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

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"Please sit down! Let's begin the meeting."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone took their seats. Fang Zhenhua looked around and then said...

"I am both satisfied and dissatisfied with this major assessment."

Everyone's hearts tightened instantly; as expected, the instructor still had some dissatisfaction with this assessment.

But what exactly made him dissatisfied?

Fang Zhenhua continued.

"Let me start by talking about the points that I'm satisfied with! Each brigade has successfully completed its assessment tasks. From the perspective of each brigade itself, it is impeccable. Chief of Staff Fang and Commander Zhong of the Military Region have also expressed high praise for this."

"At the same time, Chief of Staff Fang and Commander Zhong said that in six months, our DA Division will conduct a live-fire exercise with an elite division of the military region."

"In the words of the two leaders, we have to put them to the test. Only if they can be invincible in our military region can we guarantee the combat effectiveness of the DA Division when we go out and encounter brother units from other military regions."

"But it was right after the two leaders finished speaking that I realized a critical problem for our DA Division at present."

"Even if our DA division can defeat any elite division in the future, as long as this problem is not solved, our graduating division will not be able to become a full-fledged information-integrated combat division."

"Because in this assessment, I did not see any intention of joint operations. Comrades, what is a combined arms division? It means that the various battalions must work closely together. It is not that the armored battalion completes its assessment task and the army aviation battalion completes its assessment task and that is it."

"At the same time, in this major assessment, our DA engineers did not demonstrate anything regarding information, which is actually due to technical reasons."

"But our military conference was originally intended to be a debriefing meeting, to identify problems, summarize problems, and then solve problems."

"So I thought about it and decided that in the next phase of our work, we should focus on training joint operations between different branches of the armed forces and strengthening the research and development of the Sky Ear system."

"I'll tell you something, and you'll remember it."

As he spoke, Fang Zhenhua took a sip of tea, and everyone opened their notebooks, held their pens in their hands, and listened to what Fang Zhenhua had to say.

"I've thought about how to execute the tactics of an information-integrated warfare division and I have a relatively clear idea."

"The first step is for the information brigade to leverage its information advantage to obtain intelligence about the enemy."

"The second step is for the information battalion to pass this intelligence to the missile battalion, which will then destroy the enemy's air defense, radar, command posts, and airfields, among other important facilities."

"In the third step, the information battalion will conduct electromagnetic interference against the enemy, and at the same time, it will cooperate with the artillery battalion and the army aviation battalion to suppress and strike the enemy's armored forces."

"After completing these three steps, it can be said that the enemy's heavy firepower has been completely destroyed by our army. Now we move on to the fourth step. The armored forces must become the steel blade of the entire army, using tanks and armored vehicles to cut a path for the infantry. The mechanized infantry battalion has only one role: to go up and collect heads."

"Comrades, this is a complete information-based joint operations concept. When necessary, we also need the support of the navy and air force. We need to control the air and sea."

"However, at this stage, we are not thinking too much about the support from the navy and air force for our DA division. But just because we don't think about it now doesn't mean we won't make preparations."

"In particular, the foundation of joint operations by multiple branches of the armed forces must be solidified. I hope that in the small assessment three months later, each battalion can carry out a real joint operation in accordance with my tactical ideas."

"Next, I will talk about my specific requirements for the next stage of work. The first step is to complete the foundation for joint operations of multiple branches of the armed forces. The timeframe is the small assessment three months later, at which time I must see results."

"The second step is to lay the foundation for information-based warfare. Six months from now, the Sky Ear system must be deployed in actual combat. Do you all understand?"

The political commissar, the deputy division commander, and the battalion commanders of several brigades looked at each other.

Finally, they all shouted it out loud.

"I understand."

This military conference is of epoch-making significance for the future development of the entire DA Division.

After the meeting, each brigade, following Fang Zhenhua's tactical approach, threw themselves into intense and rigorous training.

In particular, joint operations involving multiple branches of the armed forces are a tactic that is not unfamiliar to our army.

Basic joint operations such as infantry-artillery coordination and infantry-tank coordination can be considered fundamental skills mastered by the army.

This time, however, it's not just basic joint operations like infantry-artillery coordination and infantry-tank coordination; it even encompasses multiple branches of the armed forces, including missiles, army aviation, artillery, and armored vehicles.

This involves many more things and is also more complex.

Because of the addition of one more element, it's not a simple 1+1=2.

In the first month after the military conference concluded, various problems arose in the joint operations between multiple branches of the armed forces.

The most important thing is the management of time.

The greatest test for informationized forces is finding a balance between time and efficiency.

Often, it's either the information unit's intelligence is delayed, or the missile unit's missiles are launched too early.

Either there was a disconnect between the army aviation brigade and the artillery brigade, or the armored forces were deployed too early.

These issues all require time to work through, and the only way to work them out is through time.

There were many problems in the first month, so the captains of each brigade held a small meeting every three days and a large meeting every five days.

By the second month, the problems had decreased.

By the third month, the joint operations between multiple branches of the armed forces were starting to take shape.

Three months later, during a small assessment, Fang Zhenhua saw what he wanted: a multi-service joint operation belonging to a junior informationized integrated combat division.

The information squadron captured enemy information by connecting to military satellites in the sky, and then notified the missile squadron of this information. The missile squadron immediately launched missiles and destroyed the predetermined target.

Then artillery and army aviation attack helicopters came into play, launching a massive sweep that destroyed the armored targets.

Finally, the tank battalion and mechanized infantry battalion of the armored brigade came up to collect the heads.

After watching the entire assessment, Fang Zhenhua's applause lasted for a full minute.

He spoke loudly in front of all the division's main commanders.

"This is the true spirit of our DA division. I can tell you all clearly that as long as we continue, our DA division's combat power will reach a new level."

Take it to the next level~

This brings us to the Sky Ear system developed by the Information Brigade. After the Information Brigade captured the enemy's information, it transmitted it one by one.

First came the missile battalion, then the artillery battalion and the army aviation battalion, and finally the armored battalion.

However, the core of the Sky Ear system is its ability to transmit intelligence information simultaneously through the military system.

By agreeing on a time, the combat efficiency of the troops can be improved.

At this time, the research and development of the Tian'er system had entered the later stages.

Thanks to the efforts of Lei Kaihua, Tang Yulong, and others, it was successfully developed one month before the second major assessment.

After the research and development was completed, Fang Zhenhua led all the leaders and cadres of the division to the Information Brigade.

He asked Tang Yulong directly.

"Xiao Tang, how's the performance of this system?"

"Commander, the Tian'er system version 1.0 is still in a basic stage, but our entire R&D team believes that it is sufficient for the current stage."

"As the leader of the R&D project team, what do you think we should do next?"

"Commander, I suggest that each battalion assign one more soldier from our information battalion to serve as a receiver for the Sky Ear system."

Fang Zhenhua nodded and said.

Everyone was now filled with excitement.

Fang Zhenhua seized an opportunity, pulled Lei Kaihua and Tang Yulong aside, and asked them questions.

"The 29th Research Institute called me. They've developed a new type of electronic jamming technology. What do you two think? Should the Information Brigade equip themselves with it?"

Lei Kaihua immediately said.

"Yes, we definitely need that. We not only need to equip ourselves with new electronic jamming technology, but we also need to recruit more soldiers. We need them in the computer and electronic information fields. Right now, we only have a few dozen people, which is too few."

Tang Yulong then spoke up from the side.

“Captain Lei is right. Electronic jamming technology plays an extremely important role in the field of information warfare, and more national defense personnel are crucial for the troops.”

Fang Zhenhua nodded thoughtfully.

“I also happened to encounter this situation, so I thought I'd ask for your opinions as professionals. I understand what you two said, and I know what to do.”

Fang Zhenhua acted very quickly. He immediately contacted the 29th Research Institute and made it clear that the DA Division needed to be equipped with this electronic jamming technology.

At the same time, 150 national defense talents were recruited from the seven sons of national defense, covering multiple information disciplines such as computer science and electronics.

Only students from the "Seven Sons of National Defense" can be so passionate; it's hard to say the same for students from other schools.

The addition of these new defense personnel to the information brigade instantly enhanced the overall strength of the brigade.

At this time, Fang Zhenhua also issued new tasks to the Information Brigade: on the one hand, to focus on strengthening the research of electronic interference technology, and on the other hand, to continue to improve the Tian'er system.

Finally, there was the development of a new system, which Fang Zhenhua named the Sky Eye System.

What is the Sky Eye System? It refers to the area where intelligence gathering should be strengthened.

Intelligence gathering includes not only space-based weapons such as satellites, but also drones and even the human eye.

The Sky Eye system is responsible for acquiring, summarizing, processing, and distributing this information.

By combining the "sky eye" and "sky ear," a complete information warfare model can be created.

Of course, the development of the FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) system may be more complex than that of the FAST ENT (Five-hundred-ear Aperture Spherical Telescope) system, because the acquisition, summarization, processing and distribution of information are all extremely difficult at each stage, and they also require a great deal of satellite support.

Fang Zhenhua was very much looking forward to this mission, but he did not succeed in breaking through it like the Heavenly Ear System.

If we can develop the Sky Eye system before the end of our seclusion, that would be ideal.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and finally, the DA Master is about to face the second major assessment.

That is, before the second major assessment, the military region issued a document.

The second major assessment of the DA Division was changed to a live-fire exercise. Their actual combat target was none other than the 86th Motorized Infantry Division under the A Group Army of the Southeast Military Region.

This motorized infantry division, along with Fang Zhenhua's DA division, were located in the same province, making it arguably the most convenient unit for them to engage in combat.

This motorized infantry division comprises two motorized infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, one anti-aircraft artillery regiment, and one armored regiment. It is a Class A motorized infantry division in the south and is undoubtedly the main force of Army Group A.

Zhong Yuannian, the commander of Army Group A, was extremely conflicted. On the one hand, he hoped that the DA Division could achieve a brilliant victory this time, but at the same time, he was afraid that the 86th Motorized Infantry Division would be defeated.

If the 86th Motorized Infantry Division is defeated, it will become the first DA Division in the entire army to be defeated, which is not a glorious thing.

However, this matter was initiated by Fang Yingda and received unanimous support from the military region leaders, leaving Army Group A with no choice but to carry it out.

In this anticipation.

The first practical training exercise for DA Division has officially begun.

Chapter 135 Dragon and Tiger Clash, Heaven and Earth Lose Their Color

Southeast Military Region, Sharp Sword-91 exercise site.

DA Division Provisional Command Post.

Fang Zhenhua sat in a chair in the command post, looking at the sand table in front of him, while a huge map was behind him.

This exercise with the 86th Division has been finalized by the military region and given a rather imposing name: Sharp Sword-91.

The 86th Division is the defender, while the DA Division is the attacker. The objective is to capture the eight high grounds defended by the 86th Division within five days.

Taking down eight high grounds defended by an ace division in five days is not as simple as it seems.

From a military perspective, especially in high-ground defense, the key is a situation where it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Five days is actually quite a tight timeframe for a DA (Daoist) practitioner.

However, Fang Zhenhua was not in a hurry at all, because he knew that he had far more cards to play than the commander of the 86th Division.

A motorized infantry division cannot pose much of a threat to a DA division.

At this moment, the DA Master's Celestial Ear System had begun to operate.

When the phone rang at the temporary command post, the directing staff relayed the order to officially begin the exercise.

Fang Zhenhua jumped up from his chair and went to the sand table.

Beside him were Liu Xudong, the political commissar of the DA Division, and two deputy division commanders, Liang Sanxi and Yue Jun.

At this moment, Fang Zhenhua spoke to the three of them.

"If it were a field battle, it would still be quite troublesome for us at the moment, especially in terms of capturing enemy intelligence. The Sky Eye system has not yet been successfully developed, so it is still quite difficult."

"But this exercise is an offensive and defensive battle. Our opponents know all their locations very well. For the DA Division, this kind of battle is a huge windfall, a sweet and delicious treat."

"Lei Kaihua".

Fang Zhenhua shouted loudly.