Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 284 A Brand New Configuration, Will This Transfer Have a Return Date?
The work assignments weren't sorted out so quickly.

Chen Mo only stood by the flagpole for a short while, and before he could even reflect on it, he was already weaving through the crowd like a human hunting dog.

"Hey you, Lao Wang, don't just stand there like an idiot. Move your electronic warfare unit's equipment into the communications vehicle. And check if the command vehicle can hold the indoor equipment."

"Stop grinning like that, who are you trying to impress with that ugly grin?"

"Hey Yanbing, the vehicles are being put into storage. Your engineering vehicles are big, so they'll be at the back of the line. Don't rush."

"Xu Zhanqi, what are you standing there for? Don't you have any work to do? Collect all the instruction manuals for the new armored vehicles. Who are you staring at with those eyes wide open?"

"Medical team, if you have nothing to do, go organize the equipment for physical examinations, don't just wander around here."

The battalion commander's voice rang out from time to time in the crowd, and everyone's work efficiency visibly improved.

Even if you have to pretend, you have to pretend to be very busy.

Otherwise, who could withstand Chen Mo's constant nagging?

This leads to increased efficiency.

It didn't take long.

Cheng Dong came over with several lists. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with shining eyes, "Scholar, the higher-ups really came through this time."

"The 4th Motorized Infantry Regiment of the Jincheng Military Region was disbanded, and all 317 non-commissioned officers in the regiment were sent to our area."

"Of the 116 lieutenants assigned to the Xijing Army Academy in 1999, 51 were recalled and reassigned."

"46 people were recalled from the Nanjing Army Academy, and 32 were reassigned here."

"The total number of people we were given this time was exactly 400, including 83 officers. The only regret is that all the officers from the battalion, company, and platoon levels of the Fourth Regiment were intercepted by Jincheng. Only the veterans were assigned to us, and no officers in charge were given to them."

"normal!"

Chen Mo nodded, took the list and glanced at it: "The units that should have been disbanded and all retired or transferred to civilian work now have an excuse to stay. Those old cadres definitely won't be willing to give it to us."

"It's fine if you don't give it to them. Relatively speaking, older cadres are not as quick to adapt to new things as new cadres."

"Okay." Chen Mo glanced through the list and handed it back to Cheng Dong: "I just told Lao Man to prioritize compiling the information on technical sergeants."

"These people are assigned to different companies based on their skills."

"The remaining officers and sergeants, or those who have never led troops before, will be assigned to the reconnaissance company. Let them start with basic tasks such as duty and patrols. Let Lao Hou take care of them and focus on getting them familiar with the informationized battalion. Give them a week."

"Regarding matters of principle, if anyone blows up a spike or disobeys orders, there is no need for persuasion or giving them a chance. Their files will be sent directly to the military region's staff department, and they will be discharged in the shortest possible time."

"Isn't this too harsh?" Cheng Dong's expression changed, and he hesitated.

In any case, the 4th Motorized Infantry Regiment had just been disbanded, and now all the non-commissioned officers of the regiment had been brought together again.

These people have just experienced a demobilization and a change of unit, and are experiencing difficulties adapting to life there or feeling unhappy.

In Cheng Dong's view, everything was normal.

Even if there is trouble, it is within the scope of understanding.

Because in the military, there are no troublemakers who can't be dealt with.

No matter what rank you are, give him some time and you can get him to cooperate. Even if you can't, you'll get eight beatings a day and seven days a week in the dark room.

That place wasn't like the ones in TV dramas, with beds and room to move around. Many of the small, dark rooms were just big enough for a person to squat in, so big that they couldn't even lift their head. They were locked up like that for several days in a row. Even Iron Man would have to march in step if he came.

It would be rather inhumane to simply arrange for them to be transferred to civilian jobs.

"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished."

Chen Mo waved his hand, not intending to discuss it any further. He said seriously, "Chief of Staff Qin just mentioned that we should prepare in advance to appreciate the scenery of the grasslands."

“The troop redeployment plan is likely to be brought forward, and may not even reach the Chinese New Year. We don’t have that much time to take care of their feelings.”

"Let's do as I say, and hopefully the higher-ups can give us more time."

"Okay, I understand."

Cheng Dong took a deep breath and did not continue the discussion.

Since he became the chief staff officer of the demonstration battalion, the company commander of the reconnaissance company has been replaced by Hou Zhanye, the former deputy company commander.

Don't be fooled by Lao Hou's past in the Kuchi reconnaissance company, where he seemed to have nothing to do all day and would often find old soldiers to play cards with, as if he had no important business to attend to.

But there's one thing you shouldn't forget.

Hou Zhanye was idle because Cheng Dong was too stubborn and had a strong desire for officialdom, so he couldn't demonstrate the abilities of a deputy.

But this doesn't mean that Lao Hou's personal abilities are lacking.

To rise to the rank of deputy company commander in a reconnaissance company is no easy feat.

His hand was definitely much tougher than that of the company commanders of the other companies in the demonstration battalion.

This job is perfect for him.

The personnel arrangements were left as they were for the time being. Not long after Cheng Dong left, Wang Jianbin, who was in charge of checking the equipment, ran over excitedly.

Old Wang was more excited about the new equipment than on his wedding night; he was drooling the whole time.

"Have some self-respect! You're only a major, is it really necessary to be this happy?"

Chen Mo stood with his hands on his hips, his expression showing some disdain.

It's fortunate that he was in the military, where he saw new equipment, that he reacted this way.

If he's always like this, when he goes back to his hometown, he probably won't even have anyone to introduce him to a wife.

He looks so silly.

"What do you know, scholar?" Wang Jianbin retorted defiantly, "This is called professionalism, professionalism! Do you understand?"

"You really shouldn't be making sarcastic remarks like that."

Old Wang pulled Chen Mo to a less crowded area of ​​the vehicle and artillery yard, his eyes gleaming. He patted the equipment covered by the tarpaulin and asked excitedly, "Do you know what this big guy is?"

"Damn it, I knew you were just like me."

Wang Jianbin looked around to make sure no one was watching, then opened the document and said, "The higher-ups really put in a lot of effort this time; the General Armaments Department must have been prepared long ago."

"The vehicles and artillery yard here is full of anti-aircraft equipment, Type 90 35mm anti-aircraft guns, equipped with AF902 fire control radar. We don't have a single one of these at Xiangjian."

"Even I only read about it in the document 'On Informationized Warfare'."

"So awesome?"

Chen Mo didn't understand the equipment data very well, but he had his own unique criteria for judgment.

That means if there's no signal arrow, it's probably a rare and valuable item.

"Nonsense, of course it's awesome."

Wang Jianbin rolled his eyes: "The AF902 fire control radar is currently the most advanced field air defense equipment we have, bar none."

"It adopts a three-band composite system of X-band search, C-band tracking, and Ka-band precision tracking. The limit is to simultaneously track 20 batches of targets, and the exploration range for low-altitude targets can reach 25 kilometers."

"Let's put it this way: with this amazing weapon, no drone in the world, regardless of model, can escape this fire control system."

"Once detected, the fire control system can automatically lock onto and attack without human intervention."

"Isn't that amazing?"

"Awesome! Absolutely awesome!"

After listening to the introduction, Chen Mo changed his previous composure and reached out to stroke the anti-aircraft gun covered by a tarpaulin in front of him.

His face was full of excitement.

It is important to know that in the third phase of mechanization reform, many Class A division reconnaissance units will be equipped with drones.

The Northwest military exercises directly sparked a wave of drone procurement, with many military regions beginning to purchase and equip key units with drones.

The artillery in front of them was designed to counter these drones, including helicopters.

In short, it is almost impossible for low- and medium-altitude targets to evade the fire control lock of the 90mm anti-aircraft gun.

Seeing this equipment.

Chen Mo finally understood why the higher-ups had always wanted to position information technology units in the area of ​​combat support.

Based on Lao Wang's introduction just now, and with all this new equipment, not every unit can afford to be equipped with it.

The military expenditure alone is unsustainable, not even taking into account the vacancies in the technical branches of various units.

The proportion of highly educated officers in a Kyoto demonstration battalion is almost the same as that of an army group.

Rather than a demonstration battalion redeployment, it's more accurate to say that the higher-ups wanted to use them to test the performance of new weapons in different terrains and climates.

"Come, come, scholar, there's more over here."

Not yet satisfied, Wang Jianbin pulled Chen Mo to a row of missile launchers and proudly patted the camouflage-colored vehicles.

Do you know what kind of air defense system this precious gem is equipped with?

"The HQ-7B air defense missile system can detect targets up to 50 kilometers away. It is a single-pulse system with anti-chaff jamming capabilities and integrates search, tracking, and strike functions."

"If this thing is assigned to an air defense unit and then encounters a Blue Army bomber formation, it's hard to say who has the stronger foundation."

"At least, we don't need to deceive them with fake heat source targets. If we confront them head-on, their 6th Air Division of the Jincheng Military Region doesn't have that much capability to come and bombard us. They should think twice before setting off."

Old Wang introduced it with a proud look on his face.

After inspecting the air defense equipment, Wang Jianbin then introduced the performance of the long-range rocket artillery and howitzer one by one.

In summary, in terms of equipment quantity...

This time, the allocation from above was basically based on the original size of the 9th Company of the 1st Battalion.

Information-based equipment includes not only air defense radar, but also fire control radar and early warning radar.

All equipment, including communication vehicles and information processing vehicles, are in place.

After looking around, Chen Mo was basically certain.

The only difference in the equipment this time is that the drone model remains the same as the Type 206 drone previously used by the Blue Army Battalion, without any upgrades.

Almost all other companies have completed the overall upgrade of their equipment.

As for air defense, we won't go into details. Previously, the Blue Army battalion mainly used mechanized infantry anti-aircraft machine guns, but now they have been uniformly replaced with missile vehicles equipped with fire control radar.

The leap was so dramatic that it was like going directly from the cavalry era to the Maxim era—a true transformation from ragtag guns to cannons.

The artillery, including the artillery, was also changed from towed to the Type 89 120mm self-propelled smoothbore gun.

The long-range rocket artillery has been replaced with the Type 89 122mm self-propelled rocket artillery.

The combined equipment of the artillery battery and rocket artillery battery, along with the use of early warning radar, fulfilled multi-dimensional battlefield needs such as long-range suppression, anti-armor, and fire coverage.

The only fly in the ointment is.

The Blue Army battalion was originally equipped with WS-1 rocket launchers, which had a maximum range of 70 kilometers, while the current Type 89 self-propelled rocket launcher has a maximum range of only 30 kilometers.

The attack range has been reduced by half.

Of course, its advantages are also very obvious. The Type 89 is equipped with modular design, and a 40-barrel salvo can be fired in just 20 seconds. There are six of these vehicles in a battalion, and the modular design allows for extremely fast loading, which can be completed in less than five minutes.

It possesses the capability for sustained long-range bombing.

In other words, the demonstration battalion can launch a salvo of 240 rockets at targets within a 30-kilometer range, covering an area of ​​124 hectares.

What's even more infuriating is that he can launch another bombing of this scale just five minutes later.

Not only that.

The Type 89 122mm rocket launcher is also an information-based equipment, equipped with automatic aiming and ballistic correction functions, and its firing accuracy is 30% higher than that of the rocket launchers of the previous Blue Army battalion.

The time saved and the interval between the second round of firing are increased by more than 90%.

Just imagine.

Once the demonstration battalion goes to war with other units.

The passive phased array radar for early warning can detect enemy traces from 300 kilometers away.

Chen Mo could even sit in the command vehicle and allow the enemy to advance 270 kilometers without paying them any attention.

Whether it's electronic reconnaissance, drone reconnaissance, or personnel reconnaissance, the enemy cannot get close to the demonstration battalion.

Long-range artillery can't get in either.

Once the enemy forces move within a 30-kilometer radius, they can expect to be subjected to a massive artillery barrage.

Guess how tough this unit must be to withstand this kind of attack?

Even with the fastest movement speed of heavily armed troops, it would take at least half an hour to cover 30 kilometers.

Within half an hour, as long as the logistics are effective and the ammunition is sufficient, the demonstration battalion can even launch five sweeping bombings.

Each time 240 rockets, five times a total of 1200 rockets.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if the enemy were carrying God on their backs and riding Jesus, they would not be able to withstand such a dense bombardment.

That's it.

This doesn't even include the coordination with other companies.

And the Type 89 self-propelled howitzer has yet to show its power.

It's easy to see why Wang Jianbin couldn't stop drooling from the moment he saw the equipment.

That's really too cruel!

This is not the firepower a battalion-level unit should have.

Even Chen Mo subconsciously wiped his mouth after hearing the introduction.

After all, no soldier can psychologically resist the allure of such firepower.

Especially when you're leading a firepower unit like this, the joy is doubled.

"So, Battalion Commander, are you tempted?"

Wang Jianbin scurried over, his eyes wide, trying to find a hint of excitement on the battalion commander's face.

pity!

Chen Mo was too good at pretending. He had already concealed his slight interest just now, and simply nodded calmly: "It is indeed good, but the equipment all requires human operation."

"It's not easy to master so many new pieces of equipment in a short period of time."

"Old Wang."

"Eh!"

"You come from Xiangjian, and you are a top student with expertise in electronics. The task of training technical backbones in the camp will be entrusted to you."

"The position of team leader is a bit too low-level and not quite suitable for you. Let's add an advisor as well, a demonstration camp advisor. Thank you for your hard work."

"Hey! No!"

When Wang Jianbin heard the word "consultant," he was first taken aback, and then almost burst into a tirade.

What the hell.

He was transferred from Xiangjian. He was originally from the demonstration camp, and now he has the title of advisor. Besides having to do more work, if you think about it carefully, what benefits does he get?

"Battalion Commander? Battalion Commander Chen!!!"

After realizing what was happening, Wang Jianbin, unusually, called out "Battalion Commander."

Trying to reject this title—then what kind of so-called consultant is someone that organizations and groups can consult on any problems they have?

Who would willingly take on such a responsibility for no reason?

just.

After giving his instructions, Chen Mo quickened his pace and left the vehicle and artillery field, eventually jogging the whole way.

The reason he didn't go with the instructor to accompany the commander was that he wanted to see the significance of this group of people and this batch of equipment.

Now I understand.

Chen Mo wasn't as happy as he had initially imagined.

The equipment is indeed in place.

There are enough people to support the entire demonstration battalion's nine companies, and detachments can also be established.

But new challenges emerged simultaneously.

As the combat company with the highest requirements for technical personnel, the air defense company currently has almost no qualified personnel in the entire battalion.

Of course, it can't be said that there is none at all.

Previously, several key personnel and cadres related to air defense, howitzers, and long-range artillery batteries were forcibly transferred from the 27th and 38th Armies.

This includes cadres specializing in radar.

The problem is that there are too few people, and they simply cannot support the framework of three companies.

The soldiers of the motorized infantry regiment need to be trained from the most basic level, and they cannot be put to use in the short term.

The only consolation is...

There's basically no need to worry about the veterans' military skills; we can let them adapt without any problems and make further arrangements later.

However, technical issues present another major hurdle.

Having equipment alone is not enough.

This thing is just like a car. The dashboard says 260 km/h, but who can actually drive that fast?
In other words, the equipment is indeed advanced, but let's not even talk about unleashing its full potential, let's just say it can only utilize one-third of its capabilities.

Even the demonstration camp can't do that.

Chen Mo was mainly surprised that the higher-ups would be so generous this time, providing so much equipment all at once.

The best solution right now is to talk to the leader and see if we can get some more people.

. . . . . .

We arrived at the conference room on the East Campus.

At this time, the leaders had already finished lunch and were making arrangements for the secrecy of the new equipment.

Chen Mo picked up a stool and quietly moved to sit down in front of Fang Peijun.

"Is the takeover process finished?" Old Fang asked in a low voice.

"Yes, it's basically over. What was discussed at the meeting?" Chen Mo nodded, laid his notebook out on his lap, and took out a pen as if to take notes.

"They mentioned the use of new equipment, as well as external counter-espionage and strengthening of vigilance."

Fang Peijun picked up his notes and placed them in front of Chen Mo: "The commander said that after the National Day military parade, the Jincheng Military Region's demonstration battalion will conduct a similar event."

"We will most likely receive a notification within three months of our relocation, requiring the entire battalion to bring out the model as soon as possible."

"When the troop deployment takes place, we will be on duty together with the 9th Border Regiment and will meet up with them."

Fang Peijun's expression was extremely serious during the introduction, which showed that this transfer was the core content of the conference.

When Chen Mo heard about the Ninth Border Regiment, he was startled and his brows furrowed.

As for the other border defense forces, he really didn't know much about them, firstly because they were too far away and there was almost no contact between them.

Secondly, the current border defense forces and coastal defense forces are not part of the field command, but are under the jurisdiction of the provincial military districts.

We're not even in the same system as them.

But this Ninth Border Regiment was the only one Chen Mo was somewhat familiar with.

Because the Ninth Regiment is located right next to the Zhurihe Joint Training Base.

Once the Kyoto demonstration camp is established, can they really come back?

Chen Mo felt a little uneasy.

He knew very well that the higher-ups initially established the informationized battalion under the guise of the "Blue Army."

The goal was to emulate Fort Irwin and establish a whetstone for the entire army, because information technology was not truly put into experimentation until the second year of the Gulf War.

The aim was to emulate foreign militaries to hone their own military skills, but the information technology experiment had not yet been successful.

his impression.

The Ninth Border Regiment was formed in 94 by expanding an independent border battalion into a border regiment.

After the expansion, other units only allocated two companies to the Ninth Regiment. It was not easy for the border troops to expand on a large scale. The terrain was one factor, but the shortage of cadres was even more fatal.

The regiment was expanded in 94, and it took two years, until 96, for the entire regiment to be fully staffed with cadres. The following three years saw a period of rapid development.

Now, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this border defense regiment is extremely powerful, and its purpose is to guard the joint training base.

At this time, the Kyoto Demonstration Camp was suddenly transferred away, and Chen Mo really doubted whether they could come back.
But looking at the timeline...

The informationized troops shouldn't have gone there in 1999; they should have gone there in 03.

Which part went wrong this time?

While Chen Mo was in a daze, Liao Hongjun, who was sitting at the conference table, noticed him.

Old Liao raised his hand and tapped the conference table: "Major Chen, come here, I've been waiting for you for ages."

"Come up and talk about your demonstration camp's future plans."

"Yes!"

Chen Mo agreed, but had no choice but to suppress his doubts.

He got up and walked to the conference table.

(End of this chapter)