626 Retribution (4)
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As officers on the entire front ordered in unison, more than 5,000 North Vietnamese soldiers rushed out of the camp with shouts.
From this moment on, the fragile agreement between North and South, which lasted for just a few years disappeared, and the shocking war drums sounded again.
Three days ago, when the entire Nanyue Navy Army had completed the entire Yu Zheng Riverkou, Zheng Jian, who was overjoyed, arranged the aftermath and ordered the army and horses that arrived in advance to launch a test attack on the Nanyue Fortification Area.
These three days of tentative attacks are tactical.
On the one hand, the North Vietnamese army has not yet been assembled, so it takes time to mobilize the army, horses, food and grass. On the other hand, there will definitely be tentative fights in the early stages of the war with a population of more than 100,000. Both sides need to survey each other and collect intelligence for the subsequent large-scale offensive and defense.
Three days later, the first round of formal large-scale land attack began suddenly.
If we use three days to warm up before a war according to normal history, time is definitely not enough. Whether it is Annan or any other country in this era, large-scale siege wars are usually based on months and war records in years are common.
But this time it was different. Sheng Nan, the head of the military observation group of the North Vietnamese people, came from the Ming Dynasty, directly suggested that the North Vietnamese army start a full-scale attack on land after three days of "finding" investigation.
The North Vietnamese people must be treated with caution by Sheng Nan’s expert guidance on the power of a great victory in the naval battle.
Of course, the previous rolling cannons bombarded Shenglong Mansion also provided a powerful footnote to Sheng Nan's opinions.
In fact, the people of North Vietnam are very clear: the reason why everyone was busy and chewed to Zhengjiang was because of the core driving force of "Ming Aid"? So no matter what, as long as the military plan proposed by Sheng Nan was not particularly contrary to common sense, no matter whether he felt comfortable or not, the decision-making level of North Vietnam, below the prince Zheng Zhen, was likely to be implemented.
Sheng Nan's idea is very simple: Since the decisive factor in the final breakthrough of the fortification area is foreign aid arms, the earlier the North Vietnamese's full-scale attack, the better.
There are hidden reasons for this.
From the overall "international" situation, the Vietnam War is just one of the newly released major Yan Kingdom's overall southward strategy. The faster this link is completed, the higher the evaluation of Sheng Nan will be in the rear.
As for the hasty launch of a land offensive, it would cause the North Vietnamese to bear unnecessary casualties... Evil imperialists would not care about the life and death of cannon fodder. Even from a certain perspective, more cannon fodder can be killed is more conducive to "long-term stability" afterwards.
After the military observation group made a suggestion, the North Vietnamese decision-making team finally agreed to launch a large-scale attack, as expected.
Such an important battle cannot be missed for a certain force that will operate/use its military force in the South Asian environment next step. This is all valuable first-hand information.
So early that morning, Sheng Nan led the young staff of the observation group to cross the river early, and arrived at the front camp. He prepared various equipment including high-end instruments such as cameras, and prepared to approach and record the actual battle.
In the early morning, after the soldiers had a full meal, the scene at the beginning of the article appeared. With the long sound of cow horns and military orders, the North Vietnamese army rushed out of the camp and then slowly moved forward.
A large number of soldiers holding wooden shields were in front, and soldiers holding hooks and swords and spears were in the middle. The rear row was a long-range troops holding a mezzanine and a bow and arrow.
The horizontal formations of 5,000 soldiers were like a thick black tide, filling the front of the battlefield. What the tide had to face was a modern defense system composed of irregular trenches, horse-resisting horses, stone walls, and fortresses.
Yes, in the 17th century when weapons and tactics were fiercely changed, the Yongbei Fortress area built by the South Bank of Yu Zheng River, which was guided by the Flangji people's military thought, already had many characteristics of the later defense system.
Except for things like barbed wire machine guns that are lacking due to the limitations of the times, the rest are almost the same as the civil defense line in the memory of time travelers.
Soon after walking for almost a mile, the tide hit the embankment.
In short, this first wave of large-scale attacks is actually mostly tentative, and neither the offense nor the defense expects to produce any huge results.
This can be seen from the caution of the attacking side. Most of the soldiers in the forefront held thick shields, which was to offset the kinetic energy of lead bullets shot from the opposite side. Many soldiers in the middle of the formation held hook guns, which was to clear obstacles on the battlefield.
The atmosphere became more and more tense. When the attacker approached 50 meters away from the trench, it seemed like a promise, and continuous gunfire and huge shouts rang out at the same time.
The soldiers of North Vietnam were making a huge shout. While roaring, the shield hands in the front line raised their shields to arch their waists. After reaching the edge of the trench, these shield hands supported the shields on the ground.
The soldiers in the middle began to pull the Lin Li's repelling horses with their guns.
A common scene in film and television dramas appeared in the sky: dark feather arrows covered the sky with excellent visual effects.
At the same time when the North Vietnamese launched the three axes, the first round of volleyballs shot from the stone walls and fortresses that were less than 20 meters away from the opposite side of the trench.
The distance of the trench is accurately calculated and can exert the maximum power of the mezzanine. Therefore, despite the thick shields blocking it, under the dense shooting of this distance, there are still layers of soldiers falling down with the sound of gunfire.
The scenes of dead people have long been accustomed to the Yue people who have fought for years. The soldiers on the attacking side are unmoved and use the time they have to fight for every second to complete the task with all their efforts.
The so-called "strike every second" is also a painful lesson learned by the North Vietnamese after the last time the army came to rush forward. The South Vietnamese would not allow their opponents to calmly remove obstacles on the battlefield.
Sure enough, the next moment, a huge sound overwhelmed the noise on the battlefield: the South Vietnamese artillery was fired.
The Portuguese who first came to East Asia established relations with indigenous regimes in various places through arms trade and were important communicators of war technology.
The Portuguese not only opened the Bugalao artillery factory in Macau in the Ming Dynasty, but also opened the artillery factory in Hue, the capital of the South Vietnam regime.
This is also the key reason why the separatist regime of South Vietnam could rely on the fortification area to last the country for more than 100 years in history: no troops in this era could withstand the three-dimensional attacks of hot weapons.
The Nanyue people who have been guarding the stone walls for many years are certainly not just doing things every day. The shells fired from behind the stone walls are accurate and ruthless, and they have obviously measured the shooting elements. If a certain cannon on the defense line fires a projectile, it is likely to hit the middle of the crowd.
The shelling effect was immediate. Although there were not many cannons that fired, whether it was the small-caliber Franchise alphabet gun or the 6-inch cannon, most of the shells were chiseled a path in the crowd.
At this moment, the attacking party could no longer withstand it. The formation showed obvious loose deformation under the bombardment of artillery fire, and the morale of the soldiers decreased to the naked eye.
At this time, behind the formation, the North Vietnamese general standing on a wooden building car put down the monocopter export telescope in his hand and ordered the trumpet to sound gold.
After the Jin Dynasty, the North Vietnamese retreated quickly. Although it was a local army transferred from various places, the North Vietnamese troops were of high quality for years. When retreating, they not only took away the horses, but also took away the bodies of the casualties.
The first offensive effect is undoubtedly acceptable for both the offensive and defensive sides. The attacking side removed some obstacles and tested the strength of the South Vietnamese defense line. The South Vietnamese used hot weapons to kill many invading enemies, and the exchange ratio was satisfactory.
In addition to the Nanyue people, there is another person on the battlefield who is also quite satisfied: Sheng Nan.
"Not bad!" Just as the North Vietnamese retreated in an orderly manner, Sheng Nan nodded repeatedly while using a telescope to observe the battlefield: "The guard is in order, and the retreat is also in time, very nice."
However, after putting down the telescope, Sheng Nan, who was responsible for the teaching task, his expression became serious: "Are all firepower points marked?"
"The report has been marked all. The caliber of the enemy's fire point has been initially marked according to the size of the muzzle flame."
"Yes." Teacher Sheng just nodded slightly when he heard this, then raised his hand and pointed at the Vietnamese army that had retreated to a safe distance in front of him, and commented a few words: "This is an army with considerable military qualities. You must not be careless when you encounter it in the future. In my opinion, except for our regular army, the other auxiliary troops cannot be firmly occupied with them, even if we have the advantage of firepower."
"As for the soldiers and horses of the court..."
Sheng Nan said here and shook his head: "Do you all understand what I mean?"
"I understand!"
Seeing the dozens of young and energetic faces in front of him, Sheng Nan continued to tense up the next moment: "Now start to assign homework."
"Use the Nanyue Fortification Area as the imaginary enemy, without the support of naval naval guns, use our regular army and pioneer army as the attacking party. Each of you must come up with at least two tactical plans before tomorrow and have the work on the map."
"Make sure to complete the task!"
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Next, on the first day of the attack, the North Vietnamese people organized three large-scale shock waves against the South Vietnamese Fortification Area in the morning, noon and evening respectively.
The last time, the number of people increased to 10,000, and the casualties rate increased significantly. The battle situation can be said to have reached its climax from the first day, which is undoubtedly very tragic.
However, there are also results: the trench with a width of at least 30 meters has been filled by people in North Vietnam with their lives, and they will launch a close-range attack the next day.
That night, the North Vietnamese front general came to his door in person and humbly asked Sheng Nan to order the use of a large mortar "Gelongde" to be used on tomorrow's battlefield.
Sheng Nan agreed without hesitation.
...Although that mortar belongs to "Ming Aid", it is nominally a gift to the Yue people. However, the arms made with modern craftsmanship are not something that the Yue people can play with. The supporting gunpowder, artillery shells, and even the supporting artillery company are all in the hands of Sheng Nan.
In later generations, a family said that this routine was second, no one dared to say that it was first: Russian and Mao.
Its various tricks of India are truly amazing.
However, the next moment after the Yue general went out, four or five people led by Staff Yang Weili in the field tent immediately stood up and excitedly suggested that Captain Sheng temporarily suspend the support of the mortar. The reason was simple: the Annan people were bleeding too little.
Sheng Nan was not angry after listening to the staff's reasons quietly. In fact, he was quite relieved with a plain expression: "Yes, they all have an international perspective. It seems that Han Xiaobo and his group did some practical things a few years ago."
Chapter completed!