They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 285 The backbone returns and the Third Battalion regains its strength

Seeing that the members of each company's party branch wanted to continue reporting, Chen Ming raised his hand to stop them: "Okay, okay, that's it for this afternoon's confrontation."

"Everyone will disperse and go back to have dinner. After dinner, arrange your own work and gather in the battalion headquarters conference room for a meeting."

"Disband."

disband?

The cadres who were actively speaking looked at each other in shock when faced with this sudden instruction.

Isn't this solving the problem?Why did it suddenly disband?

They were confused, but Battalion Commander Du Longfei was not confused. He glared and shouted angrily: "What are you still doing? Disband first. After arranging the work, gather in the battalion conference room."

"Yes."

"Old Chen, why was it suddenly disbanded?" Du Longfei came over and asked after the company party branch cadres had gone away.

"Is this something a little serious?"

"No." Chen Ming shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing serious. Whether it's coordination, command, or logistics problems, these are all aspects that are unavoidable for a newly formed unit."

"Too."

Du Longfei nodded and said: "The time currently left for our third battalion is too short, and the superiors are starting to prepare to grant designations to other battalions."

"Maybe soon the 71st Army will not be combined into the 169th Brigade, but will become the 704th Division. At that time, several brigades directly under the theater will arrange battalions, companies, and combat troops to join together, and the strategic assault division will soon take shape."

"Division-level operations are the first theater pilot unit after the division was transformed into a brigade. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are watching it."

"Our third battalion is under a lot of pressure."

"There is pressure, but we cannot relax."

Everyone else had left, leaving only the battalion commander and Chen Ming walking back to the battalion headquarters from the training ground.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the ground and on the backs of the two of them. The sudden decision made above really put a lot of pressure on them.

"You have just come back from leave. Please sit in on today's meeting to hear about the problems currently encountered after the branch's positioning. I have also discussed it with Lao Cheng from the staff department. The problem still lies with the command."

"No, I probably already know the problem."

"You know?" Du Longfei looked at Chen Ming in surprise. This kind of problem has not happened in the third camp for a day or two.

The operations are chaotic, the logistics are inadequate, and the firepower of the combined battalion cannot be unleashed. Ultimately, there are many reasons for these problems. Ineffective command, the company commander's inaction, and the inability to implement operational thinking to the end are all reasons.

But as commanders and the brains of the entire battalion, they cannot so hastily attribute the problem to one place.

You have to get to the crux of the problem.

Looking at Du Longfei's surprised expression, Chen Ming said with a smile: "How do you say this? I came up with the concept of positioning, major majors and small concentration. I also anticipated any problems in advance."

"Our Tiger Wolf Camp is too large. We cannot replicate the experiences of other veteran synthetic camps one-to-one. The most serious phenomenon now is resting on our laurels."

"Staying on your laurels? How do you say that?" Du Longfei asked anxiously, frowning.

He is not afraid of exposing the ugliness, but he is afraid of not knowing where the ugliness lies.

Chen Ming thought for a moment and analyzed it from the perspective of the report just now: "Battalion Commander, did you notice what the cadres of the party branch said when they reported the problem just now?"

Before Du Longfei could respond, Chen Ming continued his analysis: "They said that after the disruption and reorganization, logistics, coordination, and experience could not keep up."

"Every word and every word is compared to the original fifth battalion. When the fifth battalion was not assigned a designation, it did have combat effectiveness and fought several decent battles. But don't forget one thing. If we really had the combat capability at that time, we would You won’t lose so miserably when fighting a battalion.”

"They have half as many men and half as many chariots as we do."

"It is indeed a good thing that Xinying won the second class collective merit, but it is not a good thing either."

"Before the division was transformed into a brigade, why were all the old designations of many heroic units canceled and given new designations?"

"Isn't it just because we don't want some conductors to be burdened with their previous reputation and only pay attention to continuation and not innovation? We are now following this old path."

After listening to Chen Ming's analysis, Du Longfei took out the special offer from his pocket and saw that only half of the box was left. He stuffed it in again and took out the Double Happiness that he often smoked.

There is a saying that goes well, those who are obsessed with the authorities know better than those who watch. Before Chen Ming asked for annual leave, he had said it five times and three times in the meeting: Don't focus on combat effectiveness, look at the command first, and let all the commanders of each company learn from it.

But the organization really started to be disrupted and after redistribution, from him as the battalion commander to the soldiers below, they only focused on combat effectiveness.

There is no reference, so we use the combat capabilities of the previous five battalions as a benchmark. Yes, the fifth battalion won the collective second-class merit in the past, but it was finally awarded to the current third battalion.

People are still the same group of people, but their minds have become impetuous.

They are resting on their laurels. Chen Ming is right. A combat unit that has just been disorganized focuses on combat effectiveness. Isn't this just because it has not learned to walk and is in a hurry to run?

As a result, I couldn't move forward, so I kept talking about how fast I ran before, never mentioning the problem at hand.

Before Chen Ming asked for leave, he had been focusing on the problems of the command of each unit on the training ground. He never mentioned how badly they were beaten.

Never seen it.

Ever since I took over, I don't know when I started looking only at combat ability, not command ability.

This has also led to the current mess in the third camp.

Du Longfei sighed, Chen Ming's ability wouldn't be enough if he just came over to take a look for a while and he could figure out the root cause.

After working hard for a few days, he only came to one conclusion, that is, the company commanders did nothing. Otherwise, why would they have scolded them so fiercely just now?
I'm sorry, I made the mistake of scolding myself
"There is a phenomenon of resting on one's laurels. This is my problem. I was negligent."

After a long silence, Du Longfei took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Unexpectedly, after Chen Ming heard this, he just smiled lightly and said in a relaxed tone: "Batalion Commander, no one is right or wrong in this. If we don't go the wrong way, who can say which way is right?"

"We are all crossing the river by feeling the stones. We are all looking for ways, and we are all doing it for the good of the Third Battalion."

"I'm going to prepare for tonight's meeting. Just speed up the changes. It just so happens that the brigade commander asked me to visit other camps in the past few days."

"I'll take advantage of this gap to see if other battalions have suitable technical backbones to bring over for a few days. The problem with the third battalion is not just resting on our laurels."

"The veterans in the new camp are also new cadres, so they will lose a lot of vitality, such as cultivating the awareness of new cadres, all of which need to be re-planned."

"Okay, then you get ready, and I'll get ready too. Let's cross the river by feeling the stones together."

Du Longfei smiled cheerfully and said that with Chen Ming's presence, he felt a lot more confident.

Lifting the stone, Du Longfei touched his chin and couldn't help laughing.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

At the Tiger Wolf Battalion Headquarters, after receiving the meeting notice, members of the party branches of each company hurriedly came to the battalion headquarters to attend the meeting.

Before they could walk in, they looked up and saw the battalion commander with a serious face, standing next to the big stone of the second-class meritorious camp, staring at the entrance of the battalion headquarters.

The sudden ferocious appearance made all the cadres jump in shock, and they had a premonition that things were not going to be good next.

As we all know, the battalion commander who is in charge of the three camps in the Tiger and Wolf Battalions likes to curse the most, and the instructors are generally only responsible for ideological and political work.

No comments were made on training and operational rectification.

The chief staff officer of the General Staff Department is the best to talk. He is affable, but also domineering. He doesn't bother to do this kind of swearing. When he is angry, he usually chases people in an armored vehicle and has a lot of fun.

Judging from the battalion commander's posture, he was afraid that he would inevitably get scolded again today. The tank company commander He Pintan stepped forward with a smile and said: "Batalion Commander, didn't you say you want to go to the conference room for a meeting?"

"Are we going up now?"

Du Longfei looked at the tank company commander walking up and couldn't help but cursed in his heart.

You get scolded all day long and you don’t even know what’s going on?He was scolded the most in the afternoon because he still had a short memory.

I stood here obviously to give them a blow, and at the same time, I also tried to beat them based on the questions raised by Chen Ming.

As a result, this guy stuck his head out and asked, isn't this just looking for scolding?Don’t you know how to stand behind the crowd and wait?
Du Longfei glanced at him angrily, ignored it, pointed to the big stone one person tall behind him, and asked loudly: "What is this?"

"Come on, if anyone knows, tell me loudly."

Upon hearing the question, the company commanders present all looked at each other. Is there any need to ask?This is the pride of the Tiger and Wolf Battalion. How many battalions can win the second-class collective merit?
If someone asked, they could proudly introduce it, but if the battalion commander asked, the question must be unusual, and no one in the crowd responded.

He Pin, who had just walked up to him, looked up and down. He didn't understand what the battalion commander's eyes meant, and blurted out directly: "Report to the battalion commander, this is the hero stone of our third battalion." "It is also the pride of our whole battalion."

"is it?"

Du Longfei's eyes stood up.

"Then who can tell me where this hero stone came from?"

"Report, during the military training codenamed Peace Envoy, our third battalion performed bravely in combat and was awarded the second-class collective merit by the military region."

"Is it the third battalion?"

Looking at the battalion commander's aggressive eyes, He Pin finally realized that something was wrong. He quickly took two steps back and stood there silently.

"Why aren't you talking? Huh? Aren't you usually pretty good at talking?"

"Let me tell you, this is not an honor won by our third battalion. This is the honor of the fifth combined battalion. It has nothing to do with you now."

"This was originally fought for by the fifth battalion, but after we awarded the designation, it was awarded to the third battalion."

"Some comrades may ask, aren't the fifth battalion, the third battalion, and the tiger and wolf battalion all us?"

"Yes, it's us, but you have to remember that the glory of the past is not a tool for you to use as an excuse for me here."

"No matter how glorious the Fifth Battalion was in the past, it is all in the past. Just look at the present and do what you do now. If the Tiger Wolf Battalion wants to become the first battalion of the Strategic Assault Division, we still have a long way to go."

"Before holding a big rock every day as a fantasy and benchmarking all day long during training, what did you have to benchmark against?"

"Do you know what Staff Officer Chen said about our battalion's recent training problems?"

"The reason is that we have been resting on our laurels. Except for the helicopter squadron and the special reconnaissance unit, you always say that coordination is not in place and logistics is not in place."

"Have you ever looked for your own problems? Was the logistics under your control before? Was there any failure to do this before?"

"Have you ever conducted collaborative command? It's embarrassing for you to stick it on your face with your previous results."

"Everyone is here. Now gather in the conference room and think about their respective problems for me on the way there."

"Think about why Staff Chen said that we have been resting on our laurels. Let's talk about it in the conference room when we figure it out."

After scolding, Du Longfei stared at the cadres passing by.

Upstairs, at the door of the conference room.

Instructor Zhang Jintao said with a smile: "This Lao Du always comes up with his ideas. He was the one who enlarged the stone in the first place, and now he says that he can't live with his previous honor."

"He is the most conspicuous person in the whole camp who likes to live with a big rock. You are the only one who can wake him up by scolding him."

"It's not a scolding." Chen Ming was lying on the railing and witnessed the whole process. He said with a smile: "It's okay to put a big stone here."

"This is the cohesion and morale of the whole battalion, but we should not be too intoxicated with the honor brought by second-class merit. After all, we are not yet intoxicated."

"Let's go, the meeting is over."

Seeing that the cadres of each company had already gone upstairs, Chen Ming got up first and walked to the conference room.

After everyone is in place.

Perhaps it was because the battalion commander's shelling was too harsh at the beginning, but all the personnel gathered and sat there silently.

Resting on one's laurels sounds really unpleasant.

When Chen Ming said it, it took Du Longfei a while to digest it, but when he said it, the cadres also couldn't recover for a long time.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting increasingly anxious, Chen Ming raised his hand and knocked on the conference table, resting his elbows on the table and said, "Okay, tonight's meeting is about problems, not for you to come and reflect."

"Our third battalion is currently in a tight time frame and there is no chance to reflect. Take out the record book and have a meeting."

Brush brush.
There was the sound of turning over books, and all the cadres raised their heads and looked at Chen Ming.

As long as he is here, the backbone of the third battalion will be there.

This is a good thing and a bad thing. After all, Chen Ming can't stay here forever.

Therefore, before starting further training, all the problems in the battalion must be solved. Otherwise, there are at least ten in the entire division, including the combined battalion, and it will be difficult for them to stand out.

"Let me first briefly analyze the issues raised by comrades at the training ground today. There is no need to record them. Please listen carefully."

"Separation of positions, concentration of large majors and small majors, and large integration of small majors have been carried out so far. Why do problems occur during the day?"

"I see this point for many comrades, company commanders and platoon commanders who can't find the problem. In fact, you don't have to look for it specifically. You put most of your energy on command and combat effectiveness, and don't give up on everything else. Oversight."

"If this kind of coordination of the attached forces is not in place, it is within the normal range. If you can command the combined company to fight as soon as you come up, then we don't need to sit here to discuss it."

"If there is a problem, it can only mean that the current positioning of positions, one specialty and multiple positions has not been carried out to the end."

"Comrade deputy company commander, comrade platoon leader, including comrade company commander, your work is not carried out in place. Most of you only care about your own three-acre land, and the division of labor is very clear."

"This is an unavoidable situation for newly formed combat units. It is normal, but normal is normal and we must improve it."

"Comrades, you can imagine this. With your current situation, if a major military training or a military district exercise suddenly comes, you will lack even the most basic tacit understanding, and there will be no support between the companies and the various arms."

"How is it possible to win the war? What can we do to win against others? Even if we don't talk about actual combat, in daily confrontation drills, the professional forces of all arms are indispensable, and tacit cooperation is even more crucial."

"Now after changes, the assigned forces and affiliations have changed. Coupled with the positioning and positioning, the personnel turnover is too large. It may even be that you are using a more comfortable platoon leader and suddenly moved to another company, and you are using a more comfortable squad leader. , and ran to other platoons.”

"It's hard to form a tacit understanding at the moment. You don't even understand the performance and functions of the attached equipment, and you don't know the temperament of the people you work with. Then there will definitely be chaos, right?"

"What's the use of focusing on combat effectiveness at this time? What's the use of looking at combat effectiveness? Don't just look at the results. Whose soldiers can't fight? Which company of soldiers can't fire cannons? Is this a random thing?"

"The battle is all about the details, and the battle is about the coordination of every link. Only when we get along well in peacetime can we not panic when fighting, and we can get along well."

"You don't understand this, right? There are also logistical issues. It used to be the maintenance class of the engineering unit, ah, there are twenty or thirty people in the reinforcement class."

"It's all run by professionals there, but now it's suddenly divided into seven or eight classes, and the number of people has increased from [-] to [-] to [-] or [-]."

"Now that we are more professional, there are still the same few people who know how to do it. Tell me, if there is no problem with logistics, who will?"

"Company commanders, platoon leaders, or squad leaders should not just focus on combat effectiveness, but only on your small area. If a combat unit wants to develop in the long run, it must first learn to cultivate its backbone and train new technical personnel. "

"Such a simple question, you don't need me to tell you several times, right?"

"Starting from tomorrow, everything will start from scratch. Don't initiate any combat power or coordination."

"First, let me understand your attached units and understand them thoroughly. The equipment of the tank company was lying there for nearly half an hour today. Your maintenance squad is too busy. What about the squad leaders who usually do it?"

"Where are the veterans? Where are the maintenance squads from other companies? Are you just watching?"

"Collaboration, I have been saying it all the time, I have said it again and again, you have to solve it from the root cause, don't mention combat effectiveness to me."

"You have trained the new backbone, trained the new technical personnel in place, and thoroughly understood all the newly assigned units. Why do you still have to worry about combat effectiveness?"

"Isn't it enough that it has hands, a brain, and a mouth?"

"You have been trained, and you are very relaxed. You hold the new attached unit all day long and use it as the old unit. How can you get the combat effectiveness?"

After what Chen Ming said, the battlefield in the conference room seemed to be muted, and you could hear a pin drop.

Yes.

Before leaving the third battalion, Staff Officer Chen walked around the training ground with a notebook every day. At that time, there were also confrontations, and even one platoon fought another platoon, fighting for a long time with no distinction between victory and defeat. He did not mention the issue of combat effectiveness.

After Staff Chen asked for leave, they themselves went astray.

With Chen Ming present, everyone in the conference room suddenly felt enlightened. They still remembered that the fifth battalion had just been formed, and the first order from the staff was to do nothing and chat with the whole battalion all day long for three days.

It was about letting each other get to know each other. Many people didn't understand it at the time. Later, the collaboration went very smoothly because we became familiar with each other and it became easier to communicate.

The same problem can be solved within half a day, but now that the partner has changed and we are back to the starting point, why have we forgotten this simplest idea?

Everyone in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief. After being scolded by the battalion commander every day, it seemed that the problem was not the combat effectiveness itself.

But you shouldn't pay attention to this now.

(End of this chapter)