They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 388 Insight into the red party’s arrangement, this baby is hopeless

The two soldiers on guard were a little confused. What was this guy doing here?

It is true that the third-term sergeant is more senior than the two of them, but after all, he is also a soldier. Why would the director send a soldier here?

In the army, privates are new recruits, and privates are veterans. Generally, the first-term sergeant can serve as squad deputy, the second-term sergeant can be the squad leader, and the third-term non-commissioned officer can no longer be the squad leader, but a professional technician.

But, what is he here for?

The two Red Army soldiers looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, Chen Ming, the car behind, pushed open the door and got out, followed by Guo Canhui.

Even the two of them were a little speechless. They just sat in the car and looked at the firepower arrangement of the Red Army, and discussed a few words to delay some time.

That guy Wang Shuaibing went out on his own to show off his power.

That's right, the first guy who got out of the car with a dumbfounded look was none other than Wang Shuaibing.

Two vehicles came over from the fire department. Wang Shuaibing and Bald Man sat in the first one, responsible for guiding the way. Behind them, squad leader Lao Xiong drove with the two principals.

This is not to say that Wang Shuaibing did not understand the rules. He was originally the director of the combat arrangement and did not communicate before departure. He thought Chen Ming would not get off the car.

Led by them, they sat in the car and walked around the Red Army's garrison area, because the name of a non-commissioned officer was not easy to attract attention.

This was the arrangement all the way here just now.

Now that he saw Chen Ming get out of the car, even he was startled and stood aside.

This posture even frightened the two sentries into a daze.

"Hello, Chief." When the veteran saw a lieutenant colonel and a colonel coming down, he did not dare to delay and stood at attention again to salute.

"Hello, you're welcome." Chen Ming returned the greeting with a smile, pointed forward, and said, "Which battalion of your 5th brigade is this garrison area?"

"Is Chief of Staff Zhao Shengkui Zhao here?"

"Comrade Commander, this is the gathering place for the third, fourth, fifth, artillery and air defense battalions."

"I really don't know where Comrade Chief of Staff is," the veteran responded sarcastically.

At the same time, he looked at the director's team strangely. It wasn't that he was suspicious, but it was mainly because it was too weird.

There was obviously a commander following him, but the first one to come down was the non-commissioned officer. There was obviously a colonel with a higher rank behind him, but he stood back and said nothing.

A lieutenant colonel came forward to ask, and the establishment of the 704th Division's command department was really puzzling.

"Well, comrades have worked hard here. If you have any needs or need assistance in daily life, you can apply to the Firepower Department."

"Military training is just military training, but since you traveled thousands of kilometers to come here, your livelihood must be guaranteed."

Chen Ming said gently, looking like a logistics "instructor".

Because the commanders and soldiers won't tell you this. A war is a war. There are so many bad things. If you want to enjoy happiness, don't come to the battlefield.

"This is Chu Chen, the person in charge of our firepower department." Wang Shuaibing reminded him standing beside him with his eyes and noses in mind, his expression quite serious.

"ah?!!"

"Hello Chen."

The two sentries saluted again. They were soldiers of the 704st Army, and the th Division was also separated from the st Army.

On weekdays, veterans don't talk much among themselves. They often talk about the Strategic Assault Division, and the firepower department cannot be avoided when talking about it.

That was the department that led the reorganization. The reputation that Chen Ming gained in the Eastern Theater Zone had long since ceased to spread among the soldiers with the passage of time.

Because those soldiers basically retired and returned home, and now these are a new batch of soldiers.

The Chen Ming they heard and heard was no longer the one who was promoted to the rank of private soldier, who won third-class merit in the recruit competition, and who was promoted to the front line.

Except for officers above the company level who have heard of this, many people below are unaware of it.

Now when I hear about Chen Ming again, he is the person in charge of the Firepower Department of the Strategic Assault Division. How to implement the general reorganization, how to design "breaking the three ices", and how to implement and supervise the rules and regulations of the new unit.

People like the Sentinel, when it comes to Chen Ming, are no longer soldiers of the same generation. That is the goal they strive for.

"Hello, you're welcome." Chen Ming said with a smile.

Guo Canhui, who was standing next to him, really couldn't help but want to complain. Damn it, Chen Ming is definitely a wily and evil type. He doesn't say anything during the competition, and his abilities and methods are extremely tough.

His judgment and awareness are so advanced, how come he has become a political cadre?

If you have any other needs, just ask them and it will be taken care of as if you have told them.

Isn't it because we came here to investigate to further attack the Red Army's firepower?

It's really immoral for five or six people to win over people. Guo Canhui snorted twice and turned his head without saying a word.

"Chen Chu, please wait a moment. I don't know if our chief of staff is here, but I just reported to the artillery battalion commander, our battalion commander Qin Baofeng."

"The battalion commander said someone would come to greet him immediately."

"Well, there's no rush. I'm just here to see what logistical needs our Red Army comrades have so that we can make better statistics."

Chen Ming responded while turning his head to look at the distribution of Red Army tanks in the distance and the tents located nearby.

There is nothing to say about the layout of the tank group. The Red Army has obviously deployed its main force here, only six kilometers away from Niubei Mountain.

This distance cannot be hit by guns, nor can individual mortars, so there is no need to worry about small-scale harassment.

Once the Blue Army starts fighting, the Red Army will immediately lock onto the ballistic trajectory and fight back.

The surrounding terrain is vast, and even the Red Army's sentry reconnaissance cannot avoid the dispatch of the tank group.

If an air attack is launched, the eighteen anti-aircraft guns in the distance are not a vegetarian. It seems that the Red Army's main battle weapons have not suffered much losses after such an attack.

Chen Ming took a few casual observations and roughly understood the current situation of the Red Army.

Niubei Mountain will be the main area of ​​attack tonight. The Red Army can go around it, but this is like siege in ancient times. If you bypass Niubei Mountain, you may be attacked from both sides.

After all, it is impossible for the garrison deployed by the Blue Army in Niubei Mountain to just watch and do nothing.

As a brigade-level firepower, the Red Army has very limited aviation capabilities, while the Blue Army has attack aircraft and hundreds of helicopters.

The Blue Army has an absolute advantage in air power, and its numbers are much larger than that of the Red Army. However, as a heavily armed brigade, the Red Army also has a major advantage in air defense.

Fighting an intense war can infinitely offset the Blue Army's numerical advantage.

In the battle across the river, not much of the main force of the Red Army was lost. Zhao Shengkui was indeed a veteran in fighting tough battles, and he was very good at it.

Chen Ming couldn't help but sigh. He knew that this reconnaissance trip deep into the Red Army's hinterland was basically in vain.

Because the advantage of firepower reconnaissance is to clearly grasp how much combat firepower the enemy has left. As for the opponent's response tactics, even if they cannot guess them, they can still narrow their tactics to a certain range based on the firepower situation.

Unfortunately, the Red Army's losses were too small, which shows that they still have countless tactical possibilities.

The reverse slope layout can cause certain troubles to the Red Army, but it will be difficult to consume too many of their main troops.

The heavy armored brigade was bound to make a detour, because there were so many tracked tanks, and they could wade through water, but they couldn't even think about climbing mountains. They would be too tired to climb over them.

Just before the detour, how many rounds of Red Army attacks can Niubei Mountain withstand?

Chen Ming didn't know, because he couldn't tell how strong the Blue Army troops of the 704th Division were now. They hadn't fought for a long time.

The Blues urgently need a battle, a devastating battle to prove themselves.

Guo Canhui, who was standing next to him, also realized this problem, shook his head slightly and said nothing.

He also did not expect that after fighting for so long, the main force of the Red Army would not suffer any losses. Calculated according to the unified establishment of the heavy equipment brigade, the number of main battle tanks in the entire brigade should be about 110.

Now it seems that there are still 60 tanks here, but don't forget that there are two combined battalions here. They just came over there and gathered in one place.

In a battle across the river, only two tank companies of the Red Army were destroyed in total? ?

Of course, this is only for tanks, not for the entire battle. If the Red Army's record was so brilliant, then this battle would not need to be fought.

A proper god of war.

Because when the Blue Army concentrates fire to attack the Red Army, it will inevitably choose the main battle tanks and artillery vehicles that pose the greatest threat to take care of them. This stuff is the main structure of the King of Land Warfare.

Once there are no tanks, the heavy armored brigade will be a toothless tiger, vulnerable to a single blow.

The two of them had a panoramic view of the Red Army's situation. In fact, it was okay to leave at this time.

But Chen Ming did not leave.

After waiting for about five minutes, a lieutenant colonel ran over from the direction of the Red Army camp. He looked to be thirty-six or seventeen years old, with bright eyes. He was a tough guy who fought hard. Seeing the battalion commander approaching, the veteran in charge of sentry ran over quickly and saluted: "Hello, comrade battalion commander, this is Chen Chu, the head of the firepower department."

The veteran pointed at Chen Ming.

"Well, I understand, continue on duty."

"Yes."

The lieutenant colonel of the Red Army received his reward and came to Chen Ming. He looked at the five people and then at the director's vehicle. He stretched out his hand and said enthusiastically: "Is it Chen Ming?"

"Haha, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am Qin Baofeng, commander of the 5th Hefei Brigade Artillery Battalion. We have met before. When you were in the th Battalion, Chen Chu, we met in the brigade."

Qin Baofeng laughed loudly. He knew that Chen Ming was from the fire department, that is, from the director's department.

Facing such an enthusiastic Red Army artillery battalion commander, Chen Ming smiled like a flower and stretched out his hand to shake hands.

He really didn't know whether he had met this Battalion Commander Qin, because he went to the 5th Brigade quite often, and most of them asked the Chief of Staff for advice.

During this period, I met several officers, but none of them spoke to each other. They must have met at that time.

"Come, Commander Qin, let me introduce you." Chen Ming pulled Lao Guo over with a smile and said: "This is the brigade chief of staff of the Baiyun Mountain Regiment of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region of the Western Theater Command, Guo Canhui."

"Chief of Staff Guo was invited to direct the command department this time to come over to observe the battle and provide guidance."

"Hello, Chief of Staff Guo." Qin Baofeng saluted, "Welcome to guide us. The Baiyun Mountain Regiment is a famous ace unit."

Battalion Commander Qin said it very sincerely, but Lao Guo had a dark look on his face and had to put on a smile and said: "Captain Qin is too polite. What kind of guidance? I just came here to learn, haha."

The two were chatting happily, but Lao Guo slandered Chen Ming, "Damn it, just talk, why are you introducing me?"

Now that we are talking so happily, who knows what the fight will be like at night. Chen Ming has roped him in. If the 5th Brigade reacts in the future, they will change their identities and deliberately investigate.

Wasn't it possible that even their Baiyun Mountain group was scolded?

Also, the Baiyun Mountain Regiment is famous, yes, Lao Guo admitted that it is famous, but who in the 71st Army doesn't know that this guy Chen Ming led the new battalion during the joint military exercise, and the first battle was the Baiyun Mountain Regiment headquarters?

Would the battalion commander in front of me know?

He and Chen Ming walked together like this. This combination seemed a bit strange to outsiders.

really.

After Qin Baofeng talked for a few words, his eyes swept over the two of them and revealed a faint smile.

He didn't say anything, but he seemed to have said everything.

Lao Guo's face turned dark for a while.

Later, Battalion Commander Qin invited the two of them to the temporary command room of the artillery camp. He was not as easy to deceive as the veteran, although he did not know that Chen Ming had already participated in the competition and his position had changed.

But I also know that when people from the director's department come, they must know some plans for the subsequent Red Army operations.

He didn't hide it. In fact, it was useless to hide it, because the brigade headquarters would not issue instructions on the specific combat plan until the preparation period for the blockade.

As the battalion commander, what he knew was almost the same as what Chen Ming judged.

That is to say, tonight, we will carry out a tentative attack on Niubei Mountain with a range of firepower.

It is not suitable for large armies to attack with mobility at night, but the distance is only six kilometers, and the artillery group is enough to cover it.

The three of them talked for half an hour and drank two pots of tea before Chen Ming asked to leave.

The five people just walked in and came out.

After getting in the car.

Xiong Jiuchang looked at the back seat and said, "Chen Chu, where are we going now?"

"Go back to the division headquarters and report." Chen Ming's eyes were bright, eager for a large army battle.

"okay."

The two vehicles left, and the two sentries of the Red Army also changed their posts. Watching the vehicles go away, the recruit said with envy: "Chen Chu is so kind."

"No wonder people in the company often mention him. Such a young man is the head of the fire department. I, hey, can't even shoot a gun well."

"Don't be discouraged. Chen Chu is ten years older than you. Work hard and try to get third-class merit."

With the encouragement of the veteran, the two of them prepared to go back to the tent to rest. They never expected that Chen Chu, who was praising them, was planning how to beat them.

In the car.

Guo Canhui saw that Chen Ming was silent. When the vehicle passed around Niubei Mountain, he saw the artillery position on the reverse slope and asked casually: "Old Chen, if you were asked to take over the command tonight, how would you fight?"

"how to spell?"

Chen Ming also looked at the reverse slope, shook his head slightly and said, "The Red Army's attack must be fierce tonight."

"Seeing that their soldiers are all taking turns to rest and there is no sign of activity, there is no doubt that this is a fierce battle."

"In my opinion, anti-slope tactics are usually used when the firepower gap between our army and the enemy is too large and can be exploited. The current firepower gap between the Blue Army and the Red Army is small, but it is not impossible to make up."

"What's more, the reverse slope requires the unit to have a strong degree of organization. Using this tactic in the first battle may not be able to exert sufficient advantages."

"If I were asked to arrange it, I would arrange for helicopters to transport the entire division's 155 howitzers in the air, and concentrate them on Niubei Mountain in the shortest possible time to withstand the Red Army's heavy artillery."

"At the same time, arrange special operations battalions, sneak rear harassment, mobile firepower of synthetic troops, and suppress the two synthetic battalions of the Red Army outside Niubei Mountain."

Chen Ming spoke very generally. This is not a tactical arrangement, it can only be said to be a battle idea.

The squad leader Lao Xiong who was driving was excited when he heard this, but Lao Guo knew that Chen Ming's arrangement was not to make this fight more intense.

even victory,

Instead, the Red Army was allowed to work hard and rest for a day. After experiencing two offensive failures, the morale declined.

This is a kind of tactical arrangement. It is clearly stated in "Cao GUI's Theory of War" that fighting requires courage. One burst of energy will weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted. When the other party is exhausted, I will be full, so I can overcome it.

Because the Red Army's morale was strong after crossing the river, they were able to suppress the urge to attack when facing Niubei Mountain and ordered the large troops to rest.

The loss of the main force of the Red Army was not serious, and even the organization was relatively well preserved. Under this situation, once the Blue Army deployed its tactics incorrectly, the Red Army would experience a night of bombardment.

At dawn, it must be the time when the Red Army breaks through Niubei Mountain in one go.

They lack aviation power, and they cannot delay the counter-slope tactics of attacking Niubei Mountain. Once they cannot attack for a long time, it will be difficult to maintain their morale.

Chen Ming understood the opponent's intentions, but Guo Canhui had to admit that the commander of the 5th Synthetic Brigade was indeed courageous.

The troops were highly organized and were only six kilometers away from Niubei Mountain. They rested in a swaggering manner and displayed their battle formations for the blue army to see, but did not attack.

It is difficult to deal with such a commander who consumes the excitement after successfully crossing the river and climbs to the real Niutoushan Blue Army garrison in one go.

The so-called attack on the heart is the top priority, siege the city is the bottom priority, psychological warfare is the top priority, and military warfare is the bottom priority. The Red Army is not just tactically promoting and suppressing its own morale, because even if the attack fails at night, it cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Early in the morning, the Red Army, which had been attacking all night, climbed to the top in one go. Without knowing the situation of the battle at night, the Blue Army, which had been bombed all night, charged bravely and fearlessly, but it was not certain that they could withstand it.

Pity.

Guo Canhui shook his head. There was absolutely no problem with the Red Army's tactical arrangements.

It's a pity that Chen Ming, a man who can kill thousands of people, secretly went to his hometown to investigate, and through the scattered battle formations, the entire brigade was recharging its strength, including the appearance of the artillery battalion being unprepared.

Understand the other party's purpose.

If we break the spirit of the Red Army and rely on their lack of air superiority to try to make a comeback, the price will be too high.

Not to mention that Chen Ming planned to dispatch helicopters, transport 155 howitzers with ropes, arrange special operations battalions, and use the mobility of the Blue Army to involve them.

It sounds like he is as busy as a dancing master, whining and blaring, but in fact, he has no intention of fighting hard.

If we really want to fight hard, why would we deploy highly mobile troops to fight on the battlefield outside Niubei Mountain? Why arrange a special operations battalion in the rear?

Wouldn't it be more powerful to directly blend them into a group?

This kid is hopeless and can be so vicious even in a fight. Guo Canhui shook his head and didn't want to speak.

When you encounter this kind of opponent, you can't have any flaws.

Chen Ming indeed thought so. It was impossible for him to confront the Red Army head-on because the opponent's main battle force had not suffered much losses.

Head-on confrontation is the favorite tactic of the Red Army. How could he do this when he has the upper hand?

But it is useless to say more now. It depends on the arrangements of the division headquarters and how to place him specifically.

There will be results soon, because the division headquarters has arrived.

(End of this chapter)