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In fact, as far as the actual military exercise itself is concerned, it was not Ye Kai's first initiative, and the 1906 Zhangde Autumn Drill shocked the whole country, and even the foreign military attachés who observed the military exercise declared that China's new-style army was completely reborn from the old army ten years ago, and even in front of the European active army, it was not outdated at all, and if there was another Xinchou war, they might not be able to take advantage.

Of course, most of these words are full of praise, and even some exaggeration, although the number of super-large-scale military exercises of 10,000 people has brought a lot of praise to the new army, but the reality is not perfect, from the organization to the process and the final result There are many flaws, but considering the actual conditions at the time, it is basically a good start, so at the beginning of the design of this Praetorian Guard exercise, Ye Kai made improvements to these loopholes and added a lot of modern military thoughts. What Jiang Yanxing got in his hand was an improved version of Ye Kai's characteristics.

Through Jiang Yanxing's slow narration, the basic content of this live military exercise was clearly shown in front of every Praetorian Guard officer.

In order to simulate the real situation of the war, the exercise was set for the first time in a special scenario, the time was set at a certain point in the future, an external force took advantage of China's internal politics ****, provoked a war aimed at occupying the entire territory of China, in the first month, the vanguard arrived near the suburbs of Beijing in advance, with the intention of eliminating the military forces near the capital, forcing the authorities to submit, and forming a puppet government.

Jiang Yanxing described vividly, the people below showed incredible expressions, Ye Kai looked at the faces of these people quietly, and his heart was full of feelings, isn't this what happened in this military camp decades later, the Japanese invaders trampled on the iron hooves, and the officers and soldiers of the 29th Army were buried in the battlefield.

Jiang Yanxing went on to say that since this army has defied the condemnation of the world and openly invaded a sovereign country, the goal of this exercise is also very clear: to keep this external force out of the Beijing division, pay attention to preserving the vital forces, not take the initiative to engage in a senseless bloody battle until the last resort, and strategically ensure the security of the political center, so as to avoid extreme things similar to the fall of the capital during the Xinhai War and the instantaneous failure of command.

The exercise is divided into the Red and Blue Army, the Red Army plays the sniper, and the Blue Army is almost lucky to play the aggressive force, but unlike the previous autumn exercises, the offensive and defensive relationship of the Red and Blue Army this time is not clear, that is, the commander needs to start from the strategic level, formulate his own battle plan, and implement tactics by the low-level officers, such an arrangement means that both sides have no advantage, and they are completely on an equal footing to confront each other.

After introducing the background of the military exercise, Jiang Yanxing took a breath for a while, and then slowly finished talking about some follow-up arrangements.

"The background of this drill is these, and after the system finishes talking about the specific matters of the drill, you can ask questions if you are not clear."

The live exercise was scheduled to start at 4 a.m. the next day, and the red and blue sides had to arrive at the battlefield within the specified time. Where is the location? Jiang Yanxing did not explain this, but it is certain that neither side knew anything about the other's situation until the order of the higher authorities was issued, which was also for the sake of secrecy and fairness.

The unusual live military drill and the unheard of exercise steps always aroused the curiosity of the officers present, so when Jiang Yanxing finished explaining, the questions from below came up like a tide.

"May I ask Jiang Tong, how will the winners and losers of this drill be evaluated?" Kill the enemy', 'capture important places', or 'crush the enemy'? Biao Tong Zhang Fang was the first to stand up.

Zhang Fang undoubtedly poked the public's mind, looking at the surging situation below, Jiang Yanxing smiled and pressed his hand, and after controlling the atmosphere, he explained unhurriedly: "Don't worry, come one by one, this drill will be conducted by the Kazakh General Staff as the referee, and all evaluations will be observed and decided by the temporary referee department. ”

Jiang Yanxing looked at everyone in the audience, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhang Fang, "This drill is neither 'killing the enemy' nor 'occupying an area', but the word 'strategy', as for what these two words mean, I think you all know it if you have been to the military academy, right?" ”

If the biggest gap between the army of the late Qing Dynasty and the European army, equipment is secondary, the key is military thinking, the traditional army is accustomed to fighting offensive and defensive wars, up is the position attack and defense, the city competition, even after entering the Republic of China, such a situation has not fundamentally changed, more or less there are still traces of this, take the general public, a tactical victory is more important than the strategic advance and retreat.

Therefore, when formulating the military exercise plan, Ye Kai had special intentions, all military plans must serve the highest strategy, if the Praetorian Guard can't get out of this strange circle, it is still an old-style army with a rusty head, from now on, they must cultivate the idea of sacrificing how small and big, the horse leather shroud is certainly respectable, but the senseless sacrifice is a superfluous sin, for the overall strategy, local interests can be sacrificed if necessary, which is why Ye Kai emphasized just now, to avoid bloody battles, and deal with it flexibly.

"I just listened to the words of the commander, this exercise is divided into red and blue, and my subordinates dare to ask Jiang about the commandery, who is the two parties, and how to decide who is red and who is blue." As soon as Jiang Yanxing's words fell, someone stood up again and asked.

This is a sharp question, everyone knows that the blue side plays the role of the aggressor, and this name is a bit unpleasant to say.

"All members of the Praetorian Guard participated in this military exercise, and everyone must know that the red and blue sides are naturally the Janissaries one association and two associations, as for which side is red and which side is blue, the command will notify you before you leave, but you don't have to worry, no matter which side, as long as the set goal is achieved, it will be treated equally."

Jiang Yanxing explained like this, after listening to his words, the discussion in the audience calmed down a lot, and it seems that their doubts are mainly focused on these two issues.

"May I ask Jiang Tong, what if there is no winner or loser in this exercise?" After being silent for a long time, an abrupt voice suddenly sounded in the audience, and the questioner was Sun Chuanfang, the first standard commander of the First Association.

"What does Sun Biaotong mean?" Jiang Yanxing didn't understand a little.

"The subordinate means that since the commander just said that he will act according to the "strategy", what if neither side achieves the goal within the specified time? Is it a tie? ”

Tie? The probability of this kind of thing is afraid that it is small and small, to be honest, the angle of this question is a bit tricky, and he has not considered it before, Jiang Yanxing made a mistake for a while.

"Sun Biaotong, I'll answer you this question." Ye Kai, who had been watching the show, suddenly spoke, "If that's the case, since they haven't reached their goal, if they lose, both sides will lose." ”

Ye Kai bluntly told Sun Chuanfang, as well as everyone present, that the core of this drill is for the biggest level of strategy.

Ye Kai looked at Jiang Yanxing and motioned for the latter to continue, "Do you have any questions?" ”

Ye Kai asked at everyone, but no one answered.

"In that case, this is the end of this meeting." Ye Kai smiled and finished his closing remarks, but added after the words, "Oh yes, I forgot to tell you that the logistics supply is only half a day, please reasonably allocate the physical strength of the troops, in addition, this exercise is not equipped with live ammunition, and the casualties are calculated by the referee." ”

The supply is only half a day, which means that the soldiers have to fight hungry, simulating the real war situation to the greatest extent.

Hearing Ye Kai's last "kind advice", many people instantly lowered their faces and looked at each other with a wry smile.

However, these difficulties are still pediatrics, only a few bigwigs sitting on the rostrum know how pitted the next live exercise will be, hehe, you think it's as simple as being hungry, and there will be more surprises in the actual exercise, Ye Kai called it a hidden mission