"Chief of Staff Chen said that the E Division's first victory was in the Niutouling area——"
Zhuang Yan synchronized the screen of his laptop to the computer in the small conference room, and soon, a battlefield situation map appeared on the screen.
He picked up the pen, walked to the screen, and drew a blue circle at the first location on the map.
"This is a warning position set up by the Blue Army in the Niutou Ridge area. The strength is a battalion of the 113th Brigade, and a fire support position is set up 10 kilometers behind it. This information was reconnoitred by the UAV detachment of the E Division Reconnaissance Battalion.
get……"
He called up a picture-in-picture, which was an aerial view of the Niutou Ridge area. It was obviously a picture taken by a drone from a high altitude.
From the picture, we can see that there are some camouflage nets covering things on the ground. Although the number is not large, we can see that there are things underneath.
Niutou Ridge is the front line of the Blue Army's defense area. Niutou Ridge is an important position to guard the nearby traffic arteries. From a tactical point of view, it is reasonable to set up a warning position here.
The leaders of Military Region G stared at the screen and seemed not to see any problem.
Drone reconnaissance is also a common method on the battlefield.
It is more intuitive and clearer than satellite reconnaissance.
"Has E Division sent a ground reconnaissance team to verify?"
Commander Xu of G Military Region asked.
As a senior general, he is well aware that positions also have military camouflage skills.
Although today's technological means are very sophisticated, there are still some things that machines cannot replace people.
Especially for the Blue Army, the reconnaissance time is relatively short. If you rely on satellites or drones for reconnaissance, you must stare at it for a long time, compare the before and after pictures, and compare the pictures before and after the Blue Army enters the Niutouling position to distinguish the authenticity.
Therefore, a drone reconnaissance alone cannot be used as a reference for issuing orders.
Especially this time, the Blue Army opposite Division E were the two first brigade-level units to be adapted into combined forces.
They are all selected as the best structures and former trump cards.
Of course Zhuang Yan understood what Commander Xu meant and immediately said: "Of course there is. I believe Chief of Staff Feng will not ignore this kind of mistake."
After that, he added: "They did send a ground reconnaissance team to conduct on-site observation, and the intelligence sent back also confirmed the existence of a blue army combined force in the Niutou Ridge area. Therefore, the E Division made a very bold decision.
At this point, I think E Division has made progress. Oh, by the way, when I say progress, I mean compared to the tactical level when we fought against my Steppenwolf troops on the prairie."
As he spoke, he called up another battlefield situation map.
"This picture is the battlefield situation picture sent back at 7 a.m. on the 12th."
He took a pen and drew two long arrows on the left and right wings of Niuduling.
"At about 7 o'clock, the E Division adopted a tactic of frontal movement and rapid maneuvering of the left and right wings to outflank, intending to capture Niutou Ridge in one fell swoop..."
"etc."
The solemn words were interrupted here.
The person who interrupted him was Shao Xianyong, deputy commander of the military region.
"When did you say the E Division launched its attack?"
"7 o'clock in the morning." Zhuang Yan said.
Shao Xianyong frowned involuntarily: "I remember that the general attack time for this exercise was 8 o'clock. Why did they start at 7 o'clock?"
"Soldiers never tire of deceit." Zhuang Yan smiled: "This is the experience I learned on the prairie. You can never say the time or the location for a war, and the tactics are particularly sudden. Throughout military history, surprise attacks, sneak attacks, and so on.
It’s not something unusual.”
Shao Xianyong suddenly realized.
When the E Division went to the prairie to participate in the red-blue confrontation, it suffered losses at the hands of the Steppe Wolf troops where Zhuang Yan was located. Among them was the Blue Army's unreasonable play, which resulted in the E Division being caught off guard and defeated.
I think Wang Xinjun and Feng Huaijin must still remember this. This time they heard that Zhuang Yan had returned to the military area director's department. They were afraid that he was directing the Blue Army, so they decided to do this.
"Surprise." Commander Xu said: "The troops are unpredictable, and the water is unpredictable. No problem."
Zhuang Yan said: "The problem is no problem, it's just that Division E made a mistake."
This remark once again aroused surprise among the leaders of Military Region G, including Army Group D.
Chen Shouzheng felt that Zhuang Yan described E Division's successful victory as a defeat, and he certainly felt uncomfortable. He reminded: "E Division did win the position in one fell swoop, and it was a victory. This is a fact. Zhuang Yan, you don't seem to have an objective evaluation of this."
A battle.”
Zhuang Yan said: "What I say is well-founded. I would like to ask, before the E Division attacked, did it conduct an effective evaluation of the commanders of the two brigades in front of it? Did it collect the personalities of their main commanders?
Characteristics of behavior, tactics, etc.? The combat performance of a unit is actually the reflection of the personality and will of their commander, as well as the level of tactics. It is very useful and necessary to see the leopard and analyze the enemy commander.
It is an indispensable part of battlefield intelligence collection. If Commander Wang and Chief of Staff Feng of Division E had done investigations, I am afraid they would not have easily rushed in to attack Niutouling. That is not a piece of fat, but a piece of poisonous bait."
Shao Xianyong seemed to have heard some clues, and raised his hand to indicate solemnly: "Okay, continue talking."
Zhuang Yan said: "The brigade commander of the 113th Brigade is a deputy division commander of the former ace division of the military region. His name is Song Yiming. I know this person well and have fought against him. He graduated from an armored force academy and is a master of the application of armored tactics.
Surrounded by mountains, if I were Song Yiming, I wouldn’t want to fight the motorized E Division on such mountainous terrain.”
"So, when I received the first battlefield briefing, I had a feeling that something was wrong. Then I looked at the map and understood Song Yiming's combat intentions. Combined with this, another brigade of the Blue Army, the 32nd Air Assault Brigade
, and his brigade commander, I understand what they are going to do."
After saying that, he brought up another map.
This time, Zhuang Yan directly drew a blue circle on a large, relatively flat area behind Niutou Ridge.
"Here, this is where Song Yiming will fight to the death with Division E."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This time, Commander Xu, Shao Xianyong and others could not sit still. They stood up directly, walked to the big screen, and stared at the hoop.
"Juelang Valley area?"
Zhuang Yan said: "That's right."
He picked up the pen and drew several arrows and circles on the screen.
"The commander of the 32nd Air Assault Brigade, Xu Xingguo, and I are old comrades, and I know his thinking pattern clearly. He once served in the special forces and also studied infantry command at the Army Command College. After the military reform, he served as the commander of the air assault brigade.
, taking into account his experience and resume. This person's fighting style is steady and powerful, tenacious and courageous, and his weakness is suspicion. Therefore, I combined his and Song Yiming's fighting styles and initially came to a conclusion-"
He tapped the screen and said to the senior generals in front of him: "Juelang Valley is about 130 kilometers away from Niutou Ridge. If I were Song Yiming, I would put my headquarters in Juelang Valley and pass the signal
The frequency, troop movement trajectory, troop deployment, etc., intentionally or unintentionally released false information to the red side's E Division, letting them know that the headquarters is in Juelang Valley."
"From a military point of view, if Niutou Ridge is captured, Juelang Valley will be undefeated. Division E can completely attack Juelang Valley with all-out heavy troops and wipe out Song Yiming. Xu Xingguo's air assault brigade is a lightly armed brigade. If it takes
The combined 113th Brigade, relying on the armor strength of the E Division, has a great chance of winning against a 32nd Air Assault Brigade attacking the ground."
Chen Shouzheng couldn't help but ask again: "There is no problem with such tactics... It's just..."
He solemnly smiled and said: "It's just that Division E didn't expect that there was a fake position above Niutou Ridge. They attacked it extremely smoothly and ended the battle in less than twenty minutes, right? It's a pity that this is just a bait. When E
When the division captures Niutou Ridge, it has already taken the bait."
"I think you all know what happened next, Chief of Staff Chen. The E Division immediately made a force and took trucks along the road to the east side of Jueqing Valley, all the way through the canyon, and relied on the tracked armored troops to pass through the valley and go around to the west side of Juelang Valley.
On the other side, continue to launch a pincer offensive, encircling Juelang Valley, hoping to capture Song Yiming's headquarters."
"Originally, launching a general attack early and taking the enemy by surprise was a good move. Unfortunately, the commanders of E Division used it in the wrong place and overestimated their joint combat capabilities. When they captured Niutouling, an unexpected thing happened.
The unexpected episode also fully exposed the fatal shortcomings of traditional division-level combat units..."
"What fatal flaw?" Shao Xianyong's brows were filled with questions. He knew that Madman Zhuang in front of him was not only sharp-tongued, but also a ruthless tactician. Over the years, he had been a Blue Army player and had tortured countless Blue Army teams.
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Zhuang Yan said: "The helicopter force and air force support force of E Division are both temporarily assigned. One is deployed from the group army, and the other is from a certain air force brigade. This presents a fatal problem, because the early attack was a temporary decision.
, so the coordinated combat plan originally studied by the three parties was completely disrupted. The tactical arrangement is like a chain, one link changes, and the other links change. They will definitely notify the Army Aviation helicopters and the Air Force brigade that the plan has changed. The original plan
It was temporarily cancelled, and the new planned time was advanced by half an hour. At that time, I guess E Division didn't know that their attack would go so smoothly. They occupied the high ground in twenty minutes, which was much longer than they originally thought it would take at least two hours to attack Niutou Ridge.
As a result, the entire Niutou Ridge was full of people from the E Division. The Air Force was originally going to fly to the area to provide fire support, but it was notified that the bombing was cancelled. Once it changed, it was okay, and it changed continuously.
, the communication between the E Division and the Army Aviation and Air Force was completely messed up, and the plan changed again. At the same time, the Blue Army had already deployed long-range fire in the direction of Juelang Valley to cover Niutou Ridge with artillery fire. The Red Army would either stay in Niutou Ridge and be bombed.
Either way, they have to send the air force to bomb the Juelang Valley. However, the intelligence on the Juelang Valley is unknown, and the locations of the enemy's air defense equipment and long-range fire equipment are unknown. In addition, the battle plan has been changed twice. The exhausted air force may have a big headache.
, there was no way to make adjustments in a short period of time to support them. This resulted in the E Division having only one way, which was to send the main force to attack in the direction of Jue Lang Valley and conduct reconnaissance while fighting. However, in this way, they were completely defeated.
Got hooked..."
Commander Xu pondered for a moment and saw some clues.
"Well, I'm afraid this is the reason why Division E was unable to advance or retreat and lost everything..."
Zhuang Yan said: "I just said that the good show does not stop at Juelang Valley, which is the performance stage of the 113th Brigade. And the subsequent actions of the 32nd Air Assault Brigade confirmed my prediction about my old comrades. Their good intentions