From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Dozens of kilometers away in Xiaochong Village, Chen Jun, Wang Qingrui, and their entourage arrived at their designated location in a command vehicle with the main force.

The professional technical team sent by the director's office has also arrived.

With the high efficiency and speed characteristic of the military, a large number of cameras were deployed in key locations, all to ensure that leaders had the best viewing experience.

This will also benefit the directing department, enabling them to make more accurate judgments on the battle between the two sides.

……

9:05.

Chen Jun dispatched ground and air drones to conduct reconnaissance of the Blue Army's location from two directions, ensuring that all information about the Blue Army was collected.

The Red Army had already gained such a significant advantage, yet their offensive was still executed with such meticulous care and caution.

It received unanimous praise from the leaders.

Especially considering that Chen Jun is not even thirty years old, he is able to remain calm and composed on the battlefield, neither arrogant nor impatient, neither flustered in adversity nor reckless in favorable circumstances, as steady as a sixty-year-old veteran.

This prompted the war zone's top leader to give Chen Jun extremely high praise without reservation.

He stated frankly that Chen Jun was the young officer with the most command talent and ability, as well as the best mentality and tactics, whom he had encountered in all his years in the military.

(Parentheses: There is none.)

If Chen Jun were placed in a time of war, he would definitely become a new generation of military genius and the nightmare of all enemies.

Chief of Staff Shen smiled and nodded after hearing this, without making any further comments, because the big boss's words had already paved the way for Chen Jun's future.

Chief of Staff Shen already had a premonition...

As long as Chen Jun can maintain his current level, he will definitely rise steadily in the future without any obstacles, and his ultimate height may even surpass that of Chief of Staff Shen.

Enter the core of the army group before the age of forty, enter the core of the theater command before the age of fifty, and reach the ceiling before the age of sixty.

Extremely high probability!!
The thought of the soldiers he had trained reaching such heights and surpassing him to go even higher filled Chief of Staff Shen with anticipation and excitement.

Even if you can't reach that level yourself, it's still a remarkable achievement if the soldiers you lead can.

……

The Red Army's actions sparked a new round of heated discussions at the Director's Command Center, while the Blue Army also entered a new phase.

This is also the most crucial stage.

The main force of the Red Army came in with great fanfare, making it difficult for the Blue Army's observation sentries deployed at the front line to miss them. The information was quickly transmitted to the Blue Army brigade command post.

When the main force of the Red Army actually appeared here, Chu Zhangang felt both happy and worried.

Fortunately, his "luring the enemy" tactic worked. The main force of the Red Army was indeed attracted by him. At this moment, the Red Army's main camp must have been very vulnerable, giving them an opportunity to take advantage.

In other words, the plan has been proceeding exactly as Chu Zhangang planned.

What worried him was that he couldn't contact the reconnaissance brigade at all, and Chu Zhangang had no way of knowing whether Hong Yi had taken this opportunity to attack the Red Army, just as he thought.

If Hong Yi didn't understand his meaning and continued to follow the attack schedule he had previously given, he would lead the reconnaissance team to lie in wait in the woods at 7 p.m. to launch the attack.

Then the 909th Brigade would be truly finished!
Even if Chu Zhangang had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't lead the remaining troops to withstand a full day's attack from the main force of the Red Army.

By 7 p.m., Hong Yi realized that the daylilies were not only cold, but had already rotted completely.

Furthermore.

Even if Hong Yi could understand Chu Zhangang's meaning from afar and had already begun to take action with his reconnaissance brigade, Chu Zhangang was still worried that they would not be able to hold their ground and would be wiped out by the Red Army in one fell swoop.

What if Hong Yi's side hasn't even completed the decapitation strike yet, and his side is wiped out by the Red Army?

Nothing Hong Yi did was of any use.

A brigade of several thousand men, roughly the size of a division, was reduced to a reconnaissance battalion of only a few hundred men by the Red Army. The directing staff would certainly have declared the Blue Army the defeated on the spot.

Even if Hong Yi succeeds in the decapitation, it won't be enough to affect the final verdict.

Only when both conditions are met...

In other words, Hong Yi's side completed the decapitation operation, completely destroying the Red Army's command headquarters and plunging the 535 defense line into chaos.

Only if the Blues' middle lane remains intact can it be determined that the Blues have captured the 535 defense line and won.

therefore.

In order to determine how to fight the Red Army next, what tactics to use, and how to stall for time long enough to coordinate with Hong Yi's side to complete the operation.

Chu Zhangang needed to be well-prepared and had to thoroughly understand the Red Army's offensive forces.

How many troops were deployed, what types of troops were involved, who was in command, etc.

The more detailed the better!
To obtain the most detailed intelligence possible, Chu Zhangang now has no choice but to go all out and show the determination and courage to burn his bridges.

Therefore, the brigade's directly subordinate guard unit was dispatched—

Special Agent Company!
This is the only unit under Chu Zhangang that can be mobilized to carry out reconnaissance missions, and that possesses sufficient strength, reconnaissance skills, and capabilities.

In the organizational structure of our military, the special operations company is considered to be among the most capable in terms of individual soldier strength.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the top branch of special forces.

By using all his trump cards, Chu Zhangang's determination at this moment is evident.

As long as he could obtain the Red Army intelligence he wanted, even if the entire special agent company was lost as a result, Chu Zhangang felt it would be well worth it.

The Blue Army wanted to gather intelligence on the Red Army, while the Red Army also wanted to find out the details of the Blue Army's position.

The confrontation between the reconnaissance soldiers marked the beginning of the game.

The Red Army did not send out its strongest reconnaissance unit. In order to deal with the Blue Army's reconnaissance brigade, which had not yet shown itself, Chen Jun deliberately left the special operations company at the main camp. Therefore, the soldiers sent to conduct reconnaissance were from the mechanized infantry battalion.

The soldiers who can enter the Seventh Steel Brigade are all very outstanding, and reconnaissance is their most basic subject. Even if they are not professional reconnaissance soldiers, they are not much different.

Meanwhile, the Blue Army's special operations company is skilled in reconnaissance, and they are not much less adept at dealing with the "selected" soldiers of the mechanized infantry battalion.

It's difficult to determine who is better in a short period of time.

Therefore, on the battlefield between the red and blue forces, there will only be small skirmishes and various reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance operations in the short term, and a direct battle will not break out for the time being.

On the contrary, the Blue Army reconnaissance team, which had set off earlier and was both premeditated and daring, took the lead in launching the decisive battle.

The time has come to 9:25.

After more than half an hour of infiltration, the reconnaissance team, under the command of Hong Yi, crossed the front line and arrived at the Red Army's headquarters.

“Captain, I know this place very well. I’ve been here several times before. That three-story steel structure building in front is the Red Army’s command post for the exercise. If nothing unexpected happens, the high-ranking officers of the 7th Steel Brigade are all inside now.”

The deputy battalion commander pointed to the camp ahead through the branches of the trees, his eyes filled with excitement.

Decapitation is a high-risk, high-reward operation. Just thinking about it gets your adrenaline pumping, let alone actually participating in it.

The nearly three hundred men from the reconnaissance brigade were all excited; their wide eyes were filled with a thirst for merit.

"The main force of the Red Army has been setting off for more than an hour, and it is highly likely that they have already encountered our troops and may have already started the first wave of fighting. At this point, the high command of the Red Army must be inside directing the battle, no doubt about it."

Hong Yi, equally excited, swallowed hard, observed the main camp before him, and said, "But we can't rush things now. We must first understand the situation. Haste makes waste."

Pick a few quick-thinking soldiers to scout ahead and find out your situation, especially how many defenders are there and how many outposts you have.

Even though Hong Yi was already impatient, he forcibly suppressed it and did not get carried away.

"Yes, I'll go right away."

The deputy battalion commander, upon receiving the order, knew that the decapitation operation was a life-or-death situation, where life and death hung in the balance. Thorough preparation was always beneficial, so without any hesitation, he quickly went to make the arrangements.

The Red Army command post camp was not large; it was just a steel-structured building with some basic infrastructure, surrounded by barbed wire.

It's actually a semi-permanent camp.

The reconnaissance personnel sent out by the reconnaissance brigade could see directly from the outside, so they completed their reconnaissance mission with ease.

Although they couldn't see the people inside the building, they found all the outposts outside.

It was determined that the Red Army's main camp had no defense forces, only four fixed outposts and two mobile outposts, totaling only about ten people.

"Since you actually took the entire force out, leaving the headquarters completely unprepared, I'll use my reconnaissance unit to teach your special operations company what real special operations are and what a decapitation strike is."

Hong Yi's heart, which was set on leading the special forces, became exceptionally burning at this moment, and his desire to prove himself became stronger than ever before.

At this moment, he had no more worries in his heart.

He decisively issued the order to attack.

The reconnaissance troops formed two separate offensive groups, suddenly emerging from the woods and rushing straight towards the front and back gates of the Red Army's main camp.

Just as the reconnaissance team rushed out, the snipers left in the woods began their attack.

"Clap clap clap..."

A series of crisp gunshots rang out.

The sentries guarding the front and back gates of the Red Army's main camp all started emitting white smoke at almost the same time, indicating that they had been sniped by the enemy.

Just as white smoke began to rise from his body, he saw hundreds of Blue Army soldiers charging towards him in a massive swarm.

The sentries were still completely bewildered.

This was the rear of the main Red Army force, with the complete 535 defense line blocking the way, yet there was no sign of it being breached.

So how did the Blue Army's several hundred troops appear in the rear?

This really puzzled them.

The attacking Blue Army reconnaissance battalion had no time to explain to the Red Army sentries how they got there; their eyes were only on the command post in the middle.

After breaking through the gate's defenses, they all rushed towards the command post.

The two coordinators at the headquarters watched the Blue Army troops rushing towards them, equally confused as to how they got there.

However, not knowing this did not affect their work; they immediately reported the information to the directing department.

"What? The Blue Army reconnaissance battalion that had been missing has suddenly appeared in the Red Army's rear and is attacking the Red Army's command post?"

When the big boss of the war zone heard the news, he was so shocked that he almost jumped out of his chair.

When he first heard Chu Zhangang's battle plan, he admired Chu Zhangang's courage to fight, but he didn't really have any hope for the plan's feasibility.

The big boss didn't believe the Red Army would be so foolish as to take even the soldiers on the 535 defense line with them.

As long as the garrison on the 535 defense line remains, even if only one or two battalions are left to guard it, it will be impossible for the Blue Army reconnaissance brigade to break through the defense line and assassinate the Red Army command post in the rear.

In particular, after listening to Chen Jun's battle plan, he specially arranged for three companies to guard the 535 defense line.

The strongest special operations company was left behind!
From that moment on, the war zone's top leader never thought about the Blue Army reconnaissance battalion again, because the reconnaissance battalion had no chance of breaking through the defense line.

The result is that what he thought was completely impossible has now actually happened.

How could this not surprise the big boss?

"How did the Blue Army reconnaissance battalion get past them? Didn't the Red Army troops on the 535 defense line spot them? How is that possible?"

The war zone commander still couldn't believe it and impatiently issued the order: "Switch to the Red Army command post. I need to know what's going on."

The scene quickly switched to the Red Army's main camp, showing the cameras set up outside.

The footage clearly shows a group of soldiers who have broken through the outer defenses and rushed into the main camp, rapidly approaching the central command post.

Judging from the armbands they were wearing, this group belonged to the Blue Army reconnaissance team.

"It really is them. How did they do that?"

Chief of Staff Shen was also very surprised, and his heart jumped into his throat.

When Chen Jun was arranging the plan last night, he only talked about part of it on camera. The more crucial parts, such as sending the entire command post with the troops to attack, leaving an empty command post as bait.

If we can lure out the Blue Army reconnaissance team, we'll make a huge profit; even if we can't, we won't lose anything.

Because they were worried that the information would be leaked by the Blue Team's spies, they made special arrangements to hide behind cameras, so that the leaders couldn't hear it at all.

Therefore, neither Staff Officer Shen nor the war zone's top leader knew that Chen Jun had played an empty city ploy.

Even though he hadn't seen Chen Jun and the others, Staff Officer Shen assumed that they had been arranged by the troops below, which was why they hadn't come to the command post to assemble.

Seeing the Blue Army appear at the Red Army's headquarters, Chief of Staff Shen was truly on tenterhooks.

It's as if I can already see the Red Army's top brass being wiped out.

If the Blue Army manages to stage a comeback, regardless of how the Steel Seventh Brigade develops in the future, Chu Zhangang will definitely make a fortune.

Just for this wave.

Not to mention the deputy chief of staff of the military region, even the chief of staff is a sure thing.

When the commander-in-chief of the war zone saw that the command post was surrounded, he also became nervous for the Red Army and immediately notified the command center to switch the camera to the command post.

The moment the camera cut to that scene, the war zone's big boss's eyes widened in shock.

Two words popped into my head—

"Where is everyone???" (End of Chapter)