Chapter 188: Selecting Command Sergeants and Pilot Battalions

Once someone took the lead, others followed suit. Soon, there were at least a dozen people reporting on the training ground.

Cheng Dong put his hands on his hips proudly, and he didn't go to help them one by one.

He simply pointed to where he had class yesterday and said loudly, "You all know where the classroom is. There's air conditioning and water inside for you."

"Give me some face and write down your thoughts properly. If anyone acts like they did yesterday, don't blame me for hanging you on the horizontal bar next time."

“Go!!”

With the company commander's instructions.

The veterans got down from their chairs, limped, and supported each other as they walked towards the classroom.

Those who were still sitting on their chairs and hadn't sorted out their thoughts were sweating with anxiety. If they lost their personal advancement, it was gone, but they couldn't lose the class advancement either.

Isn't this what soldiers fight for?

"Report!"

"What the hell are you going to report? Just get down and go to the classroom when you've made up your mind."

"No, Captain, it's too hot and I feel a little dizzy. Can I have some water?"

"Drink shit, read a book and you're full of bad water every day, how can you die of thirst?"

Cheng Dong continued to play his role of the bad guy, and the instructor usually played the good guy. Given that the weather was indeed hot, Huolin Mountain would provide some veterans with light salt water.

Chen Mo stood in the distance and watched the first dozen or so people from the reconnaissance company come down. He silently wrote down their names.

Because if nothing unexpected happens, these people will most likely be assigned to the command sergeant major in the later stage.

This major.

It was Chen Mo himself who initially proposed to add this major.

The purpose is to establish a command sergeant major system as a command supplement mechanism to strengthen the command system's risk resistance as much as possible.

After all, you said that many armored units nowadays don’t know how to fight.

But they still have some abilities, even if the commander knows nothing.

Formulate a combat plan and then order the troops to charge forward without regard for casualties. Even informationized units would be afraid of encountering such a rookie in a skirmish.

What if the other party happens to get something lucky?

If all the company commanders are killed in one round of charge, the troops will quickly lose their ability to organize and fight effectively, and the casualties will be horrific.

The command sergeant major system is designed to prevent this from happening.

They can regroup the entire combat force in the shortest possible time and meet the enemy again.

In previous years’ exercises, if the unit leader was beheaded, the entire unit would be considered killed, which was not without reason.

Although the directorate has changed the regulations so that an army will be considered annihilated only if 70% of its combat effectiveness is lost, the special forces have always been keeping a close eye on the unit commanders on the battlefield, and there is a reason for that.

Therefore, the first thing Chen Mo had to do was to solve the problem of dividing the troops into different professions and building an informationized force.

Otherwise, when the experiment is conducted, the enemy's artillery may directly blow up the tank that the commander is riding in.

That's fucking over.

As for the rest

Chen Mo looked at the old soldier who was still struggling in the chair, and then looked at the company commander who was still supervising.

He shook his head and walked towards the dormitory.

For a company to be able to pick out more than a dozen command sergeants is already quite incredible. This is also due to the fact that the reconnaissance company often conducts joint training with other units and is extremely sensitive to the battlefield.

Plus these people have undergone special training.

But even so, we can't expect that all the remaining ninety-odd people in the company have command talent.

For the rest, I can only choose and select slowly.

Come to the classroom.

The veterans who had just been exposed to the sun for half a day were indeed much more honest this time, and they all bent over their desks to write down their thoughts.

That posture is quite serious.

Chen Mo didn't disturb anyone. He quietly walked behind one of the veterans and stretched his head to read what the other person wrote.

He noticed someone walking up behind him.

The old soldier turned around and saw that it was the scholar coming over. He immediately covered the manuscript with his hands and said angrily: "Scholar, you son of a bitch, stay away from me. Every time I see you, nothing good happens."

"This is definitely a good thing." Chen Mo smiled and simply pulled a chair to sit in front of the other person.

This made the old soldier move to the side with a gloomy look on his face.

Chen Mo didn't care. After all, these experiences had to be reviewed by himself first before they could be given to Director Luo.

No matter what, he is the director of strategic operations after all, it is impossible for him to ask about all the trivial matters of Alagoudiao.

He didn't read what the veteran wrote.

Instead, he picked up the file bag beside him and began to see which joint training session the other party had been watching for the past hour.

Chen Mo participated in the compilation of these materials.

He took a quick glance at the contents and recognized that the paper file in his hand recorded a joint night training conducted by the 22nd Armored Regiment of the 6th Armored Division of the 38th Army in early 1999.

The basis for organizing this night training was also an experiment conducted by the Sixth Division after completing the 96A replacement.

It’s quite large.

The night training unit includes two tank battalions, one infantry battalion, plus the division's armored company, reconnaissance company, and howitzer company.

There are dozens of 96A tanks alone, and the combined force reaches the size of a reinforced regiment.

It is not uncommon for the 6th Armored Division to deploy such a large number of troops in a night training session.

Because the 6th Tank Division of the 38th Army at that time was indeed large in scale and was second to none in the entire field army. The entire division had five regiments of officers and soldiers, and the total strength including logistics could reach about 20,000 people.

Even the 7th Tank Division of the 28th Army was not of this scale.

Last year, the entire army carried out a large-scale organizational adjustment. Many tank divisions were changed into armored brigades. Even if the division number was retained, it was changed to a four-regiment system.

Only the 6th Division is not affected and it still has five regiments. This is one of the reasons why the Kyoto Military Region wants to tie this informationization experiment closely to the 6th Armored Division.

Their scale is indeed not comparable to the current 7th Armored Brigade.

Chen Mo took a quick glance at the content.

The data recorded in the documents, the combat plans formulated by some staff groups, and the details of night training for each unit are not difficult to understand.

The overall plan is a night training assault, with ten special engineering classification settings, 80 kilometers of covert maneuvering, 20 kilometers of coordinated combat, four hours, and multi-stage logistics and fuel support.

The purpose is to see the efficiency of these combat units after the experimental replacement of equipment.

Without a doubt.

Being selected and sent to the reconnaissance company to read and write their thoughts means that the effect of this night training was extremely poor.

It’s mainly the ones that play well, there’s no need to single them out.

Exercise data is usually only recorded in great detail in case of failure, and is divided into three volumes: upper, middle and lower.

If you win, or your efficiency is particularly high, it is usually over with just a few records.

Even if you want to see it, you can't see anything.

Understand the context of the archived exercise.

Chen Mo sat quietly in front of him and watched him write. He knew this veteran. He used to be in the reconnaissance company with Lao Pao, Liu Hai and others. They were in the same squad. His name was Yin Xiaoguang, and he was also a third-class non-commissioned officer.

The first squad of the reconnaissance company is the elite squad of the entire company. It is always fully staffed with twelve people, and the squad leader is also carefully selected.

During wartime, this elite squad would usually be directly commanded by the company commander or instructor, taking on responsibilities similar to those of a commando, paving the way for the entire company.

The responsibility is heavy, and all the personnel must be elite, so among the dozen or so people this time, one third are from Team 1.

Yin Xiaoguang's handwriting was not very good, it looked like a dog crawling. If Chen Mo wanted to see it clearly, he had to lie down closer.

However, I have to admit it.

This veteran is really capable. According to his analysis, the reason why the 22nd Armored Regiment failed in night training was its low combat efficiency.

That was because one of the tank battalions miscalculated the fuel replenishment method during the maneuver, resulting in a breakdown in coordination with the logistics unit.

The 80-kilometer concealed maneuver was a complete failure, not to mention the coordinated combat in the following 20 kilometers. The entire armored battalion lost everything along the way, and more than half of the new tanks were grounded.

Only two tank battalions were mobilized for this training. If this situation occurs with half of the armored units, it will lead to a delay in exchanging combat information and an inability to achieve efficient coordination with the other main battalion.

During the battle, the right wing of the infantry battalion lost the protection of the armored unit, and the enemy took the opportunity to launch an infiltration attack, abruptly cutting off the mobility chain of the entire night training regiment of thousands of people.

Coordinated firepower failed, leading to a crushing defeat.

Not only did the main battalion's operations perform poorly, Yin Xiaoguang also specifically pointed out that the howitzer company received 10 artillery coordination tactical orders and two air evasion operations during the overall 100-kilometer mobile assault.

During the second enemy avoidance, the ground camouflage failed and the troops were over-concentrated, resulting in the loss of the entire company.

The data shows that before the entire howitzer company was destroyed in battle, the effective artillery rate was less than 50%.

From these data, Yin Xiaoguang judged that the howitzer company was too complacent and careless during the process of maneuvering, arranging positions, preparing artillery fire, and withdrawing positions.

Not only were the troops too concentrated and covered by enemy air fire, but there were also anti-medium and low-altitude anti-aircraft machine guns that were not arranged according to standards at all.

Otherwise, a howitzer company could not be destroyed so easily.

Chen Mo looked at Yin Xiaoguang's analysis, nodded slightly, and felt a little emotional in his heart. He really deserved to be a veteran of the class.

With some descriptions or data, we can restore the scene of night training at that time and accurately point out the problems existing in the combat units.

I have to admit, this is pretty cool.

Because the information distributed to veterans by the base only contains data, but there is no review during the subsequent review.

Writing this kind of experience sounds easy, but it is actually very difficult.

Unless you are extremely familiar with the battlefield and have a deep understanding of the coordination between units, you can only use data to analyze the reasons for failure.

If it were an ordinary person.

Not to mention looking at the data, even if you stand on the edge of the battlefield and watch from beginning to end, you probably won’t understand why there are thousands of reinforced troops.

Within a few hours, more than half of the troops would be killed or wounded.

In war, sometimes a single wrong command can tilt the entire battle situation and quickly lead to defeat.

It is really not easy to analyze the core.

Chen Mo stood up and patted Yin Xiaoguang on the shoulder. His original intention was to encourage him, but the old soldier didn't appreciate it and just looked back at him with a disgusted look.

I'm too lazy to pay attention to him.

Gradually, people returned to the training ground.

They ran into the classroom, drank a few sips of water while sweating profusely, and then lay down on the table to start writing. They were all in a hurry, as if they were afraid that they would forget if they waited any longer.

Chen Mo didn't remind them much. He was just walking around and looking at them one by one, and was watching them with great interest.

Pei Shuaijun pushed open the classroom door, glanced around at the veterans working diligently at their desks, and then walked up to Chen Mo and whispered, "Let's go, the director wants to see you."

"Looking for me?"

Hearing this, Chen Mo was stunned.

The classroom was quiet at the moment, with only the rustling sound of writing everywhere, so he couldn't ask directly.

When he followed Pei Shuaijun outside, he asked, "Director, what do you want to talk to me about at this time?"

"How should I know?" Pei Shuaijun wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "By the way, you asked me to go to the training department. I submitted the list of those majors."

"As for the people, I'm not sure when they can be transferred here."

"It's okay, it will be quick." Chen Mo smiled confidently.

If the training department wants to ask for people from the grassroots level, it will face great resistance because they are also a department of the military region and the relationships are complicated, so it is not easy to transfer people.

But the base is different.

This is an important pilot project approved by the military region headquarters to pave the way for informatization. We want several professional non-commissioned officers to cooperate in teaching.

The training department would not dare to be negligent, even if they don't have enough face, they will report this matter to higher authorities.

It will be solved perfectly soon.

So, Chen Mo didn't care about this at all.

"Okay then. Anyway, I've already discussed what you're talking about with the training department. Director Luo is in the office, so go ahead."

After Pei Shuajun finished speaking, he ran away in a hurry. No one knew where this guy got so much things to do all day.

Come to Luo Yaowu's office.

Chen Mo pushed open the door and saw Director Luo sitting in his office chair, thinking with his head down. He took a few quick steps and stood two meters away from the desk.

The two feet slammed together, making a "pop" sound.

He raised his hand and saluted: "Hello, Chief!"

Chen Mo's voice was loud and his whole person was full of momentum, which made Luo Yaowu, who was originally thinking about something, frown.

"I'm not deaf yet, there's no need to be so loud." Luo Yaowu threw a piece of information from the table over with a stern expression.

Without waiting for his signal, Chen Mo took the initiative to pick up the information and started reading.

There was nothing important recorded on it, and it had nothing to do with the base.

Rather, it was a notice regarding a new round of disarmament and reorganization of the 189th Division.

The content is nothing special.

What this simply means is that, according to the requirements and guiding ideology of the overall plan, the military region must further optimize and reorganize the structure of division and regiment headquarters, streamline the military and government, and reduce existing departments.

Integrate a new and efficient command and support system with training, combat and politics as the main body to change the current bloated command system.

Disarmament is usually announced first, and then carried out in a big way.

It was not surprising to Chen Mo that the 189th Division would be the focus of the disbanding this time. After all, this division was a bit special.

They were not mechanized infantry, motorized infantry, or armored units of the military district, but division-level units directly transferred from the Kyoto Garrison and the 4th Guard Division.

He had not been touched by the previous disarmament.

It may be due to the reasons of its predecessor, and there are people behind it to protect it. But even if there are more people to protect it, it is impossible for other units to be unable to bear the layoffs.

The 189th Division has not been moved.

Chen Mo understood the logic, but what did this have to do with the base?

Informationization experiments do not require the help of this kind of infantry division.

"Chief, what is this?" Chen Mo read the information in his hand from beginning to end and asked with some confusion.

Hear the inquiry.

Luo Yaowu waved his hand: "The progress of personnel diversion within the military region has begun to accelerate as it approaches the middle of the year."

"More than 1,000 personnel from the 189th Division will be laid off, and more than a dozen grassroots battalions and companies will have their designations revoked. The division headquarters will also be reduced from 26 departments to 17."

"The main divisions need to face the pressure of transformation and disarmament. The grassroots units are currently facing the same old problems. It's nothing more than the pain of transformation and personnel diversion and resettlement. People have to eat, and the families of the diverted officers and senior non-commissioned officers need to eat even more."

"Commander Zheng is also an old friend of mine. He hopes that this transformation can be more flexible and does not want to be so rough and one-size-fits-all."

"You understand what I mean?"

Luo Yaowu raised his hand to rub his temples and stared at Chen Mo.

"I understand, Chief!"

Chen Mo straightened his body. He really understood what Director Luo meant.

It’s simply that the base needs to form a new unit, and with only a hundred or so people at present, it’s definitely not enough.

The 189th Division wants to transfer some of its laid-off personnel here, which can not only alleviate the pain caused by downsizing, but also allow some soldiers with difficult family situations to continue serving in the army.

To be honest, emotionally speaking, Chen Mo hopes that all soldiers wearing military uniforms can live a happy life.

But this is not realistic.

If part of the 189th Division is transferred here, how can the informationized force be formed?

If a group of people gathered together want to build a unit with a completely new concept, it will take a huge amount of time to train them.

If a new unit wants to have combat effectiveness and obedience from top to bottom, it can only choose the grafting method.

For example, if the entire reconnaissance company comes over, there will be no problem with Cheng Dong's support. For subsequent experiments, we can find another complete main force battalion.

There is still room for fun with this mixed approach.

If we put them together, no one would be able to lead such an army.

Feelings are feelings, rationality is rationality. The base currently has no ability to accept this group of people.

Chen Mo knew that the reason why Director Luo asked him, a cadet who was not even an officer, was that he already knew the answer in his heart, but he was just doing it to save face for his old comrade.

I just can't refuse directly.

"Since you understand, tell me what you think." Luo Yaowu picked up the cigarette box from the desk, took out a cigarette and threw it to Chen Mo, then lit one for himself.

"Yes, Chief."

Chen Mo took the cigarette and thought for a moment before speaking.

"Commander, it is definitely right to take into account the realities of life when disarming the military and to eliminate a crude, one-size-fits-all approach to work."

"But transformation is always accompanied by pain. Those who stay may not be the best, and those who leave may not be the worst."

"It's just that during this period, the troops need someone to make sacrifices."

"Is that your answer?"

Luo Yaowu looked at Chen Mo with some surprise. He really didn't expect that the young man in front of him could see the problem so clearly.

This doesn't look like a private.

"Yes, Chief."

Chen Mo puffed out his chest again to show his attitude.

He couldn't accept it because if the people coming here were too mixed, the difficulty of forming a new unit would increase exponentially.

At that time, don’t talk about coordination failure and discord between units. These are all minor problems. It is probably normal to have a reversal of combat effectiveness.

"Okay, I have something to do at the academy, so I need to go back for a few days."

"You stay here and lead the team well. It was good to see what you guys did on the training ground today."

"In a few days, people from other academies, including armor, staff, and the Military Medical College, will all come with me. Please speed up the division of majors."

"That's it, disband!"

"yes."

Chen Mo glanced at Director Luo and knew that the other party wanted to escape and seek refuge.

After all, he was originally from the military, and facing this disarmament, he had the final say in the military region's order to set up bases.

There must be a lot of old comrades behind the scenes who want to get people in here.

If you don't want to offend anyone, you can only leave the base temporarily and return to the academy.

However, this has little to do with Chen Mo.

Given today's situation, the division of majors can be settled quickly, at least before Director Luo returns.

He can sort out all the professional assignments for the more than one hundred people in the base.

Director Luo's departure will only make him work more freely.

Other units are also facing transformation.

In this situation, Chen Mo is really looking forward to the moment when the information-based combined forces emerge.

As for how to choose the subsequent main camp, Chen Mo already has an idea.

That was the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade where he had once served.

There, the old veteran was studying, and his comrades from the recruit company, Feng Junling and Zhu Gaituan, were also there.

Next time, when we meet these two guys again, they will definitely be surprised!!

After all, as a soldier of the same year, I have achieved some results.