From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

The Blue Army has reinforced its forces with five direct combat companies, in addition to the five direct combat companies already involved in the battle, and an artillery battalion providing support.

The Blue Army has committed far more than a regiment to this battle.

That's easily a group and a half in size!
The Red Army mobilized all its surrounding troops, making its forces no smaller than or equal to those of the Blue Army.

It has now been confirmed that the Red Army companies can reach the combat zone within an hour. According to statistics, there are now a total of seven companies, including infantry and tanks.

Including the tank and infantry battalions previously sent over, the combat force far exceeded a regiment.

The combined combat forces of the Red and Blue sides have reached the size of three regiments. With so many troops involved in the battle, it has clearly developed into a crucial battle for victory or defeat.

If we disregard the major variable of the 7th Steel Battalion and consider only the Russian Red and Blue forces, we can make a calculation.

Which side won this battle?

That basically means they've already won.

Although the exercise was scripted from the beginning, the script predicted that the Red Army would ultimately achieve a Pyrrhic victory over the Blue Army.

However, there are never absolutes in war, and accidents are inevitable in exercises as well. If the red and blue sides get into a fight, who cares about the script or not?

At this moment.

The Red Army and the Blue Army are like this; both sides are already fighting fiercely.

Andrei from the directing department noticed something was wrong; the exercise didn't seem to be going according to the script. If it continued like this, no one could tell which side would win in the end.

He intended to inform both commanders-in-chief to ensure the exercise proceeded according to the script.

But in the end, I held back!

The main reason is that the two sides fought too fiercely, both really angry, like two dogs locked in a vicious battle. At this point, unless the general director personally came to give the order, there was no way to separate them.

Instead of doing these futile efforts, we might as well relax and enjoy the upcoming battle.

While waiting for reinforcements from both sides to arrive, Andrei still did not give up, so he simply sent two referees to drive to the right flank of the Blues to check the situation.

He wanted to see what was going on and why all the referees on the right wing had gone missing.

Even if you take an off-road vehicle and drive as fast as you can, it will still take you forty or fifty minutes to get from the director's office to the Blue Army front.

Although the wait was agonizing, Andrei had no other choice.

All we can do is wait!

Anyway, since both sides are about to have a big event, Andrei won't be bored during this period.

As everyone waited anxiously, nearly twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the Red Army's reinforcements arrived at the battlefield first.

There was a Red Army motorized infantry company and a tank company with plenty of oil and ammunition nearby.

They can definitely join the battle much faster.

With two more fresh companies joining the Red Army, the balance of power between the Red and Blue forces, which had been deadlocked and neither side could gain the upper hand, shifted in favor of the Red Army.

The Blue Team commander reacted quickly, immediately ordering everyone to retreat.

Avoid the Red Army's advance.

At the same time, the battle lines should be stretched out as much as possible to make the battle area larger for both sides, thereby reducing the Red Army's temporary numerical advantage through this dilution method.

They also deployed artillery to provide cover and conduct targeted artillery fire on their own evacuation routes.

If the Red Army pursued the Blue Army along the road, they would be hit by the Blue Army's artillery fire and would have no choice but to stop and wait for the Blue Army's pinpoint artillery fire to end.

With cover, the retreating Blue Army forces were able to escape the Red Army's relentless pursuit.

Through this series of skillful micro-management maneuvers, the Blue Team managed to stall for about ten minutes without any major incidents, and waited for the reinforcements to arrive at top speed.

The Red Army, which had initially held the initiative on the battlefield, has now become the disadvantaged side.

The Red Army, outnumbered, could not engage in a direct confrontation. Instead, it had to employ micro-management techniques, similar to those used by the Blue Army, to minimize its own losses despite being at a disadvantage.

Taking advantage of this momentum, the Blues team regained the territory they had just lost.

Then the Red Army reinforcements arrived, and the Blue Army was forced to begin a tactical withdrawal.

……

The red and blue sides fought and pulled back and forth continuously, with the advantage constantly shifting between the two sides, and the battle area expanding further and further.

From the initial point on Hill 174A, the position expanded to two positions on the left and right.

This means the combat zone spans three positions.

As both the red and blue sides deployed more and more troops, more and more people and tanks were eliminated, turning the area into a meat grinder.

On the left flank, fighting has almost completely broken out, with all troops involved in the battle.

The right wing, however, remains completely silent!

However, this was only a quiet matter for both the red and blue teams, as well as the directing department.

For the right-wing Blue Army forces, the past few hours have been anything but quiet; they've been a nightmare.

As the most elite central division unit in the Russian army, they have always been the ones to "do the dirty work" in exercises, defeating other units that are fighting against them.

But now, participating in this confrontation exercise, they, who were once as powerful as kings, are being slaughtered like pigs.

wrong.

They lost money faster than even slaughtering pigs.

They had no idea what had happened; they were inexplicably eliminated. This strange Red Army unit seemed to have fallen from the sky.

All the units wiped out by the 7th Steel Battalion couldn't help but think of a word that sent chills down their spines—

ghost!

The 7th Steel Battalion's elusive fighting style, appearing and disappearing without a trace, was like a legendary ghost, terrifying the Blue Army troops on the right flank.

This bizarre and unprecedented fighting style was coupled with the two red flags hanging on the vehicles of the Seventh Steel Battalion.

One side is a flag representing the Red Army, and the other side is the Five-Starred Red Flag.

From that day forward, the right-wing Blue Army units tacitly gave the 7th Steel Battalion a brand new nickname, a recognition of their strength—

Red Phantom!!
The Seventh Steel Battalion focused on confronting the Blue Army troops everywhere. At first, they were unaware that they had acquired such an imposing nickname, and now they had set their sights on a new target.

With the last Blue Army tank company on the right flank being wiped out, the Blue Army's right flank was completely open.

It became a truly wide-open door.

The Steel 7th Battalion, which accomplished this feat, still boasts zero casualties. Furthermore, having killed over a thousand Blue Army soldiers, the Steel 7th Battalion has achieved its most impressive new record since the formation of its combined arms unit.

Battle casualty ratio: 0 to 1350!!
These exaggerated battle records were unbelievable to anyone, but the Steel Seventh Company fought their way to achieve them.

Chen Jun, who has achieved a new epic feat, is still not satisfied with his current record. His goal is to set a new record that is unprecedented and will never be repeated.

0-3000!!
To achieve this extremely challenging record, Chen Jun had to speed up his attack.

It wasn't that Chen Jun was worried the Steel Seventh Battalion couldn't do it, but rather that he was worried that if the Blue Army command found out that the entire right flank front had been wiped out, the Blue Army commander-in-chief would be unable to bear the blow and surrender directly.

Therefore, Chen Jun must eliminate as many Blue Army units as possible before being exposed.

The right flank front has been completely cleared, leaving only the artillery battalion located behind the front lines, which has yet to fire a shot in the battle so far.

The scouts have thoroughly investigated him, and detailed intelligence has been relayed to the battalion headquarters.

The artillery battalion deployed on the right flank is a howitzer battalion, equipped with 18 122mm D-30 towed howitzers, with a total of more than 200 personnel including logistics, soldiers and officers.

If this Blue Army artillery battalion is wiped out, the Steel Seventh Battalion's kill count will exceed 1,500.

Most importantly, the artillery was unprotected, so it was practically a free victory that could be easily picked up by Chen Jun. How could he possibly miss it?

After eliminating the last tank company, Chen Jun dispatched the 3rd Armored Infantry Company.

Turn them all into prisoners and kill them.

The reason why they didn't use a more direct method, like taking out the left-wing artillery battalion, to destroy the right-wing Blue Army artillery with long-range artillery fire.

Instead, they went to great lengths to send armored infantry, who ran several kilometers to the location, captured the infantry, and then killed them.

The reason is the same as before.

The goal was to delay the exposure as much as possible, allowing the Blue Army command to react as slowly as possible; firing artillery would obviously be too loud.

Twenty minutes later.

The 3rd Armored Infantry Company, which was traveling at full speed, suddenly appeared and surrounded the artillery battalion.

Faced with this force that seemed to have descended from the heavens, the artillery battalion reacted more strongly than the Blue Army infantry and tank companies in front of them, because they were the ones who were hit the hardest.

It should be noted that the artillery battalion currently understands that there are two full lines of defense in front of them.

In total, they numbered nearly a regiment!
Even though there's an impenetrable wall of defense in front of you, the enemy suddenly appears right in front of you. Anyone would be confused in this bizarre situation.

The artillery battalion soldiers racked their brains trying to figure out how the troops flying red flags had gotten there.

Fortunately, not understanding it doesn't affect the outcome.

Just like when they dealt with the tank company, the artillery battalion, whose close combat capabilities were practically nonexistent, had no choice but to become prisoners of war when surrounded by the 3rd Armored Infantry Company.

Then they were forced to line up and have their smoke canisters' cords pulled out one by one.

The prisoners turned into "corpses" in the blink of an eye!
With the artillery battalion completely wiped out by the 7th Steel Battalion, it was officially declared that the right flank of the Blue Army had truly fallen, and there was not a single soldier left capable of fighting.

This means the battle on the right flank of the Blue Army is over, and how the 7th Battalion proceeds next is crucial.

Chen Jun is a typical dictator when it comes to tactics, but when it comes to strategic planning, he prefers to gather ideas and discuss them together.

So Chen Jun gathered everyone in the battalion headquarters together for a meeting in a makeshift camouflage tent.

"The battle on the right wing of the Blues is basically over, but our battle is not over yet. Zero to three thousand is the bottom line, and we must fight to the death."

As the absolute core of the team, Chen Jun clarified the core message before starting the analysis.

"We now have two battlefronts: either join the major battle on the left flank and work with the main force of the Red Army to wipe out the entire Blue Army force."

Either take advantage of the fact that the remaining forces of the Blues are mostly tied up by the left wing, and head straight for the Blues' rear to strike them from the ground.

Both plans have their advantages and disadvantages. I'd like to hear everyone's opinions on how to proceed.

The battle has now reached a fever pitch, and every minute is precious. Chen Jun didn't waste time on meaningless discussions, so he directly summarized two plans and asked everyone to discuss them within that framework.

This can greatly improve efficiency and is currently the most advantageous approach for the Seventh Steel Battalion.

"I think..."

Gao Cheng, as the battalion commander, spoke first, saying, "According to the intelligence we have gathered, the red and blue forces are fighting fiercely on the left flank battlefield."

Overall, neither side has the upper hand, and it will be difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time.

However, there is a decisive factor here: both sides must maintain their current troop strength. Once the balance of power between the two sides is broken, the outcome will be decided very quickly.

I think this is an excellent opportunity; we can seize it and reap the rewards, letting those Russian Red Army bastards do all the work for our Steel Seventh Battalion.

Gao Cheng's analysis does have its merits; the mantis stalking the cicada fears most the sparrow behind it.

Neither the Red Army nor the Blue Army can defeat the other right now. If the 7th Steel Battalion were to join in at this time, it would be an absolutely formidable force. It could quickly wipe out the Blue Army, which had been entangled with the main force of the Red Army for half a day and whose combat effectiveness had been severely reduced.

However, things are often multifaceted, and you should never look at only one side of the story.

Man Guangzhi then noticed the problem and questioned Gao Cheng's words, saying, "Battalion Commander Gao is right. If we join the left flank battlefield, we can indeed cause the Blue Army to collapse. They definitely won't last more than two hours."

But don't forget, we have another goal: to achieve a legendary kill ratio of 0 to 3000, making the 7th Steel Battalion a legendary force.

If we follow Battalion Commander Gao's tactics, the addition of the piano will definitely cause the Blue Army to collapse quickly.

However, the Red Army has committed a large number of troops, and even with a conservative estimate, they will still have more than half a regiment left, and their number of combat personnel will be more than ours.

The Blue Army's defeat won't be ignored by the Red Army; they'll certainly try to take a share. It seems impossible for us to swallow them all whole.
This is the last major force of the Blue Army. If we can't get a big kill here, how can we possibly achieve our objective?

Man Guangzhi's point was indeed crucial, and even Gao Cheng did not refute it.

The legendary battle casualty ratio of 0 to 3000 is something no one would want to give up if given the chance to challenge it; missing it would be a lifelong regret.

therefore.

Even if there's only a one percent chance, everyone wants to give it their all.

"Now that we've joined the left-wing battlefield and there's this seemingly insurmountable contradiction, don't we only have one path left?"

Instructor Ma Tianxiang frowned and pondered, wanting to speak but not knowing where to begin.

“If we could get the main force of the Red Army to retreat, wouldn’t that solve the problem?” A staff officer stepped forward and proposed a different idea.

But his words were rejected by another staff officer as soon as he finished speaking.

“It is absolutely impossible for the main force of the Red Army to retreat. Not to mention that the main force of the Red Army has been fighting with Langjun for so long and has paid such a high price, it is impossible for them to retreat at this time.”

Even if the main force of the Red Army agreed to retreat at this time, we could not push forward and confront nearly a regiment head-on; it would be too dangerous.

When aiming for a 0 to 3000 target, don't just look at the 3000 at the end; you also need to look at the 0 at the beginning. (End of Chapter)