Yang Ling used thunderous means to eliminate the plainclothes teams and traitors hidden in the villages in the guerrilla area, which greatly deterred those wavering wall grass.

These people at both ends of the snake and rat realized Yang Ling's iron and bloody hand, so they all put away their careful thoughts and actively supported the work of the guerrillas.

The propaganda team under the guerrillas went deep into the fields to propagate the idea of resisting Japan and saving the people, so that the people who could not read a few words realized the importance of everyone's participation in the war of resistance and salvation.

With the support of the guerrillas, women's committees and militia units patrolling and guarding were set up in the villages of the 3rd guerrilla detachment.

Due to the erosion of the war in the early stage, a large number of officials fled, and the devils had limited troops and could only take care of the towns, and many rural areas in northern Jiangsu became anarchy, so that bandits were rampant and the people were struggling to make a living.

And now Yang Ling's arrival has quickly restored order in these rural areas, cracked down on bullies and bandits, suppressed traitors and plainclothes teams, and ended the previous chaotic state.

With the successive establishment of militia units in various villages, the officers and men of the guerrilla units who had been stationed in the villages to maintain order withdrew one after another to the areas around Xiaowangzhuang for intensive training in order to enhance their combat effectiveness.

After the initial intensive training, the recruits of the six companies recruited by Yang Ling's Third Guerrilla Detachment already had the appearance of soldiers.

In order to quickly improve their combat effectiveness, Yang Ling asked the recruits to be mixed into two main companies in batches, and led them to the vicinity of Qinghe Town to fight cold guns and practice actual combat with veterans as the backbone.

Due to the good logistics support, the recruits have a high enthusiasm for fighting, although they frequently missed at the beginning, but Yang Ling believes that after tempering, they will gradually grow up.

When Yang Ling paid attention to the training of new recruits, some elites were selected from the veterans who were preparing for the backbone and began to set up a special combat team.

"Sir, what is a special combat team?"

At the regular military meeting of the guerrilla detachment, Yang Linggang proposed the formation of a special combat team, and everyone was puzzled, after all, they had never been exposed to this concept before.

Facing everyone's confused eyes, Yang Ling was not in a hurry, but patiently explained to them.

Yang Ling gave an example: "Do you know the special service battalions and spy companies directly under our group armies and various armies? ”

"You know, they're all pretty good." As soon as Yang Ling said this, they all suddenly realized.

After all, in the Chinese army, these spy companies and spy battalions are all elites selected from the whole regiment and the whole army, and to a large extent, they also shoulder special combat missions.

"The special combat team we want to form is similar to the special operations battalion, which is mainly formed to carry out special tasks, but there are also differences."

Staff Officer Lei Xiong asked curiously: "What's the difference?" ”

Yang Ling explained: "Those special forces that directly belong to the regiment headquarters and the military department are mainly to carry out the task of guarding the commander and blocking the enemy at critical moments, and there are many personnel, and the selection is not very strict. ”

"But the special combat team I am talking about is carrying out more difficult tasks, such as going deep into the enemy camp to carry out decapitation missions, going deep into enemy-occupied areas to spy on military intelligence, and rescuing hostages under heavy siege by the enemy......

After Yang Ling finished speaking, everyone gasped, these tasks are really not capable of ordinary troops, almost all of them are dead.

"It's almost no different from a death squad." Deputy company commander Zheng Gang spoke.

Yang Ling nodded: "It is precisely because the tasks performed are extremely dangerous, so the special combat team must be the elite of the elite." ”

Company commander Wu Changqing asked: "Sir, I don't know what conditions are required to join the special combat team?" ”

Yang Ling looked around at the people who were looking at him, and slowly spoke: "First, absolute loyalty, you can't allow enemy agents to mix. ”

"And what else?"

"In addition to this, you need to be quick-witted, excellent marksmanship, strong-willedness, hard-working......"

Yang Ling said a lot of conditions in one breath, and everyone was speechless, according to such conditions, I am afraid that the entire third guerrilla detachment will not be able to pick out a few.

"Sir, isn't this a bit harsh?"

Although Quartermaster Sun Chong has never led troops to fight, as the saying goes, he has never eaten pork and seen pigs run, and he has never seen such strict selection conditions.

Yang Ling saw that everyone was frightened, and his tone softened: "Of course, it's not impossible to relax the conditions, and you can also be admitted with outstanding abilities in a certain aspect, such as a marksman who knows Japanese and has particularly outstanding marksmanship." ”

Although Yang Ling relaxed the conditions, everyone still definitely wanted to join this so-called special combat team, I am afraid it is more difficult than ascending to the sky.

"Of course, because the special combat team is carrying out extremely difficult and dangerous tasks, every member of the team will be promoted to second lieutenant without exception, and the monthly salary is five times that of ordinary soldiers."

Yang Ling has offered a very generous treatment, as long as he successfully joins the special combat team, it is equivalent to a crow turning into a phoenix, and ordinary soldiers can also leap up to become an officer at the level of second lieutenant.

After hearing the treatment given by Yang Ling, everyone looked at each other, this treatment is too good.

Many brothers may not survive the rank of captain after fighting all their lives, and now Yang Ling has created a shortcut for them to be promoted.

"Do you have any objections to that?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Yang Ling knocked on the table and asked.

What objections can everyone have, now Yang Ling has established absolute authority in the Third Guerrilla Detachment.

Besides, now that the deputy captain Zhang Liechen has not come back from the column, he is just a man of his word, even if he opposes it, it is useless, they all shook their heads one after another.

"Since you have no objections, then notify me that the selection of special combat personnel will begin tomorrow in our Third Guerrilla Detachment, and anyone who wishes can sign up to participate."

Staff Officer Lei Xiong asked weakly: "Chief Yang, can the recruits also participate?" ”

Yang Ling nodded: "Both veterans and recruits can participate, and you can also participate." ”

Hearing this, Wu Changqing and the others were all excited, ordinary special combat team members have the rank of second lieutenant, and the special combat captain must have the rank of colonel.

Now, although Wu Changqing and the others are the company commanders of the main company, they are lieutenant-level officers, and if they can enter the special combat team, they may have to be promoted to this rank.

Soon, the news of the formation of a special combat team spread in the 3rd guerrilla detachment, and when they heard about such a generous treatment, they immediately exploded.

Both veterans and recruits are gearing up to do a big job, after all, they can be promoted to second lieutenant through the competition, and the military salary is five times that of ordinary soldiers, which is too tempting.

But when they saw the harsh conditions of the selection, they were all dumbfounded, isn't this a joke for them?

No matter what the soldiers thought, Yang Ling's special combat team selection still began, and Yang Ling personally appeared on the scene to make everyone realize that Yang Ling was not joking.

Those recruits who did not have strength were apprehensive, while the veterans who had strength were full of confidence, and in the face of favorable treatment, almost all the officers and men signed up for the primary election.