Regarding the remaining heavy machine guns and platoon-level M19 60mm mortars of the Patriot Army on the Zhili Army positions, they are not a living wage.
"Kick! Kick! Kick!"
Dozens of artillery shells landed on the heads of the Zhizhi troops who were still resisting, sending them flying. The few remaining heavy machine guns were also completely destroyed.
"It's no longer possible, brothers, I really can't beat them, run!" I don't know who started it, but these words instantly became the straw that broke the camel's back.
"There's really no way to fight. It's important to survive. Brothers, let's retreat to the city first and make plans!"
Soon the rout spread like a plague. Once someone took the lead, it was out of control, and the rout swept through the entire army like a scourge.
The flight of a large number of soldiers eventually turned into a complete rout. Even the so-called war supervisors joined the crowd and fled for their lives.
The tank commander observed the huge sea of people in the distance through the periscope, and it turned out to be pretty much what he had imagined. "The enemy has now been completely defeated. Kill all the soldiers who are still resisting. Then wait for the infantry at the rear to catch up. Give it to me." Take advantage of the victory and attack into the city!"
On the city wall, Luo Wanshen looked at the advancing iron knots in the distance, and shook his head helplessly, "Marshal Sun, I, Luo Wanshen, am worthy of your cultivation over the years. There is no point in continuing to fight against the Patriot Army."
"We are no match for the Patriot Army. The casualties have been so heavy and the defeat cannot be stopped. Commander Jiang and Commander Zhang, please give the order to surrender."
In the end, Luo Wanshen chose to surrender, and this time the war supervisor did not stop him.
Jiang Yi and Zhang Boxi naturally wanted it, and soon several eye-catching white flags were propped up on the city wall one after another, swaying randomly in the wind.
The Battle of Pucheng has ended, but the battle in the mountains on both sides of Pucheng is still just beginning.
Under the 103 heights of the Shiguan Mountains, more than 1,300 soldiers, plus more than 300 mules and horses, had already passed through the rugged mountain roads. They were well trained to pass through layers of dense forests and quietly arrived at the rear of the target area.
The artillerymen of the battalion's field artillery company quickly assembled the disassembled 6 leIG18 75mm infantry guns and 4 M1943 120mm mortars on horseback, and took off the ammunition boxes to stand by.
Although there are many mountains in Fujian Province, most of them are low mountains and hills, with an average altitude of about four to five hundred meters. Therefore, these mountains are inhabited, but they are all sparsely populated small villages.
The unit in front of me belongs to the Third Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the 8th Mountain Division of the Patriot Army. There are eight units like them today. Their combat goal is to knock down the direct army defense lines in these mountains.
Due to the steep terrain of Shiguan Mountain, tanks cannot accompany infantry to provide effective support. All such tasks can only be carried out by artillery in conjunction with infantry.
As the name suggests, mountain warfare refers to conventional warfare conducted in areas with complex terrain such as mountains, hills, and dense forests, or in dense mountain forests.
This kind of combat tests the psychology, endurance, and combat qualities of the soldiers on both sides, and is much more dangerous than plain combat. Soldiers must not only fight the enemy, but also guard against and avoid dangerous factors in the mountains and forests.
Battalion Commander Qiao Yu sat on a moss-covered stone. Deputy Battalion Commander Lu Liangchao took out a battle map and sat down, "Old Qiao, do you think Sun Chuanfang really learned something in Fusang? He is a warlord." He actually went against common sense and deployed troops and horses on these mountains with his imagination. Does he want to fight a mountain war with me?"
"It's not necessarily true that Sun Chuanfang, the governor of Fujian Province, must have had a temporary headache and engaged in cruel mountain warfare with our country, and he did not fail to check whether the soldiers in his army are capable of mountain warfare!"
Just kidding, warlords still play mountain warfare. It can only be said that these Chinese warlords are quite good at putting money on their faces. You only have a few steel bungees and you still play mountain warfare.
In any war, the first thing the two sides compete against is the quality of their equipment, followed by the quality of their soldiers and tactics. It is the same for the two countries to fight. In short, it is a competition between the stronger and weaker national and financial resources.
Although mountains limit the usefulness of heavy equipment, the mountain divisions of the Patriot Army are still absolutely capable of crushing these warlord forces in terms of transportation, medical care, soldier quality, tactics, and equipment.
After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he put a piece of chewing gum in his mouth and said to the scout who was wiping his sweat on the side, "Take a few people with walkie-talkies. First, lurk for me and touch out my eyes in the forest. Then you can explore for me." Find out what the enemy’s strength is, and treat them to a round of cannonballs first!”
"Yes!" The scout squad leader, who had a sinister expression on his face, saluted and asked a few people to leave quietly.
The scouts are all top soldiers selected from the infantry, and during this period, the Mountain Division also used mountain bandits from Yuhuai Province as a whetstone for actual combat. Now they are naturally familiar with this kind of task.
Lu Liangchao was not idle either, "Third Platoon Commander of the Second Company, you immediately follow the scouts up a little, and then repair on the spot to perform security duties."
Ten minutes later, the Signal Corps came to report, "Report to Battalion Commander Qiao that the division headquarters at the foot of the mountain sent a telegram saying that the Zhizhi Army has surrendered unconditionally. However, these remnant soldiers in the mountains lack telegrams and cannot receive news of the surrender. Let us follow suit." Defeat them!"
This caught Lu Liangchao off guard, "Why did the Zhijun army surrender so quickly if they weren't from Pucheng?"
"This seems reasonable. The group at the bottom of the mountain is assisted by tanks and armored vehicles!" Qiao Yu stood up, slung the gun behind his back, and looked at his watch. "Okay, the time is almost up. Let's start acting according to the plan!"
"Yes, battalion commander!"
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On the leafy 103 Highlands, several scouts were wearing M43-style fragmented camouflage field clothing and a camouflage net mixed with branches, completely turning them into clusters of moving bushes, competing with the surrounding trees. Green vegetation blends in perfectly.
Relying on the cover of dense shrubs and grass, they quickly and quietly lurked about 400 meters away from the Zhili Army's position, and took out their binoculars to observe.
The situation on the distant position made the scout squad leader a little confused. The soldiers on the side sighed softly, "Squad leader, it seems that the Zhili Army has not received training in this area. The trenches they dug are not disguised. All the troops and firepower are deployed." Directly exposed to us.”
"Haha, they are so unprofessional, with nearly a thousand people crammed into such a large position. We will fight more directly later, saving us from wasting extra energy!" The squad leader smiled and nodded in agreement, unable to deal with the direct situation in front of him. Jun was indeed stunned.
When digging field fortifications in the mountains, the excavated soil was piled outside the trench without being camouflaged according to the natural environment of the surrounding terrain.
Moreover, the few heavy machine guns that the Zhizhi Army had were deployed randomly on the position, or two or three heavy machine guns were lumped together.
Moreover, the firing area in front of the heavy machine gun has not been cleared at all, and is filled with a large number of tall shrubs, rice grass, trees and other green vegetation.
This kind of magical operation wiped out the advantage of their defenders, and they were simply looking for death. If today's attacker was not the Patriot Army, but the Fuso Army, they could also easily capture this high ground.
The squad leader turned around and said to the artillery observer: "Xiucai, don't lie down on the embroidery. Hurry up and set up the observation post and quickly apply for artillery fire."
"Squad leader, take a look." After making precise observations through the artillery mirror, the observer quickly compared the combat map with the intersection method and started working, quickly reporting the enemy's position to the artillery camp at the foot of the mountain.
Not long after, more than thirty artillery pieces of various types from the field artillery company and the regiment's howitzer battalion at the foot of the mountain began to pour artillery shells in the direction provided by the observer.
