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

Chapter 429 The mission begins, always be prepared

The situation inside the temporary base of the Red Army Air Assault Brigade can be described as bleak.

Thousands of soldiers from the southern war zone across thousands of kilometers came to fight the Blue Army in high spirits.

As a result, they were defeated in the first battle, and the defeat was clean and tidy.

Although there are still two thousand people transported by railway who have not arrived, what is the use of that?

There were more than 2,000 ground personnel in the majority, and almost all combatants perished in this battle.

Is it possible to let the remaining comrades transform from air assault troops into pure infantry to fight against the Blue Army?

Everyone knows that when facing an armored corps, pure infantrymen are looking for death.

This battle ended in a disastrous defeat for the southern representatives.

Until now, none of them have even seen what the Blue Army looks like, and they all gave up.

Inside the Red Army Joint Command.

Bai Jianbin, the commander of the air assault brigade, slumped in his chair with an unhappy look on his face. He could imagine how angry the southern commander would be when he received the news at dawn.

I guess I can't even eat breakfast.

"Report, according to the report from the Army Aviation Battalion, our attack this time destroyed almost all the armed fighter jets, reconnaissance aircraft, and command helicopters of the Red Army Air Assault Brigade."

After receiving the order, Old Bear quickly turned around and began to pass on the order.

Tracking is even more impossible. No matter how good the Blue Army is, can they still avoid the professional air assault brigade special operations battalion by flying helicopter tracking?

But there is no way. Many people can't keep up with Chief of Staff Chen's operational thinking. They can just follow the instructions and execute them, but they can't make important decisions.

This... actually killed a brigade?

They were gloomy here, having lost so neatly, and they were all thinking about how to explain to their superiors during the day.

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

“It’s a meaningless play, we might as well not play.”

"What do you say?" Chen Ming turned around and asked urgently.

Zhai Hongjie gave a wry smile, looked up to the sky and sighed, preparing to wait for dawn and the anger on the mountain.

Chen Ming raised his hand to rub his sore eyes, turned to look at Lao Xiong, and asked, "How's it going over there at San Tuan?"

"How was the battle with the Red Army Marine Brigade?"

Next to him, Chief of Staff of the Fourth Marine Brigade Zhai Hongjie, who was also eliminated, smacked his lips. He still doesn't know how the Blue Army locked their position.

To be honest, the aviation corps alone is of little use, especially for Niutoushan.

Old ghost Chen, you are so poisonous! !

"The Red Army didn't launch strong firepower, they were all testing."

There are not many helicopters.

He just wanted to consume the opponent's main force as soon as possible to avoid the greater trouble caused by the air assault brigade in the full-scale battle later.

Even more impossible.

It's just a locator installed on one of the helicopters. According to normal combat conditions, a sudden attack and the ability to blow up an opponent's battalion would be considered a remarkable result.

A surprising voice broke the calm in the command room.

This is simply a typical example of being naked and humiliating, going around in circles and being embarrassed, from the southern theater to the eastern theater.

"Report, the Third Regiment and the Red Army are conducting a probing phase of attack. We have too little information here, and we are still a little timid in combat."

The other officers could only watch from the side, hesitating to speak, waiting anxiously for the battle situation.

"What?!!"

Chen Ming listened carefully to the report, and by the end he was almost stunned.

"In the Red Army camp, thousands of Red Army soldiers were eliminated, including a colonel and a senior colonel."

"Report, Chief of Staff, there is news from the Army Aviation Battalion's reconnaissance company."

"Otherwise, you can fire one shot at a time and I can fire one on another in the middle of the night. Apart from consuming ammunition, we will not make any progress in understanding the situation of the Red Army."

Give them an air assault brigade, which is equivalent to a reduced group army configuration. Is that okay?

All the officers in the Skynet command building knew that Chen Ming was tired. They had been watching closely all night, scheming, and fighting wits and courage. How could they not be tired?

It is not a long-range attack, and the radar cannot lock the trajectory.

The Marine Corps only has one air assault battalion. As for that, the air assault battalion is mainly composed of air assault infantry companies equipped with Lynx all-terrain vehicles.

You must know that the aviation corps can only be mobilized under the group army level, not even the synthetic heavy equipment brigade.

"Well, I sent an order to Commander Du of the 1st Regiment to be ready to support the 3rd Regiment at any time and flank the Red Army Marine Brigade. Since there is a firefight, we must at least use the opponent's tactics to bring out their true strength."

But if it is combined with the combined brigade and the Marine Brigade, it will be very powerful. Their air strikes, logistics transportation, and battlefield transportation capabilities can make people hard to guard against.

Chen Ming patiently thought about it and couldn't help but laugh. He roughly understood the reason.

This red and blue battle did not have a director to formulate marching routes, supply routes, and there was no division of garrison locations.

From now on, the number 121 will be shamed because of him.

Due to its strategic position, the eastern theater did not have an air assault brigade. Chen Ming had limited knowledge of this organization and did not know how their tactics were generally deployed.

Chen Ming was still thinking about how big of a fish he could catch this time.

The air assault brigade was not familiar with the terrain near Niutoushan, and helicopters were too rare for ordinary residents.

If they are stationed separately, they don't have to be exposed to the blue army. I'm afraid they will be exposed to the eyes of the residents first when dawn comes.

So they chose to get together temporarily, but they didn't expect that his erratic action would completely destroy the main force of the air assault brigade.

What a surprise.

Chen Ming knocked on his head, tried to appear calm, waved and shouted: "Intelligence staff officer."

"arrive."

"Quick, put down all the work you are doing and immediately summarize the entire process of tonight's battle."

"If I guess correctly, when the situation here is reported to the war zone at dawn, the higher-ups will definitely call to inquire and ask us for a battle report."

"Prepare in advance."

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

"Also, inform the first and second regiments to be combined and immediately cooperate with the third regiment to launch a large-scale attack on the Red Army Marine Brigade."

"The directly affiliated battalions will fully cooperate and let the reconnaissance battalion and special operations battalion find ways to detect their situation."

"Since the air assault brigade is no longer a threat, let's use all our strength to deal with the marine brigade. I want to see how far this rumored marine brigade can go."

"Staff."

"arrive."

"Go, cooperate with Xiong Jiuchang, contact the local railway department in Fuzhou, and check for me the railway transportation situation of the 121st Brigade and the 10th Brigade."

"The reconnaissance battalion directly under the brigade cooperates with the offensive Marine Brigade and allocates part of the logistics personnel. I also allocate part of the personnel from the agency."

"Wear civilian clothes and guard the railway exit channel. As soon as a gathering of Red Army troops is discovered, there is no need to report it and it will be locked remotely immediately."

"Send them home."

"Yes."

Following a series of instructions, Chen Ming took a sip of hot tea and moistened his throat.

Get up and get ready to take a rest.

The air assault brigade has been killed, the main force of the Red Army has been wiped out. The synthetic brigade is still on the way and has not arrived. There is only one marine brigade left. I hope they will not be left behind.

You can relax and have a good sleep.

There was too much noise tonight, and he knew very well that he would have to face inquiries from all parties after dawn, so he had to keep his spirits up during this time.

The battle lasted intermittently all night long. The sun rose in the east, and the night and fog were dispersed by the sunshine.

In Niutoushan, the battle between the red and blue sides on the east coast is still going on. The Marine Brigade intends to retreat because the main force of one brigade of the Red Army has not yet arrived.

It is not appropriate to fight too hard at this time, as their strength cannot unilaterally suppress the Blues.

But the three captains of the Blue Army had also used the sacred oil, and their necks were very stiff.

Give the order to attack desperately.

The chief of staff took a break, the brigade commander went to the headquarters, and the political commissar ignored military orders.

No one cared about the three of them, so they just gritted their teeth and beat them hard.

Tank companies from both sides had gone head-to-head three or four times.

The artillery fired hard across the coastline, so that the Red Army did not dare to retreat. Once the firepower was removed, the three regiments of the Blue Army behind them could eat them alive.

The beating was so painful.

At the Eastern Theater Joint Office, Chai Yansong had breakfast at home and was escorted to the office building by guards.

As soon as the old man got out of the car, he noticed something was wrong in the co-working area.

After working in this place for so many years, from the former Jinling Military Region to the current Eastern War Zone, the old man knows what it is like all day long.

He could feel the slightest change in the atmosphere.

But the old man was not in a hurry. He was very good at nourishing his qi. If something serious happened, the notice would have been sent home long ago.

Since there is no notice, there must be internal changes. There have been no major events in the war zone in recent days. Only Niutoushan is participating in large-scale exercises.

Red and Blue have invested nearly 30,000 troops in total.

If something really happened, something must have happened in Niutoushan.

Niutoushan. Chai Yansong raised the corners of his mouth slightly and strode towards the joint office area.

In the office area, most of the co-working staff were gathered, and they were all talking quietly. Seeing Chai Yansong coming over, the entire office area immediately fell silent and stood at attention.

"Hello, political commissar!!"

"The political commissar is here."

"Well, is there any news so early in the morning that it's worth gathering all of you here?" Chai Yansong asked with a smile.

When he saw Shen Hongwei, the commander-in-chief of the theater sitting in the innermost corner, the old man waved his hand slightly and walked toward the innermost side.

Sit down on the mahogany chair.

"What's wrong, Lao Shen? What's the news early in the morning?"

The commander-in-chief watched his old partner coming over and pushed over a battle report without saying a word.

Pointing at it, he said in a deep voice: "Let's take a look at the battle report on Niutoushan last night and the next battle plan."

"Lao Chai, I think it's time for your grandson-in-law to move his butt."

"We cannot let him take command in Niutoushan. Let him report to the theater artillery command office as soon as possible."

"Last night, in one night, he destroyed the 121st brigade coming from the south. At that time, I seconded the 121st from the south, but it took a lot of effort."

"The result is good. It has no actual effect at all. I was just kicked out of the first battle. How do you want me to explain to Lao Li?"

"Really? This is quite unexpected?" The old man smiled and picked up the battle report and read it carefully.

He shook his head and smiled: "It's true that red doesn't know blue, and blue doesn't know red. Last night's battle was a pure accident."

"What an accident, you old boy just have fun." The commander-in-chief pretended to look unhappy.

Pointing to the combat report, he continued: "Turn the next page and see. Chen Ming has approved the train number for the 121 follow-up personnel with the local railway department in Fuzhou."

"The number of vehicles of the 10th Synthetic Brigade has also been confirmed. The Niutoushan Long-range Rocket Artillery Battalion is ready to end this operation early."

"This is military training, not a fight to the death. He is not suitable to stay in Niutoushan anymore."

"If we continue to fight like this, how will we experiment with new quality combat inputs in the future?"

"People can't get to Niutoushan, so they are sent home. Did he learn from Xiaoman?"

"Transfer him. Chen Ming is a talented commander, but he is not suitable for the Blue Army."

"Why isn't it suitable? I think it looks good." Chai Yansong put the report in his hand on the table and leaned back in his chair.

"Changes in tactics and tactics are inevitable on the battlefield. We have the need to experiment with new combat forces, but we also have to face different enemies and different fighting styles."

"Since he can fight, dares to fight, and knows how to fight, why not let him fight?"

"You can talk while standing without pain in your back." The commander-in-chief replied with a smile.

"If you don't want to let him stay for another two years, that's right. Being familiar with different ways of failure is also an improvement."

"This kid was born in the wrong time."

The commander-in-chief shook his head and stopped paying attention to the battle report from Niutoushan.

But he had already made up his mind to speed up the pace of military training.

Both of them have experienced too many combat deployments, and they know very well that it will be difficult to please the Red Army who ascended Niutoushan this time.

The sharpest weapon, the air assault brigade was destroyed immediately. To deal with the combined brigade, Niutoushan had too much combat experience.

Can't afford the waves.

The Marine Brigade was also less impressive.

Why did Shen Hongwei rush to transfer Chen Ming? That's because he always felt that the grindstone of Niutoushan was not the troops, but Chen Ming.

He's very capable.

The commotion caused by the war zone was not as big as expected, but there were many officers talking about it in the morning, but they were suppressed by the general headquarters.

As for the battlefield, the result was naturally no surprise.

Since the air assault brigade was destroyed, the Red Army's alliance has been declared ruined.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the ground staff of the 121st Air Assault Brigade and a small number of combatants who took the railway in the southern theater just got off the railway and put on laser simulators and changed into Red Army combat uniforms at the assembly point.

After changing their clothes, the Blue Army's reconnaissance company reported their exact location before the convoy of the transportation company of the command and control department had gone three kilometers.

The long-range rocket launcher was locked, and more than two thousand people had just put on the laser simulator. When they were excited to join the battle against the Blue Army, they were attacked inexplicably, and a burst of red smoke erupted all over their bodies.

In the car, the loud slogans suddenly stopped, and the excitement died down like a flame that had been poured cold water on.

It is said that the scene was stunned for nearly five minutes before someone realized what was going on, and they started yelling and swearing.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Fuzhou Railway and Niutoushan jointly blocked external contact, and the Hesheng 10th Brigade received no news.

It is also set up according to the exercise. The laser simulator has just been completed, and the army has not yet set off.

The long-range rocket launcher locked on again and carried out a covering bombing, which directly stunned the entire heavy-armed brigade.

This is even worse than a simulated nuclear strike. The simulated nuclear strike at least leaves you with some people, and the long-range rocket launcher is locked, which is simply the end of the world.

After receiving the notification from the war zone from the command and control department, in just the past twenty-four hours, the Red Army's three-party joint force had been wiped out.

Only one main force of the Marine Brigade was still struggling to hold on, and Chen Ming didn't take command at all.

Allowing the first, second, and third regiments to adjust their strategic arrangements independently, Chen Ming also thought of the commander-in-chief's concerns.

He can arrange a series of combat methods to consume the main force of the Red Army, but it is impossible for him to command every time.

The combat troops here also need to be tempered, and the officers must have more autonomy. Chen Ming even needs to establish an internal joint command headquarters exclusively for the Blue Army.

Troop training is not a small-scale deployment.

The company commanders at the grassroots level are the most important backbone of the battle against the enemy. Cultivating their command capabilities is far more important than Chen Ming's own deployment.

The third red and blue battle in Niutoushan lasted for five days in total. On the first day under Chen Ming's command, he destroyed the combined brigade and the air assault brigade.

In the remaining four days, the three main regiments of the Blue Army and the Marine Brigade were fighting against each other.

On the one hand, it cultivates the following commanders' combat capabilities, and on the other hand, it also aims to familiarize themselves with the situation of the Marine Corps Brigade.

Because in the future, the enemy forces that Niutoushan will face will definitely not only be the army, but also the real navy, fleet, and air force will come one after another.

Their tasks and missions are still important.

704th Division Headquarters.

Division Commander Wang Junwei notified the convening of this summary meeting. Since the Director's Department no longer exists, the Guidance and Control Department is not responsible for convening the review meeting.

In future review meetings, people from the war zone will be arranged to host them.

But this time the game was played so fast that there was no need to review it.

Wang Junwei stood on the stage of the auditorium on the first floor of the division headquarters, glanced at the officers below, cleared his throat, and said in a loud voice: "Comrades."

"This exercise, codenamed Operation Deduction, has ended."

"To be honest, before this exercise started, I always thought it would be a tough battle and never thought it would end in such a short period of time."

"But the result is that before our command and control department had time to make arrangements, the Red Army's main force had already lost more than half."

"Our battle in Niutoushan was highly praised by the theater. At the same time, we were also ordered to rest and recuperate as soon as possible."

"As the saying goes, a sword is sharpened."

"Comrades, the era when we truly become grindstones is about to begin."

"I would like to invite Chief of Staff Chen of the 169th Brigade to come to the stage to make follow-up arrangements."

Bang bang bang.

A burst of warm applause broke out at the meeting.

It goes without saying that Chen Ming's reputation in the 704th Division is now well-known. Outsiders angrily call him Old Ghost Chen, and you can tell from this title. In the eastern theater, there are many people who gnash their teeth when mentioning Chen Ming.

But when he was mentioned internally, everyone from privates to officers gave him a thumbs up. This is the result of his achievements and his prestige.

Accompanied by warm applause, Chen Ming stood up from his seat and strode to the high platform of the auditorium to salute Wang Junwei.

Then he turned around and looked at the hundreds of officers in the audience looking at him.

Chen Ming smiled and said: "Comrades, what the teacher just said was right."

“The edge of the sword is sharpened, and the mission of our whetstone truly comes.”

"In order to cope with the next Red Army landing, combined with this operation, I plan to set up a joint operations room."

"Since it is a whetstone, we can't just sharpen the knife. We must also be hard enough to grind out the sharpest knife."

"During this battle, I discovered that we had some internal problems. Grassroots cadres almost only had the right to follow instructions and did not have the right to command alone."

"The company commander is the cadre who is most directly on the battlefield. We must pay enough attention to it."

"So starting today, the joint operations room will discuss and formulate a combat plan, and company-level personnel will also participate."

"Comrades, only if we make progress together and continue to make progress, can we be the truly qualified whetstone."

"I'm ready, what about you?"

"Always ready! Always ready!! Always ready!!!"

Passionate cries echoed through the hall.

Establishing a joint war room, others don’t know why there is such a proposal.

Many people in the staff department know that the frogman company commander of the Red Army's infiltration team performed well this time.

After the battle, Chen Ming specially chatted with him.

He is a good commander. If he hadn't met him and the Thunder Team, the air assault brigade would not have been destroyed so easily this time.

This gave Chen Ming new direction.

(End of this chapter)