Chapter 60 Despair and Surprise
(This chapter is for the Fire Red Wolf Book Friend, thank you, you understand!)
gambler!
Objectively speaking, the commanders on the battlefield are actually equivalent to gamblers who bet with chips, but the chips in their hands are more precious than money, and they are fresh lives.
The 'gambler' commander self-analyzes and judges the pros and cons of this bet based on various information collected on the battlefield.
However, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and there are various errors in collecting information. Just like in the 2002 World Cup final, everyone thought that Brazil would undoubtedly win the championship, but who would have thought that their main striker Ronaldo would suddenly withdraw from the game due to injury before the game, which would affect the results of the entire final?
"Report to the regiment commander, my Ninth Company has joined forces with the Eighth Company and attacked from the flank to the 387th Highland to support the Seventh Company. However, the enemy's resistance is tenacious and the firepower is extremely strong. An enemy's artillery position is suppressed in front of the formation, and the Ninth Company is unable to move forward!"
"Report, one-third of my eighth company's casualties were reported. The soldiers of the eighth company had their ammunition cut off and asked for ammunition support!"
"Our fourth company and third platoon launched a sneak attack on the enemy's 387 high ground from the north. The vanguard soldiers stepped on the minefield, alarmed the enemy, and engaged in fierce fire with the enemy. There was at least one strengthening platoon on the north side of the Vietnamese army. The third platoon was under great pressure and was waiting for the subsequent reunion of most of the fourth company!"
"Captain, my vanguard observation point judged that there was at least one strengthening battalion's desperate defense on the 387th high ground of the Vietnamese army. There was also one artillery position around the dense forest of the 369th high ground behind them. Although there were not many howitzers in the 122, there was about one artillery company, it caused huge damage to our attacking troops."
"Reported, the second platoon of the Ninth Company attacked the left side of the 387th Highland to support the 7th Company. It was attacked by enemy mortars and enemy artillery. Seven soldiers died heroically, eight seriously injured, and could not move forward for the time being..."
"Comrade Fan Hongjie, the commander of the Third Battalion, went to the battlefield with the Ninth Company, was hit by a stray bullet from the Vietnamese army. He was seriously injured and was sent to the defense medical center!"
"Niu Changfeng was injured in the seventh row of three rows and sent to the rear hospital for emergency treatment..."
"The instructor of the Eighth Company died and the company commander was seriously injured. Now the deputy company commander has taken over the command..."
"The seventh company was injured first platoon leader Lin Hao, who was acting company commander, and the seventh company was surrounded on three sides, and the battle was extremely difficult, and the seventh company lost more than half of it..."
"Captain, the Fourth Company is coming! They are launching a fierce attack on the main peak position of 387..."
"The fourth company, the third platoon and the second platoon once attacked the 387th high ground, but the enemy's artillery fire was too strong. A large number of reinforcements appeared from the south side, suppressing the soldiers. The fourth company suffered a lot of losses. The fourth company commander Zhang Haifeng was slightly injured and could not leave the line of fire, and was still commanding the battle..."
"The fourth company was suppressed, and the entire company had eight machine guns, and five were destroyed. The enemy's bunker firepower cross-suppression was very powerful. Our soldiers could not make an effective breakthrough, could not advance, or could not advance..."
"The division's artillery troops launched a fixed-point attack on the Vietnamese Highland artillery troops, but the enemy's artillery was extremely cunning and appeared again after extinguishing the sound, which made our frontier troops unable to form an effective offensive and combat formation, and the battle was in a stalemate..."
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One bad news after another came from the battlefield. The regiment commander Gao Xiaodong was extremely anxious at first, but when the battle situation continued to gather in his hands, he became silent and quiet.
"If there is a unit who kills from the enemy's side and back at this time, I think I will definitely be able to capture the 387th highland!"
Chief of Staff Liu Jian was sweating on his forehead. He stared at the sand table tightly, muttering to himself, his eyes full of unwillingness.
"English, army..."
Gao Xiaodong closed his eyes in pain, but then opened his eyes, as if he had made some difficult decision and said calmly:
"I also know that although the enemy is very tenacious, the 7th Company has stabilized after all, and the 4th Company has put great pressure on the 387th Highlands. I think the Vietnamese army is also at the end of the day. As long as we can hold on for a while, or go up to another new force, the battle situation may be different, but we still have troops in our hands, and most of the first and second battalions cannot take into account the battlefield at all!"
"What's more, the Vietnamese artillery position is a huge threat to the offensive forces. Unfortunately, our artillery can't find their position and knock out the Vietnamese artillery position! I dare not fight this bet! Maybe you can win if you persist, but what if you can't?"
To be honest, if you had known this was the case, Gao Xiaodong would either not fight this battle or fight, and he would pull the first battalion over most of the troops to form an echelon attack on the enemy. The battle situation might be completely different, but all this is a later story. Due to problems with the intelligence work in combat, the xxx regiment has completely fallen into a passive position.
"Captain, what should we do?"
Liu Jian sighed helplessly. The current situation of the battle was very clear. The regiment commander was completely correct. But even if he continued to fight like this, the third battalion was not sure of capturing the 387th Highlands, which would only increase more casualties. But would he just retreat like this? Why do you feel unwilling to give up and extremely cowardly?
"Help me answer the teacher's phone number, I want to explain to the teacher in person!"
Gao Xiaodong did not answer Liu Jian's words, but his heart was bleeding in pain. So many soldiers fell below the 387th floor. Did he just give up like this?
But what if you don’t give up?
The 7th Company's combat effectiveness is not strong, and it has been far beyond Gao Xiaodong's expectations. Although there were two fucked company commanders and instructors in the 7th Company, the other soldiers' achievements cannot be denied at all. They are the best national protection warriors.
"Is Lao Gao so? Is it difficult to attack the Vietnamese Highlands 387?"
After answering the phone call from the teacher, the deep voice of the commander Zhang Shuqing came from it, making Gao Xiaodong feel warm.
"Terminal Commander, the Third Battalion suffered a lot of losses. Due to the suppression of the Vietnamese artillery, the Fourth Company cannot rush forward now. I suggest stop the attack!"
Gao Xiaodong's voice was very low and seemed extremely heavy. As a front-line commander, the troops who were forced to withdraw from the attack were actually equivalent to a person who thought that the attack had failed. In Gao Xiaodong's life, there were rare cases of such cases, so under this situation, his mood would not be better.
"Old Gao, since you have fully considered it in the front finger, just follow this, don't carry the burden of thinking. If we can't hit it once, we can just hit it twice. If we can't hit it twice, we can hit it three times! I don't believe that the 387 highland is made of steel lumps!"
After hearing Gao Xiaodong's low voice, the division commander Zhang Shuqing was silent for a while, as if he was whispering to comfort Gao Xiaodong.
"Teacher Commander, I want to make a review. The company commander of the 7th Company and the commander of the 7th Company have slandered our division..."
After hearing the calm voice of the division commander, Gao Xiaodong felt even more uncomfortable. He knew that although the failure of this battle was due to the error of the reconnaissance force in providing intelligence, the problems with the xxx regiment during the battle were also one of the reasons why the battle failed. Thinking of this, Gao Xiaodong felt extremely ashamed and felt so guilty that he could hardly speak.
"Report!"
"Our department received a communication request from the first row of the 6th Company. Comrade Wenfeng, a row of long-distance comrades, requested support from artillery fire from us, and targeted the main peak position of the 387 Highlands!"
But at this moment, a confidential staff member stood up with excitement in his eyes and reported loudly to Gao Xiaodong who was talking:
"The first row of the 6th Company said during the call that they had wiped out the Vietnamese artillery positions 3 kilometers south of 387. The enemy artillery company was wiped out, and all 122 howitzers were blown up. A row was launching an attack on the enemy's main peak position along the small path on the south side of the 387 Highlands and requesting artillery support!"
"Road 6 in a row!!!"
"style of writing!!!"
The report of the confidential staff member was like a huge thunder blew in Gao Xiaodong and Zhang Shuqing's ears. The two commanders who were not moved easily almost subconsciously exclaimed at the same time. They couldn't believe their ears.
At that moment, Gao Xiaodong felt that when he heard the news, his heart was so excited that he seemed to stop beating. The phone call in his ears came the breath of excitement that the commander Zhang Shuqing could not suppress. The news was so surprising and so shocking...
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Chapter completed!