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Chapter 381 The director's office invited me to become an unstable factor?

Cao Tiande was angry. At this moment, he felt the anger in his chest rising straight to his forehead.

The main reason is that it's so damn embarrassing.

Before the Red Army arrived at the battlefield, the Blue Army had been conducting multi-subject simulation exercises on the battlefield since New Year's Day.

They were rehearsing how to serve a few hearty dishes to the Red Army who had come from afar, so that they could experience what true despair was.

As a result, the Red Army arrived.

It’s been less than ten minutes since we were notified that the live-fire exercise was about to begin.

Nearly 6,000 people in his entire brigade were almost wiped out.

Who can withstand this kind of blow?
The main dish is on your table?
Temporary command room of the 16th Brigade.

Cao Tiande's eyes were red, and he raised his hand and slapped the conference table: "What are you all standing there for? Contact the General Staff and ask what's going on."

The General Staff that Lao Cao mentioned refers to the General Staff of the Eastern Theater Command Army Headquarters, which is also the location where the directorate of this exercise is set up.

Listening to the brigade commander's roar, a staff officer in the command room walked to the phone nearby and just touched the microphone.

I didn't even have time to pick up the phone and dial.

"Jingle Bell"

A shrill ringtone was heard first. The staff officer was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the phone.

"Hello? This is the 16th Brigade. Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for your 16th Brigade. Let Cao Tiande answer the phone. How did he fight this damn war?"

"Let him roll over here!!!"

The poor staff officer was yelled at by Lao Cao before he made the call. Who would have thought that he would be yelled at again after he picked up the phone.

He held the microphone and looked at the brigade commander with an embarrassed look. Although he didn't hear who was speaking, he was amazed at how dare he curse Lao Cao like that.

Looking across the entire military region, there are only those few people.

Cao Tiande had his eyes wide open just now, as if he was about to break the sky, but after hearing the voice coming from the microphone.

This guy's momentum weakened a lot on the spot.

He even raised his hand to smooth down his collar and adjusted the military cap on his head, making it seem as if the people on the opposite side could see him.

Then he strode to the phone and waved his hand to ask the staff officer who answered the phone to stand aside.

He picked up the microphone and put it to his ear, without saying a word, he smiled.

"Haha, hello, leader. What do you want to talk to me about?"

As Lao Cao's voice came, there was obvious silence on the other end of the microphone for a while.

Then he angrily cursed: "Cao Tiande, you have made it."

"How did you fight this battle?"

"Were you angry again just now? Being angry is commonplace, how dare you get angry like that?"

"How can that be possible, old captain? You don't even know who I am. I will never lose my temper if there is nothing wrong."

Cao Tiande smiled, covered the microphone with his hand, turned around and yelled: "Which son of a bitch is complaining to me?"

"Stop accusing others, Cao Tiande. I'm telling you, take the damage report of your 16th Brigade and get back to the headquarters right now."

"I want to hear your explanation. Why didn't your brigade take countermeasures when it discovered the Red Army scouts?"

"We were completely defenseless, allowing the Red Army to take advantage of the situation."

"Come back when you have thought of a reason. I'll be waiting for you here."

After the person on the other end finished speaking, he hung up the phone with a click.

Lao Cao was left standing there in a somewhat dishevelled state, with a gloomy face and not saying a word. He always felt that something was wrong.

Just now he wanted to make a phone call and question the director's department, but how come during the call he ended up being the one being ignored?
He hasn't made the crucial call yet.

Inside the command room, a group of eliminated cadres pursed their lips, and no one said a word.

There is no other person who can make the brigade commander call him "old regiment commander" and scare him like this, except Yi Zhengming, deputy commander-in-chief of the Eastern Theater Command.

Yi Zhengming was Cao Tiande’s former regiment commander. At that time, Cao was just a company commander and was often scolded by the regiment commander.

This is also the reason why, after so many years, even though he has become the commander of the 31st Army Amphibious Armored Brigade, he is still so afraid to hear the voice of his old leader.

Pure blood plus level suppression.

The old commander was the deputy chief judge of this exercise.

Given the current situation, let alone asking the director's office for an explanation, they won't give one.

Whether you can pass it is still unclear.

Cao Tiande listened to the "beep" sound coming from the microphone and hung the phone on the landline in annoyance.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Lao Cao straightened his back again.

"Go, count the losses of the entire brigade, and send the report back within ten minutes."

"Also, pass the coordinates of the Red Army captured by the ballistic radar to the 124th Division."

"The blood of the soldiers of the brigade cannot be shed in vain. Even if we lose the battle, we must know who defeated us."

"Go."

"Yes!!"

Several cadres, with smoke still coming out of their bodies, nodded and quickly left the command room.

According to the rules of the exercise, they were already killed.

But on the training ground, how many people will really strictly abide by the exercise regulations?
Referees are arranged to enter their command center to supervise similar situations.

It can be said that the higher the level of those who conduct war exercises, the more shameless they are.

On the contrary, if a grassroots soldier or squad leader is eliminated, he will most likely accept his fate except for cursing a few times.

Old hands like regiment commanders and brigade commanders are not likely to admit defeat so easily most of the time.

After sending the cadres away.

Cao Tiande sat on the chair in the command room, rubbing his temple with a tired look.

I was thinking about how I should explain to the old commander how cunning the Red Army was when I got to the directorate. Anyway, I couldn't carry this burden alone.

Lao Cao felt that the Red Army's 122 modular rocket launchers should be no less powerful than the 124th Division's combat units, because general brigade-level firepower did not have such a configuration.

Oh, right.

The 124th Division was transferred from the Southern Theater Command and is affiliated to the 42nd Army, an amphibious mechanized infantry unit.

It is also one of the main forces of the medical blue army in multi-subject simulation before the actual military exercise begins.

Most of the troops in the Eastern Theater Command were transferred from the Jincheng Military Region. This exercise was a big one in order to create a better and more comprehensive combat atmosphere.

The higher-ups specially arranged for joint training between the two theater commands. The 124th Division was previously a unit under the Yangcheng Military Region, but is now assigned to the Southern Theater Command.

Commander Li Hongyang.

He was promoted just a few years ago. He is very good at fighting and is said to come from a military family.

Lao Cao was not very familiar with the commander of the 124th Division. They had only met a few times at meetings during the simulated joint training a few days ago.

The coordinates of the Red Army were passed on simply because the 16th Brigade and the 124th Division were not far apart.

The stations are all divided into the same area.

It’s true that Lao Cao was feeling unhappy at the moment.

But the first battalion is full of high spirits.

A successful start.

Chen Jun didn't know who was being hit this time. When he arranged the investigation, he didn't have time to catch the tongue, and he didn't dare to get too close.

Anyway, he only knew that this time a combat unit of the Blue Army must have been badly blown up.

No matter what else.

Just two rounds of rocket launchers consumed a total of 720 rockets.

With so much ammunition, it would take more than sixty trucks to transport it.

Just think about the power and you will know how fierce it is. That is why the shells used in the exercise are just practice shells.

If it were an actual combat, so many rockets would be enough to completely turn an area of ​​several kilometers into a barren land.

There is no grass growing anymore.

Early in the morning, the 16th Brigade was filled with a gloomy scene.

On the other side of the first battalion, Chen Jun was directing the transfer.

When he came, he inspected the nearby terrain and chose a new campsite.

No one knows better than Chen Jun where the right place is.

"Hurry up, move faster." "Each company should not waste time, move the camps to the southeast, 16 kilometers."

"Old horse."

"Hey, here we come."

Ma Hongjie was in the distance, directing the soldiers to prepare to dismantle the fortifications.

When he heard the battalion commander calling him, he ran over quickly.

Chen Jun saw him coming and said with his hands on his hips: "Don't just stare at those fortifications. The actual combat has already begun."

"I will arrange the work here. You take the people to the new camp to clean up and arrange breakfast as soon as possible."

"Tell the reconnaissance company to do a good job of prevention. The comrades did not rest at night. Take advantage of the daytime shifts to rest when necessary."

"See if the command center has any further instructions."

"Go."

"Yes."

After receiving the order, Ma Hongjie turned around quickly and took charge of the transfer.

He Yingtao was standing aside, and he could sense something was wrong in Chen Jun's words.

Chen Jun's tone didn't sound like he was giving instructions, but more like he was handing over command. However, Old Ma was so stupid that he didn't hear it at all.

"Old Chen, are you ready to take the blame?"

He Yingtao took out two cigarettes of Tashan from his pocket and handed one to Chen Jun.

It's normal for him to have such thoughts.

At night, they beat up the cadres of the enemy's directorate, and then suddenly bombed a combat group of the Blue Army.

It was just one night, but such a big commotion was caused. He Yingtao knew Chen Jun too well.

This is not a person who can live in peace.

But the fighting has been done and the cannons have been fired. Now that it is dawn, we must give an explanation to the higher-ups.

Even if you go there under the pretext of reporting work, you have to pretend to do it.

No matter what, we can't let the people above come and ask.

Chen Jun took the cigarette, but he did not directly answer Lao He's question.

Instead, he pointed his mouth towards the distance and said, "I'm not going to take the blame."

"Didn't you see that the referee from the director's office was standing in the back, waiting for me to finish my work?"

"We don't know who we fought yet, but the battle situation must have been reported to the directorate. I wonder what they will say this time."

"Anyway, this level is probably not going to be easy to pass."

"Yes."

When Lao He heard this, he took a puff of his cigarette with a depressed look on his face.

The purpose of the directorate is to dispatch troops in actual combat.

Not only did they beat up the other party's cadres, they also inexplicably destroyed an entire camp of the Blue Army.

In terms of right and wrong, they definitely did nothing wrong.

Since we are at war, speed is of the essence. We must clear all obstacles as quickly as possible and raid the enemy's base.

Two rounds of artillery fire left the enemy with no chance to fight back, and our side did not lose a single soldier.

This battle was fought quite beautifully.

It not only preserved the morale of the first battalion, but also suppressed the enemy's deployment in the early stages of the war.

But then again, an exercise is just an exercise after all.

There are many things that you cannot measure with the right or wrong thinking.

The people above really want to cause trouble for you, but there's no point in saying anything.

"How about I go find a rope and some dry branches for you to carry. You won't be able to find brambles anytime soon, so use the branches instead."

He Yingtao joked with a smile.

But I was thinking in my mind how the higher-ups would handle this time.

In fact, this kind of thing is the most difficult to deal with.

It's a merit to be said, and it's a fault to be said. If the superiors really want to punish me, the lightest punishment at best is a scolding.

If it’s serious, it’s hard to say.

It is not uncommon to change commanders before a battle. Even if the situation of the first battalion is special, there are not many people capable of commanding the combined battalion.

But sometimes the higher-ups don’t take these into consideration.

After all, the war is a big situation and involves all aspects. It is impossible to show leniency because of special reasons.

This is not the first time that their battalion has become famous for its outstanding deeds on the battlefield.

Lao He really couldn't say how the higher-ups would handle this.

Just as the two were secretly guessing, Li Peifang, who had been standing in the distance and not coming over to disturb them, took a step forward and walked over.

"Captain Chen, Instructor He."

Li Peifang first took the initiative to say hello, and then just as Chen Jun had guessed.

He said, "Captain Chen, the director's office just called and asked you to come over as soon as possible."

"I have already made a detailed report on the battle here, but the higher-ups still want you to go over there."

"Once you have made the follow-up arrangements in the camp, please go there as soon as possible."

"The directorate has ordered that the live-fire confrontation exercise be suspended for four hours, or half a day."

“It won’t delay subsequent arrangements.”

When Chen Jun and He Yingtao heard Li Peifang mention that the director's office had notified them to suspend the live-fire confrontation exercise, they were both stunned for a moment.

At the moment, they were busy moving the camp and didn't pay attention to the news on the public channel.

The exercise will be suspended. Similar orders will only be issued if an unexpected incident or uncontrollable factors occur during combat.

Am I an uncontrollable factor?

Chen Jun muttered to himself.

He Yingtao was almost stunned by the decision to suspend the exercise. He was just about to ask about the attitude of the director's department.

Chen Jun was the first to speak: "Lao He, hurry up and catch up with Lao Ma, and tell him to move the entire battalion ten kilometers to the southeast during the ceasefire."

"I haven't checked out the terrain over there, but the map shows that the terrain there is low, so it's suitable for camping."

"During the ceasefire, we must do a good job of counter-reconnaissance. Last night, there was artillery fire here, and the position was exposed by flares."

"If a war breaks out, it's fine. The Blue Army doesn't have that much energy to send scouts to our side. But if a ceasefire is reached, it's hard to say."

"It won't be long before this area becomes a gathering place for Blue Army scouts."

"Okay, I understand."

He Yingtao nodded quickly: "What about you?"

"I'm fine. I'll go to the director's office and be back as soon as possible."

Chen Jun waved his hand and comforted Fatty He.
Li Peifang on the side did not urge him at all. He watched Chen Jun arrange the follow-up arrangements in the camp.

A hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Li Peifang is not a civilian cadre in the agency, but the brigade chief of staff of the 12th Army which did not participate in the war.

He had often heard people talk about Chen Jun before, but had never met him much. After these few days of contact, he got to know him better.

Li Peifang finally realized that the young commander in front of him not only had experience in training and forming synthetic units.

He was even more meticulous in combat, and even he did not think of the consequences of a ceasefire.

But Chen Jun thought of it in advance.

I hope everything can go smoothly this time, Li Peifang took Chen Jun to get in the director's car.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

Li Peifang was not very clear about what the director's department was going to do specifically, he was just temporarily pulled in to act as a referee.

But there was one thing he remembered clearly.

At night, the first battalion launched a reconnaissance and was going to take the initiative to attack the Blue Army. He had reported this issue to the duty staff officer of the directorate.

But there was no instruction given, I just listened to it once and understood it.

And then there was no further news.

He also didn't know how the higher-ups would deal with Chen Jun's visit this time.

(End of this chapter)