After the Red Team's communications were suppressed by the Blue Team, although the communication between the troops was not completely cut off, the efficiency of orders and information feedback was greatly reduced.
As early as four o 'clock in the afternoon, the Red Team's command center discovered that they could no longer contact the 4th Division's command center. Soon, the production team reported to the Red Team that an important fuel depot in the hinterland of their defense zone had been determined to have been destroyed.
At this time, the Red Team's command center already knew that the Blue Team's special forces had infiltrated. Under a conscious search, the Red Team's search team soon encountered the Blue Team's special forces squad. After a fierce battle, the search team suffered heavy losses before they finally surrounded and eliminated the Blue Team's special forces squad.
Originally thinking that the crisis had been resolved, the Red Team's command center ordered all the security forces in the hinterland to be on high alert to prevent the Blues from using the same trick again. After that, they did not pay too much attention to this matter.
But at around six o 'clock, the soldiers patrolling around the command center suddenly reported that they had discovered traces of someone hiding on the ridge to the east of the command center.
Based on the analysis of the traces, it should be a team of at least nine people. But the command center's staff calculated the route of the enemy's special forces. According to the map, the Blue Team's special forces squad that was eliminated at around five o 'clock should have infiltrated from the D3 or D4 direction. Their route would not have passed through the Red Team's command center.
Moreover, the traces of infiltration found on the ridge to the east of the command center were definitely not left by their own people. This indicated a very frightening situation — the Blue Team was likely to have sent two or even more special forces squads into the Red Team's hinterland.
Now that one of the squads had been eliminated, one of the other squads was very likely to have discovered the location of the Red Team's command center. But because of a lack of military strength, they did not act for the time being.
This discovery made the Red Team immediately order all the security forces in the hinterland to begin a net-like search. The area around the command center was the focus of the search. In the end, after a long search, other than discovering traces left behind by the Blue Team's special forces squad in a few places, not even a hair of the other party was found.
But not finding them did not mean that they did not exist. The Blue Team's special forces squad that had infiltrated the D9 area had indeed found the location of the Red Team's command center. After observation, they came to the conclusion that the Red Team's command center was heavily guarded and basically impossible to infiltrate.
However, if they were to attack by force, it would be impossible for them to do so with their current manpower.
After reporting the situation to the Blue Team's headquarters using the satellite communicator, the team followed the orders and went into hiding. Their hiding place was in a sinkhole in the mountains to the east of Red Team's headquarters.
This sinkhole was not the kind of natural wonder that was formed by nature. It was a third-line nuclear defense project that was dug during the Cold War between the East and the West. After so many years of being washed by rain and not being maintained, it was formed after the collapse.
The special forces team went down to the sinkhole and hid in a half-collapsed underground fortification. They used gravel to seal the entrance. Even though the Red Team's search team had come down to check, because it was already half dark outside, and it was even darker down there, they didn't find anything suspicious and retreated.
This was because this special forces team had discovered many of the Red Team's hidden radars and anti-aircraft missile positions on their way here. After some calculations, the Blue Team's command center discovered that regardless of whether they sent air forces to bomb or used missiles, they could not guarantee the suddenness and effectiveness of the attack.
If they couldn't guarantee these two points, sending out fighter jets and using missiles would only cause the Red Team to lose command for a short period of time. At this time, the Red Team's military communications were already half-paralyzed, so it didn't mean much.
After studying the specific terrain, they decided to send out the Helicopter Land Navigation Regiment, carrying the Special Operations Brigade, to avoid the Red Team's radars and anti-aircraft forces at a low altitude and directly attack the Red Team's headquarters.
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The news that the Red Team's headquarters had been attacked by the Blue Team's special forces and that the Red Team's front line defensive positions were in chaos was completely lost to the armored regiment lurking in Area C4.
Qu Sen had even fallen asleep in the armored vehicle.
In the commander's command vehicle, a group of people were urgently analyzing and sorting out the information obtained from the Blues' computer. Although there were very few pieces of information with extremely clear directives, through the cross-analysis of the information contained in these pieces of information, many useful things could still be determined.
For example, one of the pieces of information was that the Blues' command center had sent the Quick Counterattack Battalion to escort the logistics camp of the mountain brigade forward. Next, they were sent to participate in the assault on the Red Team's tank regiment.
Through these two pieces of information, coupled with the location and time of the Quick Counterattack Battalion's previous repairs, as well as the known area where the Red Team's tank regiment had been stationed before the attack. After three comparisons, the approximate area of the Blue Team's logistics camp of the mountain brigade could be marked on the map.
Then, based on the terrain, a relatively accurate location was obtained.
There were many similar judgements, but some of the more time-sensitive information was no longer of much significance at the moment.
Soon, another piece of information caught the attention of the armored regiment's staff officers. They discovered that the Blue Team's Quick Counterattack Battalion had actually received a message from the mountain brigade during the pursuit: "Pay close attention to the Red Team's tank regiment's escape movements. Once there are signs of them moving towards Area B4, report immediately."
What did this piece of information mean? It meant that there must be an important unit of the Blue Team in Area B4. And it was very likely that they were deployed at the border of Area C4. This was why the Blue Team was so nervous when they discovered that the tank regiment had entered Area C4. They were afraid that the remnants of the tank regiment would rush into the area occupied by the Blue Team and fight for their lives.
And since the Blue Team had issued a warning, it meant that there was likely a path that led directly to the location of the important target on the route that the Red Team's tank regiment had taken.
When the Blue Team's mountain brigade had sent the Quick Counterattack Battalion the message, the Red Team's tank regiment was very likely approaching or passing through that path.
Thinking of this, the armored regiment's commander ordered his staff officer: "Calculate the location of the tank regiment according to the time when the Blue Team's mountain brigade issued the order."
The staff officer quickly made a deduction on the map and pointed at a point on the map: "Report, it's Route 5."
The armored regiment's commander pressed his finger on Route 5 and kept moving in the direction of Area B4. When his finger was about to move to Area B4, he suddenly swiped to the side and pointed at an area: "Do you think the Blues' important target will be deployed here?"
"Yes." The staff officer nodded and said: "This area is indeed suitable as a forward logistics supply point to store fuel or ammunition."
"But the Blues Mountain Brigade's logistics base has just been calculated. It's here." The deputy commander pointed at a mark on Area C5.
These two points were almost parallel to each other. Even if the Blues Mountain Brigade's logistics base was moved again, in theory, it shouldn't have moved from Area C5 to Area C4.
"Then could it be a base for self-propelled artillery, missile units, and other large and medium-sized weapons?" the staff officer asked again.
"It can't be artillery." The armored regiment's commander shook his head and said: "At that time, the Blues were attacking and needed the support of self-propelled artillery at any time. The terrain here is not suitable for artillery deployment."
"Then could it be a missile unit?" an staff officer suddenly said, his eyes shining.
"Should we send someone to investigate?" Deputy Commander Ma Shan suggested.
The Blue Team's missile unit was really a sharp sword hanging over the Red Team's head. In the early stages of the exercise, the Blue Team had used it several times. After that, the Red Team didn't dare to arrange their positions too closely for fear of "hitting the jackpot."
Otherwise, the armored regiment's example would be there. One team had been wiped out nearly half of their forces. The howitzer regiment was even worse. Because their communication methods were outdated and their mobility was not strong, they were all wiped out without knowing why. The only one left was Han Yuejin, who had escaped because he took a dump.
But if the troops were too scattered, it was not conducive to defense and rapid assembly.
For example, if the Red Team's tank regiment was not guarding against the Blue Team's missile attack, the distance between the troops would not be too far apart. The result was that after being attacked, they were unable to quickly assemble and form a combat force. In the end, they could only helplessly break out of the encirclement.
If there were no missiles, it would be impossible for the Blues to complete the rapid penetration and encirclement.
Now, this sharp sword of the Blues was also the archenemy of the armored regiment. It might be right under their noses. How could these commanders not be excited? After the deputy commander proposed to send someone to investigate, they all looked at their commander expectantly, waiting for orders.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, the armored regiment's commander thought for a few seconds, shook his head and said: "No!" Seeing that everyone's mood had turned to disappointment, he explained: "We don't have professional scouts now. If we let people out at night, they will be meat in the mouth of the Blue Team's security forces. Not only will we not be able to detect anything, but we will also easily get ourselves killed."
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