"Brigadier, Captain Ji Zhizhao of the Special Investigation Company has been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhuang Yan had just returned from attending a seminar in the army. He was so tired that he didn't even take a sip of water. As soon as he walked into the brigade headquarters building, the officers in the duty room stood up and came over to salute and tell him the news.
Coming here so early in the morning must be something urgent.
Could it be a training accident?
As soon as he thought about it, he immediately rejected his idea.
Training accidents for special forces are inevitable, and any force will be at risk unless they do not train.
Zhuang Yan’s attitude towards this kind of thing has always been—cautious, conscientious, meticulous, and never give up eating because of choking.
In the past, some army cadres were afraid of training accidents, so they reduced the amount of training and lowered the difficulty. This approach was solemn and delayed the most. As the country's guard force and special forces for combat purposes, once they get the idea of being a security officer, It's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes.
If it's not a training thing, then is it a personal thing?
What personal matters could make the commander of the Special Investigation Company run outside his office so early to wait for someone?
Last night was a military seminar with the theme of combined operations of all services and arms in future maritime operations. The attendees were all brigade commanders, deputy brigade commanders and above in the theater. At that time, there were many talents in the venue, and they were very interested in the integration of joint operations. The topic of operational transformation was discussed in depth and fiercely, so the meeting lasted until one o'clock in the morning.
As a coastal force, the theater range of the g military region includes the sea, and the defense zone also includes many maritime areas.
The bald eagle has often stirred up troubles in countries and regions around the southeastern and southern seas in recent years. Although domestic high-level officials have always maintained strategic focus, adopted peace as the tone, and did not easily talk about war.
However, as an army, the string of preparation for war must be tightened at all times.
Because no so-called profession can say with any certainty that the war cannot be fought and peace will last for many more years.
When war comes and the enemy invades, it may be tomorrow. Be ready for war at any time, train troops for actual combat, formulate combat plans based on the actual situation in the theater, and conduct regular exercises and run-in with various arms. This has become the key to the new strategy of the new era. The highlight.
Especially in recent years, the internal reorganization of the army has been extremely vigorous. As the military region began to be transformed into a theater, most of the previous designations have been integrated and updated. The special operations brigade he led was adapted from a field force such as the Tiger Regiment. When he The 4th Division, the first unit assigned after graduating from the Special Operations Department of the School of International Relations, no longer exists.
Part of it was reorganized into an air assault brigade, and Lao Xu is now the commander of that unit.
Some were directly reorganized into Marine Brigades and merged into the Navy.
Due to the constant changes in the international environment and geopolitics, the old model of dividing the military services and managing each war, with the General Staff setting up a headquarters to lead the operations, is no longer sufficient to cope with complex multi-service operations and rapid response under the war conditions of the new era. needs.
In the past, large military regions were largely divided according to a country's administrative divisions, topography, geography, or strategic location. They were the highest military agencies within the designated range, coordinating all combat forces in the region and ensuring that any force that could fight in future wars would The people and materials that contribute are all coordinated by this agency in war. Of course, in peacetime, it is mainly responsible for training. In short, everything in the regional army is governed by the military region.
In essence, the definition of military regions has a lot to do with our country's main strategic thinking of homeland defense.
Today's theater is the highest command organization in the strategic direction. Its most important point is joint command operations, which means that it can coordinate the forces of the sea, land and air forces to serve strategy or war. Its greatest advantage is that it greatly integrates various forces. It uses a variety of war resources to quickly respond to the coordinated operations of various forces and respond to emergencies. In a short period of time, it can even mobilize rocket forces and strategic support forces to counterattack quickly by combining the sea, land and air. It is very important to nip the flames of war in the bud. advantageous.
The host of that seminar was the serious junior fellow student I had met before, the famous and arrogant senior colonel with facial paralysis, a young professor from the National Defense University.
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The reason why the debate lasted until one o'clock in the morning was because of the pros and cons and gains and losses of the military region reform.
Some people think this is a toss-up, and feel that the previous military region organizations are fine and capable of meeting the operational needs of the new era.
Some people believe that changing the theater will help streamline the organization and make the combat system flatter, more direct and faster, and more conducive to rapid mobilization.
Long Gang, on the other hand, is a reformist. He believes that the current old military region institutions are no longer adaptable to the needs of the new era. The main reasons are: first, defensive thinking, second, bloated institutions and inflexible command, and third, inability to adapt to the needs of future combined operations.
At the meeting, Yan Zheng was also present. Before changing the war zone, he wanted to conduct on-site research at various military regions where such seminars were held to see what the attitude of grassroots combat commanders was towards this adaptation.
When Long Gang was speaking about his views on the stage and conducting analysis and judgment, Serious asked Zhuang Yan quietly in the audience.
"Lao Zhuang, what do you think?"
Zhuang Yan said: "Let's not talk roundabout words between us brothers. Let me tell you clearly. Although I don't like you, a junior fellow with facial paralysis, but I support his statement. His point of view is not right for the matter but for the person." of."
"oh?"
Seriousness brings joy.
After all, the military reform has not yet begun and is in the initial stage, and the thinking below is not unified.
In the past few years, there were various changes at the military level and division level, and now even the military regions have been changed. Many people feel that it is a hassle.
"It seems you support the adaptation?"
"Support." Zhuang Yan said straightforwardly: "I won't repeat what your junior brother said. I feel the most deeply about the third point he said. For example, when I was in the Blue Army, the people who came to our place were all from the brigade. The units came to conduct confrontational exercises, and the Air Force and Second Artillery also acted in conjunction with the brigade, right?"
Nod seriously.
"How many times did we defeat the Red Army troops because of poor coordination between the various units? Do you remember that time with Bald Liang's troops?"
Bald Liang was a brigade commander. Because he lost all his hair in middle age, he was called Bald Liang.
"Remember, after you lured the enemy deep, you directly cut off the retreat and surrounded him to fight." Serious has a very good memory.
Zhuang Yan said: "The air force assigned to them at that time was temporary. In normal times, we are all from different branches of the military, so it is not easy to get together for training, so the running-in was very poor. When he was surrounded, Bald Liang asked someone to call his air force to help him. Send fighter planes to carry out a terrorist attack on the Second Battalion blocking the pass in Area C in front of him, what will be the result?"
Having said this, Zhuang Yan covered his mouth and smiled softly.
Serious, the one with gold stars, couldn't help but cover his mouth like a child.
Both knew the outcome.
Bald Liang called for a fighter group to cooperate with his brigade to break out. As a result, because there was no tacit understanding between his brigade and the air force division that cooperated with them in the exercise, everything went wrong when he called for air support. There was a big problem in the ground guidance, and the fighter planes dropped their bombs. It was directly invested in the heads of their own troops and directly wiped out Bald Liang.
What happened that time became a joke in the grassland base. When talking about Bald Liang back then, everyone remembered the scene when he ran to the hillside and cursed at his mother after being bombed.
"The concept of joint operations in the early years is fine in books and theory, but to be realized, different arms must cooperate in training all year round. The problem is that if the troops belong to different arms, the transfer of a unit for training still needs to be negotiated and coordinated by different departments. Coordination is nothing more than training and exercises in peacetime. Even if there is a plan during war, it still depends on the joint command. Where is the joint command? It is also sent by the headquarters. The leaders of the various services and arms below bring in a few leaders. You say improvisation In the fight, each other doesn’t understand each other’s fighting style, combat capabilities, equipment level and training level, so they won’t be blinded in a fight?”
Zhuang Yan carefully analyzed his thoughts.
“So, consolidate into one agency.”
He raised his hands and made a pinching motion.
"In an organization, it's not just a simple joint operation, it's integration. In normal times, everyone is in the same war zone. It's much easier and more convenient to mobilize everyone for training, not to mention in wartime. This is what your junior brother calls synthesis. Operational concept.”
"I didn't expect that!" Zheng Le said happily: "I told you, Lao Zhuang, I feel like you are undermining your talents by asking you to join the special operations brigade..."
After thinking about it, he asked Zhuang Yan seriously: "If the adaptation is integrated, I may have to go to the G theater. Do you want to work with me?"
Zhuang Yan was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that Shen Sheng would come back to the G Military District, which would be the future G War Zone.
When he comes down, he should be the deputy in charge of operations. Does that mean he becomes a minister or something?
"Better say goodbye."
Zhuang Yan waved his hand: "We are brothers from the same recruit class who came from the same pot. If I go to work for you, I can't avoid it. People will say you are nepotistic. Secondly, you have already received a star. Now One more, what do you think of me doing this parallel bar four exercise! Do you still care about my feelings? "
Zheng Yan wanted to laugh when he heard it. In fact, he knew that Zhuang Yan could say it so directly, not at all because of his military rank and position. In fact, he liked to stay in the combat troops.
Everyone has his own ambitions.
When they were in the army together, he knew Zhuang Yan's character. He was the kind of person who absolutely didn't like institutions, but liked to be in the command position of combat troops.
"Okay! Since you like to stay down here, then you can stay, but you have to be tighter at the Menghu Brigade stall. I think... we will have arrangements for you after the adaptation..."
