From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Wang Kezheng did not rashly mobilize the tank battalion that had been secretly sent over. He planned to hide it first and use it as a trump card for a decisive victory.

In fact, in order to maximize the power of this trump card, it is necessary to unleash its full potential.

To achieve the goal of killing with a single blow.

On the first and second days of the exercise, Wang Kezheng did not issue any orders to the tank battalion, for fear that the 7th Steel Brigade would discover something amiss.

In the last encounter between the two sides, Wang Kezheng truly learned from painful lessons just how formidable the Seventh Steel Brigade was in communications reconnaissance and interception, causing him to completely lose confidence in the secrecy of his own communications.

It would be very difficult for the 708th Brigade to break through the Steel 7th Brigade's defenses by launching a frontal attack on Chenghai City using conventional combat methods.

The Seventh Steel Brigade possesses formidable strength, along with the unique advantages of being a defender.

Wang Kezheng was well aware of this.

Therefore, before the start of the second phase of the exercise, they secretly prepared a trump card, which was equivalent to predicting that the 7th Steel Brigade would win.

Wang Kezheng knows Chu Zhangang very well, and they even had a fight because of their different opinions.

He didn't believe that the 909th Brigade could defend against the 7th Steel Brigade.

Everything is progressing as he expected. Wang Kezheng is extremely confident in his tactics, and even when facing his master, he is confident that he can win this game.

Therefore, in the first two days of the attack, he deliberately did not use his trump cards, and set up a large formation at the front line, which was obviously the kind of attack that was going to be a head-on assault.

Until the evening of the third day.

With only six hours left until 8 a.m. the next morning when the exercise would officially end, Wang Kezheng felt that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived.

The closer one gets to success, the more excited one becomes, and the more flaws one will make.

Wang Kezheng was waiting for a loophole.

He believed that with only six hours left in the exercise, the 7th Steel Brigade was about to win, and their minds would definitely relax and their vigilance would not be so high.

Even though the 7th Steel Brigade is a special heavy combined arms brigade, there will be no loopholes in its defenses.

Wang Kezheng was also confident that his fierce attacks in the previous days would definitely mislead the strategic decisions of the 7th Steel Brigade, causing them to focus their defense on the outer blocking positions.

The city's defenses would inevitably be weak, and there would be no large troops stationed there.

If an armored battalion suddenly appeared at this moment, it would inevitably become a behemoth in Chenghai City. Even if there were still city defense and guard forces in the city, they would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when faced with the rolling tide of steel.

That's what Wang Kezheng thought.

This is his only chance of winning.

Since the Steel Seventh Brigade didn't have a god's-eye view, they naturally wouldn't know that Wang Kezheng had mastered his skills and integrated them into a powerful move that was bound to crush the Steel Seventh Brigade.

The entire tactical approach was defensive, with two armored battalions and two mechanized infantry battalions sent to the front lines to solidify the defenses.

While the specific internal details are unknown, at least on the surface, the focus appears to be on the front lines.

It was 2 a.m.

"Notify all combat units to proceed according to plan."

With seven parts confidence and three parts nervousness in his eyes, Wang Kezheng waved his hand and officially issued the combat order, marking the start of the general offensive by the 708th Brigade.

The frontline troops launched the first attack, and their initial momentum was extremely fierce.

The artillery battalion unleashed its full firepower, bombarding the Dongpingshan position.

The firepower was so intense that it seemed to be able to flatten the mountain.

Six companies from two motorized infantry battalions, along with a tank battalion to support the assault, were all committed to the battle and distributed across the entire front line.

Looking up at the Dongpingshan battlefield, the full-scale battle between the two brigades was truly spectacular.

With only six hours left before the end of the exercise, the atmosphere in the Blue Army's headquarters, the defending side, was extremely serious and tense, and no one dared to relax in the slightest.

Even Chen Jun, who was used to seeing big scenes, frowned slightly at this moment.

His eyes were fixed on the war sand table.

As battle reports from the front lines continued to be transmitted back to the headquarters, the fighting intensified and time dwindled.

Inside the director's office.

Deputy Chief of Staff Shen and other high-ranking officials were all staring intently at the big screen, not daring to be distracted for even a second, for fear of missing a moment of excitement.

They were all whispering among themselves, discussing their own views and judgments about the battle.

Most people are more optimistic about the Steel 7th Brigade, after all, the Steel 7th Brigade has a well-known reputation, and its performance in the first phase of the exercise was impeccable.

Moreover, the 708th Brigade is an old rival of the 7th Steel Brigade, having suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the 7th Steel Brigade before.

Taking all these factors into account, the 7th Steel Brigade naturally gives everyone more confidence, making them more optimistic about the 7th Steel Brigade's chances of winning.

However, a small number of people are more optimistic about the 708 Brigade, believing that it still has a chance.

Their confidence stemmed from the reputation of the 708th Brigade, which had never lost before encountering the Steel 7th Brigade and was an old unit with excellent traditions.

With its already excellent traditional foundation, coupled with the recent efforts of the 708th Brigade to improve its combat effectiveness through a spirit of perseverance and hard work, the brigade has demonstrated remarkable resilience over the past year.

If we're even slightly lucky, we still have a chance to take down the Steel Seventh Brigade.

War is a game with a 50/50 chance of winning.

There are no absolutes.

The senior executives split into two camps, making the discussion in the directing department exceptionally heated and adding a touch of excitement to the already tense atmosphere.

It's like dropping a red-hot pearl into a strong liquor, causing it to boil and boil endlessly.

The battle continues.

Before we knew it, it was five o'clock in the morning.

With only two hours left until the end of the exercise and only one hour left until full daylight, the outcome had reached a critical juncture. The directorate command center, the Red Army headquarters, and the Blue Army headquarters all realized that the answer was about to be revealed, and the atmosphere had reached an unprecedented level of intensity.

Wang Kezheng, who had been playing diligently all morning, finally got the opportunity he was looking for.

"action!!"

With Wang Kezheng's order, the bugle call for the general offensive was sounded.

"Whoosh..."

The warehouse doors, which had been closed for many days, were opened, and the heavy iron wheels rumbled as they rolled on the ground.

The armored battalion, which had long been secretly deployed in the city, had every tank armed to the teeth, exuding the ferocious aura of steel behemoths.

Bearing the unwavering order of Brigade Commander Wang Kezheng, they rushed out of the warehouse one after another, heading towards the Blue Army's headquarters two kilometers away.

If we can capture the Blue Team's headquarters, we can win this exercise.

These are the rules for the exercise!

Even if the Red Army did not destroy a single soldier or vehicle of the 7th Steel Brigade's defensive forces deployed on the periphery, as long as the Red Army could capture the Blue Army's headquarters, it would be able to win the second phase of the exercise.

Wang Kezheng grasped this point precisely, which is why he meticulously designed this scheme.

Wang Kezheng has absolute confidence in this trump card that he has painstakingly developed over the past year.

However, war is always unpredictable, and Wang Kezheng's progress through learning was not as great as he had imagined.

It's not impossible for an apprentice to defeat a powerful master after only one year of study, but it's absolutely impossible for Wang Kezheng to do so.

Unless you're an absolute genius!
Clearly, Wang Kezheng is not!
When a group of armored tanks of unknown origin suddenly appeared in the city like divine soldiers descending from the sky, they menacingly charged toward the headquarters.

Everyone in the Blue Army's headquarters, from Chen Jun down to every staff officer, was truly taken aback.

But it was just one jump.

Having spent so many lifetimes in the military, Chen Jun, whose every cell is imprinted with the spirit of war, possesses a war sensitivity that ordinary people lack.

Chen Jun had a vague sense of unease even when the exercise had just begun.

Although he didn't know where the unease came from, or even what its source was, Chen Jun still trusted his own special wartime intuition.

At the same time, he was also clear about the outcome of this war and what methods could be used to take shortcuts.

After all, he is an expert in this field.

Knowing that raiding someone's home was the simplest and most direct method, Chen Jun secretly took two precautions to minimize any unexpected incidents.

So when the mysterious tank unit suddenly appeared and charged menacingly toward the headquarters...

Although Chen Jun was surprised, he was not panicked.

Calmly picking up the radio, he connected with the pre-prepared "emergency response team" and issued the latest orders with an air of nonchalance—

"The rats have appeared, move out!"

With Chen Jun's order, the game of catching mice began.

The army aviation battalion's armed helicopters, which had been poised for action, roared up from the tarmac and formed a formation to charge toward the mysterious tank unit.

A formation of six armed helicopters is a nemesis for tanks.

However, the abundance of high-rise buildings in the city provides tanks with ample hiding space, which greatly reduces the suppressive power of attack helicopters.

Chen Jun took this into full consideration, so there was a second unit specifically designed to target them.

As the strongest core spearhead of the 7th Steel Brigade, the special operations company's effectiveness in frontal combat is only average, and it is not much different from an ordinary mechanized infantry company.

But in urban areas with complex terrain, it's a completely different story.

Just like fish entering water, the combat effectiveness of the special operations company will be greatly enhanced. Unless bombarded by heavy artillery, they will be invincible.

Tanks without infantry support protection would be in serious trouble against special operations companies.

With ample urban buildings providing cover, coupled with their superior individual skills and special operations techniques, the special operations company's soldiers can easily approach the tanks.

Next came the much-anticipated rocket launcher, which unleashed a barrage of fire at the iron turtle shell.

It doesn't matter if it can't be destroyed by a single blast.

The special operations soldiers could fire one shot, then quickly change positions using the terrain to fire another shot from a different corner.

The tank battalion of the 708th Brigade initially thought this would be a very easy task.

Every soldier, including the battalion commander, was already fantasizing about driving tanks into the Blue Army's headquarters, wreaking havoc, capturing the Blue Army's commander-in-chief, and ending the battle in the most perfect way.

But when they got within 1 kilometer, they found that things were completely different from what they had imagined.

First, an armed helicopter flew in from the sky and fired two missiles, giving them a crushing blow and shattering their beautiful dreams in an instant.

Fortunately, the battalion commander of the tank battalion was quite capable and had a wealth of combat experience.

They took immediate action to address the situation.

That is to break the entire tank battalion into smaller units, hide themselves in the nearby streets, and advance towards the Blue Army's headquarters under the cover of buildings.

There are only a few armed helicopters in total, and we also have to pay attention to safety and avoid terrain. This method is indeed very effective.

After the tank battalion commander made these adjustments, the situation devolved into a familiar game of whack-a-mole, with armed helicopters chasing and firing at any tanks that showed themselves.

The tanks kept dodging and hiding, making it impossible for the attack helicopters to lock onto them.

Seeing that his plan was effective, the battalion commander of the Red Army tank battalion breathed a sigh of relief, and Wang Kezheng in the general headquarters also breathed a sigh of relief.

They also issued an order to accelerate the attack and end the battle in the shortest possible time.

This is also to prevent things from getting complicated over time. (End of Chapter)