When the airborne troops stationed at Qiuligou Air Base were all airborne troops and transport planes, they did not know that hundreds of air force fighters had already flown to the battlefield and were fighting bloody battles to open up air corridors for them, seizing air supremacy over the airborne field, and bombing the enemy forces near the airborne field. 、、

The air battle began at around 1 a.m. on the 23rd.

The 120J-1 of 5 brigades first entered the sky over northern North Korea, defeated more than 30 F-22s that were hastily encountered, and seized air supremacy; The 192J-15 fighters of the eight groups that followed separately bombed the U.S. Marines gathered at the junction of Cigang Province, Lianggang Province and South Hamgyong Province, focusing on Sinseung and Sinsang-ri near Gorro, and blowing up the railroad/highway bridge connecting Gorro and Hamhung on the Seongcheon River.

The signs that the airborne forces of the Republic were about to attack the five elders could not be more obvious.

Duchway again ordered the Marines to stop the attack, and the 1st Air Assault Division assembled at Golao.

Too late.

Without air supremacy, the 011th Air Assault Division is an eagle with broken wings. Without air supremacy, the Marine Corps is just a shrunken-headed turtle lying on the ground. Not to mention assembling to the five elders and stopping the attack, it would be good to be able to save his life under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Republic Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force and Naval Air Force were the quickest to respond.

At 1:20, nearly 80F-22 rushed to the battlefield and competed with the J-14 group for air supremacy.

Different from previous air battles, the J-14 group took the initiative to go south to meet the battle, pushing the air combat battlefield to the Wonsan-Pyongyang line, and blocking the US fighter jets from the airborne landing field.

1:25. U.S. carrier-based aviation arrived.

As with the J-14 fleet. The J-15 group that dropped the bomb took the initiative to meet it. Pushed the battlefield of air combat to the sky over East Korea Bay. US warplanes were not allowed to approach the Korean Peninsula.

The ground and air battles were fought extremely fiercely in both directions. Both sides are throwing combat forces at any cost.

The first half hour. The Air Force of the Republic lost at least 50J-1 with 30J-15A. The U.S. Air Force lost the 60F-22 and 50F/A-18E/F.

In order to allow the Airborne Forces to land safely. The Air Force continuously sent reserves.

In order to regain air supremacy. Avoid the Marines being encircled and suppressed by the Army of the Republic. The U.S. military has also continued to invest in reserves.

At the height of the fighting, the two sides gave up their ground support missions and sent all the fighters capable of carrying out air combat missions, and even the F-35B of the US Marine Corps took off from the amphibious assault ship with air-to-air missiles to assist the carrier-based aviation in seizing air supremacy.

At 1:35, the first batch of multiple Y-14 planes arrived over Wulao.

The paratrooper chariot lit up with a green light, and then shook slightly a few times, and the roar suddenly poured in, and Li Dongshi and other nine officers and soldiers in the chariot grabbed the handrail one after another, not letting their bodies float.

The transport plane, which dropped the paratrooper fighting vehicle, quickly turned and flew away from the battlefield.

In the Laos War, the airborne troops made miraculous achievements, their combat effectiveness was confirmed, and their problems were exposed. The first task performed by Li Dongshi, who was still a squad leader at the time, was to rescue friendly troops who had fallen in the defensive positions of the Vietnamese army, and the main reason for this problem was that the airborne troops could not be airborne with the paratrooper fighting vehicles, and it took a lot of time to meet the paratrooper combat vehicles after landing.

In response to the problems exposed, the army invested more than one billion yuan in the development of a new paratrooper fighting vehicle at the end of 20199.

When determining the tactical indicators, the Army made it clear that the safety factor of paratrooper fighting vehicles must exceed 99% in the case of full parachute landing (the safety factor of old paratrooper fighting vehicles is less than 75%).

Because the army requires the design to be completed by the end of 2022 and put into production by June 2023 (so as to ensure that the refitting of 5 airborne brigades of 3 airborne armies can be completed by the end of 2024), there is not enough time to design a completely new paratrooper fighting vehicle, and it can only be improved on the basis of the original model.

In addition to being able to parachute at full capacity, the new paratrooper tank is equipped with a 30-mm cannon with significantly increased firepower.

The biggest regret is that because the airborne troops are often airborne behind enemy lines, the "vehicle-mounted controllable fusion power supply station" developed by the army cannot be sent to the front line by airdrop (mainly because the risk is too great), so the paratrooper fighting vehicles cannot obtain a stable power supply in field situations, and can only be equipped with old-fashioned fuel engines. In real combat, the Airborne Forces can both seize fuel from the enemy and obtain fuel by airdrop.

A huge force came, and Li Dongshi felt his body sink, as if he was pressed against the seat by a big hand.

The officers and men in the car breathed a sigh of relief, the parachute opened smoothly, and there was no need to worry about the nearly 1 heavy paratrooper fighting vehicle smashing to the ground like an iron coffin.

Glancing at the officers and soldiers in the car, Li Dongshi secretly smiled bitterly.

In 2020, Li Dongshi was promoted to second lieutenant deputy platoon commander, and the following year he was promoted to lieutenant platoon commander. Unlike other squad leaders, Li Dongshi has a bachelor's degree, and when he was promoted to an officer, he only went to the National Defense University for half a year to study. This situation is very rare in the Republic Army, the vast majority of squad leaders (non-commissioned officers) are squad leaders before retirement, and only a very few can be promoted to senior non-commissioned officers or sergeant majors, and squad leaders who are exceptionally promoted to officers are simply rare.

When withdrawing from the battlefield in Laos, 3~||Only 13 soldiers remained.

At the time of reconstruction, these 13 "veterans" were all promoted to squad leaders and formed 3~||Earth's core power. Li Dongshi has been a squad leader for several years and is well aware of the importance of squad leaders in grassroots troops. A good squad leader can provide for all the soldiers in the squad

Morale and fighting spirit, a poor squad leader can make all the fighters in the squad become

In fact, the platoon commander was only one level above the squad leader.

The chariot lit up with yellow lights, and Li Dongshi immediately grabbed the handrail and looked at the soldiers in the chariot.

Except for Sergeant Zhang Zhi, who was sitting opposite, the other six soldiers looked very nervous.

Seeing the platoon commander looking at him, Zhang Zhiwei smiled. As a "veteran" of the 3rd class, Zhang Zhi absolutely trusts Li Dongshi and believes that the "old squad leader" can lead his brothers to defeat all enemies, and then return triumphantly with his brothers.

The red light came on, and the chariot shook violently, as if it had been in a car accident.

If it weren't for the seat belts strapped to their shoulders, the officers and men in the car would have hit their heads and bled out.

After a few slight shocks, the rear hatch of the tank quickly popped open.

"Get off, skirmishers, fast, fast, fast......"

Under Zhang Zhi's "urging", the heavily armed soldiers quickly rushed out of the paratrooper chariot.

Li Dongshi was the last to get out of the car, and the paratrooper chariot drove as fast as possible to the nearest mound.

"Contact Class 1 vs. Class 2." Li Dongshi took off the positioning system pinned to his chest, "Send out our position, and let the 1st and 2nd classes rush over immediately." ”

The signal corps immediately began to call 2 more squads.

In the night sky, dozens of paratrooper fighting vehicles were falling to the ground. Relying on the small directional control equipment on the tank, most of the vehicles fell in the airborne field with a radius of less than 2 square kilometers.

"It was not found that we were still some distance from the enemy lines." Zhang Zhi ran over.

"Let's be vigilant and send two people forward to reconnoitre." Li Dongshi glanced in the southeast direction, "The landing site is about 200 meters off, which is not very serious, and after the arrival of the 1st and 3rd squads, they immediately advanced to the enemy's position." ”

Zhang Zhi nodded, whistled at the 2 soldiers nearby, and gestured to advance and reconnoitre.

Li Dongshi glanced at the dark night sky, and most of the paratrooper fighting vehicles had already landed. The problem is that the Air Force did not bomb the US positions in Goro as planned!

Damn, I'm on my own.

Muttering in his heart, Li Dongshi saw the paratrooper chariot coming from the north.

3 squads, including Lee Dong-seok, a total of 2 infantry.

"Platoon commander, the battalion headquarters has sent a message for us to immediately advance to the southeast." The signal soldier smiled bitterly and said, "Very lucky, we are the closest to the American position. ”

Li Dongshi was stunned for a moment and said: "Call the 1st squad leader and the 2nd squad leader, it is our turn to take the lead, it is indeed very lucky!" ”

When all the squad leaders of the 3rd squad arrived, Li Dongshi called up the battlefield map in the computer.

"When they arrived five hundred meters before the defensive position of the US army, the infantry got off the vehicle to fight, the 3rd squad attacked from the middle, the 1st squad covered the left flank, and the 2nd squad covered the right flank, so as to protect the chariot and make full use of the chariot to support the firepower." Li Dongshi glanced at the 3rd squad leader and said, "The defensive position of the US army is not solid, and the number of troops will not be too many. There is no need to wait for reinforcements, we will be the first to attack Wulao and occupy the command post of the American army. ”

"Is there any air support?"

"Definitely not, at least not with any hope for air support." Li Dongshi glanced at his watch, "It's 1:43 now, finish the battle before 2 o'clock, and the 3rd squad will set off first." ”

Because Li Dongshi has been following the squad to act, the paratrooper fighting vehicle of the 3rd squad has become the platoon "command vehicle".

At 1 o'clock, Zhang Zhi led 6 infantry to get off the car and fight.

Under the cover of the machine-gun fire of the paratrooper fighting vehicle, 3~||There was no danger of breaking through the US defense line and going straight to the US military command post in Wulao Town.

It was not until 1:53 a.m., when the infantry broke through the American lines, that they met with slight resistance from the American troops.

Li Dongshi was not surprised, because at the pre-departure meeting, the battalion commander Zhuo Weilin mentioned that the American troops under the five elders would not exceed one infantry battalion, and the battle to attack the five elders would not be too difficult.

At 1:58, 3 paratrooper combat vehicles rushed into the command post of the American army.

The fierce battle lasted for about an hour, and after paying the price of 2 soldiers wounded, 4 American soldiers were killed, 32 prisoners were captured, and the paratrooper fighting vehicle of the 2nd squad also destroyed 1 American helicopter at the take-off site with machine guns.

At this time, the rest of the 3 battalion launched a full-scale assault on the American positions.

After letting the soldiers hold the positions around the command post, Li Dongshi counted the prisoners of war. To his surprise, the highest rank of the prisoner of war was only a captain officer. After interrogating the prisoners, it was learned that the American troops stationed in Goro had only one infantry company, not an infantry battalion!

Less than 2:20 a.m., the ground battle was essentially over.

After killing more than 30 American soldiers and capturing more than 70 people, only 2 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were killed and 8 were wounded.

The battle to capture Wulao was so successful that the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion could not believe it, but Li Dongshi knew that a smooth opening often heralded a tragic end.

Before the officers and men of the other battalions arrived, Zhuo Weilin asked the officers and men of the 3rd battalion to begin to consolidate the defensive position.

It was surrounded by American troops, and before the 37th and 38th armies arrived, the 153rd Airborne Brigade did not want to get support from ground forces. If the U.S. military strikes back frantically, it will be difficult to even get air support.

From this point on, the officers and men of the 153 Airborne Brigade will use their flesh and blood to defend this position, which will determine the fate of tens of thousands of US officers and soldiers!

Damn it**

Add more as promised, ask for the support of brothers, monthly passes, recommended tickets, any ticket! (To be continued)

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