Chapter 235: Assault on the Southern Front, Become King Tonight
Coming out of the artillery regiment headquarters.
Chen Mo held a stack of information in his hand. The artillery regiment had the support of the division headquarters, and their intelligence in all aspects was much better than what their battalion could only guess at every day.
According to the intelligence from the Blue Army Camp, Cheng Dong said that an air combat confrontation occurred in the afternoon between the Blue Army's 6th Air Division and the Red Army's 7th Air Division.
But no conflict broke out.
In fact, this is not the case at all.
The overall situation of the Red Army was far worse than he had imagined. All war zones started fighting at the same time during the day. Except for the Seventh War Zone, the clashes in the other war zones were even more intense.
The old thinking in mechanized warfare is to seize air superiority first when starting a war.
During the day, the 6th Air Division and the 7th Air Division launched a battle for major combat zones, but the Blue Army was the host and arrived at the battlefield earlier.
The Seventh Division is the air force unit of the Kyoto Military Region, and it came to Qinglong Gorge with Chen Mo and the others.
Unfamiliar with the terrain.
In the daytime battle for air supremacy, the Red Army's 7th Air Division suffered repeated defeats. After only half a day of fighting, the 7th Division lost one-third of its fighter jets.
The battle for air supremacy failed.
The Red Army's Air Force can only be in a passive defensive state. In this case, the Blue Army's 6th Air Division cannot sit still.
The air raid in the afternoon could even be described as wanton and brutal.
The Red Army troops in major war zones were bombed frequently. On average, an air alarm would sound almost every thirty minutes. Then, within a few minutes, the directorate would report that they had been attacked by air and their equipment had been damaged.
As the main battlefield of the two Type A divisions, the Seventh War Zone was naturally given special attention.
The 415th and 416th Regiments of the Red Army, which were besieging the main force of the Blue Army on the northwest front, were eliminated as a whole.
Now, the main force of the Blue Army Division on the northwest front has begun to counterattack, and the situation on the battlefield has been rewritten once again.
The artillery regiment's combat staff analyzed that the main force of the Blue Army moved eastward in large numbers because the Blue Army had the upper hand in air combat and had an opportunity to counterattack on the northwest front.
The main force of the Blue Army on the southern front wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the main force of the Red Army on the eastern front in one fell swoop.
It was not the addition of the special forces that gave the Blues the confidence.
Chen Mo was a little confused for a moment when he took the information he got from the artillery regiment.
As a commander, although I am only a battalion-level commander, I don’t need to analyze and summarize the situation based on a large number of objective battlefield conditions and then respond.
But in one's own little piece of land, one must have a clear direction of battle.
It’s better to have someone above you.
If the Blue Army Battalion was not independent but followed a division or a brigade, there would be no need for him, a battalion commander, to worry about all these things.
Chen Mo frowned, found a secluded place, squatted on the ground and smoked.
What is most needed in war is intelligence. If the initial intelligence is wrong, the original combat objective may no longer be appropriate.
As a battalion commander, I cannot let the soldiers in the battalion see that I have no ideas.
Therefore, the place where Chen Mo smokes is hidden quite secretly.
But what can we do? There is always someone stronger than you, and there is always a mountain higher than the other.
Chen Mo had just squatted down to light a cigarette when Yao Jinghua, the guy who replaced Wang Jianyong, found him very accurately.
"Hey! Battalion Commander, what are you doing squatting here?"
Yao Jinghua ran over, sat down in front of him, picked up the cigarette without any hesitation, and lit one for himself.
Chen Mo turned his head and glanced at him, speechless.
This old scout soldier who is everywhere has such a vicious look in his eyes.
"It's okay. Think about how to fight the war." Facing the old soldier whom he had known since the recruit period, Chen Mo didn't need to put on airs and handed over the data on the combat losses of the 7th Air Division of the Red Army.
"Oh my goodness."
Yao Jinghua clutched a flashlight and saw the air force's combat data. His eyes widened. "Is our military region's air force really that weak?"
"What a rotten fight! We've already lost a third of our firepower right after the battle began. Could it be that the confrontation the company commander just mentioned wasn't the case at all? It's that the Seventh Division is just scared and doesn't dare to fight?"
"That's not right. Even if the Red Army's air force firepower is reduced, an aviation division loses one-third of its firepower. Conservatively speaking, the remaining troops are still capable of protecting the ground armored forces, right?"
"Why are the main forces of the Red Army in various battle zones suffering such heavy casualties?"
"Looking back, the loss of one-third was just this morning, and there's still a report this afternoon."
Chen Mo just wanted to smoke quietly without any further explanation.
Because there is nothing to explain, just kill him while he is sick, that is the iron rule on the battlefield.
The Blue Army's 6th Air Division first relied on the terrain and various other reasons to inflict some damage to the Red Army's Air Force.
Later, they simply relied on their air power advantage and used the classic air combat wolf pack tactics.
They would often send out a part of the fighter jets to attract the escort fighter jets, while the other part would quickly attack from the rear or flank.
The bombing was completed in a short time, and then they dispersed.
The tactics were simple, but the fighters of the 7th Air Division had no way of pursuing and fighting. As long as they gave a little pursuit, the fighters of the 6th Air Division would immediately circle and maneuver and bomb again.
The situation that Cheng Dong arranged for his men to scout in the afternoon should be a confrontation similar to this.
It’s not that there was no fighting, but that the Seventh Division didn’t dare to pursue.
In short, gaining air superiority allowed the 6th Air Division to move across the battlefield like a group of ghostly spirits, attacking ground armor with impunity.
The problem now is that once the Blue Army Battalion maneuvers, it is very likely that it will be destroyed by a round of bombing before it can get close to the main force of the Blue Army.
After all, the Blue Army's 6th Air Division has one-third more main forces than the Red Army, so the tactical space will increase exponentially.
Combat effectiveness is never a matter of addition or subtraction.
One third less or one third more is not as simple as the numbers seem.
Just as Chen Mo was thinking, a series of whistles came from a distance.
“Beep-beep!!”
Hearing the noise, Chen Mo quickly threw away his cigarette butt and stood up.
He knew that this noise meant that the pre-battle inspection of the entire battalion had been completed and this was the roll call before deployment.
"Let's go!"
“Hey!”
Yao Jinghua patted his butt and stood up, holding the intelligence in his hand and asked: "Battalion Commander, since the Blue Army's actions may not be caused by the Special Forces Brigade, should we still attack the Blue Army's division headquarters?"
"Fight, we must fight." Chen Mo nodded.
"Well, that's great. Don't worry, when it comes time to fuck the commander, I'll be the first one to do it."
Yao Jinghua patted his chest, looking like a soldier eager to achieve merit.
Chen Mo smiled and didn't respond.
The current situation is even more difficult than if the special brigade joined.
Without air superiority, the Blue Army's fighter jets may come over at any time. It is not safe to stay with the artillery regiment, a unit with the strongest ground firepower.
Anyway, attacking other targets is not attractive, so it is better to find out where Commander Wang is. If it is possible to blow him up, it would be best to blow up the Blue Army’s division headquarters.
In fact, there are some speculations that Chen Mo did not say.
That is the special brigade of the Jincheng Military Region. If they really joined the Blue Army of the Seventh Theater Command, then who gave this order?
What is the purpose?
Is it just to target the information camp?
Maybe he was overthinking it, or maybe it was true. Chen Mo had a vague feeling that after the information experiment was successful, this Blue Army Camp should not appear on the battlefield.
I'm afraid that tonight's battle will be the last for the entire battalion.
Chen Mo looked up at the sky, then tested the wind speed with his hand to make sure it would not delay the flight of the individual drone, and then handed all the information in his hand to Yao Jinghua.
Strolled to the place where each team was called.
The tanks have started, and all the soldiers in the battalion look serious. The battalion commander just said that he would go to find the Blue Army's division headquarters.
Everyone knew that tonight would be a tough battle. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter what, the division headquarters would not be so easy to capture.
Even if they could capture it, the entire battalion would be buried with it, and there wouldn't be any surprises, because Advisor Lan wasn't nearly as thin as a beggar yet.
Roll call is complete.
Soldiers from each team boarded the tanks.
Chen Mo gathered all the cadres together. He glanced at the queue and said in a deep voice, "Tell me about it."
"Our intelligence may be wrong. Captain Gao is right. The Blue Army's greatest reliance is probably the 6th Air Division. Because during the daytime, the Red and Blue sides fought for air supremacy, and our Red Army suffered heavy losses."
"Without the Red Army Aviation Division to hold us back, we could be attacked at any time."
"Remember, when you're maneuvering, spread your team as far apart as possible. The distance between tanks must not be less than 20 meters. Once you receive an alarm, everyone must immediately shut down their tanks, disembark, and disperse to avoid bombing."
"We have only one goal tonight, and that is to take out the Blue Army Division Headquarters."
"Comrades!"
"What's our code name?"
"Blue Army Camp!!"
Dozens of cadres in the queue responded in unison, attracting the soldiers nearby who had gotten into their tanks to stretch their necks and look over here.
"Yes, the Blue Army Camp!"
Chen Mo nodded seriously. "We haven't been working together for long, but all good things must come to an end. Tell all the soldiers that."
"Everyone should be very alert tonight."
"Blue Army Camp, sharpen your swords on the battlefield, and become king tonight!!"
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
Everyone in the queue roared collectively.
There was no sadness, no hesitation. As I said before, from the moment the order was given to find the Blue Army Division Headquarters, everyone knew that tonight would be the last performance of the entire battalion.
However, the situation is far worse than they had imagined after losing air superiority. Even if they want to hide, they cannot escape the current situation.
It is better to die on the charge than to stay here and not know when the air force will target you.
Become the king today, the king of the ace army!
"Target: South Front Line Blue Army Division Mobile Team!"
"Set off!"
Chen Mo waved his hand and gave an order.
Rumble!
A torrent of tanks and armored vehicles rolled out of the camp.
Without any orders from the battalion command, Liu Hongyun, leader of the ground assault team, deployed all ground firepower in a column as wide as possible.
As for the aviation team leader Dong Kehao, he immediately launched a large drone to conduct reconnaissance within a radius of 50 kilometers.
The radar was turned to maximum to conduct reconnaissance of the air situation.
What we are defending against is the sudden appearance of the blue team's fighter jets. There is nothing unfair about this. In modern warfare, it is nonsense without the participation of air supremacy.
While other battlefields might still be in the stage of mutual reconnaissance among units, the Seventh War Zone had already fought several battles.
No matter how large the terrain of Qinglong Gorge is, it is still small for fighter jets cruising at the speed of sound.
We must be on guard against large-scale troop maneuvers.
Chen Mo sat in the command vehicle, his eyes fixed on the map, thinking about how to find the division headquarters from the mobile firepower of the Blue Army on the southern front.
He had never been a division commander, so he didn't know what covert maneuvers such a leader would adopt, but one thing was certain.
There is a high probability that there will be bighead carp near the enemy's most concentrated firepower and most complete military camp.
Night falls, covering the entire earth.
The Blue Army Battalion's maneuvering speed began to gradually increase, and it changed from a mobile formation to an assault formation.
A part of the armored unit served as the vanguard to speed up the process.
The formation in the rear also changed. From the original scattered formation, the infantry was gradually deployed on both wings, opening a "U" shape and directing the tank cluster to provide support.
The reason for this change is that the entire battalion has completed the initial maneuvering and can switch to assault.
Secondly, as they gradually approach the southern line, the Blue Army’s reconnaissance capabilities cannot be too poor and they may be attacked at any time.
The infantry is scattered on both wings, which makes it easy to change the combat formation at any time and to respond to air strikes at any time.
The entire camp was on high alert, and the air was filled with the atmosphere of a great battle.
After getting in the car, Chen Mo basically did not issue any more instructions. He was looking at the map while listening to Liu Hongyun using the cross-linked satellite positioning system and a handheld walkie-talkie to bring the various ground teams together.
This Lao Liu's officer command quality is very high
Chen Mo thought to himself.
"Battalion Commander, something's happening!!"
Just as he was stunned, the soldier with the flare pointed at the computer screen and reported.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Mo was shocked and quickly moved to the front of the screen. Something was indeed happening.
In the footage captured by the drone, a team of about forty to fifty people emerged from the shadows.
The enemy should not have maneuvered here, but has been stationed nearby. The tanks are covered with ground camouflage nets and placed in the sand pile.
If it weren't for a small drone passing by, it would have been difficult to spot these people.
"They look like they're from the special forces." The soldier from Xiangjian stared at the screen for a long time.
There was some uncertainty in the response.
Chen Mo was stunned when he heard this, and quickly glanced at the coordinate position in the upper left corner of the terminal screen, before he could give any order.
The terminal screen suddenly went black and the drone link signal was cut off!
"Fuck! Instead of running into the Air Force, we ran into these special forces."
Chen Mo cursed and immediately grabbed the communicator and said, "Team Leader Liu, enemy forces have been spotted in the north. Kill them!"
"receive!"
Liu Hongyun responded. At this time, he also received a report from the reconnaissance team leader Cheng Dong about the drone's loss of contact.
"Northern mobile unit, group one left, group two center, group three right, twelve o'clock direction, spread out 300 meters horizontally, find the enemy, and kill them."
"One group received!"
"Group Two received!"
"Group three received!"
As the order was issued, the nine infantry fighting vehicles on the north side of the mobile team began to speed up and rush towards the target point.
A battalion-level heavily armed unit is not afraid of the so-called special forces at all. Not to mention a platoon, even a regiment will be of no use.
But the real strength of special forces is not their tactics, but their backup firepower.
"Chen Ying?"
When Wang Jianbin learned that they might be members of the Blue Army Special Forces Brigade, his face changed. As a member of the same special forces brigade, he knew very well that it was meaningless to eliminate this group of enemies now.
With the configuration of the Jincheng Military Region Special Forces Brigade, as long as they find their own traces, they will probably quickly transmit the coordinates here to the division headquarters and share them with the Blue Army's air force at the same time.
"I see!"
Chen Mo waved his hand to stop Captain Wang from saying anything else.
"Go, notify the technical reconnaissance team to fully activate electromagnetic spectrum signal interference. Regardless of whether the news has been spread or not, I will not allow anyone to wait for us later."
Chen Mo bared his teeth and gave orders. Perhaps because he had fought too smoothly before, he encountered danger in the middle of this maneuver, which made him particularly angry.
"Order! All battalion units, disperse the assault formations, maintain a 200-meter separation between left and right, and increase the three-wave depth to 400 meters. Accelerate and leave this area."
"Got it!" Responses came quickly from each team.
In an instant, the already scattered formation of the Blue Army continued to expand its range, and countless tank bodies shone with infrared night lights, looking down from the sky under the hazy night sky.
The tanks in motion are as spectacular as the earth opening its fan.
The special forces personnel who were discovered by the drone watched helplessly as the enemy sent out nine infantry fighting vehicles at once.
Through the night vision telescope, you can see from a long distance that the heavy machine gun on the top of the tank is aiming, and there are guns sticking out of other shooting ports.
The team leader decisively admitted defeat, immediately dropped the instruments and guns in his hands, and squatted on the ground.
At this time, if you don't squat, you are a fool.
There were only more than 40 people on our side, and the Red Army sent nine trucks of soldiers. If we didn't show any fear, we would be beaten badly.
He was not worried because the mission had been completed. The coordinates here had been transmitted to the nearest Blue Army base, just as Chen Mo worried.
Do you know why special forces are called "sewer rats"? It's because they can sneak up on someone and pass on their coordinates without anyone noticing.
He is truly the type that everyone hates.
The other side.
Blue Army Division Command.
Wang Songhe was standing in front of the command desk with his hands behind his back, staring at the map.
Lin Yifeng, the war situation advisor, said with a look of joy on his face, "Commander, there's news."
"Sixty kilometers to the north of us, we found traces of the Blue Army Battalion. We saw this unit using those small planes."
"Oh!"
Upon hearing this, Commander Wang sneered and thought to himself, as expected.
"I knew this bastard would come after me again when he couldn't stay in the Red Army artillery regiment anymore."
"Son of a bitch, he has a really big appetite, he came straight for me."
"Go, notify the rocket battalion and bomb this thief's unit. I'll see what he can do next to cause trouble."
"I won't be able to sleep peacefully unless I kill this beast."
"yes!"
After giving the order, Wang Songhe felt relaxed all over.
Damn it, I’m so old and have been a soldier for most of my life, but an entire armored regiment was taken away by a little bastard.
So shameful!
Isn't your Informationized Battalion formidable? My 61st Division is no pushover either.
As long as we understand the methods of information warfare, there will always be a way to deal with him.
The special brigade of the Jincheng Military Region was not assigned to the Blue Army of the Seventh War Zone, but was dispersed to the Blue Army units of various war zones.
Chen Mo was only half right. He thought that tonight's battle would be difficult, but he didn't expect it to be this difficult.
As soon as the mobile formation dispersed, a large drone dozens of kilometers away detected the scene of artillery being launched into the air.
Before the drone transmitted its location back, a harsh "beep" sound came from the radar in the middle of the team.
The non-commissioned officer in charge of the radar simply turned on the communicator to allow the radar's early warning signal to be transmitted to all teams.
No one spoke, and no one responded.
Because they made evasive preparations one step ahead.
On the earth.
Rumble. The tank cluster stretched out for several kilometers and rushed forward at full speed.
Above the tank, rockets fell like raindrops, and brilliant red lights illuminated the entire night sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dozens of streams of light hit the group of chariots.
Crackling dirt, mixed with dust from the explosion, hit the car body and windows.
Thick smoke covered most of the battlefield.
The Iron Sequence advanced under the artillery fire, and the cadres of all the teams stared at the tank positioning system with great tension, commanding the vehicles to avoid the damaged tanks at any time.
Chen Mo sat in the command vehicle, listening to the end of the first round of bombing, and had no time to inquire about the damage.
Immediately afterwards, the drone detected the rocket launch again, and the radar issued a synchronous warning.
The second wave of rocket attacks began.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Fragments caused by the explosion flew at high speed, and gravel rained down on the command vehicle.
The composite armor of countless tanks was smoked black, but fortunately, due to advance preparations, many tanks did not emit white smoke indicating battle damage.
The third wave.
The fourth wave.
The entire rocket artillery battalion of the Blue Army took turns firing, and it was obvious that they had been prepared for it.
Chen Mo was huddled in the command vehicle, and the sound of the explosions alone made his ears ring.
"This old man really wants to kill me."
He cursed angrily.
Realizing that the tank team had left the bombing area, they rushed out from the dust of the explosion.
Chen Mo grabbed the communicator and shouted, "All teams, report the damage."
"Ground Assault Team, arrange for the assault tanks to scout the way. Our final battle with the Blue Army is coming."
"Remember, the brave prevail when two meet on a narrow road. Even if the entire battalion is wiped out tonight and only one man remains, he must die on the road to charge."
"All drones retreat and conduct reconnaissance within a 20-kilometer radius. Report any abnormalities immediately."
"Got it!" Each team responded quickly.
During the period of statistical combat losses.
Chen Mo picked up the map and began to study the position of the Blue Army. The other side used rocket launchers to bomb, which naturally caused a lot of casualties to their side.
But at the same time, the drone also captured the approximate location of the other party.
Artillery positions are generally located further back, and there will inevitably be blue army mobile forces blocking the way ahead.
Next, the real contest begins.
Let’s see whether your Blue Army’s main force on the southern line is stronger, or my information battalion’s main force is stronger.
Half an hour later.
The drone was the first to detect the main ground force of the Blue Army.
A total of 22 Type 96 tanks formed a "V" formation on the ground and were charging towards their own side.
From the drone's bird's-eye view, the flashing signal lights on the ground gradually became clearer.
Wang Songhe did find out the weakness of the informationized battalion, which was that its dispersed formation during maneuvers was not so easy to destroy.
The battle turned into a ground tank confrontation.
Chen Mo grabbed the communicator and said, "Attention, entire battalion! Traces of an enemy tank battalion have been detected 20 kilometers ahead. All units, two-thirds of them, reduce to half speed. Distribute firepower targets according to formation waves. Load ammunition and prepare for a single strike!"
"Army aviation unit, patrol on both wings, protecting the infantry unit."
"All battalion attack!"
The battle order was issued.
The entire Blue Army Battalion's charging tank observers stared at the infrared night vision rangefinder, looking for any trace of the enemy.
Both sides maneuvered towards each other.
The approach speed was very fast, 20 kilometers, 10 kilometers, 5 kilometers, 3 kilometers.
1 km.
The two sides traveling in opposite directions entered the range of the tank's smoothbore gun.
There's nothing to say.
The war broke out in an instant, and tanks engaged in a night battle.
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