It was 9:30 PM on the southern border of St. Paul's City.

　　Since Xin Xiaodong issued the battle order, the enemy and ourselves had been fighting fiercely for more than an hour.

　　Su Tianyu, along with Hou Guoyu, Lao Hei, and the others, arrived at the front line and observed the battlefield situation from a position further back.

　　Along the long border line, the light of artillery fire was everywhere, and the originally flat ground was blasted with large craters.

　　Under such intense warfare, it was impossible to see the enemy soldiers using military binoculars, because almost every soldier who showed his head was melted under the shelling.

　　The two mechanized infantry regiments dispatched by Xin Xiaodong had been charging continuously since the moment they launched the attack, with the sound of the charge horn never ceasing.

　　Wave after wave of armored vehicle formations continuously attacked the enemy's positions, fighting extremely fiercely.

　　"Rumble!"

　　The sounds of gunfire and artillery rose and fell one after another as the soldiers of St. Paul's City relied on trenches and solid bunkers to fight with the Third Division's soldiers, resisting the attack.

　　Just as Su Tianyu was observing the battlefield, a row of military vehicles belonging to the Third Division headquarters drove over and stopped beside him.

　　Xin Xiaodong's adjutant hurriedly jumped out of one of the vehicles, quickly walked up to Su Tianyu, saluted him, and said, "Hello, Chief Commander Su. Our division commander invites you to the combat command room to participate in the combat meeting. This is the front line, very dangerous, please get in the car with me."

　　Su Tianyu put down his binoculars and responded indifferently, "Tell Xin Xiaodong that I don't want to listen to his combat meeting, and he doesn't need to write his homework in front of me. I'll just stay here and watch the final result."

　　The adjutant hesitated upon hearing this.

　　Su Tianyu waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, just tell him that. Don't worry about me, just do your job well."

　　"Yes!" The adjutant could only salute in response and said, "Then I'll send two platoons to protect your safety."

　　Su Tianyu nodded, and the adjutant immediately shouted to the soldiers next to him, "Seventh Platoon, Eighth Platoon, stay and protect Chief Commander Su, the rest of you return with me."

　　"Yes!" the two platoon leaders replied in unison.

　　After saying goodbye to Su Tianyu, the adjutant hurried back to the combat command room by car.

　　On the observation post, Hou Guoyu frowned and said to Su Tianyu, "Xin Xiaodong is attacking very urgently. It doesn't look like a probing attack."

　　"If we use him, we must trust him." Su Tianyu said decisively, "There can't be two commanders on a battlefield. Let's just watch the result."

　　...

　　A little later, inside the Third Division's command headquarters, Xin Xiaodong was standing in front of the electronic sand table, observing the battlefield situation.

　　"Report!" The adjutant walked in.

　　Xin Xiaodong looked up at him and asked, "Why are you alone? Where's the chief commander?"

　　"The chief commander said he didn't want to see you hand in your homework in person," the adjutant reported truthfully, "He wants to stay on the front line and wait for the result."

　　"Alright." Xin Xiaodong nodded, "Let him do whatever the leader wants. Just send people to protect his safety."

　　After dealing with Su Tianyu's matter, Xin Xiaodong called the staff and pointed to the electronic sand table, saying, "Look, we bombed for almost twenty minutes before attacking, which resulted in the enemy not having the opportunity to use light and heavy firepower to intercept us, and we got close to them directly. After entering the position, we can clearly see that the enemy's attitude to defend is very firm, but the tactics are very traditional. They are still holding on to trenches and bunkers, and using that segmented defense. With this tactic and defensive strength, I don't think we need to conduct a probing attack. Why not just start with a royal flush! Launch a general offensive directly!"

　　Hearing Xin Xiaodong's words, the officers of the staff exchanged glances with each other. A young staff officer next to him couldn't help but question, "Division Commander, isn't this decision a bit rash? We only have one division's strength, while the opposite formation has a division on both the left and right. If the enemy feels that the position cannot be held, and they send reinforcements, we may be dragged down on the southern line."

　　Xin Xiaodong looked at him without responding.

　　The young staff officer pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and continued, "I think we have fewer troops. It is difficult to form a continuous echelon attack with a straight-line advance. If we can't take it down in one wave, then there will be no follow-up force, so it's better not to be so rash."

　　Xin Xiaodong glanced at him and said softly, "You haven't figured out Gustav's intention."

　　The young staff officer frowned, "What intention?"

　　Xin Xiaodong did not answer, but patted him on the shoulder, pointed to the map and said, "Just look at this map and think! When you figure it out! Then continue to participate in the combat meeting."

　　After dismissing the young staff officer, Xin Xiaodong turned around and continued to order all the officers, "Order the First and Second Regiments to slow down the intensity of their attack, clear obstacles on the periphery, and build a runway for the subsequent mechanized infantry regiments!! At twelve o'clock tonight, all units will attack, and launch a general offensive directly! Notify the Blackwater Legion artillery units to prepare for carpet bombing of the enemy's rear positions on the southern line defense area!"

　　"Yes!" Everyone saluted together and began to arrange tonight's work.

　　After giving the order, Xin Xiaodong called Jin Maohui again.

　　"Hello?" Jin Maohui's voice sounded, "Commander Xin?"

　　"Director Jin, I need your assistance. Prepare two special warfare squadrons for me." Xin Xiaodong said concisely, "I have a mission!"

　　"No problem." Jin Maohui agreed very readily.

　　"I'll have someone send the mission to your department separately in a while." Xin Xiaodong looked down at his watch, calculated the time, and then said, "According to this mission, dispatch two teams and wait for orders."

　　"Understood." Jin Maohui finished speaking and hung up the phone.

　　Xin Xiaodong was so busy that he couldn't stop. He directly beckoned and called a steady old staff officer in front of him.

　　"Go, call the National Security Bureau." Xin Xiaodong instructed him, "Check for me whether there are large-scale Gustav troops operating around the outskirts of St. Paul's City."

　　"Okay." The staff officer nodded and then asked, "Do you have any judgment?"

　　Xin Xiaodong put his hands behind his back, with a hint of confidence, and said, "Isn't it obvious? The other side has superior forces than us, but they only fight positional warfare. Our two regiments are riding on their faces, and they don't even counterattack. What does this mean? This shows that Gustav's strategic intention is not on the southern line. That old bastard must be planning something in the city. Putting two divisions on the front line is just to buy time! War is a confrontation between troops, and it is also a psychological game for commanders. The more he wants to do something, the more you can't let him do it! If the rhythm is all in the hands of others, how can you fight a war?"

　　"Understood." The staff officer understood and immediately went to contact the National Security Bureau.

　　Xin Xiaodong took a sip of water, put his hands on his hips, looked at the sand table, and said stubbornly, "This battle is over!! I must get my general's star!"

　　...

　　St. Paul's City, outer perimeter of the southern border.

　　Thirty kilometers away from the main force of the Third Division is the station of the logistics unit.

　　Jin Maohui and his five or six thousand-strong riot squad were temporarily stationed here, ready to go to the front line at any time to rotate with other troops.

　　"Tap tap!"

　　A burst of rapid footsteps sounded as more than two hundred soldiers of the riot squad ran over, standing as straight as javelins, and completed their assembly in front of Jin Maohui.

　　"Reporting to the officer!" The two team leaders simultaneously reported to Jin Maohui, "The First Detachment and Second Detachment have completed their assembly! Please give instructions!"

　　Jin Maohui put his hands behind his back, nodded to them, and then ordered everyone, "Everyone, prepare to change clothes!"

　　"Yes!" Team Leader Da Xiong immediately saluted.