Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

General Wang Jianguo paused for a moment, then continued, "Commander Liu Weimin is responsible, the Red Army regimental commander is conscientious, and the Blue Army commander is competent."

I think everyone here has listened, understood, and thought it through.

This was a win-win exercise. The Blue Army won in tactics, the Red Army won in awakening, and we all won in the future.

This is the true nature of modern warfare: first, strike key nodes to blind or deafen them; then, dismantle the system; and finally, kill the entire force.

This is not the future, this is the present.

Our national strength is currently limited, and it is impossible to completely change our equipment overnight, but we can change our mindset, our approach, and our tactics first!

While there may be a generational gap in equipment, there cannot be a generational gap in ideology.

If equipment can't be improved, combat effectiveness must be improved first.

I believe that as our comprehensive national strength continues to grow, our equipment will only become better and more abundant.

When we have advanced thinking and advanced equipment, we will be able to face any invading enemy without fear and defend our country with greater composure.

After the meeting, each unit immediately reviewed the exercise. I hope that in three months, we will all see significant changes and not let down the success of this exercise.

Okay, meeting adjourned.

As the meeting ended, everyone left one by one, but Yuan Lang's departure was the most stylish; he flew away.

Looking out the window, Yuan Lang leaned against the bulkhead to rest, feeling a bit bored, thinking that Zhang Anbang was probably fast asleep in his dormitory right now.

It was clearly his idea, but in the end I had to stand up and explain. Is this how the former brigade leader felt?

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll sleep for a while and talk about it later. Ignoring the rumbling of the helicopter, Yuan Lang closed his eyes and leaned against the cabin wall to fall asleep.

In the conference room, everyone from Group A packed up and left, and most of the General Staff also went outside. At this moment, only Wang Jianguo, the chief director of the exercise, and Yao Changtian, the chief referee, remained.

Having followed the leader for many years, Yao Changtian sensed that the leader must be preoccupied with something. "Minister, do you have some new ideas now?"

Wang Jianguo laughed heartily, "Haha, I knew I couldn't hide it from you. I have some new ideas. Have the specific battle damage figures for this exercise come out yet?"

The exercise's objective has been achieved, so there's no need to keep focusing on the specific casualty ratios for the Red Team. However, as the exercise's chief director, how could he not be concerned about this?

"The statistics have already been compiled, Minister. Look at them, the casualty ratio is quite alarming. Modern warfare really can't be accomplished by simply piling up numbers."

Here is also the detailed battle plan submitted by the Blue Team, which is quite interesting.

As Yao Changtian spoke, he handed over the statistical results and the Blue Team's battle plan.

"0 to 30, that's shocking!" Wang Jianguo had expected it, but he was still somewhat surprised to see this casualty ratio.

Yao Changtian nodded. "Yes, Minister. The Blue Force only has about twenty ground combat personnel, and about twenty air force personnel. Including their command staff and logistical support, they have deployed a total of ninety people."

According to detailed statistics, all of the Red Team's heavy firepower was destroyed, and the number of personnel losses reached 2,700, almost annihilated, which was truly shocking.

However, the costs of the two units are also vastly different. For a team of less than 100 people, the one-time investment in weapons, equipment and personnel training is around one billion yuan, enough to form two full-strength motorized infantry divisions.

Their annual maintenance costs are enough to cover the total annual expenses of two fully-equipped motorized infantry regiments.

"Sigh," General Wang Jianguo sighed, "There's nothing we can do. To put it bluntly, wars throughout history have always been about money. Even a hero can be brought down by a penny."

As he spoke, he flipped through the battle plan submitted by the Blue Team again, "Oh, this time the Blue Team's battle plan was actually proposed by Zhang Anbang."

I remember this kid is currently under review for the military's talent pool.

"Yes, Minister, I was also surprised when I first saw this battle plan. It doesn't seem like Yuan Lang's work. His thinking is also very unconventional, but he hasn't gone this far before."

Upon closer inspection, it was Zhang Anbang, their newly appointed acting deputy battalion commander and deputy company commander of the third company, who proposed the position. He is currently a talent in both the military garrison's talent pool and the army's talent pool, and his application is currently under review.

Wang Jianguo nodded. "Very good little guy. When I get back, I'll go find Lao Feng and Lao Zhao, who are in charge of combat and military affairs. I think we can give him a professional evaluation of his excellence."

Yao Changtian was a little surprised. The minister's words meant that he believed Zhang Anbang's ability assessment, practical performance and job suitability were excellent, and the General Staff strongly recommended him.

It is important to know that the selection process for this dual talent pool of the entire army involves the initial selection by the major units and their submission to the business departments of the General Staff. The General Staff conducts a professional review of the submitted personnel, and finally the General Political Department's Cadre Department conducts the final review.

The General Staff is the first hurdle in professional evaluation and the sole authoritative body for assessing professional competence.

Conduct professional assessments, competency ratings, and performance evaluations of the command talent pool, and issue formal recommendations and assessment materials.

Provide professional endorsement on job suitability and practical skills for the professional and technical talent pool.

Without the professional qualification assessment and recommendation of the General Staff, it is impossible to be included in the talent pool, and the pass rate will be greatly increased if the General Staff strongly recommends it.

Only a very small number of candidates will be rejected due to political issues, serious eligibility problems, or a lack of balanced planning.

He had read Zhang Anbang's file. He could be described as a family of loyal martyrs with impeccable revolutionary credentials. Although it was an exceptional promotion, everything complied with the Active Duty Officers Law and the Regulations on the Appointment and Removal of Active Duty Officers.

There were absolutely no issues during the General Political Department's qualification and compliance review.

The current state of the talent pool is structurally strained: the pool is full, but there are vacancies and a mismatch between supply and demand. There is a relatively abundant supply of entry-level and general positions, but there is a serious shortage of highly skilled and critical positions.

In other words, Zhang Anbang will definitely not be turned away because of coordination issues.

Then the General Political Department is only responsible for political vetting. Given his family's situation, is it even necessary to investigate their political stance and loyalty?

It's just a formality now.

"Minister, you want to single him out and use him?" Yao Changtian felt that based on his understanding of the minister, he was sure he hadn't guessed wrong.

"Yes, we do have that idea, but we need to go back and discuss it at the meeting. The railway team's expenses are too high and the tasks they undertake are too heavy. It would be a waste to use them only for exercises."

There's no other way for now but to have them take on these exercise tasks. We'll have to free them up later so they can better fulfill their missions.

The garrison is keeping a close eye on this kid. We need to make the most of him while he's still young, because we'll have to return him eventually. Otherwise, they'll definitely come looking for him again, haha.

As he spoke, Wang Jianguo laughed.

Yao Changtian laughed along with him. He naturally knew that the minister's last sentence was a joke, and no one dared to block the General Staff's door demanding people.

But there's definitely a reason to eventually place that little guy in the garrison region.

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