Chapter 351: Crazy? Kill a reinforcement group?
The 7th Steel Battalion is a self-contained system capable of fighting independently and can be completely separated from the main force.
This is the advantage of a dedicated combined force.
It is also one of the greatest advantages of the combined forces.
A regular battalion usually has a single type of troops and can only cooperate with large forces in coordinated operations. If it enters the battlefield alone, the role it can play is very small.
Once the 7th Steel Battalion under the command of Chen Jun takes action, it will be like an arrow shot from a bow and will definitely not come back.
It will be completely disconnected from the Red Army troops.
Therefore, the preparation work before departure is very important, especially the need to formulate a complete battle plan and carry out actions based on the battle plan.
If the beginning is not good, the difficulty will be at least several times higher.
After all, they were in the completely unfamiliar territory of Russia, and in the mountainous jungles which were the most disadvantageous for mechanized troops, which greatly affected the mobility of the 7th Steel Battalion.
If they advance too far into the Blue Army-controlled area, they will be surrounded by the Blue Army's large forces.
Being surrounded by five or six thousand people is not a good thing.
Chen Jun has always been a man who appears to be careless but is careful and meticulous. He never fights a battle without confidence, so he specially convened a meeting to discuss before setting off.
The core of the meeting is one -
How to fight this battle?
In addition to the staff group and the battalion team, the meeting was attended by the company commanders of the eight companies below. The main purpose was to pool ideas and discuss freely.
After half an hour of discussion, with Chen Jun not speaking, the group generally split into two tactical factions.
The "wild faction" is headed by Battalion Commander Gao Cheng!
The idea of this group of people came from self-confidence. After seeing with their own eyes that the Russian army was so old and was still just a motorized infantry regiment, they had no worries at all.
Everyone thinks that the combat effectiveness of the Russian troops in the Blue Army is definitely not as good as that of the domestic heavy armored regiments.
Any heavy armored regiment can be easily defeated by the Russian army.
The elite troops sent out by the domestic heavy armored regiment were defeated by Zhurihe's heavy combined battalion even though their two battalions were dispatched. Zhurihe easily won more than ten consecutive victories.
This proves the combat effectiveness of the Zhurihe Combined Battalion, which at least has the capital to challenge three heavy armored battalions.
The 7th Steel Battalion performed even better in the exercise, defeating the combined battalion in Zhurihe with absolute strength, which means that the 7th Steel Battalion could also defeat three heavy armored battalions.
The Chinese heavy armored regiment defeated the Russian motorized infantry regiment, the Zhurihe heavy combined battalion defeated the heavy armored battalion, and the 7th Steel Battalion defeated the Zhurihe heavy combined battalion with absolute strength.
Convert it in this way.
This means that the 7th Steel Battalion can at least fight head-on with three or even four Russian motorized infantry battalions, which is roughly equivalent to being able to engage in head-on combat with the Russian motorized infantry regiment.
Since one of our men can defeat an entire regiment of the enemy, and the enemy's forces have to defend their positions, they are bound to be separated.
So what else is there to be afraid of?
Just go for it!
In Gao Cheng's words, "Tsk, why think so much, just do as I say, first do the hard ones, kill them all with full firepower, and take down some of their high ground.
If we scare these Russians into submission and make them all lose their temper, then we can control them at will. We can wipe them out in two days."
Gao Cheng's words were indeed a bit arrogant, which was consistent with his competitive and arrogant personality.
Not a brainless person.
If they really had to fight the Blue Army on the opposite side, with the configuration and firepower of the 7th Steel Battalion, they would not be too weak and would have no pressure in taking down several battalions in one go.
By the time other Blue Army troops arrive to support, the 7th Steel Battalion will be mobile enough and have enough time to move.
When motorization fights mechanization, it is bound to be pulled apart.
The company commanders and staff officers, who are straightforward and direct in their work, all agree very much with Gao Cheng's idea, accounting for about three-fifths of the total number of people.
The other faction felt it was too radical, and their leader was Chief of Staff Man Guangzhi.
After several years of hard study and research, Man Guangzhi, who has deeply understood the essence of Chen Jun's cautiousness, believes that Gao Cheng's style of play is too ostentatious.
It is true that the 7th Steel Battalion is strong, but having strength does not mean that it has to show it all off.
Everything on the battlefield is always changing rapidly, nothing can be 100% confirmed, and no one knows what will happen in the next second.
Therefore, Man Guangzhi prefers to plan before taking action.
Since the situation is unclear now, just put in 50% of your effort first, and keep the remaining 50% as a backup.
After thoroughly understanding the situation of the Blue Army and the combat attitude of the Red Army and having absolute control over the battlefield, we will kill the Blue Army in one go.
It is indeed safer to take it step by step, and you can achieve victory at the lowest cost.
The downside is that it looks a bit cramped.
Both Man Guangzhi and Gao Cheng’s ideas are correct. Both of their tactics are feasible to a certain extent and can basically demonstrate the strength of the 7th Steel Battalion.
Gaocheng's style of play is more aggressive, but saves more time. Its disadvantage is that its ability to respond is poor.
Man Guangzhi's fighting style is more stable, with a lower combat loss ratio, but its disadvantage is that it is more time-consuming.
Both sides felt that their own style of play was more appropriate, and they spoke frankly about their strengths and weaknesses, and also put forward action plans that they believed were feasible.
But neither side could convince the other, but they didn't get really angry either.
After all, everyone present knew very well who was the real boss of the 7th Steel Battalion, and the final decision on what tactics to use would be made by Chen Jun.
Chen Jun saw that the discussion had lasted for half an hour and that he had basically said everything that needed to be said.
So he coughed twice, and the discussion stopped immediately.
"I think you've almost finished your discussion. It basically boils down to two styles of play. Both are good, but both have obvious shortcomings. I have some ideas of my own. Let me share them with you to see if they are feasible."
Chen Jun is the real master of tactics. When everyone saw that Chen Jun was going to talk about tactics, they all turned their eyes over, waiting to hear Chen Jun's insights.
"This is a mountainous area with dense jungles. It is indeed not suitable for mechanized troops to fight. But everything is a double-edged sword. There are disadvantages and advantages."
Chen Jun walked to the hanging military map and said with his baton: "The area controlled by the Blue Army is all medium and low mountains. The height is not high, but it is very steep. It is basically difficult for tanks to climb up.
Only a few high grounds with stronger off-road capabilities and lighter armored vehicles may be able to go up.
Our armored vehicles were very limited and could not climb up easily. The Russian troops guarding the positions were all infantry and could not rush down either.
And as long as we don't rush up the mountain, the foot of the mountain will still be our world.
Although the mountains restrict our mobility, the jungle is also our natural shelter, which can conceal our whereabouts to the greatest extent. "
Chen Jun analyzed the terrain of both sides, and then talked about the most critical core.
Everyone knew that the key point had arrived and they all perked up.
“If we understand the situations faced by both sides, we can turn all disadvantages into advantages and find hope for a breakthrough in difficult situations.
My idea is to use these characteristics to maximize the advantages of mechanized troops, take advantage of the disadvantages of motorized troops, maximize the combat effectiveness of the 7th Steel Company, and formulate targeted tactics. "
And I have come up with a set of tactics, which I named the "Stir-fried Liver Tactics"! "
Stir-fry tactics? ?
Grass tank strategy?
Everyone was confused and didn't understand at all.
"Could it be that you are talking about the capital's specialty, fried liver?" Only instructor Ma Tianxiang, who is from the capital, correctly guessed which word Chen Jun was talking about.
But he still couldn't understand how the fried liver snack that this old capital man made for breakfast was related to tactics.
In his opinion.
This is going in the opposite direction and has nothing to do with each other.
"Old Chen, stop keeping us in suspense. What's with the fried liver and fried meat? I don't want any snacks to go with the wine. Tell us what's going on quickly." Gao Cheng was so anxious that he took the initiative to ask.
"I've eaten Lao Du Shi's fried liver before, it's okay. But I don't know how your fried liver method tastes, haha." Man Guangzhi said with a smile.
The others also chatted at once, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed as they laughed.
"It seems that everyone knows about stir-fried liver, so that's easy to say."
Seeing that everyone's interest was aroused, Chen Jun slowly explained: "I'm sure everyone knows how to eat fried liver best.
According to the old traditional way of eating, you have to turn the bowl and eat it in circles. This is the most authentic and delicious way.
The tactical play I was thinking of was like eating fried liver. I would refuse to rush in headfirst, but would just play around the periphery of the Blues, and slowly move in circles.
We have the jungle to conceal our whereabouts, we have the advantage of mobility, and we can fight against opponents of the same level.
With the absolute advantages in these three aspects, as long as we use the fried liver tactics well, we can definitely eat up the most Blue Army troops at the lowest cost.
Even swallowing up the entire Blue Army reinforcement group is probably not impossible."
What the hell? ? ?
Destroy a reinforcement group? ?
Everyone, including Man Guangzhi and Gao Cheng, were stunned by Chen Jun's words.
Even Gao Cheng, who advocated a violent and radical fighting style, was shocked by Chen Jun's ambition and said in astonishment: "Old Chen, that's a reinforced regiment, and we only have one battalion. Wouldn't it be a bit…"
Gao Cheng didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone present understood.
One person leads a regiment, which is like a snake swallowing an elephant.
If this impossible feat is accomplished, this battle will definitely become epic, and the 7th Steel Battalion will become a truly legendary unit.
But if you end up being too greedy and die of it, it would become a complete joke.
and so.
Gao Cheng felt very uneasy.
But for some reason, deep down in his heart, he was looking forward to it.
My heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.
"Yes, deputy battalion commander, this is a reinforced regiment with nearly 6,000 people. Even if it's 6,000 pigs, it won't be easy to chop them all up."
Man Guangzhi was also frightened.
I was frightened by Chen Jun's ambition.
The other staff officers and instructor Chen Tianxiang also had incredible expressions on their faces after they came to their senses after being extremely shocked.
I had thought that if I could wipe out a few battalions of the Blue Army, this battle would be considered a glorious one.
But they didn't expect their "boss".
He actually wanted to eat the other person whole in one bite.
"Since we're all here, we have to give it our all. If we just go back without any preparation, wouldn't that be a waste of an opportunity? After four days of sitting on a hard-seat train, don't you want to return with a full load?"
Not only did Chen Jun look at everyone, the burning fighting spirit in his eyes was like a match, seeming to ignite everyone's ambitions.
"Yeah, it's just a one-shot deal, why not a big one?"
Everyone was infected by Chen Jun's ideas, and this idea popped into their minds. As time went on, they felt more and more that they had to do it.
Feeling the change in the man's expression, Chen Jun knew that his words had worked.
He immediately gave another reassurance and said, “Although my goal is a bit strong, my liver-frying tactics are actually very stable.
Even if the car overturns in the end, it won't have much impact.
Because as long as we use this tactic, we have killed a large number of blue troops before the overturn. According to my conservative estimate, we can at least kill the strength of a regular regiment.
By exchanging a battalion for a regiment, even if our ultimate plan fails, we will still win with honor.
but……"
Chen Jun emphasized the tone of these two words.
"If we can really wipe out the entire Blue Army and wipe out a reinforced regiment, the Red Army won't even have a chance to survive.
The rewards that can bring us are absolutely extremely generous.
This kind of risk-free bet? If you still don't dare to take it, then you should stop calling yourself a man and just cut off your two ounces of meat and become a woman."
Chen Jun's speech was neither long nor short, but he used various tricks.
With such persuasion, intimidation, inducement and provocation, all the officers of the 7th Steel Battalion were completely controlled by Chen Jun.
Everyone was so stimulated that their faces turned red and they could no longer control their emotions.
"We must do it."
"Take a chance and your bicycle will turn into a motorcycle. If you lose, you can still drive away on the bicycle. Only a fool would not do this business."
"As expected of our deputy battalion commander, his methods are a hundred times more clever than ours."
"If we can really eat up the entire reinforcement regiment, how awesome will it be when we go back this time? Tsk tsk tsk, I simply can't even think about it."
……
All the cadres of the Seventh Steel Battalion became excited, which meant that the liver-stirring tactic was passed unanimously.
Once the specific tactical play is determined, the next step is to add details around the tactical play so that the tactics can be better executed.
Another hour passed in this discussion, and it was already past three in the afternoon.
The tactical play has been thoroughly perfected. As Chen Jun once again took control of the supreme command of the 7th Steel Battalion, he issued orders to each unit.
After setting up a simple camp and resting for a few hours, the Steel Seventh Battalion has adjusted its condition to its best.
Officially entering full combat status!
The entire battalion has entered a state of readiness for combat. The combat troops keep their guns in their hands and the logistics troops stay in their vehicles, ready to set off at any time.
The special reconnaissance company, which has become semi-specialized, has deployed all its troops except the special operations platoon.
The three platoons were divided into nine reconnaissance vehicle groups and arranged to go to nine different directions to conduct all-round close reconnaissance of the Blue Army's front line.
The information company's confrontation platoon was also activated to intercept and detect all communications of the Blue Army.
Ground and electronic, dual reconnaissance is dispatched together.
The Blue Army will definitely be thoroughly investigated. (End of this chapter)