Chapter 251: Clean And Swift! Decapitation In 10 Seconds
Throwing away the current advantage and risking a full-scale attack on the enemy.
If someone else proposed this idea, it would 100% not gain anyone’s approval and was destined to become nothing but wishful thinking.
Fortunately, Chen Jun was different!
After two or three years of management, Chen Jun’s status in the Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment was already very stable, so his words carried enough weight.
Chen Jun spoke with such full confidence, backed by his record of never failing.
Most importantly, ending the confrontation in two hours, compared to the original minimum of two days to win, this slogan was shouted too temptingly.
After careful thinking and weighing, Regiment Commander Wang was the first to speak as representative.
“Staff Officer Chen is our Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment’s military advisor; his talent and ability have never disappointed us. I think we should believe him one more time.”
Regiment Commander Wang had already expressed his attitude, directly influencing the entire Regiment Headquarters.
“The Director’s appearance is really too troublesome, with too much power, which is obviously very unfavorable to us. If we can really end the confrontation in two hours and avoid prolonged delays leading to accidents, I agree.”
The Chief of Staff followed Regiment Commander Wang’s stance, enough to represent the entire Regiment Headquarters’ decision.
The remaining cadres, even if they had ideas, couldn’t continue saying anything in this situation; they either acquiesced or agreed with Chen Jun’s proposal.
“Good, since no one opposes, then we’ve decided on this.”
Regiment Commander Wang didn’t dawdle and decisively made the decision: “Immediately pass on my order: First Battalion, Second Battalion, and Third Battalion all, fifteen minutes later, on the signal of the red signal flare, launch an attack on all Blue Army forward positions.
Order the Signal Company to fully commit to frontline combat, assist the Special Reconnaissance Company in counterattacking the enemy reconnaissance troops, and ensure the reconnaissance initiative is firmly controlled in our hands.
Order…”
With Regiment Commander Wang’s orders issued one by one, the three main combat battalions under the Red Army flag all entered combat readiness and charged the Blue Army position.
More than twenty companies erupted in combat simultaneously; the battle came both suddenly and fiercely.
Not only could the broadcast vehicle not keep up with the broadcast, the entire War Zone 74 was turned upside down, and even the audience at the Directing Staff couldn’t keep up.
And the Red Army showed no sign at all, suddenly launching a full-line general offensive.
The spectating leaders were completely baffled, not knowing what trick the Red Army was playing, and for a moment engaged in heated discussion.
“Doesn’t the Red Army have every advantage? Nearly a hundred times combat loss ratio—that’s a record the entire army hasn’t seen. Why suddenly take such a risk?”
“Yeah, full-scale attack, and attacking the defense—casualties are bound to be heavy.”
“The new entire army exercise record delivered right to their mouth—the Red Army is afraid they can’t hold onto it.”
“Could it be that the sudden situation with the Director joining caused the Electronic Warfare Company to be taken out, and the Red Army doesn’t know what to do? Forced into this desperate measure?”
“Even Cheng Yajin has his three-board axe; could it be… the Red Army’s Combined Arms Battalion only has that one board axe?”
“Sigh, this newly formed unit really lacks some maturity; they have ability but not enough steadiness. Looks like they still need more training.”
…
The spectating leaders were all discussing; the overall sentiment didn’t lean toward the Red Army. Instead, because the Red Army’s actions were too abnormal, they had a somewhat negative view of the Red Army.
Division Commander T listened to the voices of doubt one after another, and his expression changed several times involuntarily.
There was dissatisfaction with everyone doubting the Red Army, worry about the Red Army’s sudden change, and nervousness about whether the Combined Arms Battalion could succeed.
Back then…
Chen Jun brought the theory and came personally; Division Commander T took a liking to Chen Jun’s bold idea at first sight and poured great expectations into it.
Over nearly a year of combined effort, the warriors below paid countless sweat, and initiator Chen Jun was exhausted running around.
As the division commander who fully supported from the top, he too had paid no less during this period.
Not to mention coordinating relationships and supplies from all sides, just for the Combined Arms Battalion pilot, Division Commander T ran to the Group Army no less than ten times back and forth.
The Combined Arms Battalion being able to successfully get the pilot was absolutely due to Division Commander T’s key role.
Now at the final and most critical assessment, the confrontation exercise’s victory or defeat would decide the Combined Arms Battalion’s fate—how could Division Commander T’s mood be calm.
However, no matter how complex Division Commander T’s mood was at this moment, he had no way to stand up and say anything.
In this ordinary Directing Staff, the Group Army and General Military Region leaders were the protagonists; he, a small division commander, had no right to speak.
Seeing everyone not optimistic about the Red Army, all Division Commander T could do was clench his fist.
Hoping the Red Army could achieve a great victory!
Division Commander T also believed.
As long as the Red Army still had Chen Jun commanding, suddenly launching a full-scale offensive must have his reason.
It absolutely wouldn’t be that an unexpected event disrupted their formation, now fallen into passive state, and hastily made a passive choice out of necessity.
…
The Directing Staff leaders were not optimistic about the Red Army, even thinking that without the advantageous Electronic Warfare Company, the Red Army’s strength was mediocre and they had lost their formation.
The Blue Army, originally forced into a desperate situation, now had a jubilant and joyful atmosphere in their command post.
The ground reconnaissance troops, relying on numerical advantage, had beaten the Red Army reconnaissance troops into full-line withdrawal, proving their decision was correct.
Dispatching the Signal Company for reconnaissance—this risk was very much worth it.
The Directing Staff suddenly creating a special event, taking out the Blue Army’s most thorny Electronic Warfare Company, was in the Blue Army’s view a major blow to the Red Army.
The Red Army no longer had communications suppression, and ground reconnaissance was also at a disadvantage.
What was there to fear?
The laughter and cheers in the Blue Army command post at this moment were their most direct answer.
Not only unafraid.
They even felt victory was in their grasp!
“We hold the absolute advantage in defense; Red Army troops are not more numerous than ours. Launching a reckless full-scale general offensive now, in my view, is a terrible move.”
“Right, Old Liu is correct; fighting defensive war is our 384th Regiment’s specialty. Not to mention one regiment—even if a division comes to attack, we have confidence to hold.”
After the Blue Army Chief of Staff finished smugly, a deputy regiment commander followed with boastful talk.
“As long as we rely on position advantage, hold the position and counterattack with defense, Red Army losses will definitely be greater than ours; they won’t last long before collapsing.”
“The Red Army is just relying on the Electronic Warfare Company; if our regiment had one, we could casually suppress them.”
“The opposing Red Army Combined Arms Battalion is just that—more hype than strength, only this one trick. Without the Electronic Warfare Company, their true colors are revealed; there’s no difference from our conventional battalions.”
…
The Blue Army command post discussion was very heated, their words growing more arrogant; the battle was far from over, yet they acted as if they had already won the final victory.
And with the Blue Army crowd’s boastful talk, it also set the tone for their subsequent combat.
That was strict defense!
Using the defender’s terrain advantage to continuously consume the Red Army’s effective strength until the Red Army’s combat power was depleted, then counterattack in one stroke to win victory.
However, imagination is always beautiful, while reality is often cruel.
Especially on the battlefield, where conditions change unpredictably.
The Red Army launched a full-scale general offensive on the front, without the Electronic Warfare Battalion’s communications suppression and no ground reconnaissance advantage.
The Red Army’s offensive indeed had minimal effect; from dusk to nightfall, they hadn’t captured a single major position.
Nearly an hour of offensive.
Equivalent to fighting in vain!
But under Chen Jun’s deceptive feint attack plan, although the Red Army didn’t take the Blue Army’s major positions, the losses paid in the offensive were also very few.
To put it vividly.
It was a huge fanfare, but the actual fighting was much thunder with little rain.
And to regain ground reconnaissance advantage, Man Guangzhi, who had followed Chen Jun learning for months and had very solid basic skills himself.
He couldn’t hold back his itchy hands!
With Chen Jun in charge at the Red Army command post, the Combined Arms Battalion had basically stopped combat to cooperate with Chen Jun’s hidden trump card, retreating to the rear and disappearing from enemy vision to accumulate energy for the final strike.
Chief Staff Officer Man Guangzhi staying at Battalion Headquarters actually had little role left; even the final strike would be commanded by Battalion Commander Gao Cheng.
Man Guangzhi, with itchy hands, seized the opportunity to apply to Gao Cheng to go to the frontline and personally command the Special Reconnaissance Company.
Win the reconnaissance battle and regain reconnaissance advantage.
Man Guangzhi, as the future First Blue Army Brigade Brigade Commander, had talent and gift engraved in his bones, diligence and studiousness engraved in his soul.
Facing his first combat personally commanded after leaving the military academy.
Even if just a partial small operation.
Man Guangzhi showed no slack at all, putting in 120% energy; upon reaching the Special Reconnaissance Company, he launched a full redeployment.
Coordinating the Special Reconnaissance Company and Signal Company, using the combined arms tactics learned from Chen Jun.
Most importantly, adding his own understanding.
He integrated the two troops quickly and well, using less than twenty minutes to completely reverse the reconnaissance situation.
The Red Army reconnaissance forces, originally pushed out of the frontline, under Man Guangzhi’s effective command, counter-pushed back and regained the lost advantage.
Man Guangzhi used strength to prove to everyone that he had absolute ability to become a commander.
Staff officer was just his transition!
When the Red Army regained reconnaissance advantage, it had already been nearly an hour and a half since Regiment Commander Wang ordered the full-scale offensive.
Only the last half hour remained of the two hours Chen Jun mentioned.
“Staff Officer Chen, only half an hour left.”
In the Red Army Command Center, a deputy regiment commander from the Seventh Hundred and Second Regiment couldn’t hold his impatience and approached Chen Jun’s side, carefully reminding him.
“Don’t worry, the good show is about to start; just wait for the Directing Staff’s notification.”
Chen Jun checked his watch and revealed a confident smile.
The deputy regiment commander still couldn’t figure out what medicine Chen Jun was selling in his gourd; others had asked during this time, but Chen Jun hadn’t said.
Everyone could only wait like this.
And at this moment in the Blue Army Command Center, the regiment and battalion cadres of the 384th Regiment had no realization that crisis had descended upon them.
Still so full of confidence, firmly believing that as long as they held, they would definitely win.
Even with frontline reconnaissance troops pushed back, it didn’t shake their confidence.
They just dispatched the guarding Tank Company up as well.
Further strengthening defensive forces!
And the reason the Blue Army dared to leave the regiment headquarters almost undefended, only leaving an Anti-Aircraft Company for show.
Was because the previous Blue Army reconnaissance advantage had confirmed all Red Army troops were at the frontline, and Red Army reconnaissance forces were all pinned down.
With the Red Army Signal Company appearing at the frontline, it proved Red Army reconnaissance forces were insufficient.
With all Red Army troops confirmed, leaving a combat-effective Tank Company in the rear was indeed a bit wasteful of combat power.
Dispatching it to the frontline for defense was, in the Blue Army’s view, the best handling.
Little did they know, less than two hundred meters from the command post, under the pitch-black night after nightfall, a group of people was advancing toward the command post along terrain and vision dead angles.
Zooming the lens in, the leader was familiar face Tuo Yonggang.
And the more than twenty acting with him were precisely the Special Operations Platoon that had disappeared without trace since the exercise began, still undetected.
The reason they could appear here silently without alarming anyone.
Was that at the start of the exercise, Chen Jun had them drive from the outermost perimeter of War Zone 74, skirting outside the boundary line in a big circle.
Almost exceeding the training ground range.
Directly pulling off a bottom-pants maneuver, flanking to 10 kilometers in the Blue Army Rear Area.
Then camouflaging and concealing the vehicles, advancing by foot infiltration, and midway using various methods to evade all Blue Army reconnaissance and vigilance troops.
Precisely to avoid Blue Army detection, the mere 10 kilometers took a full daytime.
Even when the Blue Army Signal Company rushed to the frontline and the Blue Army command post lost its biggest alert force, the Special Operations Platoon cautiously did not act.
Eliminating any possibility of accidents.
Saving the trump card for the most critical moment!
Only until night fully fell and the last Tank Company was dispatched, turning the Blue Army command post into a sitting duck with alert forces weakened to the extreme.
The Special Operations Platoon, ambushed for a full day, only then formally began action.
The Blue Army had only an Anti-Aircraft Company guarding the regiment headquarters; anti-air soldiers’ ground combat ability was very poor, worlds apart from the Special Operations Platoon.
In counter-reconnaissance and vigilance, it even touched their blind spots.
Anti-air soldiers didn’t understand how to defend at all, let alone counter-reconnaissance.
Every trade has its specialty!!
So the stealthily moving Special Operations Platoon encountered almost no risk in the final two hundred meters and smoothly reached the Blue Army command post.
The entire Regiment Command Post’s sentries and guards were all easily taken care of by the Special Operations Platoon.
Leaving only dazed Blue Army “corpses”.
Their minds had short-circuited; they couldn’t figure out where this group of Red Army warriors had popped out from.
Just suddenly appeared like this.
Could they fly to the sky and escape to the earth?
If not for the white smoke rising from their bodies, they would have thought the smoke grenades malfunctioned.
“Tenth Squad, find vehicles; Eleventh Squad, responsible for vigilance; Twelfth Squad, follow me.”
Tuo Yonggang quickly issued instructions via hand signals; the three squad leaders received them and similarly used tactical hand signals to split their teams into three.
Tuo Yonggang led Twelfth Squad straight to the command tent, incidentally carrying out a decapitation operation.
“Da da da da da…”
Flipping open the tent was a burst of sweeping fire, blank ammunition sprayed like it was free.
Four warriors each emptied a magazine, then each pulled out an exercise grenade from their pockets and tossed them into every corner of the tent.
Then they flipped open the tent flap again and filed out in a flash.
From entering and opening fire to tossing grenades and leaving.
The whole process less than ten seconds!
Only leaving bullet casings and gunsmoke all over the ground, and the Blue Army command post crowd including the regiment commander, all wide-eyed and stunned “corpses” who hadn’t reacted.
“Just, just decapitated like this?”
The Blue Army Regiment Commander gaped wide enough for a goose egg, unable to believe what he saw was real.
