1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 284
Considering the limitations of personnel and material supply, it is impossible for the coalition forces to build large-scale fortifications on the mountains like in the north.Although the South Vietnamese Army had the upper hand in terms of military strength, they were wary of a possible counterattack from the north at any time, and they were unwilling to continue fighting in the dense forests between the mountains near the sea. Attempt to seize the commanding heights of the two mountains.

In the past few days when the special warfare company went south, the frequency of contact battles on the two mountaintops became higher and higher, and the "advanced" weapons used by the coalition forces did not have much advantage in this kind of jungle combat. Casualties have already begun.

The flintlock weapon is indeed extremely lethal on the frontal battlefield, but in the jungle combat environment, the gap in combat effectiveness between it and cold weapons is greatly reduced, and it is even far behind the reloading weapon in a short distance. A swift bow and crossbow weapon.Coupled with the environment in the mountains and forests, it is not convenient for musketeers to form formations to fight, and the use of tactics is also greatly restricted, which greatly reduces the combat advantage of the coalition forces.

In the recent battles, the battle damage ratio of the two sides has been narrowed to a level of [-]:[-]. Although it seems that the battle damage ratio is still dominated by the coalition forces, the command does not think so.The military and police department’s investment in each Haihan militiaman is far from comparable to that of the South Vietnamese army. Five South Vietnamese soldiers tied together are worth less than the flintlock guns in the hands of Haihan militiamen, let alone the investment required to train a qualified militiaman. The value of other human, material and financial resources.And compared to the previous battles where there was almost no battle damage, the current battle loss ratio is indeed nothing to be thankful for.

Fortunately, there are still a group of time-traversing people with black technology in the coalition army. At this time, several members of the North American gang finally waited for the opportunity to freely display their combat effectiveness.These guys who use automatic weapons are simply killing gods for the South Vietnamese army. Whether it is a single soldier or a team, as long as they encounter these guys, they will basically be wiped out without any power to fight back. At the time, I didn't even figure out where the opponent was hiding and what weapon he was using until he died.

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 certainly cannot be maintained for a long time. Although the North American Gang can fight, they are still human after all, and they need time to rest and recuperate.

At this juncture, the special warfare company that had won a complete victory in the south finally came back.After Qian Tiandun heard about the recent battle situation, he immediately asked Yan Chujie to fight, and asked the special warfare to take charge of the battlefield on the top of the mountain.Compared with ordinary Haihan militiamen, Qian Tiandun has full confidence in his subordinates. From the beginning of the establishment of this company, its training content and combat direction are mountains and jungles, and its ability to fight in the forest and the wild must be greatly superior The militia sent from the base camp.

From the second day onwards, the special warfare company took over the battle zones on the two hilltops.Indeed, Qian Tiandun did not disappoint the headquarters. On the first day, he wiped out more than 40 people in the two teams of South Vietnam, and only two of his own were slightly injured.

After a few days, the special warfare company's sabotage battle also began to see results. Since the supplies and transportation vehicles in the south were damaged in large quantities, after several days of supplies that could not keep up, the South Vietnamese Army had to reduce the supply of individual soldiers. Quantitative methods to alleviate the supply difficulties.As a result, the South Vietnamese Army could no longer maintain the frequency of daily attacks, and the two sides entered a delicate confrontation.

Concerned about possible casualties, the coalition forces were unwilling to leave their defensive positions to attack, and the South Vietnamese army was unwilling to use troops with severely reduced combat effectiveness to attack the coalition positions because of insufficient supplies.The headquarters is not in a hurry at all. As long as the current situation is maintained, the opponent must be more anxious than their own side - tens of thousands of people in South Vietnam are constantly consuming supplies every day, and the needs are at least ten times that of the coalition forces. This is the case regardless of fighting or not. Every day that is delayed, the supply pressure of the South Vietnamese Army will increase by one point.If it is still the case after ten or eight days, then send another fleet south to make trouble for the opponent.

Faced with this confrontation, perhaps the only person still feeling dissatisfied is Zheng Bai.Zheng Bai, as the middle and high level of the North Vietnamese Army, is very clear why the Haihan people took such a large-scale military aid to their own side. This was only obtained after Thang Long Mansion agreed to various harsh conditions for the Haihan people.From the moment these Haihan soldiers arrived at Yong'an Port, all the food, accommodation, expenses and supplies were all charged to North Vietnam.After entering the current coalition position, according to the contract between the two parties, it is considered to be in a state of combat. The daily military expenditure of these thousands of people is much higher than that of the North Vietnamese army's own army, not to mention that the ammunition consumed is all calculated at sky-high prices. .

Zheng Bo had doubts about the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Army at first, worrying that they would not be able to defend the planned seaside position, but after fighting a few battles, Zheng Bo's worries gradually changed direction—the Haihan Army clearly Has a great advantage, but does not take the initiative to launch an attack, is it deliberately creating a confrontational situation in order to ask for more conditions from Shenglong Mansion?
Regardless of whether the Haihan army fights or not, as long as the current confrontation is maintained, the military expenditure will be calculated according to the standards during the combat period. This is undoubtedly a loss-making business for North Vietnam—the Thang Long Mansion hired them at a great price. Mercenaries are not here to look good.

At first, Zheng Bai tried to put some pressure on the Haihan army through Feng Annan, the liaison officer, but Feng Annan obviously didn't want to sell him. He said "all combat plans are based on the orders of the coalition frontline headquarters" and blocked Zheng Bai. went back.

For such an excuse, Zheng Bo is definitely not convinced - the coalition command is also the title of the coalition army, why is it that you, the Haihan family, are in charge, and my army of tens of thousands of people has no right to speak.But it is definitely impossible to say that Zheng Bo clashed with the Haihan people because of this, or even turned his face. Now the defense line of North Vietnam is counting on the help of the Haihan army. It should have been breached by the South Vietnamese Army.Afterwards, our own plan to counterattack the South Vietnamese rebels must also depend on the movements of the Haihan Army to cooperate with our actions.

When his plan failed, Zheng Bo made another plan. He sent his cronies to the supply team to send a message to his second son Zheng Ting at the coalition position, trying to get him to go to General Haihan to urge him to fight.

The North Vietnamese Congregation Army under the command of Zheng Ting undertook more than [-]% of the combat missions in the coalition positions after the war, and its performance was also remarkable. Now gradually getting used to the rhythm of musket warfare, and finally able to calmly deal with the charge launched by the enemy.

The headquarters was also quite satisfied with Zheng Ding's performance in combat command, and began to let him attend the daily combat seminars of the command as a representative of the North Vietnamese military.Of course, the headquarters still had reservations about the details of the special warfare company's sabotage campaign behind the enemy's rear in South Vietnam to the North Vietnamese officers headed by Zheng Ting.After all, this involves the safety of more than 200 people, among whom there are many key protection objects such as the traversing people and the "Explorer". If the news is leaked, it may bring danger to the troops performing the sabotage battle.

However, the attitude shown by Zheng Ting made the envoy sent by Zheng Bai a little unexpected. 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 force of the North Vietnamese Army The task is to cooperate with the Haihan Army's combat plan, and the coalition command will direct the next battle.

Zheng Ting has gradually learned about the combat goals of the Haihan Army from the seminars in the past few days. He knows that their goal is not to kill the number of the South Vietnamese Army, but to systematically eliminate the mysterious musket in the South Vietnamese Army force.Zheng Ting quite agrees with the combat goal established by the headquarters. After many battles, Zheng Ting has fully realized the advantages of the Musketeers when fighting traditional troops, and also understands why the North Vietnam Army will fight against the opponent. Under the attack of a musketeer unit, they were defeated repeatedly and retreated hundreds of miles.If the South Vietnamese musketeers had not been wiped out, they would have remained a thorn in the side of North Vietnam's security.

Of course, more importantly, since the start of the war, all the decisions made by the headquarters have been proven to be correct afterwards. correct" impression.Regarding opinions that contradicted the orders of the headquarters, Zheng Ting would subconsciously think that the arrangements of the headquarters must be more correct, and he must follow the opinions of the headquarters if he wants to win the battle.Now that the order from the headquarters is to stick to the position, everyone should follow suit. Why risk death and injury to attack the camp of the South Vietnamese Army?

After receiving the reply, Zheng Bo felt a little helpless. He could vaguely sense that the army trained by the Haihan people seemed to have a different view of war from his own.This difference does not exist at the tactical level, but the position held by the commander—for example, Zheng Ting agrees more with Haihan's approach, turning immobility into initiative, and trading time for strategic advantage.As for how much material, money and food was spent, that should not be considered by soldiers. Soldiers only need to know how to win the war.

On February [-]th, after many days of calm, the South Vietnamese army finally lost their composure. They opened the camp early in the morning and began to march outside the camp.The observation post on the top of the mountain also promptly sent the news back to the headquarters, allowing the defenders on the ground to prepare for the battle in advance.

This time the South Vietnamese Army did not disappoint the coalition forces again, and the musket force "long-awaited" by the coalition forces finally appeared in the combat formation of the South Vietnamese Army.When the news was transmitted back to the headquarters via the radio, it even caused a burst of cheers.Counting from the time of departure, it has been more than half a month now. Even though the battle situation has been prevailing, the continuous field operations for many days have made the soldiers feel very tired. Many people are already looking forward to an early end This battle has left the ghost place of Annan.

The headquarters issued an order to let the North Vietnamese Confederate Army withdraw from the front line, and the musketeers and artillery of the Haihan Militia were transferred up as the main force.Yan Chujie's combat purpose is very clear, which is to use the superiority in firepower to cause enough damage to the opponent's musket troops in one go. After this battle, don't expect the South Vietnamese Army to be fooled and take out the precious musketeers to fight recklessly.

"After this battle is over, the South Vietnamese Army should probably retreat." Yan Chujie put down his binoculars, and said with a lot of meaning.

"Since it might be the last battle, we have to find a way to hurt them." Harukong continued: "I have already contacted Feng Annan, and asked him to notify the North Vietnamese army on the mountain position, and choose an opportunity to attack. "

"The North Vietnamese infantry behind the position are already in position," added Mu Xiabo.The North Vietnamese infantry he was talking about were more than a thousand spearmen that the headquarters begged from Zheng Bai before the start of the war. These soldiers were not of much use in the battles of the previous days, and most of the time they were used as construction fortifications , the role of a civilian husband who transports supplies.At this time, the headquarters believed that after this battle, there might be a rout in the local area, so by then, low-tech tasks such as chasing the enemy could be handed over to the Allied Forces.

To the surprise of the headquarters, compared with the previous battles, the South Vietnamese army had a lot of "new toys" this time - there were widened and thickened shield vehicles, trebuchets, and several The gates were placed on the cannon hauled out of the bullock cart.It seems that during the days of the truce, the South Vietnamese Army has not been idle, and has done a lot of preparations for how to conquer the coalition positions.

"This is the posture of attacking the city!" Yan Chujie was also a little surprised by the battle that the South Vietnamese army had staged.However, he didn't feel any nervousness. After all, no matter what tricks his opponent could pull off, he was just dying in front of absolute strength.

With the beating of gongs and drums, the South Vietnamese Army began to attack the coalition positions.There is no doubt that the shield car is at the forefront again. This time the shield car is much bulkier than the model used before. The logs used to make the shield wall are thicker than before. At the same time, various reinforcement structures have been added behind the shield wall. , of course its weight has also increased a lot, so its speed is slower than before.

However, the power of the trebuchet caught the coalition forces a little by surprise. The first stone bomb fired by the opponent hit only seven or eight meters in front of the obstacle area, only more than ten or twenty meters away from the defensive wall made of wooden boards.Looking at the pile of rocks that weighed at least ten kilograms that sank into the ground, the commanders all looked a little dignified - if this thing hits someone, it will definitely be reimbursed on the spot, although the effective area that can kill is very small, almost Point-to-point attacks, but the psychological deterrence it can cause to people is great. After all, it is not fun to have a rock fall from the sky at any time and smash your head.

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

Although the wooden ceiling on the defensive position can prevent the enemy's arrows, it can't 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 cannot be ignored.

Soon the staff gave further information: "The South Vietnamese army is using grenadier-belt catapults, and we believe that their range may reach 350 to 400 meters...that is to say, they can attack outside the effective range of rifles. us."

"The South Vietnamese Army has ceased fighting these days, and they should be rushing to build catapults." Yan Chujie nodded and said: "There is no way, it seems that we have to act first."

Everyone didn't respond.The purpose of the South Vietnamese Army's use of trebuchets was very clear. It was to destroy the defensive walls on the coalition positions first, forcing the coalition forces to abandon the fortifications and fight face-to-face, and then use their superiority in strength to destroy the coalition camp.If the coalition forces use artillery to attack the opponent first, they 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 for the opponent to send musketeers to fight again.

"How about letting the Congregation army serve as cannon fodder first, and wait for the opponent's musket troops to come out before replacing our people?" Wang Tom put forward a battle plan brazenly.Of course, before proposing this plan, he had already made sure that there were no North Vietnamese Confederates present within a radius of ten meters.

"It's just changing now, the intention is too obvious." Yan Chujie shook his head and said: "These people in Beiyue are not fools. Even if they are used as cannon fodder this time, I'm afraid they won't be able to command them next time. Use artillery to knock them out first." Catapults of the South Vietnamese Army!"

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

In the second round of attack by the South Vietnamese catapult, stones had already hit the defensive wall. Although no one was injured, it directly broke up a multifunctional flatbed truck serving as a defensive wall, causing a small exclamation .At this time, the defensive walls in front of several gun positions on the coalition position had been removed, revealing the figure of the 12-pound army gun behind.

Within a range of one mile, the accuracy of artillery is much better than that of trebuchets, so the first round of concentrated fire from ten 12-pound guns hit a catapult, and then reimbursed more than ten South Vietnamese soldiers.

The sudden fire on the coalition's position did indeed deter the South Vietnamese army. In the previous days of attack, the coalition had only used four 6-pound guns as auxiliary firepower. The South Vietnamese army also believed that this was the heavy firepower possessed by the coalition. level, so the strategy of using catapults for long-range attacks was formulated-the four small cannons seemed unable to threaten the catapults at this safe distance in terms of range and accuracy, and one's own side could attack the opponent with confidence. That hateful wall of defense.But now they realized that their so-called clever trick seemed to be a joke at all. It was only at this time that their opponents began to show their fangs that had been hidden all along.

(End of this chapter)