Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Section Chief Zhao Dezhu burst into laughter. He had long heard that Zhang Anbang was personally trained by Yuan Lang, and it was indeed true. His ability to shift blame was even better than Yuan Lang's.

It was still that flat area in the mountain valley, and a tent that looked like it belonged to a regiment was placed openly without any cover.

Two kilometers away, in a semi-underground bunker, Liang Xi, the commander of the 77th Regiment, was discussing combat plans with Political Commissar Zhou Junlin and Chief of Staff Mi Yangfei.

Political Commissar Zhou Junlin smoked a cigarette, looking at the sand table in front of him. "Old Liang, isn't our tactic too simplistic? I've heard that this Blue Army unit's tactics are quite unethical."

Chief of Staff Mi Yangfei nodded. "That's right. I asked around, and it turns out that the 702nd Regiment of the T Division of the C Group Army is an elite armored regiment. Their last opponent was this Blue Army unit."

"Regimental Commander Wang Qingrui is a veteran commander who has fought in many battles. Last time, he suffered a terrible defeat, and the previous regiments had experienced the same thing. We still need to be cautious."

Regiment Commander Liang Xi looked at the sand table and pondered for a moment. "Old buddies, you're all right, but have you ever thought about this? We are a motorized infantry regiment, and our tactics are infantry-artillery coordination."

The artillery bombarded first, blasting the enemy positions to pieces, stunning them, and preventing them from raising their heads. Then the artillery fire extended to prevent enemy reinforcements. Finally, the infantry charged forward, taking advantage of the smoke and shock to rush up and capture the positions.

Repeat this process continuously until all the land is occupied.

After saying that, Liang Xi looked up at his two old partners and said, "I don't believe that the Blue Army on Hill 034 is made of iron. It's such a small place, how can they defend against my barrage?"

"Forget about mortal flesh and blood, even if Ultraman from the Japanese devils came, my 18 122mm howitzers and 6 100mm mortars could blow him to bits."

"Haha," Political Commissar Zhou Junlin and Chief of Staff Mi Yangfei both laughed.

The chief of staff agreed, but still had some doubts. "That's right. In that case, let's make the most of our advantages. But is our artillery battalion's defense force a bit too small?"

"Old Mi is right, Commander. Do you think we should strengthen our defense? Thirty-odd people are indeed a bit too few for defense."

Political Commissar Zhou Junlin also agreed with the Chief of Staff's opinion, after all, the Blue Army's reputation for being unethical was too great.

"I'd like to as well, but our forces are limited. Besides, our mission is to attack, while the Blue Army's mission is to defend. Do you think they'd abandon their positions and turn around to attack us?"

Regimental Commander Liang Xi also wanted to strengthen the artillery battalion's defenses, but their mission was to attack, which meant they had to press forward without hesitation. Where would they find enough manpower to allocate for defense?

"The commander is right. We are the attackers and they are the defenders. Logically, we should defend their high ground. Okay, in that case, let's attack directly according to this strategy."

The officers of the 77th Regiment quickly reached a consensus.

"Alright, pass the word down. Have a good meal tonight. Fire the artillery at 6:00 AM sharp tomorrow morning. First, second, and third battalions, prepare for the assault. Once the artillery fire extends, immediately occupy the positions and advance gradually."

"Yes," the communications officer immediately relayed the commander's order.

The soldiers of the 77th Regiment happily ate their dinner. They had participated in this kind of exercise many times before, and each time it was the same routine.

It's very simple: artillery bombardment, then charge in to occupy the position, mop up the rear, and if you perform well, you can even earn merit.

As night fell, after the soldiers of the 77th Regiment went to rest contentedly, 25 figures emerged on Hill 034.

"Vice Captain, do we have a plan? This time, we really can't hold 034. That 122 is too scary. Last time, your mortar took it out. I'm not trying this."

Qi Huan spoke first. He really didn't want to be blown up. After being blown up, he would have to be recycled, and he would have nowhere to cry.

"Exactly, exactly, there are 18 of those things, plus 6 100mm mortars. Even if we were a fast iron, we would be blown to smithereens."

Niu Ye and the others were still shaken by what had happened last time.

Zhang Anbang understood the reaction of these guys. After all, the old A had always fought against armored regiments, and the armored forces had been almost completely destroyed before the 034 Hill.

When they were firing at 702, it was the first time they had been hit by artillery fire. After all, they hadn't expected that after the armored regiment's artillery was destroyed, a company would still be able to launch a coordinated infantry-artillery attack.

"You guys, how could I do something so stupid? This time, we'll teach them a lesson."

The Special Operations Battalion has already found out that the 77th Regiment's 122mm howitzer position is at location 427. Qi Huan, take a few men and go to give them some extra supplies tonight.

I applied for quite a few Plastic 1s this time; they're right there in the back. You guys load some up later, attach them to all their howitzers, and put the ammunition boxes on them too, then set a delayed detonation.

"Understood. The commander of the 77th Regiment will probably be jumping up and down cursing by tomorrow morning," Qi Huan said, taking the order with a twitch of his lips. He understood what the deputy captain was going to do and felt a little sorry for Commander Liang.

"Anyway, it won't affect me. The commander-in-chief is the chief of staff, isn't he?" Zhang Anbang tilted his head, glanced at Qi Huan, and replied with a grin.

He then gave the order, "Xu Yuanzhou, you saw the cables their signalmen buried today, right? Lay them down as well, especially the parts buried in the ground, and randomly destroy them, focusing on the intersections."

If we have enough time, we can also see if we can follow the trail to their command post.

I think the one they're showing in the open is definitely fake. These old-school units usually prefer semi-underground bunkers, understand?

"Understood, understood, Vice Captain, you can rest assured that this is a good job for me." Unlike Qi Huan, Xu Yuanzhou thought this job was a good opportunity to give the wire soldiers of the 77th team some chances to get familiar with their work.

"Zhu Yejin, Jiang Huai, Niu Ye, and Wu Lulu, each of you take a group of people to drop gifts into their kitchen trucks. Note that this applies to all the kitchen trucks; drop gifts into all of them, and also delay the detonation."

I want their breakfast tomorrow to be the only hot meal they'll have during the exercise.

"Yes, Vice Captain, mission accomplished."

The twenty-odd men of the Third Squadron looked at each other in bewilderment. Although their Old A team always played as they pleased, this was the first time they had ever seen such a style of play.

This is a great display of shamelessness. The only thing to watch out for is that once the exercise starts tomorrow, you absolutely, positively cannot be captured.

Otherwise, there would definitely be no good outcome.

"Okay, soda bottle, you come with me. Be careful not to expose yourself. All detonation times are set to 1 seconds, so make sure you put the plastic bottles away safely, understand?"