Chapter 147: What? Annihilate The Entire Recon Battalion?
The Reconnaissance Battalion Commander abandoned Fourth Squad of Reconnaissance First Company just to prevent Battalion Headquarters from being caught by Steel Seventh Company.
But Chen Jun had no intention of stopping!
While Anti-tank Squad and Vanguard Squad went to chase Reconnaissance Battalion, the last fish that slipped through the net sent out, Chen Jun arranged nearby Fourth Squad to pursue along the direction all the way.
Although the area of Drill Ground Number Eleven is large, there aren’t many roads suitable for vehicles.
Especially for armored vehicles with such great weight, wandering randomly would easily lead them astray into soft ground, getting stuck and unable to drive out on their own.
As long as they followed the original road of the fleeing Reconnaissance Squad, going straight ahead had a good probability of encountering Battalion Headquarters.
Facts proved it.
Chen Jun’s decision making was very timely.
Even though Reconnaissance Battalion Headquarters withdrew very decisively, the distance between both sides was already less than one kilometer, and no matter how fast they ran, they couldn’t erase the traces.
A few minutes later.
Red Army Fourth Squad drove forward one kilometer along the road and saw the traces left by Reconnaissance Battalion Headquarters, and discovered the tracks of their departing vehicles.
“Report Steel Factory, this is Sniper Squad, Blue Army traces discovered, heading northwest direction, over.” Fourth Squad Leader reported.
“Steel Factory received, pursue along the way, report any situation to me, over.”
Gao Cheng issued the order to Fourth Squad, then said: “This Reconnaissance Battalion Headquarters runs really fast, even abandoning their own people, truly an eye-opener for me.”
Steel Seventh Company’s slogan is never abandon, never give up, and Gao Cheng as Company Commander highly agreed with these six words.
Regarding Reconnaissance Battalion abandoning one of their own squads, Gao Cheng despised it from the bottom of his heart; if it were him, he would definitely try every method possible to rescue them.
“Reconnaissance Battalion Commander is a ruthless man, knows how to make trade-offs, acts decisively; if not for being in the Division too long without encountering opponents, playing too much in the bronze league, arrogant and underestimating us from the start, wanting to win this confrontation would probably cost us no small price.”
Chen Jun’s view differed from Gao Cheng’s.
To prevent the situation from worsening further and ultimately affecting the overall situation, sometimes making selective abandonment is the wisest decision making.
“So what do we do now?”
Gao Cheng didn’t mind Chen Jun’s differing view, but switched to the current battle situation and said: “Reconnaissance Battalion now has less than one and a half companies left.
And Battalion Headquarters is withdrawing toward northwest direction, high probability Second Company is there now.
If we head northeast at this time, we might avoid Reconnaissance Battalion’s informants; there are also two objective points there, which we can complete very easily.
If wanting even more insurance, we can even send two to three squads to feint attack and harass Blue Army along the way.
Give Reconnaissance Battalion a feint to the east, attack to the west, pretend to attack Battalion Headquarters but actually feint, absolutely able to take the two objective points without effort.
But if continuing the previous plan, there would inevitably be a bloody battle.”
Gao Cheng was after all a proper top student, with a solid grasp of analyzing and understanding conventional tactics; his judgment at this time was also extremely accurate.
With Battalion Headquarters scared into abandoning a squad and fleeing in panic, they definitely wouldn’t run to places without their own people.
Gao Cheng judged they were going to find the last Reconnaissance Second Company, to complete the final troops assembly for safety, which logically made complete sense.
Since Second Company and Battalion Headquarters were both in northwest direction, and Blue Army troops insufficient to cover four objective points
Then Steel Seventh Company could take the opportunity to have the entire army pounce toward northeast direction, high probability without strong resistance, and even small groups of troops could be easily handled.
If only wanting to win the confrontation…
This was indeed the most insured, most effective plan.
If forcing out a flaw, it was that the confrontation’s spectacle would be much poorer, unable to provide visual shock, and even less able to demonstrate Steel Seventh Company’s high standards during taking those two objective points.
This created a conflict!
The reason for this confrontation exercise today was fundamentally the Division leaders headed by Division Commander wanting to confirm whether Steel Seventh Company was truly synthesized.
If not ending with a harder method, even if performing well before, there would be some sense of being somewhat lacking, starting strong but ending weakly.
The root was here, how to choose.
Don’t think Gao Cheng analyzed such a long set; actually he knew clearly in his heart.
Chen Jun knew equally clearly!
“Company Commander, doing a feint to the east, attack to the west at this time, send small units to feint attack Reconnaissance Battalion Headquarters, but actually go to reconnaissance objective points to complete the mission, indeed could end the confrontation very easily; I have no doubt about that, but…”
Chen Jun spoke halfway, then sharply turned his words, with a teasing smile curling at the corner of his mouth: “Company Commander, do you really want to do this? End the confrontation in such a bland way? I think, deep down you don’t want that at all.”
“You brat, didn’t expect you to see through me; when did you understand me so well, haha.”
Gao Cheng laughed heartily, in a great mood, comfortably rewarding himself with a cigarette lit up and said: “We’ve fought to this point, even if it’s heaven, we have to poke a hole in it; backing down now, what would that be?”
“Haha, I knew it; Company Commander, you have courage, strategy, and boldness, definitely won’t back down.”
Chen Jun laughed and flattered, then continued: “I have a new idea again, with a bit of risk, but if successful the harvest will be huge.
Enough to make all the Division leaders unable to say a single no to our synthesized modification.”
As Chen Jun spoke, his eyes were shining.
Like a starving mad wolf!
Gao Cheng felt Chen Jun’s strong fighting spirit, his own inner hot blood involuntarily ignited, expectantly said: “I’ve been fearless since young, love playing big; if it’s not exciting, I don’t like it; hurry and tell me.”
“My idea is to abandon side tactics, and before ending, do a frontal tactic, no faking, just go head-on with Blue Army in a big fight.” Chen Jun said.
“Head-on big fight?”
Hearing “frontal”, Gao Cheng immediately perked up, eyes lighting up: “That, Chen Jun, elaborate, how exactly?”
“Company Commander, use your favorite playing style.”
Chen Jun’s mouth corner slightly raised, lightly smiling: “From the confrontation exercise until now, we’ve been playing side tactics, fooling Blue Army like monkeys spinning around.
Of course we had good harvest, successfully wiped out Blue Army’s entire Third Company, and most of First Company.
But side tactics demonstrate Steel Seventh Company’s strategy, adaptability in complex battle situations, and being at ease even when outnumbered.
Proving how strong our resilience is.
And with Steel Seventh Company’s current configuration, we inherently possess true hard power; how fierce our rigidity is hasn’t been directly shown.
Now under our strikes, Reconnaissance Battalion full count only has one and a half companies left, no longer forming troop numerical suppression over us; Steel Seventh Company already has the ability to fight them head-on.
I think… it’s time for a hearty, hard-core art between men, to give Division leaders a deep shock.”
Though Chen Jun didn’t say it outright, the meaning in his words was already very clear.
That was head-on fight!
Fight the last battle heartily!
Through this final frontal hard battle, show Steel Seventh Company’s hard power side.
Let Division leaders clearly understand…
Synthesized Steel Seventh Company not only can become a roaming dragon, using seventy-two changes to toy with and annihilate enemies, making enemies die without knowing how.
But also become a fierce tiger roaring in the mountain forest, giving enemies a ruthless heavy blow from the front.
Can be soft!
Even better at being hard!
Gao Cheng’s personality was straightforward, his favorite combat method was frontal hard clash, using absolute strength to hard collide and defeat enemies.
So Steel Seventh Company under Gao Cheng before was forcibly trained by him as an Assault Company.
Later through Chen Jun’s constant brainwashing, Gao Cheng realized what a true Reconnaissance Company was, starting to integrate his thinking into combined arms tactics.
But no matter how the exterior changed, forced to adapt for demands.
Deep in Gao Cheng’s heart, an Assault Company still resided.
Now Chen Jun didn’t want to end the confrontation starting strong but ending weakly, finally able to use his favorite frontal combat in this Division-level confrontation exercise.
One could imagine how excited Gao Cheng was at this moment.
The cigarette constantly trembling between his fingers was the true portrayal of Gao Cheng’s inner state.
“I’ve been anticipating, anticipating a hearty frontal combat; this battle, I’ve waited too long, I’m already impatient.”
Gao Cheng took two fierce drags to steady his emotions, then frowned worriedly: “Frontal combat? Can we do it?”
“How not? We can do it to the max!”
Chen Jun’s response was resounding, every word like refined iron, boldly said: “Although we are Reconnaissance Combined Arms Company, don’t forget, our foundation is Armored Infantry Company, plus heavy mortars, counting as half heavy combined arms company.
Moreover, opposite isn’t Tank Company, just standard traditional Reconnaissance Company.
If talking numbers and troops, they do have advantage, but if talking firepower, they are far inferior to us, not even the same league.
War is fought with firepower, future war even more so an era where firepower is king.
Now we have absolute firepower advantage, frontal combat’s playing style and tactics, I have plenty in my brain; how can’t we?”
Chen Jun really wasn’t bragging; he had plenty in his brain.
After all, three lives as soldier, not in vain.
Gao Cheng was infected by Chen Jun’s confidence, last concerns completely dispelled, the surging hot blood in his heart starting to boil continuously.
“Good, then let’s do it, have a real man’s battle with Blue Army.”
Gao Cheng’s hot blood surged to the sky, fighting spirit boundless.
He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stamped it out fiercely, taking two steps at a time to rush onto the military vehicle, pick up the microphone and order: “This is Steel Factory, all units except Fourth Squad, listen up, immediately head to Company Headquarters location for assembly, over.”
“Fourth Squad, you continue tracking Blue Army Battalion Headquarters, must find me the location of Blue Army Battalion Headquarters and Blue Army Second Company, I need all their intelligence, the more detailed the better, over.”
Gao Cheng issued two orders in a row, Steel Seventh Company scattered in various places began rapidly assembling.
A Division cadre in the Confrontation Command Center saw Steel Seventh Company’s reorganization on the map, but at this moment there wasn’t much discussion.
All thought this was a very normal re-assembly after annihilating pursuers.
So all discussing after Steel Seventh Company assembled, which direction they would go next to complete reconnaissance mission, to win this confrontation exercise.
Correct.
Steel Seventh Company would win the confrontation exercise; at this step, no one questioned it anymore.
After all, with four reconnaissance objective points, Steel Seventh Company only needed to recon two to win, while Reconnaissance Battalion had no absolute advantage troops to defend all.
With Steel Seventh Company currently showing unfathomable mystery, impossible to grasp their shadow.
With Reconnaissance Battalion only having a bit more than one company left, barely able to defend, Steel Seventh Company simply had no possibility of losing.
Even because of god’s eye perspective, Division cadres knew Blue Army movements crystal clear.
Division Reconnaissance Battalion like beaten scared, at this time already assembled one company plus one squad troops, huddled in the northwest line of the exercise area.
The entire northeast line completely empty, not even one Blue Army warrior defending.
Steel Seventh Company truly entered unmanned territory.
Division officers basically all thought, with Steel Seventh Company command’s currently shown talent and ability, impossible not to see such a big loophole.
Therefore all certain this originally scheduled three-day confrontation exercise to determine victory or defeat.
Under Steel Seventh Company’s successive stunning performances, would shorten to within one day, end before nightfall, finally Red Army Steel Seventh Company take two objective points, win with absolute crushing advantage.
Regiment Commander Wang also believed Steel Seventh Company would speed battle speed decide, absolutely not drag with Reconnaissance Battalion.
Just like in Regiment confrontation, with overwhelming momentum horizontally push past, hang Red Third Company and beat, settled the exercise in over one hour.
Only Division Commander had no statement.
Because he was still immersed in combined arms theory, long deaf to outside matters.
But just in this basically unified judgment atmosphere, all preparing to pack up and go home for dinner, Steel Seventh Company completed assembly of eight squads.
And in the next one minute, a Division leader whose emotions had stabilized for a while, once again welcomed the familiar ups and downs.
“What is Red Army Seventh Company doing? Did they go wrong direction?”
“Yeah, Blue Army main force all in northwest direction, why are they also moving northwest? This direction… indeed wrong.”
“Could it be Red Army command misjudged, thinking defense zone in northwest direction?”
…
A crowd of Division cadres saw Steel Seventh Company assemble complete, entire company nine vehicles straight to northwest direction, all broken defense by this abnormal action.
Almost everyone didn’t understand Steel Seventh Company, even starting to question Steel Seventh Company’s commander.
At this moment.
Regiment Commander Wang who had head down pondering for a moment, suddenly spoke interrupting everyone.
“Red Army has one squad tracking Blue Army Battalion Headquarters, this suffices to prove Red Army knows where Blue Army is, even more knows where the empty defense zone is; knowing yet deliberately going that direction, then only one possibility, that is…
They want to annihilate Reconnaissance Battalion entirely!”
As expected of Steel Seventh Company’s direct superior, family understands family’s thoughts and ideas best.
“What? Annihilate Reconnaissance Battalion entirely??”
Regiment Commander Wang’s this guess one out, entire command center immediately exploded.
