Chapter 177: Strengthening the Army with Science and Technology, Conference Game
The assigned dormitories were not in the same place. After Chen Mo and Liang Hongjie received the news, they each returned to the dormitory to get a notebook and pen.
Then, he followed Pei Shuajun's instructions and came to the conference room of the base.
The layout of the conference room is quite simple, except for the August 1st Army flag as an embellishment.
The only thing left was the horizontal banner in the front row with red background and gold letters, which read "Strengthening the Army with Science and Technology". It was the most eye-catching.
It’s no wonder that Captain Pei was anxious and kept cursing all the way.
When Chen Mo walked to the door with the meeting minutes book.
Almost all the teachers from the Army Academy and leaders from the military district staff and training department have arrived.
The seating arrangement is quite interesting.
The students and veterans from the army all consciously sat at the back near the corner.
Leaders with higher ranks sit at the front.
Throughout the conference room, the seats and sitting postures of the people are clearly distinguished.
The soldiers and cadets in the rear sat upright, their heads tilted back like giraffes, not daring to blink.
The leaders sitting in the front row were much more casual, and almost everyone had a cigarette in their hand.
Acquaintances chatted and laughed with each other, their voices loud and clear.
But it was also smoky and hot.
The thick smoke mixed with nicotine and alkali would probably knock someone over if they were not a heavy smoker.
Chen Mo arrived a little late and there was no room to move to the back.
He, Pei Shuajun and Liang Hongjie could only sit in the middle near the aisle.
There were quite a few people attending the meeting, and many of them were familiar to Chen Mo.
The commander of the 189th Division, Zheng Lin, the chief of staff of the 63rd Army, Qin Quanan, and the chief of staff of the 7th Armored Brigade, Feng Yunqian, were all present.
This is not the first time that Chen Mo has participated in a conference of this level.
But this time, the participants are indeed the most complicated.
From one star on the shoulder strap to non-commissioned officers, from lieutenants to colonels, from the armed police to the People's Liberation Army to the military academy, there are people from all levels at the grassroots level in various units.
However, more than a hundred people were crammed into the conference room, which was only about 100 to 200 square meters.
Fortunately, the air conditioner was turned on high enough.
Otherwise, in this weather, people would be choked to death or unbearably hot.
About six or seven minutes passed.
Military Chief of Staff Qin Quanan, who was sitting in the front row and chatting with someone, was reminded by the assistant next to him that the meeting time was up.
He and Director Luo from Luyuan exchanged responsibilities.
Then he stood up, tugged at his military uniform, and strode to the podium at the front of the conference room.
Chief of Staff Qin came to the microphone, supported himself on the platform with both hands, and swept his eyes over the audience.
The conference is about to begin.
There were originally many cadres smoking in the room, but they all put out their cigarettes, and someone also went over to open the front and back windows to allow for ventilation.
"Comrades, today is a good day for the completion and official opening of the Shimen Luyuan Training Base. I have been invited to speak on your behalf."
"I believe everyone present here understands the future role of this base, so I won't elaborate further."
"Comrades, do you know these four words?"
As Qin Quanan spoke, he raised his hand to point to the four big words "Science and Technology Strengthen the Army" on the red banner at the top of the conference room.
Without waiting for anyone to respond.
Chief of Staff Qin continued, "Following the September 12, 1997, conference report, which called for a reduction of one million troops in the 1980s, we have officially announced plans to reduce our military by another 500,000 within three years."
"Under the unified deployment and leadership of the CPC Central Committee, we have divided the military streamlining and reorganization into three phases. In the second half of last year, 1998, we completed the streamlining and adjustment of the headquarters and troops. In the first half of this year, we will complete the streamlining and adjustment of equipment and logistics support units."
"In the second half of this year, we will complete the adjustment and streamlining of colleges, training institutions and other units."
"In response to issues such as the bloated leadership and administrative structures, and the irrational setup of some institutions, some departments at the military level and above have been merged, reducing the number of internal institutions and personnel."
"After adjustments to headquarters, military regions, military branch offices, and some merged amateur departments and their subordinate institutions, the entire military will have reduced over 1,500 departments at the army level and above, and its personnel will be streamlined by 20%."
"More than 2,900 military production management organizations and regional enterprise management organizations engaged in commercial production will be abolished or transferred to local governments."
"Comrades, I know that during this major military reduction, many of your comrades, leaders, and subordinates have had to take off their uniforms and leave their units."
"But times are progressing, the country needs to develop, and national defense needs to be built."
"We are working hard to adjust functions, optimize organizations, and find ways to further streamline the relationship between leadership bodies and organs, so that the military leadership's command system will become more efficient, agile, and effective."
“.”
Chief of Staff Qin was speaking on the stage.
Chen Mo was in the audience, flipping through his notebook and taking notes from time to time, and the others did the same.
Anyway, in this kind of meeting, it doesn’t matter whether we understand what the leader is saying or not.
The recorded actions must be there, even if you have to pretend.
In fact, if we really talk about it, the core of the meeting is very simple.
No matter how beautiful Qin Quanan's words were or how sophisticated his vocabulary was, those were just drafts provided by the confidential secretary, and the leader just read along when he went on stage.
Whether talking about the issue of disarmament or the abolition and merger of military academies and training institutions in the second half of 1999.
There is only one core point, and that is - strengthening the military with science and technology.
Why has Chen Mo always felt that 1999 is particularly important?
This is not without reason.
It was not only during this period at the end of the century that the Blue Army Battalion began to appear.
Moreover, the strategy of strengthening the military through science and technology had already been proposed by the higher authorities at that time. In order to reorganize and reform the weapons and equipment management system of the entire army, the General Armament Department was born at this time.
We will focus on the development of new weapons and equipment on the one hand, and the management of existing weapons and equipment on the other hand, and implement unified and centralized leadership over the construction of weapons and equipment.
Equipment departments at all levels of the entire army have been successfully established, forming a new top-down equipment management system.
In just over a decade, the field army went from being oppressed to completing the transformation from mechanization to synthesis, and then to informatization and digitalization.
This great project took others decades to research, but we shortened the time several times. The real starting point was in 1999.
Qin Quanan focused on the idea of strengthening the military through science and technology, as well as the intensity of the above reform actions.
In short, both implicitly and implicitly, the language supports and understands the information technology experiment.
The chief of staff spoke for more than half an hour. Amidst warm applause, Luo Yaowu, director of the Strategic Campaign Department of the Army Academy, came to the stage.
Director Luo was not as excited as Chief of Staff Qin. After all, he was the head of the base and the one who shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Landing Academy.
Being in power is not as simple as just talking empty words and reciting policies.
After Luo Yaowu came on stage, he swept his serious gaze across the audience, and then straightened his body.
He asked solemnly, "Comrades, before I speak on behalf of others, I would like to ask you a question."
"The theme of today's meeting is strengthening the military through science and technology. So what does it mean to strengthen the military through science and technology, and why do we need to do so?"
"Who can answer this?"
The leadership styles of the academy and the army are different. The former is responsible for imparting knowledge, while the latter is mainly responsible for conveying speeches on behalf of the army.
Hear the inquiry.
The students in the audience who had been feeling a little drowsy just now seemed to have found their own value in an instant.
A student sitting in the back immediately stood up and said, "Report."
"speak."
"Strengthening the military through science and technology means strengthening national strategic defense science and technology capabilities, strengthening strategic coordination of defense science and technology, consolidating the strategic foundation of defense science and technology, and implementing strategic defense science and technology projects."
"Yeah, very good."
Hearing the students' answers, Luo Yaowu nodded slightly: "Does anyone else have a different opinion?"
"Report!"
"speak."
"I think we should add a few more points. For example, to strengthen the military through science and technology, we must attach importance to building a strategic platform for national defense science and technology, optimize the strategic layout of national defense science and technology, cultivate strategic talents for national defense science and technology, create a good environment for innovation and competition, and quickly establish a competitive mechanism that is conducive to the emergence of various types of talents."
"Yes, sit down."
Luo Yaowu just nodded again, and then continued to scan the audience.
"Does anyone have anything to add?"
Listening to the questions from the stage, Chen Mo turned his head slightly and looked behind him. Someone wanted to stand up and finally sat down, as if he had not yet formed a firm opinion.
Some people kept their heads down, frowning and thinking hard, and it seemed that they had no intention of responding.
Some people were so anxious that they scratched their heads and wanted to get up but were hesitant.
In fact, what is a strong military through science and technology? This topic is too broad. You can talk about it from the perspective of military research or from the perspective of scientific research.
Even building up national defense and reforming and streamlining are considered right.
Chen Mo was not quite sure what answer Director Luo wanted from this meeting.
While he was considering the answer and had not yet prepared something attractive enough to say, he turned around and his eyes met Director Luo's.
"Report!!"
Their eyes met, and if Chen Mo didn't stand up, it would not be his style.
"Hey, before this young comrade speaks, I have to introduce him."
When Luo Yaowu saw Chen Mo stand up, he seemed quite satisfied.
However, the sudden different treatment made many veterans and students who were sitting upright in the back row look up at Chen Mo.
There was suspicion in everyone's eyes.
After all, the students who can be brought to the base by the instructors will perform well in all aspects, and they have their own small circle.
Although Chen Mo also held the rank of a cadet, many people knew that he came here with the Lu Academy convoy.
But I don’t know him.
What major is this guy from? The cadets in the back row looked at each other, most of them confused.
Even if some people knew him, they had only seen the thousand-meter obstacle course at the military training ground. They didn't think that a person who was being promoted could offer any useful insights.
The chain of contempt exists in both military academies and the military.
However, this kind of small action only appeared in the back row, while the leaders in the front row were all very calm.
Luo Yaowu didn't care about that. When he saw Chen Mo stand up, he waved his hand and said, "Come, come to the front of the stage."
"yes!"
Chen Mo responded and immediately moved forward, looking straight ahead with a firm gaze, and came to the side of the podium.
He turned around with a "snap", then stood at attention and saluted the crowd in the conference room.
"Let me introduce you to you comrades. This young comrade played a significant role in the successful completion and establishment of our base."
"He was the one who first proposed the idea of training non-commissioned officers."
Luo Yaowu finished speaking.
The leaders in the front row, who had originally not cared much about Chen Mo coming on stage, finally looked up and began to face the young man.
Feng Yunqian, the Chief of Staff of the 7th Armored Brigade of the 63rd Army, straightened his back and said with a smile, "This young comrade is from our brigade. He was promoted from private to officer. If I remember correctly, your name is Xiucai, right?"
"Yes, Chief of Staff, my name is Chen Mo, Erdong Chen, Mo by default. Many squad leaders and leaders in the unit call me Xiucai."
Chen Mo straightened his chest and responded in a loud voice.
No matter what, the chief of staff of the 7th Armored Brigade is the leader of his own unit. When one of his own speaks, he must respond frankly.
"Scholar, I have some impression."
Qin Quanan, the military chief of staff who had just taken the stage to speak, smiled and nodded, saying, "I've heard Director Tao mention you before. You're a good guy."
"Thank you for the compliment, Chief!" Chen Mo saluted again, behaving very appropriately.
"Hey, I'm not praising you." Qin Quan'an waved his hand. "Since you proposed the non-commissioned officer training, can you tell me your reasons?"
Hearing this, Chen Mo's reaction was a little slow.
It wasn't until Director Luo coughed lightly behind him that he seemed to have just reacted. He scratched his head and said with a bit of embarrassment: "Commander, I only have some humble opinions, some of my own insights."
He showed hesitation on purpose. After all, the base's affairs would involve information technology experiments. Even if some people present had read the documents, they would need someone's permission before they could speak.
In addition, the way things are done in the army and in the military academy is different. In the Army Academy, if Chen Mo has any problems, he will be facing a group of academics.
To put it bluntly, he would simply face a group of old men who would interrogate him and then conduct a serious study.
But in the army, it is better to keep a low profile when facing these big leaders.
Because not everyone likes you to talk freely and confidently.
In his previous life, Chen Mo had dealt with many military district leaders, some of whom were diehards like him, such as the one in front of him.
But not everyone is as easy to talk to as Director Tao of the Political Department.
This is also why he never raised similar views when he was in the reconnaissance company or the 7th Armored Brigade. It was probably useless to raise them because everyone has their own expertise.
The most important thing is to do the right thing in the right environment.
"Just say what you're told. Being so coy is not like the style of the Seventh Master."
"speak!"
Qin Quanan straightened up, leaned back in his chair, and looked at Chen Mo.
"yes!"
Chen Mo saluted again.
"The reason I mentioned the training of non-commissioned officers is that I studied the three elements of warfare at the academy, learned about the structural changes of armored forces, and after the large-scale decentralization of technical equipment, I came into contact with several sets of data from information technology experiments."
"I personally believe that the reason why information technology experiments repeatedly encounter problems and ultimately fail is not because of whether the equipment is advanced or the reputation of the unit being tested."
"It's about the people who operate these devices."
When talking about the areas he is good at, Chen Mo's aura changed unconsciously.
He just called it his "humble opinion", but when he really started talking, his temperament from the inside out was different.
"When I first read about informationized warfare, I also thought about what the essence of informationized warfare is."
"I've considered interest rate control, communications overwhelm, electronic warfare, and many other aspects."
“But eventually I figured it out.”
"The essence of informatization is computing. I've seen data from previous experiments. During exercises, the experimental unit's command system could contact every individual soldier, and the communications system could monitor all of the unit's electronic signals."
"This means that commanders in fully informationized experimental units can form micro-command centers and simultaneously monitor and calculate the dynamic changes of dozens of enemy units on the battlefield. This allows them to respond as quickly and optimally as possible if a fight breaks out."
"There is also enough time to highly optimize the allocation of forces."
"But unfortunately, all previous experiments have failed."
"Despite the exceptionally efficient command system and the ample scope for tactical flexibility and adaptability, the experiment still failed."
"Then the reason for the defeat wasn't the equipment or the warriors, but rather the poor compatibility between the warriors and the equipment."
"I've seen some data. The most frightening thing about the entire exercise is that the pilot unit headquarters issued a total of 76 tactical orders and 25 coordination orders. Post-combat evaluations showed that the order effectiveness rate was 95% and the execution rate was 15%."
Chen Mo became more and more excited as he spoke.
Those in the audience who have read the document "On Informationized Warfare" understand what he is talking about.
Those who haven't seen it will find it a bit confusing.
However, this did not prevent the people present from subtly changing their perceptions of Chen Mo.
“Why is the execution rate so low?”
"Because of the powerful computing power of information technology, the soldiers who were already unfamiliar with the equipment were unable to react at all."
"When talking about informationization, we have to talk about armored troops. We only had true armored infantry in the early 1990s. For the purpose of informationization experiments, we asked a group of newly qualified armored infantrymen to explore and adapt to informationized warfare, which is more difficult than pure mechanized warfare. The result is bound to fail."
"We recommend and train NCOs because they are a crucial element in the military's combat effectiveness. Most of them serve as squad leaders, serving as the backbone of the troops."
"They are the absolute backbone of the grassroots company's combat effectiveness structure. If you look at foreign armies, you'll find that senior sergeants have much longer service years than we do."
"Currently, our army's use of non-commissioned officers is too limited. Although professional scope involves all arms, it is still in the initial exploratory stage. Skills training relies on routine training organized by divisions and regiments, which wastes administrative resources."
"Also, the career development plan for non-commissioned officers is unclear, and their service is too stable. As far as I know, the skills learned by our non-commissioned officers from the time they join the army to the time they retire are very limited. The potential of the group has not been fully developed, and there is very little turnover."
"We are still far from the standard of one master, multiple specialists, and as the most direct commanders of soldiers, non-commissioned officers actually take on tasks such as grassroots combat command, daily training, and management."
"Most company and platoon-level officers are only responsible for formulating combat plans, unit coordination, and logistics support. The actual execution and supervision are all done by these non-commissioned officers."
"Non-commissioned officers have been in the unit long enough to have both the ability to lead troops and the ability to coordinate, and their understanding of many equipment is far better than that of ordinary soldiers."
"Therefore, I think the training of non-commissioned officers should not only focus on the current information technology experiments."
"In the future, when information technology becomes available on a large scale, there will be more non-commissioned officers who really need training."
"The essence of informatization is computing, and computing requires a large number of experienced people. The purpose of the experiment is to enable mass transformation in the future."
"So, I believe that training non-commissioned officers is not only for the immediate benefit of strengthening their career planning, but also for paving the way for the future."
Chen Mo stated his reasons in one breath.
Most of this knowledge and reasoning is a combination of views from past lives, and a small part is based on what I have recently encountered in college.
Chen Mo's words fell.
The entire conference room was silent, with only the occasional sound of turning pages.
Qin Quanan also fell into deep thought, silently weighing the suggestion in his mind.
Director Luo raised his hand, pinched his nose, and smiled without saying anything.
He looked quite relaxed.
He asked Chen Mo to attend the meeting because he wanted to use Chen Mo to explain the matter clearly.
On the way, he arranged for someone to hand Chen Mo the information of the non-commissioned officers transferred from the troops.
This is all intentional.
As the chief of staff of the old 7th Division, couldn't Luo Yaowu see that the veterans transferred to the base this time were all scraps and could not be used for any major tasks?
But after all, the other army is just cooperating with the experiment, so it is not easy to say it too directly.
It’s just right to let Chen Mo speak out.
After all, he is a student and also a member of the army.
With such awareness at such a young age, do you units still have the nerve to fill in the scraps later?
You have to show some attitude!!
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