But this kind of training cannot form combat effectiveness without long-term and arduous training. Yang Zhen still remembers his unforgettable experience in the selection team in his later life, and the layers of skin on his hands and body. The experience of being rubbed off and the sweat on my body never dried, and a camouflage uniform being riddled with holes within a month of wearing it.
If after spending such a high price to train only a group of ordinary scouts or even ordinary infantrymen, who can only engage in the work and tasks of ordinary reconnaissance companies, then I have not invested so much in this unit. It is necessary to work hard. It is not easier to randomly select a group of veterans, nor is it easier to train them.
The cumbersomeness and complexity of forming this kind of force is far beyond that of forming an ordinary reconnaissance company. The selection of each combat team member alone takes several months, and the training of cadres at all levels takes a lot of time. However, not only does the advancing army not have the time, I am afraid that the cadres and soldiers under its command do not have the physical fitness either.
No one with good physical fitness can withstand such a huge amount of training. And the current advancing army has been short of food for a long time since entering Rehe. They can only eat black beans and yam eggs to satisfy their hunger most of the time. Even millet has become a rare delicacy.
Most of the people, including these two veterans, have faces full of shame. How can they bear such physical fitness? If some personnel are selected for training now, let alone affecting the military operations, it is such a large amount of exercise. Training can tire these people out. After thinking about it, Yang Zhen decided to tell the truth.
At this time, it is not good to be too secretive, and in front of these two old chiefs, Yang Zhen believes that there is nothing to hide. Special forces are a development trend in future operations. This type of combat model will be used sooner or later. It needs to be promoted to the entire army. Although the various troops in the pass do not yet have the strength to form such a force, it does not exist now, and it does not mean that it will not happen in the future.
The two old commanders, especially the commander who is a military master, will not fail to see the advantages of this. With the support of the two old commanders, and the prestige of the two old commanders, they will resist the promotion of this combat mode in the future. It will be much smaller. After all, the cost of setting up such a force can be astronomical. It would be difficult for ordinary troops to bear this cost.
Because even after establishing its own political power in the future, this kind of expenditure may not be necessary in the eyes of many people. Years of people's war theory and difficult conditions have made this army accustomed to being a frugal army. When formulating weapons and army development plans At that time, we always adhered to the word "frugal", except of course that special period when all the people were soldiers.
Therefore, it is still quite necessary to obtain the support of the two old chiefs. However, the premise is that the two old chiefs must be mentally prepared for some things. Although they may be shocked if they say it, but After all, it can be considered as a preparation in advance.
After making up his mind to tell the truth, Yang Zhen said without hesitation: "Old chief, this matter is a bit difficult. It's not that I, Yang Zhen, am stingy and reluctant to promote it to my brother troops, it's just that this kind of training is not a short period of time. It requires a Only through the process of long-term and hard training can we finally develop it.”
"When we set up such a unit and select personnel, the preparatory personnel must be selected from squad leaders who have been tested in actual combat among the reconnaissance units of each unit, as well as veterans who have fought in two battles for more than one year. As for commanders at all levels
, you must pass strict examinations and political review.”
"During the selection, not only are there strict age restrictions, but these preparatory personnel also have to go through strict cultural and physical tests, as well as various basic tactical assessments. Only when they pass all these can they be considered to have completed the initial stage.
selection."
"After passing the initial selection, this does not mean that it is finished. During the entire training, we must continue to eliminate them. During the training process, we must also base on physical fitness, culture, marksmanship, tactical application, and psychological endurance.
Whether abilities can keep up with training requirements and can be eliminated at any time."
"Our requirement is to carry out 15 kilometers of armed cross-country and fully armed swimming within a certain period of time while carrying 25 kilograms of equipment, at least more than three kilometers, and this is only achieved through physical training.
Minimum standards, at the same time, they not only have to carry out physical training and cultural knowledge, the use of various infantry tactics, but also various other trainings."
“There are also tactical sign language, simple Japanese, grappling, sending and receiving reports, shooting with various rifles, pistols, light and heavy machine guns and other light and heavy weapons, laying and removing landmines, clearing and using various explosives, and dealing with Japanese military dogs.
search and various reconnaissance methods, and conduct counter-reconnaissance training."
"Only for the training of light weapons, our requirements are the ability to assemble weapons by using parts obtained on the battlefield, the ability to use all the current light weapons of the Japanese army for combat, and the accuracy of tactical positioning.
Shooting, reaction shooting on the move, reaction shooting at night, shooting from a moving car.”
"For blasting training, we require not only the use of standard explosives for blasting, but also the requirement that trainees can eventually use various materials that can be collected, such as soap, gasoline, sugar, washing powder, alcohol, etc.
Making explosives and using explosives for directional blasting means blowing down a house without damaging other buildings within ten meters of the house."
"In addition to these basic trainings, there are also car and tank driving training, simple repair training, theoretical study of aircraft, and the ability to perform simple driving when necessary. At the same time, various capture trainings are also required.
Survival training, and tactical training like today."
"Our wilderness survival training is to give a person seven matches and a piece of compressed biscuit to survive alone in an uninhabited mountainous area for seven days as a standard. During the training and in the process of looking for food, firearms are not allowed. At the same time, no firearms are allowed.
Because it causes fire and exposes one's target."
"Not counting individual soldier training, there is also unit collaborative tactical application training, grouping combined combat training, as well as artillery shooting element determination and calculation, actual combat operations of various artillery, anti-tank and air defense coordinated operations, and various counter-reconnaissance training.
In interrogation and counter-interrogation training, snipers must also undergo separate long-range precision blocking training."
"In addition to regular field training and night combat training, there are also a series of operations such as street combat, indoor combat, and courtyard combat. There is also beheading training for the high command of the Japanese and puppet troops, and guidance of aircraft to carry out air strikes on important Japanese and puppet targets. As well as a series of training such as rescuing hostages when necessary, this series of operations is what we call special operations."
"A soldier like this needs to complete all the training and use various pistols, rifles, and machine guns with at least tens of thousands of bullets, hundreds of grenades, and a large number of rocket launchers, recoilless rifles, and mortars of various calibers. , mountain and field artillery shells, as well as cars, tanks and armored vehicles.”
"When conducting parachute training, aircraft and parachutes are also needed. When conducting blasting training and anti-gas warfare, various chemical reagents are also needed. There are also some equipment required for psychological warfare training. These This is still the most basic training, and the materials needed for other subsequent trainings have not been included."
"Such a lot of training is not possible without a long period of training. Not only is time not allowed, but there is also a lack of necessary infrastructure here. For street fighting and indoor combat training, we have specially built it in Fujin. A base, but in Rehe, there are no similar conditions."
"And according to the current physical condition of the cadres and soldiers who are advancing into the army, it is difficult for them to undertake such a large amount of training. As for my guard platoon, they just do not have personnel who can pass the final selection, or they are just reserve members. What they have learned For some things, it’s still about the guards. As for the hostage rescue training, it can only be said to be average. In fact, their performance today was not very good.”
"The people the commander met in Yan'an were just embryos who had just taken shape at that time. The conditions at that time were not as good as they are now. The training methods were still very limited, and many trainings could not be completed. This army truly It took shape after we seized Jiamusi the year before last, expanded our base, and gained confidence."
"Wang Guangyu has some of their troops there. They are cooperating with them in fighting. After the advancing army joins Wang Guangyu's troops, you two are going to see what the real special forces are. But now even if the troops are expanded, the foundation of the base area We have a certain foundation, but due to conditions, the size of this force is still limited."
"There are hundreds of thousands of troops in the entire army, but only more than 2,000 people have been selected. This is still at a slightly lower level of education. These people are not counted as equipment. It takes a lot of time to train a single person from rough to finished. The cost is almost the same as training a pilot, and in some aspects, it is even much higher. In addition to the quality of the personnel, the high cost is also a certain reason."
"I understand your thoughts, two old chiefs. If you just want those half-bottles of water, I can keep people now and change their clothes right away. But I suggest that we wait until the war in Jehol stabilizes and we send We specially selected a group of cadres and soldiers to undergo comprehensive training at our training base in northern Manchuria."
"I promise that as soon as the battle in Jehol is over, I will immediately send people to come and select them. After a year, all these trained personnel, together with the accompanying equipment, will be returned to Zhao intact. However, the two old chiefs have something to say first. Up front, according to our standards, there is a death indicator in training, and this death indicator is not low, because everything in their training is based on actual combat."
After listening to Yang Zhen's words, the two veterans looked at each other and shook their heads in unison while smacking their tongues. In their opinion, Yang Zhen's guard platoon had exquisite use of various tactics and powerful firepower. The combat capability of an individual soldier is incredible enough.
But they didn't expect that these people were just reserve members or eliminated members. If these were real special forces, how powerful they would be. It was hard for the two of them to imagine. How could this be training an army? From Shuai's point of view, this is simply training a group of all-rounders.
A scout is not only required to be able to position tanks and cars, but is also required to be able to fly an airplane. In the eyes of the two of them, this is really a waste. As for this kind of training, not to mention the current advancing army, it is probably all the troops in the pass. It's all very difficult, not to mention the airplanes needed for parachuting, the cars and tanks needed to learn how to drive, and even the ammunition consumed, we can't afford it.