Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

Zhang Anbang gave the instructions again, mainly because he considered that the other party had gone through a lot of trouble to come here, so the bombing should be done at the beginning of the exercise, so that the other party would be more accepting.

Otherwise, if the defending side blew up the attacking side before the exercise even started, it would probably collapse.

As the night deepened, it was already past ten o'clock, and all the teams that had been assigned tasks set off.

The first to arrive at their destination were Qi Huan and his men. They carefully crossed the 77th Regiment's defense zone and directly infiltrated the 122mm howitzer position.

The position was quiet. The 18 122mm howitzers lay darkly in the ravine, with no one at their positions except for two sentries pacing back and forth in the distance.

The gunners were all sleeping in the tents behind the position. After a careful search, Qi Huan and his men quickly located all the sentries, both visible and hidden, around the position.

Under the cover of darkness, the group stealthily crept along the grass to the vicinity of the howitzer, took out a plastic 1 from their bag, installed a timer detonator, and attached it to the breech of the howitzer.

The 122mm howitzer has a deep cavity under the breech, inside the balancing mechanism. The view is completely blocked by the breech and the main frame, so people usually don't look at this area.

I only bend down and look down to check this area during maintenance.

Before firing, they wouldn't even look at this part; they would only check if the muzzle was normal, if the sight was working properly, and also the elevation mechanism, traverse mechanism, wheels, frame, spade, and finally the shell and fuse.

This is a natural blind spot.

As the fuse was activated, a very faint clicking sound was heard. Qi Huan listened carefully to confirm that the timer was working properly, then immediately retreated in a low posture and crept towards the other howitzer.

In just twenty minutes, Qi Huan and his men had installed the timing plates on all the howitzers. They originally wanted to install the ammunition boxes as well, but since the ammunition boxes were all stacked together, it was difficult to operate them, so they had to give up.

Under the cover of darkness, the group quietly retreated and headed straight for the 100mm mortar position. After all, the sight of six 100mm mortars unleashing their power was something no one wanted to experience.

At the same time, Xu Yuanzhou led his men to the place where the 77th Regiment's wiremen had buried wires, which they had observed during the day. They gently dug with entrenching tools and quickly found their military-grade wires.

Following the route, they easily found several intersections. They dug a little deeper, buried the plastic 1, and re-laid the line. Xu Yuanzhou then led his men to restore the soil that had been buried to its original state.

Then, he led his men to search for the command post by following the telephone line.

As they walked, Xu Yuanzhou suddenly stopped and said to Yang Feng, who was with him, "Look, their line is right here in the bushes."

"What if we don't cut it off, but just break off the core inside?"

"Uh," Yang Feng was speechless. The old saying was right: "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." This Xu Yuanzhou often followed Zhang Anbang, and his heart was completely black. The wire soldiers of the 77th Regiment were crying their eyes out.

"I fully support your idea, but do you want to report it to the vice-captain?" Although Yang Feng felt that this method was not friendly to wire soldiers, it did not affect his support for the plan at all.

With the existence of individual soldier communication systems, contacting and reporting are as simple as eating and drinking for Old A.

After Xu Yuanzhou reported his thoughts, Zhang Anbang's voice came through the earpiece almost without any pause.

"Yes, yes, Yuanzhou, your idea is very good. The outer layer of the outer layer is tough, but the core is brittle and can be broken very easily."

You can try the hidden pinching method: use your fingers or the base of your thumb to firmly pinch a small section flat, and pinch it repeatedly. The outer skin will not change color at all, and there will be no breakage. It is absolutely inconspicuous.

There is also the reverse twisting method. Pinch one end of the thread and twist the two ends in opposite directions. The outer sheath will remain intact without any damage, but there will be a slight mark on the surface.

There's also the fastest method: the dead bend. Just grab a section and bend it back and forth in opposite directions. The core will break in a few bends, but it's easy to leave some marks on the outside.

Of course, if you're going to do it, don't touch their regimental headquarters down to the artillery battalion first; you can try to work on the infantry battalion and company levels first.

As Yang Feng had guessed correctly, Xu Yuanzhou's report was immediately approved by Zhang Anbang, who even thoughtfully provided guidance.

"Yuanzhou, do you think any good person would bother figuring out how to target the wire soldiers?" Yang Feng said, while secretly cutting the telephone line between the 1st Infantry Battalion and the companies below it.

"That's pretty good. I heard the vice-captain even researched which binding method makes the person being bound feel the most comfortable," Xu Yuanzhou replied, while also snapping off a cigarette.

"Oh, now that you mention it, it's quite normal to be researching this."

……

Zhu Yejin, Jiang Huai, Niu Ye, and Wu Lulu led their men to explore the mountains and fields, with six battalion-level field kitchen vehicles and two company-level field kitchen vehicles positioned in different locations.

Don't be fooled by the small number of their mission objectives; it's not an easy task.

As for Zhang Anbang, he was currently carrying a soda bottle and heading into the woods.

An hour later, they arrived at a stream that flowed past the location of the 77th Regiment. Zhang Anbang found a dead branch, took out a dagger, and began to scrape the bark off the tree.

The soda bottle took one look and started operating in the same way; they had done this method before.

The two quickly wrote two signs with markers and placed them by the stream.

One side reads: "This place has been poisoned with a large amount of poison. There is no antidote. Do not use it."

On the other hand, a large amount of laxatives are also added here, which will cause diarrhea and exhaustion after consumption. This is for reference only.

The two exchanged a smile and quickly disappeared into the night.

At 4:30 a.m., an hour and a half before the exercise was scheduled to begin, everyone had returned to Hill 034.

"How's it going? Have you completed all the tasks?" Zhang Anbang asked as usual, knowing there were no problems.

"no problem."

Don't worry.

……

"Isn't this a bit too ruthless? Won't it make people hate us too much?" Qi Huan asked cautiously, voicing his thoughts.

Before Zhang Anbang could answer, his teammates chuckled. To be honest, it would be hard for them to accept this situation, but since they were the instigators, they felt much better.

Zhang Anbang shook his head. "It's alright. Does the exercise rule say that we can't prepare in advance?"

Everyone shook their heads. "No."

"Very good," Zhang Anbang continued, "Do the exercise rules state that we, as the defending side, cannot initiate an attack?"

Everyone shook their heads again. "No."

Zhang Anbang concluded, "That settles it then. The commander said that the exercise is a real battle. We are the defenders, and they are attacking us. In a sense, they are the invaders."

Faced with a fierce invading force, we, who bear the responsibility of defending our territory, must prevent our land from being ravaged by war and keep the enemy out of our borders. I feel there is absolutely nothing wrong with this, not a single fault with it.