The vast grassland is shrouded in the dark night, and the northwest wind is whistling, like thousands of troops neighing. The horses are newly crossing the white jade saddle, and the moon is cold after the battle. The iron drums on the top of the city are still vibrant, and the blood of the golden swords in the box is not dry. As an ancient battlefield, this Gobi Desert has disappeared in the long river of history. The ancient battlefield that has been silent for thousands of years will enter people's vision again. In a short time, a huge modern battle exercise will begin here.

Before dawn, the soldiers of the cooking squad had already crawled out of the underground bunker and started to bury the pot and cook. Before the troops moved, the food and grass were first, and logistics support was also an important criterion for testing the combat effectiveness of a unit. In the cooking squad of the Second Artillery Company, the soldiers who cooked were busy, and smoke had already risen. On the simple chopping board, a soldier waved his kitchen knife hard. With the rhythmic sound of cutting vegetables on "Dangdangdang", the big radish turned into thin under his knife.

The shredded radish and several other soldiers were holding steamed buns quickly. Sun Jiashu and Zhang Ershun were carrying large plastic pots to pour water into the pot. They were now working hard to ensure that the entire company could not be cut off. The water in the plastic pots was poured out, and Sun Jiashu looked carefully and found that there was a thin layer of ice on the surface. The temperature difference here was so big. The season had just entered autumn, and it was still bare-shy at noon, but the water was frozen at night.

"Squad leader, look, why is the water frozen?" Zhang Ershun took out a piece of ice and asked in confusion.

"The temperature difference here is more than forty degrees, and the water will definitely freeze." Sun Jiashu said.

"Squad leader, what is the temperature difference?"

"The temperature difference is the number obtained by minus the temperature at night." Sun Jiashu said concisely.

"Oh, squad leader, why does the water freeze when the temperature difference is large? Isn't the water freezing in winter?" Zhang Ershun asked in confusion.

"As long as the water temperature is below zero, water will freeze in winter or summer."

"Really, squad leader? Why can't I turn this mind?" Zhang Ershun said.

"Zhang Ershun, look, the popsicles we eat in summer are ice made of water, made of water in cold storage below zero degrees." Sun Jiashu explained patiently.

"Oh, squad leader, now I understand. I am the first to eat popsicles." Zhang Ershun put the ice stubble into his mouth and said.

The cooking team quickly prepared the meal. Today is about to enter the formal exercise. It is never too late to eat. The whole company finished the meal early so that there was more time to prepare for the battle. The water used by a company was amazing. Yesterday, ten plastic buckets were filled with water, but now they all turned into empty buckets. Sun Jiashu had nothing to do with the battle. Next, Sun Jiashu had to take Zhang Ershun with them to do their jobs.

At seven o'clock, the various departments participating in the performance were ready, and the officers and soldiers were all ready to wait for the order to start the exercise. The critical time was coming, and they came to this desolate place from afar to try their skills. At this time, Sun Jiashu and Zhang Ershun got on the water truck and left. They felt so frustrated. After the water truck was gone, they were still standing behind the carriage and watching. There was a strong wind and a cold Yishui, and the heroes never returned to their feats.

At eight o'clock, the time when the exercise began was getting closer and closer, but the troops did not receive the order to attack, and the officers and soldiers could only curl up in underground bunkers and stand by. At this time, the participants were all very nervous and were waiting for the order to attack at any time. This was a modern high-tech exercise. The first thing was to conduct an information war between the red and blue sides. From when, the infantry had evolved from the original vanguard force to the troops that cleaned the battlefield.

The exercise headquarters is located in an underground bunker the size of a blue court. The underground has basically been hollowed out, covered with a thick layer of camouflage net, rows of computer fluorescent screens are constantly flashing, and the staff are working nervously.

At 9:50, the Vice Chairman of the Military Commission appeared at the command department. He arrived at the exercise battlefield overnight by special plane. His temples were gray and his bright eyes were daunting. Although he was tired from the journey, he was full of energy. The sentry at the door saluted, and the vice chairman hurriedly returned the salute, walking in with big strides. He saw his officers and soldiers standing attentively saluting from afar. The exercise headquarters was in the center.

"Stand up—" The chief director of the exercise, the military region commander, immediately shouted a command when he saw the vice chairman coming in.

All the busy officers and soldiers stood up quickly, among them, the generals were shining: one general, three lieutenant generals, five major generals, such as colonels, and colonels, there was no level to stand here at all.

"Salute——, Comrade Vice Chairman, the Northern Sword Campaign Exercise Command is studying the rehearsal plan, please give me instructions." The commander saluted.

After returning the salute, the vice chairman of the Military Commission signaled everyone to sit down. He walked straight to the battle sand table and stopped and said, "Please introduce me to the deployment of the red and blue troops in this exercise."

"Yes." The commander began to introduce: "In this exercise, the Red Army was the R Group Army commanded by Lieutenant General Liu Haiming, with three motorized infantry divisions, including 102, 103, 104, one missile battalion, and one fleet, with a force of about 55,000. The Blue Army was the H Group Army commanded by Major General Huang Tiancheng, with three mechanized infantry brigades, including 356, 357, 358, and one special combat brigade, one missile battalion and one fleet, with a force of 40,000 personnel."

"Splitting, Comrade Commander, you have made the arrangements between the red and blue sides so different, I wonder what the purpose is?" asked the vice chairman of the Military * Committee.

"Report to Vice Chairman, we intend to test whether the combat effectiveness of the troops is strong or weak after the motorized infantry division is converted into a mechanized infantry brigade under the conditions of personnel streamlining and equipment enhancement." The commander replied.

"Okay, this idea is very good. I want to be ahead of the Central Military Commission. However, the reduction of the troops is a major trend in the reform of the Central Military Commission. We must carry out drastic efforts. You must be mentally prepared. In the future, the troops must develop in a high-end and high-tech way, expand and shrink, adapt to the needs of modern warfare, and all the goals are to win. Continue to explain." The vice chairman said.

"Yes, this time, the Blue Army of the M country invaded our northwest border and was entrenched in the No. 502 area. Our Red Army soldiers traveled thousands of miles to gather in the desert and resolutely drove away the invaders. We equipped the Blue Army with a special brigade. We accidentally created military information and made the Red Army frustrated step by step, intending to forge the Red Army and finally win through hard battles." The commander continued to explain.

"I would like to make a suggestion. This exercise does not set a plan, does not follow the rules, fight one soldier, and the winner is the winner. Modern warfare is changing rapidly. Only in a state of similar actual combat can the troops be better trained. Commander, what do you think?" said the vice chairman.

"Comrade Vice Chairman, if this is the case, I will change the imaginary military situation. It is no longer the M invasion of the Blue Army, but the Blue Army against the Red Army. We must defeat all invading enemies. Now there is no invading side. The strong confrontation will be the king."

"Hahaha, okay, just give orders as you said." The vice chairman said with a smile.

"Yes." The commander picked up the microphone and ordered: "Help the Red and Blue Command, I ordered: The Blue Army is stationed in the 502 Highlands, and the Red Army will start a battle. There is no plan for this exercise and does not follow the rules. The winner will be the winner."

After the order was issued, the commander and the vice chairman sat down in front of the big screen. The screen could display the situation on the entire battlefield. The vice chairman ordered the operator to transfer the surveillance video of several troops. The officers and soldiers were on high alert. The countdown numbers at one corner of the screen were flashing rapidly, 9:58:37, 38, 39 seconds...

Time entered the last minute countdown, the commander stood up, the staff at the scene stared at the beating numbers nervously, and the heart resonated with the beating numbers.

10.9.8.

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