He received a report on the firing plan and gave an order to start the drill.

The women soldiers of the sub-units rapidly moved and deployed the launching systems in the firing positions, loaded rockets and aimed at the targets.

In a little while, rockets were fired into the sky, making endless columns of flames, and pounded the targeted zone in succession.

He expressed great satisfaction, saying: "They are good at firing. All the targets have been hit. Artillery women are crack shots."

He highly appreciated the successful drill, saying that all the artillery women of the unit were fully prepared to hit the targets as they have undergone intensive training and they made a good start of the combat and political training for the new year.

He noted that the army exists to fight a battle, adding that he organizes and guides intensive drills of units in unexpected forms and methods, creating circumstances any moment with an aim to personally examine whether units are ready to fight a ferocious enemy right now and emerge victorious and thoroughly prepare them.

Underscoring the need for the People's Army to spend ordinary days with drills, being aware that a war may break out right now and that there is no tomorrow for rounding off the combat preparations, he stressed that what is most important for the commanding officers is to strictly orientate the military and political work to intensifying the drills.

Recalling that the People's Army conducted a lot of drills this year, he instructed it to fully prepare soldiers as a-match-for-a-hundred fighters by more frequently organizing higher-intensity drills of various forms such as those for judging the capability to fight real battles next year, too.

He was accompanied by Choe Ryong Hae, Hwang Pyong So, Hyon Yong Chol, Kim Yong Chol, O Kum Chol, Kim Myong Sik, Choe Yong Ho, Kim Yong Bok, O Il Jong, Han Kwang Sang, Ri Pyong Chol and Kim Yo Jong.