177. Extreme testing

Since it was impossible to determine the final movement of the rebels, the two airdropped regiments mentioned above have not been in place. However, because of the existence of the two attack ships, Zhao Li was no longer too worried that the enemy would suddenly kill him, and he was relieved and bold to train the new recruits in the mining area after arranging guards in several directions.

In the middle of this batch of supplies, there is an active radar scanning system. After being blown up by the rebels last time, there has been no corresponding equipment, and this time I finally have an active eye again.

Because of the smooth communication line, Zhao Li was also able to know that between the edge planet and the journey star, there must be one or several transfer stations that are still working normally. This also proves Kang Hongyuan's previous speculation from the side. The situation is already like this, so there is no way for the time being, but to do everything possible to strengthen his strength, and work hard to ensure that he will not be sacrificed in the next actions.

The training enthusiasm of the recruits was high, and those soldiers who had experienced sniper warfare, after learning the standards of Zhao Li's training of these recruits, did not hide their secrets at all, just like Sanders and Zhao Li trained them, and began to indoctrinate skills training for those recruits.

Time is tight, the task is heavy, and everyone knows it. There are still more than 2,000 rebels, and although the number of recruits far exceeds the rebels, the real combat effectiveness is vulnerable. So, in the beginning, the task of the recruits was to learn to obey orders.

This is the most important and the most basic. Zhao Li's requirements are very simple, since he is a soldier, even in the face of a rain of bullets, he must have the courage to rush upward. In order to cultivate the discipline and courage of the recruits as soon as possible, Zhao Li and Sanders even adopted some extreme methods.

Each recruit is required to climb over a flat section of road after simply learning the most basic prostrate movements. There was nothing special about this stretch of road, but at a height of eighty centimeters above the ground, there were several machine guns, and if any part of the recruits' bodies was higher than that, they would definitely be hit.

This type of training is not commonly used even in the training of special forces. Even if it is used, it is used to cultivate the sense of the battlefield of special soldiers, as well as to feel the strangeness of bullets flying by at close range, and to exercise psychological quality when all basic skills are mastered and proficient. But it has never been used on recruits.

Zhao Li and all the recruits made it clear that this was a test, the time was tight, the task was heavy, and there was no more time for them to adapt. If you want to cultivate combat effectiveness in a short time, you have to use this extreme way. Of course, this time the test was completely voluntary. Recruits can refuse, but if they refuse, they will be eliminated.

If you say it first and don't dare to rush forward, it doesn't mean that that person is a bad seed, it's just that it's not suitable as a warrior who charges into battle, and there is a lot of other work to do. Say it in advance, so as not to make everyone resist it.

Just like that, almost more than a thousand people have been eliminated. All of a sudden, the original team of more than 5,000 people immediately lost a lot of weight. Then, the test of real guns and live ammunition began, and the recruits climbed over the flat ground where the machine guns were fired in order, led by their captains.

After all, he has just mastered the skills, and the movements are not in place. Moreover, actually hearing the sound of bullets flying overhead, and feeling the sound of bullets passing by you, is a completely different feeling from when you are talking in the open air. Many of the recruits, who swore that they would be able to pass, were frightened by this scene after climbing a few steps and did not dare to move.

The most extreme thing is that one soldier was completely frightened by this atmosphere, and he didn't even care that there were bullets flying on his head, and he screamed, and ran around in all directions.

Seeing that the bullet was about to sweep the new soldier into a sieve, at the critical moment, Zhao Li rushed into the barrage in time, and when he was hit by more than a dozen bullets on his body, he pressed the new soldier to the ground. Sanders, who was in charge of the machine-gun fire, also noticed the anomaly and stopped firing in time.

Before the training was completed, he almost lost one person, which made Zhao Li a little embarrassed. But when he saw the new fighter, he couldn't get angry anyway. He was already frightened, with tears in his eyes, his eyes were dull, under the cover of Zhao Li, he crawled on the ground mechanically, desperately trying to struggle, but he couldn't win Zhao Li's strength.

Everyone saw this scene, and after the machine gun fire stopped, Zhao Li got up and asked the medical soldiers to come and take care of the new soldiers, and he stood in front of the new soldiers who had not yet been tested, and once again said his request.

"If you are not mentally prepared, I advise you, those who are not prepared, to quit immediately." Looking at the somewhat looking team lined up in front of him, Zhao Li had to remind again: "Let me correct a little, this is not a suggestion, this is an order!" Such an abnormal performance will not only harm yourself, but also affect your comrades-in-arms. Those who quit can still engage in logistics services in the mining area, but they are not suitable for charging into battle, and I don't want you to risk your lives! ”

When he said this, Zhao Li's clothes still had a few holes that had been punched out by bullets. More soldiers watched this scene, and their eyes were more eager, and there were also some people who were strong enough to support themselves, and after seeing the bullet holes on Zhao Li's body, they silently stood aside.

The scene just now is already very telling, if it weren't for Zhao Li, that new soldier would definitely be killed. And Zhao Li was shot several times because he saved him. If you change to another person who is not very good at cultivation, you will definitely die on the spot. Zhao Li is right, if he suddenly goes crazy like this on the battlefield, he will not only harm himself, but also affect his comrades. If it is not suitable, it is much better to take the initiative to quit than to involve a group of people at that time.

There was another point that Zhao Li didn't expect. This scene just now has been deeply rooted in the hearts of all the new fighters. A master who can resist bullets, this is in the fringe area, and it is a person worthy of people's admiration. This man, in particular, is a fighter who is desperate to rescue him.

No wonder people call him Zhao Maniac, saving people under bullets is not something anyone can do. And being a soldier under such a person, no one will feel unhappy.

Their captain didn't even need to say anything more, a commander who was willing to take the lead in exterminating the Black Prison Mercenary Regiment for his two soldiers, a commander who broke the limbs of hundreds of people, and a commander who was willing to save his own soldiers under the barrage, the soldiers could follow him to death!

The small interlude probably wasted more than ten minutes, but the rest of the process went smoothly. Needless to say, the captains who had already fought in the rain of bullets, and even those recruits were inspired by Zhao Li's scene just now, and they climbed the 100-meter section with their hands and feet. In the test of more than 3,000 people, not a single person was injured, but many of them were bruised and contused in a few places because they were not skilled in their movements, but basically they were not serious.

This method can indeed see the effect quickly, and after these passing soldiers gathered again, Zhao Li saw a completely different team. If the people who stood here before were at most a rabble, then what they see now is a team that has undergone a simple battle baptism. Zhao Li had no doubt that if there were enemy fortifications in front of them and Zhao Li ordered them to rush forward with bullets, no one would hesitate.

With such a high success rate, Zhao Lidu felt a little surprised. According to the theories of the lunatics in the prisons, even if they are trained special forces, when they go through this training, about one or two percent of them will have problems. And this group of guys, who were all ordinary people a few days ago, and it seems that at most they are young and middle-aged people with relatively strong bodies, have reached such a high pass rate.

"How did you feel about the shots just now?" Just when Zhao Li was puzzled, Sanders' voice sounded behind him.

It's okay that Sanders didn't ask this question, as soon as he asked, Zhao Li immediately turned his face: "Hey, what did you mean just now, don't tell me you didn't control your hand, you deliberately waited for me to rush in before shooting at me!" ”

"That's right!" Sanders didn't deny it at all, and admitted with a smile: "I still targeted you and shot you more than a dozen times." Although Sanders was admitting, there was no expression on his face that he had done something wrong.

"If I hadn't rushed in, would that guy have been beaten to death by you?" Zhao Lihu blushed and asked.

"There will be no accidents, and there will be a cruel death, the kind where the whole body is broken into several pieces, blood is flowing all over the ground, and the brain and internal organs are flying everywhere." Sanders's words were not an exaggeration at all, the machine gun he controlled was so powerful. If it weren't for the bullet armor on Zhao Li's body, Zhao Li would definitely be that fate. Even so, now Zhao Li could feel a slight pain.

"Whew!" When Zhao Li asked that question, he already knew that he had asked a stupid question, and when he heard Sanders' answer, he looked at the recruits with high morale in the distance, and Zhao Li asked again: "Isn't this a little too cruel?" ”

"Training with this method is inherently extreme, and it doesn't matter if it's cruel or not." Sanders was noncommittal: "Originally, I was going to find one or two insane ones to make everyone feel the cruelty of war, but after you rushed in, I thought it would make more sense to add a few bullet holes to your body, so I waited for you for a while." ”

"You have repeatedly ordered and unacceptably quit automatically, but there are still people who are holding on to luck, the appearance of this person, and your performance, make everyone aware of what you said, and the number of people who take the initiative to quit has increased a lot." Sanders saw Zhao Li's inquiring gaze, and explained without modesty at all: "The rest are all hot-blooded young people who were moved by your mad behavior, and my bullet is eighty centimeters high, even if you roll over, nothing will happen." And, don't you think, is your leadership position more solid? ”

If you want to make these people form combat effectiveness in a short period of time, the personal charm of the chief himself is also an important part, but Zhao Li's action made everyone recognize Zhao Li. I can't help but say that Sanders's shots did save Zhao Li a lot of trouble.

"However, with such a high pass rate, I always feel a little unreal." Zhao Li didn't say anything about Sanders, if sacrificing one person can let everyone know their position, Zhao Li doesn't mind sacrificing one. It's just that the effect is not as good as it is now. Zhao Li was surprised by the problem of high pass rate: "I remember you said that special fighters also have an elimination rate of one to two percent. ”

"When the special fighters tested, there were twenty machine guns that strafed, and basically, as long as the body was a little exposed, they would be shot. Moreover, the height of strafing is between 40 centimeters and half a meter, and the bullets fly sideways against the back of the head, with the purpose of testing tactical skills, and the elimination rate is of course different. Sanders said lightly: "Moreover, this kind of test for special fighters has more stringent steps, requiring the completion of certain tasks on the march, and the difference in difficulty is more than ten times, which is normal." ”

Sanders's explanation made Zhao Li feel a lot more relieved. After this test, only more than 3,000 people passed, but it was certain that it was the kind of guy who dared to charge at the risk of bullets. The number of leaders per captain is reduced, but it is easier to command.

Sanders, on the other hand, seemed to feel that such a test was not enough, and after two days of familiarizing himself with the tactical moves, Sanders conducted such training again. This time, the height of the machine-gun fire was reduced to 60 centimeters, and the field was not so flat, there was a lot more mess.

Before the test, Zhao Li once again gave three orders, and those who don't have the guts, or feel incompetent, can quit. This time he will not make another move, the purpose of the training is not to let the soldiers develop the habit of relying on their superiors, but to let them master skills and exercise their mental quality.

It is undeniable that this step-by-step method of extreme training is very effective, and although it is more difficult again, many people have passed. But despite repeated instructions and explanations, there were still casualties in this test.

Several fighters instinctively chose to stay away from some dirty and disgusting obstacles, but this caused their bodies to rise a lot. And this guy Sanders mercilessly sent bullets directly into their bodies.

Large-caliber machine guns, strafing ordinary people who have not practiced combat techniques, no matter what part they sweep, will be a disaster. What's more, it is generally the head that is instinctively lifted when encountering a situation. Even if Sanders misses a shoulder and hits the shoulder, it can only be one result.

Several corpses, half of their bodies swept away, stayed in the middle of the field. Set an example for all new fighters, either not to be tested, to opt out, no one here will discriminate. Either it has to be passed, or there is only one result.

Such a soldier who has experienced a bloody lesson is a real soldier with strong psychology.

178. Ill-conceived

Bloody training did not make more people quit. The people of the periphery have been almost ignored by the federal axe for almost two hundred years. Although there are laws that can read their own power, there is an administrative system that can read their own power, and even the garrison of the Federation has detailed legislative provisions. However, the people's standard of living has not yet reached the average level of the federation, and the degree of social stability is far below the average level of the federation.

It's easy to have a rainforest mining industry, do legitimate business, and the products produced, whether it is civilian or military, have an irreplaceable role. Kang Hongyuan can see this opportunity, and he will definitely explain this to the people who can easily see a little light, especially these recruits who have joined the army.

Needless to say, defending one's homeland can also help the hometown elders get rid of the situation of being ignored in the marginal areas and be able to integrate into the Federation, who will give up such a good opportunity? Even those drug dealers are willing to read the law and have a standard of living that is in line with federal standards. Not to mention the ordinary people who are already hungry for it all.

With the exception of a few dozen recruits who thought they couldn't meet the standards, all of the others took part in the tougher tests. With the lessons of the past, the fighters who participated in the test were more careful, and the resistance to those obstacles was also minimized. In the end, it was still almost all passed.

Although some people died, the soldiers did not resent Zhao Li for not making a move this time. Zhao Li had made it very clear before that their current identity was a warrior, and they couldn't always rely on Zhao Li to save them when they were in danger. Could it be that Zhao Li was also asked to go to timely rescue during the war? And the dead comrades-in-arms made them feel the cruelty of war alive.

When they were cleaning up the corpses of the Black Dragon Society and the rebels before, they had already felt it once, but it was not as profound as this scene that happened in front of their eyes.

The dead soldiers were also buried in the cemetery of the barracks. Except that they did not have military merit medals, they were treated the same as other sacrificed soldiers. Of course, with so many people, even if Zhao Li wanted to take war insurance, he couldn't take care of it.

After two brutal tests in a row, the courage and morale of the soldiers have made great progress, and discipline has gradually become a habit. Time was running out, Zhao Li discussed with Sanders and began to teach the fighters the use and coordination of firearms.

From the beginning of the training to the completion of the two tests, it has been a week. Within this week, almost two thousand people were eliminated, but the remaining more than three thousand people, Zhao Li could boast without hesitation, although their combat skills were not very good, but one thing was that when there was an order to charge, no one would back down.

Within a week's time, the rebels had returned to their original transports. There are also some of their supplies there, as well as a certain number of guardians. After obtaining supplies and assembling the brigade, the rebel brigade turned and went into the jungle.

Subsequently, in the Akcala area, which borders the Golden Five Stars, a brigade of rebels appeared. The barracks of 200 people, with little resistance, were scattered by the direct onslaught of the rebels.

Not long after Zhao Li confirmed this news, another Saipan area bordering Jin Wuxing was also captured by the rebels' brigade in less than half a day. However, the rebel soldiers divided into two routes and directly attacked the military camps in the two places at the same time.

The two surrounding areas were taken down like lightning, of course, because of the lack of guns and ammunition in the entire marginal area, there was almost no luxury like Zhao Li. Again, there are more personnel and no combat effectiveness at all.

The two barracks are similar to the Golden Five Star barracks, both of which are locations that are suitable for military bases selected by the military in advance, and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. After the rebels occupied, they were directly reinforced on the original foundation, and soon became two solid rebel bases. All that the Federalist Axe Army had done before had at best laid a solid foundation for the rebels, who had not even been able to choose a location.

When he received this news, Zhao Li was still in intense training. Regarding the fall of the two military bases in a short period of time, Zhao Li really didn't know what to say. The armament of the marginal areas, a glimpse of the whole leopard, what is the original Jin Wuxing's surname, and other places are estimated to be similar. The rebels will probably wonder why it is also a marginal area, why is the defenders of the Golden Five Star completely different from other places?

The only thing that can be thankful is that now that the rebels have captured two military bases, it seems that they do not intend to attack the rainforest mining side anytime soon. And Zhao Li can also buy more time to train. At this time, if they can buy one more day of training, Zhao Li's strength will be strengthened, and their plan will be one step closer to success.

After determining the movements of the rebels, the long-awaited large-scale maneuver of the military finally began. As far as Zhao Li knew, it could also be seen from his military radar scans that at night, several large military transport ships began to slowly land near the bases in Acala and Saipan under the cover of several other attack ships. Of course, there is still a long way to go from the military base. Because it is not known whether the enemy has brought large anti-aircraft weapons, the attack ships did not directly bomb the ground bases, but adopted the method of escort.

As soon as these transport ships landed, Zhao Li's heart became more stable. At least, now the Golden Five Stars are no longer considered the front line of the war, and have become a semi-stable rear. Finally, I was able to have some more time to train.

The signal soldiers waited in front of the communicator at night without mentioning it, receiving battle reports from the front line at any time and reporting to Zhao Li at any time. The two regiments, almost combined, have a lot more strength than the rebels, and I don't know if they can successfully annihilate the rebels in the two strongholds.

Of course, in Zhao Li's mind, it is best to be able to annihilate them all, so there will be no trouble, at least there is no need to take risks here. It's much better than being used as a decoy.

The wish is beautiful, however, the reality is cruel. Just when Zhao Li thought that the airdrop personnel would quickly cut through the chaos and wipe out the rebels who had been exhausted and attacked by Zhao Li, the battle situation took a huge turn.

The rebels originally had more than 2,000 men left, and 3,000 were killed, and the troops were divided into two routes, each of which had 1,500 men, even if evenly distributed. An average airborne regiment against 1,500 rebels, supported by air strikes, should be ironclad in every way. If there can be an accident like this, then it's really a joke.

However, the battle situation seems to be a huge joke. Just as the rebels' 4,000 confident men planned to easily solve Zhao Li's 200 men and then occupy the rainforest mining industry but ran into Zhao Li, sometimes the development of things really does not depend on people's will.

It was as if all of a sudden, the rebels had conjured up a bunch of anti-aircraft weapons from among their men. The dense artillery fire directly knocked down several attack ships responsible for the attack in an instant. This is what Zhao Li can't figure out the most, obviously when he sent the attack ship to attack before, the rebels didn't have air defense weapons, could it be that the rebels conjured up so many weapons within a few days? While Zhao Li was surprised, he was also happy. Fortunately, he did not continue to send warships to attack later, otherwise, this would have been a big trouble.

The failure of the air strike made General Lucas, who learned the news, furious. The commanders of the two regiments that had already landed were strictly ordered to immediately divide and surround those rebels, and then annihilate them as soon as possible.

In fact, the so-called partition and encirclement does not make sense at all. The rebels have been divided into two lines, stationed in the two former political axe army military bases, which can be regarded as actively dividing. The encirclement, on the other hand, is simpler, and the soldiers of the two regiments, while the other side is defending against air strikes, have already completed the encirclement of the military base.

And at this time, it seems that the rebels have also discovered something, and the attack on the planet on the journey is crazy and intense. This time, General Lucas had no way to continue sending warships, and all his strength was invested in the Journey Planet.

It is very unusual, if it is only for two or three thousand infantry, the rebels should never make such an attack posture. However, no one can say why. Fortunately, the general was reassured that the strength and corresponding equipment of the two regiments had been put in place, and it was only a matter of time before the enemy was annihilated.

This is also Zhao Li's initial thought. At this time, there was no need for Zhao Li to even make any more feints or anything, and he didn't even need to make a show, the soldiers of the two regiments began to attack after completing the encirclement.

This time, Zhao Li personally sat in front of the communicator and watched the battle report on the front line. He wanted to study in detail how the commanders who led the great armies in battle commanded their armies and how they fought wars.

With such a purpose, Zhao Li's learning attitude was unusually correct, and his observation was very careful. It's a pity that the soldiers of these two regiments have just started to attack, and the sound of a sneak attack came from behind them.

The rebels are all in the base, where are the people from to sneak attack? When Zhao Li just received the news, he was taken aback. However, he soon understood.

The military base of the Political Axe Army, because the local law restricts the maximum number of people to no more than two hundred and fifty, so the base is not very large. The more than 1,500 rebels are already very good if they can cram 500 people at a high density. It was for this reason that Zhao Li had to put the training of recruits in the huge place of rainforest mining, and the original military camp could not be put down at all.

Obviously, at least a large part of the enemy was hiding outside the barracks, echoing the captors in the barracks. The front and back attack seems to be the most skillful move used by the rebels.

The two airborne regiments are estimated to be similar to the situation encountered by the rebels in Jin Wuxing before, they are all dense jungle terrain, and the war machinery is impossible to put out at all except for air weapons, and even some large-caliber artillery cannot be transported in it, so they can only attack with some artillery and weapons used by individual soldiers, while the rebels are in the military base, using solid fortifications to resist, and occupy the advantageous position.

If that's all there is to it, maybe the tide of the battle won't change much. Two airborne regiments do not need to carry out a task that must occupy a certain place, as long as they can destroy the enemy in a mobile way. Therefore, the mobilization is very arbitrary, unlike the rebels, who have to pass through that pass and cause a large number of casualties under the strong attack.

As soon as they were attacked from behind, the two regiment commanders immediately flexibly mobilized their troops and made a detour to both sides, intending to take advantage of the superiority in numbers and equipment to surround the rebels. Such tactics, in Zhao Li's opinion at the time, were not wrong. However, Zhao Li always felt that there seemed to be something wrong, as if he couldn't remember something all of a sudden, patted his head, and couldn't figure out what he had overlooked.

"Zhao Li." Li Mengdie saw that Zhao Li had been concerned about the battle situation ahead, and he also consciously took on some work, worrying about Zhao Li: "The people of the LTTE are very honest these days, and there are no other abnormal activities except for the people who are sent out to occupy the territory. Although the LTTE helped a lot, Zhao Li still had people keep an eye on them to prevent any changes from happening.

"LTTE!" Zhao Li's mind flashed, and he finally knew where he felt wrong. Black Dragon Society! In the Golden Five Star area, the rebels controlled the Black Dragon Society in advance, and almost wiped out Zhao Li and their front and back attacks, if it wasn't for the Black Dragon Society's strong attack, this is a fait accompli.

If the rebels can be arranged like this in the Golden Five-Star region, how can they not have the same arrangement in other regions? Thinking of this, Zhao Li hurriedly connected the communication of one of the regiment commanders, hoping to remind him.

"What? The garrison commander of the Golden Five Star wants to talk to me? What's important? Zhao Li could clearly hear the voice from the communicator, but he couldn't see anyone: "Tell him to manage his own one-third of an acre of land, don't think that he is a character after a small battle, and he can point fingers everywhere." The voice arrived, and the communication clicked and hung up.

How so? Zhao Li couldn't figure it out, could it be that notifying a message had become finger-pointing? The unwilling Zhao Li connected the communication again, and as soon as the other party's communication soldier saw that it was him, he politely saluted him and politely hung up the communication.

Connected to another regimental commander, it was almost the same reply. Zhao Li put a hot face on the other party's cold ass twice, everyone has the surname Huo, Zhao Li is also on fire, and he doesn't pay attention to it anymore. It seems that Zhao Li's exploits, under the deliberate publicity of General Lucas, are already famous, otherwise the two senior commanders would not have treated him with such an attitude. Of course, it is not excluded that the other side does not see him in his eyes at all, and what good advice can a military commander in a periphery have? Timely intelligence? Just kidding, is the front line here or in the Golden Five Star?

After getting angry for a while, Zhao Li also calmed down and began to think about this issue carefully. After thinking about it, I feel that I should be notified, maybe the above has noticed this problem because of the appearance of the Black Dragon Society in the battle case of the Golden Five Stars. However, it's not a bad thing to have a little more reminder. Thinking of this, Zhao Li still began to connect and communicate.

This time, Zhao Li directly found General Lucas, perhaps, a reminder from top to bottom, would be more effective.

"General, this is the case, do you think it is necessary to remind the two regimental commanders?" Zhao Li said his conjecture again, and at the same time mentioned the attitude of the two regiment leaders: "I can't send the news here, you see?" ”

"Damn, I'll let them know right away!" The general also seemed to be a little anxious, and stood up and began to connect directly to the front.

And such an action also fully verifies Zhao Li's concerns, and the above does not seem to notice this problem.

(To be continued)