From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chen Jun's hypothesis was highly probable and logically sound, which made Tian Baoguo, who had always opposed it, waver somewhat.

"The higher-ups designated this operation as a wake-up call, which means they are meant to sound an alarm for them, and they must do so. Otherwise, if we fail to achieve our objective, it will mean we have not completed the mission assigned by the war zone."

Wang Qingrui was already inclined towards Chen Jun, so his words were tantamount to siding with Chen Jun.

"If what you're saying is true, then not reporting it is actually the right thing to do?" Tian Baoguo's tone softened, clearly indicating that his thinking had wavered.

"It's not that it's right."

Chen Jun looked around and said, "We can discuss when to report, how to report, and what the reporting procedure is."

"What? You want to play dirty tricks on the leader?" Tian Baoguo said, frowning.

"It's not that there's anything fishy going on, it's just that if it's published in the morning paper, there's a chance it will leak out, and all our efforts will be in vain, so we can be a little accommodating."

Chen Jun explained the reason and then said, "Moreover, this matter itself requires someone to be the bad guy, and we are enough to be the bad guys."

Therefore, it was best if Chief of Staff Shen didn't know beforehand, so that he could extricate himself from the situation and remain unaffected.

Chen Jun shifted the blame and implications onto Chief of Staff Shen, which actually had a very good effect, making Tian Baoguo's expression turn serious.

"Are you saying that if Chief of Staff Shen had known beforehand, people would blame him in the future?"

If it affects his palm, Tian Baoguo really needs to be careful.

"See through it but don't say it out loud."

Chen Jun chuckled, concealing his accomplishment, and said, "Anyway, the operation plan is tonight, so we'll postpone reporting it for now."

"To avoid causing trouble for the leader, we'll postpone the report for now. It shouldn't be a big problem," Wang Qingrui reassured him once again.

"Phew, okay then."

Tian Baoguo sighed deeply, finally convinced, but still insisted, "You must tell me when it needs to be reported."

"I am very sure of that."

Having finally convinced Political Commissar Lu and Tian Baoguo, Chen Jun patted his chest with satisfaction and made a promise.

"Since there are no problems, Chief of Staff Chen, tonight's operation is in your hands. I hope you won't let me down," Wang Qingrui ordered.

"Leave it to me, don't worry."

Chen Jun smiled, a confident smile.

……

A few hours later.

As the sun sets and night falls, the world is plunged into darkness, and the most suitable activities for the night begin under the cover of darkness.

A helicopter formation from the 7th Steel Brigade's Army Aviation Battalion appeared silently over a camp.

Judging from the equipment and facilities in the camp, this is an extremely important oil storage facility.

At this time, the distance to the camp was still more than a kilometer. In addition, this area belonged to the military zone, and helicopters took off and landed every day, so it did not attract the attention of the camp below.

"How's the clarity?" the driver asked.

“I understand, no problem,” the co-pilot replied.

"Okay, I'll pass that on to the Chief of Staff immediately."

The pilot gave the order, and the co-pilot reported: "003, 003, this is 012. The mission is complete. No anomalies were found. We can launch the attack."

"003 received."

Upon receiving the report, Chen Jun immediately ordered: "012 will provide flank cover, while 013 and 014 will conduct an air assault and quickly assemble the troops."

There are currently two sentries guarding the main gate. 015, go and try to take control of the sentries, then attack from the main gate..."

Following a series of instructions issued by Chen Jun, the various troops participating in this alarm operation quickly got into action and were ready to respond.

The disguised special operations team, led by Wu Liuyi, appeared at the gate in a disguised Iveco van.

One of the sentries immediately went up to stop the vehicle and asked it why it was there.

Cheng Cai, dressed in a shirt and tie, jogged over with a big smile, bowed politely, and said, "Brother, I'm from a travel agency. I have a business card."

Cheng Cai's acting skills are truly impeccable; at first glance, he really does look like a tour guide.

"No business cards will do. This is a military area. If you don't have a pass, please leave immediately." The guards showed no respect and drove them away.

"Look, there's only one road here. If I don't go this way, where else can I go? Right?"

Cheng Cai, holding the map, bowed and explained to the guard with a forced smile. Then he called to another guard, "Hey, do you want to come and take a look? I really didn't say anything wrong. We just want to pass through."

Another guard, curious about what was on the map and lacking vigilance due to inadequate security measures, strode over.

"If you don't believe me, look! It really is this road. We have a whole carload of people here, all civilians. Aren't you soldiers supposed to help civilians? Letting us through is helping us too..."

Cheng Cai spoke in a gentle and patient manner, completely lowering the guards' guard.

When the two guards leaned closer to see if the route on his map was the only way through, and wanted to see the route more clearly...

Cheng Cai suddenly launched an attack.

His exceptional skills, honed in the Old A unit, allowed him to disarm the guards effortlessly and take them to the ground.

When the two guards hurriedly got up from the ground and looked at Cheng Cai, they showed doubt.

With practiced ease, Cheng Cai disassembled the rifle he had snatched from the guard into a pile of parts in just a few seconds.

Such skillful decomposition...

The two guards were dumbfounded, and at the same time realized that Cheng Cai's identity was not right. To have such skills, he must be someone from the military.

So the two of them didn't rush over, but asked with surprise and uncertainty, "If you're not the tour guide, then who are you?"

"I might scare you to death if I tell you."

Cheng Cai stepped out of his role and said with a hint of smugness, "I am from the Seventh Steel Brigade. I am here on orders from my superiors to conduct the 'Alarm Bell' exercise. I hereby officially announce that you two have been captured."

He raised his hand and waved behind him after he finished speaking.

Xu Sanduo and a whole squad of special forces soldiers, who had been waiting for their turn, opened the car doors and rushed out, heading straight for the gate.

Wu Liuyi, who was last to come down, pressed the radio and reported the situation: "This is 015. The gate is under control. The assault team has launched an attack."

After saying that, he quickened his pace and rushed forward, following the assault team into the camp.

"Let's go, prisoner. What are you still standing there for?"

Cheng Cai stuffed the rifle parts into the two men's hands, then pushed them inside.

Upon hearing that it was an alarm bell exercise, the two guards roughly understood what was going on and didn't say anything more, obediently cooperating as they walked inside. Meanwhile, inside the camp's barracks, dozens of soldiers were still fast asleep, completely unaware that the enemy had already attacked.

Wu Liuyi's special operations squad stormed in through the main gate and easily took control of the guards there. The other two groups that were airdropped also landed successfully.

There were also two special operations squads here, and they launched a surprise attack on the dormitory after landing.

A platoon of soldiers was stationed at this oil depot, and the officer in charge was a battalion-level commander.

Two assault squads sneaked into the dormitory building, and the assault squad at the front gate also arrived. The three squads cooperated tacitly and successfully took down a platoon of soldiers responsible for guarding the oil depot.

Soldiers in the military are not allowed to lock their dormitories at night because of the need for guard duty checks and shift changes.

So it's easier to just rush in!
However, officers have their own private dorm rooms, and they don't need to stand guard at night, so their rooms are relatively more private, and they may even have the doors locked when they go to sleep.

However, the person in charge of the oil depot had locked the door from the inside, preventing the special operations team from rushing in.

After all, it's not a real war, so it's impossible to force a breach.

So he could only pull out a smoke grenade, throw it through the window to force him out, and shout, "We are from the Special Operations Company of the 7th Steel Brigade. We are here tonight to blow up the fuel depot. I order you to lay down your weapons and surrender."

"What? What's going on?"

The oil depot manager scrambled to his feet, startled by the noise outside the door. The choking smoke made it impossible for him to hear what was happening.

He thought the oil depot had been attacked by rioters, so he quickly picked up the phone and called the guard squad below.

At this very moment, inside the Steel Seventh Brigade base, Wang Qingrui, perhaps influenced by Chen Jun, no longer acted as rigidly as before, but rather became more shrewd.

He learned by chance that afternoon that Chief of Staff Shen had gone to inspect the work of the Army Aviation Brigade and would not be returning to the war zone that night. He specially chose the time after get off work in the afternoon to send the action plan over.

Since Staff Officer Shen wasn't around, it couldn't be handed over to him, so it naturally ended up in the hands of Staff Officer Sun.

Through this small piece of intelligence, they cleverly achieved the goal of neither acting on their own nor preventing the leak of the operation that Chen Jun was worried about.

Even though he had been persuaded, Tian Baoguo still had some worries in his heart, but now he was completely relieved.

Once the operation officially commenced, Tian Baoguo and Wang Qingrui, along with a group of staff officers, gathered at the command center to oversee the operation.

They learned that the special operations squad responsible for the raid had taken control of the oil depot, but the director in charge of the oil depot had not.

Wang Qingrui judged that the oil depot director would definitely make a call to notify other troops to provide emergency support. He knew that if the battle dragged on, something unexpected would happen. So he immediately ordered, "Notify Chief of Staff Chen immediately. The battle must be ended within ten minutes."

The goal is to end the battle quickly and complete the mission of destroying the fuel depot.

So even if troops receive support, by the time they arrive at the 530 oil depot, the operation team will have already completed its mission and successfully withdrawn.

"Yes."

Qiu Ming received the order and quickly relayed it to Chen Jun.

Chen Jun's side moved very quickly, but the oil depot covered such a large area that enough exercise explosives needed to be deployed to reach the damage calculation data before the oil depot could be destroyed.

Therefore, it is a bit difficult to operate and cannot be done in just a few minutes.

Fortunately, the special forces soldiers participating in this operation were mostly elites who had undergone rigorous training and were highly capable in all aspects.

They completed the task in less than seven minutes, which was the ten minutes Wang Qingrui had set for them.

On all the oil storage tanks in the oil depot, icons representing explosives that had been detonated were affixed, smoke canisters were activated, and red warning lights were installed.

This indicates that a detonation device has been installed here and will be detonated after the troops have withdrawn.

The time has reached the 9th minute.

The three special operations assault squads, having completed their mission, all boarded the transport helicopter again, and as the helicopter took off, it disappeared into the night.

"Calling 003, 015 evacuation successful."

"Calling 003, 013 evacuation successful."

"Calling 003, 014 evacuation successful."

……

With reports from the participating units, the operation was successfully completed.

The tactic of launching a surprise attack by helicopter and then quickly disengaging by helicopter perfectly exemplifies what a lightning strike is.

"Calling command center, this is 003. Operation 530 to destroy the fuel depot has been successfully completed and is returning."

When Chen Jun's report reached the command center, everyone who heard the news was overjoyed, clapping and celebrating in a sea of ​​jubilation.

They launched a lightning operation at lightning speed, destroying an oil depot in just a few minutes.

It was definitely an exhilarating battle!

Wang Qingrui was also very happy, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.

Only Tian Baoguo, who was unaware of the attack on the oil depot and thought it was just a minor incident, was stunned and speechless.

After a long pause, he said in a panic, "Brigade Commander, you've really messed this up! Didn't you say you'd stop short of a fight? Bombing the entire fuel depot is what you call stopping short of a fight?"

Without Chief of Staff Shen's signature of approval, they found a minor unit and stopped there.

This is within the acceptable range for Tian Baoguo.

However, the actual actions and the final result were far from what he could accept.

It was astonishing that Chen Jun and Wang Qingrui dared to lead a raid on the oil depot without the leader's consent, thus seizing such an important strategic resource point in one fell swoop.

Tian Baoguo couldn't even imagine how angry the leader would be if he found out about this.

"Yes, that's what it means to stop short of a slap on the wrist."

Wang Qingrui, however, disagreed and said calmly, "I think the explanation that Chief of Staff Chen gave me is quite good. 'Speaking of the point' means that as long as he makes a point, he can hit the enemy's weak spot and bring them to a complete stop."

"This...this is just stopping short of a direct confrontation???"

Upon hearing this completely unheard-of character, Tian Baoguo was speechless and didn't know what to say.

He could only sigh inwardly: "Like brigade commander, like chief of staff; the two are practically inseparable."

Besides, now that it's already happened, anything he says is meaningless.

Tian Baoguo could only pray silently that the leader wouldn't be too angry after learning about this, otherwise even he wouldn't know how to defuse the situation.

On the other hand, Wang Qingrui wasn't worried at all; he was already used to Chen Jun's way of doing things.

That is, although they are very bold, they are actually very meticulous.

Recklessness with a degree of restraint.

Since Chen Jun dared to lead the team to do this, he must be confident in his ability to do so. There's no need for him to worry; he can simply offer his unwavering support. (End of Chapter)