Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 207 Joint Logistics Mechanism: Only those who survive have the right to discuss victory and defeat.

In the conference room.

The logistics department staff remained silent, standing at the back without uttering a sound.

With such a large military region and tens of thousands of troops, there will inevitably be some cumbersome procedures in logistics, and it is basically impossible to completely streamline them.

Some things are not as simple as just reducing costs.

Moreover, as a state coercive institution, the military doesn't necessarily prioritize cost in many aspects of its operations.

But that's what they say.

By not bringing these issues to the forefront, one demonstrates seriousness and responsibility; though complex, the approach remains clear and organized.

However, when put on the table, it becomes rigid logistical data, dogmatic and inflexible, lacking both flexibility and adaptability.

Wang Songhe awkwardly stood up, stopping Chen Mo from saying anything more.

The other staff officers present looked at Chen Mo as if he were an alien.

Because, apart from Commander Wang, most of the people present knew that Chen Mo had just been transferred to the Logistics Statistics Department and hadn't actually gone there to learn yet.

With just a set of data, they nearly brought the logistics department to its knees.

That's quite powerful.

"This young man's way of thinking about things is different from ours."

Chief of Staff Qin Quan'an stood with his hands behind his back, his expression unreadable, as if he were pleased or annoyed: "Comrade Chen Mo is right. Whether from a mathematical or logistical perspective, there are indeed undeniable problems with the logistics arrangements."

Done! !
Upon hearing what the chief of staff said...

Inside the meeting room, the staff officers, whose hairlines were clearly receding and unable to hold the line, looked ashen-faced, their lips pressed tightly together, and remained silent for a long time.

The logistics department staff would certainly not be happy to be disciplined, but if Chen Mo's behavior today were placed within the army's transport battalion...

Many officials would probably applaud and cheer.

Because many dogmatic approaches are simply pointless and wasteful for soldiers who actually need to run errands and transport supplies.

Chen Mo dared to say this in the conference room simply because he intended to reveal the difference between the logistics and joint operations mechanisms in advance.

He's not stupid.

Knowing what to say and what not to say, and that the information-based battalion will eventually have to adopt a joint logistics supply mechanism.

Otherwise, if a battalion-level unit had its artillery not controlling the infantry and its armored units not controlling the mechanized infantry, and each was responsible for its own tasks, like a combined battalion now, what kind of operation would that be?

No problem in the short term.

But if the fighting gets really intense, the tank battalion would rather go to the logistics warehouse with empty tanks than give artillery ammunition a ride. Sooner or later, the conflict will erupt.

Of course, in many cases, it's not the military's fault, but rather that the logistics personnel simply don't follow the rules; they just stick to the regulations.

Even making ten empty trips is a regulation.

The 188th Division's personnel cannot collect supplies for the 6th Armored Brigade. Chen Mo used this opportunity to expose the logistical issues.

It's only because his words don't count now that Chen Mo is doing so; otherwise, Chen Mo would have carried out a complete reform of the current joint camp.

As the saying goes, any reform and innovation is born out of necessity.

It's never enough for someone to discover something or make a suggestion to gain widespread support.

Take this information technology experiment as an example.

If Chen Mo hadn't set a three-month deadline, and if the Kyoto Military Region hadn't suddenly intervened, the training alone would probably have taken a year and a half.

We'll consider forming a unit and conducting experiments gradually. It will take at least two or three years to complete the entire process.

Chen Mo didn't have that much time to waste.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Chief of Staff Qin waved his hand: "Go, your statistics department should prepare a report on the data from the past year and put it on my desk by tomorrow afternoon."

"I need to see the rectification plan within a week."

"Yes!"

Dong Zhanwei, the head of the statistics department, straightened his back and glanced at the group of staff members from his own unit behind him.

Everyone immediately understood, put on a compassionate expression, and quickly left the meeting room to prepare.

A year.

Damn, the data for just one month is huge enough, and the data for a year is simply massive.

The statistics department is responsible for the scheduling, allocation, and transportation of materials for the army group's exercises.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this is the busiest unit in the entire military region at this stage.

Even without this event, the joint battalion's trip to the Northwest for military exercises meant that the statistics department routinely worked overtime. It was a unit where people were either compiling statistics or on their way to compile statistics every day.

The staff consists entirely of science and engineering graduates; there isn't a single liberal arts graduate among them.

A department comprised of serious, straight-male types.

It's kind of funny, but in many military regions, the logistics department's statistics section doesn't even need to look at the work performance to be considered for being recognized as an advanced unit.

You can decide just by looking at the amount of hair.

For example, those who are completely bald are clearly outstanding statistical officers, hardworking and conscientious, exemplary in their departments and pioneers in the military region, and should be encouraged to learn from.

Those who are half-bald are still considered promising talents and deserve to be nurtured. They can shoulder more responsibilities in the future and eventually become outstanding statistical officers.

Those who are balding are clearly showing signs of a serious "couch potato" mentality in a workplace with heavy workloads and frequent overtime. The department instructor must constantly urge these individuals to strive for improvement and correct their irresponsible attitude of just getting by and taking things as they come.

In short, in this workplace, if you have too much hair, you're embarrassed to go out and greet people.

Results now.

Chen Mo's few words triggered another round of high-intensity work for the entire statistics department.

It can be said that he single-handedly caused at least a large number of cadres in the entire department to go bald.

Closer to home.

The turmoil in the statistics department has not yet subsided.

As evening approached, there wasn't much to offer at the base, so Chief of Staff Qin and Deputy Director Zhang received Wang Songhe in the reception room.

As for the mobile joint battalion, they didn't eat lunch, but they still need to eat dinner.

The mobile companies were ordered to rest for an hour and a half to eat.

As for Chen Mo, he didn't even have time to get dinner before Director Luo called him to his office.

Luo Yaowu entered the room, sat down in a chair with an air of authority, glanced at Chen Mo with his fierce eyes, and didn't tell him to find a place to sit.

He went straight to the point: "What are you thinking?"

"what?!"

"The people from the Jincheng Military Region are here as guests, and you're doing this, showing off your logistics. I don't think you're stupid after all."

"Why can't you see who's superior and who's inferior? Are you just going to let the 61st Division laugh at us?"

"Damn it, we're from the academy, and military exercises require the cooperation of the military region. How come you're only capable of doing such underhanded things?"

"I just transferred you to the statistics department for training, and in the blink of an eye you've taken over the entire department. What, is it beneath you, a great talent like you?"

Luo Yaowu patted the desk as he spoke.

His anger level was rising rapidly. Fortunately, he was no longer in the front-line troops but had been transferred to a school as the head of a professional course, so his temper had been somewhat tempered.

Otherwise, he would only hurl even harsher insults.

Do you know why I transferred you to logistics?

After slamming his hand on the table, Luo Yaowu stared intently at Chen Mo.

He's now very suspicious of this kid, partly because he can't see the bigger picture.

"Report, understood."

"If you know, then say so."

"Yes!"

"If there is any department in the military region that can enable an officer to quickly understand the field army's combat system and the essence of modern warfare, then it is only the inconspicuous logistics department."

"The commander assigned me there so that I could learn the logistics system step by step. As long as I mastered the transportation and dispatching of the main combat divisions and regiments of the military region, it would be like taking a shortcut to adapt to the most complex work of the informationized battalion in advance."

"The Logistics Department and the General Staff Department are in a cooperative relationship. The latter, as the most important auxiliary combat department in the military, has the overall responsibility of assisting the commanding officer in combat."

"To be more specific, all communication channels, command channels, and feedback channels between the headquarters and the main combat divisions must go through the logistics dispatch and coordination center."

"Working in the statistics department is equivalent to interning in two of the most important departments of the military region, allowing you to become a fully capable commander in the shortest amount of time."

Chen Mo spoke with great conviction.

Luo Yaowu was somewhat astonished. That was the purpose, but he hadn't expected Chen Mo, a young man who had been promoted based on a suggestion.

It's amazing that they were able to explain the relationship between the military region's logistics department and the staff department so clearly.

It's important to understand that while these things are considered common sense, they are only accessible to people at a certain level.

Even a regular battalion-level officer might not be able to figure out the relationships involved.

After a moment of stunned silence, Luo Yaowu recovered from his anger. Just then, Pei Shuaijun carried two aluminum lunchboxes and placed the prepared dinner on the desk and the coffee table next to it.

They probably sensed something was off about the atmosphere here.

Just as Pei Shuaijun was about to open the door and leave, Luo Yaowu said, "Since you understand the importance of going to the logistics department, why put on this show today?"

"How are you going to get to the statistics office?"

Upon hearing the question, Pei Shuaijun stopped walking, and his dog cautiously stood by the door, ready to watch the commotion.

"report!"

Chen Mo stood at attention: "I can do the work in the statistics department; I'm willing to share the burden." "Bullshit! That's not something to share!"

Luo Yaowu glared at him: "Don't try to dodge me here. The statistics department is not going to let you go. Do you think they're laughing at their lack of logistics personnel, or do you think my old face is really that useful?"

"Stop beating around the bush, you little bastard. Just tell me what you're thinking."

"Yes!"

"Sir, I request to go with the combat unit, but I can also go to the logistics company."

"reason."

Upon hearing Director Luo's approval, Chen Mo hurriedly took out the job registration data he had recorded earlier from his pocket, walked a few steps quickly, and placed the recorded registration form on his desk.

Luo Yaowu glanced down at the scene a few times, but said nothing.

The data Chen Mo handed over was the same record he submitted when he returned to the meeting room after welcoming Wang Songhe.

Only this record was transcribed in real time by Chen Mo, and Luo Yaowu also saw it at the time.

"Sir, I think there are still some areas where the joint training can be adjusted."

"I acknowledge that mechanized warfare involves objective power struggles, and hiding troops can often have unexpected effects."

"But sir, we only have a battalion. On a large-scale battlefield, the loss of a battalion or even a regiment will not cause any disturbance at the higher command."

"Our Tibetan troops can only deal with units of the same level, so no matter how well we fight, it will be of no use."

“Joint training should be conducted together. Judging from today’s maneuver situation, the entire battalion only advanced eighty kilometers in three hours before it dispersed.”

"After we separated, we traveled 60 kilometers in two hours."

"Commander, if this capability were deployed on the battlefield, let alone our battalion, even our entire division could easily be wiped out by an enemy regiment."

Chen Mo seemed to be making grand pronouncements, but Luo Yaowu knew the truth in his heart.

These are indeed the facts.

With the military parade as a backdrop, the intensity of the war in the Northwest battlefield will undoubtedly be very high once it breaks out.

After all, it's meant to be seen by foreign countries.

The troops from Class A divisions, arriving one after another, will most likely not wait for the units behind them, and will launch a blitzkrieg-style attack within the combat zone to suppress the enemy units that arrive on the battlefield first.

in other words.

With such limited mobility, a combined battalion would be unable to even escape, let alone fight, once they encountered each other.

This is really no joke.

Just as Chen Mo said, in high-intensity warfare, let alone a battalion, even an entire division would be too slow and would not be able to deploy in suitable terrain during maneuvers.

It's quite normal that they can be easily overwhelmed by a full-strength tank regiment.

The Blitzkrieg, the father of armored warfare in the Hans' country, was a mechanized warfare tactic that concentrated armored forces and launched a frenzied tactical blitzkrieg, achieving a level of speed at which tanks could advance and annihilate the enemy.

And this tactic.

Now, the top-tier chefs in China have learned it so well that they can even say that the student has surpassed the teacher.

If no one from the Jincheng Military Region comes, the base can comfort themselves that it's just an experimental unit and no one will pay attention to them.

But now.

The commander of the elite division has arrived. He neither stated his purpose nor mentioned the exercise; he simply came to check on the organizational structure and personnel adjustments.

The intention is quite clear: the 61st Division of the Jincheng Military Region will most likely be assigned to the same combat zone as the joint battalion, but it is unclear whether they are friend or foe.

If it is an enemy.

With the current training methods used in joint battalions, no matter how much training they undergo, they will be crushed in one round if they encounter any regimental-level unit of an elite division.

Chen Mo meant that the only thing to consider in training right now is how to survive, not how to win.

Only units that survive on the battlefield are qualified to consider subsequent issues.

However, he didn't say it so harshly; he was more tactful when he brought it up earlier.

"So what do you mean?" Luo Yaowu asked after a moment of contemplation.

"Joint training, extreme joint training."

Chen Mo said calmly, "All companies no longer need to split up for maneuver. We've already seen their capabilities. In peacetime, they're neither good nor bad, but on the battlefield, they don't even have the right to survive."

"Hmm, what you said makes some sense, but what does joint training have to do with the logistics you just mentioned?"

Luo Yaowu pointed to the job reporting data on his desk; he really didn't understand Chen Mo's intention.

This kid rattled off a whole bunch of things, and finally suggested extreme joint training to adapt to the battlefield.

But these things don't seem to have much to do with logistics.

When the leader got to the point.

Chen Mo grinned: "Chief, you probably already know even if I don't tell you."

"Commander Wang's visit was definitely aimed at understanding the information battalion. Now that the logistics issue has been exposed, Chief Qin needs to handle this matter properly in front of Commander Wang."

"In this way, Commander Wang won't have much energy to keep an eye on us."

"It is said that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle. If the enemy is an entire division and has figured us out, then we will not be able to fight."

"And then there's logistics."

As Chen Mo spoke, he stepped forward a few more times and pointed to the data in the record, saying, "Commander, for extreme joint training, the logistics must be unified first, and a joint logistics mechanism must be adopted."

"Look at this, the mobile operation covered a total of 140 kilometers in 5 hours. The statistics show that tanks and armored vehicles need to be refueled every hour and a half on average. This data is abnormal."

"Including the following, ordinary vehicles need to be refueled every three hours, while engineering special vehicles need to be refueled every two hours."

“A tank crew in motion couldn’t possibly consume that much fuel. The only explanation is what we just discussed in the conference room.”

"In our combined battalion, each company has its own logistics. They only take care of their own tanks, which is why the tanks need to be refueled so frequently."

"It's because after the entire battalion was separated, the battalion-level logistics were insufficient. Those convoys had to travel back and forth to transfer fuel to different detachments for replenishment, and every time the logistics team transferred fuel, the entire convoy had to stop."

"Tanks stop refueling once, artillery vehicles stop refueling once, and armored vehicles stop refueling again. With this kind of operation, not to mention the huge losses along the way."

"The time wasted alone is enough to cause the entire battalion to lose one-third of its efficiency."

"This is only during the period of maneuver. If it were wartime, and everyone were still doing their own thing, then there would be a lot of trouble."

"For extreme joint training, unified logistics and joint logistics mechanisms must be adopted."

"Humph!"

Seeing Chen Mo speaking so confidently, Luo Yaowu finally understood Chen Mo's intention.

To put it bluntly, this kid doesn't want to stay in the General Staff Headquarters; he wants power and wants to go to the front lines.

As a result, we've gone through such a long and winding road.

After letting out a cold snort, Luo Yaowu simply waved his hand and then pointed to the calendar in the office.

"The extreme joint training is fine, but keep an eye on the time. The military exercise will start in mid-August, so we only have a few days at most."

"Xiao Pei."

"To!"

"After you finish eating, take Chen Mo to the training ground. Bring his luggage and bedding. I already know the specifics of what to do after the joint training."

"But logistics, Chen Mo, I'm leaving it to you. If you can't come up with something interesting for me, I'll skin you alive."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

Chen Mo stood at attention, then turned around, picked up the lunchbox from the coffee table, and beckoned Pei Shuaijun to leave.

Luo Yaowu, who remained in the office, had his arms crossed, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and a deep gaze.

He murmured the words "joint logistics".

In fact, senior officers knew about the procedures Chen Mo mentioned in the logistics department, but no one usually brought them up because it wouldn't make a difference.

But then the term "joint logistics" appeared.

What intrigued Luo Yaowu was Chen Mo's detailed explanation.

Joint logistics breaks down the boundaries between military branches, unifies the allocation of resources, and is responsible for the supply and distribution of materials at the strategic level. It can focus more on the integration and optimization of resources and improve support efficiency.

A mechanism specifically designed for war.

Unlike logistics, which involves managing all sorts of miscellaneous matters, combat operations often fall short due to various reasons.

"Interesting, this kid's got some brains."

Luo Yaowu smiled, all traces of his previous seriousness gone, his eyes filled with appreciation.

at the same time.

After leaving the meeting room, Chen Mo called Wang Jianyong, who was left in the camp from the reconnaissance company. The two packed their things and hurriedly got into Pei Shuaijun's car.

Heading to the training ground.

This was during a one-and-a-half-hour break.

The joint battalion dispersed and temporarily cut off contact with the conference room, something no one had anticipated.

Just as Chen Mo proposed the joint operations mechanism.

On a mountain road 90 kilometers from the base, a long-range rocket artillery company, including a 142 transport vehicle, was deployed to different directions by different detachments.

There is a shortage of logistical staff, and vehicles need to travel back and forth to provide supplies. This may be due to the urgency or the drivers being too tired.

A transport truck traveling on a mountain road suddenly overturned and rolled twice on the ground.

He plunged headfirst into the ditch beside him.

(End of this chapter)