38: Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky: Demonstrate Combat Strength!

The military uniforms of this era were very characteristic of the times.

Both officers and soldiers wore the same red five-star cap insignia and red collar tabs.

If there had to be a distinction, it was that cadres' jackets had four pockets, while ordinary soldiers only had two.

This was the only way to distinguish between cadres and ordinary soldiers by their uniforms.

Furthermore, the rank system was abolished in this era, so it was very difficult to distinguish the seniority of cadres.

After changing into his brand new military uniform, Peng Lin couldn't help but look in the mirror in his office.

“Heroic and dashing!”

He smiled and made a self-assessment.

Compared to ordinary clothes, Peng Lin still preferred the feeling of wearing a military uniform.

With a military uniform on, that natural sense of mission was something no other clothing could provide.

In his previous life, besides being a military industry expert, Peng Lin was also a technical officer, holding the rank of Major General, Professional Technical Level 2.

Among technical officers, his rank was already considered almost ceiling-level.

But what Peng Lin never expected was that less than a year after being reborn here, he had already become a corps-level officer.

If calculated by military rank, he would probably also be a Major General!

“Selecting the most elite part from a Type A Division, and then forming a Composite Brigade!”

“This is quite a challenge!”

Peng Lin pondered silently.

In the army, the most important thing to lead a unit well is to gain the trust of ordinary soldiers and officers!

That's why many officers lead by example, training desperately!

But now, Peng Lin, this corps-level Chief Operations Advisor for the Eastern Front, was almost completely parachuted in.

And he was still so young.

How could he make the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of an elite Type A Division like the 163rd Division trust him and obey his orders?

This couldn't help but make Peng Lin a little troubled.

Because even if the more than 10,000 people of the 163rd Division obeyed military orders and followed his commands,

without that inner conviction, he would probably find it very difficult to truly select and train an elite Composite Brigade.

“How to make an elite Type A Division trust me?”

“Although I don't have the military literacy and combat capability to make them trust me.”

“But the Mengshi Composite Brigade possesses this point!”

After much deliberation, Peng Lin finally realized the crux of the problem.

He picked up the office phone and called the field station of the 163rd Division.

He instructed them to gather within two hours at the all-terrain comprehensive testing ground of the Changhe Automobile Branch Factory.

Subsequently, he also transferred dozens of technical backbone personnel from the Changhe Automobile Branch Factory and the Weapon Manufacturing Branch Factory.

He planned to have them temporarily act as soldiers of the Mengshi Composite Brigade to demonstrate the combat capabilities of this unit!

...Two hours later.

All-terrain comprehensive testing ground.

Amidst the morning autumn mist, all 13,000 soldiers of the 163rd Division had assembled in the vast testing ground.

“Division Commander, with a major war imminent, why did the military headquarters transfer us to the rear?”

“And we just set up the field station; the troops haven't had time to rest. Why are we having an emergency assembly here again?”

Liao Hong, the Division Chief of Staff, couldn't help but ask.

And his question was also the common sentiment of the entire 163rd Division, from top to bottom.

Newspapers were reporting daily on the Yue Hou Country's infringement on Dragon Country territory.

Furthermore, the Viet Cong, disregarding Dragon Country's opposition, directly occupied Cambodia with their army.

Everyone knew that a major war was imminent.

As the most elite Type A Division unit in the Yangcheng Military Region, the soldiers of the 163rd Division were all waiting for an opportunity to achieve meritorious service!

They were just waiting for a command from the military headquarters, and they would unhesitatingly pounce on the Yue Hou Country front.

But now, they never expected that the more tense the situation became, the more they were transferred to the rear.

This couldn't help but make the more than 10,000 people in the entire division feel a surge of resentment!

“I'm not exactly sure.”

“The old commander personally gave the order for our 163rd Division to come to Gan Province Changhe to participate in a training and selection.”

“As for this emergency assembly, it was ordered by our direct superior, the newly appointed Chief Operations Advisor.”

“His requirement is for us to come here to observe and learn from an exercise!”

Sun Yi, the Commander of the 163rd Division, explained.

Although he was also extremely unwilling to be transferred to the rear before the war, deep down,

military orders were like a mountain; he had to obey.

“Observe and learn from an exercise?”

Hearing this, the entire division became somewhat agitated.

The Yangcheng Military Region was a famous large military region in the country.

The entire military region had three permanent and two temporary field armies, and each field army had three divisions.

Among the 150,000 troops and 15 divisions in this entire military region, their 163rd Division was definitely the most elite.

But now, they were asked to travel thousands of miles to the rear for observation and learning?

“Silence!”

Division Commander Sun Yi glared at everyone.

The scene immediately fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

He had always governed the army strictly, and even if he harbored a slight dissatisfaction, he would never allow chaos during an assembly.

And just at this moment, the roaring sound of helicopters suddenly appeared in everyone's ears.

Everyone instinctively looked up.

The roar of the heavy twin-rotor helicopter fleet tore through the mountain mist, descending in altitude.

In the blink of an eye, eight Z-8s were already hovering over the comprehensive terrain field.

The drooping belly of the Z-8s was like a giant beast opening its fangs. As the hydraulic ramp slowly touched the ground, a group of assault vehicles rushed into the testing ground like arrows leaving a bowstring.

The Mengshi Protected Assault Vehicle leading the charge landed with a roar, kicking up dust, its new diesel engine erupting in a powerful roar.

The six-wheel independent suspension system vibrated violently on the Gobi desert, and the full-time drive system crushed through the gravel area, sending sparks flying.

The vehicle's 12.7mm heavy machine gunner pulled off the dust cover, the muzzle constantly correcting its aim as the vehicle drifted on a 45° side-tilt ramp.

On other Mengshi vehicles, heavy equipment such as multi-barrel rocket launchers, 120mm mortars, and sickle suicide drones were all displayed.

At the same time, 18 Lynx all-terrain vehicles streamed out from the tail compartment.

The Lynx's agile body demonstrated astonishing combat power in the obstacle course.

The diesel turbo-charged engine drove the fully sealed transmission system, and the rubber tracks churned up three-meter-high black waves in the mud.

The personnel on board gripped the roll cage, and the vehicle body actually climbed a cliff at a 70° angle, galloping freely across the vast terrain testing ground.

At this moment, from Division Commander Sun Yi to Division Chief of Staff Liao Hong to every single soldier of the 163rd Division, everyone suddenly fell silent.

They all stood with their mouths agape!

Because this scene was simply too visually stunning for them!

Those Z-8s were like steel beasts, and an entire transport helicopter fleet was deployed at once!

Now, less than a minute after the helicopters landed, ten massive Mengshi vehicles and 18 incredibly mobile Lynx vehicles had actually rushed into the battlefield so swiftly?

And that battlefield had Gobi, scattered rocks, mud pits, and even trenches more than a meter long.

But these vehicles actually traversed such complex terrain as if on flat ground?

And what was most exaggerated and shocking to the more than 10,000 soldiers of the 163rd Division was that the small assault vehicle, which looked like a toy car, actually drove directly into the river and moved on the water!

That little contraption could even perform amphibious operations?