First Battlefield Commander! - Chapter 39
Chapter 39: Rendezvous
As soon as command was transferred, Lian Sheng became electrified. Her voice dominated the comms channel without pause.
The overwhelming confidence in her tone gradually calmed the previously agitated soldiers. At this critical moment when panic threatened to take hold, the more she spoke, the more her conviction spread to the frontline troops.
With a commander who appeared so self-assured, as if holding all the cards, they still had hope.
This was far from over—they just needed to leave everything to their commander.
It had to be said that on the battlefield, morale affected soldiers profoundly.
Since this wasn't an actual warzone, most lacked the life-or-death resolve. Yet this small difference drastically altered their combat effectiveness.
Jiang Jiake, Zhou Shirui, and other rear personnel were currently taking temporary cover under protection.
Ji Fangxiao's forces had only penetrated from the right flank—it would take time to infiltrate the entire White Faction's formation. For now, they were relatively safe.
Half of their White Team soldiers had escaped their own camp while the other half were trapped inside by Red Team counter-blockades. The Reds were aggressively mopping up their scattered forces, and this division had cost them significant manpower. Now they had to start recovering.
But how to control team losses and regroup under such desperate circumstances became the critical question.
Zhou Shirui asked, "Do you need data analysis? I have all previous records. There've been some recent changes, but they should still be useful. I can brief you now."
"No need, thanks for the support. We're too far apart for effective communication—we already have an excellent data analyst here," Lian Sheng said. "Commander, please grant me scout channel access."
Jiang Jiake's fingers trembled slightly as he silently reported to field instructors, requesting command authority transfer.
Squad leaders began reporting their status and positions. Some were still fleeing chaotically with dispersed units, lacking command personnel to clarify locations. Several squads had already lost their leaders.
The jumble of voices mixed with gunfire created utter chaos.
Lian Sheng and Lu Mingyuan listened intently.
They were accustomed to extracting precise information from noise—through extensive training, it had become instinctive rapid judgment.
Coupled with extraordinary memory and spatial visualization, even if details were missed initially, they could be filled in later.
Bystanders dared not speak, trying to help memorize these information fragments. But after successive distress calls, they became completely lost.
While they hesitated even recalling company/platoon numbers, Lu Mingyuan's team used grid coordinates for positioning—soon their minds were just alphabets and numbers...
They worried Lian Sheng and Lu Mingyuan couldn't handle this. Simultaneously, they thought these people were too undisciplined—just shouting without coordination. Why not try managing this mess themselves?
Jiang Jiake's face twisted as he looked down sideways.
He regretted transferring command. Wasn't this the same—just creating more confusion? How could she coordinate in such disorganized chaos?
He'd thought Lian Sheng actually had solutions, but was it just superficial competence?
He debated speaking up to suggest orderly reporting, but feared being ignored and humiliated.
Lian Sheng stood with one hand on her hip, listening carefully while occasionally responding with "Mm-hmm."
In these conditions with minimal equipment, they had to improvise. Choosing a patch of sparse grass, they used stones to sketch maps in dirt.
Lu Mingyuan's crude drawing—a horizontal line for faction borders, X's and dots for friend/foe, with some numbers scribbled—would require explanation for most, but suited Lian Sheng perfectly.
Simpler was clearer. Overloading information would only obscure priorities.
After reporting, soldiers grew uneasy. Was Lian Sheng just humoring them? Had she actually understood?
Lian Sheng pointed her gun barrel at a spot. Lu Mingyuan said, "F11."
"All escaped White Team soldiers—regroup at F11! Squads with fallen leaders must immediately elect replacements. Stable units hold position and conceal themselves awaiting further orders. All moving personnel head left where it's safer."
Catching her breath, she continued: "Lone wolves or groups under five—report now. Nearby teams retrieve these members immediately. If disoriented, after my command just run south-by-southwest!"
While speaking, Lian Sheng rapidly issued instructions covering nearly every scenario without omission. She simultaneously reassured isolated soldiers being hunted down, even finding bandwidth to assess Red Team deployments.
The public channel sounded like a machine broadcasting real-time battle analysis—her questions pinpointed critical issues while her tone remained light. Everyone marveled at her crisp articulation and flawless logic.
Rather than forcefully suppressing the collective agitation or revealing any concern about their disadvantage, she projected utter disdain for the difficulty. Her message was clear: Sister Lian's got this—steady now, no panic!
Now this was charismatic command!
Onlookers barely breathed, utterly dumbstruck. Clutching their weapons, they nearly prostrated before Lian Sheng's military boots.
What kind of brain was this? Did neural signals even need transmission time? Any processing delay?
In the monitoring room, instructors listened quietly to Lian Sheng's orchestration.
Despite concentrated listening with full battlefield maps for reference, they couldn't match her mental speed.
Her experience in identifying immediate priorities suggested the entire battle lived in her mind—experience impossible for someone her age.
On the macro map, White Team gradually stabilized. Though positions remained scattered, their collective atmosphere had transformed miraculously.
The instructors were awed.
An exceptional commander must stabilize morale in any crisis, becoming soldiers' faith incarnate—easier said than done. Without established credibility through prior cooperation, how could others trust you?
Lian Sheng's initially awkward position made it astounding she'd achieved this in minutes.
Admittedly, the situation wasn't hopeless yet, and these students lacked the experience to see through her bravado. But credit went mainly to her uncompromising attitude and freakishly sharp insight.
Tactically speaking, they truly had nothing left to teach her.
"Revived, look," an instructor pointed at screens. "That energy."
Previously tight-lipped, now she radiated enlightenment like a bodhisattva.
Anxious? Please—they only detected her barely-contained excitement.
Everyone chuckled.
Hearing her uninterrupted command stream—clearly premeditated—Jiang Jiake felt complicated.
She'd been waiting for this moment, prepared to seize command. But he'd dug his own grave—what could he do?
He'd voluntarily surrendered authority!
After organizing scattered forces and guiding pursued units, Lian Sheng finally finished.
"General Lian will now lead you from this quagmire! All prepare!" Using her gun like a sword (thankfully durable enough for her abuse), she stabbed the dirt. "No weaklings under a strong general—don't embarrass me! General Lian tolerates no reputation-ruining soldiers!"
"First, steel yourselves—breaking through will incur casualties. We need covering fire, meaning some must sacrifice. My only compensation is twenty base points upon victory and your comrades' eternal respect!" Lian Sheng declared. "All squad leaders—select four volunteers within two minutes. The army remembers your contribution! Report when ready!"
Though curious about subsequent developments, nobody wanted to disrupt the momentum. Designated volunteers complied readily.
Within two minutes, squads reported readiness.
Lu Mingyuan signaled approval.
Lian Sheng nodded. "Second Company Third Platoon, Sixth Company First Platoon, Fourth Company Third Platoon—advance left-forward now!"
Lu Mingyuan timed it perfectly, signaling again.
Lian Sheng: "First Company First Platoon, Fifth Company Second Platoon, Third Company First Platoon—advance right-forward now!"
Soon, an excited voice reported: "Visual on allies—rendezvous successful!"
They nearly wept—touching hope after drifting uncertainty, their hearts finally grounded.
Run! Run toward comrades!
"Third wave prepare!" Lian Sheng issued another string of orders. "Adjust speeds since we can't pin your locations precisely. Monitor surroundings but don't rush—maintain normal pace!"
A sudden shout: "Sixth Company First Platoon reporting enemy contact—halted temporarily."
"First Company First Platoon—right flank for support!" Unfazed, Lian Sheng continued: "Fourth wave prepare!..."
Under her direction, scattered forces converged like streams merging into rivers, then rivers into lakes.
With numbers came confidence—no longer fearing guerrilla sweeps, even capable of counterattacks.
Lian Sheng stood at the forefront, sternly warning: "No protracted engagements! All teams report positions! Units approaching faction lines—control speed. Those nearing defensive lines—await consolidation!"
The blazing sun cast her long shadow across the ground.
Over comms, positions were relayed as teams neared their objectives for this historic junction.
"All fifty-plus squads—retain ten rounds per soldier, surrender remainder to quartermasters. Assign four guards per quartermaster—we breach now!" Lian Sheng commanded. "F11 White Team—stand ready! Your brothers are trapped—their rescue rests with you!"
Her words ignited them. "YES—!"
Final two waves inside the line reported within 100 meters. Lian Sheng ordered: "Charge! Everyone charge forward! Break through at all costs!"
On monitors, White Team forces inside and outside the line launched simultaneous assaults.
Red Team's perimeter defenses—already thin—scattered upon seeing this momentum.
White Team successfully penetrated Red territory.
Now their positions were completely reversed.
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