It is no wonder that these political cadres show such helpless expressions.

The mental outlook of a unit is closely related to the personality of its commander.

I don't know which chief said this sentence is very appropriate for the airborne troops deployed in the eastern foothills of the Karakoram today.

After more than half a year, Feng Bolin's squad is still discussing whether to fight or not, and even when the veterans are discharged from the army, the new recruits have been replaced by new soldiers, and this in itself speaks for itself.

The soldiers have a lump in their hearts, as the commander of this army, why don't Zheng Quanli have it in his heart?

You must know that at the beginning of receiving the first-level combat readiness order from his superiors, Zheng Quanli wrote his suicide note, and was the first to bite his finger and write his name on the blood-lettered banner of "I will win the first battle".

Then he was the first to step into the cockpit of the plane with a full parachute gear.

Yes, Zheng Quanli, who was sitting in the cabin at the time, didn't want to come back alive, more precisely, once it started, the chances of survival of him, the commander of the army, were the same as ordinary soldiers, very slim.

There was no way, at that time, there were only 5 Y-8s, 6 Y-15, 15 Y-15plus, and 4 Y-15 in the entire Airborne Forces that could perform long-distance rapid airdrop missions.

Only two battalions of troops can be airdropped into the designated area at one time, and they are light infantry without any heavy weapons support.

And this is still a theoretical value in the case of no war damage, the question is can there be no war damage after the start?

Therefore, in the previous military chess exercises, the airborne troops finally concluded after several arguments that under the best conditions, the transport aircraft group to which the airborne troops belong can also provide two transport missions, and can send up to 1,800 troops to the designated area.

It's not that the transport fleet does not want to perform more transport tasks, but after two rounds of transport, the entire transport fleet will be completely damaged.

This is still the best result, and the worst is that they were all knocked out in the first round.

There was no way that there was a significant generational difference between the combat aircraft of the Air Force at that time and the imaginary enemy, although the Air Force had two T-500 airborne radar alert aircraft as reinforcements.

The problem is that this kind of half-hung radar alert aircraft is not an early warning aircraft after all, and its own ability to distinguish multiple targets, command and guidance, electronic warfare capabilities, and its own security in high-intensity combat operations are inferior to real early warning aircraft.

Perhaps the T-500 airborne radar alert aircraft can still play some role in the secondary direction, but it will not have much substantial impact in the main direction.

And this is not the most important thing, the key is the landing force, as long as they are in time, Zheng Quanli gritted his teeth and insisted on holding on, and maybe there is hope of retreating.

But the problem is that the landing force is more obvious than the air power shortcomings, don't look at the mobilization of a lot of ships at that time, thousands of ships and thousands of sails spread out on the sea is spectacular, but you must know that 90% of them are civilian ships, and even a considerable part of them are wooden fishing boats, not only the protection is basically zero, but the maneuverability is even poor.

The hypothetical enemy does not need to make too many tactical moves, just put several warships of more than 1,000 tons on the sea, and can use naval guns to push back the so-called thousands of ships and thousands of sails.

Because these ships are not only weak in protection, but also not good in supporting firepower, the troops can only fix the 152 howitzers and 122 howitzers on the deck of the ro-ro freighter, and use artillery to do fire support on the sea, but the hull is unstable due to the turbulence of the waves, and the artillery cannot even do basic aiming, so the accuracy of this fire support can be imagined.

The air could not be helped, and the landing force could not arrive in time, so what kind of outcome would be for the more than 1,000 people led by Zheng Quanli, there was no need to think about it, and it was bound to be very tragic.

It was precisely because of this huge disparity in strength that the operations that the headquarters finally called off were mainly exercises for deterrence.

Didn't Zheng Quanli know the intentions of his superiors? Of course he did!

But he just feels that the clenched fist should be hit out, even if the strategic goal cannot be achieved, the small punishment and the big admonition should also be done, in short, to make the imaginary enemy hurt, know that he is afraid, and he does not dare to take another step beyond the thunder pool.

However, after all, the consideration of the superiors was deeper, broader and more strategic than Zheng Quanli, even if Zheng Quanli was very annoyed or denied his plan, the superiors pressed it down, Zheng Quanli could not refute it, but his emotions inevitably affected the officers and soldiers of the unit.

So much so that more than half a year has passed, and the officers and soldiers will submit bright red petitions to the command headquarters from time to time, and Zheng Quanli, the chief officer, will not stop them, and all of them will be taken to the superiors, showing that their troops are ready to use.

And then...... Then their unit was transferred by the headquarters to the eastern foothills of the Karakoram Mountain.

It's not that the headquarters is annoyed and sent to the frontier out of sight, but that the border situation on this side of the border has indeed undergone some extremely strange changes.

There is no way, the situation in the southeast half a year ago, the restraint of the headquarters gave the outside world an alternative interpretation, so some regional powers felt that their opportunity had come, and began to make frequent changes on the border, feeling that since the headquarters could maintain restraint on the southeast coast, it would also maintain this restraint on the northwest frontier.

After receiving the report from the border region, he immediately decided to organize a strategic exercise of the headquarters, and then selected the troops in his hand, and found that Zheng Quanli's troops had the most resolute will to fight and the most resolute atmosphere, in the words of a certain head of the headquarters at that time:

"This is a mourning soldier, as the so-called mourning soldier will win, choose him!"

After receiving the order, Zheng Quanli's troops did not live up to the expectations of the headquarters, and after receiving the order, five Y-8, six Y-15, 15 Y-15, four Y-15, and one second-hand Il-76 transport plane that had just arrived from Russia were all dispatched, and in just two days, they carried out eight consecutive fleet transportation missions, transporting 2,400 combat troops and 400 tons of supplies to the peace training ground at the eastern foot of the Karakoram Mountain.

A move immediately made some neighboring countries with active minds have to press the restless cautious eyes, no way, 2,400 combat troops and 400 tons of materials, a large country in the East can be completed in two days, in turn weigh yourself and suddenly find that the same amount may take a month.

However, the restless mind is pressed, but the small actions have not stopped, there is no way, the momentum has been created in domestic and international public opinion, and the early stage is full of words, if this is quietly coaxed, then it will not become a laughing stock?

So the big action is gone, but the small action is done twice every once in a while, showing that he is okay, not cowardly, still strong, what are you waiting for in China? Ballots, banknotes, and stocks are all taken......

Zheng Quanli saw that this was still a good thing, and he couldn't get used to it, so Zheng Quanli handed over a plan for a live-fire exercise that would span day and night, and he was ready to invite military observers from various countries to come and see whether he wanted to continue to be tough or quickly admit it!