Given the constraints of personnel and supplies, it was not possible for the coalition positions to build large fortifications on the hills as they did to the north. (.) Although the South Vietnamese Army had the advantage in terms of troops, it was afraid of a possible counterattack from the north at any time, and was unwilling to continue to throw large forces into the dense forests of the mountains near the sea.

In the past few days when the special operations company has moved south, the contact battles on the top of the two hills have become more and more frequent, and the "advanced" weapons used by the coalition forces have not had much advantage in this kind of jungle warfare, and casualties have begun to appear in the battle.

The flintlock pistol is indeed extremely lethal on the frontal battlefield, but in the environment of jungle combat, the combat gap between it and cold weapons is greatly narrowed, and it is even far inferior to the fast-loading bow and crossbow weapons at short distances. In addition, the environment in the mountains and forests is inconvenient for musketeers to form a formation, and the use of tactics is also greatly limited, which greatly reduces the combat power advantage of the coalition side.

In the last few battles, the battle loss ratio between the two sides has been reduced to the level of 1 to 5, although it seems that this battle loss ratio is still superior to the coalition side, but the command does not think so. The military and police department's investment in each of the Hai Han militia is far from being comparable to that of the South Vietnamese army, and the five South Vietnamese soldiers tied together are not worth as much as the flintlock pistol in the hands of the Hai Han militia, let alone the value of other manpower, material and financial resources required to train a qualified militiaman. And compared to the previous few positional encounters with almost no battle damage, the current battle loss ratio is really nothing to be thankful for.

Fortunately, there is still a group of traversers with black technology in the coalition army, and several people from the North American Gang finally waited for the opportunity to freely exert their combat effectiveness at this time. These guys who use automatic weapons are simply killing gods for the South Vietnamese army, whether they are individual soldiers or in groups, as long as they encounter these people, they are basically wiped out without any ability to fight back, and most of the time they don't even understand where the opponent is hiding and what weapon is used.

It was also the brave fighting of these people in North America that kept the commanding heights on the top of the mountain from being taken away by South Vietnam. However, this situation will definitely not be maintained for a long time, although the North American gang can fight, but after all, they are also people, and they also need time to rest.

It was at this juncture that the Special Operations Company, which had won a great victory in the south, finally returned. After Qian Tiandun heard about the recent battle situation, he immediately asked Yan Chujie to fight, and let the special operation connect to the battlefield on the top of the mountain. Compared with the ordinary Haihan militia, Qian Tiandun has full confidence in his subordinates, and since the formation of this company, its training content and combat direction are mountains and jungles, and its ability to fight in the forest and wilderness is definitely much better than that of the militia sent from the base camp.

Beginning the next day, the Special Operations Company took over the two hilltop engagement zones. Qian Tiandun did not disappoint the command, and on the first day, he completely annihilated more than 40 people from two South Vietnamese squads, and only two of his own side were slightly injured, which was enough to make the colleagues of the military police department under the base camp feel jealous.

The sabotage of the special operations company also began to bear fruit a few days later, because the supplies and means of transportation in the south were heavily damaged, and the material supply could not keep up for several days, the South Vietnamese army had to adopt the method of reducing the supply of individual soldiers to alleviate the supply difficulties. As a result, the South Vietnamese Army could no longer maintain the frequency of daily sorties, and the two sides entered a delicate state of confrontation.

The Allied forces were reluctant to leave their defensive positions to attack because of possible casualties, and the South Vietnamese Army was reluctant to attack the Allied positions with troops with a declining combat effectiveness due to insufficient supplies. The command is not in a hurry at all, as long as the current situation is maintained, the opponent will definitely be much more anxious than its own side, but tens of thousands of people on the South Vietnamese side are constantly consuming supplies every day, and the demand is at least ten times that of the coalition position, whether it is fought or not, and every day it drags on, the supply pressure of the South Vietnamese army will increase by one point. If this is still the case after ten or eight days, then send another fleet south to find trouble for the opponent. (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable)

In the face of this state of confrontation, the only person who is still dissatisfied may be Zheng Bai. As a middle-level and high-ranking member of the North Vietnamese Army, Zheng Bai knew very well why the Haihan people would take such large-scale military assistance to themselves, and this was only in exchange for Thang Long Fu after agreeing to all kinds of harsh conditions of the Haihan people. From the moment these Haihan soldiers arrived at Vinh An Port, all the food, housing, and material expenses were recorded on the head of North Vietnam. After entering the current coalition position, according to the contract between the two sides, it can be regarded as entering a state of operation, and the military expenditure of these thousands of people per day is much higher than that of the North Vietnamese army's own army, not to mention the consumption of ammunition must be calculated according to sky-high prices.

Zheng Bai initially had doubts about the combat effectiveness of the Haihan army, worried that they would not be able to hold the planned coastal position, but after a few battles, Zheng Bai's worries slowly changed direction, and the Haihan army obviously had a great advantage, but it just did not take the initiative to attack, was it deliberately creating a situation of confrontation in order to ask for more conditions from Thang Long Mansion?

Regardless of whether the Haihan army fights or not, as long as the current confrontation situation is maintained, the military expenditure is calculated according to the standards of the combat period, which is undoubtedly a loss-making deal for North Vietnam, and the mercenaries invited by Thang Long Province at a great cost are not for the sake of looking good here.

At first, Zheng Bai tried to exert some pressure on the Haihan army through Feng Annan, the liaison officer, but Feng Annan obviously didn't sell his account very much, and the sentence "One qiē battle plan is mainly based on the orders of the coalition frontline command" blocked Zheng Bai back.

For such an excuse, Zheng Bai must be unconvinced The coalition command is also the title of the coalition army, why is it that your Haihan family is in charge, but the army of tens of thousands of people on my side has no right to speak. But to say that Zheng Bai clashed with the Haihan people or even turned his face because of this, it is definitely impossible, now the North Vietnamese defense line is counting on the assistance of the Haihan army, if it is not for the construction of the coalition position behind the enemy, then the mountain line defense line should have been broken by the South Vietnamese army at this time. After that, the plan of their own counterattack against the South Vietnamese rebels must also depend on the movements of the Haihan army to cooperate with the action.

When the plan failed, Zheng Bai came up with another plan, sent his cronies to the team transporting supplies, and went to the coalition position to send a letter to his second son Zheng Ting, trying to get him to urge the Haihan generals to fight.

The North Vietnamese Liaison Army under the command of Truong Dinh undertook more than eighty percent of the combat tasks of the allied positions after the war, and the appearance of Xiàn is also remarkable, the troops under his command from the initial tense and hectic, the enemy has not yet entered the firing range and some people shoot indiscriminately, to now gradually begin to get used to the rhythm of musket combat, in the face of the enemy's charge can finally be calmly dealt with.

The command was also satisfied with Trung Ting's performance in operational command, and began to let him attend the daily operational seminars commanded by him as a representative of the North Vietnamese military. Of course, regarding the details of the special operations company's sabotage operations behind enemy lines in South Vietnam, the command still had reservations about the North Vietnamese officers headed by Truong Dinh. After all, this involves the safety of more than 200 people, including many key protection objects such as the Crossing Crowd and the "Discovery", and if the news is leaked, it is likely to bring danger to the troops carrying out the sabotage war.

However, Zheng Ting's attitude made the envoy sent by Zheng Bai somewhat unexpected, and he did not agree with Zheng Bai's proposal to urge the Haihan army to take the initiative to attack, on the contrary, Zheng Ting believed that the main task of the North Vietnamese Army was to cooperate with the battle plan of the Haihan army, and the headquarters of the coalition army would command the next battle.

In the past few days, Zheng Ting has gradually learned from the discussion meeting about the combat objectives of the Haihan Army, and knows that their purpose is not to kill and injure the number of South Vietnamese troops, but to destroy the mysterious musket unit in the South Vietnamese Army in a systematic manner. After many battles, Truong Dinh had fully realized the advantages of the musket unit in fighting against the traditional troops, and also understood why the North Vietnamese army would be defeated again and again under the blows of one of the opponent's musket units, and retreated for hundreds of miles. If the South Vietnamese musket forces were not eliminated, they would have been a stinger that could threaten the security of the North Vietnamese.

Of course, more importantly, since the beginning of the war, all the decisions of the command have been proved correct after the fact, which has also created the impression that the command is "absolutely wise" and "absolutely correct" in the North Vietnamese alliance, including high-ranking officers such as Truong Dinh. Regarding opinions that contradicted the orders of the headquarters, Zheng Ting subconsciously thought that the arrangements of the headquarters must be more correct, and in order to win the battle, it was necessary to follow the opinions of the headquarters. Since the current command command's order is to hold the position, then everyone should do it, why risk death and injury to storm the South Vietnamese army's camp?

Zheng Bai felt a little helpless after receiving the reply, and he could vaguely sense that in the army trained by the Haihan people, the view of war seemed to be different from his own. This difference is not at the tactical level, but the position held by commanders, such as Zheng Ting, who is more in favor of Haihan's approach, turning immobility into initiative, and exchanging time for strategic advantage. As for how much material money and food is spent, that should not be a matter for the military to consider, the military only needs to know how to win the war.

On 5 February, after many days of calm, the South Vietnamese army finally lost its breath and opened its main camp early in the morning and began to march outside the camp. The observation post at the top of the hill also transmitted the news back to the headquarters in time, so that the defenders on the position could prepare for battle in advance.

This time, the South Vietnamese Army did not disappoint the Allied forces again, and the "long-awaited" musket unit of the Allied Forces finally appeared in the combat formation of the South Vietnamese Army. When the news was transmitted back to the command headquarters via the radio, it even caused a burst of cheers. It has been more than half a month since the time of departure, and even if the battle situation has been superior, the field battles for many days have made the soldiers feel very tired, and many people are already looking forward to ending this battle as soon as possible and leaving the ghost place of Annan.

The command issued an order for the North Vietnamese Association to withdraw from the first line and transfer the musketeers and artillery of the Hai Han militia as the main force. Yan Chujie's purpose of the operation is very clear, that is, to take advantage of the advantage in firepower, as much as possible to inflict a large enough damage on the opponent's musket troops at one time, the firepower advantage possessed by the Haihan army, as long as it is a battle, it will be undoubtedly exposed, after this battle, don't expect the South Vietnamese army to be fooled, take out the precious musket troops and fight hard.

"After this battle, the South Vietnamese army should probably retreat. Yan Chujie put down the binoculars and said unsatisfactorily.

"Since it may be the last battle, we have to find a way to beat them. Ha Lu Gong continued: "I have already contacted Feng Annan and asked him to inform the North Vietnamese troops in the mountain position to choose the opportunity to attack. ”

"The North Vietnamese infantry behind the position was also in position. Mushaber added. The North Vietnamese infantry he was talking about were more than 1,000 spearmen from Zheng Bai from the command before the war, and these soldiers did not come in handy in the previous days' operations, and most of the time they played the role of civilians for building fortifications and transporting supplies. At this time, the command believed that there might be a rout in the area after this battle, and then the low-tech task of pursuing the enemy army could be handed over to the assistant army.

To the slight surprise of the command, compared with the previous battles, there were many more "new toys" in the South Vietnamese army's formation, including widened and thickened shield carts, trebuchets, and several artillery pieces towed out on ox carts. It seems that during the days of the truce, the South Vietnamese army was not idle, and made a lot of preparations for how to conquer the positions of the coalition forces.

"This is a posture to attack the city!" Yan Chujie was also a little surprised by the battle made by the South Vietnamese army. However, he didn't have any nervousness, after all, no matter what tricks his opponent could play, he was just dying in the face of absolute strength.

With the sound of gongs and drums, the South Vietnamese Army began to attack the coalition positions. The shield cart was undoubtedly the first to take the lead, this time the shield cart was much thicker than the previous model, the logs used to make the zuò shield wall were thicker than before, and various reinforcement structures were added behind the shield wall, and of course its weight was increased a lot, so the speed of travel was slower than before.

However, the power of the trebuchet caught the coalition forces a little unexpected, and the first stone projectile fired by the opponent smashed into the front of the obstacle zone only seven or eight meters away, and it was only more than ten or twenty meters away from the defensive wall made of wooden planks. Looking at the lump of stones that fell into the ground at least more than ten pounds, the faces of the commanders were a little solemn, if this thing hit someone, it would definitely be reimbursed on the spot, although the effective area that can kill and injure is very small, almost a point-to-point attack, but the psychological deterrence that people can make is great, after all, it is not fun to fall stones from the sky at any time and smash their heads.

"Hurry up and calculate the range of the trebuchet, and let the artillery take a presight!" Yan Chujie gave the order.

Although the wooden canopy on the defensive position could withstand the enemy's arrows, it would definitely not withstand the stone bullets falling from the sky. According to what has been observed so far, there are at least a dozen catapults in the opposing camp, and their long-range strike capabilities are no longer negligible.

Soon the General Staff sent back further information: "The South Vietnamese Army uses grenadier belt catapults, which we believe have a range of 350 to 400 meters...... That is, they can attack us outside the effective range of the rifle. ”

"The South Vietnamese Army has been fighting for a long time, and it should be rushing to build catapults. Yan Chujie nodded and said, "No way, it seems that we have to strike first." ”

There was no answer. The purpose of the South Vietnamese army's use of trebuchets was very clear, that is, to first destroy the defensive walls on the coalition positions, force the coalition forces to abandon the fortifications and fight face-to-face, and then rely on the superiority of troops to break the coalition camp. If the coalition forces attack the opponent with artillery first, it can quickly knock out the opponent's long-range firepower, but on the other hand, it will definitely expose their own firepower advantage, and it will be difficult to get the opponent to send musketeers to fight again.

"How about letting the Concordant Army be cannon fodder first, and then replace our men when the other party's musket troops come out?" Wang Tom unscrupulously proposed a battle plan. Of course, before proposing this plan, he had already determined that there were no North Vietnamese military personnel present within a radius of 10 meters.

"It's only changed now, and the intention is too obvious. Yan Chujie shook his head and said: "These people in North Vietnam are not fools, even if they are cannon fodder this time, I am afraid that they will not be able to command them next time." With artillery, knock out the catapults of the South Vietnamese army first!"

Yan Chujie is the supreme commander of the coalition forces, and his order is the final decision. Now that the military order has been issued, even if some people still have objections in their hearts, they can only do it.

In the second round of the attack of the South Vietnamese catapults, stones had already smashed into the defensive wall, and although no one was injured, it directly broke up a multi-purpose flatbed truck that served as a defensive wall, causing a small exclamation. At this time, the defensive wall in front of several gun emplacements on the coalition position had been removed, revealing the figure of the 12-pounder army gun behind.

Within a mile, artillery was much more accurate than trebuchets, so the first round of fire from the ten 12-pounder guns hit a catapult, reimbursing more than ten South Vietnamese soldiers.

The sudden opening of fire on the Allied positions did indeed cause a shock to the South Vietnamese Army, in the previous days of the offensive, the Allied forces have always used only four 6-pounder guns as auxiliary firepower, and the South Vietnamese Army also believes that this is the level of heavy firepower that the Allied forces have, so they will develop a strategy of using catapults for long-range attacks, and the four small cannons do not seem to be able to threaten the catapults at this safe distance, and they can safely and boldly attack the opponent's hateful defensive wall. But now they find that their so-called clever plan seems to be a joke at all, and it is only at this time that their opponents begin to show their fangs that have been hidden