From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 359: Give the Russian army a good lesson!
Both the Red and Blue sides are Russian motorized infantry companies, and their equipment configurations are actually the same. If they were to fight head-on, they would be evenly matched.

The Blue Army forces on Hill 174A currently hold the advantage of having cover and being able to attack from a high position.

The Red Army launched an attack with two companies simultaneously, gaining a numerical advantage.

The advantages of both sides cancel each other out, resulting in a fairly evenly matched fight.

The Red Army deployed two companies simultaneously, using mortars and heavy machine guns to suppress the Blue Army on the high ground, covering their own infantry's assault on the summit.

The Blue Army used the fortified bunkers as cover to prevent the Red Army infantry from advancing.

Players on both sides are dying every minute.

But the remaining people kept charging.

The entire battle scene looked extremely traditional; apart from the weapons used being more advanced than those used in World War II, it was no different from the high ground battles of World War II.

While conducting defensive operations, the Blue Army on Hill 174A also requested reinforcements from headquarters.

The Blue Army command attached great importance to Hill 174A, fearing a repeat of the disgraceful incident of Hill 113 being breached, and immediately dispatched troops to provide support.

Even the artillery battalions that were stationed in the rear for emergency response were dispatched to reinforce the left flank of the Blue Army's defenses.

pity.

The Blue Army never expected that the Red Army would launch a counterattack from Hill 174A, even though the counterattack force was not the original Steel 7th Battalion.

However, the negligence in defense ultimately sowed the seeds of a huge hidden danger.

The Red Army dispatched two companies in one go and successfully made their way to the mountainside before being spotted by the Blue Army sentries on the high ground.

The two sides were already too close, leaving the Blues with far too little buffer.

Even though the Blue Army fought desperately and used all their best skills, they still couldn't stop the hordes of Red Army troops charging forward.

Less than ten minutes after the battle began, the Blue Army's reinforcements were still on their way.

The Blues' high ground was lost.

When a platoon of Red Army soldiers stormed the high ground and began attacking the other Blue Army soldiers along the trenches, the remaining Blue Army soldiers had no way to defend effectively.

After struggling for less than five minutes, the Red Army captured Hill 174A.

The Blue Army troops on the high ground were either "wiped out" or forced to flee their positions and retreat to the second Blue Army defensive line behind the Red Army.

Although the Red Army only wiped out less than half a company, it was nothing to a reinforced regiment.

However, at this critical moment when the main force of the Red Army has suffered setbacks in its offensive and its morale is at a low point, taking Hill 174A has a different significance.

Taking the Blue Army's high ground would mean victory and would greatly boost the morale of the main Red Army force.

When Commander-in-Chief Dmitry received the front-line battle report and learned that the 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion had successfully captured Hill 174A, his face turned red with excitement.

For Dmitri...

This battle was not just about boosting morale; it also had a deeper meaning.

Representing Dmitry's traditional fighting style, it is in no way inferior to the new combined arms tactics of the 7th Steel Battalion, and has even proven to be more suitable for Russian troops.

After all, the combined arms battalion lost, but the traditional pure infantry tactics have won.

This is the most powerful proof!
Having proven his tactics in actual combat, Dmitry's confidence soared, and he decided to strike while the iron was hot and win another victory.

The order was given to the battalion that had already captured Hill 174A to continue the attack on the Blue Army's second line of defense.

Dmitry also wants to break through the Blues' defense!
Say something.

The 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion had just captured the high ground and had absolutely no intelligence on the Blue Army's defensive line behind them. Dmitry's arrangement was indeed short-sighted and opportunistic.

Impatience and haste usually lead to bad outcomes, and Dmitry was no exception to this rule.

When the commander of the motorized infantry battalion received the order from the commander-in-chief, he himself did not want to launch an attack immediately. In his opinion, he would definitely send scouts to explore the way first.

It would be best to launch an attack only after we have identified the Blue Army's second line of defense.

But Dmitry was the commander-in-chief of the Red Army, and he, as a mere battalion commander, had no say whatsoever. He had to obey orders from his superiors without question.

So the battalion, barely settled on the high ground, had to get up again and penetrate deeper into the Blue Army's territory.

The battalion commander was somewhat sensible; instead of sending out all three companies at once, he made adjustments without disobeying orders.

The company that had previously been responsible for the main attack on Hill 174A and suffered the most troop losses was left to defend Hill 174A.

The remaining Second and Third Companies became the main attacking force, advancing towards the Blue Army's second defensive line two kilometers away, based on the intelligence information provided by the Seventh Steel Battalion.

The intelligence that Chen Jun initially provided to the main force was mostly half-revealed and half-concealed.

For example, regarding the intelligence on the Blue Army's second line of defense, Chen Jun only mentioned how far it was from the first line of defense, without mentioning the type of troops on the second line of defense at all.

In addition, Commander-in-Chief Dmitry was too eager for quick success and did not give the First Battalion enough time to conduct reconnaissance.

This resulted in the two companies of the first battalion that continued the attack being completely unfamiliar with the Blue Army's second line of defense, and unable to make any preparations in advance.

Ever since.

Something wonderful has happened!

Two companies of the Red Army's First Battalion advanced along the mountains and forests, assuming that the Blue Army's second line of defense must also be on the high ground, and that it must be defended by Blue Army infantry companies.

Completely unexpectedly, the Blue Army's second line of defense consisted entirely of heavy tank units.

Because tanks are not suitable for fighting on high ground and are also very limited in the jungle, the Blue Army's second line of defense was not on high ground at all.

Instead, it was in a relatively flat valley area at the foot of the mountain, which was easy for tank groups to attack.

The passing Red Army troops all looked upwards, completely unaware that steel behemoths were hidden in the bushes on the flat ground ahead.

When the unsuspecting Red Army company appeared in the valley, the Blue Army's second line of defense, the tank units, rumbled out, tearing off their camouflage.

There's a Chinese saying: The best defense is a good offense.

The defensive principles of the Blues' second line of defense perfectly exemplify this statement.

Since steel tanks cannot be buried underground, the best way to defend is naturally to form a steel torrent and launch an offensive defensive attack on the enemy from the front.

The two Red Army companies never expected that the defending troops would actually charge forward.

And it's a whole bunch of main battle tanks.

When they saw more than a dozen tanks charging towards them, the soldiers of the two Red Army companies felt their scalps tingle; they knew they couldn't fight on such flat ground.

Without the company commander giving any orders, the soldiers ran into the woods like startled rabbits.

When infantry encounters armored tanks head-on, their only chance of survival is to hide in the dense forest, where the tanks are too large to enter.

Tanks dare not venture into dense forests rashly, as getting stuck could have dire consequences. While main battle tanks do have thick armor, every Russian squad is equipped with RPGs. These might not be effective against moving targets, but they are highly effective against stationary targets. Even the most heavily armored tank is doomed if it becomes a stationary target.

But if it's a head-on confrontation on flat ground, tanks are not afraid of infantry at all.

Two companies of infantry are no match for these tanks.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

Seeing the Red Army infantry fleeing in panic, the Blue Army tanks, whose cannons had been eagerly awaiting their turn to strike the fleeing enemy, seized the opportunity to deliver a crushing blow.

The sight of more than a dozen tanks firing their main guns at the same time was truly spectacular.

The two companies of Red Army soldiers wished they had one less leg and retreated to the woods behind them as quickly as possible, but they also suffered considerable losses during the retreat.

The entire retreat lasted less than five minutes, and more than forty soldiers from two companies were eliminated.

One tank cannon shot and a whole area explodes; one judgment and a whole group is eliminated.

If this were a real battlefield, it would be a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, with legs and hands blown off everywhere, instead of a group of warriors emitting white smoke.

"Suka!! They actually deployed all their tanks here, that's incredibly cunning and treacherous."

The Red Army battalion commander's good mood at capturing the position vanished as he watched the two companies flee in disarray, returning like stray dogs. All that remained was a face turned green with anger.

In his heart, he cursed Commander-in-Chief Dmitry from beginning to end.

of course.

They only dared to curse in their hearts.

After all, he was the commander-in-chief of the Red Army, several ranks higher than him. Even if the orders he gave were wrong, it was not up to him, the battalion commander, to criticize.

Although he couldn't scold Dmitry for his recklessness to his face, the battalion commander could still go and annoy Dmitry.

He had prepared a carefully crafted story, embellishing the facts, and reported that two companies had been attacked by the Blue Army's tank regiment, resulting in heavy casualties.

This caused the First Battalion to lose its ability to continue the attack and could only retreat to try to hold Hill 174A.

The battalion commander didn't utter a single word blaming anyone, but the wording in the battle report, carefully crafted by him, made listeners involuntarily think of Dmitry, and that the commander-in-chief's eagerness for quick success had led to such losses.

In any case, Dmitry was only the temporary commander-in-chief of the exercise, and Dmitry was actually the commander of the artillery regiment, while the battalion commander's superior was the commander of the motorized infantry regiment.

The battalion commander wasn't worried at all that Dmitry would make things difficult for him afterwards.

After hearing the battle report from the front, Dmitry knew very well that the battalion commander was making sarcastic remarks about him, but the facts were undeniable and there was no room for argument. No matter how angry he was, he could only suppress his anger.

In an effort to salvage his reputation, Dmitry decided to send troops to attack the Blues' second line of defense.

Since the Blue Army's second line of defense was guarded by tanks, Dmitry decided to counterattack with the same number of troops, ordering the tank regiment to send one man over.

To allay the tank regiment's concerns about an attack, he also stated that his artillery regiment would provide long-range support.

The motorized infantry regiment has now captured Hill 174A. Even if they suffer setbacks in the subsequent attack on the second line of defense, they have regained the face lost on Hill 259.

On the other hand, the tank regiment has gained nothing yet, but has already lost several platoons of tanks.

The tank regiment was eager to make a name for itself.

Now, Dmitry's attempt to rectify his command error by sending a battalion from the tank regiment to engage the Blue Army's tanks head-on has hit the tank regiment right where it hurts.

Driven by a desire to save face, the tank commander accepted the attack mission without hesitation.

The Red Army dispatched a battalion of tanks, more than twenty tanks marching in a mighty procession straight to the Blue Army's front line, ready to engage the Blue Army's tanks in a head-on confrontation.

Including the motorized infantry battalion that had been deployed earlier, and the artillery battalion that was already making preparations.

There were already three whole battalions of Red Army troops at the front.

It was already quite a large-scale operation.

While the Red Army ambitiously aimed to break through the second line of defense, the Blue Army was not sitting idly by; they were also making intensive preparations.

Not only are two infantry companies coming to reinforce us from the surrounding area, but our goal is to hold the second line of defense and retake the first line.

Another tank company was also rushing to reinforce the second line of defense, further consolidating it to prevent it from being breached by the Red Army.

The Blue Army artillery battalion, which had set out from the rear, was already on its way.

The forces assembled by both the Red and Blue sides here have reached the size of a regular regiment. The outcome of this battle is enough to affect the entire exercise.

With two regiments assembled, a battle was about to break out, and the attention of both the Red and Blue Army command centers was focused on this battle.

Even though it was already dawn, and the gray sky was about to welcome the rising sun, signifying that a whole night had passed.

The top executives of both the red and blue teams, who had stayed up all night, were not sleepy at all.

This battle is so important, I'm not in the mood to sleep.

The director's team had quite a few people at the beginning, especially as night fell when the Seventh Steel Battalion launched a fierce attack, breaking through the Blue Army with lightning speed.

This greatly shocked the Russian military in the directorate and caused quite a stir.

Everyone in the directing team was incredibly excited, thinking that the Seventh Steel Battalion's first battle was so outstanding.

But several hours passed, and the Seventh Steel Battalion, like a shooting star, flashed briefly and then disappeared without a trace.

As a result, some officers lost interest after waiting for too long, and since it was already late at night, high-ranking officers, including Andrei, went back to rest.

Only the high-ranking officers of the Central Division and some officers, including Fang Zijian of the Chinese forces, remained.

These people have the most direct relationship with the troops on the exercise field, so as long as they can hold on, they will not leave easily.

Subsequently, the 7th Steel Battalion launched another operation and wiped out an artillery battalion of the Blue Army.

This pushed the battle to a new climax.

This revitalized the Chinese and Russian officers who had been waiting so long that they were almost dozing off, and they were now looking forward to the crucial battle to come.

In other words, the director's attention was also focused on the regimental-level battle between the red and blue forces.

It was under these circumstances, when it seemed that the world's attention was focused on the area around Hill 174A, that the missing Steel Seventh Battalion reappeared on the right flank of the Blue Army.

That is, outside the 113 high ground that was attacked at the beginning.

First, they took Hill 113 on the right flank, then ran to the left flank and took the Blue Army artillery battalion. Now they have returned to Hill 113 on the right flank, which they had attacked before but did not defend.

The 7th Steel Battalion's wide-ranging left-right jump perfectly demonstrated the mobility of mechanized troops.

Chen Jun ran back here, with only one purpose.

That means they're planning something even bigger, to teach those unsophisticated Russians a lesson.

(End of this chapter)