The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 464: Restore military rank?

A combined force brigade consumes far more bullets and artillery shells on the battlefield than a Type A infantry division.

Although the three combined brigades are now fully staffed, with full personnel and equipment, Liu Tao believes that there are still many things missing.

For example, there are no nuclear weapons, and no early warning aircraft!
There are only 11 Black Hawk helicopters in the three combined brigades, which is too few!
"Well, you first draw up a combat plan and mobilize reconnaissance satellites, communication satellites and Beidou navigation satellites to the area. I will ask for instructions from my superiors!" Liu Tao pondered for a moment and did not dare to make any guarantees.

The entire rotation schedule and arrangement for 1986 was released during last year's National Day.

Now their Panshan Group wants to cut in line, which is honestly a bit unfair.

Besides, it is still unclear whether the higher-ups will allow it.

They arrived at the headquarters, where a large-scale topographic map of Southeast Asia was hung on the wall. It was a military map.

Throughout northern Annan, the Truong Son Mountains are like a natural barrier, forming a north-south vertical and horizontal direction. Then there is the Red River Delta formed by the Red River and its tributary, the Taiping River. This is a plain formed by the impact of the river, with an area of ​​about 1.5 square kilometers.

The Red River Delta, also known as the Northern Delta, is a fertile land, an important grain-producing area, and a densely populated area.

There are only two deltas in the whole of Annan, the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta.

The Mekong Delta spans Cambodia and Annan, with its apex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and gradually extends downward to the South China Sea. The Mekong Delta has a tropical monsoon climate, with high temperatures throughout the year, distinct dry and rainy seasons, and fertile soil, making it suitable for agricultural production.

The line drawn by Liu Tao at the beginning was almost a straight line formed by the Changshan Mountains, the Red River and its tributaries.

This line is also on this topographic map.

The topographic map clearly shows the current situation of both sides.

Looking at the dense river network, Liu Tao shook his head slightly.

By then, not to mention heavy main battle tanks, even medium tanks will be greatly restricted if they want to fight in the Red River Delta.

The main force still has to be light tanks and amphibious tanks.

After staying at the Malong Military Training Base for two days, Liu Tao left.

Panshan Group Headquarters.

Liu Tao made a phone call directly to the office of the leader above.

Afterwards, Liu Tao reported on the situation of the three combined brigades and the combined brigades' request to join the war, hoping to participate in the war as a combat unit to provide brigade-level combat capabilities.

The leader didn't say much and asked him to go to Beijing to report in person.

Liu Tao called Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping, and after the three of them met up, they set off for the capital.

The next day, around 3pm, in the conference room.

Li Fuguo didn't even dare to breathe. Those famous figures made him look very nervous.

"Old Li's psychological quality needs to be improved!" Seeing this, Liu Tao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Afterwards, Liu Tao signaled Zhao Guoping to make the report.

Zhao Guoping seemed much more calm. These people were only one generation older than Zhao Guoping and he had seen them before.

In his opinion, he is no different from ordinary people.

Zhao Guoping reported in person, his speech was not fast, but sonorous and clear. "You little monkey, if your strategy is implemented, Annan will have a hard time!" The old man took out a cigarette, a match struck it and sparks appeared, lit the cigarette, took a puff of the cigarette, "You are fighting as a brigade, won't it make too much noise?"

"You said before that the combined forces brigade is a military secret, and you want to prevent it from being known by the Soviet Union and the United States, thereby widening the gap in military strength." The old man exhaled smoke from his mouth, looking a little puzzled.

Liu Tao said: "The enemy is having a hard time. Isn't this what we want to see?"

"We don't report it as a combined brigade, we only report it as a mechanized brigade. Mechanized troops naturally have stronger combat effectiveness." Liu Tao said: "From a strategic point of view, it is achievable. At present, we have completely controlled the strategic areas in the north. It is only a matter of time before we erode them. In addition, the guerrilla forces in Laos and Cambodia now have a scale of 100,000 people, and their strength is still relatively strong."

Even if there were any reports, it was not a combined brigade, but a mechanized brigade!

Liu Tao also talked about the more than 150 million overseas Chinese who suffered great injustice and had their property plundered, with the amount of property plundered exceeding 30 billion US dollars.

If it weren't for Laos and Cambodia, I'm afraid at least half of the more than 150 million overseas Chinese would have been killed or injured.

"In principle, I agree that the three combined brigades should fight in rotation as combat units. We were discussing before whether we should strengthen our forces and send more troops to fight in rotation as the battlefield becomes larger." The old man said slowly, "But if we do this, we will have to transfer more supplies to the front line. Now our country's focus is on economic construction. I have emphasized this many times and it will not be shaken."

"If the three combined brigades of your Panshan Group go to the front line to fight, it will save you a lot of trouble."

Previously, when Panshan Group’s combined battalions went into battle, they brought their own weapons, ammunition, and supplies, and even their own medical teams and medicines.

In recent years, injured soldiers have been sent to Panshan Hospital for treatment, allowing more soldiers to receive treatment and survive, resulting in fewer casualties.

This time, the brigade is used as the combat unit, and it is the same.

Panshan Group also provides its own weapons, ammunition and supplies, which will not increase the burden on the country.

To be honest, they were all shocked by the total tax paid by Panshan Group last year, because the increase was very large.

The largest taxpayer in the country is Panshan Group.

Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping both showed joy when they heard their leader's words.

This means that their request to participate in the war with a combined brigade has been approved.

Afterwards, the leader mentioned something that surprised Liu Tao.

It turns out that the country wants to restore the military rank system.

In 1955, our army implemented the military rank system for the first time, which was of epoch-making significance.

From then on, the People's Liberation Army began to wear epaulettes of military rank, military branch and service symbols, and dress according to the new uniform standard.

It was only in 1965 that the military rank system was abolished.

The restoration of the military rank system today is undoubtedly of epoch-making significance.

The military rank system is of great significance to the regularization of the army.

The argumentation for restoring military ranks had begun many years ago. For example, in the "Red Dragon's Roar" operation, the disadvantages of abolishing military ranks were exposed.

When summarizing the situation, someone pointed out: "In combat, the young ones don't know how to command, so they just look at those with long beards and big bellies. When two regiments and two divisions are put together, who will command whom? With military ranks, there is no such problem."

At that time, some leaders also believed that restoring military ranks was very necessary to strengthen discipline and national defense.

After so many years of preparation, military ranks are finally being restored.

(End of this chapter)