Chapter 29 A heavy blow! Behind enemy lines... The exercise was held in an area with complex terrain. The area of 1000 square kilometers is the exercise area, including mountains, jungles, rivers and plains. On the transport plane, Su Chen learned the general background of this exercise: Today, the international situation is complex and changeable, regional conflicts continue, competition for resources becomes increasingly fierce, and various forces are on the verge of a war. In order to respond to potential threats and safeguard the country's sovereignty and interests, the Fengtian Military Region decided to carry out a large-scale military exercise, mainly to test the actual combat effectiveness of the mechanized infantry regiment in special warfare under modern combat. It can be said that this is a battle between spear and shield, with the Tiger Regiment representing the red side as the shield and the special forces as the spear. This was Su Chen’s first time experiencing a drill. He had only seen it on TV dramas in his previous life, and he was extremely looking forward to it...! In peacetime, it is very difficult for modern soldiers to participate in real wars. Every day they do nothing but training, which is boring. Who doesn’t want to fight a real war? The purpose of our army is to train for combat, not for show. So how can we effectively test and improve the combat effectiveness of the army in peacetime? Exercises are the best choice! Through various exercises that are infinitely close to actual combat, the strength of the army can be effectively maintained. For the vast majority of soldiers, the skills they have learned in their daily training are finally put to use. How can they not be excited? It's just different from the simulated war that is actually imagined. Su Chen thought that the drills: scenes of continuous artillery fire, aircraft, tank missile launches, and hail of bullets were exciting and heart-pounding.
But the actual exercise had already begun when they boarded a transport plane and rushed to the designated battlefield...! ………… At the beginning of the war drill, the Tiger Regiment learned from intelligence that the Blue Army was trying to cross the border to fight for and occupy a large energy station of the Red Army. So the Tiger Regiment dispatched a battalion of troops to garrison the energy station, and planned to advance from the energy station. The infantry battalion and artillery battalion were all dispatched, and with the concept of "the best defense is offense", they were prepared to fight an encounter and annihilation battle with the Blue Army in order to eliminate the Blue Army's vitality to the greatest extent. As expected, the Blue Army launched an air strike, destroyed the Red Army's communication system, dispatched a special operations team to take down the Red Army's command center, and sent a company-level force to cut off the Red Army's supply lines. Just one hour into the war, the Red Army was faced with a terrible situation of chaotic command system and supply lines being cut, leaving it without any support. With the Blue Army's cutting-edge technology and precise firepower coverage and strikes, the Red Army's front-line troops, which had lost their logistical supplies and effective command system, were temporarily plunged into a desperate situation. From the beginning of the exercise, the 8th Spearhead Company received an order to penetrate deep into enemy territory and seize the Blue Army's ground artillery battalion. But when the Eighth Company arrived at the command location, they found that there were only a few troops there and the artillery battalion had already moved. It was not difficult to see from the tank tracks and tire marks on the snow that the Blue Army had just moved not long ago. The experienced company commander Shang Yong immediately realized that they had been deceived by the Blue Army's strategic deployment. He wanted to contact the headquarters but could not get in touch with them. "Captain, something must have happened at the regiment headquarters. We can't get in touch with them now. What do you want to do next?" Instructor Zhao Chuan asked anxiously, if the command center couldn't be contacted, then the frontline combat troops would definitely be in danger. I'm afraid even the regiment commander and his men... They came to launch a surprise attack on the Blue Army's ground artillery battalion, but the enemy had already moved away and could not contact the command center. How to fight the next battle must be decided by Shang Yong, the highest commander of the Eighth Company! Shang Yong's brows were furrowed, and he threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground and extinguished it in annoyance, then analyzed thoughtfully: "All the deployments of the Blue Army in front are fake. Look..." Shang Yong pointed at the map and gestured at the front line. "From the traces left by the tanks and armored vehicles, the Blue Army's artillery battalion is moving to the southeast. If it continues to move forward, its target will be the front line battle site we preset! They will not move for no reason. The only explanation is that they want to use the artillery battalion to completely eat up our front-line troops!" Zhao Chuan nodded when he heard this. "That makes sense! But the direction they are heading towards is right in our heartland. How can they have the guts to go straight into our heartland?" The words trailed off. Shang Yong and Zhao Chuan looked at each other and said in unison, "There's something wrong with the supply line!" "Hold……!" Shang Yong slammed the door of the command vehicle. "If the Blue Army cuts off our supply line, the comrades on the front line will not be able to hold on for long! They must be in a tough battle now! In this situation, we are the only force active inside the enemy." Zhao Chuan looked at Shang Yong, "What do you want to do?" "It's definitely too late to provide support..." Shang Yong frowned, "We are a special operations company, we don't have many people, even if we support the front line, we are not enough to fill the enemy's teeth! My current idea is that since we are a force operating behind enemy lines, we must exert extraordinary effects! We must find a way to set the Blue Army's rear on fire, so that they can cut off our supply lines and destroy our command system! In the same way, I will give them a taste of their own medicine!"
"You mean, special operations?!" Zhao Chuan's eyes lit up. "Yes!" Shang Yong nodded, "The Blue Army is now in an overall advantage, with most of its forces on the front battlefield. This is exactly our opportunity! "We will split up the Eighth Company into smaller units and spread out across the board. We will wreak havoc in the Blue Army's territory and try to eliminate as many of their manpower as possible, forcing the Blue Army to withdraw troops from the front lines to provide support. We will do everything we can to reduce the pressure on the front lines. If necessary, we can even decapitate those bastards in the Blue Army!" The 8th Sharp Knife Company is also known as the Red Army's special forces, an ace company specialized in responding to and countering special operations. What a great idea to conduct counter-special operations against the Blues! Zhao Chuan thought it was feasible. He nodded heavily and said, "That's right. Leaving the Blue Army leaderless can effectively reduce the pressure on the frontline soldiers. If our headquarters is still there, we can even launch a counterattack...!" "Yes, and don't forget, the fastest unit of the Blue Army to reinforce the rear should be the artillery battalion! Once we succeed, it will be equivalent to relieving the pressure on the supply line!" Shang Yong's eyes were filled with anger, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Let's take a step back. Even if our regiment headquarters has been sacrificed, I would rather sacrifice the entire Eighth Company than to perish together with the enemy! Let them kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of our own!!" After a pause, Shang Yong immediately ordered the deputy company commander: "Pass my order, assemble the entire company!——" He wanted to hold a pre-war mobilization meeting to let the entire Eighth Company know that the Tiger Regiment was facing a life-and-death struggle...! …… (End of this chapter)