When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 237 Two Second-Class Merits?!

The military attaches great importance to this grand opening act of the year.

Chief Lin personally led the team to Yecheng to ensure that this exercise would achieve the expected results.

The confrontation between the two army groups was far more complex than the exercise between the special operations brigades at Queshan.

This exercise will put both sides to the test in terms of troop deployment and logistical support capabilities.

The reason for setting the exercise area in the northwest is twofold: firstly, there are fewer people on the road during this period, and secondly, it is necessary to test the mobility of various units under extreme conditions.

We're all top-tier players; I have what you have.

Your special operations brigade is unparalleled in its killing prowess, then my protection system is invincible; you have a self-propelled artillery regiment, I have a swarm of drones; you have home-field advantage, I have the best logistics team in the entire army.

Under these circumstances, it is no longer realistic to imagine achieving victory by beheading the enemy's command headquarters, as was the case at Queshan.

No matter how freely your Wolf Brigade can roam the Northwest, once my all-around radar is activated, you dare to show your face?

The same applies to the other side. The headquarters of the 76th Army stood openly on the Gobi Desert, but not even a red bird could fly over, let alone Red Army scouts!

To put it bluntly, in a confrontation of this scale, there is almost no possibility that a small force could influence the overall situation.

But precisely because of this, when the directing team discovered that a five-man squad of the Red Army had advanced over a thousand kilometers overnight on the map, heading straight for a high-altitude outpost of the Blue Army, the bigwigs immediately became interested.

"Commander Lin, I protest!"

Suddenly, a bespectacled commander stood up from his chair; it was Luo Jian from the 76th Group Army.

Before Commander Lin could speak, Zhuang Shisi, the deputy commander of the 75th Group Army sitting opposite him, sneered: "What do you have to protest? So many of us are watching here. You're not trying to say that our people have broken the rules, are you?"

The military headquarters requested that each side, the Red and Blue sides, send one person to serve as a member of the directing group for this exercise. Unexpectedly, both sides sent their deputy leaders.

Commander Lin gets a headache every time he sees these two guys; they're notoriously difficult to deal with throughout the entire army!
"What's wrong now? What's wrong now? This damn exercise started with all this arguing, how many times has it happened already?" Commander Lin said irritably. "Luo Jian, what are you trying to say?"

"Commander Lin, the Tianshuihai outpost did not participate in this exercise due to its special geographical location, and we did not distribute equipment to the people in the outpost, so they are unaware of it," Luo Jian said truthfully.

"That's strange. Does that mean this supply depot doesn't belong to your 76th Army?" Zhuang Shisan didn't want Luo Jian to interfere with the directing group's judgment. "They said it had a special geographical location, but what's so special about it? I don't know anything about it."

"Damn it, you always interrupt so much. How about I let you be the commander-in-chief?" Chief Lin glared at Zhuang Shisan and cursed.

Zhuang Shisan quickly waved his hand: "No, no, Chief Lin, please continue, I'll shut up!"

Commander Lin was still angry: "You're in your fifties, and you're still acting like a greenhorn! We're both commanders, haven't you ever thought about why you're still just a deputy commander?"

Luo Jian: ? ? ?
No, did Chief Lin include me in his scolding?

"Luo Jian!"

"To!"

“You said that Sweetwater Marine Station has a special geographical location, which I acknowledge. I can also understand that you didn’t notify the people at the station to participate in the exercise.”

Commander Lin looked at Luo Jian and said, "But that is your unit after all. Since the 75th Army has come all this way, we can't just tell them to give up the operation just because you didn't notify them of the exercise, can we?"

Luo Jian knew he was in the wrong; after all, it was his side that had made the mistake. However, he had just figured out why the 75th Army had specifically targeted the Sweetwater Sea Supply Station. He knew he couldn't let them succeed, so he said:

"Commander Lin, it's just a supply depot, not an important location. They can easily find another target!"
Besides, there are only two soldiers guarding the mountain year-round. The freezing weather and heavy snow blocking the mountain are already tough enough; if they were captured by the 75th Army, you can imagine the physical and mental impact on them. I simply couldn't bear it!

This is what it means to start playing the emotional card.

Commander Lin was aware of the situation at the Tianshui Marine Station.

After all, this place is known as one of the border defense units with the highest altitude and the most arduous conditions, and it is frequently reported in the news.

To be honest, Luo Jian's words also moved him. Putting himself in their shoes, he thought that if two soldiers who were already enduring loneliness and hardship were suddenly attacked by the Red Army from the opposing camp, the blow would definitely be huge.

"Thirteen, what do you say?" Chief Lin looked at Zhuang Thirteen again.

Zhuang Shisan knew that Chief Lin's question meant he had taken pity on him, so he quickly stood up: "Chief Lin, you can't be fooled by that scoundrel Luo Jian!"

Chief Lin was taken aback: "Oh? What do you mean?"

"The Sweetwater Marine Station is extremely important; it is a target unit that our Red Army must control during this exercise!"

"If it's so important, why were the Blue Team completely unprepared?"

"That's because they didn't realize it before!"

Commander Lin was even more puzzled: "From what you're saying, you know your own supply depot better than the 76th Army?"

"I don't know, but our military's latest AI technology does!"

Zhuang Shisan smiled and said, "As long as we input the known troop deployments of both sides, the system can automatically calculate the location of the key nodes."

Luo Jian's face darkened: "You bastards, you're cheating!"

Zhuang Shisan's eyes widened: "Damn! You guys have used it before, probably even more often than we have, otherwise how did our air defense regiment get found the day before yesterday?"

Chief Lin, too lazy to listen to the two guys arguing, led the others to the front of the big screen: "Input the location of Sweetwater Marine Station into the system, as well as the troop deployments of both the Red and Blue sides. After setting the time nodes, start reverse-engineering the changes in the battle situation."

"Yes!"

The data from the directing team is much more comprehensive than what the red and blue teams obtained on their own.

As soon as the operations staff typed the command on the keyboard, the screen scrolled rapidly, and the results appeared a few seconds later.

The big shots were all taken aback.

"It turns out that the 76th Army is going to make a secret march tonight, and two mobile reinforcement brigades are rushing to the Pangong Lake area overnight!"

"They'll be resupplying at Thirty Mile Camp, right? Why didn't the Red Army intercept this information?"

"Why weren't we intercepted? Didn't you see that infiltration squad is almost at Sweetwater Sea?"

"Are you confused? This squad set off yesterday, before the Blue Army even decided to deploy troops! I bet the Blue Army sent a messenger who drove hundreds of kilometers to the outpost to inform them!"

"That's right! So the Red Army used AI to predict it in advance?"

Chief Lin stared at the analysis results on the screen without saying a word, but he was equally surprised.

According to the calculations, if the 75th Army's action team really captured the Sweetwater Sea Station, as long as they disrupted communications during the time when the two Blue Army mobile brigades arrived nearby, it would inevitably delay their advance, thus allowing the overall advantage of the battle to gradually shift towards the Red Army.

Looking back from a holistic perspective, Sweetwater Sea could very well be the key to victory or defeat in the entire exercise!
Now everyone's interest was piqued.

"Quickly, project the video of that 75th Army action team over here!" someone immediately shouted.

Soon, several images appeared on the screen in front of everyone. It seemed that the people were still in the car. According to the map, they were almost at Sweetwater Sea.

. . .

. . .

Inside the Sweetwater Marine Station, Yi Cheng had already been picked up, and Zhou Qiang was currently on the phone with Xu Ge.

"Xu Ge, you delivered the goods, right? Why aren't you back yet?"

Xu Ge's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Station Chief, I'm going to have a meal in town and then buy some things. Don't worry, I know this road very well, I'll be back before dark!"

"Then you absolutely mustn't wander off!" Zhou Qiang added. A laugh came from the other end of the phone: "Station Chief, what are you saying? You really think I'm a child? Don't worry, I'll call you if anything happens!"

"Row!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Qiang stood there stunned for a while.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but Xu Ge's voice sounded much more cheerful... To be precise, it seemed like the boy's humanity had returned!

Drip!

A loudspeaker blared outside the door.

Zhou Qiang was a little puzzled. Didn't Yi Cheng just leave? Who could be coming at this time?
Upon arriving at the gate, they saw a truck parked beside it, with several people jumping off.

"Hey bro! I heard you can stay here, is that right?" Tian Xiaohu saw Zhou Qiang come out and quickly came over to offer him a cigarette.

Zhou Qiang waved his hand in refusal, then glanced at the license plate, a hint of surprise in his eyes: "You guys came from the snowy area? Wow, I heard it snowed quite a bit there!"

"you do not say!"

Tian Xiaohu nodded, "If it weren't for a big job, who would want to go out in this weather!"
Well, something's wrong with my car, I need to get it properly checked out, so I was thinking of staying here tonight. I definitely don't dare go any further!

Zhou Qiang looked at the others with a puzzled expression: "Are all five of you out here running errands together?"

"The three of us are together, and the other two are hitchhiking to the Xinjiang region. We take turns driving, so the car never stops even when the people are resting!" Tian Xiaohu said casually.

Because the five men were quite professional in their disguises, and because they were all seasoned investigators with excellent acting skills, they actually managed to fool Zhou Qiang.

"You can stay with me, it's 40 yuan per person, and hot water and instant noodles are 10 yuan!"

"no problem!"

"I don't have a blanket, but the room is heated."

"That's great!"

Tian Xiaohu paid the money, and the five of them immediately followed Zhou Qiang in with their bags, arriving at the room that was specially prepared for passersby.

"Brother, are you all alone in such a big place?" Tian Xiaohu asked.

"One of them went to town to buy something and won't be back until later, so it's just the two of us."

Zhou Qiang warned, "This is a military base. You should stay in your rooms and not wander around, or don't blame me for kicking you out!"

The group quickly assured each other that they would abide by the rules.

After giving his instructions, Zhou Qiang left, and the five men began to discuss their next plan of action in hushed tones.

"This old squad leader wasn't wearing any equipment, and it seems the supply depot wasn't prepared at all!"

"So, they had no idea about the exercise at all."

"Company commander, what should we do? Should we take action?"

"Wait a little longer, and find a chance to find out the location of the communications room during dinner."

They waited until almost dark before the five of them came out of the room, only to find that Zhou Qiang had also come over with his phone.

Tian Xiaohu frowned. He had a feeling that the other person's phone camera had been pointed at him. Just as he was about to step forward to test it, the other person's phone rang.

"Hello? You're back?"

"Okay, I understand!"

Zhou Qiang hung up the phone and looked at the five people: "The people who went out to buy things are back. Your car is blocking the gate. Someone go and move the car... Never mind, just drive the truck into the yard too."

After saying that, he walked towards the door on his own.

Tian Xiaohu nodded to the driver: "Go and bring the car in."

"it is good!"

After the driver followed Zhou Qiang out, Tian Xiaohu immediately waved his hand: "Quick, find out where the server room is!"

The four people immediately dispersed in the courtyard.

Tian Xiaohu went to the room Zhou Qiang had entered earlier and pushed the door open to enter.

After quickly scanning the room, they realized that this should be the dormitory of the two soldiers at the outpost, with communication equipment such as telephones and radios on the table.

There were two lower bunks, and the blanket on the innermost bed was folded into a neat square.

Tian Xiaohu found it strange; why was the blanket still being folded up in this place?

With a question in mind, he turned his gaze to the wardrobe next to him, walked over and opened the door, and what came into view were several uniforms with the rank of private first class.

Below the wardrobe was a row of boxes containing military medals.

"Holy crap! Two individuals received second-class merit awards?!"

Tian Xiaohu was taken aback and vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

How did a private first class who has made so many military achievements end up in this place?

He quickly returned to the bed, bent down and carefully searched for something on the bedside table, soon pulling out a study notebook from under the pillow.

The name on the cover was clearly written as Xu Ge.

Tian Xiaohu: ? ? ?

"Xu Ge? Which Xu Ge? It can't be the one I know, can it?"

"Damn! What am I supposed to doubt? Who else could have accumulated so many military merits in just one year of service besides him?"

"Wait, what's this kid doing here?"

I'm so damn unlucky!
The next moment, Tian Xiaohu suddenly thought of something and rushed out of the room.

By this time, the other three had finished their search: "Company Commander, we've found the computer room..."

"Stop worrying about the server room! Get everyone back... Never mind, it's probably too late. Hurry, retreat and establish a defensive position!"

Tian Xiaohu drew his pistol and retreated back to his dormitory without saying a word.

The other three team members' expressions changed drastically. After entering, they each took their firing positions. One of them then asked, "Company Commander, what happened?"

Tian Xiaohu was on the verge of tears: "Damn it, the other person in this military station is Xu Ge!"

"Which Xu Ge?"

"That new recruit who took on more than a dozen of us at Queshan last time!"

"What the hell???"

(End of this chapter)