From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 139: The mouse wants to eat the cat?

According to the rules of the confrontation exercise, the 7th Steel Company had one hour to escape to avoid being caught by the 3rd Reconnaissance Company that set out later.

The normal logical reaction is to speed up and run as fast as possible.

That’s what Gao Cheng thought.

After the convoy of the Seventh Company rushed out, Gao Cheng immediately ordered through the vehicle communication: "I am Gao Cheng, I am Gao Cheng, listen carefully, all companies move forward at full speed, and get rid of the Reconnaissance Company 3."

Gao Cheng's order is normally fine and is also the most reliable combat strategy.

After all, the first and second reconnaissance companies set out at the same time, and are now heading this way. They will also set up checkpoints at key intersections to block the road.

If the third reconnaissance company cannot be completely shaken off, it can continue to report locations to the other two companies.

The 7th Steel Company was surrounded by three reconnaissance companies.

As a reconnaissance battalion directly under the division, tracking is the most basic professional skill. In the real battlefield, we rely on this skill to make a living.

If the 7th Steel Company cannot shake off the 3rd Reconnaissance Company, the two sides should keep a sufficient distance and use time to create a sufficient space difference.

The traces on the ground were like signposts, and no matter where the 7th Steel Company ran, it would be in vain.

But when all the officers and soldiers in the company heard Gao Cheng's order, they were ready to give up a certain degree of driving safety just to increase the speed of the armored vehicle to the fastest and start racing on the Loess Plateau.

Chen Jun, who had said nothing before, suddenly appeared at this time.

"Wait, don't worry yet."

Chen Jun first stopped everyone from speeding up, and then reported to Gao Cheng: "Report to the company commander, I have an idea that may be more appropriate than speeding up."

"Oh? Really? Tell me about it."

Gao Cheng may not be interested in other people's suggestions, but Chen Jun is completely different.

Gao Cheng has unconditional trust in Chen Jun!

When Chen Jun learned that the opponent was the division's reconnaissance battalion, he knew that if the company fought against a battalion of the same type of arms across levels, a head-on confrontation would only lead to death.

Not to mention a one percent chance of winning, there's not even a one thousandth chance of winning.

What should I do?

From the moment he felt the difficulty, Chen Jun's brain started working frantically, thinking about how to defeat the powerful reconnaissance battalion.

Finally, stimulated by the reconnaissance company 3, he wanted to teach them a lesson, and a plan suddenly came to his mind.

Risks and benefits coexist, and this is the option with the highest chance of winning.

"The combat effectiveness of the division reconnaissance battalion is beyond words, and its professional reconnaissance capabilities must also be the best."

Chen Jun first affirmed the combat effectiveness of the reconnaissance battalion, neither belittling others nor exaggerating himself. Only by facing up to the enemy's strength can we defeat the enemy.

He then analyzed: “The armored vehicle itself is heavy, and the tracks are highly destructive, so no matter how it runs, it will leave ruts on the ground.

The reconnaissance battalion must know how to track traces. It is impossible to get rid of them by speed, and we can't keep driving without stopping to rest.

They have three reconnaissance companies, and if they take turns chasing us, they can wear us down, so I think.

Running... most likely a dead end!"

After Chen Jun finished speaking, he paused for a few seconds to give everyone some space to think and digest.

Chen Jun's voice was clearly transmitted to every vehicle through the car radio, making all the soldiers begin to realize the huge threat posed by the Reconnaissance Company 3 to the Steel Company 7.

Everyone drives the same model of car and takes the same road, so there will definitely be traces left on the ground, which means they are exposed all the time.

What scouts fear most is being exposed, which means all their camouflage and concealment methods are wasted.

How can you escape?
"I almost forgot about the car tracks. Unless it rains, we really can't get rid of them. If the 3rd Reconnaissance Company follows the tracks, we will be found no matter where we are. It's really a big problem."

Gao Cheng realized the seriousness of the situation and could only pin his hopes on Chen Jun and said, "Pai Chen, I believe you will definitely have a solution."

"I do have an idea."

Chen Jun organized his words and said, "Instead of being chased around, it is better to do the opposite and give the Blue Army an unexpected surprise attack.

The Blue Army reconnaissance battalion must have thought that since we were at a disadvantage, we would definitely try to run as far as possible.

In that case, let’s simply not run away. Instead, we can choose a suitable position to ambush them and wipe out the 3rd Reconnaissance Company in one fell swoop.

The Blue Army certainly didn't expect us to be so bold that not only did we not run away, but we also dared to ambush them. Our vigilance was definitely lax.

This is our chance, our only chance.

As long as we plan carefully and use all our best skills, it is not impossible to send the Blues away three times in a row in one wave."

As soon as Chen Jun expressed his thoughts, the communication channel fell into absolute silence.

This idea was so out-of-the-box that no one had thought of it.

Simply crazy!
There is often a fine line between a madman and a genius. One step forward is a genius, one step back is a madman. It all depends on the slight difference in between.

After a brief shock, Gao Cheng's excitement surged from his heart to his face.

He said with a voice that changed with excitement: "Haha, good, you are worthy of it, Chen Pai, what a good way to go against the grain, let's do the opposite.

If we can take down the 3rd Reconnaissance Company, it will definitely severely dampen the prestige of the reconnaissance battalion.

Platoon Leader Chen, let's do as you say. You will be fully responsible for the ambush plan. Try to wipe out the entire Reconnaissance Company 3. I've been seeing them getting upset for a long time."

Gao Cheng didn’t know what a powerful general was before, but now he truly understands what it feels like.

Just say a word and someone will get the job done.

This feels really good!
With the support of the company commander Gao Cheng, Chen Jun looked at his watch and saw that more than ten minutes had passed. He seized the time and began to make plans.

The first thing to do is to let Class 3 run in the front and take the lead.

For nothing else.

Just to make it easier to choose the right terrain.

As luck would have it, after driving about three kilometers ahead, a small forest appeared on the right side of the road. It was not big but it was enough for us.

Terrain that is too steep and advantageous is bound to arouse the vigilance of the reconnaissance battalion.

There is just an inconspicuous grove of trees on the side of the road. There is nothing special about the other three directions. The unremarkable location makes it more conducive to an ambush.

"This is it."

Chen Jun took a fancy to the terrain and immediately began to order deployment.

The convoy stopped in unison on the road. The logistics support team moved two boxes of anti-tank mines down and stood by on the sidelines with engineering shovels and pickaxes.

Except for the driver, all members of the anti-tank squad got off the vehicle with their weapons.

Four rocket launchers are the main force of the ambush.

The anti-aircraft squad, all carrying 81-bar rifles, got off the vehicle with the sniper squad and went into the woods on the right to look for a favorable shooting position.

The mobile squad and the sharp knife reconnaissance squad also got out of the vehicles, leaving only the drivers in the vehicles. All the personnel who were supposed to get out of the vehicles to fight were in place, and Chen Jun only left two of the armored personnel carriers, turning 90 degrees and driving into the woods.

The remaining four empty armored personnel carriers and the fully staffed firepower platoon continued to move forward with the company headquarters.

Drive forward along the grove, go around to the other side of the woods about 300 meters away, and find a place to take out all six mortars and set them up.

The direction being aimed was the other side of the woods, where Chen Jun and others got off the car.

"The 7th Steel Company is really brave. I thought they would run away desperately, but I didn't expect that they would actually prepare an ambush here."

The referee from the director's department who drove over was shocked by the audacity of the 7th Steel Company.

“This is really a gamble with your life.”

Another referee exclaimed in amazement: "If the ambush fails and the Blue Army's Third Company is not wiped out, the Red Army's Seventh Steel Company will surely be dragged down and die here.

We can't hide in this small woods for long. Once the other two companies of the Blue Army come to support us, the exercise... will probably end early.

We can also get off work early and go home to get some green sticks to drink to relieve fatigue."

The two referees from the director's department couldn't understand why the 7th Steel Company wanted to gamble here.

Everyone thinks it’s best to run first, at least they can live longer.

The reason why they look at the 7th Steel Company in this way is, firstly, they don’t understand that the 7th Steel Company is not an ordinary company, and secondly, they don’t understand who Chen Jun is.

If you don’t understand, you can’t understand nature.

However, their analysis was quite correct. If the 3rd Reconnaissance Company could not be completely wiped out here, and wiped out quickly, it would be a disaster for the 7th Steel Company.

Once they were dragged away by the Reconnaissance Company 3 and unable to get on the vehicle, they would definitely be surrounded by the Reconnaissance Companies 1 and 2.

By then, there will be no way to save the situation!
As the commander who took such a huge risk to ambush the reconnaissance company 3, Chen Jun naturally understood the seriousness of the matter better.

In order to ensure that the 3rd Reconnaissance Company can be completely wiped out and the 7th Steel Company will not be dragged down to death here.

It was decided not to give the 3rd Reconnaissance Company any chance at all.

In addition to arranging the fire platoon to set up the mortar array, when he gives the order, the artillery attack can be launched within ten seconds.

He even turned the road next to the main woods into a "ten-death-no-survival formation".

First, there were the two Type 89 armored vehicles that remained, parked at the two ends of the road, one in front and one behind, and camouflaged with camouflage cloth and branches.

All the car marks left from driving on the road and into the woods were removed with professional techniques.

The tire tracks left by the convoy speeding on the road are too long and time-consuming, and the workload is too large, so there is no way to clear them one by one.

It is still possible to restore the ten meters or so from the road to the woods.

After the support squad eliminated the traces of the tanks, they quickly deployed mines along the road with the help of the mobile and reconnaissance squads.

The detonator was changed from pressure-activated to pull-activated.

After the mines were buried, the road surface was also restored. Not only was the subsoil completely removed, but the original turf paper was continued to cover it.

Even the folds left by the tracks have been restored to the greatest extent possible.

The four rocket launchers were the main firepower, shouldering the arduous task of eliminating the fish that had escaped the net. They were divided into two groups by Chen Jun, with two each arranged in front and behind the road.

The anti-aircraft squad and sniper squad were equipped with 81-bar rifles, as well as the mobile squad and reconnaissance squad that helped to lay mines.

Four squads were deployed in a line in the woods. After the ambush broke out, they concentrated their fire on the escaping enemies and wiped them out.

Under the command of Chen Jun, the 7th Steel Company was making preparations for the ambush in full swing.

On the other side, in the confrontation exercise command center, the division commander stared at the special confrontation exercise screen. The small red dot representing the Red Army did not move.

And it has been going on for a long time.

Confused, he asked, "What happened to the Red Army? We gave them an hour to leave, so why are they staying there?"

The division-level confrontation exercises are indeed more advanced, with professional laser simulators used in the equipment.

Every soldier carries one set, and even every tank participating in the exercise is equipped with a vehicle-mounted laser simulator.

As a command center for watching confrontation exercises, the facilities and equipment inside are also more advanced.

Although there are no high-definition screens like those in the 21st century, the combination of drones and a large number of surveillance cameras provides all-round viewing without blind spots.

But there is a detailed topographic map with a lot of LED lights on it.

Through the positioning device installed on the vehicle, the position of each unit participating in the military exercise can be displayed in real time on this special topographic map.

In addition, some surveillance cameras have been installed in some key locations, such as the mission points for completing tasks.

As long as there is a red-blue confrontation nearby, these cameras can be called to feed the real-time images onto the CRT screen here.

There was nothing special about the grove that Chen Jun chose, so there were no cameras installed.

The division commander couldn't see the scene in the grove and didn't know what was going on over there. The other leaders present were also confused.

With more than half an hour left, the third reconnaissance company was about to set out to catch up.

The grove was only five kilometers away from the starting point. The reconnaissance company three rode at full speed and it only took about twenty minutes.

In addition, the first and second companies, which set out from both sides of the middle, are now rushing here quickly and are only more than 40 kilometers away from the seventh steel company.

It will take three or four hours to get here.

For a company-level battle, three or four hours is just a moment.

All the leaders at the command center believed that the time left for the 7th Steel Company was running out, and if they didn't hurry up and leave, they would be unable to escape.

Even Captain Wang couldn't help but feel nervous, with beads of sweat appearing on his palms.

The last time Captain Wang was so nervous that his palms were sweating was many years ago. This shows how intense his emotions were at the moment.

The commander asked for a long time but no one could respond because no one knew what was going on.

If you can’t see the live footage, you can only use the old method.

That was the original method used by the 702nd Regiment during the confrontation - manual broadcasting.

The communications soldier used the radio to call the accompanying referee and asked what tricks the 7th Steel Company was playing and why they were standing there motionless.

When they contacted the two referees from the accompanying director group and learned the real intention of the Steel Seventh Company staying.

The entire command center was in an uproar!
Everyone present, from the division commander to the staff officer, thought that this confrontation exercise was destined to be a game of cat and mouse running around.

But now?

But what did you see?
The mouse, who was supposed to be chased around, was surprisingly bold and prepared to set up an ambush on the road to ambush the cat that was about to chase it.

The mouse actually wants to eat the cat!!
Is this overconfidence or being blinded by arrogance?

No one in the entire command center could understand it.

(End of this chapter)