Chapter 143: Contradictions
I won't say anything anymore when Staff Officer Li says this.
This is not the time for me to speak, because I know that my training program has actually offended the interests of about the majority of the Airborne Forces.
In fact, if we only had simple training, it would not have much to do with the Airborne Troops, and the problem was that Commander Xu deliberately reformed the entire Airborne Forces based on our training and achievements, so this was a big deal...... As long as you are not a fool, you can know that this training conducted by our synthetic battalion is the beginning of disarmament, and it is very likely that it will be cut by three-fifths in the first round.
It is important to know that "disarmament" is a very sensitive topic at this time, because since '79, many units that did not perform well on the battlefield or on the training ground have been eliminated. Of course, these reductions are only small-scale and small-scale, but they are enough to attract the attention of the soldiers.
Moreover, the employment and living conditions of many veterans in society are not ideal...... This is true even for the veterans of our synthetic battalion, and it is because of this that we have a company for those veterans.
The life and employment situation of veterans are also very clear to those of us who are soldiers, and when we go home from vacation, we will hear them complaining and missing the life of the army.
As a result, people were quickly panicked, and coupled with the collective sense of honor of the troops, no one wanted their troops to face disarmament.
Originally, this airborne force didn't have to worry about this at all, the ace troops, and they were also hero troops, elite troops, and so on. All the positive titles that can be imagined are basically available in the Airborne Forces. No one can cut the head of this airborne force!
But that's no longer the case......
We're here for the Synthesis Battalion. It's just a list. The Airborne Forces have felt unprecedented disarmament pressure.
In the past, our synthetic battalion was here to assist in the training of the airborne troops, which helped to improve the combat effectiveness of the airborne troops, so the airborne troops were enthusiastic about us.
But now that we suddenly found that our arrival might demobilize most of the soldiers, this is of course a different situation.
It can even be said that the response of the Airborne Forces to this is much greater than that of ordinary troops.
The reason is very simple: it is not easy for them to enter the airborne troops, and they must have good quality before they can enter. It is not easy to enter the Airborne Forces, and the training of the Airborne Forces has never been interrupted. Although the tactics and equipment of the training are no longer up to date, it is precisely because of this that they desperately carry out physical training in the hope of making up for the lack of equipment.
It is said that the tactics of the Airborne Forces, such as hundreds of push-ups, weight-bearing squats, and armed off-roading, are common before and after bedtime, and we also felt this when we trained with Chen Shengde and others, and they even armed off-road with the special agent company were also in between.
This is not easy for the level of training of the army in this era.
It is conceivable that after suffering so much and suffering so much, not only did they not benefit at all, but they had to face a "great disarmament" that ordinary troops did not need to face.
In other words, I offended three-fifths of the people in the Airborne Forces in one breath, in fact, it should not be said that it is three-fifths, but that it should be said that the vast majority.
This is because I have put every soldier in the entire Airborne Forces under the possibility and pressure of being "laid off."
In this case, whatever I say is useless.
Explain something or say something nice. Then people will think that standing and talking will not hurt your back. Stick to your own training plan, that is, you can't get along with the Airborne Forces!
So I just didn't say anything. Zhao Jingping wanted to say something, but I was stopped by a look.
The conference room soon fell into a depressing atmosphere, and many cadres were silently smoking, making the surroundings full of smoke and dullness. And these dull and depressing spearheads are undoubtedly aimed at me and Zhao Jingping in the synthetic camp.
At this time, they all wanted or thought that I would say something or explain something, but I didn't say a word.
After a long time, Commander Xu broke the dullness and said, "Don't be angry at Battalion Commander Yang and his synthetic battalion, it's none of their business!" ”
After a pause, seeing that many cadres in the conference room did not understand the meaning of these words, Commander Xu was a little annoyed. He slammed the butt of his cigarette to the ground and said, "There is nothing wrong with Battalion Commander Yang's training plan, and it can even be said to be in line with the modern battlefield. Why do I say this, it is because Battalion Commander Yang's unit is the opposite of our airborne troops...... We are locked up in the training ground and immersed in hard training, and we don't know how much change has taken place in the world outside the road, nor do we know what kind of changes have taken place in the situation of the battlefield and the enemy's equipment and tactics.
And what about the synthetic battalion? They have fought all the way on the battlefield, from a small soldier who knows nothing and does not know anything, to learn while fighting on the battlefield, and has fought countless battles in the past two years, not only fighting the Vietnamese devils but also the Soviet devils, all kinds of enemies, all kinds of equipment, all kinds of tactics have seen, in the process of fighting and learning, the most developed into the current state.
To put it simply, we are troops who are out of touch with reality and the battlefield. The synthetic battalion represents reality and the battlefield.
So the problem in front of us is not this list given to us by Battalion Commander Yang......"
Saying that, Commander Xu threw the list in front of the cadres, and said in an accentuated tone: "It's a question of whether our airborne troops will face reality, whether they will keep up with the times, whether they will go to the battlefield, and whether they will be eliminated!" ”
Commander Xu's call was loud, and all the cadres in the conference room were silent, all of them showed contemplative expressions on their faces, and even some cadres were already nodding slightly, obviously thinking that what Commander Xu said made sense.
To be honest, I was also stunned by what Commander Xu said, although I also felt that there was something wrong with this, but it was not as profound as what Commander Xu said.
However, this is not surprising, because this is directly related to the possible disarmament of the Airborne Forces, which is easier said than done, the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and these soldiers in the Airborne Forces are all Commander Xu's old subordinates, comrades-in-arms, friends, and brothers, who are going to lay off?!
It is precisely because of this that Commander Xu has thought a lot about this issue, so it is not surprising that he has such a profound insight.
"Commander!" At this time, a cadre stood up and said, "I don't agree with this point of view. The synthetic battalion did fight all the way, and it was also grown up in the war. But the problem is that the composite battalion grew up in the infantry, that is, in land warfare, and before that, he and the staff officers of the composite battalion did not know anything about airborne operations, and it can even be said that they did not know anything about airborne operations. Therefore, I think that we should carefully consider the training program of the composite battalion, and we cannot casually decide the fate and future development direction of our airborne troops just because the training program of a battalion commander is! ”
Before the cadre finished speaking, Zhao Jingping's face became very ugly, and he was just about to say something, but I held him down.
I believe that this cadre's remarks are quite polite because of my presence, otherwise he might have said something unpleasant.
"It's right to think about it carefully!" Commander Xu replied: "After all, this is related to the future of our troops. But there is something wrong with what you said, Staff Officer Xu.
First of all, Battalion Commander Yang and the Synthetic Battalion are not ignorant of airborne operations......"
Saying that, Commander Xu raised a document in his hand and said: "I have a copy of the information of the synthetic battalion, which details the history of the synthetic battalion fighting against the Soviet devils in Afghanistan, and the Soviet devils invested a large number of airborne troops when they fought against the guerrillas led by the synthetic battalion. In other words, the fact is exactly the opposite of what Staff Officer Xu said, because Battalion Commander Yang and the synthetic battalion had fought with the airborne troops of the Soviet devil, a superpower, as their enemies, Battalion Commander Yang and others knew very well what mode the modern airborne troops should fight.
On the contrary, because we have been training in the base for a long time, we do not understand the world outside, and we who claim to be airborne troops, our thinking is still stuck on the infantry who can parachute, that is to say, it is we who do not understand airborne operations! ”
Commander Xu's words undoubtedly gave Staff Officer Xu and even the entire airborne troops a hard slap, and I still deeply admire this, because Commander Xu himself is a member of the airborne troops, more precisely, he is the head of the airborne troops. But he can do this without giving the Airborne Forces and at the same time without giving himself face.
Although what he said made sense, from his point of view, it was not easy to make such a profound self-criticism.
"On the other hand!" Commander Xu continued: "It can also be seen from the training of Battalion Commander Yang and the Seventh Company during this period that the effect of Battalion Commander Yang's training on improving the combat effectiveness of the airborne troops is very significant, such as the parachute method of separating equipment from personnel, and then the addition of helicopters and jeeps, as well as the method of dismantling the organization and airdropping to achieve the rapid formation of combat effectiveness after landing on the ground. Does anyone think that these reforms are not suitable for our Airborne Forces? ”
Not a single person spoke out in denial, because the facts are in front of them, and these reforms are only good and not bad for the Airborne Forces. If anyone denies these reforms, it is clear that they are talking nonsense with their eyes open. (To be continued......)