Chapter 7 Chapter Six

Jiang Tao looked at the No. 001 highland under the blue sky in the southeast, and his thoughts have all entered tomorrow's war.He did not recall his origin.His almost innate sense of professionalism and mission, his self-esteem that cannot be hurt by others, still unconsciously entered his emotions, intensifying feelings of anger and shame.The thing is very clear: Although he tried several times for the A Regiment to take the main attack and even complete all the recovery tasks in the Gongmu Mountain area by himself after the troops entered the theater, the head of the military division finally handed over the main attack task to Liu Daoming's B Regiment; this morning Although the army commander did not agree to the request of the division party committee and replaced him from the forward command post of the A regiment, the incident itself once again explained his true position in their hearts!The latter also made him understand another thing: just from the fact that the battle will be fought tomorrow and the regiment leader will be changed today, it can be guessed that the battle in the Qipanling area is important in the overall recovery of the battle in the Gongmushan area. How unimportant, how unappreciated!They probably thought that if any guy with a little military knowledge was replaced to command the A regiment, they would be able to take down Qipanling tomorrow!Of course, the Army Commander and Division Commander are concerned about Liu Daoming's Battle of Highland No. 001!What he and his A regiment are only supporting roles in this war!In other words, the victory or defeat between Group A and Group B has been artificially determined before the battle is fought!

His thoughts were entangled with such a point for a long time and intensely.At the same time, the anger and shame that built up in the heart grew stronger.He seemed to suddenly see a deeper reality that had always existed in the past and was only covered up by his own blind optimism and self-confidence: Even if he led the A group to be no worse than Liu Daoming's B group, at the critical moment, What the higher-ups really value are still seemingly calm farmers like Liu Daoming!There are not many wars in peacetime, and every war will provide the commanders who directly participate in the war with extremely precious opportunities for success and promotion that other soldiers of the same age can hardly get.Whether you can seize this opportunity to make meritorious deeds often determines a soldier's lifelong future.Jiang Tao is familiar with the stories of every famous commander in history: Didn’t Napoleon rise to fame through the Battle of Toulon, thus emerging in French history?Until this morning, he still regarded the battle to recover the Qipanling area that will start at dawn tomorrow as his "Battle of Toulon", but now he understands clearly: that's not the case at all!No matter how well he leads the A regiment on Qipanling tomorrow, the protagonist of this battle is Liu Daoming, and the rising star in the army after the war will also be Liu Daoming!In the not-too-distant future, Liu Daoming and I will no longer be at the same level but superior and inferior. At that time, he will even directly influence your Jiang Tao's future and destiny!

No, this cannot be allowed to happen!Perhaps the more important thing has nothing to do with Liu Daoming, it is that he himself cannot tolerate failure, and cannot tolerate the idea of ​​making others better than himself appear and become a reality in the competition.In an instant, his whole sense of life was transferred to this established resolution.Although he still doesn't know what to do, as long as he makes up his mind, he can always try his best to find a way! He had calmed down a bit, and the entire topography of the Gongmu Mountain area in the battle sandbox clearly appeared in his mind.In the past, in order to refine his battle plan, he had conducted a long and careful study of the sand table, and he knew that the battle of the B regiment tomorrow would not be easy. Highland No. 001 is 1101.7 meters above sea level, with a slope of 70° to 80°. Many places are cliffs, deep streams and ravines.This highland is the first commanding height in the entire Gongmu Mountain area, and the enemy will definitely focus on defense. Coupled with the high density of minefields, traps, and bamboo sticks, it is almost certain that the battle that will take place there tomorrow will be extremely cruel.Not only that, from Liu Daoming's combat plan that the army commander asked He Yan to report to him just now, relying on the good quality and intuition of a professional officer, he also keenly noticed a considerable loophole: the B regiment took the troops who captured the No. 001 highland The hope is mainly pinned on the troops who made a detour to the southern foot of the highland and then launched an attack. However, whether this army can reach the starting position of the attack on time after crossing the No. 435 boundary pillar is a big question.First of all, they have to secretly travel more than ten kilometers through the mountains and forests on both sides of the national border. It is also at night, and it is extremely difficult to avoid encountering minefields or being discovered by the enemy. If so, it will fall into a difficult situation during the attack.He believed that the danger he saw would not be missed by Liu Daoming and the division commanders and army commanders who later approved the battle plan of the B regiment. The reason why he finally chose this plan is quite clear: The southern foot attacked and the north carried out a frontal attack. Because of the barrier of the huge stream, it was difficult for the troops of the B regiment to even approach the high ground under the enemy's fire blockade!But in any case, one thing is almost certain: Tomorrow, Regiment B's attack on Heights 001 will definitely not go smoothly. This constitutes a severe test for Liu Daoming!

As for the offensive battle in the Qipanling area that he and the A regiment will carry out tomorrow, it is not the same as the No. 001 highland battle of the B regiment.Qipanling Liang is long and scattered, easy to attack but difficult to defend.As early as last night after the troops sneaked into the front-line area to assemble, he ordered the battalions to send out small teams to quietly find out the attack routes leading to the three fortified highlands of 164, 342, and 631, and secretly routed the passages from the mines at the foot of the mountain. The area has been opened up to only one or two hundred meters away from the above three highlands.From the bottom of his heart, he even felt that there would be no fight worth mentioning on Qipan Ridge tomorrow.His troops probably won the victory without any effort, not even the three hours he promised the army commander this morning, and Liu Daoming's troops must have been fighting fiercely up and down Height 001 at that time.He was confident that he was a well-trained military expert, and he understood Liu Daoming's assurance to the army commander that it would be impossible to end the attack on Height 001 before ten o'clock tomorrow morning.So the following situation would arise: tomorrow morning he and his A regiment ended the battle early in the Qipanling area, while Liu Daoming was still fighting desperately.In order to wait for his opponent to end the battle, he will waste a lot of time in vain!

It was the word "time" that suddenly inspired him! While waiting for group B to end the battle, he can do some things! ... A trivial matter suddenly jumped out of Jiang Tao's mind! "Guocai, come out!" He turned his head and shouted into the command tent, his eyes became extremely bright again! Yin Guocai ran out immediately.The change of expression on the leader's face surprised him again. "Did you say in the morning that there are two reporters from Beijing who are still staying in the political department of the division and have not found a place to settle?" Jiang Tao asked in a tone as calm as possible, but his chief of staff still recognized him. The kind of excitement that just rose from a desperate situation in my heart.

"That's right." Yin Guocai said, "They originally wanted to follow the forward command post of the B Regiment, but Liu Daoming, the head of the regiment, refused on the grounds that his command post would follow the troops in a detour and could not guarantee the lives of the reporters." The call was in the morning. The political commissar of the division's basic command post called, asking if the head of the regiment would like to receive two reporters who wanted to get closer to observe the battle of Gongmu Mountain.Jiang Tao didn't comment at the time, but now he asked again, although he still didn't quite understand what the leader was thinking, he could guess that it must have something to do with what happened in the morning.

Jiang Tao stood up from the dining table and said loudly in a decisive tone: "You call the political commissar right now and ask him to tell the political department of the division that I, Jiang Tao, unconditionally welcome the two reporters to the forward command post of the A regiment! I absolutely guarantee their safety, satisfy all their wishes, and serve them Create all the necessary conditions for the work!... No," he paused, then quickly changed his mind, "After the phone call, you immediately take the car to the division's basic command post, and you must bring those two reporters back to me! Do you understand?!"

"Understood!" Yin Guocai clacked his heels in a habitual and dramatic manner, and replied loudly, with a serious and resolute expression on his face. When Yin Guocai took the car away from Maoerling, Jiang Tao was still standing where he had been all morning.Turning his gaze to the southeast of Height 001, he saw a few cloud clusters floating in the sky, illuminated by the sun and shining brightly.At this time, he felt that his heart was much more relaxed, and a powerful sneer unconsciously overflowed from the corner of his stiff mouth.He was already thinking happily: This is the difference between me and Liu Daoming!Liu Daoming may really have the same military genius as me, but he doesn't understand the reason to jump out of the rules of the game defined by others, especially he doesn't understand the magician-like role of the news media in today's society.The reason why journalists are called "uncrowned kings" is because they have a pen in their hands that can affect the audio-visual of the people of the whole country.Several of his friends in Beijing are journalists. He understands that the "throne" of these "uncrowned kings" is actually uncertain. Emotions largely govern the so-called "journalist's conscience."Liu Daoming refused the reporter who wanted to come to the front in person, but gave him the opportunity to jump out of the established game field.Now that he took the initiative to invite reporters to his regiment command post, he would win his first victory over Liu Daoming psychologically from the reporters.Next, he will let the reporters know himself, paving the way for tomorrow's victory in the Qipanling battle.His troops will definitely take Qipanling in a relatively short period of time. At that time, the reporters who are responsible for quickly reporting the front-line battle will report his victory and his name to Beijing before the battle on Height 001 is over.Jiang Tao is familiar with the function of such a special "channel": before the head of the war zone has time to make a formal report, the important figures in Beijing who are eager to know the frontline battle situation know that he and the A regiment have won the battle of Qipanling. Together with him, Jiang Tao name.Jiang Tao knows a little about psychology and knows the meaning of the word "preconception".He thought that even if Liu Daoming successfully captured the No. 001 Height after him, he would have won the first victory; and if—he had always had such a premonition in his heart—the battle of Group B tomorrow would not only be difficult and tortuous, The price is high, and the outcome is still uncertain, so after the war even the division commander and army commander had to admit that the Battle of Qipanling was a beautiful and successful battle after comparison.He has another move: Since he invited the two reporters who were rejected by the B regiment to the command post of the A regiment, after the war they will first publicize the battle of the A regiment's Qipanling instead of the No. 001 of the B regiment At that time, the battle of Qipanling will become the main part of the battle to recover the Gongmushan area in the eyes of the people of the whole country, and the battle of No. 001 highland of the B regiment will be eclipsed, and his name Jiang Tao will also be in Liu Daoming's name shines brightly before!