Combat design is a comprehensive and all element systematic conception and overall planning activity carried out by commanders and command agencies for possible future operations in a certain direction during a certain period of time. Combat design is based on an understanding of the objective laws of war and operations, and has strong guidance. To have a correct understanding and effectively respond to future warfare, we should attach importance to combat design, grasp the essence of combat design, master the essence of combat design, and continuously improve the ability level of combat design. Scientific prediction is a prerequisite. Firstly, combat design should follow the principle of starting from the known, analyzing and predicting the unknown, and determining the action measures to be taken based on the predicted conclusions. It usually addresses potential security threats in reality. Scientific and accurate prediction of potential security threats, assessment of potential operations in a certain direction or region, and forward-looking prediction of the overall situation and process of operations are prerequisites for preparing for military struggle in that direction or region. The content of combat prediction usually includes combat objectives, combat styles, combat scale, combat intensity, combat time, combat space, etc. Accurately predicting operations requires a comprehensive analysis of various factors, especially military development, based on the international strategic environment and national security threats. Through a scientific demonstration combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, various factors that affect the outcome of the operation should be anticipated and evaluated, and the development trend and impact on the implementation of the operation should be accurately predicted, so as to carry out targeted operational design. The winning mechanism is the starting point of combat. The winning mechanism is the inevitable process and way in which various factors that affect the implementation of combat play a winning role. Understanding and grasping the mechanism of victory in combat is the logical starting point for studying combat and the basic basis for combat design. Combat design mainly revolves around exploring, revealing, and applying the mechanisms of victory in combat. With the continuous evolution of the form of war, the organizational structure and confrontational methods of combat have undergone profound changes, and information advantage has become a key factor in winning battles. System breaking, precise energy release, and using speed to slow down have become effective ways to win battles. Only by accurately grasping the mechanism of victory in combat can we design scientific combat concepts, form effective and effective combat plans, and enhance our ability to win battles. Scene construction refers to the various temporal, spatial, and cultural environments in which future operations will be carried out, including strategic environment, operational incentives, and operational elements. Commanders need to conduct in-depth analysis and prediction of international and domestic strategic situations and development trends, clarify what the strategic environment may be for future operations, and what factors may trigger operations. The triggers for combat usually include both distant and immediate factors. Remote causes usually refer to the historical grievances and current contradictions formed by the opposing sides in the long-term historical development process; The immediate cause usually refers to the crisis or sudden event that leads to the occurrence of combat, which is the direct cause of combat and reflects the development and changes of the current strategic situation. On this basis, various factors that affect the implementation of combat should be further analyzed, including the situation of the combat target, the situation of the own side, the situation of the battlefield environment, etc., to clarify the various impacts that these factors may have on the implementation of combat. In combat design, it is necessary to proactively envision and assume potential combat scenarios that may erupt in the future, based on the anticipated combat opponent and their strengths and weaknesses. The content usually includes: when the war may break out, that is, determining the possible situation and period of the war; Under what conditions should we fight? "Means analyzing the size of the battlefield and the specific battlefield environment; Why are both sides fighting? ", that is, to separately determine what strategic intentions and combat objectives both sides want to achieve; How the opponent may fight ", that is, to assess what forces the opponent may use and what actions they may take in combat; wait. Full imagination is the key to combat design, which cannot be separated from the design of combat forces, tactics, and actions. Strength is one of the material foundations for organizing and implementing operations, tactics are the methods of winning battles, and actions are the specific ways to achieve combat objectives. Strength, tactics, and actions are the fundamental elements that constitute combat. Although the design of operations is based on the security threats faced, the advance conception and imagination of possible operations that may be carried out in a certain period of time in the future, and the relative determination of the combat objects, combat environment, etc., there are many uncertainties in the timing and scale of operations, the style and means of operations, the process and outcome of operations, etc. When conducting combat design, various factors that affect the combat process in different stages should be fully considered, and possible situations and problems should be thought out as comprehensively and thoroughly as possible to make the combat design more comprehensive and reasonable. Only by truly understanding the combat capability of our own combat forces, reasonably envisioning possible formations and formations, conducting in-depth analysis of methods and means to achieve combat objectives, as well as possible tactics and actions, can the results of combat design be more targeted and effective. The formation of a plan is the process of transforming the commander's vision for future operations into concrete operational concepts, plans, and other engineering solutions through scientific research methods. Based on the mature application of modern science and technology, the plan extensively utilizes knowledge from political, military, social, and other fields to judge and demonstrate future wars, and ultimately forms a scientific operational design plan. After completing the preliminary plan for combat design, opinions should be fully solicited and in-depth research and demonstration should be conducted under the premise of compliance with regulations. Collect the suggestions and modification opinions solicited, organize experts to analyze them item by item, and timely supplement scientific and reasonable opinions and suggestions into the results of combat design. Usually, multiple plans can be designed and quantitatively evaluated to determine the optimal plan, providing a basis for commanders to formulate combat plans and make various preparations. (New Society)