From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 513 Visiting Each Other
Just as Chen Jun and the others were frowning and deep in thought about how to fight this exercise,

Qiu Ming, who had been studying on his laptop, burst into the tent with two staff officers, drawing everyone's attention.

"How's it going? Have you analyzed the intelligence yet?" Chen Jun asked Qiu Ming.

"The situation of the Tsunami Assault Brigade has been clarified. Among the materials brought back by Company Commander Wu and his men, there are indeed some valuable things, and the organizational structure is also roughly clear."

Qiu Ming frowned slightly as he said this: "But the situation of their new brigade commander, Wang, is still unclear. There is no mention of him in the intelligence."

All that is known is that he was transferred to the brigade as brigade commander about half a month before the brigade participated in the exercise. The previous brigade commander was a former leader of the Marine Corps.

Fortunately, some important information was later discovered when the laptop was hacked.

We discovered that they had a special internal passage connecting them to the naval system. It took us a lot of effort to get in, but we finally found Wang Hu's information.

According to records, he was a submariner, then entered the Naval Aviation Academy, became a naval aviator after graduation, and later became the deputy captain of a ship.

He had participated in naval escort fleets and commanded numerous overseas rescue operations and special missions. Half a month ago, he was transferred to the Tsunami Assault Brigade as its commander.

According to our analysis, the Tsunami Commando Brigade is a quasi-blue force that is currently undergoing a transformation towards professionalization. Brigade Commander Wang himself has the idea of ​​conducting a joint training exercise with the U.S. Navy SEALs.

A plan has been made to invite Navy SEAL instructors for academic exchanges, and it is certain that they possess profound expertise in Marine Corps tactics and techniques.

At this point in 2002, it might be hard to say about other branches of the military, but if we're only talking about the Marine Corps, then the SEALs are truly in a class of their own.

The fact that Wang Hu thought of communicating with seals shows his extraordinary courage and boldness.

"If you know to hire foreign players when playing football, how much more so when fighting a war?"

Tian Baoguo smiled and said, "It seems that this tsunami assault brigade is very powerful and may become a formidable opponent for us in this exercise."

"Not really strong, at most a rival." Gao Cheng grinned.

This confidence stems from the Seventh Steel Brigade's complete victory.

"Report, Deputy Chief of Staff Shen has arrived."

Just as the members of the 7th Steel Brigade were discussing enthusiastically, a guard ran in from outside and reported loudly. Then Chief of Staff Shen appeared outside the door.

"Stand at attention! Salute!"

Brigade Commander Wang immediately issued an order, and everyone stood at attention and saluted in welcome.

"Everyone, find a place to sit down."

Chief of Staff Shen returned the greeting, strode to the conference table, pulled out a chair, and sat down, saying, "Wang Qingrui, you must be feeling a lot of pressure facing two formidable opponents."

"The pressure is indeed quite high. This is the first time we've encountered a situation like this. We have no problem with one-on-one situations; we have a battle plan for both strong and weak opponents. But now we're facing one against two," Wang Qingrui said truthfully.

“We really haven’t come up with a good solution yet. Why don’t you give us some ideas, sir?” Chen Jun replied.

"I just couldn't come up with any ideas, so I came here to see what you think," Chief of Staff Shen said with a smile.

Chen Jun was just being polite and didn't really need Chief of Staff Shen's help, so he wasn't disappointed with the reply. He then asked, "What did Team Leader Tan say about what we did today?"

This was also a point of concern for everyone present, so they all perked up their ears.

"Team Leader Tan thinks it's a good thing to stir things up, and the experts also find it very interesting. It's just that the war is about to start tomorrow, and you haven't submitted a plan yet. I'm really not sure what to do, haha," Chief of Staff Shen laughed.

"Now the leader is asking us three parties to see who suffers the least losses and who occupies the most territory, which is really disadvantageous for us," Hong Yi said.

"Tell me what you think."

Chief of Staff Shen had a good impression of Hong Yi, after all, he was someone that Chen Jun had gone to great lengths to recruit, so he wanted to take this opportunity to see how he would perform.

“We arrived late. There are only one of the nine operational zones, so if we want to win, we have to seize other people’s territory. But right now, nobody’s happy about taking anyone’s territory, and it might even provoke an attack from both sides,” Hong Yi analyzed.

“That’s right, that makes sense.” Chief of Staff Shen nodded in agreement.

"We are now in a situation where it's difficult to seize the opportunity or fight for it. In this case, I think we should not seek victory but rather to gain momentum." Hong Yi's words were quite insightful.

"Come on, continue."

Hong Yi is a highly talented individual with great ambitions, and Chen Jun intends to cultivate him into a pillar of the company.

"Let me explain first."

Being stared at by so many eyes, including high-ranking leaders from the war zone, was an unprecedented experience for Hong Yi.

While he felt immense pressure, he also felt deeply honored, and his strength was further stimulated.

He confidently explained, "Not seeking victory means not caring about winning or losing. Victory and defeat are basically meaningless to our hypothetical enemy forces, so we must abandon the idea of ​​winning or losing."

The meaning of "seeking momentum" is that we should shed the burden of seeking victory, focus on our unique characteristics, and make a good impression in the Wufeng Mountain area.

This means that our 7th Steel Brigade is making its first public appearance in front of the entire army.

However, I only have this idea right now; I really don't know how to actually do it. We'll have to work together to figure it out.

Since its preparation, the 7th Steel Brigade has participated in two exercises, but both were small-scale.

This is indeed the first time that an exercise like this, involving the entire army, navy, and air force, covering the entire military and allowing the entire armed forces to witness it, has been conducted.

To fight this battle well and brilliantly is to make a spectacular entrance in front of the entire army.

"Deputy Chief of Staff Hong, you're really something. You only said half of what you wanted to say, leaving us hanging," Gao Cheng teased jokingly.

"Even though it's only half, my half is still very important, isn't it?" Hong Yi said awkwardly, scratching his head.

"It is indeed very important."

Chief of Staff Shen nodded in agreement: "Professionalism and non-professionalism may seem like a difference of just one word, but they often lead to different approaches and different outcomes."

If you were full-time Red Army soldiers, your primary task would naturally be to win, and your burden would also be to win.

When you're playing as a professional "blue team" player, your primary task is to serve as a whetstone, not to receive praise or applause. Therefore, there's no need to worry about defeating anyone or seizing territory.

The core of this exercise is a mixed battle between the sea, land, and air opposing forces, and it is positioned as a war between opposing forces.

Chief of Staff Shen's interpretation is undoubtedly correct.

"Commander, now that you've said that, our next steps are much clearer." With Chief of Staff Shen's assurance, Chen Jun grinned.

……

at the same time.

The other two teams also held an emergency meeting overnight to discuss tactics and strategies in response to the exercise.

"Chief of Staff Gui, the commander has ordered the three of us to fight randomly. What kind of outcome can we expect?" The operations staff officer scratched his head, feeling very troubled by this exercise. "To win, we must first take down the Steel Seventh Brigade," Chief of Staff Gui said firmly.

"Why attack the Steel Seventh Brigade first, instead of the Tsunami Assault Brigade?" the deputy chief of staff asked curiously.

"look."

Chief of Staff Gui pointed to the map on the table and said, "There are nine combat zones in Wufeng Mountain. We occupy four, the Red Army occupies four, and only the Steel Seventh Brigade occupies one of the nine zones."

If we take the Ninth Division of the Seventh Steel Brigade first, we will win in terms of area with a 5-4 advantage. The rest is just a war of attrition with the Red Army.

"As long as we hold our ground in the five zones for three days, victory will be ours."

"Chief of Staff, you mean we should first reassure everyone about victory, and then everything else will be easier? That's certainly a good idea." The deputy chief of staff exclaimed in approval.

Brigade Commander Xiahou Lan did not interrupt the entire time, standing there with a furrowed brow, deep in thought.

He clearly felt that victory wouldn't be so easy!
Unlike the Steel 7th Brigade and the Mountain Eagle Brigade, the atmosphere in the command post of the Tsunami Assault Brigade was heavy and stressful, as if something major had happened.

"Brigade Commander, the documents and computers we lost are in the hands of the 7th Steel Brigade, according to the location data. We want to send someone to retrieve them."

The intelligence officer spoke angrily, waiting only for the brigade commander's nod before taking immediate action.

"What are you sending people for?"

Commander Wang glared at them and said, "If they want to send them back, they can. If they don't, consider it our greeting gift. Aren't you ashamed enough?"

"They're just bandits. They didn't participate in the exercise, but they secretly launched a raid and looted. Most importantly, they've compromised the confidential files stored on the computers and the naval system's access points. If these are breached, the consequences will be unimaginable," the chief of staff said worriedly.

"The stuff has already been stolen, so what you're saying now is just empty talk," Commander Wang said speechlessly.

At this moment, the political commissar walked over with a document, placed it on the table in front of Brigade Commander Wang with a grim expression, and Brigade Commander Wang picked it up and casually asked, "What is this?"

"These are the things we just received from our website. They are all the files that were lost during today's exercise, as well as some decrypted passwords for that computer."

The political commissar was clearly in a very bad mood. After speaking, he picked up his teacup and took several large gulps.

"Did they crack the computer password so quickly?" Commander Wang was astonished.

"should be."

The political commissar slammed his teacup down and said, "They proactively programmed the passwords to open several combination locks and sent them to our internal network. This means they've opened them all; they're deliberately trying to annoy us."

"Can we reply to them online?" Brigade Commander Wang's expression also turned serious.

The fact that the enemy had cracked all the passwords was indeed a very troublesome thing for the Tsunami Assault Brigade. If it wasn't handled properly, it could lead to serious problems.

"Okay," the political commissar nodded.

"Then let's reply to Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui, Political Commissar Tian Baoguo, Chief of Staff Chen Jun, Deputy Brigade Commander Gao Cheng, Deputy Political Commissar Ma Tianxiang, Deputy Chief of Staff Hong Yi, and all others of the Seventh Steel Brigade, and express our heartfelt gratitude to them."

The reason why Brigade Commander Wang specifically named each person was also to demonstrate against the Seventh Steel Brigade.

This means I know your background.

However, the political commissar and chief of staff next to him did not immediately understand Director Wang's meaning and did not comprehend what he meant.

"Why? They've been so rude, and we're supposed to thank them?" the chief of staff said angrily.

"Of course we should thank them. On the other hand, the Seventh Steel Brigade is reminding us that we have too many loopholes, making us pay attention to prevention, and reminding us to be more careful in these areas in the future. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?" Brigade Commander Wang explained earnestly.

"Ah, that's good, it's good."

Although the chief of staff still disagreed, he knew the brigade commander was right, so he couldn't argue further.

"That's right. Since it's a good thing for us, why not express our gratitude? Let's express our gratitude now. Bring the computer here," Commander Wang ordered.

The political commissar and chief of staff could only cooperate and begin operating the command post's computer.

soon.

At the headquarters of the 7th Steel Brigade, where a meeting was still in progress, Qiu Ming, who was sitting next to him, received a report from his staff officer and then reported the situation to Chen Jun and his entourage who were in the meeting.

"Wow, not only did they reply, but they replied in the name of Brigade Commander Wang Hu," Gao Cheng exclaimed in surprise.

It is indeed rare for a brigade commander to personally take charge.

"What does his action mean? We cracked their code, and now he's thanking us. Something feels off to me," Ma Tianxiang wondered.

"I think this is a good opportunity for us to pay them a visit."

Hong Yi's words were equally abrupt, and Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui asked in surprise, "What? A visit?"

Just as Hong Yi was about to reply, Chief of Staff Shen glanced at his watch, slapped his thigh, and said, "Alright, it's getting late, I should go back too."

"Commander, you're leaving already? We haven't finalized our next steps yet." Wang Qingrui quickly stood up to try and persuade him to stay.

"I need to go back and rest. I'm getting old and can't stay up all night with these young people. Commander Wang, you can also get some rest early."

Chief of Staff Shen gave a special reminder to the older Wang Qingrui, then turned around and said, "I'm leaving, no need to see me off, you can continue your meeting."

"salute!"

Wang Qingrui couldn't force them to stay, so he could only obey orders and salute as he saw them off.

……

Hong Yi had just suggested going to the Tsunami Assault Brigade when he found out that someone else had the same idea, except that the unit they were going to was not the Tsunami Assault Brigade.

"Prepare a car for me, I'm going to the Seventh Steel Brigade."

Brigade Commander Xiahou Lan, who had been deep in thought and silent, suddenly blurted out such a sentence, which startled the chief of staff sitting next to him.

"Going to the 7th Steel Brigade? What are you going there for?" The chief of staff asked, walking quickly over.

“A courtesy meeting,” Xiahou Lan said in a deep voice.

"What's the point of meeting with them? They're a bunch of troublemakers," the chief of staff said indignantly.

The political commissar and his entourage, who remained silent, shared the same sentiment as the chief of staff: they were all deeply disgusted by the Steel Seventh Brigade's sabotage of the exercise today.

"Meeting up is surely possible."

Xiahou Lan did not reveal the real reason, nor did he want to continue the discussion, and strode out of the command post.

(End of this chapter)