Chapter 416: Losing your wife and losing your troops!
"See you at Langya Mountain tomorrow."
Captain Zhu nodded.
Immediately afterwards, the chief of staff came to the Red Army command post.
"brigadier......"
Wang Zhigang clasped his hands on his chest, looking at the strategic deployment information in front of the screen, his face slightly haggard.
"Captain Zhu and the others, is there no problem in setting off tomorrow morning?"
"The Third Motorized Infantry Battalion and the artillery regiment can set off at three o'clock in the morning."
"Okay, let them have a good rest."
"Let them wait for notification when to set off."
"yes!"
With that said, Wang Zhigang turned around and asked.
“When is the latest flight here?”
"Are you talking about the time when the political commissar comes back?"
The chief of staff looked at his watch.
"We should land now. Logically speaking, we will be back soon."
"After the political commissar comes back, we finalized yesterday's battle plan overnight and sent it to the troops at three o'clock this morning."
The chief of staff was a little confused.
"Why so late?"
Wang Zhigang said mysteriously.
"Keep it secret!"
The chief of staff nodded.
"yes."
"The Blue Army's penetration methods have reached the point of being pervasive, and we have to guard against them."
"Brigadier, I thought you would be camping at Langya Mountain Base."
"Why did I suddenly listen to it in the middle of the road and spend the night in this unfair place?"
"It's only over a hundred kilometers away from Langya, right?"
Wang Zhigang explained.
"We just have to wait until you and the political commissar come back together before we can re-determine tomorrow's battle plan."
At this moment, a man in casual clothes, who looked like an ordinary citizen, drove a motorcycle to the Red Army camp.
The guards stopped him.
I saw this man in civilian clothes taking out an officer's ID card, which showed that he was from the Red Army camp.
The guard looked at him again, confirmed that he was the person in the military ID photo, and then said.
"Come with me!"
Take him to the Red Army command post.
"Report, Special Operations Brigade Staff Officer Li is here!"
After hearing this, the chief of staff immediately shouted excitedly.
"Quick, quick, quick! Let him in!"
Wang Zhigang, who was looking at the strategic map carefully at the side, didn't understand what they were talking about and asked in confusion.
"Who's coming?"
"Extremely strong team, Li You, Staff Officer Li!"
After hearing this, Wang Zhigang turned around and looked at the door in surprise.
Li You walked in and gave him a military salute.
"Report! Comrade Brigade Commander!"
"Li You, staff officer of the 909th Brigade Special Forces Team, is here to report!"
The chief of staff shook his hand excitedly.
"You finally showed up!"
"Where are Captain Hong and others?"
Wang Zhigang on the side looked at his outfit and said in surprise.
"Xiao Li, if you don't tell yourself your family name, I will hardly recognize you!"
Staff Officer Li, who had come over all night and was already hungry, asked first.
"Is there anything to eat?"
"Yes! I'll get it for you right now. Just wait a moment."
After saying that, the chief of staff quickly found something to eat for him.
"Come, sit down!"
Staff Officer Li said with a tired look on his face as he sat down.
"I saw that our armored regiment has arrived. Considering the brigade commander, the political commissar's command post should also have arrived."
"Captain Hong asked me to withdraw from the front line and contact the brigade headquarters immediately."
"Have you been lurking in Langya Mountain?"
"Yes, this is the sixth day."
The chief of staff was a little puzzled.
"Then why didn't you report it in time?"
"You can also send a message on your mobile phone or an encrypted telegram."
Staff Officer Li shook his head.
"Absolutely not!"
"The Blue Army's electronic reconnaissance will definitely detect it!"
Wang Zhigang said in a deep voice.
"Captain Hong is indeed a bit over-the-top at times, but this kind of caution is still necessary."
Seeing Staff Officer Li devouring dry bread, Wang Zhigang reminded him mentally.
"Eat slowly. I'll cook you a bowl of hot noodle soup later."
Staff Officer Li said while eating.
"Captain Hong believes that all current electronic communication information methods are unreliable and may be intercepted by the Blue Army."
"Especially since we were lurking under the nose of the Blue Army at the Langshan Base, Captain Hong ordered all radio stations and wireless terminal equipment to be shut down."
"We were also asked to remove the batteries and hand over all our personal mobile phones and bury them underground."
The chief of staff was a little surprised.
"All buried?"
"Yes, all the mobile phones were put into sealed bottles and buried."
"We'll dig it out after the drill is over."
After Wang Zhigang finished listening, he thought for a moment.
"Have you not contacted the Armored Regiment?"
Staff Officer Li shook his head.
"We cannot contact them, otherwise they will definitely report to you, saying that the special operations brigade is lurking at the front of the 535th defense line."
"If this is overheard by the Blue Army's reconnaissance team, wouldn't our previous efforts be in vain and all our previous efforts be in vain?"
"So you just dress up like an ordinary fellow countryman?"
"I rented a motorcycle from a fellow villager and drove more than a hundred kilometers before I saw the staff car, so I broke in."
The chief of staff patted him on the shoulder.
"Thank you for your hard work!"
"How is the physical condition of Captain Hong and the soldiers?"
Hearing this, Staff Officer Li looked slightly pained.
"Our special operations team has only prepared field food for three days. I didn't expect you to be gone for so many days."
"In the last few days, we ate only grass roots and wild vegetables, and drank dew."
"Catch mice, snakes, bugs... whatever you catch is what you'll eat."
"Many soldiers' hands and feet were bitten by insects!"
"But we can't withdraw. Once we withdraw, it will be impossible to go back in."
Hearing that the soldiers in the special operations brigade were living a savage life inferior to pigs and dogs, Wang Zhigang and the chief of staff were filled with self-blame.
As he spoke, Staff Officer Li took out a strategic map wrapped in a transparent plastic bag hidden in his sock.
"Captain Hong asked me to give this to you."
"This is the investigation report of our special operations team on the 535th line of defense in the past few days."
"Including all bunkers, fortifications, and firepower points are marked on it."
The three of them spread out the strategic map and studied it carefully...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Several people studied until early in the morning, and Staff Officer Li was already so tired that he fell asleep on the table.
Wang Zhigang rubbed his groggy eyes and looked at the chief of staff aside.
"Put him on my bed and go to sleep."
"Two people will come and help Staff Li to rest on the brigade commander's bed."
Then the two of them continued to work hard, studying the tactical map carefully.
At this moment, the sound of a car stopping suddenly came from outside the door.
The chief of staff looked outside and thought it was Zhang Xiaoyu who had returned.
"The political commissar is back."
Unexpectedly, the guard walked in and said.
"Report to the brigade commander that the political commissar has not returned."
The two of them suddenly felt a little confused.
"what happened?"
"Haven't the flight numbers been reported?"
The guards didn't know either.
"We waited until all the passengers on the last flight had left, and there was no sign of the political commissar."
“When I called the political commissar, the phone only showed that it was turned off.”
"Later we went to the airport to check, and the verification result was that Political Commissar Zhang had not checked in at all."
The chief of staff looked a little heavy.
"knew."
"yes!"
Wang Zhigang on the side was a little puzzled.
"This is strange..."
At this moment, a soldier in the command post suddenly received a call.
"Yes, this is the 909th Brigade Headquarters."
"Report to the brigade commander, it's a call from the director's department, asking you to answer the phone."
Wang Zhigang, who was still thinking about Zhang Xiaoyu, quickly got up to answer the phone.
"I am Brigadier Wang."
"Director Fang from the Guidance Center?"
"What? What did you say?"
"Political Commissar Zhang has been...captured by the Blue Army?"
When Wang Zhigang said these words from his own mouth, he couldn't believe it.
"impossible?"
"You must have made a mistake, it's absolutely impossible!"
Wang Zhigang thought he was joking.
"Director Fang, Political Commissar Zhang is my political commissar. He is not training the troops at all right now."
"He is in Chenghai City now, how could he be captured by the Blue Army for no apparent reason?"
"Director Fang, this kind of joke is not allowed."
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Director Fang continued.
"Brigadier Wang, this can't be wrong."
"Zhang Xiaoyu was captured in a star-rated hotel in Chenghai City by the special operations brigade of the Mountain Leopard Brigade."
"And the two facilitators from the exercise director's department were at the scene and saw it with their own eyes."
"Zhang Xiaoyu is currently staying in the temporary prisoner of war camp in Chenghai City."
"I will now formally inform you of the decision of the decisive battle exercise director's department."
"Zhang Xiaoyu, deputy commander-in-chief and political commissar of the Red Army, has been captured! Quit the exercise from now on!"
"If you still don't believe it, you can check it out on the exercise website."
At this time, Wang Zhigang was overwhelmed by the sudden bad news and shouted furiously.
"What is this drill called?"
"It's just a bunch of gangsters fighting!"
After saying that, he threw the phone down angrily.
I was so angry that I wanted to rush to the Blue Army base immediately and wipe out all the Blue Army!
"No, pick me up from the exercise headquarters!"
"yes!"
The chief of staff on the side quickly tried to dissuade him.
"Brigadier, calm down first!"
Wang Zhigang ignored him and picked up the phone.
"I'm Wang Zhigang of the 909th Brigade. I'm looking for Commander Zhou at the base. Commander Zhou will answer the phone!"
Commander Zhou on the opposite side said calmly.
"I just say if you have anything to say."
Wang Zhigang said angrily.
"I protest!"
"Commander Wang, don't get angry. If you have anything to say, please speak it up."
"First of all, the director's department decided that our political commissar Zhang Xiaoyu was captured and it was wrong to withdraw from the exercise!"
"Secondly, if such despicable and shameful tactics are used, it will be considered a victory for the Blues."
"Then we, the Red Army, would rather withdraw from the exercise!"
Commander Zhou understood his current mood and said sincerely.
"Brigadier Wang..."
Before he finished speaking, Chief of Staff Shen, who was sitting next to him, grabbed the phone directly.
"Wang Zhigang, please listen!"
"If you quit the exercise now, I will immediately sentence your 909th brigade to annihilation!"
"And we will send you to a military court and convict you of fleeing from battle. Your end will be even worse than Wu Tian's!"
Chief of Staff Shen showed no mercy and said decisively.
"I give you three minutes to make a decision!"
After saying that, hang up the phone directly.
These words confused Wang Zhigang on the other end of the phone.
The chief of staff standing aside also heard their conversation and was extremely shocked.
He took the microphone from Wang Zhigang's hand with a trembling hand, looked at his dazed look, and persuaded him again.
"Brigadier, you must calm down at this time, calm down and calm down!"
"We are about to win! The political commissar is gone, so don't be impulsive!"
At this time, Wang Zhigang could no longer stand on his feet. He quickly held on to the table next to him and closed his eyes tightly.
the chief of staff asked.
"Who was on the phone just now?"
Wang Zhigang sighed.
"It's Chief of Staff Shen."
Hearing this,
"Ah! Now I hit the muzzle of the gun!"
"Chief of Staff Shen..."
"He gave me three minutes..."
The chief of staff said anxiously.
"Brigadier, we can't withdraw!"
"This is a serious political issue!"
"If you lose, you will be sacrificed. If you retreat, you will really become a deserter!"
"No, I want to report to the chief, we will never quit!"
With that said, he was about to make a call.
Wang Zhigang thought for a while and called him to stop.
"etc!"
"I am too uncool!"
"You were right! I was too impulsive!"
"I should be the one to report to the chief, but I still have to make this call!"
"Answer the phone!"
After the call was connected, Wang Zhigang said righteously.
"Report to the chief! I was wrong!"
"I......"
Chief of Staff Shen on the other end interrupted directly.
"I know, it's nonsense to say anything else."
Then he hung up the phone directly. Maybe he was too disappointed with Wang Zhigang's performance just now.
"Chief..."
Seeing that he had not finished speaking, Chief of Staff Shen hung up the phone.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Zhigang was a little at a loss, and his head was in a daze.
He asked the chief of staff beside him with a confused look.
"Just now...did you hear everything?"
The chief of staff nodded.
"I heard."
"Chief of Staff Shen...what were your last words?"
"It seems...it's just nonsense."
Wang Zhigang couldn't believe it and frowned.
"I haven't said a word of self-criticism or self-criticism, so he still doesn't know how deep my self-criticism is."
"Why...do you think what I'm about to say is nonsense?"
the chief of staff explained.
"It seems that the chief... only asked you to make a decision, and did not ask you to do any review."
Wang Zhigang looked at him doubtfully.
"But I have to report my next decision and thoughts to him, right?"
"Didn't you say you were wrong?"
"The chief thinks that you have rejected your proposal and wants to withdraw from the exercise. This matter ends here and is not mentioned again."
"Does that mean you won't criticize or hold anyone accountable?"
"Maybe! This is my understanding."
Wang Zhigang also nodded, somewhat admiring Chief of Staff Shen.
"Happy! He is a war leader!"
Then regain your confidence and be honest.
"If this final battle doesn't go well, then whatever you say will be nonsense!"
After that, he turned back to the map and began to deploy the strategy for tomorrow's final battle at Langya Mountain.
At this time, Staff Officer Li, who was sleeping on Wang Zhigang's bed, slowly woke up.
"Brigadier, I have to rush back. Please give instructions from the commander!"
Wang Zhigang quickly called him over.
"Come on, Xiao Li, come and join us!"
Staff Officer Li had just woken up and didn't know what the situation was now.
Wang Zhigang pointed directly at the map and said.
"You can bring back the combat deployment of this map later."