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105: The two poles are in panic, will the Dragon Kingdom become a three-way confrontation?
Red-Blue Confrontation Exercise General Command Center.
On the electronic sandbox, the Blue Army's front line was advancing into the Red Army's depth at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour!
Along the way, one red dot after another, representing "Red" forces, was eliminated!
The Dragon Country's Heavy Combined Arms Brigade, Light Combined Arms Brigade, and Army Aviation Brigade jointly annihilated 150,000 armored steel torrents of the Mammoth Bear Empire's Central Assault Group, shocking everyone in the General Command Center!
Military observers from various countries such as Khalid, Prince of Sate, Iraq, Pakistan, Yugoslavia, Siam, and Pyramid gathered around Peng Lin, asking him about the characteristics of combined arms units!
This was a "war" witnessed by everyone!
The Heavy Combined Arms Brigade, Light Combined Arms Brigade, and Army Aviation Brigade became famous in one battle, and this asymmetric tactic of air-ground integrated three-dimensional warfare left global military observers deeply shocked!
Those who were dispatched as military observers for the Mammoth Bear Empire's military exercise all held important positions in their respective national defense ministries and armies!
After watching this exercise, they all felt eager and hopeful about the equipment updates and systemic reforms of their own country's army!
After all, a force of twelve thousand men defeated the Mammoth Bear Empire's 150,000 elite armored troops. What country could resist such a temptation?
Although this also included the Dragon Country commander's strategic planning and decisive victories from a thousand miles away!
But everyone could not deny the advantages of the Dragon Country's combined arms unit system and the advanced nature of its completely new system of weapons and equipment!
Therefore, many countries became curious about the Dragon Country's military industrial system, and even prepared to try to introduce the Dragon Country's combined arms model to build their army units!
Among the many military observers from various countries, the happiest and most excited were none other than Prince Khalid of Sate and the military observer from Iraq.
Because these two countries had already imported a large number of advanced weapons and equipment from Dragon Country at the beginning of the year and signed a large number of cooperation agreements with the Dragon Country military!
Now that Dragon Country's advanced weapons and equipment had been verified in a nearly real combat scenario on the battlefield and had become famous in one battle, they were naturally incredibly excited!
After all, this represented that their previous choices were incredibly correct!
Even the Dragon Country weapons and equipment they purchased were excellent value for money!
And Peng Lin, for his part, answered every question from the military observers of many Third World countries, releasing goodwill.
He upheld an attitude of respect and openness, conversing with everyone and continuously providing answers.
"Army combined arms units are new type of combat units formed by integrating multi-branch forces such as infantry, armored forces, artillery, engineers, reconnaissance, communications, and air defense, possessing all-element combat capabilities!"
"Its core is to break down traditional branch barriers and achieve integrated 'reconnaissance, control, strike, and assessment' through modular organization!"
"The advantages of combined arms units are very obvious, which is that they can conduct systemic operations, multi-branch coordination, tactical complementarity, and precise strikes!"
"In addition, they can also be modularly organized, with high mission flexibility. According to mission requirements, a combined arms brigade can be broken down into several combined arms battalions, such as a combination of an armored battalion + an artillery company + an engineer platoon, to independently execute tactical-level missions!"
"They can also participate in operational-level missions through coordination with army aviation, the Red Army, and other branches..."
Peng Lin conversed with military officers from other countries around him, answering their questions in detail, allowing them to understand more about combined arms units.
And Peng Lin's discussion of this army combined arms model also attracted more military observers from various countries to join.
Listening to Peng Lin's explanation of various combat methods such as tactical complementarity, all-domain adaptability, precise strikes, flexible dismantling and combination, rapid response, self-contained support system, and strong anti-interference resilience, everyone was amazed by the development of Dragon Country's military power!
This power not only stemmed from the advanced nature of weapons and equipment but also from the superiority of the combined arms model and army building!
If the Opium War once made Dragon Country aware of the world!
Then this year, whether it was the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, or the Afghanistan war and the Red-Blue Confrontation Exercise, it was the world that re-recognized Dragon Country!
Even many NATO countries were deeply moved by Peng Lin's eloquent explanation of the combined arms army building plan!
But at the same time, the face of General Ivanovitch, the Mammoth Bear Empire's Minister of Defense, was ashen.
His knuckles unconsciously tapped the table, making a dull sound.
The Mammoth Bear Empire's Minister of Defense stared at Peng Lin, who was surrounded by military observers from various countries, his pupils slightly constricted.
Those Middle Eastern and African officers who once held awe for the Mammoth Bear Empire's armored torrents, now had a fervent glint in their eyes for Eastern tactics!
Beside him, the Pretty Country's National Security Advisor also clenched his coffee cup, his eyes flickering.
If Third World countries all followed the Dragon Country model, how would Pretty Country, as a military-industrial complex, sell its equipment to countries around the world?
After all, if these countries all developed their armies towards a combined arms model, how could they not massively purchase Dragon Country's weapons and equipment!
"What are the disadvantages of the combined arms model?"
The Pretty Country's National Security Advisor looked at Peng Lin and asked.
His voice was not loud, but it was particularly jarring.
And after he raised the question, no one in the entire command center dared to speak again.
On the one hand, everyone was out of awe for the strength of a world superpower.
On the other hand, many military observers indeed wanted to know the disadvantages of this combined arms unit.
After all, any type of army has its advantages and disadvantages.
Not exposing them now does not mean they don't exist.
Everyone also wanted to hear Peng Lin's opinion.
"What are the disadvantages of combined arms units?"
"The disadvantages of this model are still very obvious. I call them high system complexity and resource threshold!"
"Firstly, the difficulty of officer command and coordination is great, and the requirements for the quality of officers and soldiers are stringent. Commanders need to be proficient in multi-branch tactics!"
"Secondly, the construction cost is high, making it difficult for small and medium-sized countries to afford!"
"For large armies, combined arms is a core path to enhance combat effectiveness, but for small and medium-sized countries, it is necessary to combine their own strategic needs to reasonably match the configuration of combined arms units!"
Peng Lin spoke to everyone without hiding anything.
The Pretty Country's National Security Advisor and the Mammoth Bear Empire's Minister of Defense couldn't help but smile at the same time after hearing Peng Lin's words.
In fact, with their superb military literacy and keen military insight, they had long realized the problem that while combined arms units are powerful in combat, their construction and training are incredibly difficult.
The reason they asked Peng Lin this question was to have him say it himself.
To make these Third World countries understand the difficulty, extinguish the burning desire in their hearts, and continue to obediently purchase weapons and equipment from the Mammoth Bear Empire and Pretty Country.
But on this point, Pretty Country's National Security Advisor obviously overlooked a very important issue.
That is, which country does not have a dream of becoming a great power?
Even if many countries know they cannot become world powers, they absolutely want to become regional or continental strong powers through their efforts!
Therefore, when they learned from Peng Lin that for large armies, combined arms is a core path to enhance combat effectiveness!
Not only were they not deterred by the high construction costs, but they became even more interested in the combined arms model!
"Chief Designer Peng Lin, expensiveness is not a disadvantage of combined arms units, but a disadvantage of the countries that use them!"
"I now only want to know how to solve the problem of the high difficulty of officer command and coordination in combined arms units, and how to train officers?"
Prince Khalid of Sate asked Peng Lin excitedly.
And beside him, military observers from countries like Pyramid, Iraq, and Libya, all of whom had dreams of being regional powers, also looked at Peng Lin.
Even many small African countries focused their attention on Peng Lin.
They believed that even if they couldn't build a combined arms brigade, they could at least set up a few light combined arms battalions, right?
Wouldn't that still allow them to be a regional strong power in Africa?
"This problem can actually be completely solved through the systemic training of young officers!"
"Currently, Dragon Country is actively preparing to develop and explore a modern training system for young officers, providing the best commanders for combined arms units!"
"If other countries also want to explore the combined arms unit model, I think our Dragon Country is willing to open its doors, and the two countries can discuss and build a new training system for young officers together..."
Peng Lin explained to everyone calmly.
"Dragon Country is willing to share its experience and help other countries train young officers for the combined arms unit model?"
Military observers from countries like Sate and Iraq couldn't help but light up at Peng Lin's statement.
They had all witnessed the Dragon Country army's construction and the superb tactical application of its commanders.
If Dragon Country's military academies could open their doors to accept young officers from other countries for further study, that would definitely be incredibly great news for these small and medium-sized countries!
However, at the same time.
When the Mammoth Bear Empire's Minister of Defense and the Pretty Country's National Security Advisor heard Peng Lin's statement, their faces instantly turned green!
Damn it!
Dragon Country was quietly going to make a big move!
If young army officers from many countries in the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere all went to Dragon Country for training, how much international influence would the Dragon Country military have in the armies of various countries?
Even ten or twenty years later, when these young officers all grew to become high-ranking officials in their respective armies!
Then who would be the world's leader!
Previously, when Dragon Country claimed it wanted to reshape the international order, Mammoth Bear Empire and Pretty Country both felt that the Dragon Country military's idea was very naive and ridiculous!
But at this moment, they were truly startled into a cold sweat!
Although it was still a bipolar struggle between Mammoth Bear Empire and Pretty Country, if Dragon Country truly succeeded in the future, wouldn't the world become a tripartite power?
"Beep beep beep!"
However, during the conversation, the red alarm in the General Command Center rang again!
Everyone was shocked and quickly looked at the large screen they had ignored for a long time!
On the electronic sandbox, the tactical rocket brigade of the Southern Cover Group suddenly activated, and dozens of "Tochka" tactical missiles lifted off from launch positions near Ulan-Ude, trailing orange-red exhaust flames as they cut through the Siberian morning mist.
The ballistic trajectories drew dazzling red arcs on the 3D situation map, and the warheads, using nuclear-equivalent simulated warheads, headed straight for the exposed armored clusters of the Blue Army!
The first round of strikes covered the entire coniferous forest area where the Blue Army's main force was located!