From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 501 Spring Intensive Training

Although Cheng Cai ignored Huo De, his words still reached Huo De's ears.

I was thinking of starting the operation in twenty minutes, but it's already noon, and I don't know when I'll have time after the operation.

If we encounter enemy activity or something, there won't be any time to eat.

So Cheng Cai considered whether to have lunch first and make good use of the time, giving everyone ten minutes should be about right.

As a result, Cheng Cai's order had just been issued and the soldiers of the fourth platoon had just taken out their rations.

The squad leader of the tenth squad, who had been sent out to scout, ran back and reported with some urgency: "Reporting, platoon leader, enemy activity has been detected, and they are heading this way."

"The 730th Brigade is so fast?"

Cheng Cai did not question the authenticity of the intelligence and decisively issued the order: "The entire fourth platoon is ready. Enemy situation detected. Eat your rations on the go. Let's move out."

At the order of platoon leader Cheng Cai, the three squad leaders immediately began to coordinate and take action.

The soldiers of the three platoons lined up in a long line and jogged along the narrow path in the woods toward the left front, heading straight for the location assigned by the company commander.

Cheng Cai was very experienced and did not forget that his mission was to lure the enemy.

Therefore, unlike regular marches, it is necessary to minimize the traces left behind to prevent the enemy from tracking us down and exposing our route.

Cheng Cai, on the contrary, kept leaving traces along the way.

For example, deliberately tearing off leaves from roadside trees to make it look like they were run past and fell; intentionally leaving footprints on softer soil; or throwing some dry food on the ground to make it look like it was thrown out while running.

All these traces, though deliberately arranged by Cheng Cai, were so skillfully arranged that they appeared completely natural and undetectable.

Meanwhile, the soldiers of the 730th Brigade who had been pursuing them had already discovered the first trace and continued their pursuit.

"Reporting, Platoon Leader, the wolves have taken the bait."

Cheng Cai assigned the two-person team to cover the rear of the group and monitor the pursuers. They reported the situation to Cheng Cai via walkie-talkie.

"Signal soldier".

Cheng Cai called over the communications soldier and activated the radio, saying, "Calling 301, calling 301, 309 calling, please respond if you hear me, done."

"301 received, please report," the company headquarters replied.

"The wolves have taken the bait. Repeat, the wolves have taken the bait. Call complete," Cheng Cai reported.

"Increase the distance from the wolf pack. Shut down the machines in five minutes. Proceed according to plan," the company commander ordered.

"309 received, completed."

After ending his call with the company headquarters, Cheng Cai ordered, "All fourth platoon members, accelerate and run forward."

The fourth squad, which had already started at a jog, accelerated a second time at Cheng Cai's command and sprinted forward.

Although the forest path was rugged and not easy to run on, the speed was still much faster than jogging.

Not a moment.

The Red Army pursuers caught up, but stopped at a three-way intersection.

The scouts in the front rank discovered footprints on the ground and a bag of dry rations left in the woods by the roadside. They immediately reported this to the Red Army platoon leader.

As the platoon leader of the Red Army reconnaissance platoon, he quickly checked and confirmed the information, and then began to report to his superiors via radio.

"Reporting to command post, this is the reconnaissance platoon. We have spotted the Blue Army moving westward along the river. Please be aware, we will continue to follow them."

The reconnaissance platoon leader's report was relayed up, and the command post responded immediately: "Command post received, continue the pursuit."

"Continue the pursuit."

The reconnaissance platoon leader waved his hand and gave the order, adding, "Be careful not to follow too closely. First, find out their numbers and equipment. Then give chase!"

At the order of the reconnaissance platoon leader, the Red Army reconnaissance platoon launched another pursuit.

The reinforced company of the 7th Steel Brigade marched forward at full speed, fully armed and carrying loads of over 30 kilograms each. Their physical exertion would be even greater in the mountains and forests.

In addition, most of them are new recruits and their physical fitness has not been improved at all.

After running for a few minutes.

Most of the new recruits were red-faced from running, panting heavily due to exhaustion, and unable to maintain their running posture.

Fortunately, after two months of training, they had developed some of the characteristics of soldiers.

They have stronger perseverance than the average college student.

Therefore, even though they were all very tired from running, they gritted their teeth and persevered.

Only Huo De had weak willpower and had no intention of persevering. He would run until he was tired and then think about resting, without caring whether anyone was chasing him.

But he knew very well that if he asked to rest now, it would be impossible to get Cheng Cai's consent.

So, a crooked idea popped into his head.

He deliberately yelled "Ah!" and fell to the ground, then used the excuse that he had sprained his ankle to stop running, and even offered a "very clever" solution.

He told the fourth platoon of soldiers to continue forward, while he stayed behind to cover their retreat.

He also stated that he would fight to the death until the very last moment.

Huo De spoke with such a death-defying air, as if he were truly going to sacrifice himself for everyone.

Unfortunately, despite his supposedly perfect acting skills, he was nothing more than a clown in front of the veterans of the special operations company, a child's act that could be seen through at a glance.

Those who come out of the Old A are all ruthless characters, so Cheng Cai naturally wouldn't tolerate Huo De.

Give Hord two choices—

Either get up and run by yourself, or drag them away with a rope.

Huo De realized that Cheng Cai wasn't just bluffing, but was serious. If Cheng Cai didn't get up and run on his own, Huo De would really drag him along with a rope.

Even if he was unwilling, Huo De had no choice but to instantly become a miracle doctor and heal his leg in a second.

Follow along obediently!
Huo De didn't want to be dragged along the ground. The road was full of thorns, and if he were dragged along, he would be in excruciating pain.

He's terrified of pain.

Cheng Cai easily cured Huo De's laziness with intimidation, and he also used a two-pronged approach, giving Huo De a little stimulation as a psychological tactic.

This implies that Huo's girlfriend, Ai Jia, is a special forces soldier, and that he must like men with strong military skills.

Since ancient times, beauties have loved heroes.

If he wants his girlfriend Aijia to like him more, the only way is to surpass her in military skills and win her over.

Huo De thought about what Cheng Cai said and it seemed to make sense. Suddenly, he no longer felt as resistant as before.

Having dealt with the restless Hord, the reinforced company continued its mission, gradually leading the Red Army reconnaissance platoon astray.

The exercise proceeded as planned, but the headquarters of the 7th Steel Brigade did not pay much attention to it.

After all, it was just a company going out to participate in the exercise, so the impact on the 7th Steel Brigade was actually very small. The brigade headquarters was more focused on overall training.

After studying the situation, Chen Jun felt that the current training was not ideal.

It's not that the soldiers aren't training hard enough, nor is there a problem with the training plans; the main issue is that the training ground isn't quite suitable. The 7th Steel Brigade has been training on its own training grounds for months, and they've become thoroughly familiar with every spot.

Whether it's the geographical location and wind direction of the firing range, or the key points of each route on the armored vehicle training ground, these things have been ingrained in our very being.

While I wouldn't say you could get a perfect score with your eyes closed, getting an excellent grade would be as easy as drinking water.

This situation is certainly very bad for the 7th Steel Brigade, which needs to continuously strengthen its combat capabilities and explore its potential.

After all, if you go out to fight, you can't be that familiar with any battlefield.

If the 7th Steel Brigade cannot quickly familiarize itself with the battlefield and resolve unexpected situations on the battlefield, then it will have a huge weakness.

therefore.

To address this serious deficiency, Chen Jun proposed the idea of ​​a large-scale spring training exercise.

The general idea is that after the exercise ends, we'll prepare for about half a month and then move all the troops to a new training ground for a few months.

When Chen Jun shared the problems he had discovered and his ideas for the spring training exercise at the brigade headquarters meeting.

Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui, Political Commissar Tian Baoguo, Deputy Brigade Commander Gao Cheng, and Deputy Chief of Staff Hong Yi, among others, all realized the seriousness of the issue raised by Chen Jun.

After only a brief discussion, Chen Jun's proposal for a large-scale spring military training exercise was unanimously approved.

Wang Qingrui entrusted this matter to Chen Jun, who was fully responsible for the proposal. After it was written, Chen Jun was to submit it to the war zone to strive for early approval.

Chen Jun naturally took this matter seriously and spent a lot of time investigating it.

The main goal is to find the most suitable training ground.

A suitable training ground for the 7th Steel Brigade not only needs to be large enough for an entire combined arms brigade to deploy, but also needs to be able to accommodate training for multiple branches of the armed forces.

After all, there are so many different types of soldiers in a combined arms brigade. Without the corresponding training grounds, it would be a waste to send troops there.

Besides.

There is another very important point.

That means the training ground must be complex enough to provide the Seventh Steel Brigade with sufficient difficulty in their training, so that the soldiers need time to overcome it.

After listing all these requirements, Chen Jun began to make a selection based on them.

The scope was set over the entire northern region.

The south is too far away and inconvenient, and it is also troublesome to coordinate if it is outside the military region. We must prioritize targets within the capital theater.

After careful research and selection, Chen Jun finally determined the training ground that best met the requirements.

That is the "Darongshan Training Base".

With the training ground location chosen and the training plan finalized, everything was ready. The rest was left to Wang Qingrui to negotiate with the war zone.

The person in charge on the other side of the war zone was Chief of Staff Shen, who had always been very supportive of Chen Jun.

Upon receiving the training plan report from the 7th Steel Brigade, Chief of Staff Shen processed it immediately and quickly approved Chen Jun's spring intensive training exercise.

However, the Darongshan training base is quite far away, located in Chenghai City, more than 1,500 kilometers away.

A brigade conducting a maneuver of over a thousand kilometers and then training there for such a long time would inevitably require a large amount of logistics and supplies.

Therefore, the war zone needs time to prepare, but no response was given regarding the specific timeframe.

I will reply as soon as possible.

Chen Jun was very satisfied to receive the full support of the war zone. He knew that things couldn't be rushed, so he waited patiently for instructions from his superiors.

While waiting for further instructions, the exercise came to a successful conclusion.

The 550th and 730th Brigades were of average combat strength, unlike the 708th and 909th Brigades, which were elite units, so their influence was naturally far less.

So the exercise ended without much of a reaction; basically, everyone just packed up and went home.

Then I'll hold a debriefing meeting at home by myself.

Unlike the previous "Decisive Battle 2001" exercise, almost all the top leaders of the theater command were present, and a special debriefing meeting was held for the participating troops.

The reinforced company sent out by the 7th Steel Brigade did not make much of a splash upon its return.

In this kind of ordinary brigade confrontation exercise, completing the infiltration and sabotage mission is far too easy for the Steel Seventh Brigade, which is at the pinnacle of its capabilities.

Therefore, after the reinforced company returned from the exercise, it was not mentioned at all at the brigade headquarters meeting.

Chen Jun casually mentioned that Deputy Chief of Staff Hong Yi should represent the brigade headquarters to preside over the summary meeting, and the results of the meeting should be reported to the brigade headquarters.

The 7th Steel Brigade is preparing for its spring intensive training exercise, which is also the final training phase of the pilot program.

Chu Zhangang from the 909th Brigade visited the 909th Brigade again.

He even brought along his former lackey to help him carry his fishing rod and basket, and they went to the beach again, starting his old routine—

While fishing, he preached profound truths!

Others would certainly not listen, but Ding Kai listened with great interest and even memorized Chu Zhangang's words as if they were sacred decrees.

On their way back after fishing for a while, Ding Kai deliberately chose this time to talk about something that Chu Zhangang was interested in.

"Deputy Chief of Staff Chu, have you heard about this?" Ding Kai asked as if presenting a treasure.

"What is it?" Chu Zhangang was genuinely interested.

“I heard that the 7th Steel Brigade is going to conduct spring training in our area soon, and Chen Jun is leading the way,” Ding Kai said.

"I know about this, but it has nothing to do with our army," Chu Zhangang said nonchalantly.

"Lin S. from the Darongshan base said that this time they brought their entire brigade, fully equipped and manned, so it's quite a big commotion," Ding Kai emphasized.

"It's starting to show signs of becoming quite powerful."

Chu Zhangang smiled and then asked, "Is there any short-term funding on Chen Jun's side?"

“Chen Jun has changed his phone number repeatedly, and we’ve been tracking him all along. As soon as he appears in Chenghai City, we’ll immediately pinpoint his location,” Ding Kai said confidently.

Don't stretch yourself too much.

Chu Zhangang uttered a rather mystical statement, then looked out to the distant sea and recited in a pretentious manner: "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is near dusk. Do you know who wrote that?"

“Deputy Chief of Staff Chu, don’t test me. Even elementary school students know this. It’s a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin, ‘Climbing Leyouyuan.’ The poem reads: ‘As evening approaches, I feel unwell, so I drive to climb the ancient plain. The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, but it is nearing dusk.’” Ding Kai also started showing off.

"How do we understand it?" Chu Zhangang asked.

“Even the most beautiful moments are nearing their end, aren’t they?” Ding Kai replied.

"This is how I understand it..."

Chu Zhangang's expression showed his disapproval, and he boasted, "My interpretation of these two lines of poetry differs from that of many others."

I believe that only at dusk can one possess such beauty, thus dispelling any gloom or melancholy; this is the kind of person who laughs last.

Chu Zhangang's words clearly contained a hidden meaning, carrying a certain implication.

(End of this chapter)