lcionline Chapter 603: Return to the Climb
Chapter 603: Return to the Climb
"Tell the soldiers not to use continuous shooting, but to fire in bursts! Save some ammunition. Hold on!" Liang Sanxi said.
"This is the only way!" Zhao Mengsheng also recovered and agreed reluctantly.
While Wei Min and his men were struggling to stop the enemy, on the eastern battlefield, in the Tongdeng area, Wei Dong was walking through the dense forest.
They were ordered to cooperate with the 55th Army, and now the 163rd Division of the 55th Army was blocked by the enemy's high ground in the Dong Dang area. So they requested support from the army.
Previously, Zhao Cheng blew up the Tongdeng Fortress and some surrounding buildings, but it had no effect on the densely packed heights and tunnels in the entire Tongdeng area. It only destroyed a large fortress of theirs.
It was also because of Zhao Cheng's masterpiece that the Vietnamese army mistakenly believed that the Dong Dang area would be the main attack direction. Therefore, on the basis of the original 12th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Vietnamese Army, one regular regiment and two militia regiments were added.
The addition of these troops also made our offensive difficult. The main reason was the terrain here, which restricted the deployment of our mechanized forces.
Especially the highlands in the south of Dong Dang, which can be said to have been built by the Vietnamese army into an ant nest-like shape, and the entire highlands are connected by tunnels and pits.
The Vietnamese army also laid anti-tank mines and anti-personnel mines on all possible roads. Dense minefields are everywhere.
They have already made plans. I will hide behind the minefield. If you rush over, we will fight you!
It must be said that the Vietnamese army's cowardly tactics did cause considerable casualties to our troops, especially our 489th Regiment, which suffered several setbacks in its attack on the highlands and suffered over a hundred casualties.
When Weidong arrived at the 489th Regiment, all he saw was endless anger, the anger of revenge.
As a Red Army regiment, the 489th Regiment had a glorious tradition and would not allow itself to have a history of failure. Therefore, it resolutely refused to retreat and instead planned to continue the offensive.
"Commander, I am Zhao Weidong, the captain of the second squadron of the military region's special forces brigade! I have been ordered to come and cooperate with your unit's next move!" Weidong looked at the commander in front of him and reported loudly.
"You've come at the right time. Our regiment is about to launch a new attack. Can you help us eliminate the enemy's outposts first, so that we can get closer to the enemy's front line before launching the attack?" The regiment commander pointed to the high ground group on the map and asked Wei Dong.
Wei Dong looked at the map carefully, combined with the terrain he had observed before, and pointed at the map and said.
"Commander, your map is wrong. Although this is a high ground, I came here to scout before the war. Now the entire high ground group has been dug through by the Vietnamese army on the opposite side. If you attack one point, you will easily be attacked from the flank by other high ground! I think we can gather artillery to clear the way, on the one hand to detonate their minefields, on the other hand to confuse them. Let them not know the real purpose of our attack!" Wei Dong said, pointing to the map.
"Wouldn't this further disperse the density of our firepower and attack?" the political commissar next to him asked curiously.
"No, we are increasing the density. I don't know if you have noticed, Commander, that although the entire highland group is dense, the actual area is very small, which means that the number of people who can participate in the defense is limited. The reason why our attack failed before was mainly because the enemy can move continuously through the tunnels, so we can concentrate on defending a certain highland or two or three highlands." Wei Dong paused and drew a few strokes on the map.
"We will launch an all-out attack from multiple points. This way, we have the advantage of heavy weapons and manpower. We can use artillery fire to clear the way, and tanks will cover the infantry as they rush to the bottom of the high ground. Then we can attack at the same time and not give them time to move back and forth. In this way, we can use a multi-point attack method to capture the high ground together." Wei Dong said firmly.
The regimental commander and the political commissar pondered this and realized it was indeed true. "We can also extend our artillery fire to block the enemy's ground support routes. However, underground routes are much slower. As we capture each high ground, we'll blast the tunnels and pits there, making it impossible for them to escape!" The political commissar also became excited.
"Let's do it! Comrade Weidong, your squadron must set off first, bring walkie-talkies, and be the eyes of our artillery. They need you to provide precise coordinates!" said the regiment commander.
"No problem, our squadron can be divided into several groups, each group will be responsible for a hill, to command the artillery to block the enemy's reinforcements!" Wei Dong said.
"Let's go!" The team leader knew that time was precious, so he didn't delay any longer and directly provided equipment to Weidong and the others and let them set off.
"Xiao Ming, Zhao Kai, and Li Tian, each of you three will carry a walkie-talkie and take two people with you to go to the back of the three high ground in front of the enemy, dig bunkers to hide yourselves, and guide the artillery to block the enemy's ground reinforcements! I will lead a group of people to the high ground in the southwest corner! Is there any problem?" Wei Dong said seriously.
"Captain, why don't you just command from behind? The three of us will go!" Li Tian said.
"Don't worry about me, just take care of yourselves. Remember, we are the eyes of the artillery. We must make sure that the enemy has no way to provide any ground support when we attack the high ground. Do you understand?" Wei Dong waved his hand and said.
"Yes, we will ensure that the mission is completed!" Several people stopped persuading him. After all, their combat effectiveness was not as high as the squadron leader's, and they believed that the squadron leader would be fine.
Soon, the four of them set off with two people each, bypassing the front and heading straight for the opposite high ground from the side of the mountain.
While the front road was covered in mines, the forests to the side were much less dense. After all, the Vietnamese army didn't have that many mines to waste, did they? Furthermore, the sides of the plateau were all jungle, with no roads at all, and the slopes were extremely steep, making it impossible for ordinary people to climb.
Unfortunately, they encountered our special forces, and climbing up the mountain and descending the river was easy for them. An hour later, all the people arrived at the designated position and began to find cover for themselves.
What if the enemy bombards you while you're reporting your coordinates? You have to hide yourself first!
Half an hour later, everyone entered their own shelters, including Weidong. He found a huge rock, hollowed it out underneath, and hid in it with two team members.
This location cannot be discovered unless you walk right up to it. It can be said to be a natural shelter or bunker.
At 3:00 PM, our offensive began promptly. First, there was a massive artillery bombardment to clear the roads. While the 105mm guns blasted craters into the ground, they were no more powerful than anti-tank mines, right?