Chapter 193 Orders from the Military Region

Chapter 193 Orders from the Military Region

Chapter 193 Orders from the Military Region

The next morning.

T Division Headquarters Conference Room.

The chief officers of the 701st Regiment, 702nd Regiment, 703rd Regiment, Artillery Regiment, Aviation Brigade and Division Reconnaissance Battalion were all gathered here.

At a glance, all they saw were officers, and each one had a more solemn expression than the other.

Everyone knows the theme of this meeting, but no one knows who will be hit by the military reform and how it will be implemented.

The unknown is often the most frightening.

Everyone could only wait with their hearts beating fast in this uneasy meeting atmosphere, waiting for the sword to fall.

Not long after.

The division commander and the political commissar pushed the door open together and walked straight to the main seat at the front.

"stand up!"

Give an order.

All the officers present stood up in unison, except Captain Wang, who was a beat slower.

Captain Wang was feeling inexplicably uneasy, which made it impossible for him to concentrate. He was distracted while sitting there just now, so his reactions were a little slow.

Fortunately, the atmosphere in the conference hall was too solemn, and everyone present was preoccupied with their concerns.

I can't even take care of myself, so how can I care about others?

"I am very grateful for your support for my work. It has given me more confidence. Thank you. Please take a seat."

The commander walked to the main seat, saluted, then thanked with a smile, took off his hat and put it on the table, pulled out a chair and sat down.

The smile on the commander's face was very inconsistent with the solemn atmosphere at the scene.

No one present understood what it meant and didn't know why the division commander could still be happy. The disarmament of the regiments below was equivalent to dismantling the T Division.

Captain Wang, who was already uneasy, frowned as he looked at his division commander.

"I'm sure everyone already knows the main topic of today's meeting, so I won't repeat myself. Let's get straight to the point."

The division commander made a brief opening statement, and then went straight to the point, saying: "The times are progressing, technology is developing, and the form of warfare is also upgrading.

Reform is an inevitable trend and is imperative. If we don’t want to be eliminated, we must keep improving.

Before this, we had made several changes, all of which were major and profound. We were nervous at the beginning every time, but the results were always good, and our combat effectiveness increased rapidly.

From running on two legs to motorization, from motorization to semi-mechanization, and from semi-mechanization to mechanization.

Now, a new era has arrived, and the entire army must move from the mechanization era to the information era, a new era that is completely unfamiliar to us.

I understand that you are hesitant, nervous, and have doubts, but this is not an excuse, right? "

The division commander paused at this point and slowly swept his eyes from left to right, allowing the officers present to absorb what he said.

Then he continued: "In fact, most of you have experienced this situation, and you are not only familiar with reform, but you are even very familiar with it.

Frankly speaking, every reform process is not easy, and can even be described as difficult.

But will we retreat when things get tough? Will we be defeated when things get tough? Does the glorious history and honor of our army allow us to do so?

Not allowed!!

We must carry forward our army's spirit of hard work and perseverance, and face challenges head-on to solve problems. This is what we need to do."

As the teacher spoke, he tapped the table with his fingers. The sound was very crisp, and it reached the ears of everyone present, just like the sound of thunder, which was refreshing.

The gloomy and depressing atmosphere in the conference hall was thus greatly eased.

"I know what you are all worried about and what you are concerned about. It is nothing more than the issue of people leaving and people staying. This is also inevitable."

While speaking, the division commander glanced at Captain Wang, then quickly looked away.

He continued: “In the reform process before this, we sent away many old troops, many of whom were glorious and had a long history.

From a personal perspective, you don't want them to leave, and I don't want them to leave even more.

But for the long-term development of the troops and to adapt to the modern form of warfare, from a macro perspective, we must do this.

The old one, even if it is definitely the best, we have to do it.

Because we only need the most suitable ones, and we have to bear the pain of all factors that are not suitable for national conditions and modernization, no matter how good they are. "

Every word the teacher said was heartfelt.

Those eyes, full of emotion, became a little redder.

All the battalion and regiment-level commanders present were moved by the division commander's words. They realized the huge impact of informatization and that they had to and could only accept military reform.

If we stubbornly stick to the old ways and refuse to accept new things, we will surely be eliminated by the world in the future.

The Qing government that closed its doors to the outside world.

He is the bloody example right in front of us!
The division commander approached the issue from both the emotional and practical aspects, and conducted dual-channel analysis using both objective and subjective methods, allowing everyone present to realize the inevitability of military reform.

Then we began to get to the core of the matter - how the knife actually fell.

"The military district's document has come down. In order to steadily advance the military reform, it has been decided to first pilot our division and then fully implement it."

The division commander said this, then looked at Captain Wang and called out his name, "Captain Wang."

"To!"

Captain Wang stood up, expressionless.

A pilot project is equivalent to a test product that is operated on first. Your own group has become a test product. Which group leader would be in a good mood if this were the case?

When the other regiment commanders heard the 702nd Regiment being named, they knew that it was the 702nd Regiment that would be hit this time.

They all secretly breathed a sigh of relief!

Strangely, the division commander smiled again, stood up, walked to the side of Regiment Commander Wang and said, "The military district has not yet determined which regiment, but after a meeting of the division party committee, it was unanimously decided that the 702nd Regiment would be the pilot unit.

This Operation Sword confrontation exercise has exposed the biggest problem of our infantry regiment now, which is the lack of information confrontation capability.

Therefore, in order to strengthen your 702nd Regiment, it is also to meet the needs of informationized warfare.

The military district has decided to form an electronic warfare company, the only all-officer company in the entire army, to replace your regiment's current Sixth Company.

The Sixth Company is an honorable unit with a history. We all know that, and I know you will be in a difficult position too.

But I hope you can support my work. If you have any difficulties, please tell me. As long as it is possible, I will find a way for you. "

Captain Wang, who originally thought that the aorta was about to be cut, felt relieved when he heard that it was the 6th Company that was to be disbanded.

However, Captain Wang was still upset that the 6th Meritorious Company had been withdrawn.

The combat effectiveness of the 8th, 9th and 10th Companies is much worse than that of the 6th Company, and their performance in this exercise is actually worse than that of the 6th Company.

However, the weaker companies stayed behind, while the strongest armored infantry company was withdrawn.

Captain Wang found it difficult to understand and felt very uncomfortable.

But his personality prevented him from questioning him face to face, nor did he go to the division commander to ask for an explanation. Besides, he was already satisfied that the Seventh Company was still alive.

So he just replied loudly with a blank expression: "I have no difficulty, it is my duty."

The division commander could see that Captain Wang was in a bad mood, and the smile in his eyes became even more intense, and the corners of his mouth were raised so high that he could hardly suppress it.

Captain Wang had his back to the division commander and his expression could not be seen, but the officers attending the meeting opposite him could see it.

The fog in their minds grew thicker.

I don’t understand. I don’t understand at all.

“Can you overcome it?”

The division commander patted Captain Wang on the shoulder, as if he was ready to tease this old friend.

"I can overcome it."

Captain Wang answered quickly without hesitation.

"Good, very good, you are worthy of being the 702nd Regiment. I like your ability to do things."

The division commander couldn't hold it in any longer after holding it in for so long, and said with a smile on his face, "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing, which is also about your 702nd Regiment.

The military district agreed to the division's report on the plan to form a new type of force structure - a combined battalion, and decided to pilot it in your 702nd Regiment.

Captain Wang, your mission this time is very heavy. Do you have the confidence to complete it? "

As soon as the commander released this ultimate move, it immediately caused a sensation in the entire venue, and everyone's expressions became extremely colorful.

The performance of the 7th Steel Company in the confrontation exercise was obvious to all.

This is just a company-level combined force, but it was able to achieve such great results in regiment-level combat and almost dominated the outcome of the entire exercise.

Now that we have been upgraded from company level to battalion level, doesn't that mean we can lead battles at the instructor level?

This is definitely a killer move!

Any regiment that possesses this trump card will become the ace of the entire division without exception, and even have a place in the entire army group.

Everyone here is the chief officer of a regiment, and who wouldn't want to take over a combined battalion?

But the reversal is so bizarre.

Just now everyone was secretly rejoicing that the pilot military reform was not carried out on their own regiment, so they did not have to be guinea pigs and could enjoy the fruits of a successful experiment.

But now we find out that there are such huge "rewards" for the pilot units.

The other regiment commanders, who had been secretly delighted, were now truly in tears and only regretted that they were not the commanders of the 702nd Regiment.

Captain Wang, who had been showing some emotion just now, even performed a "Sichuan Opera Face Changing" for everyone on the spot.

It only took a short second for his reluctant expressionless face to turn into a grinning one with squinting eyes.

"Really? Are you really going to put the combined battalion's pilot project in our 702nd Regiment?"

Captain Wang stared with eyes full of disbelief.

More than a month ago, when Captain Wang and Chen Jun were chatting in the car, Captain Wang specifically asked Chen Jun about this matter, hoping that the combined battalion could be assigned to the 702nd Regiment.

did not expect.

Now the dream has come true.

This is the most important thing that Captain Wang has been thinking about and caring about in the past few months.

none of them.

"Look at you. You are obviously from Wuhan, but your expression changes faster than the Sichuan Opera. Judging from the bitter and vengeful look you just showed, if you don't want to accept it, I am thinking of switching to another troupe."

The commander had been fishing for a long time, just waiting for this moment, and when he saw Captain Wang, he burst into laughter.

"Yes, I am willing. Commander, please let our regiment go. Our regiment is very suitable. I also have sufficient confidence to complete this task and live up to the trust of the division and the military region in our regiment."

Captain Wang was afraid that the commander would go back on his word, so he immediately patted his chest and made a promise.

"Okay, I believe you."

The division commander patted Captain Wang on the shoulder again and said with satisfaction: "When you go back, come up with a specific plan as soon as possible, including the site selection of the combined battalion headquarters, the selection of personnel, etc., all of which must be implemented one by one.

The electronic warfare company is expected to move into the Sixth Company of your regiment in January next year.

The military district has made it clear in the document that the new electronic countermeasures company is part of the combined battalion and its stationing in the Sixth Company camp is only temporary.

The combined battalion is a completely new organizational model that requires the construction of a new camp to accommodate it.

After your plan is submitted, the division will hand it over to the military region for detailed discussion and to confirm the materials and funds needed for the combined battalion, which will take some time.

So, you have to come up with a plan before the end of December, can you do it?"

"can!"

Captain Wang nodded heavily.

He certainly couldn't do it by himself, but the reason he was so confident was that there was a man named Chen Jun in the group who could handle all these problems.

The division commander also believed that Commander Wang could do it because he knew that Chen’s army was the main force.

Captain Wang only needs to play a supporting role, assist Chen Jun wholeheartedly and provide everything he needs, and Chen Jun will definitely be able to complete the task.

And taking a step back...

The plan submitted by the 702nd Regiment is not the final plan. The division and the military region will need to work together to solve any problems that may arise. Chen Jun will also have time to improve it later.

After arranging the work for the combined battalion pilot project, the division commander saw that the other regiment commanders were eagerly looking at him.

I also drew a pie for them all.

"Comrades, the combined battalion attaches great importance to this. If the pilot is successful and the acceptance is passed, then not only the 702nd Regiment, but our entire T Division may be planned as a pilot area.

By that time, the new organization of the combined battalion will be replicated in each of your regiments.

Therefore, I hope that everyone can actively participate in the establishment of this combined battalion and actively cooperate with the subsequent preparatory work. "

The division commander specifically said that the purpose of this call was to give other regiments an early warning.

After all, the plan submitted by Chen Jun mentioned the brand-new concept of an all-non-commissioned officer battalion. If the military district really approved it, the 702nd Regiment alone would not be able to do it.

Unless all the non-commissioned officers of the 702nd Regiment are gathered into the combined battalion.

However this is impossible.

Doing so would drain the entire 702nd Regiment, leaving other companies without the backbone NCOs, and the 702nd Regiment would basically be useless.

Therefore, it is necessary to combine the strength of the entire division and let other regiments share certain tasks.

There are dozens of companies in the entire division, and each company only needs a few non-commissioned officers, which basically will not have much impact on combat effectiveness.

But if there is no benefit, they will have to draw elites from their own regiment to help other regiments form a combined battalion.

These group leaders will definitely have opinions.

Old A’s railwaymen came to the 702nd Regiment to ask for people, but Captain Wang treated them very highly and refused to let any of them go.

The other commanders of the T Division are the same.

Even if they don't dare to openly resist the orders of the city division, playing tricks on you behind your back and sending the worst non-commissioned officers will greatly affect the formation of the combined battalion.

The commander had given us a heads-up here in advance and even painted a big picture.

Not to say that I avoid it completely, but at least I am not that resistant to it.

As for whether it can mobilize troops in the future and whether it can obtain elite non-commissioned officers from other regiments, it depends on whether the future commander of the combined battalion has the ability.

The division and military region can only give orders and give you sufficient authority.

The specific actual operation depends on the individual.

When the other regiment commanders and political commissars present heard the division commander say that combined battalions would be promoted throughout the division and that their regiments would also have the opportunity to be formed.

The originally decadent expression changed instantly, replaced by the excitement of anticipation.

(End of this chapter)