War Military: From 1978

Chapter 303 Special Reconnaissance Squadron
"Quickly, everyone get running!"

On the training ground of the former reconnaissance soldiers of the division headquarters, Chu An, dressed in camouflage uniform that was different from other soldiers, held a megaphone and shouted at the soldiers running in front of him.

"It's been half a month, and you still say they're the best soldiers who were chosen."

He even said he wanted to become a volunteer soldier?
I think you're all dreaming!

In a 400-meter race, most people can't even run it in under one minute and forty seconds.

"Why weren't you all so slow and dawdling when you were eating meat!"

Chu An, with a stern face, uttered a string of curses amplified by the loudspeaker, making the eyelids of the soldiers on the training field ahead twitch.

But no one dared to voice any opinions.

After all, Chu An, the squadron leader, demonstrated what true strength was with his time of one minute and twenty-eight seconds. (The 400 meters back then wasn't the same as the modern 400 meters; it had seven obstacles!)
"Let me tell you, I don't have any useless men under my command. I tell you this every day: anyone who can't hold on, or who thinks they can't do it, can step forward and take off their clothes!"

Chu An shouted, but no one responded, not even glancing at him.

Because Chu An was really not joking with them.

In half a month, sixteen soldiers have already left this place.

There are active and passive factors.

But regardless, those who couldn't handle it left a few days ago, and those who remained were all gritting their teeth and trying to stay.

In this day and age, joining the army is something everyone desires.

Especially if you can become a volunteer soldier after joining the army, it can truly change your life.

As for Chu An, he had already told them this when he was selecting soldiers.

As long as they can stay, all of them will have the opportunity to become volunteer soldiers in the future.

What a temptation!

These days, many people join the army hoping to change their rural household registration to urban household registration.

If you could become a volunteer soldier, it would truly change your life.

Moreover, the benefits of serving in the military here don't stop there.

Putting everything else aside, there's meat to eat here every day at noon and in the evening.

This is something that other non-frontline combat units wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Moreover, they also found advanced equipment that they could never have obtained before, as well as the distinctive camouflage uniforms they were wearing.

what is this?
The uniform is unique to the entire army, and wearing it gives you an overwhelming sense of honor.

Of course, life here is truly tough.

On the first day of training, Chu An tormented them so much that they had to climb into bed shakily.

But what's even worse is that before they could even get an hour of sleep, Chu An and several instructors opened the water pipes and gave them cold showers, forcing them to get up and assemble for an emergency.

These soldiers were not seasoned reconnaissance veterans.

When Chu An went to the C Regiment to select people, he didn't dare to mention that he wanted to select people from the reconnaissance platoon.

Two packs of cigarettes, a box of thatch, and a half-hour-long denunciation session were all it took to earn the right to select one of the ordinary grassroots soldiers who enlisted last year.

There were a total of eighty people, and sixty-four of them are still alive.

However, Chu An's initial plan, which he discussed with his division commander, was to leave forty-five people behind.

"Hurry up, only ten minutes left. We'll start learning the theory in ten minutes."

An hour later, a 400-meter test will be conducted. The bottom twenty finishers will receive a five-kilometer armed run as a reward!

There were other instructors besides Chu An at the edge of the training field.

Although the division headquarters is on the front line, it is still possible to simply pull a few veterans from a certain unit in batches according to the training plan.

Right now, it's the veteran instructor from the division's reconnaissance company who's giving the call, and next to him is another instructor who's waiting to teach a Vietnamese translation class later.

The special reconnaissance squadron is currently undergoing a first phase of training that alternates between physical fitness and theoretical knowledge.

We'll exhaust everyone's physical fitness, then give them a theory lesson to rest, and then we'll get back to physical training.

The effect was remarkable. When Chu An was selecting them for Team C, the selection criteria was simply to run the 400 meters in under two minutes and ten seconds.

Now, after half a month, no one in the entire squadron has exceeded one minute and fifty seconds.

This also proves Chu An's good judgment.

Of course, more importantly, these soldiers are all very good.

It's important to understand that during the initial selection process, most of the soldiers in these grassroots units had never been exposed to 400-meter obstacle course training. Being able to run it in under two minutes and ten seconds so soon after their first exposure demonstrates their excellent basic physical abilities.

Naturally, even though they have made significant progress, Chu An will not give them any praise on the surface.

His current goal is to maintain high pressure and force them to constantly push their limits.

Because he does indeed have limited time right now.

As the deputy head of the division's reconnaissance section, Chu An was mainly responsible for the training of the special reconnaissance squadron, but he also knew some of the situations at the division headquarters.

As far as he knows, our army is now preparing for another counterattack.

Although it wasn't a large-scale counterattack like last year, it was a planned counterattack to seize key points.

Regardless, this also means that war is about to break out again.

Chu An really wanted to train his squadron before the battle began.

The best outcome would be to be able to participate in the first wave of attacks.

As long as we can achieve a good result.

As the first team to compete, they will definitely receive a lot of attention.

This is what Chu An wants, and it's also what this unit wants.

The early emergence of special forces cannot be limited to theoretical feats in academic papers; it also requires concrete combat achievements.

"Is it really okay to practice like this?"

Suddenly, someone spoke from behind Chu An.

Chu An didn't turn around: "Well, there shouldn't be any problems. Five days ago, I started arranging medicinal baths every night, which should largely prevent any damage to the body!"

This was something Chu An included in the plan when he first wrote the proposal.

High-intensity training will inevitably cause various kinds of strain on the human body.

This point has actually been reflected in various reconnaissance units for some time.

The only problem is that the size of the entire army's reconnaissance force is too large.

It's unrealistic to expect to give her a herbal bath every day.

But Chu An only has a few dozen people here, so setting up a large bathhouse and throwing in a few packets of traditional Chinese medicine every day is still achievable.

“Extravagant!” Xiao Jianping walked to stand next to Chu An.

"That's one of the advantages of an experimental unit, I suppose. It's small in scale, so it can meet more requirements!" Chu An said with a faint smile.

Of course, the smile quickly disappeared.

He couldn't let the soldiers on the training field see him smile.

Now he wants to leave them with the image of a ruthless demon king.

Smiles can be shown to them after they have been trained to a certain level.

"Yes! It's only because you have so few people that you have this opportunity!" Xiao Jianping remarked.

After saying that, he looked at Chu An and continued to ask, "How are the results now? How many people have run the 400 meters in under one minute and forty seconds?"

"not much!"

At this point, Chu An turned to look at him: "But they're progressing quite quickly. Anyway, don't worry, I'll definitely give you a surprise within the three months we agreed on!"

Chu An had made an agreement with him when he was still working on the project plan.

Three months from now, the newly established special reconnaissance squadron will face off against the reconnaissance company he leads.

"Haha, I'll wait!"

Xiao Jianping burst into laughter.

After he finished, he didn't say anything. Since Chu An didn't reveal anything to him, he just used his eyes to see for himself.

Of course, he couldn't see anything.

The soldiers on the training field are all exhausted.

If you asked them to run a 400-meter obstacle course now, they'd be lucky if they could finish in under three minutes.

In this situation, he could only tell at most that those soldiers were physically stronger than the others.

(End of this chapter)