Chapter 1225 Military Training
When Tan Juren was troubled by the population problem, his subordinate Han Zhengshan had already reported to the garrison camp to participate in the training courses arranged for him by the military. Although Roger agreed to Tan Juren's request at the reception banquet, the military did not plan to provide special training for him. It only asked Han Zhengshan to go to the army to eat, live and train with the soldiers, and teach him firearms by the way. Usage skills.
Of course, Roger did not forget to greet his officers and explain that Han Zhengshan was a peace officer who was on his way to take office, so that his subordinates would not be ignorant and train Han Zhengshan like a new recruit. It would be bad if Tan Juren felt that the military was deliberately making things difficult for his subordinates, causing unnecessary misunderstandings.
"Starting from today, I'm going to ask Mr. Han to be aggrieved for a few days. Training and life must be carried out according to military rules. Mr. Han will have no problem, right?"
"Military orders are like mountains, and Han must obey them. However, brothers do not need to address each other as adults, just call them by their first names. Since we are in the military, we should naturally follow the rules here." Han Zhengshan was new to the country and did not dare to take it at will. He looked very humble in front of the officers who received him. It's just that this officer is not a Han, but a tall foreign man with dark skin and curly beard. But when he opens his mouth, he speaks Chinese Mandarin, which makes him feel a strange sense of dislocation. When he was receiving training in Sanya, the instructors from the army were of Li and Miao ethnicity, but after all, they were from a place ruled by the Han people, and they were all of yellow race, so there was no such obvious difference in appearance.
"I'm Marcus, I serve as the platoon leader in the South China Sea Special Warfare Group. My position is definitely not higher than yours. It's not appropriate to call me by your first name." The big black officer made a clear distinction and expressed his attitude towards Han Zhengshan's suggestions.
The so-called "South China Sea Special Operations Brigade" is an armed force that Roger created by himself, imitating Qian Tiandun's method of organizing directly-affiliated troops when he was working on Ambona Island. The armed personnel are mainly immigrants from various countries on the island, and there are also young men from foreign countries who were trafficked here by slave traders. Marcus, who was born in East Africa, is one of them. Because of his outstanding physical condition, he was selected by Roger to join the army for training. Later, Minister of Defense Yan Chujie met him when he inspected Ampurna Island in 1633, and accompanied the United Fleet southward, protecting Zhang Yun and others on the way to Borneo. Conduct inspections on the island.
After Yan Chujie inspected this unit, its legality was naturally recognized by the top management. However, the temporary name "South China Sea Special Warfare Group" was still retained within the unit, and was added after the station was moved to Xingdao. The strength of the troops was expanded from the strengthened company to the battalion, and became the force directly under Roger's command. Because this unit has the function of amphibious operations, its external organization is the Haihan Army Nanhai Xingdao Amphibious Combined Battalion. However, "veterans" like Marcus who were brought out by Roger personally on Amborna Island , I am still used to using "South China Sea Special Warfare Group" to refer to my unit.
Marcus has been in the army for nearly two years. While he is becoming more proficient in Chinese, he also has some understanding of Haihan's system. When the superiors handed him this task, they also specifically explained Han Zhengshan's identity, so his attitude was also very polite.
"It turns out it's Platoon Leader Ma. I'm being disrespectful!" Han Zhengshan cupped his hands and said, "My official position is the Security Director of Xingdao. In fact, I'm just a small person running errands for the leaders. Platoon Leader Ma doesn't have to be too polite."< br>
"Then I'll call you Director Han!" Marcus didn't want to delay on such details for too long, so he made his decision immediately. Han Zhengshan is not a commoner, so calling him by his first name is a bit disrespectful, but calling him "sir" does not seem to be in line with Haihan rules, so it is safer to call him by his job title.
There is no need to prepare military training uniforms separately. Han Zhengshan received a set of clothes, trousers and shoes and socks during the training in Sanya. He did not wear them for a long time and packed them in his luggage when he went south.
"Then let's get down to business first!" After clarifying the titles, Marcus took the initiative to talk about Han Zhengshan's mission for this trip: "The training goals assigned to me by the superiors are twofold. The first is to make you proficient in the use of a rifle. Skills, the second is to be familiar with the recruit training process. But time is limited, and it is impossible to follow all the contents of the recruit training. You can only shorten the training time and rely on your own memory to understand.”
Han Zhengshan's attitude was correct and he agreed repeatedly. Seeing that the other party did not question the arrangement, Marcus informed him of the main content and projects of the training. The training content Marcus arranged for Han Zhengshan was a simplified version of recruit training, including formation, physical fitness, shooting, tactics, equipment, rescue, marching, etc.
In order to better demonstrate to Han Zhengshan and help him understand the role of various training subjects, Marcus also specially transferred a squad of soldiers to train with Han Zhengshan. But before starting the most basic formation training, Marcus first called Han Zhengshan aside and let him watch the soldiers' formation training demonstration.
"Director Han, does he know what the significance of this training is?" Marcus asked Han Zhengshan after the demonstration was over.
This problem did not trouble Han Zhengshan. He actually practiced formation for a few days during his training in Sanya, but the level of training required was far less stringent than that of the regular army. He responded while thinking about it: "I remember that there are three purposes of formation training. One is to train soldiers' discipline, the other is to exercise soldiers' willpower, and the third is to maintain a uniform military appearance. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please ask the platoon leader to correct them."
Marcus nodded with satisfaction and said: "You are right. Queue training is a basic subject that allows recruits to understand the importance of military appearance and discipline. Only if you practice well can you hope to become a combat force. If you practice poorly, you will just be a mess." ! ”
The Haihan Army's emphasis on queue training has been a tradition since its formation. Whether it is the navy, the army, or the elite troops trained by the generals stationed abroad, this queue training is one of the essential training subjects. Although this subject is very boring, there is a consensus on its importance in the military, and it accounts for a huge proportion in basic training.
Especially for militia training, queues account for most of the content. The reason is very simple. The military discipline of the militia is much looser than that of the regular army, and strictly following military orders on the battlefield is far more important than their personal bravery. Queue training It is an effective means to weaken individual consciousness and emphasize overall combat effectiveness. For the militia training program that Han Zhengshan will be responsible for in the future, this is even more significant than teaching the militiamen to master complex tactics.
"Since Director Han also understands the role of queue training, I won't talk nonsense and let's start training!" Marcus stretched out his big hand and patted Han Zhengshan on the back. Han Zhengshan almost couldn't stand on his feet, but luckily He can be regarded as someone who has practiced a lot of moves, and his lower body is relatively stable. If it were someone else, he would probably stumble out a few steps. Although Marcus is very polite in his words, there will be no talk of affection or status on the training field, and it will be done as it comes. Fortunately, this queue training was only boring, and the physical exertion was still within the level that Han Zhengshan could bear. It was not a big problem to survive half a day of training.
As for specialized physical training, Han Zhengshan cannot handle it in his current state. He is already middle-aged and has less energy than young people. In addition, traveling thousands of miles south, the living environment has changed drastically. He has to adapt to this situation immediately. It is also impossible to do it in tropical water, soil and climate. If Marcus really wanted to arrange for him to run three thousand five thousand on the playground, Han Zhengshan would probably be exhausted to death. The training he received was not to train himself into a super soldier, so these more difficult training contents did not need to be completed according to military standards. He only needed to understand the operation methods, evaluation standards and training purposes to ensure that The training methods can be applied to militiamen in the future.
Although Marcus intended to give up, Han Zhengshan was still very tired after a long day of hard work. During the training period, he had to live and eat with the garrison, so after the training, Marcus took him to the officers' mess for dinner. Even though Han Zhengshan was too tired and had no appetite anymore, he didn't eat much food at the moment. Marcus was afraid that he would be hungry at night, so he asked the kitchen to pack two steamed buns - which is a good thing in the local area. After all, flour is shipped from thousands of miles away, and only officers can eat pasta.
It has to be said that Han Zhengshan's current status as a cadre also helped him obtain some benefits in disguise. On the one hand, food was on the one hand. In addition, accommodation was arranged in accordance with Marcus' standards for officers of the same level, and he stayed in an officer's dormitory for two people. In order to facilitate the care of Han Zhengshan, Marcus even asked the deputy platoon leader to change his residence and free up the bed for Han Zhengshan.
Han Zhengshan thought he could lie down in bed and rest early if he had nothing to do at night, but Marcus pulled him up: "There is a literacy class tonight, will you go and attend it?"
Han Zhengshan said: "I went to private school when I was young, and I am literate. There is no need to go to this literacy class!"
Marcus was stunned for a moment, then added: "Then go to political studies and listen to the propaganda officer reading the newspaper!"
This style of reading newspapers can be regarded as a major feature of Haihan. Han Zhengshan had already seen it when he first arrived in Sanya. Whether it was the immigration camp, the training base of the Police Department, or the restaurants and restaurants that I later inspected during my internship at the Victory Port Police Station, there were all dedicated people responsible for reading newspapers and announcing current events. Especially in official institutions, various publicity activities are arranged in the evening, and reading newspapers is one of them. He did not expect that the Xingdao Military Camp, thousands of miles away from Sanya, would have the same arrangements. This also shows that Haihan attaches great importance to this mass propaganda work to an exaggerated level.
Of course, Han Zhengshan also knew that the newspapers published regularly by Haihan contained various major national policies. If people within the system did not pay enough attention to this, they would inevitably be regarded as lacking a sense of responsibility. In serious cases, even their loyalty would be questioned. Although this Marcus was an alien officer, seeing the way he stared at him blankly, Han Zhengshan had no doubt that this guy had the intention of testing himself. At the moment, he could only endure his fatigue and follow him to attend the lecture. Activity.
Xingdao is too far away from the mainland of Haihan, so the news published in the newspapers sent here is not very timely. Considering the newspaper's editing process and publication cycle, when it arrives at Xingdao for newspaper reading and presentation , it may have been several months since the incident occurred. Of course, urgent matters can be informed of the latest developments in Sanya through the radio, but for ordinary local people and soldiers, these official or unofficial newspapers are almost the only way for them to understand the international and domestic situation.
Given the current situation on Star Island, there will naturally not be an auditorium-style building that can accommodate hundreds of people in the military camp. When there are too many people gathering, activities can only be held outdoors. Fortunately, the playground here is big enough to accommodate thousands of people entering the venue at the same time. However, considering the effectiveness of the propaganda, soldiers are arranged to participate in platoon units. In this way, a newspaper will be preached for two days, and each row will be read once. The next issue of the newspaper will almost be delivered.
Han Zhengshan followed Marcus to the playground and found that all members of Marcus' platoon had arrived and were sitting neatly in a square formation. When the soldiers saw Marcus arriving, they all stood up from the small benches. Two empty seats were left in the first row. Apparently Marcus had already said hello in advance. Han Zhengshan didn't refuse, so he followed him and sat in the first row with him.
Then the publicity officer came to the front and began to read newspapers and explain to everyone. However, Han Zhengshan lost interest after listening for a while. Because this issue of the newspaper was published before he left Sanya, he had already heard the preaching when he was in Sanya, and listened to it again a month later. The news is nothing new to him.
But for the local garrison, these news are real news, especially the wars that took place in the far north, which made these soldiers sigh. On the one hand, they envied their colleagues in the north for having the opportunity to kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds, but on the other hand, they were also glad that the peace on Star Island did not require them to risk their lives on the battlefield to maintain it.
In fact, these things have been in the past for a long time, some even happened last year. For example, the achievements of the Jin Army after the Haihan Army raided the Liaodong Peninsula at the end of last year were only spread to Xingdao through newspapers nearly four months later. Only then did the soldiers learn that the soldiers were far away thousands of miles away. In the north, there are also Haihan troops fighting against foreign enemies for this country, and have achieved quite good results.
But as for the descriptions in newspapers of the northern troops "walking in the snow and lying on the ice," it is difficult for these soldiers in the tropics to imagine what kind of environment it is like. Even the propaganda cadre could not give a vivid explanation for this. After all, he was born in Hainan Island. He had never been to the north of Hainan Island in his life, and he also had no understanding of the natural environment in the north.
(End of chapter)