Sure enough, when the tired enemy and dragging the enemy's thinking came out of Chen Ming's mouth.

Xu Wenqian and Shan Chao both laughed.

Because before Chen Ming came back, Xu Lu had already made a similar arrangement.

The Blues have an advantage, and the Reds are no weaker either.

It's not impossible to fight hard, but it's not necessary, and the risk is too great.

Looking at Chen Ming's calm analysis, Shan Chao next to him sighed, similar arrangements are Xu Lu's proposition, and they have nothing to do with him.

He was promoted from battalion commander, and the synthetic battalion, especially the heavy battalion, had no way out on the battlefield at all.

You can only keep going and fight until the end of the battle.

Maybe he is imprisoned by thinking, his overall view is not as good as Chen Ming, if he is asked to command this battle, it will definitely be a needle to the wheat, and touch to see who has the hardest head.

There are tactics to roll out, but they are definitely not as good as Chen Ming and Xu Lu's starting from the overall situation.

Even he was a little curious, he and Chen Ming were both officers of the same brigade, and the two were not familiar, but at least they knew something about their combat style, right?

That guy is a fanatical warmonger, why is he now deploying tired enemy tactics?

This is not Chen Ming's style.

Shan Chao's ideas were not paid attention to, and now that Chen Ming is back, he, the deputy chief of staff, will step aside, and his duty is to assist Chen Ming in organizing, commanding, and coordinating.

Xu Wenqian nodded with satisfaction when he heard Chen Ming's arrangement, dropped the infrared lamp in his hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, boy, it seems that you have really done your homework after you came back."

"Since you know how to fight next, you go to the conference room for a meeting, pick a document from your staff department, and I don't need you to make a specific battle plan and hand it over to me when the time is urgent."

"But the minutes and arrangements of the meeting will be sent to me."

"Yes, guaranteed to complete the mission."

Chen Ming grinned and strode out of the war room, his fists clenched and his knuckles crackled, and his whole body was indescribably comfortable.

That's right, it's comfort.

has been suppressed for too long, and he himself does not like the logistics that are riddled with mundane things, and prefers the battlefield full of artillery fire.

In the past, when I was in the firepower, I wanted to take people to the combat zone for two laps, but now I finally got my wish.

Of course, it's not that the three years of logistics have been ineffective, and he has indeed changed a lot as he gets older.

In the past, when I heard that I was fighting a war during a drill, I didn't care about the overall situation or what tactics I was, and I rushed with a gun and a bazooka on my back, and my excitement went straight to the top.

With the loss of logistics, separated from a single combat unit, the vision is considered from the overall situation, and the trivial tasks of the entire Niutoushan garrison base are shouldered.

Coupled with the previous study, his thinking has gradually changed a lot.

Otherwise, the above really don't dare to give him this position, many times, it is not that you can be promoted if you have merit and achievements.

Age, qualifications, and experience are all indispensable.

If it had been three years ago, maybe he would have rushed up with the brigade with a gun in his arms, and it would have been a lot of fun.

Chen Ming did not go directly to the conference room, but came to the reception room of the brigade headquarters, when he was in the firepower department in the past, he often came here to run, and he was very clear about the distribution of the brigade headquarters building.

Although it was already night, no department could rest at normal points during the operation and be on call 24 hours a day.

The entire office building was full of active people.

In the reception room, Xiong Jiuchang and Guo Canhui were sitting there chatting.

Chen Ming came in and saw them, and beckoned, "Squad leader, do you know where the staff headquarters is?"

"Yes, I've been here before." Xiong Jiuchang hurriedly got up and responded in a humble voice.

"Well, you go to the General Staff, take off the minutes book and pen, and wait in the conference room to take notes."

"Here, you can do the paperwork first, and you won't be tired, just drive, send and receive documents, and notify some things on your behalf."

"No problem, I'll go over now." Xiong was ordered for a long time, and quickly left to prepare.

Chen Ming looked at Guo Canhui again.

"Let's go, Lao Guo, you are the chief of staff of the Baiyun Mountain Regiment, good at fighting mountain warfare, this time the battle with the Red Army is mainly containment, come with me to the conference room to arrange the battle arrangement."

"If you have any ideas, remind me."

"Hey, okay, you've said so, I should shine when I come over, and make some contributions."

Guo Canhui responded with a smile, he knew that Chen Ming was joking, so he just invited him to the conference room to observe.

It is not uncommon for other units to command and observe during military exercises.

But they will not speak during the meeting, otherwise it will be a bit overstepping.

After arranging the work here, Chen Ming took a deep breath and prepared to go to the conference room.

This is the first time he has presided over such a large-scale meeting in the real sense, and it is not enough to say that he is nervous, because he is confident, but he is a little nervous after all.

Many of the commanders and fighters sitting there were former commanders of the 169 Brigade and battalions.

However, in addition to looking at qualifications, the army also looks at ability and merit, otherwise the old man can be a division commander.

As a guest, Guo Canhui and Chen Ming staggered half of their bodies slightly, and the two walked into the conference room one after the other.

The officers who were originally chatting heard the sound of pushing the door and looked up to see Chen Ming coming in, and some of the people's expressions were quite exciting.

It's one thing to know that Chen Ming is the chief of staff of the brigade, but it's another feeling to really see it.

Especially Du Longfei, the head of the synthetic group, has a toothless like a dog, and anyone can understand the joy.

Xie Canxiong, commander of the air defense battalion, who used to study at the Joint Operations College and was still Chen Ming's old neighbor, was happy when he saw that he had been promoted to chief of staff, but he also sighed helplessly.

I can't help it.

With his qualifications, he is no less than Du Longfei.

It's just that he was transferred from a unit directly under the theater, and he was not an officer of the original 169 Brigade, and there were places for promotion, so he was naturally not the first choice.

There is also Qi Shaoxiang, the former commander of the fourth battalion, who is now the commander of the third composite regiment.

After seeing Chen Ming come in, he was also stunned, but he was quickly relieved.

Chen Ming's ability is obvious to all, and the movement in the firepower is not small, it can be said that everyone here, who led the troops did not work closely with the firepower during the major rectification?

Without the ice-breaking action of the year, where would the Blue Army Brigade with its combat effectiveness now be formed, it would have been improved step by step.

If they rely on their own step-by-step rectification, without the strong support of the firepower department, it is difficult to have today's results.

After all, not everyone has experienced leading a new unit, and the troops are not as good as they imagined.

Warriors are not firearms, people have their own minds.

A squad is sometimes a small society, let alone a platoon, a company, a brigade or a division.

That's a rectification on the scale of tens of thousands of people.

"Hello comrades." Chen Ming walked into the conference room and took the lead in greeting.

"Hello Chief of Staff Chen!!"

In the conference room, all the officers stood up, even though there were people present with higher ranks than Chen Ming.

But the position is there, and the rank and level of the official can be oppressive, let alone the combat period.

"Well, you're welcome, all the comrades here should know me, so I won't introduce myself."

"Guo Canhui, chief of staff of the Baiyunshan Regiment of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region of the Western Theater, came to observe the meeting."

"We welcome Chief of Staff Guo to come and guide."

Bang bang bang

Chen Ming took the lead in applauding, and the atmosphere in the conference room was very harmonious.

Guo Canhui briefly introduced himself, then sat in the corner and stopped talking, he came over to see how this battle was fought and to what extent.

will not speak at an important conference, not to mention that this is the first time that Chen Ming has held a brigade-wide conference as chief of staff.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Chen Ming raised his hand to suppress the applause and continued: "At present, the Red Army has launched a new round of attack on Niubei Mountain."

"Who is in charge of the troops stationed in Niubei Mountain?"

"Report to Counselor Chen, it's me." Qi Shaoxiang, the new head of the Third Regiment, stood up and responded.

"More than 1,500 people from two battalions of our regiment are in Niubei Mountain, and the current battle situation is not very optimistic, and we have just received news before the meeting that the main offensive of the Red Army is too fierce."

"It is difficult to effectively suppress the artillery coverage of the Red Army in the layout of the anti-slope position, they only encircle but not attack, and we are very passive."

Qi Shaoxiang frowned and said.

The situation on Niubei Mountain is indeed not optimistic, the anti-slope arrangement, if the Red Army storms and climbs the mountain, then the three regiments can really use the cover of the terrain to inflict heavy losses on the enemy from the front.

But people don't attack it.

With the artillery bombardment, the whole mountain was almost shaken through, even if it was a cannonball for the exercise, it shook for several hours in a row, and the soldiers inside could not bear it.

It is unrealistic to rely only on part of the firepower of the three regiments to confront the main forces of the Red Army.

In the whole confrontation, they were like duckweed in the sea, they didn't have any ability to fight back at all, and the other regiments had troops, but the brigade headquarters had not given instructions, who dared to transfer troops privately?

Seeing that Lao Qi's face was wrong, Chen Ming waved his hand with a smile on his face.

"Well, I already know the arrangement of the Red Army."

"When I returned from Shimen this afternoon, I went to the main position of the Red Army to check it out."

"At least in the evening, the main direction of the Red Army's offensive. are placed on Niubei Mountain. ”

"Of course, they have no choice, once they detour, they will face the enemy on their backs, and they are more passive."

"But if Niubei Mountain is lost and is rushed by the Red Army, then the firepower arrangement of the anti-slope will become a sharp sword hanging over the head of our Blue Army base."

"Therefore, Niubei Mountain must be defended, and it is absolutely not allowed to be lost."

In the end, Chen Ming's words were generous and unquestionable.

The officers on the scene all sat up straight, because they knew that the next battle arrangement was about to begin.

The Red Army has already shown its sword, then they have to take it, not only to take it, but also to break the sword they showed in their hands.

A serious atmosphere permeated the meeting room.

At the beginning, some people did think that even if Chen Ming served as the chief of staff of the brigade, he should not be prepared for coming in such a hurry.

After all, fighting a war is not a game, and you can take it over if you say it will take over halfway?

If you do not understand the situation on both sides and rashly change the arrangement, it is very likely that your own defense line will collapse, and you will not be careless.

Judging from the situation just now, Chen Ming is obviously well prepared.

He had already gone to the main positions of the Red Army to conduct reconnaissance, and no matter what method he used to get in, it would undoubtedly increase the morale of his own side.

Good guy, even the main position has been touched, is there a more intuitive understanding than this?

"One regiment, two regiments."

"Here."

"Army Aviation Battalion."

"Here."

The three officers who had been transferred to the unit in the conference room stood up to respond.

"After returning home, we immediately arranged for all the helicopters that had been dispatched to return to the camp, and the first and second regiments mobilized all infantry companies and carried individual mortars to rush to Niubei Mountain."

"You two regiments, concentrate the 155 howitzers, and the aviation battalion will dispatch helicopters to quickly use the air to lift them up and join the anti-slope artillery position."

"The target is for me to aim at the Red Army artillery group, isn't it to be more powerful than anyone's firepower? We guard such a large arsenal, and how can we be afraid of them? ”

"Put me in a position, use as much firepower as you can to counterattack, and you must contain the Red Army's artillery bombardment head-on."

"Yes!!"

"One regiment, the rest of the firepower is all put into the south of Niubei Mountain, and the heavy firepower is pressed on me, and the second regiment, you will focus on the north."

"Remember, no matter how fierce the artillery attack is, how fierce the fight is, make a decisive posture, but no matter whether the Red Army retreats or not, it is absolutely impossible to send troops to chase after it."

"Even if it's dawn and it's suitable for a large corps to attack, you can't pursue it, you can only suppress it, understand?"

"Understood!!"

"Okay, special operations battalion."

"Here."

"Your task is to give me everything you can to dispatch all-terrain vehicles and give me a sense of the back of the Red Army, which is also mainly contained."

"The UAV brigade, the electronic warfare brigade, the air defense battalion, the artillery battalion, all put into battle."

"But there is one point, tonight's battle, only fighting, not surrounding, only bombing and not chasing, who still doesn't understand?"

Chen Ming's sharp eyes swept over everyone, usually he can be easy-going, he can not fight, but during the battle, when people move, he can't be sloppy.

"Report." The commander of the special operations battalion stood up.

"Speak."

"Report to Chief of Staff Chen, we only fight but do not encircle, only bomb and do not chase, so it is difficult to gain an advantage after a battle."

"At most, it's just a lively fight with the Red Army."

The commander of the special operations battalion asked puzzled, their battalion has hundreds of all-terrain vehicles, equipped with individual PF98 120mm individual rocket launchers, let alone containment.

That thing has a range of 800 meters, and the power is about the same as that of a soldier holding a cannon.

As long as one shot hits, it can pose a great threat to the third-generation tank, and there are more than 200 people in the special operations battalion and more than 200 rounds.

It's just that if it's contained, it's a bit too much movement, right?

With the inquiry of the special operations battalion, Chen Ming did not respond immediately, but turned his gaze to others.

"What about you? Is it the same question? ”

No one responded.

They did have similar doubts, and they did not disagree with this arrangement, but they felt that they were busy in the middle of the night, and there seemed to be nothing that could inflict heavy damage on the Red Army.

Seeing that they were all silent, Chen Ming probably guessed what was going on.

Many of them are newly appointed officers, and like themselves, they need a hearty battle to prove it.

But, not the time.

Chen Ming sat in the first place, leaned back on the chair, thought for a while and said, "Then I'll answer the doubts of the special operations battalion."

"Comrades, what does the Red Army want to do when it attacks Niubei Mountain so fiercely?"

"You know what?"

"Report to Chief of Staff Chen, the current situation of the Red Army, they can only target Niubei Mountain, and they will not be able to fight for a long time from afar, which will affect their morale."

"Yes, Chief of Staff Chen, they are obviously trying to take Niubei Mountain as soon as possible, if my estimate is correct, they will bombard all night, and when it is dawn, they will launch a general attack."

"Well, what else?" Chen Ming looked at everyone with a smile.

This time, there was really no one to say anything.

What else? The intention of the Red Army was already obvious, to concentrate artillery fire on Niubei Mountain, to open a passage into the hinterland of the Blue Army.

Occupy with strong firepower.

"You see the determination of the Red Army, but you don't see the arrangement of the Red Army."

"They made such a big move to attack Niubei Mountain, and their intentions were so obvious, don't they know that we can guess it?"

"The artillery positions of the Red Army, a horizontal front of several kilometers, artillery groups, main battle tank divisions in an orderly manner, and almost no loss of the main forces of the entire heavy brigade."

"If we attack, they will inevitably open a gap and lead us straight in, originally Niubei Mountain was a moat, blocking the advance of the Red Army, you are pursuing, isn't it right in the middle of the way? Now it's us who want to fight the most? ”

"You think their target is really just Niubei Mountain?"

"Our battle is not to destroy the main forces of the Red Army, but to disrupt their arrangements and break their morale."

"With the help of the moat of Niubei Mountain, block the enemy in a domain, so that they can't retreat, can't advance, and drag them down."

"Does anyone have any questions?"

"Report, no."

Once again, the officers present stood up and shouted en masse.

"Okay, dismiss the meeting, all units will go into battle as soon as possible, even if they don't chase it, let the Red Army see, we are not bullying others."

"Bomb me back."

"Yes!!"

The meeting was dissolved.

The officers who came to the meeting received the latest instructions, and one by one they left with serious faces, ready to start arranging.

The tactics of exhausting the enemy and dragging the enemy are not clever, but they work wonders in many cases.

For example, the Red Army, which has now traveled long distances, stretches their supply lines too long, and the longer they last, the more flaws there will be.

The Blues are whetstones, stubborn and disgusting enemies, not to pull out the stubble to fight the hoplites.

Before Du Longfei, the head of the group, left the conference room, he winked at Chen Ming and quietly gave a thumbs up.

Chen Ming presided over this meeting alone, without stage fright, and suppressed the officers present, as long as the follow-up combat policy did not fail and was properly arranged.

Then he, the commander of the chief of staff, no one can say anything.

It's a pity that time is pressing, Du Longfei didn't have time to greet him, and after giving a thumbs up, he left the conference room in a hurry.

The other side.

The offensive of the Red Army can be described as quite active.

More than 200 chariots roared in unison, and high-altitude flares illuminated the night as if it were day.

Niubei Mountain was originally green and grassy, filled with the breath of spring, but now under the bombardment of heavy artillery, it is dark everywhere and the fire is everywhere.

Peng Tianzheng, commander of the 5th Synthetic Brigade, and Zhao Shengkui, chief of staff, stood behind the artillery array and stared at the direction of Niubei Mountain.

The expression was indifferent.

"Lao Zhao, how do you think Lao Xu of the Blue Army will deal with tonight's attack?"

"As far as I know, that old boy is not a good stubble, he won't be without action."

Brigade Commander Peng Tianzheng's eyes flickered, pondering the next move of the Blue Army.

Next to him, Zhao Shengkui shook his head with a smile and did not speak.

They are indeed as Chen Ming said, they can't afford to delay, and attacking Niubei Mountain is forcing the Blue Army to dispatch.

Instead of hiding behind this mountain, sit back and relax, force them out to consume the main force of the Blues, and plan for the next general attack.

They could naturally anticipate the tactics of exhausting the enemy and dragging the enemy, but according to their understanding of Xu Wenqian, the other party was not very good at fighting.

Eventually, it will be above.

So, they don't rush, wait a little longer, wait for the Blues to make a move.

(End of chapter)