Chapter 155 The Danger of the Pass

In order to give us a clearer picture of the current situation on the battlefield, the regimental commander summoned two infantry battalion commanders and one tank battalion commander in the regiment for a meeting.

The tall soldier who brought us in was Wei Zhijian, the commander of the first battalion, and the commander of the second battalion was a middle-aged soldier with a dark complexion, named Wang Ninghai. What surprised me a little was the tank battalion commander Huang Jianfu...... He looked like a hairy boy of eighteen or nineteen......

As early as the modern era, I knew from the old man that the tanks of this era can be said to be a treasure, and the comparison between the troops and the number of tanks is not the number of soldiers, but the number of tanks...... Tank crews can walk sideways even if they are just company commanders in the troops.

I can understand this, in this era, our army still pays attention to the army, right? As the king of land warfare, the tank will naturally be favored by the superiors.

What I can't understand is...... This can be a tank soldier who walks sideways in the army, and he is also a battalion commander, how can it be held by a young man of eighteen or nine?

The first thing that comes to my mind is ...... This guy must have a back door, otherwise how could he be so young and sit in the position of commander of a tank battalion.

However, I soon realized that I had been wrong......

"Our tank unit was attacked by the Vietnamese army when it entered the area of Hoang Lien Son Dangkou!" Huang Jianfu pointed to the map and said: "The road in this area is only allowed to pass by one tank, and there is a sharp bend...... When the platoon commander of our tank passed through this sharp bend, the more devils pulled off the explosives buried in the sharp bend in advance...... As a result, our tank unit was divided into two sections from the middle, and the end could not be taken into account...... Then the bazooka of the Yue devil hit the command vehicle of our army one by one. Battalion commander, deputy battalion commander. Instructors. Captain...... All at the expense of ......"

Speaking of this, Huang Jianfu's tears couldn't help but fall, and he wanted to say something next, but he couldn't say it anymore.

That's when I realized that I was wrong about him, and the reason why he was able to become the battalion commander...... It's just that other cadres died on the battlefield.

Then I was a little strange: "The more devils...... How do you seem to know which tanks of our army are command vehicles? The mortality rate of this cadre is too high! ”

I asked this question because I knew before that the tank battalion would only send two companies, which meant that there were only about twenty tanks...... Of the 20 tanks, five survived, but the battalion commander, company commander, instructor, etc., all died...... This rate is too high, and the devils seem to be 100% hit.

"This comrade may not be familiar with the tank units of our army!" Seeing that Huang Jianfu was just wiping away his tears, the regiment commander replied on his behalf: "The communication equipment of our troops is backward. Therefore, the command vehicle generally has to be plugged in two or even three antennas, one is to contact the superiors, and the other is to command the tanks under his subordinates...... The more devils know about us, so they pick more antennas to fight, so ......"

I couldn't help but feel a little dizzy when I heard this, it turned out that it wasn't the devil who hit every shot, but we ourselves exposed the target...... Then this battle is still a fart, as soon as the devils come up, they will kill the command vehicle of our army, and then the other tanks will be a mess fighting on their own...... No wonder three-quarters of the losses were lost in just one battle.

"And what about the infantry?" Company Commander Luo asked again: "Isn't there no infantry to cover together?" ”

Company Commander Luo came out of a military academy, and of course he knew that tanks could only fight with the coordination of infantry. Otherwise, it is easy to be sneak attacked by enemy infantry. The reason is that although the tank has thick armor and strong firepower, the observation range is very narrow. If the enemy infantry is far away, it is fine, but once they are close, it is easy to use the tank's observation blind spot to get close to the tank and blow it up.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the infantry and the tank cooperate, the armor and firepower of the tank can provide cover for the infantry, and the firepower of the infantry and the good observation range can prevent the enemy's infantry from approaching, so the infantry and the tank are complementary in terms of weak protection, small and large firepower, short and long range, good and poor observation.

"We also have infantry to cooperate!" At this time, Huang Jianfu calmed down a little, he snorted and said, "It's just...... We received an order from our superiors to rush at full speed towards the Hoang Lien Son area, so we could only skip the infantry and advance for safety...... We had two platoons of infantry on the tank, but ...... Because the road was steep, the infantry would be thrown off the tank as soon as the tank was fast, so they used their backpacks to ......"

The rest is that we understand without saying anything, just like we saw the wreckage of several tanks on the road...... Although using the backpack belt can ensure that the warrior is not thrown off, the battlefield is a place of rapid change, and this fight is a thunderous situation, and the enemy will not give you time to untie the backpack belt.

"Our two battalions are divided into two roads and interspersed here from different directions!" Battalion Commander Wei walked to the map and said, "We have not been ambushed by the Yue devils...... But now that I think about it, it should be that the more devils deliberately let us over. ”

After a pause, Battalion Commander Wei continued: "Our battalion and regimental commander rushed here first, and then immediately plunged into the battle to attack the pass...... The information we got was that there was only one company of the Vietnamese army in the pass, and we originally thought that a battalion fighting a company should be captured, but we didn't expect that there was a reason why this pass was called a natural hazard. This pass is located between the 2681 and 217 heights, long and narrow from north to south, only a road more than two meters wide and a small river more than one meter deep runs through it, the enemy will be the main force on both sides of the pass, and at the dangerous place on the side wall to build a complete fortification from south to north, which makes us unable to fight, and we can't enter again......"

"Isn't Heights 217 impossible to capture?" Company Commander Luo looked at the map and asked, "As long as you capture this high ground, you can condescendingly capture the pass, right?" ”

Battalion Commander Wei sighed: "Of course we have thought about it, but this Yue devil is full of mines on the slope of the 217 heights, and another platoon is placed on the hilltop position...... Three anti-aircraft machine guns occupied an advantageous position with fire, and they couldn't rush up no matter how they rushed? We've also tried to call in artillery support and get the mines out and charge...... However, Heights 217 is exactly on the anticline of Heights 2681, which is a dead end for our artillery fire......"

"Our battalion also went into battle after it arrived!" Battalion Commander Wang said: "However, the pass area is too narrow, and there are mines everywhere, so the troops cannot be deployed, and they cannot be attacked several times...... What's even more terrifying is that we soon found that there were Vietnamese troops on the heights in the other three directions...... It's already surrounded! ”

"Have you broken through?" Company Commander Luo asked.

"Why not?" Battalion Commander Wei smiled bitterly: "But the Yue Devil only has two regiments in the area of Commander Huang, one regiment is used to form an encirclement against us, and the other regiment is used to ambush reinforcements...... That is, there are at least one battalion of troops of the Viet Devils in each direction around us, and they also occupy the terrain. And what about us? After a few battles, most of the casualties were killed, how to break through? ”

"One thing is certain...... "Commander Zuihou concluded, "The Yue Devils can annihilate our team at any time, why don't they do this...... Just to attract more reinforcements......"

"Comrades!" At this time, the political commissar interjected: "That's what the regiment commander and I think...... If the superiors continue to send reinforcements to the Hoang Lien Son area...... I am afraid that the losses of our troops will be greater and greater, and Zuihou is likely to affect the entire battle. So...... We decided to advise our superiors to abandon reinforcements, what do you think? ”

Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but be silent, and everyone knew one thing: the reason why the Yue devils besieged us but did not attack was only because we still had use value, and once they found out that the main force of our army was no longer reinforcing Huang Lianshan, then they would not hesitate to eat us......

But what now?

Do you want to continue to ask for help at the Xiangshang level?

You must know that the Hoang Lien Son area is the rear of the Vietnamese army...... No matter how big or small our reinforcements are, the route of the march along the way will not be able to hide from the eyes and ears of the Vietnamese army. This seems too easy for them, after all, this is the territory of the Vietnamese devils, and the Vietnamese people will provide them with detailed information in time......

So, if I have more reinforcements, I will be shelled, and if I have less, I will be ambushed.

It is also because of a guide like Chen Yiyi who is familiar with the terrain of Vietnam that we can successfully avoid the eyes and ears of the Vietnamese army, however, how many people can be like her in our army?

"Let's do it!" Zuihou or the regiment commander broke the silence: "We can't drag comrades from other units into the fire pit just because we fell into the fire pit......

Speaking of this, the regiment commander couldn't help but pause, and then looked at us apologetically and said, "Company Commander Luo, comrades...... I'm sorry for you! ”

As he spoke, he gave us a military salute in a dignified manner.

"Commander, what are you talking about!" Company Commander Luo hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "We're all here to fight the devils, where is there anything to stand up to, let's talk about it...... The outcome of this is still unknown, maybe the large army of our army will fight here before the Yue devils destroy us! ”

"Good comrade!" The regiment commander shook hands heavily with Company Commander Luo.

However, I knew that what Company Commander Luo said was unlikely.

The reason is ...... Although the Vietnamese army had only one regiment on the front line and had casualties in previous battles, it was ...... The terrain of the front line is very complicated, the heights are one after another, wave after wave, and the devils are using those heights to drag the main force of our army, so that our army's progress is very slow as if it is stuck in a quagmire.

Not to mention...... After entering Sabah, there will inevitably be street fighting, which is not what our army is good at. (To be continued......)