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Chapter 526 Zhao Weihong Saves the 149th Division! [Please Subscribe! Please Vote!]

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149th Division, Temporary Field Command Post.

In previous exercises, this place was undoubtedly the core and brain of the entire 149th Division.

With his strong information analysis and command abilities, Guan Jiwu was able to directly command all companies in the entire division on his own.

Compared to other division-level commanders, Guan Jiwu's move was nothing short of a "dimensional reduction attack".

Because among all the division-level commanders in the entire army, only Guan Jiwu was capable of doing this.

While others were still thinking, weighing options, and then issuing orders layer by layer, Guan Jiwu was already able to take a holistic view and directly command every unit on the front lines.

While this move greatly stifled the initiative of grassroots commanders, especially company-level commanders, it also enabled the 149th Division to achieve one brilliant victory after another.

From a certain perspective, this operational method, in which the command headquarters directly connects with the front-line combat troops, is precisely a major goal that the construction of informationized forces aspires to achieve.

They were clearly just motorized troops using outdated weapons and equipment from the last century.

But Guan Jiwu managed to make the motorized troops fight like an informationized force, and even achieve the combat effects that only a mature informationized force could.

This not only became one of the main reasons why Guan Jiwu disdained to carry out information technology reforms in the 149th Division, but also led this veteran who had come from the battlefield to gradually develop a misunderstanding of modern warfare.

As long as the commander is capable enough.

Even against a truly information-based force, victory is not entirely impossible.

Even in familiar battlefields like mountains and dense forests, Guan Jiwu is 100% confident that he can defeat a mature, informationized force head-on!
Capable people are like this: they have a fixed set of understandings about everything, especially in their areas of expertise, and are extremely difficult to persuade by others.

The only thing that can change them is a huge shock, a shock to their old perceptions!

Today is the day when Guan Jiwu, and indeed the entire 149th Division, pays the price for their past arrogance!
"Commander! It's still not working!"

"The radio is full of static, and we can't get in touch with the front lines!"

In the command center.

Guan Jiwu stood expressionless in front of the operations staff officer, as if he had long anticipated this outcome.

However, his ashen face and slightly trembling fingertips betrayed that Guan Jiwu's mood was far from calm.

"Have the communications battalion all been deployed?"

"They've been dispatched. In another ten minutes or so, the messengers who went to their respective regiments will be able to return by vehicle."

Before he could finish speaking, Guan Jiwu slammed his hand on the table!
"boom!"

"What I need is to restore communication with the front-line troops!"

"What's the point of contacting those regimental headquarters? Can they command operations, or can they take their weapons to the front lines and hold off the enemy?"

When Guan Jiwu got angry, the entire command post immediately fell silent.

Only the chief of staff of the 149th Division dared to speak to Guan Jiwu at this time.

"Commander, I'm also worried because I can't get in touch with the front-line troops."

"Given the current situation, we can only delegate command and let each regiment organize its own operations around the defensive objectives."

"dong dong dong"

Upon hearing this, Guan Jiwu tapped the table rapidly with his knuckles, appearing somewhat agitated.

His silence was seen as a tacit agreement with the chief of staff's suggestion.

In fact, Guan Jiwu understood the current situation far better than anyone else.

With the radio malfunctioning, all units in the division lost contact. Guan Jiwu only knew that the 116th Division had broken into the outpost area, and knew nothing else.

Despite Guan Jiwu dispatching the division's communications battalion as quickly as possible to restore communications with various units using the most primitive methods.

Even if they made contact, Guan Jiwu could no longer directly command the front-line troops as he usually did.

For example, the Second Red Company, which served as the spearhead, was at the forefront of the main battle line, nearly ten kilometers away from Guan Jiwu's command post, and it would take at least half an hour to go back and forth.

Without the most basic "timeliness", Guan Jiwu's commands were unlikely to help the Second Company of the Red Army hold the position, and might even have made things worse.

Whether Guan Jiwu liked it or not, the chief of staff's suggestion seemed to be his only way out at this moment.

The regimental command posts, which originally served as "mascots," were moved forward, allowing communications officers to issue orders and tasks to each regiment via mobile vehicles.

Then, each regiment would combine the information relayed from the front lines to give orders, traversing the complex war zone by vehicle or on foot, and finally transmitting the orders to the front-line troops.

Clearly, this is a rather outdated way of commanding.

Once a position is breached, the delay in intelligence transmission could trigger a chain reaction, leading to the complete collapse of the entire defense line!
Although Guan Jiwu set up four lines of defense, the last line of defense, located in the core position, was so tight that it could be described as a fortress built against the mountain.

However, if the three lines of defense at the front cannot effectively wear down the 116th Division and slow down their offensive, then...

Even the most heavily fortified positions will be reduced to ashes by the saturation firepower of the 116th Division.

Judging from the arrangements made in the early stages of the exercise, Guan Jiwu continued to use the tactics he had frequently employed in past exercises.

The forward reconnaissance zone was staffed by scattered reconnaissance units that gathered intelligence and detected enemy movements.

One-third of the division's anti-tank forces were deployed to the forward outposts to ambush the vanguard armored units of the 116th Division.

Finally, mobile defensive operations were conducted along the three fronts.

The "main event" of the entire defensive operation was a protracted war of attrition centered around the three main lines of defense. Relying on the terrain and the defender's advantages, the attacking side was worn down to the greatest extent possible, thus depriving them of the ability to launch a strong assault on the core positions.

In other words, whether the 149th Division can win the exercise and whether the core position can be held does not depend on how well the core position is defended.

The key lies in whether the three front lines can provide a good defensive effect and effectively deplete the enemy's strength.

However, given the current situation, this goal is unlikely to be achieved.

Without effective real-time communication methods, the three lines of defense, though seemingly still connected and airtight, have in reality turned into isolated "islands" for each unit, forced to fight their own battles.

Unless the frontline commander has a clear mind and accurate judgment, and requests support half an hour or even an hour before the defense line is breached, allowing sufficient time for command and dispatch by superiors.

Otherwise, it would only be a matter of time before the 116th Division breaks through the defenses without any cost.

"call"

He let out a long sigh of relief.

Guan Jiwu maintained his usual stern demeanor, but in his heart, he had already made a judgment on the outcome of the exercise.

The undefeated myth he created is likely about to come to an end.

Even knowing they would lose, and even with only the most primitive means of communication available, Guan Jiwu was determined to lead the entire 149th Division to the very end!
Do you want to wipe out our 149th Division?
It also depends on whether you have good teeth!

I glanced at the silent members of the directing team in the corner of the command post.

Guan Jiwu waved his hand and prepared to leave the command post to go to the 446th Regiment to take command at the front!
However, before he could speak, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the command post, bringing new hope to the 149th Division, which was on the verge of despair!
"Commander! I'm back!"

Seeing the communications battalion commander with a beaming face and a roll of wire in his hand, Guan Jiwu paused for a moment before asking the question he was most concerned about!
"Didn't I tell you to go to the front lines and find out what's going on?"

"Why are you back so soon? We didn't spot your vehicle on the other side?"

"What's the situation at the front now? Have any positions been breached by the enemy?"

Faced with Guan Jiwu's barrage of questions, the communications battalion commander remained calm and even smiled smugly.

"Commander, you should get the situation from the front lines yourself." These words stunned everyone in the command post!

learn?

How the hell do you know?

The electromagnetic interference from the 116th Division has covered the entire exercise area. Not to mention radio, even telephones have no signal!
If we could contact the front-line troops, why would we need to send your communications battalion out?
They faced a variety of complex gazes, some shocked, some questioning.

The communications battalion commander, drenched in sweat, didn't rush to explain, but instead walked towards the table in the command post.

The communication vehicle in his hand made a "rustling" sound as he moved, and the thin cable dangled to the ground, extending all the way to the outside of the command post behind the communications battalion commander.

Only then did Guan Jiwu and the others notice the car in his hand. Even the referees from the directing department were watching his actions with curiosity, wondering what he was going to do.

Immediately afterwards, the communications battalion commander ordered someone to bring in something that no one present had expected!

An old-fashioned wired field telephone from the last century!

Many people, after seeing his actions clearly, had their newly ignited hope instantly extinguished.

Seeing this, they understood the communications battalion commander's plan.

It was simply a matter of using a landline to contact the front lines.

However, even the more advanced radios became ineffective in the face of electromagnetic interference from the 116th Division.

Is it possible to expect such an "old relic" to withstand the electromagnetic interference of the 116th Division?

Nonsense, right?
"Commander, only the 446th Regiment has restored communications so far."

"They encountered a major offensive from the 116th Division, but based on what I know, the 446th Regiment's defenses are not in any danger of being breached for at least eight hours!"

"For more details, please contact us over the phone."

Guan Jiwu: "."

Seeing the communications battalion commander's confident expression, Guan Jiwu picked up the phone with some skepticism.

The next second, Guan Jiwu heard a sound he would call "heavenly music"!

"Hello? Hello?"

"Can you hear?"

"Damn it! This communications battalion commander is so unreliable. I'm definitely going to report him after the exercise!"

Although the voice was somewhat distorted, Guan Jiwu still recognized it; it was indeed Wei Tao's voice!
In his excitement, Guan Jiwu even forgot to use his code name!
"446th Regiment? I am Guan Jiwu! I am Guan Jiwu!"

"Immediately report the situation on the position to me!"

Just two hours ago, Guan Jiwu had asked Wei Tao about the deployment of the defense line.

But hearing Wei Tao's voice again at this moment gave Guan Jiwu a feeling of being in another world!
"What? Good! Good!"

"Listen, from now on, your department must keep the communication channels open and ensure the stability of the lines at all times."

"In twenty minutes at most, our division's artillery will be raining down on their heads!"

"No matter what, your unit must hold on for eight hours to buy time for the reconstruction of the entire division's communication network!"

It's unclear what Wei Tao said on the phone.

In short, by the time Guan Jiwu put down the microphone, the worry between his brows had completely disappeared, replaced by undisguised joy and ease!
"Immediately notify the artillery positions to provide fire support for the 446th Regiment's defensive section!"

"Don't worry about being exposed, the enemy's artillery can't keep up!"

"If I hear the artillery fire stop, the artillery company commander will come to me with his head!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order to provide the 446th Regiment with the most important fire support, Guan Jiwu immediately looked with eager eyes at his savior, the greatest contributor to this exercise!
Communications Battalion Commander!

The communications battalion commander seemed to have guessed what Guan Jiwu wanted to say and immediately replied.

"Commander, I have already arranged for people to restore communications at the artillery positions."

"All 267 men in the battalion, except for myself, are currently working to restore communications between units!"

"Give our battalion two more hours, and the entire division will be able to restore communications!"

"Good! Good!"

Upon hearing this, even Guan Jiwu, who was usually unsmiling, couldn't help but clap his hands in delight!
"After the exercise is over, I will personally recommend you and the communications battalion for commendation!"

"Tell me, how did you discover that wired telephones can withstand electromagnetic interference from attackers?"

Logically speaking.

The communications battalion commander should be pleased to receive such high praise from Guan Jiwu.

However, when he thought about "requesting commendation," the communications battalion commander looked somewhat ashamed and quickly waved his hand.

"Commander, I dare not claim any merit."

"Besides, this method wasn't my idea."

Command staff: "."

Suddenly, the command post fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke first.

On the contrary, the referee from the directing department, who had remained silent the whole time, seemed to have received some instructions from his earpiece and immediately stood up and asked a question.

"Who taught you this method?"

Faced with so many eyes on him, the communications battalion commander felt immense pressure and immediately uttered a name that none of the people present had expected!

"Zhao Weihong, Platoon Leader Zhao!"

And the other side.

The command center, where the exercise was being broadcast live, was packed to capacity and the scene was equally chaotic!
"This is impossible!"

"A simple telephone line was enough to neutralize the Red Team's electronic interference?"

"what is this?"

"Why are we even setting up a radio station? Why are we even doing electronic jamming?"

"Wouldn't it be fine to just use telephones for all communication from now on?"

Looking at the invited military observers from various countries, their faces were filled with shock!

They had thought that the new Type 96A tank and Type 04 infantry fighting vehicle were the limit of the strength that Yan could show them!

Who would have thought that Yan would actually demonstrate electronic jamming techniques that could already be applied in actual combat!

Upon seeing this, military observers from various countries were shocked!

As soldiers, they know all too well the ins and outs of this!

If the Yan Kingdom were to use this tactic on them, they would only have the option of being slaughtered!

However, their shock didn't last long!
Zhao Weihong, who was "unknown", used a very primitive method to defeat the electronic interference methods that they thought were invincible!
(End of this chapter)