On February 17, 1979, because Vietnam ignored China's war warning, in order to teach them a painful lesson, 200,000 People's Liberation Army soldiers divided into two groups and launched a self-defense counterattack against the Vietnamese army.

Clear out the remaining enemies

On February 17, 1979, because Vietnam ignored China's war warning, in order to teach them a painful lesson , 200,000 People's Liberation Army soldiers divided into two groups and launched a self-defense counterattack against the Vietnamese army. . Since the combat effectiveness of the People's Liberation Army is much stronger than that of the Vietnamese army, in the evening of that day, the 385th Regiment of the 129th Division of the 43rd Army, a front-line unit, had completed the combat mission of annihilating the Vietnamese army in the Banzhan area.

However, at this time, the remaining forces of the Vietnamese army were still active in the mountain jungles around Longliu. The area around Longliu is densely forested and the terrain is steep, with many mountains and cliffs, making it easy for the Vietnamese guerrillas to hide. To this end, the 385th Regiment sent 4 companies to eliminate the remaining enemies and expand the results. During the 4th company's suppression campaign, there was a very thrilling operation: at that time, a Vietnamese army officer held two female soldiers for fun, while the People's Liberation Army soldiers had been lurking 40 meters away for 15 hours. So, did this operation accomplish its mission in the end?

At that time, the 4th company was responsible for a large area of ​​​​clearance, which was a valley in the Longliu Mountains. It was not only densely covered with jungles, but also had many swamps. A large-scale search was not only a waste of manpower, but also easy to alert the enemy.. Therefore, after internal discussion, the 4th Company decided to use a special operations team to search the valleys of Longliu Mountain to see if they could find any clues about the remaining enemies. Once discovered, beheadings will be carried out immediately.

Since it is a special operations team, both the selection of personnel and the equipment of weapons are the highest standards in the army. In the end, the company commander selected 3 experienced senior squad leaders and 9 soldiers with strong military qualities, a total of 12 elites. And they carry 8 submachine guns , 1 light machine gun and 52 hand grenades . In order to attack possible enemy strongholds, they even carry a 40-meter rocket launcher.

In the early morning of December 25, the special operations team set out from the 4th company camp and secretly sneaked into the Longliu Mountain area. By noon, the team had entered the Longliu Mountains and began to search for the whereabouts of the remaining enemies. The person mainly responsible for the investigation is the instructor Nong Zhicheng. He has been here for many years and is very familiar with the mountains and jungles here. He is also good at searching for traces of wild beasts and humans in the jungle. Soon, Nong Zhicheng made a discovery. He noticed a lot of fresh footprints near a stream, so the team continued to explore along the direction of the stream.

The lurking PLA

After more than 4 hours of searching, the special operations team finally made a harvest. There are seven thatched houses located in the valley between two high mountains. There are cliffs on both sides of this small stronghold, making it difficult to find . The members of the team believed that these thatched houses were probably a hiding place for the remnants of the Vietnamese army, so they hid their whereabouts and began to sneak towards this place.

While the soldiers were crawling forward, several Vietnamese soldiers came out of thatched huts and started smoking. Some Vietnamese female soldiers were playing with the officers. The soldiers were a little angry and wanted to annihilate this group of enemies immediately. But the three old squad leaders stopped their idea. They believed that it was not the time to launch an attack. The team first needed to find out how many people there were in this stronghold and whether anyone would support them in the event of a firefight.

Under the instructions of the old squad leader, the soldiers restrained their minds and continued to lie motionless in the grass and observe every move in this stronghold. At that time, the PLA soldiers were only 40 meters away from the fighting female soldiers of the Vietnamese Army, and the full The Vietnamese army officer with a proud face was addicted to the gentle countryside and couldn't extricate himself. For soldiers, it is really difficult to see the enemy right in their face but not be able to shoot. However, they also figured out the situation of this stronghold. After everyone gathered the intelligence, they determined that there were 23 enemies here, including 1 officer and 2 female soldiers.

After a night of lurking, the soldiers' physical strength was also exhausted a lot. Everyone could only watch the Vietnamese army light a fire and cook, while they gnawed on the hard dry food.Originally, the soldiers carried military water bottles , but because they were worried that the empty kettles would easily make abnormal noises after drinking all the water, the soldiers could only keep licking their chapped lips with their tongues.

However, the time for combat is about to come. According to the judgment of the old squad leader, these Vietnamese troops are relatively concentrated while eating, is the best time to gather and annihilate them . Sure enough, when the Vietnamese army prepared the meal, only three Vietnamese soldiers were standing guard outside the house, and the rest were eating in the thatched cottage. At this time, the instructor Nong Zhicheng signaled to the soldiers: Get ready to fire!

Escaped

When seeing most of the Vietnamese troops entering the thatched hut to eat, the People's Liberation Army's special operations team finally ushered in the moment of firing. The soldiers were already impatient and opened the safety of their guns one after another and were responsible for firing. The soldiers of rocket launcher have also filled their ammunition. Following the order from instructor Nong Zhicheng, 12 elite People's Liberation Army troops immediately launched a thunderous attack on the Vietnamese army stronghold.

The three Vietnamese soldiers who were on guard at the periphery were naturally the first targets of the soldiers. Their marksmanship was among the best in the company. At the first moment of firing, the three Vietnamese soldiers fell down, even those who fought back. No chance. At this time, the Vietnamese army in the thatched hut was shocked. They did not expect that the People's Liberation Army would discover their stronghold so quickly. The Vietnamese army officers were so anxious that they shouted in the room, but it was already too late. The soldiers' rocket launchers had already aimed at the thatched hut where they were.

40 rocket launcher is extremely powerful. After just two launches, the thatched house was blown up, and the screams of the Vietnamese army were also mixed in. At this time, several Vietnamese soldiers who responded quickly managed to escape. They rolled and crawled towards the jungle, but their retreat had long been blocked by the soldiers deployed in advance by the team . After a brief gun battle, All 23 Vietnamese soldiers were killed.

However, the movement here also attracted the attention of other strongholds of the Vietnamese army. The soldiers in charge of vigilance reported to the instructor: a Vietnamese army appeared on the top of the mountain on the west side, and was rapidly attacking our troops. After a firefight, the soldiers' ammunition was consumed a lot, and the number of the attacking Vietnamese troops was unknown. Therefore, the instructor Nong Zhicheng decisively ordered the entire team to withdraw to our defense area.

When the Vietnamese army arrived in the valley, all that was left for them were burning thatched houses and Vietnamese corpses on the ground. In this attack, the People's Liberation Army's squad annihilated all the enemies in just 3 minutes, and retreated completely from the enemy's pursuit. It can be seen that when it comes to jungle special warfare, although the Vietnamese army claims to be an expert in jungle warfare , in the face of the Chinese army, which has rich experience in guerrilla warfare, the Vietnamese army is incomparable with the Chinese army in terms of hiding its whereabouts, operational discipline, and firing coordination. There is a big gap between and .

The victory of this operation is also a microcosm of 's self-defense counterattack against Vietnam . Small-scale combat operations like this have occurred many times on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and after the Vietnamese army found that its strengths were not as good as those of the Chinese army, naturally Also cannot win the final victory in the war over .