Chapter 1 The Situation

Less than four kilometers from the Slanka town military defense line, in the mountains, Zhao Wei Hu's mood was quite heavy after hearing Su Tian Yu's report.

Zhao Wei Hu had been preparing for this evening's plan for many days, and he didn't trust his officers to handle the command of this battle. He planned to lead the team himself, because it was a matter of life and death for the Chi Army.

But he never expected that the shooting would start inside the region before the plan even began, completely disrupting his offensive rhythm.

Zhao Wei Hu was angry and anxious, but he had to force himself to calm down. Gritting his teeth, he asked Su Tian Yu, "You know the situation there better. What do you think is the chance of success? Is it possible that the district knew we were going to attack in advance and deliberately released a smoke screen, pretending to have a conflict?"

"It shouldn't be possible," Su Tian Yu replied. "Yu Ming Yuan has insiders, and so do I. They're really fighting over there."

Zhao Wei Hu: "So what do you think?"

Su Tian Yu was silent for a long time, then gritted his steel teeth and replied, "This is our only chance. My idea is that the arrow is on the string and must be fired. We have to resolve your embarrassing military situation, regardless of what's happening in the region."

"Then let's do it!" Zhao Wei Hu replied immediately, "Don't hang up. Wait one minute."

"Okay!" Su Tian Yu responded.

Zhao Wei Hu immediately walked to the chief of staff and asked him in a low voice, "Did the sentries on the border line report back? What's the movement on the rebel side?"

The chief of staff looked at him, "It seems that the goods were really robbed. The rebels have already spread out along the border line, and the Fifth Division of our Second Combat Zone has also taken its position."

"They spread out?" Zhao Wei Hu was a little surprised.

"Yes, they spread out. The troops number about five or six thousand," the chief of staff replied.

Hearing this, Zhao Wei Hu's blood boiled, and his suppressed mood was effectively relieved: "Damn it, heaven is helping me! The rebels are preparing to spread out and block the guys who robbed the goods."

"Yes, they definitely want to close the noose and trap the armed forces that robbed the goods inside," the chief of staff agreed with Zhao Wei Hu's view.

"Hey, Liu Zi!" Zhao Wei Hu shouted into the phone in a rough voice, "I received news that Mihalay's unit of the rebel army has spread out along the border line. They want to close the noose. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Then let's do it!" Su Tian Yu was also completely determined.

"Wait for me to light up Slanka, then you can start moving," Zhao Wei Hu replied.

"Understood!"

The two brothers ended the call, and Su Tian Yu immediately issued orders to Gu Bai Shun and Lao Hei.

No need to pay attention to the situation in the region, Group A is ready to go!

...

Three minutes later.

The Chi Army's various units, divided into four combat regiments, all arrived at their designated attack locations.

Zhao Wei Hu looked at the situation on the front line with military binoculars, and ordered the drone reconnaissance plane with its own interference equipment to provide real-time feedback on the enemy's military defense area around Slanka.

"They really withdrew a lot of people." Zhao Wei Hu wiped his greasy face and turned to the chief of staff, "This Mihalay really wants that batch of military equipment. Look at their front-line military defense area, it's well-manned, but the further back, the thinner it is. He's running an empty city trick!"

"Yes." The chief of staff immediately replied, "Start now?!"

"Notify the Fourth Division and the 336th Division, the plan proceeds as usual, request them to assist in the attack now!" Zhao Wei Hu immediately responded, "Notify the Fifth Division on the border line, after the gunfire starts, I don't need their support, they just need to block the receiving troops for me. I'll definitely finish the job before dawn."

"Yes!"

The chief of staff saluted.

...

Three minutes later.

Su Tian Yu was lying in the deep pit of Group A's command post, looking up at the situation in Slanka town: "Why hasn't there been any movement yet?"

"Buzz—buzz—!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a buzzing sound that vibrated his eardrums rang out on the side of the Old Mo government army.

"Here it comes, here it comes!" Wei Xiang Zuo looked excitedly at the side behind him: "They're pulling the attack alarm!"

"Boom boom boom boom boom...!"

Su Tian Yu had just turned his head to look back when he heard a dense sound of artillery fire, like a tsunami, exploding in the darkness.

Su Tian Yu was too familiar with this sound. During the independent war, whenever there was such a dense artillery fire, it was a signal that the group army was starting to charge.

Less than two seconds after the sound, the entire western sky was lit up, and rockets rained down on the rebel defense area in Slanka town.

The entire dark sky was filled with orange light, and the air burst noise of the rockets made Wei Xiang Zuo's eardrums ache.

"Cover them, cover them!" Su Tian Yu reminded.

Wei Xiang Zuo covered his ears and shouted, "Damn, in this day and age, it's still the people who lead the troops who are awesome! No matter if Commander Zhao eats steamed buns every day, but when he gets anxious, look at this pomp! The mice underground in Slanka will be shocked to death!"

"Boom, boom boom!"

Dense explosions rang out in the enemy's defense area, followed by a helicopter combat cluster, a drone combat cluster, and the advance of tank units and light armored units from two field divisions.

Fire suppression, strike coverage, helicopter clusters, drone clusters sweeping the area, this series of operations were all displayed in less than a minute.

Since the unification of the Hua region, decades of time have passed in an instant. The internal affairs of the major regions tend to be stable, and the military competition has long been carried out secretly.

The major regions are influencing the world, so the current combat methods have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to thirty years ago. Even the war in the Old Mo region is no longer as intense as it was in the early years of unification.

...

After the artillery fire lit up Slanka.

Zhao Wei Hu held a full-channel intercom and directly spoke to every soldier, "Chi Army soldiers, this is Zhao Wei Hu! Since our army occupied Xinnaluo and expanded from Hua Lei town as a base, the First District has tried to put us to death several times! The Qing Yi Bureau has twice bribed government army warlords to secretly wipe us out!! A month has passed, we have been controlled in terms of supplies and blockaded in Hua Lei town, and we are already in a state of fatigue. I only have one sentence: if we don't fight out, we will be suffocated to death! If we don't smash the Qing Yi Bureau and take down Slanka, the Chi Army will cease to exist!"

The generals stood at attention, and the soldiers lined up.

"This battle is related to the life and death of our Chi Army! There is no retreat. Take down Slanka and revitalize the eastern situation in Xinnaluo!! Our Chi Army will rise from this!!!" Zhao Wei Hu shouted with surging voice: "Fight hard, for the wives and children behind you! Fight hard, push down Slanka, all the property of the rebels belongs to you! Four infantry regiments, charge for me!!!"

"Kill!!!"

From ancient times, a sorrowful army is not to be trifled with. The Chi Army soldiers, who had been suffocated for a month, rushed into their respective vehicles and headed straight for the enemy's defense line!!!