From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Before he could finish speaking, the call was disconnected. Wang Kezheng's anger was all bottled up inside. He was so furious that he called back.

They also connected the phone to the political commissar's car so that Political Commissar He Yazhou could hear the conversation simultaneously.

"Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui, why aren't you at the Wolf Forward Base with your rookies? What are you doing in my office? Do you have that much free time?"

Wang Kezheng's words were very forceful, like a volcano about to erupt.

He Yazhou, who had just picked up the microphone and put it to his ear, was a little confused when he heard Wang Kezheng's words and couldn't figure out what was going on.

His eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown!
"Wang Kezheng, Brigade Commander Wang."

Wang Qingrui, mimicking Wang Kezheng's tone, explained with a hint of mockery: "Please allow me to give you a brief report. It was 4:20 PM today."

I led the 7th Steel Brigade's helicopter combat unit, carrying a special operations platoon, to capture your brigade headquarters and take more than 30 of your remaining personnel prisoner.

Subsequently, my special operations platoon, in coordination with the helicopter unit, destroyed all the fuel depots and ammunition depots within your camp.

Oh, right, there was also a special train loaded with supplies, a large amount of fuel and ammunition, and its transport line, which were also completely destroyed and cut off by our side.

Wang Qingrui spoke in a low voice, but it sounded particularly harsh to Wang Kezheng.

The already irritated emotions were completely ignited by this.

"What? How dare you? Who gave you that right?"

Wang Kezheng roared angrily, "The battlefield of the exercise is on the 535 front of Langshan, not at my 708th Brigade headquarters. This is a serious mistake, a sign of disorganization and lack of discipline. Can you bear the consequences?"
I order you to get out of my office immediately, and take your men out of my brigade headquarters. I'm only giving you one chance, or don't blame me for turning on you.

Wang Kezheng was absolutely furious.

This was the first time he had been so angry in the more than three years since he became the commander of the 708th Brigade.

"Quickly, catch up with the brigade commander's car."

Political Commissar He Yazhou roughly understood the situation and realized that they had encountered a serious problem. He immediately ordered the driver to speed up and chase after them.

"Oh, you look really angry. I suggest you calm down for now."

Wang Qingrui, with the air of a victor, calmly said: "According to the exercise plan issued by the theater army, you led your troops to attack my Langshan 535 defense line. You and I are both aware of this."

Aside from this restriction, there was no rule that we could only stay at the Wolf Former Base.

So, the situation is not what you think. We don't want to stay on Hill 535, passively waiting to be attacked and have our lines broken.

So, we've appeared here to give you a pleasant surprise.

surprise??
Upon hearing those two glaring words, Wang Kezheng could no longer contain his anger and roared furiously, "You've turned a perfectly good combat exercise into this mess! What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Hehe, Comrade Wang Kezheng, we are the Red Army, and you are our enemies. What do you think we want to do?" Wang Qingrui laughed even more heartily.

The more helpless and hysterical the enemy became, the more successful Chen Jun's tactics were.

"Stop your fucking nonsense! I was a Red Army soldier, I know exactly how to play this game, I don't need you to teach me. Just tell me what you want to do!" Wang Kezheng said angrily.

"What do we want to do? Haha."

Wang Qingrui burst into laughter, and after laughing for a while, he continued, "The nature of war has long changed; there are no longer absolute defenders and attackers."

If you can lead a large force to attack our 535 defense line without any concealment, I can take advantage of the situation and cut off your main base.

By the way, I should also thank you for not setting up any defenses at the brigade headquarters.

Even the sentries on guard duty had empty magazines. It was incredibly easy for us to get in; it was simpler than entering a vegetable market.

"It allowed me to effortlessly and swagger into your position as brigadier general."

Although Wang Qingrui had not studied combined arms tactics or pursued advanced training in information-based command, his conversations with Chen Jun over the years were far from ineffective; he learned as much as he would have from formal schooling.

When it comes to modern warfare, he is quite adept at it.

Wang Kezheng was one of the first batch of brigade commanders to be converted from divisions to brigades, and he also received specialized advanced studies at the school. He was nearly ten years younger than Wang Qingrui.

Normally speaking, Wang Ke would have an absolute advantage, and he would be better at talking than Wang Qingrui, who is over fifty years old.

But now it's the opposite.

Wang Kezheng was rendered speechless by Wang Qingrui's words, unable to find any reason to refute him. After a long pause, his face flushed red, he finally uttered two words—

"Boring, shameless."

The frustration and anger that had nowhere to go could only be suppressed, causing Wang Kezheng's chest to heave violently.

"Since we can't see eye to eye, let's stop talking. I'll have your subordinate continue talking to you. You two should communicate properly and hopefully you can come up with a solution."

Wang Qingrui felt he had shown off enough and that continuing the conversation was pointless, so he simply stopped the conversation and shoved the microphone back into the bewildered Jin Zhenghong's hand.

"Commander, they..."

Jin Zhenghong had been holding back for a while and was about to speak when he found that the microphone was already busy.

The other party has already hung up!
"pull over."

Wang Kezheng, who was already furious with Wang Qingrui, suppressed his anger and gave instructions to the driver.

"Alright, take him out of here."

Chen Jun gave Xu Sanduo a look, and Xu Sanduo grabbed Jin Zhenghong like a chick and dragged him out, regardless of who he was.

In Xu Sanduo's single-minded mind, there was no concept of military rank or identity at this moment.

There are only enemies and allies!
After Jin Zhenghong was taken away, Chen Jun put on a serious expression and said, "Brigade Commander, we have been monitoring Wang Kezheng's car phone. I just received a report from Qiu Ming that we overheard Wang Kezheng talking to He Yazhou."

I think that with such a big problem, Wang Kezheng will definitely try to meet with He Yazhou to discuss and resolve the issue of our occupation of Wang Kezheng's brigade headquarters.

This is a fantastic opportunity for us; perhaps we can revive the plans we abandoned before.

Chen Jun's thinking was indeed quick. None of the people present had thought of this at all. Now that Chen Jun had brought it up, everyone's minds immediately started to work.

"That's right, now that the two of them have met, our opportunity has arrived!" Gao Cheng said excitedly.

"If we time it right, we'll most likely be able to take them both out at once. Plus, their logistical supplies have all been destroyed by us. With this double blow, the 708th Brigade's combat effectiveness will definitely plummet," Tian Baoguo said excitedly.

"The start of this match was very unfavorable for us, but now I really see a chance to win."

Wang Qingrui's eyes lit up, and he turned to intelligence officer Qiu Ming, asking, "Where is Wang Kezheng now? Can you pinpoint his location?"

"can."

Qiu Ming nodded affirmatively and said, "We have been able to track the 708th Brigade Commander's car phone and radio, and can retrieve their location at any time."

"Great, excellent." Wang Qingrui didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, so he immediately slammed his hand on the table and decided, "Immediately issue an order for the armed helicopter formation to proceed at full speed to the main force of the 708th Brigade, and give Wang Kezheng another unexpected surprise."

After Wang Qingrui finished speaking, he prepared to walk out and board the plane, so that everyone could witness this gratifying moment.

"Wait, let's leave him a gift before we go."

Chen Jun stopped the group that was about to leave, a wicked smile on his face, and said, "Even the brigade commander has been issued a military cell phone, and I've already got Wang Kezheng's phone number. Before we leave, we have to set up a trap for him."

"A maze? What do you mean?"

Gao Cheng and Wang Qingrui couldn't understand, and had no idea what Chen Jun was up to.

"Brigade Commander, may I borrow your phone?"

Chen Jun did not immediately reveal the answer, but instead walked to Wang Qingrui's side and said mysteriously.

Completely bewildered, Wang Qingrui was very curious and handed his military phone to Chen Jun, wanting to see what kind of crazy tricks Chen Jun was going to pull.

Chen Jun took the phone and immediately began composing a text message, muttering as he typed: "Brigade Commander Wang, your 708th Brigade headquarters has fallen into the hands of my Red Army. Please consider as soon as possible whether to surrender or admit defeat."

Otherwise, I have many ways to make your situation extremely embarrassing, said Wang Qingrui, commander of the 7th Steel Brigade.

Chen Jun typed the text message and sent it directly. Then he handed the phone to Wang Qingrui and said, "Mission accomplished, Brigade Commander. I'll impersonate you for a bit so they'll think we're staying here. I'm sure you won't mind."

"You're the one with the most clever ideas, haha."

Commander Wang is too busy cherishing Chen Jun to possibly blame him.

The thought of Wang Kezheng's furious expression, turning ashen with rage, when he saw the text message made him feel exceptionally pleased.

……

The 708th Brigade.

Wang Kezheng, whose blood pressure was soaring and whose head was buzzing with anger, got out of the car and stood by the roadside, waiting for the political commissar's car to drive up behind him.

A massive convoy of military vehicles stretched for 1.5 kilometers, whizzing past him one after another.

Normally it takes at least a few minutes.

Fortunately, the political commissar had already sped up and was now in the middle of the convoy.

So Wang Kezheng didn't have to wait long before he saw the camouflage Cheetah SUV belonging to the political commissar drive up from behind and slowly stop by the roadside.

The Cheetah military vehicles in the convoy were all camouflaged, and the license plates at the front and rear were also covered.

Without being able to see inside the car, it's indeed impossible to determine who's inside based on what's happening outside.

"It's absolutely incomprehensible, they're a bunch of bastards, it's infuriating."

When Wang Kezheng saw the political commissar approaching, he immediately began to hurl insults.

The political commissar was also impatient at this moment, and his heart was also burning with anger.

However, as a political cadre, I am more stable in controlling my emotions.

Moreover, he knew that he couldn't fan the flames at this moment, otherwise Wang Kezheng's emotions would explode completely, and he would lose his rationality and be unable to calmly command the battle.

So he quickly lowered his voice and advised, "Old Wang, you must calm down now."

This whole thing is mainly my fault. If I had left the guard battalion there, this wouldn't have happened.

The political commissar took responsibility upon himself first, which relieved Wang Kezheng's pressure and helped him stabilize his emotions more quickly.

"Now is not the time to blame anyone. Neither of us can undo what's done. Our most urgent task right now is to discuss how to handle this," Wang Kezheng said.

"I've already thought about it in the car. It's obviously too late to rush back now to encircle and annihilate the Seventh Steel Brigade and regain control of our brigade headquarters. We've already gone too far."

After a brief analysis, Political Commissar He Yazhou came up with a less-than-ideal solution: "Our only option now is to report to the exercise command and, through the command's order, have Wang Qingrui and others withdraw from our brigade headquarters."

Furthermore, we must strongly demand that the Red Army be punished for their violations and disciplinary infractions, and that they be returned to Line 535 so that the exercise can resume.

Political Commissar He Yazhou's method was indeed not "honorable," but it was the best solution that could be thought of.

"Okay, let's do it this way."

Wang Kezheng agreed to the political commissar's suggestion without even a second's hesitation, and ordered, "Staff Officer Du, connect me to the exercise command now. I need to speak with the commander-in-chief."

"Yes!"

After saluting, Staff Officer Du began contacting headquarters.

At this moment, the civil servant who was sitting in the car ran over to Wang Kezheng and said, "Brigade Commander, you have a message on your phone."

"I won't look. Not many people know my phone number. What information could they possibly have?" Wang Kezheng said without even thinking.

The mobile phones issued to brigade commanders by the military are highly classified military equipment and cannot be used for personal purposes. Most of their communication is done via radio and landline, so very few people know their phone numbers.

“Receiving a message at this time is a bit inappropriate; let’s take a look,” Political Commissar He Yazhou advised.

Wang Kezheng thought about it and it seemed to make sense, so he took out his phone, opened the text message, and after reading the content, his dark face turned a deep shade of liver with anger.

"what happened?"

The political commissar curiously leaned over to take a look, and his eyes widened when he saw what it contained.

The satire in the content is palpable.

"Arrogant, extremely arrogant. They not only cause trouble, but also create obstacles."

Wang Ke felt so frustrated that she could hardly breathe, and paced back and forth with her hands on her hips.

"Your phone was only recently issued, and you hardly ever use it. No more than five people know the number, not even me. How did he find out?" Political Commissar He Yazhou asked in surprise.

"That's why you'd say it's a ghost story!"

Wang Kezheng's expression was even more bewildered than his Asian counterpart, as if everything he encountered today was sinister.

In the past, when fighting against other troops, Wang Kezheng was always able to lead his troops in a fierce battle, and in the end, he would stand with his hands on his hips, full of pride and confidence.

However, so far, there has been nothing to be satisfied with in this confrontation with the 7th Steel Brigade.

Isn't it weird?
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the call to the command post went through, but it wasn't me who called; it was the directing staff who called and specifically asked you to take the call."

Just as Wang Kezheng was at his wits' end, Staff Officer Du's shout made him even more alarmed. (End of Chapter)