Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 334 Operation to Reduce Personnel, Ruthless and Dirty Tactical Deployment
The order to prepare for battle was issued suddenly, and it was close to the end of the year. After receiving the news, the officers of the armored regiment...

Without any hesitation, the air raid siren was sounded immediately.

Woo.
A deep, piercing alarm instantly covered the entire grassland.

After training exercises, personnel on duty quickly returned to the camp.

About half an hour later.

Inside the conference room of the armored regiment's headquarters building, all the company commanders, deputy company commanders, political instructors, platoon leaders, chiefs of staff, operations staff officers, and officers from each detachment and battalion were present.

Everyone wore a grim and murderous expression.

To know.

Although the Blue Army battalion has not been around for very long since its establishment, it has fought quite a few battles.

Furthermore, in every battle, they never fought against units of the same level; they always encountered brigade-level or division-level units.

Now that they've been transferred to Zhurihe, and there haven't been any battles for three consecutive months, these guys have been itching to get back to work.

A combat readiness order has an effect comparable to that of a stimulant.

When Chen Mo pushed open the door and entered the conference room.

Dozens of officers inside stood up in unison, their eyes fixed intently on the doorway, and exclaimed in unison, "Battalion Commander!!"

"sit!"

Chen Mo waved his hand, then strode to the head of the conference table and sat down. He then ordered someone to bring over the conference board and paste the map of the Zhuri River onto it.

everything's ready.

Chen Mo's gaze swept over all the cadres in the room, and he got straight to the point: "This time, we are very likely to be going to war."

"I don't know exactly when the battle will take place, but it should be in the next few days. I don't need to repeat the terrain of the Zhuri River, right?"

"The only types of warfare we can fight are plains warfare, street warfare, and mountain warfare."

"Road 203 runs through the north-south route. There are several cities nearby suitable for trains and highways. You should know better than I how many military outposts and supply points there are along the way."

"And this time, let me make an assumption, which the comrades present are probably familiar with: the 61st Motorized Infantry Division under the 47th Army of the Jincheng Military Region."

"Commander Wang's troops?" Cheng Dong was immediately surprised when he heard about the 61st Division.

The 61st Division and the Blue Army Battalion are old rivals.

When the Blue Army battalion was first formed and sent to the Northwest battlefield, their opponent was the 61st Division.

"Yes."

Chen Mo nodded slightly: "However, I don't know if their division commander's surname is Wang now, but there is one thing I believe everyone will not forget."

"The 61st Division, which is known as the top-class motorized infantry division in the north, is, putting aside its honorary title of Red Army division, currently the Jincheng Military Region's informationized auxiliary combat division."

"I don't know exactly how many people are in their demonstration battalion, but it won't be less than our Blue Army battalion. Just the organization I know of includes a radar battalion, a drone squadron, and an electronic warfare squadron."

"In addition, the 61st Division is a six-regiment system, which includes three infantry regiments: the 181st, 182nd, and 183rd Regiments, as well as an artillery regiment, an anti-aircraft artillery regiment, and an armored regiment."

"The division headquarters is in Tianshui, and the troops are usually scattered across Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia, stretching for thousands of kilometers."

"If this unit were to get serious, it would be far superior to the 188th Combat Division."

As Chen Mo introduced...

Those present who were unfamiliar with the details of the 61st Division showed expressions of shock.

In fact, what Sun Zhensheng said earlier was not without reason; many people simply do not understand the value of the Northern Class A Motorized Infantry Division.

Even Chen Mo didn't understand it at first.

The person who can serve as the commander of such a combat-oriented division is no ordinary person.

Wang Songhe had only suffered a major loss in front of the information battalion, where the division headquarters was wiped out.

It would make him seem a bit low-class.

Actually, that's not the case. Back when this old guy went to the training base alone before the Northwest military exercise, even Chief of Staff Qin of the 63rd Army, along with the division and brigade commanders of his subordinate units, had to go to the gate to greet him.

Even if it's just out of politeness.

It's not hard to see just how formidable this division is.

During the Northwest military exercise, the 139th Division, which was also a Class A infantry division, had no ability to resist the 61st Division.

If the Blue Army battalion hadn't suddenly intervened, the Red Army units would have been overwhelmed.

It's no exaggeration to say that, apart from a very few particularly famous main combat divisions, such as the 124th and 127th Divisions of the Yangcheng Military Region, whose overall strength is comparable to the 61st Division, the others are not very impressive.

This is not to say that Class A divisions in the field army are not strong. The main reason is that after the division-level units underwent streamlining and reorganization in 1998, many units were downsized.

The renowned tank divisions, the 179th Division, and other units were all downsized into motorized infantry brigades or mechanized infantry brigades.

The reduced strength was naturally no match for the 61st Division, which still consisted of six regiments.

The original troop strength exceeded 12000, with nearly 4,000 in logistics alone at the division level.

Now, with the addition of the information technology demonstration battalion, regardless of combat effectiveness, the sheer number of personnel alone can reach around 15000.

On the battlefield, this kind of unit is simply not something that ordinary units can withstand.

"Battalion Commander, is there a pre-planned combat strategy for this military exercise?" asked Xu Zhanqi, the mechanized infantry company commander.

"As I just mentioned, let's assume the enemy this time is the 61st Division, and how we should respond."

Chen Mo shook his head: "I don't know the details right now, but there are probably contingency plans, given the scale of this military operation."

"The directing department will also have one."

"We are currently in a period of war preparedness, so everyone is welcome to share their opinions. Anyone who has an idea is welcome to speak up."

Faced with the questioning, the officials present were somewhat at a loss.

After all, the difference between the two units is too great.

The equipment your side has, the enemy likely has too; the advantages your side has, the enemy also has, and they may have even greater advantages.

How should we fight in this situation?
Inside the meeting room, dozens of people looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Man Xuexi sat there, hesitating to speak several times, and eventually even he himself was unsure if he could do it, so he just kept sitting there.

Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry.

This was the only battle in which the Blue Army battalion had ample time to prepare in advance. The officers in the battalion needed to grow, and the staff officers also needed to learn.

It's impossible for him to be the one to devise the tactics every time.

Otherwise, if I were to leave the Ironclad Regiment in the future, the entire regiment couldn't be without a single officer who knew how to fight.

Time passed bit by bit.

The meeting room remained completely silent; no one uttered a sound as they racked their brains for a solution.

Chen Mo tapped his fingers rhythmically on the desk, and after a while, no one made a sound.

He bluntly asked, "What are you all worried about?"

"Feel free to voice any ideas you have."

"Deputy Company Commander Man, you speak first."

"Yes!"

Man Xuexi quickly stood up, looked up, and said in a strong voice, "Reporting to the battalion commander, I'm thinking that the enemy numbers are too many this time, and it won't be easy to fight them."

"No matter what tactics we use, it is easy for the enemy to see through them and counter them, because they are also an informationized force."

"Hmm, that makes sense." Chen Mo said noncommittally, "Then tell me, how many enemies will come this time?"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Man Xuexi was taken aback.

This is just hypothetical; how would he know how many people the other side would bring?

They saw that others also looked puzzled.

Chen Mo's face darkened, and he frowned, saying, "I've told everyone more than once that war is about intelligence."

"Without intelligence, no matter how powerful the weapons you have, you're still blind."

"Since I said the enemy this time is the 61st Division, didn't you think that the first thing to do should be reconnaissance?"

"Is sending soldiers in civilian clothes to conduct on-site reconnaissance around the enemy's base a form of pre-battle preparation?"

"Since we are an informationized force, it is reasonable to use informationized means for reconnaissance."

"Electronic warfare units infiltrated the surveillance systems around all division-level garrisons in the Qinghai-Gansu-Ningxia region, as well as key nodes along railway stations and highways."

"If we have a firm grasp on the enemy's every move, does this mean we have a long battle ahead of us?"

this.
The officers on site were somewhat bewildered. They had already sent soldiers to conduct on-site reconnaissance in disguise. How could this be considered a hypothetical scenario?

This isn't a real, hands-on fight.

When Wang Jianbin of the electronic warfare unit heard Xiucai's plan, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was just about hacking into the surveillance along the way. For someone like him who came from the Xiangjian team, it wasn't necessary to ask the big shots at the Academy of Sciences for help.

Including the Shute virus they've been practicing for so long, perhaps they could try it on this enemy.

Despite his efforts to learn, he still seems a bit clueless and has no immediate solutions.

Chen Mo waved his hand dismissively: "Alright, sit down."

"I know what everyone is worried about."

Chen Mo stood up, removed the map from the board, and said with a marker in his hand, "You're worried about the enemy's organization this time."

"As I just mentioned, in war, the first thing to fight is intelligence."

"Since we have intelligence, why can't we use it to launch a troop reduction operation against the enemy?" he said.

Chen Mo wrote the four large characters "Reduction Operation" clearly on the meeting board.

"Battalion Commander, could we use drones to bomb the military trains along their route during the reduction of personnel?" Man Xuexi, quick-witted as ever, immediately suggested with a bright idea in his eyes.

"inappropriate!"

Chen Mo smiled and corrected him, "Your fighting style is only suitable for when the command has already notified us to start the battle during the maneuver. What if the command only issues a contingency plan but doesn't issue a battle order?"

"Any attack tactics are useless during the maneuver."

"Then we'll impersonate the director's office and spread false information to make them relocate or take a detour, thus delaying their maneuvering time."

Man Xuexue then made another suggestion.

This time, Chen Mo was finally satisfied; the Blue Army Camp indeed had successors.

He smiled and nodded: "Your method is good, but it's too easy to see through."

"Gentlemen, let's change our thinking. The Zhuri River is now our territory. If we can figure out how the enemy moves, do you think it would be easier to launch an attack along the way?"

"For example, if they encounter a sudden emergency while on the road, local officials will rush to the main road to stop them and ask for help."

"For example, if a section of the highway is suddenly closed for construction, it should be easy to stop them for a few hours."

"Including along the way, we can set up different dangers for all the enemy's mobile forces, such as small landslides and local chaos."

"I want to see if the 61st Division will have an easy time getting into Zhurihe this time."

"Of his more than 10,000 troops, how many can arrive on time according to the planned mobilization schedule?"

Staff reduction operation!!
All the cadres were stunned; it was the first time they had ever heard of an exercise being conducted in this way.

Full of excitement about learning, he lay on the table taking notes, feeling that this method had potential.

Cheng Dong seemed to be deep in thought, and after a long while he spoke: "Battalion Commander, reducing the number of personnel is possible, but we are already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. If a large number of personnel are transferred out, and they cannot return in time, the main force of the Ironclad Regiment will be greatly weakened."

"We would be at a great disadvantage on the front lines."

"That makes sense." Several company commanders nodded in agreement.

While troop reduction operations are effective, once implemented, they will inevitably tie up a portion of the enemy's main mobile force on the road.

It doesn't take long.

Because the time allotted by the directing staff is usually not very generous, it is always carried out according to wartime standards.

After all, the real significance of the exercise is not winning or losing, but to be able to bring the main force to the battlefield on time, without delaying the battle along the way, so that when the real war comes, we can react the fastest and send the troops to the front line.

This is the true meaning of the exercise.

If your side delays the enemy's arrival at the designated area by two to three hours, they will be eliminated.

The problem is that the reduction operation requires the cooperation of many people along the way, and it is estimated that three or four hundred people are not enough to send out such a large number of soldiers.

How can the main players guarantee this?

Listening to everyone's worries.

Chen Mo twirled a marker in his hand and smiled helplessly, "You guys..."

"They have mountains of gold but are unaware of it."

"War will stop at nothing. Who told you that our armored regiment would be needed to deal with all the casualties along the way?"

"With spring approaching and the end of the year nearing, aren't the law enforcement teams in the surrounding cities all idle?"

"Have them set up checkpoints at various intersections to slow down the enemy's northward advance as much as possible. On the highways, have the law enforcement team cooperate with us, saying that there is a military operation that requires the joint execution of local units."

"Monitor which highways the enemy's main force takes, set up roadblocks and repair roads on those highways, and have the road administration dig holes. We won't fake it; we'll really dig holes and repair roads to block the enemy's main force on the highways."

“Enter the main roads and small paths of Zhurihe, mobilize the surrounding herders to create small-scale disasters, and have the herders block the road from 10 or 20 kilometers away to ask for help.”

"Have the border troops cooperate as well. In short, as long as the enemy enters the Zhurihe area, let them experience what an emergency is like."

"Faced with requests for help from the border guards, requests for assistance from the herders and civilians, and requests for help from the highway construction, I simply do not believe that the 61st Division can ignore them and fly over with wings."

Chen Mo's plan.

This left all the officials present speechless.

Be good! !
They originally thought that sending drones to bomb military trains en route was shameless enough.

Unexpectedly, the battalion commander was even more shameless.

Even with the cooperation of local authorities, the 61st Division, with its 20,000 to 30,000 men, probably couldn't withstand this kind of treatment.

How many main roads and side roads are there around here?
How many supply depots are there?
If checkpoints are set up in all these places and reinforcements are requested everywhere, the army will need their support wherever it goes.

Do you dare not go? Can you really not go?
And the most impressive thing about this reduction operation is that even if the enemy knows it's a plan deliberately orchestrated by the Ironclad Regiment, so what?
There's no way to prevent it.

When faced with a plea for help from ordinary people, do you dare not give up? Whether it's true or not, you have to travel dozens of kilometers to check it out.

Even if you have doubts, you must first confirm them and deal with the disaster.

After this round trip, there may never be another chance to arrive at the battlefield on time.

People say that those who play tactics are ruthless and dirty-minded, but this is not just about being ruthless.

This is practically toxic.

“In that case, the reduction of personnel can proceed; I have no objection,” Cheng Dong was the first to express his opinion.

"I don't have any objection either."

"Nothing wrong!"

"I agree!"

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Inside the meeting room, everyone responded in a playful manner, clearly completely convinced by this tactical arrangement.

Chen Mo watched as they smiled easily, no longer worrying about the 61st Division's organization as they had before.

He adjusted his posture slightly, straightened his body, and said seriously: "Comrades, let me remind you that the core of the composition of combat power lies in the danger of the situation and the brevity of the battle. When it comes to the main force of the land force, it is reflected in the logistics chain, command chain, and communication chain. Combined with the elements of war, the right time, the right place, and the right people, this is the composition of combat power."

"War is not just about destroying the enemy's main force. Fighting them head-on is the worst strategy. The best strategy is to attack their plans, the middle strategy is to disrupt their alliances, and the worst strategy is to resort to arms. As long as the tactical deployment can effectively destroy the enemy's offensive, organization, mobility, assault, logistics, morale and other war energy accumulation, then it is a good tactic."

"I now declare that the Ironclad Regiment's Spring Festival combat readiness has officially begun."

"All units are actively preparing and coordinating with local departments to be ready for combat at any time."

"If there are any specific instructions from above, I will readjust the strategic deployment according to the actual situation. For now, we will proceed with the reduction of personnel."

"Do you understand?"

"clear!!!!"

Inside the meeting room, all the cadres roared in unison.

"Alright, dismissed!!"

The meeting concluded.

The entire armored regiment began to get busy. First, all the members of the electronic warfare unit gathered and began to attempt to hack into the surveillance cameras of all roads around the 61st Division's base.

Followed by.

One drone after another took off from the base with a whoosh, including Silver Sword and Model 206 drones, almost all of them were deployed.

Radar jamming vehicles were deployed in three directions near the Zhurihe camp and activated simultaneously.

One by one, military vehicles began to set off.

Some went to the border defense regiment to negotiate, some went to the military stations along the way to notify them, and some went to the homes of herders.

Cheng Dong then led several cadres to negotiate with law enforcement departments in several nearby cities to coordinate with the New Year's war preparedness operations.

The entire armored regiment's base was mobilized as if in an explosion.

Wang Lu stood at the canteen entrance, staring blankly at the entire regiment bustling about, even the medical team was about to assemble.

However, as a new recruit, she was not qualified to participate in the exercise, nor could she stand in formation.

All communication devices, including mobile phones, were temporarily handed over, as regulations prohibit anyone from contacting the outside world without authorization during the war.

This is the recruit training camp.

All new recruits were notified that their training was temporarily canceled and they were required to stay in their designated dormitories and training grounds. Without approval, they were not allowed to step out of the recruit camp.

Li Zhiang and Yang Dali are now the two most outstanding recruits in the entire recruit company.

Unfortunately, no matter how outstanding one is, one is born at the wrong time.

In the armored regiment, even the company commander didn't care, and it seemed that none of the squad leaders in the recruit companies paid much attention to the elite soldiers.

They were forgotten in a corner, and the entire company only assigned three or four veterans to watch over them.

The rest were all put into action.

Watching the tanks move out in the distance, and seeing large airplanes and helicopters whizzing overhead with a roar.

The two looked on with envy.

If he hadn't been demobilized, he would probably be a private first class now, capable of fighting.

But now, it has to be said that it's a pity.

The armored regiments have all begun intensive preparations for battle.

Meanwhile, the headquarters of the 61st Division was far away in Tianshui.

Currently, the route for the movement is still being planned, and the march can only begin after it has been approved by the military headquarters.

(End of this chapter)