Chapter 231: Attacking the Supply Area, Ground Group Deployed
Gao Jin is a staff officer of the military district's general staff. He is a graduate of a formal "professional school" and is particular about taking steady steps and will never overstep his authority.
Deep down, he couldn't accept Chen Mo's wild fighting style.
But then again.
If this raid can go smoothly, then at dawn, the counterattack of the Blue Army Division will be something that their battalion alone cannot withstand.
No matter how powerful your firepower is, or how advanced your reconnaissance and radar technology are, you cannot withstand the wrath of a division commander.
He had to admit that this terrible strategy sometimes worked quite well.
Seeing that Captain Chen was only concentrating on studying the map, Gao Jin hummed twice, sat aside obediently, and said no more.
The Blue Army Battalion is on its way to the Eastern Front.
Chen Mo didn't say much. While he was studying the map and planning the retreat route, he was also checking the fuel and ammunition storage with the logistics staff.
Let’s see how long the entire battalion can maneuver and how large a cluster assault can be launched with the existing logistical equipment.
Daybreak was about to begin, and they could no longer linger in the area where the Blue Army was heavily armed.
Run all the way.
High-intensity maneuvers cause several tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to break down in succession. This happens every time.
Chen Mo gave a direct order to leave the chariots on the road and the rest of the chariots continued to set off.
Anyway, no one will steal this thing if it is lost, and we can just arrange someone to repair it later.
The entire battalion hurried forward, and finally at around four o'clock in the morning, when a ray of light appeared in the east, they met up with Cheng Dong, Feng Guoqing, and Wang Jianbin.
The mobile team stopped.
After Chen Mo ordered the entire battalion to carry out battlefield maintenance, he hurriedly got off the command vehicle.
He glanced around.
There were quite a few people who came back, more than two hundred people. The fatigue on the faces of all the soldiers was very obvious, and most of the soldiers had yellow soil on their faces and bodies.
However, everyone was in good spirits, holding their guns tightly in their hands, and lined up to look at the tank group of the Blue Army Camp.
Chen Mo looked around.
I didn't see Captain Zhou of the Reconnaissance Battalion of the 139th Division of the Red Army, nor did I see Wang Jianyong, even though I had expected this result.
Chen Mo still sighed.
The Blue Army Battalion is a joint battalion that was put together in a hurry. All the cadres are assigned to specific positions. The cadres of the logistics, long-range rocket artillery, howitzer, anti-aircraft gun, and armored teams cannot be arranged to go out and perform the task of leading the team individually.
After the battle, our side did not suffer much loss, but instead lost the enemy's battalion commander.
It was rare for Chen Mo to feel a trace of guilt.
Of course, the main reason for this sense of guilt was that Cheng Dong and his gang took the people from the division reconnaissance camp out to carry out a mission.
Now the soldiers have returned, but the battalion commander is missing, which is a bit unfair.
"Comrades, you've worked hard. Come on, Liang Pai, get some dry food and share it with the brothers. We'll have a tough battle to fight after we've filled our bellies."
"Let's all disband."
After Chen Mo waved his hand and arranged everything, he quickly walked over to Cheng Dong, Wang Jianbin and the others and asked directly: "How is it? Can you still hold on?"
"I plan to attack the Blue Army once more before daybreak, and then move to the Red Army artillery regiment's position."
"Remove the word 'ma', damn it, I'm not that valuable." Cheng Dong patted his chest with a smile on his face.
Although they had traveled a long distance and worked all night, and were hungry, sleepy and tired, they heard that there would be subsequent combat missions.
Everyone perked up.
The initial battle plan was discussed by Chen Mo and a few of them. Now that they have reunited, there is no need to explain anything further.
It seemed like the others had no objections.
Chen Mo took out a map, spread it on the hood of the vehicle, picked up a pencil, and circled his current location and the location of the Red Army artillery regiment.
Then draw a straight line within the eastern range.
"It should be half an hour until dawn. You have been to the Blue Army camp on the eastern front."
"Let's discuss where we should target next."
Looking at the area where Chen Mo drew the straight line, Cheng Dong shook his head. The place he had just led the team to was not within the straight line at all.
Now, it was almost dawn, and they had no way to attack from a distance, so they could only fight a quick battle in the marked area.
Feng Guoqing stretched his head and looked for a long time, then shook his head. He was not familiar with that area either.
Wang Jianbin, the captain of the team with only the whistling arrows, thought for a moment, then pointed to an area on the map and said, "Captain Chen, there are quite a few Blue Army units stationed in the area you drew."
“But there’s one spot that’s definitely worth fighting for.”
Captain Wang wiped the dirt off his face and grinned, "This area is the fuel supply area for several battalions of the Blue Army's Eastern Front Armored Regiment."
"There are two tank companies and two mechanized infantry companies stationed nearby. I don't know the details, but I guess there is at least an artillery company stationed here."
"Supply area?"
Hearing this, Chen Mo stared at the map in astonishment for several times. After the Blue Army Battalion avoided the attack of the H-6 formation, he followed the mobile route closest to the Red Army artillery regiment and moved towards the eastern front.
At the same time, he was also contacting Cheng Dong and the others to join up.
I really didn't expect that this blind cat would catch a dead mouse and accidentally run to the baggage area of the Blue Army Armored Regiment.
"Then hit here."
Chen Mo's eyes sparkled.
This is an unexpected gain.
"Old Feng, go and notify all battalion cadres to hold a meeting. Also, notify each unit to speed up battlefield maintenance."
"While it's still daybreak, we have to give the Blues a reveille and get them in shape."
"yes!"
Feng Guoqing agreed and left quickly.
At this time, the entire battalion's battlefield maintenance and preparation work was basically nearing completion.
Although the Blue Army Battalion is a joint battalion in size, its logistical support is provided by all the veteran non-commissioned officers in the entire military region.
When it comes to security, commanders basically don't need to worry about it.
If not, with Liang Hongjie's limited skills, he would not be able to lead the entire logistics.
This is not a joke.
The tanks of the entire battalion have been running for such a long time that battlefield maintenance requires that the engine oil of all the tanks be replaced and the water tanks be filled with water to keep the tanks in good combat condition.
There is a lot of work involved.
Not only do they need to replace the engine oil and add water to the water tank, but they also need to perform simple cleaning, wiping, inspection, adjustment, tightening and troubleshooting on the various parts of the tank.
You also need to add lubricant, grease, replenish ammunition, tools, spare parts and accessories, and more importantly, charge the battery.
The Type 96 tank is tough and durable. Ordinary rockets have almost zero lethality against the composite armor of the tank.
However, it is impossible to carry out large-scale mechanized combat with such a powerful weapon without sufficient logistics.
In a decisive battle, the amount of manpower and reserve forces deployed on the battlefield is extremely terrifying.
The Blue Army Camp is relatively small in size.
Similar to the Battle of Kursk, it was an armored battle involving thousands of land groups. Hans and the Bear Kingdom invested more than tens of thousands of logistical support forces in this battle.
On average, it takes 10 people in logistics to maintain one tank.
Next comes the decisive battle.
Chen Mo was well aware of the importance of re-equipping the entire battalion. Before the meeting, he deliberately walked around each team to inspect their work.
Until the logistics are almost completed.
Chen Mocai came to the temporary command tent. At this time, all the cadres in the battalion had gathered.
I looked up at the sky and saw that the darkest period before dawn had passed.
The sky in the east was turning pale, and beams of sunlight shone through the clouds onto the dim land of Qinglong Gorge.
It was daybreak and the wind died down, so little that it was almost imperceptible.
Chen Mo walked to the front of the queue.
He said seriously, "Comrades, please tell me."
"Everyone, remember your mission. Next, we will launch an offensive against the Blue Army's supply area."
"Since we're talking about the baggage area, you should understand how powerful the garrison there is. We don't have much time, so we'll use a quick and decisive approach."
"Captain Liu!"
"arrive!"
"Gather all the tanks from the armored units. You will be the leader of the ground assault team and lead the heavy armored group to launch a surprise attack on the Blue Army's encampment."
"Rocket artillery team, provide the specific coordinates using the rockets. Adjust the firing parameters in advance and aim at the Blue Army encampment. Upon receiving the command to fire, without test firing, exhaust all ammunition within twenty minutes."
"Howitzer crew, follow the heavy rear wing to launch an attack. There is only one requirement: take this baggage area in the shortest possible time."
"Other teams will cooperate with us and win this battle at all costs."
"Is that clear?"
"clear!!"
The cadres who were standing in line straightened their chests in unison.
Attacking this kind of garrison area is different from attacking the support troops. If you want to quickly capture this Blue Army's baggage area, you can't just use long-range bombing.
Because the garrison areas generally have air defense systems and tunnels to prevent air raids, no matter how fierce the long-range bombing is, it is just a drizzle.
As long as people hide in the trenches, the bombing will be meaningless.
What Chen Mo wanted was for this supply area to completely disappear from the Blue Army's territory, rather than running away after a loud thunder but little result.
Look, everyone is ready.
Chen Mo nodded: "All battalions, assemble and set off!!"
"yes!"
Accompanied by instructions.
The rockets began to announce the combat targets based on the coordinate positions on the cross-linked satellite positioning systems of all tanks.
Liu Hongyun gave the order to start mobilizing the entire battalion to re-equip.
A tank company consists of three tank platoons and one armored infantry platoon.
A tank company is equipped with twelve tanks, four armored infantry fighting vehicles, and one battlefield repair vehicle. Three tank companies form a reinforced tank battalion, equipped with one fuel truck, two ammunition trucks, and several tractors.
Since the Blue Army Battalion subsequently applied for tanks, excluding the tanks that were stranded on the road, the entire battalion's heavy armored cluster had the firepower of four tank companies.
In a cluster assault, we added engineering vehicles for repair, lifting, communications, radar, and towing of anti-aircraft guns.
The firepower of more than half of the Blue Army Camp has been concentrated.
Maneuver and attack!!
Rumble!
The earth is shaking!
Looking down from the sky, an extremely spectacular scene appeared.
On the yellow sand ground of Qinglong Gorge, steel monsters advanced in clusters. The interval between each tank company was less than 500 meters. The monsters weighing tens of tons left a trail of ruts on the ground.
The yellow sand rolled up by the tracks, mixed with some black mud, pressed puddles into the already dry ground.
Under full maneuvering.
The sound of a thousand-horsepower engine, mixed with the creaking sound of steel colliding as the tracks moved forward, formed a violent sound wave that could be clearly heard several kilometers away.
Reloading straight line advancement.
Chen Mo was in charge of the rear area and ordered the launch of drones. After getting a full view of his own maneuvering formation, he immediately arranged for the Army Aviation Brigade to take off.
More than a dozen Z-9 attack helicopters took off with a rumble and provided low-altitude cover.
The armed helicopter flexibly controlled the left and right wings and headed towards the enemy's supply area.
When the heavy equipment was still ten kilometers away from the baggage area.
Several heads popped out from the yellow sand piles on both sides of the road. The secret sentries arranged by the Blue Army looked at the heavy armored group that suddenly appeared in the distance with shock.
Before they could react and use their individual radios to report to the rear, two hand-cranked drones flew overhead.
"Holy crap, what is this?"
The sentry looked up and saw a plane as big as an eagle circling above his head. Just as he was about to pull out his gun and shoot.
From the side, a rocket launcher fired a shot that hit the front from several hundred meters away.
"puff!"
White smoke came out of the sensor, the sentry was damaged in battle, and he watched helplessly as more than a dozen small drones flew over his head.
Flying towards his own camp at an extremely fast speed.
The sentry rubbed his eyes, his mouth almost opened in surprise, the smoke on his body had all gone out, and he couldn't figure out what was staring at him just now.
It is said that in the era of mechanized warfare, the most difficult thing to do is to deal with the opponent's reconnaissance means, especially intensive technical reconnaissance means.
80% of the time, both sides were exposed to each other during large-scale troop movements, until the final confrontation and the completion of military strikes against each other.
But the Blue Army Sentinel really didn't understand what this thing was.
The heavily armed mobile team arrived at the baggage area with five kilometers left.
The large drones only maneuvered on the periphery, while the small drones entered the blue army camp unimpeded.
The sentry on duty and patrol suddenly discovered that dozens of small planes appeared in their camp early in the morning.
Although many soldiers are not familiar with this thing, its appearance on the battlefield at this moment, something that goes against common sense, means danger.
The sentry with quick reactions had his pupils dilated instantly. After thinking for a few seconds, he put the whistle in his mouth and blew it with all his strength.
"Beep! Beep beep beep beep beep."
A desperate whistle sounded, and the veteran on duty in the combat duty room heard the sound and immediately sounded the air defense alarm.
Woo.
The camp was completely awakened, and countless soldiers rushed out of the tents, began to gather, receive weapons, and start chariots.
In the late 1990s, mechanized equipment basically had no fire control linkage system, and most equipment required manual operation.
The shooting accuracy is very touching.
What's more, this small drone flies too low and cannot be detected by the artillery vehicle's built-in radar.
After capturing the Blue Army's reaction and transmitting it back to the terminal at the rear, the drone continued to fly low and maneuver towards the rear of the camp.
As long as the specific coordinates of the baggage depot are transmitted back, the rocket artillery group in the rear can adjust the firing parameters in the first time and complete the first round of attack.
"Stop it, quickly, stop it!!!"
The Blue Army base was in complete chaos. An officer heard the noise and came over to inquire about the situation, but when he saw the drone overhead, his eyes almost popped out.
Bang, bang, bang.
Da da da.
The sentry on duty raised his gun and fired, but no matter how fast he was, he could not keep up with the speed of the drone.
Countless soldiers in the camp began to chase the drone, some of them cursed, and some of them grabbed stones and threw them into the sky.
Watching the funny scene.
Chen Mo didn't smile at all. He grabbed the communicator and said, "Ground assault team, make some noise."
"Reconnaissance team, provide coordinates. Howitzer crew, prepare to attack. No need to ask for instructions, just fire!"
"receive!"
Accompanied by the communication device.
The howitzer vehicle that was originally following the heavy-armored vehicle immediately stopped maneuvering and adjusted the base gun position.
A cadre waved a command flag and shouted, "Target number one, enemy camp, grenade, instantaneous fuse, full charge, scale 279, left 0-03, full battery, eight rounds, rapid fire, fire!"
Boom boom boom!
A round of artillery fire, mixed with the sound of tanks firing, reached the Blue Army camp in an instant.
Any veteran with a little experience would lie down on the ground as soon as he heard the sound of artillery in the distance.
He raised his head and yelled: "Enemy attack, get down, get down quickly!!"
Boom boom boom.
The distance is less than five kilometers. At this range, the howitzer will not give the Blue Army any chance at all.
Countless shells fell on the camp.
Many soldiers were judged as casualties before they even touched their guns, and countless tanks in the camp were destroyed.
"Ground Assault Team, full speed assault!!"
"Long-range rocket artillery team, prepare!!"
Chen Mo looked at the miserable situation of the Blue Army Camp with a cold face and gave the order to the heavy armored troops to go at full speed.
The reason for doing this is that there are too many troops stationed in the baggage area.
If we want to see quick results in the offensive, we must force out the Blue Army’s heavy armored troops and force the enemy to gather and resist.
Otherwise, once the artillery is fired, the enemy will hide in the trenches, and it will be difficult to be effective.
Heavy assault, see how you dodge!
Chen Mo is not a stingy person in normal times, but when it comes to fighting, his heart is smaller than a needle's nose.
The Blue Army Division is not a bomber formation, does it want to kill itself?
This great gift that morning had to be delivered to Commander Wang on the dining table.
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