They were all reborn and became firefighters again?

Chapter 473 Military reform? Or restaurant renovation?
"Without large-scale combat training and expansion, we can use roads and railways to conduct rapid deployment across the country and undertake combat readiness tasks in key directions."

After all, quick response involves many military secrets. Commander Jin first gave a more official explanation.

Afterwards, he pondered for a while and added some parts that Fang Huai could know.

"If you are not in the People's Liberation Army, you may not know that our Iron Fist division has been specially approved by the commander to be upgraded to a quick reaction force, but we have a glorious combat history.

We have participated in self-defense counterattacks against Vietnam and India, and have annihilated two Indian brigades. The Indian Brigadier General captured one alive and killed another. We defeated the Vietnamese ace 316A Division and achieved the best record on the Western Front.

A quick reaction force is one that has the ability to complete the transformation of combat readiness levels within 24 hours. It can enter and conquer key local combat targets by surprise, and it can retreat and quickly mobilize and provide support in border conflicts and natural disasters. "

Commander Jin was obviously very proud of his new unit. He talked about the glorious history of this unit, and then looked at Fang Huai and smiled:
"You said you want to turn your takeout into express delivery, do you want to learn from us? To be honest, you guys can't do it with our operating model. You can't get such great support just from the troop delivery capability. .

In fact, speaking of it, we can learn some experience from your firefighting. You are the unit that changes combat readiness levels the fastest and most frequently. Our commanders should learn from you on how to maintain vigilance in combat effectiveness at all times.

For example, your 45 seconds or one minute dispatch is very good. "

Of course Fang Huai knows this.

In fact, Commander Jin just said "borrowing roads and railways for deployment", which was the purpose of quick reaction in the 80s, and did not mention the airborne troops that are gradually being included in the quick reaction force. This is because the deployment of airborne troops is still relatively confidential. of.

Nowadays, the era of completely borrowing roads and railways is long gone. The development of airborne troops, IL transport aircraft, and even large bypass ratio turbofan engines are no longer secrets in later generations.

However, as for the People's Liberation Army, many things in the development of the People's Liberation Army in recent years have been constantly hidden, and the military was declassified only after one generation, or even two generations.

If Lao Jin doesn't say anything, this is not a matter of personal relationship. Unless we are brothers who know the basics of the situation, we won't say anything that may or may not be said.

Even cry poverty.

Even later generations who use Douyin to pay New Year greetings to the troops also like to find some equipment and old barracks that were obsolete more than ten years ago as the background behind the officers and soldiers, so that foreign media can see how worn-out our equipment is and how crude our barracks are.

Especially these veteran commanders at the division level of the front-line troops. They have learned the confidentiality doctrine for a long time and have developed a habit of it. All of them are involved in the war and involve the secrets of the army. Sometimes their families lie to them and they can't keep it out of their mouths. Speak the truth.

Therefore, he did not come to Mr. Jin for advice. Without open communication, there would be no results.

He was asking for advice in order to raise some money.

Given Commander Jin's current key position, if he could participate in the next step of military reform as a reformer with clear ideas and be willing to speak out for himself, perhaps Commander Jin at that time would have a stronger voice than Director Yu. .

Strong foreign aid.

"You can't learn this either." Fang Huai shook his head:
"Our combat readiness system is set up by the alarm being sent out every day. All activities must make way for the police. That's true. You can't call emergency rallies every day, right? If you really want to do this, it doesn't matter if the emergency rallies are called. Disbanding without doing anything may have counter-effects over time.”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Jin touched his chin.

"Um…"

Between his brows, he also lost some interest.

Then, he said: "Hey... you comrades in the fire department have been raising troops for thousands of days and using them for thousands of days. At that time, you were the most skilled at climbing such a high cliff. Do you practice often? You have worked hard! Wait, let me have a drink with you two... Waiter! What kind of wine do you have?”

It can be said that "to raise an army for a thousand days, to deploy it for a thousand days", Commander Jin also paid attention to firefighting.

Of course, the source of concern was the cooperation with the fire fighters in Beichuan. The performance of the fire fighters at that time was indeed outstanding. Such a force with strong psychological quality, accustomed to danger and life and death, has many things that the People's Liberation Army troops can learn from. .

Of course, buying wine is purely an act of drunkenness.

The rapid reaction force was not allowed to drink. Lao Jin had long been greedy and wanted to have a drink for any reason.

Fang Huai stood up, grabbed him, and said with a smile:

"Master Jin, given your current status, you should stop drinking. Neither of us drinks much. Besides, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Mr. Jin suddenly sat down angrily.

The waiter had just come over and was a little confused when he heard these words.

Master Jin...are these people really chefs?
I heard that people in Sichuan like to call chefs Master X.

Chef...what's your status? You're not allowed to drink?

…Which hotel’s executive chef?

Yes, the chef in charge of the kitchen must have rules against drinking alcohol!
Thinking of this, the waiter's voice became gentler again: "Uh... hello, do you want some more wine?"

Fang Huai raised his head and smiled: "No, please bring us two pieces of paper and a pen, okay?"

"Oh well!"

When the waitress heard this, she felt shocked and nodded.

Turning around, he immediately walked towards another woman in a suit not far away, got closer, looked at the table of three nervously, and whispered:
"Manager, manager! There is a table over there. Three of them are chefs from Sichuan and they ordered Sichuan food. The one with the crew cut may be an executive chef! One of them just said that the food was not authentic and he wanted to withdraw it! Now he still wants to Get a paper and pen, maybe record the taste of the dishes! You’re not here to cause trouble, are you?”

When the manager heard this, he took a look, and then said seriously:
"I understand, just keep an eye on it, and I'll tell the chef to be more careful with the dishes on this table."

After that, he walked to the kitchen.

At this time, Mr. Jin on the corner table said with some doubts:

"Xiao Fang, what are you doing with the paper? If you need anything, just ask."

Fang Huai thought for a while and said: "Master Jin, let me tell the truth. Recently, I have been engaged in fire protection reform and I am really interested in your rapid response. However, during the research process, I discovered some problems."

"Oh?" Mr. Jin showed some curiosity again, put his hands on the table again, and said softly:

"You said."

Fang Huai then said: "You react quickly. If you really have a mission, it may take several hours to deliver troops. It is really not necessary to imitate us for tens of seconds. The efficiency of order transmission is not good, and the command system is confused. This is a problem you urgently need to solve.”

"nonsense."

When Mr. Jin heard this, he was a little dissatisfied.

"Our army has been fighting since the Korean War. The issuance of orders at all levels has been very clear. Even scattered groups without a command can also form a three-three system. The squad leader will lead the group to fight. Xiaofang will direct this. Above, our army’s six major tactics are advanced among the world’s armies, and the armies of many countries are using us as their masters!”

Our army has a glorious tradition and accepts criticism, but it is not criticized casually. If Fang Huai opened his mouth and said that there was a problem with the command, he would have to tell the truth.

Seeing his irritation, Fang Huai smiled and waved his hands.

"Master Jin, don't worry, I'm not talking about tactics, but about structure and organization.

There are two levels of grassroots, military divisions, regiments, battalions and companies, but three levels of agencies. No matter how clear the orders are, they are definitely bloated.

Moreover, since Maxim invented the machine gun, war has not been about numbers. Sometimes two or three soldiers can hold a position. If technology further develops, the people squatting behind the trenches may not be soldiers, but robot dogs.

Modern warfare is a combined force, with multiple arms fighting together, and the organization of the troops must be divided towards combat purposes rather than arms.

Mechanization and digitalization must be gradually integrated to win the war. The thinking of large corps may have been stronger in the past, but in modern warfare, the response ability is much worse.

You should know that the importance of reaction ability is almost as important as combat effectiveness. Once targeted by modern warfare weapons, a missile with powerful firepower can take away the lives of dozens or hundreds of soldiers.

The battle rhythm is getting faster and faster, and fighter planes are changing more and more rapidly. Both advancement and retreat require a more flexible command system.

In particular, the rapid reaction force should not be organized at the division level. Instead, divisions should be abolished, and brigade-level units should become new teams with independent combat capabilities.

Flat management is a key issue to adapt to the operational needs of the new era. On this issue, the army must learn from enterprises. Many bosses are trying to use one employee to solve multiple problems. Although the army is not so shabby, it must also try to use a foundation unit to solve a variety of problems. "

After these words, Mr. Jin finally straightened his face. Not to affirm, but to face it.

This little Fang has something to say about the modern military.

"Xiao Fang, you mentioned this issue. We started paying attention to this issue in 98. The 20th and 58th divisions of the 60th Group Army of the Jinan Military Region withdrew their divisions and transformed them into brigades. The mechanized infantry brigades were dispersed. During the reorganization process, the 20th Group Army was streamlined by half.

But the final evaluation effect...I can tell you, it is poor.

All of this is affected by the transformation of American and Russian divisions into brigades, but we cannot let the West lead us by the nose.

Not every country can enhance combat effectiveness by converting divisions into brigades. Without information-based equipment and corresponding structures, it is impossible to improve the collaborative combat capabilities of multiple arms.

To make brigade-level units stronger individually, the only thing that matters is money. Do you understand how much military expenditures there are?

There is also logistical support. Let’s just say that our motorized infantry division, in terms of existing equipment, is very dependent on logistics and does not have enough logistical support construction. If we really go to the front line, we will cry for father and mother after fighting for a few days. Change your trip? How to change it, split one into two? To ensure the same combat effectiveness, the equipment coverage rate must be increased. To what extent should the proportion of logistics support personnel be increased?
I’m not sure about the military reform in the United States, but I think Russia’s military reform will go back. They were deceived by the United States just like they were in the Soviet Union. Divisions should be transformed into brigades? I am afraid that their military expenditures cannot afford to convert real divisions into brigades, and they may eventually have to go back. "

Mr. Jin's serious words made Fang Huai frown.

This Mr. Jin is really discerning.

He was actually right about the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield more than ten years later.

The Russian army finally returned to the road of converting brigade into division.

So does the U.S. military.

But Fang Huai's purpose is just to let Commander Jin keep up with this wave of military reform and grasp the results of our army's military reform in advance.

But when it comes to the military system, it is complicated. There are endless discussions for three days and nights on all the factors that need to be considered. Most of the arguments can only be reduced to the sentence "actual combat is the only criterion for testing truth."

To persuade a division commander to change his mind was not as simple as it was in Tangjiashan.

At that time, he had the authority authorized by his superiors, but when it came to military reform, the authority was from Commander Jin across the street.

The main thing is to let Mr. Jin know how the times are developing.

The development of the times...

Fang Huai's heart moved.

"Commander Jin, in fact, there is a lot of controversy over the transformation of divisions into brigades and brigades into divisions. This changes with the scale of the war.

Including troop increases and disarmament.

Let’s take this restaurant for example. Now the business is good, but if there are few waiters, it can’t handle the job, so we need to increase the number of employees. Even if the business is so good, we need to add more departments to cope with the development of the restaurant.

But what if business fails? We have to lay off employees. Many people in this restaurant will be laid off..."

With that said, the waiter came with a notebook and pen.

Just when he heard Fang Huai's last words, his expression suddenly changed.

"Hello...your paper and pen."

Fang Huai also stopped talking and took the pen and paper.

However, the waiter did not leave for a while, just standing in front of them.

Fang Huai stared at the waiter and coughed.

"thank you."

"Uh...it's okay." After the waiter said this, he took two steps back, but still didn't leave.

At this time, Master Jin frowned.

We are talking about military affairs here, and you are standing next to us. What should we say?
"Little girl, don't you have anything else to do?"

The waiter immediately blushed.

"Ah... OK, you, call me if you need anything."

After that, he hurriedly walked back to the lobby manager who had just returned from the back kitchen to the front hall.

"No, manager! I just heard them say that our restaurant may have to lay off employees! The boss has been saying that he wants to change the chef team, could it be them? They seem to be really here to inspect! The one with the flat head looked at me standing, And they asked me to find something to do!...Yes! Are they using pen and paper to find fault with our service?"

The manager's expression suddenly changed and he quickly patted her:
"Get busy, don't stop! Hurry!"

After that, he picked up the walkie-talkie.

Soon, the waiters in the entire restaurant became busy.

Fang Huai finally started to speak again.

“What should we do if we have laid off employees and business suddenly booms again on weekends? The efficiency of waiters must be improved, and the boss may even consider increasing expenditures on skilled waiters to incentivize them.

The development of restaurants must go through such a streamlined process to retain skilled workers and increase their personal wages.

The corresponding unit is the proportion of personal military expenditures and equipment.

The direction of military development in the new era is that it is impossible to increase combat effectiveness by expanding the number of troops. After all, a small number of people must shoulder more important strategic tasks.

How to reform quickly? Streamlining the system is the way to go.

The first is to be able to break first and then build up, allowing our army to rearrange the layout of modern equipment and find a more suitable method of multi-arm coordination. The second is flat management. Commanders have more things to do, which can greatly cultivate and improve the commander's management capabilities. and command and combat capabilities.

The transformation of divisions into brigades, as long as the reforms are in place, will definitely improve our army's combat capabilities.

As for whether to restructure and return to divisions to deal with large-scale wars in the future, we have still found a more streamlined path. As long as we take this step and the combat effectiveness of small units increases, we will have more choices in the future.

As for the economy, this is not something you, a soldier, should consider. If you look at our total economic volume and total national expenditure, our country may not be the richest country, but our government will definitely become the richest. The government is also the government with the strongest macro-control capabilities. "

Master Jin touched his chin after hearing these remarks.

"Sail against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Your idea... is correct."

Then he looked at the pen and paper in Fang Huai's hand and smiled.

"I've brought the pen and paper. It seems you have a mature idea? Tell me."

Fang Huai smiled and drew nearly twenty circles on the paper.

On it were written the names of military regions such as Chengdu, Lanzhou, and Nanjing, as well as Central China, South China, East China...

Then, sea, land, air, second artillery, strategic reinforcements, information support forces...

"First of all, if our existing seven military regions are streamlined...individual military services should also be established...

The military region is responsible for war, and the military services are responsible for construction..."

More than ten years later, some key settings of the army appeared on paper, and some things had their names changed.

Mr. Jin’s eyes gradually brightened.

(End of this chapter)