After a round of bombardment, the fighter jets retreated and returned.
The air raid sirens on the Blue team's positions finally stopped.
In the prisoner-of-war camp.
The recruits and squad leaders, who had snapped back to reality, along with the special forces soldiers, all applauded.
The applause surged like a tide!
"We won, we won!"
"The Red team won!"
Everyone jumped in place, cheering for victory.
Their last hope had originally been Gao Fei and the twelve special forces soldiers.
But in the end, all thirteen were killed and captured.
Yet, who could have imagined that Gao Fei had prepared such a massive contingency, actually deploying military aircraft to bomb the Blue team's positions?
Even if all the Red team's soldiers were captured, the Blue team's positions were ultimately flattened by the aircraft.
From an objective standpoint, both the Red and Blue teams suffered total annihilation.
However, from the perspective of the Red and Blue teams, the gap in strength was too vast.
One side was the Red team, composed solely of recruits, while the other was a veteran ace company trained for years.
Gao Fei, among the recruits, used fighter jets to bomb the Blue team's positions, opting to end the exercise in a mutually destructive manner.
Despite the mutual destruction, the Red team ultimately emerged victorious.
In the prisoner-of-war camp.
The twelve special forces soldiers looked at Gao Fei with newfound respect.
They hadn't expected Gao Fei to be able to call in fighter jets to bomb the Blue team's positions at the last moment, resulting in a mutually destructive outcome.
They were greatly surprised and exceptionally shocked.
This kid, it turned out, was also someone who didn't play by the rules.
He single-handedly managed to exchange one for one with the Blue team!
Just as the recruits were cheering for victory, Yao Qiang and Captain Wu walked out from the command post.
Upon seeing the two appear, everyone fell silent.
"Gao Fei, step forward!"
Captain Wu shouted.
Gao Fei, from within the crowd, walked out of the enclosure gate.
"Kid, well done! Even though it was mutually destructive, your move with the fighter jet bombing today has stunned everyone!
Now Old Qian and Old Wu are suffering even more than if they had been killed."
Captain Wu clapped him on the shoulder with a laugh, pointing towards the command post in the distance: "Go on, the Battalion Commander and the others are waiting for you to explain how you mobilized the fighter jets.
Honestly, if there's any trouble, I'll take the blame for you!"
"Yes!"
After Gao Fei left, Captain Wu glanced at the recruits and soldiers in the prisoner-of-war camp and shouted, "When we get back, hang our company's flag on the vehicle and have the mess hall prepare an extra meal!"
"Long live the Captain!"
The prisoner-of-war camp erupted in cheers once more.
...
On the way to the command post, Yao Qiang punched Gao Fei's shoulder: "You truly opened my eyes today, kid! Was that a surprise? That was a damn shock!
I calculated everything, but I never expected you to be able to deploy fighter jets.
Quickly tell me, you were declared KIA, how did you mobilize the military aircraft!"
"It's very simple, look over there!"
Gao Fei raised his hand and pointed to the captured weapons and backpacks not far away: "Didn't I get a computer before and hack into your command network?
In case we were all surrounded, I temporarily created a command program and embedded it within the Blue team's command network.
If I didn't use it within half an hour, the program would automatically activate, using the Blue team's command network to issue an order to the military aircraft to bomb your main positions."
Hearing his explanation, Yao Qiang was deeply shocked.
He hadn't expected Gao Fei to penetrate the command network's firewall and install an automatic program without anyone noticing.
However, Major Yao quickly relaxed; with Gao Fei's computer skills, it was indeed possible.
Inside the command post.
When the two arrived, Battalion Commander Huang and the others were already waiting at the table.
Captain Wu and Captain Qian, seeing Gao Fei's smug look, felt both fondness and resentment.
They resented that this kid had achieved victory through a mutually destructive, one-for-one exchange.
They were fond of him because Comrade Gao Fei was a rare talent, and they wished to recruit him.
After they sat down, Battalion Commander Huang spoke: "Xiao Gao, tell us, how did you mobilize the fighter jets?"
"Yes!"
The explanation was simple. Gao Fei repeated what he had just told Yao Qiang.
Simultaneously, as he recounted the events, a slightly balding Lieutenant Colonel in his thirties quickly scanned the command network.
He soon discovered the command program Gao Fei had created within the internal network.
Battalion Commander Huang cast a questioning look at the Lieutenant Colonel, who nodded and confirmed the facts as described by Gao Fei.
Having finished his explanation, Gao Fei raised his teacup to moisten his throat and stated directly: "Leaders, please do not underestimate information warfare.
If it weren't for the fact that this exercise was related to the conscription season's promotional video, I could have used your command network for a firepower strike right at the beginning. Major Yao probably wouldn't have even had to make a move, and you would have already lost!"
Hearing him start to brag again, the company commanders couldn't sit still!
But before they could speak, Chief Computer Officer He Guang nodded in agreement: "Xiao Gao is right. With his current skills, he could indeed achieve immediate victory from the moment the battle begins."
Seeing Chief Computer Officer He Guang of the military region nod, the leaders present finally realized the terrifying nature of information warfare.
Battalion Commander Huang also realized that the information warfare reform, which had been underway for more than a year, needed to be prioritized.
After his explanation, the exercise was nearing its end.
As Gao Fei prepared to leave, He Guang extended an invitation to him.
He asked Gao Fei to help out in the server room during his spare time to fix vulnerabilities in the military region's internal network.
Gao Fei did not refuse. He said that after the promotional video was produced, he would help fix the vulnerabilities and strengthen the firewall.
After arranging a time, he left the command post and returned to the military region with the vehicles of the Fifth Company.
That evening.
The entire Fifth Company was jubilant, and the meal was exceptionally lavish.
From what flew in the sky to what ran on the ground and what swam in the water.
All sorts of ingredients from land, sea, and air were laid out on the table, making other companies almost envious.
That night, after the exercise concluded, Battalion Commander Huang reported the day's events to Commander Yang.
Upon learning that Gao Fei had nearly wiped out the Blue team using information warfare technology, Commander Yang immediately made the decision to vigorously push forward with the information warfare reform.
In the days that followed, in addition to their regular training, soldiers also began receiving computer knowledge instruction.
The soldiers had not anticipated that a small military exercise would be taken so seriously by their superiors, leading to the requirement of learning various computer skills.
However, the company commanders who participated in the exercise knew that information warfare was the absolute priority for future wars.
...
The next day.
After the revelry, the recruits returned to their usual training.
Gao Fei, after his morning run and breakfast, headed straight to the administrative building to begin producing the promotional video for the conscription season.
Everyone first congratulated Comrade Xiao Gao for single-handedly turning the tide of the battle before starting their work.
While Gao Fei was selecting materials and producing the promotional video.
In Fengyun City, thousands of miles away.
Over a dozen franchisees of Yuanfei Catering suddenly gathered outside the entrance of Huayuan Community.
Once everyone had arrived, all sixteen of them headed towards the building where Gao Fei's home was located.
Downstairs.
A man took out a loudspeaker, pressed the auto-play button, and a deafening sound echoed throughout the community.
"Black-hearted boss, Gao Fei, return my hard-earned money!
Black-hearted boss, Gao Fei, return my hard-earned money!"
This simple phrase was repeatedly broadcast downstairs.
At the same time, three or four reporters arrived outside the community gate.
They had received word the previous night that Yuanfei Catering had defrauded franchisees and had been waiting outside early that morning.
They followed closely with their cameras only after the franchisees, having gathered, entered the community to demand their money back.
Passing residents, upon seeing the franchisees and reporters, began to gather around to watch the spectacle.
Several elderly women with graying hair even started gossiping.
"I said it before, that Gao Fei's business must be shady, otherwise why would he have such a sudden turnaround overnight? Look at them now, being cornered, they and their mother are going to have a tough time."