The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 489: The Arrogance of Young People
In today's world, if you ask which country has the strongest army, anyone with normal intelligence will say it is the Soviet Union without hesitation!

If you ask which country has the most powerful navy, anyone with a little common sense will say the United States with certainty!

As for which country has a stronger air force and more advanced aircraft, some would say it is the Soviet Union, while others would say it is the United States. This is a matter of each having their own opinion.

For China, the army in the minds of many military generals should be like the Soviet mechanized forces.

As for combined battalions and combined brigades, many people still look at them with tinted glasses. Not everyone is optimistic about them and not everyone approves of them!
First of all, whether it is the Soviet Union or the United States, they all talk about mechanized troops and never talk about synthetic troops. As a student, China learns from the Soviet Union and the United States.

Secondly, the investment in combined battalions and combined brigades is so huge, so huge that it is shocking.

The investment and maintenance costs of a heavy combined brigade are roughly equivalent to three to five Type A divisions, which is comparable to an army group.

Liu Tao said that China will establish 29 heavy combined brigades in the future, which means 29 group armies. Now China's troops only have 24 group armies, and even these 24 group armies are feeling the strain.

As for the 30 medium combined brigades and 25 light combined brigades, they wanted to roll their eyes when they heard about it.

The military budget for the whole year is not enough to maintain the operation of so many combined brigades in the Army. Are the Air Force and Navy all starving? And they have to start side businesses to subsidize the Army! ?
Instead of really building 84 combined brigades, it would be better to build more than Type A divisions and defeat the enemy with absolute military advantage.

Moreover, according to Liu Tao, the three combined brigades are only basic versions and have not yet been completed.

But the three combined brigades already have the best equipment in the country.

Liu Tao did not comment on some of the leadership's opinions.

Since the three combined brigades represent the future, they must be strong enough to make people despair. Only in this way can other domestic troops know that they have no power to fight back in the face of enemies with a generational advantage.

"Leaders, any of our three combined brigades are confident that they can defeat any domestic division, even a Type A division!" Liu Tao said confidently, "In the future, the combined brigade will be the most powerful enemy of other domestic troops. Only in this way can we test what is lacking in the construction of domestic troops. Now we are ready to compete with the elite troops of major military regions at any time. I have great confidence that no division or brigade-level troops will be the opponent of the combined brigade."

Liu Tao is very confident in the three combined brigades.

He is very confident whether it is a heavy, medium or light combined brigade.

In terms of the advancement and completeness of equipment, there is no division-brigade-level unit in China that can be compared with a combined brigade, even a light combined brigade.

More importantly, the military concept of the combined brigade is ahead of other forces.

"Are you too confident in the combined brigade? Comrade Liu Tao, you should know that since the Red Army period, our troops have been good at fighting against enemies with superior equipment." An old man seemed a little angry.

Young people, you seem to be looking down on heroes too much.

In particular, this young man is not the military and political chief of the three combined brigades. Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping are the military and political chiefs of the three combined brigades.

Neither Li Fuguo nor Zhao Guoping said such big words, but Liu Tao actually dared to say so. It is simply outrageous!

"Whether it is true or not, we can see it clearly through a confrontation exercise." The old man smiled, "Isn't the 27th Army training here now? Let the 27th Army select a division to conduct a confrontation exercise with a combined brigade."

The 27th Army Group is one of the seven major Type A Army Groups today. It is well-known throughout the army for its solid training and excellent style, and its combat effectiveness is extremely strong. Speaking of the origin of the military history of the 27th Army Group, it can be traced back to the "Kunyu Mountain Red Army Guerrillas" in 1935. Over the next decade, the Kunyu Mountain Red Army Guerrillas continued to grow and develop in the land of Qi and Lu, and integrated the blood of other brother troops.

By 1949, the spark had developed into the 9th Column of the East China Field Army, and was renamed the 27th Army, which at the time had the 79th, 80th and 81st Divisions under its command. The 27th Army was mainly composed of soldiers from Jiaodong, who had excellent qualities of being honest, obedient and not afraid of sacrifice.

In November 1950, the 11th Army entered the Korean War and fought a bloody battle with its brother units in Changjin Lake, defeating the arrogant "Polar Bear Regiment". Later, it participated in the Fifth Campaign, the Summer and Autumn Defense Campaign of 27, and the defense mission of the east coast of North Korea.

For more than 27 years, the th Army was successively affiliated with the East China, Jinling and Beijing Military Regions.

In 1985, the 27th Army was retained and implemented the Type A Group Army organization. The 79th and 80th Divisions under its command were both Type A motorized infantry divisions in the north, and the 81st Division was a Type B division in the north. In addition, there was a tank brigade formed with the core members of the former 28th Division Headquarters of the 84th Army and the Tank Regiment Committee of the 27st Division of the 81th Army, as well as an artillery brigade and an anti-aircraft artillery brigade.

The entire army has more than 70,000 people.

The leader asked someone to call the military and political chiefs of the 27th Army Group over. When the 27th Army Group heard that a brigade was about to defeat one of its Type A divisions, it was so angry that it slammed the table.

"We won't take advantage of you. You have one brigade, and we have one brigade too. We will send our tank brigade and the 81st Division!"

坦克旅，共有4个坦克营、1个装甲步兵营、1个炮兵营、1个高炮营，共有160辆坦克、30辆步兵战车，总兵力约两千多人。

The 81st Division is a Type B division in the North, which means it is not fully staffed, with approximately people, and its weapons and equipment are mainly light weapons.

The tank brigade and the 81st Division have a total strength of more than people, which is not much more than a combined brigade.

Qian Guoliang made up his mind to teach this ignorant army a lesson.

Although a brigade is a large brigade, its strength is still less than that of a Type A infantry division. Yet it is so arrogant.

Li Fuguo ordered the light combined brigade to participate in this confrontation exercise.

All of a sudden, both sides took action.

"Leaders, are you really not going to increase the troops? If the 81st Division and the Tank Brigade are defeated, it will be a disgrace to the 27th Army." Liu Tao looked at the leaders and gave a kind reminder.

The 27th Army Group is one of the seven Class A armies in the current army and is truly an elite force.

If the 27th Army suffers a crushing defeat in the confrontation exercise, it will lose face and the military will also lose face.

If we send out our best division, then there might be some chance of winning.

The old man smiled faintly and said, "No need. You can only tell whether it is a mule or a horse after taking it for a walk."

"The two sides have similar military strength. The 27th Army's tank brigade is equipped with 160 tanks, one-third of which are Type 81 medium tanks, and the rest are Type 59 tanks. It's hard to say who will win or lose in this battle!" The old man doesn't care about who wins or loses, because they are all China's armed forces. What he cares more about is the outstanding performance and problems exposed in the process.

　It's all over. I was originally planning to resume normal updates, but my daughter got a fever. I'll see how the situation is tomorrow and try to update five chapters!

　　
　
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