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Although the DA faculty now boasts a number of top students in the fields of computer science and electronic information, it still lags far behind the 29 institutes.
After all, Institute 29 is one of the earliest established electronic warfare technology research institutions in my country and a key national research institute.
He has the backing of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and his research institute also houses an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as well as dozens of national and provincial-level experts.
The importance that headquarters places on DA Master goes without saying. After receiving Fang Zhenhua's report, they immediately entered the discussion stage.
After discussion, the leaders at headquarters agreed to Fang Zhenhua's suggestion.
After receiving this instruction, the director of the 29th Research Institute was actually a little confused. Why did he have to get involved with the DA Master for no reason?
However, the director soon remembered the matter he had mentioned to Fang Zhenhua, which made him quite angry.
I was trying to have a good discussion with you, but you tried to poach my girlfriend. How can you do that?
The angry director slammed a phone call to Fang Zhenhua, during which he couldn't help but question him.
"Commander Fang, how could you do this? If everyone did things like this, I might as well quit being the director of this research institute."
On the other end of the phone, Fang Zhenhua was laughing heartily, but the more he laughed, the darker the director's face became.
Fang Zhenhua could clearly hear the director's breathing become somewhat heavy on the other end of the phone. He knew he couldn't provoke him any further, so Fang Zhenhua took the initiative to explain.
"Director Xu, I won't hide it from you. Our DA division is also developing a similar system. You know very well the importance of our division, so I hope to combine the strengths of your institute and our division to develop the Sky Eye system as soon as possible."
"Once the Sky Eye system is completed, it will greatly enhance the combat power of our DA division, so I hope you can help me this time."
Fang Zhenhua's words instantly silenced Director Xu's anger.
They were both acting in the best interests of the country, so what could he say?
So he could only say it over the phone.
"Commander Fang, you should have given me a heads-up. I was suddenly given an instruction from above, and I'm completely confused about what's going on."
"Director Xu, it's not that I didn't want to tell you. On the one hand, it's for the sake of confidentiality, and on the other hand, I'm in the wrong in this matter, so I thought I'd let headquarters coordinate. Don't worry, the results of the Sky Eye system will definitely be shared with the 29th Institute. When I come to Beijing in the future, I will definitely treat you to a drink."
Fang Zhenhua's attitude was so good, and it was an instruction from above. Director Xu was definitely politically astute, so he didn't say much.
Instead, he said it over the phone.
"I will send someone over as soon as possible."
"It's troublesome."
The calls between Fang Zhenhua and Director Xu were encrypted, so there was basically no need to worry about leaks.
This gave Fang Zhenhua great hope for what would happen next.
A month later, the new remote electronic jamming equipment developed by the 29th Research Institute arrived at the DA division.
Although it was only one batch, the soldiers of the Information Brigade still attached great importance to it.
The staff from the 29th Research Institute discovered something very interesting: the soldiers of the DA Division's Information Brigade possessed strong professional knowledge.
This batch of new electronic jamming equipment was explained to them only once, and the soldiers of the information brigade already knew how to operate it.
When this batch of equipment arrived at the DA Division, it greatly improved the electronic warfare capabilities of the entire division.
While everyone else was still playing with mechanized warfare, the DA Division was already going further and further down the path of informatization and electronic warfare.
About half a month later, the researchers from the 29th Research Institute's research team arrived at the DA Division.
Their arrival greatly helped the soldiers of the Information Brigade.
Some problems that had been troubling me for a long time were instantly resolved.
Fang Zhenhua visited the Information Brigade more than once. According to Lei Kaihua, the project developed by the 29th Research Institute is 80 percent similar to their Sky Eye system.
Both sides agree on many points, but also have their own opinions on some details.
In this process, everyone has learned from each other's strengths and made up for each other's weaknesses. In Lei Kaihua's words, if things continue like this, the final Tianyan system may be even more powerful than initially expected.
This raised Fang Zhenhua's expectations to their highest point.
In the period that followed, DA conducted two more small assessments and two more large assessments.
In the fourth major assessment, Fang Yingda found another suitable opponent for DA Master.
This opponent is an elite division with top-notch combat capabilities in the entire Southeast Military Region. The entire division was built from a Class A motorized infantry division of the North and is known as the "Number One Division in the World".
The "Number One Division Under Heaven" is the top ace unit of the Southeast Military Region, holding a very high position within the entire military region.
Therefore, the fact that the "Number One Division in the World" and the DA Division conducted a live-fire exercise shocked the entire Southeast Military Region and even alarmed the headquarters.
The commander and political commissar of the Southeast Military Region, the deputy commander, chief of staff, and deputy political commissar, the commander and political commissar of the group army to which the "Number One Division in the World" is located, and the Party Committee of Group Army A all attended this live-fire exercise.
Even a deputy chief of staff from headquarters made a special trip from Beijing to watch the live-fire exercise.
This live-fire exercise, codenamed Thunder-92, was once again organized by Fang Yingda, Chief of Staff of the Southeast Military Region.
Unlike the first live-fire exercise, this time Fang Yingda did not choose a fixed offensive and defensive operation, but instead turned it into a pure field battle.
His purpose was to test the DA Division's ability to find the enemy, exploit the enemy's weaknesses, and strike the enemy in actual combat through this kind of battle.
This presented Fang Zhenhua with a significant challenge.
Because some of the high-tech equipment of the DA Division is still under development, the internal skills of the entire DA Division have not yet been fully mastered.
But the higher-ups don't care about these things. For any request from the DA Division, the entire army will provide whatever they want. So, Fang Zhenhua, you have to show everyone some real skills.
Fang Zhenhua's approach to this highly flexible field warfare remains the same.
The key is to find out how to capture the enemy, especially their radar units, and then find their weaknesses.
To increase the difficulty for the DA Division, Fang Yingda assigned the Army Aviation Regiment directly under the Southeast Military Region to the No. 1 Division.
Your DA division has an army aviation battalion, but the enemy also has an army aviation regiment supporting you. How you fight this battle is the most crucial question.
Wang Shiyang, who had already returned to his unit, also heard about the live-fire exercise. He immediately submitted a report to his superiors, hoping to experience it firsthand.
This feeling was completely different from his previous combat drills; it was a bird's-eye view, allowing him to gain deeper insights.
The Thunder-92 live-fire exercise quickly began.
This live-fire exercise was a significant test for Fang Zhenhua, but it also allowed him to master a newer piece of equipment.
29研究所的远程电子干扰设备又进化了，距离从30-70公里，扩大到了50-100公里。
This provided Fang Zhenhua with tremendous assistance. With the help of this evolved long-range electronic jamming equipment, the information brigade immediately detected the radar signal of the First Division and then carried out a sabotage operation.
Although the Sky Eye system was not used in this operation, the DA Division's special operations brigade made a significant contribution.
The special forces infiltrated behind enemy lines and located the artillery regiment, anti-aircraft artillery regiment, and army aviation regiment of the 1st Division.
Then, through the Sky Ear system, they contacted the missile battalion, which launched a swift attack and directly destroyed the most elite force of the First Division.
Afterwards, all 24 armed helicopters of the DA Division Army Aviation Battalion took off and launched a massive attack on the 1st Division's tank regiment, destroying it.
When the armored battalion of the DA Division entered the fray, the three infantry regiments of the 1st Division became completely useless.
Three infantry regiments may be a lot of men, but no matter how many men they have, they are like eggs hitting a rock when faced with the power of an armored regiment.
Pure infantry forces could not possibly be a match for an armored regiment, just as mechanized forces would not be a match for informationized forces.
The First Division fought the DA Division for only two days before being completely defeated.
They were much better off than the 86th Division; they held out for at least eight more hours.
However, these 8 hours largely depend on the DA teacher's acquisition of information, which takes time.
Although the space-based weapon failed to work this time, the DA Division's special forces brigade fully utilized their special operations capabilities and captured valuable information.
Although it took a little more time, Fang Zhenhua felt that the time was well spent.
The outcome of this live-fire exercise was already predetermined when the special forces discovered the information.
DA National Taiwan Normal University won a complete victory.
This battle left everyone in the directing department dumbfounded.
The commander and political commissar of the Southeast Military Region, as well as He Baoguo, the deputy commander of the military region, were extremely satisfied after watching the battle.
Needless to say, the deputy chief of staff from headquarters had a constant smile on his face from beginning to end.
Wang Shiyang, sitting behind a group of leaders, kept muttering to himself.
"Old Fang is becoming more and more proficient in information warfare. When it's hard to find information, he just sends out the special forces. No unit in the entire DA Division is just for show. We really need to learn from him!"
He Baoguo then spoke to Fang Yingda beside him.
"To fight a war to this extent is an art in itself! I've long heard of Comrade Fang's great reputation, but this is the first time I've met him in person."
"Oh? You know him so well?"
"You forgot, my nephew and son are both in the Wolf Fang Special Forces. My eldest nephew even worked with him."
“Oh~ He Zhijun, I remember now.”
He Baoguo did not dwell on the matter any further, but instead continued to ask Fang Yingda questions.
"How much longer do you think it will take for a DA Master to fully take shape?"
"According to the schedule above, there is still about a year to go."
"A year from now, what do you think the DA Division's chances of winning a battle against those divisions in the north would be?"
"In war, there are always winners and losers. I can't predict the odds, but based on the level that Master DA is showing right now, I think the chances of winning are still very high. If Master DA can continue to improve, I believe the chances will be even greater."
"You're so confident? Do you think Master DA can continue to improve?"
"Of course, I've been studying information warfare lately, and at the DA Division level, it's still in a rudimentary stage."
Given that He Baoguo was able to become the deputy commander of the Southeast Military Region, one can imagine his military prowess.
So after listening to Fang Yingda's words, he couldn't help but think to himself that he also needed to study what information warfare was.
Chapter 138 The Heavenly Eye System is Complete
After concluding the Thunder-92 exercise with the No. 1 Division, Fang Zhenhua, commander of the DA Division, and Liu Xudong, political commissar, Chen Delun, commander of the 1st Division, and Huang Wenqi, political commissar, received instructions from the directing headquarters and immediately rushed to the headquarters.
The four met at the entrance of the director's department. Chen Delun was different from Wang Shiyang. After seeing Fang Zhenhua, his eyes lit up and he took the initiative to walk over.
Then he extended his hand to Fang Zhenhua.
"I've long admired Master Fang's name, and Master DA's reputation is legendary! This time, I've finally experienced Master DA's prowess firsthand. Seeing is believing, and I'm truly impressed by this battle."
Chen Delun's attitude was excellent, which greatly improved Fang Zhenhua's opinion of him.
So Fang Zhenhua also extended his hand and shook hands with Chen Delun.
"Commander Chen, your division truly lives up to its reputation as the number one division in the world. Your tactics are extremely flexible, and this time you have indeed caused me quite a bit of trouble."
Chen Delun and Huang Wenqi couldn't help but smile wryly, and Chen Delun couldn't help but say something.
"Commander Fang, you're really joking. I lost this battle, and I lost it completely. How could I say that I caused you any trouble?"
"Commander Chen, you don't know this. This time I sent a special forces brigade to personally investigate your unit's information. I almost, almost failed to seize the opportunity."
"You're so good at comforting people!"
Chen Delun looked at Fang Zhenhua and could only manage to utter this one sentence.
Fang Zhenhua laughed and patted Chen Delun on the shoulder, then said.
"The leaders are all waiting for us inside. We can't let them wait in vain."
The four of them then went into the director's office together.
When they arrived at the director's office, Fang Zhenhua had just stepped into the hall when enthusiastic applause erupted throughout the entire director's office.
This applause is for Fang Zhenhua, and also for Master Da.
After the applause ended, the commander of the Southeast Military Region handed the microphone to the deputy chief of staff.
The deputy chief of staff spoke directly from the first row.
"This Thunder-92 live-fire exercise has broadened the horizons of all our comrades in the directing department. We have served in the army for so many years, and many of our comrades even have actual combat experience."
"But for us, it was also the first time we discovered that this battle could be fought in this way. The DA Division's tactics from beginning to end can only be described in two words: brilliant."
"The coordination between the various units was incredibly smooth, and their use of tactics was masterful."
"From this we can see that Division DA has put in a lot of effort, which is commendable. Division DA has lived up to the expectations of the Party and the country."
"This exercise is also extremely valuable for me. Informationized warfare is something our military is ready to do and must do."