1137 Talking with Cannonballs
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"
The sharp sound of the high-speed artillery shells cutting through the air, and just a few seconds after the signal flasks took off, they began to fall towards the position of the Vietnamese army, and then lifted up a pile of soil on the dry soil...
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
More and more shells fell, and then countless parts of the entire position began to explode...
With the roar of shell explosions, countless soil was splashed, especially the ammunition in some places was detonated, causing a larger explosion. On the front line that was about to launch a general attack, many of the Vietnamese soldiers were sleeping in the trenches. With the violent explosion and the splashing soil, some of the Vietnamese soldiers were taken away.
After hearing the roar of artillery fire at the command center more than ten kilometers near the front line, almost all the commanders were stunned.
Why did Nippodosan have the courage to attack them?
"Order the soldiers on the front line to enter the artillery hole! Find their artillery positions and let our artillery fight back! Kill them!" The commander on the front line issued such an order.
And further behind, especially the headquarters in Longchuan direction, the garrison commander He Zhenqing is requesting the air force in Ho Chi Minh City, not far from Longchuan to provide support to the front line.
"The opponent cannot have too much ammunition reserves. Such dense artillery bombardment cannot last for too long!" said a staff officer affirmatively.
Let's think that the other party cannot allow the shelling to last for a long time.
"No, they cannot have too many artillery soldiers unless we are completely unable to grasp their information." The other staff members also believed.
But the garrison commander didn't think so.
After the arrival of the 345th Division, the Vietnamese army built many cat-ear piercings on the frontline fortifications. Although they did not agree too much, Mei Ronglan of the 345th Division fought against the Chinese army on the northern border. The Nippodosan army on the opposite side was a completely replica of the Chinese army.
Even their equipment was better than that of the Chinese army during the Northern Frontier War. The reason why Mei Ronglan continued to serve as the commander of the 345th Division and sent his reorganized troops to the southern frontline was definitely not full.
They don’t need to worry too much when facing the other party’s shelling.
However, if the shelling lasts too long, it is not a good thing for the frontline troops at all. No matter how powerful the fortifications are, it is impossible for them to be able to avoid any losses under the bombing of shells. What's more, China has a bomb that makes them feel fear - a cloud bomb! That thing can completely leave no life in a large area outside the explosion area.
"Teacher Mei, what do you think?" He Zhenqing asked Mei Ronglan, who had been frowning.
Mei Ronglan sighed, "Commander, the educated Youth City took the lead in launching an attack on us, which shows that their guns are not only sufficient in number, but also have sufficient ammunition reserves. China has secretly supported a lot of their weapons and ammunition over the years, and even China's most advanced helicopters have given them. It is very likely that they sold some long-range missiles to Nipponsan..."
When the Chinese army is fighting, many good things are hidden very hidden.
It will not be taken out at the last critical moment, and it can even change the entire battle situation.
"They own missiles? Probably not, we didn't get any news. Even the Soviets did not warn us!" He Zhenqing was a little incredible.
"The Soviets can't know everything. At least, for so many years, their special forces have not been able to enter Nippodosan, and our personnel have not been able to convey too much useful information when they enter there. However, in the past few months, Nippodosan has been undergoing large-scale defense replacements, and they are likely to be far beyond our estimates..." Mei Ronglan said gritting her teeth, "And, their long-range missiles are likely to be tested on the battlefield here! Not to mention that Nippodosan has missiles, I don't think it's strange that even if there is an air force!"
"boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
After more than a dozen consecutive explosions, everyone felt the ground vibrating. What happened in front of them was as if they wanted to confirm Mei Ronglan's words.
"Missile attack!"
After all this happened, the sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard in everyone's ears.
"Enter the underground bunker!" When the war broke out, South Vietnam was worried that China would participate in the war in North Vietnam using missiles and even nuclear weapons, and pruned a large number of underground fortifications. "Find out what happened, where the attack was caused, and what are the casualties!"
He Zhenqing issued an order while evacuating the ground command center into the underground bunker.
The Longchuan Command was once the rear of Nanyue, and all kinds of basic defense facilities were quite complete.
"Woo..." After the missile attack, within less than five minutes, Longchuan's air defense alarm sounded shrill.
"Air strike!"
This is the first thought that flashes through everyone's mind.
Mei Ronglan foresaw all this from the beginning, making everyone look at him.
This is a guy who lost his battle in the north and finally ran to the south to pick up soft persimmons and squeezed them! But he didn't expect that he actually got it.
In this case, who can say more?
"Call up our air defense forces and give them a warning! Otherwise, in the next few days, we will be subjected to their endless air strikes. The officials and men in Hanoi would not believe that the other side had an air force that could launch a large-scale air strike on us..." Mei Ronglan said calmly. "Order all our troops to withdraw from the camp!"
"this……"
Ho Chi Minh City is not far from here, and the airport there has air defense radar. Once you know that this is air strike, the fighter planes will definitely be launched into the air for interception!
However, the fact is still as Mei Ronglan said. When Longchuan was attacked, the fighter jets in Ho Chi Minh City did not take off at all. They didn't even think that their radar soldiers detected the fighter jets. At this time, it was very likely that it was a flock of birds. Even Nipponsan often set off balloons on the front line to deceive the Vietnamese radar.
He Zhenqing was unable to contact the Air Defense Command.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
What the Vietnamese army on the eastern border did not expect was that Nipponsan, on the opposite side, had been tilted toward the Vietnamese position for a full eight hours!
All the fortifications are basically nothing left.
Under these shellings, the entire fortification was vulnerable. Many of the soldiers in the fortifications died, and no one died. They were also those who retreated from the position when they saw the wrong momentum and risked death...
"Where did they come from so many shells? Hexian, Jingbian and Zhu Du are all under shelling!" He Zhenqing was going crazy at the underground command headquarters.
They didn't even dare to go out. Fighters from Nipponsan basically dropped bombs on the remaining buildings in Longchuan every hour.
On the first day of the war, Longchuan began to turn into a ruin, especially the area around the headquarters, which was basically a severely affected area.
"The Chinese have been working hard to create artillery shells over the years. They have just carried out a million-dollar disarmament. These artillery shells and the extra artillery must be disposed of, and they may even handle the production line..." Mei Ronglan has been studying China, China's army, and everything about China over the years.
"What should we do now?"
"With withdrawing from Longchuan, you either retreat northward or charge reactionary towards the opponent's position! On the front line, our positions were basically destroyed..." Mei Ronglan's face was very heavy.
"Retreat? This is impossible! We didn't even see each other's shadow!" He Zhenqing never expected that Mei Ronglan would be so timid.
Mei Ronglan shrugged, "You are the commander, you have the final say..."
Although the 345th Division was nominally commanded by Mei Ronglan, he was only nominally commanded.
Longchuan's defenders did not retreat.
At the forefront of Zhu Du's positions, especially the Vietnamese army, the land was burned by countless shells.
The air was filled with the smell of burning fat, which had no effect on the first armored master of educated youth waiting on the border.
"Comrades, the enemy in front has been killed by the artillery. Our purpose is to assault Longchuan and surround all the troops in Longchuan. I hope to end the battle before dark today. The Air Force has destroyed all their buildings..." Han Weiguo shouted at the officers behind him with great enthusiasm.
Behind them, there were hundreds of tanks, the front was the Dragon Guard, and even more than a dozen Dragon Guard Three-types, and behind them were nearly a hundred Republic Type 59 tanks.
With the issuance of Han Weiguo's order, the engines began to roar from hundreds of tanks neatly arranged behind. As soon as the communications soldiers' flag slogans were typing out, the Longwei tanks in the front rushed out first, and the 59 behind also began to advance without being outdone.
"Appoint the first tank battalion, don't rush too fast, wait until the 59 behind, and the armored vehicles that cooperate to fight will follow me!"
The army in Longchuan direction never thought that when they were preparing to counterattack, the three divisions of Nipponsan had set out from the three positions and surrounded this side.
"How is the situation ahead?" Yang Wei asked about the news from the front line from time to time in the educated Youth City.
During the war for a day, basically neither side had any contact. Long-range artillery, missiles and air force were pouring ammunition into each other's positions.
This situation will end after today.
This time, he fought the Vietnamese army with a mistake. After all, Nipponsan has nearly 100 fighter jets, which is something Vietnam could not have imagined.
Chapter completed!