Chapter 165: The Special Forces' Concept! (Seeking monthly votes)

After submitting the manuscript, Li Changhe had nothing to do, so he went to the Beijing Hotel again.

Speaking of which, he hasn't been to the Capital Hotel for a while, partly because he has a lot of things to do this year.

Secondly, the training of the waiters in Beijing hotels is almost complete, and they already know basic daily English.

Even those like Wu Xiaoyu who want to improve their professionalism are now at a good level.

When it comes to practicing spoken English, the most important thing is the environment.

The receptionists at the Beijing Hotel are basically foreigners, and the oral practice environment for Wu Xiaoyu and others is actually better than that for Li Changhe.

Now Wu Xiaoyu is no longer limited to English. With the help of Li Changhe's teaching methods, she has also started to learn Japanese by herself.

Of course, Li Changhe had no idea what to do. He did know a few words of Japanese, but unfortunately they were not proper Japanese.

After having lunch at the Beijing Hotel, Li Changhe went to CCTV to meet Zhu Lin in the afternoon.

Thanks to Yang Jie's relationship, Zhu Lin is now working at CCTV and can operate some photographic equipment. Especially since teacher Wang Chongqiu is a photographer himself, he teaches her very seriously.

Apart from anything else, at least in terms of basic directing skills, Zhu Lin's level is no inferior to that of Tian Zhuangzhuang and others.

After picking up Zhu Lin, the two returned home, but when they arrived at the door, they saw another jeep parked downstairs.

"This car?"

Zhu Lin looked at the jeep and felt it looked familiar.

"The car that brought our second uncle here during the Chinese New Year."

Li Changhe recognized it at the first sight.

What was that person's name at that time?

Liu Mantang?
Li Changhe and Zhu Lin went upstairs, and as soon as they reached the door, they heard the voice of their second uncle inside.

Second uncle is here too?
Li Changhe took the key to open the door, then walked in with Zhu Lin. As expected, the room was full of people.

My second uncle’s family, Li Changhe’s parents, and a burly middle-aged man.

"Hey, Changhe and Linlin are back."

Seeing Li Changhe and Zhu Lin come in, Shen Yuchuan said happily.

"Uncle, you are here"

Li Changhe greeted with a smile.

When Shen Zhongyun was not around, Li Changhe usually called him uncle, after all, he was a relative.

"Well, Changhe, come here and let me introduce you."

"Well, Liu Mantang, from now on you can just call him uncle!"

At this time, Shen Yuchuan pointed at Liu Mantang and spoke loudly.

Li Changhe was speechless. Are these multiple relatives?

Looking at his mother Shen Yuxiu, Shen Yuxiu nodded slightly to Li Changhe.

Liu Mantang stood up at this time, looked at Li Changhe and said seriously: "Nephew, I actually grew up under the care of your grandfather. Back then on the battlefield, it was your uncle who sacrificed his life to save mine."

"Before, I was too embarrassed to see your mother, so of course I was too embarrassed to see you guys."

"But now I've come back from the south and saved my life. No matter whether your mother likes me or not, I'm here to visit you."

"I am now an orphan, without a wife or children. No matter how you look at it, the Shen family will be my relatives from now on. I have recognized you as my nephew."

Liu Mantang spoke seriously to Li Changhe at this time.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "You are too polite. Since my mother has agreed, I have no objection. I will accept you as my uncle."

"it is good!"

"My dear nephew, you are very famous. I have heard of you for a long time!"

"To be honest, when I visited Brother Dahai's grave last year, the person I talked to him about the most was you. When you have time, go and pay your respects to him!"

Liu Mantang said to Li Changhe seriously.

Li Changhe nodded: "No problem."

In fact, after he came back in 77, he and his parents would go to pay homage to his uncle every Qingming Festival and Spring Festival.

The cemetery is located a little far away, in the Martyrs' Cemetery.

"Okay, grown man, stop being so pretentious and sit down."

"Changhe is sitting too!"

"Big sister, I came here this time because I have something else to do!"

"Look, Mantang is already quite old, but he still hasn't started a family. See if there is any suitable candidate in the school and introduce him to someone."

Shen Yuchuan first asked Li Changhe to sit down, and then spoke to Shen Yuxiu.

Shen Yuxiu nodded and sighed: "It's time for you to start a family!"

"Tell my elder sister, do you have any requests?"

Liu Mantang shook his head nonchalantly at this time: "Sister, I am a rough man, what can I ask for? As long as people don't despise me, that's all."

"Just find someone who can give birth. Now I have figured it out. No matter what, we have to leave a descendant for our Liu family."

Liu Mantang said with a smile at this time.

"Sister, we won't consider unmarried girls of Brother Mantang's age, but I think if there are young girls with children who are willing to be with him, we can take a look."

Li Changhe's aunt Feng Xiaolan also smiled and spoke to Shen Yuxiu at this time.

Liu Mantang is now in his forties. Nowadays, some people in their forties become grandfathers.

He wants to find someone who can have children. To put it bluntly, someone who is too old is definitely not suitable because it is not easy to have children when you are old.

But those who are younger and unmarried may not look down on Liu Mantang. You can't say that there is no such thing, but the probability is very small.

Moreover, an old man marrying a young woman is not a good thing in this era, and people's ideas tend to be conservative.

The quickest and most suitable option might be some young widows. Some of them have a hard time raising their children. If they find a high-ranking man like Liu Mantang, they won't have any problem even having another child.

There is no such thing as a bootlicker these days. Besides, many widows nowadays come from decent families with good character.

Feng Xiaolan's words meant that they had already discussed it on the way here.

"What level is Mantang now?"

Shen Yuxiu asked with a smile at this time.

"Sister, it was level 12 before. After coming back this time, I think it will jump up a bit. But it's hard to say whether it will be level 11 or ."

Liu Mantang said with a smile at this time.

Li Changhe was a little surprised when he heard this.

After spending a long time with Lao Kou and others, he had a general understanding of the administrative levels within the military.

Level 13 is deputy division level, level 12 is full division level, and level 11 is quasi-army level.

According to the military ranks of later generations, Liu Mantang should now have a rank of colonel, and after promotion he will be a major general.

However, if this guy also makes contributions in the south, it is not impossible for him to be promoted to the rank of general when the military rank system is restored.

Wow, is this a hidden boss?

I just don't know what unit he leads. "Let's calculate it as level 12, that's the salary of level 11, 195.5 yuan a month, the same salary as your brother-in-law."

"This salary is more than enough to support a family."

Shen Yuxiu was very familiar with this and could calculate it the moment she opened her mouth.

During this period, the salary within the military was one level higher than the administrative level. For example, if you were level 12, you would receive the salary of a level 11.

Of course, this level of advancement stops at the top few standards, but it is still beneficial for officers below the top level.

"Whether she's a widow or not is another matter. We'll find a good one if we can. I'll look around the school and nearby areas for you first. Xiaolan, you can also look around your workplace."

"I'll go ask the Women's Federation and the Labor Union later. We'll give priority to finding the right one."

Shen Yuxiu nodded and said at this time.

She is in the school logistics department and is quite familiar with some people in the Women's Federation and the trade union. There are quite a few schools, government agencies and state-owned factories in Haidian, so there will always be suitable candidates.

"Then I'll trouble you, big sister."

"You're still being polite to me. I'll check it out when I go to school tomorrow."

"Okay, it's time to cook. Xiaolan, come with me to the kitchen and prepare dinner for them."

"Uncle Mantang, you are in the army, what branch is it?"

Li Changhe finally seized the opportunity and asked curiously.

Liu Mantang glanced at Li Changhe and said with a smile: "Boy, do you know what kind of soldier your uncle is?"

"Captain of the reconnaissance battalion!"

Li Changhe certainly knew that his uncle was both civil and military, and had learned martial arts from a master in the capital, so he was the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion.

Otherwise, how could an ordinary battalion commander be valued so much by his old leader?

"So, you are also from the reconnaissance battalion?"

Li Changhe asked thoughtfully.

"His reconnaissance battalion is of high rank, but I heard that you suffered heavy losses during your trip south this time?"

After Shen Yuchuan finished talking to Li Changhe, he turned and asked Liu Mantang.

Liu Mantang nodded: "Yes, there are many problems exposed this time, and the same is true on our side."

"In fact, there are many excellent soldiers who should not have died."

"It's like there was a battle, and two squads under my command were on a special mission to find the enemy's artillery positions."

"We finally found it and completed the mission, but we lost our way when we were retreating and entered the jungle over there."

"They have scouts over there, too. Once we get into the jungle, it's their world."

"My two squads did not suffer any casualties during the mission, but they got separated in the jungle and were caught up and killed by the enemy. In the end, only three people returned."

"Ugh"

When Liu Mantang said this, he sighed deeply.

"In fact, Uncle Mantang can suggest to the higher-ups to upgrade the scouts."

Li Changhe thought about it and decided to reveal some information to Liu Mantang.

"Scout upgrade?"

At this time, Liu Mantang looked at Li Changhe in confusion.

"Nephew, what do you mean by this scout upgrade?"

Li Changhe pondered and said, "I was reading some materials in the National Library before. Some Soviet history of World War II recorded that Germany had a very special unit at that time, called the Brandenburg Unit. They would wear enemy uniforms, go behind enemy lines, and conduct disguised infiltration and reconnaissance."

"I know that. The Japanese also had them at that time. They were called the Okazaki Battalion. During the Hundred Regiments Campaign, our 20,000-man army besieged their 500-man battalion, but we failed to capture it. We only killed 200 people, and then let them hold out until reinforcements arrived."

Liu Mantang said in a deep voice at this time.

The Okazaki Battalion in history was the prototype of the Yamazaki Battalion in the TV series "Drawing Sword".

Unlike the TV drama where Li Yunlong used 3600 grenades to wipe out the Yamazaki Battalion, the -man Okazaki Battalion in history was well-equipped with mortars and mountain cannons.

Five hundred people dared to infiltrate the hinterland of our army which had a hundred thousand strong troops, and finally destroyed our arsenal. Then they waited for the arrival of reinforcements while being surrounded, and finally retreated successfully.

"Well, in addition to that, I read in some books about World War II that the British later created a similar force in North Africa, called the SAS Air Service Regiment."

"This type of troops is just like our scouts. They all carry out special missions and their individual combat capabilities are very strong."

"But one difference is that they will also have strong survival abilities in the wild."

"For example, jungle camouflage and extreme wilderness survival!"

"I understand the jungle camouflage thing, but what do you mean by extreme wilderness survival?"

Liu Mantang became interested at this time and asked Li Changhe seriously.

Li Changhe thought for a moment and said, "I think it should be like the primitive people. Even if they only have a small knife, they can survive in the jungle."

"For example, eating ants, snakes, and even mice raw."

"Of course, many of these contain pathogens, but some can be eaten raw after simple processing. For example, many insects are high in protein and can supplement the elements needed by the human body."

"In addition, you can also use it to determine how to find water in the jungle and use the stars to determine the direction at night."

"If our scouts have these skills and learn how to hide and camouflage in the jungle, I think there will be fewer situations like what you said."

"Even if you are alone, you can still act like a hunter, setting traps and killing the enemy."

"what do you think?"

What Li Changhe said was actually the concept of special forces.

In the 1980s, especially after the Vietnam War, the country gradually formed various special forces based on this group of veteran scouts.

However, Li Changhe remembered that it was almost the mid-to-late 1980s.

It was only 79, and he could have told Liu Mantang about this idea in advance and then asked the senior leader of the reconnaissance unit to put it forward.

If this had been done in advance, perhaps we would have suffered fewer casualties in the next ten years of war.

After listening to what Li Changhe said, Liu Mantang's eyes were already shining.

He could imagine that if the people in his army really had the ability to survive in the wilderness as Li Changhe said, then the scope and ability of their missions would be even greater.

You can even take this opportunity to set up an ambush in the jungle and lure the enemy into the game.

"Okay, this is a very good idea. Upgrading the scouts is indeed a good idea."

"Yes, this can actually be divided into many categories. For example, besides the jungle, those next to the desert can study desert survival, those next to the sea can learn ocean survival, and so on."

"Of course, it is best to find a professional geography and biology teacher or even a professor to explain this knowledge. You can't just practice blindly."

"Just like snakes have parasites in their bodies, mice are also full of germs. You can't just eat them blindly. That would be too dangerous."

Li Changhe reminded Liu Mantang again at this time that he should not practice blindly just for the sake of leveling up.

It is best to find professional teachers and professors to create courses.

"I understand that. I certainly can't joke about the lives of the soldiers. But nephew, your idea is indeed a good one."

"Wait for me to report it to the leader. If it succeeds, I will recommend you for credit!" Liu Mantang said excitedly at this time.

(End of this chapter)