Chapter 1: The Decision to Go to War

  It's deep winter, the trees in the north have withered, and most of the leaves on the trees have fallen off, leaving only a few scattered ones hanging on the branches, swaying in the biting north wind.

  From time to time, one or two leaves fall from the tree, spinning in the air and slowly falling to the ground.

  In the valley, the training ground is filled with shouts of "kill" as special forces members are undergoing hand-to-hand and blade combat training. The team members hold wooden daggers and short knives, divided into two groups, engaging in intense training.

  Unlike regular troops, the hand-to-hand combat training of special forces is all real combat, and both sides are doing their best when they engage in battle, which is why there are so many casualties. However, under the perfect medical logistics support, even if injured, can be quickly rescued and treated, so the phenomenon of death is not common.

  But now, Qin Yang can only make some improvements to the training equipment. The conditions in the valley are not comparable to those at the base. Although he managed to get some medicine from the warehouse last time, other facilities and equipment are lacking. If they suffer serious injuries, it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time. Therefore, Qin Yang cut down trees and made them into special combat knives for the team members to conduct hand-to-hand combat training, which can ensure both the continuation of training and the safety of the team members.

  Looking at the intense scene on the arena, Ma Zhan Ting smiled!

  For several months, the special forces have improved their physical fitness and military skills rapidly. Qin Yang even made them learn simple literacy, especially some basic military terms and names that must be memorized, as they may be used in missions.

  People have learned with great enthusiasm and have seen some results, while some of the faster-progressing special warfare team members can already write their own names. But no matter which team member, they all learned two words: "Warrior Soul!"

  Qin Yang walked out of the cave and stood beside Ma Zhan Ting, with his hands on his waist, watching the team members train.

  Ma Zhanting turned around, sizing up Qin Yang. These past few days, Qin Yang seemed to have something on his mind. Originally not very talkative, he now couldn't say more than a few words in a day, spending the whole time studying military maps and seemingly deep in thought.

  Ma Zhan Ting didn't ask because he knew that if Qin Yang wanted to tell him, he would naturally tell him; otherwise, asking would be of no use.

  Qin Yang was like a locked safe, if he didn't want to reveal something, no method could get it. Just like how he got these tactics and training methods that were obviously more advanced than now, especially that advanced concept.

  He also asked many times, but Qin Yang just smiled each time and didn't say anything.

  "Big Brother Ma!" Qin Yang spoke up, his voice low and deep.

  Ma Zhanting's heart skipped a beat as he knew something was up, and it seemed Qin Yang was about to tell him something.

  "What's wrong, Little Sun?"

  Ma Zhanting is more than twenty years older than Qin Yang, almost half a generation, so Ma Zhanting has gotten used to calling Qin Yang Xiao Yang.

  Qin Yang glanced at Tie Tou and the squad leader in the distance, then said: "Ma Ge, I plan to send a special forces team to Ji Zhou these two days, to meet with Zhao Dengyu, the commander of the 109th Brigade of the 29th Army stationed there!"

  "What's wrong, you want to leave, why?" Ma Zhanting was stunned at once.

  It was said that Qin Yang was going to leave, and his heart suddenly sank. The two people had been together for almost a year, and they already had deep feelings for each other. Now, Qin Yang's sudden announcement of leaving made him feel very uncomfortable in his heart.

  Qin Yang nodded and pulled Ma Zhan Ting back to the military sand table in front of the cave, pointing at the map and said: "Brother Ma, the Japanese army has occupied the Chengde line. After making sufficient preparations, they will definitely move south, trying to enter Ji North through the various passes of the Great Wall, to achieve their arrogant and wild ambition of occupying Northern China."

  The 109th Brigade of the 29th Army was stationed in Ji County, and Deputy Commander He Jiguo led a cavalry regiment to guard Lengkou. The troops guarding Xifengkou were a bunch of cowards who feared death and had no combat effectiveness. Once the war broke out, General Zhang Xueliang would inevitably order the 29th Army to replace Wan Fulin's troops as the garrison force at Xifengkou on the Great Wall.

  The predecessor of the 29th Army is also clear to you, and with their style, they will definitely rise up to resist, so a extremely brutal battle can be expected to take place in Xifeng. I plan to lead the special forces team to participate in this battle, isn't our training for resisting the Japanese invaders? How can we miss such an opportunity!

  Ma Zhanting listened to Qin Yang's account, his eyes shining brighter and brighter. After finishing, he patted his thigh heavily, "Great! With such a good opportunity, of course we have to go! Alright, you stay home and train, I'll take the men and go, let's get those little devils!"

  Qin Yang shook his head and said, "Ma Ge, don't argue with me about this. Fighting is my strong suit, so I should be the one leading the team. As for the mess at home, I'm not good at handling it, so let's leave it to you!"

  "What about that training then?" Ma Zhanting still wouldn't give up.

  "Training has been going smoothly, and without me, they can train normally without any impact. Moreover, I plan to leave one of the squad leaders behind, he is steady, proficient in military skills, and has a good reputation. With your overall command and leadership, there won't be any problems."

  Ma Zhanting was at his wit's end. After all, the logistics of the base had always been his responsibility, while Qin Yang was only in charge of military training and intelligence gathering. Now, if he suddenly asked Qin Yang to take over, Qin Yang might really not be able to handle it.

  He nodded and Ma Zhanting asked again: "Then how many people are you planning to bring?"

  Qin Yang took a glance at the special forces members training outside, he had already chosen the personnel, and smiled: "This time I'm preparing to take the first batch of 46 people who have been trained, one squad leader will stay behind to be in charge of daily training, then another medical team will be drawn out to follow the army, the remaining personnel will continue to stay at the base for training!"

  "That few people are not enough, bring a few more... just bring them all!" Ma Zhanting was worried about Qin Yang and feared that bringing too few people would be dangerous.

  Qin Yang shook his head and said, "Ma Ge, no need, this kind of battle is a large-scale group operation, we just need to carry out some reconnaissance and raid missions, the number of people doesn't matter much. The first batch of people have all experienced real combat and have relatively strong adaptability, with them, they can handle the problems that arise. There's no need to bring so many!"

  Seeing Qin Yang so resolute, Ma Zhanting could only helplessly nod his head.

  The two people got together again and discussed the arrangement of the base in detail, and then decided to announce the news to everyone in the afternoon.

  After lunch, Qin Yang gathered all the special forces members together.

  Standing in the grand hall of the mountain cave, looking at the neat phalanx in front of him, Qin Yang's eyes showed a satisfied expression. The special forces had initially taken shape, and after this period of training, their quality had improved significantly, and a fierce aura began to emerge.

  In the cave, the ravens and sparrows were silent. More than 300 people stood there, like more than 300 unshakeable high mountains.

  Qin Yang strode forward and stood in front of the team, his eyes scanning over the team members.

  The warriors' eyes were fixed forward, their expressions stern.

  "You've been training for a period of time, the longest being seven months and the shortest three months. Seeing your progress makes me very happy, you should also be proud of yourselves because this is what you've achieved through hard work!"

  Soldiers, defending the home and country is our bounden duty. Since the country needs us, we cannot retreat even a little bit. Most of you are from the original Northeast Army, the Japanese invaders burned, killed, looted and plundered in the three northeastern provinces, doing all sorts of evil deeds. You have all seen it, you all know what it feels like!

  "Now the Japanese bandits are going to invade the Great Wall at Xifengkou, attempting to get a foothold in North China and then swallow up all of China. Can we agree to this?"

  "We can't!" The warriors shouted in unison.

  Qin Yang's eyes gleamed like a torch, gazing at the square formation, and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow morning, a detachment of the special warfare team will set out with me to rush to the 29th Army 109 Brigade in Ji Zhou, join forces with Zhao Dengyu, the brigade commander, to contribute to the anti-Japanese efforts. The specific arrangements are as follows:

  "Special Warfare Squad 1 and Squad 2 are merged into Special Warfare Detachment 1, with Iron Head as the detachment leader. He will follow me on this mission. The squad leader of Squad 1 is promoted to deputy commander of the Special Warfare Battalion and will stay at the base to assist the battalion commander with daily training. Medical Team 1 will also follow me on this mission, while the rest of the personnel will remain at the base for continued training!"

  As soon as the order was given, the pot at the bottom burst into chaos, with people shouting and yelling, turning everything into a mess.

  ……

  "Coach, why don't you let us go too!"

  "Instructor, you can't abandon us!"

  "Commander, take me with you!"

  "Sir, I want revenge for my mother!"

  ……，

  Qin Yang's face sank as he gazed at the people, and in a stern voice, he shouted: "Attention!"

  The crowd below was stunned, and then thought of their warrior identity, conditioned reflexes generally stood up straight, quickly aligned with the left, right, front, and back, and the originally somewhat disordered phalanx restored its tofu-like neatness.

  "Look at you, do you still have any semblance of being soldiers? You're all crying and wailing like a bunch of women. I have my reasons for making the battle plan, can you understand that? Stand up straight, one by one!" Qin Yang bellowed, his eyes gleaming with a cold light.

  The people below all lowered their heads and didn't dare to breathe loudly.

  Qin Yang saw that the people had become honest, so he nodded and turned towards the special forces team's headquarters, with a sentence floating behind him: "There will be plenty of battles for you to fight in the future, you won't even have the option not to fight, disband!"

  The team members were taken aback at first, and then cheered up.

  The squad leader, now should be called deputy captain, stood still on the spot, with an unhappy face.

  Tie Tou hit him from behind and asked with a grin: "Class leader, you've been promoted, why aren't you happy?"

  "Get out, you bastards! Just because I got promoted doesn't mean I won't go to battle with you guys. Ugh, Instructor, what's going on here? Isn't this a scam?"

  Tie Tou blinked his eyes, looked around, then whispered in the deputy commander's ear. The deputy commander seemed a bit skeptical after listening, and asked back: "Really, you're not fooling me!"

  "Of course, of course!" Tie Tou nodded like a drumstick.

  The deputy captain lifted his foot and walked towards the outside of the cave, saying as he walked: "Then I'll go try it out. If it doesn't work, I'll come back and skin you alive!"

  "Don't worry, class monitor, I've got it under control!" Tie Tou patted his chest in guarantee.

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