From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 369 The Army Aviation Company Displays its Divine Power

The directing staff violated the rules and leaked information, causing the Blue Team command to pack up and run away prematurely.

Chen Jun was caught off guard, and his plans were disrupted. In order to prevent the prize from slipping away again, he had to come up with a solution on the spot.

But whether they immediately sent troops to pursue or went around to intercept them, it was no longer feasible.

It has nothing to do with the strength of combat power; it's simply a matter of not having enough time.

As a fully mechanized unit, the 7th Steel Battalion's main combat advantage lies in its high mobility, but high mobility does not necessarily mean fast speed.

In these jungle and mountainous areas with only dirt and stone roads, mechanized movement is not as fast as motorized movement.

The core reason is that the latter is lighter and mainly uses transport vehicles, which are more suitable for driving in jungle terrain compared to armored vehicles.

Moreover, the information relayed by the scouts clearly stated that the Blue Army command had abandoned all its supplies.

A truck without any supplies as a burden, even if crammed full of people, wouldn't carry a ton or two, which is completely different from combat load.

This means that the other party has already achieved extreme lightweighting.

Chen Jun knew very well that given the situation of both sides, and the fact that there was still a distance of nearly ten kilometers between them, it was simply impossible to catch up by car.

Although it is still unknown what the Blue Team command wanted to do by rushing to the front line.

However, Chen Jun's war intuition clearly told him that the Blue Army command's move to the front line was definitely not well-intentioned and would have a significant impact on the Seventh Steel Battalion's ability to achieve its objectives.

"I want the 3000 kills, and I want the command post too."

A ruthless glint flashed in Chen Jun's eyes. He decided to hold back no longer and ordered his staff officer, "Pass on the order to the Army Aviation Company to immediately dispatch armed helicopters to attack the Blue Army command post."

Send two more transport helicopters to pick up the special operations platoon and airdrop them to set up roadblocks. Not even a fly should be allowed to get past, let alone the Blue Army command post.

Although Chen Jun did not discuss it with the battalion commanders, they were not surprised by the order.

Because that's what they want to do too.

The battle between the two armies has reached a fever pitch, and it's time for Steel Seven to reap the rewards of victory. Now is the perfect time to use their trump cards.

"Yes!"

The staff officer who received the order was very excited and ran to the communications center next door.

soon.

The order was then relayed to the Army Aviation Company.

At this moment, the Army Aviation Company's desire for battle could be described as eager and impatient; upon receiving the order, they instantly entered a state of high excitement.

His entire face was flushed with energy, working at top speed.

It took less than five minutes.

Ground crew completed takeoff preparations, and four helicopters took off from the helipad, drawing two graceful arcs in the air.

The troops split into two groups and flew in two different directions, finally launching the army aviation company's first battle.

……

Blue Team Command Post.

The speed of departure, with minimal entourage, was remarkable; from the issuance of the order to being ready, it took less than 10 minutes.

As the massive army left the camp, the huge command post was left as an empty shell, without even a single sentry remaining.

Anyway, the area within a radius of dozens of kilometers is a military restricted zone, so there's no fear of things being stolen since no outsiders come.

Dmitry and two other regimental commanders were in one car, their bodies swaying and bobbing with the road's rough terrain, their faces showing grim expressions.

It's impossible to feel good when you're so scared that you run away like a stray dog.

Dmitry stared ahead with a gloomy face, wishing that the command post could fly to the front line in a second and end this torment that was causing him so much pain.

Unfortunately, the dirt road had been pressed into deep ruts, so the car could only continue to move forward, pressing into the ruts.

Not only does it sway when you sit on it, but it also doesn't run fast.

Dmitry could only pray in his heart that the Chinese 7th Steel Battalion wouldn't arrive so quickly and that they could reach the left flank front smoothly.

As for the counterattack against the Seventh Steel Battalion...

Dmitri was so terrified that he didn't dare to even think about it.

joke.

A "super freak" who can single-handedly take on the entire right wing of the Blue Team without the Blue Team headquarters finding out—retaliate? With what means? By ramming their head against a wall?
Even if the remaining Blue Army troops were all brought back, it would be difficult.

Unless the main force of the Red Army turns its guns around now and helps the Blue Army fight the Steel Seventh Battalion, the Blue Army will not have a chance to confront the Steel Seventh Company head-on.

But this is obviously impossible.

The Russian army isn't crazy!
If they dared to do that, not only would they lose again and disgrace their ancestors, but even if they could defeat the Seventh Steel Battalion, the Russian army would become an international laughing stock.

Dmitri was well aware of these things, so at that moment he had only one thought.

That means we should leave as soon as possible!

pity.

As the battle has progressed to this point, Dmitry's ability to escape the clutches of the Seventh Steel Battalion is no longer under his control; the initiative is completely out of his hands.

If the Blue Army command wanted to escape and be sent to their deaths, they didn't even need to ask the Seventh Steel Battalion for permission.

The Seventh Steel Battalion would definitely not agree.

To be precise, it was the Army Aviation Company that refused to agree.

The mountainous terrain and roads are rugged and inconvenient for driving. Vehicles travel very slowly on the ground and have to go around the mountains, making even ten kilometers a long journey.

But for helicopters flying in the sky, no matter how bad the mountainous terrain is, it doesn't matter to them.

Moreover, the straight-line distance from the Red Army's rear to the Blue Army's rear was only sixty or seventy kilometers, and the Blue Army's command post had traveled a short distance to make it even closer.

What takes a car half a day to travel tens of kilometers is just a matter of a few taps on the gas pedal for a helicopter.

The Blue Army command convoy had only traveled halfway, about ten kilometers away from the front-line battle position, when two armed helicopters appeared in the sky to its right.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep..."

The high-speed vibration of the helicopter rotor could be clearly heard even a kilometer away.

The Blue Army command vehicle, which was ahead of the car, was the first to hear the sound of the helicopter. At first, they were puzzled as to why a helicopter would appear.

The Russian Central Division participating in the exercise did not have helicopters, which surprised the Russian military.

Even the Blue Team's command headquarters, from Commander-in-Chief Dmitry down to a regular staff officer, never imagined that helicopters would be involved in the battle.

Now, when I suddenly hear the sound of a helicopter, my first reaction is confusion and bewilderment.

The reason there was no fear was that no one thought these helicopters belonged to the 7th Steel Battalion; they thought they were helicopters from the directing department.

The question is, what exactly is the purpose of the director's department sending a helicopter over?

This idea wasn't limited to the soldiers below.

Even Dmitry, who was reporting to his subordinates, didn't suspect these helicopters might be enemy; he initially assumed they were from the command headquarters. This left the Blue Army command completely unprepared, watching helplessly as the helicopters flew more than 500 meters away.

This distance was still outside the Blue Team's field of vision, and even with binoculars it was not very clear, but it had already entered the helicopter's optimal "sweeping" range.

"Tu tu tu tu tu tu tu..."

The 23mm cannon spewed flames, and the sound of its firing was like thunder.

"Puff puff puff puff puff..."

57mm and 90mm rockets streaked into the distance, leaving long trails as they hurtled away.

The sound of gunfire and intense flashes reached the Blue Army convoy in an instant, and almost at the same time, large numbers of personnel and vehicles began to emit white smoke.

White smoke signifies casualties, the helicopter is still roaring...

The Blue Team, who were initially filled with doubt and curiosity, realized that the two helicopters were their enemies, and their eyes were replaced by panic and disbelief.

Infantrymen are like meat on a chopping block in front of helicopters; no one can survive within the range of their firepower.

"Take cover! Get out of the car and spread out to take cover!"

Some quick-thinking Russian soldiers shouted and jumped off the vehicle.

The Blue Army command set off quickly in light vehicles to reduce weight, but did not carry heavy anti-aircraft artillery.

Faced with the attack of armed helicopters, the Blue Army command convoy was helpless and finding a place to hide was their only way to survive.

The Russian soldiers, who were initially stunned by the shock, quickly jumped out of the vehicle and hid in the nearby woods.

In particular, Dmitry, who was in charge, was immediately protected by guards and taken into the woods along with another regimental commander.

Just then, a burst of cannon fire came, but it only managed to put the two guards into the air.

Despite the loud noise of armed helicopters firing, filling the entire sky with the booming sound, they are actually firing shells without warheads.

The formation was intimidating, but it didn't cause any casualties.

The smoke and "destruction" of the convoy's people and vehicles were merely caused by the lasers fired from the helicopters when they were used to conduct drills.

The Blue Army soldiers got out of their vehicles and hid in the woods, which effectively helped them avoid the armed helicopters.

If it were real aircraft cannons and rockets, hiding in the woods wouldn't be very effective, as the cannons could easily penetrate tree branches and trunks.

Their only purpose was to create a diversion, making it impossible for the helicopter to see where they were.

The lasers used in the exercise could not penetrate obstacles; even a single leaf could block them. In the forest, the dense foliage could completely block the lasers.

but.

People can escape into the woods and hide, but cars can't drive into the woods.

The Blue Army command post consisted of nearly two hundred people, traveling in almost twenty trucks and SUVs, which caused a traffic jam stretching over one hundred meters long.

Unable to hit the Blue Army personnel, the armed helicopters concentrated their firepower on the vehicles.

Two armed helicopters launched a crossfire, with cannons and rockets firing in turn, carpet-bombing the stretch of road that was over 100 meters long.

None of the Blue Army vehicles parked on the road escaped the wreckage; they all emitted thick white smoke.

Commander Dmitry, who was hiding in the woods, saw what was happening before him and his face turned ashen with rage, veins popping out on his forehead.

However, no matter how angry or annoyed he was, he couldn't change what was happening before his eyes.

In the heat of this intense anger, everyone on the Blues team, including Dmitry, realized something terrifying.

The Blue team is very familiar with the Red team and knows that the personnel configurations of both sides are the same.

The Blue Army doesn't have helicopters, and the Red Army certainly doesn't either.

But now helicopters have suddenly appeared in the sky and launched a surprise attack on them. There is only one possibility: the helicopters belong to the Chinese military.

The Chinese troops, though only a battalion-level unit, possessed air combat capabilities.

This is incomprehensible to the Blues!

Armed helicopters were a luxury item in those days. Even the army aviation rarely had armed helicopters. In most cases, they were only equipped with transport helicopters, and general-purpose helicopters equipped with airborne machine guns were used for air combat.

Similar to the Black Hawk helicopter in Black Hawk Down, add a Gatling gun next to the cabin door, and use the machine gun to fire at the ground during combat.

Equipping an army combat battalion with armed helicopters is simply outrageous.

Not to mention the soldiers under the Blue Army had never seen anything like it before, even the three regimental commanders of the Blue Army, including Dmitry, had never seen anything so outrageous before.

Let's revisit the battle record of the 7th Steel Battalion and the various configurations that have now been revealed.

A battalion not only includes traditional infantry and tanks, but also artillery and electronic warfare companies, strong logistical support capabilities, and two incredibly advanced, super-model military branches—

Special forces soldiers are the kings of individual ground combat, and armed helicopters are the kings of low-altitude warfare.

The battalion-level military unit is so extravagant and luxurious that it made Dmitry drool. Now I can finally understand why the 7th Steel Battalion is so powerful.

With such a luxurious combined arms battalion configuration, Dmitry was confident that if he had such a force, he could dominate the Russian army.

Unfortunately, Dmitri could only dream about it, because he knew it was impossible.

The Russian army is so poor that it can barely afford to eat. Many of its existing weapons and equipment are scrapped due to lack of funds for maintenance. Where would it get the money to build such a luxurious combined arms battalion?

It was this helplessness born of envy, jealousy, and hatred that gave Dmitri a deep sense of frustration.

Although I was very unwilling, I had already been defeated and forced to submit.

Whether it's the hard power configuration or the advanced tactics and thinking of the 7th Steel Battalion, Dmitry clearly understood that the Russian army was far ahead of them.

but.

Although he felt that losing to the Steel Seventh Battalion, such a super-model and luxurious unit, was not shameful, Dmitry still had to keep struggling for the sake of his pride.

The initial plan to send people to their deaths still needs to be continued.

Since there was no car to take us, we would cross the forest on foot. As long as we stayed in the forest, the armed helicopters would pose no threat.

Moreover, driving from the dirt road to the front line requires navigating winding roads around the foot of the mountain, adding up to nearly ten kilometers of travel.

The actual distance from the forest to the mountain is no more than seven kilometers. If the Blue Team walks quickly, it will only take them two hours at most.

After some calculation and consideration, Dmitri decisively decided to lead the team through the woods.

As long as Dmitry can reach the front line and join forces with the left flank of the Blue Army before the Blue Army ground troops arrive, his plan can still be successfully completed.

Dmitry's idea was good, and his emergency response capabilities were indeed quite good.

It's just a pity.

Chen Jun was much smarter than Dmitry. With his rich experience in actual combat and exercises, he had long anticipated this.

That's why they dispatched two transport helicopters and went to great lengths to pick up the special operations platoon.

Calculate the time.

The special operations platoon has been received and is flying this way.

(End of this chapter)