There were actually rudiments of special operations in ancient wars, but they were mostly used for spy infiltration.
Moreover, the main responsibility of spies is not military operations, but collecting enemy intelligence.
Of course, the profession of "assassin" can also be regarded as a type of special operations, but few people combine assassination, use of space, infiltration, intelligence collection, etc. to form a specialized army.
The special operations proposed by Li Qinzai were undoubtedly the first of their kind in this era.
After Li Qinzai's detailed explanation, Wang Fangyi was amazed.
He didn't expect that a small army going deep behind enemy lines could accomplish so many great things. If he was lucky enough to behead the enemy's general, wouldn't he win without a fight?
"Li Shuai is such a talented person, I will be so impressed with him!" Wang Fangyi couldn't help but clasped his fists and bowed to Li Qinzai.
Li Qinzai's expression remained unchanged. Although he had picked up the wisdom from his previous life, as long as no one brought it up in this era, he would be the founder of special operations. The word "great talent" was applied to him, and he deserved it.
Even the three-eyed blunderbuss and gunpowder are in his own name, but he still lacks such a thick skin?
nonexistent.
"Although special operations are useful, the selection of personnel is very demanding. It does not mean that someone with high force will be competent. What is more important is that the mind must be alert, the ability to adapt to changes, and the courage, force, physical fitness, and will to risk death. , wisdom, both are indispensable." Li Qinzai said slowly.
Wang Fangyi pondered for a while and said: "The general can give it a try. For this night, it won't be a big problem for the general to pick out ten or twenty people."
Without waiting for Li Qinzai's answer, Wang Fangyi stood up and walked towards the army camp, still muttering "force, body, will, wisdom" over and over again...
After the Tang army set up camp, the soldiers had eaten and were supposed to lie down in the tents and sleep. However, tonight was destined to be unusual. The generals shouted outside the tents, woke up all the soldiers, and then selected suitable soldiers one by one.
The selection process is very complicated. First there is the audition, then there is the process of choosing one thousand to one hundred, one hundred to fifty, and fifty to twenty.
Occasionally, you can see resurrection matches and face-to-face PKs. Various specialties are discovered, including those who can speak Goguryeo, those who are good at using short blades, and even those who walk silently are considered specialties.
The selection lasted until late at night, and the Tang Army's camp was still noisy. The soldiers were confused and stood stupidly in the team, allowing the generals to take them out. They looked at them for a few times, and then showed disgust and then continued. Kick back to the team and continue to pick out the next one...
The noise lasted for two hours, Li Qinzai had already fallen asleep, and Wang Fangyi came to the commander's tent excitedly.
Before he even got close to the handsome tent, he was stopped by Liu Asi.
"General Wang, I advise you not to wake up Li Shuai." Liu Asi smiled politely.
"I have important things to report to Li Shuai. I can just go to bed after the things are done." Wang Fangyi said without knowing why.
Liu Asi smiled bitterly and said: "General Wang, this is not about sleeping again..."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Fangyi became impatient, so he shouted towards the commander's tent: "Commander Li, Commander Li! I will report something at the end..."
Liu Asi's eyelids twitched and he stepped aside very wisely. The dozen or so people behind him also moved away.
As soon as Wang Fangyi finished speaking, he saw the curtain of the handsome tent fluttering, and a boot flew out as fast as lightning, hitting Wang Fangyi's forehead.
Wang Fangyi was shocked and hurriedly backed away. As soon as he moved away, he saw a paperweight weighing more than a kilogram flying out, followed by an inkstone, ink sticks, a wine flask, and used toilet paper...
Hmm, it seems like something weird got mixed in...
Finally, nothing flew out from the commander's tent, and Li Qinzai's furious voice came out.
"Who is making noise outside the tent, Liu Asi, are you all dead? Push that noisy bastard out and behead him!"
Wang Fangyi was shocked: "Li Shuai, why are you doing this!"
There is no joke in the army, are you serious about your decision to kill me?
Liu Asi patted Wang Fangyi's shoulder calmly and said with a smile: "General Wang, please be patient for a moment. Wait a moment. When Li Shuai's anger fades, he may change his mind."
Wang Fangyi became more and more panicked: "Maybe?"
This answer still makes people feel uneasy...
Wang Fangyi roughly understood something. He didn't dare to breathe while standing outside the commander's tent, for fear that his breathing would be too noisy and arouse Li Shuai's murderous intention.
After a long time, there was finally movement in the handsome tent, and Li Qinzai walked out with an unhappy look on his face.
"Have you killed that noisy bastard just now?" Li Qinzai asked with a livid face.
Wang Fangyi said tremblingly: "Li Shuai forgives me, the last general...the last general hasn't been killed yet, I want to struggle again, uh, no, I want to confirm again."
Li Qinzai's face softened slightly and he said: "It turns out it's you, you bastard... Well, that's all. Since I didn't kill him, let's keep it. I must not make any more noise next time when I go to bed. I want to kill people in my sleep."
Wang Fangyi breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and apologized again and again.
I don’t know what my face looks like at this moment, it must be ugly. Wang Fangyi never expected that Li Shuai would be so irritable when he was sleeping. If he had known that he would be like this, he would not have dared to come within ten feet of Shuai's tent even if he was killed.
No wonder his troops were so sincere when they were persuading him. They really sympathized with him.
"Reporting to Commander Li, the last general spent two hours selecting among all the soldiers in the army, and selected a total of twenty people. These twenty people are all people with quick minds and tenacious wills. Let Commander Li make a decision."
As Wang Fangyi waved his hand, a team of twenty people walked up to them and stood in a row in front of Li Qinzai.
Wang Fangyi said in a deep voice: "Are you stupid? Introduce yourself to Li Shuai!"
So a soldier at the left end of the team stood up and clasped his fists: "Hello, Li Shuai, my name is Liu Xingchu, from Luoyang."
"Hello Li Shuai, my name is Liang Furui, from Jingyang."
"Hello Li Shuai, my name is Zeng Ada, from Qinzhou."
"…………"
Li Qinzai's cheeks twitched as he heard this, and his face became increasingly livid.
Who could have imagined that a group of burly and muscular men stood in a row in front of them, introduced themselves with their names and where they were from, and then looked at him expectantly, hoping that Li Qinzai could click on him...
Li Qinzai's mood collapsed at the moment, and the reason for the collapse was not just because he was angry when he got up.
This is not a matter of whether to change the batch or not. The key is that Li Qinzai is not good at this!
"Okay, stop! That's enough, that's enough! Shut up!" Li Qinzai raised his hand and decisively stopped.
"I don't care what your name is, or where you come from, I just care about whether your job is good or not..."
After he finished speaking, everyone looked at him in shock.
Li Qinzai sighed and corrected weakly: "I only care about whether you are serious people..."
There was silence all around, except for the occasional crow call.
Among the people present, Li Qinzai seemed to be the only one who didn't look like a serious person.
Li Qinzai was too lazy to explain, just destroy it, he was tired.
"Come over here, form a circle, and I'll tell you what the hell special operations are!" Li Qinzai said in a very harsh tone.
Everyone gathered in a circle.
Li Qinzai squatted on the ground and drew some patterns with branches. Everyone looked at these patterns with curiosity and confusion.
"'Special Operations' tests not force, but brains, and more importantly, the tacit cooperation of the team..." Li Qinzai spoke eloquently.
After a long time, Li Qinzai finally explained special operations clearly in the simplest language.
Everyone was suddenly enlightened, and they didn't know whether they were really enlightened or just pretending to understand.
Then Li Qinzai's voice became deeper.
"Early tomorrow morning, the army will set off, but the twenty of you will set off now. After a long march of fifty miles, you can disguise yourself as local people or enemy defenders. In short, no matter what method you use, you must sneak into the domestic city for me. .”
"After my subordinates arrive tomorrow, in order to cooperate with you in sneaking into the inner city, I will order a feint attack on Wandu City to attract the attention of the inner city defenders."
"They may send troops to aid Marudo City, or they may open the city gates to take in the fleeing people. This is a perfect opportunity for you to sneak in. Of course, maybe they will not do anything. Then your IQ will be tested. It's time."
"It is said that you are the smartest people in the entire army. I hope you will not disappoint me."
"Because if you fail, it will make me doubt and anxious about the average IQ of the entire army, as well as a deep sense of frustration."
(End of chapter)
