Chapter 270 The North Vietnamese Army’s Defense Methods

After avoiding several consecutive rounds of bow and arrow strikes from above their heads, South Vietnamese infantrymen finally approached the defense line carrying wooden shields. Facing the village wall that was more than a foot high, the little boy held a shield in one hand and a weapon in the other.

The infantrymen did not have a good way to attack, so they could only huddle up behind the wooden shield as much as possible, hoping that the people behind the ladder would rush up quickly.

The North Vietnamese Army erected tall log walls as a means of defense in areas that were vulnerable to attack, and in some areas also built stepped defenses based on the terrain. Even if the opponent broke through the first line of defense, they could retreat to a higher level.

After the level of fortifications were built, the defense continued. The current section of the defense line under attack has built a three-level defense line, and thousands of defenders have gathered behind the defense line. It is not easy to conquer this place.

As more and more South Vietnamese infantry rushed to the bottom of the wooden wall, the lethality of the North Vietnamese archers also gradually decreased. Wooden ladders began to be put up on the top of the wall from below, and infantry ants immediately followed, but the first

A South Vietnamese soldier who leaned over the wall was directly pierced by several spears and fell off the ladder. At this time, the archers on both sides also adjusted their strategies and began to launch missiles from a farther distance.

type of attack to avoid accidentally injuring your own people who are already at war.

The casualties of this kind of close combat were far greater than the previous long-range strikes. Mu and Feng saw that the South Vietnamese soldiers who climbed up the wall were constantly poked off the wall by the spear array behind the wall. But there were quite a few people who were not afraid of death.

Some people even climbed to the top of the wall and flew directly into the spear array behind the wall with their wooden shields. As long as they could suppress the spearmen in front of them, their companions who came up behind would have a little more time to react.

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"How cruel!" Feng Annan held up the camera and sighed: "Those in South Vietnam who are fighting in the front line are farmers and soldiers, and they can actually fight like this. It seems that our previous idea that farmers and soldiers had no fighting capacity was a bit extreme!"

"There is a supervisory team following behind. These peasants and soldiers cannot retreat and have no choice but to fight." Mu Xiabai saw the reasons for this situation more clearly: "But these soldiers in Annan are indeed ruthless. No wonder this

The country has been fighting wars for hundreds of years and has never been truly conquered! From now on, when we come here to fight, we must be more cautious and we cannot underestimate these monkey soldiers."

"I think we can consider absorbing more troops from Annan in the future." Feng Annan said: "It can be seen from the students we met in the training camp that these monkey soldiers are not afraid of fighting at all, and they also take life and death very lightly.

.Soldiers like this can only fight with all their might on the battlefield!"

"The Executive Committee probably won't agree with your idea." Mu Xiabai had a different view on this: "The Executive Committee just wants to turn Annan's army into an auxiliary army, but it has no intention of incorporating them into the directly affiliated army.

In my opinion, at most it would be good to recruit some soldiers from North Vietnamese immigrants like Qian Tien Don did."

While the two were talking, more and more wooden ladders had been put up on the top of the wall, and the number of places to attack the top of the wall quickly expanded from the first one or two to four or five. South Vietnamese infantry had already climbed over the top of the wall and began to fight with them.

The North Vietnamese Army was fighting head-on. The North Vietnamese Army, which had previously had some advantages, had now begun to suffer casualties in the melee.

"The North Vietnamese Army is a little unable to hold on!" Feng Annan couldn't help but worry when he saw that the North Vietnamese defenders had begun to gradually retreat to the higher-level second-layer defense line. It was less than half an hour since South Vietnam launched its attack.

The North Vietnamese Army is already feeling a little weak, and there are still several waves of attacking forces behind the South Vietnamese Army that have not yet entered the battlefield. Can such a strategy really hold the position?

"I don't think so. The North Vietnamese Army is retreating consciously." Mu Xiabai said: "The North Vietnamese Army is very particular about building this kind of stepped defense fortifications. The platform between the first and second layers of defense is

It is very small, and the number of soldiers it can accommodate is also extremely limited. If the South Vietnamese army wants to use this as a platform to attack upward, it will not be as easy as attacking the first floor."

When Mu Xiabai explained this, Feng Annan also noticed this fact: "They deliberately gave up the first layer of defense to reduce the pressure on themselves... This Zheng Bai really has two skills!"

"Without two brushes, Zheng would not have been entrusted with the important task of commanding this army." Perhaps because the battle in front of him was too fierce, Mu Xiabai never put down his telescope for a moment: "Before coming, I was a little worried about the North Vietnamese.

The master will be a mediocre person, but it seems that my worries are a bit unnecessary."

Sure enough, after the North Vietnamese Army slowly withdrew from the first line of defense, the South Vietnamese Army's offensive speed slowed down a lot - the second wave of infantry had already arrived under the first wall, but due to the gap between the first and second lines of defense,

The space between them is very narrow, so the number of soldiers who can enter this platform to attack the second line of defense is also extremely limited. A large number of South Vietnamese infantry can only wait under the first wall. Only the companions above have made progress in the attack, and again

Or only when the dead and wounded retreat, can there be room for the soldiers under the wall to replenish themselves.

The focus of the North Vietnamese Army's defense is obviously the second line of defense. Those deployed on this line of defense are obviously regular North Vietnamese troops, most of whom are wearing iron armor or have equipment to protect their vitals. Compared with the South Vietnamese peasants who attack from the bottom up,

The combat effectiveness of the soldiers was much stronger. So this line of defense immediately became a meat grinder for the South Vietnamese Army. Although infantrymen from the rear were constantly being replenished, after fighting for half an hour, they still could not make an inch of progress. On the contrary, in the first two

Hundreds of bodies were left on the platform between the two lines of defense.

The progress of South Vietnam's attack on the other side was not much better than here. Due to the relatively steep terrain, the South Vietnamese army suffered greater casualties when attacking the first line of defense. At this time, it was also falling into the trap of the stepped defenses.

You can't extricate yourself from the trap.

"The South Vietnamese Army cannot be defeated." Mu Xiabai finally put down his telescope and made a judgment on the trend of the battle: "The North Vietnamese Army's defenses have indeed made full use of the terrain advantages. The South Vietnamese Army has a strength advantage in the air, but it can invest

The combat area of ​​​​the troops is too small to reflect this advantage. Although this mountain defense line is ten miles long, there are only a few strategic points that are really suitable for large forces to attack. If the South Vietnamese army wants to break through from the front,

This line of defense can only be filled with human lives!"

"If you were asked to command the troops to attack this mountain position, what would you do?" Feng Annan asked with interest.

Mu Xiabai was silent for a while before replying: "If it were just a cold weapon combat method, it would be difficult to open a gap on the frontal battlefield. Some unconventional means would have to be used, such as night attacks and fire attacks. But with

Considering the quality of the South Vietnamese Army's soldiers, these combat methods are probably very difficult to work, and if not, they may trap themselves. In my opinion, the best way is to directly bypass this line of defense."

"That's difficult. All the ships we saw along the way south were small boats carrying only about ten people. The situation in South Vietnam is probably not much better. We need to use this kind of ship to transport tens of thousands of troops to bypass this line of defense.

, then it would take thousands of ships." Feng Anan sighed.

Mu Xiabai said: "I heard from students in the training camp that there were some large-scale ships in Annan in the past, but they were almost used up in the previous civil wars. Moreover, the construction and maintenance costs of sea-based ships are too high, and the cost-effectiveness is not as good as cheap ones."

farmers and soldiers, gradually neither side had the idea of ​​building new ships to join the war. Therefore, the sea-going ships that are now transporting food to this army are all small ships with a tonnage of no more than 20 tons, and have no combat capabilities at all.

, which is quite consistent with the base camp’s prediction.”

"At least when we fight, we don't have to worry about being intercepted from the sea." Feng Annan said with a smile: "It seems that the South Vietnamese army can no longer fight and is about to withdraw."

After hundreds of corpses were dumped in the small space in front of the second line of defense, there were fewer and fewer places for the attacking South Vietnamese troops to stay. The infantry had to fight on piles of corpses, which was even more difficult than

It was the same as when we climbed up the ladder to attack from the bottom of the steep slope. If we continue to attack forcefully under this situation, it will only increase casualties.

Sure enough, soon the gongs of the South Vietnamese Army sounded in the rear, and the surviving infantrymen withdrew from the front as quickly as possible. Then under the cover of the archers, they returned to the dense forest on the hillside. The North Vietnamese Army

He let out a burst of cheers to celebrate the victory of this battle. Mu Xiabai raised his hand and looked at his watch. The entire battle took a little over three hours from the time the South Vietnamese army sent troops to the time it retreated, but as a

Those who witnessed it felt as if only a moment had passed.

"Let's go over and have a look," Feng Annan suggested.

After explaining the situation to the officers who stayed at the stronghold of Zheng Bai, a small group of North Vietnamese troops escorted Mu and Feng to the section of the defense line where the battle was the fiercest. Here they met Zheng, who had just personally commanded the battle.

Cypress.

"Thank you, General Zheng!" Mu Xiabai now has a new view of Zheng Bai, and his attitude is more cautious than before. This has nothing to do with the country and position he is in, but with what he just showed in the combat command.

Respect for military qualities.

"What do you think of watching our army fight?" Zheng Bai asked Mu and Feng after taking a sip of water.

"Your army's defensive operations are very good, impeccable, and its tactics are very mature." Mu Xiabai praised sincerely.

"If the stalemate continues like this, I don't think the rebels in the south will be able to break through this line of defense even if the fighting continues for a few more months." Feng Annan also gave high praise to the performance of the North Vietnamese army.

Although the basis for the Executive Committee and the Military and Police Department to formulate this military intervention plan is to "take advantage of people's danger," Mu and Feng also have to admit that the war situation of the North Vietnamese army here does not seem to have deteriorated to the point of danger as imagined.

At least for now, it still looks like it can fight well. If the war situation continues to develop as it is, then South Vietnam, which has the numerical advantage in the army, may be chipped away by the North Vietnamese army in this flesh-and-blood millstone.

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"We can't fight Ruan Ni for several more months." After receiving praise from Mu and Feng, Zheng Bai didn't show any joy on his face. Instead, he looked very tired: "Ruan Ni has the Champa Kingdom to provide him."

We have some material and financial support, but we don’t have it. We have conscripted a large number of peasants and soldiers for this war. If we fight for a few more months, it will directly lead to an overall reduction in food production. In addition, it will also take a lot of effort to maintain such a large-scale army.

Even if we win the battle, we will not be able to go south to attack Ruan Ni. You both saw how our soldiers fought bravely, but if they cannot get the promised military pay and silver reward for a long time,

Then morale and combat effectiveness will still decline quickly."

Zheng Bai raised his hand and pointed to the south and said: "Ruan Ni knew that he could not attack this line of defense, but he still insisted on attacking every day. They just want to compete with us. Not only soldiers, but also financial resources and supplies. The distance here has risen.

Long Mansion is eight hundred miles away, but it is less than three hundred miles away from Guangzhi controlled by Ruan Ni. Whether it is transporting food or troops, we have to spend more than twice as much. The longer this battle lasts

, the advantage over Ruan Ni will become more obvious!"

Mu and Feng exchanged glances, and they both thought that Zheng Bai could have such understanding and analysis of the battle situation. It seemed that he was not just a warrior. Shenglong Mansion was determined to maintain a long-term relationship with the South.

The confrontation continued, but the commanders at the front of the North Vietnamese Army obviously did not think that a long-term confrontation was a good solution.

At this time, some soldiers came over and whispered a few words in Zheng Bai's ear. Zheng Bai nodded and said to Mu and Feng, "Would you two come with me to watch in front of the battle?"

"Then please ask General Zheng to lead the way."

Although Mu Xiabai and Feng Annan both had military backgrounds and strong minds before traveling through time, and had just observed the entire battle from a distance, when they saw the piles of corpses on the battlefield, they still found it difficult to suppress them.

Bear the impact on your heart.

The strong smell of blood in the air showed the brutality of this battle. In some low-lying and uneven places, large amounts of blood had begun to coagulate. Groups of auxiliary soldiers and civilians entered the battlefield and carried the bodies of their own soldiers to the rear for treatment.

, and those South Vietnamese soldiers who died here were not so lucky. After dark, the civilians would throw all their bodies to the edge of the dense forest under the hillside and let them die. Wait until the South Vietnamese army attacks again tomorrow

When the time comes, the corpses of their fallen comrades will become the first weapon to attack their psychology.

Only then did Mu and Feng understand why the smell of blood here was mixed with a strong smell of corpses. It seemed that there were many corpses of South Vietnamese soldiers in the dense forest dozens of meters away. These

The fact that the South Vietnamese soldiers still mustered up the courage to attack after stepping over the rotting corpses shows how tough they are - from another perspective, it can also be called barbaric.

Zheng Bai led Mu and Feng to inspect the battlefield while introducing the results of the battle. The South Vietnamese army left a total of more than 1,100 corpses on the two battlefields, which was the most casualties in the past ten days. And a little while ago, the South Vietnamese army left more than 1,100 corpses on the two battlefields.

The dominant North Vietnamese army also could not avoid casualties, with more than 300 people killed directly in battle, and hundreds of wounded soldiers who would lose their ability to fight for a period of time due to their injuries.

In the area where the corpses were emptied, craftsmen immediately entered and began to repair the damaged walls and fortifications. Some wooden walls that had been torn down or cut down by the South Vietnamese army would be re-erected in the shortest time. There were also civilian workers.

Carry loads of sand into the field to bury the conspicuous blood pits. The reason for doing this is not only to protect the soldiers stationed there from the smell of blood, but more importantly, to avoid the breeding of blood on the defense line.

Mosquitoes led to the emergence of epidemics. Various aftermath work was carried out in an orderly manner. It seemed that the North Vietnamese Army had gained experience in defending here.

"General Zheng just let the craftsmen and civilians enter the field with such confidence and boldness. If the opponent seizes this opportunity to launch another attack, wouldn't it be a mess?" Although Feng Annan admired North Vietnam's arrangements for the aftermath, he still raised his own point.

doubts.
To be continued...