The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 370 Timetable

After the adjustment, the country’s 11 major military regions were merged into 7 major military regions.

That is, the seven major military regions: Beijing, Shenyang, Jicheng, Nanjing, Yangcheng, Chengdu, and Lanzhou.

The guiding ideology of the entire "Military Reform System Streamlining and Reorganization Plan" is clear, and the main method adopted is the policy of "withdrawal, merger, reduction, transfer, reform and management".

"Withdrawal" means the withdrawal of troops in an organized manner, including the withdrawal of troops and divisions.

"Merge" means the merger of institutions, such as the merger of major military regions and the merger of colleges and universities.

"Downgrading" means lowering the organizational level and compressing the size of some units, such as reducing corps-level and army-level organizations to army-level and division-level ones.

"Handover" means handing over some government agencies and forces, such as county and city people's armed forces and internal security forces, to relevant departments of the national and local governments.

"Reform" means implementing enterprise-style management for some support units, and replacing some cadre positions with non-commissioned officers and soldiers.

"Manage" means to adjust and straighten out the relationships in all aspects.

This time the reform steps are quite big.

This is why the entire streamlining plan will take a year and a half.

Zhao Guoping nodded solemnly.

The resettlement of 15 retired soldiers is his top priority for the next year and a half. It concerns the overall situation and he has to do it no matter how stressful it is, and he has to do it well.

To put it on a smaller scale, 15 retired soldiers, this concerns the stability of 15 families.

To put it in a broader sense, this is related to the success or failure of the current streamlining of the million-strong army.

If we just look at the economics, the entire Panshan Group is now bloated and its profit margin has decreased because it has resettled too many veterans. No foreign company would do such a big loss-making thing. If they knew that Panshan Group did this, they would even laugh at it and call it a big fool.

But this matter cannot be considered only in economic terms, but also in political terms!

Panshan Group is not a pure enterprise and must obey the overall national situation.

Although they are reform pilot units, they must also take responsibility at critical moments and obey the overall national interests.

Then Li Fuguo reported on the situation of the participating troops in the past few months.

Since the Huben Battalion finished its rotation, three heavy combined battalions have completed their rotation, and the entire heavy combined brigade 'Hu Ben Brigade' has completed the rotation of battalion units.

During these months, the ground forces annihilated an entire enemy regiment and severely damaged two enemy regiments, causing a total of 2135 enemy deaths, 4216 injuries, 1265 prisoners, destroyed 98 enemy tanks and 145 armored vehicles, and occupied four high ground and a county town.

The air defense forces destroyed 38 enemy aircraft and continued to suppress the enemy air force, preventing them from taking off and maintaining a no-fly zone on the battlefield.

Among them, 38 enemy aircraft were destroyed, most of which were 100 to 200 kilometers away.

In the direction of Laos and Cambodia, the special forces cooperated with friendly forces, causing tens of thousands of casualties to the enemy and controlling several strategic locations.

"A total of 148 soldiers of the 'Tiger Brigade' died, 389 were injured, and 79 of them were seriously injured." Li Fuguo's voice sounded a little heavy when he reported here.

The total casualties are 537, the casualty rate has exceeded 10%!
When Liu Tao heard about the casualties, he couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.

But this is the battlefield. This is how it is on the battlefield. No matter how great the firepower advantage is, no matter how good the equipment is, there will eventually be casualties. Casualties are inevitable.

"Have the fallen soldiers been properly resettled? Have the families of the martyrs been notified and arranged?" Liu Tao said in a deep voice.

"The soldiers are buried in the Martyrs Cemetery, and the families of the martyrs have been notified and have received their belongings. All arrangements for their resettlement have been completed," said Li Fuguo. Liu Tao said, "Remember, we must not let the soldiers shed blood and tears. Your armed forces department and the discipline inspection team must strengthen supervision in this regard. If I find out that anyone is negligent or has taken advantage of the situation, no matter how high their rank is, they will be punished to the end."

After Liu Tao finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Chuan.

Now in the entire Panshan system, there are already thousands of staff members in the disciplinary inspection and supervision group, shouldering heavy responsibilities.

"General Manager, please rest assured that our disciplinary inspection team will definitely strengthen our work in this area." Chen Chuan stood up and expressed his opinion.

Liu Tao nodded. "Now each battalion and company of the Tiger Brigade has honor. This is a glorious unit with honor. The soldiers who will be added later must be proud of the unit."

In this round of battle, other battalions and companies of the Tiger Guards Brigade that had no honors all won honors. It can be said that in terms of honor, the Tiger Guards Brigade is not inferior to any veteran unit.

Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping quickly nodded in agreement.

"The troops currently on the front line are from the medium-sized combined forces brigade. We plan to complete the rotation of the medium-sized combined forces brigade around the Spring Festival." Li Fuguo introduced: "There are a total of six air defense battalions deployed on the border, and they will always be in combat mode."

Liu Tao nodded. Naturally, the three combined brigades did not have so many air defense battalions. This was the "Aegis" air defense missile battalion formed by the armed forces.

Six anti-aircraft battalions are enough to make the entire battlefield a no-fly zone, making it impossible to launch an air assault from other directions.

With the large radars deployed, aircraft hundreds of kilometers south of the border can be detected clearly.

At least for now, there is no aircraft in the south that can escape detection by large radars.

"According to the time plan, all rotations of the three combined brigades will be completed before 1986." Li Fuguo introduced the armed forces department's plan.

In 1987, the three combined forces brigades had no time to fight on the front line as everyone was competing for that honor.

This competition involves internal competition among the three combined brigades, as well as external competition with other forces.

There is no army that does not want to win this honor.

The top priority in 1987 was undoubtedly Hong Kong!

For the three combined brigades, the top priority is training and competition, standing out from the competition and winning that honor.

Compared with the navy, it is already certain.

In the army, the competition is fierce.

Every heroic unit with glorious traditions is vying for this honor, and the value of this honor is enormous.

People often only remember the first one, and not the second or third one.

In order to win this honor, the three combined brigades learned Cantonese in addition to training. They were not required to be proficient in it, but at least they could communicate, thus being better prepared.

The Armed Forces Department has always been a powerful department of Panshan Group, with a large number of staff and a wide range of business, and its work has always been one of the key focuses.

This is also reflected in Liu Tao's emphasis on the Armed Forces Department. Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping, the two military and political chiefs of the Armed Forces Department, are both members of the Party Group, which is unique in any department.

At every party group meeting, the armed forces department is always one of the important topics.

The Disciplinary Inspection Group has great power, but its presence in the Armed Forces Department is the weakest. Any investigation and handling must go through the Party Group of the Armed Forces Department, or go directly to Liu Tao.

(End of this chapter)