Military career: Starting with a recruitment letter

Chapter 372 Future Warfare, Aren't you talking about it too early?
The purpose of lecturing is to gain recognition and win applause.

however.

Chen Mo spoke for a long time, and theoretically, he almost convinced everyone present.

the whole process.

He presented data and reasoned with the authorities, but ultimately received no applause.

Inside the auditorium.

The training officers looked at each other, realizing the harsh reality that if they didn't change, they would be eliminated in the future development of the army.

However, because the truth is too cruel, many people cannot accept it and forget to encourage those who reveal the truth.

Even the group of senior professors from Commander Lu were left speechless, exchanging glances and unsure how to respond.

Field armies now exist in the form of army groups.

An army group has 40,000 to 50,000 people and 5,000 to 6,000 vehicles and equipment, provided there is sufficient fuel and ammunition.

Any single army group, with its terrifying combat power, could easily overwhelm the combined land forces of all participating countries during World War II.

in other words.

The strength of an army today would have been enough to crush the entire world a few decades ago.

This development, coupled with the history of the field army, gives it reason to be proud.

result.

Just now, a battalion commander who was at the forefront of information technology told them that if development continues in the future, the existing army system will gradually decline.

The most direct impact of a system's decline is on people, because the system cannot speak.

Those who will feel the impact first are undoubtedly the cadres leading these units.

The scene was silent for a long time. No one from the training group said a word, but the main force was now the instructors from the Lu command.

Chang Mengjun, one of the academic researchers of modern warfare at the Army Command, was mainly responsible for this training camp on tactical training methods, writing teaching plans, and demonstrating techniques.

He wasn't a senior instructor; he was just a student trained by those older professors who was assigned to this training program, where his role was a mix of practical experience and teaching.

Seeing Chen Mo use the units of Zhongpei present as examples to compare with the Blue Army camp.

Chang Mengjun pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "Battalion Commander Chen, I don't quite agree with your point of view."

"The Blue Army battalion's combat effectiveness is indeed beyond doubt, and its existence is justified; the system brings advantages. But does that mean that the existence of other army units is unreasonable?"

"If units that can't defeat the Blue Army will gradually disappear, how many branches of the armed forces will be left? Will the three branches of the armed forces also disappear?"

"This is not the same concept as your idea that cavalry will disappear because they can't keep up with the times. Let's not even talk about the air force and navy. Just talk about our army. Without us, who will defend our more than 20,000-mile border? Do you think these units can defeat your Blue Army battalion? If they can't defeat you, they can't defend the motherland and our homes?"

"Correct!"

"I think this old monkey surnamed Chen is clearly an alien. He just spreads alarmist rumors and tries to secretly subvert field forces."

One of the trainees immediately took advantage of the situation.

"Battalion Commander Chen is indeed too young and has unrealistic ambitions. Wars are started by people, but what's the point of fighting if everyone is gone? Your Blue Army battalion is indeed developing well, but the army can't rely on just one Blue Army battalion to fight, can it?"

Another student stepped forward and refuted Chen Mo's point of view.

Faced with the renewed debate from the audience, Chen Mo scratched his head and remained silent.

Even if someone calls him an old monkey, he remains unmoved.

After all, academic understanding is subjective and depends on who you're referring to.

If someone from the mainland is a dedicated academic, they would be shocked to hear that many institutions are going to be eliminated.

In a sense, his remarks overturned these people's beliefs, and it's normal that they can't accept it in a short period of time.

It would be a miracle if anyone could accept that.

As for the cadres trained by Zhongpei, it's even more normal that they can't accept it.

Even if they admit it in their hearts, they won't agree with it verbally.

Because admitting it means losing your future job, so you have to find a way to fight back.

If these people were so easily swayed and readily agreed to the ideas being promoted...

The third stage of mechanization reform will then avoid repeated difficulties and frequent stagnation.

Chen Mo took in the reactions of the crowd below the stage, and then stood there expressionless.

He waited for them to finish venting.

To reiterate, his forward-looking lecture wasn't given from the perspective of the early 21st century, and the people present simply don't understand what kind of decade the next ten years will be like.

Whether you believe it or not.

The future of information technology will see explosive growth, innovation, and change, ushering in a boom era in grassroots units of the Army.

This turning point will arrive after the transition from 2G to 3G and the introduction of BeiDou.

The calls for retribution gradually faded away.

Chen Mo once again fiddled with the projector, changing the projection of "The Army is About to Be Eliminated" to "Future Warfare".

Due to time constraints, he had only prepared these three theoretical titles; Chen Mo couldn't produce any more.

"Everyone!"

"I heard your discussion just now. Many comrades don't quite agree with what I said about the post-tank era, joint battle groups, and the roles of different branches of service."

"Since you don't agree, let's set the topic to future wars. Comrades, I have a question to ask."

"Operation Desert Storm has been over for nearly ten years. If World War III breaks out in the next ten years, and it breaks out on our territory, how will we fight this war?"

Chen Mo stared at the crowd below the stage with a smile on his face.

How to play?
heard asking.

The people in the auditorium, as if someone had grabbed their necks, their faces flushed red, sat there stiffly, and no one responded.

It's not that they don't want to respond.

Since Chen Mo mentioned Operation Desert, it means that the US will most likely still use an information-based and integrated scale, that is, the task force combat group that Chen Mo just mentioned, to launch the attack.

If our side wants to fight back, it must reach an equal scale.

Otherwise, considering the current system alone, what difference would the outcome of the war be from that of the major military power targeted by Desert Storm?
Acknowledging that the task force would engage in battle would be tantamount to acknowledging Chen Mo's earlier point that conventional units like these would inevitably be phased out within the next ten years.

At the very least, it is a unit of decline.

The scholar's malicious intentions left the officials present with a feeling of unspeakable suffering.

Seeing that no one responded, Chen Mo didn't press them.

Instead, he continued, "I believe the answer is already in your minds, but I don't want to ask about the next ten years now."

"Let's change the timeframe. What if World War III were postponed to thirty years from now? Comrades, can you imagine what that would be like?"

"I bet you won't believe it."

Chen Mo snorted coldly, raised his hand to turn on the microphone, and before anyone could object, he loudly proclaimed, "Future wars will only revolve around the two dimensions of the sky and electricity."

"If World War III breaks out in thirty years."

"The task force I just proposed will probably have some room to play a role, but it will only be a short-term role, and then it will most likely be quickly swept into the dustbin of history."

"I can tell you this responsibly here."

"That's when!"

"Armored troops, pilots, mechanized infantry, and even naval vessels, as well as the airborne troops, coastal defense forces, artillery, and many more technical branches, a large number of combat personnel and command personnel will completely disappear."

"In other words, by that day, the three branches of the military in the conventional sense will cease to exist."

"Only the air force and the electrical force remain."

"The third war was an unmanned, fully mechanized war in which one person was an entire army group."

"If you don't believe me, you can wait and see if the characteristics revealed by Operation Storm will continue to have an impact in the future!"

Chen Mo spoke with extreme firmness.

But his response was first complete silence, followed by bursts of uncontrollable squeals.

Of course, the squeals of the pigs were caused by the laughter of the officials on site.

If task forces represent the future, then they believe it.

But when it comes to the idea that air and electricity represent the future, many cadres still clinging to outdated mechanized thinking simply don't believe it.

They thought it was too outrageous.

In fact, the debate had reached such a point that even the former principal, Li Yazhong, shook his head slightly.

He was also shocked by Chen Mo's bold idea.

Faced with the doubts from the audience, Chen Mo remained unshaken, for his experience was not entirely derived from later generations.

Chen Mo had seen the Blue Army Camp's information technology development benchmarked against the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and had also discussed future development with some professors from the Academy, even asking some professors about their visions for the future.

He was quite surprised when he asked what was going on.

Many people believe that what developed in later generations was developed step by step by the country based on its initial ideas.

actually not.

Many new weapon concepts and theories were already fully conceived by the Academy of Sciences at the beginning of the century.

For example, the idea of ​​simulating enemy commanders on the battlefield based on photoelectric technology is still just a achievable technology, not even a theory.

Whether those present believed it or not.

Based on information technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has deduced the future of the "sky," and "electricity" is the trend.

Some professors have even calculated the trends for the next forty years, that is, until 2040.

By then, dozens of technical branches of the army will be phased out, the navy's personnel will be reduced to one-tenth of their current size, and the air force, apart from ground crew and maintenance personnel, will see its elite pilots completely disappear.

The world will officially enter a new era of competition between the two celestial bodies: the sky and the earth.

It is entirely possible for one person to be an entire army group. In comparison, the descriptions of future warfare in science fiction novels are far too conservative.

What mecha battles? What super fighter jets brawling each other?

As information technology develops, all these stages will eventually be skipped.

Seeing that the audience below still didn't believe it, including Professor Lu, who looked skeptical.

Chen Mo smiled and then pointed to the large characters on the projection: "Future Warfare".

"I know it's difficult to make you all truly understand the power of information technology."

"Many of you, including myself, only understand informatization as the Blue Army battalion stationed in the border region, and think that the Blue Army battalion is the synonym for informatization."

"Actually, that's not true at all, it's far from it."

"I'll give you a set of data, and you'll understand."

"The reconnaissance and strike drones currently equipped by the Blue Army Battalion, which I personally call Silver Sword, actually have their own name and have now been finalized at the Academy of Sciences. Their code name is Wing Loong Attack Aircraft Type 1, which is more advanced than the batch equipped by the Blue Army Battalion. Currently, it can carry heavy machine guns."

"At the same time, the Type 9 attack aircraft was launched, which can carry HJ-9 air-to-ground missiles."

"The Changhai 001 concept combat boat was unveiled in the same batch and can carry anti-ship missiles."

"Produced by the 201st Ordnance Institute, this tracked combat platform vehicle can be equipped with a Type 80 general-purpose machine gun."

"Produced by North China Ordnance Industry Corporation, this wheeled unmanned tank can be equipped with a 30mm autocannon."

"The Type 037 modified submarine chaser can carry anti-submarine rockets and miniature nuclear torpedoes."

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Chen Mo calmly recounted the list of weapons recently released by the Academy of Sciences, which did not involve any secrecy.

However, many organizations do not need to know about it, and it cannot be equipped in large quantities, so the vast majority of people do not pay attention to it.

however.

The dazzling array of unmanned equipment that Chen Mo reported covered the entire spectrum of equipment across the sea, land, and air.

Many officials at the scene still didn't take it to heart.

After all, the people from Zhongpei have some knowledge; unmanned tanks and armored vehicles are not new products.

As early as World War II, Khan State soldiers operated small unmanned tanks, which worked on the same principle as operating electric vehicles and were not high-tech.

Moreover.

As a battalion commander, especially one from a combat-ready unit, there's no reason for him to be afraid of an unmanned tank that has never even shown its power.

As for drones, that's even more out of the question.

This thing was only introduced to the troops late, but with the third phase of mechanization reforms, the various army groups quickly procured and equipped it, and it is no longer a rarity in all front-line field units.

Even setting that reason aside.

The concept of drones is not widely known among the general public. In fact, drones began to proliferate in various countries in the 1970s and 1980s.

Many people saw flying airplanes with little people inside when they were young; that was just the era of drone development.

It has no effect on war.

As early as the Indochina War, the 138th Division of the 65th Army used this type of small drone to guide firing data for artillery units.

However, its effectiveness is quite limited.

The theory of unmanned combat has been frequently mentioned for decades, but there has been almost no actual change.

Now Chen Mo is bringing up the old story again.

They were informed that World War III would be unmanned, and that the three major branches of the military would even be eliminated.

How could anyone believe that?

However, Chen Mo didn't care at all about being ignored by everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, whether you believe it or not, the three major factors that have been hindering the unmanned transformation will soon be overcome."

"That will be the beginning of a world-shaking change."

"The first factor is the development of quantum satellite communication and quantum computing, which will definitely see breakthroughs in the next two or three years."

"Second, breakthroughs in battery technology, specifically in lithium batteries, graphene batteries, and solar batteries."

"Third, the development of a full-platform combat system."

"Let me start with the first point: quantum satellites and quantum computers."

"The application of quantum satellites, an important component of our future space force, can stably provide a military local area network system. This network is more powerful than the current network and can clearly and simultaneously integrate, operate, command, and order thousands of combat technical weapons to execute tactical and campaign-level military operations."

"It's not that difficult."

"In the future, Beidou satellites will be sufficient, the Blue Army battalion will have the Wild Dog command system, and our drones will have reconnaissance and strike capabilities. As long as tanks and artillery vehicles also have unmanned capabilities, then the Blue Army battalion can carry out an unmanned war in a small area."

"The reason I mentioned quantum satellites is that quantum computers used in conjunction with quantum satellites will provide absolutely unobstructed network channels and network keys, which can ensure that the combat system platform cannot be invaded by any electronic means and guarantee the security of communication information for tens of thousands of technical weapons."

"As for the progress of quantum satellite and computer research, I believe those of you here are already familiar with them, right?"

When Chen Mo asked the question, he deliberately stared at the audience and said with a half-smile, "Similar papers appeared as early as the 1970s."

"Furthermore, as far as I know, our country has been conducting in-depth research, and according to the preliminary results announced by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, we have already achieved remarkable results."

"They will inevitably be launched within the next fifteen years, ushering in the quantum era."

"At that time, the first factor hindering automation will no longer exist."

Chen Mo's statement was so absolute.

The officers on site frowned subconsciously. They knew about the Beidou satellite system; after all, it was something their own country was about to put into use, so they would know a little about it.

But they don't really understand quantum mechanics and such.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand; the preliminary results published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' task force are easy to find, and you'll understand once you look them up.

This dog scholar wouldn't lie about this.

Even those of them who don't pay much attention to the Academy of Sciences know that the old man there won't release any information without a decisive breakthrough.

and so!
Was the difficulty of unmanned automation, as mentioned by the scholar, really solved quietly?

this.
Inside the auditorium, the expressions of some of the staff, including the professors, changed slightly.

After all, times really do change, and many existing things will be overturned.

The former principal, Li Yazhong, turned his head with a serious expression and said to the school affairs officer beside him, "Go and go to the Academy of Sciences and ask what that kid Chen just said, whether it's true or not."

"Yes!"

Chen Mo completely ignored the commotion from the audience.

He just grinned and continued, "The second challenge is battery technology."

"If people pay a little attention, they will soon find that there is another option for transportation in the city, namely electric vehicles."

"Behicles that are powered by batteries."

"As is well known, the Gauls built a fully electric tank in 1915, but the technology at the time was not advanced enough and the range was too short."

"Now, nearly a century later, in 1995, our academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, leading a team, has developed the first pure electric bus."

"Everyone!"

Chen Mo looked at the audience with a meaningful gaze.

"In 1995, that was almost five years ago. I can bet you all that in five years at most, the barrier that the 206 drone can only cruise for two hours and has a range of only 100 kilometers will be broken."

"At that time, relying on solar generators and batteries, drones that can hover in the sky for 24 hours will fully cover grassroots units."

Do you know what 24 hours means?

"This is an endurance that no fighter jet can achieve!!"

After Chen Mo finished speaking, he completely turned off the slide projector.

now!

The audience was completely silent.

Everyone understands that once communication, information security, and equipment battery life are no longer issues, things will get better.

The wave of automation is a foreseeable and inevitable arrival.

corresponding.

The heavens, electricity, and two-dimensional system will inevitably arrive as well.

The special task force that Chen Mo mentioned is just a transitional phase; it will inevitably develop into a situation that those present will find completely incomprehensible in the future.

These problems have all been solved.

With the support of the space force, the future electronic army will be able to operate hundreds of unmanned tanks and unmanned combat vehicles from thousands of kilometers away, while there will also be hundreds of drone combat groups in the sky.

Fire snake paint, air-to-ground missile launches, pure steel machinery clash in a battle for supremacy.

There were no casualties.

No chain of command is needed, and not even supplies are required.

A steel monster with just enough batteries and ammunition will become the absolute protagonist.

In the future, the unmanned torrent created an extremely oppressive atmosphere on site.

Although many people are unwilling to believe it or bear the consequences.

But this is the future of information technology.

Looking into the auditorium, almost all the students were stunned into silence.

The old principal looked up at Chen Mo, then at the group of senior professors of war strategy, and a strange look flashed across his face.

Damn it, was it a mistake to let this kid teach the forward-looking course?
This kid's prediction is way too forward-thinking!

His original intention was to improve cadres' understanding through forward-looking courses, so that they could actively learn and devote themselves to digital reform work in the future.

But now, people are so devastated that they just sit there like wooden statues.

Is this forward-looking course still useful?

(End of this chapter)