Chijun, inside the Sinalo border command post.
Zhao Weihu held the military phone, put one hand on his waist and asked: "Frontline observation post, can you see the troops of the Third Division now?"
"Report to the commander, we can't see any troops yet," the officer at the forward observation post immediately replied, "but we can see an artillery regiment firing in the distance."
"Keep observing." Zhao Weihu replied, "Without my order, the frontline troops are not allowed to show their heads!"
"yes!"
The two ended their conversation, and the chief of staff stood beside the sand table and said, "Once the Third Division moves, we'll actually be exposed, because we're the only military unit that can support us from the outside. So, it won't be very useful for us to hide on purpose."
Zhao Weihu waved his hand slowly: "I have a different opinion from you."
"Haha, what's the difference?" the chief of staff asked with a smile.
"You're right. Tan Hengqiang is also an old commander. He has been in the army for most of his life. His military command ability must be quite good." Zhao Weihu pointed to the Sinalo terrain on the sand table and said, "He can definitely guess who the Third Division will join, but he can't guess how many people we have. How many troops have we deployed in the newly captured Sri Lanka Town and the border line?"
The chief of staff pondered for a while and said, "It shouldn't be difficult for him to find out about the situation in Sri Lanka Town, right?"
"It's not difficult, but he needs time." Zhao Weihu said calmly: "I also need time now."
After hearing this, the Chief of Staff finally understood Zhao Weihu's idea: "You mean... we didn't place heavy troops in Sri Lanka to deliberately give Tan Hengqiang a weakness?"
"Yes, because I don't plan to meet them at the border." Zhao Weihu raised his finger and said, "I plan to fight two battles tonight! Cut into the border, meet the Third Division, and then go back to support without any rest. What do you think the 125th Army of the rebels will be doing at that time?"
"Your plan is quite bold!" The chief of staff was stunned for a moment: "But I don't know if the Third Division can bear it."
"Fuck, we are a ragtag army and we can fight like this, so why can't they, the regular army, stand up to this? It's nothing more than a long-distance raid!" Zhao Weihu replied calmly: "Notify the support troops in the rear to protect our motor vehicles. This is the key to returning later!"
…
Inside the garrison headquarters.
Tan Hengqiang's mentality was blown away, because he never thought that the Third Division would be able to rebel completely today, and he put all his main energy into dealing with the investigation team.
A few hours ago, he still had Xin Chaojie himself in his hands and had the ability to quickly strangle the investigation team.
But by now, Xin Chaojie had been lost, the 3rd Division was out of control, and the 77th and 78th Regiments had opened fire in front of their own headquarters.
Su Tianyu is not a god, but Tan Hengqiang is not a god either. Because too many emergencies happened tonight and too many forces got involved, the competition between the two sides is not about who has a more far-reaching layout, but a test of the ability to handle emergencies.
Tan Hengqiang was not only facing the Lao Li team tonight, but also suffered from the three-way attack of the investigation team, Lao Li team, and the Chinese Workers' Union, and there were also a lot of internal ghosts. For example, the Zhang family of Huihong Pharmaceutical helped Su Tianyu a lot.
Inside the noisy headquarters.
Tan Hengqiang quickly sorted out his thoughts and immediately ordered Chief of Staff Zhang: "Connect me to the headquarters of the 125th Rebel Army. I want to talk to their commander. At the same time, let our military intelligence personnel in Sinalo quickly inquire about the situation in Sri Lanka Town. The Third Division ran so fast, it would be unbelievable to say that they were not prepared in advance! They must have support troops on the periphery, and it is very likely to be the Chi Army."
"yes!"
Chief of Staff Zhang nodded in response.
Three minutes later, Tan Hengqiang personally called the commander of the 125th Army of the rebel army and requested him to immediately send troops to attack Sri Lanka, forcing the Chi Army to return for support and to reduce the number of defenders of the Sri Lankan garrison.
When the black commander of the 125th Army heard this, he immediately gave a clear rejection. Because since the last time the armaments were robbed, their army not only lost the main city, but also suffered two to three thousand casualties in the battle. This loss has made Lao Hei feel afraid of the Chi Army. Without accurate intelligence, they certainly dare not act rashly, because once the war starts, it will be a self-financing model. If they win, it's fine. If they lose, they will have to bear the loss of money and people themselves, and the upper level will not reimburse them.
Tan Hengqiang secretly cursed Lao Hei for being cowardly and having no courage, but in this situation, he was begging for help, so he could only say nice things and promise to give the other party a certain amount of military compensation. Only then did Lao Hei decide to temporarily send out an infantry regiment to stroll around the Sri Lanka defense line and test the situation inside.
…
Around two o'clock in the morning.
Zhou Xian's assistant Li Yuan was trapped outside the defense zone of the 55th Army. Because of the war all around, the troops he led did not dare to return to Longcheng easily, otherwise they might be dragged into the battlefield and die without knowing how they died.
At the mountain pass.
Li Yuan held the military phone and said hoarsely to a deputy leader of the investigation team, "We are stuck here and can't get out. Yes, the situation is a bit dangerous. I want you to call two helicopters to pick me up first."
"The helicopter definitely won't dare to go over now, because it has to pass through the battlefield along the way, and the logo of our 78th Regiment is so obvious, the enemy will definitely fire." The deputy team leader thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, you can take a detour and return to Longcheng."
Li Yuan cursed in his heart in annoyance, put his hands on his hips and thought for a few seconds, and could only bite the bullet and reply: "Okay, I get it."
"Keep yourself safe!"
"... Yeah!" Li Yuan hung up the phone and gritted his teeth and shouted, "Let's take a detour, take the border line and return to Longcheng."
"Yes!" replied the officer of the 78th Regiment.
…
Around three in the morning.
The 125th Army of the rebel army launched a tentative attack on the Sri Lanka position. A regiment of troops approached and fired only two symbolic shots. The Chi Army defense forces in the position immediately ran away.
This reaction made Lao Hei somewhat confused. He immediately judged that this was a trap, so he immediately ordered a regiment of troops to withdraw and cautiously sent out a drone to conduct position reconnaissance.
Actually... Sri Lanka was almost an empty city at this time, with less than 600 defenders, and they were scattered in the border defense zone. To put it bluntly, they were no different from scouts.
Just like that, six hundred people frightened an entire enemy army!
It was not until half an hour later that the information reported back by drones and scouts showed that the interior of Sri Lanka was very empty and there were no defenders at all.
This news immediately brought General Laohei to his senses, and he ordered four infantry regiments to attack.
…
at the same time.
Zhao Weihu listened to the gunfire coming closer and closer from the border, and picked up the microphone again and asked, "Observation post, can you see the Third Division now?!"