Chapter 98 Big, Xiaoshishan

Chapter 98 Big, Xiaoshishan

The big and small stone mountain is located in the northwest of Lang Sang City. It is two adjacent stone mountains, one big and one small. The big and small stone mountain is named because of it. Although the elevation of these two mountains is not high, only more than 100 meters, their slopes are very sloping, and there are many natural caves. Just like what I saw in a telescope, the smallest slope of the hillside is forty degrees, and the most sloping one is eighty degrees. Even if our army does not hold the gun and feet in its hands and climb up with it, it will take a lot of effort.

These are not counting, but the more terrible thing is this big one. There is an open land 800 to 1,000 meters wide outside the Xiaoshi Mountain. When approaching the Big one, there is still a thirty-meter-long muddy land when Xiaoshi Mountain...

Let’s look at the defense of the Vietnamese army in the Big and Small Stone Mountains. They built fire points based on natural caves, equipped with several anti-aircraft machine guns on the top of the mountain, and heavy machine guns were installed halfway up, and below the mountain were several tanks and armored vehicles hidden behind strange rocks. They all only exposed gun barrels and machine guns. There were also Vietnamese troops carrying AK47s and light machine guns in the inclined surface, wandering around between the monster rocks and caves.

It can be imagined that once our army launches a charge against the big and small stone mountains, then the crossing of the border will form a three-layer firepower net of the upper, middle and lower layers of the firepower net that is passing through the open land.

Seeing such a terrain, I couldn't help but gasp. Isn't this another 417 highland? The Japanese devils really know how to choose a place, and specifically choose a place with a highland in the middle of an open area to defend. Later I learned that this big and small stone mountain is not just as simple as the 417 highland, it is also another ghost trench fort...

"Battery Commander! How should I fight this battle?" The people from the hometown came up to look at the terrain and asked.

I shook my head and didn't say anything. In fact, I have been watching the terrain here for at least half an hour, but I still haven't had any way to break through this big and small stone mountain defense. Maybe I can turn around and let the soldiers launch a few charges first without regard for anything, but I know that under such terrain, all charges will not have any results except wasting the lives of the soldiers.

"Battery Commander!" At this time, the voice of the correspondent came from the walkie-talkie: "The comrades from the Third Battalion are coming up and ask why we haven't launched an attack yet!"

"I'll go back!" I turned around and said to the people in my hometown: "You continue to observe the enemy's movements here, and report to me immediately if there is any new situation!"

"Yes!" The hometown man responded and immediately raised his telescope according to my order.

He turned around and crawled back a few steps, and after confirming that he had left the sight of the Vietnamese army, he ran back with his gun and soon saw the third battalion commander He Liqiang and the instructor watching the map to listen to the situation.

"Second Battalion Commander!" He Liqiang waved his hand enthusiastically as soon as he saw me running up, saying, "Brother! It's great to be able to fight with you. We can compete on the battlefield!"

As he said that, he laughed heartily, as if two brothers were discussing how to fight a robber.

His relaxed smile soon infected me, and I also joked: "Brother! If this is to eat and sleep, I can let you, but in this war, don't blame me for not giving you face! Let's all look at our own real skills..."

He Liqiang laughed loudly, patted my shoulder and said, "Yes! You guy is to my taste! Tell me about the situation, isn't it a bit tricky?"

When I talked about the situation, I couldn't help but frown and pointed to the big on the map. Xiaoshishan said: "The information we received before was that big. Xiaoshishan only had two squads stationed in the Xiaoshishan, and this was two high grounds that were only more than 100 meters, so we didn't take it too seriously. But now... I just went up and took a look. The Vietnamese army on these two high grounds had at least two platoons, and they had complete firepower configurations. There were even tanks and armored vehicles under the hillside. In addition, there was an open area about a thousand meters long in front of the high ground. So if it was unrealistic to force charge with infantry, it would not have any effect except causing casualties to the troops!"

"Well! How could this be the case..." He Liqiang couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "Then see how to fight well?"

"There should be tank cover and artillery!" I replied: "There are 59 tanks, and there must be at least a dozen... First use artillery to suppress the big machine gun firepower of the Vietnamese army on Xiaoshishan, and then the infantry followed up under the cover of the tank. Only in this way can it be possible to successfully rush through the open land and approach the big, Xiaoshishan, and then the infantry's strong attack!"

"It's reasonable!" He Liqiang nodded, and then said with some concern: "Our army is now attacking Lang Shan North District. After the troops enter the street fighting, they need the cover of tanks. Not to mention whether we can transfer so many tanks, even if they can transfer them... The battle you mentioned also requires the high coordination of steps, tanks and artillery! If there is any mistake in this, it will cause considerable casualties to my charge troops..."

I fully agree with He Liqiang's point of view. If the artillery stops artillery too early, if the artillery stops artillery too early, the Vietnamese army on the big and small stone mountain will emerge and shoot and kill our infantry hiding behind the tanks. They have a condescending angle, so the tanks cannot cover the infantry behind them. If the artillery stops artillery too late, then the explosion of the stones on the small stone mountain will fly towards our army like a scattered flower...

In fact, this is a modern war, requiring high coordination between infantry, tanks, artillery, and even sea and air. Does our army have the ability to do this? I really have no confidence in this. This is not that I am timid, nor that I don’t believe in the combat effectiveness of my own troops. It is because I have experience in cooperating with tanks. Just imagine, the interconnection between infantry and tanks requires that the soldiers be tied to tanks and strengthened communication, and even if I accidentally separate the stomp and tanks, what kind of coordination can you ask for?

But... there is nothing I can do about this situation now. After thinking about it, I feel that this battle can only be fought like this.

So he gritted his teeth and said, "Tanks and artillery let me react to my superiors and ask them to draw a tank company!"

"Agree!" He Liqiang nodded and said, "Just do what you want!"

The regiment headquarters was quickly connected. After listening to my report, the Chief of Staff said in a little embarrassed manner: "There is no problem with artillery, but there are not so many tanks. Now all fronts are tight, and they are yelling to ask for tanks everywhere, but I can find a way to get you a few... Wait, I'll contact you..."

After a long time, the Chief of Staff's surprise voice came from the other end of the phone and said, "Okay, when the tank battalion of the 43rd Army heard that we needed tanks, he immediately arranged ten Type 59 medium tanks to come over and arrived in fifteen minutes! They said it was to thank us for rescuing their tank troops in Changxi. Their leader also mentioned your name and said that he would like to thank you in person one day! I said, Battalion Commander Cui, you are quite a bit of a small background!"

The chief of staff laughed a little proudly from the other end of the phone. He was now proud of having me as a subordinate. But I smiled bitterly, and I didn't expect that there would be such "recitations" on this battlefield.

But this seems normal. Maybe the tanks of the 43rd Army are really not enough, but because we have rescued a whole tank battalion of them, we are now putting together ten tanks to help us fight. This is no problem in terms of reason and military.

After putting down the phone, I raised my head to He Liqiang: "Ten tanks have been transferred!"

"Hey!" He Liqiang shook his head and smiled, "Brother, I really have you! If someone else is replaced, not only will it not be possible to transfer the tank, but it will definitely be criticized!"

I have been in the army for a while, so I know what He Liqiang said is indeed the truth. But am I someone else? When I was a small platoon leader, the company commander had to listen to me. Although I am still a battalion commander now, so what? The commander still wants to call me to make a plan to attack Lang Son together! It is not a trivial matter to transfer a few tanks...

But this really feels like hindsight. If the Chief of Staff ignores my suggestions or does not help me contact me, I will be helpless.

There are indeed not many ten tanks, but they are still relatively few. I originally wanted to divide half of the tanks to the Third Battalion and let him divide some of the troops to pick up the big ones. But now there are only ten tanks, which seem to be enough for us to attack in one direction...

"Brother! Let our camp go first!" He Liqiang seemed to see this, so he rushed to say, "Your second camp just captured Kumashan and didn't have a good rest for a few days. Now it's our turn!"

I actually understand what He Liqiang meant. For a high ground with such strict defenses in the Vietnamese army, the first batch of attacks actually had the taste of testing the firepower of the Vietnamese army, and also tested the coordination of our army's infantry, tanks and artillery. He wanted to fight a few battles ahead of me so that I could have more experience, but how could I let him do this?

"Capt the big one, Xiaoshishan was originally the task assigned by our second battalion by our superiors!" I shook my head and refused, "The task of your third battalion is to cover the flanks of my battalion to cooperate with our attack, so you can't get on anything!"

After I said this, He Liqiang would not say much. After all, orders are orders. Everyone has their own tasks and responsibilities on the battlefield, and they are not doing whatever they want.

"Rumbling..." At this time, a motor sound came from behind. When we looked back along the sound, we saw ten steel monsters driving along the mountain road behind us. The towering and thick gun barrels pointed directly in front of us. The muzzle of the anti-aircraft machine gun was raised high, as if showing us its power. Each tank turret has a red five-pointed star with the words "August 1" written on it.

So we soon realized that the tanks that the 43rd Army had reinforced us arrived. We couldn't help but look at each other unexpectedly, and no one expected them to come so quickly.

Later we found out that these tanks were actually performing missions nearby, and as soon as we heard the order for mobilization, we immediately rushed here.

When the soldiers saw these giants coming to help, they cheered in an instant, as if they could move forward unimpededly with these tanks. Several soldiers even ran out of the hidden place excitedly while following the tanks and waving and shouting...

This is the new recruits who have never seen the world! Looking at the exaggerated looks of the soldiers, I couldn't help feeling helpless. Speaking of the 59s that our country now has not yet been equipped with "Penxing" or "Captain-style" tanks of the United States during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, or the British "Captain-style" tanks. They were not one after another, and the Volunteer Army was bombed out of nowhere. Now there are only ten 59s that make them excited like this.

With a "long...", a tank in the lead turned a beautiful and sharp turn in front of me and stopped not far away. In an instant, a piece of dust rolled in and swallowed us a few of us in it.

I cursed in my heart, "The fuck is the rabbit Weizi performing his skills in front of me, which makes me eat dust all over my mouth! As soon as I stood up and wanted to start scolding, a tank soldier jumped off the tank and hugged me tightly.

"Great! Comrade Cui Wei, we're meeting again!" The tank soldier excitedly held my hand and kept shaking it, saying, "It's great, we can fight together again! When he heard that your army needed tanks, I came up with the army without stopping for a moment! How about it? It won't delay your actions!"

"You are...Battlefield Commander Wu!" After a long time, I recognized him as Wu Changhui, the commander of the tank battalion I brought out from Changxi.

"Yes, yes!" Captain Wu kept nodding: "Why did you forget me too?"

"Captain Wu..." I asked a little strangely: "Aren't you... still coming together? Why...?"

"We have returned to the army long ago!" Battalion Commander Wu replied: "A few days ago, our 43rd Army was also preparing to attack Lang San. After we contacted our superiors, we returned to our own troops. Battalion Commander Ding also returned to the army at that time. It was just that you fought fiercely with the Vietnamese Japanese on the battlefield, so we didn't say goodbye to you! I didn't expect to meet again so soon!"

"So that's how it is!" After listening to Battalion Commander Wu's explanation, I realized that I was busy with war during this period, and I forgot about Battalion Commander Ding and Battalion Commander Wu who had been with me.

"Comrade Cui Wei! Assign us tasks!" Battalion Commander Wu patted his chest and said, "The last time we drove all the untouched amphibious tanks, this time..."

As he said that, he waved his hand at one tank after another that was parked in front of me, and said confidently: "Look! They are all 59 shots. Although there are still many problems, we guarantee that we can defeat the Japanese devils on the battlefield!"
Chapter completed!