Girls und War

As Jiamei's communicator and personal secretary, almost everything Jiamei does in the command camp has to go through Xia Shu's hands.

In this position, Xia Shu quickly understood how the strategic integration department of a regimental area worked.

Now the Hua District is in the control area of ​​the North Ocean island chain, with a control size of only a deputy division level.

Specifically, it is the western control area of ​​the outermost fifth island chain among the five major island chains surrounding the polar ice sea.

This area is only half the size of the mountain front and less than one-sixth of the large oil field area.

It was similar to the entire Cat Bay where Xia Shu had stayed before.

The area controlled by the snow zone in the island chain area is about four times that of the flower zone.

If the entire island chain area, including the controlled areas of the flower area, snow area and eagle area, is added together, it is almost as large as the entire large oil field area.

A combat area of ​​this magnitude is the control power of a full army-level force.

If a genius appears somewhere and can command the troops to take over such an area, he can directly obtain a super experience pack for promotion to general.

However, only a few people can qualify for promotion by directly using this kind of ruling warfare.

More generals gained enough merit for promotion little by little by their achievements in maintaining the status quo.

After all, this is no longer the Age of Discovery, and the achievements of the founding of a nation will never come back.

The current geographical map is now firmly established, with each war zone firmly occupied. To gain sufficient combat merit, one must nibble away at the flesh of others bit by bit.

This is undoubtedly a very difficult matter.

In addition, just as the command center in the Flower District was busy making preparations for war, Cynic Li also took a boat to the Eagle District combat front in the fifth island chain.

Looking at the boundless North Ocean horizon in front of her, Cynic Li felt the breath of freedom, and her messy hair seemed to come alive.

After arriving at the destination, the transport ship abandoned them and fled as if they were fleeing.

Seeing this, Viola began to have a headache about how to get back.

Turning back and seeing the cynical Li's heartless look, he complained, "Why did you not ask before boarding the ship? Why did you end up in the Fifth Island Chain? This isn't the combat center of the island chain area, so reconnaissance won't reveal anything."

Upon hearing this, Cynic Li turned around and said, "Isn't that great? Why does a trip have to have a specific destination?"

As he said this, he put down the telescope and walked towards the other side of the island.

Viola hurriedly caught up with her and asked, "What should we do now?"

Cynic Li thought for a moment, then said with a nostalgic expression, "There should be a Marine Corps camp on the north side of this island. Let's go ask them and see if they've discovered anything recently."

When Viola heard her words, she became alert and asked, "What are you doing?"

"What for? Just asking." Cynic Li turned around with a half-smile and said, "Why are you so nervous?"

Viola hesitated for a moment, thinking that asking didn't seem to matter, so she gave up the idea of ​​reporting directly to the headquarters.

Then, belatedly, she asked, "How did you know there were other troops' camps here? Have you been here before?"

"Huh? Haven't you also read the battle report?" Cynic Li said as a matter of course.

Viola was startled, remembering the densely packed island map battle report, and said in surprise, "Did you remember all the more than 200 islands in the battle report?"

"Well... more like that." Cynic Li didn't seem to think this was anything to brag about.

But Viola immediately developed a new understanding of the messy-haired girl in front of her.

Before long, the two of them crossed the island's highlands and arrived near the coast on the shady side of the north side.

Just as Cynic Li said, there is indeed a Marine squadron in Eagle District here.

The squadron leader's face changed when he saw the unlucky girl, Cynical Li.

However, Cynic Li did not make any excessive demands for the time being, so the captain still saluted Cynic Li obediently.

Then Cynic Li asked in detail about the island chain information that the other party had recently observed.

"Which battle zone are you talking about? The Flower District? Oh—" Cynical Rei dragged her chin in thought, "So they really are joining forces…"

Then she asked the captain in front of her, "So where do you usually go on your daily patrols? Mark it on the map for me."

After receiving the order, the captain obediently took out the map and marked out the area they needed to patrol.

Cynic Li looked around, pointed to a large island at the front of the patrol area, and said, "Here, Coconut Island, is there a garrisoned outpost?"

The captain shook his head, and Cynic Li frowned and scolded, "Are you so afraid of death that you don't station an outpost in such an important place?"

Viola was startled by Cynic Li's scolding. This was the first time she heard this chicken-haired, urine-drinking girl act so fiercely.

The captain didn't dare to refute his superior, so he lowered his head and said nothing.

Cynic Li then said, "Send out teams now to patrol here, here, and here. The patrol route will be based on the coordinates of Coconut Island. Also, send a small group of people to go to Coconut Island with me. Don't be so timid like a virgin. Are you still a virgin?"

Upon hearing this, the captain could only nod and agree to Cynic Li's order.

After all, the missions assigned by Xi Ruli were all within their operational range, so she had no right to refuse such an order.

Viola, however, said hesitantly, "The commander said..."

"Little Bee." Cynic Li suddenly reached out and patted Viola's shoulder, saying earnestly, "All the orders I'm issuing now are within the scope of my duties. And my orders are also for their own good—look at these lazy dogs, they are so lazy without even a whip. There are no sentry posts on the patrol front, so a group of them are just lazing around in the camp. If the people from the Flower District go around here and attack the port, won't they be punished severely? Do you understand what I mean?"

Viola nodded, not quite understanding.

The squadron stationed here has indeed neglected its duties, and Coconut Island does need people stationed here.

But why does it feel like the meaning has changed when Cynic Li said this?

Or, why did Viola feel like she was being cheated?

But before she could think about it, Cynic Li had already walked towards the speedboat parking area on the beach.

Viola could only put aside her worries and followed reluctantly.

770. The Battle Begins

Shortly thereafter, Cynicism took Viola and quietly landed on Coconut Island on the waves of the ocean.

This is a large natural island with a crescent shape and a calm deep-water harbor in the middle.

Originally, this port-like island with favorable terrain attracted attention from war zones on all sides because it was suitable as a fleet relay point.

However, under the struggle of multiple forces, the troops stationed here gradually felt overwhelmed, so during a retreat operation, they buried hundreds of mines of various types around the island.

The same situation occurred several times later. The troops evacuating from Coconut Island followed suit and left a large number of visible and hidden mines here each time.

Later, this sea area was plagued by mines, with the recorded number of mines dropping exceeding 10,000.

For safety reasons, all parties have designated this port as a non-navigable area.

Therefore, this port in the middle section of the fifth island chain has become an offshore port that needs to be bypassed.

Except for a small combat force that would use speedboats to land on the island, other fleets would never sail within 30 nautical miles of the island.

After landing on the island, Cynic Li climbed up to the high ground and looked down at this large port island covering an area of ​​more than 50 square kilometers from the height.

The Eagle District's military base in this area had been bombed repeatedly by the Snow District. Therefore, Coconut Island was a blank slate for the Eagle District at this time.

Without a military base, there is no place to stay. No wonder the front-line troops are reluctant to station outposts here.

The round trip, which is over a hundred nautical miles, takes more than an hour. If there were really people stationed here, I'm afraid even eating would be a problem.

How could these pampered princess soldiers endure such suffering? Even Xia Shu wouldn't complain in this situation.

There was a dense coconut grove in the telescope. Cynic Li looked for a while, then pointed to a place and signaled with her eyes to the Marine Corps sergeant who came to protect the two of them.

The two non-commissioned officers who followed Cynic Li were somewhat reluctant, but due to the command authority of the frontline officer, they had no choice but to search in that direction.

Viola looked at Cynic Li's bossy look and felt a little uncomfortable.

So she asked Cynic Ruli, "Can't you be a little nicer to them?"

"Then why don't you treat those tools better?" Cynic Li looked at Viola with a sneer on her face. "I think you're no different from facing a herd of cattle and sheep when facing them."

"That's different," Viola emphasized immediately. "They're people!"

"On the battlefield, there's no distinction between people and objects. On the battlefield, people are weapons." Cynic Li glanced at Viola and said with a smile, "If you don't correct this mindset, you'll never find the right position to command."

"Me? I corrected it?" Viola pointed at herself in disbelief, then laughed in anger. "I should have sent a message to the commander right away, telling her that I had left the command island without permission!"

"Whatever you say," said Cynic Li, unfazed. "I haven't done anything yet. I'll just get scolded when I get back. As for you, you haven't completed the mission assigned to you properly, and now you haven't discovered anything valuable. When you get back, you might just lose command of a newcomer like me, right?"

After hearing what Cynic Li said, Viola really hesitated.

Cynic Li smiled again and said, "But if we can find some information that these lazy dogs overlooked, your merits will offset your faults, or even outweigh your faults. Even if we don't find anything, we can still pretend nothing happened when we go back. The choice is up to you."

When Viola heard Cynic's words, she fell into deep thought.

After a while, she asked, "Should we just go back to camp if we don't find anything?"

Cynic Li ignored her.

She then asked, "If something happens, will you be responsible? Can you take this responsibility?"

Cynic Li seemed annoyed by the questions and looked down at him with the condescending expression of a superior looking at a subordinate. Then she said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Viola was stunned for a moment, as if she remembered that their military ranks were quite different.

However, Viola did take on the responsibility of monitoring Cynic Ruli, so it is understandable that she has the power to restrain her.

But before Viola could express her opinion, the calls of the two non-commissioned officers came through the headset.

They seemed to have discovered that the tool and engineering team sent by the Flower District was digging some temporary fortifications in the area.

Viola was stunned when she heard the contact.

A strange smile appeared at the corner of Cynic Li's mouth.

So when no one knew how to deal with this situation, Cynic Li said, "I know, let's deal with them."

Before Viola could react, the sergeant on the other side said he had received the message, and then a burst of gunfire rang out in the mountains.

Viola was shocked and asked, "What are you doing? In this situation, isn't it required to report to the headquarters?"

As he said this, he went to get the communicator.

But Cynic Li pressed the button on the communicator.

Viola gave her a puzzled look, while Cynic Li smiled and said, "Little Bee, think it through. Report to headquarters now. The subsequent command missions and merits will have nothing to do with you. But if the war expands... we are the only command node here. Do you understand?"

Viola hesitated and said nothing.

Cynic Li turned on the communication channel and called to the captain of the Marine Corps, "Captain, we have discovered something here. You'd better come here in person—"

"Prepare to command your squadron in combat."

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At the Flower District Island Chain Command Camp, the frontline communications department received news of the attack almost immediately.

When Xia Shu handed the battle report to Jiamei, he saw that there was no surprise on Jiamei's face.

But think about it, if there really is no hindrance when building a combat air-raid shelter at the forefront of the controlled area, Xia Shu will start to suspect that the sentinel troops in the Eagle Zone are all lazy dogs reincarnated.

After thinking for a while, Jiamei asked Xia Shu, "What did the Major General say?"

"The staff is considering whether to send out a reconnaissance team." Xia Shu answered honestly.

"Send them." Without hesitation, Jiamei said to Xia Shu, "Write a recommendation report and say that you recommend sending no more than one squadron of personnel."

Xia Shu nodded and went to the side to look for a list for writing a report.

Not long after, she finished writing the proposal report and gave it to Jiamei, who signed his name at the bottom of the report.

By the time Xia Shu gave the report to the staff, they seemed to have made a decision.

However, Xia Shu still followed the regulations, reprinted the report, and then put it into the file bag with the words "Combat Duty Diary" written on it.

This report is also regarded as the starting point of the Battle of the Fifth Island Chain.

771. The Instinct to Make Trouble Is Inscribed in Our DNA

Major General Jingxian's staff probably didn't need the advice to take a nap.

However, according to regulations, the War Control Department must provide strategic advice, regardless of whether the command center needs it or not.