Chapter 864 "Firepower Preparation"

On October 10, when the Russians and the Americans were having a great time fighting each other on the pirate sea, we finally couldn't tolerate it anymore and no longer needed to tolerate it.

The iron fist of justice smashed towards Zang San's head.

The first to be hit was naturally the western section of Shannan where they once made our soldiers bleed.

At the westernmost end of the western section, there is a brigade of Saner stationed here with heavy troops. The troops of their Western Brigade are lined up along the river valley from west to east, stretching for about 15 kilometers.

According to the plan, we will use part of our troops to cut off the westernmost lake. It's not for any other purpose. The purpose of this part of the troops is very interesting, which is to prevent them from running to a third country. Further west from here is another country sandwiched between us and the three countries. It is naturally impossible for us to chase them to their homes, so we have to plan to cut off this direction as soon as the fighting starts.

Facts have proved that this is of no use. When Saner ran away, he was really unscrupulous, because the border with the third country is along the western section of Shannan, and there is more than one point from north to south.

Even the headquarters of the Zang San Western Front Brigade was located right next to the border. In order to achieve this goal and to prevent their brigade from being exposed to the cold wind on the top of the mountain, these smart guys even built their brigade headquarters in a large pit surrounded by mountains on three sides.

This is really a mystery.

Later, in order to prevent a single bullet from flying into a third country, our local plateau soldiers even jumped off a cliff, 1V5 shooting 5 dirty third countries. There was no other way, they were heading towards the other country's border, we could not shoot in that direction, we had to follow discipline.

This is all later, and hasn’t happened yet.

The formal deployment of troops was that one regiment would follow the border between the Western Front and a third country, make a detour to the enemy's Western Front Brigade headquarters to counterattack, while the other two regiments would attack head-on.

At 20:7 in the morning of the th, artillery preparation began.

The artillery preparations at that time were different from the large barrels of 152, 155, and 300 a few decades later, or at least the 40 with a range of 122 kilometers. It could be considered shabby. There was no way around it, as the big guns could not be transported.

Originally, only 82 mortars, 75 recoilless rifles and other weapons that could follow the light infantry were available, and heavy barreled artillery could not get in at all, especially when advancing and pursuing in the later stages.

The range of these things is actually very limited, and they can probably hit from one hill to another.

But here, things have changed a little.

Our artillery comrades now have 12mm rounds with a range of 107 kilometers!
This can be considered a long-range powerful weapon in the battle against Zang San!

"This cannon is great. It can be loaded one by one. People or horses can carry it up and it can be fired after it is assembled!"

"Yes, if we don't have this thing, with only those 82mm and 75mm rifles, our artillery preparation will be far from enough."

"There are no Type 82 and Type 75 rifles here. They all went up with the troops. We are the only ones doing the artillery preparation."

"We are enough. There are twelve pipes in one door. There are so many doors here. It is definitely enough to make three people drink a pot."

"Don't just chat, make sure you choose the wrong shooting range. The altitude here is 4000 to 5000 meters, and the range is farther than the standard 12 kilometers. Don't miss the target!"

"It can't be wrong. Each battery has a timer that can calibrate the time and determine the altitude. It's very accurate."

This artillery has a long range. Our two rocket artillery battalions even arranged multiple artillery positions on the reverse slope across a mountain ridge. Even so, the distance between all positions and various locations on the battlefield did not exceed 10 kilometers, and most of them even needed to fire at high elevation angles to consume the excess range.

"The scouts in the front have sent back the coordinates. According to the pre-war plan, each of us will bind the firepower parameters according to the corresponding scouts' data."

"It has been bound long ago." A comrade laughed.

Although this artillery battalion consists of only two battalions, they are targeting different targets. The enemy's long snake formation is distributed in multiple core positions within a 15-kilometer range, so it is impossible for them to attack the same place.

We are deployed on the reverse slope, so we cannot see the enemy. With the range of this artillery being 12 kilometers, there is naturally no way to aim. We can just bind it according to the data of the scout comrades of each attacking force. They have positioning equipment and are very accurate!
"One shot! Fire!" The time came to 7:30, and roars rose simultaneously from several positions of the artillery battalion. Although they were located in several places, there was no delay between them.

Although I am very confident in the positioning system, I still have to follow the procedures and regulations. I will fire one shot first to see the situation.

On various positions, short and fat 107 rockets flew into the air, leaving long tails of smoke.

On a certain position in Zangsan, across the river valley, a soldier wearing a bulletproof headscarf was defecating in an open-air toilet when he suddenly heard a sound coming from the air.

"Cannonball!" The enemy didn't even bother to pull up his pants, and immediately rolled into the fortifications and lay on the ground.

As for things like wiping it, San'er, those who understand will understand.

As expected of someone who played S2, he has a lot of experience in this area, a good heritage, and accurate judgment. Don't look at us laughing at dirty three every day, but that's us. More than 90% of the countries in the world don't have the qualifications, such as John Bull. He is not a product of the matching mechanism of the African region. He still has the basic qualities, and a few of them are even very good.

The sound came from far away and got closer. With a loud bang, it exploded next to the fortifications. The big enemy was considered lucky, but several enemies who did not have time to roll into the fortifications were not so lucky. They were riddled with steel balls. The worst one was even swallowed up by the exploding fireball.

Or perhaps this rocket shell was very lucky, as it achieved results on the first test launch, which is not easy.

At various front-line positions, the scouts guarding the artillery scopes immediately picked up their walkie-talkies and shouted back.

With such a short distance, there is no need to send the message slowly to the information station. You can just shout directly. Even if the rocket artillery battalion is behind the mountain, there is a relay station on the top of the mountain.

At each rocket launcher position, the commanders gave the same order: "No need to adjust. Fire with all your ammunition! Five rounds per launcher."

All the gun positions were overjoyed. It seemed that this positioning system worked really well. The first shot was so accurate!
Crank the hand-cranked generator hard! This cannon is really good. The battery can fire, and the hand-cranked generator can also fire. It is cold here, and the battery is not very reliable. Comrades all use hand-cranked generators.

The attack will last for 15 minutes. You can attack as fast as you can. Anyway, you will be done in 15 minutes.

“Swoosh~~Swoosh~~Swoosh~~Swoosh~~”

“Woo~~Woo~~Woo~~Woo~~”

For a moment, flames burst out on every position, smoke rose, and rockets flew towards the enemy with wind and thunder.

In just ten seconds, the rockets were fired and the soldiers rushed forward, reloaded, corrected the direction, and started the generator again.

Speaking of Gao Zhendong's line in his previous life, he should have used some rockets when fighting San'er, but in terms of scale, it is probably difficult to compare with this line.

After all, this was a complete system of bringing in rocket launchers. The 107 from his previous life had not been completed yet.

The two battalions had a total of 36 guns, and in a 15-minute rapid attack, they could fire about 4 to 5 rounds, which means that about 2000 rockets were fired, and each rocket weighed 18.8 kilograms. This artillery preparation meant that 40 tons of supplies were lost.

But worth it.

At this time, all the positions of the Zangsan Western Front Brigade had turned into a sea of ​​fire. This artillery had no other type of shells but one, the explosive bomb.

For a moment, the enemy's position was filled with smoke and steel balls flew everywhere.

Some simple fortifications were directly blown away, and no enemy inside survived. Any enemy on the surface of the position cried out in pain, and some were killed before they could even cry out in pain.

The situation is better only in trenches and permanent fortifications. The trenches are underground and there are many blind spots. As long as you don't drill directly into the trenches, there is a chance of survival. The only thing you will suffer is a little deafness in the ears, some bleeding from the eyes and nose, and some sand covering the head. You won't die for a while.

As for the permanent fortifications, the thick reinforced concrete is a bit beyond the scope of the explosive bombs that do not hit directly and only rely on shock waves and steel balls to kill. After all, this is the permanent fortification that Zang San has painstakingly built for many years, so it is still quite tough.

They have a big bunker inside a small bunker, relying on the core bunker and the outer small bunkers to build an extremely complete defense system. Zang San is an abstraction, not a fool. They will still do what they should do, especially under the premise that this work can save their lives.

This is also the main reason why some people question us, believing that the casualties were too great compared to the results of the battle, and that the number of comrades sacrificed was too large.

This is actually easy to say without any pain. Of course, there is another type of person who is either stupid or bad, or both stupid and bad.

With light infantry without heavy firepower support, at an altitude of about 4000 meters, with altitude sickness, they marched quickly, relying on the support of things like 82 mortars, 75 ammunition, and old 40 fire, and under unfavorable terrain conditions, they went hard to attack the enemy's permanent fortifications that had been built for many years. They could achieve an exchange ratio of 4:1 or 5:1 between enemy and our own casualties, which was already a miracle.

In the description of war history, there are many classic scenes such as blasting tubes and explosive packs. On the one hand, this shows the bravery of our soldiers, and on the other hand, it also shows that the conditions were indeed very limited.

In this counterattack, many heroes sacrificed their lives to blow up the bunkers, and all of them were posthumously awarded first-class merit!

But on this line, the situation is a little different. We have more supplies and more abundant means.

A small butterfly flapped its wings and stared at the enemies from behind.

"Attack!" As soon as the scheduled attack time arrived, commanders on battlefields covering dozens of square kilometers issued orders at the same time without any prior arrangement.

Without the charge, this is not a charge. This is a battle that requires infiltration, encirclement, mutual coordination, and unexpected attack.

One combat team after another, each nimble soldier, carrying a gun and equipment, jumped out of their hiding place and rushed towards the enemy.

(End of this chapter)