The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 539: Changes in the Situation (asking for monthly votes)
Sometimes Liu Tao had to admit it.

Talent is also needed in marching and fighting.

In terms of commander training, the higher the academic qualifications, the easier it is to train talented people and the easier it is to stand out.

Currently, among the six combined brigades and twenty-four combined battalion commanders, only two have a junior high school education and one has only a primary school education.

After entering the heavy composite battalion, these three people studied hard during Zhao Guoping's study class to make up for their lack of cultural knowledge. Moreover, they have a unique keen sense of smell and judgment for marching and fighting, and they have been promoted continuously because of their military exploits.

Among the other 21 combined battalion commanders, five have high school education and sixteen have college education.

The educational level of the six combined brigades is now much higher than before.

In the future, unless one is extremely talented, the ceiling for people with only a junior high school education is probably company-level cadres.

As time goes by, the military tends to favor those with higher education when promoting people.

Because highly educated soldiers can learn and master new knowledge more quickly and can better utilize the power of weapons and equipment.

For example, the information warfare force has all its members have a college degree, which is the highest average educational level among the six combined brigades.

The party was not complicated. There were fruits, cakes, drinks and wine, but the wine could not be drunk freely. The dishes were also relatively simple and there was no extravagance or waste.

This time the main purpose is for everyone to get together and keep in touch with each other.

The six combined brigades are located in different places and do not usually train together.

We used to be comrades fighting side by side, but now we may not see each other even once a month.

This gathering was just for everyone to get together, and it was also the first time that Liu Tao met everyone.

Of course, not all battalion-level and brigade-level cadres were present. Those who did not come were arranged to go for further studies.

The next day, headquarters.

At this time, there were only Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping in the command center, and Li Fuguo and Zhao Guoping were introducing the situation.

In terms of military affairs, or matters involving the armed forces, Liu Tao handed them over to two people. These two people were also the people who knew the most secrets in the entire Panshan Group, except for Liu Tao.

"At present, there are still some enemy armed forces entrenched in these mountains. However, it is not easy to supply them with ammunition and materials. They will not be able to stay for long. They will be eliminated in one or two years at most!" Li Fuguo introduced the situation on the southern battlefield.

The enemy is also a force that is good at guerrilla warfare. After all, they have been on the battlefield for a long time, using the weak to defeat the strong for a long time, and finally won the victory.

It just so happens that our army is better at guerrilla warfare, and this area is a battlefield, and most of the troops have already fled, which leaves the enemy with no basis for guerrilla warfare.

One of the core elements of guerrilla warfare is the integration of guerrillas and the people.

Now that there are almost no civilians left, there is naturally no question of guerrilla warfare, and the power of guerrilla warfare has been greatly weakened.

"The main combat area now is concentrated in the delta with dense river networks. The water network here is dense, and mechanized combat is restricted," Li Fuguo introduced.

Liu Tao nodded slightly.

In this delta with dense river networks, it is correct for the troops to mainly deploy Type 81 light tanks and Type 81 amphibious tanks.

Because medium tanks cannot exert enough power in this kind of terrain, let alone heavy tanks.

Although heavy tanks and medium tanks can wade across the river, it depends on the riverbed. If they encounter a muddy riverbed, they will get stuck and unable to get out.

As for the original road, even the bridges could not pass because the bridges could not bear the weight. However, the Type 81 light tank and the Type 81 amphibious tank are different. As long as there is a normal road, they can pass. For the Type 81 amphibious tank, it can swim well in this kind of terrain.

Whether fighting directly downstream the river or in the rice fields, it will not affect the combat capability.

"The enemy's top brass is now caught up in a power struggle and has lost a large area of ​​control. Morale is low and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of a few years ago." Li Fuguo said: "The line drawn by the factory director before is entirely possible to be achieved."

Thinking back to when Liu Tao drew that line, they all thought he was crazy.

But now it seems that it is entirely possible to achieve this line.

"The troops from Laos and Cambodia are seizing some strategic locations and expelling the Vietnamese army." Li Fuguo said, "There are currently 200,000 troops on both sides. We have organized a total of 5 million people to enter Laos and Myanmar. The railway is currently being built, but the progress is not fast."

Liu Tao nodded slightly. Laos and Cambodia have now restored peace and are carrying out large-scale construction. The food produced now can not only be used by Laos and Cambodia, but can also be exported to China in large quantities.

However, there are not many steel mills in Laos and Cambodia, so all the needed steel has to be transported from Yunnan Province.

Now five million people have entered Laos and Cambodia, bringing the total population of Laos and Cambodia to 1400 million.

But this is only until now, it is not the end. With the conditions in Laos and Cambodia, as long as they are well developed and cultivated, they can at least feed 30 to 50 million people.

There is still a lot of potential to be tapped here.

As for where these people come from, that’s too simple. Sichuan now has a population of over 100 million, the Central Plains province has a population of over 80 million, and the Qi and Lu provinces have also reached 80 million!

There are plenty of people!

After all, even if land is distributed in rural areas now, there is actually not much land available.

Panshan Group has established farms in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, and is recruiting people to develop farms and plant crops.

In the next few years, at least another 20 million people will be transferred to these three places. Also, when the war is over, the vast land and many rice fields there can feed at least 10 to 20 million people.

These three places can not only absorb a population of nearly 50 million, reducing the population pressure on the mainland, but also produce a large amount of food, minerals and wood, which can be continuously shipped back to the country.

It can be said that Liu Tao attaches great importance to these three places and has invested a lot of resources in these three places.

Even for this purpose, a huge amount of money has to be invested in building railways!

It was because he took advantage of the rare opportunity to make efforts in these three aspects. Otherwise, it would be difficult to start in a few years.

After all, the Americans and the Soviets are watching, and they will never allow a third party to become bigger.

"How is the situation in Myanmar?" Liu Tao asked.

Myanmar's geographical location is very important, not only involving Yunnan Province's outlet to the Indian Ocean, but also involving land routes to Bhutan, Sikkim and other places.

Many weapons from World War I and World War II were donated to those six states.

Including the mercenaries, the number of troops deployed there reached two thousand.

It can be said that there are much more than in Laos and Cambodia.

Moreover, India is currently receiving help from the Soviet Union and has purchased a large amount of weapons and ammunition from the Soviet Union. It also has a large number of troops and should not be underestimated.

(End of this chapter)