Of course, the meeting doesn't stop because the chiefs have decided that our synthetic battalion is going to conduct a drill beforehand. After all, it is not easy for the heads of various military regions to get together for a meeting...... Commander Zhang and I are so close that we only need to take a jeep for a few hours to get there, but a considerable number of leaders have to travel for several days to get there, and I don't know how much time it will take to come and go.

However, although the meeting continued as originally planned, the intensity of the meeting was far from the previous one...... This is not to say that the cadres have lost their enthusiasm for discussion, but because there are some uncertain factors in the middle......

Needless to say, what kind of factors this is, of course, is that there is something wrong with the strategic direction...... The participants were all soldiers, and they all knew a little bit in their hearts...... If there is a problem with the strategic direction, then there is not much point in talking about any specific issues next, as long as the strategic direction changes...... Most of the preparations could be said to have been burned.

So the outcome of this meeting was not very large, and some of the issues that could be decided were ...... These are all trivial matters such as which troops will participate in the exercise, which can be said to be trivial matters for the entire exercise!

None of these things are for me to decide...... As soon as everyone sat in the conference room for a formal meeting, I was the most idle person, and occasionally I had to come forward to answer any questions related to the Soviet Army.

But when it came time to rest after the meeting...... Then I was the busiest one, and the chief gave me cigarettes on my shoulders, asking questions ranging from Soviet helicopters to rifles and firepower...... In short, it's all about the details!

But they can't be blamed...... The current Soviet army is our biggest imaginary enemy! There is a saying that knows oneself and knows one's opponent and never slacks off...... Everyone knows that this is the time to get to know the Soviet Army. So where would you miss such a great opportunity!

Among them, the question asked by Staff Officer Cao is more interesting......

"Battalion Commander Yang!" After handing me a cigarette, Staff Officer Cao said, "Let's talk about things...... Don't blame me for going against you at the venue! ”

"Of course......," I replied, "that's what the meeting is for, I understand!" ”

"Hmmm! That's good! Staff Officer Cao nodded: "Battalion Commander Yang...... As you see. The combat effectiveness of this Soviet army is stronger and who is weaker than the Vietnamese devils? ”

"This ......" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, I really haven't thought about this question.

"I should say that there are pros and cons!" I said: "The Soviet army is better than the equipment and the coordination of all arms, and the more devils are better than guerrilla warfare and individual soldiers and combat experience!" ”

"Then what if ......" Staff Officer Cao continued to ask: "If the Soviets go to fight the devils...... Which of them do you think will win? ”

"I can't say for sure!" I shook my head and replied, "What happened on the battlefield...... It's not a simple comparison of equipment, just like the Yankees fought Vietnam back then! ”

"That's right!" Staff Officer Cao nodded and said, "That's what I said, I agree with your words...... The battlefield is not a simple comparison of equipment, and we defeated the United Nations forces led by the United States with absolute disadvantage on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea. So I think it's weird...... Why do you have such a negative attitude towards us now? Your assessment of Vietnam is that you don't know who wins and who loses, but you think that we can't stop the Soviet attack...... You know, we've just beaten Vietnam in a counterattack......"

"Staff Officer Cao!" That's when I realized he didn't want to know anything. Instead, I set up a trap for me to drill, so I replied without thinking: "You know how to play chess, and you will eat horses, and horses will eat soldiers...... Does it necessarily mean that generals can also eat soldiers? I know I can't convince you of anything. All I can say is ...... See you on the drill ground! ”

Staff Officer Cao snorted and didn't ask anything more.

I would say so...... It was because he knew that Commander Huang had handed over the red side of the "warm-up exercise" to Staff Officer Cao's unit......

Later, I thought that this should have been deliberately arranged by Commander Zhang and Commander Huang...... There is a saying that the exercise ground is like a battlefield, and if two friendly units or units with the same opinion are arranged to participate in the exercise, maybe the red and blue armies will still smoke and chat on the exercise ground!

Contrarily...... If two obviously contradictory units are arranged to participate in the exercise. That will be "the enemy will be very red when they see each other". No one will let anyone...... So it's interesting to see how this act!

"How?" When Commander Zhang and I sat in the jeep back to the base at the end of the meeting, Commander Zhang asked, "Do you have confidence in this exercise?" ”

"Commander......" I said, "Our helicopter company has only been trained for a short time, and this parachute has just been completed, and the air-ground coordination has only practiced the coordination between helicopters and infantry, and the coordination between armored vehicles and tanks has not yet begun......

"That's why I gave you a month!" Commander Zhang said: "Of course there are difficulties, if there are no difficulties, will it be handed over to your synthetic battalion to do?" ”

I couldn't help but faint when I heard that...... Isn't this just a matter of eating our synthetic battalion, I knew that there would be so much trouble in forming this synthetic battalion, and I shouldn't have agreed to be the battalion commander in the first place!

"Go back and be prepared!" After a pause, Commander Zhang said, "Don't look at this Staff Officer Cao's oily tone. He came to the meeting on behalf of the head of the 391st Regiment this time...... This regiment is not simple, it has been a heroic regiment since the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan. It has also made many achievements on the battlefield in Vietnam, and it is a veritable ace army...... That's why he said that at the meeting! When I get to the base, I will send you the relevant information of their troops, you have to take it seriously...... In this exercise, whether it is to dampen their spirit, or to make the entire army retract their desire to underestimate the enemy...... In short, you can only win, not lose! Do you understand? ”

"Understood!" I answered.

Commander Zhang was right...... Although this exercise was a "warm-up," its significance was extraordinary...... The leaders of the whole army are watching this exercise, and if we lose...... They will think: "Look, the tactics of the Soviet devils are not very good?" Our troops will have no problem dealing with them! ”

In a nutshell...... If he loses, not only will it not have the effect that Commander Zhang hopes to achieve, but it will also encourage the wind of light enemy in the troops, once this wind becomes the climate...... It is quite possible to change our entire defensive posture on the Northern Front!

If you want to put this seriously...... Once the Soviets found out that we had placed our main forces on the front line of the border to fight them in a decisive battle, they would have been overjoyed, and they would really send a large force to eat us in two strikes...... The results will be unimaginable!

Then...... I'm the commander of the synthetic battalion...... But he will become the lord of the country and the people! (To be continued......)