Chapter 196: Gathering the elite of the entire army to build the strongest information-based battalion
Pei Shuajun didn't say what the specific arrangements for the Second Battalion were, and Chen Mo didn't ask.
Since Director Luo has considered the joint training in the future, it is not difficult to guess that the three companies here will probably be moved to the base in the next two days.
On the way back.
Pei Shuajun still drove the original car, while Luo Yaowu and the lieutenant colonel from the general staff followed Wei Brigade's car to the brigade headquarters to discuss the follow-up arrangements.
"Scholar, where did you learn all that commanding experience?"
Captain Pei held the steering wheel and turned his head with interest to look at Chen Mo in the passenger seat.
He was in the second company when the two companies were confronting each other just now.
"I remember you were from the reconnaissance company. How come you can also command the armored company?"
"I can't say I know how to do it. I'm mostly confused." Chen Mo smiled modestly.
"Damn, not to mention how many times they fell, but I'm really surprised. The discipline of the Second Battalion is indeed a bit lax overall. However, the combat level of the soldiers in their company is not low, and their reactions are also quite quick."
"I'm just confused as to why their performance in the drills was so poor."
After Pei Shuajun participated in a field exercise, he praised the Second Battalion in his words and deeds.
Chen Mo listened, only occasionally agreeing, and did not offer any opinions.
Because there's nothing to mention.
As the saying goes, one incompetent general can tire out the entire army. The 7th Tank Division must have had a glorious past. Many of its fine practices are ingrained in its bones and passed down from generation to generation.
Even if there are occasional oversights, the overall situation will definitely not be too bad.
But the problem is that the combat effectiveness of a unit cannot be judged solely by the soldiers, but also by the ability of the commander.
Now, there are still a considerable number of people in grassroots units, from battalion commanders to company commanders, who are officers who were directly transferred from the Volunteer Army. Most of them probably haven't even finished elementary school, let alone professional knowledge.
There is even no experience in further training in military academy.
You can let commanders like this train their troops, and it will be absolutely successful.
But they are far from good at commanding a war, especially when it comes to on-the-spot performance and controlling the battle situation. There are very few people who can really do it.
Pei Shuajun must have experienced the Lu Academy's information technology experiments more than once. Along the way, he kept talking about Director Luo's arrangements.
Between the lines, he was also looking forward to this Northwest military exercise.
However, Chen Mo was still unable to get in sync with his thinking.
As for the reason, it is not complicated.
Pei Shuajun oversimplified that large-scale military exercise and thought that the Blue Army on the battlefield could be as small as the Second or First Company.
Stop it.
What Chen Mo just said to Director Luo about being "weak" was not just a casual remark. Not only is intelligence weak, but technology is also weak in this era.
The advantages of informatization can only be suppressed by technology, but the premise of technological suppression is sufficient intelligence support.
Otherwise, in an area where an exercise zone can easily reach two or three square kilometers, it would be like being blind without intelligence.
If we move forward rashly, not to mention who we might run into, just maintaining the equipment of the suture battalion would be a huge undertaking.
Once the logistics are not strong enough.
If the troops can't maneuver for less than 100 kilometers, I'm afraid that more than half of the artillery vehicles and tanks will be grounded, and it will be useless to fight.
Talent, we still need a lot of talent.
Chen Mo secretly calculated in his mind that a tank battalion had 160 people, plus a reconnaissance company of 95 people, plus a howitzer company, an anti-aircraft company, and a rocket artillery platoon.
For such a large-scale troop maneuver, the number of logistical support personnel must be at least around 200.
With only the more than 30 people led by Liang Hongjie and a dozen veteran non-commissioned officers in the base, the logistics are simply not enough.
War is all about logistics.
Thinking of this, Chen Mo decided to make careful plans after returning to the base.
He believed that the teachers in Lu Academy must have made preparations, and their preparations were more comprehensive than he had considered.
But more people always means more strength.
Throughout the rest of the journey, Pei Shuajun kept talking about what he learned from the Second Company's battle.
Unfortunately, Chen Mo didn't listen at all. He just said a few perfunctory words occasionally and pretended to listen very seriously.
After returning to base.
What is different from the past is.
The previous atmosphere that focused on cultural subjects has completely disappeared.
Instead, on the training ground, all the personnel in the base, whether they were non-commissioned officers or lieutenants, were running with backpacks on their backs, braving the sweltering evening heat.
The deafening slogans, one after another, ignited the enthusiasm of the entire base.
From a distance, you can see rows of sweaty footprints on the training ground, almost wetting the entire ground.
Pei Shuaijun parked the car in an open space and looked up at the crowd running in the distance. He was stunned for a long time before saying, "My goodness, what's going on?"
"Why are you all starting physical training?"
"War preparations." Chen Mo pursed his lips and responded, "You forgot that the commander held a meeting and specifically instructed that all cultural classes be suspended from today onwards."
"Begin full combat readiness."
"Oh, yes, that's what happened." Pei Shuaijun took off his hat and scratched his hair. "Xiucai, I have to go and get busy. The academy has a batch of equipment to be shipped over. I'll go over and follow up."
"OK!"
Watching Captain Pei leave, Chen Mo stared at the people training in the distance, which made him feel a little excited.
However, he did not go closer to take a look.
Pre-war physical training is a compulsory course in the army. There is no way to avoid it, no need to talk about informatization, mechanization, etc.
No matter how advanced the equipment is, it still needs human control, that is, these soldiers.
On the battlefield, a soldier's most important skill is movement.
It’s impossible that if the terrain is a little bit bad, the tank will also be unable to move, right?
If you're out of breath after walking a few steps and don't even have the strength to lift your gun, then that's not called fighting. At most, it's like going to die.
Therefore, Luo Yaowu instructed to cancel the cultural courses recently in order to strengthen everyone's physical fitness and prepare for the battle in the northwest.
I stood there and looked for a while.
When Chen Mo was about to return to the dormitory, another military vehicle roared into the base in the distance.
After the vehicle stopped, Liang Hongjie got out and ran towards the dormitory holding a large cardboard box.
Looking at the way he was, he was sneaking around like a thief.
"Platoon leader, what are you carrying?"
Chen Mo had already walked into the dormitory building, then stepped back and asked curiously.
"Oh, scholar, it's okay, there are candles inside." Liang Hongjie said, and with a "clang" he dropped the cardboard box on the ground, opened it and laughed: "The company commander asked me to go back to Kuchi Village and bring all our treasures."
"Look at this."
When he first heard the word "treasure", Chen Mo was quite surprised and wondered what treasure the reconnaissance company had.
After all, we brought guns and everything.
The most precious ones are probably the 12 Type 63 armored vehicles left in the company.
But when he saw that the box contained pieces of candles, thumbtacks, stacks of newspapers, and some paper documents wrapped in blue folders.
Chen Mo's mouth twitched, and he said, "Come on, Platoon Leader, you should move these treasures back."
"I am not worthy of it."
"Hehe, it's not for you anyway." Liang Hongjie picked up the box with a smile, and then hurried to the dormitory.
That posture looked like he had done something wrong.
In fact, the things he did were really easy to get him criticized.
The reconnaissance company's candles and thumbtacks are not for lighting or nailing walls.
Do you know why the Kuchi Reconnaissance Company always ranks well in every competition?
That’s not because the company has a high proportion of veterans, but because the reconnaissance company has a lot of training that later generations simply cannot understand.
Take those candles, for example.
That is placed under the belly when doing push-ups at night, and the thumbtack is placed under the forehead, including when doing abdominal exercises, the thumbtack is also placed under the buttocks.
Any growth and honor is not only about the apparent hard work, the bitterness behind it is often more touching.
Chen Mo was a clerk and had received a lot of training in this area at that time.
There is no other way. You have to endure it even if you can't bear it, otherwise you will suffer the excruciating pain.
After Liang Hongjie left, Chen Mo looked up at the scouts who were still working hard on the training ground. He could only observe two seconds of silence for them in his heart.
Summer.
Put a candle under the belly, tsk tsk
It’s exciting just thinking about it.
After dinner, Chen Mo stayed in the dormitory, writing and drawing on a piece of paper, calculating the organization, firepower, logistics, etc. of the reinforced battalion.
Around nine o'clock in the evening.
He could hear the constant roar of cars downstairs and the sound of people talking and laughing, but Chen Mo didn't pay any attention to them.
There are many people in the base now, including people from the academy and field units. In addition, due to the combat readiness, Chen Mo thought that the training group was gathering for the evening roll call.
But I waited for about ten minutes.
The door to dormitory 301 suddenly clanged open, and Pei Shuaijun ran in breathlessly, urging, "Xiucai, why are you still sitting here? Didn't you hear the announcement downstairs that we should assemble in the conference room?"
"Hurry up, hurry up."
After Pei Shuajun finished speaking, he pulled Chen Mo up without saying a word and ran out with him.
Chen Mo was stunned: "What's the matter? It's so urgent?"
"Hey! What else is going on? The military region asked us to join the war and build a base in Jinyang. Do you think this is just our business?"
"Hurry up, brigade commanders of the military region, people from each division, people from the political department, the general staff, and the training department, all come over."
"They say we're going to the Northwest Military Region to participate in the exercises, and they're going to draw troops from across the region to assemble."
"For the next joint training, the military district will provide the venue and each unit will deploy personnel to cooperate."
"Is it true? Why are you talking so mysteriously?"
After hearing this, Chen Mo was a little bit unconvinced.
As for experimental informatization, there is nothing wrong with organizing troops to go to the northwest to participate in military exercises, and the military region has come forward to cooperate vigorously, distribute ammunition, and provide venues.
But to say that every unit will transfer personnel to cooperate is a bit too abstract.
After all, units are usually anxious over a few quotas or the allocation of outstanding soldiers, so how could they cooperate so easily?
However, Chen Mo's doubts did not last long.
Come down from upstairs.
We discovered that in an open space far away inside the base, rows of Type 63 armored personnel carriers were neatly parked, and there were more than a dozen of them at random.
You know, there are only six vehicles in the entire Second Battalion, but there are suddenly more than a dozen more vehicles at the base.
"Is that the tank transported by the reconnaissance company?"
Chen Mo pointed at the parked vehicles.
"Yeah, we're going to have a joint training. The reconnaissance company's tanks have all been brought over tonight, and some of the infantry fighting vehicles from the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Battalions of the 7th Brigade have also been moved over."
"We are now strong in both military and cavalry." Pei Shuajun's face was full of pride as he introduced.
Of course, his pride should not be limited to these infantry fighting vehicles.
Because Chen Mo also found several trucks parked in the distance, and the truck launchers were loaded with milky white drones, which could be seen clearly from dozens of meters away.
Chen Mo guessed that this was the Type 206 drone transferred from the Army Academy.
He remembered that this model not only had vehicle-mounted launch capabilities but also manual assembly, but its lightness could not be compared with the later Hummingbird fleet.
Even the launch is like the paper airplanes we played with as children, which requires manual projection. Currently, the reconnaissance platoons of some units have been equipped with it.
The disadvantages are that it has a short flight range, can only fly fixed routes, and will fall apart when landing, requiring soldiers to pick up the parts and reassemble them on the ground on the return journey.
What can I say about the function? It’s better than nothing.
Due to the tight time, Chen Mo did not carefully observe what equipment was transported over.
After the two came to the meeting room.
The meeting has already begun. The participants are the heads of military regions, some senior non-commissioned officers, and some officers.
The ordinary soldiers were not notified.
Chen Mo didn't hear what was said at the beginning of the meeting.
Anyway, as soon as he sat down, he looked up and saw Zhang Jinnan, the vice president of Lu Academy, standing at the front of the conference room.
With a reserved yet somewhat domineering expression, he said, "Please rest assured, our college took the lead in establishing this base with the goal of cultivating multi-talented people for you."
"If you have good soldiers, please send them here. I, Zhang Jinnan, will never intercept your soldiers. Remember, I, Old Zhang, am not that kind of person."
Chen Mo arrived late and didn’t hear what was said before.
But he could feel that after Vice President Zhang finished speaking, many heads of units present were extremely speechless, and some heads of the main forces almost popped their eyes out.
I guess these people have never seen anyone take wanting someone so naturally.
After the vice president finished his statement, the entire conference room entered the discussion phase.
The top guys in this unit all have louder voices than each other.
Chen Mo just sat in the back and listened for a while before he understood the general idea.
The theme of this meeting is similar to what Pei Shuajun just described. For this Northwest military exercise, all units of the 63rd Army worked together to provide information-based services.
The Xiaocheng Anti-aircraft Artillery Brigade will deploy an anti-aircraft artillery company, a radar unit, and all personnel, weapons and equipment will be configured according to the highest standards.
For all units dispatched, soldiers selected the most elite personnel from the entire brigade to take over.
The requirement is that the squad leader must have at least the most basic command ability.
The howitzer company and the long-range rocket artillery company were transferred from the mechanized infantry brigade and the 188th Division respectively.
The requirements are almost the same. All transferred personnel must be elite and will not be transferred according to the existing organization. Instead, the transferred units will replace them with the best soldiers based on the same professional branches.
The price is that after the Northwest Military Exercise, the base will be responsible for training two batches of professional non-commissioned officers for these units.
Listen to the discussions in the conference room and find out the conditions proposed by Dean Lu.
Chen Mo opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.
When he returned from the Second Battalion, he was still planning how to reorganize the organization, transfer personnel, and configure logistics.
As a result, the most difficult problem for him at the moment was almost completely solved by Vice President Zhang in a meeting.
It really proves the saying that your butt determines your thinking.
Is it really okay to ask for it so directly?
Chen Mo suddenly felt that he was too thin-skinned and too gentle, at least compared to Vice President Zhang, who asked for things and put forward conditions, wanting the best.
We are still too immature.
If we follow the Army Academy's method and organize it through information technology, it will nominally be a reinforced battalion, and its number of people is estimated to be comparable to that of an infantry regiment.
But then again.
Everything must be equipped with the best quality, and even the established units must be split up.
Is this request a bit inappropriate?
After all, the coordination ability of an organized unit is honed through hard work, and temporary replacements can be made by replacing them with more professional soldiers.
I'm afraid that the efficiency may not be better than the original organization in a short period of time.
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