From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Chapter 403 Building a Brigade-Level Joint Tactical System

With Commander Wang—no, from now on, Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui—Chen Jun was not worried that his trust in Chen Jun would be disrupted in the future command of the combined arms brigade, leading to ineffective command.

Chen Jun was already very satisfied with the result of his partner, Brigade Commander Wang, commanding the 7th Steel Brigade in combat.

This is already the best possible outcome at present.

Chen Jun successfully seized command of the combined arms brigade, becoming one of the "three giants" of the future combined arms brigade command post, and the basic situation was stabilized.

Although his longtime partner Gao Cheng's achievements were not as great as Chen Jun's, they were still the limit of his abilities and accomplishments.

Gao Cheng was originally the deputy battalion commander of the 7th Steel Battalion. This time, he was appointed as the deputy brigade commander at the regimental level, and was specifically in charge of logistics.

Military power was in the hands of Brigade Commander Wang, command authority was in the hands of Chen Jun, and logistics were in the hands of Gao Cheng. In other words, the key positions were all held by their own people.

It can be said.

This is already the best arrangement at present.

none of them.

If we could also remove the brigade political commissar and appoint the brigade party committee's "boss"—the party official—to be an old acquaintance from the 702nd Regiment, that would be a perfect start.

pity.

As the political instructor of the Seventh Steel Battalion, Ma Tianxiang ate several big meals with the battalion, but his personal performance was ultimately quite mediocre.

Being able to smoothly become the deputy political commissar of the brigade during this expansion is already the most extreme promotion one can achieve.

It's obvious to anyone with a brain that Ma Tianxiang must have put in a lot of effort behind the scenes to get this deputy political commissar position, and he must have paid a considerable price to secure it.

The new political commissar of the brigade was specifically chosen as an "airborne" officer, and the list listed him as Colonel Tian Baoguo from the M Division.

Brigade Commander Wang, Chen Jun, and Gao Cheng did not know him, and there was no detailed personal information about Tian Baoguo in the documents. That was all the information they had.

It's all made to seem rather mysterious.

The remaining staff and logistics positions in the brigade headquarters, as well as the battalion commanders, political instructors, and deputy battalion commanders of the various battalions below, were all assigned specific personnel.

The battalion and regimental level officers who were not transferred from the original 702nd Regiment were basically demoted.

The officers who were originally battalion commanders in the 702nd Regiment can only serve as deputy battalion commanders in the 7th Steel Brigade. Almost all the deputy battalion commanders of the original battalions have been transferred away.

The positions of the military and political leaders of each battalion were all written with names that Chen Jun did not recognize.

It might sound unfair to the 702nd Regiment, as they were demoted for no reason, but actually, it's the opposite; this arrangement is the fairest.

As the flagship unit built by the theater command, the first rule for the 7th Steel Brigade is undoubtedly that the most capable will be promoted.

Even if it comes down to connections, there are capable people who can compete.

The abilities of the former battalion-level commanders of the 702nd Regiment were certainly not up to par with the pace of the combined arms brigade. Allowing them to stay was partly to give face to Chen Jun and Brigade Commander Wang.

On the other hand, the 702nd Regiment has more than a thousand people to manage. Keeping them behind as deputies to assist the newly parachuted battalion commanders will make management easier.

Those at the battalion level can only be demoted, let alone those at the company level.

Even though the official appointment documents for the company commanders haven't been issued yet, it's obvious that those who stayed behind will face demotion.

The battalion and company commanders of the 702nd Regiment must have felt terrible under these circumstances.

Nobody wants to be demoted; everyone wants to be promoted.

But feeling bad is just an emotion; if they were really asked to leave the Seventh Steel Brigade, probably not a single one of them would be willing.

Everyone else is desperate to join the Seventh Steel Brigade; it's already a great blessing that they were able to stay.

Did they voluntarily request a transfer?

Even a fool wouldn't do that!
……

The next day, the battalion and brigade-level appointment documents came out, and Brigade Commander Wang and Chen Jun, among others, all received good results. Everything was developing in a positive direction.

On the third day, another order came: the appointment documents for the company officers were issued.

It is very efficient.

And it's getting higher and higher.

On the fourth day of its formal establishment, the Seventh Steel Brigade welcomed its first batch of "parachuted" cadres, who were also the most crucial group of people.

A large corps of officers, led by the newly appointed brigade political commissar Tian Baoguo, arrived in force, numbering in the dozens.

Clearly, they had assembled at the military region, and may even have received a talk from the military region leaders before coming together today to report for duty.

With the arrival of Political Commissar Tian Baoguo, along with the dozens of officers he brought with him.

With the remaining cadres from the 702nd Regiment and the almost untouched headquarters of the 7th Steel Battalion, the headquarters of the 7th Steel Brigade was basically complete.

This arrangement is also the most reasonable.

First, we need to ensure that the most important "head" of the 7th Steel Brigade is in place so that all functional departments at all levels can start operating normally, in order to better organize and receive the large troops that are about to arrive.

After all, more than three thousand people were transferred here, and without a functional brigade headquarters, things couldn't get going.

Brigade Commander Wang is a straightforward and generous person. He has no ulterior motives and would never form cliques or small groups.

So even though Tian Baoguo and his paratroopers did not make any contribution to the Seventh Steel Brigade, they still managed to get a piece of this lucrative prize.

Brigade Commander Wang didn't make things difficult for them, nor did he deliberately play tricks or sarcastic remarks on them. Instead, he sincerely treated them as family.

To welcome them, a special welcome dinner was prepared for them.

Although the event was not grand and the dishes were not luxurious.

But it was grand enough.

As for Tian Baoguo and other "paratroopers" who have just arrived in this precious land, they must have had their backgrounds investigated to some extent before they were qualified to serve in the Seventh Steel Brigade.

They knew more or less about some of the "big news" that occurred in the early days of the Seventh Steel Battalion's formation.

This made it clear to Tian Baoguo and his group that Brigade Commander Wang and Chen Jun, the backbone of the troops, were definitely not easy to manipulate.

Some people won't be foolish enough to repeat the mistakes they made in the past.

Therefore, Tian Baoguo and his group of "paratroopers" sincerely wanted to build a good relationship with Brigade Commander Wang and others, so as to cooperate sincerely in the pilot combined arms brigade.

after all.

If the combined arms brigade can be successfully established, then all of them will be able to make a living.

If things fall apart in the end, nobody will have a good time.

Without Sun Dongping's unruly and rebellious nature, who was plotting to cause trouble within the combined arms brigade, everyone was now bound together on the same boat.

Things then became simple.

As Wang Qingrui, acting brigade commander, and Tian Baoguo, who was about to take office as political commissar, raised their glasses together at the banquet, leading everyone present to wish the combined brigade a successful conclusion, the leadership team of the 7th Steel Brigade was officially formed.

Starting from the fifth day onwards, batches of officers and soldiers began arriving at the 7th Steel Brigade to report for duty.

Sometimes it's just one person, sometimes it's a group.

Occasionally, entire companies would come.

In order to make timely arrangements for these people and help them complete their transition to their new roles and adapt to the new base as quickly as possible, so as to prepare them for the upcoming training.

In addition, we also need to receive the equipment and supplies delivered, and register or distribute these supplies. There are countless other small tasks as well.

The newly established headquarters of the 7th Steel Brigade had no choice but to start spinning like a top.

From Brigade Commander Wang Qingrui and Political Commissar Tian Baoguo down to every staff officer and department head, everyone was so busy they couldn't keep up.

Chen Jun and Gao Cheng were equally busy, especially Chen Jun, who wished he could be split into eight pieces.

Because Chen Jun not only had to manage the combined arms brigade, but also had to keep a close eye on the R&D center laboratory to ensure the development progress of the digital command system.

I also need to take some time to call Grandpa Chen and ask him to keep an eye on Dajiang Company.

Put some pressure on them.

Chen Jun must see prototypes of small wireless unmanned vehicles and small wireless drones within half a month and mass-producible finished products within a year.

This means that the progress of the combined arms brigade must be kept at the same level.

At the same time, I'll also make a phone call to Liao Qiuxue.

The relationship between the two has now progressed beyond the initial stage, and they are now in a very intimate and loving phase. No matter how tired they are from work, they still make sure to call each other every day.

Play as much as you have time, or just a few minutes if you don't have much time.

Chen Jun was so busy with various things during the day that he barely had time to breathe, and he even had to work overtime at night.

Once the personnel and equipment of the combined arms brigade are in place, which is one month after the document requires, the troops will definitely begin joint tactical training.

The troops and individuals who are able to join the combined arms brigade are definitely the best in their respective units.

Basic training is completely unnecessary.

If Chen Jun wants the combined arms brigade to pass the acceptance test, he must tailor a set of supporting joint tactics system specifically for brigade-level combat units.

These days, domestic combined arms brigades are just starting out, meaning everything has to start from scratch.

The higher-ups don't understand it; there's no system at all.

Chen Jun had to "create" it himself.

A combined arms brigade involves so many branches of the armed forces that not only must each branch have its own corresponding combined tactics, but also tactics for coordinated operations between the branches.

This illustrates that completing a tactical system is no easy task.

The difficulty is no less than developing a command system.

What's even more frustrating is that only Chen Jun can come. Even if they wanted to ask for help, they couldn't find anyone, whether it was Gao Cheng or Wang Qingrui. Even if they wanted to help, they were powerless to do so.

Because they don't understand how to build a combined arms tactical system at the scale of a combined arms brigade.

Therefore, Chen Jun gave himself a task: to devote most of his energy to the contract tactics system for the next month.

He could do everything else without being asked, but this was something only he could do.

Having determined his work focus, Chen Jun devoted himself wholeheartedly to it.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye.

More than half a month has passed, and there are only five days left until the one-month deadline required by the war zone. The troops have basically completed their reporting.

Only a few people with special or unexpected circumstances remain, and they are still on their way.

The various weapons, equipment and supplies required by the combined arms brigade have now reached 98% completion and have entered the final verification and inspection stage.

Before crossing the threshold of the first phase, the combined arms brigade ushered in its first new chapter.

2000 has passed, and 2001 has arrived.

January 1st, the Gregorian calendar date, is not as lively as the Spring Festival in China, but it still has its own joys.

Holidays are given as breaks, and gatherings are held as part of holidays.

This is also a tradition of the Chinese military.

So on this day of welcoming the New Year, all the officers and soldiers of the 7th Steel Brigade gathered here from all directions for their first brigade-wide banquet.

The "traditional custom" includes a large green bottle of liquor; whether you know the brand or not, just drink it and that's it.

Don't underestimate this meal, which may seem like just a holiday gathering where everyone sits together to eat and drink. It actually plays a vital role for the 7th Steel Brigade.

Drinking alcohol can help people let down their guard and get closer to each other.

We all came from different military units and were basically strangers before. Suddenly being transferred together, it was difficult to become as close as brothers.

but.

After this brigade-wide dinner, the soldiers got a little tipsy, and comrades who were usually distant became brothers with their arms around each other's shoulders.

The battalion commanders, summoned by the brigade commander, would sit at the same table and drink together, which also helped to strengthen their bonds.

The soldiers and officers of the entire brigade strengthened their bonds through this meal, becoming closer and more familiar with each other.

This will greatly facilitate the formation of combat synergy between the participants during the subsequent training.

A combined arms brigade is a multi-service joint operations unit, and the most important thing is the tacit understanding between soldiers and the coordination between companies.

Building emotional closeness is very beneficial.

The reason why the military maintained the "unspoken rule" of drinking at meals before the alcohol ban was actually to quickly build relationships.

Anyone who has served in the military knows this.

Comrades from other classes who are not usually familiar with each other can become friends after drinking and getting a little tipsy.

The two soldiers had minor frictions and disagreements during their daily training and life.

Under normal circumstances, one's mind is clear, and no one would be willing to lose face to ease the tension. However, after drinking, one's emotions can be completely released.

One can also take advantage of the moment when one is tipsy to smoothly resolve conflicts with a drink.

The military's enforcement of the alcohol ban is indeed a good thing, and the general direction is absolutely correct. However, in this respect, it doesn't have the same feel as it did back then.

……

The combined arms brigade has more than 6000 officers and soldiers. After the New Year's Day dinner, they finally look like a "big family".

With Chen Jun fully focused on building a contract-based tactical system and unable to extricate himself from the situation, he was unable to do so.

Brigade Commander Wang, Deputy Brigade Commander Gao Cheng, and Political Commissar Tian Baoguo felt it was necessary to strengthen the relationship between the various battalions in order to lay the groundwork for the upcoming joint training exercises.

We organized a "mutual help" activity together!
By having soldiers from different companies visit each other's barracks, they can tidy up each other's areas, sit down for a song, or organize a basketball game.

This activity allows officers and soldiers at different levels and in different companies to become more familiar with each other.

From unfamiliar comrades-in-arms to familiar brothers.

For example, the commanders of armored battalions and mechanized infantry battalions may have had drinks and meals together in private and are quite familiar with each other.

When two units cooperate in combat, the level of command coordination between the two battalion commanders is certainly much higher than when the two battalion commanders are complete strangers.

Therefore, it is very necessary to organize such a social gathering in these last few days.

(End of this chapter)