Please pull the trigger for this world one more time.

Southern Seventh Army Corps Headquarters.

"Report: The Training Company has captured Hill 21 and annihilated the Weiyang Company of the Southwest Fourth Army Corps!"

"Oh?"

Ouyang Chen showed a surprised expression. "You're quite efficient. How were the post-battle statistics?"

"Six people have been ruled out of the battle, and the remaining results are still being tallied."

"good!"

Colonel Ouyang Chen slammed his hand on the edge of the table, then personally pulled out the small black flag on Hill 21 on the sand table and planted his own small red flag in its place.

The staff officer standing nearby analyzed the battle situation: "Although the forest area in front of us is only about 5 li (2.5 km) deep, the roads are relatively rugged and the trees are relatively dense."

Our Iron Tiger Squadron consists of [Qiongqi-1] and [Qiongqi-2], which are not well adapted to the terrain here.

The good news is that the forest area is now very close to us, which has become a barrier for us, and our armored forces have not been attacked so far.

My suggestion is to wait and see what Hill 21 has actually blocked. Once the southwest makes its move against Hill 21, that's when we can strike.

The chief of staff, standing on the other end, said: "That's right, the ones in the southwest are all mountainous terrain. We can't match the mobility of those Taotie-1s in the mountains. Accompanied by engineers, they must have already entered ambush positions by now."

My suggestion is to use the infantry as the vanguard this time. Since the Iron Tigers can't run fast enough, first send small reconnaissance units and engineers to scout out the enemy's firepower deployment. The Iron Tigers should follow closely behind, using their firepower advantage to take them out.

"None of you understand this battle yet."

Ouyang Chen shook his head and pointed with the sand table pointer, "The key to this battle may lie on Hill 21."

"Excuse my bluntness, sir."

One staff officer seemed to disagree with him, saying, "Although Hill 21 is strategically important, the Southwest Fourth Army Corps cannot afford to ignore it. I don't deny the combat effectiveness of the training company, but ultimately it's just a company. Under the fierce attack of a mountain army corps, they probably won't last long."

"Your minds are too rigid." Colonel Ouyang Chen tapped the edge of the sand table with his sand table staff. "The fact that the Capital Squadron was able to take Hill 21 so quickly, what does that say about the young man?"

Ouyang Chen glanced around, and the chief of staff opposite him was the first to react: "Is the other side also not yet firmly established?"

"That's right."

Ouyang Chen nodded and pointed to the sand table, saying, "Don't forget, the essence of this battle is still an encounter battle. Judging from the terrain, the enemy's terrain is more suitable for armored assaults than ours."

I estimate that the Black side will definitely advance with armored units to occupy advantageous defensive positions in advance, but this has one prerequisite: they cannot wait for a large number of engineers and infantry to accompany them.

Of course, there is another possibility: the enemy has waited for engineers and infantry. In that case, judging from the timing, Hill 21 could potentially be preparing for a major attack in the southwest.

This would leave us with an undefended area, but I think that's highly unlikely. I know the commander of the Southwest Fourth Army Corps very well; he wouldn't make such a mistake.

"In other words, Hill 21 will most likely be able to stop the enemy's engineers."

The chief of staff adjusted the unit deployment on the sand table. "If that's the case, we might as well be more aggressive. Since there are no engineers, there can't be a large number of Iron Tiger bunkers and fortifications."

"Then why not just send our armored forces as the vanguard? In a simple armored head-on confrontation, the [Taotie-1] has no chance of winning."

That makes sense.

Ouyang Chen fiddled with the model on the sand table, "And the problem needs to be looked at from the other side. Was Hill 21 easy to take? No, it wasn't. The training squadron took it down with only 6 casualties."

We all know the true quality of the Southwest Fourth Army Corps, and those who were assigned to Hill 21 were the best in the corps.

Savor the flavor.

The chief of staff nodded, standing to the side: "I understand. Now it's a choice for Southwest—the training squadron is a tough nut to crack. If Southwest wants to tackle this, it has to decide whether or not to mobilize Iron Tigers back."

Without mobilizing them, could they withstand the loss of a large number of infantrymen, and the duration of the battle was also uncertain.

"They only have a company of Iron Tigers at their disposal, just a few vehicles. If they split their forces further, their front will be even more vulnerable. They're already at a disadvantage in a head-on attack, and now they're outnumbered."

"That's exactly right."

Ouyang Chen gathered all the Iron Tigers representing his side in one place and said in a tone of finality, "On my command, all Iron Tigers, gather together and break through this forest area quickly along the right flank! Hill 21 is now a thorn in our side; the harder we swing our hammers, the more firmly we hold this thorn!"

"yes!"

"Oh, right." Colonel Ouyang Chen seemed to remember something, "Did you bring those three [Zhu Yan] tanks that were newly delivered to us the day before yesterday?"

"Yes, we brought them." The chief of staff next to him nodded. "They're being used as reserves this time."

"Press them all down together."

"Huh?" The chief of staff was taken aback, and said with some difficulty, "But this... the new bride hasn't even been on the kang (heated brick bed) yet, the crew members are all temporary, and according to acquaintances in the Ministry of Works, this thing is not easy to repair. Ordinary mechanics probably can't handle it. It seems that special training is required, and we..."

"Never mind that, just send them up!"

Colonel Ouyang Chen said firmly, frowning, "I'm taking in Iron Tigers that can fight, not some fancy sedan chair for carrying a bride! This is a good opportunity to test their effectiveness in actual combat. If they're not good enough, we'll send those three forty-ton iron lumps back."

"yes!"

Just then, a communications soldier ran in.

"Report!"

"Speak!" Ouyang Chen looked at the communications soldier who had just walked in. "Have the statistics for Hill 21 been released?"

"Yes, and we also captured a type of squad-level heavy weapon that we've never seen before..."

......

On Hill 21.

"Sir, the statistics have been sent out, and new intelligence has also come in from above."

Wei Ru tore a page out of her notebook and handed it to Shen Yi. "It's all in here."

After receiving the intelligence, Shen Yi walked to a map. "Old Jiang, Luo Chong, come here!"

The three men huddled around a makeshift table made of stacked empty ammunition boxes. "Luo Chong, work on the map, quick!"

"yes!"

Coming from a military family, Luo Chong had a very solid foundation in basic skills, and soon many lines and markings appeared on the map.

"Quite a beautiful drawing assignment." Jiang Xing glanced at Luo Chong. "You didn't learn anything from your father."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir. I still need more practice."

Jiang Xing nodded and pointed to the map, saying, "We are now a nail in the throat, a nail driven into the throat of the other side. With us here, their troops can neither come up nor go down."

If the intelligence from the Southern 7th Army Corps is correct, then what we're holding back on the front lines is an Iron Tiger Company and a small group of lightly armed infantry, while what we're blocking in the rear is most likely our main force, artillery, and engineers... This won't be easy; we've attracted too much attention."

"That's right, they'll definitely target us and beat us up."

As Shen Yi spoke, he seemed to be deep in thought, his speech slow. "Fortunately, the terrain here is quite good, which saves us a lot of trouble with fortifications. As long as we hold our ground, our main force can then attack the enemy's vanguard from behind."

but……"

Seeing that Shen Yi seemed hesitant to speak, Jiang Xing asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yi shook his head: "It's nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it... I just feel that as an aircrew, we still need to get moving. This battle won't be that simple."