Volume 5 The Central South Storm Chapter 12 Ground Battles

Reports came one after another, and the mood of Major General Xiang Linghui, commander-in-chief of the campaign, gradually calmed down

After the end of the East China Sea War, Xiang Linghui went to the National Defense University for further study, mainly studying strategy. Before the outbreak of the US-Iraq war, Xiang Linghui returned to the General Staff, was promoted to major general, and later served as director of the Operations Department of the General Staff. At this point, no one doubts that he will be the number one candidate for the next chief of the General Staff, because Peng Maobang was also the head of the operations department before becoming the chief of the general staff.

Entrusted by Peng Maobang, Xiang Linghui once again took on a heavy responsibility.

Compared with the East China Sea War, the "counterattack war against Vietnam" was not only larger in scale, but also much more difficult for all arms of the armed forces to coordinate operations. In addition to the Air Force and Naval Aviation units participating in the first phase of the strike, fleets, submarines, land and army airborne forces, army armored forces, and special forces will participate in combat operations.

When planning the combat mission, Xiang Linghui felt very great pressure.

Army, Navy and Air Force; As the main force, all arms of the army want to become a "sharp knife", if it were not for Peng Maobang to give him all the command power, just coordinating the various arms would make Xiang Linghui tired and tired. In addition to "artificial" reasons, how to rationally and effectively utilize various combat forces is the biggest test.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the largest multi-arm combined operation since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

If there was enough time, Xiang Linghui would not have been under such pressure.

Peng Maobang only gave him 12 hours, and he had to complete the mobilization and deployment, determine the target of the strike, and assign the task of the strike within 12 hours.

12 hours, just a nap!

Although the main part of the battle plan is ready-made. But it is necessary to complete the preparations for war in such a period of time. It is not only testing Xiang Linghui's command ability. It is also testing the achievements of the republican reform.

Daytime on the 22nd. Xiang Linghui couldn't wait to grow three arms. It's good to take care of several things at once.

Thankfully, it is. Xiang Linghui has a very capable assistant: Pei Chengyi.

After getting a master's degree. Pei Chengyi received the rank of major. Served as Chief of the Operations Planning Section of the Operations Division. became one of Xiang Linghui's most important assistants.

Xiang Linghui coordinated the various arms of the army. Pei Chengyi was responsible for assigning strike tasks to the participating units.

It's a lot of work. And a very important task. Because the military reform has not yet been completely completed. Therefore, the number of troops that can be reached in 12 days is very limited. It is necessary to maximize the striking effectiveness of the limited combat forces. The assignment of strike tasks is of paramount importance.

Pei Chengyi did not disappoint Xiang Linghui, and at 17:30, he took out a detailed list of strikes.

Very detailed, so detailed that Xiang Linghui was a little surprised. Pei Chengyi not only made clear the combat missions of the army, navy, and air force, but also arranged clear targets for each of the combat forces participating in the war, and even arranged for every combat aircraft participating in the first round of bombing missions.

Less than 18 o'clock, the strike mission was distributed to the combat units.

At this time, Xiang Linghui took the time to eat the first meal on the 22nd.

Before receiving the first battle report, Xiang Linghui was still a little nervous. Although it was the Air Force that arranged for the H-6K to carry out the first round of assault missions with cruise missiles, it was Pei Chengyi who was finally confirmed.

Xiang Linghui is a little worried about the performance of the H-6K, and even more worried about the strike capability of cruise missiles.

The first attack was the long-range air defense warning radar provided by the United States to Vietnam with a maximum detection range of 150 kilometers, and the Vietnamese Air Force deployed six fixed air defense radars, eight fixed long-range air defense missile launching positions, two tactical air defense command centers on the ground, and three ground-to-ground communication relay stations also located on the ground in the northern region.

These are 22 "special" targets that must be destroyed as soon as the war breaks out.

In the military terminology of the Republic, the first round of assault is a "kick-in-the-door operation," and whether or not it can "kick open" the enemy's "gate" has a bearing on whether or not the subsequent air strikes can be carried out smoothly. As long as the first round of assaults goes well, the air defense alert system, long-range air defense system, and communication system in northern Vietnam will be paralyzed for two to two hours. During this period, the next few rounds of air strikes will completely destroy the defense capability of the northern regions of Vietnam.

Xiang Linghui was very satisfied with the results, and the first round of assault was a complete success, and all 22 targets were destroyed.

At 19:55, the "Vulture" unmanned aircraft, which was responsible for target screening and damage judgment, sent back synthetic aperture radar photographic photos of 22 targets after they were bombed.

After reading by technical analysts from the General Staff and the Military Intelligence Bureau, it was confirmed that all 22 targets had lost their "function".

After that, Xiang Linghui no longer worried about anything.

As with the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War** and the national air force's assault on India, the airspace over the northern region of Vietnam has been "opened" to the air and naval aviation of the Republic of China after destroying Vietnam's air defense and command system, and in the next few hours, the air force and naval aviation will complete at least 80 percent of the operational strike missions. Before dawn, the bombing will be transformed into a "tactical strike", focusing on the elimination of the Vietnamese Army's armored forces and laying the groundwork for the ground forces to enter the war.

When he received the battle report from the navy, Xiang Ling was not excited.

The J-14 of the Air Force can easily take out the Su-27V heavy fighters of the Vietnamese Air Force, and the J-15B of the Carrier-based Aviation can easily take out the F-166 fighters of Vietnam.

During the East China Sea War, the F-22 became a great threat to the Republic's war apparatus.

Now it's finally the turn of the republic~

Fighters "tortured" the enemy's third-generation fighters.

Before the end of the first round of strikes, the navy's shore-based aviation and carrier-based aviation went into battle one after another, demonstrating the powerful strike strength of the naval aviation.

Xiang Linghui is most concerned about the performance of the J-15B.

With only 8J-15B sorties, the 1st Group not only took out the Vietnamese Air Force's E-2C AWACS aircraft in one fell swoop, but also destroyed Bien Hoa Air Base and blew up nearly 20F-166 fighters.

Because Cam Ranh Bay and Bien Hoa are located at the southern tip of Vietnam, the damage was determined to be borne by reconnaissance satellites.

It was not until 20:55 that the radar photographs taken by the No. 1 reconnaissance satellite were delivered to Xiang Linghui.

Although the result was not the most ideal, it was naval aviation that fulfilled the set tasks. The Vietnamese frigates, eight missile boats and 16 gunboats stationed in Cam Ranh Bay were all destroyed by the missiles, and nearly half of the Vietnamese warships were sunk by the time the satellites flew over Cam Ranh Bay. The Bien Hoa Air Base was completely incapacitated, and not only were the fighters and transport planes parked on the ground destroyed, but the runway was also blown into several pieces, making it impossible for planes to take off and land at all.

At this point, the first round of strikes is over.

The war was not over, and by the time Xiang Ling and Pei Chengyi confirmed the results, the first ground troops had already reached the skies over Vietnam.

This is the 153rd Battalion of the 1533rd Airborne Brigade, where Lee Dong-seok belongs.

The group passed over northwestern Vietnam without any attack. The airborne troops on the transport plane did not know that in order to cover the group of aircraft to the airborne landing site, the Air Force dispatched 24 fighters to open an "air corridor". Vietnamese air defense and ground forces within 20 kilometers of the route of the transport group were bombed.

As the red light in the cockpit of the pressurized personnel turned to a yellow light, the fighters of the 3 squads checked the equipment one last time.

The plane leaned forward slightly, indicating that it was rapidly reducing its flight altitude.

The roar from the door leading to the cargo compartment was noticeably louder, the tail hatch of the transport plane had been opened, and the crew was dropping the paratrooper fighting vehicle.

Li Dongshi glanced at the soldiers sitting in a row, and then gave a thumbs up.

The air pressure in the cabin is significantly higher, and the flight altitude is definitely below 30 meters above sea level.

The noise was a little less, indicating that the 3 paratrooper combat vehicle had left the transport aircraft.

Yuting can land safely, right?

As soon as Li Dongshi thought of this problem, the plane quickly tilted to the left, and after leveling, the cabin lit up with green lights.

"Stand up—"

The 3 squad leader got up first, and the fighters of the 3 squads walked to the ground hatch on the left side one after another and lined up in line. Li Dongshi's 3rd squad was at the end, and he also became the last airborne soldier in the queue.

The hatch opened, and an icy stream of air rushed into the cabin. The airborne soldier standing at the door of the cabin shuddered slightly, and then flew out of the cabin. The airborne troops left the plane one after another, and when it was Li Dongshi's turn, he hesitated a little, and then jumped into the night sky.

The pitch-black earth was below, and a huge force grabbed Li Dongshi.

Under the action of the barometric surface, the parachute opens automatically. Dozens of gray umbrella flowers appeared in the starry night sky, and not far ahead, there was another group of airborne troops floating in the air.

Li Dongshi grabbed the parachute ropes on both sides and looked up at the lower quarter moon hanging in mid-air.

Too bright, too harsh!

Let's hope the enemies on the ground are asleep!

Glancing at the dark earth, Li Dongshi smiled bitterly. The noise of the transport plane is so loud that even those who sleep to death will be awakened.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a few flashes of light appeared on the ground, and then a few strings of tracer bullets rose into the night sky.

"Damn it!" Li Dongshi cursed in a low voice and grabbed the parachute rope.

The parachute used by the Airborne Forces is not a paraglider for special forces, and its controllable ability is very poor, and it cannot maneuver at will. Before landing, the Airborne Forces had practically no resistance.

Fortunately, the skydive height is only 200 meters, and the opening height is less than 150 meters, so it only takes 20 to land.

As more and more tracer bullets rose into the night sky, the surroundings suddenly became brighter. Li Dongshi was even able to see other airborne troops nearby. Needless to say, at this time all the airborne troops were in a nervous mood, and no one wanted to be shot in the air.

Stepping on solid ground, Li Dongshi rolled forward 2 meters and quickly unhooked the parachute.

While he was putting away his parachute, the 6 fighters in the squad rushed over one after another.

"Where's Xiao Zhang?"

"Here we are." The last fighter ran over, "Squad leader, what now?" ”

"Contact Luan Yuting and ask him to drive the chariot over." Li Dongshi took out the tactical map and locator, "Raincoat!" ”

The soldier next to him immediately took out his raincoat and put it on the Li Dong stone.

With the faint light emitted by the locator screen, Lee Dong-seok confirmed the landing place on the map. It was less than 200 meters off the intended location, which is a very good result.

When he put away the locator and tactical map, the paratrooper chariot driven by Luan Yuting drove over.

When Li Dongshi led the officers and men to Nong Hei, the 3rd Battalion and 1st Platoon, which had landed near the Vietnamese position, had already exchanged fire with the Vietnamese army.

The ground battle began. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to idianm, more chapters, support the author, support the genuine!) )

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