Chapter 18 Chapter Nine (1)

Sun in the east and rain in the west. The situation at the Blue Army command post was quite different.Chang Shaole held a bowl of porridge, held a steamed bun and a green onion in his hand, and squatted on a large bluestone in front of the command post, eating like a clatter, while humming an aria from Henan Opera "Dingjun Mountain".This unique singing first attracted Jiang Yuerong and a few female soldiers who had just come down from shift to eat.They couldn't help laughing at Chang Shaole, who was so proficient at eating with one hand and one mouth. Chang Shaole put the bowl on the ground, and said in a long voice as if saying something: "Who is making noise here--"

Jiang Yuerong laughed so hard that she had to throw the bowl away, pointing at Chang Shaole with one hand, she opened her mouth but couldn't speak. Zhu Haipeng came out of the war room wiping his mouth, "you are still having fun, you should have less fun, you got appendicitis, it's terrible. Mr. Chang, they slipped like a loach. They dropped less than a company, and the main force slipped away again." gone." Chang Shaole became serious, "So, are they really going to give up the front line? Huang Xing'an let us drive straight in? The sun is coming out from the west."

Zhu Haipeng said: "I'm afraid they really don't want to lose this person. They still have a group guarding the No. 2 area. When you were singing, I prepared a dish for them, leaving a group to guard the few people in the No. 3 area." There is a high ground, and the other main forces are now advancing towards Area 2. In the air, they don’t even have anti-aircraft artillery units there, and bombers can bomb them at will. If they can bite their right flank, they will be in a dilemma." Chang Shaole said: "It's a pity that our top troops are still idle." Zhu Haipeng said: "I'm about to discuss it with you, it's amazing whether I can go or not."

When the two returned to the war room, Zhu Haipeng picked up a telegram and said, "This is the article written by reporter Wang from the military region on the first day. This man's articles have always been stereotyped, and the five elements of news have always been clear." Chang Shaole said, "What do you mean?" Zhu Haipeng pointed to the sand table and said, "I compared his article and drew their course of action for the day, and the end point was near Yuquan Peak, where they participated in the battlefield ball written in Reporter Qin's article. Think about it, who has the right A field dance?"

Chang Shaole said: "You said their command center is Yuquan Peak?" Zhu Haipeng said: "It's not sure yet, I have arranged for someone to confirm this judgment." Chang Shaole measured it with his hands on the sand table, "It's less than 30 kilometers away from the No. 3 area we occupied. Wouldn't a carpet bombing solve the problem for them?" Zhu Haipeng said: "Our bombers are too few, and we have already invested in the No. 2 area. Don't we have special reconnaissance forces? Let them show their skills. If it is the enemy's command post, it will be a windfall. If not, send a bomber, Drop some gasoline and they'll get away with it."

Chang Shaole clapped his hands, "Let's do it like this." Zhu Haipeng added: "The front line is tens of kilometers away from us, and some things need to be dealt with decisively. I think there will be a front finger organized there, and Chu Tianshu will be in charge." Chang Shaole said: "You just decide not to." Zhu Haipeng said: "This order should be issued by you. If one regiment commander directly commands the other two regiment commanders, your order will be more powerful. Besides, we are now..." Chang Shaole waved his hand, "You don't need to talk about it. The stink of the Chinese people is that they can only share the hardships, not the joys. Sometimes it is more difficult to sail with the wind. You really think carefully."

Zhu Haipeng said with a smile: "To be honest, this is Yue Rong's reminder." Chang Shaole said: "I have already assumed the responsibility of being a good wife. It seems that you should launch a general offensive in this battle. Take it down in one go, so that other people will not worry about it day and night." Zhu Haipeng sighed: "This is an uncertain battle!" Jiang Yuerong walked in and looked at the two whispering men suspiciously. Fan Yingming noticed that there were a few fighter jets nearby that seemed to be performing in the air, and he felt tense, and said to Qin Yanan: "You and Reporter Wang should move up, those planes are a bit wrong."

Qin Yanan smiled and said, "That's a fighter jet! Did you even use air-to-ground missiles in this exercise?" Fan Yingming said: "I really trust my instincts. Zhu Haipeng must have smelled something. You should move up. In this area, we can't deal with bombers at all." Qin Yanan said: "Isn't it just throwing a few air-burst bombs that only emit smoke? I'm not afraid." Fan Yingming said: "Then don't blame me for not reminding you." He turned and entered the command post. Fan Yingming stood facing a row of computers for a while, then suddenly asked, "Staff Cao, is there any news from Yituan?"

Staff Officer Cao said: "The military department has just sent the second battle report. The blue army has occupied the first-line positions in our No. 3 area, and only one regiment lost less than one company. Just now Chief of Staff Jiao reported that he had led the main force to retreat to the right for two For more than ten miles, the Baima Ridge area is now on standby. He also suggested that while the blue army is exhausted, they should quickly order to withdraw from the front line." Fan Yingming snapped, "Why didn't you report it?" Staff Officer Cao faltered: "Seeing that you are in a bad mood... This is also just received."

Fan Yingming took the telegram, glared at Staff Officer Cao, turned around and entered the war room, handed the telegram to Huang Xing'an and said, "The situation has changed, so we have to completely abandon the front line." Huang Xing'an slapped the telegram on the table, "This Jiao Shouzhi is so bold! He dared to abandon the front line without authorization. Send him a telegram and ask him to take it back for me." Fan Yingming pointed to the battle report of the military headquarters and said: "Two and a half regiments of the blue army, plus a tank battalion and a motorized infantry battalion attacked from the ground, and there was a bomber brigade in the air. At that time, they couldn't communicate with their superiors. I thought their handling was appropriate. Yes. Obviously, the Blue Army's intention at the time was to work together to wipe out the whole regiment."

Huang Xing'an was still angry, "If they can hold the enemy tightly, we can concentrate our forces and fight them in the third area. As for what responsibilities they should bear, we will talk about it after the exercise. At present, they must seize the position immediately." return." Fan Yingming couldn't bear it anymore, and said with a strong attitude: "I don't think we should consider the gains and losses of a city or a place at the moment. We must face the reality. We have completely lost the initiative on the battlefield and the air supremacy. What you said is a decisive battle with the enemy. A beautiful dream. If we put all our main force into Area 3, the Blue Army only needs to cut off our logistics supply line with air power, and the outcome of this exercise will be decided." Huang Xing'an became furious, unbuttoned his clothes, stared at Fan Yingming with his hips on his hips and said, "Well, we are all obsolete antiques. It's time to go to the ground. This world is your world. Don't you mean that I have influenced yours?" Are you determined to deploy your defenses? But it’s not my responsibility for the password to be deciphered, right? I just don’t understand, this war has become so trendy that a Type A division cannot fight a Type B division.” Fan Yingming said neither arrogant nor humble: "Who should be responsible will become clear in the future. I..." Liu Dongxu slammed his hat, "Xiao Fan! Don't talk about it. Now it's not a question of who should be responsible. As the coach, you are already timid. Is there any hope for the soldiers of the three armies? As for whether the current system is suitable for war, it is not clear now There is no need to discuss it. We should find a way to get out of the predicament as soon as possible." Fan Yingming lowered his head and pondered for a while, looked at Huang Xing'an and said, "Master, I have a bad attitude when I speak, please forgive me." Huang Xing'an also said: "It's all a normal dispute, and it's nothing." The room became quiet, and time walked, walked, and walked quietly, taking away the fighters one by one. Seeing that both of them had become dumb, Liu Dongxu worried that the consequences would be unimaginable, so he hurriedly said, "Xiao Fan, tell me what you think, Lao Huang, and listen patiently." Fan Yingming looked at Liu Dongxu with sad eyes, "We must retreat to the second line, and take advantage of the opportunity of the blue army's main force in the third area to quickly withdraw the troops on the two wings. Right now, we have an artillery regiment in the fourth area on the left, but the strength is limited; We have a regiment and a half on the right flank, but there is no fire support. I just saw a fighter jet flying at low altitude in this area. This is by no means a meaningless flight. My opinion is: the troops quickly withdraw from the front line before dark, and make points on the road It doesn't matter if it is bombed, and then reorganize the second-line defense at night; at the same time, we withdraw from this command post and immediately transfer to the backup command post." Huang Xing'an listened with great patience, "Have you finished?" Fan Yingming said: "It's over." Huang Xing'an said: "Then let me talk about it. It is true that the deployment of troops on the two wings is unreasonable. This is caused by a problem with the password. The most critical issue now is to organize forces to take back a lost position. The third regiment has already There was a battalion and a half deployed on the second line, and it took less than three hours to get there. I think it is too much to worry about the aircraft problem. Being scared by a few planes and moving the command post will make people laugh out loud in the future." Fan Yingming said: "This is war, and anything can happen. If it is necessary, face is not important. Electronic warfare, information warfare, we have completely failed. This failure has actually exposed all our important facilities The specific location. We can still support in the exercise, only because the blue army does not have precision-guided strategic weapons and equipment. I proposed to withdraw from the front line at night, also based on the premise that the blue army does not have troops with excellent night vision technology. Commissar Liu, To say something depressing but true, if the Blue Army had the fighting power of the multinational forces a few years ago, we would have lost the premise of arguing here, and should have admitted defeat long ago." Huang Xing'an sneered, "Commander Fan, you have too many assumptions! The reality of the exercise is that the Blue Army is at the end of its rope. We are the main Class A division, so of course we must save face." Liu Dongxu said: "The current command post is very hidden. It is more than 30 kilometers away from the front line. Even if it is relocated, there is no need to be in such a hurry. Now is the time to make up your mind. The future and destiny of Division A rests with you two." Hold it in your hand, let's think of a way as soon as possible!" Fan Yingming said: "I can't bear the responsibility to sign another order to stick to the front line." Huang Xing'an was furious: "I am the head of the first division, and I will take this responsibility. I haven't valued this black yarn more than my life." Fan Yingming was about to say his resignation when Staff Officer Cao came in and reported: "The Second Regiment sent an urgent call. They found the main force of the Blue Army on the front and the right side. Now the Blue Army has begun to carry out carpet bombing on the front line. They request reinforcements, especially artillery fire." reinforce." Fan Yingming said almost in a pleading tone: "Mr. Huang, this is the last chance. We should order withdrawal. When the blue army encircles the right wing, it will be too late." Huang Xing'an said bluntly: "I said that I will be responsible for this. Your idea is wrong, and you don't have time to argue, and you don't want to be responsible. Let me make this decision. Staff Cao, please remember : Order the 2nd Regiment and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions to stand firm, wait for reinforcements, and drag the main force of the enemy to the No. 2 area; The first battalion retreated and moved from Highway No. 3 to Area No. 2; ordered the two battalions of the Motor Rifle Regiment to also rush into Area No. 2 via Highway No. 3; ordered the logistics transport team to prepare for a decisive battle with the enemy in Area No. 2 ; Strictly order a regiment to take advantage of the enemy's main force to attack our right flank, regain the position before dark, wait for the opportunity to join the left flank troops, and cut off the enemy's retreat." Undoubtedly, from the perspective of the situation of the two armies on the ground, this is a well-planned grand concept, which fully demonstrates the courage and quality of a Class A division commander.This plan was quickly evaluated in the exercise command. Zhao Zhongrong let out a long breath, "If you don't react, it will be too late. It seems that Master A's momentum is still there." Chen Haoruo was satisfied, nodded his head and said: "The victory or defeat of this battle basically determines the skeleton of this exercise, and the situation of Division A will gradually improve." Fang Yingda expressed concern: "It depends on whether Division A can form the basic situation for a decisive battle. If the blue army first uses air superiority to raid the logistics transportation line of Division A, if they can eat the right wing of Division A before the reinforcements arrive... ...the situation is not optimistic!" A staff officer came in and reported: "The Blue Army's Army Aviation Brigade has taken off and is preparing to land near the No. 3 highway in the Red Army's No. 5 area; The barracks have rushed to the junction of No. 2 and No. 3 to set up minefields." Fang Yingda covered his liver with his hands, and smiled with difficulty, "The Blue Army has a lot of appetite, and they are going to use it..." Zhao Zhongrong hurried over to support Fang Yingda, and shouted, "Quick, take painkillers." Fang Yingda waved his hands and said: "It's okay, just for a while, just get through it. You have to pay close attention to the changes on the battlefield." He forced himself out of the war room. The Blue Army is indeed determined to completely eliminate the right-wing group of the Red Army before the Red Army regains air supremacy.Starting at noon, the Blue Army Air Force carried out carpet bombing on the main positions of the Red Army No. 2 area.According to the rules of the exercise, after this kind of carpet bombing, if no new troops are injected, all the defenders in this area will be considered dead.After the No. 1 highland was bombed three times, Jian Fan really couldn't send troops to support it.After this bombing, the firepower of the C Division artillery regiment deployed a firepower net behind the No. 1 highland.According to the rules of the exercise, in this case, it is considered impossible to reinforce.In this way, almost a battalion of the Red Army was killed on Height No. 1.In order to emphasize the importance of air supremacy, Zhu Haipeng made a plan to occupy each commanding height one by one by this method around the clock.This scheme allows the blue army to wipe out the red army defenders with only bombs and shells. When a squad of the blue army went to Height No. 1 to clean up the battlefield, they were so shocked by what they saw that they even forgot that it was a drill.Two to three hundred "corpses" of the Red Army lay in various positions on this high ground, which was at most the size of two or three football fields.For some unknown reason, these Red Army officers and soldiers dressed up all kinds of "death" very realistically. The sergeant of the blue army saw his two senior soldiers showing fear, and said, "Don't be afraid, this is a drill, it's all fake." A little corporal said, "My mother, the war is so fucking scary, this guy dies as he says, in pieces." The sergeant yelled: "Get up, it's over." The big man said, "Soldiers of the Red Army who died in battle, you have worked so hard. Our company commander has instructed us to slaughter pigs for you tonight." The Red Army officers and soldiers killed in Yipo slowly sat up.At first, no one spoke, and they all looked at the eleven blue soldiers who looked particularly lonely with blank expressions.Looking at it like this, several Blue Army soldiers felt terrified, some of them subconsciously leveled their submachine guns, and several of them stood there back to back. A corporal of the blue army, probably in order to end the torment of this too realistic fake death as soon as possible, shouted: "Everyone stand up. You have died before, and you pretend to be weird. Line up and go down the mountain from this side to the Right, there's a reception station for us over there." The officers and soldiers of the Red Army began to move in various ways, and several lieutenants and captains lit up and smoked. The sergeant of the blue army walked up to a lieutenant of the red army and said, "Chief, take the lead. You see, there is a second bombing over there, and our squad has to take over that high ground." The lieutenant stared at the sergeant bitterly, threw the cigarette on the hillside, stood up and said, "Damn it, this battle was really useless." A Red Army sergeant said with tears: "I didn't even see a single person, and I didn't even fire a single shot. I was killed. It's too shameful to withdraw from the exercise like this." Someone shouted: "Why do they detain us with one squad? We have almost one battalion." The sergeant of the blue army said: "According to the regulations, you are all dead. We came here just to ask you to eat. One is enough." The lieutenant of the red army grabbed the sergeant of the blue army, "Who is dead? You guys are so arrogant! It was blown up by a plane, what kind of ability?" The sergeant of the blue army did not show weakness, shook his arms, and took a step back, "Don't you also have planes? You are not even prisoners. It's not the director's department that let you die, who is to blame?" The lieutenant of the Red Army was trembling with anger, and shouted, "Take their guns down!" Dozens of "killed" soldiers of the Red Army pounced on them, and disarmed eleven members of the Blue Army. The soldiers of the blue army were not afraid, and shouted loudly: "Foul, foul." "The dead catch the living, what a hell!" A major of the Red Army, who had been lying on the hillside looking at the sky, jumped up with a carp, and scolded: "The third company commander, it's against you! What do you want to do?" The lieutenant said: "Battle Commander, I can't swallow this breath." The major yelled: "Let them go. We have all of them. Let's straighten out the army and go down the mountain in three columns in the order of one, two, and three companies, with the guns pointing down. If you lose, you will hold your breath." Walk over Said to the sergeant of the blue army: "Squad leader, they feel that they have lost unjustly, whether they can retreat or not, they insist on living and dying with the position, you must be more considerate." The sergeant of the blue army smiled and said: "Chief, we can understand. You are okay, you were killed in battle. We were even more useless in the first two years, and we insisted on being prisoners twice." The lieutenant of the Red Army tore off the death sign and scolded: "Idiot commander, let someone destroy the airport on the first day. If it is destroyed, it will be destroyed, and it will be hard shit, forcing us to be cannon fodder." The major said, "Would you please keep your mouth shut. His grandma's." The first battalion of the Red Army lowered their heads and walked down the mountain dullly.In the distance, the Blue Army's bomber fleet was bombing another high ground. In the Red Army command post, the atmosphere of failure has become so smoldering that it cannot be resolved. Staff Officer Cao came in and reported: "The Blue Army is still carrying out carpet bombing. Commander Jian requested to break out of the siege. The artillery regiment and motorized infantry regiment were blocked by the Blue Army's airborne troops and could not cross the Yuanshui Bridge. The reinforcements of the third regiment were mobilized by the Blue Army. The battalion is blocked on the front line of Qingshuping." Huang Xing'an was so angry that he cursed: "Chang Mazhu is really not a human being, he is venting his personal anger! How can there be such a style of play in the exercise? His people don't show up, they only use planes and cannons. If you have the ability to organize Try charging a few times! Asshole, asshole!" Fan Yingming sarcastically said: "This is modern warfare. They have absolute air supremacy. If they don't withdraw, the right wing can last until noon tomorrow at most. They don't need a single casualty." Huang Xing'an said: "When it gets dark, the situation will definitely change." Liu Dongxu asked Fan Yingming: "Is it too late to withdraw now?" Fan Yingming said: "It's late, but it's still better than defending. The main force of our artillery regiment is crowded on the No. 3 highway on the side of the Yuanshui Bridge. If their air force can spare, they will go there to bomb soon. To that When the time comes, the overall situation will be settled." Liu Dongxu turned to Huang Xing'an again and said, "Old Huang, let's not hold on. I think they intend to consume our troops first. If the right wing is smashed, we will have no advantage at all." Huang Xing'an also knew that going on like this would be terrible, so he didn't insist on it. After the exercise was over, it would be even worse. He pinned his hopes on the slowly approaching night, "We can't withdraw now, and once we withdraw, the whole line will collapse. The role of night combat aircraft is not good." Great. Order Commander Jian to stand firm and prepare to organize a counterattack at night. Now that the blue army has been dispatched in full force, if they hit their backs, the situation may be reversed. Command Commander Lin of the Motor Rifle Regiment to take Yuanshui within an hour Big bridge. Two motorized infantry battalions can't deal with an airborne brigade. It's too shameful. I ordered a regiment to take down the high ground in the third area at any cost. The blue army only had one battalion there, and one regiment attacked four Can't attack in an hour? Tell Jiao Shouzhi that if he can't take another high ground within two hours, we will withdraw him." Huang Xing'an's estimate was not wrong, the group didn't really use their strength to regain the high ground in the third area. Jiao Shouzhi took a telegram and said to Tang Long: "If you don't move the real ones, you won't be able to protect yourself. I don't care if they are upright or not. In the future, if they don't carry out the order, they will be punished. For a lifetime." Tang Long looked at the telegram, "Yes, at the local level, disobedience to orders and disobedience to leaders' greetings are synonymous. This pot is too heavy for most people to carry. It is unexpected that the superiors are so stubborn and stupid. Let If we stand out, I'm afraid the right wing will fail." Jiao Shouzhi sighed: "No matter how good your idea is, I dare not listen to it this time. You are determined to take off your military uniform, but I will continue to work for a few more years." Tang Long said, "Do you know what advice I'm going to give you this time?" Jiao Shouzhi said: "It's not about avoiding the edge, preserving strength, and shining brightly in the next stage of the exercise." Tang Long said: "Wrong! If you keep your strength, you should go to a military court during the war. You see, even the word dismissal appeared in the order. How long can this exercise last? We launched three counterattacks, each time They only invested more than half of the battalion. They must think that we only have this little capital. My opinion is to use all the strength of breastfeeding and rush through here in one fell swoop. Whether it is victory or defeat, I dare not say, at least use it when summing up. Don’t take the blame for repeatedly disobeying orders. You still have to work in the army. If you don’t listen to the instructions from above, you won’t be able to do it. His grandma, my life is really bad.” Jiao Shouzhi said: "Let's do it like this. Staff Ding, allocate all the heavy weapons to the first battalion. The whole regiment prepares for half an hour, and kill me a way to get into the belly of the blue army." A regiment began tense pre-war preparations. The blue army really underestimated the strength of the red army in the third area, and each of the main highlands left less than one company of defensive troops.While the first regiment of the Red Army was preparing for a counterattack, the individual flying units of the Blue Army were preparing to surprise the Red Army command post at the foot of the mountain on the side of the Blue Army on several high grounds. Chu Tianshu, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, personally drove to see off the individual flying troops. Chu Tianshu jumped out of the car and walked up to Ren Jianguo who had already got into the aircraft, "Are you going there in person?" Ren Jianguo said: "This troop has been established for two years. Besides training, it is still training. This is the first time to carry out a combat mission. If I don't show up, where will I put my old face?" Chu Tianshu said: "Master A is determined this time. When are you going to leave?" Ren Jianguo pointed at the sky, "As soon as the bombers fly by, we will set off. They will bomb their radar stations and external facilities first, and make a way for us."