Chapter 213: The Exercise Ends, and the Reconnaissance Company Suffers the Most
As the main force of the 188th Division retreated, it attempted to deploy armored vehicles to cut off the infantry and tank attack of the combined battalion.
Captain Liu of the Second Battalion immediately gave the order.
The entire battalion retreated to increase the distance between them, continued to encircle the enemy from a long distance in a "U" shape, and coordinated with the firepower of the army aviation to force the enemy's main force to continue maneuvering.
When the tanks of both sides once again narrowed the distance to 800 meters, the Second Battalion maneuvered around the left wing in company units, cooperating with the right wing to penetrate and cut off the enemy's firepower.
The battle started from a small scale and entered into a tank dogfight and bayonet fight mode.
The atmosphere at the scene was extremely suffocating.
Although the combined battalion has a small number of personnel, the 188th Division has a large organization.
However, the Second Battalion had armored protection, and ordinary machine guns and individual weapons could not pose an effective threat to the armor of the Type 96 tank.
The distance is widened.
The 188th Division's strongest infantry also lost its advantage.
It was being continuously consumed by the firepower of the Army Aviation from a distance.
Watching the enemy's infantry fighting vehicles move out again and advance in a dispersed manner.
Inside a tank crew of the Second Battalion.
A second-class sergeant served as the observation vehicle commander and kept giving orders.
"800 meters, 1 o'clock, assigned to two enemy vehicles, auto-reloading completed, 1 round, fire!"
boom!
In the distance, a Type 63 troop carrier behind the main force of the 188th Division was blown up.
White smoke billowed and the entire crew was eliminated.
Ten seconds later.
"650 meters, 10 o'clock, enemy vehicle 2 to the left, auto-reload complete, 1 round, fire!"
Boom! Another car explosion!
Within thirty seconds, the enemy infantry fighting vehicles were hit repeatedly by the same tank.
This resulted in the elimination of nearly thirty infantrymen from the main force of the 188th Division, and this was only one corner of the battle.
The battlefield was filled with smoke and flames.
Zheng Decheng, the battalion commander of the 188th Division, initially arranged an attack on the left wing of the joint battalion in an attempt to cut off the firepower of the tank formation chain, but he could not hold out for more than a few minutes.
The Second Battalion kept a distance from them and, in cooperation with the Army Aviation, wiped them out completely.
The intercepting firepower is gone.
The remaining dozen or so tanks of the Second Battalion began to chase the 188th Division.
With the cooperation of Z-9 fighter jets in the air and tanks on the ground penetrating, surrounding and cutting, it can be said that they are unscrupulous.
It was obvious that they were bullying the 188th Division because it had no heavy armor to support it.
A fierce pursuit.
Looking down from the sky, the drone showed that the Second Battalion was like a fiery spear, chasing and stabbing the steel formations of the 188th Division that stretched for several kilometers.
The casualties rose sharply from 3:1 at the beginning to a terrifying 1:13.
What is the concept?
It is equivalent to the main force of the 188th Division. In a long-range attack, it would take more than a dozen tanks and dozens of soldiers to exchange for the loss of a tank of the joint battalion.
Without heavy armor cover, the remaining main force of the 188th Division completely collapsed in organization.
The command almost failed.
Even though there were tanks in the 188th Division, their number was too small after all, and they were surrounded by the main force of the 2nd Battalion to a distance of less than 50 meters. The two sides exchanged fire in a circle.
In a situation of one against two, or even one against three or one against four.
There is no advantage at all.
Zheng Decheng's heart was bleeding as he looked at the battle situation in the rear.
He could only keep reminding himself to persist and persist again.
As long as we spread out the troops, we can get rid of the unscrupulous penetration of heavy tanks in the rear and let our own side spread out its front.
This damn tank will definitely be killed.
pity!
Captain Zheng has a good idea.
But Combat Zone No. 5 is the battlefield that Chen Mo tailored for them.
How could it be so easy to ask them to switch from a rescue formation to a combat formation?
On the left wing of the main road is a towering cliff, and on the right wing is the joint battalion cooperating with the Army Aviation, chasing after them.
When their main force finally managed to disperse a part of it and had the strength to engage in mobile warfare, they arrived at the fork in the road ahead that Chen Mo had planned into the battle plan from the beginning.
After receiving the report, Captain Zheng didn't think much about it. After all, the troops were meant to disperse, and as long as there was enough space, they could exert sufficient combat effectiveness.
The few dozen armored vehicles left by the 188th Division drove into the forks on both sides of the road.
The already limited firepower was dispersed again.
The howitzer company, which had maneuvered to the right fork in the road five kilometers in advance, had been waiting for a long time.
Company commander Chen Haitao stood on a high ground two thousand meters away from the artillery position, holding a telescope, watching the main force of the 188th Division emerge from the fork in the road.
The flesh on Captain Chen's face trembled with excitement, and he snatched off his hat: "Damn it, it's finally here."
"Order, base guns fire first, calibrate direction, and all batteries fire!"
"yes!"
Get the order.
The sergeant behind Captain Chen immediately turned around and started signaling with flags towards the artillery position.
The howitzer battery arrived early and knew where to hit in advance, so there was no need for any adjustments.
With a loud "bang", a cloud of dust exploded from the bottom of the gun carriage.
boom!
The 188th Division's troops came out from the right fork in the road and were maneuvering at high speed. They were completely unprepared and were hit by a howitzer five meters in front of them.
“Puff! Puff!”
Two streams of thick smoke billowed out, and the two armored vehicles at the front exploded, eliminating the entire crew.
"Damn it, it's too early. It's five meters off target. Move five meters to the right. Prepare a salvo. Fire!"
Chen Haitao shouted with a grin while holding a telescope.
The flag bearer waved the command flag again and issued orders to the company commander towards the artillery position.
The deputy commander of the howitzer company saw the flag signal.
He immediately grabbed the communicator and yelled, "Aimer, attention, sight 532, elevation minus 3, direction right 005, loader, attention, grenade, instantaneous fuse, three rounds rapid fire, start loading."
"Ready, fire!"
Boom boom boom!!!
A cloud of dust exploded from the artillery position, sweeping across the entire position.
On the other side, the enemy troops coming out from the right wing of the 188th Division had not yet moved away the two infantry fighting vehicles that had been destroyed because the fork in the road was too narrow.
Another round of bombing has arrived.
Nearly thirty armored vehicles were covered by artillery fire and rushed into the mobile team on the right fork. They had no time to react and suffered heavy losses.
The left side is not much better.
The anti-aircraft machine gun company of the joint battalion had also been waiting for a long time.
As soon as the enemy appeared, several anti-aircraft guns were lowered and fired at the enemy convoy on the left.
Da da da.
The sound of shell casings hitting the tank mixed with the smell of gunpowder in the air and the smell of diesel all around.
The battle finally came to an end.
Taishan base.
The leaders in the conference room watched helplessly as the last of the main force was driven into a fork in the road and the main force dispersed.
Tanks and army aviation were chasing behind, and anti-aircraft machine guns and grenades were blocking the way in front.
A main force of thousands of people moved to Combat Zone No. 5 with the original purpose of rescue.
But no one expected it.
The main rescue force would be defeated so miserably and completely.
From beginning to end, it seemed as if there was an invisible thread that was controlling the direction of the entire battle.
Although many people at the scene were unwilling to admit it, one-third of the 188th Division's firepower was swallowed up by the so-called informationized battalion in four hours.
Don’t you admit that it works?
In the image projected by the reconnaissance aircraft.
The two main forces that moved to the fork in the road had suffered over 70% casualties. Countless soldiers got off their tanks with white smoke rising from their heads, looking confused.
Even if the main force has not suffered any casualties, it is just struggling to hold on.
Especially the right fork in the road, which was bombed by a salvo of howitzers, leaving many soldiers with no room for resistance.
A soldier opened the rear door of the armored vehicle and looked around blankly.
In war, the ones most afraid of losing are the new recruits, because they have little experience and find it hardest to accept.
A private soldier, with a depressed look on his face, touched his uniform and then looked at the white smoke coming out of his squad leader's helmet.
He asked timidly in a low voice: "Squad leader, are we defeated?"
Hear the inquiry.
The squad leader's already dark face turned even darker: "Shut up, how can this be called a defeat?"
"The enemy was too cunning, launching a surprise attack when we were least prepared. We responded hastily, so it should be said that our victory was not obvious, or even no victory at all."
"How can you say you were defeated?"
After being lectured by the squad leader, the private suddenly felt mixed emotions and a sense of bitterness welled up in his heart.
If the victory is not obvious, isn’t it still a defeat?
Gradually, the private's eyes turned red with grievance, and tears fell uncontrollably onto his dusty uniform.
This is not crying, but unwillingness and refusal to accept!
The Strategic Assault Division has been promoting the great 188th Division since the first day new recruits entered the camp. Last night, they were still marching to the battlefield in high spirits.
Shouting slogans to annihilate the enemy.
Unexpectedly, they suffered repeated setbacks right after the start of the war. Within just a few hours, the 188th Division, which the privates thought was invincible, was defeated.
Even the squad leader who was usually omnipotent was fuming.
The battalion commander of the 188th Division was also at the right fork in the road and was eliminated in the previous round of bombing.
He got out of the car, his whole body trembling with anger. What the hell is this information camp? It's so fucking weird.
The timing of the battle was just right.
Even he didn't know there was a fork in the road here, and was tricked by the opponent. The question is, when did the opponent's main force linger here?
Zheng Decheng had many doubts in his heart.
However, as a battalion commander, he knew that this was not the time to vent his temper, nor was it the time to admit defeat.
Even if you lose, you must lose with dignity.
The 188th Strategic Assault Division does not believe in tears.
Passing by the private soldier who had just shed tears, Battalion Commander Zheng glared at him and said, "What a cry!"
"Hold it back. And you guys, why are you peeing like a cat?"
A fierce and fierce voice echoed.
It calmed the confused hearts of the soldiers a little.
Zheng Decheng pounded his chest vigorously, gnashing his teeth and saying, "Are you all crying like crazy?"
"We still have people here. Even if there's only one person left, we still have our own way of fighting."
"Crying is a cowardly act. It's shameful. Don't even bother embarrassing yourself here."
"Remember this, even if there are only three households left in Chu, the Qin will be destroyed by Chu. Even if we fight to the last man in our battalion, we must die on the way to the charge."
"Are there any who are still alive?"
"Give me a breath, keep moving forward, and kill!"
"Forward, kill!"
The soldiers who were not eliminated picked up their guns and rushed out of the fork in the road fearlessly.
The chariots are gone, but the people are still there.
Field Army, never retreat!
Boom!!
The howitzer battery fired its second salvo.
The smoke and dust filled the sky.
The soldier who had just charged looked blankly at his comrades beside him again, and white smoke rose from each of them.
Defeated!
No one survived.
This scene was seen by all the leaders in the conference room.
Maybe it was a coincidence, or maybe Chen Mo chose the right place.
The moment when the 188th Division was completely wiped out.
He arrived at the last battlefield in a military vehicle driven by Liang Hongjie.
Many people like to admire their own masterpieces.
Chen Mo was no exception. He had been planning this battle from beginning to end, and even the No. 5 combat zone was carefully selected by him.
Now that the battle was over, he could no longer contain his excitement and ran to the battlefield to watch.
Chen Mo got off the military vehicle and stood more than a hundred meters away from the right fork in the road.
Watching the last of the 188th Division's troops being wiped out, he stood still, looking at them calmly.
Chen Mo looked at the destroyed main force of the enemy army.
In the conference room, many leaders looked at Chen Mo who got out of the car through the reconnaissance plane hovering in the air.
Fu Hongyi, the commander-in-chief of the Kyoto Military Region, or the chief director of the Northwest Battlefield, stared at the commander who had never appeared from beginning to end.
His expression was a little complicated.
Just now, a private from the 188th Division was captured crying. The private was scolded by his squad leader and battalion commander, and he didn't dare to say a word in the end.
And if we really want to judge the seniority of this kid who has the rank of lieutenant but doesn't even have an armband or a collar flower,
He should also be a private.
But they are all privates, why is there such a big difference between them?
If Chen Mo had not arrived at the battlefield at this time and appeared on the big screen, Fu Hongyi would not have had such a strong feeling.
With comparison, the feelings are deeper.
"Is this the kid in charge of commanding this operation?"
Fu Hongyi looked up and pointed at the figure on the big screen.
"That's him."
Luo Yaowu was too embarrassed to admit it, but Wang Songhe responded with gritted teeth.
Seriously.
If Commander Wang were given another chance, he would never resort to hiding his troops.
He would definitely command the armored group and attack the battlefield from the front, even though as the commander of a motorized infantry division, he was not good at commanding large-scale armored assaults.
But considering the situation of this battle, and the fact that he was inexplicably led by the nose.
Changing tactics will definitely have different consequences.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
If you lose, you lose!!
There was silence for a moment, some people were digesting the result, and some were thinking about something.
In short, this system confrontation brought a different feeling to everyone present.
"Notice, the 188th Division will be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and all companies of the Information Battalion will return to base."
"When Chen Mo comes back, bring him to my office."
"Prepare for the commendation meeting tomorrow morning."
After saying these words, Fu Hongyi turned and left the meeting room.
A group of officers were left looking at each other in bewilderment. After a long while, a staff officer came forward and announced the end of the exercise through the public channel, requiring the entire joint battalion to return to the base.
And Chen Mo naturally received the news first.
He looked at the battlefield again, sniffed the mixed smell of diesel and gunpowder, remembered the feeling, and then turned around and opened the car door.
"Come on, platoon leader, let's go back first."
"The other companies should have received the news by now. Go back and rest."
“Okay!!”
Liang Hongjie grinned in response, stepped on the accelerator, turned around and rushed towards Taishan.
en route.
He originally wanted to chat with Chen Mo and talk about the war. After all, Lao Liang had also stayed in the base for several months, and he knew very well what kind of sensation it would cause if the informatization experiment was successful.
Although this exercise was not large in scale, it can still be considered a success, right?
But when I turned around, I found that Chen Mo had fallen asleep with his head tilted against the passenger seat window since he got in the car.
Sleep very deeply.
He didn't even wake up when his head hit the window due to the bumpy ride.
There's no other way. Commanding a battle is too energy-consuming.
On the surface, it seemed that Chen Mo did nothing, as most of the work was done by the drone.
But if you really want to calculate it carefully.
Commanding is not so easy.
Before the war begins, as a commander, you must be familiar with the battlefield and the front line, and study the enemy's command's combat thinking and firepower deployment.
Without this ability, you are not even qualified to be a staff officer.
The joint battalion does not have complete combat capabilities. Logistics alone is a big problem and it cannot withstand large-scale combat conflicts.
You can only take shortcuts, like Tian Ji's horse racing, and use the least amount of your own troops to confront the enemy's greatest firepower.
Fortunately, Wang Songhe used the method of hiding soldiers this time, hiding nearly a hundred tanks in transport vehicles.
Otherwise.
If the enemy really uses tractors to pull tanks into the battlefield, the joint battalion may not be able to fight back.
No matter how powerful the system is, it is impossible to destroy a large-scale mechanical army without sufficient strength.
Chen Mo must plan every step carefully. If he makes a mistake, the battle may be delayed, allowing the enemy to react and the main force to gather in advance.
That would be another battle.
Since Chen Mo was sleeping too soundly, Liang Hongjie simply slowed down the car and it should have taken more than an hour to reach the base.
He drove for more than three hours on the way, trying to let Chen Mo sleep as much as possible.
Around eight o'clock in the evening.
Cheng Dong led the reconnaissance company back to the base first. If we talk about this exercise, the ones who paid the greatest price are probably these scouts.
But it’s not just about labor.
The reconnaissance company set out from Jinyang and rushed to the 188th Division headquarters in Xiaocheng overnight, digging holes and retreating all the way.
Cheng Dong had just returned to the Huanglongwanggou camp during the day and was arranged by Chen Mo to go out and fight the tank regiment. When he heard that the pit he had dug all night was full of unassembled enemy tanks, he was shocked.
There are only a few logistics soldiers guarding there, how can they not take credit for this?
So, he led the people in his company to fight desperately.
I fought hard and completed the mission well.
But he got beaten a lot.
The 188th Division Armored Regiment did not have many combat personnel, but it had a large number of logistics personnel. When the war broke out, each fought on its own, and if it was eliminated, it would just accept it. After all, there were observers patrolling in helicopters all the time.
Few dared to cause trouble in person.
But wait for Chen Mo to give the order to let the reconnaissance company withdraw and be replaced by the rocket launcher company.
The problem is exposed.
Come on, easy.
Retreating is not that easy.
With so many soldiers in the logistics department of the 188th Division, how could they just watch the reconnaissance company cause trouble and then retreat safely?
Therefore, during the retreat, although Cheng Dong had made preparations in advance, he even abandoned the infantry fighting vehicles that had driven over at the beginning, and ordered the entire company to disperse in all directions.
But the soldiers who were eliminated by the 188th Division were still chasing after them.
Wow, that scene.
Hundreds of people scattered and chased dozens of people.
If the reconnaissance company hadn't been training in footwork, it would have been difficult for them to return safely.
This is not.
Around 7:40 p.m. on June 1st.
Cheng Dong led his men back to the Huanglongwanggou base first. When he heard that the exercise was over, he drove several logistics trucks back to the base.
As soon as the group of people got off the bus, the tragic scene frightened the soldiers on duty at the base.
In the entire reconnaissance company, with more than 90 people, not a single one had clean clothes. It was common for them to have bruised faces and noses, and about 10 to 20 people were wrapped in bandages.
Even Cheng Dong's mouth corner was bruised from the beating, and when he opened his mouth to speak, his mouth was pulled so hard that it hurt.
"God damn it, count the number of people to see if everyone is here."
Cheng Dong put his left hand on his waist and touched the corner of his mouth with his right hand. He hissed from time to time in pain.
Seeing that no one in the company was seriously injured and that the military doctors in the camp logistics department were quite skilled in bandaging, he turned his head left and right to see that the base did not look lively.
Then he walked up to the sentry and asked, "Comrade, may I ask if the scholar has returned?"
"Scholar?" The sentry was a little confused.
"It's Staff Officer Chen."
"Oh, him? He hasn't come back yet. When he was handing over his post just now, he specifically told me to go to Instructor Luo's office when Staff Officer Chen comes back. He said the leader wanted to see him."
"I see."
Cheng Dong waved his hand and was about to go to the dormitory to lie down for a while when he turned over.
Liang Hongjie came back in his shaky car.
Through the windshield, Captain Cheng saw Chen Mo sitting in the passenger seat, and he was completely shocked on the spot.
Run quickly towards the military vehicle.
Liang Hongjie, who was driving, saw that the company commander was in a bad mood, so he quickly stepped on the brakes, pulled up the handbrake, pushed the door and got out of the car.
When he came to Cheng Dong, Liang Hongjie was also shocked by the company commander's appearance.
He was stunned and asked, "Company Commander, who beat you up?"
"What the hell, how can you talk like that? Did I get beaten up?"
Cheng Dong raised his finger and pointed at his cheek: "You son of a bitch, didn't you see? Six or seven bastards from the 188th Division pressed me down, but they couldn't hold me down."
"They are much worse off than me. If I wasn't in a hurry to leave, I would have given them a beating."
"Where's the scholar? Let him get off the bus!!"
Cheng Dong pointed at Chen Mo, who was still sleeping soundly with his head tilted to one side in the passenger seat.
Even if Liang Hongjie had no grassroots experience, he could guess that his company commander was being chased by enemy soldiers while retreating.
As for whether there are seven or eight people, Liang Hongjie thinks the number may be halved.
But he didn't dare to say it. Captain Cheng, who had always been strong-willed, was afraid that if he dared to expose his shortcomings in person, he would be beaten even worse than the captain.
He could only explain: "Captain, the scholar has been commanding for a whole day and night, and he is too tired to get up."
"Can't get up? He's like a chicken with blood every day, how could he be tired?"
Cheng Dong clenched his fists and looked like he was cursing.
Chen Mo might have heard the noise, and since he had been swaying all the way in his sleep and the car suddenly stopped, he felt a little uneasy in his sleep.
Open your eyes quietly.
Following the light from the street lamp, I saw bruises on the company commander's face, and several scouts in the base were still wrapped in bandages.
Chen Mo grinned secretly, knowing that the company commander came to settle the score with him.
There is no way to avoid it.
Chen Mo thought of a countermeasure, then pretended to have just woken up, stretched, pushed the door and got out of the car.
Seeing Cheng Dong standing in front of the car, Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, then his face was filled with surprise. He rushed up and hugged Cheng Dong: "Captain, we meet again."
"Our reconnaissance company performed a great service this time. Chief of Staff Luo said that our company contributed the most."
"I saw it all. When we were retreating, you could defeat more than a dozen people chasing you one by one. If we want to fight, our reconnaissance company is the best."
"Of course." Cheng Dong's expression immediately eased a lot when he heard Chen Mo say that there were more than a dozen people chasing him.
In fact, he had no idea how many people were chasing him. He just ran away at that time. Who would be stupid enough to look back?
During the group fight exercise, each fighter is more vicious than the other. You’d be a fool not to run away.
"Company Commander, the second-class merit is definitely ours. It must be ours."
Chen Mo let go of Cheng Dong and patted his chest to make a promise.
Just then, the sentry at the base gate ran over, stood at attention and saluted, saying, "Staff Officer Chen, Instructor Luo told you to go to his office as soon as you return."
"knew."
Chen Mo returned the greeting and responded.
While Cheng Dong was still not reacting, he hurriedly said, "Captain, I'll go there and be back soon."
After saying that, Chen Mo ran towards the base.
It was not until the people ran a long way that Cheng Dong realized something seemed wrong.
He put his hands on his hips. He hadn't slept all day and all night, so his brain wasn't reacting very quickly. He was stunned for a long moment before he glared and said, "Hey, damn it."
"You bastard, did I come here to ask you about this?"
"You almost got me into trouble."
"Come back, you bastard!!"
Listening to the company commander scolding the scholar.
A group of scouts squatting in the base, who had just finished roll call, stared blankly at the two men.
They didn't quite understand what had just happened.
But it is not difficult to guess that the company commander must have been fooled by the scholar again.
No one found it strange.
It’s not the first time anyway.
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