Late autumn comes with the sound of falling leaves, the sky is clear and ethereal, like an endless calm ocean, with strong white light jumping in the air, like the rippling waves on the sea.

The military exercise code-named "Sword" kicked off. This exercise is different from previous times. It starts completely from a practical perspective and does not make exercise plans in advance. Even one second before the exercise began, Chen Jianfeng, the commander-in-chief of the Red Army, and Jin Hao, the commander-in-chief of the Blue Army, did not know when the exercise began. They still stayed in their respective division headquarters for daily training and work.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the heads of the head office were brightly lit and gathered stars. The heads of the headquarters entered the head office hall in turn. On the big screen, the picture was divided into two parts, and the quiet red and blue military divisions appeared on the picture at the same time. Cheng Mingxuan, the commander-in-chief of the head office, decisively waved to the communication staff: "The exercise began!"

The night is as quiet as water, and the cool wind swallows up the increasingly hazy scenery, and the silent night sky seems lonely. The Red Army base is silent. Today is Chen Jianfeng’s combat readiness duty. He is standing in front of the exercise area map, secretly pondering the exercise steps.

The sound of rapid and heavy footsteps sounded in the corridor. Chen Jianfeng raised his head from the front of the map and habitually raised his wrist to look at his watch. At twelve o'clock in the evening, he understood that the exercise had begun.

The division communications staff pushed open the door, ran to Chen Jianfeng, raised his hand to salute: "Comrade Commander, the commander of the division, the exercise officially begins! Order our department to immediately pull the exercise area, the route and propulsion method are our own choice, but we must enter the exercise area within 96 hours. During this period, the Blue Army will be assigned a fighter squadron to encircle us along the way. If our department fails to enter the exercise field within the specified time, or cannot arrive in a system, it will be judged that the Blue Army will win in the first round."

"Order all troops to assemble within ten minutes!" Chen Jianfeng smiled bitterly in his heart: Unlimited combat, no matter how many calculations are, the exercises will be carried out in this way. In order to assess the real situation of the troops, the heads of the headquarters have really tried everything they can.

"Yes!" The on-duty staff grabbed the microphone and issued a gathering order. Ten seconds later, a shrill air defense alarm sounded over the entire armored division. On the large screen of the guidance department, the stations of the armored division immediately entered an orderly busyness. The soldiers rushed to their respective positions quickly, and all the warehouse gates were opened. The two soldiers pulled down the camouflage nets covered on the main battle tank in groups, one by one into the tank from the top cover. The gun mouth of the main battle tank was slightly raised, and the roar of the engine sounded. As the infantry listed a neatly chopped square array in front of the tank, in less than six minutes, five regiments, three direct battalions, and one army aviation brigade were all assembled.

"It's not slow." The deputy general manager whispered in Cheng Mingxuan's ear.

Cheng Mingxuan said "yes" in vain, staring at the airborne K Division, who had already gathered urgently on the screen, with a little restless expression. Like all members of the exercise director and dispatch department, he received a notice from the deputy general secretary at 10 o'clock in the evening on the traffic equipment and boarded a military transport plane in a daze. It was not until he entered the guidance hall that he knew that the exercise was about to begin. The military chiefs of the red and blue sides, and even the guidance department, did not know when the exercise will start, was the first time to make a fortune. "Don't make any mistakes." He said in his heart.

Chen Jianfeng, who was fully armed, saw his troops assembled on the big screen of the information center of the division headquarters. Two deputy division commanders in charge of military affairs, Ding Jianhui, Cao Rui walked quickly to him. Cao Rui leaned into his ear and whispered: "Terminator, I just calculated the distance. The exercise field is two thousand kilometers away. To arrive within ninety-six hours, you must reach the nearest railway marshalling yard to us within thirty-six hours. The guidance and dispatching department has contacted us with the freight train."

Chen Jianfeng said "yes" without comment and called out the map leading to the exercise area. In fact, there is no need to look at this map anymore. He has already imprinted every road, every tunnel, and every river in his mind.

"The directing and mediation department is giving us a problem!" Ding Jianhui smacked his lips and said with a embarrassed look: "Such a huge armored force has to travel 2,000 kilometers in a long distance within 96 hours. Along the way, it must avoid all main roads and not compete with social vehicles. There are flexible and maneuverable Blue Airborne and Air Force fighter jets above his head. This exercise is lively."

"This is called starting from a practical perspective." After his plan was settled, Chen Jianfeng had no expression on his face and decisively ordered the staff who were ready to record his orders at any time: "Order the First Regiment, the Second Regiment and its affiliated self-propelled artillery battalion set off immediately and move forward secretly along Highway 1 to the first assembly point Bridge No. 1! Order the electronics to strengthen the company, immediately start the machine and disturb the satellite tracking, and ensure that the vanguard troops arrive at Bridge No. 1 smoothly! All air defense battalions are on the plane, and once the Blue Army fighter takes off, lock the target immediately! Raise the missile launcher and be ready to receive the data provided by the air defense radar at any time."

The commander of the first regiment Jiang Dapeng received the order and immediately summoned the deputy regiment commander and combat staff, opened the map and indicated the route, and ordered the troops to set off. With the sound of the rumbling tank tracks crushing the roadbed, the mighty main battle tank split the dark night into a gap and marched towards Bridge No. 1. At the same time, the second regiment also set off from the base.

Chen Jianfeng's sharp eyes were withdrawn from the display screen and ordered coldly: "Record, the reconnaissance battalion penetrated along the 251 to 256 highlands to the 059 tunnel, and must arrive at the reservation location within two hours; the Third Regiment pulls to Highway 2, and must arrive at Bridge 2 before 6 am on standby; the Air Defense Battalion divided a company to arrange bait radars on the 253 highlands to lure the Blue Army to hook up, and deploy defenses in the 276 to 279 highlands. The Special Forces Brigade cooperates with the helicopter brigade to start air patrol to prevent the opponent's reconnaissance soldiers from sneaking into our depths."

"This..." Ding Jianhui was so anxious that he scratched his head, "Teacher Commander, were you wrong? Tunnel 059 is 100,800 miles away from the railway freight yard. What did you do when you transfer the reconnaissance battalion there? Highway 1 and 2 run in two completely opposite directions. What are you doing?"

Cao Rui stared at the map for a long time and finally saw some tricks. He smiled relaxedly: "Our net of heaven and earth has been laid. If the Blue Army bites any hook, we will win this first round."

"Don't think so simply, our opponent..." Jin Hao's confident smile seemed to appear in front of Chen Jianfeng's eyes, and he smiled faintly.

Three helicopters landed on the playground of the Armored Division Division. Chen Jianfeng and several division leaders jumped onto the plane quickly, and the helicopter rose from the ground.

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The order to start the exercise also reached the K Division at midnight. The staff on duty received a call and immediately notified the deputy division commander on combat readiness. Within three minutes, with the sound of air raid sirens echoing in the night sky, all the airborne K Division members assembled and waited for the next order. The entire K Division was shrouded in a strong battlefield atmosphere.

"Command: release all drones, focus on searching near Highway 1 and 2 and Bridge 1; Umbrella Special Brigade and Reconnaissance Battalion Power Wing Parachute Detachment will be launched according to the first emergency plan; Electronic Interference Battalion will start, immediately input virus software to the Red Army network, paralyzing the Red Army command system; all the shipping brigades are equipped, the fighter-bomber is fully filled, and they are ready to take off at any time! Other troops are on standby!" In the information center, Jin Hao stared at the computer screen with his eyes tightly, and his thick sword eyebrows were slightly furrowed. After waiting for a full ten minutes, on the blue and vague display screen, a series of large and small highlights left the Armored Division's base like stars in the dark night and marched on Highway 2. While he was pondering Chen Jianfeng's combat intentions, he continued to observe the changes in the small highlights on the computer screen.

"Yes!" The communications consultant flew over and transmitted Jin Hao's orders to various troops through the Internet.

Zhang Yue pointed to the screen and said in a disapproving tone: "No need to be so troublesome, right? Isn't the result of satellite tracking obvious? Their main force is pulling along Highway 2, and now he sends the Second Regiment to the railway marshalling yard to set up an ambush. When he arrives, he will immediately launch a head-on strike, and we will win the first round."

"It's not that simple." Jin Hao raised his wrist and looked at the watch. At 12:00 in the middle of the night, he tapped the table with his index finger slowly and said confidently: "Ten minutes after the exercise began, the Red Army's air defense firepower points must have been expanded, but our search satellite did not find it, which fully shows that the other party is playing hide-and-seek with us." He pointed to the highlights on the screen and smiled faintly: "These are fake information given to us by the Red Army."

"Not it?" Chief of Staff Liang Tianyi came over, pointed to the regional topographic map on another computer, and whispered: "The Guidance Department stipulates that the Red Army must arrive at the exercise area within 96 hours, otherwise he will lose. I just calculated the itinerary for him, and set off from his base and drove at full speed along Highway 2. It takes 36 hours to reach the railway marshal. It is very time-consuming to pull the armored troops into a system. In such a short time, it would be good to reach the destination. He still has the mind to play hide-and-seek with us, so he is suspicious?"

Zhang Yue nodded in favor: "What the Chief of Staff said makes sense. Division Commander, pull the Second Regiment up. Even if it cannot hurt him severely, it can delay his progress. Even if it only delays for four or five hours, we will all win the first round."

Jin Hao stroked his chin with one hand, and when he thought of Chen Jianfeng's calm and indifferent face, he showed a rare smile: "Who said he would definitely go to the marshal?" Before he finished speaking, the communications staff member raised his head from behind a long row of computers: "Teacher Commander, the drone has successfully reached the target area and is swimming at an altitude of one thousand meters. Now it starts to transmit the screen."

"Check it." Jin Hao typing on the keyboard. After a while, the real-time image sent back by the drone appeared on the screen, and Zhang Yue and Liang Tianyi stared at the computer.
Chapter completed!