Chapter 578: A Bad News, and Another Bad News

"What are you saying, Director Xiao Tang is gone?"

"How could they be gone, didn't we tell you to arrange an immediate transfer?"

"On the transfer route they were ambushed by Blue Army soldiers, knocked unconscious, turned into a trap, and several were blown up, and the Ninth Company Commander was also blown up??"

Above the azure sea, inside the cabin of an amphibious landing ship, the Red side Supreme Commander is coordinating the front‑line battle in the command room.

Just a few hours earlier we received the news that the logistics warehouse on the beachhead had been bombed, and the news that Director Xiao Tang had been turned into a human bomb followed immediately.

These two blows were too ruthless, came too suddenly, and almost all struck the Red side's soft underbelly.

With communications cut, the Red side commander feels a stone pressing his chest, barely able to catch his breath.

"You think you're pulling the 'cut the firewood from under the cauldron' trick on me?"

"You thought that by cutting off our logistics supply and blinding our overall view, the Blue Army could turn the tide?"

"Dream on!"

The Red side commander ordered the Staff Department to immediately draft a complete operation plan, then used the command terminal to directly contact Huang Honghui, who was fighting on the front line.

"This is Headquarters, Huang Honghui, over. Respond!"

"Front line here, this is Huang Honghui, go ahead!"

Gunfire and cannon blasts intermittently crackle on Huang Honghui's side; the battle is raging intensely.

"What's the situation on your side now, how far have you progressed?"

"Report, Commander: the enemy's resistance is too tenacious. We just captured the smallest position on the left, were about to launch an attack to the right when we ran into the Blue Army's fierce resistance; Commander, the front‑line ammunition depot is running low, when will the new round of supplies arrive?"

"Huang Honghui, listen up, I have two pieces of bad news for you."

Huang Honghui's heart skipped a beat, quickly had someone take his position, kept exchanging heavy fire with the Blue Army up front, and retreated a bit to a slightly safer area behind.

"Commander, what happened?"

"Our logistics warehouse was bombed by the Blue Army."

"What?!"

Huang Honghui's complexion changed dramatically.

As the Red side's vanguard.

He has been charging on the front line, unaware of what happened in the rear.

But he knows better than anyone that a bombed logistics warehouse means ammunition shortage.

The enemy's defenses are already fierce; a shortage of ammo at this critical moment is a death sentence, isn't it?

"When did it happen?"

"At night; you don't need to know the exact time."

"Commander, if we run out of ammo, we…"

"Don't rush, listen to me first!"

Huang Honghui was anxious, fearing that the hard‑won advantage could be completely overturned by a Blue Army surge.

The Red side commander felt uneasy inside, but as the stabilizer of the overall situation, he must calmly adjust the battle strategy.

"The logistics warehouse was bombed, but the backup warehouse still holds some supplies, and some ammunition seized from the Blue Army's positions; they are already being escorted along a new route toward the front line."

"Although these ammunition amounts aren't large, they're enough for you to cripple the remaining Blue Army forces."

"A new batch of supplies has already been shipped from the ship; it may take a bit longer, but it won't affect your front‑line combat."

"In other words, the current operation plan is no longer to annihilate the Blue Army before nightfall; instead, to heavily damage them before nightfall, leaving them barely clinging to life."

Huang Honghui's expression eased slightly; he looked up at the raging battle on the distant positions and made a rough calculation in his mind.

The current remaining ammunition, plus what's being brought from the backup warehouse and the ammo seized after capturing Blue positions, should just about be enough.

At worst we go a bit deeper, and during the upcoming 'mid‑match break' have our troops conserve fire a little.

Switch long bursts to short bursts; change rocket launchers from volley fire to single fire, using rifle cover fire.

Additionally, two hours ago Headquarters reported that reinforcements would arrive from the rear to boost the front‑line offensive strength.

Thus, by nightfall we can cripple the enemy, seize the main sectors of the Blue Army's last positions; plus, Director Xiao Tang's cyber‑tech assisted targeting of the enemy keeps the odds in our favor.

"Commander, what's the second piece of bad news you wanted to tell us?"

"Director Xiao Tang, she's gone."

"What?"

Huang Honghui slammed his chin on the ground: "How could Director Xiao Tang be gone? Isn't she in the deep rear, protected by the Ninth Company?"

The Red side commander didn't specify which aspect caused the problem; pursuing it now is meaningless, and debriefing will wait until after the exercise ends.

"Don't ask about the specifics; in short, the ability to oversee the whole situation is gone, so you'll have to predict the battlefield conditions yourselves."

"Although extra support saves a lot of trouble, I trust that Sea Night Tiger won't lose its formation over this minor issue."

"You are a reconnaissance platoon; reconnaissance, mapping enemy distribution and force allocation, is your core duty."

"Now is the time to exert your value, truly showcase your strength and capability!"

Huang Honghui's mood steadied a bit; having the cheat tool at hand, he really felt reluctant to let it go.

But as the commander said, even without overall insight, he believes the Blue Army can't cause a big wave.

After all, the fight has already reached them; the entire Blue Army now only has this front block of positions, three small sectors, and they've already captured one of them.

In other words, if they successfully take the remaining two sectors, the exercise can be declared over, and the Red side will be the ultimate victor.

Huang Honghui inhaled deeply, solemnly saying, "Commander, rest assured, your earlier order was to seize the Blue Army before nightfall; even if a few of the Blue Army's little cockroaches infiltrated our rear to sabotage, causing some adverse effects."

"We, Sea Night Tiger, still have confidence that before nightfall we can utterly crush the Blue Army and send them back home!"

"However, I have a plan that might delay the timing a bit?"

"Tell me."

"The Blue Army doesn't know we have a backup warehouse; they're probably thinking our ammunition is about to run low, and are thus reveling in the joy of a counter‑offensive!"

Hmm, go on?

The Red Side commander on the other end of the radio faintly showed some delight, gesturing for him to continue.

Huang Honghui gave a cold smile: "Why not, we'll simply turn their plan against them; later, at a crucial point, we'll pretend we're low on ammo, scatter and feign weakness to retreat, then......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard an urgent and anxious report from the other end of the phone: "Commander, it's bad, traces of suspected Blue Army activity have been found near the backup warehouse; a vehicle loading emergency supplies has been attacked!"

Our side immediately launched a pursuit; one enemy was killed, two others escaped; it's now confirmed that the leading captain is the Third Company commander of the First Battalion, Blue Army Regiment, Lu Yang!

Both ends of the phone fell into a deathly silence.

Huang Honghui covered his face with his hand, his lungs nearly bursting with anger.

Lu Yang, Lu Yang, you son of a bitch, how is it you again, how the hell is it always you!