Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 204: Deployment - This dog shit is too overpowered!

Regardless of Chen Mo's thoughts, an order is an order.

At Luo Yaowu's command, the entire cadre building was instantly filled with the sounds of telephones and telegrams.

The printer spewed out a large number of documents like a blizzard.

Members of the operations department, composed of personnel from the military region's training department and staff department, began working around the clock.

Each pre-planned route was reported to the military region and all garrison units along the way via telephone and telegram.

This also includes the approximate time it took to pass by.

With over a thousand troops mobilized and only half an hour allotted, the timeframe was extremely tight.

Chen Mo didn't dare to be negligent either. As the accompanying staff officer, he rushed back to Director Luo's office immediately and began to distribute all the documents for the preparatory work group stage to the operations sections of various agencies in order.

All the supplies allocated by the military region, including individual soldier equipment, sensors, and identification devices, were assigned to specific staff officers to coordinate with each company.

Regarding fuel, the military region's logistics department is allocated a quota of 500 tons, and the training ground's fuel depot stores 1800 tons of fuel.

Chen Mo needed to call and verify each of these things.

After all, the deployment plan has changed, and preparations for military operations usually need to be completed several days in advance.

But preparation is one thing, and approval is another; these two things are not contradictory.

Mechanized units are big consumers of fuel. The quota of 500 tons sounds like a lot, but considering that the Type 96 tank consumes 1.2 tons of fuel in an average of four hours of maneuvering, just one tank battalion, not counting infantry fighting vehicles or troop carriers, with just 27 tanks, would consume more than 30 tons of fuel in four hours.

This doesn't even include the fuel consumption of the artillery vehicles, more than twenty troop carriers, and hundreds of logistics vehicles.

In a single day, a unit with over a thousand employees can easily consume hundreds of tons of oil.

The military region's staff department is responsible for formulating the overall strategy, while the trivial logistics and equipment are things that Chen Mo, as the accompanying staff officer, needs to consider.

The order to deploy was given suddenly.

It was as if an invisible giant stick was placed above the base, and anyone who was even slightly careless would be hit by it.

In the corridors and downstairs at the base, cadres darted about faster and walked more hurriedly than the next.

Military ranks create a hierarchical system of suppression.

The soldiers who were gathered in the canteen were also caught off guard by the sudden air raid siren.

In many cases, before people could even take a bite of their food or steamed buns, the cooks and logistics staff would pour the food back into the pot and cover it up.

They were sealed up, loaded onto the truck, and prepared to follow the main force.

The combat companies were busy leading their men to collect their weapons and ammunition, while the logistics company was busy taking inventory and distributing supplies to each company.

Although the scene was chaotic, order was still barely maintained.

In a word.

After the command to maneuver was issued.

The training base, an institution with a somewhat cultural atmosphere, began to transform into a violent institution, gradually activating the massive war machine of military exercises.

Twenty minutes later.

Outside the base gate.

All the companies had assembled, forming a line stretching for dozens of meters. Every soldier held a rifle and stared intently ahead.

The maneuver order is not a combat order. Many supplies, such as sensors, must be deployed with the team, but they do not need to be deployed now. Otherwise, let alone half an hour.

Even if you gave them two more half-hour periods like that, the team's efficiency wouldn't be that fast.

Luo Yaowu was appointed as the commander-in-chief in charge of combat operations, and Zhang Jinnan was appointed as the political work committee member in charge of work style.

After the line was formed.

The two men, leading a group of cadres, arrived at the front of the line. Luo Yaowu's gaze was like a knife, slicing through the assembled ranks.

Then, taking the megaphone handed to him by Pei Shuaijun, he said loudly, "Comrades, let me introduce myself first. My name is Luo Yaowu, and I am the commander-in-chief of this training camp and the subsequent military exercises."

"Let me explain briefly."

"I believe that before you set off, all your units were informed that this military exercise was a key focus for all field units."

"The purpose of the military exercise is to test the results of our transformation from mechanization to informatization."

"In the future, all our efforts may be imitated and learned by other organizations."

"In view of this, I would like to reiterate two points before the start of the training camp."

"First, weapons operation procedures; second, ideological and work style development!"

"Let me make this clear upfront: if any violation of regulations in the operation of technical weapons occurs during the upcoming training period, resulting in a major safety accident, then I'm sorry, all the commanding officers of the units involved will be transferred to civilian jobs on the spot."

Hearing the words "transfer to civilian work on the spot" sent a chill down the spines of the cadres lined up at the scene.

Even some cadres who previously had an improper attitude have become much clearer in their eyes.

Luo Yaowu was, after all, a division-level officer who had led troops in the past. Some of the things he said had a different effect.

"I remind my comrades that talking about safety doesn't mean you shouldn't fight freely. Don't give me that nonsense. You know best which aspects of technical weaponry can be simplified on the battlefield and which absolutely cannot."

"All comrades must be fully aware of this."

"Those present are all veteran comrades. They should still remember that ten years ago, during training, the 2nd Howitzer Battalion of a certain artillery division did not handle the storage of shells according to regulations, which led to a serious explosion and caused heavy casualties. The company and platoon leaders were sentenced to three years in prison."

"Therefore, during large-scale training, no one should take chances; we must strictly enforce combat discipline."

"On the other hand, there are issues related to lifestyle."

"I heard from some comrades that some units are not cooperating with this operation. I won't mention it here. It's okay if they don't cooperate."

"If you can meet my requirements, I'll give you some privileges, but if you can't, don't blame me for being blunt."

"Let's see what they're made of on the battlefield!"

"Finally, for this mobilization plan, 90% of the fixed fuel quota has been distributed to each unit. During the mobilization, each unit will mainly adopt the self-support mechanism, and the command center will only carry one-fifth of the fuel."

"Attention, everyone! Board the vehicle!!"

Luo Yaowu gave the order.

The line that was originally waiting to receive instructions split up in the blink of an eye.

Squads of soldiers began boarding their respective vehicles, awaiting specific maneuver instructions.

Luo Yaowu stood there and stared for a while, paying special attention to the execution capabilities of the soldiers in the radar anti-aircraft artillery company and the long-range rocket artillery company.

After not seeing any problems for the time being.

Turning his head, he saw Chen Mo standing behind him, holding a stack of documents.

Luo Yaowu waved his hand: "You don't need to follow the command headquarters. Before the official exercise begins, you will stay in the logistics department to study and assist in overall planning. After the exercise begins, you will be transferred to the staff group."

"Go."

"Yes!"

Chen Mo straightened his back and raised his hand in salute.

The decision not to let him follow the command post during the training camp didn't surprise Chen Mo at all.

Because when these two days were setting up contingency plans for each unit, these leaders had no intention of letting him attend the meetings at all.

As a lieutenant, it is premature and inappropriate for me to participate in such a formulation.

Any qualified commander must first have the ability to coordinate logistics, just like in ancient warfare.

Which of those majestic generals wasn't an expert in troop deployment and logistics?
Of course, the logistics department that Luo Yaowu mentioned was not the logistics company under the joint battalion, but the logistics department of the military region.

Just now, when I was giving the instructions, Dong Zhanwei, the director of the statistics department of the military region's logistics department, was standing next to me.

As mentioned in the meeting, this Northwest military exercise is a key focus for the entire field army.

Since troops were drawn from the 63rd Army, the military region's logistics department must fully cooperate to ensure the smooth progress of this training exercise.

Chen Mo's task for the past two days has been to be responsible for statistical compilation, which naturally involves dealing with people from the logistics department.

"Welcome home, scholar!"

Dong Zhanwei had a friendly smile. The head of the statistics department of the logistics department was a colonel, a regimental-level cadre.

To be able to greet a junior lieutenant like Chen Mo with "Welcome home" shows just how high Colonel Dong's interpersonal skills are.

"Thank you for your concern, Commander. Lieutenant Chen Mo is reporting for duty. Please assign me tasks!"

Chen Mo stood at attention with perfect military bearing.

Dong Zhanwei nodded in satisfaction; he had been dealing with the base for quite some time.

Naturally, he knew how important the young man in front of him was to the Army Academy, so he transferred him to the statistics department, a core unit of the military region's logistics department.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was the leadership of the Army Academy, who wanted to heavily cultivate this young man.

Some soldiers or officers become arrogant when given a little praise or when they achieve something.

Clearly, Chen Mo is not that type.

"Alright, there are no tasks for you for now. The troops will be deployed immediately. The initial supplies have been allocated. Just take a look for now."

Dong Zhanwei waved his hand, and then gave Chen Mo a general overview of the work of the statistics department.

Chen Mo knew all this. The statistics department was responsible for all aspects of the army group's work, including warehousing, medical support, transportation and delivery, oil pipelines, engineering equipment management, reserve asset management, procurement, and so on.

Basically, the military region's logistics department manages all aspects of combat-related construction, transportation, and procurement.

The work of unifying the planning, scheduling, and sorting out of the allocation of supplies for the army group is essentially data-related work.

Director Luo transferred him here so that Chen Mo could become familiar with the troops' marching, training, and combat operations, as well as the specific consumption of each unit.

"one two three four"

Just as Chen Mo finished coordinating with the statistics department, not far away, the battalions, companies, and platoons began taking attendance and boarding the vehicles.

Thousands of people gathered, and hundreds of armored vehicles stretched for several kilometers, creating a magnificent spectacle.

The sounds of roll call, issuing commands, and waving command flags began to intertwine, rising and falling like a deafening roar.

Because the 2nd Tank Battalion arrived at the base earliest, their tanks were also the closest to the base entrance.

Chen Mo looked at Liu Hongyun, the second battalion commander, who was standing in the middle of the convoy and shouted orders for each company and platoon to check the condition of their vehicles.

time.

The three-person tank crew began to divide into groups, with two inside the tank and one outside, quickly conducting routine comprehensive checks before the tank was moved.

The vehicle's fire control, power, fuel, and more than a dozen other items were recorded according to the table to ensure there were no problems.

The three companies also need to report to the battalion commander.

Rumble!
During the inspection, dozens of Type 96 tanks started up, the ground trembled, and the air was filled with a heavy smell of diesel and engine oil, which lingered for a long time.

"Report: All tests completed, vehicle condition normal!!"

"Report: Inspection completed, vehicle condition normal!"

"Report: All three checks completed, vehicle condition normal!"

A series of reports echoed in the vicinity.

"Tank crew, all personnel board the vehicle!!" Liu Hongyun issued the order.

Before getting into the vehicle, he didn't forget to raise his hand in salute towards the location of Luo Yaowu, Chen Mo, and Dong Zhanwei. Only then did he climb into the armored vehicle.

Tap tap tap.
The battalion commander boarded the tank after all the crew members had boarded.

Nine platoon leaders from the entire battalion ran out of the convoy, each fifty meters apart, and simultaneously raised their command flags, demonstrating a high degree of coordination.

Rumble!
The heavily armed troops, closely linked in a tight formation, began their maneuver towards the pre-designated assembly point.

About twenty minutes later.

The entire joint battalion is fully equipped.

Under the joint command of the General Staff and the Operations and Training Department using radio, the entire battalion moved in units of two kilometers.

The tank battalion's core consisted of 27 tanks, arranged in two rows. Rocket launchers, howitzers, engineers, anti-aircraft artillery, mechanized infantry, logistics companies, reconnaissance units, and all infantry fighting vehicles and transport vehicles were interspersed within the heavy equipment column.

The team, composed of mechanized steel monsters, kicked up plumes of dust that blotted out the sky as they raced wildly into the distance.

Regardless of any unpleasant events that may have occurred before, these were elite companies drawn from the 7th Brigade, anti-aircraft artillery, mechanized infantry, and the 188th Division.

The efficiency of coordinated deployment and the time data demonstrated in the initial deployment speed are by no means bad.

This was just a test of the emergency response plan.

Luo Yaowu did not accompany them, but not going along doesn't mean he wasn't paying attention.

After the convoy was dispatched.

Then it was the turn of the Type 206 UAV from the Army Academy to test its maneuverability.

At the base entrance, the only sixth-level sergeant in the 63rd Army specializing in drone operation and maintenance had been waiting for half a day.

Director Luo waved to signal.

At the base entrance, a dozen veterans propped up each terminal on a tripod and placed them at about one person's height.

This allows those remaining at the base to monitor the convoy's movements in real time.

Although Chen Mo knew about the 206 drone, he had never seen it launched before, and today he was truly amazed.

The old sergeant led six people, one of whom was holding an assembled 206 hand-cranked drone. He squatted on the ground and, following orders, installed the battery, checked the control surfaces, pulled the stick, and pushed the stick. He did this for six or seven minutes, when the convoy in the distance could hardly be seen anymore.

After the soldiers finished getting ready, they twisted their waists and thrust their hips, like throwing grenades, sending all the planes into the sky.

Then, several soldiers manipulated the pointers in their hands to control the aircraft's altitude and direction.

Upon seeing this drone, Chen Mo broke out in a sweat. To be honest, this hand-cranked drone was practically useless.

It's slow and has a short flight range, only able to fly a dozen kilometers at most, and can only last for an hour. Once the battery runs out, it will fall apart, and you'll have to search for parts to reassemble it.

This thing is only useful now. If it were in the future, civilian technology would be far superior to the current military technology.

While the soldier was operating the drone, Chen Mo walked up to the terminal and craned his neck to take a look.

He lost interest after just one glance.

Because these individual soldier drones are only suitable for reconnaissance and are completely unsuitable for tracking armored vehicle convoys, their flight speed is too slow.

They couldn't even catch up with the convoy.

However, the 206 drone is not just for individual soldiers.

Following the hand-cranked launch.

The sergeant immediately instructed his soldiers to load the remaining four vehicle-mounted drones from the back of the truck, to Chen Mo's astonishment.

It was lifted directly to the ground.

This operation almost stumped Chen Mo.

He had always thought that this thing needed a booster on the truck to take off.

Unexpectedly.

They don't need trucks; all they need is a launch pad. They can launch directly with rocket assistance and catapult liftoff.

Swish swish swish
Four large 206 drones took off. Apart from the instructors from the Army Academy, the people from the military region, including Chen Mo, kept turning their heads to follow the direction of the drones' flight.

He was driven by curiosity, while the others were simply intrigued by the novelty.

A group of people, looking like country bumpkins, see everything as high-tech.

As these four large drones took off.

Luo Yaowu then called the people who remained at the base to the conference room.

We entered the room.

What happened next was even more eye-opening for everyone.

The sergeant, a level six officer, beckoned to four veterans, each of whom was carrying a military-green rugged laptop that was thicker than a toolbox.

It was placed on the conference table with a thud.

Goodness, the laptop was at least ten centimeters thick even when it wasn't open. Chen Mo didn't weigh it in his hand, but judging from the way it was placed on the table, he could guess its thickness.

This laptop probably weighs around ten kilograms.

Judging by appearance, it should be able to withstand an attack of 40 fire.

Despite its unappealing appearance, this thing is remarkably effective at being fireproof, waterproof, and bulletproof.

Chen Mo, with his hands behind his back, approached the group of veterans to watch them make adjustments, and about a minute passed.

The footage captured by the four large drones that were just launched is now being shown one by one.

This thing is much better than the hand-cranked one we just saw. It has a range of over 200 kilometers and caught up with the convoy shortly after launch.

Through the laptop screen.

It can be clearly seen that the convoy of tanks is still moving forward. Since they have not yet left the Taishan mountain range, there is no need for the companies to separate for maneuver at the moment.

The steel torrent on the ground drew out huge gray waves, while four drones projected the panoramic view clearly from four different directions.

Chen Mo doesn't know much about current drone brands, but he still has a good eye.

He stared at it for a while.

He said, "This is much better than the single soldier's one. It has a forward-looking infrared detection system, a color CCD camera, a laser rangefinder, and over here a data link and communication system."

"If we use this for reconnaissance at night and then send the data link to the command vehicle, we can carry out precise bombing of the target from tens of kilometers away."

Originally, there were quite a few people speaking at the event.

After all, many people were seeing this for the first time, but Chen Mo explained all the functions of the 206 vehicle-mounted drone in just a few words.

The scene suddenly fell silent.

The only Level 6 drone operation and maintenance sergeant in the entire military region looked at Chen Mo with surprise.

"Can you understand these structures?"

This question made Chen Mo's forehead crease with annoyance. He was ashamed that he didn't even recognize something as simple as an infrared detector or a rangefinder.

How can we talk about information technology all the time?

"Know something."

Chen Mo nodded slightly, ignoring the gazes around him, and looked at the old sergeant, asking, "Has this been equipped with a satellite communication system?"

"If there is a satellite communication system, it is possible to communicate with ground vehicles over extremely long distances, or connect to the battlefield C4ISR system, enabling information warfare within a certain range."

In response to Chen Mo's question.

The veteran sergeant was a bit confused. He was just a professional operator and maintenance personnel for the military region's drones, not a research and development personnel. How could he know anything about these things?

The veteran turned to look at Zhang Jinnan.

Vice Dean Zhang's heart skipped a beat. Damn it, he was an academic, not a researcher.

He doesn't know anything.

Realizing that something was wrong, both the vice president and the professional-level sergeant were stumped by the scholar's questions.

Although Luo Yaowu didn't understand, he wasn't puzzled. Instead, he asked directly, "What's the use of adding a satellite system to connect to the battlefield C4ISR?"

"What about achieving partial information warfare?"

"report!"

Upon hearing Director Luo's inquiry.

Chen Mo quickly straightened his posture and said, "I read a theoretical book about information technology at the academy before."

"As mentioned above, if the drone is connected to a satellite, it can communicate with a helicopter over a very long distance and issue control commands through the helicopter."

"It can be used to test the enemy's firepower, but this is somewhat of a double-edged sword unless the enemy has no air defenses."

"But if it is connected to the battlefield C4ISR system, the drone itself can be equipped with a communication system and perform communication relay missions."

"Equipped with electronic countermeasures systems, it is possible to directly interfere with radar and communications within a certain range over enemy territories, paralyzing the affected troops."

"I cried out to heaven and earth, but no one answered."

"Interference, the communication radar is paralyzed." Luo Yaowu's expression immediately changed when he heard this theory.

He knew all too well how dangerous it was for a mechanized force to be paralyzed and its coordinates exposed.

"Quickly, contact Director Ma of the college immediately and verify whether Chen Mo's suggestion is feasible."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Shuaijun, who was standing nearby, ran towards the telephone.

Luo Yaowu, on the other hand, stood there quietly, looking somewhat excited.

These people don't understand drones, but there are people at the Army Academy who do, as long as Chen Mo's theory is feasible.

So, for this exercise, the academy went directly to the unit that developed the 206 to ask for advice on the specific operation.

We need to get this done.

Interference, paralysis—just hearing about it is stimulating.

Seeing that Luo Yaowu, who was usually calm and reserved, suddenly became visibly excited.

Everyone's eyes instinctively turned to Chen Mo.

Seriously, is this kid's luck really that incredible? Damn, he just randomly picked up a book, and the theories in it are now perfectly applicable to his current situation.

It even piqued the interest of the head of the Strategic and Operational Studies Department at the Army Academy.

This luck is just too incredible!

But how could they possibly know?

Chen Mo wasn't reading a book at all; rather, he was learning that the jamming function of this type of drone was simply based on the principle of the loitering munitions with contaminant sources developed in later generations.

However, the timing was perfect, and he brought it up at just the right time. If it can really be applied to reality...

This technology will be realized a few years ahead of schedule.

His contribution is considerable.

(End of this chapter)