Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

"Yes, the vice-captain is right. I've learned something. After all, offense is the best defense," Qi Huan, the one who couldn't bear to see the situation suffer, actually spoke first.

Uluru nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's exactly it."

Zhu Yejin exclaimed, "It suddenly dawned on me that today has broadened my horizons in the past twenty-odd years of my life."

Xu Yuanzhou's eyes lit up. "My head is so itchy. I feel like I need to develop a brain. I think our previous methods were too conservative and not suitable for war at all."

"That's right. There are no rules in war. The fastest way to defeat the enemy is to win."

……

At five o'clock in the morning, the entire 77th Regiment came alive.

The 77th Regiment has a unified water supply system, with water collection organized by the regiment's logistics department.

The exercise was scheduled to begin at 6:00 AM, but the soldiers got up early at 5:00 AM. Each company's cook squad drew more than 20 soldiers to form a water-fetching group, carrying buckets and pushing water carts.

The regiment's special operations company dispatched a squad of armed personnel to escort the vehicle and provide perimeter security. This wasn't the case yesterday, but now that the exercise is approaching, the regimental headquarters is not entirely at ease, so they sent guards.

Captain Zhang Lei, the logistics assistant of the regiment, led the team, with a medic following behind carrying a medicine box.

A team of over thirty people marched towards the water source in a large, imposing formation.

Upon arriving at the water source, I saw that two signs had been erected at the water intake point from yesterday.

Zhang Lei's face darkened, and he immediately raised his hand and shouted, "Stop! Everyone back up! Don't get wet!"

The accompanying guards immediately dispersed to maintain order, and the water-fetching teams from each cooking squad also retreated.

The sky was still somewhat overcast and it was difficult to see clearly. Zhang Lei turned on his flashlight and shone it on the sign, where he saw the words written on it.

One side reads: "A large amount of poison has been added here, and there is no antidote. Do not use." The other side reads: "A large amount of laxative has also been added here. If you eat it, you will suffer from diarrhea and exhaustion. For reference only."

Upon seeing this, Zhang Lei was so enraged that he cursed, "Damn it, the exercise hasn't even started yet, and those bastards from the Blue Team are already doing this kind of thing. Isn't that a foul?"

He then picked up the walkie-talkie and began reporting, "The reporting team indicates that contaminated markers have been found at the water source, making it impossible to collect water. Please provide instructions!"

Mi Yangfei, the chief of staff of the 77th Regiment, was also furious at this moment. "Damn it, isn't this just being shameless? The exercise hasn't even started yet, and they've already poisoned the water source. That's the only water source there."

That's not all. The First, Second, and Third Battalions all reported that they can't reach one or two companies by phone.

This was definitely done by those bastards from the Blue Team. It's a violation of the rules, and we must report them to the exercise directing staff.

The exercise used a lot of water. The cooking squad, medical team, vehicle support, soldiers' drinking water and washing all added up to a huge number, and the water they brought was simply not enough.

The water-fetching team needs to fetch water at least two to three times a day. The water-fetching team members and sentries are extremely busy on the exercise field, even busier than the combat personnel.

After determining the location, the first thing the cooks did was to find a water source and fetch water, whether it was a small river, stream, spring, pond, old well, or reservoir.

After retrieving it, let it settle and then filter it. Then add water purifier tablets or bleaching powder, and it's ready to use. Of course, if you're drinking it, you must boil it.

Normally, sentries would be stationed at water sources to prevent the other side from poisoning or sabotaging them. However, considering that the exercise only started today, the 77th Regiment did not set up sentries at the water source yesterday.

They never imagined that the water source, which was the only water source nearby, would be poisoned before the exercise even started.

Regiment Commander Liang Xi was also very angry, but as the number one person in the 77th Regiment, he did not fly into a rage, but quickly began to make arrangements.

"Old Zhou, contact the head referee of the exercise referee group and file a complaint against them. Old Mi, contact your family and ask them to send a water tanker over."

What happened to the wired communication loss situation of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions? Did the communications soldiers go to verify it?

How is the radio communication?

The communications staff officer quickly stood at attention and reported, "Reporting to the regimental commander, Company Commander Zhao of the communications company reports that after installation yesterday, all tests were completed and everything is normal."

Currently, wired communication between the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion, the 3rd Company of the 2nd Battalion, and the 2nd and 3rd Companies of the 3rd Battalion has been disrupted, while wireless communication is normal.

Company Commander Zhao has led the wiremen to investigate, but so far no anomalies have been found. The initial assessment is that this was sabotage by the Blue Army.

Commander Liang Xi frowned. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation in all the exercises they had conducted. The water supply had been cut off before the exercise even started, and their most reliable wired communication had also been disrupted.

With less than an hour until the exercise begins, if the lines cannot be repaired before then, they will have to rely on radio for communication.

However, this thing is easily interfered with, and then the command will lose contact with the ground, turning it into a complete chaotic battle.

Political Commissar Zhou Junlin quickly contacted the chief referee of the exercise directing team.

The chief director of this exercise was Major General Wang Jianguo, director of the General Staff Training Department, and the deputy directors included Liu Weimin, commander of the A Group Army.

The remaining members consist of directors and staff officers from the General Staff's Operations and Training Department, staff officers from the General Staff's Artillery, Infantry, Communications, and Electronic Warfare Bureaus, as well as experts from the Organizational Structure and Reform Research Department.

The chief referee was Yao Changtian, director of the Tactical Training Division of the Training Bureau of the General Staff Department.

The Tactical Training Division is responsible for joint tactical training across the entire army, regimental-level live-fire exercises, tactical assessments, adjudication, and refereeing rules.

This kind of exercise happens to be within Director Yao's area of ​​expertise, so it's most appropriate for him to serve as the chief referee.

At that moment, the voice of Zhou Junlin, the political commissar of the 77th Regiment, came through the communicator: "Report to the chief referee! Our unit accuses the Blue Army of violating the exercise plan by setting up contaminated markers in advance in the No. 1 water source area."

Furthermore, the Blue Army simultaneously destroyed our unit's communication facilities.

This behavior exceeds the scope of the course requirements. Our group is filing an appeal and requests the directing department to review and adjudicate!

Chief Referee Yao Changtian immediately responded via microphone, "The appeal has been received. The referee team will immediately retrieve the mediation records, observer reports, and on-site video. After reporting to the directing department, a formal ruling will be made within 15 minutes."

……

Everyone in the meeting room could clearly hear the complaint from Zhou Junlin, the political commissar of the 77th Regiment.

Major General Wang Jianguo, the chief director, looked at Liu Weimin, the commander of Army Group A, with a smile and asked, "Comrade Weimin, what do you think?"

As the commander of Army Group A, Liu Weimin's true thoughts were definitely biased towards his subordinates, but his opinion alone was not enough, as there were so many people present.

"Comrade Jianguo, I have no objection, but how about we hear what the Blue Team has to say?"

"Alright, let's connect to the Blue Team's command and hear their thoughts."

With Wang Jianguo's order, Zhang Anbang quickly received a notification from Yuan Lang to adjust the frequency and connect to the exercise director group's communication channel.