Many years later, when a US-made mortar shell landed on the head of Shepard in Angola, he would always think of the afternoon in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when he decided to support the Angolan guerrillas to resist imperialist colonization.
But now Shepard doesn't know that he will be beaten by the cannonballs he dumped in the future, and he is still experiencing the fun of being an instructor with great interest.
Of course, although he is called the chief instructor, his daily job is actually to wear sunglasses and jungle combat uniforms, chew gum, and walk with his hands behind his back, and other tasks are left to the PMCs who are on their rotation!
After all, Shepard knew nothing about training the army, but fortunately he had more than sixty non-commissioned officers who were good at various infantry skills. After receiving an additional subsidy from Uncle Sam, these guys were happy to put themselves in the army. Learn from the professors and teach them to these ignorant black uncles.
Because of the quality of the soldiers and their commanding abilities, Shepard did not expect these trained black uncles to be able to sweep through thousands of armies. After all, this was not Stalingrad, and the quality of the army could be tempered by blood and fire.
Therefore, according to the training plan, the training he prepared for the black uncles was nothing more than the most basic ones, how to dig trenches, how to shoot, how to find bunkers, how to use medical kits and how to treat the wounded.
In fact, the biggest problem faced by Shadow Company is not military discipline or morale, but the language problem. Fortunately, Shepard still has some mercenary prisoners in his hands. Quite a few of these guys have served in the colonial army in the past, and they have fought with the Black Army. The uncles communicated with each other without any problem, and it was enough to come over and act as translators.
Therefore, Shadow Company had a pretty good start. Senerio cooperated very well and selected two hundred soldiers with flexible minds and good health from the National Defense Force, preparing to organize the rifle company team first. As for the officers, that was not Shepard. The people who are responsible for Germany are trained by Kinshasa.
"Well, how much soldier's blood did Senerio drink?"
This was Shepard's first reaction after seeing those elite soldiers and generals on the first day. There was nothing he could do. The elite soldiers and generals sent by the opponent were more like thieves' troops. There were also uniforms. Shepard really thought these guys were refugees from somewhere.
Shepard also knew that Senerio was on empty pay. He actually only had less than 3,000 troops out of a force of 20,000. But if these 3,000 people were in this situation, Shepard understood why. An infantry battalion has to rest after running twenty kilometers a day. After all, if it runs any further, someone will die.
"Then take a shower first and then eat!"
Driven by the instructors with kicks and beatings, these black soldiers were driven to the creek next to the training camp. After no one handed out a piece of soap, these black soldiers took off their clothes without any scruples, and then washed themselves. The dirt on their bodies was removed, and their old military uniforms were directly burned to ashes by a fire.
After taking a shower, each black soldier received his new military uniform and personal toiletries, including towels, basins, lunch boxes and other miscellaneous items.
After all these preparations were done, Shepard did not arrange any high-intensity training. After all, he was afraid of training people to death. Therefore, in the month before coming to the training camp, the black soldiers' daily tasks included making luncheon meat and other high-fat meals. In addition to keeping fit, I also learned how to fold quilts and shine shoes from Korean instructors.
Moreover, Shepard also introduced the KPI assessment, dividing the black soldiers into different groups, and then conducted assessments every week. Those who did well in the examination were given candies, chocolates, etc., and those who failed in the examination were not even allowed to eat dinner. .
Most of the black soldiers who are willing to receive U.S. military training do not choose to join because of any lofty ideals. They all come here to fill their stomachs. After all, the food in the training camp is completely different from the food they used to have. The training camp provides three meals a day. Although the food is not very varied, just canned meat, soup, and dry pancakes, it is definitely filling. However, their previous meals were only two limited meals a day of soup and pancakes, so in order not to starve, these The black soldiers did a pretty good job.
As the internal affairs improved, so did their mental outlook. After confirming that these guys could adapt to the training after being fed for a period of time, Shepard started the second phase of training on military theory and physical fitness without any scruples. , due to cultural issues and military theory courses, the progress of the black uncles is not great, but their physical fitness level is increasing rapidly. Under the training of Korean instructors, the long-distance running ability of black soldiers has been greatly improved.
Shepard was not surprised by this, and even encouraged black soldiers to practice running more.
"It doesn't matter if you can't beat others, as long as you can outrun them. I'm not bragging, your Korean instructor can just run better than others!"
And Shepard even took out the wild boar that the PMCs shot while hunting as a reward to encourage the black soldiers who performed well in running.
However, Plomri and several commanders with military backgrounds had doubts about this. You must know that several military districts next door had already started shooting training in the second month, and here at Shepard, these soldiers even No weapons were touched.
"I customized this for them according to local conditions!"
Shepard explained that in the excellent matching mechanism in the African region, it is rare to see tactics such as interspersed breakthroughs. On the contrary, the fights between the black uncles are usually a battle of firepower. To put it bluntly, the two sides have drawn up the battle line. I fired my guns back and forth, and once there was a change in the battle line or if the enemy broke through and was in danger of being surrounded and annihilated, the black uncles would instantly collapse and disintegrate, and the number of unlucky guys who died on the way to escape would be even higher. More than died in the crossfire.
Shepard's physical training is not for anything else, but to make the black uncles run faster when they collapse. As long as they can escape alive, it is victory, and doing so can be regarded as preserving their strength in disguise.
"After all, existence is everything, everything is for existence. As long as people are still there, there is still hope and we can counterattack. If people are gone, then there is no hope of counterattack!"
"But these guys only know how to cover their heads and run without knowing where they are going. Isn't that in vain?"
"Yes, this is our next task. Before, we were teaching them how to run. Next, we will teach them where to run!"
Shepard said plausibly.
"But what the Pentagon and Kinshasa want are troops with combat capabilities! And Colonel Kent will come to make an assessment in a while..."
"Then it's even better. Why do you think he's here to evaluate? Believe me, no one knows escape tactics better than me!"
