Chapter 182: Gathering on the battlefield (3)

In addition to the buzzing sound of the diesel generator on the power supply car and the occasional conversations of the staff in the tents of several teams, the surroundings can be said to be quiet, but I have a subtle feeling in my heart, and I always feel that there is a great danger around me, which may even make me lose the entire exercise in an instant.

I felt aroused in my heart and gently pushed Zhong Jie to let her go back to the car to rest. Then I quickly walked towards the electronics confrontation team. As soon as I entered the tent, the team leader Lu Xiaofeng came to me. This was a master's student from the School of Electronic Engineering of the People's Liberation Army. He used to serve in the Marine Corps. He was very excellent in both military quality and professional level. I asked directly:

"Xiaofeng, five minutes have passed. Have you gained anything?"

Lu Xiaofeng showed a look of confusion, and he said:

"No clue was found. It can be said that after the exercise began, the other party had not used any radio equipment, otherwise we would never have found nothing!"

I thought to myself:

"Sure enough!"

I asked quietly:

"Have the helicopters of the Army Air Brigade set off?"

Lu Xiaofeng said:

"We have contacted them as soon as possible. If nothing unexpected happens, their planes should have been hovering over several key areas!"

I thought for a moment and said decisively:

"Notify everyone and put down all the work at hand immediately, and the troops must be transferred immediately!"

I thought about it and added: "Radio silence starts now! Everyone must strictly abide by discipline and do not use even short-range radio equipment to contact each other privately. All orders and reports must be conveyed verbally!"

Although Lu Xiaofeng was a little surprised, his good military qualities made him not ask more questions, but just answered briefly:

"yes!"

Then he arranged to ask someone to convey the order. I walked out of the tent and said to the communicator:

"Notify the First Battalion and all the cadres of the Second Battalion come over and let's have a short meeting!"

Xiang Yi and others came over quickly. I didn't waste my time and said directly:

"The situation may be a little bad. I suddenly felt a very bad feeling, and the information team did not gain anything. The Blues seemed to have disappeared. Now, let's make a bold assumption..."

After saying that, I pointed to the map and said:

"This is where we are, and here, here, and here are all similar terrain. And like us, there is a highway directly leading to these areas, which is less than ten kilometers away from us. If... Deputy Captain Zhu and his team are in these places..."

Xiang Yi screamed in shock at first:

"Then we are in danger! Our radio equipment has been in use all the time. They may have found our location. Moreover, at such a close distance, if Deputy Captain Zhu sent a small reconnaissance force..."

Speaking of this, Xiang Yi suddenly patted his head hard. I glanced at him and knew it in my heart. I asked indifferently:

"Captain Xiang, have you not sent reconnaissance troops around?"

Xiang Yi whispered:

"Before the exercise started, we were all still. After seeing the signal flare, I sent Liu Zhao and the others to line up to guard the surroundings, but they probably didn't go far..."

Speaking of this, Xiang Yi suddenly said:

"Chief of Staff, the exercise has only started less than ten minutes. Even if Deputy Captain Zhu reconnaissance, it will take time..."

I said lightly:

"Since everything is just a hypothesis, then we might as well be bolder. Before the exercise begins, Deputy Brigade Zhu should have about five hours. You should know that we have been delaying for a long time on the way. If they sent a reconnaissance force as soon as they arrived, their tentacles might have reached our area. Those kids in the reconnaissance company are no worse than your battalion..."

The second battalion commander couldn't help but say again:

"Then they violated the exercise rules..."

I smiled bitterly and asked:

"Now is not the time to discuss the rules of the exercise. Besides, everything in this exercise is close to actual combat, and the guidance center has not interfered. I think the superiors also want to test the commander's ability to adapt! Deputy Captain Zhu can be said to be much richer than us in terms of practical experience. There is really no guarantee that he will not use this move. No matter what, it is wrong for them to have no radio contact for a long time. There is no time to discuss it. Xiang Yi, you can recall Liu Zhao's platoon immediately, and all units will immediately organize the transfer. Our troops are too concentrated. We will suffer heavy casualties in a long-range fire strike or even a cannon volley. According to the original plan, we will march towards Gaokeng! We cannot be led by the enemy!"

Speaking of this, I added another sentence:

"Each unit must be organized well and not be busy. All this is just a hypothesis. Also, the first battalion is exploring the way forward and must send a reconnaissance team in advance!"

"yes!"

After everyone agreed, they went to work hard. Under the faint moonlight, I saw the soldiers boarding the bus in an orderly manner. I felt at ease in the command car. Zhong Jie was still napping in the passenger seat. My action of opening and closing the door woke her up. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, and then pointed to the troops that were organizing the evacuation in an orderly manner and asked:

"Are you leaving?"

I nodded and said:

"You sleep a little longer. We may not be able to camp before dawn..."

After saying that, I lit a cigarette and stared at the computer screen flashing in the car. The red dots that originally represented each soldier had all disappeared - they turned off the radio signal generator on their bodies as required. Although it was a device with extremely small power and frequency changed immediately, considering that the opponent this time was a comrade-in-arms who had received the same training as ours, I ordered everyone to turn it off for the sake of utmost.

Although I left here twenty minutes in advance, the main reason was that there was a little bad omen in my heart, but after so many things, I still had some understanding of my keen perception. Although I can't explain why I can always predict danger, there is no doubt that my omen is still very accurate. So the reasons I said to you are entirely based on assumptions, and what really prompted me to make up my mind was the little feeling in my heart.

My feelings were quickly verified. Less than half an hour after the troops set out, Liu Zhao, who was frustrated, accompanied Xiang Yi to wait for me on the side of the road. There was no radio contact, so I could only use such a primitive method. I ordered the driver to pull the car over and stop it, then poked his head out and asked:

"What's going on?"

Xiang Yi said in grievance:

"It seems you are right. Liu Zhao and the others have encountered the boys in the reconnaissance company..."

I glanced at Liu Zhao and said quietly:

"Get in the car and talk!"

The command car was very spacious, and Liu Zhao and the others did not see any crowds after they got up. After everyone sat down, the car started driving forward again. Zhong Jie woke up at some point, so she turned around and looked at Liu Zhao and said to Yi:

"A platoon leader, tell the Chief of Staff what happened to your platoon!"

Liu Zhao nodded and said:

"Chief of Staff, we drove out less than five kilometers and encountered the Blue Army. It seems that we should be from the reconnaissance company..."

Liu Zhao paused for a moment and continued:

"We were too careless and thought it was just a routine warning. The exercise had just begun. I didn't expect to encounter the enemy... Many people were directly smoked when they first came into contact. Later, although we organized, they had the advantage in numbers and there were snipers. We had to break through after more than a dozen comrades-in-arms were 'dead', and fortunately the large army had been transferred, otherwise..."

I sighed and said:

"I say something that everyone may be unhappy, but this is the fact! Under the halo of the Thunder Brigade, everyone may have a bit of an unbalanced mentality. Look at our army, although the equipment cannot be said to be excellent compared to the Blue Army, it will never lose to the other party. The commander, from me, everyone boasted of being an elite. To put it bluntly, even if we are elites, don't forget that our opponents are the same! We have suffered a loss after only an hour of the exercise. After all, we are still young, and myself, we need to reflect on it!"

Xiang Yi and Liu Zhao were silent. I thought about it and said:

"After going down, the work of appeasement in the army must be done well. Morale is very important, especially Liu Zhao, you must not collapse! Liu Zhao is a veteran, so I don't need to teach you these in detail. In short, I hope my army will still be so lively and not be affected by this small setback!"

Xiang Yi and Liu Zhao replied in unison:

"yes!"

I patted the driver on the shoulder and said:

"Accelerate and send it to the battalion commander and others back to their position!"

The troops were trekking on the rugged mountain roads until dawn, and I saw Gaokeng Village from the GPS navigation system on the car. The troops quickly assembled in a wood two kilometers away from the entrance of the village. The first battalion stationed on the banks of the Linshui River after crossing Gaokeng Village. This time, Xiang Yi immediately released a patrol post and reconnaissance team. Soon one piece of information was fed back to me - this area is temporarily safe and no traces of the Blue Army's activities were found.

The troops took advantage of this rare time to rest, and I pondered at the electronic map on the command car. During our march, the communications team monitored the Blue Army's radio signal for the first time, without encryption, just one sentence:

"It's not slow to react! Changfeng, you have to be careful, the confrontation has just begun!"

It is obvious that this was sent to me by Deputy Captain Zhu. In a few hours, we monitored a message, and the entire Blue Army seemed to have disappeared. If it weren't for their mysterious or had other plans, it would be that the other party had found a way to escape our monitoring, but this was almost impossible. The Thunder Brigade's equipment was the most advanced wherever it was placed, and the several squads of the enemy and us were originally divided into two units, and they knew each other very well. It was impossible to play tricks under the other party's noses!

There is only one possibility now. Deputy Captain Zhu gave up his dependence on high-tech equipment and began to use traditional fighting styles to deal with me. He might even play guerrilla warfare with me... After being the leader of the regiment for so many years, Deputy Captain Zhu's understanding of tactics is far higher than that of me. He soon saw that the side who seeks change first is more likely to win when the strength of the two-mover is not much different. Therefore, we have been in a passive position since the beginning of the exercise. Although the losses of personnel can be ignored, we have not found their figure yet. We can only judge that they will not be too far from the ambush Liu Zhao. They gave me a feeling of being elusive, and this psychological pressure is very great...

The sun gradually rose, and the troops started to eat breakfast. I drank a bowl of porridge in a hurry and stood up and walked towards the forest. I knew I had to turn this trend immediately. Amid the crisp sound of birds, I quickly made up my mind. I walked back quickly and said to the communications team leader Gao Song:

"Captain Gao! Contact the Army Aviation Brigade immediately and ask for their air reconnaissance support!"

After saying that, I pointed to the electronic map on the big screen and said:

"The main area is here, and there is also this..."

The places I mentioned are far away from the location where we were originally stationed, and they are all areas where deep mountains and dense forests are impossible to enter. Gao Songqi said:

"Chief of Staff, I heard that Platoon Commander Liu was ambushed near that, so why not focus on reconnaissance in this area? And the location you are referring to is very remote, and their heavy equipment is impossible to reach..."

I said lightly:

"If I feel right, they are at one of these points just now. You can contact us! By the way, let the comrades of Luhang pay attention to heavy vehicles such as armored personnel carriers..."

Takasong nodded and after giving orders to the warriors, he turned around and said:

"This should be easy to find, as long as we do infrared heat reconnaissance, the vehicle's engine is an obvious target."

I said with a wry smile:

"Last night might be fine, but I'm almost certain that since I arrived at my destination last night, their heavy vehicles have not moved, the engine has cooled down long ago, and they must have been disguised well. I... don't have much hope, but I hope that the comrades from the brothers can find traces of their troops' activities..."

Gao Song opened his mouth and wanted to say something. I waved my hand and walked straight out of his tent. Zhong Jie came over and asked:

"Changfeng, how is the situation now?"

I sighed and said:

"Let's try it first. I don't expect any results in the first three days. I just hope to grasp their whereabouts and reverse the current passive situation!"

Zhong Jie nodded slightly. At this time, the roar of a helicopter came from above us. The plane quickly flew over us and flew towards the direction I just designated on the map. I knew that this was a reconnaissance plane that supported us was dispatched.

I laughed and said to Zhong Jie:
Chapter completed!