Hong Yan looked at the old Red Army who he hadn't seen for more than half a year, and his complexion was indeed much better. Maybe it's the reason why I feel good when I come back to work! However, there does not seem to be a significant improvement in the body. He wondered, it shouldn't be like this! It is said that after taking Jianjian Dan, the physical condition should be much younger.

"Grandpa Wu, what's wrong with your body?" Of course, Hong Yan had to ask.

"How?" Wu Dehou said in surprise.

"You didn't take the pill you were given to you in your hometown last time?"

Wu Dehou suddenly realized. He still thought he was sick. However, he was like a child who made a mistake and didn't dare to look into Hong Yan's eyes, so he didn't speak. The preciousness of the Fitness Pill is also known to Wu Dehou. Sighing secretly, he whispered, "I haven't taken it yet." ”

"Really? Hehe, Grandpa Wu, Grandma Shao is much younger than you, if you don't take that pill, how can you accompany her to old age? ”

Wu Dehou saw that Hong Yan said this, it was not good to hide it anymore, and told the truth: "Your pill is too precious, you and Grandma Shao dare not enjoy it!" After thinking about it, we thought that the old chief and the eldest sister were also older. They needed it more, and Grandma Shao personally sent it over. The old chief knew the pill and refused to accept it, and said that the old fairy said that he could only take it once, and if he used it again, it would have no effect. At the insistence of Grandma Shao, the eldest sister took it, and the effect was really good! The remaining one, Grandma Shao and I both wanted each other to take it, but it has been delayed until now, hehe! ”

After saying that, the old Red Army smiled embarrassedly.

"I heard you keep talking about the old chief, Grandpa Wu, who is the old chief you are talking about?" Hong Yan asked suspiciously.

"It's the one who went out of our county!" Wu Dehou raised his eyebrows when he said this, happy from the bottom of his heart. "That year, Grandpa Wu and I were less than twenty years old. went out with the master, and happened to meet the old chief who was resting on the edge of Hunan and Guizhou. When the fellow saw the fellow, his eyes were full of tears. After learning that he was a fellow countryman, under the guidance of the old chief, I participated in the G life, served as his guard, and then followed him to participate in the Long March, climbing snow-capped mountains and crossing grasslands, all the way to northern Shaanxi. Wu De said a few words, the time and space span is nearly a year and thousands of miles, but the hardships and dangers encountered can not be explained in three words.

Only then did Hong Yan confirm that the old chief in his mouth was An Guangdeng. The most precious thing is given to the old chief, human nature. What else can Hong Yan say.

After sitting for a while, the old Red Army took Hong Yan out of the house, and after going downstairs, he walked towards the family area. The people who saluted all the way continued, and the kind little old man was gone, replaced by a spirited and majestic general.

Grandma Shao was very happy to see Hong Yan and pulled him to ask long and short questions. Hong Yan apologized to her, because she didn't know where to go and left in a hurry, so she went straight to the door without a gift. Grandma Shao was angry: "Do you treat Grandpa Wu and Grandma Shao as outsiders?" It's the best gift you have when you're here, and it's so nice to have those things you gave back home! Grandpa Wu often chatters about your glutinous rice and your ginseng wine! It's coming, but you have to stay a few more days! ”

The old Red Army is the old couple at home. Children and grandchildren are all working in other places, and it is unlikely that they will be transferred to this place. Grandma Shao has no job and takes care of her wife wholeheartedly. The housing conditions of the families of high-ranking cadres in the military department are quite good, spacious and comfortable.

After dinner, the old Red Army turned on the TV and sat down to watch the news. Hong Yan was surprised to find that there was a news broadcast. When I asked, I found out that it was the program that was officially launched on New Year's Day this year, and there should have been a trial broadcast before! Hong Yan, who was lonely and unheard, didn't know that the trial broadcast time was the party's birthday the year before last. The purpose of the news program is to "publicize the voice of the party and the political axe and spread the world's major events". When Hong Yan went to college, the school distributed TVs to each class, and each class organized students to watch the strongest programs in the world. Later, people all over the country wanted to live in the news broadcast.

The old Red Army wants to fight with Hong Yan in two sets. He hadn't been down since the old Red Army left. After being deserted for too long, Hong Yan and the old Red Army were inseparable. The old man doesn't shout, and he regrets constantly; The small ones should not be compromised, and they should not be resolute. Grandma Shao laughed and scolded from time to time. Badly, the old Red Army was also interrupted by phone calls from time to time.

After breakfast the next day, Xiaohu drove a military jeep to pick up the old Red Army. He was accompanied by a sturdy soldier in his forties, tall and mighty, and brave. He stood up and saluted the old Red Army and called him the chief! After the old Red Army returned the salute, he got into the car and set off.

The old Red Army solemnly did not speak to Hong Yan. The jeep drove out of the military headquarters and headed west, the road was sparsely populated on both sides and the mountains were elevated. An hour later, two jeeps drove through a mountain pass, and the sturdy soldiers, waving small flags, slowed down into a small dam surrounded by mountains. But the small dam is different from what I have seen before. The road is lined with ravines and gravel, and fist-sized pebbles can be seen everywhere.

After another ten minutes, there is a wall and low barracks ahead. In the sentry salute, Hong Yan followed behind the old Red Army, and it was the strong soldiers who led the way. Bursts of roars loomed, and soldiers were training.

"Hello chief! Ouyang Chen, captain of the special forces brigade of the ×th Army of the PLA Army, reports to you, please instruct! Ouyang Chen's body was straight, his voice was loud, and he was five meters away from the old Red Army.

Hong Yan just found that Ouyang Chen's demeanor was moderate, his pace was steady, and his breath was long. In his forties, he still served as the captain of the special forces brigade, and he should not be outstanding only by virtue of his military age and official rank. The consciousness was swept away, and the heart was relieved.

"Back to training!" The old Red Army saluted back. Putting down his right hand, he said casually: "You train according to the plan, I'll take the children to see!" Leave us alone! ”

In the strong and powerful and loud "yes" sound, Ouyang Chen turned around and left.

"Hehe, Hong Yan, aren't you wondering?" The old Red Army turned around and smiled "slyly": "Let's go, let's see while walking!" ”

It turned out that after the old Red Army got Hong Yan's manuscript about special forces, he copied a copy and added his own reading comprehension to send it to the old chief. After reading it, the old chief handed it over to the Military Commission for study. The above naturally recognizes the importance of the content in the manuscript, and after research, it is refined and piloted. The first task of Wu Dehou's comeback was to be ordered to form a pilot special forces brigade. For comparison with the Scouts, all members of the team are drawn from the active duty units of the × Army.

The so-called scouts refer to the army's special scouts. Their main tasks are to obtain important military information, reconnoiter the enemy's troop numbers, personnel numbers, and firepower at the front line of battle, and carry out reconnaissance and sabotage strikes against the enemy's important military, communications, and communications facilities behind enemy lines. Scouts are the eyes and ears of the unit commander, and the information they provide lays the foundation for the commander's determination to fight.

In the previous life, the first full-time special forces in China were created ten years later. Scouts are not special forces, but a special branch of the regular forces. However, specialized scouts are required to have outstanding military, physical, and psychological qualities. Scouts move more quickly and flexibly, and have higher requirements for individual soldiers' physical fitness, agility, and comprehensive combat awareness. It can be said that the scouts are the "special forces" in the regular forces. They showed their skills in the 10-year self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, which began next year, and achieved a record that attracted worldwide attention.

Scouts are "special forces" in the regular forces, but not full-time special forces. The functions of the two overlap but are more distinct. After receiving the order, the old Red Army began to form a pilot special forces brigade, which was organized according to the scale of the battalion. However, more than 1,000 people were selected at the initial stage, and the training was eliminated one by one, and only those who were retained in the end were officially incorporated into the special brigade.

Hong Yan followed the old Red Army around the training areas. The old Red Army looked at the young man who was training seriously and nodded with satisfaction. Hong Yan could see that these trainings were only the current training of individual physical fitness and individual basic tactics. In addition to the well-known push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, time-limited runs and swimming, the Special Forces candidates used more difficult physical training methods than scouts, as well as a 5-kilometer run with logs on their shoulders, and a 10-kilometer sprint and trail run with sandbags tied to their legs in full gear were also required.

The iron sand palm and martial arts introduced by the old Red Army, Hong Yan did not see the candidates of these first special brigades training. Maybe it's because we're in the stage of selecting personnel and basic training, and it's not yet time to make the most of my strengths. And what about their martial arts instructors?

"Grandpa Wu, aren't they dressed properly?" Hong Yan saw that the training clothes of these trainers were still old and regular, and there were liberation shoes on their feet.

"No, we're worried about that. According to the set you said, plus weapons and other equipment, the value of a single soldier's equipment has exceeded 1,000 yuan. Coupled with some equipment made for special requirements, fire suppression, long-range strikes, communications and liaison equipment, it is more than a regular infantry division to raise a brigade. So, for now, we can only take it step by step. The old Red Army did not hide it and spit out the truth.

There is a lot of waste to be done, and money is needed everywhere. The cost of equipment for a battalion-level pilot brigade is comparable to that of a regular infantry division, and those who handle it will naturally grit their teeth. No one wants to invest too much until they see the benefits. The growth of new things is not all smooth sailing. Without the first Gulf War, China would not have understood the significance of the "g-life" nature of the special forces.

"There is some money that should be spent, and it can't be saved! Although the cost is higher, the reward will also be greater. Hong Yan can understand the above approach, but he is not one of them, so naturally he can't say much.

As soon as the pilot brigade improved, the old Red Army sent people to invite him to watch. This touched his heart. Yesterday, when I saw the words "×th Army", my heart moved. In next year's southern Xinjiang operation, this army will be the first unit to participate in the battle on the Western Front to cross the river, and it will show military might, but it will also make great sacrifices.

"Train first, and the equipment and weapons can come step by step." The old Red Army could understand the country's difficulties, so they did not rush to do it. In any case, it is peacetime, there is no threat of war, there is no urgency and urgency from top to bottom.

"Grandpa Wu, there are some things that should be done sooner rather than later." Hong Yan reminded.

"What? What do you hear? The old Red Army stopped and asked in a low voice.

"Grandpa Wu, you are really joking, where did I hear the wind. Hehe, it can't be that you know something, right? Hong Yan smiled, slyly and cunningly.