Dragon Nation, a mountainous region in the Southeast.
Boom boom boom...
Several artillery shells slammed into the position, sending up flames several men high.
The group of soldiers lying in the position was belching white smoke from their bodies, each one fuming as they dropped angrily into the trench.
Su Chen crawled out of the trench, his face covered in gunsmoke. Looking at the position blanketed by artillery fire, his eyes burned with fury.
A few days ago, he had transmigrated from another world and became a company commander in the 9th Brigade of the Southeast Theater.
The name sounded fine, but in reality they were the Blue Army, a force that existed solely to train the various Southeast units.
In this world, the Blue Army had not yet become the whetstone for the entire military. Instead, they were nothing more than targets for the Red Team's training.
Not only did they have few heavy weapons, but their military funds also lagged far behind everyone else's.
Su Chen had originally been a top student at the National Defense University. His father was an Army Commander, and his older brother was a Regiment Commander.
But when work assignments were handed out, his father, Su Zhe, insisted on transferring him from a good post to this place.
He claimed it was to let Su Chen temper himself and grow through failure.
Yet in the half year since Su Chen had been assigned here, he had been chased and beaten by every passing unit, and every single time his force had been annihilated.
They were all soldiers. Why should they suffer so miserably? Even a clay Bodhisattva would be angered.
This exercise was even more outrageous. Two armored divisions that had just received new equipment were being sent to fight their single brigade. Wasn't this just bullying?
They had originally planned to hold out for ten days, but at the current rate, they wouldn't last even three.
Su Chen's face was twisted with rage. If this exercise ended in a crushing defeat, their brigade would likely lose its organizational structure and be split up among the other units.
Even though Su Chen, as a son of a distinguished military family, would have a future, leaving in such a humiliating way would bring no honor to his face.
In his previous life, he had been a genius commander. How could he possibly endure such humiliation?
Su Chen clenched his fist and resolved that he must bring about change. He would not allow the brigade to be dissolved and divided up.
【Ding! Host with intense fighting spirit detected. The Super Blue Army Command System has been activated and is now fusing! 】
Su Chen's eyes lit up!
The system had arrived at just the right time.
The next moment, a flood of tactical and strategic knowledge, along with geography, physics, and chemistry, surged wildly into his mind.
One minute later, all the knowledge had been completely integrated.
Su Chen was overjoyed. With his knowledge from his past life combined with what the system had given him, if he still lost, he would have no face left to live with.
"Su Chen, what are you standing there for?"
Su Chen turned around and saw Regiment Commander Gao Sheng running over with several others.
"Hurry up! The brigade commander has ordered a retreat. Before the Red Team encircles us, we must withdraw immediately!"
"Retreat?" Su Chen stared at him in surprise.
"That's right!" Gao Sheng glared at him. "The enemy has twice our numbers, and all of them are heavy firepower. If we fight a positional battle here, they'll be feasting on us tonight!"
"Quick, take your men and leave now. First Company will cover the retreat!"
After saying this, Gao Sheng turned to leave.
"Commander, may I not retreat?"
Gao Sheng stopped short, turned back, and stared straight at Su Chen. "What did you say?"
"Not retreat? Wait here to be blown up or surrender! Stop rambling and retreat already!"
Su Chen hurriedly said, "Regiment Commander, I have a way to turn the tables!"
The regiment commander's eyes widened, and he reached out to feel Su Chen's forehead.
"You're not burning up, so why are you starting to talk nonsense? Did you get your brain rattled by a shell?"
Su Chen said awkwardly, "Regiment Commander, I'm not talking nonsense!"
Gao Sheng looked at him with irritation. "They have twice our troops, four times our artillery, and every one of them is an armored heavy force. We're lucky if we can hold out two more days. You want to turn the tables? Isn't that nonsense?"
Su Chen said with a grave expression, "Regiment Commander, I truly have a way. Please give me a chance!"
Boom boom boom...
Several more shells came crashing in, and everyone immediately ducked down.
Gao Sheng glared at him seriously. "Su Chen, I know you're a son of a distinguished military family. But first and foremost, you are a soldier, and you are a company commander."
"You must consider the big picture and obey orders. Don't say anything more. Take your men and retreat immediately, or it will be too late!"
With that, Gao Sheng immediately led his people running along the trench.
Su Chen wore a face full of frustration. If they retreated like this, they wouldn't last long before the Red Team surrounded them again.
By then, they would truly have no chance at all.
"Company Commander, are we retreating now?" Squad Leader Wang Hai and the others crowded over to ask.
Su Chen's eyes darted about, and then he gave them a cheerful grin. "Do you want to turn the tables? I'll lead you!"
Wang Hai and the others all frowned.
Oh no, this company commander has really lost his mind. Why is he still thinking about turning the tables!
Su Chen glared at them. "I've been here half a year, and I've been used as a target by every passing unit for half a year. I've become the laughingstock of all my classmates. This time, they not only sent two divisions, but they're also equipped with brand-new weapons... They have no right to bully us like this!"
"If I can swallow this humiliation, I can eat shit for the rest of my life!"
Squad Leader Zhao Xiaodong gave a bitter smile. "Company Commander, don't speak too soon, or we really will be eating shit..."
Su Chen: "....."
Everyone wore an awkward expression.
What else could they do but endure it?
This was a large-scale positional battle. They had fewer men and weaker weapons. There was no choice but to endure.
Su Chen cursed irritably, "Look at you, cowards. You're all men with balls. You let yourselves get bullied like this, and you can't even stand up for yourselves?"
Wang Hai said, "The brigade commander didn't stand up for us either..."
"Shut up!" Su Chen scanned them. "I have a plan now that might turn the tables. Dare you follow me?"
Everyone stared at him in surprise. "Company Commander, you've really come up with a way?"
"Nonsense!" Su Chen glared at them. "I don't have time to waste arguing with you!"
He spoke earnestly: "We have few men and inferior weapons. Fighting them head-on is a dead end. But a certain leader once said, it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat."
"Since we can't win in a direct fight, let's change our approach."
Su Chen stared at them. "Haven't you all studied camouflage? Later, you'll all disguise yourselves as civilians. We're familiar with this terrain. While the enemy is encircling us, we'll infiltrate through."
"Then we find their command headquarters, and we can wipe them out in one blow. Even if we still lose in the end, at least we'll have saved some face!"
"So, are you in or not?" Su Chen looked at them.
Everyone exchanged glances, speechless.
With just the handful of them, go and take out their command headquarters?
Isn't this like a lantern in a public restroom? Looking for death?
"Are you in or not?" Su Chen growled, "If you won't go, I'll go on my own!"
"Company Commander!" Wang Hai said, "But the higher-ups have already ordered a retreat. If we act on our own now, won't it..."
"I'm not afraid of anything, so what are you scared of?" Su Chen glared at him. "The regiment commander doesn't have time to hear my report, otherwise he would surely agree. Come on, if anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility!"
Everyone was speechless again, thinking you're pretty good at making decisions for the regiment commander.
But Su Chen's mind was made up, and naturally not a single person from Second Company backed down.
When the sister units had mostly withdrawn, Su Chen immediately led everyone charging into a nearby forest.
They had been passively taking beatings in this area for years, relying on their familiarity with the terrain to endure for a while longer.
Otherwise, if they ran into a particularly fierce unit, they might have been wiped out in no time.
So very quickly, over a hundred men from the company found a place to conceal themselves.
Half an hour later, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles roared past their position, chasing after the direction the Blue Army had fled.
Su Chen spat: "See that? They have so many tanks and armored vehicles. Even if we had retreated early, how far could we have run?"
Everyone silently nodded.
They were pure infantry, and they could not fight pure armor.
Armored forces attacking them was like an adult swinging a spiked club at a young girl. This was blatant bullying.
"Let's go!" Su Chen grinned slyly. "Now their command headquarters is a toothless tiger. I'll lead you to bully them!"
Everyone couldn't help but gulp.
Somehow, following Su Chen felt even less reliable!