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Chapter 523 The machine gun moved five meters to the left? [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

"It's alright, Lao Zhao, isn't this what we practice all the time?"

"Consider it a test!"

Looking completely bewildered, Zhao Weihong looked away from the documents and let out a long sigh.

"Company commander, you know me. I never complain about work."

"But forget about the higher-ups, I'll just say it straight: isn't the division commander too arrogant?"

"Until now, apart from who our adversary is, we know absolutely nothing about any other aspects related to the exercise!"

"Aren't the geographical conditions of the position, the strength and equipment of the opposing forces, their past combat styles and command styles, and other such things important?"

"Yes, I came from the 116th Division, but how long has it been since I left the 116th Division?"

"They probably already have new equipment, and you probably won't be able to find many people who recognize them!"

"As for the rest of our division, I guess most of them are also completely clueless, right?"

"Instead of solving these problems, you want us to dig trenches and build fortifications first?"

"Shhh!!!"

Seeing that Zhao Weihong was about to lose control of his voice, Hu Yiming quickly made a "shush" gesture and pulled him to a secluded grove of trees.

It's clear that Zhao Weihong is angry.

Having served in the military for so many years, how many times has he ever lost his temper like this?

What Zhao Weihong couldn't understand the most was that the map—no, the construction drawings—that Hu Yiming brought were all incomplete!

You've already distributed the map, so why not also send out a complete copy for commanders at all levels to review? Is that so difficult?

Zhao Weihong had already learned beforehand that this was the first time the 149th Division had come to the Dingshan base for an exercise.

This means that the 149th Division, as the defending side, may not have as good an understanding of the geographical environment as the attacking side, which has repeatedly come here for exercises!

Guan Jiwu did not provide complete maps to the grassroots units. Could it be that he firmly believed that under his command, the various units of the 149th Division would be able to firmly hold their positions under their responsibility during the exercise, without any need for reinforcements, transfers, or even retreats?
arrogant!

That's incredibly arrogant!
This is not the first time Zhao Weihong has made such a comment about Guan Jiwu.

But this was the first time I had ever felt so angry!
Because this is an exercise, an exercise that could change the fate of countless people!
Back then, the 347th Regiment was caught off guard, but they still managed to get some intelligence on the Lion Commando Team. Every member of the regiment received a copy, just to increase their chances of winning by even the slightest bit!

The Lion Commando Unit is a renowned special forces unit, a classified organization!

Let's also look at Guan Jiwu's attitude in preparing for this battle.
The difference is immediately apparent in comparison!
"Sigh, the division commander has no choice."

“In previous exercises, although we also needed to dig trenches, we usually did some finishing touches.”

"Who told this exercise to be moved up?"

"According to the regimental commander, the division commander is really worried. He hasn't slept for two days and two nights."

"We had barely arrived when all the military officers at the deputy regimental level and above were summoned to a meeting by the division commander."

As for intelligence and maps

Speaking of which.

Hu Yiming's lips gradually turned up, eventually revealing an expression that could be described as "fanatical".

"That's just how the division commander commands!"

"Once the battle begins, orders from the division headquarters can be directly issued to the companies, and each company can receive personal command from the division commander!"

Zhao Weihong: "."

Another machine gun moved five meters to the left?
Hu Yiming, completely oblivious to Zhao Weihong's increasingly strange expression, expressed himself with even greater excitement.

"Old Zhao, can you understand that feeling?"

"Our companies are like nails, constantly being repositioned by the division commander to the positions where we are most needed during the battle!"

"There are relocations, but they basically won't leave the designated defensive area!"

"Don't worry, as long as the teachers are here, these things won't be a problem!"

The words fell.

Zhao Weihong stared blankly at the rather proud Hu Yiming, speechless for a long time.

He seemed like a perfectly normal person before.
Why does my brain start to malfunction whenever it comes to exercises—no, why does it start to go blank whenever Guan Jiwu is involved?

It can only be said that Zhao Weihong underestimated Guan Jiwu's status and prestige among the officers and soldiers of the 149th Division.

He served as the commander of the 149th Division for a full ten years, participating in no fewer than a hundred operations, large and small, and fighting against all the elite units in the entire army.

And they have never been defeated!
Such a commander is seen as a god-like figure by the rank and file soldiers!

Putting aside the fact that he was her "cheap senior brother," Zhao Weihong's impression of Guan Jiwu was nothing but arrogance, and she had never participated in any battles under Guan Jiwu's command.

It is perfectly normal for people to not understand Guan Jiwu's behavior and to question his arrogant actions.

Seeing that Hu Yiming was still standing there grinning like an idiot, Zhao Weihong finally couldn't help but retort somewhat excitedly.

"Company Commander! Is this exercise the same as the ones you've participated in before?"

"To put it bluntly, what is the Liangshan base? It's our home!"

"Just like you said, going into the mountains feels like coming home!"

"But look at this again. If it weren't for those obstacles and fortifications, it would be the perfect battlefield for armored forces to operate, like walking on flat ground!"

Zhao Weihong once again demonstrated her keen sense of military affairs, directly revealing the key points of the Dingshan base's many deployments.

Triangular cones and the like do look quite intimidating, and they can indeed cause trouble for the attacking armored forces.

The reason Guan Jiwu went to such lengths was precisely because the geographical conditions of the Dingshan base inherently could not limit the performance of armored forces, so he made "fortifications" the main means of defense.
If the exercise were being conducted in the southwest, why would Guan Jiwu need to go through so much trouble?

The armored forces want to attack?
You'll have to climb slowly in the mountains first; you won't make it even if you exhaust yourself!
same.

What makes Hu Yiming believe that past experience will definitely work at the Dingshan base and bring victory and glory to the 149th Division once again?

Logically speaking, Hu Yiming, as a military commander who had experienced many exercises, should not have been unaware of this.

Judging from his astonished reaction, it was clear that he hadn't considered all that; he was only focused on completing the orders given to him by Guan Jiwu.

Rather than saying Hu Yiming was "numb" and lost the keenness a commander should have, it's more accurate to say that he was not as sharp as he seemed.

It's more accurate to say that all the commanders of the 149th Division were "spoiled" by Guan Jiwu!

If you can win by simply following orders, who would bother to use their brain?
But the environment they were facing was completely unfamiliar, and it was a high-level exercise.

Frontline commanders like Hu Yiming absolutely cannot and should not prepare for exercises according to past habits.

This is a serious error of "empiricism"!

"Company commander, I didn't mean for you to go against the division commander."

"In that case, we will carry out the order as scheduled, but could you possibly get a map of the Dingshan base from the battalion or regiment?"

"Instead of going to the actual site, can't our company's soldiers at least learn about it on paper?

"Don't forget, our company is the spearhead of the entire regiment this time, and we will be the first to face the enemy's attack."

"In case, I mean in case the enemy breaks through our defenses and our superiors order us to relocate," "given our current understanding of the entire area, let alone getting lost, even arriving at the designated location on time would be a difficult task, wouldn't it?"

These words struck a chord with Hu Yiming.

Although he still had strong confidence in Guan Jiwu, he felt that Zhao Weihong was simply overthinking things.

However, considering that the Second Red Company, as a spearhead company, might indeed need to be relocated frequently, Hu Yiming nodded to Zhao Weihong, thinking it best to be on the safe side.

"Alright, Lao Zhao, I'll figure out a way to get the map."

"But you don't need to be so nervous, really!"

"Believe me, once you've completed just one exercise, you'll understand why I'm so confident!"

Seeing that Hu Yiming still retained that "King of the Mountains" arrogance, Zhao Weihong smiled helplessly, a hint of worry appearing between her brows.

"hope so"

As it turns out, Guan Jiwu was not truly so arrogant as to be beyond redemption.

At least at the battalion level command unit, there is a complete map of the exercise area. Hu Yiming simply made a phone call and easily obtained a photocopy.

What angered Zhao Weihong even more was that, even after each company had completed the construction of its defensive fortifications, she had not heard of any other companies receiving the complete maps that had been proactively distributed by their superiors.

If it weren't for some commanding officers recognizing the importance of this exercise and taking the initiative to inquire about the map, the Second Company of the Red Army would probably have been the only grassroots company in the entire division with a complete map of the position.

Although in actual combat, even a first-level commander does not need to consider higher-level issues, but only needs to lead his troops to carry out orders.

But shouldn't we still have the necessary initiative?
If you don't even have a complete map, and you're completely clueless about what's happening outside your defense zone, you won't be able to take the initiative even if you want to.
With the arrival and deployment of the 116th Division, Zhao Weihong could only suppress these thoughts in her heart.

In any case, the most important thing is to conduct the exercise well.

As for Guan Jiwu's matter, once the internship is over, you'll see if Zhao Weihong goes to Xie Guoliang to complain, and that'll be the end of it!

Do you understand what it means to have "black hands" from your junior brother?

We absolutely must get Guan Jiwu to get rid of this arrogant bad habit!
Meanwhile, Zhao Weihong had already led a squad away from the heavily fortified and heavily defended position, trekking more than 30 miles on foot to lie in ambush on the attackers' only route to conduct reconnaissance.

In Hu Yiming's words, Zhao Weihong is in the "forward zone" of the defense line.

Many squads like Zhao Weihong's are lurking at various nodes in the forward area, constantly monitoring the enemy's movements and ready to transmit enemy information back to the rear via radio at any time.

It is clear.

In this area, the 149th Division would not conduct large-scale blocking operations, but would instead serve as a "buffer zone" for gathering intelligence and monitoring enemy movements.

Zhao Weihong has been here for a whole day.

As the defender, and even with well-constructed fortifications and equipment far inferior to the opponent's.

Even if Zhao Weihong had many thoughts in her mind, she had to suppress them and not take the initiative.

Hu Yiming only agreed to come out on reconnaissance missions because Zhao Weihong insisted on it and he couldn't refuse her.

"Platoon leader, here, stop eating those compressed biscuits."

As he spoke, Wang Fei handed Zhao Weihong a bag of pre-heated individual self-heating food, with the words "Yangzhou Fried Rice" printed in black on the bright green plastic packaging.

Zhao Weihong didn't stand on ceremony, carefully taking the binoculars by the edge and handing them to Wang Fei.

"Okay, I'll grab a bite to eat first. You keep an eye on things for me."

"Yes!"

Although Wang Fei readily agreed, he clearly didn't take it seriously.

"Platoon leader, we should actually receive a notification if the Red Army launches an attack."

"After all, this is a time-limited exercise; there has to be a start time, otherwise how can we keep track of it?"

"Since the directing department hasn't given us any notification, we don't need to be too nervous."

Since arriving at the Dingshan base.

Zhao Weihong had heard similar words twice already!
Zhao Weihong frowned immediately, about to speak, but then suddenly looked down at her feet in a very unusual way. A moment later, she roughly snatched the binoculars from Wang Fei's hand and lay down on the hillside, constantly looking towards the road in the distance.

Wang Fei and the others who came with Zhao Weihong had no idea what was going on and were stunned for a moment.

Before they could even react, Zhao Weihong's deliberately lowered voice, filled with exasperated anger, reached their ears.

"hidden!"

In an instant, the two people who were standing and eating immediately scrambled down, still clutching their lunches in their hands, looking extremely comical.

"Platoon leader... Platoon leader?"

Wang Fei moved closer to Zhao Weihong and called out softly, trying to find out what had happened.

But the gradually clearer sound of engines in the distance answered his question instead of Zhao Weihong!
soon.

A cannon barrel gleaming with a cold light was the first to slowly emerge from the obscuration in the distance.

When the lead tank was revealed in full, Zhao Weihong's heart skipped a beat!
Despite the fact that the tank in front of us has many similarities to the 88C.

But Zhao Weihong was certain that this was definitely not an 88C tank!
"Quickly! Contact the company immediately, we've spotted enemy activity!"

"The enemy has equipped themselves with new tanks, model unknown, but they appear to be an improved version of the Type 88C tank!"

Upon hearing this, the radio operator in charge of liaising with the rear immediately picked up the microphone of the already assembled TBR-115 radio and spoke urgently.

"Mount Tai, Mount Tai, I am..."

Before the words were even finished, the microphone, which had been emitting a slight static, suddenly emitted an extremely piercing noise!

The radio operator was clearly bewildered by the sudden situation. He stared blankly for a moment before frantically trying to adjust the radio on his body.

After switching to the backup channel, the static in the microphone immediately disappeared.

Seeing this, the radio operator hurriedly called out again.

"Mount Tai, Mount Tai, that's me."

Before the words were even finished, another ear-piercing noise struck!

The radio operator, refusing to believe it, switched to three different backup channels in a row.

But as soon as you open your mouth, before you can even utter two words, the noise will come back again, just like a shadow!

"what happened?"

Seeing that Zhao Weihong had noticed the unusual situation on his end, the radio operator had no choice but to keep repeating "Taishan Taishan, this is Mustard, enemy situation detected. Enemy armored forces have begun marching along the main road and are equipped with new tanks, suspected to be an improved version of the Type 88C tank!" on various noisy channels while taking a moment to reply to Zhao Weihong.

"Platoon leader, the radio seems to be broken."

After the radio operator reported the whole story to Zhao Weihong, Zhao Weihong's pupils suddenly contracted, and she immediately gave the order!
"Everyone, don't bother to cover your tracks, retreat with me immediately!"

at the same time.

Red Army, command post, divisional electronic jamming company.

"Chief of staff, an unknown frequency signal has been detected at the forward position and has been jammed."

"The other side switched channels several times, but we detected the interference each time!"

(End of this chapter)