The sky was already dark, and the soldiers were scattered around the mountain stream to rest. The third battalion commander of the Red Team's 34th Regiment was in the hideout with his vice commander, instructor, and a few company commanders to discuss the next step of the operation.
"Battalion Commander!" Suddenly, a soldier's voice rang out from outside the shelter.
"Over here!"
The commander poked his head out and called out in a low voice. The soldier who had run all the way back from the observation post quickly ran into the hideout. Before he said anything, he picked up the commander's canteen, shook it twice, and found that there was water inside. He unscrewed the cap and raised his head to drink.
The commander knew that the soldier must have done this because he was thirsty, so he didn't rush him. He waited for him to finish the canteen before asking, "What's the situation?"
The soldier couldn't control himself and finished the canteen. He wiped his mouth a bit embarrassedly before saying, "Commander, our squad leader and I just found a lot of helicopters flying towards area c9 in the forest. We didn't count clearly, but there were about fifty. "
"Fifty? You saw clearly? "The commander asked in surprise.
"That's right." The soldier nodded, then said, "When I counted twenty, they flew away. I didn't even count half of them."
"So many helicopters, what are they going to do?" The commander didn't ask if it was the Blue Team's or the Red Team's helicopters, because he knew that the Red Team's helicopters probably didn't add up to fifty.
"Could it be the Blues' special forces? They're going to execute a 'decapitation' operation on our side, or destroy an important target or something."
The soldier who came to report was a fan of novels. He read a lot of military novels in his free time. Ever since he heard from his comrades that the Blues had special forces participating this time, he had been wondering if the other side would send out special forces like in the novels and directly attack the Red Team's hinterland.
"Don't say, it's really hard to say. With the Blue Team's transportation and mobility, it doesn't seem like they need to use that many helicopters to send things to the front lines. So that group of helicopters is most likely headed for us. Maybe there really are special forces inside. "A company commander nodded in agreement after hearing the soldier's baseless words.
Regardless of whether or not the soldier and company commander's guesses were correct, as an isolated army cut off from the outside world, there was nothing they could do.
The commander thought for a moment, then picked up the deputy commander's canteen, half a bag of field rations, and a box of canned food. He handed it to the soldier and said, "I understand the situation. Go back and continue to be on guard."
"Yes!" The soldier took the food and water, and then he ran out in a crouch.
Originally, the soldier thought the soldier's report, but almost ten minutes later, an observation post further away sent someone to send someone to deliver the report.
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"Don't worry, take a breather first," the instructor said as he unscrewed the cap of his canteen and handed it to the panting soldier.
The soldier took the canteen and drank it all in one gulp, just like the old soldier. Only then did he catch his breath.
After organizing his words, he spoke again, "Just now, two Blues military vehicles stopped at our observation post. The people in the vehicles came out to pee. The squad leader and I heard one of the officers say, 'The helicopters that just passed by were from the Special Forces Brigade. It should be the Special Forces Brigade.'
Then another person whose rank we couldn't see clearly said, 'Did they find the Red Team's headquarters?'
Then the officer who spoke first said, 'Even if the target isn't the Red Team's headquarters, they must have found some important Red Team facilities. It's going to be fun tonight.' "
"That's all you heard?" the commander asked when he saw the soldier stop talking.
"That's all. After they peed, they got in the vehicles and left," the soldier replied.
"Then did you see the helicopters fly by or hear anything?" the commander asked.
"No." The soldier shook his head. The private shook his head. After thinking for a moment, he said, "But about five or six minutes before those two cars arrived, I heard a loud noise in the distance. It sounded like an engine, but it wasn't the same as the sound of a normal large car. It might have been the sound of a helicopter. "
"Okay, you take a rest first." This time, the commander didn't let the soldier return to the observation post to continue monitoring. Instead, he turned to ask the others in the hideout, "What do you think?"
Hearing the commander's question, a captain said, "Commander, I think the Blues officer must have some understanding of his troops. He should have a basis for saying that those helicopters were from the Special Forces Brigade. So, his judgment has a lot of reference value. Maybe the helicopters really are from the Blues Special Forces Brigade. They might be heading for our headquarters or some other important target. "
The commander nodded and looked at the others. "What do you think?"
The others in the hideout looked at each other and nodded in agreement with the captain's words.
After listening to everyone's opinions, the commander fell silent. He lowered his head and thought for a long time before suddenly raising his head. "Deputy commander, instructor, I have an idea. It might sound a little crazy."
"Speak," the instructor said straightforwardly.
"Our battalion is already trapped here. Tomorrow or tonight, we might be discovered by the Blues at any time. And with our battalion's mobility and firepower, it's very difficult to mess around in the Blues' circle. "As the commander said this, he glanced at the few people in the hideout.
Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, he continued, "Now, based on what we know, we have a judgment about the group of helicopters that passed by about half an hour ago. Although this judgment might not be accurate, even if there's a ten percent chance that it's the truth, we have to find a way to send this information out."
"Commander, what you mean is that we should try our best to sneak into the area under our control. If we're really discovered, we should break through with all our strength. Even if we can run back, one person will be able to bring the information back?" a company commander asked.
"But, no one knows the location of our regiment and other allies. Even if a few people rush back, it's probably too late to send the information out by the time we find the troops." The deputy commander pointed out the difficulty.
"So, what I mean is, we shouldn't rush as a group." After hearing the deputy commander's words, the battalion commander said something that wasn't easy for everyone to understand. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he explained, "I want to tell our current guess to every soldier below, and then distribute all the food reserves.
After everyone eats and drinks to their hearts' content, we'll split up and rush in the direction of C7, C8, and C9. There's no specific limit. The goal is to find our own troops and send the information out.
The vehicles will rush to the vehicles, and the infantry will rush to the infantry. This way, the vehicles can attract the attention of the Blue Team's surrounding troops in the first phase. Then, the soldiers will run all over the mountain, and those who are discovered will attract another group. As long as we're divided into groups, everyone can run fast enough and spread out enough, then there will always be someone who can break through the Blues' line of defense and rush back to find our own people. "
After the battalion commander finished speaking, everyone in the hideout was shocked, thinking that it was no wonder the battalion commander himself said that his method was a little crazy. But when everyone calmed down and thought about it carefully, they suddenly felt that this method might actually work.
Everyone knew that the Blue Team's military strength wasn't abundant, but their reconnaissance ability was strong and their mobility was good. Therefore, if a battalion of infantrymen rushed in with a group, the possibility of being stopped and wiped out was very high.
But a battalion of nearly five hundred soldiers, if they were divided into groups of two, they would be divided into more than two hundred small targets. As long as they spread out fast enough and didn't get surrounded by the Blue Team, then even if every team was detected, the Blue Team wouldn't be able to split up more than two hundred capture teams to chase after them. This way, there might be many groups running back to their own occupied areas. The more groups that ran back, the higher the chance of finding their own troops in the first place.
Then, the chances of news of the Blues Special Operations Brigade's possible invasion being brought back would be higher.
Soon, the soldiers who were hiding and resting in the mountain stream were gathered according to the size of the company. Everyone ate the food distributed while listening to their respective company commanders assign tasks.
Fifteen minutes later, all the soldiers in the battalion, in groups of two in the night, scattered all over the mountain in the direction of C7, C8, and C9.
Soon, the distance between the groups grew farther and farther, and gradually, they all disappeared into the vast mountain ridge.
At this time, the armored regiment hidden in area C4 began to gather again because just now, a Blues reconnaissance plane flew over the armored regiment's hidden area. And a minute later, the reconnaissance plane turned back and flew over the hidden area again before leaving.
Based on this situation, everyone could guess that the hiding position of the troops had been exposed.
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