of the Seventh Frontier Regiment simply seized the No. 5 Heights and was confined to the special terrain of the Mai Wangling area, it was really possible to be surrounded by the superior forces of the Vietnamese monkeys. Since there are so many Vietnamese monkeys who are busy like thirsty crows to the spring, anxious like an old cat smelling salted fish, to accompany the "shadow troops" to the funeral. Under the sincerity, but disrespectful, the "front finger" is reluctantly difficult, just accept it all. Anyway, the "No. 1 bomb" of three bases is enough, and the Vietnamese monkeys of the three companies are collected, and the three thousand Vietnamese monkeys are also a spoonful of stew. That is: "Taishang Laojun taught me to kill ghosts and my gods." On the call for the jade girl, the collection is ominous. Mountaineering rocks are cracked, wearing seals. Wearing a canopy on his head, he is burly on his feet, supporting Liujia on the left and defending Liuding on the right. There is the yellow god in the front, and there is the Yue chapter in the back. The divine master kills, does not avoid the strong, first kills the evil ghosts, and then cuts the night light. What god is not subdued, what ghost dares to be? ”
However, the attack on the No. 5 and No. 7 heights was only a feint, and the real campaign intention of the 7th Frontier Regiment was not only to deal with the three scouts of the "Eagle" and "Snake Eagle" and "Goshawk" of the "Sword Force" who were tasked with the task of "morning glory," but also to cause the miscalculation of the Vietnamese Monkey 1st Military Region Command and help the Vietnamese Monkey 1st Military Region Command make a mistake with its fierce attack action. It was also to clear the artillery fire of the Vietnamese monkeys on Heights 7 in the Mai Wangling area and cover the "Thunderbolt Detachment" into the preset positions. It's just that because the movements of both the enemy and us are unusually fast, the three scouts of "Buzzard", "Snake Eagle" and "Goshawk" are suffering at once. They marched through the forests of the high mountains of northern Vietnam, without even time to rest, let alone eat.
The intelligence or estimation of the Vietnamese monkeys is really accurate, and Wu Yougui's 2nd Battalion of the 7th Frontier Regiment is really the main attack battalion of the "Anthill Rolling Thunder" battle. According to the operational plan of the "front command," after dark, Wu Yougui led the battalion command post, followed by the fourth company of the assault company, and infiltrated to the foot of the No. 7 highland mountain of Monkey No. 7 in Vietnam, followed up with the forward command, and the command post of the 7th Frontier Regiment also entered the border area. On both sides of the command post of the Seventh Frontier Regiment, three companies and a machine gun company of the first battalion were hidden, as well as a company of the third battalion, which was the reserve of the regiment commander Shen Danian. The terrain of the Vietnamese monkey Mei Wangling area is indeed very special, and the Vietnamese monkeys have set up a "narrow front, large depth" formation here, which is not conducive to the maneuver of our army's large troops. According to the "anthill rolling thunder" operational plan drawn up by the "front command," the two companies of the third battalion were responsible for the left and right flanks to respond, and the battle of the three scouts of the "sword troops," "bustard," "snake eagle," and "goshawk" mainly relied on Wu Yougui's second battalion.
Qiao Jianhua, chief of staff of the eastern "front finger," assessed the hour and sized up the situation, and after soliciting the opinions of "front commander" Zhu Yutao, Zhu Yutao, Zhu Political Commissar, and Deputy Commander He Zhimin He in light of the changes in the situation between the enemy and us, he resolutely issued an order to implement the "anthill rolling thunder" operation plan ahead of schedule. As three red flares rose into the air and appeared in the rainy and foggy night sky, the newly reequipped 1954-1 122mm howitzers and 1982 130mm rocket launchers, as well as the 1956 85mm cannon of the Provincial Military District Independent Division Artillery Regiment immediately erupted into angry flames. The cannonballs, with their flaming red tails, streaked across the night sky, turning the No. 7 Heights in the Mae Wangling area of Vietnam's monkey into a sea of fire.
The newly reequipped Type 1954-1 122mm howitzer of the artillery regiment of the Independent Division of the Provincial Military District has not yet undergone any major improvements, and the newly replaced Type 1982 Type 130mm rocket launcher has been changed beyond recognition. This rocket launcher is an improved version of the 130mm rocket launcher in 1963, which has just been put into mass production, and many Category A armies in the mainland are not equipped with it. In 1982, the directional tubes of the 130mm rocket launcher were increased from 19 to 30. The total combat weight of the carrier launch vehicle is 7.5 tons, and the chassis of the NJ230 off-road vehicle, that is, the "Nanjing Gas" car, is replaced by the classic Dongfeng EQ240 off-road vehicle chassis, and the cab is changed to a double-row seat, which can carry eight crew members, and improves the gunner's riding conditions. The 1982 130mm rocket launcher also eliminated the jack and adopted a pneumatic leaf spring retainer, which eliminated the vibration of the car body caused by firing.