Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

In a certain Baipo, at the headquarters of the independent regiment, Li Yunlong, who had received a telegram from the division, was sitting cross-legged on the earthen kang. On the kang table was a plate of salted soybeans and a bottle of sweet potato wine. Next to the soybeans was half a box of Sakura cigarettes.

"Old Zhao, what do you think about this special forces team recruiting? Should we give them a job? As the political commissar, you have to give us, Old Li, a decision." As soon as Li Yunlong opened his mouth, the smell of alcohol went straight to Political Commissar Zhao.

"What? Are you still worried about your soldiers? The special forces are the best in our army. They are top-notch in terms of equipment and individual combat effectiveness! We saw it with our own eyes when they wiped out the Japanese special forces..." Political Commissar Zhao also took a sip of wine and continued, "The monk and Duan Peng beside you are good fighters, right? They couldn't last more than three moves against Luo Wei."

"That's all! Lowe has to show some mercy! I asked around and found out that the special forces like to twist the enemy's necks. They even imitated the Russians and gave it a name called "twisting the neck right"...haha..."

"Hey, Lao Zhao, what do you think about us setting up a special forces team?" Li Yunlong said casually.

"What else? I see you've had this idea in mind for a long time, right? Those sniper rifles, sniper rifles, submachine guns, and semi-automatic rifles you put in the warehouse are all the best ones. What are you keeping them for? To have children? Aren't you thinking of learning from the Beishan Detachment and forming a special operations team as well?" Political Commissar Zhao exposed the truth without giving any face.

"Haha, it would have to be our Old Zhao. That's the worm in our Old Li's stomach. You know what I'm thinking!" As Li Yunlong spoke, he picked up the bowl and clinked it with Political Commissar Zhao.

"Okay, just one bowl, two taels of wine..." Political Commissar Zhao drank the wine bowl, grabbed a handful of soft and glutinous beans and stuffed them into his mouth and continued: "This matter, I really care about it! Our reconnaissance company has also trained with the special operations team. Look at this battle, when we attacked the stronghold, the comrades in the reconnaissance company performed very well! Especially those snipers, they directly suppressed the Japanese and dared not shoot!"

"So, let's just let the special forces pick people, and it's better to pick more people! The people picked by the special forces need to be trained, and when those who fail the training are eliminated and come back to our army, we will organize them to continue training. Then we will have our own special forces, right? And then, we can also report to the military sub-district and apply for a few special forces members to come and serve as captains!"

"Alas, it's all because of poverty!" Li Yunlong suddenly muttered, "Special Operations Team, I have been eyeing it for a long time and have always wanted to set it up. I also wanted to turn the reconnaissance company into a special operations team, but we are poor and have nothing. We can't even provide the meat needed for the soldiers' training! Fortunately, we have recovered during this period of time and we have a lot of money, so we can start it!"

"Old Zhao, now I understand why we need to streamline the military, because it is not easy to feed the troops. It is easy to recruit a team, as long as they have enough food and guns, but to recruit a special operations team, you have to work hard! Okay, let's not talk about this. When the special operations team members come, let them choose for themselves. Even if they choose Heshang and Duan Peng, let them go with them!"

"I think it's hard for Duan Peng and the monk to be selected. It's not that they are not good enough, but the special forces can choose from so many soldiers. There is no need to take your guards away."

Because the distance was not far, only more than a hundred miles, so the next afternoon after receiving the telegram, more than 20 war horses entered the independent regiment's base from the south. At this time, two battalions of soldiers had gathered here, waiting for the selection of the special forces.

The people who came to the independent regiment were the first squad and the first team led by Tian Chuan, as well as the people from the team headquarters. They were very familiar with the people from the independent regiment. After greeting each other, Tian Chuan started the first selection activity. "When we came here, we passed the big ditch in the south of the village, crossed the Hutuo River, and measured the distance! Now, everyone, the five-kilometer cross-country race will begin. We will wait for you 5 kilometers to the south. This time, only the first 200 people will be taken for the next step of selection. Okay, now start..."

Because of the advance arrangement, all the soldiers carried backpacks with a total weight of 15 kilograms. This time the selection was a five-kilometer mountain cross-country race with a light load. Along the way, Tianchuan separated the special forces members he brought with him to monitor whether there were any cheating, and to observe whether there were any mutual help, complaints, etc.

Then, it took a full 30 minutes for the more than 5 soldiers to complete the -kilometer cross-country run.

After the run, the first 200 stayed, and the rest walked or ran back, and the selection at the regiment headquarters came to an end. Then, under the leadership of the regiment secretary, Tianchuan and his team went to other bases to select the 5km weighted run, and also selected those with the best results.

When the number of soldiers selected from the five-kilometer route reached 800, the selection for the day was over and these 800 soldiers were taken to the headquarters of the independent regiment to stay.

Then the next day, at the newly built 400-meter obstacle course of the independent regiment, 800 soldiers took the obstacle test in turn. Of course, there were also new soldiers and veterans. According to their performance, 300 people were eliminated, leaving 500 soldiers for the third test.

The third assessment is basic training subjects such as push-ups on single and double bars. This time, those fighters with good physical fitness and basic qualities are selected.

In short, after going through the whole process, the independent regiment provided 400 trained members, who were brought back by Tianchuan to the training ground in Baijing Town.

Not long after Tianchuan and his men returned, the special forces members who had been scattered to various places also came back, bringing back 200 people from the New First Regiment, 100 people from the New Second Regiment, 200 people from the three local regiments, and 100 people selected from the county brigades, district squads, and militia in various county towns.

After the 1000 soldiers gathered and rested for half a day, Hell Week officially began. The old Taoist priest Chen Jue'an also took a medical team to Baijing Town, ready to treat those soldiers who were injured in training or exhausted. The logistics department also prepared sufficient meat to supply the soldiers' physical energy consumption.

It is worth mentioning that the Hell Week organized by the special forces is different from the Hell Week of later generations. After all, the physical reserves of the soldiers at that time were not so abundant. If they were strictly followed the standards of later generations, it would probably really kill them. Moreover, some normal special warfare subjects could not be carried out. After all, many conditions were not met, such as the parachuting project. How to do this?
However, special forces members need to master basic skills such as rope descent, free climbing, etc. In fact, the most important thing is basic physical fitness and rushing ability, especially night rushing ability, anti-reconnaissance ability, reconnaissance and observation ability. These combat-related abilities are also the focus of training.

As for shooting skills, at the end of the selection, each soldier will have 1000 rounds of bullets to train with, which is enough to select soldiers with good shooting talent. (End of this chapter)