Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 399: Drastic changes, comprehensive division-to-brigade transformation!

"Report to the commander, Wei Shanhe reports to you!"

"Come in!"

Wei Shanhe shouted outside the door and pushed it open and walked into the office.

In the room, Ge Hongbin, wearing reading glasses, was reviewing documents at his desk.

When he saw Wei Shanhe coming in, he took off his glasses and put down the pen in his hand.

"If you want tea, pour it yourself. There are cups on the table."

"Commander, I'm not thirsty." Wei Shanhe declined politely, "I came here to report to you that Qin Feng is expected to reach his destination in about ten minutes."

"Yeah, pretty fast." Ge Hongbin picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of coffee: "Anything else?"

"There are some documents I need you to look at."

As he spoke, Wei Shanhe handed over a stack of documents.

Most of them are about the transformation of divisions into brigades and large-scale military downsizing.

However, these topics had already been discussed many times in previous meetings.

Therefore, Ge Hongbin just took a quick look at the contents of the document and signed it after confirming that there was no problem.

Ge Hongbin handed the document back to him and said solemnly, "For the next period of time, your army must make drastic changes and fully implement the plan of converting divisions into brigades and regiments into battalions. The process will be difficult and you will encounter many problems and setbacks."

"In order to cope with the complex and changing international situation, we have to make corresponding adjustments."

"Only in this way can we get rid of the fat and retain the muscle, completely complete the weight loss, and comprehensively strengthen the troops."

He slowed down his tone and said earnestly, "In the army, the most feared thing is that people come and go. Since the demobilization season is approaching, I won't ask whether the personnel stay or go. It's up to you to decide..."

Wei Shanhe clenched his fists and nodded even though he felt uncomfortable.

Drastic measures mean that more people will leave.

The previous few rounds of troop reductions were just a trial run.

The purpose is to allow everyone to gradually adapt to this process so that it won’t be so painful when it’s cut off.

Now, it’s approaching the retirement season.

The big knife was finally raised high and then fell heavily.

Ge Hongbin stood up, walked over and patted him: "I know you're reluctant to leave, and I'm reluctant too. But the army is used for fighting. Only by leaving the best soldiers will we become stronger."

"This exercise exposed many problems and directly demonstrated the bloated nature of the current division-level combat model."

"Just the destruction of the command center threw the troops into chaos, and ultimately they were completely annihilated by the Red Army, which should have been defeated. Is this really reasonable in modern warfare?"

"Times are changing, others are making progress, and we must also move forward. The battle in America in the 1990s woke us up and forced us to move forward desperately."

"Nowadays, with the emergence of new technologies, we are also beginning to transition from mechanization to informatization."

"The price of informatization is that the army no longer needs so many people. If a war breaks out, we won't need to sacrifice the lives of our soldiers to achieve victory as we did before!"

Wei Shanhe took a deep breath and finally nodded vigorously: "Commander! The overall transformation of divisions into brigades and regiments into battalions is the general direction of the troops. As the ace of the T Group Army, our army will definitely complete the task with quality and quantity!"

"No matter how difficult the process is, I promise to complete the task resolutely!"

"That is... what should we do with the officers and soldiers in the division and regiment?"

"It's very simple," Ge Hongbin said. "This time the division-to-brigade transformation is mainly aimed at the field troops. Some units in the group army still retain the original system."

"Those who wish to transfer horizontally can do so; those who wish to move up the ranks can also free up positions within the army."

"Although this change has caused many people to leave, it has also created more promotion channels and opportunities for those who remain."

"Commander..." Wei Shanhe asked, "What if someone is willing to take a step down?"

"Demote yourself by one rank?" Ge Hongbin looked at him in surprise. "From division commander to brigade commander? Who in your army is so courageous?"

"People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Everyone is rushing to go up, but this is the first time I've seen anyone wanting to go down on their own initiative."

"It's Lü Chong," Wei Shanhe said with a wry smile. "He's already applied to me, hoping to stay in the 33rd Division, which would later become the 33rd Combined Brigade."

Ge Hongbin touched his chin and laughed out loud: "This old fellow is indeed courageous. I remember that he and you started out together. After so many years, you have gradually become the army commander, but he is thinking about moving down."

Wei Shanhe's old face turned red, and he wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

But Ge Hongbin did not mean to belittle him. After all, everyone has different pursuits.

Some people want fame, fortune and power, while others just want to do one thing well and steadily.

Ge Hongbin thought for a moment, then said, "Well, since he doesn't want to serve in the army and voluntarily transfers to become a brigade commander, I don't have much to say."

"Also, your army's next focus must be on the Steel Blade Combined Battalion."

"The superiors watched the video of the exercise and praised the unit's performance highly."

"You must fight for my honor and turn this unit into the ace unit of our army, our group army, and even our Southwest Theater Command!"

"I will provide full support in terms of funding and weapons and equipment. I will also have their Dark Assassin Special Operations Platoon train hard and strive to reach the combat standards of the Thunder Leopard Special Operations as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Wei Shanhe saluted solemnly.

Suddenly, the way forward became clear.

The number of personnel was greatly reduced after the division was changed into a brigade and the regiment into a battalion.

More funds can be used to do more things.

In this way, the Steel Knife Combined Battalion will also become the focus of training in their army.

The special operations platoon under the combined battalion can fully develop and seek better development opportunities.

"Okay, is there nothing else?" Ge Hongbin waved his hand. "If there's nothing else, go back first. I still have some things to do and I have a meeting later."

"Commander..." Wei Shanhe hesitated for a moment and asked curiously, "There's something I've always wanted to ask. I wonder if it's the right time to ask?"

"Why are you still fussy? This is not like you." Ge Hongbin frowned and told him to just say whatever he wanted to say and talk it out.

Wei Shanhe responded and asked curiously, "I want to know why you sent Qin Feng to the 'farm' instead of Ge Zhiyong? The opportunity given by the headquarters is very rare. There is only one quota allocated to our army every year..."

"Why would I be so curious about this?" Ge Hongbin said calmly, "The reason is simple. Ge Zhiyong doesn't meet the qualifications, and he definitely wouldn't be able to endure the hardship. Even if he could endure it, it wouldn't help him much."

"But Qin Feng is different. His current abilities have reached a bottleneck. He needs new challenges and new training to break through."

"That place is just right for him, and I believe this kid will love it there."

"I understand." Wei Shanhe nodded.

Originally, he always thought that the deputy commander would leave this opportunity to Ge Zhiyong.

After all, those who can get out of there have registered with the headquarters.

In the future, it will surely become the backbone and mainstay of each war zone.

......

At the same time, in the camp of the Steel Knife Combined Battalion.

Ge Zhiyong, who was on patrol training, sneezed more than ten times in a row, and almost blew his nose out.

He rubbed his nose and said with an uncomfortable look: "Damn, which bastard is teasing me behind my back? No, it should be Qin Feng who is secretly thinking about me behind my back..."

"I've never seen anyone as narcissistic as you!" Guo Haitao rolled his eyes and then spat at the flower bed.