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Chapter 522 Are they really treating me like dirt?! [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

Zhao Weihong was unaware that he had been targeted by his own "family".

At this moment, he is sitting in a speeding truck, heading to Dingshan Base, thousands of miles away.

Although she didn't have a steering wheel in her hands, Zhao Weihong still kept her eyes wide open, paying attention to the road conditions ahead. Every now and then, she would hand the driver a lit cigarette, filling the driver's seat with smoke that lingered for a long time.

Unfortunately.

Zhao Weihong encountered the worst situation during the troop movement.

The division headquarters, namely Guan Jiwu, ordered them to be on the move and reach the Dingshan base in the shortest possible time.

This means that for the next few days, Zhao Weihong and the driver will not be able to close their eyes, and at most they can only take a short nap while eating and refueling.

In fact, if you really drive at full speed on the highway, it takes less than a day to get from Shuzhou to Dingshan base.

But this is an ideal situation, and it is simply impossible for it to happen in the military.

120 kilometers per hour.

This is the maximum speed that a convoy can travel on the highway in accordance with safety regulations; in reality, it will only be lower.

For example, right now, the convoy's overall speed is only about 80 kilometers per hour, and it has to turn onto the national highway from time to time, so it can't go any faster.

Many of the national highways in the southwest region are dirt roads built along the mountains, with one bend after another. Even a slightly faster speed can easily lead to an accident.

As for why we had to take the national highway, it's because the complex geographical environment of the southwest region meant that many troops were stationed independently.

When it came time to move to the target location in the form of an entire regiment or battalion, these units had to depart from their respective bases, meet up with each other on the road, and complete the assembly. This meant that they had to pass through many additional locations. Only after the assembly was completely completed could they head straight for the Dingshan base, which was the target.

Guan Jiwu was pressing them urgently, so they could only make do with the drivers and escorting officers.

Fortunately, the military coordinated a train line for the 149th Division to transport heavy equipment such as infantry fighting vehicles and tanks.

Otherwise, Zhao Weihong and her group would probably have arrived at the Dingshan base a few days later.

The trip has just begun, and the driver and Zhao Weihong are in good spirits, even having the time to chat.

"Platoon leader, how many drills have you participated in?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Weihong was immediately lost in memories, and after a moment she spoke with a touch of nostalgia.

"We've only ever had one exercise at the regimental level, nothing like the large-scale exercise we're on now."

"But that exercise still left a deep impression on me, and I still remember it vividly to this day."

Upon hearing this, the driver immediately perked up, gripping the steering wheel while speaking to Zhao Weihong with a touch of pride.

"Hehe, I've experienced more than you."

"Including this exercise, I've served in the military for seven years and have already experienced three large-scale military exercises!"

The driver's words fully demonstrate the significance of the "First Division in Southwest China".

Let alone ordinary troops, even many elite troops with similar reputations may not be able to experience three large-scale exercises in seven years!

This only shows that the 149th Division has not missed any large-scale exercises involving the Sichuan-Chongqing military region, and has performed excellently every time. This is how it has maintained its status as the "uncrowned king" among its brother units for so long!

"Then I'll have to ask you for your guidance."

What has been our division's combat style in the past?

All in all, Zhao Weihong only stayed in the 446th Regiment for less than half a year. During that time, she was either preparing for combat assessments or exercises, so she didn't really know much about the history of the 446th Regiment over the past few years.

He was well aware that the 149th Division was very skilled in mountain defense operations.

However, defense in a military sense has many different concepts.

The defensive battles commanded by different commanders often produce vastly different results, which are usually determined by the commander's personal command style and the unit's combat style.

Zhao Weihong's question stumped the driver.

Despite serving in the army for seven years, he remained a non-commissioned officer throughout that time and never received any systematic training in military theory.

Asking him to systematically summarize and analyze the 149th Division's past exercises from a professional military perspective is indeed asking too much.

But the driver clearly didn't want to miss this opportunity.

In his mind, this was no longer just a simple chat.

Instead, it was "guidance" given to a recipient of two first-class merit awards, and the 446th Regiment's recognized "living father"!

Such opportunities don't just appear out of thin air!

Once the exercise is over, he'll tell everyone about it, and he'll be able to walk all over the regiment like a hog.

With this in mind, the driver immediately racked his brains to come up with a speech, wanting to give Zhao Weihong, a high-achieving student who had studied for three years, a little "grassroots shock".

Unfortunately, due to his limited skills, the driver couldn't figure out the tricks of the past few exercises for a while, and could only honestly admit it.

"Commanding style. Actually, there isn't really a style."

"We just kept moving back and forth between positions, leading those idiots around in the mountains, and eventually we won."

"Those who can be led around by us are all quite capable."

"Many troops couldn't even break through the frontal defenses; they were simply worn down by us!"

Although the driver's description was somewhat abstract, Zhao Weihong still understood the 149th Division's combat style.

When Zhao Weihong heard Guan Jiwu's title of "master of positional defense warfare," she thought he was a commander who excelled at building defensive lines and fighting tough battles.

But after hearing what the driver said, Zhao Weihong realized that Guan Jiwu was fighting a tough battle that was anything but "rigid".

This is clearly mobile warfare in a defensive posture!

This tactic also has a very famous name in the military field.

Flexible defense tactics!
In simple terms, flexible defense tactics do not focus on the defense of the "front line," but rather on expanding the defensive area to the "area." Through flexible transfers and deployments, it avoids the enemy's key strikes and, when necessary, even allows strong enemies to penetrate deep into the position. Then, it encircles and annihilates the enemy that has penetrated too far in the movement. It is a tactic that is highly proactive.

However, this tactic has certain requirements for the operational area and can be considered a branch of tactics under the "deep battle theory".

After all, you need enough space to maneuver and move around.

If you try to "make a big show of things in a small space," even the most capable commander won't be able to come up with anything interesting.

Guan Jiwu was the only commander Zhao Weihong had ever heard of who was capable of conducting "flexible defense" operations in a limited mountainous area.

Thinking of this, Zhao Weihong immediately became interested and prepared to take advantage of this exercise to learn from her junior colleague. It was precisely because of his experience on the southwestern front that Guan Jiwu developed his unique command style!
Although Zhao Weihong did not intend to become a commander like Guan Jiwu, who was known for his defensive skills.

Even now that she's in the motorized infantry regiment, Zhao Weihong still longs for the armored torrent and the fierce, fiery attack!
Steel and cannons.

This is true romance for men!

But a qualified commander must be able to both defend and attack in order to face the complex and ever-changing nature of war!
In the following days, Zhao Weihong asked the driver many questions about his past experiences in the exercises.

What impressed Zhao Weihong the most was that the 149th Division had maintained an extremely impressive record of complete victory in all exercises over the past ten years, without losing even a single small match!

Zhao Weihong finally learned about the first opponent she was about to face from the newsletter during the march!
39th Army Group, 116th Division!
"Old Zhao! You've finally met your family!"

"You'd better show these women what it means to be a married daughter, like water spilled from a bowl!"

Hearing Hu Yiming's gloating voice on the walkie-talkie, Zhao Weihong rolled her eyes and didn't bother to respond.

You're the one who's a grown woman!
After another day and night of marching, Zhao Weihong, with bloodshot eyes, finally arrived at the Dingshan training base located in Shandong!
Soon, this base, covering nearly a thousand square kilometers, will become a real battlefield, where fierce battles between tigers will unfold in front of military observers from around the world!

Upon entering the base, Zhao Weihong and the soldiers, who had been working tirelessly for days, did not get the rest they had been looking forward to. Instead, under the guidance of the base staff, they went to the armory to collect the various equipment needed for the exercise.

All weapons will use blank cartridges without bullets, and the guns will also be equipped with infrared firing systems.

If paired with a sensor suit that everyone wears, smoke will appear when someone is "hit," indicating that they have died.

Furthermore, the weapons and equipment carried by the person will be automatically locked, preventing them from harming enemy targets.

This training equipment, specifically designed to simulate real combat environments, was imported from abroad at great expense back then, and has only recently achieved complete domestic production.

Since the beginning of the new century, the Yan Kingdom has been able to organize so many live-fire combat exercises, and this system has played an indispensable role in that.

After such a long journey, the 446th Regiment was naturally exhausted, and many, like Zhao Weihong, had bloodshot eyes.

However, this applies to both officers and soldiers.

Even the new recruits who had only been in their units for two months did not complain at all; they simply stood silently in the ranks, waiting to receive their equipment.

They were like a pack of silent wolves, making their final preparations for the hunt.

Their silence was not due to exhaustion or numbness, but rather the calm before the storm!

After receiving all the exercise equipment and conducting a simple test to confirm its effectiveness,

Zhao Weihong and her group boarded the vehicle again and headed deeper into the base, towards the position they needed to defend in this exercise.

During the journey, Zhao Weihong noticed the extremely complex terrain of the Dingshan training base.

After traversing several kilometers of flat terrain, the base immediately revealed its ferocious "fangs" to every soldier who arrived!

Dense forests, mountains, steep slopes, and swamps!

Aside from the snowfields, which are limited by weather conditions, almost every type of landform on this planet can be found in this base!
In addition, Zhao Weihong also discovered a large number of man-made facilities.

Triangular cones, barbed wire, anti-tank ditches, and bunkers hidden in the dense forest.

The entire base was like a porcupine with its claws outstretched. Zhao Weihong had only briefly put herself in the role of the attacker when she felt overwhelmed and had no idea where to start!

Needless to say.

This must be Guan Jiwu's doing!
Zhao Weihong even suspected that the Dingshan base might not be satisfied with the previous fortification layout, which was why it tried to bring Guan Jiwu over.

The distance is less than fifty kilometers.

It took the 446th Regiment a full hour to finally reach the core area of ​​the base.

The moment Zhao Weihong jumped out of the driver's seat, she suddenly felt a sense of transformation. After taking a deep breath of air, she began to survey the surrounding terrain.

The road was lined with lush, towering forests that stretched to the sky. Not far away, there was a small hut, about a few square meters in size, which looked like it was for the referees.

Further along the road was a hillside that wasn't very high, but was extremely steep. Zhao Weihong could tell at a glance that, given the performance of the Type 96 tank, it would be almost impossible for it to climb the hillside.

This hillside is the last position that the 149th Division needs to defend in this exercise.

Five days.

If the attacking side manages to plant their flag on the mountaintop within five days, they will declare victory.

Conversely, the 149th Division, which held out for five days, was victorious.

The exercise rules were very simple, yet they were "bloody" enough.

Because both the attacking and defending sides will fight around such a clear objective, it will eventually evolve into an extremely brutal meat grinder!

Although the battle has not yet officially begun.

But Zhao Weihong had already glimpsed the ferocity of this exercise from the combat objectives and battlefield environment!

Meanwhile, the Second Company, led by Hu Yiming, had already ventured deep into the dense forest to set up a temporary camp and command post.

Zhao Weihong thought that once the camp was set up, they would be able to rest for a while.

Unexpectedly, just as the soldiers in the row began hammering nails into the ground, Hu Yiming, who also looked exhausted, came over and gestured to Zhao Weihong.

"Old Zhao, our mission has been assigned."

As he spoke, Hu Yiming handed the A4 paper, covered with lines and patterns, to Zhao Weihong.

Zhao Weihong thought it was a detailed map of the exercise site and was about to take it and study it carefully.

Who would have thought that as Zhao Weihong watched, she suddenly realized something was wrong!
Isn't this blueprint for engineering operations?
It's a hand-drawn photocopy! If Zhao Weihong hadn't studied this kind of material, she wouldn't have been able to recognize it at all!

"Company commander, what does this mean?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yiming gave a weak smile.

"Isn't it all in the picture?"

"This is our company's defensive zone and line of defense. The command has ordered us to start digging immediately."

"Turn the paper over, yes, the back."

"These are the construction standards for trenches, communication trenches, and foxholes, etc."

Zhao Weihong: "."

Are you really treating me like a piece of trash?
(End of this chapter)