Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 174 Taking a Gamble: A Decapitation Operation (Please Subscribe)

Although military field tents may look the same, they are actually classified into different levels.

The higher the operational level of the command center, the more personnel and communication equipment are involved in command, and the more space the command post needs.

Inevitable.

The command tent will be even bigger!

The large tent that appeared before Jackie Chan was clearly a command tent issued only to division-level officers, which essentially confirmed its identity.

Red Army General Headquarters!

"Good heavens, what you want is what you can't have. I only wanted to find an artillery regiment, but now I've found a tank regiment, an anti-aircraft regiment, and even the Red Army headquarters, but I still can't find an artillery regiment. What kind of mess is this?"

Jackie Chan was speechless, both amused and exasperated, wondering if he had forgotten to consult a fortune teller before leaving home.

Tuo Yonggang and Wu Liuyi also looked helpless, staring at the tempting prize in front of them, feeling a strong sense of utter helplessness – tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away.

The unfortunate thing is that this was the Red Army's headquarters; anyone who saw it would immediately have one thought—

Let's carry out a decapitation strike!

If the decapitation strike can be successfully carried out, leaving the Red Army without command and forced to fight independently, then this confrontation exercise will have essentially won by more than half.

However, it is extremely difficult to finish it.

Protected by the unique terrain, the Blue Army's artillery fire couldn't reach them, and armed helicopter raids were futile, making it extremely difficult to take down the Red Army's command post.

As for the squad sneaking in for a close-quarters ambush...

Wu Liuyi and Tuo Yonggang didn't even dare to think about it; in their eyes, it was tantamount to suicide.

The general command headquarters consisted of a dozen or so departments, large and small, including the division headquarters, guard company, special service company, air defense battalion, communications company, staff department, and logistics support units.

The total number of people in all departments is at least 1000.

With just a dozen or so members of the Ace of Spades squad, entering such a densely populated Red Army headquarters, if they were discovered, a single spit from one of them could drown them.

In any case, Wu Liuyi and Tuo Yonggang felt that there was absolutely no possibility of it being feasible.

Since you can't eat anything, food naturally tastes bland.

Wu Zhe also preferred to continue searching for the artillery regiment. As long as they could find and eliminate the artillery regiment first, and then coordinate with the combined arms battalion to launch a pincer attack from both inside and outside, they would definitely win the exercise.

Wu Zhe never even considered having the Ace of Spades sneak in and carry out the decapitation.

Because this idea is too crazy.

This is completely inconsistent with his calm and composed personality.

The other Ace of Spades players were in a similar situation, their eyes shining as they looked at the Red Army command post so close at hand, but their hearts were filled with a strange sense of entanglement and helplessness.

Jackie Chan reported the situation to the Blue Army command, and the feedback he received was to first find the artillery regiment.

Battalion Commander Liu Zhongxing boasted that as long as the artillery regiment was wiped out, the combined arms battalion's artillery company would destroy the Red Army's air defense regiment next, completely destroying its air defense capabilities.

At that time, the armed helicopter squadron will be dispatched to cooperate with the artillery to defeat the Red Army's tank regiment.

That way, we can achieve victory in the confrontation.

There was no need to risk a surprise attack on the Red Army's headquarters at this critical juncture, nor would any troops be sent to attempt to destroy it.

In short, although this piece of meat is very delicious, there's no need to risk your life for it.

after all.

In this era where warfare has been revolutionized, our military has just begun to build modern special forces, and the mindset of special forces soldiers is still mainly that of reconnaissance soldiers.

The main value of special forces is simply that they are an upgraded version of reconnaissance soldiers.

Its core function remains reconnaissance.

Infiltrating behind enemy lines to decapitate the enemy's headquarters is still considered too avant-garde by today's standards and has not been included in the list of special operations missions.

and so.

That's why, from Wu Liuyi and other team members down to Liu Zhongxing, the battalion commander of the combined arms battalion, no one had any idea of ​​a decapitation operation.

Yuan Lang's eyes darted around, but he didn't say a word the whole time, sitting there like an outsider, no one knew what kind of tricks he was up to.

As the captain of the Ace of Spades team, Jackie Chan was unwilling to give up so easily.

The tank regiment's location has been found. If we can take down the Red Army's general headquarters in front of us, the combined arms battalion will immediately bombard the tank regiment.

We can win in advance just by conducting the exercise!

The temptation is great; it's worth taking the gamble.

Furthermore, the Ace of Spades team is not an ordinary special forces unit, but a special operations team developed as a strategic unit, so it certainly cannot simply act as reconnaissance soldiers.

We must make the military region leaders understand what a strategic presence is through this confrontation exercise.

So what exactly is strategic level?

To put it simply, it's similar to a nuclear weapon.

If the target has high enough value, then the Ace of Spades team must transform into a super nuclear weapon, and take down the target even if it means total annihilation.

Although a division-level command post is still a bit lacking, at least an army-level command post is needed to be worthy of the Ace of Spades team's strategic "bombing".

The same principle applies.

The risk of operations at the division level is much lower. If the Ace of Spades were to carry out a decapitation strike, it wouldn't necessarily require the division headquarters to perish together with them.

From a personal experience perspective...

Jackie Chan was at least 50% confident that he could complete the mission and escape unscathed.

The remaining 50% perished together with the enemy.

In addition to personal experience, a decapitation operation requires the ability to infiltrate silently and successfully reach the division's command center.

Therefore, Jackie Chan did not rush to make a decision, but continued to conduct in-depth observations of the Red Army command post camp.

Let's see if there's an opportunity!

Despite the size and height of the division command tent, it is very difficult to see from the air due to the camouflage netting and other protective measures.

Unless a helicopter conducts close-range reconnaissance to see through the camouflage net at close range.

Jackie Chan's position was directly opposite the valley exit, with a distance of more than 100 meters between them, so he didn't have to worry about being discovered by the Red Army in the valley.

This gave him ample time and space to observe with confidence.

About 20 meters ahead, there is a hardened dirt road made by vehicles.

Curved into an irregular "7" shape, it leads from in front of you to the campsite inside the valley.

Seeing that there were few guards at the entrance to the valley and that all the cars parked in the camp had passes on them, Jackie Chan suddenly had a good idea.

"If we could get our hands on a Red Army truck, along with a batch of Red Army clothing and equipment, and disguise ourselves as Red Army soldiers, it would actually be possible to sneak in through the main gate."

When a division of the Red Army conducts a military exercise, not only are the soldiers between regiments unfamiliar with each other, but there are probably not many familiar faces between battalions as well.

Those who come and go in the division headquarters are naturally even less likely to recognize each other.

If they could get their hands on Red Army vehicles and uniforms, the Ace of Spades squad could disguise themselves as Red Army soldiers and enter through the gate without being recognized by the guards.

But then I thought about it again.

Jackie Chan felt that this was not quite right.

"In this desolate wilderness, waiting for a suitable Red Army truck is too unpredictable, and we may not be able to get that many Red Army uniforms. We don't have much time left, so this plan can only be a backup option at best."

Jackie Chan turned his attention away from the entrance to the valley and went deeper into the camp for a detailed observation.

Perhaps due to the exposure of the Ace of Spades infiltration team, the security measures at the division command camp have been raised by a whole level compared to normal conditions.

It can be said that it was airtight.

While it wasn't exactly a case of guards every three steps and sentries every five, at least the guard company and the special operations company were deployed.

All the paths leading down from the mountains on the left and right sides were guarded by the special operations company, almost completely blocking off the foot of both mountains.

Let alone a person climbing over the two mountains, even a fly would be caught if it flew in.

Outside each important tent in the camp, there are 2 to 4 guards with guns on guard, and there are also mobile guards in teams of five who constantly patrol the camp.

Given the terrifying level of security, it's no wonder that Wu Zhe and his group had no desire to launch a sneak attack.

Seeing the camp so heavily guarded, with over 200 special operations company soldiers and guards deployed, most people wouldn't have any further thoughts.

It's highly likely they'll lead the team away to continue searching for their primary target, the artillery regiment.

But Jackie Chan did not give up!

He doesn't believe there's a perfect defense in the world; he only believes that if you search and discover with your heart, you'll definitely find any overlooked opportunities.

So he picked up the binoculars again and patiently examined the object carefully, not missing a single detail.

Wu Liuyi and Tuo Yonggang knew what Jackie Chan was up to, and shook their heads in exasperation at his madness, concluding that staying any longer would be a waste of time.

I really want to advise Jackie Chan that the decapitation operation is not feasible, and he should be more realistic.

Unfortunately, Jackie Chan was the leader of the Ace of Spades team, and only Jackie Chan had the authority to command the Ace of Spades team. If he didn't give the order to leave, everyone could only stay.

Wu Liuyi, Tuo Yonggang, and the others were anxious, but they could only wait patiently on the sidelines.

Jackie Chan actually had a plan in mind. As an "old man" who has lived two lifetimes, he is not a reckless person.

Although he didn't say it aloud, he had a well-thought-out plan in mind.

If a breakthrough is not found before it gets completely dark, Jackie Chan will abandon the decapitation operation and lead his team to continue searching for the artillery regiment under cover of night.

Given the density of the Red Army helicopters' search, this was probably the last night.

If the artillery regiment is not found by nightfall, then once dawn breaks, the Red Army's search forces will be compressed, and the Ace of Spades squad will have nowhere to hide.

and so.

The last half hour before dark was Jackie Chan's final limit.

As time passed, the sun gradually sank behind the western mountains, casting a beautiful sunset glow, and the sky turned to dusk.

Just when the search yielded no results and even Jackie Chan thought there was no chance left and was about to give up the decapitation operation and leave.

Hard work pays off!

Jackie Chan finally discovered the only small loophole in the impenetrable defense wall. If he could exploit it, the probability of safely infiltrating the wall would be very high.

The only drawback is that it is too dangerous, and most people simply cannot do it.

This "small loophole" is located at the innermost part of the valley, slightly to the left of the center. A collapse occurred there before, turning the mountain into a rocky cliff tens of meters high.

The cliff slope was nearly 90 degrees, and there was no resting platform at all.

It's like a knife cut, sliding down from the top to the ground.

Perhaps it was because the cliff was too steep, a completely natural and treacherous place, with no footholds, that it was impossible to come down from it with bare hands.

Even with the help of certain tools, getting down is extremely dangerous.

Therefore, there were no guards stationed at the bottom of this cliff, nor were there any special agents, making it the only place to break through.

As long as they can safely descend from the cliff, they can get through the heavily fortified perimeter of the Red Army command post.

(End of this chapter)