Forged in the fires of war: The Qi family's generals rewrite the fate of eastern Hebei.

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Lei Kaihua, the captain of the Information Brigade, stood up from his computer and responded loudly.

"Immediately activate the Sky Ear System and issue orders to all brigades, and proceed according to the original plan."

"In addition, your electronic jamming unit of the Information Brigade must also take action now and destroy all the radars of the 86th Division."

The so-called original plan was actually an improvement made during the second major assessment.

The most important one is between the missile squadron and the army aviation squadron.

According to the previous plan, the army aviation brigade would only begin its departure after the missile battalion's missiles hit their targets.

However, this time the tactics were improved again. As soon as the missiles of the missile brigade were launched, the armed helicopters of the army aviation brigade immediately took off.

In previous training exercises, the missile brigade and the army aviation brigade had already identified this critical time point.

The armed helicopter will adjust its speed according to the distance.

In exercises like the Sharp Sword-91 exercise, how long does it take for the missiles of the missile brigade to reach the positions defended by the 86th Division? What speed should the armed helicopters of the army aviation brigade fly at to ensure that after the missiles bombard one side, the armed helicopters can arrive in time to destroy the enemy's armored forces?

However, since it is just an exercise, even a live-fire exercise, it is impossible to use real missiles. Therefore, we need to work closely with the directing department.

After Fang Zhenhua issued his military order, the Tian'er system immediately relayed it to all units simultaneously.

The missile squadron immediately launched missiles to conduct a carpet strike on the 86th Division's radar, artillery positions, and other important locations.

On the 86th Division's side, they had just received the order to start the exercise, but before they could even engage in combat, the directing staff called the commander of the 86th Division.

The person making the call was Zhong Yuannian, the commander of Army Group A.

On the phone, Zhong Yuannian spoke without any mercy.

"Your division's radar and artillery positions have all been destroyed. Now you need to think about how to fight this battle."

The commander of the 86th Division was dumbfounded. My radar and artillery positions are gone. What happened?

He asked directly over the phone.

"Commander, isn't there some misunderstanding here?"

"There's no misunderstanding. Your radar was jammed by their electronic jamming equipment. The DA Division used missiles to destroy your radar station and artillery positions."

But one wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.

Before the commander of the 86th Division could recover from the incident, Zhong Yuannian spoke again on the phone, this time in an even more serious tone.

"Now I have another piece of information for you: your entire armored regiment has been destroyed."

"Commander, what's going on?! How can we fight like this? My armored regiment is gone too?"

"DA Division's attack helicopters launched a massive air raid on your armored regiment. Without radar protection, you naturally couldn't detect the enemy's attack helicopters."

"Let me tell you, you only have two motor infantry regiments left. You should think carefully about how to use these existing equipment to withstand the DA Division's attack for five days."

The commander of the 86th Division was also a highly capable commander.

He immediately came to his senses and used his remaining three regiments to begin defensive operations.

Two motorized infantry regiments were ordered to defend the five hills.

Even if it means sacrificing all our troops, we must stop the DA Division's attack.

But it was at this moment that the worst situation occurred for the entire 86th Division.

The DA Division's artillery battalion launched a concentrated bombardment of the five hilltops.

One piece of bad news after another reached the ears of the commander of the 86th Division from the director's office.

This once capable colonel was so badly hurt by one piece of bad news after another that he lost half of his energy and spirit.

By evening, the DA Division's armored battalion had stormed the five hills.

Zhong Yuannian, the commander of Army Group A, announced the final result directly to the commander of the 86th Division.

"During the Sharp Sword-91 exercise, the five high grounds defended by your 86th Division were all breached by the DA Division, and the attack and defense lasted for 16 hours."

"You and your division's political commissar must come to the directing post immediately. Chief of Staff Fang of the military region has something to say to both of you."

After saying that, Zhong Yuannian hung up the phone immediately without the slightest reluctance.

To be honest, this battle really angered him.

In his view, the 86th Division was, after all, a Class A motorized infantry division in the south.

This was an elite unit. Even if they lost in the end, they should have been able to hold out for at least three to five days. But what happened? The DA Division broke through the 86th Division's position in just 16 hours.

How embarrassing!

The commander and political commissar of the 86th Division immediately came out of their command post, got into a military vehicle, and headed to the Southeast Military Region's Sharp Sword-91 Exercise Directorate.

As soon as they arrived at the director's office, they found two senior colonels sitting in chairs, with nameplates on the tables in front of them.

Fang Zhenhua and Liu Xudong.

The commander of the 86th Division immediately realized that the two men in front of him were his opponents.

He and his political commissar sat down in their assigned seats.

The platform was now empty.

The commander of the 86th Division looked at Fang Zhenhua with curiosity. This exercise came out of nowhere, and their division was defeated just as inexplicably.

He couldn't help but wonder if this so-called DA master had colluded with the directing department to deliberately portray him.

Otherwise, how could they have suffered such a crushing defeat? It doesn't make sense.

Just as he was lost in thought, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open.

Six generals walked in together.

The one at the front, with two gold stars on his shoulders, was none other than Fang Yingda, Chief of Staff of the Southeast Military Region and Lieutenant General of the Army.

Behind him were five army major generals.

They are Zhong Yuannian, the commander of Army Group A.

Zhao Mengsheng, the political commissar, deputy commander, and chief of staff of Army Group A, as well as the deputy political commissar and director of the political department.

After these leaders took their seats on the platform, Zhong Yuannian, the commander of Army Group A, was the first to speak.

"This Sharp Sword-91 exercise has revealed many problems. It is hard for us to imagine that a Class A motorized infantry division could only hold out against a DA division for 16 hours. This result is very unsatisfactory."

"Commander Wang, what do you think?"

Commander Wang refers to Wang Shiyang, the commander of the 86th Division.

At this moment, Wang Shiyang stood up and said loudly.

"Commander, I don't have much to see, but I personally hold a conservative view of this exercise."

As soon as Wang Shiyang finished speaking, a cold snort came from the podium, followed by a voice.

"What do you mean by a conservative attitude? Do you think our directing team and the DA (Director) are colluding to fabricate evidence?"

The speaker was Fang Yingda. Upon hearing Chief of Staff Fang of the military region speak, Wang Shiyang shook his head.

"I can not."

"Are you afraid or do you not have the ability? The directorate has all the plans for both of your divisions, both offensive and defensive. The DA Division is strictly following their offensive plan. Everyone in the directorate can testify to this."

Wang Shiyang turned to look at the podium and found that the leaders of Army Group A all had serious expressions, which clearly showed that Fang Yingda was not lying.

"Wang Shiyang, now I want to ask you, what are your radar units doing? And what are your reconnaissance units doing?"

"The DA Division's electronic jamming unit has arrived near your radar station, but your reconnaissance units failed to detect them at all, allowing them to easily destroy your entire radar unit and leave you blind."

"After your artillery positions were destroyed by missiles, your reaction was too slow. Why didn't you hide your armored units immediately? As a result, your armored units were all destroyed by the DA Division's attack helicopters."

"Without radar, without armored regiments, without artillery and anti-aircraft guns, what will you use to fight the enemy? Are you going to rely on the soldiers of your two motorized infantry regiments?"

"You still have the nerve to give your soldiers a strict order in the final stage to hold the position to the death, saying that the position is your life. This is not a display of your fearlessness, but a cover for your incompetence."

Fang Yingda launched into a tirade against Wang Shiyang in front of everyone, leaving him utterly humiliated.

“If all troops are commanded like you, how can we expect our People’s Liberation Army to defend the motherland and the people? In my opinion, troops like yours should be disbanded. They are just a waste of military funds and serve no purpose whatsoever.”

These words were an even greater blow to Wang Shiyang, and his already pale face turned even paler.

This is where Zhong Yuannian steps in to smooth things over.

"Chief of Staff Fang also had deep feelings of love and hate. The lessons we learned from this exercise were extremely painful. Our troops are still stuck in the era of mechanized warfare, but they have forgotten that technology is constantly advancing."

"At the same time, this exercise has given us a wealth of experience. We have also gained a lot of valuable experience while we have discovered many problems."

"The informationized warfare capabilities demonstrated by the DA Division throughout the exercise were truly impressive to our entire directing team. Capturing a high ground defended by a Class A motorized infantry division in just 16 hours was quite a pleasant surprise."

"Next, please welcome Comrade Fang Zhenhua to share his thoughts with us."

The political commissar of the 86th Division led the applause, and even quietly tugged at Wang Shiyang's uniform before Wang Shiyang reluctantly joined in.

After explaining the DA Division's tactics, Fang Zhenhua added another sentence.

"In fact, our DA Division also encountered some problems during this exercise. The biggest problem was in the electronic jamming unit."

"This time, our electronic jamming unit even needed to get close to the radar station of the 86th Division, but in the future on the battlefield, the enemy will definitely not give us this opportunity."

"Therefore, we also need more advanced electronic jamming equipment that can interfere with the enemy's radar without getting close to the enemy."

"Comrades, science and technology are the greatest foundation in the field of military defense. We must not be complacent about the past, but set our sights on the future. There are only 9 years left. After these 9 years, we will enter the next century."

"What role will our army play on the world stage in the next century, and what will our forces become? These are the questions that every senior commander must consider."

"For our DA Division, informationized warfare is just the beginning. We will use various assessments and live-fire exercises to identify, summarize, and solve problems. We are able to face every problem correctly and will not avoid it."

"A temporary setback is not terrible; what is terrible is that we are defeated by the enemy."

Although Wang Shiyang felt that Fang Zhenhua's words were somewhat boastful, they also gave him a lot to think about.

While these words are directed at the DA Division, aren't they also referring to their 86th Division?

On the platform, Fang Yingda and Zhong Yuannian were actually very pleased to see Wang Shiyang deep in thought.

Just as Fang Zhenhua said, temporary setbacks are not terrible.

They both valued Wang Shiyang equally.

The 86th Division cannot be allowed to collapse.

Because the DA Division was only temporary, while the 86th Division was the elite of Army Group A.

Chapter 136 The Defeated Opponent Becomes the Disciple

Whether it's a criticism meeting or a summary meeting.

In any case, for the DA Division and the 86th Division, the Sharp Sword-91 live-fire exercise has finally come to an end.

The DA Division achieved a great victory and received high praise from Fang Yingda, the Chief of Staff of the Military Region.

At the conference, Fang Yingda conveyed the instructions of the military region commander and political commissar.

The instructions from the commander and political commissar of the Southeast Military Region were highly consistent.

I sincerely congratulate the DA Division on its achievements and hope that it will achieve even greater success in the future, demonstrating the prowess of an elite unit in the entire army.

Fang Zhenhua was naturally very pleased with the high regard that the two top leaders of the military region held for him.

However, to his surprise, at the end of the conference, Wang Shiyang, the commander of the 86th Division, took the initiative to approach him.

At the entrance of the director's office, Fang Zhenhua saw Wang Shiyang, who had come looking for him, and looked puzzled.

He asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Commander Wang, is there something you need from me?"

At this moment, Wang Shiyang seemed somewhat embarrassed to speak, or perhaps for him, this was something he simply couldn't bring himself to mention.

However, just now in the director's office, after much deliberation, Wang Shiyang completely accepted the current outcome.

Their 86th Division suffered a crushing defeat.

But losing a battle is not shameful; the most shameful thing is not to be ashamed and then strive to be brave.

So Wang Shiyang just figured it out: if he lost, so be it; if he lost, he could learn from his opponent's mistakes.

Therefore, Wang Shiyang said to Fang Zhenhua.

"Commander Fang, to be honest, I, Old Wang, have been a soldier for decades, but I have never seen this kind of fighting style before."