Chapter 39: Exercise (5)

  Wang Mingyu called Sun Dabao, Lin Wen and several others to his side and said, "This time our task, I have already told you, from now on until 5 pm this afternoon, your only task is to sleep."

  "What? Sleeping!" exclaimed Sun Dabao and several others.

  Wang Mingyu smiled and said, "Do you have any questions? You should know that our task is at night. If we're always excited now, by the time it's nighttime, we'll be out of energy. Who will take responsibility if something goes wrong then? You? You? Or you?"

  Lin Wen bitterly smiled and said: "I haven't even felt what it's like to attack a city yet, ah!"

  Wang Mingyu said sternly, "Alright, all of you go rest. There will be plenty of battles to fight in the future. What's the hurry now? It's not like we're really fighting!"

  A few people pulled up their tents and started setting them up to sleep, looking at the adjacent companies with surprise.

  "Look, their reserve team is just different, others are attacking the city, they're sleeping soundly!"

  "Ah ah ah, I wish I had joined their squad too, haha"

  "They're probably being kept as reserves, no mood for it, besides who knows when it'll be their turn to take the stage, that's what they call conserving energy and waiting for the right moment."

  "Brother, you're absolutely right! You're absolutely right!"

  Listening to those people's words, these special forces members are indifferent. Wang Mingyu had taught them that no matter what they heard or saw, they should not put their expressions on their faces, and could not let the enemy suspect anything. Any suspicion would lead to unnecessary thoughts, so they shouldn't think about it. In their hearts, there was only the target!

  Li Shichao and Liu Xiao's two teams fought enthusiastically, the more they fought, the happier they became. They summed up a lot of experience, without heavy weapons to attack the city, can't fight a war of attrition? Since neither side had it, after there was no order to take down, they simply started fighting guerrilla warfare. However, they completely went against the original intention of launching a full-scale strong attack.

  In their view, the situation on the battlefield is constantly changing, and they also need to make corresponding adjustments. However, Wang Mingyu soon found out about the situation here. Wang Mingyu quickly ran to their position.

  Wang Mingyu smiled and said, "You two are quite enthusiastic. I think it would be better if you two sat on that bench and had a smoke together." His words made Li Shichao and Liu Xiao both feel very embarrassed.

  Li Shichao said somewhat discontentedly: "We charged forward at the beginning too, but their firepower was too strong. If we charge like this, our troops will be wiped out in less than an hour."

  Liu Xiao also said: "Yes, Wang Lianchang, it's not that we don't want to, look at their firepower configuration, just those four heavy machine guns, we can only watch and can't even rush out to the city gate to carry out blasting!"

  "What's the plan we've been making? The second and third squads will launch a strong attack. You know what that means, right? Although this is just an exercise, we still need to strictly follow the original plan. If we fight in such a passive way, they'll definitely think we have some kind of plan, and their defense will be even more strict. By then, our chances of winning will be even smaller."

  Li Shichao smiled and said: "Alright alright, Wang Lianchang, we were wrong. But if we continue like this, we won't even last till nightfall. We can't just charge forward and end it with a suicidal attack, can we?"

  Wang Mingyu said: "Actually, this confusion is also a skill for them. Haven't you learned how to build siege works? We can dig trenches and not just dig straight lines. We can walk in curves and slowly approach their city gate. This way, their heavy machine guns can't hit us at all. Moreover, the process of digging works is also a consuming process. Your finding of snipers is a good move, which can effectively prevent them from harassing you, allowing you to build better works and confuse the enemy!"

  Liu Xiaodao said: "Wang Lianchang, this idea of yours is great! The enemy sees us constantly building fortifications and must think we have some unexpected attack method. Their attention will definitely be focused on the fortifications we are building, so intentionally or unintentionally, their defenses in other areas will not be upgraded."

  Wang Mingyu nodded in approval and looked at Liu Xiao: "Captain Liu is right, that's what I mean. Our approach must be unpredictable to the enemy, so they dare not make adjustments at will. Alright, you guys go build fortifications, remember to charge every three hours, keep them in a state of high tension, this is beneficial for our nighttime operation!"

  Li Shichao and Liu Xiaodiao nodded and said: "Don't worry, I didn't expect you to be so sinister!" After that, everyone burst out laughing.

  The commander of the garrison was a lieutenant colonel and head of the Central Instructional Corps. This time, since his battalion had been chosen as the main force for the defense, he naturally took command at the front line. However, throughout the entire morning, the Blue Army only launched one attack, after which they began to continuously fire cold guns, already taking out several heavy machine gunners, who were of course declared killed and out of the game by the judges.

  This battalion commander had also participated in the Battle of Shanghai, and could be considered to have some experience. However, he couldn't understand what these student soldiers were doing. They said they were digging fortifications, but it was different from what they usually saw. It was like a maze, and bullets couldn't reach inside. Even with artillery support, the hit rate would likely be very low. He couldn't help but admire the commander who was directing this siege.

  But the camp commander couldn't understand what they were going to do. So he shouted: "Communications soldier, immediately send a telegram to headquarters, explain the situation here, and remember to say that according to my analysis, the Blue Army is very likely to launch a large-scale siege war soon. Currently, two companies of the Blue Army have been found in the attack area, and three more are five miles away. I hope headquarters will instruct us on our next action!"

  Red Army General Command

  The signal soldier ran over quickly and said: "Report, frontline battle report"

  Guī Yǒng Qīng and several others furrowed their brows. After a while, Guī Yǒng Qīng said, "What are your opinions, everyone?"

  The staff officer next to the colonel said: "This situation has never been encountered before. However, what can be confirmed now is that the Blue Army will not give up this attack on the city. The purpose of their construction work must be for attacking the city. It's just that our subordinates cannot understand the intentions of the Blue Army for the time being."

  The deputy commander said: "They are digging fortifications and constantly approaching the city gate. They must be trying to blow up the city gate. Although they didn't have artillery support this time, one or two symbolic hand grenades can serve as explosive packs. As long as the referee team confirms that the city gate has been blown up, then this city gate must be opened. Our current task is to prevent them from blowing up the city gate."

  Guī Yǒng Qīng said: "Not bad, their tactics are indeed the best that can be thought of at present. As long as the city gate is open, we have already lost half of it. Communication soldier, send a message, order the garrison's first battalion to stop the Blue Army from destroying the city gate at all costs."

  When the lieutenant received the order, he suddenly felt enlightened. Since it was an order from headquarters, even if something went wrong later on, it wouldn't be his fault. So, with even more intense firepower, they continued to sweep across these trainees who were digging fortifications.

  Li Shichao and Liu Xiao exchanged a glance, both smiling slightly. It seemed that the enemy had already begun to speculate about their intentions, convinced that they must have some ulterior motive, otherwise it would be impossible for such a large-scale firepower coverage.

  In such a war of attrition, time had unknowingly arrived at five o'clock in the afternoon. At this moment, Li Shichao and Liu Xiao both knew that they had to launch a final attack, even if it meant exhausting all their strength, it would be worth it, but they also had to make sure that their exhaustion was purposeful, and this time their goal was to blow up the city gate.

  Continuous attacks, continuous withdrawals from the battlefield, finally around 7 pm, the city gate was blown up. The referee determined that the city gate opened, and the Red Army command became more certain of their combat intentions. At this time, the Red Army command was filled with a chorus of praise.