"Me!?" Li Xiaogang couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly said: "No, no, I don't know anything about military affairs, even if I want to command, I can't command." You three don't have anything to do, can you make fun of me? ”

Lin Chaoran snorted and said, "Bastard, the three of us are well-fed, so it's okay to make fun of you?" Don't get excited, listen to us, we have a reason for making this decision. When you held a meeting with the commanders of the eight major military regions, except for Shi Qiu and Ke Zhengang, the other commanders of the military regions were resolutely opposed to your construction. There are many reasons for this, but the most important one comes down to one, and that is that you are not a member of the military and cannot gain their trust.

Therefore, after discussing with the three of us, we decided to recruit you into the army in the name of the country and promote you to lieutenant general. But to break this pattern, we have to find a convincing reason. If you can defeat the two armies formed by the eight military regions with the strength of one division in this military exercise, and then we make an exception to promote you to lieutenant general, they will have nothing to say. Once you've become a lieutenant general, you'll be just like them, and there's no reason for them to distrust you. Then the chief will give the order to open up the Ninth Military District. Each of the eight military regions dispatched 20,000 elite soldiers to form an elite division as the core starting force of the Ninth Military Region. And you will rightfully become the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Military Region, and have full power to execute one of the Ninth Military Region. ”

"This..."Li Xiaogang still seemed a little hesitant. The leader saw this hesitation in his heart, so he smiled and said, "Xiao Gang, you don't have to worry too much. Even if you become the commander of the Ninth Military Region, you already enjoy a high degree of freedom. You can do your thing, and we will never interfere as a leader. Ay! You'll have to imagine for me, too. We sit here, and others always think that we are majestic and beautiful. But how many people know that we are actually sitting on pins and needles. We have to take care of this and that, and it is not good to offend any of them. It's often exhausting to be tossed around, you just don't know. ”

Li Xiaogang nodded and said, "Chief, you don't need to say any more, I understand the hard work of the two of you." It's just marching to fight and paying attention to the arrangement of troops, I really don't know anything about it, how can I defeat the commander of the eight military regions who have been honed on the battlefield for a long time? It's not that I don't understand the hard work of the three, it's just that I can't do anything about it. ”

Listening to Li Xiaogang's words, Lin Chaoran laughed and said, "If you're just worried about this, then it's okay, we've already made arrangements for you." Come on! With Lin Chaoran's shout, a guard pushed the door and walked in. Lin Chaoran said to him: "Go! Call Deputy Chief of Staff Hu Dinghai and Hu here. The guard received the order and hurried away, Lin Chaoran said to Li Xiaogang with a smile, "We have already found a helper for you, you can knock it out, hahaha......"

About ten minutes later, a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a shrewd and capable face, and the rank of major general, appeared in this office with a radiant look. Lin Chaoran pointed at him and said to Li Xiaogang: "This is Hu Dinghai, deputy general staff member of our PLA General Staff. He is a national treasure of the General Staff Department, not only proficient in various tactics and campaign theories, but also more capable of practical operation. He has never lost any exercises he has participated in, and has always maintained a record of complete victory, which can be said to be a legendary figure in our PLA! ”

Lin Chaoran rarely praises people, but for Hu Dinghai, he even used the word 'legend, which shows that Hu Dinghai must have a few brushes. Li Xiaogang looked at Hu Dinghai carefully, and indeed found an indescribable spirit in his body. It's not like the kind of straw bales that don't look good. Li Xiaogang has always been very polite to talents, and when he saw Hu Dinghai, he said with a smile: "Hello General Hu, it's an honor to meet you!" ”

Hu Dinghai didn't receive Lin Chaoran's order in advance, he was called over from the bed, so he didn't know what Lin Chaoran was looking for him for, he just thought that it was so late at night, Lin Chaoran couldn't find himself just a trivial matter, so when he saw the strange Li Xiaogang at this time, he couldn't help but have a little doubt on his face. However, Hu Dinghai still accepted Li Xiaogang's enthusiasm, and also smiled and shook Li Xiaogang's hand and said, "Hello!" ”

"Dinghai, let me introduce you, this is Li Xiaogang, and you will be your partner tomorrow." Lin Chaoran pointed at Li Xiaogang and said to Hu Dinghai. With Hu Dinghai's level, he was not qualified to know about Li Xiaogang, so Lin Chaoran didn't introduce him too much. "Tomorrow's partner? What partner? Hu Dinghai became more and more confused, and asked with doubts. Lin Chaoran smiled and said, "Naturally, it is the partner of tomorrow's military exercise!" I, the leader, and Deputy Leader Cao have already made a decision, tomorrow's military exercise, you and Li Xiaogang will command the blue troops to fight! ”

The leader's words made Hu Dinghai take aback, and then said very reluctantly: "Chief, Lin Standing Committee and Deputy Leader Cao, may I ask, can I refuse?" Lin Chaoran raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Then I also ask you, can a soldier disobey orders?" Hu Dinghai stagnated for a moment, and said with a bitter face: "Standing Committee Lin, aren't you playing tricks?" One division against two corps is tantamount to suicide. What's more, you only informed me now, so that I didn't even have time to prepare, is this unclear to make me look good? I don't do it! ”

In fact, it's no wonder that Hu Dinghai refused, no matter how you look at it, this is a battle that must be lost. From ancient times to the present, although there are many examples of winning more with less, and outnumbering the enemy, there must always be a limit to the few, and the outnumbered always have a limit. If you only have one person, but the other party has a hundred, you have the ability to reach the sky, how can you win? What's more, Hu Dinghai worked hard for half a life to finally win the reputation of an undefeated general. Birds still cherish their feathers, let alone people. Seeing that he is an undefeated general, he has to lose it like this, and whoever he is in change will have an opinion.

Seeing Hu Dinghaiyi's resolute refusal, Lin Chaoran snorted heavily and said in a deep voice: "One division against two armies is equivalent to suicide?" Then let me ask you, back then, my church had only tens of thousands of people, and the millions of troops in the national hall, as well as the devils of the island country, what was that? If our leaders had thought the same way as you, would we still be in the good situation we have today? You say you don't have enough time, you don't have time to prepare. Could it be that on a battlefield with real guns, the enemy will wait for you to be ready before attacking you? You claim to have read many military books, don't you even plant the reason that soldiers are not tired of deceit, and that they are not prepared? If that's the case, you're a disappointment! ”

Lin Chaoran's words made Hu Dinghai speechless, but he still felt a little wronged in his heart. Seeing Hu Dinghai's feelings, Li Xiaogang said with a smile on the side: "Standing Committee Lin, in fact, General Hu's worries are also reasonable. After all, this is not the past, times have changed. It is no longer possible to achieve victory by relying on a strong will to fight. ”

Yes, yes, that's what it means! Listening to Li Xiaogang's words, Hu Dinghai hurriedly echoed, and at the same time had a great impression of Li Xiaogang. However, as soon as Hu Dinghai's words landed, Li Xiaogang continued: "Although General Hu's words are reasonable, I can't agree with them. Today's battles cannot be won simply by will, but they cannot be won by numbers alone. The current military is exquisite, sharp, and new. Among them, the role played by the precursor of weapons has gradually surpassed that of people. Possession of high-precision weapons, supplemented by the skilled combat skills of the combatants, is the key to victory. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaogang paused, turned his head to look at Hu Dinghai, and found that Hu Huhai did not twist his eyebrows to listen, so he smiled, and then said: "Back to our exercise tomorrow, as a blue army, although we only have the strength of one division, our division is not an ordinary division. The divisional tanks were all equipped with a first-class fire control system, a first-class defense system, and their precursors were far inferior to those of the enemy tanks. In addition, the fighters of our division are the elite of the elite who have been trained and tested by war.

The combat capability of individual soldiers is more than double that of local troops. The high-precision weapon system and the combat personnel have excellent combat quality. Now that we have another commander as good as General Hu, I firmly believe that in tomorrow's exercise, it will be our blue side that will win in the end! ”

Li Xiaogang's words were sonorous and powerful, and they were very inspiring. Hu Dinghai, who originally did not have the slightest hope for the exercise, could not help but feel a sense of blood boiling in his heart. With more and less fighting, even if you win, there is nothing to boast about. However, if you can win more with less, then the gold content will be much higher, and it will be considered a real victory. Hu Dinghai groaned carefully, and said to the three leaders: "Leader, Lin Standing Committee, Deputy Leader Cao, I still have a question." Although I have heard that all the tanks of this division are equipped with new combat systems, their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. However, I don't know the properties of these tanks. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is the only way to survive a hundred battles. I know very little about myself now, ......"

Lin Chaoran smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, Li Xiaogang understands." Partnering partners must be able to make up for each other and complement each other. Saying that, Lin Chaoran looked at the watch on his wrist and said, "Si, it's already three o'clock in the morning." The scheduled start time for the exercise is six o'clock sharp. You still have three hours to make a battle plan. As for us, we're going to rest, recuperate, and watch a good show tomorrow. I won't bother you. With that, Cao Qingdong stood up with the leader, and the three of them walked out of the office together. Left this place to Li Xiaogang and Hu Dinghai.

The three of them fell asleep, but Hu Dinghai woke up completely. It was like a propeller in my head. He had to come up with a battle plan before dawn. "Mr. Li..."Hu Dinghai turned his head to look at Li Xiaogang and said. Li Xiaogang interrupted him without waiting for him to continue: "Brother Hu, you are much older than me, just call me Xiao Li or Xiao Gang, and I'll call you Brother Hu." Hu Dinghai is also a refreshing Northeast man, and he was not hypocritical when he heard it, so he immediately changed his words and said: "Xiaogang, just now Lin Standing Committee said that you are very clear about the performance of this new type of tank, you tell me, what are the advantages of these tanks, and what are their characteristics?" ”

Li Xiaogang shook his head and said: "As for the specific characteristics of these tanks, I have not summarized them, and I can't say clearly. However, I only know that the combat effectiveness of our tanks is very strong, several times that of ordinary tanks! ”