(1st Update)

With the bad weather overhead, the red and blue sides were dropped into their respective designated locations, and this exercise ground within a radius of more than ten miles began to be isolated and blocked as early as a few days ago, coupled with the fact that the officials repeatedly informed nearby personnel of the precautions for military exercises, so this suburb is basically a no-man's land.

Although the rain was not heavy, the continuous rain caused great trouble for the advance of the team, not to mention the clothes were soaked by the rain, the most unbearable was the complicated road conditions caused by the rain, the soft and moist soil was a nightmare, the soldiers had to desperately pull their feet out of the muddy ground, and then wade into the mud again, and so on

As the commander of the red side, after witnessing all this, he decisively gave an order, and the whole army stopped advancing and looked for a wooded area to avoid the rain to avoid excessive loss of physical strength by the troops.

After the order was given, he also kept a battalion of soldiers on guard, and although no movement of the Blues had been detected so far, constant vigilance was essential.

The rain trickled silently down the edge of the makeshift tent, and the few staff officers sitting inside, all highly focused, were holding a brief military intelligence meeting.

The topic came from the information that came back an hour ago, the scouts sent out did not find any trace of the Blues within the predetermined three-kilometer reconnaissance range, not even the traces of walking, the continuous rain increased the difficulty of reconnaissance, the sound of the march was easily muffled by the sound of the rain, so far, they have not smelled the slightest smell of the Blues.

The exercise had only been going on for less than four hours, and a series of problems had leaked out, not only the loss of enemy targets, but also the sudden situation from within the red side, because before leaving, they were all dressed in single clothes, wet clothes and cold firearms, which made the soldiers catch colds.

Morale is also a big problem, trapped in the rain for nearly three hours, up to the commander, down to the ordinary soldiers have no clear goals, and according to the trend, this ghost weather can't stop, even if the rain stops, the temperature will not rise immediately for a while and a half, hunger and cold pressure, these recruits who have never been on the battlefield really can't bear it.

The tent was full of a solemn atmosphere, not so much a well-trained army, but a lonely boat trapped in the huge waves, all contact with the outside world was blocked, of course, it was not absolute, it was still possible to use the wireless telegraph machine carried by the army to seek support from the headquarters, but so far, no one dared to move this idea, because when you send a distress telegram, it means that this side voluntarily abandons the exercise, and it is directly judged to be negative.

The imminent terrible status quo kept coming, and it was a great test for the commander of the first army, and Sun Chuanfang, who was sitting in the tent, had no time to complain, as the commander of the red side, he had to adjust his countermeasures in the fastest time.

"Look no further."

Sun Chuanfang directly vetoed a staff officer's suggestion to expand the scope of the investigation, and then the next order was that the whole army immediately make a fire and cook and eat on the spot for half an hour.

Sun Chuanfang's decisive decision directly ended the chatter and argument in the tent, and no one questioned his decision at this moment, and after a while, thin cooking smoke was lit around the station, and the soldiers were like thawed carp, scrambling to sit together, with a rare smile on their faces that was not miserable, Sun Chuanfang's goal was achieved, he wanted to rely on a hot meal to save the declining morale.

It has to be said that at the critical moment, the will of the individual plays a decisive role, and the role of the commander is nothing more than this, of course, these measures are only scratching the surface, if they can't solve the next direction, the morale that they have managed to save up will also drop, just like a hot meal will cool a little bit in the cold air.

"Release balloons, record weather changes, and report data every moment." Sun Chuanfang looked at the rain that had not stopped, turned around and ordered, the Praetorian Guard is equipped with balloon soldiers, this kind of army that has been neglected, has finally come in handy today.

"Infantry reconnaissance immediately stop, switch to cavalry, at this time, don't be afraid that the target is too big and easy to expose, once it is discovered by the blue side, whether it is dead or alive, immediately launch a signal flare and notify the headquarters."

Allowing infantry to go out to reconnoiter in such weather conditions is almost a matter of filling a pit, and replacing it with cavalry will greatly improve efficiency, although the probability of being detected will also increase, but compared to the grim situation where the opponent can't even figure out where the other side is, these are insignificant minor problems.

Sun Chuanfang's orders were one after another, and he set the main direction of reconnaissance to the north, and the current position of the red side was roughly in the southern part of the exercise area, and if it reconnoitred to the north, the probability of colliding head-on with the blue army would increase.

After doing this, Sun Chuanfang's order came to an end for the time being, and he sat in the tent, his fingers tapping lightly on the iron shell of the telescope, feeling the chill coming from above.

At this time, Sun Chuanfang racked his brains and thought, as an opponent, what is the Blues doing? Is it like them who have lost reconnaissance of the enemy, or are they also troubled by the declining strength?

After thinking about it to no avail, he remembered another thing, earlier, when they were just about to set off, they received an order from their superiors to appoint them as the Red Side, and this order was verbally announced to them by the commander of the exercise, the Minister of the Praetorian Guard, Liangbi, which sounded a good sign at first glance.

After announcing this order, the top boss also patted himself on the shoulder encouragingly, and reminded in a very formal tone that in this exercise, they are the sniper side, and the other side is the aggressor, and the purpose is different, and the strategic choice is different, so they must do their best

Sun Chuanfang suddenly stood up, and two big words jumped into his mind.

Stratagem!

Since it is a sniper party, why do you have to find the traces of the other party, the hunter catches the fox, as the side of the fox, as long as it hides, why do you have to know the hunter's every move?

Sun Chuanfang's head suddenly cleared, he was not in a hurry to make a decision, but continued to analyze calmly with this correct line of thought.

This exercise site is only a dozen miles in total, and the two sides of the exercise have reached 10,000 people, in this small area, these 10,000 people will meet no matter what, the reason why up to now, has not found any trace of the other party, he guessed, the other party also encountered the same problem as himself, and took advantage of the rainy day to stop the advance of the troops.

Analyzing this, Sun Chuanfang finally understood what Ye Kai said, strategy, as long as the strategic goal is achieved, perhaps from the very beginning, the Supreme Command deliberately chose such a small area, hoping to stage a duel in the fence, and the two sides standing on different positions are not hand-to-hand, who eats whom, but smart to achieve each other's goals.

If it's a sheep, it's a struggle not to be eaten, and if it's a wolf, occupying the commanding heights of the sheepfold is the ultimate goal.

And one more important condition, don't forget, the time is only twenty-four hours!

As Hongfang, their purpose is to crush the plan of the 'invaders' to eliminate the garrison of the Jingshi, and in this sense they are "sheep".

Sun Chuanfang, who thought about all this, picked up the telescope, and stepped out of the tent in one step under the surprised gaze of everyone, and the rain hit his forehead instantly, but he didn't even move his eyebrows, and his eyes were cast into the distance through the reflected light path of the telescope.

After five minutes, the silence and solemnity disappeared in an instant.

"Change the existing reconnaissance thinking, immediately stop the search for the Blues, and change to the exploration of the nearby terrain and landforms"

Sun Chuanfang put down the binoculars, looked at his watch, turned to everyone and ordered: "At most, in an hour, we will go!" ”

The sudden order made the people in the tent stunned for a moment, and looking at the commander who suddenly gave orders, he always felt that the resolute gaze was colder than the rain.

"Yes!"

Hula in the tent responded, Sun Chuanfang turned around and looked at the crowded Red Fang soldiers, as if it was really a war.

If the war really comes, it is not the competition of equipment and tactics that determines the victory, but the game of strategy and psychology, and Sun Chuanfang has a deeper understanding of the words of his boss.

At this time, Ye Kaizhen should have sneezed.