Chapter 130 The Commander's Plan

Within the Chi Army, at the command headquarters along the Sinallo border.

Zhao Wei-hu held a military phone, one hand on his hip, and asked, "Forward observation post, can you see the Third Division's forces now?"

"Reporting, Commander, we still can't see the troops," the forward observation post officer replied immediately. "But we can see a gunnery regiment firing in the distance."

"Continue observing." Zhao Wei-hu replied, "No forward units are allowed to show their faces without my order!"

"Yes, sir!"

After ending the call, the chief of staff stood beside the sand table and said, "The moment the Third Division moved, we were already exposed, because we're the only military force on the periphery capable of responding. So, deliberately hiding ourselves isn't very useful."

Zhao Wei-hu slowly waved his hand. "I have a different view than you."

"Oh? How so?" the chief of staff asked with a smile.

"You're right, Tan Heng-qiang is an old commander too. He's spent most of his life in the military, so he definitely has some skill in military command." Zhao Wei-hu pointed to the Sinallo terrain on the sand table and said, "He can definitely guess who the Third Division is trying to join, but he can't guess how many people we've brought. He doesn't know how many troops we've deployed in the newly acquired Slanka town and along the border."

The chief of staff pondered for a moment. "It wouldn't be hard for him to find out the situation in Slanka town, would it?"

"It wouldn't be hard, but he needs time." Zhao Wei-hu said calmly, "And I need time too."

Hearing this, the chief of staff finally understood Zhao Wei-hu's thinking. "You mean... we didn't put a lot of troops in Slanka on purpose, to create a weakness for Tan Heng-qiang?"

"Exactly, because I don't plan to receive them at the border at all." Zhao Wei-hu held up a finger and said, "Tonight, I plan to fight two battles! Cut into the border, receive the Third Division, and then, without resting, go straight back to provide support. What do you think the rebel 125th Army will be doing then?"

"That's a pretty bold plan!" The chief of staff was stunned for a moment. "But, I don't know if the Third Division can handle it."

"Screw it, we're just a ragtag army, and we can fight like this. What can't a regular army handle? It's just a long-distance raid!" Zhao Wei-hu replied casually, "Notify the support troops in the rear that they must protect our vehicles. They're the key to getting back later!"

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Inside the Garrison Command Headquarters.

Tan Heng-qiang's mental state had exploded because he never thought that the Third Division would completely rebel today. He had focused all his energy on dealing with the investigation team.

Just a few hours ago, he still held Xin Chao-jie himself, possessing the ability to quickly eliminate the investigation team.

But as of now, Xin Chao-jie was gone, the Third Division was out of control, and the 77th and 78th Regiments were still exchanging fire in front of his command headquarters.

Su Tian-yu wasn't a god, but neither was Tan Heng-qiang, because too many sudden events had occurred tonight, and too many forces had entered the game. So, the competition wasn't about who had a deeper plan, but about the ability to handle emergencies.

Tan Heng-qiang was facing not only the Lao Li team tonight, but also a three-way attack from the investigation team, the Lao Li team, and the Chinese Workers' Association, and there were also many internal betrayers. For example, the Zhang family of Huihong Pharmaceuticals helped Su Tian-yu a lot.

Inside the noisy command headquarters.

Tan Heng-qiang quickly sorted out his thoughts and immediately ordered Chief of Staff Zhang, "Connect me to the rebel 125th Army headquarters. I want to talk to their army commander. At the same time, have our intelligence personnel in Sinallo quickly find out the situation in Slanka town. The Third Division ran so fast, no one will believe they didn't prepare in advance! They must have support troops on the periphery, most likely the Chi Army."

"Yes, sir!"

Chief of Staff Zhang nodded in response.

Three minutes later, Tan Heng-qiang personally spoke with the commander of the rebel 125th Army, requesting that the other party immediately send troops to attack Slanka, forcing the Chi Army to return to support and revealing the number of garrison troops in Slanka.

Upon hearing this, the black commander of the 125th Army immediately refused outright. Ever since their equipment was looted last time, this unit had not only lost the main city, but also suffered a loss of two to three thousand combatants. This loss had already instilled fear of the Chi Army in the old black's heart. They certainly wouldn't dare to act rashly without definite information of their own, because once the war started, it would be a self-funded model. Winning would be fine, but losing money and people would have to be borne by themselves, and the higher-ups would not reimburse them.

Tan Heng-qiang cursed the old black for lacking courage and being a cowardly general, but in this situation, he was begging for help, so he could only say nice things and promise the other party a certain amount of military compensation. This made the old black decide to temporarily send an infantry regiment to take a stroll outside the Slanka defense line to test the situation inside.

...

Around two o'clock in the morning.

Zhou Xian's assistant, Li Yuan, was trapped outside the 55th Army's defense zone. Because there was fighting all around, the troops he led didn't dare to return to Dragon City easily, otherwise they might be drawn into the battlefield without realizing it and die without knowing how.

At the mountain pass.

Li Yuan held a military phone and said hoarsely to a deputy leader of the investigation team, "We're stuck here, we can't get out. Yes, the situation is a bit dangerous. I want you to call two helicopters over to pick me up first."

"Helicopters definitely can't go over now, because they have to pass through the battlefield, and our 78th Regiment's markings are so obvious that the other side will definitely fire." The deputy leader thought for a moment. "Otherwise, you can take a detour back to Dragon City."

Li Yuan cursed inwardly in frustration, put his hands on his hips, pondered for a few seconds, and could only bite the bullet and reply, "Okay, I understand."

"Ensure your own safety!"

"...Yeah!" Li Yuan hung up the phone, gritted his teeth, and shouted, "Let's take a detour, take the border line, and return to Dragon City."

"Yes, sir!" the 78th Regiment officer replied.

...

Around three o'clock in the morning.

The rebel 125th Army launched a tentative attack on the Slanka position. A regiment of troops crept up, fired only two symbolic shots, and the Chi Army defense force inside the position immediately scattered and ran.

This reaction made the old black a little confused. He immediately judged that this was a trap, so he immediately ordered a regiment of troops to withdraw and cautiously sent out drones to reconnoiter the position.

In fact... Slanka was almost an empty city at this time, with fewer than six hundred defenders, and they were all scattered and stationed in the border defense zone. In other words, they served no different purpose than scouts.

In this way, six hundred people intimidated an entire army!

It wasn't until another half hour passed that the information reflected by the drones and scouts indicated that Slanka was very empty inside and there were no defenders at all.

This news immediately invigorated the old black commander, who ordered four infantry regiments to attack.

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At the same time.

Listening to the increasingly louder sounds of gunfire within the border, Zhao Wei-hu picked up the microphone again and asked, "Observation post, can you see the Third Division now?!"