Chapter 388 Vanguard

On how to command the militia troops to move from the sea to the land and launch an attack on Hue, the capital of South Vietnam, the Haihan Military Commission has already formulated a detailed combat plan, and the staff department has also conducted many rounds of defensive measures that the enemy may take during this process.

The deduction basically took all situations into consideration. South Vietnam's naval forces no longer have much wealth, and there are not many tricks they can play. How can the Haihan side not have such traditional tactics as fire attack?

Beware. Although Wu Sen and his colleagues have determined to die, Haihan has no intention of giving them a chance to die on the battlefield now.

After the two fleets from Sanya and Heitu Port met off the coast of Hue, they directly formed a formation and sailed into the estuary of the Xiangjiang River. However, the fleet did not head forward rashly further upstream, but quickly docked at the north bank of the Xiangjiang River and began to sail from the ship.

Put down personnel and various combat materials.

Qian Tiandun and the Black Tu Port Special Operations Battalion led by him were the first to land and set up two lines of defense around the landing site. The civilians followed the steps they had already practiced and began to set up camp on the river bank.

For the South Vietnamese navy officers who were preparing to launch a desperate attack upstream, the Hai Han Militia's move was undoubtedly far beyond their expectations. In the understanding of South Vietnamese officers such as Wu Sen, the Hai Han Militia was no matter whether it was a raid on the cave.

The sea, or the attack on Hoi An, is like a thunderous force that clears the obstacles on the water and then immediately attacks the targets on land. The Hai Han militia, which has an absolute advantage on the water, suddenly gave up this combat method and chose instead

Instead of launching an attack from the land route, the South Vietnamese navy was a little confused as to how to respond.

"Sir, do we still want to fight?" Seeing Wu Sen standing at the bow of the ship without making a sound for a long time, his soldiers stepped forward and asked softly.

"Fight...how can we fight like this!" Wu Sen came back from his meditation and immediately became angry: "You haven't seen that they have deployed so many small boats around the perimeter. Even if we kill them now, it will be difficult.

Rushed to their warship!"

Haihan's fleet this time did not only include large warships with powerful firepower. The Ministry of Shipping also specially modified a number of small ships suitable for inland navigation, which were hauled here by large ships. These ships were equipped with both sails and oars.

Small ships equipped with power systems are more flexible and are more suitable for performing daily patrols and some light transportation tasks on the Xiangjiang River, which is only about 300 meters wide. Of course, the weakness of this kind of ship is also obvious, that is, the lack of firepower.

Because the hull is too small, the ship is not equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery, so fire strikes can only be achieved by relying on rifles. In a battlefield environment such as the river that constantly changes positions, the actual damage caused by the few rifles on the ship can

Power is very limited.

While the large ships docked, a dozen small boats had already formed a formation on the river to cover the landing point from the outside. Although the number was small, it was enough for the South Vietnamese Navy, which was short of major generals.

An insurmountable obstacle.

The South Vietnamese navy now has a total of only fifty or sixty ships, and there are only a dozen or so ships deployed at the mouth of the Xiangjiang River. It is very difficult to bypass the interception of the opponent's small boats on the not-wide river, and Wu Sen is not even sure about this.

Wu Sen is not afraid of death, but if he can't damage his opponent's ship, then the sacrifice of such a suicidal charge is really not worth it.

"Continue to monitor the enemy's movements, quickly send people back to Hue City, and inform the Commander-in-Chief of the situation here!" Wu Sen hesitated for a moment and finally gave the order.

If there were dozens of ships on hand now, Wu Sen would probably order an attack immediately, leaving no time for the opponent to land calmly ashore. However, more than half of the dozens of remaining ships of the South Vietnamese Navy are still upstream in Hue City.

Nearby, he is responsible for transporting personnel and supplies on both sides of the Hong Kong River. Gathering the navy's ships to launch an offensive is not something that an officer of Wu Sen's level can make the decision. All he can do is report the situation and wait for his superiors to make decisions on the battle situation.

Issue orders after judgment.

However, from Haihan's perspective, no matter what the opponent's reaction is, they cannot prevent us from implementing the combat plan step by step. Tons of combat supplies are constantly being hoisted ashore, and migrant workers are pushing large flatbed trucks back and forth.

Under the command of the police, various supplies and ammunition were transported to the newly planned material storage area. Another group of migrant workers was leveling the foundation and driving load-bearing wooden piles into the soil, preparing to build a temporary warehouse to store materials here. Under construction

As for the temporary base, the logistics department has accumulated enough experience after many operations. Both the warehouse and the barracks are constructed using a large number of prefabricated parts. Although this will greatly increase the pressure on the transportation link, it can be used in the temporary base.

The precious time gained on the front line is well worth it.

"Stop!" Minami Takahashi raised his left hand into a fist, signaling the team behind him to pause. He took out a simple hand-drawn map from his backpack and began to check the surrounding terrain to confirm his location.

This is a new map he received from the combat staff after he landed at the mouth of the Xiangjiang River. The content is the topography of the area from the mouth of the Xiangjiang River to Hue City. The thirty-mile area near the sea is covered with plains. On the map

There are no obvious landmarks. The only reference is probably the Xiangjiang River next to it. The closest march route from the Xiangjiang River Estuary to Hue City is along the Xiangjiang River. In addition to the reconnaissance team led by Gao Qiaonan,

In addition to exploring the march route for the subsequent large forces, it is also necessary to select suitable locations along the way to set up strongholds along the river, and to block and control the river surface from the river bank to reduce the defense pressure on the downstream stations.

Takahashi Nan also learned a lot from Qian Tiandun after coming to North Vietnam. Learning to read military maps was one of the new skills he mastered. This is not easy for a person with almost zero cultural foundation.

It took Qian Tiandun half a month to teach him how to understand the scale on the map. Takahashi Nan himself once wanted to give up this painful learning process, but when Qian Tiandun told him that this was for future promotions

After learning the necessary skills for senior officers, Takahashi Minami decided to master this advanced technology no matter what.

Throughout the second half of last year, Takahashi Minami focused most of his energy on the training of field reconnaissance subjects. Now he can not only understand maps of various scales, but can even complete simple map drawing work by himself.

, so Qian Tiandun could safely entrust him with the task of conducting reconnaissance.

Based on the actual comparison, Takahashi Minami believes that although the map depicts the topography is very simple, its accuracy is very high, far exceeding the drawing level that the special operations battalion can master. According to Takahashi Minami's knowledge

The only reconnaissance force deployed by the Haihan Militia in Annan is the reconnaissance company under the special operations battalion. However, this map is obviously not the work of the reconnaissance company. It is difficult to imagine how the staff headquarters in Sanya could draw such a detailed and accurate terrain map.

.But from another perspective, this seems to once again show the omnipotent and tall image of the executive committee and the invincible militia army. For such a matter of course, Takahashi Minami did not go further.

Go and think about it.

According to the map, Gao Qiaonan judged that his current location was seven or eight miles away from the landing point. In front of him was a small tributary of the Xiangjiang River marked on the map, with a width of about thirty to forty meters. From what he observed

Judging from the situation, there is no bridge for passage on the river. If a large force wants to pass here, it must build one or several pontoon bridges. Of course, this kind of thing does not need to be worried by Gao Qiaonan, since it is marked on the map.

After exiting this small river, the staff must have prepared corresponding plans and tools for crossing the river.

What Gaoqiao Nan needs to do is to confirm the terrain here and select the most suitable place to cross the river for the follow-up troops. In addition, since the surface ships required to cross the river must come up from the lower reaches, then it is necessary to control the river from the tributaries to the Xiangjiang mouth.

It became a combat goal that must be completed. Takahashi Minami used his thumb to visually judge that the width of the river here was only about two hundred meters, and it also had a certain curvature. It was impossible for ships going down on this section of the river.

The speed of the ship is too fast, and if a fire blockade is set up on the shore, it is completely possible to control the river - the shotguns equipped with the army artillery are fired at this distance, which is enough to sweep the opponent's small fishing boat into pieces.

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As the sun sets, the South Vietnamese navy boats on the river slowly withdraw to the upper reaches. Although they know that the opponent may not be eager to launch an attack through waterways, the cautious South Vietnamese navy generals no longer dare to leave their limited surface forces behind.

Spend the night close to the opponent. Takahashi Nan stood among the dense calamus bushes on the shore, coldly watching the opponent's boat slowly sailing upstream. Although the two armies had not officially fought, in Takahashi Nan's eyes

It seems that these people are almost the same as dead people.

In the early morning of the next day, two flat-bottomed inland river cargo ships, dragging a group of small boats, appeared at the fork of the river that Gaoqiao Nan had scouted the day before. The two large ships were loaded with materials, weapons and engineers needed to build pontoons and fire points, and

The string of small boats towed behind are the piers used for the pontoon bridge. As for the combat troops stationed here, they are marching overland.

It is much easier to build a pontoon bridge on such a tributary river with gentle flow and not wide surface than to build a floating trestle bridge on the coast. All components are prefabricated in standard sizes, making construction difficult without external interference.

It was not big. It only took the engineers a little more than an hour to build two five-foot-wide pontoon bridges on the river. Their load-bearing capacity was enough to allow the 48-pound large-caliber mortars used in sieges to pass smoothly across the bridge deck.

.At this time, the sky was just getting dark.

At this time, the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the militia group stationed here had also arrived. After a short rest, the soldiers immediately devoted themselves to the work of building a firepower point. The attack direction of this firepower point was not only the Xiangjiang River, but also the Xiangjiang River.

Taking care of the pontoon bridges erected on the tributaries, the fire output points were divided into two directions: east and south. The soldiers used sabers to cut off some calamus that was too lush on the river bank and blocked the view, and then used sacks to fill the earth barriers.

out of the gun emplacements and the breastworks covering the infantry.

"Company Commander Yu, congratulations on your promotion again!" Gao Qiaonan took the initiative to say hello to Second Company Commander Yu Tiezhu.

The two of them were familiar with each other. When Gao Qiaonan was working as a coolie in the labor camp, Yu Tiezhu had just joined the militia and had been an intern in the labor camp for a period of time. The two had already known each other at that time. Later Gao Qiaonan

After being appreciated by Ren Liang, he recommended him to join the militia as a soldier, and the two of them became colleagues. During the aid operation in Vietnam in January last year, the two of them fought side by side and both received military exploits and awards after the war.

Later, he participated in the officer training class in Victory Port, and the two became classmates again, and they could be regarded as classmates.

"Captain Gao, we are all happy!" Yu Tiezhu also noticed that Gao Qiaonan's collar insignia had been changed from platoon commander to company commander, and thought to himself that this guy was not promoted slowly.

"I've reminded you several times that my surname is Gao Qiao, not Gao." Gao Qiaonan protested.

"Okay, okay, I remember." Yu Tiezhu patted Gao Qiaonan on the shoulder condescendingly, and responded perfunctorily: "Don't worry about such details... I always feel uncomfortable with my nose when I come to this place!

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"Probably because it's Iris!" Gao Qiaonan pointed to the dense Iris on the riverside and said, "Before I came here, I heard Chief Qian say that the reason why this place is called Xiangjiang is because of the odor emitted by these Iris.

The fragrance lasts all year round.”

"Does it smell good? I don't think so. I'm probably used to the fishy smell of the sea!" Yu Tiezhu laughed, and then returned to the topic: "In addition to sending ships to monitor the water, has South Vietnam discovered anything?

What are they doing on land?"

"We haven't encountered the South Vietnamese troops since yesterday. I guess they heard the news about us knocking on the door, so they hunkered down in Hue City and didn't dare to come out!" Gao Qiaonan looked proud, and his tone was full of hatred for the enemy.

Disdain and strong self-confidence.

"Then you are going to continue going forward today?"

"Of course! Our mission is to find out the deployment status of the South Vietnamese army. Seven or eight miles further south from here is Hue City. If nothing happens, we will encounter the South Vietnamese army today.

"When he said these words, Takahashi Minami's face did not show any nervousness. Instead, it was full of desire to fight.

However, the encounter with the enemy came faster than Takahashi Nan expected. At 8 o'clock in the morning, just when Takahashi Nan was gathering his men to prepare for departure, the early warning post arranged in the south sent out a warning signal.

"Hey, it's coming!" Gao Qiaonan sent someone to notify Yu Tiezhu, who was still directing the construction of the gun emplacement, while he led the team across the newly erected pontoon bridge to the position on the south bank of the river.

The enemy force that appeared in Takahashi Nan's field of vision was not large in size, only two to three hundred people. Judging from the organization, it was probably just a peripheral patrol team. The leading officer of this force probably did not expect that they would be here.

Being able to spot the Haihan people's outpost position, after a brief moment of astonishment, they immediately urged their soldiers to attack.

However, this small army with purely cold weapons wanted to complete the attack on Takahashi Nan's position, which was basically equivalent to delivering food to the door. Although the manpower of the reconnaissance team led by Takahashi Nan was less than half of the opponent's,

But after completing three rounds of volley fire at close range, the number of people on both sides immediately changed to the same level. Seeing the terrifying combat power of the Hai Han militia, the South Vietnamese soldiers quickly switched from charging to rout, and fled south in a panic. From

The entire battle took less than three minutes from the time the South Vietnamese army launched an attack to turning around and escaping. There were no casualties on Haihan's side. It was as if Tiezhu hurriedly arrived with two platoons of reinforcements, and Gao Qiaonan was already commanding his men to clean up the battlefield.

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"That's not kind!" Yu Tiezhu tutted repeatedly, "You don't even have any leftover food for your brothers. You really have a good appetite!"

"You really can't blame me." Takahashi Minami said with an innocent face: "I just fired three rounds of guns, and then these monkeys turned around and ran away, and they couldn't even catch up! If the enemies we have to deal with this time are all

At this level, it probably won’t take more than a few days to capture Hue City!”
To be continued...