Chapter 472 Outflanking
On the other side.
Zhao Guoping, who received the call, immediately joined the light tank brigade and directly outflanked the enemy's 201st Tank Division from the rear.
Compared with the heavy combined brigade, the light tank brigade is more mobile.
There is no need to worry about the bridge here, because the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles can cross the bridge, and the tanks and armored vehicles of the light tank brigade can also cross it.
When the heavy combined brigade had already launched the attack, the light combined brigade led by Zhao Guoping had also arrived and cut off the retreat of the 201st Tank Division.
Because the tanks and armored vehicles of the combined brigade are equipped with enemy identification systems, there is no need to worry about accidentally injuring the brother troops.
Zhao Guoping commanded the light combined brigade to attack the 201st Tank Division, which was defeated and wanted to flee south.
Although the main gun of the Type 81 light tank is only 105 mm, its power is not small. At least the enemy's Type 59 tanks, T-54 tanks and T-60 tanks cannot withstand the main gun attack of the Type 81 light tank. As long as one shot, they will be destroyed.
Although other artillery and infantry fighting vehicles are equipped with wheels, they are also a little difficult to move at this time, but after all, armored vehicles are also lighter and much more maneuverable.
The artillery fire and the drizzle seemed to be crying for the enemy's 201st Tank Division.
"Da Da Da~~" The machine guns on the infantry fighting vehicles kept spitting out flames, targeting those soldiers who wanted to escape.
In addition, those cars that wanted to escape were also targets of attack.
Next to a natural gully, a dozen people trembled, watching the other side approaching step by step. They would be crushed into meat paste without firing, just crushing them.
"Stop, don't move!" Suddenly, a voice came.
Li Hua looked up and saw a group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms.
"Division Commander, hurry up!" At this time, a guard raised his rifle.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Before the guard could fire, he was already shot into a sieve.
"Don't move, throw away your gun!" At this time, the soldiers of the light combined brigade were already angry.
Not only did the enemy not surrender, but they also dared to fight back!
Li Hua threw away his pistol, and the guards also threw away their guns.
A soldier saw the two gold stars on the opponent's shoulder in the light of the burning fire.
He was overjoyed.
In 1975, after Annan completed the unification of North and South Vietnam, he implemented the military rank system in the army. Its military rank system was set up with reference to the Soviet army, and its military uniform setting was also set up with reference to the Soviet army's uniforms, adopting a collar badge design.
Its officer ranks consist of three levels: general, colonel, and lieutenant. Among them, generals include major generals, lieutenant generals, generals and generals; colonels include majors, lieutenant colonels, colonels and colonels; lieutenants include warrant officers, second lieutenants, lieutenants, and captains.
The ranks of soldiers are privates and corporals; the ranks of non-commissioned officers are corporals, sergeants and staff sergeants!
Normally, the regimental commanders of the Annan Army are mostly lieutenant colonels, and the commanders of a few elite regiments are colonels. The commanders of infantry divisions are colonels or major generals, and a few are major generals.
It can be said that the man in front of him is the highest-ranking general captured since 1979!
In the command vehicle, when Zhao Guoping received the news from the front, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
There is no doubt that this is a huge victory.
In the dark night, the commander was captured, as if it was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The troops had already been defeated, and they didn't want to run anymore. Anyway, they couldn't run faster than the pursuing tanks and armored vehicles, so they chose to surrender.
Suddenly, the whole battlefield cheered.
In this battle, an enemy tank division was destroyed, which can be said to be the greatest achievement of their southward operations.
Destroying a tank division is completely different from destroying an infantry division.
Destroying a tank division is equivalent to destroying three elite infantry divisions.
The most important thing is that the enemy commander was captured.
Two generals, two colonels, four colonels, six lieutenant colonels, and ten majors!
The results of the battle are so great that they are equivalent to the sum of the results of the heavy combined brigade's southward operations.
The 201st Tank Division was destroyed, which also means that from now on, for at least a month, the enemy will find it difficult to gather enough assault forces, and they have firmly grasped the initiative.
As for the enemy's infantry division, to put it bluntly, the infantry division against the tank division is like an egg hitting a stone.
When the sky began to brighten, the battlefield had been almost cleaned up.
Li Hua and others were escorted to the nearby city, each of them looking gray.
You know, in order to form this tank division, it cost a lot of money and effort.
The instructor of the polar bear personally trained them.
They even went to Moscow for tank command and combat system training.
But last night, they were annihilated in one day.
They collapsed before they even found the enemy.
The fierce artillery fire covered their long marching team.
Their tanks and armored vehicles were like paper, and could not defend against the enemy's artillery attack.
They didn't understand how the tank division's rapid march could be discovered, and they didn't even know that their rear was surrounded.
The scouts didn't find any traces.
They didn't expect that their march had long been discovered by reconnaissance satellites in space, and then confirmed by reconnaissance aircraft in the air.
It was drizzling in the sky, but the soldiers were very excited. This great victory made them not feel tired at all.
One after another, intact vehicles were seized, including intact tanks and armored vehicles. As for the damaged vehicles, tanks and armored vehicles, any that could be repaired were blown up by the soldiers.
A long line of prisoners was escorted.
Victory on the battlefield is always the most inspiring for the soldiers!
Nothing makes the soldiers more excited than victory.
Command.
"We have completely wiped out the enemy's 201st Tank Division and captured most of the enemy's middle and high-level commanders? Good! Very good!" The commander who arrived at the front line in an emergency was so happy that he slapped his thigh.
With the participation of three combined brigades, the number of troops on the battlefield almost doubled. Worried about the confusion of command, the leaders above urgently sent higher-level commanders to the command center for unified coordination and command.
It was just unexpected that the performance of the three combined brigades was so outstanding.
Successive victories and great results were achieved.
Last night, we had an encounter with the enemy's 201st Tank Division. In just one night, we annihilated the enemy's 201st Tank Division, and captured more than 6,000 prisoners alone. More importantly, we captured the commander of the enemy's 201st Tank Division.
This is the highest-ranking enemy prisoner since 1979.
The commander couldn't hide his smile.
Excitement squeezed the wrinkles on his face together.
Other cadres were also excited after receiving the news.
"It seems that the combat effectiveness of this unit has exceeded our previous expectations!" The commander sighed.
The chief of staff on the side wore a pair of glasses and smiled, "There are many reasons for this. From now on, the enemy's combat effectiveness has declined a lot compared to 1979."
"In addition, we have the advantage of terrain, fighting from a high position, and taking advantage of the terrain!"
"There is one thing we should also see, that is, we have become stronger. After streamlining the troops, our combat effectiveness has not decreased but increased." The political commissar added.