It turns out that long before the Japanese transport squadron was ambushed on Xiaolingou Mountain Road, Kong Jie had issued a common order to battalion commander Wang Leihu and second battalion commander Shen Quan.
Let the two select fighters with good skills, good marksmanship, and excellent physical fitness from the whole group to form a small combat force with special combat capabilities.
Yes, this is the prototype of a commando or special operations team.
How could Kong Jie, who had the military thinking of later generations, forget such an elite team that could shine in the present?
The existence of such an elite small team, cooperating with the main force and acting on the move, can definitely produce miraculous effects in specific battles.
Of course, Kong Jie's intention to form such a commando team was not to engage in any kind of special warfare similar to that of later generations. That would be nonsense.
The commando team that can be formed now will never be that exaggerated. Kong Jie's initial idea is to add an elite force that can be easily deployed to the combat troops directly under the regiment headquarters.
It can be compared to the death squads, knife platoons, reconnaissance companies, etc. during the Red Army and Eighth Route Army periods.
Kong Jie's request is that the number of this commando team is initially set at 20 people. (Of course, due to the lack of military backbones in the independent regiment during this period, these 20 people will return to the original team when there is no special combat mission. .)
Selecting 20 elite soldiers from a team of 1,000 people, and picking one out of 50, the elimination rate is still quite high, and the quality of the selected soldiers is naturally not bad.
In the words of First Battalion Commander Wang Leihu and Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan:
"According to your request, Commander, these twenty people are all good players in the regiment. They are skilled in martial arts and veterans of the regiment. They have good marksmanship and excellent physical fitness. They absolutely meet your standards, Commander. ”
Kong Jie reviewed his commando team and was indeed very satisfied. The average age of the twenty members was around twenty-five years old, making them a quite dynamic youth force.
The prototype of such a commando team is very malleable. As long as it undergoes certain special operations military training, it will soon grow up.
Wang Leihu and Shen Quan still don’t know why their captain selected such a team.
But the two of them could make a rough guess. It should be a team used for assault, such as a death squad or a knife platoon.
Kong Jie did not have much explanation for this. Sooner or later, the two battalion commanders will see the power of this commando on the battlefield.
Kong Jie's next order made Wang Leihu and Shen Quan a little dumbfounded.
The captain of this commando team is actually directly served by the regiment leader Kong Jie.
After hearing the news, Wang Leihu and Shen Quan could not agree, so they rushed to persuade Kong Jie:
"Captain, you are the highest military commander of our independent regiment. You should be responsible for commanding from the rear. You can just leave it to us to lead a commando charge like this. We do not agree with you, Commander, to take risks yourself!"
Kong Jie laughed when he heard it, stared at the two of them and asked, "I remember that our independence regiment does not have a political commissar, right?"
"Yes, after the death of political commissar Li Wenying, the superiors have not sent a political commissar to our independent group." Shen Quan said.
Kong Jie scolded: "Then why do you two act like political commissars?"
"Leader——"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, just execute the order. You still don't understand the nature of this commando team I formed. A frontal charge is definitely not possible. You can rest assured that the danger is not great. If the superiors If you are truly to blame, I will bear the full responsibility."
"In addition, because the commando team is a brand new military field for the team members, I can only serve as the commando team leader myself and provide guidance to the soldiers at any time so that they can grow up the fastest. Don't worry, as the team leader, You should be commanding from the rear rather than taking risks on the front lines. I still understand this."
"Oh, yes!"
Wang Leihu and Shen Quan had no choice but to give up.
Kong Jie secretly laughed, Li Yunlong's tone is really good sometimes.
As for the commando team leader, I will temporarily serve as a leader for a period of time in order to take the lead and promote the growth of the commando team.
Of course, the regiment leader should stay in the command position, not selfishly, but responsible. He still understands this.
Naturally, he would not be reckless if he was involved in danger.
As for the candidate for the commando team leader, Kong Jie already had a candidate in mind, just waiting for that person to show up...
Training ground.
When they learned that the commando team was captained by the regiment leader Kong Jie, the twenty commando team members were all surprised, followed by great encouragement and excitement.
Kong Jie, who came over, skipped the opening remarks and asked a question as soon as he opened his mouth:
"Do you know why I selected you, the most elite brothers in the regiment, to form this team of twenty?"
Seeing everyone's silence, Kong Jie selected one of them and asked: "Ye Min, you are the deputy captain of the commando team. Please tell me."
"Yes!"
Ye Min responded. He was a veteran of the Red Army and an old subordinate who had been with Kong Jie for many years. He was highly skilled in martial arts and had good marksmanship.
So after the commando team was formed, Ye Min deservedly became the deputy captain.
Ye Min replied: "Captain, I don't know if you are right or not. Since the team you formed is called a commando, it should be inseparable from the role of assault. It should be somewhat similar to the death squads and sharp knife companies in our team. And bayonet corps and stuff like that."
The other members all nodded as they listened. It was obvious that they all thought so.
Kong Jie said: "If this is really the case, will I have to go through all the effort to select you and reorganize you? Will I have to give you special military training again in the future?
The death squads and sharp knife companies can just be temporarily selected from the team to perform tasks, so why bother?"
The members were stunned, Kong Jie's denial left them with no answer.
After a moment of silence, Kong Jie said: "Listen carefully, what I am going to say next will be a brand new military theory."
"This commando team, or special operations team, that I selected from you is a small elite combat force created to carry out special operations missions."
"Captain, what is a special operations mission?" Ye Min asked.
"Good question!"
Kong Jie replied: "I have said too much and you can't remember it. Let me tell you vividly! In conventional combat, whether it is frontal combat or guerrilla warfare, this is a war on the surface, just like a plain war.
Guns, the ancients said it well! It’s easy to hide with an open gun, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. This open gun is just like these frontal battles.
And what are hidden arrows that are difficult to guard against? That is a small combat force like ours that is small in number but powerful in combat effectiveness and has a clear mission.
The so-called special operations mission can be understood as a military operation that performs special tasks that cannot be completed by conventional combat forces and remains concealed throughout the entire process to catch the enemy off guard."
"Understood?"
"...I don't understand!" Everyone was at a loss.
Kong Jie was helpless, "Okay! In other words, you should also know that last time I went to the brigade headquarters for a meeting and snatched away the main offensive task of attacking the Changpo stronghold. Just two days later, we were ready to attack Changpo.
Stronghold.
What is the most difficult thing to deal with the Japanese defenses in the Changpo Stronghold?
You should also have the answer to this point, that is, there are two security gun towers in the Changpo stronghold. Our artillery cannot destroy the Japanese gun towers at all. The Japanese use the commanding firepower point of the gun towers to suppress, and our team attacking the Changpo stronghold will
It is difficult to avoid casualties.
The only way is to secretly attack the Japanese artillery towers, but the Japanese artillery towers are heavily guarded, and there are barbed wire fences, trenches, and even secretly laid mines around the stronghold. For conventional combat troops, this is a dead end and impossible.
This kind of thing is impossible for conventional troops. Our commando team has to complete it. This process can be called special operations. Secretly attacking the Japanese gun towers is our special operations mission."
Kong Jie’s explanation made the team members thoughtful.
He continued: "Of course, special operations missions are much more than these. As long as they are military targets that cannot be achieved by conventional forces and have extremely high military value, they can become our special operations missions.
For example, during a battle between two armies, a beheading operation was used to directly seize the enemy's highest military headquarters.
For example, sneaking into an enemy-occupied county town without the enemy being alert and blowing up the enemy's arsenal.
For example, assassinate a high-ranking Japanese official.
What I want to tell you is that special operations are full of hardships and dangers, and even military operations that are unimaginable to ordinary people.
And I formed our team just to complete these seemingly unbelievable tasks."
"Special operations are a kind of honor. What you will accomplish will be tasks that ordinary people cannot accomplish. You will become a secret arrow of my independent regiment, a peerless sharp blade that can go anywhere and kill the enemy invisible!" p>
"How about it, members, are you confident?"
"There is——"
As Kong Jie narrated his words, an inexplicable sense of glory filled his heart.
The members are all looking forward to such a mysterious and powerful team.