In the temporary garrison of the Red Army's air assault brigade, the situation can be described as bleak.

Thousands of troops from the southern theater of operations who crossed thousands of kilometers came to fight the Blue Army with great vigour.

As a result, he was defeated in the first battle, and he was defeated neatly.

Even though the 2,000 people transported by rail have not arrived, what is the use of that?

More than 2,000 ground crews accounted for the majority, and almost all of the combatants died in the battle.

Is it possible to let the remaining comrades turn from the air assault force into pure infantry to fight the blue army?

Everyone knows that in the face of the armored corps, pure infantry is looking for death.

In this battle, the southern representatives ended in a crushing defeat.

Until now, none of them have even seen what the Blues look like, and they have all stopped eating.

Inside the Joint Command of the Red Army.

Bai Jianbin, the commander of the air assault brigade, sat on the chair with an unhappy face, and he could imagine how angry the southern commander would be when he received the news when it was dawn.

I guess I can't eat breakfast.

This is simply a typical example of bare-bottomed grinding and turning in a circle and being embarrassed, from the southern theater of operations to the eastern theater of operations.

In the future, the number of 121 will be disgraced because of him.

Zhai Hongjie, the chief of staff of the 4th Marine Brigade who was also eliminated next to him, smacked his lips, he still didn't know how the Blue Army locked their position.

It's not a long-range attack, and the radar can't lock onto the trajectory.

Tracking is even more impossible, no matter how good the Blues are, can they evade the professional air assault brigade special operations battalion by driving a helicopter to track?

It's even more impossible.

Old Ghost Chen, you are so poisonous!!

Zhai Hongjie smiled bitterly, looked up to the sky and sighed, ready to wait for dawn, waiting for the anger of the peak.

The clouds are gloomy on their side, and they are so defeated so neatly, they are all thinking about how to explain to the above during the day.

Chen Ming is still thinking about how big a fish he can catch this time.

Due to its strategic position, the Eastern Theater did not have an air assault brigade, and Chen Ming had very limited understanding of this kind of establishment, nor did he know how their tactics and tactics were generally arranged.

He only thought about consuming the opponent's main force as soon as possible, so as to avoid the trouble caused by the air assault brigade when he faced the full-scale battle later.

The aviation regiment came alone, and to be honest, it really didn't play a big role, especially for Niutoushan.

But if it is combined with the synthetic brigade and the marine brigade, it will be powerful, and their air raids, logistics transportation, and battlefield transportation capabilities can make people unguardable.

You must know that the aviation regiment can only be mobilized under the jurisdiction of the group army, and the composite heavy brigade does not have it.

There is only one air assault battalion in the Marine War, and the air assault battalion is still dominated by an air assault infantry company, equipped with Bobcat all-terrain vehicles.

There are very few helicopters.

Equip them with an air assault brigade, which is equivalent to a reduced group army configuration, so is it worth it?

Chen Ming raised his hand and rubbed his somewhat sore eyes, turned his head to look at Lao Xiong, and asked, "How is Santuan?"

"How's it going to be with the Red Army Marine Brigade?"

"It is reported that the Third Regiment and the Red Army are conducting an offensive in the tentative stage, and our side has too little information, and the operation is still a little timid."

"The Red Army has not launched strong firepower, it is all trying."

"Well, telegraphed to the commander of the first regiment, let him be ready, support the third regiment at any time, and flank the Red Army Marine Brigade, since there is an exchange of fire, then at least play the opponent's rules and show their true strength."

"Otherwise, you will shoot one shot, and I will shoot one shot at a time, except for the consumption of ammunition, we will not make the slightest progress in mastering the situation of the Red Army."

"There's no point in playing, we might as well not play."

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

After the old bear got the order, he quickly turned around and began to give orders.

The officers in the Skynet command building all knew that Chen Ming was tired, and he was staring at it all night, planning and fighting wits and courage, so he couldn't be tired.

But there is no way, many people in Chief of Staff Chen's operational thinking can't keep up, and it's okay to follow orders to carry them out, but they can't make important decisions.

The other officers could only watch from the sidelines, and they stopped talking, anxiously waiting for the battle situation.

"Report, Chief of Staff, there's news from the Army Aviation Battalion Reconnaissance Company."

A voice tinged with surprise broke the silence in the command room.

"How?" Chen Ming turned around and asked urgently.

"Report, according to the report of the Army Aviation Battalion, this attack has destroyed almost all the armed fighters, reconnaissance planes, and command helicopters of the Red Army's Air Assault Brigade."

"In the camp of the Red Army, a thousand more Red Army soldiers were eliminated, including a colonel, a colonel."

"What?!!"

Chen Ming listened to the report attentively, and in the end, even he was almost stunned.

It's just that one of the helicopters was equipped with a locator, and according to the normal combat situation, a surprise attack can be regarded as a great result if it can blow up one of the opponent's battalions.

This. Actually killed a brigade?

Chen Ming was patient, and after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but smile, he roughly understood the reason.

In this red-blue operation, there was no directing department to formulate a marching route, a supply route, and no division of the stationing position.

The Air Assault Brigade is not familiar with the terrain near Niutou Mountain, and helicopters are too rare for ordinary residents.

There is no need to expose the Blue Army to them when they are stationed separately, and when it is dawn, they may be exposed to the noses of the residents first.

So he chose to get together temporarily, but he didn't expect to be completely destroyed by his erroneous action, which completely destroyed the main force of the air assault brigade.

What a surprise.

Chen Ming knocked on his skull, tried his best to appear calm, and beckoned and shouted, "Intelligence staff officer."

"Here."

"Quick, put down all the work you have at hand, and immediately summarize the whole process of tonight's operation."

"If I'm not mistaken, when the morning dawns, the situation here will reach the war zone, and the higher authorities will inevitably call to inquire and ask us for a battle report."

"Prepare in advance."

"Yes, Chief of Staff."

"Also, inform the 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment to immediately cooperate with the 3rd Regiment to launch a large-scale attack on the Red Army Marine Brigade."

"All battalions directly under the command fully cooperate, let the reconnaissance battalion and the special operations battalion find a way to investigate their situation."

"Since the Air Assault Brigade is no longer a threat, let's go all out to deal with the Marine Brigade, I want to see how high this rumored Marine Brigade can pee."

"General Staff."

"Here."

"Go, cooperate with Xiong Jiuchang, contact the local railway department in Fuzhou, and check the railway transportation situation of the 121st Brigade and the 10th Brigade for me."

"The reconnaissance battalion directly under the brigade cooperated with the attacking Marine Brigade and allocated a part of the logistics personnel, and the personnel of the agency also allocated a part to me."

"Wear civilian clothes, guard the railway exit channel, as long as you find the assembly of the Red Army troops, you don't need to report it, you immediately lock it remotely."

"Send them home."

"Yes."

With a series of instructions issued, Chen Ming took a sip of hot tea and moistened his throat.

I got up and got ready to go to the break.

The air assault brigade has been killed, the main force of the Red Army has been gone, the composite brigade is still on the road and has not yet arrived, there is only one marine brigade left, and they will not be able to fall well.

It's time to relax and get a good night's sleep.

There was too much movement tonight, and he knew very well that he would have to face inquiries from all sides after dawn, so he had to take advantage of this time to keep his spirits up.

The battle lasted intermittently overnight, the sun rose in the east, and the night and fog were dispelled by the sun.

The big battle between the red and blue sides on the east coast of Niutou Mountain is still going on, and the Marine Brigade intends to retreat, because the main force of the Red Army still has a brigade that has not come.

At this time, it is not advisable to play too hard, their strength cannot be suppressed by the Blues unilaterally.

But the three commanders of the Blue Army are also masters who have used divine oil, and their necks are very hard.

Desperately give the order to attack.

The chief of staff rested, the brigade commander went to the command department, and the commissar ignored military orders.

No one cares about him, so he gritted his teeth and beat hard.

Tank companies on both sides have already gone head-to-head three or four times.

The artillery bombarded the coastline so hard that the Red Army did not dare to withdraw, and once the fire was withdrawn, the three regiments of the Blue Army in the rear could swallow them alive.

It's a bitter beating.

In the Eastern Theater Joint Office, Chai Yansong had breakfast at home and was escorted to the office building by guards.

As soon as the old man got out of the car, he noticed that something was wrong with the co-working area.

I have been working in this place for so many years, from the former Jinling Military Region to the current Eastern Theater, what is it like all day long, the old man knows what to do.

He could feel the slight change in the atmosphere.

But the old man was not in a hurry, the qi cultivation kung fu was in place, if there was really a big event, the notice would have been sent to the family a long time ago.

Since there was no notice, it must have been an internal change, and there have been no major events in the theater in recent days, only Niutoushan is participating in large-scale exercises.

The total number of troops invested by Red and Blue is nearly 30,000.

If something really happens, it must be something wrong with Niutou Mountain.

Niutou Mountain. Chai Yansong raised the corners of his mouth slightly and strode towards the co-working area.

In the office area, most of the people in the co-working office are concentrated, and they are all talking in a whisper.

Seeing Chai Yansong coming, the entire office area was immediately silenced and collectively stood upright.

"Hello commissar!!"

"The commissar is here."

"Well, what's the news early in the morning that deserves you all to be here?" Chai Yansong asked with a smile.

When he saw Shen Hongwei, the commander-in-chief of the war zone sitting in the innermost, the old man waved his hand slightly and walked towards the inside.

Take advantage of the situation and sit on a mahogany chair.

"What's wrong, old Shen? What's the news early in the morning. ”

The commander-in-chief watched his old partner come over, and pushed over a battle report without saying a word.

Stretched out his hand and pointed at it, and said in a deep voice: "Let's take a look at the battle report of Niutou Mountain last night and the next battle plan."

"Lao Chai, I think your grandson-in-law should move his ass."

"You can't let him serve as a commander in Niutoushan, let him report to the General Office of the Artillery Command in the Theater as soon as possible."

"Last night, in one night, he destroyed the 121st Brigade from the south, and I seconded the 121st from Lao Li in the south at that time, but it took a lot of time."

"The result is good, it didn't play a practical role at all, and I was removed from the First World War, how do you let me explain to Lao Li?"

"Really? Is this a surprise? The old man smiled and picked up the battle report and read it carefully.

Shaking his head and laughing: "This is really red without knowing blue, blue without knowing red, last night's battle was purely accidental."

"Accidental fart, you old boy just steal the fun." The commander-in-chief feigned displeasure.

Pointing to the battle report, he continued: "You turn the next page and see, Chen Ming has already approved the number of trains taken by the 121 follow-up personnel with the local railway department in Fuzhou."

"The number of vehicles of the 10th Synthetic Brigade has also been confirmed, and the Niutoushan long-range rocket artillery battalion has been prepared to end this operation ahead of schedule."

"This is military training, not a fight to the death, he is not suitable to stay in Niutou Mountain anymore."

"If he continues to fight like this, how should he experiment in the future?"

"No one can get to Niutou Mountain, so he was sent home, did he learn from Xiaoman?"

"Transfer him away, Chen Ming is a commanding talent, but he is not suitable for the Blues."

"How does it not fit? I think it's pretty good. Chai Yansong put the report in his hand on the table and leaned back in his chair.

"Treacherous tactics are an inevitable situation on the battlefield, and we have the need to experiment with new combat forces, but we also have to face different enemies and different fighting methods."

"Since he can fight, dare to fight, and know how to fight, why not let him fight?"

"You don't have a backache when you stand and talk." The commander-in-chief replied with a smile.

"If you don't want to, then let him stay for another two years, yes, getting familiar with different ways of failing is also an improvement."

"This kid is born in the wrong era."

The commander-in-chief shook his head and no longer paid attention to the battle report from Niutou Mountain.

But he had already made up his mind in his heart that he would speed up the pace of military training.

Both of them have experienced too many combat deployments, and they know very well that the Red Army who climbed Niutou Mountain this time will be difficult to curry favor with.

The sharpest weapon, the Air Assault Brigade was wiped out as soon as possible, and against the Synthetic Brigade, Niutoushan has too much combat experience.

Can't make waves.

The Marine Brigade is not much to marvel at.

Why did Shen Hongwei rush to transfer Chen Ming? That's because he always felt that the whetstone of Niutou Mountain was not the army, but Chen Ming.

He's very good at tossing.

The movement caused by the theater of operations was not as big as expected, but there were many officers who talked about it in the morning, and they were suppressed by the general headquarters.

As for the battlefield, the result was naturally no surprise.

The Air Assault Brigade was annihilated, and the Red Army's unity could already be declared broken.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the ground crew of the 121st Air Assault Brigade and a small number of fighters in the Southern Theater who took the railway just got off the railway and put on laser simulators and changed into Red Army combat uniforms at the assembly point.

After changing clothes, the convoy of the transport company of the command and dispatch department had not yet gone three kilometers before it was reported the exact location by the reconnaissance company of the Blue Army.

The long-range rocket artillery was locked, and more than 2,000 people, the laser simulator they had just worn, was excitedly trying to go to the battle to fight the Blue Army, when they were inexplicably attacked, and a burst of red smoke erupted all over their bodies.

On the bus, the slogans of the earthquake came to an abrupt end, and the excitement died down like a flame that had been poured cold water.

It is said that the scene was stunned for nearly five minutes before someone reacted to what was going on, and they scolded one after another, and the content was extremely high.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the Fuzhou Railway and Niutoushan jointly deliberately blocked contact with the outside world, and the 10th Brigade received no news.

It is also set up according to the exercise, and the laser simulator has just been done, and the army has not yet been opened.

The long-range rocket artillery locked on again, and the covering bombardment directly blew up the entire heavy brigade.

This is more ruthless than a simulated nuclear strike, and the simulated nuclear strike will leave you some people, and the long-range rocket artillery is locked, which is simply the end of the world.

After receiving a notice from the command and dispatch department, only 24 hours have passed, and the Red Army's tripartite joint forces have gone out of three.

Only one main force of the Marine Brigade was still struggling to support, and Chen Ming did not command it at all.

Allowing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments to adjust their strategic arrangements independently, Chen Ming also thought of the problems that the commander-in-chief was worried about.

He could arrange a series of battles to consume the main forces of the Red Army, but it was impossible for him to command it every time.

The combat units here must also be tempered, the officers must have autonomy, and even Chen Ming will set up a joint command center within the Blue Army.

Troop training is not a small-scale arrangement.

Grassroots company commanders are the most important operational backbone in the face of the enemy, and cultivating their command ability is far more important than Chen Ming's own deployment.

The third red-blue operation in Niutoushan lasted a total of five days, and on the first day of Chen Ming's command, the synthetic brigade and the air assault brigade were defeated.

For the remaining four days, the three main regiments of the Blue Army and the Marine Brigade fought against each other.

On the one hand, it is necessary to train the commanders below to cope with the battle and combat ability, and on the other hand, it is also to familiarize themselves with the situation of the Marine Brigade.

Because in the future, the enemy forces faced by Niutoushan will definitely not only be the army, but also the real naval fleet and air force units will come over one after another.

They still have a lot of tasks and missions.

704th Divisional Headquarters.

Division Commander Wang Junwei notified the convening of this summary meeting, and since the director department no longer exists, the director and dispatch department is not responsible for holding a review meeting.

In the future, people from the war zone will be arranged to preside over the review meeting.

But this time it was so fast that there was no need to even review it.

Wang Junwei stood on the stage of the auditorium on the first floor of the division headquarters, swept his eyes over the officers below, cleared his throat, and said in a loud voice: "Comrades."

"This exercise, codenamed Operation Deduction, has ended."

"To be honest, before the start of this exercise, I always thought it was a tough battle, and I never thought it would be over in such a short time."

"But as a result, before our command and dispatch department had time to start arranging, the main force of the Red Army had already lost more than half."

"Our operation in Niutoushan has been highly praised by the theater, and at the same time, we have also been ordered to rest and recuperate as soon as possible."

"As the saying goes, the blade comes from the sharpening."

"Comrades, the time for us to truly become whetstones is about to begin."

"Next, I would like to invite Chief of Staff Chen of the 169th Brigade to come to the stage to make follow-up arrangements."

Bang bang bang.

The meeting erupted in warm applause.

Chen Ming's reputation in the 704th Division now goes without saying, outsiders angrily call Chen an old ghost, you can hear it from this title, in the Eastern Theater, when it comes to Chen Ming, there are no longer a few people who grit their teeth.

But when it comes to him internally, from the private to the officer, everyone gives a thumbs up, which is the achievement of the fight and the prestige of the battle.

With warm applause, Chen Ming got up from his seat and strode to the high platform of the auditorium to salute Wang Junwei.

Then he turned around and looked at the hundreds of officers in the audience looking at him.

Chen Ming said with a smile: "Comrades, what the division commander said just now is right."

"The edge of the sword is sharpened, and our mission of sharpening the whetstone has truly come."

"In order to cope with the next landing of the Red Army, in conjunction with this operation, I plan to set up a joint operations room."

"Since it is a whetstone, then we can't just sharpen the knife, we must also be hard enough to sharpen the sharpest knife."

"In this operation, I found that there are some problems within us, and the grassroots cadres almost only have the right to listen to orders, and do not have the right to command the battle alone."

"The company commander is the cadre who goes directly to the battlefield, and we must pay enough attention to it."

"So starting today, the joint operations room will discuss and formulate an operational plan in the future, and company-level personnel will also participate."

"Comrades, only if we progress together and continue to make progress, that is the truly qualified whetstone."

"I'm ready, what about you?"

"Always be ready! Always be ready!! Always be ready to !! ”

Passionate cries resounded through the hall.

The creation of a joint operations room, it is not clear to others why there is such a proposal.

Many people in the staff department know that the frogman company commander of the Red Army's infiltration squad performed well this time.

After the battle, Chen Ming also specially chatted with him.

is a good commander, if it weren't for him and the Thunder Squad, this Air Assault Brigade would not be so easy to destroy.

This gave Chen Ming a new direction.

(End of chapter)