The 114 regiment is interspersed with the eighteenth of the Pensiense series
Author: Xiao Yunjun
After the "vanguard battalion" of the "vanguard regiment" led by The Vietnamese battalion commander Fan Decai lost the battle for the unity plateau again, Colonel Hu Quang Nam, the commander of the "vanguard regiment," immediately asked the division commander Nguyen Shao Xiong for help through the radio. When Commander Ruan Shaoxiong learned that the "Vanguard Regiment" had failed several times in attacking the Unity Heights, he was even more anxious, believing that the intelligence departments were all rice barrels, saying that the Chinese army entering the Battle of Citrus Pond did not exceed one division at most, and now there were actually at least 4 divisions.
According to Vietnamese army records, Commander Nguyen Shao Xiong told Colonel Hu that the main force of the division was still blocked by the Chinese army in the area south of Dai Nai, and it seemed that it could not be reinforced at the original schedule. You must strive to carry forward the fearless spirit of the vanguard regiment to dare to fight and fight, seize the unity highland as soon as possible, occupy the phosphate mine area, and open the door to the citrus pond. After the main force of our division opens the node along Highway 10, it will be able to join you in forming a counter-encirclement of the Chinese troops occupying Citrus Pond and quickly recovering Citrus Pond. You must build up your confidence in victory!
When Colonel Hu heard that the main force of the division was still being blocked in the area south of Dai Nai, his heart suddenly became cold for the most part. But he also believes that at this point, there can only be a battle of breaking the boat and fighting backwaters, as long as the unity highland is taken, the recovery of citrus ponds will be victorious. So he ordered the troops to bury the pot and make rice on the spot, so that the soldiers could eat well and then charge the front.
After receiving the news that the 1st Company had once again defeated the Vietnamese "Vanguard Regiment" to attack tuanhe Highland, the commander of the 114th Regiment, although he was a little relieved, he immediately instructed Ma Wenjin, commander of the 1st Battalion, through the radio: "The Tuanjie Heights is the throat of the Vietnamese army to reinforce Citrus Pond, the Vietnamese vanguard regiment will not give up, and there may be a larger multi-way attack in the future." You must redeploy your defenses and be ready to use your battalion reserves to support 1 company in the main position. If necessary, I can also mobilize the regimental reserve to support you. In short, we must stick to the unity highland, an important gateway into the citrus pond, and there must be no half-miss! ”
Commander Fan Liannan of the 114th Regiment of the 38th Division (third from the left) commanded the battle at the front
"Commander of the Report, we will certainly be able to hold on to the high ground of unity, please rest assured!" Our battalion reserve is ready to support 1 company on the Unity Heights! The 3rd Company of our battalion also built fortifications on the east and west sides of the Unity Heights to prevent the Vietnamese army from attacking on three sides! Battalion Commander Ma Wenjin replied on the radio to Colonel Fan Wannan.
After the Vietnamese vanguard regiment had eaten and drunk enough, the regimental commander Colonel Hu immediately ordered the assembly of the team.
After the team was assembled, Colonel Hu stood high at the front of the line and said angrily, "Brothers, in order to restore our northern industrial town of Citrus Pond, we must today establish the ambition of fighting to the death with the Chinese army!" I ordered: The battalions, companies, platoons, and squads should immediately form a backbone commando team of officers led by the battalion commanders, and stand at the front of the line with the battalion as the unit! When attacking the Unity Heights, the backbone commandos of the entire regimental officers were led by me personally. The rest of the troops are organized and commanded by administrative deputies at all levels according to the original structure, standing behind the backbone commandos of officers! After the officers and men in the audience heard Hu Guangnan's instructions, they knew that Hu Guangnan had sacrificed the 316A Division's unique move this time, and it was definitely another big war and a vicious battle.
At a dangerous moment, this method of temporary formation on the battlefield, which concentrated the commanders of regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads with excellent military and political qualities to take the lead, was first proposed by Ruan Shaoxiong, commander of the 316A Division, on a whim. However, it was soon recognized by the highest authorities of the Vietnamese army and promoted throughout the army. This kind of behavior of the commander taking the lead and taking the lead in setting an example can maximize the enthusiasm for fighting that mobilizes the entire team at a critical moment, so in successive big battles and vicious battles, this method has been tried and tested many times and achieved remarkable results.
In the defeat of the "Vanguard Battalion" in the first two attacks, Colonel Hu Guangnan had already felt the strength of the Chinese "masters" on the Unity Heights to some extent, so he once again sacrificed this unique trick of putting death to the ground and being born later, and hoped to use this elixir to save the defeat of the "Vanguard Battalion' first two attacks" and break through the crux of life and death in the Unity Highlands.
Hu Guangnan immediately deployed: "I led the backbone commandos of the officers to attack the Unity Heights from the front, the 1st Battalion attacked the Unity Heights from the left and the 2nd Battalion attacked the Unity Heights from the right. Deputy Liu Tuan led the 3rd Battalion of the Regiment Reserve to pretend to attack other positions in the phosphate mines in order to contain and distract the attention of the Chinese troops outside the Unity Heights and prevent them from coming to reinforce the Unity Heights! ”
As soon as Hu Guangnan's voice fell, several of the deputy leaders who had been assigned the task "snapped" and responded in unison: "Yes, understand, and resolutely complete the task!" Hu Guangnan violently raised his right hand clenched into a fist, and passionately raised his arms and shouted: "For the victory of Vietnam, for the glory of our army, capture the phosphate mines and lay down the citrus ponds!" If you don't win a complete victory, you won't collect troops! The officers and men of the whole regiment raised their right hands with Hu Guangnan, Hu Guangnan shouted a sentence, and the officers and men followed suit, and their high-pitched voices echoed on the Beigong Mountain and rippled for a long time! All the Vietnamese troops present were as hot and energetic as chicken blood. This is the usual method of mobilization oath used by the Vietnamese army before the large-scale decisive battle.
On the position south of the Unity Heights, Chen Jinyuzheng, commander of the 1st Company of our army, organized and commanded the soldiers to be busy cleaning up the battlefield and cleaning up more than a hundred dead bodies left by the Vietnamese army, so as to prevent rotting and stinking in front of the position after the hot sun. Geng Jiantong, the company commander of the 3rd Company, and Instructor Hon Phu Thien were also busy meticulously arranging their troops in the fortifications in the east and west directions, waiting for the Vietnamese army to "deliver to the door".
After Hu Guangnan completed the arrangements for deployment and mobilization, he immediately commanded the troops to start attacking in three ways. He personally led the backbone commando of the officers, under the cover of the bushes and grass, from the front of the chirping, chasing the wind and lightning to the unity of the high ground. The remaining three-way men and horses also moved rapidly in the predetermined direction and target. A thrilling, stormy battle and vicious battle quietly began.
Returning to the Unity Heights, Wang Bangyou, deputy battalion commander, found through the telescope that the Vietnamese troops in the forest of beigong Mountain were quietly moving towards the Unity Heights, and immediately said to The commander of Chen Jinyu Company: "The enemy has begun to attack again, and ordered the whole company to enter the position and prepare for battle!" "While reporting the situation to the battalion command via radio.
Battalion Commander Ma Wenjin immediately ordered the 2 companies serving as battalion reserves to quickly send two platoons to reinforce the 1st Company. After receiving the order, Wei Xuekang, commander of the 2nd Company, said to the instructor Tian Hongbing: "You stay and lead the 3 platoons to continue as the battalion reserve, and I lead the 1st and 2nd platoons to support the 1st company on the main position of the Unity Heights!" After saying that, without waiting for The Instructor of the Tian Hongbing army to answer, this brave and upright Zhuang company commander who had the courage to take on the responsibility gathered his team like a spark and rushed through the valley of the mining area, over the mountain beam in front of him, and went straight to the unity highland.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang on the Unity Heights had just finished his report, and in a blink of an eye, the first echelon of Hu Guangnan's officer backbone commando had already rushed to the front of the first line of defense of the 1st Company like a wolf. As soon as the 1st Company and 1st Platoon stationed in front of the first line of defense sprang up to meet the battle, the Vietnamese machine guns and submachine guns rolled up like a storm, and many soldiers who had no time to dodge fell into a pool of blood in an instant, and one young officer and soldier sacrificed their lives for the country!
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang Bangyou
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, who was in the main position, immediately ordered the snipers of the special operations squad to aim at the light and heavy machine gunners of the Vietnamese army and give them a shot to kill. Only a few gunshots were heard, and the Vietnamese machine guns immediately turned dumb. The 1st Platoon Commander in the trench of the first line of defense heard the enemy machine guns, stopped firing, and immediately commanded the entire platoon to bombard the Vietnamese troops who rushed up with grenades. I saw densely packed grenades flying out of the trench like swarms of bees and falling into the enemy position. With the sound of the "rumbling" explosion, the first echelon of the vietnamese officers' backbone commando team was defeated in the flesh and blood and the howl of the ghost crying wolf.
At this time, the Vietnamese troops who were attacking in a roundabout way in the north and south directions of the Unity Heights were rushing forward, only to see Geng Jiantong, the commander of the 3rd Company, swing his right hand violently and shout: "Fight! One by one, the 107 rockets dragged long flames and hula into the enemy position, and with the explosion of "rumbling-", the broken legs and limbs of the Vietnamese army flew in all directions, and the pieces of the Vietnamese troops fell horizontally and vertically in a pool of blood.
Hu Guangnan saw the situation and immediately ordered the commander of the 2nd Battalion to lead the second echelon to attack the Unity Heights. At the same time, Deputy Commander Liu was ordered to immediately command all the regimental units and carry out a feint attack on the various highlands in the mining area in order to attract the attention of the 114th Regiment and contain the firepower of various positions outside the Unity Heights, so as to cover the backbone commandos of the officers and the 1st and 2nd battalions to attack the Unity Heights with all their might. For a time, the gunfire in the phosphate mine area was as dense as popcorns, and the smoke billowed to cover the cloudy sky.
The second echelon of the Vietnamese officers' backbone commando team, led by the battalion commander Major Sun, moved rapidly toward the mountain in the grass. When they reached the front of the position, their eyes were full of scattered corpses of the Vietnamese troops, which were unbearable to see. Everyone couldn't help but freeze. Major Camp Commander Sun shouted, "Stop and wait for death, hurry up and charge me!" After waving his hand and firing two shots, the officers and cadres who were stuck suddenly woke up, picked up the submachine guns and light machine guns in their hands, and "clicked" and fired at the same time, while rushing towards the mountain like wolves and foxes.
The 1 company and 1 platoon that held the position rose up to resist, but the Type 56 semi-brake rifle in the hands of most of the fighters not only failed to play its advantage of medium- and long-range accurate shooting when the short soldiers engaged, but also due to the slow rate of fire, the small capacity of the magazine, the lack of continuous fire ability, and the thin firepower, it was not suitable for the combat needs of the short-term soldiers in the mountain jungle area. Therefore, in the intensive strafing of the Vietnamese AK-47 fully automatic rifle and other weapons, our soldiers fell to the front of the position one by one. Soon, not only had the bullets and grenades been fired in platoon, but the enemy had rushed to a few meters in front of the trench. The platoon commander immediately ordered everyone to put on their bayonets and prepare for a final death-defying battle with the enemy.
Just as the remaining soldiers of the 1st Platoon were about to jump out of the trench and meet the Vietnamese bayonets, there was a sudden sound of "click-da-da-da- gunshots" behind them, and the Vietnamese officers and key commandos who rushed to the front of the trenches fell in pieces. It turned out that the reserve of the battalion that reinforced them arrived in time under the leadership of Company Commander Wei Xuekang. The attack of the second echelon of the vietnamese officer backbone commando team ended in casualties. At this time, Colonel Hu Guangnan realized as if in a dream: In today's war environment where shells are being washed away, his artillery has been completely lost, and in the inferior situation of easy defense and difficult to attack, just relying on infantry weapons to slam and rush is tantamount to an egg touching a stone and a fish fighting blade. But now, there is no way back, and you can only do it desperately. So he immediately ordered the third echelon to continue the charge.
When the third echelon of the Vietnamese officers' backbone commando team rushed towards the mountain with great vigor, their front and flanks suddenly sounded fierce gunfire, and dense bullets crossed like a wild storm. Before the three echelons of the Vietnamese officers' backbone commando could react to what was going on, most of the personnel had already "poofed" in a pool of blood. It turned out that while the 1st Company and the battalion reserve were fighting head-on, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang Bangyou led his special operations squad and 1 company and 3 platoons back to the southern mountainside of the Vietnamese attack, cooperating with and crossing each other with the frontal defensive teams on the main position, thus giving a fatal blow to the backbone commando of the Vietnamese officers. The backbone commandos of the officers who were lucky not to be hit, one by one, turned their heads and stumbled back like deflated balls.
Colonel Hu Guangnan, who was commanding the attack on the small forest heights, was waving his gun and shouting: "Don't retreat, continue to charge!" Suddenly, there was a "boom"—" An explosion broke several branches with a roaring shrapnel, and one of the shrapnel "exhaled" and flew over Hu Guangnan's head, almost blowing up his gray-white helmeted cool hat. Frightened, the leader of this "vanguard regiment" who had always been full of vigor and fearlessness was like the color of earth. It turned out that this was the 107 rockets fired by the 1st Company of our army, and took advantage of the situation to visit this famous Vietnamese army elder.
(To be continued)
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