Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 360: The enemy is discovered, are we exposed?

In May and June, the temperature gradually warms up.

The vegetation and trees on the mountain are lush and green, exuding a unique vitality.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Steel Knife Battalion were scattered around, lying on the ground and taking a lazily nap.

They had camouflaged the tanks and artillery pieces in a hidden place using camouflage nets, branches and leaves.

From early morning to five in the afternoon, everyone was resting in the same place.

Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, the state is a hundred times more relaxed than usual training.

There was absolutely no sense of tension or urgency that should have been present during a drill; it felt almost like a vacation.

But at this moment, two people were pacing back and forth, their faces full of anxiety.

Ge Zhiyong paced, looking at his watch from time to time.

He tried several times to wake up Qin Feng, who was resting against a rock and covered with weeds, but was stopped by Guo Haitao every time.

"Old Ge, can you be a little more patient? Qin Feng has already explained the situation to us. It's useless for you to be anxious."

"I know it's useless, but what can I do if I can't calm down?"

Ge Zhiyong still looked anxious: "They said they were waiting for the special operations platoon to come back with intelligence. What time is it now? It looks like it's almost dark!"

Guo Haitao said helplessly: "It's almost dark, isn't it? Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, don't be so impatient, be more steady."

Ge Zhiyong stared at him with his round eyes: "I see, isn't that steady enough for me? I'm almost 40, am I not steady enough?"

"..."

Guo Haitao was speechless.

With your impatient nature, you won't be able to be steady even at the age of eighty.

He finally understood why the Steel Knife Company had such a high casualty rate during previous exercises.

When a war breaks out, people are as anxious as firecrackers, fearing that they won't be able to participate in it after it's over.

Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from the distance.

After a while, I heard someone running over to report.

"They're back, they're back! Platoon Leader Zhao is back with his men!"

Upon hearing the news, Qin Feng, who was dozing off, opened his eyes in an instant.

Like a gust of wind, it rushed past Ge Zhiyong and Guo Haitao.

The two men realized what was going on when they saw that Qin Feng was even faster than them.

This guy said he was lying down to rest, but he was worried more than anyone else.

Guo Haitao snorted at Ge Zhiyong: "Look at them, they keep things to themselves. And look at you, you're so anxious you're practically a monkey, like you're afraid there won't be a fight!"

"If you ask me, Qin Feng is much more suitable to be the battalion commander than you. With your level, at best you can only manage a hundred or so people. Being a company commander is the limit!"

Ge Zhiyong's face flushed: "Go away, go away, you're talking about me, weren't you just as anxious as that guy before?"

Guo Haitao rolled his eyes: "Stop talking nonsense, go up and take a look!"

The two of them trotted over and saw Zhao Pengfei and Li Jiasheng running back breathlessly.

Qin Feng handed over a kettle, and Zhao Pengfei immediately leaned against the tree and took two big gulps.

Then he handed it to Li Jiasheng who was standing beside him.

"How's it going? Is there any result?"

"Hmm...I found out a little bit."

Zhao Pengfei panted and said, "We, we first went to the 402nd Regiment. As you expected, they were indeed attacked."

"It's estimated that the attack took place before ours. Half of the heavy equipment was destroyed, and there were also many casualties."

Upon hearing the news, Ge Zhiyong and Guo Haitao were shocked.

The 402nd Regiment did not have many heavy equipment, and they were all old models.

Now half of them were destroyed, which meant Qiu Guohai was crippled before the exercise even started.

Ge Zhiyong quickly asked, "What's the situation with the other regiments?"

Zhao Pengfei shook his head. "The situation of the other regiments is unclear for now, but we followed the wheel tracks all the way and found that the Green Army and the Blue Army harassed our troops several times along the way..."

After hearing the news brought back by Zhao Pengfei, Qin Feng immediately took out a map and spread it on the ground.

Several marching routes are marked on the map, as well as several locations where encounters took place.

Soon, he boldly came to the following conclusions.

The Blue Army and the Green Army have temporarily reached an alliance.

Our side (the Red Side) was attacked by a joint attack, and the 402nd Regiment suffered the heaviest losses.

After considering various factors, Qin Feng finally drew a circle in an area with a red pen.

"...In summary, the division commander has currently established his headquarters in the 1123 area, and the remaining troops should have also spread out around it, taking advantage of the terrain!"

"Fuck!"

After hearing Qin Feng's analysis, Ge Zhiyong's jaw nearly dropped to the ground in shock. "We haven't contacted the division headquarters at all, nor have we communicated with them in advance? You can deduce our location based solely on the scraps of information Zhao Pengfei brought back?"

"There are at least four or five easily defendable and difficult-to-attack terrains on the map. Are you so sure?"

Qin Feng nodded firmly, and Guo Haitao also came over.

He stared at the map carefully and studied it for a while, then suddenly his eyes widened.

"I understand!"

"What do you unserstand?"

Ge Zhiyong looked at him puzzledly.

Guo Haitao pointed at the area circled by Qin Feng and moved his finger horizontally to the north.

Ge Zhiyong also immediately narrowed his eyes and moved closer.

He is a little nearsighted, so he can't see very clearly.

When I got closer, I found that it was a thin blue line.

No, it's a small river!

He looked at Qin Feng in shock: "You mean, Hill 1123 might be lost, and then the division commander and his men will collectively retreat northward, using the river as a boundary to block the enemy's attack?"

"That's right!" Qin Feng nodded. "Both the Blue and Green factions seem to be preparing to kick us out first. In the next few days, if they attack from both sides, Hill 1123 won't hold out for long."

"But the division commander is no pushover. He's a veteran who's actually participated in the war and knows better than us how to take advantage of the terrain to deal with the enemy."

Guo Haitao and Ge Zhiyong looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Although in modern warfare, weapons have become increasingly powerful and have a longer range.

But as long as you take advantage of the terrain, the enemy will really be unable to do anything to you for a while.

This is just like during the Anti-Japanese War, when the Japanese invaders would frequently launch large-scale raids.

Our soldiers had no choice but to hide in the valleys to avoid the enemy's attack and recuperate.

The Japanese knew that we were hiding in the mountains, but even with planes and cannons, they were completely helpless against us.

Guo Haitao asked, "What about the two divisions on the opposite side? Is there any news about the enemy?"

Zhao Pengfei shook his head. "Not many. We encountered some of their people on the road, but we didn't dare to follow too closely. They have scattered their scouts around. If we were discovered, we might not be able to return."

Guo Haitao's face suddenly darkened. At present, he only knew the situation of his own side, but not the movements of the enemy. This was a difficult situation!

He looked at Qin Feng and asked, "Qin Feng, I think we should contact the division headquarters first and ask about the next steps?"

Ge Zhiyong didn't say anything this time, but stood quietly by the side with a frown.

Under the current situation, even if the combined battalion breaks out, it will be difficult to provide much help to the main force.

In other words, Qin Feng's decision from the beginning was right.

When the battle situation is unclear, a rash move may achieve a small victory, but it will not have much effect overall.

Qin Feng pondered for a moment, and finally shook his head: "Once our radio is turned on, there will be a risk of exposure at any time. Now the exercise has just begun, and the command center has not been threatened. There is no need to take such a big risk..."

Everyone nodded in agreement, just in case their position was exposed.

Let the enemy know that they are alone, and they will surely surround and attack them.

After all, this exercise is to test the training results of the three combined forces over the past few months.

If we are completely wiped out by the enemy, it will not just be a disgrace.

Whether the 33rd Division's Steel Blade Combined Battalion still needs to exist may become the next serious discussion topic...

Just as Qin Feng was about to continue talking about the next arrangements.

In the distance, Wu Jin suddenly rushed over in a hurry and rushed to Qin Feng to report.

"Report to the deputy battalion commander, there are enemies coming this way, and it seems they have discovered us!"