Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 338 Night Raid and Encirclement, Highest-Level Decapitation Execution
"Report: Unidentified signal source detected."

Inside the Ironclad Regiment's base, the veteran scout in charge of operating the Silver Sword gave a loud report.

Chen Mo didn't bother to check the situation after the main force of the Red Army was destroyed. Anyway, with more than half of the casualties, the enemy's firepower was no longer enough to pose a threat to his side.

Hear the report.

He immediately went to check another terminal.

As seen from the drone's view, there is a small town below, and the signal source is located in a few bungalows on the edge of the town.

"Lower the altitude and turn on the infrared heat sensor to take a look."

Chen Mo issued the order in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Buzz buzz.
As the drone continued to descend, the entire town became increasingly clear.

the other side.

Inside the Red Army headquarters.

Lin Yifeng, the newly appointed chief of staff of the 61st Division, was listening to his own side's report into a microphone when he was targeted and destroyed by the Blue Army.

Wang Songhe was inside the house when he heard a faint whooshing sound coming from outside again.

Although the noise was very small, Old Wang still sensed something was wrong, and his expression suddenly changed.

Realized that something was wrong.

If the first time was just the Blue Team passing by by chance, that would be understandable, but how could there be a second patrol route that was repeated in such a short period of time?
The Blue Team's equipment isn't that extravagant, is it?

"Hang up the communication, unplug the line, quick!"

Wang Songhe gave the order in a low voice.

He immediately lay down on his cot, while Qin Hui sat motionless by the brazier. Lin Yifeng was stunned for a moment, then quickly cut off the communication.

He then put on an ordinary overcoat, opened the door, and walked towards the toilet in the yard.

Everything looked no different from that of an ordinary household.

In the drone's infrared thermal imaging, the brazier inside the house was glowing red. Due to the high temperature of the embers, Qin Hui's figure could not be detected. Only one person could be seen lying in the distance, and another person moving towards the yard.

"There doesn't seem to be any problem. They're just ordinary households, aren't they?"

Cheng Dong looked puzzled.

But Chen Mo shook his head slightly, his expression calm.

He didn't think so, mainly because everything was too coincidental.

The Red Army's garrison had just been attacked when an unidentified signal appeared here. It's not surprising that farmers installed telephones in their homes.

But receiving a call in the middle of the night usually means there's an emergency. However, when this farmer received the call, the drone cut off communication as soon as it descended.

Furthermore, the person who came out to use the restroom didn't seem to be in any emergency; instead, they seemed quite relaxed.

What appears to be ordinary cannot be understood through the lens of war; otherwise, the ordinary will reveal the extraordinary.

"Continue descending."

Chen Mo issued the order with a cold gaze.

Buzz buzz.
The Silver Sword drone descended again, only a few dozen meters from the roof of the bungalow. Through its night vision camera, it could clearly see every plant and tree in the yard.

Wang Songhe, lying on his cot, was instantly drenched in a cold sweat.

He really hadn't expected that the armored regiment's information technology configuration was so advanced; even a single aircraft could lock onto a signal source.

Great!
Almost in the blink of an eye.

He knew that this deployment of Tibetan troops was going to be a disastrous failure. Since the Blue Army could extend its reach to Jining from more than 200 kilometers away, there was no reason why other places would let it go.

"Continue descending."

Chen Mo ignored the people inside the house, and even less the people who had gone to the toilet and returned to the house.

The Silver Sword is a gasoline-powered drone, which is extremely noisy. If it were a typical household in a bungalow, the person would definitely be woken up and stand in the yard looking up at the sky with dissatisfaction.

Conversely, if the other side takes no action, then this place must have some connection with the Red Army.

Ordinary people aren't afraid of the military; they're only afraid of being exposed, especially by the enemy in exercises.

"Continue to decline!"

A smile appeared on Chen Mo's lips. At this moment, the drone had landed only about 30 meters away from the bungalow.

This distance sounds quite far, probably about ten stories high.

But don't forget.

The Silver Sword drone is gasoline-powered, nine meters long, with a wingspan of fourteen meters, and roars into action with its large fuel tank.

This is quite a commotion.

But the people inside the bungalow still dared not come out.

In fact, was it something Wang Songhe didn't know?
He knew he should go out at this point, but with the drone so close, if he went out and looked up, the Blue Team would immediately lock onto his identity.

A single shell could hit the yard, leaving no room for maneuver.

As the commander-in-chief of the Red Army, the miscalculation was his responsibility, but at this point, even if he had to pretend, he couldn't expose himself anymore, so he had to think of another way.

Unfortunately, Chen Mo wouldn't give him that chance.

It was too late from the moment the signal was exposed.

War does not give anyone a second chance.

If the Blues are in dire straits, Wang Songhe's methods will only become more ruthless.

Chen Mo turned to Dong Kehao of the attack helicopter squadron: "Old Dong, arrange for a Z-8 helicopter and a squad of soldiers to stand guard at the entrance of this house."

"Remember to bring a signal jammer, cut off all communications in this house, and after dawn, immediately enter the courtyard and 'invite' the Red Army leaders back to our camp as guests."

"Remember, you must make sure that the people living in the house are indeed Red Army soldiers, and not ordinary residents, before you take any action."

"Go."

"Yes."

Dong Kehao smiled, turned and left.

Determining the identities of the residents in the houses is not too difficult. The troops cannot force their way in at night. After daybreak, they can simply ask a neighbor or a town official to guide them.

That should make it easy.

Since the battalion commander dared to issue such an order, he was almost 100% certain that this was the Red Army's command post.

Chen Mo was indeed confident, and he believed there must be a big fish involved, namely the command center of a major combat regiment.

He also thought that before the main force went into battle, he would capture a regimental commander to demoralize the Red Army.

At this moment, even Chen Mo himself did not expect that what he thought was a big fish was actually a big fish.

In fact, it's almost as big as a whale.

That was the command post that Wang Songhe had carefully selected.

The division commander and chief of staff were both inside.

That is, Political Commissar Fang Yong left in the afternoon, so the big fish weren't all in one basket.

Otherwise, when the main force of the Red Army arrived at the station, they would have found that, damn it, the sky had fallen.

All the division commanders were arrested.

"Keep it at this height."

"Let's see how long they can hold out."

Chen Mo smiled and patted the soldier controlling the drone. "This old sergeant is really vigilant," he thought, "he's got a background in reconnaissance."

An unexpected discovery led to the capture of a regimental-level command post.

Chen Mo didn't pay much attention and continued to observe the movements around other stations.

However, such a large-scale reconnaissance is not easy to find traces. If it weren't for the strong support of the Red Army command, it wouldn't have been so quick.

The militia on duty along the border were also searching, trying to find the location of the Red Army's camp.

Forty kilometers away from Jining South Station, at the Red Army's garrison, the battalion commander leading the troops was reporting news when the communication was suddenly cut off.

He was also stunned for a moment.

Hearing the endless dial tone from the receiver, the battalion commander was dumbfounded for a long time. He hung up and dialed again, but the call could not be connected.

"what happened?"

"A communications soldier!!"

"To!"

"Try contacting command via radio."

"Yes!"

The battalion commander was completely panicked, mainly because the Blue Army's methods were too strange. He hadn't seen any trace of the enemy at all, and the shells seemed to fall from mid-air suddenly.

There are over 300 people stationed here, and nearly 200 of them have been eliminated. How the hell are we supposed to fight this battle?
The unknown is the most terrifying thing.

He stood anxiously in an open space away from the tents, surrounded by several surviving cadres who were waiting.

The other two drones from the Ironclad Regiment, which had received the notification, finally arrived.

A dive.

Eight air-to-ground missiles exploded in the crowd, and the battalion commander, who was among the larger group, was the first to be targeted.

With a loud "boom," yellow dust filled the entire battlefield, and the laser simulator was triggered with a series of "poof poof poof" sounds, eliminating the battalion commander.

The communications officer had just placed his personal radio on the ground when it was completely destroyed.

A group of people sat slumped on the ground.

Finished!

Their ambush force was completely eliminated.

Nearby, observers arranged by the directing department were on their way to relay the battle situation to the directing headquarters immediately.

Upon receiving the news, Xu Hong couldn't help but smile.

He had mentioned at the conference that with the advent of information technology and digitalization, the tactics of hiding troops have been greatly restricted.

Mechanized warfare must also keep pace with the times and cannot continue with old tactics from ten years ago.

Now, it seems that the prophecy has come true.

Staff Officer Xu stayed up most of the night, wanting to see just how much trouble the Blue Army could cause.

Judging from the current situation, the commotion is quite significant.

. . . . . . . .

3 a.m. on the 31st.

In a small town in Jining, a Z-8 helicopter landed nearby.

The hatch opens.

Eight fully armed soldiers, wearing helmets, carrying Type 95 assault rifles, Type 85 submachine guns, and night vision goggles, arrived at the main gate of the Red Army command post, standing guard on both sides behind the building. The squad leader in charge made a few hand gestures towards the drone in mid-air, and the drone continued to rise but did not leave.

Within the same time period.

The main force of the Red Army near Erlian Station was also locked by drones. The Army Aviation Unit, together with the ground infantry force, formed an integrated air and space fire network with light and heavy machine guns.

The main force of the Red Army's Tibetan troops had no chance to resist at all. The battlefield was a one-sided massacre, and the battle ended in just over twenty minutes.

The entire Red Army was wiped out at Erlian Station, with not a single survivor.

Four o'clock in the morning.

The tank and artillery infantry, originally heading to Jining South Station, turned back to Sangenda Station, where the Red Army was discovered by patrolling border militia.

After asking the question, they relayed the coordinates to the Ironclad Regiment.

Both groups consisted of two to three hundred people, who were surrounded and killed by the Blue Army.

Six o'clock in the morning.

The sky was already beginning to brighten.

Guhehot Station, Saihantala Station, Linitezuoqi Station, Xiwuqi Station, Xilinhot Station, etc.

All have been attacked by the Blue Army to varying degrees.

After all, ground troops can't keep up with the speed; being able to raid two stations in one night is already the limit.

Other Red Army garrisons were first bombed by the Blue Army's Silver Sword aircraft, followed by aerial encirclement and killing by helicopters.

The Red Army's Tibetan troops were lightly armed and mobile, and their most advanced weapons were no more than individual rocket launchers and Type 81 rifles. They had nothing to do with high-tech products like drones.

Helicopters, however, are vulnerable to threat.

However, apart from one used for surveillance, the remaining twenty-one Silver Sword aircraft roamed the entire battlefield, launching missiles and immediately returning to nearby supply depots to replenish ammunition before launching again.

Since Chen Mo had set up a supply depot to monitor the Red Army's movements, there were naturally logistics company personnel stationed there, and there was a certain amount of fuel and ammunition stored there.

This provided maximum convenience for the hunting operation.

According to real-time statistics from the directing department.

Overnight, the Red Army lost more than two thousand of its main force. Of course, a small portion of the Red Army escaped the Blue Army's encirclement and slaughter, and the infantry scattered and fled.

In this situation, drones and helicopters can't do anything about them either. We can't just waste firepower chasing them one by one, can we?

Even so, it foreshadowed the complete failure of the Red Army's plan to hide its troops.

The station, where the main force of the Red Army was about to arrive during the day, was also exposed.

The reason is simple: the places where the Red Army hid its troops were inevitably the stations where the main force would arrive.

Otherwise, what is the point of them hiding their troops?

31st, 7:00 AM.

As the smoke cleared, the main force of the armored regiment quickly returned, preparing for a decisive battle to meet the main force of the Red Army.

Chen Mo had considered deploying firepower to bomb the military train or setting up an ambush at the train station, but ultimately abandoned the idea.

Firstly, our own forces are limited, and it is impossible to send more people to set up ambushes, as this would disperse the main force of the Blue Army and cause us to lose our advantage.

Secondly, the armored regiment lacks the confidence for long-range attacks. Apart from drones and helicopters, its long-range rocket artillery vehicles have a maximum range of only 30 kilometers.

The shells couldn't even fly out of the grassland.

However, drones have too few bombs to achieve the effect of deterring the enemy, even if they are concentrated for bombing. They are also easily locked on by the Red Army's electronic jamming, resulting in unnecessary battle losses.

Let's wait for them to come.

seven thirty.

In the information command room of the armored regiment, Chen Mo raised his hand to rub his temples, his voice slightly tired as he said, "Alright, last night's results were not bad. The Red Army probably didn't have much energy to launch a sudden counterattack during the day."

"You should go and rest when you're off duty."

"Based on the normal military train movement time, the main force of the Red Army in the rear will not arrive at the station hundreds of kilometers away until around 1 p.m., and that will be the main event."

"By the way, let's invite the Red Army leaders from Jining back. They're not staying inside all the time; it's quite stuffy. Let them come here for some fresh air."

Done.

Chen Mo left the information command room with a smile.

Go back to dorms.

He took two vegetarian buns from the aluminum lunchbox that Wang Jianyong had given him, ate them quickly, clapped his hands, turned around and lay down on the bed to make the most of the time to replenish his energy.

Commanding operations is extremely tiring.

Chen Mo had to ensure that the Red Army's main force would have sufficient morale to cope with the situation once it arrived.

He slept soundly.

But on the other side.

Inside a bungalow in Jining Town.

Wang Songhe's dark circles were so prominent they resembled those of a national treasure. Although he didn't know the details of the attack on his own troops that night, he knew from a moment's thought that things weren't going well.

The drones monitoring them from outside never left.

Later that night, he heard helicopters landing nearby, and he knew that the command post had been exposed.

Old Wang even guessed that that son of a bitch surnamed Chen was standing outside the gate with his men.

Military regulations dictate that civilians should not be disturbed at night, but what about during the day?

Sooner or later, nearby residents will inform us that these houses were rented to the military.

It can't be hidden any longer.

Wang Songhe got up, casually shook the military uniform on his cot, and put it on neatly.

Then, with a blank expression, he walked into the main room, came to the sand table, and pulled out the flags stuck in the sand table one by one.

This is the Red Army's deployment map. Even if they were captured, it would be impossible for them to leak the deployment map to the Blue Army.

Division Commander Qin Hui and Chief of Staff Lin Yifeng stood silently behind him, neither of them uttering a sound.

There's nothing more to say now that things have come to this.

They were discovered by the Blue Team because they made two fatal mistakes.

First, they were unaware of the Blue Team's equipment updates and rashly advanced based on experience, resulting in a disastrous defeat!

Second, referring to the first point, the division-level commander put all his eggs in one basket, which led to a disastrous defeat due to carelessness!

"Let's go, that kid Chen is just waiting to see me make a fool of myself. We don't need to wait for them to break in."

Wang Songhe sighed and carefully placed the small flag in his pocket.

This is to remind myself that times have changed!
He should start learning too.

He personally planted the flags, and now he is personally taking them down.

Qin Hui and Lin Yifeng exchanged a glance, feeling quite helpless, with a sense of sorrow that they had died before achieving their goal, leaving behind only tears of regret.

A dignified Northern Class A Motorized Infantry Division.

The defense line spans Qinghai, Gansu, and Ningxia, extending for over a thousand kilometers.

They mobilized a large force, leading more than 10,000 troops, to attack beyond the Great Wall, but they didn't even see a hair of the enemy.

The command post was taken down.

These people have experienced more embarrassing moments in their entire lives than they have in this one night.

Wang Songhe wanted to go out on his own initiative, which delayed him a little, and a squad of soldiers from the Ironclad Regiment rushed in.

The squad leader leading the team on the perimeter had already found out from the neighbors that many people in military uniforms had been coming and going from these bungalows five or six days ago.

The original residents have long since moved to the city, and the house is now rented out.

Obtain this information.

The Ironclad Regiment, whose warriors had been imbued with the fierce spirit of the northern frontier, would certainly not wait any longer.

The squad leader gave the order.

Two veterans climbed over the wall into the courtyard and opened the gate.

The other five veterans, carrying Type 85 assault rifles, immediately began throwing grenades into the house.

Seven gun barrels were pointed at the entrance to the main room.

"People inside, come out. According to the exercise rules, you have been eliminated."

"come out!!"

The squad leader, with a serious expression, shouted.

But soon.

His expression immediately became serious.

After being hit by the grenade explosion, Wang Songhe was choked by the dust and quickly walked out of the house.

Good guy!
A Red Army commander with a star on his shoulder completely baffled the Blue Army squad leader.

Even the soldiers behind them were dumbfounded.

Damn it, wasn't the plan to wipe out a regimental headquarters? How did they manage to blast this guy out of the house?

The group had initially thought that taking down the regimental headquarters would earn them a commendation, but unexpectedly, the commendation suddenly turned into a third-class merit.

"Hello, Chief!!"

The squad leader immediately stood at attention and saluted!
They could remain calm in front of the regimental commander, but they really couldn't remain calm in front of Wang Songhe.

The level is too high.

Wang Songhe glanced at the Blue Army soldier beside him, then sighed: "Next time there's a capture operation, throw fewer grenades."

"Prisoners are human too. Why throw more than a dozen bullets into such a small room?"

"Yes, Chief!!"

I'll be more careful next time!

The squad leader quickly straightened his chest, and to his astonishment, two more senior colonels came out of the room, their faces blackened by the dust.

Holy crap?!
The veteran was completely dumbfounded.

He had a vague feeling that his chances of receiving the third-class merit award had loosened and that he was already moving towards the second-class merit award.

Goodness gracious, this is a huge fish, an enormous one!

Not only them.

The officers on duty in the armored regiment were stunned when they saw Wang Songhe's shoulder insignia in the images projected by the drone.

Even the directing department was speechless when they received the report from the team referee.

No.

You, Lao Wang, only left the Zhurihe camp yesterday afternoon, and you were invited back this morning?

Is it so outrageous?
(End of this chapter)