Chapter 11 Chapter 9 Open the door

Xu Shiyou said: "To enter the courtyard, you must first open the gate. Only after opening the door can you enter the hall. In war, you must first open the breakthrough, and then you can wipe out the enemies in the depths. Tongdeng is the gate for us to attack Lang Son, and it is the main breakthrough. If you want to To annihilate the enemies of Lang Son, one must first annihilate the enemies of Tongdeng and open this gate." This method of warfare is called "central breakthrough". Dong Deng is 4 kilometers away from Friendship Pass, which is the main passage between China and Vietnam. It is an important military town in northern Vietnam.It is located in the mountains, about 8 kilometers to the southwest is a steep rocky mountain area, and there are large and small caves on the mountain, which can be used as a natural firepower point.Across the road are the 607 and 605 highlands, which are tightly locked to the Tong (Deng) Tai (former) Highway.In the south, there are 417, 555 highlands and Kouma Mountain, which are condescending and have a bird's-eye view of Tongdeng. In the east, there are Koukao Mountain and 815 highlands.There are 402 highlands in the north, which are full of dangerous rocks and mostly cliffs. They stand side by side with 460 highlands in the northeast of Tongdeng and 386 highlands in the northwest, forming a natural barrier to protect Tongdeng.Immediately close to the 339 highland on the south side of Tongdeng, the 303 highland on the southeast side, the 423 highland on the east side, and the unnamed highland on the north side of Bobao, you can lock the Tong (Deng) Tai (original) and Tong (Deng) and Lang (Mountain) highways , but also control the same login. On the side of the 402 highland facing Tongdeng, there are many caves and cliffs.

In addition to the No. 1 highway from Youyiguan to Tongdeng, there are two roads connected to me: Nonghuai Zhikuda and Miqi to Guolongshu. The former is connected to No. 4 and was destroyed by the enemy before the war. It can be added as a road for emergency construction. From Quli to the border line of No. 12 Boundary Pillar, there are only 4 mountain passes that can barely pass light infantry, and the rest are cliffs.The section from Friendship Gate to Boundary Pillar No. 12 is an earthy hill, with vegetation of 1.5-2 meters of thatch and bushes, steep slopes, deep valleys, and many cliffs.People and horses can barely pass, but tank movement is very difficult.

Defending the Tongdeng area is the 12th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Vietnamese Army known as the "Hero Regiment" and the 205th Independent Battalion attached to the regiment and the 1st Battalion of the 12th Public Security Regiment. , Koukao Mountain, Highland 409, Bobao area and Banzhuang, Nalong, and Boliang areas have 386 highlands, Nonggong, and 402 highlands. The 1st Battalion of the Public Security Bureau is deployed in the Hepu Nianling and Gongantun areas of Tongdeng Town; Refers to the establishment in Nalin. The 3rd Division Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion was deployed in Tanmou.

After long-term preparations, the Vietnamese army built and set up a large number of fortifications and obstacles. In addition to the tunnels and permanent fortifications built at Tongdeng Railway Station, they were built at various points around Tongdeng and on both sides of No. 1 and 4 roads near Tongdeng. At each key point, 2 to 3 horseshoe-shaped and T-shaped short holes, "A"-shaped civil and wooden fortifications, large shelters, and fire launch points that can accommodate 10 to 12 people were built, and they were connected by traffic trenches to form a support point circular defense. The Vietnamese army has set up anti-infantry minefields, barbed wire, iron spikes, bamboo sticks, traps and other obstacles in areas bordering me that are easy for people and horses to pass through.On the No. 1 road from Youyiguan to Tongdeng, which is convenient for tank movement, there are 13 obstacles such as anti-tank obstacles and anti-tank minefields. Anti-tank ditches, barriers and stone walls and other obstacles.

Xu Shiyou believes that Tongdeng is not an ordinary first-line defensive position, but a solid military fortress area.Pointing to the battle deployment map, he said that Tongdeng's position is inherently important.For the Vietnamese army, this is their outpost, the gateway to Vietnam, and a military route.For us, it is the forward position to attack Lang Son, the breakthrough to wipe out the enemies of Lang Son, and the gate of Lang Son. When Xu Shiyou discussed the battle in the Tongdeng area with Zhonghua Political Commissar, he said: Because of the importance of Tongdeng's status, we must seize it.Also because of the importance of the position, the enemy must stick to it, which will result in fierce battles between seizing and holding on.After we seize it, our side must control it, and the Vietnamese army must fight back to regain it, so we may fight repeatedly.The battle here will be fierce.

Xu Shiyou and the former comrades of the military region discussed the tactics and said: Since Tongdeng is a military fortress, and the combat guiding ideology and combat principle of the Vietnamese army is "hold on the front line, win on the front line", so the density of troops here is high and the position is solid. , The density and thoroughness of firepower are also very high, and the density of obstacles is also very high. These are much greater than the general front-line defense.Our army must use a large number of artillery to fight against Vietnam, use concentrated and violent artillery fire to smash the hard shell of defense, and also use direct-point artillery, explosive kits, and blasting tubes to blow up the steel and iron bones of the Vietnamese army's defense.Only in this way can Tongdeng be captured and Tongdeng defenders wiped out.

Xu Shiyou looked at the map and said to the comrades in the war room: The significance of seizing Tongdeng is not only conducive to the capture of Lang Son, but also an important action to coordinate the two groups of the North and the South to annihilate the enemies of Gaoping.Fighting well and fiercely here can restrain the Vietnamese army's campaign and strategic reserves, so that they dare not assist the 346th Division in Gaoping, so that our two groups in the north and the south can more confidently annihilate the Vietnamese army in the Gaoping area. Based on these understandings, Commander Xu Shiyou instructed the East Group: At the beginning of the battle, you must first use powerful artillery fire, carry out concentrated and violent bombardment, destroy its hard shell, blast its steel and iron tendons, and massacre the enemy's vital forces. Destroy the enemy's morale; then use tanks and infantry to attack violently, boldly intersperse and divide the enemy's defense system, surround and detour, cut off the enemy's retreat, completely annihilate the enemy, and seize the enemy's various positions.

The heads of Zhu and Guo of the East Group resolutely carried out the orders of Commander Xu Shiyou. On February 17th, at the Sino-Vietnamese border and inside the Friendship Pass, more than 200 artillery pieces of the Dong Group participated in artillery preparations, pointing directly at the enemy's artillery positions, observation posts, support points and other targets.The aiming hand accurately positioned the shooting elements, and the loading hand held up the polished shells.The hour hand pointed to 6:25. Comrade Li Zizhong, who organized and commanded the artillery operations, ordered the artillery units of the East Group to fire.

Immediately, the majestic battle cannon protruded with long flames, and the shells condensed with hatred tore through the sky, roaring and rushing towards more than 50 targets who were on the same enemy line.In an instant, the fortifications and exposed firepower points on the surface of the enemy's position were shattered into ruins, mines were detonated, obstacles were blown away, the enemy's artillery fell apart, and the gun wheels bounced and rolled to the foot of the mountain hundreds of meters away; Rolling, the Gong'an village collapsed, and the houses collapsed.On the 3-hole bridge near Tongdeng, the enemy sent an infantry company to guard it, pre-planted half a ton of explosives, and installed a detonation power supply, in an attempt to blow up the bridge when I launched an attack and prevent our army from advancing.However, 80% of this company was killed after a burst of artillery fire from me, and only one person remained in the squad responsible for the bridge bombing mission, and no longer had the courage to press the detonation button.Meimu Mountain defended 28 people, and 26 people were killed by our artillery fire.One artillery company that was joined by the enemy as reinforcements, had just entered the position and had not had time to take off the gun coat, and was sent to the west with the guns. Of the 11 enemy artillery positions (35 guns) detected before the war, 3 The observation post, the four support points and the main target of the infantry assault were all devastated.

Xu Shiyou's move was very powerful. With fierce and accurate artillery fire, a large number of enemies were killed, most of the obstacles were destroyed, the morale of the enemy was broken, and extremely favorable conditions were created for infantry and tank operations.I have two interspersed troops on the left and right, like two sharp arrows straight into the enemy's position.The first-line commando unit used artillery cover and blasting equipment to remove remaining obstacles in the passage. At 6:40, our artillery fire extended, and the Pingxiang brigade sent out the shock signal on time, and the first-line infantry launched the shock.

But at this time there is still a 15-meter minefield that has not been opened, and all the blasting equipment of the obstacle breaking team has been used up.Seeing that the actions of the entire army are about to be affected, what should we do?At this critical juncture, only a sonorous and powerful shout was heard: "Comrades, come with me, step over!" This shout was Comrade Zhu Zewei, squad leader of the 7th company and 7th squadron of the 88th regiment. Loyalty, all the voices of the heart burst out from the high hatred of the enemy.The comrades in front fell heroically, and the comrades in the back bravely continued to step on.In this way, they fearlessly used their fiery youth and boiling blood to pave the way to victory for the follow-up troops and comrades-in-arms.The feats of the heroes made the comrades hate the Yue Bandits even more, and increased their courage to kill the enemy. They followed the blood-red road of the heroes, bravely and resolutely rushed to the enemy's position, and quickly penetrated deep into the enemy according to the predetermined route. Xu Shiyou was very happy to learn of this squad leader's heroic behavior. He said that with such a unit, any position can be breached, and any enemy can be wiped out. The 1st Battalion of the 88th Regiment secretly opened a passage on the night of the 16th to ensure that the main force of the regiment was interspersed. At 9:45 a.m., the tactics of containment from the front, detour on both wings, and attack from the side and rear were adopted. While capturing the key points such as the 815 heights, they immediately formed two columns, with the 3rd Battalion on the left and the 2nd Battalion on the right, side by side along the unnamed north side of Guolongshu The highland intersperses in the direction of Kunpiao, Tanlong and Napai.Each echelon covered alternately and advanced to attack Tongdeng's left wing. The troops did fight fiercely and overwhelmed the enemy's morale. The 2nd Battalion of the 87th Regiment is attached to the 7th Company of the Army Tank Regiment, and is interspersed along the Banna and 480 Heights to the train.The main force of the battalion captured the 420 Heights, Bobao, and 460 Heights one after another on the way through. Under the cover of firepower, the reconnaissance platoon of the 1st company and regiment regained Pu Nianling, our sacred territory occupied by the Vietnamese army, at 8:20, and wiped out more than 70 enemies. The unnamed highland on the west side of Banna is a key point for the enemy to guard the Friendship Pass and the intersection of roads and railways. The trenches and traffic trenches are connected to form a support-point circular defense, and the defense of the enemy is a reinforced company. The 1st Company of the 87th Regiment, the 7th Company of Border Defense, and the 2nd Platoon of the 5th Company, supported by the firepower of the brigade's anti-tank artillery reserve team and the regiment's high-level aircraft company, captured the highland at 10:30, killing 97 enemies and capturing 2 enemies. The 386 highland, about 1 km southwest of Nonghuai, is a tactical point on the northwest side of the enemy Tongdeng. It controls the Gao (flat) and Lang (mountain) roads and our Nonghuai Pass. Great obstacle.Therefore, the 87th regiment ordered the three companies of the 1st Infantry Battalion to besiege from the north and southwest sides respectively, and pull out this nail first. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the attack, on the eve of the general offensive, the deputy company commander of the 1st company led a squad to covertly go out to 100 meters from the national border, and made preparations to open a passage in the enemy's barriers.When my main attack gun rang, they immediately blasted and opened a passage in only 3 minutes.Taking advantage of the poor visibility before dawn, the whole company quickly passed through the passage and approached the enemy 12 minutes before the scheduled attack time.The 2 platoons of the company attacked and wiped out the enemies on the 6th, 7th, and 5th highlands respectively. At 6:35, the 1st company and the 2nd and 3rd companies formed a siege situation against the 386 highland. At 6:40, my artillery fire extended.The battle for the high ground began. The soldiers of the 1st company detoured up the mountain from the south side of the highland, crossed the enemy barriers and trenches, rushed into the enemy's line bravely, and captured the main peak of the highland in only 33 minutes.Immediately afterwards, my 2nd and 3rd companies also rushed to the top of the mountain quickly.After a fierce battle, all the surface positions were occupied by me, and part of the defending enemy was wiped out. The remnants of the enemy got into the bunkers and dark caves and continued to resist me. When I was searching for the remnants of the enemy, a burst of bullets was suddenly fired from a bunker, and 4 soldiers were shot and fell down.The sacrifice of comrades-in-arms added to the soldiers' incomparable hatred for the Vietnamese army. A soldier from Squad 3 quickly approached the enemy's firepower point from the flanks, picked up the blasting tube and stuffed it into the enemy's fort, completely blowing it up.As soon as the enemy stretched out his machine gun from a dark hole, Hu Yongxin, a soldier from Squad 8 with quick eyesight and quick hands, rushed forward and pulled the machine gun out of the shooting hole with both hands. This frightened the enemy shooter, and he turned around and ran away. The 8th squad leader took out a grenade and threw it over, blowing up the enemy shooter, and then raised his gun to knock down the other two fleeing enemies. The 2nd platoon leader He Shuimu found that a heavy machine gun was firing at his neighbors, and quickly took over the semi-automatic rifle in the hands of the soldiers. With a quick roll call, 11 bullets eliminated 6 enemy shooters and the rest of the fleeing enemies. During the battle, Xu Shiyou heard the heroic action of Hu Yongxin, the leader of the 8th squad, pulling out the enemy's light machine gun from the shooting hole, and he laughed.He said: There have been such heroes in the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army. This squad leader has inherited the glorious tradition of our army's heroic combat. After a day of fierce fighting, the 1st Battalion captured Height 386 and 5 surrounding hills, wiped out two reinforcement companies, a special service team and a public organization, killed more than 300 enemies, and captured more than 10 enemies. After the attack was launched, the regiment's reconnaissance platoon quickly captured the surface position on the 402 highland with the cooperation of the 4th company and a team. However, the cunning enemy withdrew into the cave on the mountainside and shot desperately at the 1st Battalion of the 87th regiment.Bullets can't get in, grenades can't explode, and it's even harder for people to get close.The scouts were still clever. They hung an explosive package with a rope, ignited it and put it down. The explosive package just hung in front of the hole occupied by the enemy, and exploded with a "boom". up. After two hours of fighting, the Pingxiang Brigade broke through the enemy's front line of defense, and the interspersed troops developed relatively smoothly. Especially after the 1st Battalion of the 88th Regiment captured Kuidao, 815 Heights, and 611 Heights, they controlled the favorable terrain and protected the regiment's flanks. Safety has created favorable conditions for the main force of the regiment to wear.The brigade believes that although the interspersed troops are constantly blocked by the enemy, the enemy's strength is small and the impact is not great. In order to speed up the interspersed speed and expand the results of the battle, it is determined to concentrate 4 artillery battalions and alternately extend their firepower forward to cover the main force of the 88th regiment. The 87th Regiment and the 89th Regiment took advantage of the victory to develop an offensive, and cooperated with interspersed troops, resulting in a situation of closing the door and beating dogs. The brigade used two howitzer battalions to suppress the unnamed highland and 480 highland on the north side of Kunpiao. The 3rd Battalion of the 88th Regiment used the artillery shooting effect to attack the unnamed highland on the north side of Kunpiao with a force. The main force of the battalion penetrated from the east to Tanlong. The enemy's firepower on the high ground launched an impact, and the main force of the cover battalion penetrated from the east.While the 8th company was attacking the high ground, the main force penetrated straight into the ridge from the southeast side. At 11:10, Tanlong Village was captured, the key points near Tanlong Village were seized, and the Tongliang Highway and Railway were controlled. After the 4th and 5th companies of the 2nd Battalion captured the unnamed highlands on the west side of Kunpiao, they were blocked by enemy fire from the unnamed highlands on the east side of the 423 highlands. Each company immediately organized heavy machine guns and recoilless guns to suppress them, covering the infantry according to the original route Penetrating to the 409 Heights, captured the 409 Heights and the unnamed Heights on the north side of Quemei at 11:05, wiped out about one platoon of enemies, and captured 3 anti-aircraft machine guns.After the 4th and 5th companies, the 6th company of the battalion joined the battle on the west side of the 409 highland. After 20 minutes of fierce fighting, they captured Napai and its nearby key points, and then the whole battalion turned to defense and formed an external front.So far, the 88th Regiment has completed the task assigned by the brigade to break through the enemy's defense on an unnamed highland 1 km east of Boundary Pillar 19 and 500 meters wide from east to west, and to penetrate along the Kuidao, Kunpiao, and 409 highlands to Tanlong and Napai , Cut off the enemy's retreat along the Tongliang Highway and Railway to the south. Xu Shiyou listened to the report of the regiment's combat situation in detail in the war room. He said excitedly that the regiment fought well, the commander was resolute, and the combatants were brave. They should be praised and rewarded. The 3rd Battalion of the 92nd Regiment of the Beishan Brigade broke through the enemy's defense between the 23rd and 24th boundary markers. With the cooperation of a force from the 1st Battalion of the 88th Regiment, they captured Koukao Mountain and Jiamu Mountain and wiped out a reinforced squad of the enemy. Highland 438 is a highland that the 95th Regiment of the Puzhai Brigade, the right-wing attacking force, mainly attacked.In order to ensure the effectiveness of the attack, the commander of the regiment measured the enemy's troops according to the enemy's situation, and used a force to annihilate the enemy on the 549 highland on our way forward, clearing the way for the main force of the regiment to capture the 438 highland. At about 10 o'clock, the battle for the main force of the regiment to capture the 438 highland started. A force attracted the enemy from the front, and the main force went up the mountain from the two wings.The soldiers swept across the enemy's back with all kinds of firearms, and suddenly, the enemy howled.The sudden blow caused great damage to the enemy.Seeing that failure was a foregone conclusion, the remnant enemy threw away their helmets and armor and fled in the direction of Na Min in a hurry. The soldiers who went up the mountain first took up the machine guns dropped by the enemy, chased after a burst of fire, and knocked down another group. The remaining few Yue bandits, Like a frightened hare, he hurried into the grass. On the other side of the Puzhai Brigade, the 93rd Regiment captured Nazha, Gunquan, Kunlang, and Longhui on the southwest side of Tongdeng with a battalion.In this way, our army took control of the Tongtai Highway again.So far, I have cut off all the major traffic routes from Tong Deng to Lang Son, Gaoping, and Taiyuan, leaving Dong Deng's enemies with no way to retreat and no hope of reinforcements.The 423 highland where the command post of the 4th Battalion of the enemy is stationed has 4 short holes, 6 "A"-shaped fortifications, 4 civil and wooden fire launch points, and 3 trenches.Equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns, heavy machine guns, 82 recoilless guns, 82 mortars, and 60 mortars, the defense force is strong.But there is no impregnable fortress before my fearless warriors.A burst of violent artillery fire covered the enemy's formation, blowing up the enemy's cannons. The infantry warriors quickly followed the bombing point to attack, crossed the enemy's barriers, crossed the trenches, and rushed towards the enemy's formation bravely.The soldiers gave full play to the role of rocket launchers, explosive kits, and blasting barrels, and beat the enemy to death.A soldier found that two enemies had entered a nearby bunker, so he dipped his clothes in gasoline and threw them into the enemy bunker, and then used 82 mortar shells with fuzes to smash them in. Only a muffled sound was heard, and the bunker collapsed.After a fierce battle, our 87th regiment captured the high ground with two companies. Since the 93rd regiment's attack in Namin was blocked, there was a Tongliang railway and a river in the middle.The side of the highland facing Napai is relatively steep, and the enemy's firepower on the south side of Guozhu Mountain and 417 highland can pose a threat to me at any time, so it is more inconvenient to attack. The soldiers of the 6th company were not afraid of difficulties, and quickly captured the highland with the momentum of a tiger descending the mountain, adding another hurdle to the main traffic route from Tongdeng to Lang Son. When Xu Shiyou received the battle report from the East Group, he said: After a day of fighting, many enemies have been wiped out, many positions have been captured, and the enemies in the Tongdeng area have been surrounded. The situation is in my favor.Tell the Dong Group that it must make persistent efforts to wipe out the enemies in the Tongdang area.Use the tactics of attacking fortifications to destroy the enemy's core fortifications, and the enemy should not be underestimated. At 17:30, the Pingxiang brigade command post carefully analyzed the battle situation according to the instructions of Commander Xu, and believed that although the enemy has become a siege, they are still trying to rely on the "French Fort", the railway station, and the 339 highland to resist stubbornly and hold on. Aid; the enemy from the direction of Lang Son and Taiyuan may come to aid.Based on this, the brigade decided to take advantage of the victory to launch an offensive overnight, divide and annihilate the enemies in various strongholds, strengthen the defense in the direction of Lang Son, and resolutely block the reinforcements. At 17:55, the artillery group of the brigade carried out a 5-minute artillery attack on the railway station and the "French Fort". The main force of the 2nd Battalion of the 87th Regiment attacked Tanmou from the train with a force from the southwest side of the 423 Heights at 18:00.Tanmou Village is located about 1 km south of Tongdeng, with the "French Fort" and firepower station to the north, 339 highland to the west, unnamed highland to the northwest of Namin to the southwest, and 423 highland to the east.On the east side of Tanmou, there is a road from Tongdeng to Lang Son, on the west side there is a road from Tongdeng to Taiyuan, on the west and south sides there are railways from Tongdeng to Lang Son, and there are more than 20 small highlands around it, all of which are enemy stick to it.According to the enemy's notification and observation, the battalion is defending a certain area is the remnant enemy, about the strength of a company. The 2nd Battalion fought until 21:00, and captured two unnamed highlands on the north side of Tanmou and four unnamed highlands on the southeast side.While continuing to attack forward, he was hit by enemy anti-aircraft artillery, high-speed aircraft, and heavy machine guns on the south and east sides of a certain area, and repeated attacks made no progress. In the self-defense counterattack, for the first time, our tank unit appeared on the battlefield against the invaders with the majestic appearance of a modern assault force, accepted the baptism of war, and made new contributions to the motherland.Li Degui, the commander of the 7th tank company, led 4 tanks and rushed towards Tanmou like 4 furious lions.Encountered an enemy command vehicle on the way, Company Commander Li gave an order, and the machine gun opened fire. Five enemies in the vehicle including an officer were killed immediately. The nearby enemies are scared silly. At this time, the setting sun was already hidden in the mountains, and the sound of artillery was rumbling around.Company Commander Li calmly commanded the driver to rush to the front, a burst of shelling and guns sweeping, vehicles crushed and crushed, making the enemy howl and run away.With the flashes of artillery fire, Company Commander Li suddenly found an enemy artillery position, and immediately ordered the driver: "Speed ​​up, fight with them with bayonets!" On the ground, a car was crushed.The enemy was in a panic, and screams rang out from all around. An enemy officer escaped from another house, dragged a woman with one hand, and ran desperately to a motorcycle.As soon as he stepped up to protect his feet, he was hit by a bullet from my tank and turned his back into the car... The tanks behind followed, and Li Degui directed Xu Sen to drive the tank up a steep slope on the right side of the command post.After reaching the top of the hill, a mixed artillery emplacement appeared at their feet. "Go down!" The tank rushed down the slope like a tiger, and a barracks down the slope was smashed to pieces in an instant.The front of the car turned sharply to the right, turned from the edge of a ridge more than 10 meters deep, and went straight to the enemy's artillery position. It was turned into a pile of scrap iron, and a long section of fortifications was also flattened. Due to the darkness, the enemy couldn't figure out the real situation, and the surrounding enemy positions fell into chaos, and all kinds of firearms hit the artillery position at once.The shrapnel shook the steel plate of the tank to "dang-dang". Li Degui immediately commanded the transfer to the mountain road, took advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's firepower exposure, firmly grasped the targets with dense firepower, and fired firepower. The enemy's firepower points became dumb one by one. . After learning about Li Degui's deeds, Xu Shiyou said: This is the bravest tank company commander in our army that I know. We must summarize and promote his tactics, and publicize his deeds and heroic spirit. Directly cooperating with the 21st Company of the 1st Regiment of the Guangxi Military Region, a Huang Jiguang-style combat hero appeared, and he was the soldier Yang Chaofen.The task of their company was to attack Zhulin Mountain. During the advance of the troops, they encountered an enemy bunker. The firepower was very fierce, and they were blocked in front of the bunker.Seeing this, Yang Chaofen picked up the blasting tube and rushed straight towards the bunker, with the bullets whizzing overhead, he crawled, rolled, and leaped, approaching the enemy bunker like a tiger, and swiftly inserted the blasting tube into the perforation hole of the enemy bunker.Just as he was about to ignite the fuse, he was pushed out by the Vietnamese army.Yang Chaofen straightened up suddenly and stabbed the blasting tube in again, but was pushed out again by the enemy.Without hesitation, Xiao Yang grabbed the blasting tube again, pushed it in for the third time with all his strength, pressed it tightly with his body, and ignited the fuse with his left hand. One second, two seconds, three seconds... At the moment of the explosion, Yang Chaofen nimbly rolled down the hillside, only to hear a loud sound of landslides, and the enemy's bunker blossomed.Yang Chaofen was just knocked unconscious, but when he regained consciousness, he continued to attack.The charge resounded throughout the valley, and the 21st company captured the enemy's position in Zhulin Mountain. When Xu Shiyou got the report, he said: This is the living Huang Jiguang, and his value is higher in terms of preserving his own flexibility.His good tactics should be well presented. The East Group learned from the captured defensive deployment map of the enemy's 12th regiment that the two companies of the enemy's 5th Battalion were still defending in the Banzhuang area, and decided to hand over the task of annihilating the enemy to the Puzhai Brigade.In order to be more confident in fighting this battle, the head of the brigade personally organized cadres above the platoon of the participating troops to enter the frontier 549 highland and the unnamed highland northeast of Huimei to organize coordination and divide tasks. Under the cover of my powerful artillery fire, the 3rd Battalion of the 94th Regiment and the 3rd Battalion of the 95th Regiment, which were responsible for attacking the enemy in Banzhuang, slashed at the enemy from the north and south at the same time like two sharp steel knives.The 9th company and 1st platoon of the 94th Regiment of the Southern Foot were blocked by the enemy on the way through, and wiped out half of the enemy's squad.The 7th Company of the 95th Regiment interspersed on the North Road fired bursts of fire, knocked down more than 10 enemies, and seized the enemy's No. 12 highland in one fell swoop.The 9th consecutive victory on the South Road advanced and interspersed at an accelerated speed. The 2nd row found that more than 20 enemies from the No. 10 highland were moving to the southwest, and quickly seized the favorable terrain. The enemy opened fire first. The soldiers called their names with rifles and machine guns, and killed 19 people. The remaining enemies were so frightened that they fled to the No. 40 Heights. The 9th Company marched bravely, and when they entered the southwest highway of Highland No. 10, they encountered 6 enemies and two army horses fleeing westward.The company commander shouted: "Catch him alive." The soldiers quickly surrounded him.As soon as a stubborn Vietnamese soldier raised his gun, he was shot dead by my sharp-sighted soldiers.Another enemy tried to escape, but was knocked down by a shuttle of bullets from my No. 3 squad leader. Seeing that they would die if they resisted stubbornly, the other four enemies had no hope of escaping, so they obediently raised their hands. After 3 hours of intense fighting, the enemy was basically surrounded, but due to the enemy's strong fortifications and strong firepower, my progress was slow. The 94th regiment promptly organized artillery fire to launch a 5-minute fire attack on the enemy's core positions and important targets, and each company launched an attack on the enemy again. The 9th company on the South Road was divided into two groups, outflanking the enemy camp command post from both wings.The enemy fought me stubbornly with strong firepower, and the battalion organized artillery fire to suppress it. The infantry rushed to the enemy's position and wiped out most of the enemy. The 7th company used small groups and multi-way tactics to attack the No. 6 and No. 7 highlands at the same time. The 1 row of rocket launchers was smart and decisive, and they launched 4 firepower points in a row.Comrades of the whole company fought fiercely with the enemy, wiped out the enemy on the 6th and 7th highlands, and captured the 8th highland.At that time, the 3rd platoon used the dark night to touch about 30 meters away from the enemy, magically appeared in front of the enemy, rushed into the enemy's formation, and started a hand-to-hand fight with the enemy. Enemy corpses fell in the trenches and on the positions. When the 7th company on the North Road was attacking the No. 10 highland, due to the unfavorable terrain, the enemy's firepower was strong, and the casualties were heavy. The company commander and two platoon leaders were injured successively, and the 4th platoon leader died.This aroused even greater indignation among the soldiers, and they all said in unison: "This highland must be taken!" "We must avenge the sacrificed comrades in arms!" After the 10-minute artillery attack, the soldiers, like roaring horses, rushed towards the enemy's formation bravely. Bullets full of hatred were shot at the enemy's formation, and rows of hand grenades poured into the enemy's formation with vengeful flames were thrown at the enemy's formation. They were beaten until their souls were scattered, and their corpses were scattered all over the place.Within half an hour, I captured the No. 13 highland in one fell swoop and wiped out 86 enemies. After a day of fierce fighting, the 5th Battalion (less than a company) of the so-called "Hero Regiment" was basically wiped out, and the passage from Puzhai to Banzhuang was opened. Assault on the "French Fort" The remnant enemies on the same board were swept away by me in the outer strongholds, and when the retreat was cut off, they retreated to the core positions such as Heights 339, "French Fort" and Tanmou. The East Group held the Standing Committee of the Party Committee at 13:00 on the 18th to study the tactics of attacking the enemy's core positions and eliminating the remnants of the enemy according to Xu Shiyou's instructions and the current situation. Tanks and artillery fire at close range to force the enemy. The infantry adopts a small group of multi-way, continuous attacks, fighting steadily, and encircling and annihilating the enemy's core positions point by point.Use the method of fragmentation, mixed grouping, small group vs. dispersal, siege vs. drilling, and lurking vs. sneak attack to wipe out the remnants of the enemy. On the 19th, the East Group used the 2nd Battalion of the 87th Regiment, the 3rd Battalion of the 89th Regiment, the 3rd Battalion of the 93rd Regiment, and the first part of the 2nd Battalion to attack Tanmou, the "French Fort" and 339 Heights respectively. Under the cover of artillery fire, the 7th Company of the 89th Regiment captured the railway station at 21:30 and wiped out more than 40 enemies.Then attack Pingdingshan "French Fort" from east to west from the railway station. Pingdingshan is a large strong fortress located southwest of Tongdeng.To the south is the railway station, Tanmou, 339 highlands in the southwest, Babian in the west, and two unnamed highlands (already occupied by me) in the north.The fort was built by the French in 3 years in the early 1940s. It is about 300 meters long, 100 meters wide, and 1.5 to 3 meters behind the wall. Matching.It is divided into 3 floors, with a 3-meter-wide passage in the middle, and rooms on both sides. The two floors exposed to the ground are 5-6 meters high. There are 10 ventilation windows and a watchtower on the top, which can be used as fire launch points; there are about 300 perforations around, and there are water, electricity and ventilation equipment inside.According to the confession of the prisoners, there is an auditorium that can accommodate more than 1,000 people, and the entire fort can accommodate 3,000 to 5,000 people.There is also a ring-shaped trench along the fort and four entrances and exits.The Vietnamese army boasted that it was an "indestructible fortress" and threatened: "The Japanese can't take it down after fighting for 45 days, and the Chinese army is helpless." The attack started smoothly. When the 2nd platoon approached the high ground on the south side of the station and the 1st platoon and the 3rd squadron passed the highway, they were attacked by enemy fire from the 339 highland, Tanmou, and the fort, and their progress was blocked. The 2nd platoon fought bravely and controlled the unnamed highland on the south side of the station, but the 1st platoon and the 2nd squadron were still blocked on the road line. The company commander quickly led the 3rd platoon to the trench on the east side of the fort and started a fierce battle with the enemy.However, due to the open terrain and the condescending position of the enemy, coupled with the strong fortifications and strong firepower, our firepower could not block the enemy's perforations, and the infantry could not approach, resulting in heavy casualties.Lvqianzhi decided to suspend the attack, and the 7th company withdrew to the unnamed highland on the west side of Bobao. On the 20th, the 7th company was ordered to attack the fort again. However, due to the lack of coordination in advance, the infantry went its own way, and the infantry could not receive effective support from the artillery fire. It was crushed in the trench on the southwest side of the fort, the foot of the southeast side of the mountain, and the depression at the foot of the southeast side of the mountain. At 11:30, it was withdrawn to the railway station and its east side. Neither of the two attacks worked, and Lu Qianzhi attached great importance to it.In the afternoon of the same day, Qianzhi held a meeting of cadres above the company level, analyzed the situation, summed up experiences and lessons, and listened carefully to opinions and suggestions from all sides.The key to the failure of the first two attacks was that they did not know enough about the enemy's situation and had the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy. When the 7th Company scouted the terrain before the battle, they mistakenly thought that the fort was a low-lying part. During the battle on the 17th, I couldn't make a careful and detailed observation. I only found that the fort was an independent firepower point, and the terrain was low, so I didn't think it was very important.After two attacks on the 19th and 20th, it was discovered that the fort was an underground fortress with strong defenses and strong firepower, and it was connected with the 339 highland, the railway station, and the firepower point of Tanmou, between Tongdeng, the railway station and the fort It constitutes a tight fire zone centered on the fort.The enemy's situation was not clear, and a strong enemy was attacked as a weak enemy, and no adequate preparations were made.For the first time, only half an hour of artillery preparation was used to simply set the task. The squads were not clear about the attack route and the task. When the enemy fired fiercely, the communication was interrupted, and the visibility was unclear at night. As a result, the whole company was divided into four parts, which were not connected with each other and fought on their own, unable to form a powerful fist.The second time, there was no coordination of infantry and artillery, and the various arms fought separately, unable to exert their overall power, and had to stop the attack. Xu Shiyou listened to the above-mentioned situation reported by the combat staff in the war room. He said: Tell the East Group to strengthen battlefield reconnaissance, strictly organize, attack resolutely, and use the tactics of attacking fortifications to win victory. The news that our army's attack on the "French Fort" was blocked reached the ears of He Guoan, a militiaman of the power plant in Pingxiang City, Guangxi. He rushed to the front line anxiously to brief the troops on the situation of the enemy's fortifications. After the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam started, the 50-year-old, shrewd and capable He Guoan was concerned about the situation on the front line every day.On this day, he pulled coal in the factory all morning, and went home for lunch break to have a look.He had just stepped onto the road when he saw trucks bringing the wounded from the south.He was startled: Didn't the Battle of Tongdeng go smoothly?Why are there still these wounded?After careful inquiry, it turned out that he was injured while fighting the "French Fort".He Guoan is too familiar with this "French Fort".It turned out that when he was 13 years old, he fled to Tongdeng with his father, and was arrested by the French army to repair the fort, which lasted for 3 years.This fortress and dark fort are strong. When Japan invaded Vietnam and fought for 45 days, they failed to open the dark fort. Now our soldiers can't figure out the situation, so it is easy to suffer.Thinking of this, as soon as he got home, he turned around and ran out in a panic, but he didn't hear his wife calling from behind.He rode his bicycle, went straight to a certain artillery battalion, found the deputy battalion commander, and said: "Comrade PLA, I am an employee of a power plant. I was arrested and repaired the 'French Building' that I climbed. I am familiar with the situation there. Troops lead the way!" The deputy battalion commander shook hands with He Guoan, and said to him: "You are welcome to lead the way for us, just wait here, we will invite you when the time comes." According to the situation, the brigade decided to adjust the organization, change the direction, and change the attack point from the south to the north.In view of the large casualties of the 7th company of the 89th regiment, it was decided to use the 7th company as the basis, and draw another platoon from the 8th company of the regiment, and the 2nd company and 2nd platoon from the 87th regiment to form a company. A platoon of 85 cannons, a platoon of 82 recoilless guns, a platoon of heavy machine guns, and 7 anti-aircraft machine guns attacked the "French Fort". The 2nd Battalion of the 87th Regiment carried out a diversionary attack on the enemy of Tanmou, dispersed the enemy's troops and firepower, and ensured that the 7th Company of the 89th Regiment quickly attacked and wiped out the enemy of the "French Fort". The 7th joint affiliated unit of the 89th regiment took advantage of the night to secretly enter the unnamed highland on the west side of the "French Fort" at dawn on the 21st, and occupied the starting position for the attack. Everything was ready, and at 7:50, the third attack on the "French Fort" began.All kinds of artillery shells slammed into the enemy's fort, and all kinds of firearms interweaved into a dense fire net, covering the enemy's perforation. At 8:20, the artillery fire stopped, and the infantry took advantage of the smoke from the shells to attack immediately. Taking advantage of the panic of the enemy, Squad 2 and Squad 4 rushed to the enemy's positions from the northeast and northwest sides of the fort respectively. 2班首先占领了炮台东北角，以火箭筒摧毁了直接威胁该班前进的高射机枪、轻机枪两个火力点，并对东北角洞口实施了3次爆破，攻占了东北角洞口，消灭了第一层火力点。 4班首先以火箭筒消灭了西北角敌火力点，并向第一道堑壕冲击，当进到第一道堑壕附近时，2班发现敌约一个排的兵力沿第一道堑壕实施反冲击，立即组织火力，先敌开火，迎头拦击，毙敌5名，余敌沿堑壕向西南洞口溃逃。这时，4班也冲进堑壕，与2班并肩作战，将敌压缩在炮台西南洞口内，攻占了西侧第一道堑壕，同时，1、2排主力也占领了炮台一部，并对坑道工事实施了爆破，堵塞了北侧射孔与洞口。各战斗小组，采取了交替掩护，利用死角，在直瞄火炮支援下，向顶部攻击。 12时许，1、2排攻占了炮台北侧和顶部，遭到探某、火车站、339高地敌火力的猛烈射击，与敌展开激战。此时西南洞口有3个敌人出洞企图顽抗，被击毙。 12时30分，3排加入战斗，由东侧向南逐步搜索，肃清壕内残敌，并以两个班分别组成5个小组，攻打南侧残存火力点。经全连激战奋战，炮台表面阵地被我占领，已发现的4个洞口被严密控制，射孔、火力点全部被封锁或消灭。我攻击分队当即对坑道内的敌人展开政治攻势，促其投降。但残敌不断向外投弹射击，负隅顽抗。为防敌突围，对各洞口实施爆破，封闭了洞口，同时继续发动政治攻势。 The remnant enemy refused to surrender.部队请来了何国安，何国安记起炮台顶部似乎有个做出气孔的“天窗”，于是便带着工兵进行寻找，他仔细回想当年炮楼的位置，用脚步量了又量。选准目标，搬走上面溅落的水泥碎块，除掉乱草茂根。果然，露出桌面大小的一块水泥盖板，何国安兴奋得叫起来：“天窗找到了！”大家立即用力搬开了水泥板，探头一看，是个深不见底的黑洞，下面隐隐传来了嘈杂的嗡嗡声，很像是被捅了的马蜂窝一般。 何国安趴在洞口用越语喊道：“重待宽奴徒兵（我们宽待俘虏）！”洞里没有回答，他又喊：“陆松空依（缴枪不杀）！”依然没有动静。 战士们把茅草浇上汽油抛入洞内，再用喷火器喷射。顷刻间熊熊烈火引爆了地堡里的弹药库，只听山崩地裂一声巨响，“法国炮台”的“天灵盖”被掀上了天。 许世友听到这个情况非常高兴，他说，看来出国作战也必须用人民战争的思想才能取得胜利，建议政府好好奖励何国安同志。 随着这一声巨响，同登之敌整个防御体系顷刻间土崩瓦解。敌339高地和巴扁也被我93团一举突破，同登守敌的最后一个核心阵地——探某，成了“孤岛”。 在89团7连攻打“法国炮台”的同时，87团2营6连攻占了探某北侧、东南侧无名高地，因伤亡较大，弹药将尽，奉命转为预备队。探某北侧3个无名高地，由4连接替主攻任务，经半小时战斗，攻占了4号高地，歼敌约两个班。这时，敌纵深炮火向3、4号高地猛烈射击，4连前进困难。23时许，敌以两个排的兵力向4、6连阵地实施反击，被我击退。 左翼担任助攻的5连，在向探某西南侧18号高地运动途中，摧毁敌火力点一个，歼敌一个加强排，随即向17号高地发展进攻。3排由于天黑，地形不熟，迷失了方向。1排进至17号高地东侧遭敌火力阻击。 根据旅指示，2营令4连在3、4号高地，6连在1、2号高地，5连在18号高地巩固阵地，补充弹药，做好继续进攻的准备。 20日17时，旅前指命令2营继续攻打探某。2营受领任务后，对敌情、地形作了分析，认为5号至10号高地敌兵力、火力较强，并可得到339高地敌之火力支援，是敌防御的强点；13至17号高地敌火器虽多，但兵力少，相对较弱。决定调整部署，改变打法，以4连为主攻连，从4号高地南侧沿12、13、14、15号高地攻击，首先夺取敌高炮阵地，尔后向探某发展进攻。5连为助攻连，加强82无后座力炮2门、重机枪2挺，首先攻占17号高地，尔后协同4练功占15、16号高地。6连为预备队，在3、4号高地待命，随时准备接替4连任务。 2营在无上级火炮支援的情况下，于18时30分发起了对探某的第二次攻击。由于任务规定不明确，4连打错了方向，3个排均遭敌火力夹击和压制，伤亡很大，前进受阻。加之4连又误报进至探某西北侧地区，营命5连在无火力掩护下，从18号高地向17号高地运动，支援4连攻打探某。结果又遇到敌高射炮、高射机枪平射火力袭击，伤亡20人，连长和各排失去了联系，无法指挥。此时，预备队6连在3、4号高地也遇敌炮火压制，敌且有反击的迹象。 后来分析这次失利的主要原因，是没有认真接受第一次失利的教训，第一次失利后，虽然已觉察到探某之敌不是残敌，且兵力大于一个连，但没有引起足够的重视，从而进行认真地分析判断，采取相应的对策，反而使得旅在攻击前临时抽走100迫击炮连，打乱了整个步炮协同计划。由于敌情仍旧不是很明了，因而也就定不了正确的决心，很难实施正确的指挥，当然难以赢得战斗的胜利，即使打胜了，代价也是昂贵的。 许世友得知这个情况后，指示部队要认真对待，千万不能轻敌。战术上要重视敌人，死虎当作活虎打。 旅在两次攻击失利后，于22日上午，再次召集连以上干部总结经验教训，分析敌情及地形特点，一致认为探某之敌是强敌，而不是残敌；是坚固阵地，而不是野战阵地；敌高射机枪、高射炮火强，我必须多用炮火，将敌人压制住。因此旅决定：组织现有兵力，集中旅的炮火，于22日拂晓前，坚决攻占探某。 经过几天的激战，干部、战士被硝烟薰的喉咙都发炎了，吃不下干粮。团政治处主任带领政治处的同志把稀饭、面条、水果、罐头送到阵地上，并代表团党委和首长表示慰问，给部队授旗和颁发立功奖章，表扬他们打得英勇顽强。干部战士深受感动，一致表示决不辜负党委和首长的期望，坚决歼灭探某之敌。 22日18时30分，旅炮群对探某及其东南侧敌高炮阵地实施火力急袭。在炮火掩护下，87团2营成两个梯队，采取翼侧突破、两翼卷击的战法。主力从423高地西侧，一部从423高地西南侧向探某发起第三次攻击。 4连2排从南北两翼对5号高地发起冲击，经过13分钟的战斗，攻占了该高地，全歼守敌一个班。3排相继夺占了6、7、8号高地。 20时50分，旅前指令2营扩大战果，全歼探某地域守敌。2营即令5连加入战斗。5连勇猛扑敌，连续攻占了敌6、7、8、9、10、11、12、13等8个高地。连长周元生率领战士们继续向前攻击时，战斗队形被敌火力切断。周元生沉着冷静、果断地带着身边的7个战士直向敌核心阵地冲击。当进至14号高地前沿时，敌高射炮复活。他们被敌四面包围，但他们沉着冷静，利用夜暗迅速向前接近，在距敌高炮阵地30米左右时，周元生连续向敌投掷了8枚手榴弹，炸死了炮位上的敌人。接着采取抵近射击、多路攻击的战法，接连攻占了两个高地。这时，连主力跟上来了，对敌展开了连续攻击。 4连和6连趁敌混乱之际，按原定方案，分别向南、北两个方向卷击。经过8小时的激烈战斗，于23日3时30分攻占了探某及其周围的无名高地。 我87团2营以毙敌456人，俘敌6名的战果取得了攻打探某的胜利。越军的“英雄团”全部被歼灭，主要阵地均被占领，同登地区的进攻战斗胜利结束了。 同登作战打得好，这是军委、总部都肯定了的。战后，我来到同登旅，一是看望部队，了解他们的作战经验，在这方面他们谈得很多，这些经验确实可贵，我可以说满载而归。二是想了解他们还有什么问题，由于我在这个部队工作过，大家对我无话不谈，这方面也讲了不少。其中说到对许世友司令员下死命令有不同看法。他们说在军区前指的一次作战会议后，军区组织了一次便餐，在餐桌上许世友司令员对各参战单位的首长们说：“这次作战一定要打好，打不好不要来见我。”这个讲话内容一级传一级，一直传达到连长、指导员，弄得各级干部都很紧张。 大家对这件事说法不一。第一种意见说，这就是许世友司令员的特点。他十分严格又十分简单，这对下边坚决执行命令有好处，可以促使所属指挥员坚决执行命令，毫不动摇。这次打同登取得了很大胜利，打得勇猛顽强，勇往直前，死不回头，这可能与许世友下死命令有关系。 第二种意见说，作为大军区司令员的许世友应当多给下级指挥员想办法，多给下级出点子，多给下级讲战术，讲谋略。因为许世友司令员是高级指挥员，发挥好战役指挥艺术是他的主要责任。他如果真的这样做了，对下级指导作用很大，下级指挥更会口服心服，从心眼里佩服他，不至于害怕他。 持第一种意见的同志反驳说，害怕他的人可能就是不够勇敢的人，可能就是完不成任务不够坚决的人，不然怕他干什么？许世友司令员不是就说了个“打不好不要来见我”吗？他不就是要求打好仗吗？难道还能要求大家不要打好仗吗？ !持第二种意见的同志说，对下级的要求是坚决执行命令，一定要把这一仗打好。对许世友司令员的要求就是要他对下级指挥员多出点子，多用谋略启发下级，多用作战指挥艺术帮助下级，这样才能称得上大将风度。 持第一种意见的同志又反驳说，凡是有大将风度的指挥官，不论是古今还是中外，没有不十分严格的，没有不是军令如山倒的。他们在关键的作战行动上，多数是下达死命令的，有的是让下级执行者立下军令状；有的是口头说：打不下来提头来见……各种形式，不一而足。持第二种意见的同志说，许世友的杀敌勇气、军令如山倒的作风都是很好的，我们并不否认这方面的积极作用，我们的意见认为他对下级干部的启发不够，使用作战谋略对下级帮助不够。 持第一种意见的同志又说，不够对谁都可以说，什么样是个够呢？没有标准。比如这次攻打同登，他的战术就用得不错，他分析敌人是守着要塞区，有一层坚硬的外壳，必须使用强大的炮火对付敌人这层坚硬的外壳。这个战术果然成功，我强大的炮火大量杀伤了敌人有生力量，摧垮了敌人的坚固工事和大量的障碍物，成功地歼灭了越军3师的12团，夺占了同登要塞。 两种意见开始争论激烈，后来逐渐接近，绝大多数同志认为：许世友的勇敢精神是头等的，年轻时多次手持大刀同敌人拼杀，这在我军干部中是少有的。令出必行的严格作风是他突出的特点，这是一贯的。他懂得“慈不掌兵”的道理，运用得很纯熟。他运用毛泽东战略战术在多数情况下是对头的，创造性显得不足。大家觉得这也难怪，金无足赤，人无完人，世界上没有十全十美的事，也没有十全十美的人。