Chapter 352 The Russian commander-in-chief was furious!
Chapter 352 The Russian commander-in-chief was furious!
The restrictions imposed by the mountains on mechanized heavy troops do not include the "armored special forces" unique to the 7th Steel Battalion.
In the Zhurihe confrontation exercise, the armored special forces of the 7th Steel Battalion performed extremely well. When the electronic confrontation fell into a passive situation, they resolutely stood up and took up the heavy burden.
The Blue Army was completely suppressed in ground reconnaissance, and a lot of key intelligence was obtained for the 7th Steel Battalion.
It can be said.
The 7th Steel Battalion was able to win that battle thanks to ground reconnaissance.
The fact that armored special forces can display such outstanding strength and achieve such excellent results on the desert plains is enough to prove how powerful he is.
Now that we have arrived at the more hidden mountain environment, intelligence reconnaissance will be easier.
This means it is more suitable for armored special forces operations.
The armored special forces' reconnaissance and combat in the mountains and forests is like giving a tiger a pair of wings, which at least doubles its combat effectiveness.
Two hours later.
The three combat platoons sent out by the Special Reconnaissance Company all completed their respective reconnaissance missions extremely well and continuously transmitted a large amount of extremely valuable intelligence.
Almost all the information about the Blue Army's frontline was retrieved.
It is equivalent to that at this moment, the Blue Army troops, except for the artillery units in the rear, have become transparent in front of the 7th Steel Battalion.
In contrast, the Red Army's command center had obtained very little intelligence.
It would have been bad enough that we got little intelligence from the front line, but what was even more frustrating was that many of the Red Army scouts sent out were discovered by the Blue Army and killed.
Before the two sides officially exchanged fire, the Red Army had already lost more than a dozen scouts.
The Red Army troops, as the attacking side, performed so poorly at the beginning. Dmitry, the commander-in-chief of the Red Army, was so angry that his head was buzzing.
If he only had the title of commander-in-chief, he would not be the immediate superior of other regiment leaders.
Dmitri is about to call people names and curse them!
The commander of the Red Army Motorized Infantry Regiment, which was in charge of the preliminary reconnaissance work, was also having a headache at this time. The failure of the reconnaissance had made him lose face.
In order to save face, they had no choice but to continue sending out the investigation team.
The motorized infantry regiment only had one reconnaissance company, and more than a dozen of them had "died" before the two sides even exchanged fire. If a formal fight were to start, this amount of manpower would be completely insufficient.
The commander of the motorized infantry regiment was well aware of this, but he had no way to change it.
You can only take one step at a time and go as far as you can.
First, we must fight a good battle in the preliminary reconnaissance and obtain the key intelligence needed before the Red Army attacks, so that the Red Army troops can take action.
After all, the exercise had already started for most of the day. If the Red Army did not make some moves quickly, it would be embarrassing.
Even if the script for the exercise was written in advance, the Red Army had to show a certain level of strength to hold the scene, otherwise the exercise could not go on.
Just when the Red Army was in a state of panic and trying every possible means to collect intelligence from the Blue Army's front line.
It doesn't matter how much key information we get, we just want to gather clear information about the Blue Army's front-line deployment so that the Red Army can launch a targeted attack.
If the Red Army knew that the 7th Steel Battalion had already thoroughly investigated the Southern Army by then.
I’m sure the expressions of Dmitri and the others will be very interesting!
While conducting reconnaissance, the scouts of the 7th Steel Battalion not only detected all the intelligence on the Blue Army's front line, but also took in the poor reconnaissance performance of the Red Army's scouts.
It was also transmitted back to the headquarters of the 7th Steel Battalion as intelligence on the battlefield.
"I said these Russians are paper tigers. They look strong and powerful, but they are actually incompetent and can't even understand intelligence."
"That's it? That's it? You're still trying to trip us up. Aren't you afraid that we'll break your legs?"
"With the speed at which they gather intelligence, I bet we won't be able to figure out the Blue Army's deployment until tomorrow morning."
"After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is in a state of complete ruin. The military has become a mess."
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The officers in the battalion headquarters were talking to each other, and they were all sighing at the Russian army's combat effectiveness.
No wonder a country's national strength often represents the combat effectiveness of its army. The Russian army is a typical example. Without money, the army will collapse.
Originally, some people were a little insecure about Chen Jun's arrogant idea - to sell a reinforced regiment for a battalion.
After seeing the performance of the Red Army scouts, the last of his concerns completely disappeared.
The desire to fight reaches its peak!
"There is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'It is impolite not to reciprocate.' Since you always want to cause trouble for us, I must give you a big gift in return."
When Chen Jun learned that the Red Army's main force had failed to conduct reconnaissance, he decided to take this opportunity to be a good guy. He compiled some intelligence information and sent someone to deliver it quickly to the Red Army headquarters.
"Old Chen, you are the one who came up with this trick, haha."
Gao Cheng saw through Chen Jun's intention at a glance and grinned particularly brightly.
Those who can stay in the battalion headquarters are all smart people. Others also know that Chen Jun’s move seems to be helping the Red Army Command, but in fact it is giving him a big favor.
Deliberately disgusting them!
In fact, the Red Army headquarters was really disgusted.
Before they could get any intelligence about the casualties on their side, the Chinese combined battalion that was deliberately sent to the front line as cannon fodder actually got the intelligence first.
I even sent them a copy and added a few words at the end:
"Our scouts have discovered that the Red Army reconnaissance unit has suffered heavy losses on the front line. As a Red Army support unit, it is necessary to help friendly forces. We have sent you key intelligence to help the main force solve its urgent needs."
On the surface, these words seem to be full of concern and are the Chinese troops' heartfelt help to the Russian troops.
In fact, every word was full of sarcasm, mocking the large Russian army as "waste". Such a large reinforced regiment was not even as good as a battalion.
Commander-in-chief Dmitry is not a fool, so how could he not understand the hidden irony here?
His face, which was already red from anger, immediately turned blue.
His hands were clenched tightly.
He wanted to pick up the radio immediately and call the headquarters of the 7th Steel Battalion to vent his anger, but the heavy feeling of powerlessness prevented him from raising his hand.
Because he couldn't refute it at all.
The commander-in-chief Dmitri, who had nowhere to vent his anger, could only comfort himself by deceiving himself: "It's fake, this information must be fake.
We haven't received any accurate information, how could they have done it with just one battalion?"
Dmitri deceived himself with such lies, repeated them in his mind several times, and forced himself to believe them. Only then did he feel a little better.
Force yourself to lie.
This is indeed a unique skill.
Unfortunately, Dmitry's emotions did not calm down for long, because soon explosive news came from the front line, completely shattering his humble self-esteem.
Because once the news from the front comes back, his self-deceiving excuses will be exposed.
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Half an hour ago, Chen Jun sent someone to deliver the intelligence to the Red Army headquarters. He looked at the time and it was already past seven in the evening. The troops had finished dinner and were ready for battle.
Everything is ready and the east wind is coming.
What are you waiting for?
Just get started!!
Based on the intelligence from the front-line reconnaissance, Chen Jun set his first target on Hill 113.
The reason why we set our target on this high ground is that among the intelligence obtained, this high ground is the most valuable and most suitable for a good start.
There was only one motorized infantry company stationed on Hill 113, and it sounded like there wasn't much to fight for.
A reinforced battalion attacking an infantry company is like college students attacking a kindergarten. It is not difficult at all and does not seem to be a good target.
After all, the first battle has the advantage of first mover advantage, and hitting a big target will bring greater benefits.
The reason why Chen Jun chose Hill 113 to attack was mainly because he had his eyes on the two tank companies behind the hill and the extremely valuable supply points.
The Blue Army sent supplies from the rear to the front, and then transferred them to other positions through this place.
In the opinion of the commander-in-chief of the Blue Army, the anti-reconnaissance defenses on the front line were very tight, and it was difficult for the Red Army reconnaissance personnel to infiltrate. Even if a few of them slipped through the net, they would not be able to penetrate the tank positions in the middle.
Finally, we found the material distribution point which was in a very safe location behind the tank position.
The commander-in-chief of the Blue Army is also an experienced veteran. He has participated in many army exercises in the country and is proficient in various traditional fighting methods.
However, during the exercises, his targets were always the Russian army, and the enemies he faced were always at the same level as the Russian army.
So from our own perspective, with the current combat effectiveness and level of the Red Army, it is impossible for the scouts to penetrate these two lines of defense.
Even with the 7th Steel Battalion from China, the Blues don't think they can do anything weird.
Just 20 or 30 years ago, China still needed to learn a lot from them. It was their younger brother and had no right to be on an equal footing with them.
The Russian military still has the same mentality as at that time, and still considers itself the "hegemon" of the Soviet era.
I don't know.
Many years ago, the army used to be the little brothers who called them big brothers every day and needed their technical support. Now, its development has far surpassed theirs.
Especially the 7th Steel Battalion sent here this time, they are invincible in the country.
The two lines of defense of infantry and tanks set up by the Blue Army are like a fishing net full of loopholes in front of the heavily armed special forces, and they can come and go almost freely.
The material distribution point hidden behind the tank seemed perfect to the Blue Army commander.
The reality has already been exposed!
The stir-fry tactics carried out by the 7th Steel Battalion this time are actually a variant and upgraded version of guerrilla warfare. Once the troops attack, they will rotate at high speed and maintain high-speed mobile operations.
Therefore, the 7th Steel Battalion was basically deployed with the entire battalion, maintaining the combat formation and pushing forward as a whole.
Only the Army Aviation Company stayed in the rear on standby!
The reconnaissance personnel were in the front acting as "scouts", and the two tank companies were divided into two groups and advanced forward in parallel to clear the way, followed closely by the armored infantry company.
Later on came the battalion headquarters, special reconnaissance company, support company, electronic warfare company and other units.
The 7th Steel Battalion is the force that takes the initiative to attack. All the units of the Blue Army are in the front, and the front has been checked cleanly enough, so there is no need to worry about being attacked from behind by the enemy.
Even if a small group of troops really infiltrates, there is still a special operations platoon responsible for protecting the battalion headquarters.
The Army Aviation Company on standby in the rear can also provide support from the air at any time and anywhere. Within the scope of this training ground, it only takes about ten minutes for a helicopter to fly through it.
Not panicking at all!
However, it only takes a few minutes for a helicopter to be in the sky, but it is a completely different matter for a car to be on the ground, which takes more than ten times the time.
The distance from the rear to the Blue Army's front line is only twenty kilometers.
The 113th Steel Battalion ran along the rugged road in the mountainous terrain for more than an hour before reaching the combat point - a col 2 kilometers away from Hill .
"It's 8:50 pm now, about the same time, let's start the Fried Liver Plan No. 1."
As soon as the troops arrived at the location, Chen Jun issued the combat order.
The specific tactics under the Chaogan tactical system had already been formulated by the staff into a specific action plan and issued under the personal participation and guidance of Chen Jun and Gao Cheng.
Each company that received the details of the action plan was already clear about its respective tasks.
Operation No. 113 Liver Stir-Fry was aimed at Hill .
As long as the code name of the action is issued to each company, there is no need to say any more words. The company commanders of each company can carry out the action independently according to the action plan.
The first to be dispatched was the Information Company, which was prepared to disrupt communications at any time.
The two tank companies advanced 1.5 kilometers and sought a hidden firing position meters away from the Blue Army's position.
All the guns in the heavy artillery company loaded their shells and adjusted their coordinates to Hill 113.
The main attacking force was the armored infantry company.
Nine crews, all equipped with Type 86 infantry fighting vehicles, advanced towards Hill 113 from the front and finally stopped in the woods meters away to wait for orders.
The slope in front of Hill 113 is relatively gentle, and armored vehicles can rush straight to the top of the mountain at full speed.
This is also one of the reasons why Chen Jun chose Hill 113!
Once the target on the top of the mountain is eliminated, they can quickly move deeper inside. As long as they cross the tank position, they can destroy the material distribution point with ease.
After the battle, relying on the mobility advantage of the armored vehicles, some people quickly returned along the same route to avoid being surrounded by the Blue Army reinforcements.
"Report to the steel mill, Xuanwu No. 1 is in position, over."
"Report to the steel mill, Xuanwu II is in position, over."
"Reporting to the steel mill, White Tiger One is in position, over."
"Reporting to the steel mill, Qinglong No. 1 is in position, over."
"Reporting to the steel mill, Suzaku is ready."
After each unit arrived at the designated location and completed pre-war preparations, they reported to the battalion headquarters one after another.
"action!!"
All units were in place and Chen Jun gave decisive orders.
China's participation in the first battle of the Russian Army's Vostok 2000 strategic exercise, which was also the first exercise of the Vostok Army abroad since the founding of the People's Republic of China, officially kicked off.
The first to launch the attack was the information company, and the jamming vehicle started to jam communications on the high ground.
The goal is to cut off the Highland Blues' communications!
This made it impossible for the Blue Army troops on Hill 113 to report the specific situation to the Blue Army Command, thus buying more time for the th Steel Battalion's attack.
"Huh? Why can't I contact the battalion headquarters? The signal in this mountain is shit."
The Russian troops on the high ground discovered that the signal was interrupted, but they did not suspect that it was caused by interference from the troops. They thought it was because of the poor signal in the deep mountains.
What they didn't know was that a group of armored behemoths were lying in ambush just a few hundred meters in front of their position.
(End of this chapter)