Chapter 1883 It's Unbelievable

Through the periscope hidden in the position, David Lawrence observed the opposite side across the Mississippi River for a long time. The staff officer beside him described in a low voice the establishment and deployment of a Mexican army on the opposite side, in great detail.

"There is a battalion of the 7th Motorized Infantry Division of Mexico on the protruding part of the river bend opposite, and there is probably only one company in the forward position. There are not many troops, but the fortifications are very well built. Their grassroots commanders are not bad, and they should have fought The old troops of the Civil War, the combat effectiveness is not bad."

"There are a total of fifty such Mexican motorized infantry divisions, and twelve are arranged opposite us. There are several independent artillery regiments to provide fire support for them. It is worth noting that the independent artillery regiment of the Aurora Legion will strengthen one during the battle. The M7 missile battalion has a strong in-depth attack capability."

"The air power of the Legion is deployed farther away, with good and bad equipment. The most threatening is a J-31 flying regiment. Although its performance is not top-notch, it can already challenge our F-22B."

After listening to the staff officer's words, David Lawrence also moved his eyes away from the periscope. Another officer beside him quickly opened an electronic map and continued to explain the current situation on the front line.

After quickly forming a new Enclave, David Lawrence was ambitious. Although he had a tense relationship with his past allies in the Brotherhood, no one dared to offend him at the moment. The only thing that caught his attention was the Aurora Legion.

In order to deal with Victor Hugo, David Lawrence prepared two plans. One is to use his daughter Angie as bait, and the other is to form a new Enclave to strengthen its strength. The two plans are being carried out at the same time, and so far the plans are going very smoothly.

But no matter how smooth the plan is, there are times when it needs to be gnawed. When deciding how to revive the United States, David Lawrence thought for a long time-he was not sure, so he decided to do some testing.

"Let's start the exercise on time, let the lads do a better job." David Lawrence, who was in military uniform, left the front line with a lot of domineering arrogance, accompanied by a lot of generals behind him. As he drove to the rear headquarters to sit in charge, the entire army around Vicksburg moved.

Four divisions, more than 200 tanks, more than 500 armored vehicles, tens of thousands of logistics support convoys, and air and ground strike forces including two F-22B flying wings. This is a fairly large-scale military exercise designed to test the ability of the Enclave's multiple forces to cooperate in combat.

The imaginary enemy of the exercise..., needless to say.

Not long after the order was issued, the F-22B responsible for the exercise mission rushed over to destroy the so-called enemy airport. The 'Raptor' was followed by a group of attack aircraft with ground-guided weapons and began to clean the fortifications and armored targets on the ground, opening the way for ground assault forces.

In the end, an armored division practiced crossing the river under the cover of heavy artillery. Tens of thousands of people rampaged on the battlefield of hundreds of kilometers, and the sound of killing was loud. The iron wings roared, the guns roared, and the whole exercise was in full swing.

The Enclave has already notified the Aurora Legion that it will have military operations near Wicksburg, and the Legion is naturally preparing for it early and paying close attention.

Since the sound of the artillery on the opposite side, the frontline officers and soldiers of the Legion in the salient part of the river bend have had trouble sleeping and eating. Not to mention all kinds of investigative methods, all officers are highly nervous, and a string is tense for 24 hours. No one dared to say whether the opponent was fighting for real or fake.

Assaults in modern warfare are very fast, and the firepower will reach its peak in a short period of time. The Enclave's exercise quickly progressed to the third stage, which is to seize air supremacy and complete air-to-ground strikes. The next step is to launch a surprise attack with heavy artillery covering armor.

The M109A7 self-propelled artillery battalion, which rushed to the front line only the day before, began to show off its power. It fired a round of explosive firepower and blasted the front line target to pieces.

David Lawrence, who was staying at the rear headquarters, was very satisfied with the current situation of the exercise. Seeing the destruction of imaginary targets on the battlefield one by one on the electronic map, he felt very comfortable. The staff officer in charge of planning the exercise kept explaining to him.

"Our long-range artillery immediately shifted positions after firing the rapid fire."

"The artillery unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is assessing the damage effect and will conduct another round of shooting if necessary."

"This is a war that is destroyed when it is discovered. The Mexican motorized infantry division on the opposite side cannot sustain this kind of attack for too long. We estimate that it only takes three hours to break through the opponent's defense line."

"Your Excellency, our radio interceptors have deciphered the communication between a Mexican company and the rear. Would you like to listen to it?"

The staff members of the exercise are also very proud of the current situation. They are confident that if the war really starts, the enemy will collapse according to their own ideas. David Lawrence has just become the president now, and he is also happy to accept some meritorious deeds from his subordinates.

The level of communication encryption in the forward position is not high, so it is not difficult to decipher. The deciphered radio communication was played very clearly through a small speaker. The deciphered dialogues were mainly in English, with some Spanish and Chinese mixed in, all of which were translated for President Lawrence.

"I'm Rafael from the Protrusion of the River Bend. The artillery shells from the other side have fallen outside our position. Can you artillerymen warn the other side, don't let them keep aiming at us?"

"I am the headquarters of the Artillery Advance Battalion. According to the ballistic positioning radar, the artillery shells on the opposite side have not crossed the limit agreed by the two parties. You don't need to panic."

"Of course you don't panic in the first 20 to 30 kilometers. We are the ones facing the shells. Is there a problem with your radar? The enemy's shells really fell outside our position."

"The outside of the position is not the position. The legion does not allow us to attack first. The enemy has not really attacked us, so we can't fight back. Calm down, we are more nervous than you now."

"You hide far away, you are so nervous. The enemy is conducting exercises right in front of our eyes. This is a provocation. Do you understand provocation? You can't do it until all of our frontline people are dead? You are all useless. "

The deciphered radio bulletins were quickly overwhelmed by shouts and complaints from forward command personnel. The Enclave staff officer in charge of monitoring said proudly to David Lawrence: "It seems that the Aurora Legion never thought of going to war with us.

They have been working hard to suppress the desire of the front-line commanders to seek war. From this exercise, we can see that the initiative of the war is in our hands.

It can be said with certainty that as long as we act first, the dozen or so divisions of the enemy on the opposite side will never have the opportunity to correct their mistakes. Wait until Victor Hugo wakes up.... "

The staff officer who reported wanted to say, 'It will be too late when Victor Hugo wakes up', but at this moment, several exclamations came from the deciphered radio. The person in charge of the translation suddenly changed his face, a little panicked.

David Lawrence was nodding and listening to the staff officer's report, but the change in Translator's expression did not escape his eyes. He immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

The interpreter listened carefully to the voice coming from the radio for a while, and finally confirmed: "It seems that the other side has fired."

"what?"

"The battalion commander of the Independent Artillery Regiment on the opposite side scolded on the radio, saying that a company below opened fire without authorization."

"what?"

David Lawrence frowned, and everyone in the exercise headquarters became a bit quieter. After a while, the officer in charge of liaison came anxiously to report.

"Your Excellency, the long-range artillery that has just been transferred said that they were suddenly covered by enemy fire and suffered heavy losses. The 'Fire Finder' reported that the artillery shells came from the Aurora Legion on the opposite side."

Eh..., didn't you agree not to fire the guns? We are practicing, and we didn't take the initiative to start a war. Your legion started the war without authorization!

David Lawrence was a little stunned immediately, and the officers in the exercise command were also acting stupid. This was different from what they expected. This provocation came and went, and it actually pissed off the people on the other side.

"Counterattack, what are you standing there for?" David Lawrence was furious when he heard his own being beaten. "The enemy fired at us, and we fired too!"

Soon the maneuvers turned into actual combat, but both sides used only long-range artillery. However, the fight was quickly stopped by the hit-and-run long-range artillery maneuvering on the battlefield. In general, the Enclave side, who did not expect to be beaten at all, suffered a big loss.

After David Lawrence calmed down, he immediately demanded to protest to the Aurora Legion, protesting that the other party opened fire without authorization. However, his staff also received a telegram that it was the Aurora Legion who angrily accused the Enclave of launching an attack in the name of a drill.

Is there any mistake, it is obvious that the Aurora Legion opened fire and hit us first, and one of our artillery units suffered a loss.

David Lawrence was furious, but the tentative maneuver he planned had to be stopped. And the Aurora Legion on the opposite side was also furious. Zhou Qingfeng learned that there was an exchange of fire on the front line, and he also demanded a thorough investigation into what happened?

"I clearly ordered not to take the initiative to attack. The Enclave is going to exercise and let him exercise and exercise restraint. Don't you understand restraint? Who can't restrain themselves when they are full?" The legion commander was angry, and this matter naturally needs to be clarified.

It didn’t take long for an artillery company commander named Pang Youcai on the front line to be pulled out, “It’s not that we can’t restrain ourselves. Calm down, but the artillery has long been prepared, and the muzzle is firmly locked on the enemy's artillery position.

When the radar shows that the enemy is firing and the trajectory of the artillery shell is about to fall on our position, our artillery immediately counterattacked with courage. Because our shells have a large caliber and a fast initial velocity. Before the enemy's shells hit the ground, our shells reached the enemy's artillery positions.

As for why the enemy lost a lot and our losses were small, it was all because we played well. So at first glance, it seems that our side is actively attacking, but you don't believe it, it is really the enemy who attacked us first. "

After this statement was passed on, Zhou Qingfeng was stunned for a long time——Pang Youcai, you really are a fucking talent!