Chapter 225: Meeting an acquaintance again, hell begins
Accompanied by the sound of air raid sirens.
The entire camp began to assemble.
In the Huanglongwanggou camp, the sound of soldiers running in the corridors of each team was as deafening as thunder.
"One, two, three, four"
After gathering downstairs, the team leader is responsible for assembling the team, taking roll call, and boarding the bus.
The transport convoy formed a long dragon and rushed towards the outer artillery range with the soldiers.
No deliberate instructions are required.
Under the guidance of the transport platoon, the tractors were parked quickly and orderly in front of each team.
The tank crew, consisting of a three-person inspection team, took the field one after another, two inside the vehicle and one outside, and quickly carried out routine comprehensive inspections before the tank moved.
More than a dozen subjects including vehicle-mounted fire control, power, fuel, etc. are recorded according to the form.
Heavy tanks must be transported by rail, and tractors are needed to pull the heavy vehicles to the station.
Rumble!
During the inspection, dozens of Type 96 tanks were ignited at almost the same time. Suddenly, the ground shook, and the air was filled with the thick smell of diesel and engine oil.
Chen Mo watched the squad's inspection for a while, then turned and went to the logistics department to inquire about the distribution of individual rations.
He lacked experience and chose not to follow the railway.
The General Staff also wanted him to go with Lu Lu.
It is more than 800 kilometers. According to the transportation scale of the Blue Army Camp, the fastest railway transportation to Qingtongxia will take 16 hours. If it is slow, it will be considered good if it can arrive at the designated location in the early morning of the 9th, that is, within 24 hours.
Last night, the military district staff sent an urgent telegram, requiring the Blue Army Battalion to re-equip and enter the training ground at 10 o'clock the next morning.
After eight hours of maneuvering on the highway, we turned to the national highway and were required to enter the training ground along the southwest before nine o'clock that evening.
The battle hadn't even started yet, but the atmosphere of war had already enveloped all participating units.
While the Blue Army Battalion was taking action.
The engineering battalion mobilized by the military region has arrived at Jinyang Railway Station, and more than a dozen large-scale engineering lifting equipment are in place.
Including Kyoto Air Force 7th Division Airport.
Eight sorties of J-8 fighter jets and four sorties of H-6K fighter jets slowly slid out of the hangar.
The fleet of aircraft is like an elephant walking.
The first batch of escort fighters are preparing to take off.
Standard C+ concrete runway, with Air Force ground crew guiding and control tower cooperating to guide takeoff.
Escort is divided into railway and land.
Eleven o'clock in the morning.
Under the guidance of the Blue Army Battalion's tractor, the entire battalion finally arrived at Jinyang Railway Station with heavy equipment.
Chen Mo had never seen a railway in service before, so he came along specially this time to broaden his horizons.
As they came over, Jinyang Railway Station completely became the territory of the Blue Army Camp. The logistics vehicles arranged by the military region and the engineering battalion vehicles turned the station into a sea of armor.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The exhaust pipe of the 1,200-horsepower special engineering machinery spewed out thick black smoke, filling the surrounding air with the smell of engine oil.
A 50-ton main battle tank may seem difficult to handle, but in front of these lifting engineering vehicles, one is loaded every three minutes on average, which is extremely efficient. It only takes half an hour to fill a military train including fixed equipment.
"Okay, 50 degrees left, slow down, release!"
"Attention, okay, hit it a little more to the left."
"Next, next one."
During the tank assembly, a cadre from the Second Tank Battalion waved a command flag, and three soldiers from the loading and unloading team communicated loudly, standing in the corners of the flatbed military train compartment.
When they see a tank operated by a crane slowly hanging in front of them, they will immediately reach out to stabilize the angle of the heavy equipment falling into the carriage. The team leader on the right rear side of the flatbed carriage is usually a senior non-commissioned officer.
He looked serious throughout the whole process, his eyes fixed on the command flag, and he was extremely alert during the nearly 50-second process of getting dressed.
Bang!
As the tanks are smoothly unloaded, the flatbed carriage of the military train shakes slightly, and the three soldiers immediately untie the special steel wire rope buckled on the tank and throw it back to the ground.
The ground reception team dragged six ropes and ran forward, and the engineering machinery slowly moved to the next tank.
The railway is complete.
The entire battalion’s artillery vehicles and tanks were fixed on the military train.
As they were about to set off, Deputy Battalion Commander Gao Jin and Political Instructor Liu Heli found Chen Mo, and the three of them saluted each other and said goodbye.
"Captain Chen, the command vehicle has been connected to the satellite signal. Our positions will be displayed to the directorate. All maneuvers must be reported every half hour. The maneuver data and movement position must be recorded."
"Take care on your journey!" Liu Heli raised his hand and patted Chen Mo's shoulder.
"I understand, you too, take care on your journey!" Chen Mo straightened up and saluted again.
After separation.
Chen Mo followed the land convoy and sat in an operations room converted from an ordinary carriage, with two accompanying student staff officers, Wang Jianyong, and the captain of the Xiangjian team, Wang Jianbin.
None of the leaders from the Army Academy came to see us off this time. I guess they were in the same mood as when Chief of Staff Qin inspected the camp yesterday afternoon.
People keep talking about experiments here and there, but when it comes to getting down to business, no one mentions it.
I guess no one is optimistic about it.
"Sergeant, give me the map of our base." Chen Mo sat quietly for a while, and then decided to take a look at the assembly area arranged for them by the directorate.
Chen Mo has seen this map more than once.
But the problem was that he had never been to Qinglong (Tong) Gorge, and the maps used for this kind of maneuver were not as detailed as the military maps used in daily life.
I turned it over and over for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
Chen Mo simply looked up at Wang Jianbin: "Captain Wang, your team has been to many places. Are you familiar with Qinglong Gorge?"
“Not very familiar.”
Wang Jianbin shook his head. "If you're talking about the Linze Gobi Desert, Golmud West Beach, and Feng Yuan in Shaanxi Province, I do remember him. I debugged equipment there."
"Aside from knowing that Qinglong Gorge is very windy and sandy, and that you can't eat without mixing some sand in your food, I don't know much else."
After hearing Captain Wang's response, Wang Jianyong didn't even need to wait for Chen Mo to ask. He spread his hands and said, "I haven't been there either. If it weren't for this exercise, I wouldn't have even heard of Qinglong Gorge."
have to!
Chen Mo casually placed the map in his hand on the table beside him. The map was not detailed, the staff team were all newcomers, and none of the accompanying cadres were familiar with the exercise area.
All in all, it is no exaggeration to say that this military exercise was the beginning of hell.
This is not a professional one.
There is really no preliminary work to be done.
Looking at the trucks in the convoy ahead constantly maneuvering and heading northwest, Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, his mind full of thoughts.
If we really want to discuss it.
This was his first time participating in a large-scale exercise, especially a contest between two army groups. He had participated in many review meetings before.
Serve as a meeting recorder or something.
If a man were not able to witness the roar of artillery and the steel work with his own eyes while he was still alive, it would be a lifelong regret.
But this time it worked.
Northwest.
Chen Mo rubbed his temples. With the shaking of the car body, he felt drowsy and simply closed his eyes and fell asleep.
I was thinking about the exercise the whole night last night and didn't get much rest.
Suddenly I got in the car, facing a group of green hands, and didn't even have the ability to discuss the terrain.
What else can I do if I don’t sleep?
I was in a daze all the way.
He didn't know how much time had passed. Chen Mo only felt the convoy stop maneuvering and the sound of doors closing slamming could be heard continuously.
Thinking that it was a break on the way, Chen Mo opened his eyes, but had no time to ask what was going on.
Feng Guoqing, who served as the war situation advisor, shouted with a delighted look on his face: "Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander?!"
"We have news. The escorting J-8s have transmitted the aerial footage. Deputy Battalion Commander Gao and the instructor have reviewed it. Please take a look."
"What information?"
When Chen Mo heard the news for the first time, he was a little confused, but after he actually took the aerial photography data, the map provided by Gao Jin and others, and his personal analysis.
Chen Mo's expression was stunned for a moment.
Because this part of the information is described very clearly.
Outside the garrison area assigned to the Blue Army Battalion, another troop was already active.
And a large number of units arrived at the battlefield before them.
Chen Mo was not unfamiliar with this unit. It was the 61st Division that he had dealt with some time ago. The division commander Wang Songhe had also led the 188th Division and fought a battle with the Blue Army Battalion.
The last time the Blue Camp took advantage, there were multiple factors involved. Could it be that they met their old rival again this time?
wrong!
I noticed that my thoughts had gone astray.
Chen Mo collected his thoughts a little, as he knew the situation of the Blue Army Camp best.
If we combine the combat effectiveness of the entire battalion, they can probably fight against any regiment, and they will not be afraid of them in a head-on confrontation.
But if we were to attack the 21st Army, the 61st Division, known as the Northern Type A Motorized Infantry Division, this would not be a matter of passion.
The 61st Division has a six-regiment system, with three infantry regiments namely the 181st Diamond Regiment, the 182nd Hammer Regiment, and the 183rd Steel Regiment.
Look at how hard this name is, it is either iron or steel. Ordinary units would be unable to cope with just these three.
This is not the end yet.
Qinglongxia also has an artillery regiment, an armored regiment, and a Wuzhong anti-aircraft artillery regiment stationed there.
The entire 61st Division's subordinate units are stationed across two provinces, and Qinglong Gorge is originally their territory.
Now, we enter the exercise area before them.
Is the other party really acting as the enemy of the Blue Camp this time?
Chen Mo was a little skeptical. Even if the directorate had confidence in the Blue Army Battalion, they wouldn't be so confident, right?
Using a division to fight a battalion is like using a cannon to fight a mosquito. Even if the Blue Army battalion is large, it is at most a stronger mosquito.
Just when Chen Mo was lost in thought, Wang Jianbin, Wang Jianyong and others who had gone out to release the water returned.
"What's wrong, Captain?"
Wang Jianyong noticed that the atmosphere was not right and spoke first.
"Nothing." Chen Mo waved his hand. "They said the fighter planes ahead took some photos and sent them back during the escort. But I think this should be the open-book exam they mentioned earlier."
"If I'm not mistaken, this information was most likely released to us by the directorate on purpose."
"What open-book exam?"
Wang Jianbin's face was full of curiosity. He didn't know much about exercises. In such a large-scale battlefield, special forces had no chance to appear head-on.
"Come and see."
Chen Mo did not hide anything. After inviting a few people to sit down, he spread the information in his hand on the table.
"The area the Directorate has ordered us to assemble in is designated Sector 7. The 61st Division's armored regiment is stationed in Sector 2 of Qinglong Gorge. According to current data, the enemy armored regiment has already moved along the eastern line and is camped 40 kilometers south of Sector 7."
"The artillery regiment has also left its base, but there is no indication of its specific location yet."
"The anti-aircraft artillery regiment rushed over from Wuzhong and moved northwest. Judging from their route, they had no intention of engaging the artillery regiment. However, their positions, along with the armored regiment, are one south of Area 7 and the other northwest, forming a pincer attack."
"Look at their 181st Regiment, which rushed over from Tianshui and established a tunnel trench blocking position 60 kilometers south of Area 7."
"The 182nd and 183rd Regiments are located in the east and north respectively, completely surrounding Group 7."
"The current data doesn't indicate where the artillery regiment will be stationed, but I suspect they will be stationed on the northeast side, providing escort for the two infantry regiments."
"This deployment is somewhat like an ambush from all sides, especially the divisional deployment. It's essentially divided into east, west, south, and north, centered around Sector 7. The infantry regiments active in these directions are embedded deep within our territory. If they find an opportunity, they can easily penetrate and divide us on the battlefield."
"As a motorized infantry unit, the 61st Division is a high-speed mobile force that can split the enemy's deep deployment in the shortest possible time, interrupt and sever the chain links, and then concentrate superior forces to encircle and annihilate small enemy units."
Chen Mo's arguments were convincing and his analysis was reasonable.
Only the directorate can give such a clear picture of the 61st Division's deployment. The so-called fighter jet aerial photography is just a way of balancing the battlefield.
But the question is, is it necessary to make such a big move just to deal with a battalion?
If you really want the Blue Army to lose, why not just launch a nuclear strike against the mobile forces? Wouldn't that be easier?
After all, the data of all mobile units must be reported to the higher authorities every half hour, and the directorate has a clear understanding of the mobile positions of each unit.
"That's unlikely. Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"
Wang Jianbin scratched his head, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "The 61st Division's deployment does seem to be targeting Combat Zone 7, but we're not the only unit in Zone 7, are we?"
When asked, Chen Mo did not respond.
Because this is just the information provided by the intelligence. As for the specific situation, the Blue Army Battalion did not even participate in the war game simulation, and there was no such organization as them in the entire combat script.
He couldn't explain exactly what happened.
However, strategic planning is often not as simple as a one-on-one fight, nor as direct as a fight between two sides.
Strategic planning is a measurement game that breaks through the unit of time. It is always steady but carries murderous intent, and at the beginning it really does not involve topics such as winning or losing.
The reason why Chen Mo exaggerated the problem just now was that he could only analyze so much based on the information at hand.
Of course, we have to prepare for the worst.
The 61st Division is indeed very powerful. It has a large organization, a large number of people, and its weapons and equipment are impeccable.
But the problem is that large-scale mobilization of main forces and stationing of camps do not mean that they can be put into combat immediately after arriving in the war zone.
The opponent's main force needs more logistics and fuel supply, and has extremely high requirements in this regard.
Then take this opportunity.
Is there any chance for the Blue Army Camp to do something?
Chen Mo looked out the car window. Since he knew where the other party was stationed, he also knew their strategic purpose.
He is now basically certain that the enemy of the 61st Division must be District 7, and there may be more than one Blue Army battalion stationed in this area.
But the 61st Division must be his enemy.
Otherwise, why would they surround Area 7? It couldn't be for fun, could it?
As the sky gradually darkened, the land convoy turned from the highway onto the national road, getting closer and closer to the designated location.
A plan for a surprise attack and decapitation against the 61st Division began to take shape in Chen Mo's mind.
As the saying goes, hit the snake at its most vulnerable part. Chen Mo was not quite sure where the vulnerable part of the Motorized Infantry Division was, and it was not that easy to hit the division headquarters either.
Not to mention the six main regiments under their command, even the division-level firepower alone would be unable to defeat them.
But fighting a war does not necessarily require a head-on confrontation.
There should be no problem in carrying out large-scale decapitation of battalion-level and company-level commanders, right?
While the enemy is still unstable, make full use of drones and electromagnetic spectrum monitoring.
This surprise decapitation plan should be completed.
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