From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 443 Another deputy division-level officer captured alive!

"No way, absolutely impossible."

Director Wang immediately rejected the claim after hearing the content, and even explained, "You received a scam call. Nowadays, scammers are highly intelligent and use high-tech methods to commit fraud."

If a scammer calls you from their phone, it might display our phone number, or even impersonate a police officer. Please be very careful.

After reminding him, Director Wang added, "Were you swindled out of your money?"

"No, that's not true." Xu Xiaocun quickly denied.

"It's good that there was no loss. I remember you just said that someone impersonated our police officers and called you, claiming that someone had been abducted, is that right?" Director Wang asked again.

“Yes, that’s right,” Xu Xiaocun said.

“The situation you reported is very important. I will immediately inform the relevant police station. Please give me your phone number, and I will call you again if there are any further developments,” Director Wang said.

"Okay, thank you then."

Xu Xiaocun gave his phone number, then hung up and returned the phone to Battalion Commander Lei. He stood there for a long time without reacting, as if he had lost his mind.

The amount of information received in just a few minutes was indeed enormous, and Xu Xiaocun needed some time to fully digest it.

"Political Commissar, what psychological warfare are you talking about? It's not just this scam call, is it? Could it be the Red Army's doing?" Seeing that Xu Xiaocun didn't react for a long time, Battalion Commander Lei could only guess based on his own logic.

"Ouch."

Xu Xiaocun sighed, took off his glasses, and said with a complicated expression, "Now we don't need to guess anymore, it must have been them who did it."

We've already been tricked once on the march, and to our surprise, they've tried the same trick again. We really didn't expect this! Sigh...

Xu Xiaocun sighed several times, showing how frustrated he was.

at this time.

Xu Xiaocun's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. He didn't know who was calling, but he answered it anyway.

"Hello, is this Political Commissar Xu? This is Director Wang from the district."

As soon as the call connected, the person on the other end introduced himself and, without waiting for Xu Xiaocun's reply, continued, "I have contacted the local police station and confirmed that no human trafficking case has occurred. However, impersonating a police officer is a very serious matter, and I need you to come to the police station in person to cooperate."

I've already sent a car to pick you up. It'll only take a few minutes to get to the gate of your camp. Don't worry, it won't take you too long.

Director Wang rattled off a long string of words, leaving Xu Xiaocun's brain unable to process them in a short time.

Xu Xiaocun felt bad that his own troops' psychological warfare exercise had ended up causing trouble for the local police, and he didn't want to create a conflict between the military and the local authorities.

He was passively guided by Director Wang and said, "Okay, then I'll wait at the main gate."

At this time, Xu Xiaocun did not realize that something was wrong, and Battalion Commander Lei also did not think there was anything wrong, and even accompanied Xu Xiaocun to wait at the gate.

A few minutes later, a car pulled up, and Cheng Cai got out, bowing and scraping with a smile, saying, "Comrade Commander, our leader sent me to pick you up. If it's convenient, please get in now."

Cheng Cai is a very smooth person with very high emotional intelligence. He was already very good at this before he joined the army.

Now that he's "acting out his true self," there's absolutely nothing wrong with him; he's a typical low-level employee in a public institution, displaying a humble attitude when serving his superiors.

Xu Xiaocun couldn't see any problem, so naturally he didn't resist at all and obediently got into the car.

Xu Sanduo was in charge of driving. He grinned the whole time, revealing a set of big white teeth. He looked honest and simple, which did not arouse Xu Xiaocun's suspicion.

Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo were quite famous during the Steel Seventh Battalion era because of their outstanding abilities.

It can be limited to within one's own military unit.

For a deputy division-level cadre like Xu Xiaocun, he would definitely have read the information on the high-ranking officers of the Red Army brigade headquarters, and he would have memorized most of their photos.

But he certainly wouldn't bother to check on the lower-level officers and soldiers.

Therefore, they did not know Cheng Cai and Xu Sanduo at all.

Xu Xiaocun thought he would be taken directly to the police station, but after driving for nearly ten minutes, Cheng Cai and the other man stopped the car in front of a hotel.

A group of people had already lined up at the hotel entrance to welcome Xu Xiaocun.

The leader was Ma Tianxiang, who had just arrived that morning, and standing next to him was Wu Liuyi.

Behind the two men was a coordinator, who was specifically responsible for recording this prisoner-of-war operation.

"What's going on? Weren't you going to the police station? Why are you parked in front of the hotel?" Xu Xiaocun asked instinctively when he saw the car had stopped and didn't see anyone at the hotel entrance.

"This is where you belong. Now, please get out of the car, Comrade Xu Xiaocun, the political commissar of the Blue Army."

Cheng Cai got out of the car first, opened the door, and looked at Xu Xiaocun with a big smile on his face. His expression was full of pride, and his previous humility had completely disappeared.

"Who...who are you? What do you want?"

The fact that his exact identity had been revealed by a stranger made Xu Xiaocun nervous, and he also realized that something seemed wrong.

"You'll find out who we are when you get off the bus," Cheng Cai replied with a smile, gesturing again.

Having become meat on someone else's chopping board, Xu Xiaocun knew that resistance was pointless at this point, and could only suppress his emotions and take it one step at a time.

As he cautiously got out of the car, Ma Tianxiang immediately went to greet him.

"You are...you are Ma Tianxiang from the Seventh Steel Brigade?"

When Xu Xiaocun saw Ma Tianxiang walking over, the memories from the documents he had seen earlier instantly flooded back, allowing him to recognize the man in front of him at a glance.

At the same time, recognizing Ma Tianxiang made her realize what might have happened.

There was a bang.

His entire body felt as if struck by lightning, and he stood frozen in place.

"Political Commissar Xu has a good eye and a good memory, haha."

Ma Tianxiang stopped with a smile and said in a rascal's tone about three steps away, "I am Ma Tianxiang, the deputy political commissar of the Red Army's Seventh Steel Brigade. I have come to Chenghai City on a mission under the orders of our Brigade Commander Wang."

On behalf of the 7th Steel Brigade, I hereby announce that you have been captured. Please come with us; a place to rest has been prepared for you.

"Humph."

Xu Xiaocun was already very clear that all of this was a trick played by the Red Army. The thought that he had also been captured filled him with a sense of humiliation.

But he had no way to resist anymore, so he could only walk defiantly into the hotel.

Wu Liuyi led the way, taking Xu Xiaocun into a private room. Ma Tianxiang then came in and closed the door.

A dining table was set up in the living room of the suite, with drinks and food already prepared on it.

Xu Xiaocun, already feeling indignant, became even more upset when he saw that the food on the table had been prepared in advance, proving that he had been targeted. His face darkened uncontrollably.

"Come, Political Commissar Xu, have a seat."

Ma Tianxiang gestured for Xu Xiaocun to sit down, then said to Wu Liuyi, "Platoon Leader Wu, let's begin. Pour a drink for our Political Commissar Xu first."

"it is good."

Wu Liuyi quickly began to operate.

“Deputy Political Commissar Ma, drinking alcohol is prohibited during military exercises. Don’t you know that?” Xu Xiaocun said coldly.

"This is plum juice, not wine."

With a victor's smile, Ma Tianxiang said in a humorous tone, "This is a moment worth celebrating. Shouldn't we have a drink instead? A soft drink instead of alcohol would be nice."

Wu Liuyi laughed even harder when he heard this, and his movements while pouring the drink became even smoother.

Xu Xiaocun felt even worse. This was clearly a mockery of his captivity. He was furious and could only retort, "You're impersonating the local police to release fake news about women being trafficked. Aren't you afraid of causing a bad influence on the public?"

“If you hadn’t gone to the police station to report the case, who would have known? I never expected that you would seek help from local units during a military exercise.”

Ma Tianxiang's precise sarcasm once again left Xu Xiaocun's face turning red and then pale.

He continued, "Moreover, the scope of our information strike this time was strictly calculated. We only hacked into and monitored your Blue Army's radio stations, as well as the private phone calls of a few people, including Political Commissar Xu."

"What? You've been listening to my phone calls all along?" Xu Xiaocun was utterly shocked.

Information was relatively limited in that era, especially for middle-aged soldiers like Xu Xiaocun, who didn't even have cell phones during his school days and knew very little about Xingxing Technology.

This led to him being completely unaware that his personal cell phone could be remotely monitored.

Now that he has suddenly been enlightened, he is naturally extremely shocked.

“We are a digitalized synthetic brigade; these are just child’s play for us.”

With an air of superiority and strong confidence in his own troops, Ma Tianxiang then accused, "Moreover, the security training course specifically emphasized that personal mobile phones can leak secrets and are not safe at all."

Unfortunately, some people just don't believe it. They think someone can monitor their phones every second, clinging to a侥幸心理 (a gambler's mentality), and today's events are a result of that same侥幸心理.

"hehe."

Xu Xiaocun was speechless after being confronted, and could only force a calm smile.

“Listening to your phone is just part of the operation.”

The big fish has been officially caught in the net, and Ma Tianxiang no longer needs to hide it from him. He looked at Wu Liuyi and said, "Platoon Leader Wu, Political Commissar Xu must be very curious about our operation. Why don't you explain it to him properly?"

Xu Xiaocun was indeed full of doubts; there were too many things he couldn't understand.

Hearing that Ma Tianxiang was going to help him out, even though he was embarrassed and his face was still very ugly, his ears had already perked up.

"Ok."

Wu Liu nodded, placed the bottle of beverage that had already been filled with wine on the table, and stood to the side, saying, "We have two objectives for this operation."

One reason is to disrupt your Red Army's march, preventing you from quickly crossing the river to launch your operations.

Secondly, they could use control of the phone numbers of several key individuals to lure you or Commander Chu back.

In order to lure you, this big fish, back, we even specially set up a wireless call interference filtering system in the area where your wife is located.

So no matter how many times you call, none of the three of them can get through.

As for why we were able to connect with you so precisely in the end, that requires a bit of logical reasoning ability, which is handled by our chief of staff.

He accurately predicted that one of you would definitely return and immediately go back to the camp to find out the truth, so we specifically left someone there to keep watch.

We spotted you the moment you appeared at the camp gate.

When your battalion commander made a call, our technicians promptly switched in again and relayed his signal to us.

The Director Wang who has been talking to you is also one of our people in disguise.

So our car appeared in front of you, and you obediently got in and came here, ultimately becoming our prisoner.

Wu Liuyi basically explained the matter clearly, detailing the whole story.

Xu Xiaocun realized why he had fallen into the trap, realizing that he had been so precisely calculated and led here step by step.

He was truly shocked and could hardly believe that technology had become so advanced.

Unable to contain his astonishment, he asked, "Was your operation this time really so precise? Every step was perfectly linked, without a single mistake?"

The route by which Xu Xiaocun was captured was indeed fraught with uncertainty.

The fact that the Red Army was able to control the situation so precisely, ensuring that there were no mistakes throughout the entire process, is truly astonishing and an incredible feat.

At least for Xu Xiaocun, it was like magic.

"That's how precise it is."

Ma Tianxiang nodded confidently and said, "Because it is an exercise, we try our best not to disturb the people, or to disturb them as little as possible. But we are your enemies, and enemies living in the information and digital age."

Our tactics are unconventional; we will utilize all available means, technology, equipment, weapons, and your lifestyle habits.

With the rapid advancement of technology and the progress of the times, our playing style must also evolve.

Our 7th Steel Brigade is not as well-equipped as you in terms of inherent conditions. If we want to defeat you in this exercise, we must give full play to the advantages of our digitalized combined arms brigade.

"I can tell you now, without exaggeration, Political Commissar Xu, that we have basically achieved our objective."

Ma Tianxiang's words were like a wake-up call to Xu Xiaocun, piercing his very soul and making him instantly clear-headed.

The previous anger and dissatisfaction vanished, leaving only admiration and shock.

He exclaimed incredulously, "Wow, I never expected your plan to be so meticulous and realistic. It makes it impossible not to believe that this is true. I'm completely captivated by you this time. I'm truly impressed."

"No, you shouldn't submit to me."

Ma Tianxiang composed himself and said seriously, "I am only the executor of the plan. The organizer and planner of the entire battle is our Chief of Staff, Chen Jun."

He is the true mastermind behind all of this, the undefeated military genius who has never lost a battle. It's only natural that you were defeated by him.

Ma Tianxiang was truly impressed by Chen Jun, and his eyes were full of admiration when he talked about Chen Jun.

That is the worship of an unparalleled strongman!

(End of this chapter)