Movie Variety Show: Starting from a New World

Since Zhao Cheng returned in 91, the country's military has begun to undergo subtle changes.

The prevailing ideology of large mechanized forces has been gradually shifted, with smaller, more efficient, and rapid-response units becoming the mainstream approach. Recent international military operations have, in particular, indirectly demonstrated the correctness of this ideology.

Therefore, in the mainland, the special operations brigades of various military regions have achieved considerable results in their development. As the main rapid reaction force of the military regions, they are basically in a state of combat readiness all year round.

Both the air force and navy have made significant progress, with destroyers becoming larger and more advanced. The air force has also achieved considerable development.

As the new century drew closer, Zhao Cheng's long-awaited combined arms force finally met the minimum required standards.

Starting with the experiments at the DA Division, it has indeed been proven that combined arms units are more suitable for our actual situation than single special forces units.

Now, Zhao Cheng's proposed lightly armed combined arms brigade represents yet another new attempt.

"Old Zhao, I'm very happy that your experiment will be carried out in our army group, but there are still some things I don't understand. I hope you can explain them to me," Commander Gao said, rubbing his temples as he looked at the plan.

"Old Gao, we've known each other for so many years, don't you know who I am? Just ask me if you need anything!" Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

"Can't the special operations brigade be directly upgraded to your light combined arms brigade?" Commander Gao asked directly.

"Old Gao, your idea is good, but to be honest, it really won't work! Although it's a combined arms brigade, I prefer to call it a scaled-down version of an army group!" Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

"A scaled-down army group? What does that mean?" Commander Gao asked curiously.

"As the name suggests, a combined arms brigade is based on a combined arms battalion. Combat, reconnaissance, support, and logistics are the core principles of their military organization! Any brigade can be mobilized to launch an attack independently, and even a single combined arms battalion can organize an attack or defense to complete combat missions. That's the key to a combined arms brigade!" Zhao Cheng said.

"You mean, any combined arms battalion can face a battle independently? Infantry, artillery, second artillery, air defense, and chemical defense are all required?" Commander Gao asked with some surprise.

“That’s right. I think we should have both light and heavy combined arms brigades. But right now, our conditions don’t allow for heavy combined arms brigades, so we’ll focus on light combined arms brigades for now. Once the time is right, we’ll move on to heavy combined arms brigades! And that’s not all. I think we should also have mountain combined arms brigades and amphibious combined arms brigades. We’ll just have to figure this out as we go. After all, my expertise is in special operations. Large-scale troop command isn’t my forte!” Zhao Cheng said.

"A brigade-level unit has to face a battle independently. This really requires a lot of thought. There is a big difference between offense and defense. But with our current equipment, is it really possible?" Commander Gao asked hesitantly.

"There shouldn't be any problem with equipment. After all, our military technology isn't that much worse than that of the U.S. and those European countries! After all, without Canada, these countries seem to have lost their motivation to move forward. Although they quickly identified us as a hypothetical enemy, our image to the outside world has always been one of backwardness. Apart from the strongest light infantry on earth, what else do we have to offer? Even if we tell foreign countries that we are already very advanced in many things, they won't believe us!" Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

Let alone this period, even thirty years from now, ordinary people in foreign countries will still think that Tokyo is a backward country. That was the era of live streaming for everyone, not the era of information isolation we have now. So now is the perfect time for us to develop secretly.

Although the United States and other Western countries have designated us as a new hypothetical enemy, this hypothetical enemy has not received much attention from them. Their main focus remains on the United States to the north. After all, the saying "even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse" is not unique to us; there are similar proverbs in Western countries as well.

“Since the order has been given, I will definitely cooperate. But do you think our army group can complete such a task? Looking at the requirements from above, the quality requirements for soldiers are quite high!” Commander Gao said helplessly.

“There’s no need to rush this. This isn’t a task that can be completed in a day. We still have time. We can explore and practice as we go, and we’ll eventually find the optimal configuration! Besides, don’t forget, we still have our existing experimental fields, don’t we?” Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

"Zhurihe?" Commander Gao said in some shock.

As one of the first units to enter Zhurihe to participate in the exercise, Commander Gao has been paying close attention to the development of the Zhurihe base over the years. From initially relying entirely on the special operations team to open up the situation, it has now basically formed the kind of combined arms brigade that Zhao Cheng mentioned!

While major reforms were underway in the north, new changes were also taking place in Mingzhu.

The news of Wong Bing-yiu and Lee Shu-tong being appointed Commissioner of Police was short-lived; a strange transfer order suddenly appeared on the desks of the various police chiefs in Ming-chu.

"Isn't this like looking for a needle in a haystack? Where are we supposed to find someone?" a policeman said.

“Yes, these are hard to find! And there’s an even more important point: these people have to be high-ranking team leaders! Otherwise, what’s the use of finding them?” an officer said.

"What does this mean?" Huang Bingyao stared at Wei Xi's name on the wanted poster, his mind filled with questions!

"I heard this was an order directly from the mainland! A resolution proposed by an old nobleman from Bootsmouth!" the new secretary said.

"Okay, I understand!" Although Huang Bingyao didn't know why Wei Xi had become a wanted criminal, he wouldn't reveal what he knew, no matter the reason. He wasn't stupid!

After his secretary left, Huang Bingyao picked up the phone and called a bookstore. They quickly received Huang Bingyao's message, and upon seeing its contents, the bookstore owner smiled and shook his head.

As the person who handled Wei Xi's matter, he naturally knew what was going on! He didn't expect that the Earl's family would resort to such methods. It seemed that they really had no other choice, after all, he had participated in a lot of the cleanup work.

"Young Master Wei Shang, Young Master Wei Xi is wanted in Mingzhu!" the butler said in a calm tone.

"Why? Did Vivian's family pull some strings?" Wei Shang asked curiously.

“That should be the case. Should we take any action?” the butler asked.

"No need yet! Wei Xi is no longer a three-year-old child! Besides, the mainland is the mainland, and Mingzhu is Mingzhu!"