From the 7th Steel Company to the Synthetic Division

"Good, that's the spirit of the 909th Brigade."

Chu Zhangang praised the first half of the sentence, but frowned and criticized the second half, saying, "However, your statement that we lost to the Seventh Steel Brigade is inaccurate."

Since the end of the exercise, has there been an official announcement regarding the conclusions of the "Decisive Battle 2001"? No, there hasn't even been a debriefing meeting. How can it be said that the 909th Brigade was defeated by the 7th Steel Brigade?

Ding Kai, you're a brigade commander, so you need to be careful with your words.

"Uh……"

His attempt to flatter backfired, leaving Ding Kai somewhat embarrassed. He shrank back and explained in a low voice, "There's no specific document, but most of the officers and soldiers in the brigade believe..."

"No no no."

Chu Zhangang interrupted Ding Kai, saying, "Don't base your words on your own subjective understanding. Only written evidence is convincing."

As the brigade commander, every word you say must be accountable to the troops, and even more so to history. Do you understand?

Ding Kai had always been extremely respectful to Chu Zhangang, and now that Chu Zhangang had put such a righteous and awe-inspiring label on him, he was immediately filled with trepidation.

He quickly admitted his mistake and reflected on it, saying, "Deputy Chief of Staff Chu is right to remind me. I will correct it, and I promise to correct it."

Chu Zhangang nodded slightly in satisfaction, his expression softening as he continued, "If the commanders of the theater army believe that the 909th Brigade failed in this exercise, would my promotion to deputy chief of staff of the group army have been so smooth?"

Chu Zhangang used another example to illustrate his point, and then added disparagingly, "Ding Kai, you didn't like to use your brain when you were a chief of staff, but now that you're a brigade commander, you'll have to use your brain more."

Ding Kai didn't dare to get angry at all after being scolded. Instead, he smiled and said, "It just so happens that the brigade's propaganda department is going to adjust the content of the military history museum these days and replace the exhibition panels. They need one of your standard photos."

"Okay, no problem. I have photos of both casual and formal wear."

Chu Zhangang, who always liked to embellish his image and appreciate superficial things, immediately became interested upon hearing this and made a request: "Regarding this aspect, see if it can be written like this."

The troops achieved fruitful results in the "Decisive Battle 2001" live-fire exercise. Soon after, Brigade Commander Chu Zhangang was promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Group, in charge of training for the entire army group. "You think about the rest and communicate with them. What do you think?"

Chu Zhangang is really shameless. If Political Commissar Xu Xiaocun were here, he would definitely be embarrassed.

Ding Kai, as Chu Zhangang's loyal henchman, not only didn't find anything wrong, but praised him, saying, "Deputy Chief of Staff Chu, you are really too wise. The other day, several staff members from the propaganda department spent the whole night trying to figure out how to phrase this part of history."

Even Political Commissar Xu was hesitant and was thinking of showing you the final draft before making a decision, but you resolved it with just a few words.

I'll go back and tell everyone about your suggestion; I'm sure they'll be very happy.

Chu Zhangang liked hearing Ding Kai's flattering words and felt pleased.

But no matter how thick-skinned Chu Zhangang was, he couldn't be this shameless. Writing self-praise and self-promotion was just too much.

All I could do was offer a perfunctory reminder: "When you go back, don't say it was my idea, just say it was yours. You've just become a brigade commander, so this will help you increase your influence."

"Me? I can't do it, I'm not that good at it," Ding Kai quickly refused.

"Just say that you met me in the army, and we chatted about this casually. Inspired by me, you came up with this rigorous and objective statement that neither contradicts history nor goes beyond the document, does not hurt feelings, and leaves no regrets," Chu Zhangang instructed.

"Four no's, good, good, that's spot on." Ding Kai quickly offered his flattery.

"I ask you."

Continuing to discuss this topic was too awkward, so Chu Zhangang changed the subject at the right time, saying, "If your opponent is still Chen Jun, how do you plan to beat him? Do you have any proven strategies?"

"This……"

Ding Kai's slogans were loud and clear, but he suddenly found it difficult to put them into practice. After stammering for a while, he said, "It depends on what kind of mission is being assigned. Is it an offensive or defensive mission? Is it a live-fire confrontation without a plan, or an online simulation?"

Before we understand the mission, it's hard to say what strategy will lead to victory, but we have contingency plans for all scenarios and have received targeted training, which is sufficient to handle any situation.

Ding Kai has deeply grasped the essence of Chu Zhangang's teachings and is already quite skilled at speaking eloquently.

Although he started speaking haltingly, he became more and more fluent and expressive as he spoke, delivering his words with great emotion and intonation.

Chu Zhangang couldn't help but praise, "Well said, that's right. Tactics and strategies should be determined according to the actual situation on the battlefield, and they should be targeted."

What I mean by this is to remind you that the 909th Brigade and the 7th Steel Brigade have already clashed. Although they each had their wins and losses last time, we cannot repeat the same mistakes. This time, we must defeat the 7th Steel Brigade decisively.

"Yeah."

Ding Kai nodded repeatedly and said, "The intelligence gathering work on the Seventh Steel Brigade has been ongoing, including all information on Chen Jun."

Although Chu Zhangang was stubborn and refused to admit defeat, deep down he knew he had lost.

Therefore, he dreamed of defeating the Seventh Steel Brigade.

Just then, this topic came up, triggering Chu Zhangang's emotions, which became agitated, and he couldn't help but stand up.

He said in a high-pitched voice: "Paying attention to the tactical research of the 7th Steel Brigade and Chen Jun is very important to our 909th Brigade. It's not that we are afraid of anyone, but the mission assigned to the 7th Steel Brigade by the theater army is our hypothetical enemy."

Their imitation of foreign military tactics is giving us an opportunity to counter them.

Defeating the 7th Steel Brigade is one of the current training subjects. Only by defeating them can we defeat the foreign army and gain the approval and favor of the military region leaders.

Therefore, there is no need to hesitate in defeating the Seventh Steel Brigade.

Back when no one knew about the Steel Seventh Brigade, it was normal to suffer some losses at their hands, but we shouldn't have a phobia. To be honest, the Steel Seventh Brigade was just a bunch of simple tricks.
I believe they've exhausted all their options and are at their last gasp; there's nothing to fear. Next time we encounter them, the 909th Brigade has a very high chance of victory.

Chu Zhangang's analysis was very logical and he was very confident that the 909th Brigade would defeat the 7th Steel Brigade.

"According to the information we have obtained, the Seventh Steel Brigade has achieved considerable training results recently, and its special operations capabilities have improved rapidly since Hong Yi arrived. We have heard that the special operations team members have already achieved amphibious combat capabilities."

Ding Kai was not as optimistic as Chu Zhangang, and he told Chu Zhangang what he knew.

"It's not impossible to defeat the Seventh Steel Brigade. I'm not just making this up; there's evidence to prove that the Seventh Steel Brigade is not invincible."

Chu Zhangan picked up a newspaper and handed it over, pointing to one of the reports for Ding Kai to see.

The latest report above reads: "The Capital Theater's professional adversary force suffers its first defeat; the Wufengshan Warrior Operation exercise concludes successfully."

While Ding Kai was reading the report, Chu Zhangang was dictating to him, "The 7th Steel Brigade participated in a cross-theater exercise and was defeated by a force composed of the navy and air force. This report describes it very clearly."

This is enough to prove that Chen Jun is not an invincible general, and the 7th Steel Brigade is not an undefeated myth.

Due to confidentiality reasons, many details were omitted from the report, including the casualties during the exercise; only a general result was reported.

This led Chu Zhangang to mistakenly believe that the 7th Steel Brigade had suffered a crushing defeat in the exercise. In reality, everyone involved in the exercise, including the three participating units and even the entire Wufengshan base, knew perfectly well who the true victor was.

The 7th Steel Brigade is the biggest winner!
The reason it is written that the 7th Steel Brigade was defeated is simply due to policy and situational needs.

Ding Kai, who was initially somewhat intimidated by the 7th Steel Brigade, became even more confident after reading the report, saying, "With Deputy Chief of Staff Chu encouraging us, we are even more confident in this exercise."

"hehe."

Chu Zhangang smiled calmly and said, "It's not that I'm encouraging you, it's that you give me confidence. If the higher-ups asked me to recommend the first choice for participating troops, I would recommend the 909th Brigade. Now I have the confidence, don't I?"

Chu Zhangang is a person who cares a lot about his reputation, and he is also someone who likes to read the mood of his superiors.

Although he really wanted to defeat the 7th Steel Brigade, if he didn't have confidence in defeating the 909th Brigade, Chu Zhangang would still consider his own interests and not recommend his old unit.

Chu Chang'an didn't want to lose the exercise and damage his image in the eyes of his superiors.

"Please rest assured, senior leader, the belief in defeating the Steel Seventh Brigade has taken root in the minds of the officers and soldiers of the 909th Brigade. They even dream about defeating the Steel Seventh Brigade while they sleep," Ding Kai declared passionately.

"good very good."

Chu Zhangang nodded with satisfaction, then instructed, "Please give my regards to Political Commissar Xu and tell him to come to the army more often."

"Director Liu of the Political Work Department in the army might be about to be reassigned; you must tell him this."

Chu Zhangang's words clearly carried a strong implication, meaning that if Director Liu of the Political Department of the military was transferred, the deputy director would definitely be promoted to the position.

So, the vacancy that becomes the deputy director position will be a promotion opportunity for Xu Xiaocun.

In the military, positions are fixed, so to get promoted, you not only need to have enough ability, but you also need an open position.

Otherwise, you'll have to wait in line.

"Alright, old commander, I will definitely convey your message. I won't bother you any longer."

Having gotten what he wanted, Ding Kai didn't linger at Chu Zhangang's house any longer. After saluting, he left and returned to his brigade.

……

708 Brigade.

After more than half a year of "enduring hardship and biding one's time," the 708th Brigade, under the leadership of Wang Kezheng, has undergone significant changes.

Not only did they learn from the 7th Steel Brigade in command within the brigade, but they have also achieved preliminary digital command, with all kinds of command and dispatch being controlled online by computer.

All that's missing is an efficient digital command system to officially enter the digital command system.

It's roughly the same as the 7th Steel Brigade.

After all, it is the most elite unit of the V Group Army, and it has also received full support from the Capital Theater Command, so it is equipped with all kinds of new equipment and weapons.

The previously absent drone combat units have now been added.

An additional drone combat company was added.

Wang Kezheng values ​​the drone unit highly, after all, the drones of the 7th Steel Brigade provided a huge advantage in the previous exercise with them.

In order to enable their own drone combat unit to achieve initial combat capability as soon as possible.

Wang Kezheng not only visits this place frequently to supervise the tactical training of drones in various aspects, but he also personally trains and learns on his own.

Sometimes they become so fascinated with drone attack operations that they can stay in the drone combat unit for days without going back.

It's like a teenager addicted to the internet who's become completely engrossed in a fun game and won't give up until he gets his drone pilot's license.

The reason why everyone was playing around with Wang Kezheng like children was because of this.

The reason is that everyone in the 708th Brigade knows that their brigade commander, Wang Kezheng, gave up the opportunity to become a full division commander and deputy chief of staff of the army.

He shortened his military service to less than a year, holding back his energy and waiting for an opportunity—

One more win, a chance to wash away the shame.

If we cannot regain the lost victory for the 708th Brigade in the next exercise and wash away the shameful defeat of the last exercise.

Not only Wang Kezheng couldn't swallow his anger even in death, but thousands of officers and soldiers throughout the entire brigade also couldn't swallow this anger.

The opportunity that Wang Kezheng and the 708th Brigade both desperately wanted to turn things around wouldn't be long before a new round of large-scale military confrontation exercises—the Autumn Battle—was about to begin.

In these final months, all troops are training hard, hoping to get a chance to participate in the exercise and make a name for themselves.

As the only specialized adversary unit in the entire army currently staffed by digital synthesis divisions, the 7th Steel Brigade will definitely participate in this exercise.

And there's a high probability that he'll be playing the "villain" again!
Therefore, after returning from the exercise at the Wufengshan base, the 7th Steel Brigade also ushered in a new round of adjustments, and many unfinished tasks needed to be completed.

"Benefiting" from the Wufeng Mountain exercise, Chen Jun cooperated well in completing the exercise, and the Steel Seventh Brigade gained an unexpected advantage.

Originally, the training was supposed to last for a year, after which an acceptance test was required before the position could be filled. However, he was granted formal employment without taking the test.

Less than a week after the 7th Steel Brigade returned to its base, the official organizational documents were issued.

After discussion and approval by the Capital Theater Command, the organization of the 7th Steel Brigade was officially confirmed as a deputy division-level brigade. Its organization will follow the formation of the brigade, and its tactical positioning is a tactical assault heavy combined arms brigade. The external designation will retain the old 7th Steel Brigade designation.

Because of the policy of "organization following the code", the 7th Steel Brigade also has a special privilege granted by the theater command.

That means all units under the 7th Steel Brigade can make temporary changes in their formation at any time according to their combat needs, without having to report to their superiors.

Two battalions can form a reinforced battalion, three battalions can form a tactical battalion, and so on.

It's equivalent to saying.

The 7th Steel Brigade's organization can be transformed from its current nine battalions into any combination required by the battlefield situation.

For example, three or four reinforced battalions, or two combat battalions, etc.

With this modular combination capability, the 7th Steel Brigade will have greater flexibility and versatility in combat. Regardless of whether its combat effectiveness will increase, the unpredictability and unpredictability of combat will certainly rise significantly.

Becoming an opponent of the Steel Seventh Brigade will definitely be even more troublesome. (End of Chapter)