The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 538: Go south to join the war again?
Malone Military Training Base.

Six combined forces brigades are undergoing training.

If six combined brigades were to conduct military exercises at the Malone Military Training Base, it would be very crowded and unable to maneuver.

But if it's just training, then there's no problem.

The original plan was to use the camps of other streamlined troops, but those camps had not been used for several years and looked a bit desolate, and the training grounds also had to be rebuilt.

So Li Fuguo, Zhao Guoping and others decided to train together at the Malong Military Training Base.

After the Zhurihe training base is completed, we will move to the Zhurihe training base.

The Zhurihe training base is a full 5,000 square kilometers in size, so it can easily accommodate not only three but even six combined brigades.

However, it will take at least the end of next year for a combined brigade to be dispatched to the Zhurihe training base, and as for its full completion, that will take until 1990.

Even if a huge amount of money is invested, the Zhurihe training base is too large, covering an area of ​​5,000 square kilometers and with standards no less than the Malan military training base, so it will not be completed quickly.

With the addition of new recruits and support from higher-ups, the six combined brigades are now fully staffed.

However, we will have to wait for some time for weapons and equipment.

After all, the weapons and equipment produced by Panshan Group are given priority for export, then delivered to the troops, and finally equipped to the combined brigade.

And at present, priority is given to equipping the heavy synthetic brigade "Tiger Brigade".

Because in 1987, the 'Tiger Brigade' will be the garrison in Hong Kong.

Therefore, in the next four months, the equipment of the "Tiger Brigade" must be fully replenished. At that time, the "Tiger Brigade" will be transferred to Pengcheng for training and adapt to the climate, and will go to Hong Kong at the end of June.

Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping accompanied Liu Tao to inspect the training situation of the six combined brigades.

Both of them are very busy people. Li Fuguo is responsible for the work of the armed forces department, the construction of six combined brigades, and the construction of the Zhurihe training base.

Zhao Guoping was busy with the affairs of the armed forces department and had to manage the huge China Southern Ordnance Industry Group Corporation.

Today, Zhao Guoping and Li Fuguo happened to be at the Malong Military Training Base.

"Now other people are suggesting that we once again send battalions to the southern battlefield to train the soldiers through fighting and let the new recruits experience the baptism of the battlefield." Li Fuguo mentioned something.

As the rainy season ends, the fighting on the southern battlefield becomes much more intense than during the rainy season.

The Annan troops attempted to regain lost territory, while the participating troops fought for honor, gradually eliminating these attacking forces and capturing other mountains.

The enemy troops whose logistical supplies had been cut off found it difficult to obtain supplies, and faced with the attack of our troops, they continued to lose their positions.

The territory controlled by our army now covers an area of ​​60,000 square kilometers.

"What do you two think? When it comes to marching and fighting, you are the professionals! I'm just an outsider!" Liu Tao said calmly.

When it comes to developing weapons and equipment, he is an expert and has absolute say.

But when it came to marching and fighting, he was a layman, and he never gave instructions as a layman, but instead listened to the professional opinions of experts.

"We discussed it several times and decided that we could go south to join the war. Nothing can train people better than the battlefield!" Li Fuguo said, "We will go to war with one, two or three combined battalions each time to let the new recruits be baptized by the fire of war."

"You also know that the situation of soldiers who have been to the battlefield and those who have not is completely different. The situation of soldiers who have seen blood and those who have not is also different!" said Li Fuguo.

Zhao Guoping also said: "Going to the battlefield to fight will also help train soldiers and commanders. Judging from the current situation, this battle may not last too long." "Take advantage of this rare opportunity and train the soldiers again!" Zhao Guoping said in a deep voice.

After years of training, Zhao Guoping has grown very fast, his abilities have greatly improved, his vision and perspective have been greatly broadened, and his judgment of current affairs has improved a lot.

Previously, Zhao Guoping served as a standing committee member of the Kunming Municipal Party Committee. This year, with the restructuring of the Southwest Ordnance Industry Group into the China Southern Ordnance Industry Group Corporation, he joined the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, while Liu Tao withdrew from it.

"Since you two military and political leaders have reached a consensus, please sit down." Liu Tao nodded and did not object.

Although they participated in the war as a combined battalion, the loss of ammunition and artillery shells, daily necessities, etc. were all paid for by Panshan Group, but the two military and political leaders Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping reached an agreement, and Liu Tao also agreed.

"You should communicate and coordinate with the combat command on this matter!" Liu Tao said.

Li Fuguo now holds a position in the Chengdu Military Region. Communication in this regard is much smoother than before, and Liu Tao no longer needs to come forward in person to coordinate.

At the huge Malan Military Training Base, soldiers are training, some in formation, some in tank and armored vehicle, some in live-fire shooting, and some in assassination training.

Many main battle tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are export versions. Soldiers are first trained on them before they are delivered to customers.

What is lacking is self-propelled artillery and infantry fighting vehicles.

The training intensity of the six combined forces is very high, much higher than that of other forces.

Similarly, a lot of effort is put into food nutrition.

If the food is not nutritious enough, high-intensity training will eventually ruin you.

In addition to observing the troops' training, Liu Tao also checked whether the logistics were keeping up.

In the evening, a meeting of battalion and brigade-level cadres was held at the headquarters. This was the first time Liu Tao met them formally after the three combined brigades were expanded into six combined brigades.

The six combined brigades, plus the command level and logistics, total 50,000 people.

This number of people is comparable to the size of a Type B Army.

Everyone was wearing camouflage military uniforms. This camouflage military uniform was beautiful, elegant, and helpful in combat, so it soon became popular among the troops. The army has now promoted this camouflage military uniform.

It’s just because military ranks have not been officially restored and have not been awarded, so there is no military rank badge on the shoulder.

Everyone has a military medal on his chest.

Military medals are naturally not worn under normal circumstances, but they should be worn at gatherings like this one in the evening.

Even Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping wore military medals on the chest of their military uniforms.

Liu Tao met with everyone one by one. He actually knew everyone here, but he was not familiar with some of them before.

But now he has to get familiar with everyone on the scene.

When shaking hands with Qin Tian, ​​Liu Tao paid special attention to it. Now Qin Tian is the battalion commander of the 'Tiger Battalion', a heavy combined battalion of the 'Tiger Brigade'. It can be said that he has performed very well in the combined brigade.

According to the military rank awarding policy, he will be awarded the rank of colonel after the year.

After the Chinese New Year, Qin Tian is only 30 years old. It can be said that he has a bright future. A good son will have a good father!
There are many sons of generals like Qin Tian in the six combined brigades. Although there are many sons of generals, only a part of them can truly stand out. After all, not everyone has excellent abilities.

Among them, Qin Tian is considered to be a very outstanding one, and he is very good at summarizing. He has written summary reports on the operations of combined battalions and combined forces many times, and Liu Tao has read them all.

(End of this chapter)