Chapter 234: Only the Blue Army Battalion in Motion is the Strongest Battalion
Yao Jinghua's unusual behavior was noticed by Zhang Baolin who was following him.
Lao Zhang knew in advance that a leader was coming, so he behaved very well after coming in and didn't look around.
I felt the person next to me stop and poke Yao Jinghua with his hand.
Veteran Soldier Yao finally reacted, his face flushed with embarrassment, and he quickly caught up with Chen Mo's pace, standing in the middle of the hall.
It was not until Chen Mo raised his hand to salute that he noticed the red banner hanging above him.
Even though he had been preparing himself mentally all the way, he was still shocked at this moment, and even his heart skipped a beat.
Chen Mo had guessed at second-class merit and first-class merit, but he had never dared to think of the honor of a first-class combat hero.
You know, in peacetime, a first-class combat hero is impossible to appear, especially in an era when special-class combat heroes and special merits were cancelled.
The honorary title of First Class Combat Hero can already represent the Medal of the Republic.
This thing is different from the first-class merit.
The military region has the authority to approve first-class merit, while the first-class combat hero needs to be reviewed and approved by the military region and the General Staff, and then reported to a higher-level department. Only after the boss personally listens to the opinions and combat process will the honor be approved.
The third level review is something that you don’t even need to think about, except for those who are major contributors.
In a word, first-class combat hero is the highest honor a field soldier can receive.
This is different from the "August 1st" Medal. The "August 1st" Medal includes but is not limited to field units, and is not as pure as this one.
Fortunately, Chen Mo was knowledgeable and experienced. After being shocked for a moment, he quickly calmed down and stood up straighter.
A loud voice said: "Report, the Blue Army Battalion's acting commander Chen Mo reports in, please give instructions, Commander!"
Under the "August 1st" military flag in the hall.
Di Huitang, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the General Staff, Fu Hongyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Kyoto Military Region, Yuan Shansong, the rarely-seen president of the Army Academy, Luo Yaowu, Director of the Strategic Campaign Department, and Zhang Jinnan, Vice President of the Army Academy, were all present.
Chen Mo knew all these people.
If what we expected is correct, it is these leaders who have been taking the lead, overcoming all difficulties, and insisting on conducting information technology experiments in recent years.
"Blue Army Battalion, that's a great code name." Di Huitang stared at the young man standing in the distance. After a moment's hesitation, he smiled and said, "Captain Chen, do you know why I asked you to come here today?"
"Report, got it!"
Chen Mo raised his head and said, "Commander, I'm glad that I didn't let down the trust of my predecessors. We have accomplished the information technology experiment."
A word of predecessor, a word of we did it.
Instead, the deputy chief of general staff who was asking the question was stunned.
After a long while, he nodded gently and said, "Yes, I did it."
Ever since the informationized battalion entered the exercise area, the directorate has been comprehensively monitoring the actions of the entire battalion.
Otherwise, no battalion-level unit would be able to send seven or eight battlefield observers to be stationed around the area and report to the directorate at any time.
Aren't we putting so much effort into understanding what this informationized warfare is all about?
For people in later generations, they naturally don’t take their experiences seriously and can brag about them.
But how many people know that the emergence of all new systems requires so many departments to study all night long.
After years of hard work, I still can't get the point.
Technology was blocked, and we had to catch up in all aspects. We couldn't figure out how the battle eight years ago was fought.
Countless old seniors with gray hair couldn't even sleep well.
Even the leaders above have mentioned more than once that once war comes, everyone must be prepared to join the military.
Only in this way can we ensure that the country will not be destroyed and the race will not be extinct.
How many people still remember that three years ago, during the joint military exercise, we didn’t even have the courage to participate. How sad that was.
This unit, once known as the pinnacle of light cavalry, had its backbone bent for nearly ten years due to one battle.
How many people can understand the sadness involved?
Chen Mo knew best what this small-scale secret commendation meant.
His words "we have lived up to the trust of our predecessors" touched the hearts of all the leaders present.
Di Huitang didn't ask any more questions and glanced at Fu Hongyi next to him. After all, Chen Mo was a soldier of the Kyoto Military Region and was under his command.
It would be more appropriate for the announcement to be made by the head of the Kyoto Military Region.
Fu Hongyi nodded, stood up, and began to preside over the commendation ceremony in a loud voice.
"Comrade Chen Mo is hereby awarded the honorary title of First Class Combat Hero! In recognition of his significant contributions during the experimental combat of the new information system, which changed the situation, further promoted the application of the new system, earned high recognition from JW, and promoted subsequent research!"
Fu Hongyi finished speaking.
At the scene, even Yao Jinghua and Zhang Baolin, who had been mentally prepared, were shocked when they learned that the honor indeed belonged to Chen Mo.
Still staring with eyes wide in disbelief.
First-class combat hero, let alone getting it, how many people can witness the birth of such an honor?
The two men were like an old rooster with its throat strangled, unable to utter a word, or like fish on land lacking oxygen, their mouths opening and closing.
Yao Jinghua knew that Chen Mo also had a second-class merit, which was an honor that countless soldiers were vying for.
But at this moment, it seems not fragrant at all and extremely insignificant.
Yao Jinghua is not making a fuss about nothing. He is a first-class combat hero. If one day, information technology is no longer confidential and does not need to be hidden and can be decrypted, he can definitely refresh the record of field military merits.
This is something that can be included in textbooks and is integrated with field honors.
So jealous!
At this moment, Yao Jinghua and Zhang Baolin were really jealous.
Principal Yuan of Lu Academy was the first to applaud, and then the others followed suit.
Even Chen Mo himself had the audacity to join in the clapping.
After Fu Hongyi announced the order, he picked up a huge red box from the table in front of him.
He stretched out his hands and took out the First Class Combat Hero Medal with a red ribbon from the box, strode off the stage and came to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo quickly straightened up and raised his hand to salute again.
Look serious.
In his two lifetimes, and with all his experiences, he had never been more serious than he was at this moment.
"Lieutenant Chen, keep working hard and keep moving."
"The initial success of the experiment is just the first step, and we still have a long way to go."
"Your suggestion is correct. If we move towards information technology, we must establish a non-commissioned officer academy. The organization will reconsider your suggestion and strive to build an army non-commissioned officer academy to train information technology professionals before the end of the year."
"Being a First-Class Combat Hero is a recognition of your efforts by JW, but you personally must not harbor any pride or complacency."
"Due to various reasons, this award will be kept confidential for a certain period of time, but I believe it won't take too long."
“Thank you, Chief!!”
After being personally awarded the medal by the commander-in-chief of the military region, Chen Mo saluted again with the standard posture: "I thank the organization for its trust. As a combat hero, I will lead the future information battalion from one victory to another, create new glories, and bravely scale new heights. I will never forget my mission, learn from my predecessors, constantly reflect, maintain a humble and progressive attitude, and never let down the education and training of the leaders, and live up to the trust placed in me by leaders at all levels."
Chen Mo muttered a lot and gave a long speech. He knew very well what the leaders above liked to hear.
However, this is indeed what he really thinks.
Now that you have found your own path, stick to it.
There will be a non-commissioned officer academy and new informationized troops. Chen Mo believes that one day, he will lead more than one informationized troop.
No matter what, as a soldier, we must never let down this big red first-class combat hero medal engraved with the words "August 1st".
The commendation meeting is over.
Chen Mo was left in the hall to explain in detail the entire combat process, including how to interfere with the Blue Army's eastern and northwest garrisons.
How to use the cross-linked satellite positioning system to issue combat orders to each team. Of course, the information battalion wants to exert its true combat effectiveness.
The first thing is the synthesis of arms. Otherwise, no matter how high the interference technology you arrange for a team of pure infantry, they will not be able to win the battle.
So many experiments had been tried before without success, and the synthesis itself had already failed.
Informatization is just an upgrade of mechanization, not a completely new system, nor can experience be gained solely by imitating foreign militaries.
It would be more accurate to say that I am staying here to make a report, rather than to listen to the plans that the Army Academy and the Military Region are preparing for the next step.
A non-commissioned officer academy was to be built, but the final result of the discussion was to be affiliated with the Kyoto Military Region and temporarily designated as a full-division-level unit.
It is mainly focused on training and does not have various training conditions. To put it bluntly, it is a pure cultural course. The subsequent enrollment requirements will be improved and only soldiers with a high school degree will be accepted.
The academy and the Kyoto Military District are negotiating to establish an informationized battalion.
This time, the camp needs to be built from scratch, without relying on other established units in the military region.
As for the selection of battalion commander, the above intention is to let Chen Mo take the position. The specific matters will be put into construction after the exercise is over, or after the military parade is over.
The meeting lasted more than three hours.
Apart from the beginning when he could still talk about the battle process, Chen Mo basically spent the rest of the time listening to the plan.
By the time he came out of the awarding hall, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.
Yao Jinghua really lived up to everyone's expectations. Under the pretext of reserving food for the battalion commander, he ran to the cafeteria twelve times during dinner.
In his words, there weren't many people stationed at the 184th Regiment's base anyway, most of them were commanders and staff officers of the directorate, many of them high-ranking officials, and no one knew him at all.
As long as you go to get food, they will give it to you, and there is no patrol or supervision.
By the time Chen Mo came out and found the man, Old Soldier Yao had already caught more than 20 kilograms of fish, more than 10 kilograms of cumin lamb, and a large bag of steaming buns.
This guy found a sack from somewhere and stuffed all the packed food into it.
Chen Mo pulled the bag and saw neatly arranged aluminum lunch boxes inside. Some of the drier items were packed in paper bags covered with a layer of oil.
"Why do you have so much?" Chen Mo was a little dumbfounded. It was the first time he saw food packed in such a way, a sack of food.
"Eat it! We're tired of eating dry rations every day. Take some back and share with the brothers." Yao Jinghua said proudly, "Captain, didn't you tell me to pack it?"
Chen Mo:
This reconnaissance company has damn bad execution ability.
Since the 184th Regiment’s headquarters houses the directorate’s office, meals are available 24 hours a day. After all, there are so many cadres, and it is impossible for all of them to come out at mealtimes.
Chen Mo even wondered if a new sack would appear out of nowhere if the meeting had lasted another hour.
"Let's go back to camp."
Seeing how much food was packed, even Chen Mo, who was thick-skinned, felt embarrassed to go to the cafeteria again.
"Go eat something more, Captain. I just packed up my food and now I'm starving." Yao Jinghua touched his belly and complained with a bitter face.
Zhang Baolin was squatting in the distance smoking, with an expression that said, "I don't know these two old-fashioned people."
Chen Mo's mouth twitched, and he turned decisively and walked towards the helicopter.
As they walked, they urged: "What the hell are you doing eating? You took away dozens of lunch boxes from the cafeteria. When other leaders come to get their meals and find that they don't have any, we will be embarrassed."
"Damn it, hurry up and leave, be careful someone will check your sack later."
"Oh, okay!"
The three of them ran towards the helicopter stealthily, not daring to stay for a moment, and retreated in a hurry.
They had come here to accept the honor, but no one expected that the veteran of the reconnaissance company would be so honest, causing the three of them to leave as if they were fleeing.
Even when they were halfway there, Chen Mo couldn't help but sigh, wondering how a person could get into such a big disaster.
As for this matter, it would be fine if it didn't get out.
Once the news gets out, in the eyes of the Blue Army, the mysterious Information Battalion will soon become a fat thief who steals food from the directorate cafeteria.
This isn't even embarrassing enough.
It was almost nine o'clock.
Chen Mo and his men returned to the area where the Red Army Division Artillery Regiment was located.
As soon as he got off the Z-8, Chen Mo looked around and found that some of the troops stationed outside the Red Army artillery regiment were missing.
Dozens of kilometers away, the sound of smoothbore cannons and individual artillery not only did not weaken, but became even more fierce than before they left.
"The Blue Army has received reinforcements?"
Chen Mo frowned and no longer cared to criticize Yao Jinghua. He walked quickly towards the battalion command center.
When we arrived at the battlefield tents, almost all the squad leaders in the camp were there.
"What's going on? Has the fighting on the Eastern Front escalated?"
Before Chen Moran entered the tent, the voice came in.
Gao Jin heard the voice, stood up and looked Chen Mo up and down. He didn't see any difference from before he set out, so he nodded and said, "It's more than just reinforcements."
"According to our reconnaissance this afternoon, the Blue Army's infantry garrisons on the southern front have begun to advance continuously towards the eastern front. This is the entire main force advancing."
"The Red Army Division's 417th Regiment's initial defenses were no longer able to hold, and they kept redeploying troops. Now the battle between the two sides is widespread. Several waves of Blue Army scouts appeared in our area this afternoon."
"Including the Blue Army's 6th Air Division bomber formation, they continued to dispatch. Fortunately, our Kyoto Military Region was responsible for intercepting the Red Army's 7th Air Division, so neither side fought."
"However, judging by the Blue Army's posture, a large-scale battle is probably not far away."
"What a quick move!!"
When Chen Mo heard that the main force of the Blue Army's southern front was moving to the eastern front, he smacked his lips in surprise.
After all, he had only figured out the Red Army's intention in the afternoon, which was to tie down the connection between the Blue Army's southern and eastern fronts, forcing the Blue Army to increase its troops and abandon the main battlefield on the southern front.
The tactic used is bloodletting.
But unexpectedly, the Blue Army acted so decisively. During the war, the main force moved eastward on a large scale and took the initiative to meet the Red Army's main battlefield. This courage is not something that ordinary people can possess.
You know, the southern line was the main battlefield location originally planned by the Blue Army. Whether it was the terrain or the firepower arrangement, the Blue Army, relying on its advantage of being familiar with the terrain, must have studied it for more than a day.
Such an important strategic deployment, just give up like that?
So what is the Blues' confidence?
That’s right, Chen Mo was puzzled as to what their confidence came from. A motorized infantry division had lost its armored regiment, and its frontal firepower was already insufficient.
The garrison on the northwest front was surrounded by two Red Army regiments and could not move. The eastern front was severely damaged, with no oil or ammunition, and was unable to support the northwest front.
In this situation, the Red Army's artillery regiment and anti-aircraft artillery regiment did not move. Why did the Blue Army think that the main motorized infantry force on the southern line could defeat the Red Army's deployment on the eastern front?
unless.
The firepower of the Blue Army's armored regiment was replenished. Otherwise, there was no reason to explain where the Blue Army's confidence came from.
But the problem is that the armored regiment of the Type A division was destroyed in less than a day. Where can they get the reinforcements?
Chen Mo spread out his map. As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. He was trying to figure out the Blue Army's intentions.
Just when Chen Mo was silent and analyzing the battle situation seriously.
Yao Jinghua came over hopping and skipping, carrying a sack and baring his big front teeth.
"Come on, come on, dinner's ready. Braised chicken, cumin lamb, as much as you want, and as many big white steamed buns as you want."
The cadres present were, at any rate, well-informed.
But it was also the first time they saw someone delivering food in sacks.
Cheng Dong was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out: "Fuck, Lao Yao, this is the meal you packed?"
"Didn't you say you were going to the 184th Regiment for a meeting? You've taken so many of their things, and they won't give you any trouble?"
"I'm looking for trouble." Yao Jinghua said with pride, "I just said I was going to get food for the battalion commander. Who dares to stop me?"
"You don't know, but today, Xiucai went to the directorate, and a chief with a rank of 1-3 and a chief with a rank of 1-2 personally awarded Xiucai the honorary title of First-Class Combat Hero."
"Captain, I'm telling you, after the exercise, think about how to erect a monument for the scholar at the entrance of our reconnaissance company. It would be a real honor."
"Besides, there's no one in the 184th Regiment. Only the director general is there, and there's no one else stationed there."
Yao Jinghua responded while taking vegetables out of the sack.
But the people present were shocked by his words.
Oh my goodness, a first-class combat hero? Alive? And with all his limbs intact?
Everyone turned to look at Chen Mo in shock.
There were bursts of gasps. This award was beyond everyone's expectations.
But at this time, Chen Mo was also shocked. He was not shocked by the medal, but by Yao Jinghua's words: "Where are the people in the 184th Regiment? The base is empty."
How could it be such a coincidence?
The Blue Army Division happened to be making a big move, suspected to have made up for the shortcomings of the Armored Regiment, but the Special Battalion of the 184th Regiment disappeared?
"Hey, scholar, have you really been awarded the First Class Combat Hero Medal?"
Cheng Dong's voice was trembling when he asked.
"Captain, let's talk about this later. I'm afraid we're in big trouble."
Chen Mo rolled up the map and sat up straight.
Seeing him so serious, all the officers in the battlefield tent were stunned. They forced themselves to suppress their doubts and sat on the benches.
Chen Mo didn't waste any time. He took out the certificate and box containing the medal from his clothes and placed them on the table.
"We'll talk about awarding the medal later."
"Captain Wang."
"arrive!"
"You're from Xiangjian, so you should know about the special forces brigade under the Jincheng Military Region, right?"
"I know." Wang Jianbin nodded naturally. "The special forces brigade of the Jincheng Military Region, like us, are directly under the command of the major military region."
"There are probably about two to three thousand of them, and their combat effectiveness is probably about the same. They have individual combat vehicles and small-caliber artillery."
"Understood."
Chen Mo took a deep breath and then spread the map on the table again.
He said seriously, "Comrades, in the battle between the Red Army and the Blue Army, you should be able to see the intentions of both sides."
"The reason the Red Army dared to contain the Blue Army was because they took advantage of the fact that they had no heavy armor, so they resorted to the bloodletting tactic."
"But now, the main force of the Blue Army's southern front has moved eastward. With the battle situation unclear and their main force being tied down, what confidence does the Blue Army have to dare to do this?"
"What else can we be confident of? We must have the ability to disrupt the situation." Gao Jin responded.
"Yes, since they have the ability to disrupt the situation, it means that the Blue Army has a new addition."
“Who is this new organization?”
"Isn't it the Sixth Air Division joining?" Gao Jin was stunned.
As a colonel staff officer of the military district staff, Chen Mo could naturally see what he could analyze.
"That's not right." Chen Mo shook his head. "The Blue Army has the Sixth Air Division, and we also have the Seventh Air Division. This is not enough to allow the Blue Army to move east so decisively."
"I went to the 184th Regiment today, and the entire base there was empty. I guessed they were participating in an exercise."
"Since returning, the Blue Army's strategic deployment has changed. As you mentioned earlier, several waves of scouts were spotted near the camp this afternoon."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Blue Army has most likely incorporated the special forces brigade directly under the military district into their organization. To prevent our surprise attack, I'm afraid our first target tonight will be us."
"As long as the Information Battalion is not destroyed, the Blue Army's division commander will probably not be able to sleep."
Chen Mo's last sentence was somewhat joking, but the cadres present could not laugh at all.
In the mechanized age, the decapitation operations of the special forces are still at the stage of being mythologized.
A serious decapitation plan is not like what is shown in TV dramas, where a small team of people can reach the main force's command room.
That's pure bullshit.
Even if more than a dozen people come, they will die of exhaustion but still cannot get there.
But the problem is that the strength of the special brigade is not just a dozen people as commonly known. It is actually a reorganized regiment.
There are two to three thousand people.
This kind of unit has the ability of electromagnetic interference and destruction.
Even if it is inferior, it is only in the number of actual combat and equipment configuration. After all, with the Kyoto Military Region as a backer, the equipment will definitely not suffer any losses.
Just imagine, what would happen if a camp was unprepared and was besieged by thousands of special forces?
"It can't be that weird, right?" Gao Jin still couldn't believe it.
"It doesn't matter anymore."
Chen Mo waved his hand: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for one."
"Order, notify the entire battalion to move out in half an hour."
"Remember, the Blue Army Battalion is only the strongest battalion when it is mobile. I don't care whether it is the special forces or the main motorized infantry of the Blue Army that are coming tonight."
"In short, if you see one, kill one; if you see two, kill both."
"Gao Jin, go inform the commander of the Red Army's artillery regiment and tell them our assessment to prevent the Blue Army from taking advantage of this opportunity."
"OK!"
Gao Jin nodded: "Then let's move. Where should we move to? We have to have a target, right?"
"I just said that our Blue Army Battalion is strongest when it is mobile. Isn't the firepower of the Blue Army's southern front constantly shifting to the eastern front?"
"The main force is also shifting, so the division headquarters can't just stay where it is."
"Tonight's mission is to find and capture the Blue Army Division Headquarters at all costs."
Chen Mo told his plan.
It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but once he opened his mouth, the dozens of cadres present were completely stunned.
Wow, it’s incredible that a battalion can defeat an entire regiment and win.
Is this, they are targeting the Blue Army Advisor's lair again?
But no one thought there was anything wrong with Chen Mo's order. The information battalion had super strong reconnaissance capabilities and the ability to discover and destroy.
With the support of the cross-linked satellite positioning system, there will be no major problems in the coordination of various teams, and their maneuvering speed is much faster than that of ordinary troops.
Who knows, it might actually work.
"What are you still standing there for?" Chen Mo stood up and rolled up the map: "Execute immediately."
"As for these meals, we can't just let us cadres eat them. We have to tell the soldiers in the battalion, even if only one person can have one bite."
"Let's go all out tonight. If we win, we'll become famous. If we lose, it won't be shameful."
"Squad Leader Yao, you will temporarily replace Lao Wang and stay with me first."
"Old Feng, go inform the entire battalion. Everyone will be moving out in half an hour."
"yes!!"
Accompanied by instructions.
Within three minutes, all tanks in the entire Blue Army camp started and began pre-battle self-inspections.
Chen Mo hurriedly stuffed two steamed buns into his mouth and ran towards the artillery regiment headquarters.
You can't fight a war just by passion.
He needs to ask the artillery staff how the Blue Army deploys troops, and at least give the analyst department a position.
Just provide some clues.
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