Chapter 104: Battle of Faka Mountain (9)
Although the Vietnamese army's desperate fighting style caught us off guard, I was not worried about it because we were already prepared for it... Another way of rushing is to lose our position and the enemy loses its position, which is of course an opportunity for us.
Of course, there is a saying that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared... This sentence also applies to the battlefield, just like now... if we are not prepared, it is really possible that the Japanese invaders will take down the No. 3 position with just a rush.
But now... the Japanese will soon find that the decision they made was wrong!
The first thing that plays a role is the several observers who stay on the top of the mountain... These observers are not ordinary observers, but artillery observers who contact our army's cover firepower in real time...
These cover firepowers were arranged before the Battle of Fakashan started... The left and right wings of Faka are Urakuto and Kakashan... Our two reconnaissance teams were arranged there, using rocket launchers, machine guns, mortars and other weapons to provide firepower cover for the left and right wings of Fakashan.
In addition, there is a mortar battalion in the rear... Mortar is very important for attacking high ground, because everyone now knows that there is a tactic of "reverse slope", and only mortars can be used to attack the reverse slope, so if you want to defend Faka Mountain with very few casualties... this mortar is an indispensable equipment.
The superiors also knew this well, so they naturally would not be stingy in artillery... In addition to the mortars on the left and right wings, another mortar battalion was transferred... In other words, our small Faka Mountain, in addition to the three artillery regiments, there are two mortar battalions.
Of course, this is the time for the mortar battalion to take effect... The Vietnamese army has already lurked at the foot of Mount Faka. Long-range artillery such as howitzers are difficult to hit them, but there is no such problem with the mortar.
Moreover, the mortar reacted very quickly... The elements were all adjusted in advance, and they were even tested during the day. Now, it is a problem to put the shells in it...
So with the order of the observer: "Let it go!"
"Boom..." Almost the moment the Vietnamese army launched a charge, the shells of our mortars hit the back slope of Faka Mountain.
Of course, the artillery observers did not see the specific location of the Vietnamese army... After all, it was in the dark, and the Vietnamese army had just launched a gun attack, and the smoke on the positions had not yet dissipated... So the observers only heard the sound of the Vietnamese army at the foot of the mountain and did not see the person.
But artillery observers do not seem to need to know the specific locations of these Vietnamese troops...
First of all, it is because our army has sufficient shells... This is the benefit of our army making sufficient preparations before the war. Before the war started, we stored three base shells in the direction of Faka Mountain, and the shells were still transporting in this direction... You should know that the only place in Faka Mountain in the entire Vietnam battlefield is the most intense (other positions are in a stalemate), so the transportation of ammunition and supplies is also mainly based on Faka Mountain, and the transportation of railways and cars in our country at this time... The speed will naturally be much faster than the Vietnamese highway and mountain roads.
(Note: When our army withdrew from Vietnam in 1979, it destroyed the Vietnamese railway and highways on a large scale, and Vietnam was a poor country. It was impossible to fully restore railway transportation for a while, so most of them were still combined with roads and mountain road transportation.)
On the other hand... it is because the Faka Mountain itself is very narrow... It is only 150 meters long and only 70 meters wide... Even if this shell explodes a fire wall on the backscene of the Faka Mountain, it is only 100 meters long!
So Teacher Liang waved his hand generously: "How can a fire wall be enough? What if a few Japanese devils leaked it?"
As a result, our army's defense on the back slope of Faka Mountain was two firewalls blown out by mortars... These two firewalls were close and far away.
Needless to say, it is the part where the foot of Mount Faka changed from flat ground to incline...
This part will be selected. First, it is because the speed of the Vietnamese army's charge will naturally slow down when they turn from flat ground to inclined surface, so the number of people is relatively dense.
Secondly, it is because the shells exploded on this inclined surface... there is a height difference between the Vietnamese army that charges on the plains of the mountains. This height difference will increase the coverage of shrapnel and gravel flying out, thereby achieving the goal of killing and injuring the Vietnamese army as much as possible.
The nearest firewall is only more than thirty meters away from position No. 3... This happens to be the distance that the Vietnamese army has the ability to throw grenades, which greatly reduces the possibility that the Vietnamese army approaches my position and throws grenades at me!
Fortunately, we set up an extra firewall like this... because a considerable number of troops of the Vietnamese army approached my position No. 3 when they were bombarded before, which means that the first firewall could no longer work for them... If there was no such near firewall, most of our soldiers were in the ear piercing at this time. So they would have a charge and it was very likely that they would take down the position No. 3.
But now the situation is completely different... With a burst of "rumbling" cannons, the other end of the reverse slope only exploded. If it were some of the Japanese who could rush over... I'm afraid that it could only be described as "invulnerable to swords and guns".
At this time, the remaining problem was the Vietnamese army on the front slope... These Vietnamese army sneaked into the front slope of Faka Mountain with gunfire smoke. Later we learned that there was a platoon of total number of this group of Vietnamese army. A squad running in the front slope sneaked into the front slope, and the remaining two squads lurked in the back slope.
Against the Vietnamese army on the right slope... Of course, we cannot use artillery shells to blow out a fire wall to block them... There are only a few Japanese invaders. Do you have to use cannons to kill mosquitoes? Moreover, our own people and fortifications are on the right slope. If you explode like this, you may not be sure who will suffer greater casualties!
But of course I don’t need to worry too much about this... With snipers here, it’s time for them to show their skills!
Sure enough, two flares were shot up at the foot of the mountain... and the front slope was illuminated in an instant. More than ten Vietnamese Japanese who were charging with guns appeared in our sight like targets... Then the snipers would not be polite to them, and they shot a few "bang" a few shots... and knocked down these Vietnamese troops who were trying to shake the big trees with the power of fences to the ground.
The battle did not end here... The long-term experience of fighting with the Vietnamese Japanese tells us that we should be careful when fighting with the Vietnamese Japanese Japanese... Otherwise, it is very likely that we will be angry if we win the battle, because the wounded soldiers of the Vietnamese Japanese will always lurk in the dark... just waiting for us to rush up and die with us when we are not paying attention.
So Scar and others hugged their waists and drilled out of the cat's ear piercing under the cover of the sniper... Part of them carefully cooperated with the sniper to check whether the Vietnamese corpses were completely dead, or under the guidance of the sniper, checking some suspicious places to see if there were still Vietnamese lurking.
The other part... was to reinforce the mountaintop positions along the traffic trench. It was not until this time that the sound of mortars stopped...
"Report to the battalion commander!" After a while, Scar reported to me through the walkie-talkie: "We have repelled the charge of the Vietnamese Japanese!"
So this carefully planned sneak attack by the Vietnamese army was perfectly repelled by our army... No one in our army even suffered casualties, while the Vietnamese army had two platoons of corpses lying on the Faka Mountain.
"Battlefield Commander Yang!" For this reason, Commander Liang called me again: "You commanded well, of course the comrades in the Synthetic Battalion also did well! I know that you heard these words and ears, but I still couldn't help calling you. This is the best-cooperated defensive battle I have ever seen! It's amazing!"
"Teacher Liang is too rewarded!" I replied: "This is because we have the cooperation of a powerful artillery unit..."
"Hey!" Commander Liang retorted: "I know the whole battle clearly. Under the attack method of the Vietnamese Japanese, even if ordinary troops give them more artillery, it is dangerous! But you can defeat the Vietnamese Japanese with zero casualties... This can already explain the problem. This result... makes me sigh! This also shows that it is right for me to hand over the command to you... Fight well, after the battle, I will give you a drink!"
"No problem!" I said, "After fighting the Japanese, raise your glass and drink!"
When I put down the microphone, I had a further understanding of Teacher Liang.
If it were someone else... at this time, most people would say, "I will help you ask for me after the fight", but this is not what Teacher Liang said... Although the difference is very small, it gives people a completely different feeling.
"Help you ask for merit"... It sounds like we are fighting the Japanese devils for the sake of that credit, not to mention that if I want to count the credit, I am afraid that I can't count the credit now.
What Commander Liang said was just "drinking a drink"... This gave me a kind of heroic spirit of "killing enemies as a pleasure", which was very much for my appetite.
At this time, the sky was gradually brightening... The light of the sky meant the end of the Vietnamese offensive, which was determined by the fact that our artillery fire was stronger than the Vietnamese army.
So the soldiers who came and went to the forefront and then felt relieved... and talked about the battle last night...
I didn't think there was anything about that battle last night... This battle was just a very ordinary battle for our Synthetic Battalion, right? The Vietnamese army annihilated only had two platoons, which was quite a few in the history of our Synthetic Battalion!
But the warriors passed one after another:
"Do you know? The Synthetic Battalion repelled the Vietnamese attack last night!"
"The two platoons were killed!"
"I heard that the sharpshooter of the Synthetic Camp... can hit the target even in the dark!"
"Really? It's really amazing!"
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Chapter completed!