Chapter 183 All the cards are revealed, the final battle!
Chapter 183 All the cards are revealed, the final battle!
Under the excellent command of Chen Jun, the 7th Steel Company won perfectly in its first head-on battle against Old A.
In the following time until dark, Chen Jun was worried that Old A would cause trouble again, so he deliberately slowed down the march and strengthened vigilance again.
Moreover, they took advantage of the return of the fallen soldiers of the Seventh Company to arrange a living soldier to mix in with them.
Chen Jun knew that even if Lao A did not launch an attack, there must be someone monitoring nearby at all times, collecting all information on the 7th Steel Company's every move.
There are more than 40 people in the 7th Steel Company, and it is impossible for them to act quietly and avoid the remote surveillance of all the Blue Army.
However, the battle just now was so fierce that the Blue Army was very passive from the beginning to the end, and they fled so hastily, so the surveillance must have been the weakest.
So Chen Jun took advantage of this opportunity and cleverly created a trick to pass off fake products as real ones.
A soldier was found among the "corpses" and returned together, and the soldier was asked to bring back the intelligence and suggestions and hand them over to Captain Wang at the regiment headquarters.
Avoid sending someone back alone to avoid arousing Mr. A's suspicion.
Old A, the Blue Army member in charge of monitoring the 7th Steel Company, was not a member of the two squads led by Qi Huan, but had followed them all the way from the battle line.
In other words, they were the first two to discover the 7th Steel Company and then report it to Yuan Lang.
When Chen Jun arranged for the corpses to be returned along the original route, Qi Huan and his men had just been defeated and were fleeing in panic, leaving them with no time to make a post-war summary.
This timing is very good.
The two old A's who were monitoring did not notice anything unusual. They thought that seven Red Army soldiers were really eliminated in the battle just now, so they did not make a special trip to report it.
After all, the body was not "confiscated" by the other party, so it was a normal procedure for it to go back on its own.
Qi Huan had not received any notification to monitor Lao A, and he lost the direct battle to the Red Army, which was embarrassing and psychological.
At this moment, my mind was only thinking about how to take revenge in the evening, and I didn't have time to think about these details at all.
Therefore, Chen Jun's plan of passing off fake goods as genuine was carried out perfectly.
In the next hour or so, Chen Jun's team only advanced less than two kilometers, which can be said to be a steady and cautious step.
Old A suffered a loss in the previous battle and was afraid of the sniper experts in the Red Army.
It never appeared again!
The time came to six o'clock in the afternoon.
The setting sun is about to fall behind the mountain, with only the last rays of light remaining in the sky.
The soldiers of the Seventh Steel Company, who returned among the corpses, immediately found the company commander Gao Cheng when they arrived at the Seventh Year Camp and reported to him that Chen Jun had something to bring to the regiment commander.
And the statement is urgent.
Must be as soon as possible.
Gao Cheng had been back from the regiment for a long time. He drove to all three battalions in person and explained the new plan arranged by the regiment.
He also assisted in breaking up the battalion headquarters into smaller units and carrying out the work at the company headquarters, with only the First and Third Battalion headquarters left, and the only fully staffed Second Battalion headquarters left.
When he heard the soldier report that Chen Jun had something important to tell him, he immediately took him to the regiment headquarters.
The atmosphere in the regiment headquarters was extremely high-pressure at this time. Old A, who was infiltrated by Yuan Lang himself, was omnipresent and brought tremendous pressure.
Not only did they continuously transmit intelligence back and guide helicopters to carry out precision strikes.
Yuan Lang would even let Old A take action personally and arrange the elusive Old A team to attack the already weak transportation lines.
As a result, the supply line of the 702nd Regiment has almost come to a standstill.
Now, in addition to the scattered refueling trucks and supply transport vehicles that have been delivered to the company camp and protected by armored vehicles and tanks.
The only one who can make ends meet is Lao Ma.
Only the oil tankers and refueling trucks driven by Lao Ma and his three companions, which are still hiding everywhere, can serve as the "energy" for the Red Army's final counterattack.
Without this last source of energy, the Red Army would completely lose hope of counterattacking.
And now the Blue Army's infiltrated troops are frantically searching for the old horse team. Every minute that passes increases the danger of being found.
Therefore, the entire regiment command center headed by Captain Wang had been waiting for news from the Blue Army Command Center from the 7th Steel Company.
The sooner the news reaches you, the sooner you can counterattack and the lower the risk.
A closed loop is formed!
Upon hearing that it was the soldiers sent by Chen Jun who brought the people, Captain Wang, who had been expressionless under the pressure, immediately asked the guards to bring the people in.
"Comrade Commander, our deputy company commander asked me to bring you a message..."
The soldier came in, saluted, and said loudly: “Our deputy company commander asked me to tell you that he suspected that the headquarters of the Blue Army was out of the range of our artillery.
Given the artillery company's current deployment position, it is likely that it will not be able to strike it.
It is recommended that you immediately integrate an artillery company, follow the route discovered by the 7th Steel Company, and go deep into the hinterland of the Blue Army, and move our heavy artillery as far forward as possible.
In order to cooperate with the heavy artillery forward movement and avoid being discovered by the Blue Army's infantry deployed on the front line.
Our deputy company commander also suggested that before taking action, you must make sure that the Red Army infantry launches a full-scale offensive to attract and contain all the Blue Army on the front line.
That is to say, let all four companies of the Second Battalion defending the position come down from the high ground and attack the Blue Army. "
As soon as the soldiers of the 7th Steel Company finished talking about Chen Jun's plan, it immediately caused exclamations from the entire regiment. Everyone was frightened by Chen Jun's approach.
Heavy artillery units have strong firepower but poor defense, so they must have adequate protection.
Therefore, in any form of battle, heavy artillery units hide in the back and set up in concealed positions to prevent being attacked by the enemy.
This is the most basic common sense in military deployment.
But now?
Chen Jun actually wanted to do the opposite.
The heavy artillery troops, which had basically no self-defense capability and needed protection to be able to exert their combat effectiveness, were forced to rush to the front, contrary to their usual practice.
Moreover, they went deep into the Blue Army's hinterland and did the work that only scouts would do.
If there is any mistake and once discovered by the Blue Army's troops, the loss will be absolutely huge and the entire artillery company will be wasted.
Not to mention the full-scale attack by the infantry behind them, who entered the jungle to fight, which is where the Blue Army is best at.
In the eyes of everyone.
This is totally against normal logic and only a madman could come up with this idea.
It's crazy, it's radical.
The previous battle had already taught us a painful lesson. The 9th and 10th companies, totaling one and a half companies, had nearly half of their men killed in less than ten minutes after entering the jungle.
There are now four Red Army companies guarding the position, although they are four companies in name only, the actual strength of the troops is less than two.
Under the attack of the Blue Army's ground forces and helicopters, the four armored infantry companies that originally had nearly 400 people were reduced to only about 160 people.
If all these people rushed into the woods, they would be ambushed by the Blue Army.
How many of them can come back?
If the Red Army lost its armored infantry, it would not be able to control its positions or hold the front lines, so wouldn't it just be a loss?
After doing so much work, is it all in vain in the end?
This is unacceptable to them!
It is because the risks are so high that all previous efforts will be wasted if one is not careful, even though Chen Jun has a huge influence, which has caused a lot of criticism among the public.
"The artillery company moved forward and deep into the Blue Army's hinterland. The risk is too high. I think it is inappropriate."
"Yes, there is no news yet, so we are not sure about the location of the Blue Army headquarters. Once we are sure, it will not be too late to make a decision if it is really beyond the range of the artillery."
"The infantry company has suffered heavy losses. There are only two companies left out of the four fully staffed companies. If we ask them to leave the battlefield now, wouldn't that be like sending sheep into the tiger's mouth? We absolutely cannot do that."
"War does require boldness, but it can't be too bold. This is really too radical."
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The group of regimental staff members were discussing intensely, with their overall inclination being to oppose the fight and not wanting it to be so radical.
The shadow brought by the Blues has already made them afraid.
Once people are afraid, they will shrink back.
Even the chief of staff, who had always supported Chen Jun and valued Chen Jun very much, did not speak out at this time.
It’s not that the chief of staff does not support Chen Jun, it’s just that the two suggestions put forward by Chen Jun are indeed a bit contrary to conventional tactics and are really contrary to his cognition.
Even though he believed that Chen Jun had his reasons, he just couldn't get over it in his heart.
So I chose to remain neutral!
Only Gao Cheng, Chen Jun's immediate superior, continued to fully support Chen Jun.
In this one-sided situation, Gao Cheng still stood out and said, "You are afraid of this and that, so why bother fighting? Just go back and grow sweet potatoes.
I’m putting it here, if you want to win, you have to follow Chen Jun’s way, everything else is bullshit.
If any of you think that what I said is wrong and want to stand up and oppose it, why don't you stand up and come up with a better idea? Don't just talk nonsense all day long. "
Gao Cheng was really outspoken and really treated Chen Jun as a brother. As a small company commander, he was probably the only one in the regiment who dared to confront a group of regimental staff in public in the command center of the regiment.
The most interesting thing is...
All the staff officers of the regiment's general staff were confronted by Gao Cheng, a small company commander. They could do nothing but get angry and their faces turned red.
First of all, although they all opposed Chen Jun’s suggestion, no one could come up with a better battle plan.
Secondly, everyone knows Gao Cheng’s background, and no one would be stupid enough to actually fall out with Gao Cheng in person.
Not to mention the relationship between the group leaders.
Gao Cheng and his men can’t bear it even more.
The regiment headquarters, which was originally full of noise and chatter, suddenly became quiet again because Gao Cheng stood up and criticized everyone, making everyone speechless.
Everyone's eyes had to start focusing on Captain Wang.
After all, he has the final say on the final decision.
"So far in the confrontation exercise, I don't need to say how strong the Blues are and how unethical their playing style is. You all know very well. You also know who we rely on to get to this point."
Captain Wang stopped talking here and looked around at everyone present with a calm gaze.
Those who looked into each other's eyes all lowered their heads out of guilt.
As members of the regiment's staff, they should have actively planned and offered advice to the regiment commander, but they were completely unable to adapt to the Blues' alternative style of play and have made almost zero contribution so far in the confrontation.
He did not make any contribution, but stood up to oppose the biggest contributor.
If you have any self-awareness, how can you not feel guilty?
Captain Wang easily silenced all the opposing voices present with just a few words.
Then he continued, "Deputy Captain Chen has already used his strength to tell each of you how to beat the Blue Army, and he has proven himself.
Now is the most critical moment, the victory or defeat of both sides is just a matter of seconds, do we have any reason to object? Huh? "
A long silence!
No one dared to refute!
After waiting for more than ten seconds, Captain Wang took a moment to light a cigarette and took a puff. He stared at the sand table and ordered calmly and firmly: "Pass my order, contact the surviving tankers and refueling trucks, and deliver all the oil to the 11th Company.
Inform the 11th Company to make preparations for departure before 7:10 and set off on time at 7:15
Notify the four companies guarding the positions to launch a full-scale attack on the Blue Army at 7 o'clock, abandon their positions, and enter the Blue Army's battle zone.
......"
As Captain Wang issued one order after another, the final decisive battle finally began.
The Red Army has risked everything and used the most risky but only most effective way, using the all-in approach to bet on the last game.
The Blues were forced into a passive position and had to use all their cards.
Not only did Yuan Lang's Third Squadron go all out, but all of them were fighting with the Red Army's troops. Not a single soldier was idle.
The Army Aviation Brigade is also fully staffed.
Except for two armed helicopters left as the final killer to end the Red Army command, all other armed helicopters operated at full capacity.
All of them used every possible means to reach the Red Army positions and destroy all living forces as much as possible.
Even when the time came to half past seven.
The transport helicopters that had not been used were forced to go into battle and send an entire team to the war zone.
The old A team deployed in the Army Aviation Brigade camp, responsible for protecting the Army Aviation camp, is already the last ground force of the Blue Army.
Originally, this old A team was also the Blues’ trump card.
Although the Army Aviation Camp seems to have lax defense, this is actually another trick of the Blue Army, using a deceptive tactic of being loose on the outside but tight on the inside.
This makes people think that the Army Aviation Camp has little combat effectiveness, thus letting the invading enemy relax their vigilance.
If Shi Jin had not been suppressing the pressure and insisting on not releasing the eagle until he saw the rabbit, he would have listened to the advice of Wu Liuyi and others and sent people into the camp to conduct reconnaissance.
I'm afraid the situation between the two sides now will be completely different.
While Wu Liuyi and Chengcai were monitoring outside, they saw with their own eyes thirty Old A's appear on the helipad and fly to the war zone in two helicopters.
Even though he was not discovered by Old A, Wu Liuyi's back was completely wet with cold sweat.
If we really go in to scout...
He will definitely run into these thirty Old A's and be easily killed instantly by them.
Without the reconnaissance squad providing the coordinates of the Blue Army's headquarters, no matter how hard Chen's army fought, the final outcome would be a loss.
One misstep will lead to eternal regret.
Who wouldn’t break out in a cold sweat after watching this?
Shi Jin also saw two transport helicopters loaded with Blue Army troops heading straight for the front line. He knew that the pressure on the front line would definitely be greater, and it might even be a crisis.
He felt the pressure on his shoulders was greater and time was more urgent.
Fortunately, Shi Jin's character is calm enough, and he has been in the army for so many years, so he is mentally firm enough and did not panic.
He still firmly implemented his own ideas and waited for the most critical person to appear.
The reason why the Blue Army took out the last of its ground forces and the last of its hidden trump cards was that they sent them to the front line at the fastest speed by helicopter.
The reason was that at 7:30, the Red Army suddenly launched a full-scale offensive.
The railway was caught off guard!
He never expected that the Red Army would be beaten so badly. Their courage had been broken in the early stage and they all turned into turtles. Now they even dared to attack the Blue Army.
The railway department didn't expect such courage.
It was the Red Army's sudden, unexpected and bizarre actions that forced the railway to give the order and play out all its last cards.
The Red Army Command had no idea about the situation on the front line, but the Blue Army Commander-in-Chief, Railway, knew it clearly.
Now the Blue Army has almost no ground troops on the front line. There are only three reconnaissance teams there, and there are only six old As in total.
The remaining Old A's were taken away by Yuan Lang and Qi Huan, and were all carrying out important tasks, so there was no way to mobilize them.
Although Lao A's personal strength is very strong, it is simply unrealistic to use six Lao A's to hold off 160 to 170 Red Army soldiers.
The Red Army soldiers were allowed to charge recklessly, and they learned that the Blue Army had no defensive forces on the front line.
The Red Army commander was no fool either.
By then, the Red Army commander will come to his senses and will not have to worry about the position being taken back. He will definitely call back all the infantry to wipe out Yuan Lang and his group who have infiltrated.
Yuan Lang doesn't bring many people with him. If he encounters a large army encirclement and suppression, no matter how strong he is, he will be in great trouble.
There were no blind spots for artillery attacks behind the Red Army, so all kinds of artillery fired indiscriminately.
Even if Lao A could escape back, the mission would definitely not be completed.
The Blue Army could not find the Red Army's headquarters, and had no way of winning the exercise. Every additional day of delay would be more disadvantageous to the Blue Army.
The Blue Army has advantages in terms of good equipment and high technology, but its small number of people is an irreversible disadvantage.
The Blues can’t afford to delay!
It was precisely because of the awareness of the huge crisis here and the fact that the Blue Army’s front line could not be left undefended that the railway had to take out the last of its chassis.
The railway was caught off guard and did not expect that the Red Army's full-scale offensive was just a cover.
The real intention was to attract all the blue troops so that the following artillery company could go the other way and become the vanguard to penetrate deep into the blue army's hinterland to provide cover.
So the three old members of Group A who were in charge of surveillance at the front line saw that the Red Army on the position were like crazy, rushing into the woods while firing flares.
They were all confused for a moment and were completely drawn into the Red Army's rhythm.
I can't care about anything else.
All I could do was retreat quickly and report the situation immediately.
After the Red Army had rushed forward for fifteen minutes, the Blue Army's Old A Observation Group had all been driven far away, and the Blue Army's support was still on the way.
The 11th Artillery Company had already been fully stocked with fuel and ammunition with the support of Lao Ma's tanker truck.
The soldiers of the 7th Steel Company, who were arranged by Chen Jun to return, were responsible for leading the way. They took advantage of the cover of the infantry's full-scale offensive, crossed the battle line in the dark, and began to converge with Chen Jun's position.
The 152mm self-propelled howitzer of the th Artillery Company is equipped with an armored chassis with built-in night vision devices.
You can drive normally at night without turning on the headlights.
As the artillery company advanced deep into the Blue Army's territory, all the armored infantry came out to attack, and the Blue Army's support was on the way.
The current situation of the 702nd Regiment is that they have put themselves in danger, just to gamble for a chance of victory.
Once in the next two hours.
Two hours at most.
If this battle cannot be ended, the Red Army will only be defeated when the Blue Army's support troops arrive at the front line and destroy the Red Army's infantry.
(End of this chapter)