Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 127 The enemy's weak point must be here!
With Xu Sanduo's problem resolved, there was naturally no reason for him to continue bothering Gao Cheng and the others.

The next day, Gao Cheng had Ma Xiaoshuai and the others drive Chen Jiang and Xu Sanduo to the station. This time, because Gao Cheng was there, they couldn't be forced to squeeze into hard seats again. He bought them two hard sleeper tickets at his own expense, so they could return to Team A comfortably.

Yuan Lang wasn't too surprised by Xu Sanduo's early return to the unit. In his opinion, a soldier like Xu Sanduo couldn't survive without staying in the army. As long as he went out and encountered some setbacks, he would naturally understand the reasons behind it.

However, after hearing from Chen Jiang that this matter was all thanks to Gao Cheng, he couldn't help but feel that he owed that guy another favor!

"You've come back just in time. The military confrontation exercise is about to begin again this year. Come on, let's go to the meeting!"

Yuan Lang told them to put their luggage down, and without further ado, he took them all into the car.

A few days later, the red-blue force confrontation exercise began as scheduled.

This exercise was significantly larger in scale than previous ones.

The attacking force was the main force of the 84th Group Army, equipped with a main air division, with more than 100 of the most advanced main combat aircraft of various types, including the SU-30 fighter-bombers which have very strong air-to-air and air-to-ground attack capabilities.

Moreover, the army group's land combat equipment has also undergone iterative upgrades, with significant improvements in firepower and mobility.

In comparison, the Blue Team's situation was much more dire, with two relatively weak ordinary divisions deployed on the ground and a much weaker air force.

Its only notable advantage is the addition of a heavily armored regiment equipped with ZTZ-99 main battle tanks, and the fact that the A Battalion has also been assigned to its combat order.

On paper, the Red Army had a significant advantage. Although the 84th Group Army was not equipped with the Type 99 main battle tank, it had a considerable number of ZTZ-96 main battle tanks.

In particular, they have a clear advantage in air superiority, so this battle will be very difficult!

The Red Army's operational concept was to utilize its superior air power to steadily and surely attack the Blue Army's key defensive positions one by one, completely dismantle the Blue Army's defensive system, shrink the Blue Army's space for maneuver, and finally annihilate them in one fell swoop!
It should be said that the Red Army's strategic concept was quite mature and prudent. If the Blue Army had responded with conventional thinking, it would have likely suffered a great loss.

However, to Chen Jiang's and his team's surprise, the Blue Army played quite passively from the start of the exercise, showing no signs of winning by surprise. They lost two important defensive strongpoints in succession, leaving their central position wide open and the situation extremely critical.

The order received by Team A was still to stand by and train peacefully at the base.

This made everyone a little anxious.

It's hard to imagine anyone feeling good about having their strongest unit sitting on the sidelines, getting nothing in return.

During a break in training, Wu Zhe finally couldn't help but complain, "Captain, we train here every day, and the Blue Army's positions are being taken down by the Red Army one after another. Is this appropriate?"

Although Wu Zhe had a head-on confrontation with Yuan Lang during the final assessment, as he later investigated, he found that Yuan Lang was indeed not lying. Therefore, his attitude made a complete 180-degree turn, and his relationship with Yuan Lang became better and better. Naturally, he spoke without much restraint.

With half a blade of grass in his mouth, Yuan Lang said with a disdainful look, "You call yourself a top student? The exercise has only just begun, and you're already losing your composure?"

"In such a large-scale battle, it's impossible to determine a winner right away. Whoever has the last laugh will have the best laugh!"

Wu Liuyi sensed something was amiss and asked in a low voice, "Captain, are you saying the Blue Army has a backup plan?"

"That's unlikely. We only have one heavy-armored regiment, but the Red Army's planes are too powerful. Dragging them out to fight would just be sending them to their deaths!" Xu Sanduo looked puzzled. He was no longer the clueless rookie he used to be, and now he had his own understanding of the battle situation.

"Tch, you know their planes are powerful, but have you seen our heavy infantry regiments even show up? Losing just a few surface positions and you're all so anxious?" Qi Huan scoffed, arms crossed. Seeing Chen Jiang remain silent, Yuan Lang asked, "Chen Jiang, what are you thinking about?"

Chen Jiang then looked up and said, "I wasn't thinking about anything."

"This is so boring, why don't you say something too!"

"say what?"

"Give me your opinion! Good or bad, just say it. We're just killing time anyway. If you don't want to talk about it, then we'll just keep training!"

As soon as Yuan Lang said this, everyone stared at Chen Jiang with expectant eyes.

Goodness, even if you just make up a few random things, it's fine.

Chen Jiang thought for a moment, then simply piled up stones and other items on the ground to create a sand table.
"I think that although the Red Army's offensive is fierce, the Blue Army has not been seriously injured. Moreover, judging from the two positions that have been lost, they seem important but have not affected the overall situation. The most important main position, Hill 793, is still in our hands! But as the Red Army's attack line continues to advance, its supply line will become longer and longer, and the gaps exposed behind will become larger and larger, and then the opportunity will appear!"

Chen Jiang's words sounded rather mysterious, but upon closer examination, they did seem to make sense.

No one spoke; they listened quietly.

"The Blue Army would definitely lose if it tried to fight the Red Army head-on. In modern warfare, the chances of winning a blocking battle without air superiority are almost zero. Therefore, if I were the commander-in-chief of the Blue Army, I would choose to lure the enemy deep into our territory, expose their weaknesses, and then suddenly deploy my elite troops to key positions to turn the tide of the battle!"

Everyone was filled with enthusiasm after listening to Chen Jiang's speech.

Only Yuan Lang remained calm and continued to ask, "Could you be more specific?"

Chen Jiang licked his dry lips and asked confidently, "What is the Red Army's biggest weakness, please tell me?"

Everyone looked at each other,

Xu Sanduo asked, "Is it logistics supply?"
"They have a powerful air force that can be resupplyed by air, and with the supplies they bring themselves, it's enough to achieve their ultimate strategic objective," Chen Jiang said with a smile and a shake of his head.

Wu Liu asked, "Could it be their fuel supply station?"
Chen Jiang nodded. "That's one! Without fuel supplies, relying solely on airdrops won't last long. The daily fuel consumption of these heavy equipment is staggering."

"But we don't know where their refueling station is." Wu Liuyi was still a little confused.

Qi Huan couldn't hold back any longer, "This is exactly what our Old A is good at, infiltration and reconnaissance. Isn't that the specialty of your Steel Seventh Company?"

Wu Liuyi felt a little embarrassed by what he said. The main reason was that the 702nd Regiment had always been a main force regiment, and there were not many opportunities for their reconnaissance company to infiltrate and raid.

"What else?" Qi Huan pressed on.

"I think the Red Army's biggest weakness, or rather its Achilles' heel, is its command center!" Wu Zhe's words were sure to be a shocking remark.

(End of this chapter)