From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

The directing department for the army combat exercise, although only a branch of the entire Eastern 2000 strategic exercise, is only responsible for the army troop exercises.

However, those who are able to sit here and watch the exercise have all served in the military for at least ten years.

Whether it was the officers of the Russian Central Division headquarters, the directors led by Andrei, or the Chinese personnel led by Fang Zijian.

They are all people who have seen or participated in a large number of exercises and have a certain understanding of military operations.

But even so.

After listening to the communications soldier's report, everyone in the huge exercise command center was so shocked that they jumped out of their chairs.

Who would organize a regimental-level combat exercise and lose half their position without anyone knowing?

Who conducted a regimental-level combat exercise where a mere battalion wiped out a combat force equivalent to a regular regiment in less than half a day?
Four infantry companies and four tank companies, plus a standard artillery battalion.

This is far beyond the size of a regular group.

Whose military conducts such an incredible exercise, wiping out over a thousand enemy soldiers, equivalent to more than a regiment, while suffering no casualties on their own?

With a battle damage ratio of zero to over a thousand, you can hardly find a similar one anywhere in the world.

Originally, the plan was simply to invite Chinese troops to cooperate in the exercise and, incidentally, to learn a trick from them. However, they never expected that the stage would be dismantled by the Chinese.

The most important thing is that the Chinese troops' tactics are so outrageous that the Russian army has no way of learning them.

Playing like this...

What the hell are you learning?!

After being shocked, Andrei, the head of the directing department, felt that his life had become bleak.

There's a Chinese saying, "Trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead," and the Russian military's recent exercise involving Chinese troops is a perfect example of this: trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

This is not the most uncomfortable thing.

What was most frustrating was that the Chinese 7th Steel Battalion silently wiped out the entire right flank of the Blue Army, while the Blue Army, with over a thousand men, couldn't even kill a single member of the 7th Steel Battalion.

Faced with this zero-to-1,500 casualty ratio, Andrei felt like he wanted to die.

Are the most elite units in the Russian Army's Central Division really that vulnerable to the Chinese army? It's as easy as cutting tofu.

The exercise isn't even over yet, and Andrei already feels like he's doomed.

He had no idea how to explain himself.

The directing department is responsible for the exercise. Since such a major mishap occurred and the Chinese troops failed to control the situation, Andrei should bear the main responsibility.

Not to mention that the application for independent combat rights by the 7th Steel Battalion was personally submitted by Andrei.

Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, Andrei would never be able to clear his name.

And these things will be exposed sooner or later. He, Andrei, can't hide them no matter what. No matter how unwilling he is, he must report the situation to the General Director's Office immediately.

"It's over, everything is over."

Andrei, feeling utterly hopeless, muttered to himself and left his seat to report the situation to headquarters.

His steps faltered as he left, his silhouette carrying a hint of desolation.

With such a major incident occurring on the army side, the sooner the report is submitted to the general command, the lighter the punishment will be for Andrei.

This was the only effort Andrei could make to save himself in such an extremely dire situation.

As the person in charge, Andrei, hurriedly left, the people in the command center gradually recovered from their shock, and then a huge wave of excitement swept through them.

An officer from the Russian Central Division roared in anger, unable to accept this outrageous outcome of the Sino-Russian confrontation.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. The Chinese troops must have used some means. If they can interfere with communications, they can certainly spread false information as well."

"This is too exaggerated. I don't agree with it. There must be something wrong here."

"Are all Chinese troops superhuman? Even if it's a reinforced battalion, with less than half of its personnel being combat workers (excluding logistics staff), only three or four hundred combat personnel, how could they possibly wipe out over a thousand Blue Army soldiers on the right flank?"

“I know that the Chinese military has electronic warfare units. They must have used some method that we don’t know to send us false information.”

……

Although it is extremely difficult to manipulate referees into giving false information during an exercise, especially when it involves foreign troops controlling their own referees.

When a foreign dragon comes to the local area, it will inevitably be suppressed.

However, the achievements of the 7th Steel Battalion were too exaggerated and completely defied common sense. Even if the Russian soldiers wanted to believe it, their common sense and understanding would immediately jump out to refute this unconventional thing.

If a Chinese battalion could defeat a Russian regiment, and could easily achieve zero casualties.

Doesn't that mean that China only needs to send out an army group to wipe out the entire Russian army and be able to roam freely across the entire Russian territory?
This is absolutely unbelievable!
Some Russian military officers found this completely unacceptable and simply kept shouting their dissatisfaction.

Some Russian military officers have also tried to find alternative ways to overturn the situation.

"I've heard that all Chinese people know kung fu, and the kind that can fly and disappear into the air. Could it be that all the soldiers sent by the Chinese side this time have learned kung fu?"

"I think there must have been a loophole in the exercise deployment that was accidentally discovered by this group of Chinese people."

"Yes, they must have taken advantage of this loophole to cheat, otherwise how could they have wiped out more than ten combat companies without losing a single soldier?"

“Winning by exploiting a malicious bug in the exercise means that the achievement is definitely not valid.”

……

These Russian officers believed that the Chinese 7th Steel Battalion had indeed wiped out the entire Blue Army position on the right flank, but they did not believe that it had won by normal means.

The vast majority firmly believe that there must have been a bug, and that the Chinese troops used the bug to win.

If the victory was achieved through a malicious bug, then the Russian troops on the Blue Army's right flank suffered such a crushing defeat, which would be understandable and fall within the comprehension of the Russian officers.

The more the Russian military officers discussed it, the more likely it seemed. They even started clamoring for the directing department to intervene and investigate. They said that if the Chinese were found to have exploited the loopholes, their results should be immediately canceled and their troops should be withdrawn from the exercise.

Troops that deviate from the normal path, exploit malicious bugs, or resort to underhanded tactics are not qualified to participate in exercises.

If it really happens, simply denying it won't help.

Only by finding a weakness to overthrow can one regain face!

At first, there weren't many Russian officers with this idea, but as more and more people discussed it, other Russian officers whose confidence had been damaged were also influenced, and they joined this camp in order to regain their lost face.

The entire command center was turned into a trial, and the target of the trial was the Seventh Steel Battalion.

The last remaining Russian officer was between the two, and he was skeptical of the matter, but neither questioned it on the spot nor chose to believe it.

These people tend to believe that the Chinese troops must have used some kind of high-tech technology that the Russian army is unaware of, which China has recently developed.

It was precisely because of the introduction of this high technology that the battlefield became one-sided. Therefore, their biggest concern at this moment was how to find a plausible reason to inspect the Chinese troops and discover the mysterious high technology.

If we could preserve this mysterious high technology, or find a way to copy the data, that would be great.

That would certainly be of great help to the development of the Russian military.

Moreover, if they could actually acquire this mysterious high technology, the Russian army would also be able to easily defeat a regiment with a single battalion, just like the Chinese army.

The combat effectiveness of the entire Russian army will undergo a dramatic transformation.

This value is just too tempting!!
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been mired in an economic black hole, which has also caused the development of the Russian military to stagnate.

wrong.

It's not just stagnation, it's turning back the clock of history.

The Russian army has patriotic soldiers with ideals and aspirations who are always thinking about how to revitalize the Russian army, so how could they let go of such a good opportunity?

Ever since.

Amidst this noisy and heated discussion, two undercurrents began to grow stronger.

By the time Andrei finished reporting to the general directorate and returned to the command center dejectedly, these two undercurrents had already taken their final form.

The two Russian military officers, acting as representatives, secretly met with Andrei and began plotting.

Andrei, who had previously looked lifeless and despondent, suddenly brightened up after hearing the suggestions made by the representatives of the two sides.

It was as if he had grasped a glimmer of hope before he died.

Investigate whether Chinese troops used malicious vulnerabilities and find out if they possess secret technologies.

Andrei felt that the two sides could work together, and they could take the opportunity to thoroughly investigate the Chinese troops under the guise of investigating the use of malicious bugs.

Only if the Chinese troops had truly used some kind of high technology could they have achieved such exaggerated combat capabilities.

Even if it would affect relations between the two countries, Andrei would risk everything to keep it in Russia.

As long as he could keep this mysterious technology, Andrei believed he would not be punished afterward.

It might even lead to a meteoric rise in one's career!
The gains were so enormous that Andrei couldn't help but get excited just thinking about it, his fingers trembling with excitement.

After lighting a cigarette and taking several deep drags, my emotions finally calmed down a little.

On the Russian side, a corps of officers led by Andrei secretly decided to target the Chinese troops, a decision that Fang Zijian, as their representative, was completely unaware of.

Upon learning of the Seventh Steel Battalion's achievements, he was so excited that his face turned bright red.

Even though he was surrounded by Russian military officers, Fang Zijian stood there with an exceptionally arrogant air, as if they were all defeated opponents.

Anyone would be even more proud than Fang Zijian if the troops he led were so valiant.

As for the Russian army, which was unwilling to accept defeat, they secretly prepared to play tricks, but Fang Zijian was unaware of this. He wondered if he would be able to react in time when the Russian army started to make their move.

While things were in turmoil at the Army Directorate, the General Directorate was even more shocked than the Army Directorate when it learned of the Seventh Steel Battalion's achievements.

However, the Chinese delegation's observation of the exercise here involves a much higher level.

Moreover, the Russian soldiers sitting here watching the exercise are all generals, seasoned veterans who have long since lost their composure and never show their emotions.

So even if one's heart is filled with turmoil, on the surface one still maintains a calm and peaceful demeanor.

There was no heated discussion like that between the directors; it was just polite congratulations between high-level officials, to which the Chinese delegation responded with smiles.

On the surface, both sides remained calm, revealing not a trace of their inner emotions.

If the two sides could be separated at this moment, the high-ranking members of the Chinese delegation would surely be overjoyed and give a big thumbs up to the Steel Seventh Battalion for bringing honor to everyone.

The Russian military leaders, having lost all face, will surely be unable to contain their emotions and erupt in a tirade of profanities.

All the Russian officers in charge of directing the exercise, as well as all the officers of the Central Division participating in the exercise, will be subjected to a barrage of insults.

After the exercise ends, no one will have an easy time; everyone from top to bottom will likely be fired.

But when you're face-to-face on-site, everyone has to consider the bigger picture.

On the surface, everything remained calm and serene.

The Russian officers observing the battle from the outside, from the command headquarters to their subordinates, were all infuriated by the actions of the 7th Steel Battalion.

As the direct leadership of the Blue Team command, their situation was a hundred times worse.

Given the methods Chen Jun employed before leaving, the Blue Army command should have had no way of knowing anything about the current situation on the right flank battlefield.

However, Chen Jun only calculated the Blue Army's forces and had no way to use any underhanded tactics.

I never imagined that the directing department would secretly help the Blue Team.

In order to prevent the outcome of the exercise from worsening, and also to try to contain the Chinese 7th Steel Battalion and prevent it from doing anything too outrageous in the remaining exercises.

Andre, who was supposed to remain neutral, secretly contacted the referees at the Blue Team's command headquarters.

The referee was instructed to leak information about what was happening on the right flank to Dmitry at the Blue Army command, under the guise of a normal exercise report.

"What does the directorate mean? They want me to contact the right-wing positions to verify the use of supplies. Is there such a rule? I don't remember it."

The referee didn't directly tell Dmitry that there was a big problem at the 61st Stadium, but rather hinted at it indirectly.

Dmitri didn't quite understand at first, but he wasn't stupid. After thinking for a moment, he sensed something was wrong.

He had contacted the right-wing positions before, but there had been no news so far.

Because everyone's attention was focused on the large battlefield on the left flank, and there were no emergency reports from the left flank positions, Dmitry didn't pay much attention.

Now, if you calm down and think about it carefully, the absence of news is news in itself.

There's clearly something wrong here!
Realizing something was wrong, Dmitry immediately sent men to continue contacting the first line of defense on the right flank, but none of the companies responded.

Then they tried to contact the second line of defense, but all the tank units had lost contact.

Upon learning this, Dmitry felt a chill run down his spine.

This is really too weird!
Demeter's years of experience leading troops told him that something was definitely wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was.

Because it's so strange, so beyond common sense.

In order to find out what had happened, Dmitry immediately dispatched two investigation teams to the right flank positions as quickly as possible.

Since radio communications have been completely cut off, the only way to find out what's going on is to send someone over. (End of Chapter)