Since Xin Xiaodong issued the battle order, the enemy and we have been fighting fiercely for more than an hour.
Su Tianyu took Hou Guoyu, Lao Hei and the others to the front line, and watched the battlefield situation from the back position.
The long border line was filled with the light of artillery fire, and the originally flat ground was blown into large craters everywhere.
Under this intensity of war, it was impossible to see enemy soldiers using military binoculars, because almost all the soldiers who showed up were melted under the shelling.
The two mechanized infantry regiments sent by Xin Xiaodong never stopped the sound of the Charge from the moment they attacked, and they continued to attack fiercely.
Wave after wave of armored vehicles continuously attacked the opponent's position, fighting very fiercely.
"Boom!"
The sound of gunfire came one after another. The soldiers in St. Paul City relied on trenches and strong bunkers to fight with the soldiers of the 3rd Division and resist the attack.
Just as Su Tianyu was observing the battlefield, a row of military vehicles belonging to the Third Division Headquarters drove over and parked next to it.
Xin Xiaodong's adjutant hurriedly jumped out of one of the cars, walked quickly to Su Tianyu, saluted him with a military salute, and then said: "Hello, Commander Su, our division commander invites you to the combat command room to attend
Combat meeting. This is the front line and it is very dangerous. Please get in the car with me."
Su Tianyu put down the telescope and responded calmly: "Tell Xin Xiaodong that I don't want to listen to his battle meeting, and he doesn't need to do my homework in person. I will stay here and only see the final results."
The adjutant hesitated when he heard this.
Su Tianyu waved his hand and said: "Go ahead and tell him that. Don't worry about me and do your job well."
"Yes!" the adjutant could only salute in response: "Then I will send two platoons to protect your safety."
Su Tianyu nodded, and the adjutant immediately shouted to the soldiers next to him: "Seventh row, eighth row, stay to protect Commander Su, the rest of the people follow me back."
"Yes!" the two platoon leaders agreed in unison.
After bidding farewell to Su Tianyu, the adjutant hurriedly took another car and hurried back to the combat command room.
On the observation position, Hou Guoyu frowned and said to Su Tianyu: "Xin Xiaodong fought very hastily. It doesn't look like a tentative attack."
"To use him, you must trust him." Su Tianyu said decisively: "There cannot be two commanders on the same battlefield. Let's see the results."
…
After a while, in the third division command camp, Xin Xiaodong was standing in front of the electronic sand table, observing the battlefield situation.
"Report!" the adjutant walked in.
Xin Xiaodong raised his head, glanced at him and asked, "Why are you alone, the commander-in-chief?"
"The commander-in-chief said he doesn't want to see you hand in your homework in person," the adjutant reported truthfully: "He wants to stay on the front line and wait for the results."
"Okay." Xin Xiaodong nodded: "Let the leader do whatever he wants. Just send someone to protect his safety."
After dealing with Su Tianyu's matter, Xin Xiaodong called the staff, pointed at the electronic sand table and said: "Look, we bombed for almost twenty minutes before attacking. This resulted in the opponent having no chance to use light and heavy firepower to block the attack.
Let us get close. After entering the position, we can obviously see that the opponent's defensive attitude is very resolute, but the playing style is very traditional. We still stick to the trenches, bunkers, and staged defense. This is the tactics and defense.
Hardness, I don’t think we need to engage in probing attacks, why not start with the king bomb! Go straight to the general attack!"
After hearing Xin Xiaodong's words, the officers of the staff group exchanged glances with each other. A young staff officer next to him couldn't help but question: "Division commander, is this decision a bit rash? We only have one division of troops, and the formation on the opposite side is...
There is one division on the left and right. If the other side feels that the position cannot be defended, once more troops are added, we will most likely be dragged down the southern front."
Xin Xiaodong looked at him but did not respond.
The young staff officer pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and continued: "I think that if we have a small number of troops and march in a straight line, it will be difficult to form a continuous echelon attack. If we can't take down one wave, we will have no stamina, so we should not do this.
It’s good to be adventurous.”
Xin Xiaodong glanced at him and said softly: "You didn't understand Gustave's intention."
The young staff officer frowned: "What is your intention?"
Xin Xiaodong did not answer, only patted him on the shoulder, pointed at the map and said: "Just look at this map and think! When will you understand your thinking! When will you continue to participate in the combat meeting?"
After dismissing the young staff officer, Xin Xiaodong turned around and continued to give orders to all officers: "Order the first and second regiments to slow down the offensive intensity, clear obstacles on the periphery, and provide a good runway for the following mechanized infantry regiments! Tonight at twelve o'clock,
All units are on board for a direct general attack! Notify the artillery unit of the Blackwater Corps and prepare to carry out carpet bombardment on the enemy's southern defense area behind the position!"
"Yes!" Everyone saluted together, and then began to arrange the work for tonight.
After issuing the order, Xin Xiaodong called Jin Maohui again.
"Hello?" Jin Maohui's voice sounded: "Mr. Xin?"
"Jin Bureau, I need your assistance. Prepare two special operations squadrons for me." Xin Xiaodong said concisely: "We have a mission!"
"No problem." Jin Maohui agreed happily.
"I will send someone to send the task to your department alone in a while." Xin Xiaodong looked down at his watch, calculated the time, and then said: "According to this task, you mobilize two teams and wait for the order."
"Understood." Jin Maohui finished speaking and hung up the phone.
Xin Xiaodong was too busy to stop, so he waved directly and called a steady old staff officer in front of him.
"Go and call the General Bureau." Xin Xiaodong told him: "Check for me whether there are Gustav's troops conducting large-scale operations outside the city of St. Paul."
"Okay." The staff officer nodded, and then asked, "Do you have any judgment?"
Xin Xiaodong clasped his hands behind his back and said with a sense of confidence: "Isn't it obvious? The opponent's troops are superior to ours, but they only fight positional warfare. Our two regiments are riding on their faces, and they don't even fight back. What does this mean?
?This shows that Gustav’s strategic intention is not on the southern front. This old man must be taking action in the city. The two divisions are in charge of delaying time! War is a confrontation between troops.
, is also the commander’s inner game. The more he wants to do something, the less you can let him do it! How can the battle be fought if the rhythm is all in the hands of others? "
"I understand." The staff officer understood and immediately contacted the General Bureau.
Xin Xiaodong took a sip of water, looked at the sand table with his hands on his hips, and said with stubborn eyes: "This battle is over! I must become a general!"
…
St. Paul City, outside the southern border.
Thirty kilometers away from the main force of the Third Division is the location of the logistics troops.
Jin Maohui and his five to six thousand violent terrorist squad are temporarily stationed here, ready to go to the front line to rotate with other troops at any time.
"Tap!"
There was a rush of footsteps, and more than two hundred soldiers from the Terrorist Squad ran over, standing like javelins, and completed their assembly in front of Jin Maohui.
"Report, sir!" The captains of the two brigades reported to Jin Maohui at the same time: "The first and second brigades have assembled! Please give instructions!"
Jin Maohui put his hands behind his back, nodded at them, and then ordered everyone: "Everyone is here, get ready to change clothes!"
"Yes!" Big Bear, the captain of the first team, immediately saluted.