Chapter 233: First-Class Combat Hero, Supreme Glory in Field Battles
The actions of the Blue Army Camp not only confused the Blue Army Division.
Even the people in the Red Army artillery regiment did not expect that these so-called information-savvy people would be so shameless.
On the 10th, around nine in the morning.
Lü Tiehu, commander of the maintenance battalion of the 3rd Battalion of the 139th Division's artillery regiment, stood at the gate of his camp.
They watched in amazement as the army, which was stretched out for several kilometers horizontally, was transformed into a column, with two tanks in a group, and inserted into the center of the artillery regiment.
You should know that in a three-battalion artillery regiment, only the first and second battalions have artillery, and the third battalion is usually a maintenance battalion. In layman's terms, the entire battalion is responsible for logistics.
Since it is logistics, it means it has little combat effectiveness.
During wartime, the camp will be surrounded and protected by two combat battalions, forming a strong protection circle around them.
For the sake of the safety of the artillery battalion, the Red Army division headquarters could not allow the artillery regiment to be stationed alone. There were also armored and mechanized infantry regiments around it to form a ground defense line.
A large camp was built within a radius of five or six kilometers.
The fact that Lu Tiehu could see people from the Information Battalion at the gate of his own camp meant that Chen Mo was not only seeking protection from the Red Army Artillery Regiment.
They also pulled the troops into the innermost circle of protection, swaggering across several Red Army bases and retreating to the innermost part.
This kind of shamelessness is something that not everyone can possess.
But Chen Mo himself didn't take it seriously.
After the convoy stopped, he pushed open the door of the command vehicle, stretched, turned his head to look at the Red Army soldiers in the distance, looking at this side from a mile away, and rows of cannons were clearly visible.
In fact, if we really talk about the equipment of the 139th Division, it is not as good as that of the Informationized Battalion.
It's even far from it. After all, no matter what, we are an experimental unit, and our weapons are configured according to the highest standards.
But for some reason, Chen Mo felt that only when he completely integrated with the artillery regiment could he feel extremely safe.
"Hey, Lao Feng, go and tell all the teams to camp and rest as soon as possible."
"We'll follow the artillery regiment wherever they go in the next two days and see where they've dug their toilets. We'll camp upwind. The artillery regiment has fewer people, so if their toilets are shorter, we can help make them longer."
"We must live in harmony with our brother troops. When it's time to set up tents, set up tents. When it's time to cook, cook. Let's put the fighting on hold for now."
"Go and execute it!"
"Oh, okay!"
Feng Guoqing responded, then stood there scratching his head with a confused expression.
After all, he is a student who just graduated not long ago, and his thick skin cannot be compared with Chen Mo, who is in his forties.
Setting up camp in someone else's heartland, what the hell is this?
But the order had been given, and he had no choice but to carry it out.
In fact, it's not just Feng Guoqing. Not many people in the Blue Army Battalion can stay in the camp with such peace of mind as the battalion commander.
When setting up the tents, many veterans were busy with their heads down and blushing faces, and most of the cadres did not even show their faces.
Some hid in the tanks and did not come out, while others gathered in the middle of the tank group, sat on the ground and smoked, refusing to move.
Of course, not everyone is reluctant to show up.
For example, the restless Company Commander Cheng, while supervising the digging of a dry toilet, turned his head to look at Chen Mo and chatted with the Red Army's Battalion Commander Lu, like brothers.
This is the first time we meet. Looking at the way he acts, he seems to be eager to become sworn brothers right on the spot.
Cheng Dong sat on the earthen slope nearby, looking at the artillerymen who came to watch the excitement nearby. Old Cheng held a cigarette in his mouth and looked at the distant sky with a troubled look.
After a long while, he cursed in a low voice: "Damn it! I have a great reputation in my life, but why did I bring out this piece of shit?"
"Hold!"
Around ten o'clock in the morning, the whole camp had breakfast and went into the tents to rest.
Chen Mocai pulled Liang Hongjie and told him to write a detailed post-war report based on last night's battle.
Chen Mo could roughly guess what Wang Songhe could guess.
Regarding the information technology experiment, after last night's battle, the directorate will definitely make some comments.
As for whether the Blue Army Battalion should continue to participate in the war, stay on the battlefield and wait for the end, or disband on the spot and return to the Kyoto Military Region.
No matter what the result is, Chen Mo can breathe a sigh of relief.
Bringing the entire battalion to seek shelter from the Red Army Division, how could he not know how shameful it was?
Who among those who serve in the military and have a gun, can be without some courage?
But think about it from Chen Mo's perspective, he is the acting commander of the information battalion, and he can hand in his work after completing the experiment.
He was able to bring the entire battalion out intact and it was not swallowed up by the Blue Army Advisor.
Only this result is the best outcome.
If the entire army was wiped out, the achievement of destroying a baggage depot on the eastern front in last night's battle would not have seemed so dazzling.
After explaining the beam arrangement.
Chen Mo patrolled the camp and after finding nothing wrong, he returned to the tent to rest.
It has been two nights since I came to Qinglong Gorge. The first night was so windy and sandy that I could only stay in the command vehicle. The second night I ran around and was exhausted.
I lay down in the tent and didn’t feel hot at all until I drank a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water.
He tilted his head and fell into a deep sleep.
The Blue Army Camp has quieted down.
But the Seventh War Zone does not mean that nothing happened.
The Blue Army Division's baggage depot on the eastern front was destroyed, and the units stationed along the way lost their fuel and ammunition supplies. One-sixth of the division's baggage disappeared.
The troops were reduced and the organization was reduced.
Under such circumstances, the Red Army Division could not just sit there and watch the other side transfer troops to the eastern front.
Around noon.
The main forces of the Red Army's 415th and 416th Regiments stationed in the Seventh War Zone were responsible for containing the Blue Army troops on the northwest front.
Part of the 417th Regiment was mobilized over long distances to the eastern front with the mission of intercepting units transferred from the southern front line.
The same thing.
Regardless of the era, reconnaissance is the most difficult tactic to prevent, and almost all military operations of both sides are carried out in an exposed manner.
Of course, when a war breaks out between divisions, they won’t use Chen Mo’s reckless fighting style.
He always wants to sneak into other people's homes.
The purpose of the battle between two combat-sized units is more for training, just as the deputy commander of the Blue Army Armored Regiment said.
During the exercise, as long as the troops can be brought from their base to the battlefield without any major accidents along the way, they can arrive at the designated area within the specified time.
Then setting up camp and setting up a defense line are far more meaningful than firing artillery on the battlefield.
This is also the purpose of the exercise.
The 139th Division is an infantry division and a member of the division staff. After calculating that the Blue Army Division had lost the advantage of the armored regiment.
We also calculated how long our mechanized infantry battalion's defense line should be to block the main attack of the enemy tank battalion.
Adopt the defense in depth, tighten the firepower, and dig a machine gun trench position of 1.5 kilometers to 2 kilometers.
With the help of the "bloodletting" tactic, the Blue Army Division was delayed from maneuvering from the southern front to the eastern front.
If Chen Mo had not killed the Blue Army's armored regiment, the Red Army Division would definitely not have done so.
After all, using battalion and company mechanized infantry units to block heavy tanks is tantamount to seeking death.
To put it bluntly, it means that we suffered losses in the active battle.
However, the Blue Army Division has no armored regiment to back it up, and there will not be many heavy tanks left on the southern front, and they will be stuck on the way from the southern front to the eastern front.
The Blue Army’s strategy of strategic penetration should be forgotten. The northwest line is tied down, the eastern line is blocked, and only the main motorized infantry force is left on the southern line. What’s the point of penetration?
This style of play is not a random arrangement.
The terrain of Qinglong Gorge is destined to make it so that the mechanized infantry battalion and company units, despite their positional advantages, cannot stop heavy tanks.
Without considering the special combat terrain and the requirements for cluster assault, even the vertical and horizontal lines of a reinforced battalion-sized tank charge will only vary within 2 to 2.5 kilometers.
The average distance is 80-90 meters.
If the actual battlefield terrain is taken into account, the spacing is only fluctuating within ten meters. However, no matter how it is calculated, whether the assault formation is a trapezoid or a triangle, a spacing of one hundred meters is the maximum spacing of the tank's firepower coverage.
According to this calculation, without the support of the armored regiment, the Blue Army Division could not send all the heavy tanks on the southern front.
Therefore, the Red Army's blocking line was able to achieve the purpose of the "bloodletting" tactic.
The so-called bloodletting.
To put it bluntly, the 417th Regiment of the Red Army will not deploy too much firepower on the eastern and southern fronts, but will use diversionary tactics to block the Blue Army's southeastern front from reuniting.
The Blues, in order to maintain the eastern front, or to ensure that the later interspersed tactics can continue.
They would have to continue to send reinforcements to the 417th Regiment's base, but the reinforcements would not appear suddenly.
To increase the troops, it is necessary to mobilize the garrison on the southern front.
The strategic goal of the Red Army Division Staff Group was to force the Blue Army to gradually place heavy troops on the southern front near the eastern front.
Bleeding a little bit.
When the Blue Army Division was tied down on the northwest line and unable to move, and had to maneuver to rescue on the southern line.
The main forces of both sides will collide on a large scale.
At this time, the initiative in the main battlefield will be completely transferred from the Blue Army Division to the Red Army Division.
Whoever holds the initiative will have enough time to make arrangements and will most likely win in the end.
Therefore, Chen Mo did not sleep well during his rest period.
There was artillery fire dozens of kilometers away. I took a nap and even dreamed of commanding tanks in battle.
He took a break at around ten in the morning, and at three in the afternoon, Chen Mo was completely awakened by the sound of artillery.
He rubbed his sore eyes, wiped the sweat off his face and walked out of the tent.
As soon as I came outside, I saw Feng Guoqing, Cheng Dong, Wang Jianbin, Liu Hongyun and others standing on the roof of the tank and looking into the distance.
"You guys are really spirited. What's so interesting about fighting?"
Chen Mo raised his hand to block the glaring sunlight and was speechless when he saw how energetic the few people were.
Hear the noise.
A group of cadres smiled and did not respond. They were too embarrassed to say that they couldn't sleep because of the sound of artillery fire.
After all, few people have as big a heart as Chen Mo.
He was able to fall asleep despite the constant sound of artillery fire outside. He was quite a remarkable person.
Only Yao Jinghua, the veteran of the reconnaissance company, who was the former squad leader of the eighth squad of the reconnaissance company and had practiced with Chen Mo in capturing the enemy with a motorcycle, said excitedly: "Battalion Commander, you don't know."
"The Red Army was quite powerful this time. Last night we dug a defensive line near the bombers to block the Blue Army's mobile firepower."
"The Red Army's infantry and the Blue Army's tanks have been fighting for three hours, and there's still no winner."
"Infantry attacking tanks?" Chen Mo was stunned for a moment: "How do they do it?"
"PF-89." Cheng Dong responded: "I just sent someone to check. The Red Army is digging trenches and using the terrain to fight the Blue Army."
"The battle was quite lively, but the casualties on both sides were pitifully small. It wasn't as pleasant as the one we had this morning."
"That was quite lively indeed."
Chen Mo grinned, then squatted on the ground, took out the map, and looked carefully at the place where he had hidden from the bomber formation last night.
With a simple analysis, we can basically understand the Red Army Division's intentions.
The reason why the Blue Army Battalion maneuvered from that terrain last night is that it was the flattest area nearby and suitable for heavy-duty maneuvers.
The Red Army dug trenches here clearly to prevent the Blue Army's main force from joining the Eastern Front, and more importantly, to prevent the Blue Army's supplies from re-entering the Eastern Front.
As for why there has been no result after fighting for so long, that goes without saying.
It is against common sense for infantry to fight tanks, especially with a useless weapon like the PF-98.
It may be that Chen Mo has been leading the Blue Army Camp recently, and the equipment is too good, so he doesn’t look down on this thing.
But there is a reason why he looks down on it.
Compared with the individual weapon series, the PF-98 is an understatement. Although it can be carried on the shoulder, it can also be fixed on a tripod and used in conjunction with machine guns and light grenade launchers.
But it is too heavy, the target is large, and the shooting range is short, which makes it difficult to carry and goes against the advantage of suddenness of infantry attacks.
That’s fine, there aren’t many individual weapons right now, so these shortcomings can be tolerated.
The most intolerable thing is that not only is the range short, but it is also inaccurate and lacks precision guidance.
The infantry's hit rate when using it to attack tanks is very low. The only way to use it is to let the infantry get close to the attacking tank within 200 to 300 meters.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a weapon that is damaged by individual soldiers.
In addition, tanks will fire jamming bombs, so even if they advance to 200 meters, they may not be able to hit the target accurately.
It's really not that good.
However, when Chen Mo looked at the map, he was not checking the accuracy of the weapons, but trying to figure out the Red Army's intentions.
Right now, the battlefield near the eastern front is so close to the Red Army artillery regiment, but the division headquarters is not mobilizing the main force of the artillery regiment, which has such an advantage.
Instead, he chose to fight a war of attrition with the Blues.
There are cannons but they are not used. Instead, they are set off as mascots. There is only one purpose for this.
It is to force the Blue Army to continue to increase its troops and move the main battlefield to the vicinity of the eastern front.
Because you don't deploy troops, the artillery regiment here is capable of destroying the blue army's support firepower on the battlefield at any time, and then completely cutting off the connection between the southern and eastern fronts.
Even if forced, the Blue Army will continue to increase its troops.
The battle situation will be hindered.
Since we need to increase the troops, Chen Mo stared at the map while thinking. If we increase the troops, there is no hope for the northwest line, because to get to the eastern line from the northwest line, we need to cross the entire Seventh War Zone. With so many main forces of the Red Army stationed here, it would be tantamount to seeking death.
Considering the situation on the entire battlefield, reinforcements can only be transferred from the southern front.
"South Line. South Line."
Chen Mo looked up and kept analyzing the situation in his mind. The southern line was the location of the Blue Army's original main battlefield.
He also calculated the location of the Blue Army Division headquarters.
If the Red Army follows this strategy, forcing the Blue Army to redeploy troops and provide continuous support to the southern front, wouldn't the division's protective firepower continue to weaken?
“Oh my god!”
The more he analyzed, the more angry he became, and Chen Mo couldn't help but swear.
His eyes were bright and clear.
Since the division headquarters is not protected, the division commander surnamed Wang should not be transferred, because there is no place for him on the eastern front and he cannot come to the northwest front.
Isn't there something new happening in the Blue Army Camp?
If we can take down the Blue Army Division's headquarters, we'll make a lot of money.
Chen Mo rolled up the map and his mind began to become active.
Mainly because the temptation is too great.
If I could catch two colonels at the division level and a group of colonels at the regimental level, I would at least be awarded a second-class merit or have another star on my shoulder.
When Chen Mo was busy planning, Zhang Baolin, the director's staff officer, came running towards him from a distance.
Seeing that Chen Mo had recovered his spirits and was inexplicably excited, Major Zhang wiped the sweat from his face and said with a smile: "Captain Chen, you are finally awake."
"Come on, follow me to the 184th Regiment."
"Go to the director's office?" Chen Mo's heart moved when he heard this. He had been there with Zhang Baolin before.
The directorate was located in the headquarters of the Jincheng Military Region Special Forces Brigade, which was previously the headquarters of the 184th Regiment.
"Haha, that's for sure."
Zhang Baolin laughed heartily, his tone full of envy: "At noon, the director's office sent a notice asking me to take you there."
"When they notified you, they knew you had just fallen asleep for over an hour, so they specifically instructed you to wait until you woke up."
"I'm telling you, Camp Chen, you're really going to make it big this time. I heard that even the chief of staff from Kyoto is coming over. Your Informationized Battalion is going to make a big splash this time."
"Maybe I can even give you a promotion right away!"
"That's too much. It probably won't happen." Chen Mo suppressed his smile, took out two packs of cigarettes he had prepared in advance from his pocket, and quietly stuffed them into Zhang Baolin's hands.
Chen Mo is not a young man and knows the ways of the world. The Blue Army Battalion won a victory, and all company-level and battalion-level units will be guaranteed a collective second-class merit, so they will celebrate.
There is no need to have any other ideas.
But Major Zhang was not from the Blue Army Camp after all, so Chen Mo still understood the principle of being grateful to the one who had helped him.
Even if it only stifles some jealousy, two packs of cigarettes are worth it.
"Please excuse me for waiting so long, let's go."
Chen Mo said, then turned to look at Yao Jinghua and waved: "Squad leader, come with me."
"The food there is pretty good. Find a chance to bring some back so everyone can have a taste. We can also try the food in the special forces brigade."
"Hehe, that's great."
Yao Jinghua jumped off the tank, brushed off the dust on his clothes, and followed.
The topic that was originally supposed to be about whether Chen Mo could be promoted on the front line was diverted to the food of the special brigade by his words.
Cheng Dong scratched his head, grinning without saying a word.
The other cadres looked at each other, although they all guessed that the battle this morning should be considered a successful experiment and could be reported.
But no matter how much you guess, you still have to see the reality.
Now, the reality has finally arrived.
The three of them still set off on the directorate's Z-8 helicopter. When passing through other war zones, Chen Mo discovered that exercises in other war zones had also started.
Along the way, looking down from the sky, there were dogfights between the red and blue forces everywhere.
Fortunately, we were riding in the director's helicopter, which had a distinctive paint job, and we were notified on the public channel before departure.
Only then can you have a smooth journey.
If any helicopter from other units dared to pass by so brazenly, it would have been shot down countless times.
Looking at the units fighting on the ground, Chen Mo felt uneasy.
It can be said that there were too many twists and turns in this experiment.
Let’s not talk about how Lu Academy made the decision, let’s not mention the suspension of the college construction, even the training was aborted halfway, and it was suddenly pulled to the northwest battlefield.
It's nothing.
After all, the people above are not gods, and many policies are subject to change at any time.
What Chen Mo was really thinking about was what reward he would receive if this experiment was successful.
Second class merit?
Chen Mo shook his head slightly, guessing that it would not happen because the merit was not enough. After all, all the participating companies were collectively awarded second-class merit. As an incentive, everyone was entitled to a share.
He is now an officer, no longer a private who would risk his life for a commendation.
The reason why I think about these things is not because I am greedy for honor, but because it is what I deserve and it is also something I should consider.
The second-class merit itself was not very attractive to him.
Will it be a first-class merit?
Chen Mo was a little confused.
This grumbling was not because he was worried about not reaching the first-class standard. He had worked under an old leader and knew the standards for commendations and awards in the army.
The Army Academy, Kyoto Military Region, and the General Staff have conducted many information technology experiments, either secretly or openly.
He made this possible, so he deserves more than first-class merit.
As for promotion on the front line, Chen Mo didn't think about it at all, because he was too familiar with certain rules and regulations in the army.
Therefore, he never thought about his rank being promoted from lieutenant to captain. Considering his current contributions, it is not out of reach.
But the occasion doesn't fit.
Promotions usually don't happen at this time, not to mention that the heads of major military regions are present. According to Zhang Baolin, even the heads of the General Staff are coming.
Promoting a title on such an occasion seems a bit petty.
Since he couldn't figure out what the higher-ups were planning this time, Chen Mo simply let out a long sigh and stopped thinking about it.
About forty minutes later.
The helicopter landed steadily on the west square of the 10th Company, south of the 184th Regiment Auditorium.
Come over this time.
We didn't encounter the shovel-gun confrontation like last time. It should be because the exercise has been fully launched and the special forces brigade has also been deployed to the battlefield.
There are basically no people in the entire station.
Originally, Chen Mo planned to send Yao Jinghua away first and go to the cafeteria for a big meal.
But I didn't expect it.
As soon as the three men got off the helicopter, two tall and straight senior non-commissioned officers came running towards them from a distance.
Judging from the other person's dress and muscular posture, it is not difficult to tell which leader's guard he is.
The two men stopped and saluted. The sergeant on the right spoke first: "Who is Battalion Commander Chen Mo?"
"It's me!"
Chen Mo raised his hand in return and took half a step forward.
The guard who spoke up had a flicker of envy in his eyes, and then he grinned and said, "Hello, Captain Chen, the commander has been waiting for over twenty minutes."
"Let's go now."
"But it's a routine check."
"understand!"
Chen Mo nodded and raised his hand naturally. It was not the first time for him to do this routine, he was already familiar with it.
at first.
Yao Jinghua thought that he had nothing to do in such a serious occasion.
Just as he took a step back and planned to wait outside.
As a result, he did not escape the routine punishment.
After all three were checked, the guard on duty even took out a towel and patted off the dust on their bodies.
He tried to make it look as tidy as possible, and then took them to another hall near the auditorium.
The guard is responsible for pushing the door.
Chen Mo took a deep breath and walked into the room with his head held high, without even looking at the surrounding layout.
It is ahead of time.
Yao Jinghua, who was following behind, just looked up and was shocked.
Then he widened his eyes in disbelief, and even his breathing became a little rapid.
He was not frightened by the leader sitting in the first seat, but was shocked by the words on the red banner in front of him.
In red and gold letters, it clearly reads "First Class Combat Hero Award Ceremony."
First-class combat hero, the highest honor in field combat.
Who is this for?
Yao Jinghua felt as if he had been electrified, his eyes wide open.
This kind of occasion was obviously a small-scale secret commendation meeting.
No wonder Old Soldier Yao was shocked.
Once you wear military uniform, you will have glory for life. Who can see the words "First-Class Combat Hero"?
Can you still stay calm?
Could this be for the scholar?
Wow, if the scholar won the title of first-class combat hero, the reconnaissance company would be stationed there.
Shouldn’t we erect a monument for the scholar?
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