blood of vietnam war

Chapter 180 Three Great Power Game

It is said that the withdrawal of troops will start on March 3, but most of the troops are not so fast.The reason is that a lot of preparatory work needs to be done for the retreat, and there must be a retreat plan and coordination among the various troops.

Some people may think that it is not easy to retreat. It is enough to call a few car battalions to send the troops back one by one. Even if the devils follow behind, they can't keep up.

But the real battlefield retreat is not so simple, it can even be said to be much more difficult than fighting a frontal battle.

The main reason is that everyone is mentally prepared to fight the enemy when attacking, and even the troops can split up and cover each other... If the friendly troops on the left and right flanks are slow to attack, just stop and wait.

But retreating is different, especially for a unit that doesn't go to the battlefield often...they have been fed up with the blood, death and bad weather on the battlefield for the first time, just because there are orders Confronted with military regulations, I had to hold on... So when the order to retreat was issued, I ran back regardless of anything and couldn't stop it.

This is obviously very dangerous, because such troops are actually in a state of unstable morale, and once they are chased or blocked by the enemy, they will easily turn into a kind of panic flight or defeat. .As a result, the previous results achieved on the frontal battlefield will be wiped out due to poor organization of the retreat.

Although I don't want to admit that our army will be such a force, the fact is that our army is mostly recruits, and they are seriously undertrained recruits. If the retreat is not well organized, there is a high possibility of chaos And let the Vietnamese army take advantage of it.

It is precisely because of this that the superiors are cautious about the preparations before the retreat of the troops.

The first to enter the retreat process is our army's artillery units, tank units, and logistics personnel.The reason why they were allowed to retreat first was that these troops were difficult to maneuver and vulnerable to attack on the inconvenient battlefield of Vietnam, especially the towed artillery and tanks, which would be unable to move once they were attacked or malfunctioned. Block the road and bring danger to the retreat of other troops.

The second is the main force of the infantry.

This is undoubtedly the focus of the retreat. The reason is that our army's infantry force is very large. A total of nine armies and more than [-] people have been invested on the east and west fronts. This is also the vital force of our army. It is easy to be surrounded by Vietnamese infantry or killed by artillery.

Therefore, at this stage the main force adopted the tactics of "alternate cover and retreat in batches".The so-called "alternate cover, retreat in batches" means that each unit does not withdraw to the end at once, but withdraws a few kilometers today to build fortifications, and withdraws a few kilometers tomorrow... Our army's retreating troops launched an attack. A few kilometers away from our army's retreat, there was always a troop that had built up fortifications and stood ready.

The last to retreat were engineers and a small number of infantry units.

This unit is quite special. The task of the engineering unit is to fill the roads where our army retreats with landmines, and at the same time blow up railways, roads, bridges and other facilities.Obviously, the result of doing so will delay the pursuit of the Vietnamese army to a large extent.

Of course, because the combat capability of the engineering troops is poor, a small number of infantry should be left as a cover for the engineers.

It is precisely because of this that during the retreat stage, the mines were transported to the front line one by one... Fortunately, the mines were not complicated projects, otherwise the engineers would be exhausted to death.

So these days it is the world of engineering troops. There are engineers laying mines in the jungle, on the mountain roads, in the fields, and even in the river.After laying mines during the day, in order to prevent their own people from straying into the minefields, they would always plant small red flags on the border, so they looked around at sunset...there were small red flags fluttering in the wind everywhere on the ground.

The sound of explosions also came and went one after another, no need to ask...the Ministry of Engineering and Military Affairs was blowing up the military facilities left by the Vietnamese army. The roads, railways, bridges, etc. were also pre-loaded with explosives, and they were only waiting for our infantry to retreat. Detonate.

Of course, there is no problem with the superior organizing the evacuation so carefully, but I have always had a question in my mind... It is difficult to organize such a large evacuation, isn't it?Why did the superiors announce the news of our retreat in advance and even the date of the retreat?

How many wars have occurred throughout the ages, whether it is a retreat won or lost... Almost without exception, they are regarded as important military information and are kept secret, and even often have to make false appearances to make the enemy think that there is no retreat.The reason is simple, if the enemy does not know when the side will retreat, it means that our army has more time to retreat, which is undoubtedly very important on the battlefield.

For example, if our army did not announce its withdrawal to the outside world, but pretended to attack Hanoi with great fanfare... well, all the troops and energy of the Yue Devils would probably be transferred to Hanoi and organize defenses.Next, our army can withdraw our troops leisurely, and it may be too late to organize troops to chase after the Yue devils react.

However, after the news of the troop withdrawal was even announced...the only ones who were happy were the Vietnamese troops.

On the one hand, they can deceive the Vietnamese people, saying that the People's Liberation Army has lost to the Vietnamese People's Army on the battlefield, and will soon begin to retreat under the heroic fighting of the Vietnamese People's Army.

It seems that it is not difficult for the Vietnamese government to do this, because Vietnam is a very closed country, and most of what the Vietnamese people hear and see is what the Vietnamese government wants them to hear and see.As a result, the Vietnamese government can build momentum in the country and declare that it will soon turn to a counteroffensive.In fact, the Vietnamese government is doing exactly that.

On the other hand, let the Vietnamese army know when our army will retreat... then it will undoubtedly be able to carry out a planned and organized pursuit, and even deploy infantry and artillery in advance to prepare for the pursuit.They only waited for the moment when our army withdrew, and they began to "counterattack" aggressively.

Regardless of the above aspects, there are only disadvantages and no benefits to our army, so I am a little bit confused about the intentions of the superiors.

This mystery was finally resolved by Company Commander Luo. He took a puff of his cigarette and said with a long sigh: "Of course there is no benefit in doing so in military terms. It is out of political considerations!"

"Political considerations?" The soldiers and I couldn't help being taken aback when we heard that, no one knew what political benefits this would have.

"Didn't we emphasize not to occupy an inch of Vietnam's land from the very beginning?" Company Commander Luo nodded and continued: "Before launching this war, our army emphasized that this is a limited war, and it is to teach the Vietnamese government a lesson." Axe. Now that our strategic goal has been achieved, we are announcing the withdrawal of our troops to the whole world, which is a further statement of our position and reaffirms the meaning and purpose of our army's war!"

"Oh!" After Captain Luo said that, I understood.These words are not for Yue Guizi, but for the international community, especially the two big countries of the United States and the Soviet Union.

There is a saying that "when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits".In the past, our country was competing with the Soviet Union, and Vietnam, a small country, benefited in the middle. It extended one hand to China and the other hand to the Soviet Union. Whichever country gave more benefits, it relied on that country... This kind of put China directly in the international competition It is obviously unfavorable in the first-line position, not to mention that China itself is also a poor country at this time, and after tightening its belt to aid Vietnam, it was harmed by it...

However, once diplomatic relations with China and the United States were established, this balance was broken.On the bright side, the United States and the Soviet Union are fighting, while China has retreated to the second line, playing a role in the middle of the United States and the Soviet Union.

Does the Soviet Union dare to offend China?Once China is forced to completely rely on the United States, it will face the result of a two-pronged attack.

Does the United States need to offend China?He is also eager to draw China to fight against the Soviet Union. It is better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

As for Vietnam... a small country can never escape the fate of being a pawn in the big game. On the surface, it seems to have won the support of the Soviet Union to attack China from the north to the south, but in this situation, even the Soviet Union dare not do anything.So Vietnam can only be abandoned as a pawn very innocently.

The struggle between countries is such a naked interest relationship, the Soviet Union will not be so stupid as to put itself in a situation where China and the United States are attacking for the sake of Vietnam.

Therefore, from a larger perspective, it is also reasonable to declare the withdrawal in advance.After all, the military serves politics, and when there is conflict between the military and politics, the military must unconditionally obey politics.

It's just...it's hard for those of us who are soldiers...but I don't know how many more people have to sacrifice because of it.

The soldiers don't care about these things, they only know that the war will end soon, and the troops will be withdrawn to go home soon, so everyone is so excited that they have prepared their gifts early and waited for the order to retreat , and even some soldiers went to the battlefield to find some souvenirs...

In the words of the soldiers, we have all walked on this battlefield once, and we are considered to have gone abroad, and we are still alive... We must bring something back to testify!Gotta get something to show off in front of relatives and friends!

So some collect the badges of the Vietnamese army, some collect the military caps of the Vietnamese army, and the military thorns are particularly popular... This thing is not only beautiful but also easy to use, and because our military thorns are folded and difficult to remove, so It's rare.

As for those who haven't paid these things usually, it's going to be hard now, so they have to take cigarettes to exchange with other comrades in a miserable way... So soon the barracks was very lively like a market, everywhere The sound of bargaining. (To be continued.)