Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 230: With firepower already covering everything, what's the point of tactics?
Gunfire erupted continuously in the camp, marking points 3 and 8.

All the Blue Army soldiers—battalion, company, and stationed troops—were furious.

One by one, they grabbed their guns, led their military dogs, and searched the entire camp for Red Army snipers.

From officers to soldiers, none of them were without anger.

Who the hell would snipe from a field toilet during a war?

To put it bluntly, this was despicable by the Red Army; they had no morals, no sense of honor, and didn't even understand basic military etiquette.

To put it nicely, that's the Red Army committing a foul and losing their Class A division.

They are not fit to be soldiers in a Class A division.

The entire camp was filled with a murderous atmosphere.

"Find him for me, dig him out even if you have to dig eight feet into the ground, tie him to the side of the latrine, he's gone too far!"

The company commander, who had been sniped, was ashen-faced. Several minutes had passed since his urination was interrupted, and he hadn't made a sound.

If you can't even continue the relationship, how can you not be annoyed?

Even if it means violating exercise regulations and being unable to issue orders after being damaged in battle, they still have to yell a few times to vent their anger.

"There it is! Unleash the dogs!!!"

Outside the camp, a lieutenant had just spotted a fleeting figure, pointed into the distance, and then stopped before the soldiers searching behind him could catch up.

boom!
Another familiar 85 sniper rifle shot rang out. The lieutenant, who had just been giving orders, turned his head in astonishment to look at the "Kuku" emitting white smoke behind him.

He jumped up and down in a fit of rage, pointing in another direction: "Eleven o'clock! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Kill those sons of bitches of the Red Army!"

"Hold!!"

Outside the camp, the sniper squad that Chen Mo had arranged was running for their lives.

I didn’t dare to look back at all. Luckily, the weather in Qinglong Gorge was unusual, with strong winds and yellow sand everywhere. As long as I left the camp, it would be easy to get rid of the military dogs.

In any scenic location, even the best sniper wouldn't be able to escape such a camp-wide riot.

They didn't want to ambush in the toilets either, but the Blue Army wasn't stupid. They had sentries both visible and hidden, plus military dogs patrolling, so they couldn't get close at all.

Only in places like dry toilets, dug a few hundred meters downwind, are patrols most lax and the easiest targets.

If not here, where to go?

The captured soldier immediately dropped his gun, admitted defeat, and squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, hoping to receive a lighter beating.

Those who weren't caught would take off running, circle around, and then sneak back to continue causing trouble and looking for an opportunity.

no way.

Before embarking on such a mission, the reconnaissance company and the division's reconnaissance battalion were mentally prepared.

When they arrived, they were transported by helicopter. The Blue Army's base was dozens of kilometers away from their own base, and they simply couldn't get back on foot in this environment.

When Chen Mo assigned the mission, he explained that there was no time limit; either all of them would be wiped out, or they would have to wait until the exercise ended.

It's not that he's ruthless, but these people simply can't come back. If they insist on coming back, the journey is dozens of kilometers long, and if something happens, no one can bear the responsibility.

If we don't come back and are captured by the enemy, at least we'll have water to drink and food to eat, and nothing too serious will happen.

Therefore, the assassination attempt continues.

A mechanized infantry battalion of the Blue Army was stationed at marker 8, and the entire camp was in an uproar for nearly forty minutes.

Battalion Commander Lan Gongshe arrived at the Sixth Company, also known as the Night Tiger Company, by car.

I just got out of the car.

Battalion Commander Lan's face was full of murderous intent. What a disgrace! When has the 182nd Iron Hammer Regiment ever suffered such a great loss?

He had just come from the Second Company. The company commander of the machine gun company over there was sniped while going to the toilet, which made him so angry that his liver hurt.

I almost burst out cursing at the Second Company's garrison, but I held back. I had no choice; in wartime, junior officers are the soul of the entire company.

They've already lost their spirit; if we scold them again, the morale of the army will collapse.

But when he arrived at the Sixth Company, the infamous Night Tiger Company, Battalion Commander Lan couldn't stand it anymore.

"Is it still breathing?"

"Get your Company Commander Miao over here!!"

At the Sixth Company's camp, the exhausted soldiers watched as the battalion commander got out of the car and slammed his fist on the hood, on the verge of exploding.

The soldier was so frightened that he turned tail and ran to find his company commander.

Not a moment.

The chubby Company Commander Miao, with his fists clenched and raised to his sides, ran over quickly.

Stand at attention and salute: "Greetings, Battalion Commander!"

"Hey Lao Miao, you're still alive?" Lan Gongshe glanced at the other party sideways: "You've been busy for so long, tell me, what happened?"

"Blue Camp, according to the unwritten rules of the exercise, generally speaking, neither side will target the toilets during combat. The Red Army has violated the rules this time."

Miao Lian indignantly complained.

Upon hearing this, Lan Gongshe raised an eyebrow, his expression instantly turning stern: "Unspoken rules?"

"Ha! You've certainly found a good excuse for yourself."

Battalion Commander Lan raised his hand and slammed it on the hood again with a "smack," demanding angrily, "What bullshit about unspoken rules? I'm asking you, is this exercise just acting?"

"what?"

"I'd like to ask Captain Miao, what do you consider this exercise to be?"

"Playing house?"

"An entire military region engaged in high-intensity combat, with over 2 million people watching, spending tens of billions, hundreds of military and civilian units working tirelessly, and tens of thousands of engineering soldiers working day and night for eight months, all for the purpose of testing the mechanization transformation. Your so-called bullshit unspoken rules are just garbage and naive!!"

"You better remember this, this is real combat. Even if the enemy is lying in ambush near the toilet, or even if you need to lie in a latrine, you'd better stand up proudly."

"Yes!"

Miao Lian roared in grief and indignation, his voice echoing throughout the camp.

"How many casualties did you suffer? How many Red Army soldiers did you capture?"

Lan Gongshe's tone softened slightly.

"Report: The third platoon leader has been killed in action, and five men in the company have also been killed in action. A total of eleven enemy snipers have been captured."

"Okay, pass the word down. The Sixth Company will not rest tonight. The entire company will be deployed to patrol the area. We must find the sniper who has infiltrated the defense zone at all costs."

"If another assassination attempt occurs, you can come to me with your own head."

"Yes!!"

Miao Lian straightened his chest.

Turning his head, he shouted loudly, "First Platoon Leader!"

"To!"

"Blow the whistle for an emergency assembly!"

"Yes!"

The platoon leader responded loudly, but just as he turned around, at the nine o'clock position, "bang," another shot rang out.

The sensors on the platoon leader's body were hissing and emitting white smoke.

Meanwhile, more than a hundred meters away, Wang Jianyong, covered in the stench of yellow sand, readily discarded his Type 85 sniper rifle and sat down on the ground.

They let the soldiers of the Sixth Company charge over.

He had only one regret: the damned battalion commander and company commander were blocked from view by the car, and he dared not move because there were military dogs nearby.

When the company commander moved just now, soldiers around him, whether intentionally or unintentionally, blocked all sniping opportunities from all directions.

I can only take down one platoon leader to satisfy my urges.

Old Wang felt the wind and sand hitting his cheeks, without even glancing at the menacing group from the Sixth Company.

He sighed deeply, looking up at the sky: "Scholar, I didn't let you down. I didn't make you call me class monitor for nothing, haha!!"

Blue Army Division Headquarters.

Division Commander Wang Songhe sat calmly inside the tent.

The combat intelligence officer next to him stood with his hands on his hips in front of the map, his face still full of worry. The 182nd Regiment was located on the northwest front, and the armored regiment was located on the east front, which were frequently harassed on the outskirts of the Seventh War Zone.

The two places are nearly 60 kilometers apart as the crow flies, and he really couldn't understand why the Red Army was bothering with these two places.

If there is a large-scale troop movement, their scouts will be deployed and they will surely be able to detect it.

But now that the various units of the Red Army have just arrived in the war zone, they are all resting and recuperating. Is it really just for fun to send troops to mess around on the eastern and northwestern fronts?
No way.

War Advisor Lin Yifeng turned to Wang Songhe and said, "Commander, I really don't understand the Red Army's intentions."

"Why do you think they're going to all this trouble?"

"Just to behead a few low-level officials?"

“Old Li shouldn’t be that bored.” Wang Songhe held a cigarette between his fingers, leaned back in his chair, and blew smoke rings as he said leisurely, “The Seventh War Zone doesn’t just have the 139th Red Army Division; there’s also a little devil keeping an eye on things there.”

"The higher-ups designated the Seventh Theater as an experimental zone to test the new system, and the entire information battalion was located there."

"This was probably a trick by that brat surnamed Chen. A sneak attack in the toilet—only he could come up with such a wicked idea."

"It's just a battalion, how much trouble can he cause?"

Lin Yifeng chuckled. He knew that the division commander had once gone to the Kyoto Military Region to command the 188th Division in combat, but that was not an exercise, but a simple experiment.

After the start of the war, the division headquarters did not make any moves to the front-line troops; the fighting was entirely carried out by the grassroots commanders.

As a combat intelligence officer for a Class A division in the north, it's normal for Staff Officer Lin to look down on a battalion. Let alone a battalion, sometimes it depends on strategic needs.

They've abandoned a regiment before the war before, and they don't care about so-called informationized battalions at all.

Even the fiercest tiger is not to be feared when it is young.

When Wang Songhe heard what Staff Officer Lin said, he smiled but didn't say anything.

He didn't mean to look down on the Informationization Battalion; he was just very curious about the trouble that kid named Chen Mo was causing in the two camps on the eastern and northwestern fronts.

There must be a reason.

There must be a backup plan.

According to Wang Songhe's understanding, the other party wouldn't do something so grandiose but ultimately ineffective without a reason.

To be entrusted with such an important task by the chief director and lead the information technology battalion, one cannot be limited to such abilities.

So he waited, waiting to see what the Blue Army's backup plan was.

Jingle Bell! !

Just as the atmosphere in the division's operations room was becoming tense, a series of urgent ringtones came through.

Combat intelligence officer Lin Yifeng strode to the telephone, grabbed the receiver, and held it to his ear: "This is the division headquarters. What is it you need to say?!"

"What?!!"

"Two military camps on the eastern front have lost contact? What are you doing?"

"You're only reporting what happened half an hour ago? Immediately organize a rescue effort, at all costs, and find out exactly what happened there."

"Hey?"

"Hello!! This is the division command post. Please speak."

"What? Two camps on the Northwest front have also lost contact? And what are you doing here?"

"I tell you."

As Lin Yifeng was cursing and answering a series of incoming phone calls, Division Commander Wang Songhe strode over to the phone and snapped it shut.

Commander Wang knew that the backup plan he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

"Don't rush to deploy troops. Tell me what's going on."

Wang Songhe said with a stern face.

The eastern and northwestern fronts were our own oil and logistics supply areas, where armored regiments, artillery regiments, and some infantry regiments were stationed, with a total strength of several thousand people.

More than half of the division's heavy equipment was gathered there.

Let alone an informationized battalion, even if the entire Red Army division pressed forward, they couldn't take down so many of their units in one night.

Therefore, there's no need to rush.

"Master."

Lin Yifeng swallowed hard, strode to the map, picked up the baton, and pointed to the garrison areas at four key transportation routes.

"Here, and here, and here, we suddenly lost contact with the regimental headquarters half an hour ago." "Half an hour ago, the regimental headquarters sent people to make contact on-site, but there has still been no response."

"Both the armored regiment and the artillery regiment were ordered to mobilize mobile units stationed dozens of kilometers away to the scene of the incident for support."

"Not even a single word?"

Wang Songhe frowned. The Blue Army Division had set up a linear battlefield stretching over a hundred kilometers outside the Seventh War Zone, with the initial purpose of strategically penetrating the Red Army Division.

This arrangement has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that once the war starts, the Red Army divisions will be unable to defend both ends and will have to avoid areas of heavy firepower and maneuver towards the south.

The downsides are also obvious.

With such a long battle line, it would be difficult to mobilize troops for emergency relief if the supply area were attacked.

Initially, this tactical arrangement was fine. After all, during the war game simulation, the Seventh Theater only had the 139th Division. Given the size of the opposing force, any slight movement would be received by the Blue Army division.

We will not allow the other side to take large-scale actions.

But now, there's an additional information technology battalion.

Then the unexpected happened.

"Could this be that brat's backup plan?"

Wang Songhe stared at the map, vaguely guessing Chen Mo's purpose.

Tonight, some camps on the eastern and northwestern fronts were attacked, while other camps remained unscathed.

Now, there are sudden reports that other camps have lost contact, and even the communications personnel sent there by the regimental headquarters have disappeared.

This inevitably raises suspicions that the Information Technology Battalion was behind it.

Furthermore, the enemy's objective was not to attack these camps that had lost contact, because with the organization of the information battalion, they simply wouldn't dare to wage such a siege.

At least for now, there's no need to launch such a costly and unprofitable campaign.

Then the enemy's objective is reduced to only one thing: to attack the support troops.

Even if the troops are at the same battalion level, they will suffer greatly when they encounter a reinforced, informationized battalion while on the move.

"What a vicious brat."

Wang Songhe stared at the map, and gritted his teeth as he uttered, "Order! Monitor the movements of the Red Army divisions along the entire front. Report any unusual activity immediately."

"Order! All units on the eastern and northwestern fronts closest to the lost contact units, provide full support. Support units, activate Level 1 combat readiness. If attacked by enemy forces en route, eliminate them at all costs."

"Yes!"

In the division's operations room, personnel including the combat intelligence officer, firepower officer, communications officer, and logistics officer immediately began their work.

For a moment, the entire operations room was filled with the sounds of communications, radios, and typewriters.

The division headquarters was brightly lit, and people were bustling about, getting busy.

The Blues are destined for an eventful night.

Wang Songhe guessed the strategic purpose of the information battalion and knew that Chen Mo had made these moves in order to attack the supporting troops.

Do you know what it's used for?

This is an open strategy. They clearly know that the rescue team is going to attack the rescue forces. Are they just going to leave the missing units to their own devices?
That's the oil and supplies area. If the enemy manages to find the supplies warehouse, they could launch a chaotic attack.

The Red Army division then seized the opportunity to act, and the entire battle situation became completely passive.

Wang Songhe mobilized troops for rescue in order to determine the location of the information battalion.

He knew all too well just how wicked that brat surnamed Chen was, and he wasn't sure where the kid was hiding.

Wang Songhe couldn't even sleep.

At this moment, the informationized battalion that Commander Wang had been worried about did indeed take action.

Early morning of May 8rd.

The entire Blue Army battalion mobilized, with Chen Mo sitting in the command vehicle, personally directing the maneuver.

A series of instructions were continuously issued to each squad.

"Use engineering mine-clearing units as guides to clear the way."

"The helicopters delivered the armed reconnaissance team to the front of the route, ensuring the safety of the route within 20 kilometers and conducting integrated air and ground reconnaissance."

"Four armored vehicles and one infantry platoon were selected from each flank to provide mobile escort."

"All radars are activated, and operations are commenced against all targets within a 100-kilometer radius."

"The entire battalion is implementing the third set of communication codes, which are dynamically changed every hour."

"Tactical air defense missile unit, enter Level 1 combat readiness status."

"Rocket platoon, disengage, rear flank follow, 15 kilometers apart."

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"The requirements are as follows: during the maneuver, in accordance with the contingency plan, Army Aviation Squadron Leader Dong Kehao will serve as the leader of the air defense group, and Operations Chief Liu Hong will serve as the leader of the ground interception group."

"All officers and soldiers of the battalion, strictly adhere to wartime standards!!"

The command has been issued.

The ancient Qinglong Gorge.

Rumble!
A roar of propellers filled the air.

Armed helicopters transported the remaining reconnaissance soldiers of the reconnaissance company to 20 kilometers ahead of the maneuver route for mobile reconnaissance.

Then, with another part of the division's reconnaissance battalion, they continued their armed patrols in the sky.

The armed reconnaissance soldier sat at the cabin door, holding a heavy machine gun, his eyes fixed on the ground like a peregrine falcon.

This night.

Not only did Chen Mo send out reconnaissance soldiers to carry out missions, but the Blue Army Division also arranged for its division reconnaissance battalion to operate.

They mobilized such a large scale.

You're bound to run into some unlucky Blue Army scouts along the way.

Therefore, the armed reconnaissance soldiers on the front lines would report the situation from time to time.

"Report: There is a suspicious tactical target in the strategic area at the nine o'clock position to the north. Requesting long-range machine gun fire to probe the area."

"Requesting approval!"

"Roger that!"

The next second, the heavy machine gun roared, rat-a-tat-tat.
The gun muzzle spewed flames and bullets rained down, some because it was too dark and the wind and sand were too strong, and night vision binoculars could not cover everything.

The bullets were only aimed at a few stray deer or black storks.

Or it could simply be a dark little hill.

However, some were reconnaissance battalions of the Blue Army. The reconnaissance soldiers drove by and heard the "buzzing" sound of the helicopters, but it was too late.

They had no chance to react at all before being wiped out on the spot by heavy machine guns.

After the Blue Army battalion had traveled forty kilometers, Chen Mo ordered the entire battalion to switch from a standby maneuver posture to a maneuver posture.

The formation changed again.

The on-site command, along with the major staff officer of the information battalion, also began to assess the entire battalion's mobile operations.

The implementation was relayed back to the director's office.

After the entire battalion switched to mobile status, all of the dozen or so vehicle-mounted drones were launched to conduct patrol and reconnaissance within a radius of 60 kilometers.

After advancing another twenty kilometers, the Blue Army battalion switched from a mobile formation to an assault formation.

The purpose of the contingency plan is to familiarize each unit with this long-distance maneuver, and to adapt to the weather and visibility conditions.

"Mobile state" means moving forward normally.

As for the assault formation, that is the combat state. The entire battalion is centered around the squads, and according to the terrain and battlefield situation, every 5 tanks form a triangular attack wave with a horizontal line of 800 to 1200 meters.

The battalion has 27 detachments, but there are only about 9 main combat detachments.

These nine main combat units are nine attack wave combinations, supporting the entire battalion's armored, firepower, mechanized infantry, helicopter, logistics, medical, and engineering combat units. With the battalion command vehicle as the brain, they charge under the command of the battalion commander.

To put it simply, this is the most common tank cluster chain in a mechanized army.

The purpose of the dynamic chain is to achieve a smooth and quick victory.

Since it is a support force, the informationized battalion's reconnaissance capabilities will inevitably allow it to discover the enemy's whereabouts first.

In this situation, Chen Mo no longer bothered with using electromagnetic suppression and focused entirely on mobility, making it difficult for the opponent to defend against him.

We'll bombard from a distance, assault from close range, and fight in the field. As long as we don't venture into the Blue Army's territory, we're not afraid of anyone.

If there are fewer people, fight; if there are more, run. What can anyone do about it?

Chen Mo sat in the command vehicle, his eyes fixed on the row of rugged laptop screens on the command platform.

During the night march, he had done his best to spread out the ranks and increase the spacing between them.

It was fortunate that each company was an experienced unit; otherwise, there would have been problems during the march of several dozen kilometers.

They were getting closer and closer to the edge of the Seventh War Zone, nearing the Blue Army Division's base.

Neither radar nor drones detected anything.

Chen Mo had some doubts.

That shouldn't be possible.

He made such a big fuss to get the Blue Army's troops stationed along a 100-kilometer linear route to move around and then attack them on the way.

This tactical arrangement isn't particularly sophisticated, but once implemented, it's virtually unstoppable. Knowing that their objective is to attack support forces, the Blue Division can't just let them wander around aimlessly.

Why is there no one here?
You should at least confirm my location, right?
Chen Mo frowned slightly, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the control panel, but his eyes were fixed on the screen like a scanner.

Even with a senior sergeant watching over him, he was still worried.

During this agonizing ordeal, they continued to maneuver for approximately another ten kilometers.

The vehicle-mounted radar, located in the middle of the formation, with its green screen, suddenly emitted a piercing "beep" alarm sound as it scanned the end of the screen while circling the pillar.

Countless white dots of light appeared.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

Upon realizing something was wrong, the soldiers with the whistling arrow immediately grabbed their communicators and called command.

"Blue Army mobile forces spotted to the southwest."

"At a speed of 40 km/h, it is expected to reach our flank in 30 minutes."

"coming!"

Chen Mo's eyes lit up.

"Order: radar groups provide coordinates, and aerial reconnaissance should immediately dispatch drones for real-time reconnaissance to the southwest."

"Howitzer teams, tactical missile teams, prepare for battle!!"

"Other units shall conduct a 500-meter lateral dispersal in accordance with air defense operation standards."

"Roger that!"

The commanders of each detachment responded quickly, and it wasn't hard to tell from their voices that all the officers in the battalion were in a state of turmoil.

"Reporting, Battalion Commander, the tactical missile groups are ready and request a test launch!"

Following behind the Blue Army battalion, the rocket artillery company commander, 15 kilometers away, was the first to report the commotion.

"Test firing? Test my ass. There's no tactical plan. Give me fire support."

"Howitzer teams and tactical missile teams, adjust your positions. No need to report. Fire all the firepower you have in one round."

Chen Mo decisively issued the order.

The entire Blue Army camp's communications radio station fell silent for a few seconds.

Accompanied by two "Received!"
Boom!Boom!Boom!
boom! boom! boom!
The night sky was illuminated in an instant as more than a dozen howitzer vehicles and nine rocket launchers opened fire simultaneously.

One after another, fiery dragons soared into the sky.

In the distance, to the southwest, a tank battalion of the Blue Army division, along with two mechanized infantry companies, is rapidly maneuvering towards the rescue.

They could see even the smallest hair on the enemy's head.

It was then covered by artillery fire.

The ground trembled, and dust from the exploding shells, along with yellow sand, whipped up waves several meters high.

Countless soldiers emerged from their tanks, their faces blank with disbelief. They turned to look at the damaged tanks and then at their comrades, who were still smoking.

They looked at each other speechlessly, wanting to cry but unable to shed a tear!
Holy crap, where are the enemies?
No one was seen, so how did the shells start falling?
(End of this chapter)