"Sir, it's me, Huo Zesen, who has an urgent military situation to report to you...... The Norman army armored units were found in the southwest, only 5 to 6 miles from the headquarters, yes, very close, and they would be a very deadly threat as soon as the corps headquarters began to move...... We do have a solution, in fact, which my Acting Captain Clumber Haysom came up with – send a chariot force to lure the enemy and lead them into our ambush circle. There is no need to fight a war of annihilation, it is enough to hurt them and drive them away. In addition, in order to ensure the safety of the Corps Headquarters on the way to the transfer, we need to deploy fire suppression points along the route, and each suppression point is pre-laid with field artillery and machine guns...... In the case of insufficient troops, it is recommended to adopt a mobile arming strategy...... Yes, if the need arises, I will send him to you to present it to your face......"

In the bunker of the battalion headquarters, Major Hozersen reported to the regiment commander via a field wired telephone. Just now, Weiss had come up with a practical strategy: the shepherd had tightened his grip on his stick, tricked the nearby wolf into beating him up, and as soon as he drove it away, he would immediately cover the flock for the flock.

During the conversation, Major Hozersen's eyes glanced at Weiss from time to time, and then, following the instructions on the other end of the phone, he beckoned Weiss to come and talk to the regimental commander.

Previously, as a special liaison officer of the reconnaissance battalion, he went to the headquarters of the guard regiment, and Weiss had a face-to-face communication with the regiment commander. It was his preliminary reconnaissance report that gave the regiment commander and the regimental chief of staff a sober understanding of the deterioration of the battle situation and issued a timely warning to the corps headquarters.

Weiss took the phone: "Hello, sir, I'm Acting Captain Clumber-Haysen......"

As soon as he reported to his home, the baritone on the other end of the phone interrupted him and hurriedly said: "Our task is urgent, acting captain, tell me, how many armored troops will be needed to realize your battle vision?" How much time does it take? ”

Weiss thought for a moment: "The enemy is a company-sized reconnaissance combat force, and we need to send at least one armored company of troops to feign defeat after engaging the enemy, and lure them into the coverage of our field artillery and machine guns. As for the timing, sir, it depends on when our armored forces are in place. If it goes well, an hour is enough to solve the problem. My idea is that the sooner the better, and as time goes by, I am afraid of a new situation. ”

The voice on the other end of the phone paused slightly: "Okay, Acting Captain Clumber-Haysen, and with General Kaysen's praise and admiration for you, I grant you operational command to draw the troops you need from the reconnaissance battalion and the artillery battalion." An armored company will depart immediately and arrive at you in five minutes. ”

"Yes, sir, I will do my best to ensure that I will not disappoint you!"

Weiss has not been without the opportunity to show his strength since the beginning of his career, and in the Battle of the Frontier and the Battle of the Belakaser Pass, he did his best and performed remarkably, but there is still a gap between the real success. Coming here, he was recognized by the commander of the corps, and he was pinned on by the commander of the guard, although he was not as excited as the first brother, there was still an uplifting spirit in his chest.

Five minutes later, an armored company belonging to the Guards Regiment arrived at the reconnaissance battalion station with the dull roar of engines. Weiss stood on the bunker of the battalion headquarters, and he had already seen the number and composition of this armored force from afar. He was pleased that compared with the nearby company-sized Norman armored unit, the hard power of this federal armored unit is not lagging behind, and the advantage of the Normans is mainly due to the tactical maturity of the armored force, the sufficient experience of officers and soldiers, and the grinding of equipment. In a one-on-one battle, the Norman armored forces undoubtedly have a better chance of winning.

Thirty-three Federal armoured combat vehicles arrived in a column, one of which drove straight outside the battalion headquarters. As soon as the car stopped, an officer with a tall figure and vigorous movements jumped out of it. In front of the headlights, he was wearing a dark brown uniform and a light brown scarf, with three-dimensional features, handsome appearance, and rare silver hair......

He is...... Mustegan!

When Weiss recognized the face that had not diminished its demeanor and was still full of melancholy, his mouth suddenly grew in surprise. The person in front of him is none other than his senior at the Basston Military Academy, Lehart Willis Musdegen from North Wilkes, a direct descendant of the "Protector Marshal" Musdegen from the era of the Kingdom of Wilkes. As the leader of the last cadet of the Barston Military Academy, his coldness and melancholy, as well as the kind of leadership style that seems to be innate, left a deep impression on Weiss.

Although Weiss leaned sideways to the headlights of the armored combat vehicle and did not show his entire face, his name had already made the other party aware of the circumstances of the trip. I saw the silver-haired young officer striding up to him and saluting dignifiedly: "Lieutenant Mustegan, I have come to report to you with the 1st Company of the Chariot Battalion, Honorable Acting Captain Clumber Haisen!" ”

Weiss solemnly returned the military salute: "It's been a long time, Senior Mustegen!" ”

The silver-haired young man raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a proud but not arrogant, decent and not rude manner: "It is a great honor for me and my soldiers to be able to fight under your command!" ”

If you want to say that it is an honor to say that Weiss graduated one year later and received the rank of captain one step earlier (although he is still only an acting captain, but during the war, it is not difficult to accumulate meritorious service and thus obtain "regularization"), it should be honored that he should be honored, not Mousdegen, who had a perfect performance in the military school. However, this is not the time for hypocrisy or modesty, the enemy is close and can be used to move widely at any time with excellent maneuverability, creating new difficulties for Weiss's ambush plan, or even frustrating his plan. Therefore, in the most concise language, he conveyed his battle strategy and several key points that required special attention to Mustegan to lead the chariot company to a rapid attack.

Although the two have had few opportunities to work together before, the military education system of the same military academy should have a lot in common in terms of thinking and expression. Looking at the back of Mustegan leaving, Weiss let out a long breath: Senior Mustegen, the battle situation is difficult, and the strong enemy is current, but don't be rash!

More than thirty federal chariots flew away, and soon disappeared into the night.

The bait has been thrown, and the trap must be stepped up. Under the command and dispatch of Major Huo Zesen, the companies of the reconnaissance battalion set out in full gear - this time to set up an ambush to attack the enemy's armored troops, Weiss envisioned that the core combat force was the artillery battalion of the guard regiment, and considering the inconvenience of the artillery troops, he selected the ambush area within the range of the artillery battalion. The ambush position is a semicircle with a wide mouth, the artillery battalion is in the center, the reconnaissance battalion occupies the flank, and when the enemy is attracted by its own armored company, it locks the enemy's track with flares, and the guns and artillery of the position are fired in unison, and the own armored company that has completed the task of luring the enemy quickly bypasses the position, rendezvous with the rest of the tank battalion, and strives to launch a joint attack from the flank and rear before the enemy retreats.

An improvised-up operational strategy must be so simple, easy to implement, fast, and effective.

Back at the battalion headquarters, Weiss confirmed that all arrangements had been made, and set off with the rearguard troops to set up an ambush and fight in an area. During the march, he climbed high several times and looked into the distance. The 1st Company, led by Mustegan, headed straight for the target, but during this time, the enemy armored units continued to move, seemingly attacking a Federal army position, and then joining up with a group of stragglers, whose position became further away from the Corps headquarters, but this did not mean that the threat was eliminated. You must know that the next foothold of the corps headquarters is located behind the battle line, and it is necessary to trek twenty or thirty kilometers in one go, or even further. Even though the Guards Regiment had an entire tank battalion capable of blocking the onslaught of enemy armored units, in the event of a battle, no one could ensure the safety of the personnel of the Corps Headquarters.

After arriving at the ambush area, Weiss took a signal corpsman with him and inspected the positions of the reconnaissance battalion and the artillery battalion non-stop. Since the artillery battalion had already received an order to prepare for the transfer, the movement and adjustment of the small area was faster than expected, and the field artillery company and the rapid-fire artillery battery were basically in place, and the only problem was ammunition - each company was basically only equipped with one or two base ammunition, and if it was to be replenished on the battlefield, it would not only take a long time, but would also affect the cover and transfer task of the entire guard regiment.

In Weiss's operational strategy, the purpose of inviting Jun into the urn is to eliminate the biggest threat at present, and this is only the first half, and the second half is to set up a series of temporary fire support points on the transfer route of the corps headquarters, and build a "lifebuoy" for the transfer of General Kaisen and his headquarters. Some of these fire support points can be contacted and dispatched by the original garrison troops, and they will assign infantry artillery to respond, and the other part needs to be filled by the artillery battalion of the guard regiment, and the ammunition required to maintain this part of the fire support points must be transported in advance by the baggage vehicles of the guard regiment.

After reporting his observations and judgments to the regimental headquarters, Weiss returned to the reconnaissance battalion's newly established battalion headquarters bunker and waited with Major Hozersen for the start of the ambush battle, but not long after, a shocking news came from the regimental headquarters: the 1st Company of the Battle raided the Norman armored unit and successfully routed it, destroying more than 20 enemy vehicles, killing and wounding hundreds of enemy soldiers, and capturing nearly 100.

Raid successful? Crush the enemy? Meow a mi, what's going on? Senior Mustegan is also fierce! Weiss was dumbfounded, and he quickly climbed over the cover, squinting at the battle, and as the report described, the 1st Company of the Tank Battalion returned victorious, with no enemy troops in sight. This...... Was it because Mustegan was too brave, or was the Normans vulnerable, or was it intentional on the part of the enemy? Is the necessity of this ambush war gone? The next step is to continue to observe the enemy's situation and confirm that it is safe before moving the defense, or to decisively adjust the strategy and let the corps headquarters move quickly?

In the face of this series of problems, if it was in the past, he might have made a quick decision, but a decision does not mean a decisive victory, and there may be flaws, loopholes, and even fatal flaws. After experiencing the baptism of war, he realized more and more deeply that as a unit commander or tactical planner, before drawing any conclusions or making any decisions, he should go through rational thinking, weighing and even reverse inference, so as to reduce the probability of subjective mistakes to the lowest possible level.