From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

The fact that Brigade Commander Wang could speak so clearly and analyze things from an extremely calm and rational perspective is enough to prove his talent in military affairs.

Given enough opportunities to grow, Wang Hu's future is absolutely limitless.

In comparison, Chief of Staff Gui is far inferior.

Even though Wang Hu had made his point so clear, Chief of Staff Gui was still confused and asked with a frown, "Loopholes? Which aspects are you referring to?"

“We were attacked without warning yesterday morning, and there were quite a few loopholes in the plan,” Commander Wang said.

"They were really cunning. They dared to impersonate the Red and Blue Army right away and attacked both sides. If the command headquarters hadn't held a meeting later to clarify the matter, I would have thought it was Xiahou Lan who did it," Chief of Staff Gui said.

"The Seventh Steel Brigade can do such unreasonable and illogical things, but we wouldn't even dare to think about it. That's the difference," Wang Hu sighed.

"Oh, I see, you've learned a trick."

Chief of Staff Gui grinned broadly, and Wang Hu also smiled broadly upon hearing his words.

The meaning of this is beyond words.

"Chen Jun is intentionally telling us that he is bad, annoying, and irritating, but if we look at it from a professional perspective, he is right to do so. The 7th Steel Brigade plays very professionally, while we, as the opposing force, are very amateurish."

Wang Hu's words came from the bottom of his heart, and even carried a hint of envy.

If he himself had the ability and possessed the professional technical skills of the 7th Steel Brigade, he couldn't even imagine how strong the Tsunami Assault Brigade would be.

The navy's military spending is much higher than the army's, and the army simply cannot catch up at the same level.

"That's right. The very things that hit us where it hurts are precisely our weaknesses and vulnerabilities in terms of understanding and training." Chief of Staff Gui also realized the problem.

"After this exercise, it's time for us to reflect on our actions."

As Wang Hu spoke, he remembered that they were still conducting exercises. He looked up at the foot of the mountain and asked in confusion, "Hey, that's strange. Why hasn't there been any movement for so long?"

Do you think Xiahou Yuan, like me, received instructions from Deputy Commander Qian to wait until the entire expert team was in place before starting the battle?

"Probably."

Chief of Staff Gui also felt that this was the reason, and simply suggested, "Let's go. There's definitely no chance of a fight breaking out in the short term. Let's go back to the command post, rest, and have a cup of tea."

"Well, I thought you only knew how to fight, but it turns out you also know how to drink tea, haha." Wang Hu teased.

"I know a lot more than this; this is nothing." Chief of Staff Gui tilted his head back at a 45-degree angle.

"Alright, alright, stop pretending in front of me. Hurry up and go back and get your stock so I can taste the new tea." Wang Hu said as he walked towards the command post.

Regardless of whether they received instructions from Deputy Commander Qian, a battle here is unlikely to break out in the short term.

Meanwhile, the expert team that Wang Hu was waiting for was still slowly making its way along the mountain road, but a discordant note had emerged compared to before.

He was not a member of the expert group, but a senior reporter who was afraid of dying and insisted on squeezing in. He was dissatisfied with Ai Jia's suggestion to go to the Seventh Steel Brigade, and he himself had opinions about the Seventh Steel Brigade, so he kept making various criticisms.

"The Seventh Steel Brigade is a newly formed unit, there's nothing to see at their camp."

To enhance the credibility of his words, the veteran journalist even gave an example: "I covered the Capital Theater Decisive Battle 2001 confrontation exercise. It was the first appearance of the Steel Seventh Brigade, and I had contact with them."

This statement clearly shows that this guy is Sun Zhu, the reporter who is in cahoots with Chu Zhangang.

"Oh, so you're quite familiar with the 7th Steel Brigade?" an expert asked expectantly.

"I wouldn't say I'm very familiar with them; I haven't had any direct contact with them, but..."

Sun Zhu abruptly changed the subject halfway through his sentence, saying, "As a veteran soldier, I have always been against the so-called advanced combat awareness of the Steel Seventh Brigade."

For example, yesterday's disruption—attacking the opposing red and blue teams and turning the exercise into something that wasn't a proper exercise—what's the point of such disruption? It only caused widespread resentment; isn't this just grandstanding?

In my memory, Chen Jun was nothing special except for being a very unruly person.

Sun Zhu thought he was right and spoke eloquently with his crude understanding, clearly intending to damage the image of the Seventh Steel Brigade in the eyes of the experts.

His wickedness is even more repulsive than his cowardice.

As a member of the Steel Seventh Brigade, Ai Jia was very unhappy to hear these words. Regardless of whether he was a colonel or not, she retorted without giving him any face: "Oh, I've also heard that during the decisive battle of 2001 exercise, a senior reporter acted dishonestly."

Despite being just a reporter, he went to great lengths, writing internal reports to JW and headquarters, impeaching the unit, and almost getting it disbanded.

"It can't be such a coincidence, can it? That person couldn't possibly be you, could it?"

Ai Jia, with his playful tone and sarcastic remarks, coupled with his extremely expressive facial expressions, made all the experts in the car laugh.

Only Sun Zhu, who had just been smug, looked embarrassed and uncomfortable.

He could only slightly suppress his earlier smugness and arrogance, and had to reluctantly explain, "How could I have such great ability to produce a high number of synthetic troops at once?"

I was simply representing the sentiments of many veteran comrades and making a reasonable representation to higher-level leaders.

I'm not against military reform, but ignoring politics and tradition, blindly copying foreign militaries, and recklessly disregarding rules is definitely unacceptable.

Sun Zhu is an old-fashioned person who is destined to be eliminated by the times, but clings to outdated ideas and is complacent.

Being able to be with so many experts was a rare opportunity for him to spread his influence as much as possible and gather more people to criticize the Seventh Steel Brigade.

pity.

His actions were doomed to failure; the wheels of history cannot be stopped by the remnants of the times.

……

Mountain Eagle Brigade.

Just as Brigade Commander Wang of the Tsunami Assault Brigade had guessed, they did indeed receive interference from Deputy Commander Qian, who ordered the Mountain Eagle Brigade to halt its attack and wait for the expert team.

The chief of staff of the Mountain Eagle Brigade was also in command at the front line, and he was furious when he received the notification.

He immediately called back and questioned, "Deputy Commander Qian, why are you asking us to postpone the attack? Aren't you putting us in a difficult position?"
I'm telling you very clearly, it's very difficult for me to do this. Our helicopters are already in position and about to launch an attack on Hill 708.

My ground troops have reached the assault point; every minute we delay the charge increases the danger.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war; this is a basic common sense. Especially when an army is in a state of readiness, like a fully drawn bow, every second is expending its strength. Not attacking for a long time will greatly affect morale.

However, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qian and Sun Zhu are kindred spirits, and their thoughts are even highly similar to those of Chu Zhangang.

They are all still living in the past and unable to break free.

They only care about saving face and talking about performance.

Knowing full well the current situation of the Mountain Eagle Brigade, and disregarding its chances of winning or losing, he only cared about serving the expert group and insisted, "Try to wait for the expert group. Isn't the purpose of the exercise to show them? What's the point of winning if the expert group can't even see it?"

"What's the point? Winning! That's the point!"

The chief of staff was angered by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qian's words. Remembering that Commander-in-Chief Tan had already spoken, he said without any politeness, "I'll wait if the experts arrive within a minute. If they don't arrive, then don't blame me."

After finishing his sentence, the chief of staff of the Mountain Eagle Brigade hung up the phone and then transferred the call to the company, ordering: "This is the front-line command post. I am the chief of staff. I order the first company, the second company, and the third company to begin a 30-second countdown."

"Don't wait for the air strikes to finish before taking action; the start of the air raid is your signal to attack." "Understood, Company One!"

"Second Company, understood!"

"Understood, Sanlian!"

The three companies responded one after another, and the battle was about to begin.

Less than ten seconds after the chief of staff issued the order, brigade commander Xiahou Lan called.

"Chief of staff, from now on, turn off all communication channels with the exercise command and cut off all contact with the former deputy commander-in-chief."

Xiahou Lan was clearly very dissatisfied with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qian, and his handling of the situation was more forceful and direct than that of the Chief of Staff.

"Roger that!"

The chief of staff had long been fed up with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qian, and upon receiving the order, he couldn't help but smile.

……

The brigade commander and chief of staff of the Tsunami Assault Brigade were unaware that the Mountain Eagle Brigade was so assertive, strongly refuting that they had not followed Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qian's instructions.

The two men sat down at the front-line command post and leisurely drank the tea brewed by the chief of staff.

"Hmm, not bad, it's definitely good tea."

After drinking a few sips of the scalding hot tea, the aroma filled the air and his mind cleared up a bit. Wang Hu had a new idea and slapped his thigh, saying, "Alright, waiting like this isn't going to work. I think we should stop waiting."

Staff Officer Xue, immediately notify the 3rd Battalion to advance towards Hill 708 at full speed in five minutes.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qian was only in charge of the base and did not have direct command authority over the participating troops. The person in charge of the exercise was Team Leader Tan.

The fact that Wang Hu had given him so much face by waiting for this long after receiving the instructions was already quite a favor.

However, the very next second after Wang Hu gave the order, they suddenly heard the sound of helicopters flying overhead, coming from the direction of the Mountain Eagle Brigade's attack.

Wang Hu and the chief of staff didn't even bother with their tea; they jumped up and ran out of the command post.

Once outside, looking up at the distant sky, they saw a formation of helicopters rapidly approaching their Hill 708.

"Pass the word down: prepare for battle."

Wang Hu immediately issued the order, and the troops on the hilltop sprang into action.

At this moment, Xiahou Lan was in command of the helicopter, personally directing the helicopter formation to launch an attack, determined to wipe out the Tsunami Assault Brigade in one fell swoop.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, the formation has locked onto the target," the communications officer shouted.

"Is this confirmed to be Wang Hu's command post on Hill 708?" Xiahou Lan asked.

"That's right, this is Brigade Commander Wang Hu's command post. The formation requests an attack," the communications officer replied.

"Strike! Strike hard!" Xiahou Lan ordered.

"Yes."

The intelligence officer relayed the order to the helicopter formation, and the approaching Mountain Eagle Brigade helicopter formation immediately launched an airstrike on the Tsunami Assault Brigade command post.

Rockets rained down, instantly covering the entire frontline command post of the Tsunami Assault Brigade.

"Puff puff……"

"Cough cough cough..."

Numerous smoke canisters were triggered, completely engulfing the command post in white smoke. The people inside were choked by the smoke and rushed outside in a frenzy.

The directorate referee immediately announced the results of the attack: the front-line command post was completely destroyed, and all personnel inside were killed.

Fortunately, Wang Hu and the chief of staff heard the noise earlier and ran out to check the situation immediately, thus narrowly escaping certain death.

Otherwise, without the brigade commander and chief of staff, the tsunami assault brigade would have no chance of winning this exercise.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, the 708 command post has been destroyed."

On the command helicopter of the Mountain Eagle Brigade, a staff officer reports to Brigade Commander Xiahou Lan.
"it is good!"

Xiahou Lan felt refreshed and comfortable. He found a chair, sat down, picked up a bottle of mineral water with a smile, gulped down half of it, and ordered, "Don't sit still, get moving, get to 708."

If Wang Hu gets blown up, that's just bad luck. But if he survives, once I get to Hill 708, I'll make sure he's completely lost.

Xiahou Lan was overjoyed with his successful start, while Wang Hu on the mountaintop was furious.

"Reporting to the brigade commander, the observation post has been destroyed, and the front-line command post has also been destroyed."

After hearing the report that the staff officer had rushed over breathlessly, Wang Hu gritted his teeth in hatred and roared angrily at the helicopter that had not yet taken off, "Xiahou Lan, I'll fight you to the death!"

Xiahou Lan seemed to hear Wang Hu's anger, and at that moment he called the chief of staff.

"Chief of Staff, Wang Hu may still have tricks up his sleeve. You must be careful on your end," Xiahou Lan warned.

"What other tricks could he possibly have up his sleeve?" the chief of staff asked.

“His third battalion turned back halfway to attack Xiaojinhu Airport. I guess he was trying to outflank us,” Xiahou Lan analyzed.

"Oh, I see. He wants to surround the first airborne battalion from behind. Wang Hu hasn't retaliated yet because he's waiting for his third battalion to arrive," the chief of staff said.

“I want to immediately transfer our 2nd Airborne Battalion over here to attack their 3rd Battalion from behind,” Xiahou Lan said.

"Brigade Commander, this won't do. Wouldn't this turn into a sandwich?" The Chief of Staff disagreed.

I'll hit you, you'll cover for me, and then I'll cover for you.

That does sound really strange.

"Ok."

Xiahou Lan was confident that he had a sure thing, so he didn't insist any further. He then instructed, "Regardless of whether he counterattacks or not, let's take Hill 708 first."

As for the 3rd Battalion that the Tsunami Assault Brigade brought over, I'll have the helicopter squadron snipe them first.

Xiahou Lan may be arrogant, but he actually has some skills.

He commands with ease!

Instead of heading to Hill 708 for observation, the bus carrying a group of experts stopped outside the woods.

visible……

No matter how much reporter Sun Zhulu slandered them and used various despicable means to prevent them from going to the Seventh Steel Brigade, it did not change the expert group's mind. (End of Chapter)