At the end of his studies at the Military Academy, Li Yunlong handed in his graduation thesis "On Special Operations in the Cold War Period." He didn't expect that his thesis would be so successful that even the dean nodded slightly in approval after listening to his thesis defense.

The choice of this topic was not a whim for him, but he was deeply impressed by the Yamamoto special forces of the Japanese army back then. In his thesis, he first talked about the rise and development of special forces and the characteristics of special operations, and pointed out that in different historical periods, some rudiments of special detachments appeared in our army, such as the forced crossing of the Dadu River by 17 warriors during the Red Army period, which was a kind of small-scale commando force with the nature of a special force, composed of cadres and fighters with relatively high military quality, and equipped with the most sophisticated weapons under the conditions at that time, so that it could exert the greatest firepower effect in a short period of time. Facts have proved that under different terrain conditions or different offensive and defensive situations, the strength reflected in different firepower compositions is very different. Although the commanders of our army did not know the concept of special operations at that time, the theory of war is the same, whether you realize it or not, this kind of small commando already has the characteristics of special forces. In addition, the armed engineering team of our army behind enemy lines during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the small detachment formed during the suppression of bandits in the northeast during the War of Liberation all have this characteristic. Therefore, our army is no stranger to special operations. Under the general strategic pattern of dividing the world into two camps today, as a result of the arms race, the military strength of the two sides has disappeared from strength to strength, and a new round of equilibrium has entered a state of equilibrium, and the danger of a new world war has been reduced, and a large number of infiltration and counter-infiltration conflicts will appear in local areas or at the junction of the outposts of the two sides. Under such circumstances, our army should attach importance to and quickly set up special operations units, and military science departments should attach importance to this issue and conduct scientific and systematic research on the selection of special forces personnel, the allocation of equipment, and the subjects of training. In view of the current state of war in the Taiwan Strait, which has not yet ended, it is suggested that the first batch of special detachments should be formed on the front line to carry out artillery bombardment and infiltration of the islands where the enemy forces are entrenched and a combination of anti-infiltration special operations.

What the generals and cadets of the High Command Department are thinking about is the general strategic pattern of the socialist camp against the capitalist camp. As for specific tactical issues, they are mostly considered from the perspective of large corps operations, while the special operations of small commandos are generally regarded as small skills of carving insects and are tactical problems in tactics. The lack of creative herd mentality is manifested in the military field, and it cannot but cause deviations in the strategic foresight of the generals.

Ding Wei is good at using reverse thinking. His mind never runs in a straight line, but in a jumping shape, sometimes retrograde and sometimes spreading at a certain point, and once his mind enters the military field, it becomes extremely sharp. Ding Wei's thesis shocked everyone and caused an eight-magnitude earthquake at the Military Academy. "I have seen large families of four generations, usually numbering one or two hundred, and the head of the family is the eldest great-grandfather, whose survival makes this large family cohesive, and the death of the great-grandfather will inevitably lead to the disintegration of the extended family. From this, I have come to the conclusion that the stability of a large family is relative, while division is inevitable, and that once the balance within the family is broken, the family will fall apart in an instant......"

A lieutenant general in charge of the review interrupted Ding Wei's words: "Major General Ding Wei, what do you want to express?" ”

"Oh, please be patient with me, what I want to say is the key issue of the defense of our territory under the strategic pattern of the world today. If you look at the map, the biggest threat to the southern part of our territory is from Taiwan and the islands occupied by the Kuomintang troops, and the indirect threat is the US Seventh Fleet stationed in the Taiwan Strait. These threats are not to be worried, with Taiwan's military strength, it is difficult to start a major war, at best it is only a local limited war, and the United States has just signed an armistice agreement in Panmunjom, North Korea, and is unable to fight again in a short period of time, and the United States will not easily get involved in a large-scale war due to the limitations of the state system and other factors. Japan's military industry in eastern Japan was completely destroyed in World War II, and it will be difficult to make a comeback within 20 years. In the western and southwestern parts of our country, the only country capable of causing an incident is India. I predict that in the near future, it will be possible for our army to engage in a limited border war with the Indian army in the mountains of the Sino-Indian border area. India's industrial strength and military strength are not enough to pose a threat to our country, and from the perspective of the operational area, the terrain is quite unfavorable to the Indian army; in my opinion, as long as our army takes a few important border towns several tens of kilometers deep, the Indian capital New Delhi will have no danger to defend, and our army will be able to wave its division and attack Huanglong. The conclusion is that in the event of a war on the southwestern border, it will be a limited border war, and the forces mobilized by our army will not exceed 10 infantry regiments. As I said earlier, there is not much threat to the west, south-west, south and east of our country. ”

Speaking of this, Ding Wei looked around and said, "Oh, all of you here are your own people, and there are no Soviet advisers, so I dare to say something." Comrades, what I would like to say next is that from a military point of view, from the point of view of territorial defense, I believe that the focus of the defense of our territory should be on the north-west, north, north-east......"

Before Ding Wei's words fell, the generals and schools present were shocked, this Ding Wei simply ate leopard gall, who is in the northwest, north, and northeast of my country? It was the Soviet Union and Mongolia, the elder of the big socialist family, the big brother, the commander of the socialist camp, the country founded by Lenin, the heart of the world proletarian revolution, and you regarded the Soviet Union as an imaginary enemy, as a potential enemy.

The generals took out their handkerchiefs and wiped the cold sweat oozing from their heads, and they all turned their eyes to the dean who was sitting in the back row. The marshal's face was expressionless, and his years of war had given him the habit of being moody and invisible, making it difficult to discern his tendencies. The marshal waved his hand and motioned for Ding Wei to continue.

"As I said earlier, the stability of any big family is relative. So can it be considered that the same is true of the military alliance between countries, where brothers and sisters can turn against each other for the sake of interests, then the alliance between countries is more fragile, and at all times, national interests take precedence over ideological beliefs. Since they are both big brothers and belong to the same big socialist family, what is it difficult to do between brothers? Why not give us back the 1.5 million square kilometers of land that the old tsar stood? I don't think Big Brother will return it, not to mention the resources of Siberia, even if you lose the ice-free port in the Far East, Big Brother can't stand it, and you will lose control over half of the Pacific Ocean. Look at it, the interests of the state and the nation are above all else. When the Anti-Japanese War was won in 1945, I led my troops out of the customs and dealt with the big brothers, and now that I think about it, I always feel a little bit like that. ”

The generals and colonels present were silent, and the room was so quiet that even the tips of the needles could be heard. Who doesn't sweat for Ding Wei?

"Comrades, today I am not talking about political issues, nor is the length of time for establishing a military alliance with fraternal countries; as a senior commander of our army, what I am considering is the issue of territorial defense among military issues; theoretically speaking, if a military power emerges in the surrounding areas of a country, regardless of whether this military power has any intention of making a move, in fact, a potential threat has already been constituted, and the initiative of whether to do it or not is in the hands of others, and what we have to do is to take precautions, and it will be too late for others to make a move."

"In 1945, Big Brother sent troops to the Northeast, which was indeed beautiful in tactics, the advance speed of the mechanized corps was amazing, and the logistical support capability was simply impeccable. At that time, because of the position we were in, it was natural to applaud. But on the other hand, one day, when Big Brother repeats his old tricks and gives us a hand again, we won't be able to laugh. ”

"Look at the border between our country and the Soviet Union and Mongolia, there is almost no danger to defend, the terrain is not in my favor, it is extremely vulnerable to attack, and the Gobi and steppes in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia are very suitable for the deployment of large-scale armored clusters and motorized columns, and the Soviet army should be a strong point in this regard. China's northeast region is strategically positioned and vulnerable to attacks from different directions, and once the other side succeeds, China will lose its heavy industry base and strategic resource base, and the consequences will be unimaginable. The loss of Port Arthur will enable the other side to establish a solid strategic support point in China's northern region, and their Pacific Fleet can cruise along China's coastline, and the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and even the South China Sea will all be the cruising range of the Pacific Fleet, and China's coastline of more than 10,000 kilometers will be blocked, while the other side can carry out amphibious landings at any point along the long coastline. ”

"Comrades, this is not sensationalism, it is not unfounded, but it is likely to happen someday in the future. This potentially huge threat is real, just look at the composition of its military power, it has four major fleets: the Pacific Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, the Northern Fleet, and the Black Sea Fleet. It is the only country in the world that has five major branches of the military, in addition to the navy, land and air force, it also has a strategic rocket force and a territorial defense force, its military force composition is designed for global strategy, not just for homeland defense, they have the ability to fight a war in any corner of the world, and its national political system is more rapid and effective than that of Britain and the United States in deciding whether to conduct a major war. ”

"In this regard, I have concluded that a unified strategic vision should be developed, with the first priority of countering the threat from the north. The specific military deployment should be as follows: first, permanent national defense fortifications should be established on the northeast border, a large-depth defense zone should be set up, and elite corps should be deployed in the second-line area as a strong strategic reserve; Second, on the northern and western borders, the focus of defense should be set on the second line, for example, the defense fortifications of Inner Mongolia should be set up on the Daqingshan line outside Zhangjiakou, because fighting the opponent's mechanized corps on the prairie is purely attacking the enemy's strengths with one's own shortcomings. Our army lacked capital, so it simply ceded the Gobi and the steppe and relied on the terrain for defense; Third, the front-line corps in the northeast should have the strategic idea of attacking and defending in an all-out way, and the concrete implementation is to adopt the tactic of "you fight yours, I fight mine" to avoid the enemy's attack and adopt a multi-channel counter-assault method to put the battlefield into the enemy's territory. Comrade Li Yunlong, your special operations unit can now show its skills, and if it can cut off the main railway artery running through Siberia, then the enemy's assault group will lose its logistical support, and the offensive momentum will inevitably come to a halt.

"And ...... Forget it, don't talk about it, as I said, this is just a simple issue of homeland defense, on a case-by-case basis, and has nothing to do with politics and diplomacy, if comrades have any ideas, you can treat it as a game of military confrontation on the sand table. ”

The generals and colonels present were silent, but they were horrified in their hearts: Ding Wei, you are really shocking, aren't you afraid of losing your head? Is this a joke?

A cadre of the academy took the case: "Ding Wei, your political position can be a problem, let it develop, the consequences are too terrible......" The generals began to discuss, and their voices became more and more noisy, and the arguments were everywhere.

The dean, who was sitting in the back row, suddenly stood up, he waved his hand, and there was a sudden silence everywhere. The marshal's face was calm, and he said word by word: "You don't have to make a fuss, this is not the General Staff Operations Department, and no one intends to fight a war, this is the Military Academy, and all the arguments here are discussions in the academic category, and have nothing to do with national policy, politics, diplomacy, theoretically speaking, the army of any country in the world can be used as an imaginary opponent, this is not surprising." As a general, if there is no real opponent at the moment, you must also create an imaginary opponent. The imaginary enemy is just a code name, if you are happy, this code name is a cat and a dog. The marshal's words drew a burst of laughter, and Ding Wei's thesis passed.

After graduating from the Military Academy, Li Yunlong returned to his old unit as a commander, Kong Jie returned to a field army stationed on the northeast border as a commander, Ding Wei was transferred to a large military region in the north as chief of staff, and Luo Dazheng and Chang Baosheng all returned to their old units as commanders. Everyone and classmates, although sometimes it is inevitable to bump and bump, but in the end, they are all people who lead soldiers to fight, and everyone gets together for a drink.

When they were about to break up, everyone drank again and fell into the dark.

Ding Wei said: "Our People's Liberation Army has a lot of hills, the first, second, and fourth front armies of the Red Army plus the Red 25th Army and the 26th Army, the 120th, 129th, and 115th divisions of the Anti-Japanese War plus several divisions of the New Fourth Army, the four major field armies of the Liberation War, which army does not have its own mountain? What is a Military Academy? It's a big wok, put all the people of our four major field armies into a pot to fry, and after returning to the furnace, they will be labeled with a unified label, and everyone will not distinguish each other. In the future, the brothers will be everywhere in the world, and if I, Ding Wei, come to the door one day to beg for food, the brothers will have to give food to eat. ”

Luo Dazheng said: "Damn, what are these words? If you have what I eat, you will eat, do you need to say that? I'll have to punish you with a drink! ”

Li Yunlong drank several glasses alone with a gloomy face, and paused the wine cup on the table with a "bang" and said: "Lao Ding, one day in the future, your nest will collapse, and there will be no place to hide from the rain, remember, you came to me." ”

Kong Jie stretched out a hand across the table and shook Ding Wei tightly, and only said: "The door of my house is always open......"

Ding Wei grabbed the wine bottle and drank it dry in one gulp, he put down the wine bottle and looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "If the war is not fought, what is the use of asking me Ding Wei?" Two acres of thin land and a grass house are enough. ”

Li Yunlong returned home and found that his son Li Jian had reached the age of being naughty and mischievous. This kid has been active since he was a child, and he is not idle for a moment, and if he is not careful, he will cause you some trouble. After graduating from the Foreign Language Institute, she was assigned to the Intelligence Department of the Military Region to work as a translator of materials. She discussed with Li Yunlong to send her son to kindergarten. Li Yunlong stared at his naughty son uncomfortably and said, "Is he okay?" This kid hasn't turned the kindergarten upside down? Can the teacher manage it? ”

Tian Yu said: "Let him live a collective life, it is good for him, and it is even more difficult to manage it at home." ”

On the first day of kindergarten, Li Yunlong and Tian Yu handed over their son to the teacher together, and the couple prepared to leave after a few words. When Li Jian arrived in a strange place and saw that his parents were leaving, he had a feeling of being abandoned, he cried desperately, grabbed his mother's shirt and didn't let go, no matter how he said it, it was useless. This annoyed Li Yunlong, and he was in a hurry to go to a meeting, so he slapped his son twice on the ass before he was able to get out.

At noon, as soon as Li Yunlong dismissed the meeting, he received a call from the head of the kindergarten, saying that Li Jian was making a fuss in the kindergarten and bitten the teacher, and asked Li Junchang to make a trip.

Li Yunlong was furious when he heard this, and he got into the Volga car that was distributed to him and rushed to the kindergarten in a hurry, and saw that the teacher had a circle of small round tooth marks on his hand, which had already oozing blood. Li Yunlong didn't say a word, opened the trunk of the car, picked up his son, stuffed him in despite his son's desperate struggle, and closed the lid with a "bang".

The director and the driver were shocked when they saw it, and they came up to dissuade them, saying, "Chief, the child is not sensible, how can he stuff it here?" ”

Li Yunlong glared: "If you don't teach now, you won't be able to manage it when you grow up, and you can't be a bandit." Get out of the way! ”

Everyone didn't dare to persuade them, and when the director saw this situation, he was afraid that something would happen, so he called Tian Yu in a hurry.

Li Yunlong returned home, took out his son from the trunk, tied it firmly to the bench with a backpack strap three or two times, picked up the cowhide armed belt and jerked it on his buttocks, and two purple-red marks immediately appeared on his son's white and tender buttocks. Li Jian cried loudly, and Li Yunlong became even more angry: "Damn, you can't bear it after only two hits?" Why does Lao Tzu have such a bear bag son? When you grow up, you have to be a traitor. And so a few more times.

Unexpectedly, his son didn't cry, he gritted his teeth, stared at Li Yunlong without saying a word, and looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water.

Li Yunlong's fire came up again, and he "snapped" a few belts, and roared in his mouth: "Damn, are you justified when you made a mistake?" You stared at Lao Tzu and were obviously unconvinced, and you didn't admit your mistake, and then you didn't admit your mistake, Lao Tzu beat you to death. ”

The son gritted his teeth and said, "I won't admit my mistake." ”

His son's tough attitude made Li Yunlong a little at a loss, he looked at his son's purple buttocks, and said in his heart that this little rabbit cub is really my species, his mouth is hard enough, if he doesn't beg for mercy, where will I put my father's face? Thinking about it, I picked up the belt again......

"Stop!" Tian Yu rushed in from outside like a lioness, she protected her son and shouted to Li Yunlong desperately, "You are going to do this kind of poison for such a young child?" You're not disciplining the child, you're trying to kill someone, so why don't you beat me to death with the child......"

Li Yunlong also regretted that he was too heavy, and he didn't have to go down the steps, so he threw down the belt and went down the steps, and taught him a lesson in his mouth: "Hmph, if you don't teach it, it's your father's fault, don't care about this kid, he will dare to kill someone one day." I'll spare you today, and I'll write a good check for Lao Tzu in the evening......" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that his son was illiterate.