Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 152 The Area of ​​Expertise: Who's Giving the Class?
The sudden silence caught Chen Mo off guard. He turned to look at the people around him and saw that they were all staring at him.

He looked up at the instructor on the podium: "Sir, did I answer incorrectly?"

"No mistake, that's correct."

Upon hearing this, the old instructor shook his head and waved for Chen Mo to sit down: "No need to call me 'commander.' Let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhao Guoliang, and I am the teacher in charge of your reconnaissance department's command major courses."

"You can call me Professor Zhao or Director Zhao. I also serve as the head of the Special Operations Department of the academy."

"If you have any private issues, you can come to my office in the Special Operations Department."

Professor Zhao Guoliang
Chen Mo pondered the name carefully in his mind, but ultimately couldn't find any information related to this instructor.

Clearly, he did not know this professor from the Army Academy.

But one thing is certain: a faculty member who can serve as a department head must have a professional technical rating of at least level five, and must have served as the head of a teaching and research office, having risen through the ranks from the bottom.

Otherwise, given the strictness of military academies in that era in terms of their requirements for instructors, it would have been impossible to appoint someone who only knew how to do academic work as the head of a command department.

He watched as Chen Mo sat down.

Zhao Guoliang seemed quite interested in him, and picked up the autograph sheet again to look at the first signature.

"Your name is Chen Mo?"

"Yes, Director."

Chen Mo subconsciously wanted to get up, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up.

Those who conduct research and academic work in academia dislike nothing more than wasting time on formalism.

"Which unit are you from?"

"Report, 3rd Reconnaissance Company, 7th Armored Brigade, 63rd Group Army, Kyoto Military Region."

"Oh."

Zhao Guoliang adjusted his glasses and continued, "It's not surprising that an armored reconnaissance soldier understands the three elements of war."

How many years of military service have you served?

This is a rather awkward question.

Chen Mo chuckled dryly. He hadn't expected that his quick answer would make Professor Zhao fixate on him.

Xie Yong, Ding Zeliang, Wang Bo, and their roommates couldn't help but grin and laugh.

Although everyone has only been at the academy for a short time, everyone in the second cadet squad knows that being a scholar is the same as being a private.

It's just that the military ranks have changed now, so it's not noticeable.

"Director, my military service isn't very long. I enlisted last December, so it's been about six months."

"Six months?!" Zhao Guoliang seemed somewhat surprised, but this time he didn't say anything more.

Using what was available, he picked up a piece of chalk and turned around to write several large characters on the blackboard.

"On Armored Combat Commanders: Command Data as a Factor in Victory or Destiny"

After finishing writing, he subconsciously tapped the blackboard with the chalk.

"Come on, who came from the armored unit? Please stand up."

Zhao Guoliang had barely finished speaking.

Of the thirty-five people in the classroom, a full half, or seventeen, stood up, including Chen Mo.

Since the professor asked about armored units, not armored reconnaissance companies, the scope is far too broad.

Armored reconnaissance, artillery reconnaissance, and instrumented reconnaissance are all included, except for armed reconnaissance units that are similar to motorized infantry and whose weapons are not very strong.

They can all be linked to armored forces.

Zhao Guoliang wasn't surprised by the number of people who stood up. He simply pointed to the question on the blackboard and asked, "Who can answer this question?"

As soon as these words came out.

In the classroom, some veterans who had served as squad leaders in combat subconsciously opened their mouths, wanting to respond, but ultimately failed to speak.

In fact, the factors that influence the outcome of the battle are repeatedly reviewed by the troops during the annual military exercises, and many veteran soldiers in combat platoons are certainly aware of them.

However, due to the different focus, even when reconnaissance soldiers review the battle, they will not complain that the main force in the rear is not performing well. Instead, they will conduct repeated intensive training within their own area of ​​expertise.

This is a common problem at the grassroots level.

When a battle is lost, the reason is often attributed to insufficient training and inadequate military skills, rather than to command errors.

That's just habitual thinking.

After all, if an armored regiment suffers a defeat, as a soldier in the regiment, would you dare to slam your fist on the table and question whether it was the regimental commander's mismanagement?
Seeing that no one could respond, Zhao Guoliang nodded, his spirits high as he prepared to use this as a starting point.

When proceeding with the next lesson.

After a long silence, Chen Mo spoke again: "Report!"

"Ok?"

Hearing the noise, Zhao Guoliang turned to look at the dark-skinned, thin student and said, "You found out again?"

What does it mean to know again?
Chen Mo raised his hand and scratched the tip of his nose in response, "I'm not sure if my analysis is correct."

"In a battle, aside from geographical advantages, personnel advantages, and weapon configuration advantages, command data is indeed a key factor affecting the outcome."

"This factor can be roughly divided into three points."

"First, the armored commander's accurate analysis and assessment of battlefield situational awareness, that is, real-time dynamic information and intelligence changes, accounts for more than 90% of the factors for victory."

Chen Mo wasn't exaggerating when he said that the division-to-brigade reform made the command structure more streamlined, moving from the army, division, regiment, battalion, company, and squad model.

The reorganization into army, brigade, battalion, company, and squad units is precisely to bring the command line closer together, avoid overly complicated command structures, and prevent missing the best opportunity for battle.

"Second, the high-efficiency command rhythm of armored commanders, the maximization of the combat efficiency of individual vehicle crews, and the overall utilization rate of coordinated firepower account for more than 70% of the factors for victory."

"Third, the correct application of node tactics by armored commanders also accounts for more than 70% of the factors for victory."

"From the above three points, it is easy to conclude that continuous and precise tactical commands can amplify one's absolute advantage."

When Chen Mo expressed his views, he spoke with extreme confidence.

He had never led troops, but he was still an officer who had participated in training in combat command. Even if he was incompetent, he served as a confidential secretary to his former leader. He had access to the debriefing of various large-scale exercises, and he was also a major.

Although a major is not particularly conspicuous in a military academy where senior colonels are everywhere, he can answer some basic questions.

He instantly outshone a group of veteran officers who were sitting upright like elementary school students.

Isn't that a piece of cake?

Chen Mo was thrilled, finally hitting a spot in his area of ​​expertise and getting a real show of himself.

The problem is that he keeps analyzing things, going from first to second.

This made the remaining dozens of veterans in the classroom very panicked.

Especially Xie Yong.

He came from the Night Tiger Company and had his own pride. He was 25 years old this year, joined the army in 1992, and was a seven-year veteran. But now, sitting in the classroom, he looked like a stupid roe deer.

He glanced at the textbook and wanted to ask, "Where the hell did you copy all this from?"

Why can't I do it?
Xie Yong reached out and tugged at Chen Mo's sleeve, wanting to say a few words, but unfortunately, the occasion was clearly inappropriate.

Not only Xie Yong, but even Zhao Guoliang was a little confused. He picked up the student sign-in sheet again, looked at Chen Mo's name, and then looked up at Chen Mo himself.

Time passed, and only the sound of the list being shaken remained in the classroom.

At this moment, Zhao Guoliang was indeed somewhat shocked.

Don't compare the thinking of 1999 with the thinking of later generations.

It should be noted that even in the late 1990s, there were still many real historical issues remaining in the field army.

Putting aside everything else, we struggled for a long time just about the direction of development.

Just a few years ago, the military-industrial complex completely imitated the Soviet Union, and then for a period of time, it collectively shifted its focus to emulate the United States.

They really created something that was neither fish nor fowl.

In terms of the development of the military-industrial complex, the direction is the most important. The most obvious example in reality is that the weapons currently issued to the military by the neighboring white elephant, not to mention other types, just the rifles alone, are a mixture of Soviet, American, French and their own defective imitations.

Even weapons and ammunition are not interchangeable.

While everyone else was focused on winning through military industry competition, one trainee actually shifted his focus to firepower coordination and tactical application.

That's quite an achievement.

A trainee can systematically clarify the factors for victory, from battlefield situation awareness to rapid analysis and processing, and then to the correct tactical application.

The logic progresses step by step.

It perfectly illustrates the three elements of combat: intelligence, analysis, and tactics.

This is true talent.

Today, for the reconnaissance command major, Zhao Guoliang prepared these lessons, but one student finished them all.

Zhao Guoliang took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, before speaking again: "Your name is Chen Mo, right?"

"Yes, Director."

"I remember that your armored brigade is currently equipping itself with a new generation of tanks, based on the analysis results you just mentioned."

"If I asked you to write a list of the key development directions for future armored main battle tanks, could you do it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo smiled.

This is even simpler.

1999 was a crucial year, marking the initial stage of the integration of the Blue Army forces.

The theory of composite unit construction developed in later generations would be a major research focus for military academies today.

Because in his previous life he also attended military school in this year and had a good relationship with his instructor at the time, who gave him a timer as a graduation gift.

Therefore, Chen Mo was well aware of the core development direction of the Army Academy and the Army Command.

Fortunately, he decided not to hide it.

Chen Mo cleared his throat and said, "Director, I have some ideas about this key development direction, but I don't know if they are correct."

"You still have ideas?" Zhao Guoliang was even more bewildered now.

Damn it, who's actually teaching?

"What do you think."

"Yes!"

"In my personal opinion, the focus of future armored unit construction should be on equipment for battlefield intelligence gathering, information transmission and exchange, comprehensive evaluation and processing, calculation and sharing, and firepower allocation."

Chen Mo didn't dare to say more about the synthesis concept, because even if he did, it wouldn't be achievable at the moment.

But the points he made still caught Zhao Guoliang's eye.

He quickly took off his glasses, stood up and said, "Go study first, don't wander around, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Director Zhao quickly left the classroom. Looking at his nimble figure, he didn't look like a fifty-year-old at all.

He was faster than many of the veteran reconnaissance soldiers present.

In the blink of an eye, the entire classroom was left with only a few dozen students looking completely bewildered.

Many veterans looked at the books in their hands, then at Chen Mo, who was still standing there.

They didn't know how to express their feelings anymore.

Damn it, studying? What are you studying for?

The moment I wrote my name on the book, even my advisor jumped ship. What's the point of studying?

Xie Yong, sitting in front of Chen Mo, blinked and asked curiously, "Scholar, where did you get those things you just mentioned?"

"Which book's contents? I can't find them anywhere!"

(End of this chapter)