Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 336 The Red Army's Deployment, Escalating the Situation
After the establishment of the Directors' Department was announced.

Chen Mo immediately transferred all the personnel from the Ironclad Regiment's offices out of the headquarters building.

Personnel from the Jincheng Military Region and the Kyoto Military Region gradually came to serve as technicians, battlefield observers, and team referees.

Even the meals needed for the directing staff were provided by other units, which took full responsibility for the entire process.

This doesn't mean I don't trust the Ironclad Regiment.

The directing department is, after all, a neutral entity.

The staff in the office may discuss the battle situation between the two sides at any time, in order not to reveal the deployment of either side.

During the exercise, neither Red Army cadres nor Blue Army cadres are allowed to enter the director's office building without a valid reason.

This is done in order to ensure the fairness of the military exercise as much as possible.

After receiving the exercise order, Chen Mo left the conference room to begin making arrangements.

I watched as that kid left for quite a while.

Wang Songhe sat there, his face still dark, with a gritted-teeth expression.

Xu Hong, with a smile plastered on his face, said, "Songhe."

"To!"

Upon hearing the director call his name, Wang Songhe stood up abruptly, responding with his head held high and chest puffed out.

"Hey! Why be so formal?"

Xu Hong smiled and casually waved his hand: "Sit down. Your 61st Division has had an informationized battalion for some time now, and you've done detailed data for this operation. Talk about your achievements."

"Yes."

Wang Songhe took a deep breath and sat down properly.

He said with a serious expression, "The data is not very formal. Due to the short time frame, the statistics are also rather general."

"However, one thing is certain."

"With the cooperation of the information battalion and other regiments, along with the application of satellite platforms and individual soldier auxiliary combat systems, the efficiency of command and military action feedback in each regiment has been improved by at least 80% per unit of time."

"This efficiency is already quite remarkable."

"0.8 means that, with the same organization, firepower, military operations and strike capabilities, the 61st Division can outperform the enemy by a coefficient of 0.8."

"It also represents the exploration of information technology, which has been effectively applied to the combat system. The improved time utilization allows units to exert one, two, or even five times the combat power of the enemy."

The senior officials present listened to Wang Songhe's speech in complete silence.

Everyone, including Xu Hong, has to admit it.

This Red Army division of the Jincheng Military Region is indeed far more powerful than ever before.

To know.

The relationship between firepower, organizational and command efficiency, and combat effectiveness is not a 1:1 ratio, but rather a non-linear surge.

War, as the ultimate manifestation of highly disciplined human confrontation, is exceptionally deadly in terms of time utilization.

This is the point.

Throughout human history, there have been numerous bloody examples of warfare.

Because of a few minutes' error, the tactical units failed to complete their deployment in time, leading to the failure of the entire battle and the annihilation of the entire army.

Especially in annihilation battles, time represents a rapidly changing dynamic balance in the war between encirclement and breakout for both the attacking and defending sides.

With the support of the informationized battalion, the regiments can maintain closer contact and smoother communication during wartime, even without discussing the situation of informationized warfare.

It has logistics, main force, and the ability to share combat information between clusters in a shorter time.

This one aspect alone is terrifying enough.

This effectively reduces the communication time between regiments. Without issuing orders, each unit can make the best coordinated actions in the shortest time by relying on the real-time battlefield dynamics.

In this situation.

How can we compare units that are both mechanized?
The moment you take action, the other side has already arranged everything for the start of the war, and even the post-war arrangements.

Therefore, Wang Songhe's statement that the combat effectiveness of the 61st Division has increased by one to five times compared to before is not an exaggeration.

"I believe that with further deepening, the coefficient will increase. It can be said that the integration of the 61st Division and the informationized battalion in combat support has now entered the second stage."

Wang Songhe spoke with great confidence.

He certainly has reason to be confident.

During the information-based combat support construction phase, the 61st Division was almost at the forefront of the entire army's mechanization reform phase.

Furthermore, it achieved a phased victory, laying the foundation for the field army's direction of building a strong military, and this achievement is considerable.

The configuration of an armored regiment is far removed from that of a conventional unit. It is basically a purely information-based operation. Not to mention the weapons, equipment, and organization, the ratio of personnel and officers alone is something that ordinary units can only dream of.

In contrast, the 61st Division represents the direction and prototype of the fourth stage of mechanization reforms in recent years.

The Ironclad Regiment can only be considered a future goal.

"good."

Xu Hong led the applause, and the entire conference room was instantly filled with enthusiastic applause.

"Then this test of the 61st Division's combat effectiveness after the reform will depend on the performance of your Red Army."

"You should also go and prepare. I'm looking forward to the outcome of this operation."

Xu Hong smiled.

"Yes!"

Wang Songhe stood up, saluted, and then strode out of the conference room.

Since he was in charge of coordinating the Red Army, he couldn't stay in the directing department forever; he needed to go to other places to establish the Red Army command headquarters.

The reason I came along was twofold: firstly, to accompany the director from Kyoto, and secondly, to see my daughter.

In this respect, Chen Mo is quite sensible.

When he left the government building, he ordered someone to find Wang Luyi and have her wait at the duty post at the entrance of the government building.

Wang Songhe came downstairs, but before he could even see the situation at the door, he was already downstairs.

"dad!"

A clear shout suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterward, a tall figure ran up to her, stood at attention gracefully, and saluted: "Greetings, Commander!"

Looking at her daughter's joyful expression, and then at how her skin, which had been fair and rosy for the past few months on the grassland, was now dry from the cold, except for her big, bright eyes, which remained lively.

His overall demeanor had also gained a touch of heroism, quite different from his previous student-like appearance.

"Oh, you."

"Can't you just let your family have some peace of mind? I've only been away from home for a few months, and you've already taken it upon yourself to enlist in the army from the academy. Do you want to drive your mother crazy with worry?"

Wang Songhe shook his head helplessly.

He felt heartbroken too. The elderly couple only had this one daughter. She was supposed to study at a medical university, and according to Lao Wang's plan, after graduation, they would arrange for her to work at the Tianshui Military Region Hospital, join the military, and gradually adapt.

When he retires, his daughter will find a local partner in Tianshui, and with children around him, his family will be happy.

But he didn't expect it.

This child is so disobedient.

While he was away studying at the National Defense University and couldn't be contacted in time, he secretly enlisted in the army at the school. By the time he found out, he had already been assigned to the 63rd Army in Jinyang.

Without any choice.

Wang Songhe could only call a few departments in the military region from Kyoto, implying that they should take care of the child and at least assign him an easy job so that he could serve in the army for two years to experience the novelty, and then he could continue his studies after being discharged.

Having spent half his life in the military, he felt he could take responsibility for the contributions his family had made to the country, and he didn't want his only daughter to have to travel around like everyone else.

But who would have thought.

Not only was he enlisted in the army, but he was also assigned to the frontier. How many fathers wouldn't feel heartbroken?
"Oh, Dad."

After Wang Luyi saluted, he hugged his father's arm, looked up at him pitifully, and said, "I'm all grown up now, so I definitely need to learn to take care of myself. Besides, this place is very nice."

"The officers all took good care of me, and Battalion Commander Chen was also very approachable and a very nice person."

Mentioning Chen Mo.

Wang Songhe's face instantly fell.

"What good could that brat possibly have? You have to listen to me this time. We need to conduct military exercises right now, and I can't stay here for too long."

"But after the New Year, I will issue a transfer order to transfer you from here to the mainland. You can join the army, but after your two years of compulsory service, you should go back to your studies."

"If you finish your studies and still want to join the army, I won't stop you."

"Alright, it's almost time for battle. You should go back to your post. As a soldier, do your job well."

Wang Songhe, with a fierce expression, uttered a few harsh words, then ignored Wang Luyi's expression and strode out of the government building.

Although he dotes on his own children, he will not spoil his daughter who has become a soldier, regardless of what position Wang Luyi currently holds in the armored regiment or what work she should be doing.

Old Wang wouldn't even ask about it.

From the moment you put on your uniform, you begin to shoulder the responsibilities of a soldier.

"dad!"

Wang Luyi chased after them, feeling both anxious and helpless.

Wang Songhe did not turn back, but simply waved his hand, left the camp, and took a helicopter away.

Chen Mo didn't see this scene, but Liu Min, the leader of the medical team, saw it clearly.

Captain Liu walked up to Wang Luyi, patted her on the back to comfort her, and said, "Alright, why are you arguing as soon as you meet your dad?"

"I didn't make a sound."

Wang Luyi also felt a little wronged. She had only waited downstairs for a while, and before she could even say two words to her father, she was scolded.

“My dad said he’s going to transfer me away after the New Year and won’t let me stay here, but I really like the armored regiment and the blue army battalion.”

Listening to Wang Luyi's story.

Liu Min was also dumbfounded, but how could a squad leader like her have any say in this matter?

However, recalling the "reduction operation" formulated by the battalion commander at the meeting, Liu Min smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, you need to cheer up first. The exercise has already started, and you can't run around anymore."

"As for whether your father will still be interested in transferring you after the New Year, that's uncertain. Let's focus on recovering from this exercise first."

"What do you mean?" Wang Luyi asked, puzzled.

"It's okay, you'll know in a few days."

Liu Min looked around to make sure no one was watching, then grabbed Wang Lu and quickly left.

During the period of combat readiness, all cadres must be on duty at all times and be ready to be dispatched at any time upon receiving orders.

Wang Luyi was a new recruit without a military rank and was not allowed to participate in exercises, but he was also not allowed to wander around. He had to take on the responsibility of guarding the camp.

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the other side.

Chen Mo stood in the information command room.

He stared intently at the surveillance cameras monitoring the 61st Division's garrison along the route. At that moment, all units of the Red Army had begun to mobilize.

Soldiers who went out in disguise to conduct reconnaissance were also simultaneously reporting the approximate troop strength, routes, and equipment of the Red Army's movements.

They truly deserve to be called the Northern Class A Motorized Infantry Division.

Just hearing that the main forces across thousands of kilometers of Qinghai, Gansu, and Ningxia were mobilized gives one a sense of urgency that a major battle is about to begin.

The 61st Division was known as a motorized infantry division, but it also had a considerable number of heavily armed units under its command.

Aside from the three infantry regiments, each regiment could form a tank battalion, in addition to the mechanized infantry battalion.

Because the armored regiment was stationed in Qinglong Gorge, a strategically important location, it also had two tank battalions under its command, consisting of six tank companies.

The division's directly subordinate units include two tank battalions composed entirely of Type 96A main battle tanks, as well as three rocket artillery battalions, one howitzer battalion, and one anti-aircraft artillery battalion.

A total of seven tank battalions.

This doesn't even include the number of tanks in the armored battalion; the entire division has over 250 main battle tanks. Infantry fighting vehicles, logistics transport vehicles, and artillery vehicles—if they were truly deployed, there would be nearly a thousand transport vehicles alone.

Good guy.

This was after obtaining the publicly available intelligence in advance.

It's impossible to count exactly how many of the Red Army's main reconnaissance forces had secretly laid ambushes around the Zhuri River.

after all.

The Red Army knew about the upcoming exercise earlier than the Blue Army.

Chen Mo was aware of this basic common sense.

"Truly worthy of being called the Northern Motorized Infantry Division."

Chen Mo shook his head slightly. If it weren't for the 139th Division helping to contain them on the Northwest battlefield, the Blue Army battalion probably wouldn't have been able to make a move at all.

They could kill him on the battlefield if they pressed him down.

Now, the only way to deal with them is by relying on the influence of the local strongmen in Zhurihe.

If the armored regiment is fully staffed, and the Red Army battalion and mountain battalion are complete, with a total strength of three to four thousand, then we will naturally be able to fight them head-on.

But right now, we don't have that confidence.

They listened to the continuous stream of mobile intelligence from the Red Army.

Chen Mo closed his eyes, pondering a solution.

While downsizing is a viable option,

However, he could not guarantee that the other side would not have any other tricks up its sleeve. Wang Songhe was no longer a division commander, but had been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief.

Therefore, the dispatching ability cannot be calculated based on the division-level commanding officer.

Even if local authorities cooperate, setting up checkpoints along the route will likely be far less effective.

Because the influence of a deputy commander-in-chief, the connections he can make with the power to manage a single star, far surpasses those of a division commander.

The cooperation of the local units that the armored regiment had persuaded through personal connections could easily be reported to higher-level units by a single sentence from Wang Songhe, resulting in its complete disbandment.

We need to be flexible!
With its current organizational structure and information-based support capabilities, the 61st Division already possesses the rudiments of a future heavy combined arms division.

Because they have a large number of troops, it is no longer appropriate to use the combined arms brigade as a measure.

In the future, combined arms brigades will generally be able to be divided into two types: light and heavy.

Heavy combined arms brigades are the main route for the northern military regions.

Light combined arms brigades are a major component of the southern military regions.

The decision to downsize divisions into brigades in 1998 was not solely for troop reduction and saving military spending, but also to vigorously reform mechanization.

More importantly, with equipment innovation, army aviation units emerged, and the Type 99 tank was developed.

A mechanized infantry brigade equipped with Type 99 tanks is equivalent to an armored division before 98 in terms of both combat effectiveness and mobility.

The battlefield area they controlled, their assault and firepower were in no way inferior to those of a division-level force back then.

In other words, the Type 99 main battle tank cannot be deployed in large numbers right now. Once most of the army's equipment can be deployed, in a suitable battlefield, without any other support, just the main battle tanks of a mechanized infantry brigade can withstand a combat aviation regiment.

The most impressive thing about the 61st Division right now is that...

In terms of equipment, they have the prototype of a heavy combined arms division, while in terms of mobility they have the advantages of a light combined arms brigade, and in terms of communication they have been enhanced with information technology.

War is about calculation and rhythm.

Reasonableness is the most important thing.

More is not necessarily better, after all, war involves the practical difficulties of logistical support mechanisms.

But the 61st Division was an exception.

Not only does it have a large number of main forces, but it also has a very large number of them, and its logistics are incredibly strong.

It avoided all the weaknesses of the entire war supply chain.

It can almost be said to be the strongest mechanized force in the current army group.

The enemy's organization may seem simple, but it actually involves all equipment and individual soldiers, with complex weighting coefficients and linear ratios of combat effectiveness, making it extremely intimidating.

This made it difficult for Chen Mo to find the opponent's weak point for a while, thus preventing him from launching an effective attack.

"How many Red Army troops are currently using military trains for mobility?" Chen Mo turned to look at Wang Jianbin.

Upon hearing the question, Lao Wang adjusted his glasses and said, "It's impossible to confirm at the moment. The main combat units of the Red Army are just assembling and conducting limited maneuvers."

"It seems that the other side is deliberately avoiding major roads and crowded places, making it difficult for us to carry out reconnaissance work. We can only observe from a distance."

"At present, it is not clear what methods the other party is using."

"However, I estimate that their armored regiment and artillery regiment will definitely use military trains for transportation. Both of these regiments are stationed in Qinglong Gorge, which is more than a thousand kilometers away from here. Without military trains, they won't be able to arrive by tomorrow evening at seven o'clock, let alone the day after tomorrow."

"There's also Tianshui, where the division headquarters is located. The 181st Infantry Regiment is even further away. The Red Army's information technology demonstration battalion is located within the 181st Regiment's garrison, also in Tianshui. They will also use military trains."

"The 182nd and 183rd Regiments are about the same distance from the main force of the anti-aircraft artillery regiment, but they are definitely closer than Tianshui. The infantry regiment will probably join the anti-aircraft artillery and take the land route towards the Zhuri River."

Listen to Lao Wang's analysis.

Chen Mo nodded slightly.

He wasn't worried about the Red Army using military trains. After all, even if they used railways, they wouldn't be foolish enough to take their troops directly to Zhurihe Town and then get off the train.

Let's not even talk about how we've already reached the battlefield.

If you bring so many troops to one place, unless the opposing commander is stupid, spreading out so many people right under the Blue Army's nose, how can you possibly fight a war?

Let's just pack up and go back.

Judging from the Red Army's speed, they couldn't have arrived that quickly.

Chen Mo wandered around for a moment before leaving the information command center.

at this time.

The companies outside are all ready; the tanks have been re-maintained and cleaned, and everyone is on high alert.

However, they were unaware of the enemy's deployment.

Chen Mo didn't have a better solution at the moment, so he simply called over Wang Yanjun, the company commander of the engineering corps.

He was ordered to lead the entire company of soldiers to destroy the small road leading to Zhurihe, dozens of kilometers away, and to lay numerous minefields.

Then, soldiers were arranged to change into civilian clothes and stand guard nearby to prevent the villagers from destroying the minefield without their knowledge.

The other companies rested together to prepare for tomorrow's battle.

Chen Mo led a group of soldiers to patrol the Zhuri River area, attempting to plan a battle strategy based on the actual terrain.

On the surface, the Ironclad Regiment remained silent.

the other side.

Wang Songhe left the camp and took a helicopter all the way to Jining, more than 250 kilometers away from Zhurihe, before slowly landing.

The surroundings were unremarkable, with only a few white bungalows standing forlornly on the edge of the town.

There were no large troops stationed nearby, nor any weapons or equipment; it was just like an ordinary farmhouse.

That's right.

This place was the Red Army headquarters.

Moreover, it was not established temporarily. Both the Jincheng Military Region and the Kyoto Military Region have witnessed the speed at which the armored regiment can mobilize troops and the intensity of its information infiltration against the enemy.

That's not a nice thing to say.

If the Red Army command post had not been established in advance, it would have been locked onto by the Silver Sword drones of the Ironclad Regiment, whose flight speeds were far greater than those of helicopters.

Furthermore, its lower flight altitude compared to fighter jets effectively protects it from radar. If the Red Army's command is discovered at the start of a battle, it could be directly destroyed by the Blue Army's drone swarm.

Why bother cracking an egg then?

The lesson learned three months ago, when the armored regiment beheaded the 27th Army's command headquarters in half an hour, is still fresh in everyone's mind.

For this exercise.

Wang Songhe racked his brains. He had arrived in Jining five or six days ago, but he hadn't yet gone to the Ironclad Regiment's territory.

The helicopter came to a stop.

As soon as Lao Wang got off the plane, several middle-aged men in military uniforms came out of the bungalow.

Leading the line is Qin Hui, the current commander of the 61st Division. During the Northwest Military Exercise, Qin Hui was the deputy division chief of staff. Now that Lao Wang has been promoted, he has taken over the position of division commander.

Standing before Commander Qin were Fang Yong, the political commissar of the 61st Division, and Lin Yifeng, the newly appointed chief of staff.

"How is the Ironclad Regiment doing?"

Seeing Wang Songhe come down, Political Commissar Fang Yong asked with a smile.

"Hard to say."

Wang Songhe shook his head slightly: "That bastard surnamed Chen is very cunning. The whole regiment was on combat readiness two days ago, but today, there has been no troop movement. They are just training around the camp."

"That little rascal has a really good nose."

Upon hearing this, everyone else burst into silent laughter.

The Kyoto Military Region values ​​the outcome of this military exercise, and so does the Jincheng Military Region.

Not only did Chen Mo know to arrange for scouts to go to the Qinghai-Gansu-Ningxia area in advance to investigate the movements of the 61st Division.

In fact, two days before the armored regiment's operation, the reconnaissance troops of the 61st Division had already entered the Zhurihe area.

However, this desolate place is covered in grasslands.

Especially near the camp, where the ground is covered in snow, it is easy for scouts to be caught no matter how well they disguise themselves.

They could only lie in wait in the town, observing the activity patterns of the armored regiment, until they faintly heard air raid sirens and then saw a significant increase in patrols in the vicinity.

They then learned that the other side had already begun preparing for war.

But little did they know that Chen Mo, that son of a bitch, had actually managed to persuade local departments to cooperate.

To avoid the Blue Army's reconnaissance methods being too sophisticated, Wang Songhe didn't dare to linger in the yard after getting off the helicopter.

He immediately directed the helicopter to take off again and maneuver towards Tianshui.

He then led Qin Hui, Fang Yong, and others into the room.

These bungalows look just like ordinary houses from the outside, but the inside is quite different.

In the center of the room, a huge sand table is displayed.

The sand table displays the railways, highways, expressways, supply points, stations, supply areas, and transport lines along the Qing-Gan-Ning region to the Zhuri River.

If you look at it carefully.

You'll find that there are seven or eight stations along the way where flags are planted everywhere.

These flags signify that the main force of the 61st Division has arrived.

That's right!

Once bitten, twice shy.

Wang Songhe was no ordinary man. The main force deployed in the Qinghai-Gansu-Ningxia region was just a smokescreen; the tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and transport vehicles were all real.

However, the soldiers inside had already set off early, arrived at the station, and scouted the area around the station to familiarize themselves with the route.

If we really want to discuss it...

One-third of the main force of the 61st Division is only 300 kilometers away from the Zhurihe barracks.

A comprehensive deployment of controls was launched.

An old man and a young man, this is the second time these old rivals have clashed.

It wasn't as simple as Chen Mo had initially thought.

The tactic of deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea in secret is something anyone can use.

It all comes down to who has the higher skill level and uses it better.

(End of this chapter)