Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Comrades.

Deputy Commander Zhong said with a serious expression: "In order to test the combined arms combat capabilities of the First Division, the military region has decided to hold a live-fire exercise to test the defense of Linzhou, codenamed Operation Crouching Tiger."

The Red Team in this exercise is mainly composed of the 1st Division, with coordinated forces from the army, navy, and air force. Jackie Chan is the overall commander. Jackie Chan, do you have any questions?

"I want to know who my opponent is, and how many troops are fighting against me," Jackie Chan asked, his eyes piercing.

"I can't tell you any of that. All I can tell you is that your opponent is an invading enemy. What? You don't have confidence?" Deputy Commander Zhong said, trying to provoke him.

"I'm confident that the First Division and Linzhou City will live or die together," Jackie Chan said firmly.

"To live or die together? If we perish, what's the point of having your First Division? We can only survive; that's the only outcome," Deputy Commander Zhong said solemnly.

"yes!"

Jackie Chan stepped forward to answer.

……

Two days later.

Operation Crouching Tiger was a large-scale live-fire exercise, involving the largest number of troops and the most different types of soldiers since Jackie Chan joined the military.

The navy deployed a large number of warships to participate in the exercise, including but not limited to frigates, destroyers, amphibious landing ships, and large supply ships.

The Air Force also dispatched its strongest forces, including J-10, J-11, and J-16 fighter jets.

In addition, there are various functional aircraft such as the H-6 series bombers, the Y-20 large long-range transport aircraft, the KJ-200 early warning aircraft, and reconnaissance aircraft.

The navy and air force joined forces with full force, and all the battalions of the First Division also mobilized their entire forces.

Cheng Long, who was stationed at the First Division Command Center, attached great importance to this acceptance exercise. Before the exercise began, he called out over the radio: "Attention all units, attention all units, this is Cheng Long. Report immediately on the combat readiness of your unit."

Contingency plans were prepared before the exercise began, and each brigade had been numbered in advance.

Built upon the powerful functions of the E5W system, each brigade has its own monitoring screen, allowing for real-time observation of the brigade's status.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the Missile Squadron is ready and has entered the designated combat area." Gundam No. 1 was the first to respond.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the shipping convoy has arrived at the designated sea area," Huang Yaqiu replied.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the Army Aviation Squadron is fully prepared for takeoff," Liang Hang reported.

"Reporting to Commander, the armored battalion has entered the operational area..."

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the Special Operations Brigade is ready..."

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the engineering battalion is ready..."

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, fighter jets, bombers, and airborne troops are ready..."

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, all participating ships have entered the operational area..."

"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief, the E5W intelligence analysis system is functioning normally..."

……

As the captains or commanders of each brigade reported the situation of their respective brigades to Commander-in-Chief Cheng Long, it indicated that the exercise could begin at any time.

"How is the Blue Team doing?" Jackie Chan asked again.

A major rose from his seat and walked to Jackie Chan's left rear to report: "Since 7:30 this morning, the Blue Army has been launching continuous attacks on Hill 5 with aircraft, long-range missiles, and long-range artillery. The motorized infantry battalion requests support."

"Order the motorized infantry battalion to hold their ground," Jackie Chan swiftly issued the order.

"Yes."

The major responded that he would go and relay the order.

This exercise really spared no expense; the exercise field was filled with the deafening roar of artillery fire, with cannons raining down on the target positions as if they were free.

The land was turned upside down.

Various aircraft also arrived in droves, launching tactical attacks on various targets, using live ammunition, just like a real war.

The command center can view the combat situation on each battlefield through a large screen.

As for the final outcome of the battle, the data displayed on the large screen, generated by computer simulations, showed the battle situation in real time.

If you only look at it from this big screen, it looks like you're playing a strategy computer game.

In this live-fire exercise, the opposing sides played an offensive and defensive role, with the First Division, the Red Army, responsible for defense, and the unknown Blue Army responsible for offense.

If the First Division can hold Linzhou, it will pass the test; if it cannot, it means the Blue Army has won.

"Hill No. 5 is Linzhou's natural defensive barrier. If it falls, Linzhou will have no natural defenses. Do you think the Blue Army's main attack direction might be this hill?" Political Commissar Lu judged based on the situation.

"Captain Long, I need the E5W system to provide analysis data on the Southern Army's commander-in-chief." Jackie Chan couldn't make a precise judgment on his own, so he chose to have the analysis done by the computer and then make a judgment based on the computer's analysis.

"yes!"

Upon receiving Jackie Chan's order, Long Xiaoyun immediately ran to Jing Xiaoshu and asked, "Director Jing, has the Blue Army's commander-in-chief come up with his analysis?"

"They're out, here they are."

Jing Xiaoshu handed the report she had prepared to Long Xiaoyun and continued to work diligently.

As the core person in charge of the E5W system, the larger the scale of the battle, the more data analysis is needed, and the more arduous his work becomes.

After reading the analysis report, Long Xiaoyun came to Cheng Long and reported, "According to preliminary analysis, the commander-in-chief of the Blue Army is very likely Minister Wang Qiang."

"Not Vice Commander Chung?" Jackie Chan asked in surprise.

"Deputy Commander Zhong's data is already in the system. After comparing various parameters collected in the E5W system, Minister Wang's data is a better match," Long Xiaoyun said.

"Political Commissar, I still stand by my original idea. The Blue Army's main attack direction is definitely not Hill 5, but the newly built Lingshan Ferry Reservoir," Jackie Chan said carefully.

"During the last online simulation, Minister Wang was present. He knew perfectly well that you had already lost to Deputy Commander Zhong in the defense of the Lingshan Ferry Reservoir. Would he really accept someone else's advice? That doesn't make sense," Political Commissar Lu analyzed.

"Let's see how things are on Hill 5 before we decide," Jackie Chan said, not insisting on his own opinion.

The battle continues.

All kinds of artillery fire were unleashed on Hill 5, carrying out a saturation attack. Shells covered every area, and the smoke rose straight into the sky.

"Including the commander-in-chief, the Blue Army has captured Hill 5, and the 2nd Battalion of the Motorized Infantry Battalion has withdrawn to the second line of defense," the intelligence staff major reported to Jackie Chan.

"What are they doing?"

Jackie Chan frowned, pondering silently, trying to unravel the mystery.

This is new intelligence intercepted by the Information Brigade. Long Xiaoyun personally came to report: "Including the commander-in-chief, the Blue Army's amphibious tanks won the beach landing on the south side of Hill 5, according to the E5W system analysis."

The Blue Army's intention was to launch a strong attack on my position number five, thus opening a landing zone for the main force.

Political Commissar Lu sensed something was wrong and immediately suggested to Cheng Long, "Acting Division Commander Long, quickly adjust the deployment and send troops to reinforce Position No. 5."

"No, we can't move yet. I think the Blue Army is still feigning an attack to lure our main force over there." Jackie Chan stuck to his judgment.

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief."

Jing Xiaoshu ran over and reported, "The Luwan Development Zone is under strong electromagnetic radiation, and all communications in the area have been cut off."

"Activate the surveillance system in Luwan District," Jackie Chan ordered.

"Yes."

Long Xiaoyun immediately returned to his seat, sat down at the computer, and began to work.

The combined use of drones and helicopters created surveillance images covering the entire city, which were displayed in sections on the main control screen.

After seeing the actual images, Jackie Chan made a bold guess.

"The Blue Army is very likely to make a low-altitude landing in the Luwan District."

Low-altitude landing involves deploying elite soldiers to a designated combat area by helicopters flying at extremely low altitudes, avoiding all radar scans.

The urban area has a lot of buildings that block the radar's illumination range in the low-altitude area.

Helicopters can easily infiltrate at low altitudes.

really.

After Jackie Chan's reminder, Long Xiaoyun called on all the monitoring units in the system and indeed found a helicopter formation on the edge of Dongcheng District.

Furthermore, the deployment mission has been completed, and a large number of soldiers have infiltrated into the city.

"Commander Cheng, it's clear from this that the Blue Army's intentions are very obvious. We need to shift our defensive focus to the Linzhou city area," Political Commissar Lu suggested.

"Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Liu Bang," Jackie Chan said with a faint smile.

"What? You mean... both of these operations were feints?" Political Commissar Lu asked in surprise.

"At least we can't pay too much attention to these two directions, otherwise it would be like falling into his trap. It's hard to salvage a situation where he lures the tiger away from the mountain."

Jackie Chan rejected Political Commissar Lu's suggestion and contacted him via radio: "Captain Fang, this is the commander-in-chief. Reporting on your observations."

"Sonar indicates submarine activity in the nearshore waters, but no other discoveries have been made so far," Fang Yaqiu reported.

"Expand the search scope."

Jackie Chan gave orders to the shipping fleet, then analyzed, "The Blue Army submarine suddenly appeared in my coastal waters, neither approaching nor moving away. I don't think this is a normal activity."

Then Jackie Chan looked at Long Xiaoyun and said, "Captain Long, please use the E5W system to calculate the submarine's maximum hazard coefficient as a reference value."

"Yes."

Long Xiaoyun immediately entered the E5W system and began to make calculations according to Jackie Chan's requirements.

After a few minutes of operation, the E5W system displayed the calculation results on the screen. After reading them, Long Xiaoyun reported to Cheng Long: "Commander-in-Chief, according to your request to calculate based on the maximum hazard factor, the Blue Army submarine is a U9-type missile nuclear submarine, which may attack our Lingshandu Reservoir Dam."

Upon hearing this calculated news, Chen Long and Political Commissar Lu's expressions changed.

The pressure in the operations room is skyrocketing!

After a brief moment of thought, Jackie Chan decisively connected the communications to the missile squadron and ordered, "Gundam, this is Jackie Chan. Blue Army submarine activity has been detected on the sea surface. Please pay close attention to the low-altitude situation at sea at all times."

If any missile launch is detected, interception must be carried out immediately without reporting. A 100% interception rate must be guaranteed; the missile must never be allowed to cross the red line.

The Lingshan Ferry Dam is Linzhou's Achilles' heel; it absolutely cannot be allowed to fall into enemy hands.

"yes!"

Gao Da also knew the seriousness of the situation and immediately mobilized the troops upon receiving the order.

Two missile vehicles equipped with the Red Shield Type 5 were driven to the top of the mountain to the left of the Lingshan Ferry Dam, and their radars were activated to conduct directional scanning.

Once a missile is detected coming from the sea, it will be intercepted in a saturation manner immediately.

After completing the deployment of the missile vehicles, Gundam reported via radio: "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, our entire unit is now in combat readiness."

As it turned out, Jackie Chan's prediction was correct; the enemy's target had always been the Lingshan Ferry Reservoir.

Shortly after Jackie Chan ordered the deployment of the Gundam, less than an hour later, two missiles were suddenly launched from the submarine.

Heading straight west, their destination was Lingshan Ferry.

The Red Army's radar detected the missile immediately, and it was displayed on the exercise system right away.

Jackie Chan, Political Commissar Lu, Long Xiaoyun, and others all nervously looked at the screen, waiting for the missile squadron's interception action.

More than 30 seconds later.

The incoming missile crossed the city and reached the red line. Two interceptor missiles from the missile squadron hit it precisely and detonated the incoming missile in the air.

Seeing that the interception had been successful and had fulfilled its mission, Gao Da excitedly reported to the commander: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the two missiles launched from the submarine were successfully intercepted by our Red Shield Type 5 missiles over Lingshan Ferry."

Upon hearing the good news from Gao Da, Jackie Chan smiled with satisfaction.

Everyone in the command center stood up and applauded excitedly, admiring Jackie Chan's accurate judgment that led to the victory in the exercise.

But less than three seconds had passed.

Jackie Chan's smile vanished instantly. He gestured for everyone in the operations center to quiet down, then solemnly ordered again, "I command that all units under the First Division fully transition to a full-scale counterattack."

"Immediately launch an attack on Hill 5. The special operations brigade will immediately enter the city to encircle and annihilate the enemy infiltration forces; not a single one should escape."

With Jackie Chan's order, the First Division switched from defense to full-scale offense.

The artillery units began to unleash a barrage of firepower, saturating Hill 5 and giving the Blue Army forces occupying it a hard time.

The armored battalion, which had been eagerly preparing for battle, was mobilized in two directions to launch a counterattack.

Ground units, primarily composed of main battle tanks, rushed to Hill 5, which had already been thoroughly plundered.

Amphibious combat units, mainly composed of amphibious tanks, coordinated perfectly with the shipping convoy, disembarking by boat in the near-shore area.

The unique naval warfare tactics allowed Boldav's amphibious tank forces to display their formidable power, effectively cutting off the Blue Army's retreat route.

Under Wu Zhe's leadership, the newly formed special operations brigade demonstrated the spirit and strength of veteran special forces, routing the Blue Army infiltration force.

Another group of elite special operations troops joined forces with the army aviation brigade in a joint operation.

As mushroom clouds unfurled in the sky, the special operations team launched an attack under the cover of armed helicopters, and the Blue Army's base camp faced their greatest threat yet.

Even the engineering battalion was not idle, laying roads and building bridges in the rear to fully support logistics.

……

The various combat battalions from the First Division entered the battlefield in their most proficient ways and carried out perfect coordinated operations with other units.

In the past, joint operations required the mobilization of multiple branches of the armed forces and involved a great deal of effort.

Now, within a single division, multi-service coordinated operations have been completed with remarkable fluidity.

It perfectly embodies the spirit of the entire nation in the First Division—

The First Division of New Digital Synthesis!

(End of this chapter)