Chapter 344: Anger at Losing 150 Million Territory

Chapter 344: Anger at Losing 150 Million Territory

Fighting a war requires high morale.

The same goes for exercises.

Chen Jun and Gao Cheng returned to the 7th Steel Battalion with the order, and called all the cadres of the battalion to a meeting at the battalion headquarters, at which they announced the overseas exercise.

It immediately caused a huge response in the venue, and everyone was so excited that they were almost dancing and singing on the spot.

A group of cadres have been resting for half a year and feel so bored that they have grown hair all over their bodies. They have been looking forward to doing something big and have even started to select opponents in private.

Some hope to have a fight with their old troops and teach their old leaders how to “serve as soldiers and fight.”

It makes me excited just thinking about it.

Some felt that they were already invincible and were eager to learn from the Blue Army Battalion of the First Brigade in Zhurihe and attack all the seven war zones of the army one by one.

Although bullying a weak opponent can only improve combat effectiveness to a limited extent, it is quite satisfying.

If it's fun, what else can I say?

Some even set their sights on Team A, hoping to have a sensational showdown with this legendary "concentration of military kings" on the field.

Ordinary people don’t fight, if you want to fight, fight legends.

The challenge is what we play.

In addition to these three mainstream ideas, the warriors have dozens of other miscellaneous ideas. There is nothing they can't think of.

But hundreds of soldiers in the regiment expressed their opinions, and almost all possibilities were mentioned, but still no one guessed it right.

Going abroad and fighting the Russian army was really unexpected.

It has been more than fifty years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The total number of military exercises is too numerous to count, but the army has never conducted exercises with foreign troops.

Something that hasn't happened in decades is now happening to me.

Who could have imagined this.

However, it was precisely this unexpected result, which allowed them to go out and beat the Russians up, that further inspired the fighting spirit and morale of the soldiers of the 7th Steel Battalion.

Stimulated by the historical legacy of patriotism, they all tried their best to give the Russian army a good beating.

Ordinary people in society may not know, or to be more precise, they are not very clear about the details of the occupation of Chinese territory. However, as soldiers, they are the most sensitive to territory.

However, most ordinary people do not know that the Russian army is the country that has occupied the most Chinese territory.

That adds up to more than 150 million square kilometers.

This is more than 150 million square kilometers, not more than 150 square meters. The total area of ​​China is only 960 million square kilometers, which means that the land area is one-sixth less.

Please be more clear.

The eight provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Guangdong, Henan, Hebei, Jilin and Shaanxi combined can barely make up this number.

An area equivalent to eight provinces was seized by force, but it could not be taken back due to historical issues.

It really makes people feel uncomfortable just looking at it.

The first duty of a soldier is to defend the territory. When he thought about how so much land was taken away by the Russian army, the anger in his heart was no less than that of the Japanese.

Now that I have the opportunity to attend a banquet in Russia, it would be unworthy of the military uniform I am wearing if I don’t add some personal goods to them.

It was under the stimulation of this kind of common hatred and desire for revenge that all the soldiers in the battalion were like being injected with chicken blood and started training desperately.

There is no need for company organization, the soldiers will spontaneously go for extra training.

After a week of desperate training, the condition of the entire battalion has been adjusted to the peak, and the morale is soaring, everyone is glowing like a Super Saiyan.

Even if Chen Jun ordered them to carry the explosives and rush forward to die together with the enemy.

No one blinked an eyelid.

The army's condition has been adjusted to the best and it will soon set out for the Russian territory. It will take the remaining week to prepare equipment and supplies.

China has no idea what is happening at the Russian training ground.

Although the Chinese military was invited to participate in the exercise, it did not say that the Chinese military could go there openly and conduct a detailed investigation of their troops and land.

The exercise venue was completely unknown and we had no idea about the Russian military's logistical support.

The 7th Steel Battalion had to prepare for the worst.

What is the worst direction?

That is, do not regard this trip as an exercise, but imagine the 7th Steel Battalion as an isolated force that will be airdropped into the enemy's rear.

There is no way to contact friendly forces at home, no reinforcements will be received, and no supplies will be replenished.

You can only rely on yourself.

Only by making preparations to this extent can we ensure that the 7th Steel Battalion, as the representative of the Chinese military, will not embarrass itself on the training ground during this exercise.

If we rely entirely on the Russian army for help, who knows what kind of trouble will arise.

In order to achieve this, Chen Jun set standards for the preparation work of the 7th Steel Battalion, even down to the details for every soldier.

From the smallest to the largest arrangement, every level must be in order.

Soldiers need to carry all the supplies needed for a battle, including weapons, equipment, protective gear, full loads of blank ammunition, etc.

Even combat rations had to be brought along, with each person carrying two days' worth.

The support company will prepare three days of food supplies, which will allow the 7th Steel Battalion to produce food on its own for five days without any external help.

When Chen Jun made such detailed requirements for individual soldiers, Gao Cheng couldn't help but make a joke.

"Old Chen, we are going to participate in an exercise, not to fight a real war. The Russian army must have prepared exercise materials, and it is unnecessary for us to bring them from China."

Thinking from a normal perspective, there is nothing wrong with Gao Cheng's idea.

The Russian army is such a big country after all. It is impossible that they don’t even have food supplies when conducting a large-scale exercise that reaches the strategic level.

But Gao Cheng only thought about the surface, which was limited by his personal experience and had nothing to do with his own ability.

After all, Gao Cheng is not even thirty yet.

Chen Jun is nearly a hundred years old in his several lifetimes. His understanding of the army is far beyond Gao Cheng's, especially in terms of details.

Chen Jun had no doubt that Russia would definitely prepare supplies for the exercise.

But this is a strategic-level exercise of the Russian army. The Russian navy and army have deployed tens of thousands of troops combined, so the entire logistics must be centered on the Russian army.

China only sent a battalion of several hundred people. It is impossible for the Russian army to purchase supplies and materials specifically from China.

Even if you think in the best direction.

The Russian military logistics personnel respected the Chinese army very much and provided sufficient ammunition supplies as soon as possible. I am afraid there will be many problems.

For example, the 95th Steel Battalion is already fully equipped with the 95 series, and the caliber of the series bullets is almost equivalent to the Chinese special ones.

Whether the ammunition used by other Type 86 main battle tanks, Type infantry fighting vehicles, heavy artillery companies' air defense and ground artillery, etc., matches the ammunition issued by the Russian army.

Whether the Chinese army can get used to the field rations and food supplied by the Russian army.

These are all potential hidden dangers.

If there is any problem with the shells and food used, it will be very difficult to replenish them later, and there is a high probability that they will have to make do with what they have. If they make do with what they have, their combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced.

The 7th Steel Battalion performed even worse than the Russian troops in the exercise and failed to achieve the combat effectiveness that a synthetic force should have. This is actually not a big deal.

It's a big deal that the army has lost face.

Chen Jun prepared everything in advance and made preparations according to the "quantity" of fighting a war, so as to eliminate the hidden dangers in this regard.

Anyway, they were transported there by military trains, not by the soldiers themselves.

Bring enough things so that it won’t affect your journey.

If the Russian army had provided the food that the Chinese were accustomed to, and also specially prepared corresponding ammunition.

That's even better!
The 7th Steel Battalion already has enough equipment, and the Russian army can add an extra one, so it will have two sets of armaments and can fight a sufficient war comfortably.

"People" need to have enough food and supplies, and sufficient ammunition for weapons.

All logistics rows are basically fully staffed.

Having solved the major problem of materials, there is still one more major issue left -

Check and perform maintenance work!
From the guns used by the soldiers themselves, to personal equipment such as night vision goggles needed for night combat, to main battle tanks, heavy artillery missiles, etc.

All equipment deployed in the battalion must be thoroughly inspected to identify all hidden dangers.

Before departure, all equipment and vehicles will undergo a full set of in-depth maintenance to ensure that no malfunctions occur during the exercise.

If the car's performance is really not good, or it cannot be repaired to the best condition in a short period of time.

Then this car will be eliminated, Chen Jun will write the report personally, and Battalion Commander Gao Cheng will report to his superiors to replace it with a new vehicle.

The Russian military's equipment is fundamentally different from that of China, and it is impossible to achieve compatibility in a short period of time.

The 7th Steel Battalion only brought those few pieces of equipment and machinery with them. If they malfunctioned during the exercise, it would not only be embarrassing, but would also show that the quality of our country's military equipment is very poor.

It will also affect the combat effectiveness of the 7th Steel Battalion.

Even if it can be repaired quickly, it will delay the fighter jet. What's more, if it cannot be repaired, it cannot be replenished at all. One less car means one less combat power.

The advantage of a combined battalion is its integrated combat capabilities across multiple arms, but its disadvantage is that its equipment and personnel are difficult to replace.

Chen Jun ordered that the equipment be maintained in advance, which would at least minimize the probability of problems with the vehicle equipment during the exercise.

The most important thing is...

Chen Jun had read a lot of news in his previous life and knew the terrifying power of the frozen soil on the Russian side.

The time of the exercise is chosen just when winter is over and the permafrost is about to melt in spring. The Russian army has not yet announced the specific location of the exercise.

If the training ground chosen by the Russian army has a frozen area...

If the vehicles of the 7th Steel Battalion were not maintained in advance, Chen Jun was really worried that there would be big trouble.

As a fully mechanized combined force, if all the vehicles were stuck in the mud of melting permafrost and couldn't get out, it would be equivalent to cutting their combat effectiveness by 80%.

The entire 7th Steel Battalion has entered the final preparation stage, and actually requires a lot of supplies and equipment.

At this critical moment.

The value of unity between the top and the bottom has been fully demonstrated.

The leaders of the Capital Theater also attached great importance to the fact that the 7th Steel Battalion could represent China in the exercises in Russia, and they hoped that the 7th Steel Battalion could fulfill its mission.

If the 7th Steel Battalion can perform well in the exercise, it will bring honor to the entire Capital Theater.

Therefore, the application submitted by the 7th Steel Battalion and the various materials and equipment it requested were very considerate and the green light was given directly.

The war zone chief personally approved...

Whatever supplies the 7th Steel Battalion needs, we must find a way to meet them as quickly as possible.

If you want tanks, we have tanks; if you want artillery, we have artillery; if you want missile vehicles, we have missile vehicles; if you want radar vehicles, we have radar vehicles; if you want electronic jamming, we have electronic jamming vehicles...

The main point is that I will give it to you as long as you want it.

Moreover, the process will be completed in the shortest possible time, and the materials needed by the 7th Steel Battalion will be delivered to the 7th Steel Battalion and equipped to the company within 24 hours.

With the strong support of the Capital Theater, the preparations of the 7th Steel Battalion were very successful.

When the time came to April 3th.

The 7th Steel Battalion is already fully prepared. All the vehicles have been polished to a shine, all the supplies are readily available, and the soldiers are in high spirits.

Nearly a thousand people from the 7th Steel Battalion, led by Chen Jun, Gao Cheng, Ma Tianxiang and others, formed a square formation on the training ground.

The group army commander came to the scene in person and stood on the stage to deliver a speech for the 7th Steel Battalion to express the expectations of the superior leaders for the 7th Steel Battalion.

This was the first time that Commander Gao came to the 7th Steel Battalion, which not only satisfied the curiosity of the entire 7th Steel Battalion, but also further stimulated the morale of the soldiers.

Then, the one-star chief representing the war zone, T Division Commander Ye Zhengjun and others also took the stage to speak.

This was probably the first time in history that the army went abroad, with leaders from the war zone to the grassroots all coming on stage to offer their blessings and expectations.

The significance it represents is so special that it can even be recorded in history.

How can it not make the big leaders excited?

After the head of the sect finished speaking, it was time to set off.

Accompanied by the high-pitched and stirring music of the military band and under the gaze of a crowd of hands, all the soldiers of the 7th Steel Battalion quickly boarded the truck and headed towards the train station.

When all the soldiers of the battalion arrived at the train station, the military train was already filled with tanks and cannons of the 7th Steel Battalion.

The soldiers jumped off the truck and, under the leadership of the squad leaders, found the locations of their respective companies and soon gathered into a square formation again.

No matter where they go, they will not be in chaos and will not huddle together like a group of ducks. They can quickly form a standard square formation.

This is the "discipline" of the Chinese military!
There is no other one like it in the world.

"The entire battalion has it. According to the predetermined plan, each company will quickly organize to board the vehicle."

Gao Cheng couldn't wait to take part in the exercise and didn't want to say anything else. He waited for the entire battalion to organize their troops and then gave the order to board the vehicles in a clear and efficient manner.

The companies that had been assigned yesterday remembered the order almost at the same time.

"Class one, run and walk."

"Class 2, run and go."

……

At the sound of standard queue commands, the square formations on the platform quickly disintegrated, turning into long small dragons, rushing to the entrances of each carriage.

Before the train reaches its destination, carriage discipline is the responsibility of the company and platoon leaders.

The people in the battalion, led by Chen Jun and Gao Cheng, no longer needed to be responsible for such trivial matters. Instead, they accompanied the delegation sent by the war zone and walked to the front carriage.

The delegation sent by the war zone is only a part, and other personnel will join in the future.

After all, it is a military exercise between countries, and the level involved is too high. Once we arrive in the Russian territory, we need corresponding people to connect with them.

Therefore, not only the war zone will send people, but also the JW related departments and diplomatic departments will send people to go together. (End of this chapter)