War Military: From 1978

Chapter 301 Reappointment in the Division Headquarters!

"哐哐~"

These days, Jeeps aren't exactly comfortable.

Especially considering the driver was going quite fast and the road was in very bad condition in many places.

It was only because the car was convertible that Chu An suspected he would get carsick.

A little over an hour later, after passing through several checkpoints and areas that were clearly military outposts in the field, the jeep...

Finally, the car drove into a forested area on the back slope of a high peak.

A few minutes later, the car drove through a forest road and arrived at a clearing that had been clearly cleared by humans on the north side of the peak.

Here are rows of large tents arranged in a staggered but orderly fashion.

"Our division only has your regiment that suffered too many losses in last year's battle, so after being withdrawn, it hasn't been turned to the front line yet. The other units were sent back to the front line to take over the defense two months ago."

Our division headquarters has now also moved to this frontline position, less than five kilometers from the border!

Only after the car arrived at the location did Xiao Jianping explain the situation at the division headquarters to Chu An.

Chu An looked around.

He realized that the division headquarters and field hospital were located together here.

You can see many injured people walking around or sunbathing outside.

In addition, some medical staff can also be seen.

To be honest, seeing this scene made Chu An feel a little heavy-hearted again.

Having been away from the front lines for over a year, he hadn't seen so many wounded soldiers in a long time.

Before Chu An could look any longer, the car stopped.

"Okay, here we are!"

Xiao Jianping opened the car door and said to Chu An as he got out, "Just leave the things in the car."

"Tank, wait for us here!"

"it is good!"

The driver was a soldier in his thirties.

Xiao Jianping had also mentioned on the way that this was a driver from the directly subordinate reconnaissance section.

As for why he's called Tank, Chu An asked him when he learned of the nickname on the way.

The reason for this is quite simple.

That is, he often drove his Jeep like a tank.
Soon, Chu An followed Xiao Jianping to the foot of Gaofeng Mountain.

There is a cave here that was clearly excavated by machinery.

Telephone lines were pulled out from inside and stretched directly to the top of the peak.

Clearly, this is the division headquarters.

And that is indeed the case.

When Chu An was led inside, he immediately noticed a group of elderly cadres.

However, Chu An only recognized the one named Shi Zhengwei.

The deputy division commander I first met, and even the division commander I saw after returning home from the war, are not here now.

But Chu An was not surprised.

Just like C-group.

In the military, not only soldiers come and go, but officers do too.

Job transfers and leaving one's original unit are extremely common occurrences.

Moreover, after that battle, the entire army underwent reorganization and restructuring.

"Haha, we've finally brought our division's great hero here!"

Inside the cave, after Xiao Jianping reported the situation, a cadre in his forties among the group of older cadres gathered around the sand table looked at Chu An and burst into laughter.

Other leaders nearby chimed in with a laugh, "Of course! Old Wang, you've got a formidable general under your command this time!"

"Haha!" The cadre laughed heartily as he walked up to Chu An, then turned around and said with a smile, "I wanted to transfer him to the division headquarters last year, but his regiment absolutely refused. Well, look what happened, he's ended up here with me!"

Chu An maintained his smile.

Even if he were to be promoted again now, this group of leaders wouldn't be enough to overshadow him.

Ignoring everything else, just looking at their age and demeanor, you can tell that no one is of a lower rank than him.

Or perhaps, Xiao Jianping, at the deputy regimental level, can only keep his deputy in check right now.

"Alright, you guys keep an eye on things here. Comrade Chu An, come with me into the conference room!"

A cadre in his fifties, who hadn't spoken yet, looked at Chu An and said this.

"Yes!"

Chu Anli responded.

This must be the division commander. Follow him as we walk towards one side of the cave.

At the same time, the enthusiastic cadre standing in front of Chu An also turned around.

"My name is Liu Youde, and I am the division commander!"

Upon entering the small stone chamber inside the cave, which was clearly carved out to serve as a meeting room, the division commander sat down and introduced himself.

"Hello, sir!"

Chu An stood at attention and saluted at one end of the indoor conference table.

Just then, the cadre in his forties who came in with Chu An smiled and patted Chu An on the shoulder, saying, "Remember my name, I'm Liang Zhili, and I'll be your direct supervisor from now on!"

"Yes, sir! Greetings, commander!"

Chu An turned halfway around and saluted him again.

This must be the Chief of Staff.

The reconnaissance section, like the operations and training section in Regiment C, belongs to the headquarters, and the chief of staff is naturally the highest-ranking officer in the department.

"Sit down!"

The division commander, who had already sat down, then reached out and beckoned.

As he spoke, he picked up a folder that had been placed there beforehand from the table in front of him.

"Commander, I'll just stand!" Although the division commander offered him a seat, Chu An was not one to be careless, even though it was their first meeting.

And clearly, the division commander was just being polite.

Seeing that Chu An didn't sit down, he didn't say anything, but opened the folder and looked at Chu An, saying, "Section Chief Xiao told you some things on the way, right?"

"Yes, Section Chief Xiao told me on the way that after I take office as deputy section chief, I will also serve as the captain of a newly formed reconnaissance squadron."

He also mentioned that this squadron was an experimental formation based on my graduation thesis, but that was all he said.

He told me to ask the higher-ups for details!

"That's right, the military sent us your paper a week ago."

That's a great idea!

Liang Zhili sat down on the chair next to Chu An.

He reached for a cigarette, lit one, and looked at Chu An, saying, "But currently, under the experimental system, it's impossible to professionalize all officers, nor is it feasible to have all soldiers as volunteers."

He looked at Chu An with a serious expression and continued, "The military's intention is that you can try to select some soldiers with potential, and later, based on their performance, you will be given a company-level volunteer soldier quota."

If they perform well and achieve significant results, the entire company can be converted into volunteer soldiers within the next year or two!

"Yes!" Chu An replied.

On the way, he actually figured it out: directly solving the problem of full professionalization was a bit impossible.

There were too few volunteer soldiers, not to mention officers.

A squadron needs at least several dozen people.

Giving so many slots to a newly formed unit all at once seems a bit unrealistic.

Of course, there is actually another way to solve this.

This unit was formed by directly drawing volunteers and officers from existing reconnaissance units.

But that's obviously impossible right now.

My own teachers, except for the C team, have all returned to the front line.

In this situation, if you were to draw blood from the officers and scouts, especially those scouts who had been converted to volunteer soldiers, wouldn't that be like bleeding them from their aorta?
I really did it.

Leaving aside other groups that can't be drawn right now, let's talk about the C group that can be drawn.

Chu An dared not utter such a thing.

No sooner had he left than he went and took all the elite members of the reconnaissance platoon with him.

He figured the regimental commander and chief of staff would come to the division headquarters with knives overnight to find him.

"However, there is other support, such as some advanced weapons and equipment mentioned in your paper."

The division commander also lit a cigarette.

He looked at you and said, "The higher-ups have clearly promised that some of the advanced equipment we captured can be put into service with you first."

In addition, there are other newly developed weapons and equipment, as well as light combat equipment already in the division or army headquarters.

Including the camouflage uniforms you mentioned in your paper, as well as equipment for combat in various special environments, we can manufacture a batch for you!

"it is good!"

Chu An's eyes lit up.

This is good news.

In addition to professionalization, advanced equipment, specifically specialized equipment that can be used for special missions, is also extremely important for special operations.

(End of this chapter)