At four o'clock in the morning of the next day, the advance battalion began to operate according to the new battle plan, and all companies and platoons had been deployed the previous night.

I led the 2nd Company and 1st Platoon of the Infantry of the Advance Battalion, a total of 30 people, in the dark night, in the icy and biting cold wind, and in the deserted silence, quietly approaching the target location. The target location is 582 heights, fifteen kilometers away. The night before, I had carefully studied the approach route with the three squad leaders, and at the same time determined the way of marching.

I decided to reduce the size of the platoon by breaking it up and reducing the likelihood of being discovered by the enemy. The first class was led by the squad leader Chang Yongli to set off first, the second class was led by the squad leader Li Yaopeng to set off ten minutes after the first shift, and the third class was led by the squad leader Chen Li to set off ten minutes after the second shift.

The whole process went smoothly, until I reached the top of the 582 heights, and I didn't see any enemy, which is also the thing that made me wonder the most, since entering the territory of the Shaya Federation, I have traveled 140 kilometers in depth, and I have not encountered anyone, whether it is terrorists or Shaya Federation personnel, no one has been encountered. Could it be that the Shaya Federation is really so vast and sparsely populated that it is so sparsely populated? Or does the terrorist organization have a special presence in the region? Or is their actions already known to terrorist groups, and terrorist organizations have countermeasures?

My mind was full of doubts. Maybe it's not just me, but even the command should be full of questions at this moment, and I can only hope that I and the advance battalion can detect really useful information.

Lurking on the top of Heights 582, I kept watching with a telescope in my hand. Just as the company commander said when assigning the task, there is indeed a road halfway up the mountain on the southwest side of the 582 Heights, and the direction of the road is southwest and northeast, with twists and turns along the mountain range. In addition to the layers of mountains here, there is only this road that makes people feel that they are still in the human world, otherwise for so many days, not only have they not seen people, not even human beings, not even artificial things, and now they finally see a road.

From the map, I know that to the southwest of this road is the town of Kuberovo, and through the town it stretches all the way to the easternmost port city of the Shayya Federation, Hywell. And the northeast side of the road is through the Custelo Mountains, which are said to be the base of terrorist groups.

I have never understood that it stands to reason that this highway must be an important passage for terrorist organizations to transport weapons, ammunition, supplies, and supplies, and that terrorist organizations will certainly send heavy troops to guard them strictly to prevent the enemy from cutting off the supply lines. But now there is no one to guard the vicinity of the highway at all, not even a light and dark sentry guard.

After observing from the top of the mountain for nearly two hours, I didn't even see a human figure, so I called the three squad leaders to study and discuss the reasons together.

The four of us sat together, and I said first: "As the saying goes, three stinkers can top one Zhuge Liang." Now the four of us, how can we top half of Zhuge Liang. Let's all think about it together, and speculate together, what is the problem? ”

I paused, then said, "I'll talk about my questions first, and let's see what you think." My biggest question is, we're here to fight, we're here to exterminate terrorist organizations, but so far, we haven't even found any bird feathers, so let's talk about whether the terrorists are here or not? If so, why haven't we seen it yet? If not, is our previous intelligence so outrageously wrong? Or are terrorists always hidden and rarely seen? If you were a terrorist, what would you think? ”

"Platoon commander," Chen Li continued my words, "If I were a terrorist, I would definitely know about the encirclement and suppression of our side and the Shaya Federation army at this time. If there is no such information, how can it gain a foothold, and doesn't it mean that the terrorist organization still has the support of other countries, then there must also be the support of intelligence. Now that I already know that there are two countries that are going to encircle and suppress me, then I must take countermeasures, and I can't sit still and wait for death. Chen Li saw that I had been looking at him, thinking that what he had said was not good, and stopped. When he heard me say, "Don't stop, keep talking," Chen Li continued.

"If I were a terrorist, I would first contact the countries that support me, tell them about the current situation, and ask what kind of support they can give me," Chen said. Surely they will not watch me be exterminated. I think at least we will have the support of weapons and ammunition, and it has been ten days since we were ready to assemble, and in ten days, there were enough weapons and ammunition for the terrorists. After obtaining weapons and ammunition, I will take advantage of the terrain to deploy troops and try my best to maneuver with the army that encircles and suppresses me, and may even take advantage of the geographical advantage to win victory on the battlefield. ”

Hearing Chen Li's words, I nodded and said, "Judging from your analysis, the terrorists should have made targeted deployments. And we don't know about it, it seems that we are thinking too simply, terrorists are not stupid, there must be spies in our territory, and they will definitely know about such a large-scale mobilization of troops on our side. ”

Chen Li said approvingly: "Yes, who wouldn't know, it is estimated that the whole world knows that we and the Shaya Federation are jointly encircling and suppressing terrorist organizations." ”

"Then it is impossible for the other party to disperse their forces, because their forces are not superior, and if they are dispersed, they will naturally be eliminated by us little by little. Therefore, as you just said, the other side must gather all its forces together, take advantage of the terrain, and be ready to fight with us. If this is the case, then the other side must have given up the outer defense line, which is hidden in the Custrlo Mountains, and it is very likely that even the two transportation hubs of Hywell and Kuberovo Town have also given up on the other side, because they can't hold it at all, so it is better to give up. I continued to analyze Chen Li's train of thought, and the more I talked, the more excited I became, like a detective, gradually uncovering the hidden mystery.

"If I were a terrorist, I would definitely have to give up these two towns, because I simply don't have enough strength to hold on." Chen Li agrees with me as well.

"If that's the case, we should head to the Custello Mountains. Since the raid failed, it had to be hard. "I turned my head to look at the distant Custelo Mountains, and from where I am now, to the north-east, the mountains in the distance are the Custelo Mountains, which seem to be covered with a veil of mystery and mystery under the gray sky of winter.

The results of the reconnaissance are basically consistent with our suspicions, there are not too many people in the town of Kuberovo, it seems that only ordinary residents remain, and the terrorists should have been evacuated. On the outskirts of the Custrlo Mountains, no one has been found at the location of the original terrorist group's base, and from the traces left, this should have been a stronghold of the terrorist organization.

Now that the situation is clear, the only way to do this is to quickly adjust our tactics and respond to the situation.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, all units of the advance battalion assembled on the 467 heights, where the artillery company, the communications support company, and the industrial and chemical support company were cleared up for a day, and the basic facilities were all established. When I led a platoon here, I found that our main forces had all driven here, tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, and vehicles and equipment were parked in an orderly manner in the open space, and the air was filled with a strong smell of diesel. I sighed in my heart.

At the same time, I also learned from the company commander that all our troops had arrived at the 467 Heights stronghold to assemble, and the command was studying the next combat plan, and it was estimated that there would be action in the next two or three days. In conclusion, company commander Sun Zhenwu asked me to do a good job in the ideological work of officers and men; on the one hand, we must make good preparations for combat, and on the other hand, we must also strengthen discipline and restraint, resolutely obey battlefield discipline, and prevent any contradictions and conflicts with other units.