AWB Chapter 658 Fire Coverage
Chapter 658 Fire Coverage
On the unnamed high ground in southern Xinjiang, after two days of observation, Wei Lai and his companions gathered together again and began to compile intelligence.
"Chief of Staff, here are the times for all personnel transfers and shift changes. We have confirmed that there is no way to sneak in. The main reason is that there is a minefield set up by the Vietnamese army halfway up the mountain, and there are checkpoints on the winding mountain road!" He Zhijun looked at the information in front of him and fell into deep self-doubt. What's the use of such information?
"Chief of Staff, I think we can disguise ourselves and go in according to what the captain said?" Chen Yong said.
"No, it might be possible if there were multiple troops mixed together, but the troops here are all from the Second Army of the Vietnamese Army. They are all veterans who have experienced life-and-death battles, and they are very familiar with each other. This is just a company, and it is impossible for them not to recognize people from their own company!" Wei Lai immediately rejected Chen Yong's proposal.
If this method was feasible, he would have disguised himself and sneaked in to blow up those cannons long ago.
"Have you seen their supply transport convoy in the past two days?" Wei Lai suddenly asked.
"No, I guess they should have enough supplies. After all, there are many troops stationed here, and it is impossible to transport supplies frequently in a short period of time every day. They are short of fuel!" said He Zhijun.
"What should we do? Can we just stand by and watch? Or should we ask the front-line artillery for support? Don't we have 130mm cannons? We should be able to destroy the shelters of those cannons, right?" He Weidong whispered.
"Impossible. Our 130 only has high-explosive shells, no armor-piercing shells! And even if we had armor-piercing shells, they would probably be useless against such a bunker!" Wei Lai said with a twitching mouth.
"Then our only option is to attack by force?" Xiao Jianlin said in a deep voice.
"It seems this is the only way!" Wei Lai nodded with difficulty. If they decided to attack by force, there would probably be casualties.
It can be said that the entire special forces team was trained with great difficulty. If one of them is sacrificed, it will be a huge loss to the country!
"Chief of Staff, can we call for the artillery to launch a sudden fire attack first? We don't need to destroy those fortresses, but just let them kill some of the guards and combat tools outside. Will it make our assault easier after that?" He Zhijun suddenly said.
"In this way, the time we have to fight will be very short. If we really follow your method, our attack time will probably be less than half an hour! After all, there are quite a few Vietnamese troops around, and once this heavy artillery battalion is bombarded, their support may arrive in an hour at most! By then, the ten of us will have to face the siege of the surrounding Vietnamese regular troops and a large number of militia!" Wei Lai said seriously.
"Chief of Staff, I think we have ten minutes to capture the heavy artillery battalion on the opposite side, and then we will have plenty of time to retreat!" He Zhijun said with a smile.
"Oh? Do you have any ideas?" Wei Lai also became interested.
"On the other side of this hill, there is a very hidden cave, right at the foot of the mountain. We can ambush in that cave in advance and call for artillery fire. After the artillery fire, when they haven't reacted yet, we will take the opportunity to rush to the top of the mountain with all our strength. I calculated that if we take the road directly, we may be able to reach the mountain in less than ten minutes. At that time, we can directly destroy those cannons, and then rush out! Anyway, we don't have the cannons to blow up theirs this time, and we don't have to kill their artillerymen!" He Zhijun pointed at a location on the map and said.
Wei Lai looked at the map carefully. What He Zhijun said made sense. This would indeed make their frontal assault easier.
"Then act according to Zhijun's plan! We will contact the artillery tonight and have them fire rapidly. The bombardment will last for ten minutes, and then we will attack! After destroying the artillery, we will retreat immediately. Don't fight to the end. Do you understand?" Wei Lai asked, staring at several special forces members.
"Understood!" several people answered.
"Let's go!" Wei Lai waved his hand and set off first.
After more than half an hour's trek, they finally arrived at the cave that He Zhijun mentioned.
This is also a natural cave, about seven meters high and thirty meters deep. The entire cave has only one entrance and exit, and the rest of the mountain is the mountain. This cave looks like it was artificially excavated.
"He Zhijun, Chen Lei. You two are responsible for guarding the entrance of the cave. We can't let the enemy surround us!" Wei Lai began to make arrangements.
"Everyone else should have a good rest today, adjust your condition, and check your weapons and ammunition. At dawn tomorrow, we will let the artillery fire first, and then we will rush to the top of the mountain as quickly as possible to blow up their heavy artillery!" Wei Lai said.
So everyone began to check their equipment and prepare for tomorrow's attack!
Around five o'clock the next morning, the dark sky suddenly brightened, and countless artillery shells and rockets flew in the sky like fireballs. After flying for more than 30 kilometers, they accurately hit the high ground where Wei Lai and his men were.
Suddenly, the entire area around the hill turned into a sea of fire. The rockets were high-explosive and had a wide killing range. The Vietnamese troops at the foot of the mountain were directly covered by the rockets.
The unprotected targets on the ground suffered heavy casualties under the coverage of rockets. An area of only two football fields was covered by nearly 120 rockets and 60 130mm cannon shells. The only ones who survived were the artillerymen hiding on the top of the mountain, and only one in ten guards survived!
Soon the five-minute fire attack was over, and Wei Lai and his men, who were hiding in the cave, attacked quickly, rushing directly to the top of the mountain along the winding mountain road. Along the way, they met several Vietnamese soldiers who were knocked unconscious by the explosion, and Wei Lai and his men kindly let them go.
In less than three minutes, they rushed to the top of the mountain. Looking at the Vietnamese artillerymen who were trying to get out of the shelter, Wei Lai directly fired a volley of bullets at them.
"Quick, blow up all these heavy artillery! We are running out of time, only two minutes!" Wei Lai ordered He Zhijun and others while shooting.
He Zhijun and his men also knew the seriousness of the problem, so they did not dare to delay. They took out a lot of grenades and explosives and stuffed them into the exposed gun barrel.
A group of people fled from the top of the mountain amidst bursts of explosions. There was a small explosion behind them at first, but then a huge explosion was heard.
"Who threw the bomb into the pile of shells?" Wei Lai cursed loudly?
"Chief of Staff, I did it!" He Weidong said embarrassedly.
"Be careful next time. If we hadn't run fast, we would have been killed in the explosion!" Wei Lai scolded with a smile.
"Chief of Staff, can we go back safely this time?" Xiao Jianlin said.
"Our test has just begun!" Wei Lai looked at the surrounding mountains and said slowly.