"Deputy Commander Tian, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang, I have such an idea."

In the conference room, Xiang Qiangjun pondered for a moment and said something.

"In all the cross-military exercises, it was our staff and operations departments that formulated the operational plan, and then the comrades of the divisions and brigades below carried it out."

"In the context of the past, there was nothing wrong with this model, and it was completely valid. However, with the advent of the new century, digitization and information-based warfare have become a major trend. I don't think it's appropriate to continue to use the old model to direct an exercise......"

Listening to Xiang Qiangjun's statement, Tian Songren's brows gradually tightened, and his face became more and more solemn.

Obviously, this bigwig is seriously thinking about the problems pointed out to the strong army.

Seeing that the other party stopped temporarily, he waved his hand and said, "Qiang Jun, what you said is very reasonable, go on." ”

When Xiang Qiangjun heard this, his heart suddenly relaxed.

He bowed his head slightly and continued to explain: "The most critical point of information-based and digitized operations lies in the rapid changes on the battlefield. Because the changes are too fast, commanders and fighters at the division and brigade level who actually command operations must have sufficient authority. ”

"A lot of times, opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting."

Xiang Qiangjun's gaze swept to the members of the meeting below, and it coincidentally fell on Su Qiyue's body.

"Against such an operational background, if we insist on taking the comrades of the staff headquarters and the operations department at a higher level as the commander-in-chief of the exercise, we will instead form a shackle on the comrades below."

Hearing this, Tian Songren and Wang Zhongqi had already fully understood what Xiang Qiangjun meant.

Wang Zhongqi sighed with emotion and said, "What I said to the deputy chief of staff makes sense! The cross-military exercises are the most intuitive place to test the combat effectiveness of various military regions. What we have to do is to create as good command conditions as possible for the comrades below. ”

"In order to be able to achieve this goal, our deputy chief of staff and chief of operations at the next higher level can completely take a back seat and not serve as the commander-in-chief."

After Wang Zhongqi finished speaking, Tian Songren also nodded.

The big guy raised his head and looked at Xiang Qiangjun with a hint of appreciation.

"Qiang Jun, this question you considered is very unique, and it is very inspiring to me!"

"In terms of ability, the military commanders, commanders and fighters at the division and brigade level are absolutely outstanding. They have their own insights and analyses on the battlefield and exercises, and they don't necessarily need us to point fingers. ”

"If you want them to continue to grow faster and better, delegating authority to them is a good way."

Speaking of this, Deputy Commander Tian made up his mind completely.

He waved his hand vigorously and said, "Since the three of us have unified our opinions, then we will conduct this exercise in accordance with the purpose of strengthening the army." ”

Tian Songren's words were still very stressful for Xiang Qiangjun.

After all, he put forward the opinion, and if the final result is not satisfactory, his responsibility is obviously not small.

However, Deputy Chief of Staff's face did not show much panic.

From the moment he gave his opinion, he was ready to deal with the pressure.

The only thing he was worried about was whether there would be disagreements about the choice of the commander-in-chief.

If the General Staff Department and the Operations Department of the Military Region do not send a commander-in-chief, the candidate who Xiang Qiangjun wishes to be of course Su Qiyue.

However, compared with Fan Tianlei, the brigade commander of the Wolf Tooth Special Operations Brigade, another participating unit, Su Qiyue was too young and too young.

Don't talk about Fan Tianlei, the deputy brigade commander and chief of staff of the special operations brigade are tall and strong, and their qualifications are much deeper than him.

Later, if Deputy Commander Tian lets him nominate him, it may cause controversy.

Wang Zhongqi next to him was thinking about the same problem as Xiang Qiangjun at this time.

However, the candidate for commander-in-chief in his heart is Fan Tianlei.

Wang Zhongqi didn't particularly like Fan Tianlei, but he just felt that in terms of combat experience, this Fan Brigade Commander was obviously stronger than Su Qiyue.

As for the political commissars of the two brigades, Xiang Qiangjun and Wang Zhongqi did not think about it.

This is not to say that Qiao Songlin and Yin Aiyong are not capable.

It's just that compared with the military commanders of the two brigades, the ability of the two of them to command troops is indeed slightly inferior.

When Xiang Qiangjun and Wang Zhongqi were thinking about their own thoughts, Tian Songren's thick voice slowly sounded.

"You're talking about it, aren't you? Next, I would like to ask questions to Deputy Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff Wang. ”

As soon as Deputy Commander Tian spoke, everyone's discussion came to an abrupt end.

Su Qiyue was just discussing with Fan Tianlei how to divide his troops against the enemy, and he could only stop for the time being.

Tian Songren's gaze was the first to sweep to Fan Tianlei: "Brigade Commander Fan, your Wolf Tooth Special Operations Brigade is one of the participating troops this time, can you talk about it first?" ”

The muscles on Fan Tianlei's face, who was named, trembled, but he still stood up cleanly.

After a detailed discussion with Su Qiyue, he already had a general understanding of the four "enemy forces" in this exercise.

In terms of strength, the red side is definitely a crushing existence.

Even if they do not join forces, the strength of the participating troops of the B Military Region and the N Military Region must be higher than their own two brigades.

Now that the two families are in one place, there is no chance on their side.

Now that the chief let himself speak, Fan Tianlei could only bite the bullet and say something to show his determination.

"There is no doubt that the opponents in this inter-military exercise are very strong."

Fan Tianlei said with a smile on his face, "But in every cross-military exercise in the past, which of our opponents is not strong?" In the face of a strong enemy, we should all the more be energetic and strive to give full play to our best strength. ”

Fan Tianlei's words are certainly to cheer himself up.

But in fact, he really didn't know anything in his heart.

One of the important reasons lies in Long Kaifeng, the commander of the DA division on the red side.

Long Kaifeng himself was born as the captain of a special operations group and knew very well the methods of special operations.

This has been reflected in several inter-military exercises in the past.

Although Fan Tianlei firmly believes that the combat effectiveness of his wolf's tooth special combat brigade is definitely not weaker than others.

But if you want to say how much stronger it is than the special operations units of several other military regions, that is also non-existent.

In this exercise, its own forces were at an absolute disadvantage.

If you run into an adversary who is very familiar with special operations, this battle will be very difficult to fight.

After Fan Tianlei finished saying his opinion, Tian Songren didn't comment much, so he asked him to sit down first.

In fact, Fan Tianlei's stubble has already been seen by Deputy Commander Tian.

It's no wonder, after all, the strength of the other side of this exercise is a little too strong.

If other divisions and brigades go to the battlefield, they will also be worried.

Turning his gaze to Lei Keming in the first row, Tian Songren couldn't help but ask.

"Keming, you are the deputy minister in charge of special operations in the Operations Department, do you have anything to add to Brigade Commander Fan's statement?"

Lei Keming didn't expect the chief to suddenly shift the target and ask himself, so he quickly stood up and answered.

"Uh~ Brigade Commander Fan is enthusiastic about this exercise, which is very good. It's one thing to have passion, though. When you really go to the battlefield, you still have to speak with strength. ”

Lei Keming frowned and said, "In my personal opinion, the confrontation lineup for the exercise given by the Operations Department of the headquarters this time is unbalanced in terms of strength. ”

"If it is not deliberate, then there must be favorable operational conditions for our C Military Region in the future."

"Therefore, what our two participating units have to do is to do a good job in training and make all preparations."

After Lei Keming said this, Tian Songren, Xiang Qiangjun, and Wang Zhongqi all nodded in agreement.

"Well said!"

Tian Songren said: "Although the specific exercise plan has not yet been released, Comrade Keming's speculation is very likely. ”

"During the exercise, the director department will give us blessings in terms of terrain and tactical requirements of the C Military Region."

"Therefore, there is no need for our two participating troops to care too much about the comparison of forces between the two sides......

After Deputy Commander Tian finished speaking, the cadres attending the meeting looked at me, and I looked at you, and they all thought it was true.

Indeed, as the big man said, the ratio of the number of troops given by the headquarters is 2 to 1; The gap between the strength of the exercise was 3 to 1.

Such an exercise with an extremely unequal ratio of forces is impossible.

In the future, the director will definitely have further explanations.

Of course, no matter how the director department gives other advantages to the side of the C Military Region, there is always an objective situation where the difference in strength is too large.

For the troops participating in the exercise, it is equivalent to exerting a lot of psychological pressure as soon as they come up.

When everyone was silently thinking about these questions, Tian Songren spoke again.

This time, his gaze swept to Su Qiyue.

"Our two participating troops, the Wolf Tooth Special Operations Brigade, have already expressed their stance. Comrade July, you, the commander of the W Brigade, did you also say a few words? ”

After Deputy Commander Tian said this, the eyes of dozens of people in the entire conference room were focused on Su Qiyue.

Su Qiyue had expected this situation, so he stood up unhurriedly and began his own statement.

"I completely agree with Vice Minister Lei's opinion just now. The rules of the exercise given by the headquarters this time have not yet been determined...... Of course, we will attach great importance to this exercise and devote ourselves to the training work with the fullest enthusiasm. ”

"At the same time, we don't seem to need to be too worried."

Su Qiyue's first sentence made everyone's eyes shine.

However, Deputy Commander Tian didn't want him to pass the test so easily.

The big guy squinted at Su Qiyue and asked word by word: "Then I ask you, if we all guess wrong." What if the director didn't give us any terrain advantages or other advantages in favor of us? ”

Su Qiyue seems to have anticipated this question of the chief.

"There's only one answer: do everything you can and do everything you can to win," he says confidently. ”

When Tian Songren heard this, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"You mean, even if the director department doesn't give us preferential treatment in other aspects of the C Military Region, we can still win?"

Faced with the trap in the chief's words, Su Qiyue was very calm.

He hummed and affirmed, "Yes, Chief." Even if it starts like this, I still feel like I have a chance. ”

When he said this, it suddenly seemed like he had stabbed a hornet's nest.

The participating cadres in the conference room looked at each other, and they all felt that this youngest guy in the whole army was a little too arrogant.

Even Wang Zhongqi, deputy chief of staff, frowned, revealing a cautious look.

However, when he subconsciously glanced at the expression on Xiang Qiangjun's face beside him, this person was stunned.

What Wang Zhongqi didn't expect was that Xiang Qiangjun showed a knowing smile at this time.

It seems that he guessed the answer given by Su Qiyue from the beginning.

Continue to look at it again, it seems that it is not only Xiang Qiangjun.

The expressions of Minister of Operations Du Minsheng and Vice Minister Lei Keming were very calm.

Seeing the expressions of these people, Wang Zhongqi was suspicious in his heart.

He leaned forward and looked at Su Qiyue with a strange look.

Deliberately waiting for a few noisy words in the conference room, Tian Songren stretched out his hand to signal to Su Qiyue.

"Comrade July, tell me your reasons. You can't just put two big words to make people believe you, right? ”

After Deputy Commander Tian said this, the other people in the conference room came to their senses.

Based on everyone's understanding of Deputy Commander Tian, since he said such a thing to Su Qiyue, he already believed half of it.

Otherwise, he would have reprimanded him directly without waiting for the young brigade commander to finish speaking.

It's just that Su Qiyue, this kid is really not bragging?

In such a situation where the disadvantage of troops is extremely high, can he really find a breakthrough?

Just when everyone was thinking about it, Su Qiyue had already started a detailed description unhurriedly.

"There is now a common understanding of modern warfare."

Su Qiqi said lightly, "Modern warfare is a competition of digital technology, information technology, and comprehensive national strength. In many cases, it does not need to concentrate troops, concentrate firepower, and mobilize all the forces and weapons that can be mobilized, as in the era of mechanized warfare. ”

"And in modern warfare, you don't need to invest too many troops, and you can achieve very good results. It's like in the two wars between the United States and the United States against Iraq, military strength was never the most important thing. ”

Hearing this, a colonel of a department directly under the military region couldn't help but raise his hand.

After receiving Deputy Commander Tian's approval, the colonel stood up and questioned: "Brigade Commander Su said that we all know this. ”

"But don't ignore one point, the two victories of the United States against Iraq were based on the fact that the opponent's strength was very much inferior to itself."

"Now that the director department has put together the troops of our C Military Region, B Military Region, and N Military Region, do you think our strength can surpass others by a lot?"

After the colonel's question was asked, many of the cadres attending the meeting nodded their heads in agreement.

After receiving some echoes, the colonel continued to speak: "So I think that in the case of a small difference in the strength of the basic combat units, the superiority of the force is definitely the top priority. ”

"Brigade Commander Su's remarks just now are a little too taken for granted."

After the colonel finished speaking, Tian Songren looked at Su Qiyue with a smile.

"Comrade July, do you have any questions to respond to?"

Facing Deputy Commander Tian's slightly playful gaze, Su Qiyue calmly said his thoughts.