Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 191 "Fire Support" from the Bear Country

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!" After they finally left the town with the manure cart, Tang Xinyi could no longer hold on and jumped out of the cart.

Fortunately, these trucks carrying dried manure drive extremely slowly in these road conditions; otherwise, jumping off would probably have resulted in a broken leg.

Seeing this, Chen Jiang and the others had no choice but to follow.

Tang Xinyi patted the wound for a long time and vomited several times, but she still found it unbearably smelly.

"How could anyone come up with such a terrible idea? How can anyone crawl into a place like this?" Tang Xinyi was practically going crazy. There was nowhere to wash up in this desolate wilderness. It was disgusting.

She is usually very careful about cleanliness, but this time she really let her guard down.

"I'm telling you, Director Tang, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Without this method, we would be sitting ducks, probably already eating prisoners' food," Chen Jiang said with a mocking expression.

"That's disgusting. How can anyone collect these things?" Tang Xinyi had never been to the grasslands before and knew nothing about them.

"Commander, you don't know, these things might be discarded elsewhere, but they are treasures here. In winter, these dried cow and sheep dung can be used as firewood. There are no trees on the grassland to cut down for warmth, so these things are the treasures that allow the herders to survive the winter."

"You know this too?" Tang Xinyi was a little surprised. He Chenguang was about the same age as her, but he was obviously more experienced.

He Chenguang scratched his head sheepishly, "My grandfather took me to the grasslands before, so I know a little about it."

Chen Jiang also explained, "Director Tang, actually these dried feces have already been processed. They are all dried in the sun and will not affect our breathing. Otherwise, I would not have dared to bring you inside to hide."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's such a disgusting topic. Let's talk about something else. What should we do next?" Tang Xinyi didn't want to continue talking about feces.

After a moment's thought, Chen Jiang boldly declared, "We're heading back now, and the Blue Army's armored formation is not far away. They never dreamed that we would dare to go back again. If we don't cause a ruckus, we'll be letting them down after their pursuit."

As night fell, in a corner of a Blue Army camp, several Blue Army soldiers were bound hand and foot, with smelly socks stuffed into their mouths.

Chen Jiang and his team quietly infiltrated the camp, changed into the Blue Army's equipment, and successfully occupied an information terminal device. Tang Xinyi confidently stated that as long as she could access the Blue Army's internal network, she could use her "wall-breaking" software to break through the Blue Army's firewall and hack into the Blue Army's system.

Therefore, Chen Jiang felt that this plan was well worth the risk.

At this moment, the four of them were all watching the outside world from the entrance, completely unaware of the murderous look in the eyes of the naked Blue Army soldier on the ground.

If the Blue Team discovers this place now, there's no way they can escape. Fortunately, this is the Blue Team's logistical support area, so the other side hasn't paid attention to it.

Tang Xinyi frantically typed on the keyboard, and after a dazzling series of commands, she actually cracked the code.
"Haha, I still managed to break in, didn't I? I'm such a genius!" Tang Xinyi laughed triumphantly.

He Chenguang and his group were incredibly excited; this was truly exhilarating.

Wang Yanbing and Li Erniu weren't good with computers, but looking at Chen Jiang and He Chenguang's enthusiastic expressions, how could they not understand that Tang Xinyi was doing something earth-shattering?

The prisoners on the ground initially looked down on the idea, thinking that the command center's internal network was not so easy to breach.

Now he's really desperate, frantically screaming "woof woof woof" on the ground.

"Shut up! You are prisoners of war. Don't force us to use physical means to shut you up," He Chenguang threatened viciously.

Chen Jiang's attention was now completely drawn to Tang Xinyi's computer screen, which displayed all the Red Army's troop movement orders, forming a diagram of the offensive and defensive postures.

On this map, the Blue Army has prepared a large net, just waiting for the Red Army's main force to charge headlong into it.

"No, if this continues, the Red Army will suffer heavy losses. We must inform the command!"

Wang Yanbing also saw the danger in the picture and cried out in alarm.

"How can we remind them? Such a large-scale maneuver will take a lot of time to make changes, and even if we do make changes, how will we notify the command center? By the time they verify our identity information and report it up the chain of command, it will be too late," He Chenguang replied with a cold face.

"He Chenguang, I have a plan. If I succeed, how will you thank me?" Tang Xinyi asked playfully.

"Oh dear, if you have any good ideas, please use them quickly, or it will be too late. I'll do anything you ask as long as it works." He Chenguang was extremely anxious after hearing this.

"Deputy Battalion Commander Chen, you are all witnesses, so you must keep your word!"

Seeing that Chen Jiang and the others nodded, Tang Xinyi began typing out new commands in rapid succession.

"Commander, what are you doing?" Li Erniu looked completely bewildered.

Chen Jiang noticed this and couldn't help but praise, "You're simulating the Blue Army command issuing new orders to disrupt their offensive plans?"

"Holy crap, this works? That's ruthless!" Li Erniu and the others were stunned when they heard this.

At this moment, in the Blue Team's command post,

All the senior generals were eagerly hoping that the Red Army would fall headlong into their carefully laid trap.

The diagram on the large screen indeed showed that everything was operating as they had envisioned.

Unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, a sudden change occurred.

"Huh? Why did Division A's attack direction veer 20 kilometers to the right? Doesn't that leave the enemy with a huge opening?"

"Why didn't the armored forces advance in time? What were they doing standing there?"

"Where's the air force? Where's the Russian air force? Why hasn't it taken off yet?"

A series of problems were exposed, leaving the senior generals of the Blue Army command stunned.

"Playing the piano haphazardly, what orders are they carrying out?"

Finally, the Blue Army commander couldn't help but curse loudly because there was a major problem with the coordination of his troops. Even the most clueless Red Army commanders and soldiers could see that this was a trap set by the Blue Army, and they had already launched a counterattack based on the gaps left by the Blue Army.

Despite the Blue Team adjusting their deployment again, something still felt off.

The air in the Blue Team command center seemed to freeze.

On the big screen, several gaps suddenly appeared in the previously tight encirclement, and the movements of the various troops became chaotic.

"Report! The system has detected abnormal login information!" A technical officer suddenly stood up, his voice filled with panic. "Someone has accessed the command system through the logistics support department's terminal! And they've tampered with the mission instructions we've issued."

The Blue Army commander slammed his fist on the table, a sharp glint in his eyes: "What are you all doing? Reporting now? Immediately sever all logistical connections! Order all units to comply!"

He slumped down, too late. It was all too late.

"Notify the guards to find that Red Army reconnaissance squad at all costs!" the deputy commander-in-chief ordered decisively.

Meanwhile, Tang Xinyi's fingertips continued to dance across the keyboard.

Command windows kept popping up and closing on the screen, and she was continuously modifying the deployment of the Blue Army units bit by bit.

“Give me three more minutes,” she said, biting her lower lip, beads of sweat forming on her forehead, “and I can get their air force to bombard our armored forces!” Chen Jiang suddenly grabbed her shoulder: “It’s too late, the Blue Army has already spotted us.”

His perception was incredibly strong; he could already sense that the Blue Army troops were flanking them.

He quickly checked the magazines: "Evacuate immediately! Erniu, get them some hot food!"

Li Erniu smiled knowingly and set up several booby traps there.

Seconds later, the Blue Army's flanking force stormed into the tents, but without exception, thick white smoke billowed from them.
According to the exercise rules, they're all finished.

The reinforcements rushed up and ripped off their teammates who were tied to the ground. They didn't care about the exercise rules and asked directly, "What exactly is going on?"

After those unfortunate fellows explained the whole story, the major leading the group couldn't help but blurt out a phrase from the national cult classic, "..."
"You lot are like pigs that have been plucked! You're a disgrace! The rest of you who can still breathe, come with me and chase after them. If we can't catch them, what right do we have to wear this uniform in the future?"

Although Chen Jiang and his team had deployed booby traps and eliminated more than a dozen Blue Army pursuers, this was, after all, Blue Army territory.

A relentless stream of pursuers surged in from all directions, forcing Chen Jiang and his men to fight their way out until they finally retreated to a corner of the Blue Army base.
Chen Jiang looked around, then at his ammunition, which was almost empty.

"There's no other way, this time it's definitely going to be a heroic sacrifice!"

"Battalion Commander, we've made it worthwhile. I reckon the Blue Army is doomed to lose this time! Haha." He Chenguang was very optimistic. For their small unit to cause such a ruckus in the heart of the Blue Army's territory was absolutely unprecedented.

"Chen Jiang, give me two more minutes!" Tang Xinyi opened her laptop again.

"What time is it? Why are you still holding your laptop?" He Chenguang said irritably.

"Hmph, you blockhead! You'll never understand my tricks!" Tang Xinyi's fingers flew across the keyboard.

"Alright, we're doomed anyway, let's do our best!" After hearing this, Chen Jiang knew that they couldn't fight head-on. Several enemy snipers had already locked onto their position, so continuing to resist would be pointless.

The crucial point is that they're running out of bullets.

"Blue Army brothers, I am the commander of this Red Army detachment. Can we talk about resolving this peacefully?" Chen Jiang shouted.

Sure enough, the enemy immediately stopped firing. In their view, Chen Jiang and his men had no chance of escape. But these bandits were too powerful; they had basically killed all the soldiers who had charged forward.

If we can capture them alive, the credit will be even greater!
"Alright, then come out. We promise not to fire. The Blue Army is to be captured!" The officer in charge signaled to the sniper next to him to prepare to fire, in case the enemy tried anything funny.

"Brother, that's no fun at all. If we come out, we'll definitely get picked off by your snipers, right?" Chen Jiang deliberately joked.

"Stop talking nonsense, you must come out and surrender. We don't have much patience! If you don't come out, we will resolutely wipe you out."

Chen Jiang snorted coldly, "Hmph, a rotten toad yawning—what a big mouth you have. Well then, go ahead and attack. I still have four magazines left. Guess how many bullets my brothers around me have?"

Li Erniu had the utmost respect for his battalion commander. He and He Chenguang were out of bullets, and only Wang Yanbing had a few bullets left in his magazine.

While Chen Jiang was trying to stall for time by talking to the Blue Army, he also told everyone to prepare for the worst.

If the Blue Army manages to break in, after they run out of bullets, they'll have no choice but to prepare for close-quarters combat.

Tang Xinyi was intently staring at the computer screen, her fingers flying across the keyboard, fine beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

"Director Tang, what are you doing? Are you almost done?" Chen Jiang could tell that the other party was getting impatient, and he couldn't drag it out any longer.

Tang Xinyi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile: "I'm giving the Blue Army a big gift."

"What kind of gift?"

"The Russian Air Force's firepower coverage."

Chen Jiang was shocked after hearing this. "Is it possible to hack into the Blue Team's system now?"

Generally speaking, since Tang Xinyi has already succeeded once, the Blue Team will definitely make corresponding adjustments, making it extremely difficult to hack in again.

"I didn't criticize the Blue Team; this time, I criticized the Russian Bear Team! They didn't change their ways so quickly!" Tang Xinyi smiled smugly.

Just then, a senior general from the Blue Army arrived at the scene. After understanding the situation, he immediately shouted, "What are you waiting for? If they don't surrender, wipe them out! Charge!"

Under his strict orders, the Blue Army launched another general offensive. Chen Jiang and his men quickly ran out of ammunition, and more and more enemies poured in.

But Chen Jiang and his team, with their exceptional skills, continued to struggle on.

"boom!"

Chen Jiang kicked a Blue Army soldier who rushed in with a side kick, and then snatched the rifle from the soldier's hand. However, in such close combat, the rifle was not very effective.

He looked back and saw that He Chenguang and the others were also in a fierce battle. Although they were all outstanding fighters, the Blue Army was coming in one after another, and it was only a matter of time before they were exhausted and captured.

"Director Tang, are you done yet?"

"Just a little bit left!"

"We can't hold on much longer!" Wang Yanbing said with a wry smile. His arms were already sore and numb. The Blue Army soldiers who rushed in were all skilled fighters, and fighting them was really exhausting.

Just then, a deep rumbling sound came from afar, growing closer and louder.

"What's going on?" The Blue Army commander looked up at the sky in confusion.

"Did you call in air support?"

"No, I don't." The person next to me looked completely innocent.

Six Su-34 fighter-bombers painted with the insignia of the Russian bear roared overhead.

After a while,

Thick white smoke billowed from all the personnel at the Blue Team command post.

According to the exercise rules, all personnel and equipment in the "bombed" area will be considered "destroyed".

Outside the air-raid shelter, the piercing alarm blared and the shouts and curses of the Blue Army soldiers mingled together.

Tang Xinyi proudly shook her computer: "The Russian firewall is at least three years behind the Blue Team's."

"How did you do that?" He Chenguang asked incredulously.

“Simple,” Tang Xinyi wiped the sweat from her forehead. “I first used the Blue Army’s previous communication protocol to impersonate their command center and sent a message to the Russian Air Force requesting fire support for the Red Army’s main armored force’s surprise attack.”

"Holy crap, this... this kind of exercise can be done like this?" Li Erniu and the others were dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)