Chapter 743: Marine Corps Selection
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In the blink of an eye, Xia Hongsheng has been in the Ryukyus for more than three months, and the weather is only slightly cooler than when he first came, but it still feels like summer.
The training of sailors has been basically determined, which is the result of the joint efforts of Xia Hongsheng and Li Xiaogong.
Now, all the sailors and soldiers led by Li Xiaogong have begun to carry out new-style training. Including the various combatants on the ship, even if it is the same weapon, there will be some, if not many differences, in the use of the weapon from land to sea.
Navy training is basically on track, and it's time to pick out the best of them and form a Marine Corps.
After forming the Marine Corps as soon as possible and putting it into training, Xia Hongsheng was about to leave Ryukyu and go to Quanzhou to do another thing.
"You may have already heard that the main thing for this general to come to Ryukyu this time is to select people from among the sailors to form the Tang Marine Corps at the behest of His Majesty. Before, you may have heard that the so-called marines are the 'Tang Blades' among the Datang Naval Divisions. Actually, this is just a general statement. Today's selection, before starting, I will first explain to you in detail what the Marine Corps is. ”
Xia Hongsheng stood on the school platform, and at the bottom were all the people who participated in the selection after being selected among the generals of the water division led by Li Xiaogong this time.
Hearing Xia Hongsheng's words, the officers and men below all pricked up their ears, and their eyes showed fanatical and eager expressions -- they had all heard about the formation of the Marine Corps, and they all longed for themselves to be qualified to enter the Marine Corps.
"First of all, the Marine Corps, it's somewhere between the Army and the Navy. Its combat space is littally-littal, and there is both sea and land from the sea to the land. A particularly important point is that it does not go down from land to sea, but from the sea, which is one of the biggest characteristics of the Marine Corps, and this is not the same concept as where the army crosses the river. Therefore, I would like to tell you in advance that because of this characteristic, the officers and men of the Marine Corps have higher requirements for their bodies, minds, and psychology, including their qualities. Even, in some respects, it is more demanding than Datang Blade. ”
Xia Hongsheng said to the people below, there are 5,000 people here, and they are already people who have gone through layers of recommendations, physical examinations and preliminary tests. But Xia Hongsheng was still only ready to select up to 200 people from among them.
Although this is not due to the enthusiasm and desire of these officers and soldiers, the elite in the army needs the combat effectiveness after strict screening, rather than the open side of the net.
"In fact, to become a member of the Marine Corps, the level of knowledge you need to master is far higher than that of ordinary soldiers, and even higher than that of Datang Blade. From sea to shore, as a qualified marine, he must not only know all the tactics and techniques of land combat, but also know the operation of nautical charts, hydrology, tides, slopes, etc...... All these tactical techniques at sea. To put it simply, all the Marines must be proficient in the tactics and techniques that all Army units need to train and be proficient in, because Marines are to go ashore from the sea, and once they go ashore to fight, it is basically the model of the Army Corps, so training is indispensable. However, the Marine Corps is a combination of land and sea after all, so it is necessary to be proficient in things at sea first. This means that the marines must not only receive the training of the Tang Dynasty, but also receive the training unique to the navy. The training was very difficult, very painful, very terrifying. Ben will tell you that these trainings sometimes make you feel that this is deliberately difficult. To sum it up in one sentence, the Marine Corps has a different focus on training, and what he trains will be more comprehensive. Of course, if you can persevere and complete the training of the Marine Corps, then it can be said that you will become an almost all-round Datang soldier. On land, you can compete with the Datang Blade, and in the sea, you have more advantages than the Datang Blade. ”
Xia Hongsheng slowly glanced around, looked at the eyes of those soldiers, and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, are you ready?" ”
"Always be ready!" The soldiers below shouted loudly.
Xia Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look at Li Xiaogong - Damn, is this slogan a military academy!
Uniformity, orders and prohibitions. Li Xiaogong had a proud smile on his face, and he was very satisfied with the soldiers he brought out.
"Good! May you strive to be the first, win the qualification to enter the Datang Marine Corps, and become the first batch of soldiers of the Datang Marine Corps! Xia Hongsheng smiled lightly and said loudly: "So, the first item begins." Run to the beach, swim into the sea for ten miles with weights, unless you are about to drown, you are not allowed to fake other things, if there is a violation, you will be dealt with immediately according to military law! When you arrive, someone will tell you to wait for the next ring! Now, all of them are there, rush! ”
As soon as the order was given, I saw that the soldiers below immediately used the camp like a tide, like a rush rushing out of the mountain, rushing to the beach.
"Virtuous nephew, ten miles into the sea, this ...... Too much, right? Li Xiaogong had a worried face and came over to Xia Hongsheng and said.
Xia Hongsheng shook his head and said: "This is not only a test of their physical strength, but also a test of their will and perseverance, from which it can also be seen whether a person has the spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance, which is the comrade-in-arms spirit required in the army, these qualities are the most indispensable things." In addition, the uncle can rest assured that many of the ships that the little nephew has transferred from the commercial port have a small boat every ten meters, and if anyone really drowns, they will be rescued immediately. ”
Hearing that Xia Hongsheng had arranged a lifeboat, Li Xiaogong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and asked again: "Virtuous nephew, I don't know what the next item is?" ”
"These soldiers go ten miles into the sea, and if they stick to the place, they will be pulled into a sea ship and sent to a desert island." Xia Hongsheng said to them: "After arriving on the desert island, the sea ship will abandon them on the island, so that those people can survive in the wild for seven days on the desert island only with the equipment they carry. Of course, on the desert island, the little nephew is equipped with people who hinder and capture them, and they have to experience hunger, lack of water, sustaining life, escaping, and torture...... and other tests. Of course, in fact, those who test them will also spy on them, and will not help them when they are not facing an extremely dangerous threat of death. It's up to them to find a way to survive. (To be continued.) )