From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

Outside the main hall of the Wolf Former Base.

The group, including the top leader of the theater command, the second leader of the theater command, and Chief of Staff Shen, who had just finished a meeting, arrived at the gate to say goodbye.

The war zone commander said to Chief of Staff Shen, "Chief of Staff, the political commissar and I have reached a consensus. We don't need to have a centralized debriefing for this exercise."

After all the troops have returned to their posts, let them organize their own debriefing and review sessions.

Another very important point is that you must make sure that the 7th Steel Brigade summarizes both confrontations and produces two detailed tactical analysis reports.

We need to have a clear strategy, tactics, and methods, as well as the lessons learned from the successes and failures of the exercises, and both subjective and objective insights and reminders.

Each of these points I mentioned needs to be clearly summarized in the review report.

The 7th Steel Brigade performed so well in this exercise, so they must produce the most detailed summary report so that the theater can use it for research and development.

The excellence of a military unit should never be hidden or concealed; it must be shared and promoted.

"Sir, I also have an idea."

Chief of Staff Shen solemnly proposed: "I would like to ask Comrade Chen Jun of the 7th Steel Brigade to write these two reports and personally deliver one copy to each of the 708th and 909th Brigades."

Then let them voluntarily hand over the Red Army's secrets to the other side without reservation.

This would facilitate communication between the two sides, allow for deeper mutual learning, and be more conducive to the growth and development of the troops.

Chief of Staff Shen was truly dedicated to the war zone; he wanted to use this opportunity to have Chen Jun train the two brigades.

If the commanders of these two brigades are truly willing to learn and are genuinely inspired and enlightened by this exercise, then when Chen Jun arrives there, it will truly have an effect.

"Yeah, I think it works."

The war zone's top leader thought the idea was good, nodded, and turned to the second-in-command, asking, "Political Commissar, what do you think?"

"We won't praise the victories, nor will we blame the defeats. The purpose of the exercise is to find gaps, shortcomings, and reasons. Letting Chen Jun from the 7th Steel Brigade find faults in the 708th and 909th Brigades is indeed a very good idea." The second boss of the theater command agreed.

"Alright, since the political commissar agrees, then you can arrange for it to be carried out. The political commissar and I will be leaving now, and the rest of the work will be handled by you."

The war zone commander gave instructions to Chief of Staff Shen, and then he and the political commissar got into their car and left.

however.

Before their car even reached the base gate, they saw Chu Zhangang rushing out of the woods and standing by the roadside, saluting their car.

The war zone's top leader frowned for a moment, thinking that Chu Zhangang was one of the main officers in charge of this exercise, and his performance in the final stage was acceptable, so he could be considered a promising talent.

I decided to give him a few words of advice.

So he gave the order for the driver to stop the car, opened the door, and got out.

"Commander S, this is Chu Zhangang, commander of the 909th Brigade. We await the exercise debriefing and request your instructions." Chu Zhangang's voice was unusually loud, and his body was straighter than ever before.

"Comrade Chu Zhangang, there will be no debriefing for this exercise. Each unit should take it back and summarize it themselves. In particular, you must seriously reflect on the problems exposed in this exercise and figure out where we went wrong," the big boss solemnly instructed.

"Commander, do you also think we've lost?" Chu Zhangang asked in astonishment.

In his view, the leaders were experienced in combat, had profound tactical insight, and were adept at various tactics and methods, so they would definitely have different opinions and insights.

Even if we consider them to have failed tactically, they were certainly victorious strategically.

Do you really think you've won?

The war zone's big boss was even more astonished than Chu Zhangang, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. He said seriously, "Although the Blue Army you commanded performed a little better than Wang Kezheng, it was only a little better."

The root of the problem is the same: none of them truly took their opponent seriously and made the grave mistake of underestimating them.

You can refuse to admit defeat, that's fine, but you still need to think about the problems, about how to win in the future, instead of being completely annihilated like this time.

Chu Zhangang wanted to explain further, but he opened his mouth and couldn't utter a word.

He couldn't deny that his entire army was wiped out by the Red Army.

The war zone boss didn't say anything more, knowing that saying more would be pointless. He turned around and got back into the car, and the civil servant quickly closed the door.

Chu Zhangang originally came to curry favor, but he was unexpectedly rebuked by the leader, which immediately put him in a bad mood.

But being able to stop the car and exchange a few words with the big boss from the war zone was already an honor for him, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

All I could do was straighten my body again and give the convoy the most standard salute as it left.

……

As the biggest winner of this exercise, the 7th Steel Brigade is now surrounded by a festive atmosphere, with everyone from officers and soldiers beaming with joy.

We've been excitedly discussing the results ever since we completely took down the 909th Brigade yesterday morning.

Chen Jun, Wang Qingrui, and others at the top were also in a very good mood. Wang Qingrui even invited everyone to his office for a post-battle debriefing.

It was ostensibly a post-war debriefing, but in reality, it was about bringing everyone together to enjoy the fruits of victory.

"We won this battle so decisively! Despite being completely outmatched in a head-on confrontation, we managed to turn the tide and even annihilate the Blue Army. It was incredibly satisfying, haha!" Tian Baoguo said excitedly.

"It was exhilarating, but it wasn't quite enough. Using the artillery battalion to blow up the Blue Army was too easy on them. We should have stormed in and captured Chu Zhangang alive, then brought him back and imprisoned like the 708th Brigade did. We could have released them in front of everyone at the debriefing meeting, hehe."

Gao Cheng recalled the scene at the first-phase summary meeting where Wang Kezheng and He Yazhou were "released in court," and he still found it exhilarating and addictive.

The fact that four senior colonels were captured in a single exercise is truly exciting to think about.

"Indeed, that would be very satisfying, but it would only be satisfying. In a real battlefield, it would cause meaningless casualties on our side. If we can use artillery to eliminate the enemy, we should never risk our lives."

Chen Jun corrected Gao Cheng's pursuit of pleasure for its own sake, not wanting him to fall into a misunderstanding, and corrected his core idea, saying: "The superiors asked us to join this exercise, and the ultimate goal is not to win or lose, but to discover problems and then find ways to solve them."

Our digitalized combined arms brigade represents the future and the direction the military should develop in the future, so we must always focus on actual combat.

Rushing in and capturing Chu Zhangang alive would certainly sound more impressive.

However, to capture Chu Zhangang alive, we might have to sacrifice many soldiers, so this deal is not worthwhile.

We have now demonstrated the strength of a combined arms brigade, proving our value to our superiors. Forming a combined arms brigade was definitely not a wrong choice.

The 909th Brigade also recognized its shortcomings through this exercise, thus learning from its mistakes, resulting in a win-win situation.

Chen Jun's analysis of the exercise was very thorough, which served as a timely dose of calm for everyone who was caught up in the jubilation of the great victory.

"Yes, the Chief of Staff is quite right."

Wang Qingrui agreed with Chen Jun's statement, adding: "This is indeed a win-win situation. From another perspective, the Blue Team also gained valuable experience and lessons, and achieved a renewed mindset."

Once they can see the shortcomings and gaps, discover the problems within their own units, and find ways to improve combat effectiveness, the entire unit will undergo a dramatic transformation.

"That's too idealistic. I think it's wishful thinking. The 909th Brigade and the 708th Brigade would never think that way. I'd even bet that neither Wang Kezheng nor Chu Zhangang would be convinced," Gao Cheng said dismissively.

In fact, Gao Cheng was right. In the conversation between Chu Zhangang and reporter Sun Zhu, Chu Zhangang was indeed going in the opposite direction, showing no intention of finding any shortcomings in the exercise.

Their minds were filled with contempt for the 7th Steel Brigade, and they didn't think they had failed at all.

"It's right to be defiant. We are all soldiers, and we must have the courage to not admit defeat and not be afraid of losing. If they give up because of this one battle, I really look down on them."

Chen Jun chuckled and said expectantly, "I'm waiting for our Steel Seventh Brigade to complete its training and become a complete unit. Then I'll take those two out for a good test and let them know what true despair is."

Chen Jun's reminder sparked everyone's interest.

The newly formed "Young Tiger" version of the 7th Steel Brigade, although it won against the 708th and 909th Brigades in this exercise, did not win by means of sheer strength.

Overall.

Although the victory was satisfying, it still felt a little lacking.

If the 7th Steel Brigade could become a fully-fledged tiger, with its absolutely unshakeable and overwhelming strength, it could easily defeat the 909th and 708th Brigades...

Everyone's blood was pumping and their hearts were racing just thinking about it.

……

The exercise ended on the third day.

The first report on the Decisive Battle 2001 exercise appeared on the front page of the authoritative Army Daily and spread throughout the entire army at an extremely fast pace.

The newspaper also reached the 708th Brigade, and ended up in the hands of Brigade Commander Wang Kezheng, who had just recovered some strength.

[A fierce tiger strikes, displaying its might: The Capital Theater Command Army's specialized adversary force achieves its first victory]

Upon seeing the huge headline in the newspaper, Wang Kezheng frowned, feeling a vague unease in his heart, but he could only patiently read on.

"The 7th Steel Brigade, which was only formed half a month ago, is the first professional adversary unit of the Capital Theater Army."

In the recently concluded "Decisive Battle 2001" live-fire exercise, with a strength equivalent to only half a brigade, they consecutively defeated the 708th Army Brigade, known as the "North China Tiger," and the 909th Army Brigade, known as the "South China Tiger"...

When Wang Kezheng saw the newspaper article specifically mentioning that the Steel Seventh Brigade was only half a brigade, having been established for only half a month, and that the 708th Brigade was known as the North China Tiger, he felt particularly annoyed, and his anger flared up.

Recalling the severe punishment he had received, the emotions he had suppressed erupted once again.

"Boom."

Unable to bear it any longer, he slammed the newspaper down on the table.

"What's wrong, Lao Wang? What happened?"

He Yazhou, whose office was right next door, was startled by the noise and thought something had happened to Wang Kezhen. He rushed over and pushed the door open.

Seeing Wang Kezheng standing there with a dark face and an open newspaper on the table, I walked over and asked, "Reading the newspaper?"

"Look at what the newspapers are saying! They said half a brigade defeated the North China Tiger. It makes me so angry! I hope I never run into the Steel Seventh Brigade again. If I do, I'll make them pay!" Wang Kezheng said angrily.

"Alright, that's all in the past."

He Yazhou comforted Wang Kezheng, then reminded him, "The chief of staff will be back soon. Let's first discuss the exercise summary. This was specially arranged by the theater command, and we must take it seriously."

The exercise debriefing is an important matter, especially since it was specifically requested by the theater command leadership.

"You'll have to handle the summary yourself," Wang Kezheng said impatiently.

"Are you alright? Huh? I grabbed you with one hand?" He Yazhou looked at Wang Kezheng speechlessly.

“I can’t escape responsibility, but I really don’t know what to summarize about this exercise. Should we summarize how we were captured alive?” Wang Kezheng said angrily.

The 708th Brigade suffered a truly egregious defeat. The main force suffered no losses, but the two commanding officers were captured alive, and then the exercise ended.

Wang Kezheng was completely bewildered from beginning to end, and had no idea what was going on.

I still can't figure out how I suddenly lost.

He really didn't have much to summarize.

"to be honest."

He Yazhou picked up the newspaper on the table and said, "When I first saw this report, I felt the same way as you. I also felt bad and wanted to throw the newspaper, but would throwing the newspaper solve the problem?"

"Old He, you came all this way just to criticize me?" Wang Kezheng said, dissatisfied.

"The newspaper not only features you, but also me. I'm here to criticize myself; I've read the newspaper several times..."

"Can you stand to watch this?"

Wang Kezheng interrupted He Yazhou and said angrily, "Don't even mention watching it several times, I can't even finish watching it once. I wanted to curse as soon as I read the beginning."

“That’s where you’re wrong. You haven’t even finished reading it, how can you swear at people?” He Yazhou criticized sternly.

"After watching it so many times, what are your thoughts?" Unable to win the argument, Wang Kezheng could only retaliate with a question.

"To be honest, I think this report is quite truthful..."

"Hey, perfect."

Wang Kezheng interrupted He Yazhou again, saying seriously, "If you have any thoughts, then you can summarize them, how about that?"

"I finally figured it out."

He Yazhou complained irritably, "If we win the exercise, you're more enthusiastic than anyone else when summarizing it, but if we lose, you just pass the buck."

"Hey, as they say, the more you drink, the better. Who wouldn't be eager to have something good?" Wang Kezheng said smugly.

"Old Wang, my brigade commander."

He Yazhou was truly speechless. Since reasoning with him wouldn't work, he could only appeal to his emotions.

"In terms of age, you are my elder brother. We have been partners for more than three years. From the first day I arrived at the 708th Brigade, you have been like an old squad leader, teaching me the experience of leading troops, the art of command, and the methods of organization and management."

I've learned a lot from you, and I've truly felt the fragmented glorious history and traditions, but..."

"Don't beat around the bush with me, it's useless."

Wang Kezheng impatiently interrupted He Yazhou: "I still don't understand, but we have to do this summary. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain it to the leader."

But how to summarize it, and who should summarize it, is something we can be flexible about.

See, since you've already figured it out, then summarize according to your own meaning. You represent me, so your summary is the same as my summary, right?

Once you've finished writing, I'll definitely sign it, no questions asked. What do you think? (End of Chapter)