Chapter 320 The real peak showdown
The Blues played two trump cards at the start of the game, which really gave the Reds a wake-up call.
The first move was to target the Red Army scouts, who might have infiltrated last night and obtained intelligence, and then passed the intelligence back.
After all, none of the Red Army's scouts who infiltrated have been captured yet.
That information leak is certain.
The Blue Army commander is not a fool, he will not just sit there and do nothing.
The most effective means against scouts is to start with the core of intelligence - timeliness. The closer the intelligence is to the timeline, the more valuable it is. The older the intelligence is, the more its value will drop significantly over time.
Therefore, the first card played by the Blue Army was to make all the reconnaissance intelligence outdated.
This card is simple!
That is, when the second phase officially began, all the companies under its command were immediately mobilized and the stationing locations of each company were changed.
Anyway, the Red Army had more than 40 kilometers to travel from the time it set out to the time it arrived at the Blue Army's defense line.
The Red Army first assembled its troops for mobilization, then implemented the tactics to be implemented in each company, and then used the tactics as the standard to reach the Blue Army's first line of defense.
The fastest speed takes more than two hours.
And there is also a second card that can delay the Red Army for a long time, conservatively estimated to be more than three hours.
With such a long buffer time, it is enough for the Blues to complete the adjustment and deployment.
In order to ensure that the information about the new garrison would not be immediately transmitted back to the Red Army after all the troops were adjusted, the Blue Army also took targeted defensive measures.
While the companies were moving to their defensive positions, the Blue Army specially sent helicopters to hover over the positions.
The purpose was not to find the Red Army scouts, but to intimidate and suppress them.
This trick is quite effective.
There was no shelter in the desert grassland, and the two reconnaissance squads of the Red Army had to dig holes and hide underground to escape the Blue Army's counter-reconnaissance.
In broad daylight with excellent visibility, there were blue troops searching on the ground and helicopters hovering in the sky.
No matter whether it was the spearhead squad led by Shi Jin or the elite squad led by Tuo Yonggang, they could only hide in the bunkers and take a peek, not daring to come out for reconnaissance easily.
Seeing the Blues' overall defensive changes, they were really helpless.
There was no way to report the new positions of the Blue Army's various units. The only thing that could be done was to report the Blue Army's major defense changes to the Red Army Command as soon as possible.
Chen's army was already prepared, just waiting for the heavy artillery unit to arrive at the location.
When the Blue Army's rear enters the effective range of the heavy artillery, we will first attack the Blue Army's anti-aircraft heavy artillery company and destroy the Blue Army's only anti-aircraft heavy artillery unit.
As a result, at this critical juncture, the latest intelligence from the elite squad came back.
"The Blue Army has completely changed its station? This is a really clever move. I didn't expect Sun Dongping to be so capable."
Chen Jun admired the Blue Army's decisive action, and the original plan had to be shelved temporarily.
The positions of all the Blue Army's troops changed. Even if the distance was only adjusted by a few hundred meters, they could effectively avoid the attack of the Red Army's heavy artillery.
Without the detailed coordinates, no matter how powerful the air force's heavy artillery is, it can't do anything to the blue army.
Shortly after Tuo Yonggang sent back the key intelligence, the spearhead squad also reported another action of the Blue Army, forcing Chen Jun to give new orders.
Let the heavy artillery troops that have been accelerating forward stop temporarily and wait for follow-up orders.
The Blues' second card was a very subtle one.
Simply defending is completely useless. Only by actively and passively defending while retaining a certain degree of active offensive capability can the defensive strength be maximized.
In order to allow the 7th Steel Battalion to pass the acceptance inspection, Chen Jun specially taught the 7th Steel Battalion ten contract tactics, one of which was called "mobile defense tactics".
The second trump card used by the Blues was almost a copied “mobile defense tactic”.
While carrying out a comprehensive defense as the defender, a highly mobile defense team was also organized, which began to take the initiative to harass the Red Army.
This mobile defense unit is composed of light tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, automatic anti-aircraft artillery, etc.
Their main task was to take the initiative and launch attacks on the Red Army units while they were rushing towards them.
The goal is not to destroy a large amount of the Red Army's forces, but to make it impossible for the Red Army to attack in peace.
The Blue Army's mobile defense team is composed of highly mobile units that can come and go without a trace on this grassland.
It launched a surprise attack on a Red Army unit and tried to escape, but it was not very convenient for the Red Army to catch up with it.
Not only is it not easy to catch up with them in terms of speed, but we also don't know whether the Blues have any backup plans. If we pursue them rashly, we may fall into a trap.
For the Red Army, which had only two days to attack, the mobile defense unit was simply a "troublemaker".
The damage is not great, but it makes you feel very uncomfortable.
Chen Jun was worried that the heavy artillery company that was advancing forward might encounter the Blue Army's mobile defense unit on the way because they were moving too fast. The consequences would be disastrous.
Without the heavy firepower of the heavy artillery company, attacking the Blue Army's position would be a joke.
As for the tactics used by the Blue Army, why is it so similar to what the 7th Steel Battalion learned, and it is obvious that they copied the key essence.
The reason is the same as the previous configuration. The Central YJ Committee has all the data about the 7th Steel Battalion.
It was normal for the ten basic contract tactics designed, developed and researched by Chen Jun himself, which only the Seventh Steel Battalion knew, to be passed on to the troops under Zhurihe by their superiors.
"Being restrained by the tactics I designed myself, this is really a headache."
Chen Jun felt that there was nothing wrong with his superiors' arrangement. Zhurihe held the hope for the future development of the entire army, so it was natural that the entire army should be mobilized for support.
But even though this sounds reasonable, I thought that I was fooled by my own tactics.
In this heart...
Still weird!
Even without looking, Chen Jun could guess that the Blue Army's combined battalion had already caused trouble for many of the Red Army's opponents with just this mobile defense unit.
If there is no good response plan, the Red Army will probably suffer a lot of casualties during its attack.
Fortunately, this tactic was developed by Chen Jun after all. Although it could cause considerable trouble to Chen Jun, it was far from enough to leave Chen Jun helpless.
Chen Jun, who was well aware of the weaknesses of mobile defense tactics, quickly came up with a targeted solution.
That is to assemble the troops together and march, with two tank companies plus an infantry company, with the heavy artillery company in the middle, and a support company following behind.
No matter how mobile the Blue Army's mobile defense team is, they can't do anything to the Red Army.
Not to mention that they can't even deal with the main tanks. The main tanks have thick skin and strong firepower, and they will be crushed to pieces by a head-on attack.
Even if the mobile defense team dares to appear, it is unknown whether they can escape.
It doesn't matter if the armored infantry company can't win, and it doesn't matter if the heavy armored company can't catch up, the heavy artillery company can handle it. No matter how fast the car runs, it can't be faster than the shells. The deployment of the fully mechanized heavy artillery company is very fast. It only takes minutes from setting up the gun to aiming and firing.
The Red Army responded so quickly that the Blue Army's mobile defense unit was unable to attack effectively, and Sun Dongping had no choice but to give new orders.
The mobile defense unit was given new combat missions, preparing a "big gift" for the Red Army in advance.
The four vanguard attack companies of the Red Army safely crossed more than 30 kilometers and arrived outside the Blue Army's first line of defense.
The "human-shaped monitoring points" deployed by Shi Jin played a key role at this time.
The first group of the spearhead squad was located right behind the Blue Army's defense line, and every move of the Blue Army within the defense line was under the eyes of this group of scouts.
All deployments of the Blue Army's first line of defense were promptly transmitted back to Commander Chen Jun.
It was confirmed that there were no helicopters or heavy artillery units on the Blue Army's first line of defense, and there were no minefields even on the main attack route.
Chen Jun ignored the other situations of the Blue Army and decided to take down the Blue Army’s first line of defense first.
"Great Wall, Great Wall, I'm BJ. Operation Wild Wolf One has officially begun. Accelerate the attack on the Blue Army's Point 8. We must take it down in one go."
Following Chen Jun's bold order, the armored company code-named Great Wall took the lead in launching an attack.
"Operation Wild Wolf" was the code name for the Red Army's offensive. A total of six wild wolves were set up, from number one to number six, representing the Red Army's six combat plans, and were distributed to all company commanders in advance.
Using code names to command combat troops saves a lot of command commands.
As long as the Six Wild Wolves' order is given, the troops receiving the order will know what they have to do and can immediately start fighting according to the order.
Compared with traditional communication, specific combat methods and tactics must also be communicated.
Not only can it prevent calls from being intercepted by the enemy, but even if the enemy intercepts the content of the communication, they will not be able to make a quick emergency response because they cannot understand the so-called Wild Wolf Operation.
It can also save time in conveying commands, making the delivery of commands more streamlined.
The tactics that would take at least one or two minutes to plan were compressed into a few short code words, and orders were communicated very frequently during the battle.
The time saved in each link, added together, is not a small amount.
Refining the number of personnel in the command center, streamlining the time to convey orders, and making orders more efficient are one of the core issues of informationized warfare.
This method of shortening tactics to codes in advance is destined to become the mainstream of future armies.
After Chen Jun gave orders to the first armored company, he then gave orders to other troops in order to completely destroy the Blue Army's first line of defense.
Among the series of troops that received the order, the first to appear was the heavy artillery company that was mobilized and stationed ten kilometers away.
"Fire! Fire!..."
Following the commands from the heavy artillery company, the six heavy artillery pieces that had been set up and adjusted for firing launched a fierce bombardment at the Blue Army's first line of defense.
In order to prevent being locked by the Blue Army's artillery radar, heavy artillery units were dispatched to launch precise counterattacks.
The Red Army's heavy artillery company adopted a mobile firing method. After each three rounds of salvos, they would immediately maneuver quickly, move to another location, and continue firing.
This allowed the Blues to track but not lock in the rhythm of the counterattack.
The heavy artillery company's attack was only the first wave of attack. After two rounds of shelling, armed reconnaissance planes that took off from the rear of the Red Army also arrived.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."
Rockets fell from the sky and began to attack the Blue Army's positions.
The Red Army's armed helicopters attacked fiercely, but their entire tactics were extremely cautious. They struck from several kilometers away and did not approach the Blue Army's positions at all.
Even if the Blue Army has individual air defense missiles, they will be helpless against the Red Army's armed helicopters.
They didn't even dare to move anti-aircraft artillery to the front line.
Not to mention that if the anti-aircraft artillery was moved to the front line, it would become a sitting duck for the enemy's heavy artillery company. Even if it was moved there, the armed helicopters would have already finished their attack and fled.
After the second wave of attack by armed helicopters, the Red Army's armored tanks formed the third wave of attack.
First, they launched artillery strikes on the periphery, and when the firepower of the Blue Army on the high ground was almost eliminated, they formed an offensive and headed straight for the Blue Army's defense line.
Under the Red Army's three waves of offensive attacks, tanks and defenders were constantly killed.
The battle lasted less than half an hour.
On the entire Blue Army defense line which was more than 2 kilometers wide, there were no less than twenty white smoke plumes of varying sizes, indicating that more than twenty Blue Army units had been killed.
The Blues were beaten so badly by the Reds not because they were just passively defending.
They are also responding positively.
In order to resist the Red Army's steel torrent impact, the Blue Army's armed helicopters took off from the rear and soon appeared above the first line of defense.
But before the Blue Army's armed helicopters could show their power, the Red Army seemed to have predicted it in advance.
The missile platoon, which was covered with camouflage cloth and disguised in the army, suddenly took off its camouflage and locked onto the Blue Army's armed helicopter, firing several surface-to-air missiles in succession.
The Blue Army did not expect the Red Army to be so bold that they dared to send their only missile platoon to the front line, without fear of any mishaps during the high-intensity fighting on the front line and being blown up by the Blue Army's artillery, thus losing a valuable trump card.
Because we didn't prepare enough in advance, we were caught off guard.
An armed helicopter was shot down in one encounter.
The other armed helicopter that came with it was frightened by the surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile, and immediately lowered its altitude and fled away in disgrace.
The Blue Army's armed helicopter was tricked and its combat effectiveness plummeted by 30%.
The Blue Army only has three armed helicopters.
In order to wipe out the damn anti-aircraft platoon, the Blue Army's heavy artillery unit also joined the battle and began to lock on the Red Army's heavy artillery company for a counterattack.
However, the Red Army's heavy artillery company was always on the move, and the Blue Army's heavy artillery was simply unable to accurately lock onto it.
There's no way to control it.
Perhaps the Blue Army was stunned by the fierce momentum of the Red Army, or perhaps it was some kind of tactical retreat, and it began to gradually withdraw from the front line.
After abandoning the first outermost line of defense, all members retreated to the second line of defense to continue defending.
In order to cover the retreat of the main force of the first line of defense, the mobile defense team that had appeared briefly and then disappeared appeared again at this time.
Launch harassment operations against the Red Army from the left side, tie down the Red Army's momentum and provide cover for the retreat of the main force of the Blue Army.
The entire deployment seemed to be flawless. It was understandable that the Blue Army sent out a mobile defense unit to provide cover in order to prevent being pursued by the Red Army.
However, things are far from that simple, and the Blues' ultimate move is hidden in it. (End of this chapter)