After listening to Luo Yue's introduction, everyone also whispered, because according to Luo Yue's statement, then the Marine Corps has no qualifications to become an independent army at all, and an army that can only fight independently within 30 kilometers of the coast is of course impossible to become an independent military branch.

At this time, Zhu Dadao, chief of the general staff, said: "Lieutenant General Luo, how did you calculate the combat range of 30 kilometers along the coast? If it is said that it is within the cover range of the warship's artillery, the current maximum caliber naval gun cannot reach a distance of 30 kilometers. ”

Luo Yue said: " The combat range of 30 kilometers along the coast that I am talking about is divided into three layers, the first layer is the range of 10 kilometers along the coast, and this range is usually the range of the layout of the shore fire force, but before the landing operation, the naval guns will basically destroy all the shore fire force, or destroy most of it, at least 80% of the shore fire force can be destroyed, and it is possible to launch a landing operation, so when conducting a landing operation, the threat to the Marine Corps is only the remaining residual firepower points, and only the mortars carried by the Marine Corps are enough, even if they encounter a relatively strong defensive base, there will not be many, and at the same time it can also provide guidance for the warship's artilleryThe task of the Marine Corps is to quickly gain a foothold on the beachhead and establish a beachhead; and the second layer is 10-20 kilometers from the coast, in this range, it is usually the second line of defense of the coastal defense forces, but this range is basically within the range of large and medium-caliber artillery, so the Marine Corps can get the fire support of warships, and the task is to expand the position, leave space for the second batch of troops and equipment to land, and ensure the continuous combat capability of the landing operation. ”

After a pause, Luo Yue continued: "The third layer is the range of 20-30 kilometers along the coast, which is indeed beyond the range of firepower of warships, but the marines must advance the battle line to this step, because only at this step can the absolute safety of the beachhead be ensured and the follow-up troops can be guaranteed. Supplies can be landed, and there is a relatively safe environment to build temporary dock facilities, and at this point, the 75mm field artillery regiment of the Marine Corps should have successfully landed on the shore, so even if it encounters an enemy with strong firepower, the Marines can resist for a while, and if they really can't resist, they can also retreat to the second layer and use the fire support of warships to confront the enemy. This is the reason why I have set the current combat range of the Marine Corps within 30 kilometers of the coast, and if it exceeds this range, it must have the fire support of the army, so that the Marine Corps can fight, otherwise it will be extremely passive. ”

"Of course, the combat range I have set is based on a strong opponent, or the enemy has established a tight shore-based defense, if it encounters a relatively weak enemy, or does not establish a tight shore-based defense, the combat range of the Marine Corps can of course be expanded and beyond the operational range I have set, such as the several landing operations we have carried out this time, the enemy's strength and shore-based defense are not strong. In the future, in our surrounding environment, there is basically nothing to call a strong opponent, only Japan is not weak, and the advantage of landing operations is that there are usually multiple selection points, and it is completely possible to avoid the real and the virtual. However, from the perspective of anticipating the enemy's leniency, I set the opponent according to the strongest standard. These are my summaries of the current state of the Marine Corps, and as for the positioning of the Marine Corps, I have not yet considered a clear result. ”

Shang Jinfeng said: "Lieutenant General Luo, according to your statement, if the opponent's strength is relatively weak, then the Marine Corps can expand the combat range, but how much can this range be expanded?"

Luo Yue said: "This range is difficult to estimate, because the opponent's strength is different, and the combat range of the Marine Corps is also different, but when fighting on land, the Marine Corps is definitely not as good as the Army, and the battlefield of the Marine Corps should still be close to the sea, or fight on an island." ”

Wang Qiaoyou, a representative of the army, said: "Lieutenant General Luo, if the firepower of the Marine Corps is insufficient, can we consider forming a unit of large-caliber artillery?

Luo Yue said: "I'm sure I've considered this, and it's really necessary for the Marine Corps to form one or two large-caliber artillery regiments, but it's only used as fire support for island defense operations and third-tier operations, and it's not of great significance for the Marine Corps to expand its combat range, because it's impossible for the Marine Corps to be equipped with a large number of large-caliber artillery like the Army, because the Marine Corps' advantage lies in rapid response, rapid dispatch, Flexible arrangement, while large-caliber artillery will put a huge pressure on logistics, such as large-caliber artillery requires a large number of horse-drawn travel, and the supply of shells is large, these factors will drag down the reaction speed of the Marine Corps, then there is no difference between the Marine Corps and the Army. ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "Then in your opinion, is there any way for the Marine Corps to strengthen firepower and expand the scope of operations?"

Luo Yue said: "Unless it is mechanized troops and air troops, there is no other way. ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "Then today's report is here, Lieutenant General Luo, thank you very much for your report, which has great reference value for us to determine the positioning of the Marine Corps." That's it for the morning discussion, and the afternoon will continue. ”

Luo Yue said: "There are still many things in the army, so I will not participate in the discussion in the afternoon." ”

Xiao Jianjun nodded and said, "Okay, you don't have to participate in the afternoon discussion." ”

In the afternoon, the Central Military Commission held a discussion on the positioning of the Marine Corps, and the next day, Xiao Jianjun reported the results of the discussion to Xia Bohai.

After listening to Xiao Jianjun's report, Xia Bohai also smiled and said: "Luo Yue, this kid, this hand is very good, he made a detailed report on the current situation of the Marine Corps, and everything that should be said is clear, and on the issue of the positioning of the Marine Corps, he does not express his position easily, leaving a handle, it seems that Lao Qin taught Luo Yue well." ”

Xiao Jianjun also nodded again and again, and said, "I didn't expect him to come here, did he think too much." ”

Xia Bohai shook his head and said: "No, he is right to do this, although you have endorsed him this time, but after all, it is to leave a handle, and both the navy and the army may be dissatisfied with him, after all, this kind of discussion, a front-line commander like him really should not participate, and he is only reporting the current situation of the marines, no one is to blame, and avoiding the positioning of the marines, the navy and the army have no reason to accuse him." To be honest, we did not think well this time, but he handled it very well, and it seems that we can rest assured. ”

Xia Bohai, Xiao Jianjun and Qin Zheng have an irreversible relationship, which can be said to be like brothers, so the two of them also regard Luo Yue as their juniors, and they are trying their best to cultivate him, of course, Luo Yue himself is also competitive enough, and he has performed quite well in previous battles, and he is completely worthy of his current position. In addition, Xia Bohai and Xiao Jianjun also have their own selfishness, and now they are both married, their wives and children are nurses introduced by Zhou Ping, and they are both pregnant and have children, leaving their own offspring, Xia Bohai is a son and a daughter, and Xiao Jianjun now also has a son.

However, at this time, Xia Bohai is 54 years old, Xiao Jianjun is also 50 years old, both of them can be regarded as old children, so it is natural to consider their own next generation, although there is no hereditary system in East China, but within the scope of legal rules, it is still necessary to set up a good road for the next generation, but after all, both of them are not young, and when the children grow up, they are almost retired, and it is impossible to help the next generation to get on the horse and then send it off, and how much influence there is after the two retire, no one can say that it is not a block, Bi Jing East China ** The nature of the two of them determines that it is impossible for either of them to reach the level of eternal health.

And Luo Yue is only 31 years old now, just the right age, so Xia Bohai and Xiao Jianjun have the idea of entrusting the future of their children to Luo Yue, Qin Zheng of course has no objection to this, first, his friendship with Xia Bohai and Xiao Jianjun has also reached this step, and they can entrust their children to each other with confidence;

In fact, now in East China, the elders are also differentiating and combining, by positions, relationships, blood, even hobbies, political ideas and other factors, forming a lot of small groups, and trying to expand the influence of their own groups among the elders, Xia Bohai and others are of course aware of this, but they did not stop it, because this kind of thing cannot be forbidden, and there is no reason to refuse.

Of course, at present, the struggle is not obvious, this is mainly because the current leadership of East China is still relatively united, and East China is on the rise, the power is constantly expanding, the cake is bigger, everyone can get a piece, and there is no need to remember to rob others, but in the future, there will always be a margin for the strength of East China's first generation, and people's hearts may not be satisfied, so the struggle will definitely gradually expand and become apparent; Of course, to a certain extent, it is not a bad thing to have a struggle, after all, if there is only one voice in a political group, it is not necessarily a good thing, but the struggle must be controlled within a certain range, and the rules of the game must be respected, and the fundamental interests of the group must not be harmed.

Of course, Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng, and Xiao Jianjun can't stand alone in this general trend, and with the relationship between the three of them, they naturally form a group, and Luo Yue has become a Guan Jian figure in this group.