War Military: From 1978

Chapter 142 The war situation took a sharp turn for the worse!

The war started in the early morning of the 17th. The original plan was that our army's southwest front was to cut off the three main traffic routes in the west before noon of the 17th to block the enemy's reinforcements, and at the same time, to encircle the high-ranking enemy.

According to our plan, we wanted to wipe out an elite division and five local regiments of the enemy in one fell swoop.

But plans are just plans.

In fact, it is very difficult to travel from our country to any target point within seven hours.

After all, this is not an armed raid without any hindrance, but a fight all the way through.

However, even though the time limit has been exceeded, it doesn’t really matter if the task can be completed after the time limit.

Unfortunately, due to misjudging the situation of the Vietnamese devils, our army has only completed one infiltration mission on the southwest front.

Moreover, because the delay was too long, the enemy was able to fully understand our army's combat intentions and respond.

You must know that the enemy headquarters actually had no idea about our army's combat intentions.

Because the entire line was under attack, and our army also used various tactics to confuse the enemy, causing them to be dizzy, many important nodes actually looked like the gates were wide open.

For example, if our army can break through the important node of Kou T within two days, it will be easy to occupy it.

But now it is no longer possible.

It has been three days, which is too long. The enemy has already reacted and adjusted their tactics.

The enemy has broken up into small groups, blowing up bridges and dams within the territory, destroying roads, and adopting sparrow harassment tactics.

This is our tactic, but after being our disciples for decades, they have continued to engage in actual combat and have thoroughly learned this set of tactics in the war.

And now, they are using this tactic against us.

Moreover, they are really more ruthless than us.

We have always treated prisoners well, followed international law, and adhered to the bottom line of war.

But the Vietnamese devils didn't.

Now they have mobilized all the people into a military and are using all possible means.

Children, the elderly, pregnant women.
They took advantage of our army's compliance with rules and kindness towards the people, and regarded these as our weaknesses.

In addition, they constantly attacked logistics routes, planned to attack our army's field hospitals, and assassinated our wounded soldiers.

Tonight, the field hospital where Chu An is located would have been massacred if it were not for Chu An's predictive ability.

"Comrade Chu An, we are truly grateful that you discovered the Yue devils' conspiracy today. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. Don't worry, we will definitely commend you this time!"

"Yes! Yes! Today we are so lucky to have you, Comrade Chu An! Otherwise, if these Vietnamese devils rushed in, we would all be finished!"

Many soldiers nearby were still burying the bodies of the Vietnamese devils, while the hospital director and several other leaders surrounded Chu An and kept thanking him.

It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, these hospital leaders are truly grateful to Chu An from the bottom of their hearts!
After knowing the whole cause and effect, they broke out in cold sweats.

What would happen if hundreds of Vietnamese devils, all armed, broke into a field hospital that had no weapons or guns and was mostly filled with wounded soldiers?
The consequences send chills down one's spine just thinking about them.

In particular, when the superior called later, the hospital leader was frightened to death on the spot.

Because the superiors said that many of our army's field hospitals and wounded gathering places were attacked by the Vietnamese devils tonight, and many of them suffered heavy casualties.

This was a heavy blow and something that made everyone angry.

However, because of this, the results of their field hospital, which only injured three people but killed more than 90 enemies, captured several people, and seized some medical supplies, became even more remarkable.

The superior leader immediately asked the hospital leader to call Chu An to answer the phone.

During the phone call, the military command leader praised Chu An without reservation and even said that Chu An would definitely be awarded merit this time.

But Chu An didn't react much to this.

The credit is great.

Before the war, he was excited for a long time when he won a second-class merit.

But after going to the battlefield, Chu An no longer cared much about the so-called merits.

This is not because he is being pretentious, but because his comrades have sacrificed one after another, especially when he sees the heartbreaking cries of the seriously injured comrades everywhere in the field hospital, his heart has long been extremely heavy.

No matter how great his achievements are, they cannot soothe his heavy heart.

"Commander, our troops were attacked by the enemy tonight, but we put up a strong resistance and killed over 30 of them. We suffered few casualties ourselves, but our remaining ammunition and rations are running low. Commander, please urge the follow-up troops to come to our support as soon as possible!"

In the evening, the vanguard troops of the 1st Division once again sent a telegram to the front-line division command.

They were also infiltrated by the Vietnamese devils tonight, but because they were isolated and infiltrated deep into the enemy's territory and were very cautious, they were not defeated by the Vietnamese devils.

But this matter is not worth their happiness at all, because they are facing a greater dilemma.

An entire regiment is now in a situation where the wounded cannot be transported back, and the troops behind are nowhere to be seen.

This is a very serious and fatal problem.

Because starting today they are going to run out of food.

The infiltration troops originally marched lightly, and in order to increase the speed of infiltration, it was impossible for them to carry too many supplies.

But now the troops behind can't come up
The supplies can't keep up.

Any army, no matter how brave and good at fighting, no matter how strong its fighting will is, will not be able to survive for a few days without logistical supplies, food and bullets.

They did not mention the urgency of the situation in the telegram because they were worried that it would be intercepted by the enemy.

But they actually sent many telegrams like this today.

So even though the telegram didn't say it took too long, the teacher pointed out that the situation ahead was serious.

Therefore, the final result was that more soldiers from Regiment C were sent to the field hospital. Chu An watched as more soldiers from Regiment C who were injured in combat were sent in, and he also learned about this situation from some of the lightly injured soldiers.

The logistics routes were cut off by the Vietnamese devils.

And it's not just the regiment that's in front, they're also here now.

However, they had captured some spoils from the towns along the way, so they had not yet run out of food, but medical supplies and ammunition were also in short supply.

But no matter whether they still have food or not, the cut-off logistics supply route must be opened in time.

The original battle plan of Regiment C was to wipe out the remaining enemies and capture prisoners all over the mountains and plains.

But now their task is to open up the logistics supply route and escort a batch of supplies to the infiltration regiment on the front line.

These are tough nut to crack, especially the route from the current L to the front line that infiltrates that regiment.

Our large-caliber artillery has not yet moved forward, and the maximum range of the artillery is basically only fifteen kilometers, and the maximum range only covers the Tong L side.

If you go any further, you won’t be able to hit it.

In other words, when we continue to move forward to open up the route, there will be no heavy artillery support from the rear.

And the most fatal thing is that in order to save time and increase the concealment of the infiltration, the previous troops avoided many places wherever they could.

Even though there were natural defenses in many places, there were only a few Vietnamese soldiers there at the time. Even when their fortifications were not perfect, they did not choose to attack and occupy them.

This situation seemed correct to them at the time.

They have to hurry and also ensure that the troops are in place.

But now, because of their correct choice at that time, Group C is left with an extremely huge pit.

For example, if you go through L, you have to cross a suspension bridge not far away.

The suspension bridge is in disrepair and is very narrow.

When the Vietnamese troops infiltrated here, they were completely unprepared.

There was no one guarding the bridgehead. They were just working on a high ground not far behind the bridge, using flashlights to illuminate the fortifications.

Our army's infiltration troops at that time took five hours to cross this suspension bridge, one after another, without being discovered by them.

Afterwards, our army's infiltration troops walked around the foot of the mountain where they were building fortifications and did not notice them.

At that time, this was an act that was worth the infiltration troops' secret joy.

Because this suspension bridge is a natural barrier, there is a cliff hundreds of meters high below the suspension bridge. In addition, the suspension bridge is so narrow. If the Japanese guard the opposite side, we will not be able to pass through here anyway.

But they were happy at that time, but now when the Third Battalion of the C Regiment led their men here, they were scared.

Not only was there a high ground on the opposite side, but fortifications were also built at the opposite bridgehead.

How did this go?

There was no cover from heavy artillery, and the bridge was such a narrow suspension bridge.

Call them one by one?

Isn't that a test of the enemy's shooting ability?
This has become a complete dead end.

To be honest, whether before or after his rebirth, Chu An had never thought that this battle would turn out like this.

He knew that our army was fighting a hard battle.

But he only knew that it was hard work, but he didn't know it would be so hard.

Three days into the war, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

To be honest, Chu An was beginning to doubt history. He even wondered, if we continued fighting like this, could we really end the battle within a month?
But after thinking about it carefully, Chu An no longer had such doubts.

Needless to say, just look at the wounded soldiers before.

In fact, they are very different from the soldiers of the guard company guarding here.

After the fight, many soldiers in the guard company vomited, but the wounded soldiers drew their bayonets and continued to fight.

Also, before the battle, when Chu An took the wounded soldiers to hide to the side, he could see that the wounded soldiers were more cautious and their movements were more agile.

Although they were a little unruly when they fought.

But this is because these wounded soldiers came from different units and Chu An was not their direct leader.

Putting this aside, if we only look at their overall combat qualities, there is no doubt that these wounded soldiers who have experienced war are obviously stronger than the guard company that has not fought a battle yet.

Similarly, the overall situation of our army is similar.

After all, we haven't fought a war in decades, let alone such a tough battle.

So it is inevitable that you are not used to the battlefield now, but as long as you adjust yourself and grow up in the war, you will definitely be able to save the situation.

That night, Chu An tossed and turned in bed.

The next day, when Chu An was changing the dressing, he looked at the wound that had completely scabbed over, and he immediately went to the director's office again.

He doesn't want to stay here anymore.

His own soldiers were still fighting on the front lines, and he had no intention of staying here to rest.

After all, it wasn't a serious injury.

And most importantly, he was very worried about them. If he went there with them, he would be able to avoid some casualties sometimes because of his foresight.

(End of this chapter)