For Fang Lang, this selection was basically satisfactory. According to his original plan, he would only recruit about thirty members of the Navy Special Tactics Research Team, but unexpectedly, the number of people who passed the assessment in the end exceeded fifty.
Although, because they had to cross the primitive jungle, there were special circumstances in which two people died and five were injured in the team participating in the assessment, including more than twenty people in the team participating in the encirclement and suppression operation.
But the entire assessment process was basically under Fang Lang's control. As for unexpected situations such as death and injury, although Fang Lang was a little sad, he did not care too much.
After all, soldiers are bound to die. As a veteran who participated in the European War, Fang Lang had long since developed a sense of indifference towards life and death.
Although these people have passed the selection assessment, it does not mean that they are really suitable to be members of the research team. Since it is a research team, they need to do research, and the content of the research is naturally special operations.
The fact that these soldiers were successfully selected shows that they are among the best in the entire Marine Corps in terms of physical fitness and their own technical and tactical levels, and can be called super soldiers.
But in Fang Lang's mind, the members of the special tactics research team should be researchers who can mobilize their subjective initiative and develop some special tactics with practical value.
Of course, the prerequisite is that they themselves must be the best special forces soldiers.
The current batch of soldiers are the reserve special forces soldiers.
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Early in the morning, in Orihimina on the north bank of the Amazon River in the state of Pará, Brazil, in a simple camp located in the primeval dense forest, fifty fully armed soldiers who looked a little tired were standing in line under the national flag in the middle of the camp.
As the commander, Fang Lang walked through the queue with a look of satisfaction on his face, stopping from time to time to help the soldiers adjust their clothes. If there were people he knew or was familiar with, he would step forward and knock on their chests with his fists.
The soldiers were all honored by the closeness shown by their superiors. Many of them were even trembling with excitement and had red eyes.
After greeting every soldier in the queue, Fang Lang strode to the front of the team, slowly stood still, and scanned the resolute faces of everyone in the queue.
He slowly said:
“Dear brothers, I am very happy to stand with you today. After going through the arduous challenges of the previous week, you have successfully stood out and passed the assessment.
I would like to congratulate you on your success.”
After saying that, he started to applaud first, and the soldiers in the queue also followed suit and applauded with excitement on their faces.
After the applause gradually died down, Fang Lang continued:
"But I want to tell you that successfully passing the assessment does not mean the end. On the contrary, it is the beginning of suffering.
In this simple camp, you will receive devilish training that is far more intense than the Marine Corps training. There is one sentence you must engrave in your mind: the easiest time is always yesterday.
Maybe in your original company, you were already the best, but I want to tell you that here, you will start from scratch. Everything you have in the past will become the past.
Everyone may be wondering, what does this Navy Special Tactics Research Group do? Is it research and office work? If someone thinks that joining the research group will lead to promotion, wealth and easy work.
I can only say sorry to him, because you came to the wrong place.
But you haven't officially joined the team yet, so you still have the right to choose to withdraw.
I'll give you a minute to think about it. If you want to quit, please tell us now. We will not blame you or hold you accountable. You can continue to serve in the Marine Corps.
However, if you do not seize this opportunity and choose to stay here, you will no longer have the right to withdraw.
I hope each of you can think clearly. Now I will give you a minute to think about it.
Anyone want to quit?"
As he spoke, Fang Lang's eyes swept across the faces of everyone present, as if he was trying to find the person who had voluntarily withdrawn.
But it was obvious that those who had passed the test would never give up easily. All of them had determined faces and looked at Fang Lang with firm eyes.
A minute passed quickly, and Fang Lang's mouth showed a cruel smile, which made everyone present feel a chill on their backs. He continued to speak slowly:
“Since no one has chosen to withdraw, then we should talk about our own people.
Although everyone tried their best to pass the assessment and entered this so-called special tactics research group, no one knew what this special tactics research group was doing!
Well, now I can reveal the answer.
First of all, I want to tell you what the special tactics research group is. Literally, it is a group that studies special tactics. So what are special tactics?
We have no way of verifying the origin of special tactics, but as far as I know, during World War II, both Britain and Germany had teams that specialized in special operations missions.
They are all troops that exist to accomplish impossible tasks.
For example, at the end of 1938, the Second Department of the German Intelligence Agency recruited a special temporary team. The team members were asked to join voluntarily. The work of recruiting team members was carried out in absolute secrecy, and their early activities remain a mystery to this day.
But as far as I know, in early 1940, they successfully completed the operation of attacking the Danish Royal Palace. They were secretive and efficient, which is my evaluation of them. Of course, they later had an official name, called the Brandenburg Force.
They appeared and disappeared mysteriously, constantly launching attacks in the enemy's hinterland, carrying out harassment and sabotage work.
In order to make their teammates more disguised, the Brandenburg troops learned languages from all over Europe, and some Brandenburg team members could speak up to six languages.
Although they were disbanded in 1944 and only existed in this world for a short six years, this force participated in almost all major military operations of Nazi Germany.
During the blitzkrieg in Western Europe, the Brandenburg Corps performed an excellent job for the German intelligence agency, capturing 42 of the 61 targets and handing them over to the following troops.
This battle also resulted in three-quarters of the Brandenburg troops being awarded the Iron Cross, which was also the most glorious moment for the Brandenburg troops.
In addition, in 1941 the British formed the first regular special forces - the Special Air Service Regiment, which is a paratrooper unit. They often appear suddenly behind enemy lines by airdropping and attack important military targets of the enemy.
Or carry out a decapitation operation to destroy the enemy's headquarters.
In 1942, they attacked three Axis airfields in Libya through long-range raids, destroying 60 enemy aircraft at the cost of two soldiers killed and three military vehicles destroyed.
From this we can know that the so-called special forces are troops that go deep behind enemy lines in the form of small teams to carry out reconnaissance, sabotage, harassment, kidnapping and decapitation operations.
And you are our first special forces in Brazil."
Fang Lang's words made the soldiers in the entire team become a little agitated. If it weren't for the constraints of military regulations, everyone would have started talking a lot.
Fang Lang could certainly sense the emotions of the soldiers below, but he would not give them a chance to discuss, and continued:
"Of course, the skills you have now are not qualified to be called special forces. I don't even know what tactics can be called special tactics.
This is why I named our team the Special Tactics Research Team. I hope that in the future we can form a set of special tactics that belong to us through our own exploration and research.
Next, the first hostile target we are going to face is the Eddie brothers' rebel forces located northwest of us, hiding in the dense Amazon rainforest.
In order to destroy the enemy secretly and efficiently in the dangerous Amazon jungle, I will try to explore a new jungle special operations tactic with you.
In the early stage, I will provide you with almost cruel special training based on some professional knowledge I have mastered. After you graduate successfully from my hands, you will start your own exploration and research.
This is an endless road of exploration. We need to try every possible way to make ourselves stronger. Once we fall behind, we will be eliminated by the enemy, and this will cost us our own lives and the lives of our comrades.
Do you have the confidence to become the strongest team? "
The soldiers lined up in the camp finally understood the significance of their standing here today, understood the situation they would face, and became more aware of the efforts they would have to make.
But no one backed down. Instead, everyone seemed enthusiastic and excited, and responded to Fang Lang's questions loudly with red faces.
"Have faith! Have faith! Have faith!"
The uniform response made Fang Lang very satisfied. Looking at the eager faces below, Fang Lang unconsciously stood up straight and saluted the people in the audience with a standard military salute.
When everyone saw Fang Lang's military salute, they all fell silent. Zhuang Xintian in the queue shouted:
"salute!"
All the warriors raised their right hands towards Fang Lang.
After a long while, Fang Lang put down his right hand cleanly and neatly, and the soldiers also put down their right hands at the command of "the ceremony is over".
Seeing that everyone understood the significance of his team's existence and the challenges they would face next, Fang Lang felt a little relieved and waved to the guards who had been standing in the distance.
Soon, people came over carrying large boxes and stacked them neatly in front of the podium.
Then Fang Lang looked at the people in the audience with a smile on his face and said:
“Since it is a special forces unit, of course there are some differences from other units.
These are some things I developed during this period of time specifically for the special forces. All of you will line up to receive them later."
Then he opened the first box, took out a colorful set of clothes, and gestured to everyone:
"This is the jungle camouflage I designed specifically for our jungle warfare. Wearing this camouflage uniform can achieve a certain concealment effect in the jungle, making it more difficult for the enemy to detect our presence."
The people in the audience looked at him in amazement.
Then Fang Lang put down his clothes, opened the next box, and took out a pair of high-top leather shoes with the same pattern as the camouflage uniforms. The hollow rubber soles looked particularly eye-catching.
"This is a pair of jungle boots I designed specifically for people to walk more easily in the muddy jungle. They protect the ankles and soles of the feet and reduce the adhesion of mud.
These equipments are all in the trial production stage. There are also assault rifles that have just been developed and finalized, as well as new submachine guns. All new equipment will be given to you for testing.
At the same time, we will also refer to your feedback to make improvements, which is also part of your research team’s work.”
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