97: Fight!

When the Heavy Combined Arms Brigade was mobilized, Peng Lin became the focus of military observers from various countries!

It was clear that the Dragon Country military's actions completely contradicted everyone's military common sense!

Even General Ivanovitch, the Fuzzy Bear Empire's Minister of Defense, was very puzzled!

But under the gaze of so many people, Peng Lin nodded silently!

Because Army Commander Sun Yi's tactical arrangements perfectly aligned with his own!

Just as the Fuzzy Bear Empire's Minister of Defense said, on the Siberian wilderness, even if there were 300,000 black bears or wild boars, it would take the Dragon Country's 10,000 troops ten days to half a month to wipe them out!

Therefore, the Dragon Country military could only use the mobility and precision strike advantages of its modernized combined arms units to dismantle the Soviet army through "asymmetric tactics"!

They absolutely could not allow the Fuzzy Bear Empire's "Red Team" to form a pincer movement in three prongs, encircling the Dragon Country's army!

Otherwise, once the Fuzzy Bear Empire's tactics took shape and cut off their logistics, even if the Heavy Combined Arms Brigade was strong, under the vast disparity in troop numbers, it would likely be powerless to turn the tide!

"Although Army Commander Sun Yi cannot view this 'Red-Blue Confrontation Exercise' from a God's-eye perspective, it seems he has pretty much guessed the tactics the Fuzzy Bear Empire's army might employ!"

Peng Lin thought silently.

Given the current troop numbers and weapon equipment technical characteristics of various countries, the tactics each country's army might adopt in war are actually relatively transparent.

For example, the Beautiful Country generally relies on aerial reconnaissance and aerial bombardment first to establish overwhelming air superiority!

Only after thoroughly plowing the enemy's positions with aerial bombs do they send in ground forces!

The Fuzzy Bear Empire, on the other hand, generally adopts tactics of armored steel torrents advancing on the ground in two or three army groups, and using strategic transport aircraft to deploy airborne troops to seize enemy airfields and logistical highways!

These tactical choices are actually the final result based on the technical development of each country's military equipment!

Because only in this way can they maximize the advantages of their own army and military equipment!

Countries that extensively procure the Fuzzy Bear Empire's military weapons and equipment will also be more inclined to the Fuzzy Bear Empire's mode of operation in their tactical choices!

Similarly, countries that procure the Beautiful Country's weapons and equipment will also be more inclined to the Beautiful Country's fighting style in their tactics!

"Army Commander Sun Yi's best tactical choice is to first concentrate superior forces to eliminate the 'Red Team's' central assault group main force or the Northern Army Group..."

Peng Lin analyzed silently, looking at the war dynamics on the giant sand table and the 3D map.

The Dragon Country's army, in its past combat style, was relatively similar to the Fuzzy Bear Empire's army.

Even in the self-defense counterattack against the Vietnamese monkeys, it adopted a tactical arrangement of advancing simultaneously on the eastern and western fronts in the broad direction.

But now, compared to the more famous operational plans of the Beautiful Country and the Fuzzy Bear Empire internationally,

After deciding to take the combined arms route, the Dragon Country's army must also begin to explore new, suitable systemic and asymmetric tactics!

To form its own combat philosophy in the three dimensions of electronic suppression, precision strike, and full-domain disruption!

Combined arms equipment can only achieve greater international influence and be sold to countries worldwide if it has mature tactics and combat philosophies.

...Meanwhile.

On the Siberian wilderness.

The Fuzzy Bear Empire's Northern Army Group, Central Assault Group, and Southern Covering Group began to advance simultaneously!

According to the pre-planned tactical scheme, the Fuzzy Bear Empire's "Red Team" General Command, in addition to horizontally dividing its total forces into 3 assault groups, also deployed three deep operational echelons in depth!

The first echelon, also known as the breakthrough echelon, primarily consisted of the Northern Army Group's motorized infantry division and the Central Assault Group's tank division, deploying on a front 3-5 kilometers wide, with 50-80 combat vehicles per kilometer!

The second echelon was the victory development echelon!

It was mainly composed of the Northern Army Group's mechanized infantry division and the Central Assault Group's artillery division.

These units carried three times the ammunition and fuel of the first echelon, preparing for an assault 100-200 kilometers deep!

The third echelon was the reserve force!

It consisted of the Northern Army Group's 7th Airborne Division and the Southern Covering Group's Rocket Force Missile Brigade, ready to parachute behind enemy lines or implement long-range missile fire coverage at any time!

As the "Red Team" attacking force, the Fuzzy Bear Empire army's first phase operational objective was to have the first echelon's Northern Army Group's motorized infantry division and the Central Assault Group's tank division rendezvous in Krasnoyarsk, in the southern Siberian region, to form an encirclement of the "Blue Team" Dragon Country's army!

As for the reserves, in addition to being able to provide long-range missile fire support and airborne operations behind enemy lines at any time, they could also parachute onto their own strategic logistical hubs to seize the Fuzzy Bear Empire's logistical supply line hubs, preventing harassment by the Dragon Country's Light Combined Arms Brigade!

Although the Fuzzy Bear Empire's army held a significant advantage in this "Red-Blue Confrontation Exercise," they did not underestimate their opponent.

They even made detailed and sufficient war plans for the tactics the Dragon Country's Fierce Warrior Light Combined Arms Brigade might employ!

They not only wanted to win, but they also wanted to win beautifully!

One o'clock in the afternoon.

All army groups were assembled, and tactical operations officially began.

The Fuzzy Bear Empire's first echelon, the Central Assault Group's vanguard battalion, rolled over the permafrost like a steel torrent.

100 T-80 main battle tanks and 50 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles formed a standard wedge-shaped assault group, maintaining a precise distance of 500 meters between vehicles.

At the very front, the lead tanks were equipped with KMT-6 mine plows, and the 16-ton hydraulically driven plow blades churned up half-meter deep furrows in the permafrost, triggering any improvised explosive devices in advance.

Behind them, the vehicle-mounted "Konkurs" anti-tank missile launchers carried by the infantry fighting vehicles completed hot starts, ready to be deployed in combat at any time.

The entire vanguard battalion advanced at high speed in a wedge formation and at 60 kilometers per hour!

...At the same moment.

The entire Heavy Combined Arms Brigade of the Dragon Country was also advancing north in combat formation across the Siberian wilderness!

The 99A main battle tank group also deployed in a wedge-shaped assault formation, with 55-ton steel beasts rolling over the permafrost at 80 kilometers per hour, their 125mm smoothbore cannons always locked on the front!

Above them, the Army Aviation Brigade's Z-10 attack helicopter fleet and Z-9 reconnaissance and special aircraft fleet flew ahead at treetop height, performing reconnaissance roles.

Army Commander Sun Yi, meanwhile, sat in a command vehicle modified from a Type 79 infantry fighting vehicle, constantly studying the map.

"The Fuzzy Bear Empire's 300,000 mechanized troops, after leaving the railway, will definitely face a huge problem with supplies in the harsh Siberian region."

"However, the Fuzzy Bear Empire's army must also know its weaknesses and will defend rigorously."

"At this point, sending our Fierce Warrior Light Combined Arms Brigade to raid the enemy's logistical supplies would be like a wolf entering a tiger's den."

"So, it's better to leave the Light Combined Arms Brigade in the rear to guard our logistical supply lines and prevent the Fuzzy Bear Empire's airborne troops from cutting them off."

Army Commander Sun Yi took a marker pen and marked and circled the logistical supply hubs of both armies.

"At this time, perhaps it's the enemy's forward assault units that are most relaxed!"

"Transmit my order: have the Army Aviation Brigade dispatch Z-9 reconnaissance aircraft and special electronic warfare aircraft to reconnoiter 350 kilometers ahead, and also send a detachment of Z-10 attack helicopters for escort!"

"Also, the reconnaissance battalion's Fierce Warrior high-mobility reconnaissance vehicles and electronic warfare detachments should also advance to conduct battlefield penetration and sensing!"

"Our primary combat mission is to jam the Fuzzy Bear Empire's forward radar stations across multiple frequency bands, jam the Fuzzy Bear Empire's 'Zoo-1' radar vehicles, and destroy them!"

"Deprive the Fuzzy Bear Empire's assault units of guidance from their radar stations and radar vehicles!"

Army Commander Sun Yi gave the order and said... Six o'clock in the afternoon.

The Siberian region in October was completely enveloped by night.

In the General Command Center of the "Red-Blue Confrontation Exercise," military observers from various countries began brewing black coffee to stay awake.

Siberia is vast, and even now, the Red and Blue forces had not yet met and engaged in combat.

However, even in complete darkness, the electronic sand table and 3D map still showed that the Fuzzy Bear Empire's first assault echelon had not slowed its forward advance.

With minesweepers leading the way, the armored steel torrent continued to move rapidly on the M56 highway.

But just then, the General Command Center suddenly began flashing a dazzling red alert.

This alert only appears when opposing forces engage or when significant weapon equipment losses occur.

"The Blue Army is implementing multi-band jamming, Z-9 special helicopters are covering multiple frequency bands for radar and communication signals, including 2, 3, 9, 18, etc., and the signal-to-noise ratio has plummeted to -90dBm!"

"The Red Army's forward unit air defense radars, vehicle-mounted radars, communication radios, and Zoo counter-battery radars are all being jammed!"

"Currently, the Red Army's air defense radar resolution has dropped from 1 meter to over 10 meters, making it unable to identify low-altitude penetration attacks..."

The technical officer of the exercise's General Director's Office reported, sounding slightly anxious.

On the sand table, the blue fan-shaped area representing the Fuzzy Bear Empire's "Red Army" radar coverage was instantly swallowed by noise.

"Don't make a fuss. If it's only covering radar and radio communication signals on frequency bands 2, 3, 9, 18, etc., why not just use frequency hopping to counter the jamming?"

The Fuzzy Bear Empire's Minister of Defense glared at the technical officer of the General Director's Office and said.

"All of the Red Team's radar equipment did indeed perform emergency frequency hopping to counter the jamming, but they were locked onto by the Blue Team's anti-radiation drones, which then took the opportunity to destroy all radar vehicles and related equipment!"

"Additionally, the vanguard units encountered an attack by WeiShi rockets carrying top-attack munitions!"

"Due to the paralysis of the air defense radar, effective interception could not be carried out, and the loss rate of 100 T-80 main battle tanks and 50 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles exceeded 80%!"

The technical officer of the General Director's Office quickly reported.

Everyone immediately looked towards the electronic sand table, and indeed saw red dots belonging to the Red Army rapidly disappearing on it!

This was clearly a situation that only occurred after suffering a major blow and significant losses!