On the way back home, Jiang Fan stood on the deck and blew in the sea breeze.
Looking at the endless blue sea, I was thinking about building a new naval special force after returning to the station.
This time fighting pirates on Irfan Island.
It was different from what he imagined.
Pirates were more difficult to deal with than he thought.
In normal training exercises, both the red and blue sides resist desperately and are organized and disciplined.
But real pirates have great flexibility in organization and discipline, and their experience from past drills does not apply.
At this moment, Yang Rui came over and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Fan smiled and replied casually: "It's okay."
Yang Rui: "You played a major leadership role in this operation."
"I heard that my superiors are planning to form a naval special force."
"When you go back this time, in addition to making great contributions, the position of captain of the Navy's special forces should also be yours."
"..."
Jiang Fan and his party returned to the station.
This rescue mission was successfully completed and had a huge impact.
To this end, the Navy of the Southeast Military Region held a commendation meeting for them.
The top commander of the Navy personally participated in this event.
Under the award podium, stood many leaders of the Southeast Navy and outstanding soldiers.
They all came to participate in this commendation meeting, which is enough to show how much the Navy attaches importance to this meeting.
Long Baichuan took the microphone and said a few official polite words before getting down to business.
"This time we are on a mission to rescue Irfan Island, and the Chinese crew members were kidnapped."
"The eight special forces members of the Jiaolong Special Forces Team performed outstandingly. Under the leadership of Comrade Jiang Fan, the eight of them went deep into the pirate group."
"Not only did we successfully rescue the crew, but we also successfully eliminated two-thirds of the pirates on Irfan Island, about 400 people."
"..."
"For this reason, the superiors will give each of them a personal second-class merit reward!"
"Now, please invite eight members of the Jiaolong Special Forces Team to come on stage to receive commendations!"
Yang Rui and the other eight people immediately came out of the team and walked onto the podium amidst the applause of everyone.
The leaders and soldiers in the audience expressed doubts after hearing Long Baichuan's last words.
"Isn't it the famous Jiang Fan who led the eight of them on the rescue mission?"
"Why are only these eight people allowed to take the stage now?"
"And the most important team leader, Jiang Fan, was not called?"
"I guess his performance is the most outstanding, so he should be praised separately."
"I guess it's not that simple."
"..."
Yang Rui and the other eight received the military medals awarded by the commander himself.
Then Yang Rui, as the captain, briefly expressed a few words about receiving the military medal.
Then he walked off the podium.
Long Baichuan took the microphone again and said solemnly: "As the captain of the rescue mission this time, Jiang Fan's performance is particularly outstanding."
"During the rescue operation, he played an important role in leading the entire team."
"And he graduated with first place honors in the International Hunter School."
"I participated in the inter-military special forces competition not long ago."
"With an absolute advantage, we crushed the second place and won the first place!"
"Due to Jiang Fan's various outstanding performances, the headquarters decided to award Comrade Jiang Fan first-class merit!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard the words "First Class Merit".
You know, there is a saying that third-class merit can be taken by anyone, second-class merit can be taken lying down, and first-class merit can be taken by family members.
Although this statement is not completely correct, it is enough to show how difficult it is to get first-class merit!
Very few people can get first-class merit alive.
The leader saw Jiang Fan coming out of the team and came up to receive the military medal.
Be the first to start clapping, breaking the silent atmosphere.
Then violent applause broke out.
Everyone was so shocked just now that they forgot that they should applaud now.
When the chief saw Jiang Fan coming, he stood up from his seat from a distance.
Prepare to award Jiang Fan with a military medal.
Jiang Fan came to him and saluted solemnly, and the leader smiled.
First he stretched out his hand and shook hands with Jiang Fan. He smiled happily and praised, "Jiang Fan, you are really young and promising."
"I didn't expect you to be so young."
"In the future, we can make great achievements in the Navy of the Southeast Military Region."
"..."
Everyone in the audience watched Jiang Fan being treated so warmly by the chief.
Everyone applauded vigorously, extremely envious.
Many chiefs looked at Jiang Fan and couldn't help but sigh: "This Jiang Fan looks like he is only in his early twenties."
"To be so powerful, I thought he was at least in his thirties."
"You are so young and promising!"
"Some people are born heroes!"
"First place in the International Hunter Academy, first place in the Special Forces Competition, and rescue of the kidnapped Chinese crew."
"If you take any one of these, it will be enough for others to rest on their laurels for a lifetime."
"No wonder the superiors gave me first-class merit."
"..."
Xiang Yu, Liu Xiaoshan, Deng Jiuguang, and the people from the Fourth Company were all so happy that they almost clapped their hands.
They were even more excited than they were when they received first-class merit.
They know that Jiang Fan is worth it!
People in the fourth company are even more happy to show off to others.
"Jiang Fan, our company commander!"
"He has more than just these three deeds. If he tells them all, he can say that they are not the same for three days and three nights!"
Jiang Fan received the first-class military medal and gave a speech.
The top commander of the Navy took the microphone and said solemnly: "Our army is preparing to form a naval special force."
"In view of Comrade Jiang Fan's outstanding performance, he is appointed as the future captain of the Naval Special Forces of the Southeast Military Region!"
"Promoted to Colonel!"
"The military rank will be officially awarded to him today, and the selection of the naval special forces will begin at a later date."
"Welcome everyone, please sign up for the special forces selection!"
When this news came out, even more violent applause came from the sky and the earth.
The top commander of the navy personally awarded Jiang Fan the rank of major.
Everyone in the audience looked at Jiang Fan with admiration, truly envious of others.
He was young and had only joined the navy not long ago.
He became a major directly and had to form a special force.
He was only in his early twenties, and he did something that others would most likely not be able to do in their lifetime.
Some of the soldiers under the medal podium have already begun to discuss signing up for the selection of special forces.
"Captain Jiang Fan is so powerful. If you become his soldier, you will definitely be a strong soldier!"
"I'm going to sign up for selection and be the first batch of special forces of our Southeast Military Region Navy."
"..."
In Long Baichuan's office.
"How about it, Comrade Major, how does it feel to get first class merit?"
Long Baichuan asked Jiang Fan with a smile.
In the office, Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and Kang Lei are also here.
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "It's not bad!"
Kang Lei laughed and scolded: "What do you mean it's okay!"
"It's already this time, why are you so modest?"
"As the saying goes, third-class meritorious service is received standing, second-class meritorious service is received sitting down, and first-class meritorious service is received lying down!"
"You are now leading the first-class meritorious service in good health, which is very rare in the Chinese army in the new era!"
"Even among the three of us old guys, none of us have received first-class merit! How old are you?"
Jiang Fan still smiled and said: "It's better to be humble as a human being! Haha!"
Long Baichuan and the other three smiled again and did not dwell on this issue again.
"Okay, now let's get back to business."
Long Baichuan asked Jiang Fan: "Now, the special forces competition has come to an end. The Southeast Military Region Navy Headquarters has also issued an order for our Marine Corps to formally form a special forces."
"As mentioned before, you will serve as the chief instructor for selection. Take a look, do you need us to cooperate with you?"
Jiang Fan thought for a moment and said, "Actually, in our Marine Corps, there are many comrades who have reached the level of special forces."
"For example, Yang Rui of the Dragon Commando, and the ace commando of the Dragon Shark Squadron."
Long Baichuan said: "I know they have the strength of special forces, but in a navy as big as ours, only a dozen of them have this strength. This is not enough!"
"Especially in the past few days, the international situation is severe, the coastline is so long, the offenses caused by armed groups and pirate groups, and the possible evacuation mission of overseas Chinese, it is simply not enough for these two commandos alone."
"We need a larger and stronger comprehensive special combat force! One that can be pulled out to perform actual combat missions at any time!"
Jiang Fan nodded, "I know!"
"However, if I am alone and have limited energy, it will be difficult to build a force with full special combat capabilities!"
"I need someone to assist me!"
"Who?" Long Baichuan asked.
"The four people who went to hunter training with me are Lei Zhan from the Northwest Military Region, Xu Sanduo from the Beijing Military Region, Chengcai, and Long Xiaoyun from the Central Military Region!"
"And the three special forces soldiers I brought out from Langya, He Chenguang, Wang Yanbing, and Li Erniu!"
"Then, add Yang Rui and his dragon commando team."
Long Baichuan pondered slightly: "It's easy to talk to Langya. After all, we are all in the same military region. Not to mention Yang Rui. As long as there are no actual combat missions, they can come over to assist you."
"But the four Lei Zhan people you mentioned, I have to talk to the leaders of their troops to confirm."
Jiang Fan nodded.
Wuhan Iron and Steel asked: "Then where do you plan to select candidates? From our team?"
Jiang Fan said: "It depends on how many special operations team members you need me to train."
Long Baichuan said: "According to the superior's instructions, there will be about a hundred people."
Jiang Fan said: "That's the size of two special operations squadrons. In this case, less than half of the squadrons can be trained by me."
"I need to pick from other troops."
Long Baichuan asked: "Our naval force?"
Jiang Fan shook his head slightly, "Not only that, it may also extend to the army and armed police. I need the headquarters to give me the authority to choose!"
Long Baichuan said: "This is easy to handle. I will apply to the brigade. However, you must also be prepared to be rejected."
"Maybe the soldier you selected wants to come and participate in the selection, but the boss of their unit may not let him go. He won't reject you outright, but he will definitely make the stumbling block stop you."
Jiang Fan smiled bitterly.
Of course he knows this.
No one wants good soldiers to be poached by other troops, okay?
Just like Kang Lei didn't want himself and He Chenguang to be taken away by Fan Tianlei before.
Although later Kang Lei was deceived by Fan Tianlei with wine.
"Another point."
WISCO said to Jiang Fan: "Because the establishment of a naval special force has been announced, almost all soldiers in the brigade want to sign up."
"What do you think? Let them all participate?"
Jiang Fan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "How is this possible? There are more than 10,000 people in our team participating. How can we get so much energy and resources?"
"But it's also very simple."
"I set up an assessment subject, and we use three days to let them conduct the assessment in batches."
"When the time comes, I will observe the entire process, and as long as the standards are met, I will list down the names."
WISCO nodded, "That's good. At least we have to let them all participate, so we don't leave any regrets."
Jiang Fan looked at Long Baichuan hesitantly, but hesitated to speak.
Long Baichuan also saw Jiang Fan's expression and immediately smiled and said: "If you have any other requests, just ask, you're welcome! If I can do it, I will definitely satisfy you!"
Jiang Fan said: "Actually, it's not about the special forces."
"It's about the Fourth Company."
"Fourth company?"
The three of them were startled.
Kang Lei smiled bitterly and said, "Are you worried about who will lead the Fourth Company after you become the chief instructor or captain of the Special Forces Battalion in the future?"
Jiang Fan nodded and smiled bitterly: "The Fourth Company was trained by me. According to the special forces standards I set, it is estimated that only a small number of them can pass the examination."
"The rest will continue to stay in the Fourth Company. Moreover, new members will continue to be included in the future."
"I'm afraid that after I leave, these guys won't be convinced by the new company commander and instructor."
"So what I'm thinking about is whether two old squad leaders like Deng Jiuguang and Liu Xiaoshan will have the opportunity to be promoted and let them continue to lead the Fourth Company. With their experience and strength, it is enough to be the commander of the Fourth Company! "
"Their current age and physical fitness are past their prime. Although it is not a problem to directly join the special forces according to their strength, it does not make much sense."
Hearing this, Long Baichuan pondered and nodded, "Actually, you don't need to tell me this, we will also start applying for the dry materials for them."
"The two of them also made a lot of achievements when they were young. It's just a pity that they were injured in the back and their military achievements were not enough to mention them."
"However, this time they participated in the special forces competition and their results were pretty good. If they can achieve some military exploits later, it will definitely be no problem!"
When Wuhan Iron and Steel heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "In half a year, won't there be an international scout competition? They have participated before and won first place."
"If I can still lead the team this time and get a good result, not just first place, but top three, it will be considered a meritorious service!"
Jiang Fan knew that he was talking about the Mars International Scout Competition in the TV series.
Jiang Xiaoyu and three others went there at that time.
Long Baichuan said: "That's exactly what I meant."
As he said that, he looked at Jiang Fan: "But don't worry, after you leave, I will let them temporarily take charge of the Fourth Company and be responsible for all matters of the Fourth Company."
Jiang Fan nodded and stood at attention, "Yes! Thank you, captain!"
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