Chapter 35 Chapter Seventeen (1)

In essence, there is no fundamental difference between organizing a large-scale military exercise and a large project in the economic field, and all that is spent is money.Effectiveness is undoubtedly the main criterion for measuring the success or failure of an exercise.The main purpose of the second stage of the exercise was to test the ability of Type A Division to resist strikes in modern local wars. Division A once again admitted failure within 30 hours, which meant that the main project of the exercise suffered a huge loss. What should Division A do after another disastrous defeat?Is a Class A division really that vulnerable?Fang Yingda was very confused.This kind of chaos has often been encountered by middle and high-level decision makers in the Chinese government over the past few years.The state-owned large and medium-sized enterprises that have made great contributions to socialist China suddenly suffered large-scale deficits and struggled after entering the market economy. Didn't the leaders of the party and the country have such a mess in their minds? What a glorious history Division A once had. During the War of Liberation, it fought all the way from Linyi, Shandong to Xiamen, and never lost a single battle. In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Division A participated in the first to fifth battles, and fought with eight or nine soldiers from the United States to Turkey. The country's army has fought directly, and the worst record is only a tie with the enemy.It cannot be so fragile all of a sudden.However, it did suffer two disastrous defeats at the hands of the Blue Army, which was far behind the world's most powerful army.

Fang Yingda looked carefully at the long call for instructions sent by Division A, and said to himself: "This time it played well, and there was a vicious incident in the middle, and it did not directly lead to a reversal of the battle situation. This shows that this time The failures are not accidental. The problems have been exposed a lot, too much." Chen Haoruo hurriedly expressed his attitude: "I am afraid that these problems can only be solved during the exercise. The power of the blue army's digital squad cannot be underestimated, but if the red army prevents them from penetrating into the hinterland, the situation will not be so bad."

Observers from other military regions also talked about their opinions.There is only one issue in focus: Class A divisions such as Division A, like state-owned large and medium-sized enterprises, are the pillars of the national economy at the current stage. Under the current conditions, they constitute the main body of this army. The exercise cannot end like this. Fang Yingda put down the telegram and said worriedly: "We have reached the most dangerous moment mentioned in the national anthem. If this is a local war in which the enemy has invested in the digitized squad, we have already lost for a while. The end of the exercise does more harm than good." Hao Ruo, order the two armies to stop all military operations, and conduct an inspection and summary first. Division A should conduct a careful study of each turning point to see how much military and non-military factors account for. Minister Tong, please write a report as soon as possible , attach our suggestions and opinions, report to the military region party committee, and ask the military region party committee to consider whether to report to the headquarters. If there is good, say it is good, and if there is bad, say it is bad. The process of forming the blue army's digital squad and its role in the exercise should be listed separately Report. What the emergence of this kind of force will bring to the war needs to be carefully studied."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Huang Xing'an set off from the river valley, and was going to attend the military review meeting again.At this time, the blue army in the river valley had begun to retreat to the No. 1 highland, and the notes of the triumphant song were filled with the flow of cars and people rushing westward.Thousands of officers and soldiers of the Red Army didn't know whether they should be counted as "captured" or "dead in action". They looked blankly and silently watched the blue army go away.Huang Xing'an involuntarily walked to the empty position where the blue army had already left, and stared blankly for a while.He didn't close his eyes for more than 30 hours, led a regiment to fight a fierce battle for a day, a night, and five hours, and was about to touch the skirt of the goddess of victory, and suddenly became a prisoner again. This huge gap almost made Huang Xing'an Psychologically unbearable.He has painfully admitted in his heart: I have never understood this battle from beginning to end.

Hundreds of Red Army cadres and soldiers moved over silently, and surrounded Huang Xing'an, with shouts, complaints, and inquiries.Huang Xing'an could only smile wryly as he faced his subordinates' tight questions. A major yelled: "What's the noise? Can I ask alone? Commander, are we captured or killed in battle again?" Huang Xing'an nodded sadly, "Yes. Including me." The major snatched off his slack cap and cried, "What the hell is this war called! The logistics guys are fucking trash!" Huang Xing'an blinked his eyes, swallowed dryly, and said sincerely: "Comrades, don't blame the logistics troops, and don't blame Commander Fan for their ineffective command. You have all done your best for our division. This failure, I, Huang Xing'an, have a great responsibility. Please make room for me, I'm going to the teacher to hold a review meeting."

None of the cadres and soldiers moved. The major choked with sobs: "Master, is the exercise coming to an end? We, we are really not reconciled! Master, if you ask, please call again..." Hundreds of thousands of people followed and shouted: "Hit again, hit again..." Huang Xing'an shed tears, "Comrades! I will pass on your requests. We are all soldiers, and it is our bounden duty to obey orders. You are here to wait for orders from your superiors. I am sorry for not commanding you to win the battle." The cadres and soldiers stepped aside and watched Huang Xingan's jeep go eastward with tears in his eyes.

Huang Xingan rushed to the division command post, and Jian Fan had been there for a long time.Jian Fan believed that in the second stage of the exercise, he did not leave any mistakes to be criticized by others, and he was very confident. As soon as he arrived at the division command post, he accused the "division commander" of making too late determination, and the logistics force was a bunch of waste. Tang Long couldn't bear it anymore, and said: "Commander Jian, I'm afraid you haven't seen this battle clearly! If you investigate in detail, your Second Regiment is the most responsible. What time is it! What's the point of washing yourself clean. If In actual combat, you have already gone to the prisoner-of-war camp. I am afraid that you will be treated with courtesy if you go there. A meritorious minister."

Jian Fan stared at Tang Long, "Tang Long, Tang Long, people are not rich, but they changed first! You little captain, you are not qualified to tell me these things." Tang Long smiled, "I know that I, the commander's assistant, have no authority. Even if you committed treason, I, a little captain, have no right to accuse you. I don't know. A private telephone line between you and a regiment is counted as Doesn't count as mountain-topism? Maybe you just want to use this phone to ask Mr. Huang about his well-being." Jian Fan was furious, pointed at Tang Long's nose and cursed: "You fucking spitting blood! The head of the first division is in the same group. I will report the situation to him, which is in compliance with the regulations."

Fan Yingming couldn't bear it anymore, and walked over slowly, "I, the commander of the Red Army, is temporary, but the division chief of staff is permanent, right? Commander Jian, you have made at least three mistakes that affect the overall situation, not including the one pointed out by Tang Long. This time. First, the attack route of the first battalion, the main force, was changed without reporting beforehand or afterwards, which affected the strategic operation of outflanking Route 7; This point has been confirmed from the exercise memo reported by the blue army, and you have also concealed this important information; third, the division ordered you to slow down the speed of extrusion, and your regiment was obedient, and you were entangled by the enemy too early, resulting in the loss of the final change An opportunity for overall planning. Any one of these three mistakes can prove that you are really unworthy to be the head of the regiment."

Jian Fan was stunned for a while and said: "This is entirely within the discretionary authority of an independent combat regiment. If I am not the commander of the regiment, I am afraid that the general staff will have to say it before it counts. You are only the chief of staff of the division, not the chief of the general staff." Liu Dongxu slapped the table with his palm, shaking off two teacups, "Jian Fan, Master A has reached this point, and you don't even take the responsibilities you should bear, which proves that you are really not worthy to be the team leader anymore. In the name of the secretary of the party committee, I suggest that you be dismissed as head of the Second Regiment, and that you be suspended for self-reflection before the General Staff’s reply you mentioned.”

Jian Fan didn't expect Liu Dongxu to lose his temper like this, and he was the first to propose his dismissal, and he was dumbfounded. Tang Long continued softly: "If some people occupy the latrine and don't poop, the situation may be much better, the poop is too smelly..." Jian Fan rolled his eyes at Tang Long, turned his face, and saw Huang Xing'an standing at the door. He felt a little downhearted, and said, "Commissioner Liu, the organizational principles must always be talked about? To make a group that only has some unnecessary mistakes." I am afraid that the proposal for the position of chief needs to be voted on by the Standing Committee of the Divisional Party Committee. Doesn’t the three major democracies also have a political democracy? Deputy Political Commissar Li is recovering from illness, Director Tian is staying behind, and there are five standing members on the front line..." Liu Dongxu sat on the chair with a livid face, "Jian Fan, I will convene this Standing Committee right now. Director Zou of the Logistics Department suffered a heart attack and was rescued just this morning. He is living in Qingjiang County Hospital and cannot attend the meeting. Involved in the oil theft case during the special war, he also lost the qualification to participate in the meeting. Besides, he committed suicide in the early morning of this morning and apologized. The remaining three standing committee members are all there, and I will invite you, a member of the division party committee, to attend the meeting as a non-voting observer. In the name of the secretary of the party committee, appoint official party member Comrade Tang Long as the meeting recorder. Comrade Jian Fan, if there is anything else that you think is inconsistent with the principles of the organization, please bring it up." Huang Xing'an stammered, "Gao, Gao Junyi really committed suicide?" Fan Yingming said: "Gao Junyi's problem, wait for the security department to inspect the scene and then hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with it. Now we have a meeting to discuss Comrade Jian Fan's problem." It was only then that Jian Fan realized the seriousness of the matter. The matter had come to this point, and it was too late to regret it, so he straightened his heart and said, "Mr. Huang, you know the situation on the front line better than them. The last time you lost, you're going to lose your shit." It's on your head. You escaped and lost again. I was the first scapegoat. Mr. Huang, you have to be careful, it's your turn soon." Huang Xing'an looked at Jian Fan expressionlessly, "Touch your crotch to see if that thing is still there? Everything before is over. I am willing to join this standing committee and stab you, the so-called scapegoat, first." .Don't look at me like that. I didn't understand this battle, but I was self-righteous. Several times I influenced the division commander to make up his mind to change the overall combat plan. I made a request to the division party committee: I will be relieved of my position as the head of the first regiment, and stop My duty as a division commander." All four of them were stunned. Huang Xing'an said, "Assistant Tang, why didn't you record it?" ………… The Blue Army was preparing for a dinner to celebrate the victory, when Chang Shaole discovered that Zhu Haipeng was missing. Seeing Jiang Yuerong sitting on the female soldier's bench, Chang Shaole stood up from the ground and said, "Where is Commander Zhu? Has any of you seen him?" Seeing that no one answered, Jiang Yuerong hurriedly stood up, gave Chang Shaole a wink, and walked under a camphor tree beside the dam, "Mr. Chang, he answered the call from Deputy Commander Fang in the morning, and his mood was not quite right. .Half an hour ago, I saw him smoking in the woods." Chang Shaole said: "Let's look for it. In a bad mood? It doesn't make sense. Is there something awkward between you two?" Jiang Yuerong said: "I, I haven't talked to him alone this time, making trouble, what's the matter?" Chang Shaole said: "That's right. Zhu Haipeng is a little abnormal these days. He has learned to smoke and hasn't polished his leather shoes for several days. Yue Rong, listen to the words of the big brother, a man like Haipeng is rare." Jiang Yuerong said: "This kind of thing is more complicated, and I can't explain it clearly in three or five sentences. Let's talk about it later. The celebration wine is not there without him, the commander, so disappointing." The two walked through the woods and walked to the edge of the stream, but they still didn't find Zhu Haipeng.Just as Chang Shaole was about to shout, he suddenly heard a man sobbing softly on the other side of the rocks, and said to Jiang Yuerong in a low voice: "To untie the bell, you need someone to tie it. I will leave this problem to you." Turn around and leave . Jiang Yuerong's heart tightened.What made him so sad?Could it be because of me?Not because of me, why would it be!What on earth should I do?Seeing him alone now, what can I say?It really hurt him too much for me to do so. Jiang Yuerong grabbed Chang Shaole's sleeve and said, "We, let's go together. I haven't seen a man cry yet." Zhu Haipeng was still crying, and his body was shaking. Jiang Yuerong felt pain in her heart, ran two steps, reached out and patted Zhu Haipeng's back, "Haipeng, what are you doing here? Go to dinner quickly. This is a major event for the entire Blue Army. What would it be like without you as the commander? Things There are always big and small, and there must be a reason for something that you don't understand for the time being." Zhu Haipeng turned around, smiled embarrassingly, and took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears. Chang Shaole scolded: "I'm really worthless! What's the problem? I still shed tears." Zhu Haipeng took out another cigarette, and as soon as he put it in his mouth, Jiang Yuerong reached out and took the cigarette and threw it on the ground, scolding: "I haven't learned it for seven or eight days, and I still smoke. If I am upset, I won't learn Tai Chi from Mr. Chang fist?" Zhu Haipeng threw away half a pack of cigarettes, "Okay, I don't want to learn any more. When I feel bored, I can practice Tai Chi. When I received the phone call from Deputy Commander Fang, I wanted to cry. I became too ruthless, too like a soldier." Chang Shaole said: "Deputy Commander Fang won't blame you." Zhu Haipeng sighed: "Maybe he can live to be a hundred years old after undergoing surgery, but I killed him. Master A failed like this, and he will not rest in peace when he dies. Isn't this just an exercise? How could I even open my eyes?" I can't even close my eyes! My heart is too hard. I'm too cruel..." Chang Shaole blinked, and patted Zhu Haipeng on the shoulder, "How can this be called cruel? The old army commander has seen through life and death, and just wants to leave with peace of mind. But yes, in fact, we are fighting with the old army commander. ." Jiang Yuerong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat empty in her heart, and said, "Stop thinking about it here, don't make everyone cry, it's headline news if it spreads out. Let Deputy Commander Fang see a fake victory , then I'm sorry for him." Chang Shaole smiled and said, "That's right." Jiang Yuerong let out a sigh of relief, and resentment burst into her heart again, and then she snorted like a sneer, "With the full support of your Master Chang, Zhu Haipeng won two rounds in a row, and this time he became famous. There is a very famous The witch has already told Zhu Haipeng's fortune that he will be promoted to lieutenant general in this lifetime." Zhu Haipeng said, "What do you mean by that?" Jiang Yuerong said: "It's nothing interesting. They calculated that you will be the pillar of the party-state, that's what it means. Go to the dinner. If you two chiefs are not present, who dares to move your chopsticks." After finishing speaking, she turned and floated away. The two men looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't understand what Jiang Yuerong meant. A Type A division was defeated twice by a new type of unit formed based on a Type B division in a confrontational military exercise without a director department, which caused a great shock in the high-level military circles.The behavior of individual degenerate elements is not the root cause of the second failure. This point is very clear to the middle and senior generals in the military starting from Fan Yingming.It's as if a large backbone enterprise suddenly lost hundreds of millions of dollars, and of the hundreds of millions of losses, only a few hundred thousand or a few million were taken by very few corrupt elements. It has something to do with corruption, but only executing a few corrupt criminals will not turn the company into a profit. On the afternoon of the second day after the exercise stopped, all the senior generals of the military region rushed to the exercise headquarters.This situation gives people the feeling that the exercise is no longer an exercise, but is really about to become a war.In fact, the nature of the exercise has changed, and it is no longer purely military training.It seems to have become a symbol and a metaphor, and the meaning of explaining the actual living conditions of the entire army backbone is clearly highlighted.Every senior general didn't show a smile or even a trace of relief from the moment they got off the plane.The stern and serious face, and the deep worry in the eyes, give people the feeling that the Red Army really just lost a local war.Qin Yanan, who rushed to the exercise headquarters to wait for an opportunity to interview senior generals, wrote in his diary that day: "A day ago, I thought Fan Yingming played his role a bit too much. The attitude of the chief and even Master Huang was too severe. From the way he looked at Jian Fan, I did read such words: I will kill you! Today, I understand that the exercise has indeed turned into a war. Yes , war. I can't find another word to describe how I felt when I faced all the senior generals of the military district. If the blue army was not played by its own army, within twenty-four hours, the territory of the republic had been occupied nearly Two thousand square kilometers. I'm sure this is the crux of the problem. The Standing Committee of the military region has been open from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and there is no sign of it ending. I have a feeling: the exercise, no, the war will continue Go on. What will be the fate of Fan Yingming? If he succeeds as the commander of the Red Army, will he turn defeat into victory? If he loses three times in a row, his military future will come to an end. I am willing to pray for his victory here. For a It seems to be the first time for me to be so concerned about a man's fate. If, if he proposes to me suddenly, what should I do? This issue should be carefully considered." When Qin Yanan was keeping his diary, the enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the military region entered a critical period of conclusion. Political Commissar Zhou began to make his concluding speech: "I underestimated the seriousness of the problems in Division A. As Deputy Commander Fang said, it is better to ask your own people to fight it out than to ask the real enemy one day to fight it out." Commander Qin interjected, "Even if we were all dead at that time, we would still be sinners through the ages." Political Commissar Zhou continued: "This kind of problem is very common. On this point, the points pointed out by the military review meeting of Division A are very profound. Too much attention is paid to the distribution of personal interests, and less consideration is given to the overall gains and losses; too much emphasis is placed on The immediate gains and losses, but less plans for future development; too much conservative thinking and less valuable enterprising spirit." Fang Yingda said: "This time, it is impossible not to touch the soul. This military review meeting lasted for 18 hours. More than a dozen people asked for punishment, and seven or eight asked to leave the military command post. Division A is already under heavy siege. Among them, it has reached a critical juncture of life and death." Commander Qin said: "Well said. The danger of war always exists. To be honest, there are at least ten armies that can organize elite divisions that are much stronger than our blue army. The Falklands War and the Gulf War tell We, Yelang, are arrogant and want to make big things happen. Externally, there is a problem of breaking through. Internally, there is also a problem of breaking through. The system and concepts are probably the most difficult areas to break through." Director Zhang said: "The siege of the social environment must also be taken seriously. Didn't Gao Junyi degenerate because he faced a kaleidoscope-like big society and his ability to resist became weak? Ideological and political work is facing many new issues. , The social distribution is unfair, causing many people to lose their psychological balance. It is also an objective fact that a deputy teacher cannot support his wife and children with his salary." Political Commissar Zhou continued: "The issue of Gao Junyi needs to be discussed in another meeting. A person who has won military exploits five times and received awards more than a dozen times has gone to the opposite side of the people in a few months. It is shocking. Layers of encirclement are reality. , must be faced. For Division A, I think there is a problem of positioning. The problem of positioning is very important, and it cannot be solved. Our country has solved the problem of positioning and proposed the exact coordinates of the primary stage and developing countries. We took a detour. This exercise cannot end like this." Commander Qin said: "The head of the headquarters is also very concerned about this exercise, and expressed that he will give necessary support in terms of funds. The problem is that after spending money, the position must be fixed. The Blue Army still played beautifully this time. This Zhu Haipeng is a A rare talent. Under the current conditions, he is engaged in a digital army, which shows his breadth of mind and courage. We can't just chase others forever. In that case, we will always be in danger of being beaten. The key problem is still Division A. Lao Fang, you I am very familiar with Division A, do these people have the ability to fight their way out?" Fang Yingda said: "The quality of the troops is good. If commanders at all levels are transferred from other troops to command the A Division, the effect will naturally be better. But then it is not the A Division. My opinion is that only increase the A Division's electronic The number of troops allows them to fight against the blue army in this respect, and the rest depends on Division A's own strength. This can better test the actual capabilities of Division A." Political commissar Zhou continued: "I agree. Chinese football has introduced so many foreign players, and it really has to rely on itself to play in the World Cup qualifiers. The reform of the Blues this time is very effective. It has a lot of potential. They dig out." Commander Qin said: "Policy should be given to policy, grassroots should be given to grassroots, power should be given to power, and money should be given to money. If you try your best and still can't fight the blue army, it will prove that this army has no value anymore. Let some generals from Division A come over tomorrow, and we will meet them." Political commissar Zhou said, "Should we also call Zhu Haipeng and Chang Shaole over? If they relax and play match-fixing, they will be inaccurate again." That said, everyone finally put a little smile on their faces. Early the next morning, five senior commanders of the red and blue armies rushed to the exercise headquarters by helicopter. Zhao Zhongrong had been waiting at the gate for a long time. When he saw Chang Shaole and Zhu Haipeng, he went up to meet him and said, "You two are working hard. First of all, you are having breakfast and you are going back to the military area in the morning. We will meet you before leaving. Please wait here."