The nickname Tong Datou has completely spread among the group.
Laughter comes back to laughter, joy comes back to joy, and peacekeeping is soon back on track.
Fifteen days after the rapid counterattack platoon was officially established, a notice was sent from the capital to Army Group D, requesting that 15 people from each unit be transferred to the Peacekeeping Center of the Ministry of National Defense to participate in a period of professional training.
On the list were Shen Jun and Tong Zhi.
The entire peacekeeping force dispatched to Country L includes a quick reaction platoon composed of members of the special forces, an administrative support platoon composed of personnel transferred from military units, and three security platoons drawn from the police units of Group D. , this group of team members constitutes the security work of the entire Chinese peacekeeping force stationed in country L.
In addition, there is an engineering detachment of more than 150 people, including construction, road and bridge, water supply and support detachments.
The medical team has more than 70 people, including outpatient, surgical, internal medicine, dental, nursing, and health and epidemic prevention teams.
For the guard unit, the responsibility is very important.
After all, whether the guard unit, especially the fast counterattack platoon, is capable and capable is related to the safety of all comrades. This is why all the fast counterattack platoons are Qing Yishui's special forces members.
Han Xiaobei told Shen Jun and Tong Zhi to learn relevant knowledge seriously after arriving at the peacekeeping center, because the training content included many rules of engagement and the like, which must be treated with great caution when arriving in Country L. , once an emergency occurs and responds, the fast counterattack platoon, as the main force of the entire peacekeeping force, must make the most accurate judgment and response, otherwise it will easily cause a diplomatic accident.
"Deputy Brigadier, I heard that you have been to peacekeeping?"
Shen Jun remembered something. He heard that the newly promoted deputy commander of the Tiger Brigade in front of him had participated in peacekeeping operations before, which suddenly made him interested.
"Been there." Han Xiaobei said, "I stayed there for a year."
Shen Jun asked: "Have you also been to the peacekeeping training center?"
Han Xiaobei said: "Been there."
Shen Jun said: "What should we learn there?"
In fact, Shen Jun believes that experienced special forces such as himself certainly do not have any problems in combat, so what else do they need to learn when going to a peacekeeping center?
Han Xiaobei said: "There are so many things to learn. It will be difficult to tell you clearly for a while. Remember, you went there to study hard for me. The time is short, but the courses are very close. This mission is very important." It’s urgent, I’ll wait here for you to come back, and I’ll probably set off after you come back.”
"Promise to complete the mission!"
Shen Jun and Tong Zhi saluted and expressed their determination.
The peacekeeping mission seemed to be really urgent. After the two packed their luggage, the 15 key personnel participating in the training were sent to the military airport at 10 a.m. and flew directly to the capital on a military transport plane.
After getting out of the car, the peacekeeping center sent a Coaster to kidnap everyone. After more than an hour's drive, they finally stopped in a compound somewhere on the outskirts of Beijing.
This closed camp is built on a mountain with beautiful scenery. What impressed Tong Zhi most was the row of national flags of different countries in front of the office building, fluttering in the wind, and the blue and white background made of olive branches of the earth in the middle. Flag, this is the famous United Nations emblem.
The 15 people were so angry that they didn't even have time to take a breath. After entering the row room and putting down their backpacks, they were immediately informed to report to the audio-visual classroom.
When we rushed to the electronic classroom, the teacher came up and handed each person a course schedule, as well as some books, manuals and other materials.
Tong Zhi took a look at the course schedule and took a deep breath.
Sure enough, as Deputy Brigadier Han said, the courses are very intensive, numerous and full.
The courses include an overview of peacekeeping operations, a brief introduction to country L, explosive identification and prevention, rules of engagement, wilderness survival skills, anti-terrorism response measures, logistics supplies and equipment verification, foreign affairs etiquette, peacekeeping press guidelines, etc.
"We also need to learn news?"
Tong Zhi couldn't help but quietly asked Shen Jun beside him.
In his opinion, that should be something learned by the propaganda officers accompanying the team. Why should anyone in a security combat unit like him learn it?
Shen Jun also shook his head: "I don't know."
The teacher noticed that the two of them were talking and came over and knocked on the table and said: "Although you members of the quick reverse platoon are not engaged in propaganda, you must know that there are not only our propaganda officers there, but also many foreign reporters, and some of them are even malicious. With good intentions, you must first understand the peacekeeping journalism standards, and only then will you know how to respond and deal with these reporters when you encounter them, and do not follow the facts."
"So that's it..." Tong Zhi suddenly realized.
Looking at the entire course schedule, subjects such as identification and prevention of explosives, wilderness survival skills, and counter-terrorism response are readily available and do not require much energy.
Mainly etiquette and rules of engagement are the most troublesome.
The reason why I say I have a headache is not to brag.
When he saw the rules of engagement, Tong Zhi was shocked. He said to Shen Jun: "Isn't this nonsense?!"
Bullshit?
When Shen Jun saw it, he also thought it was quite nonsense.
Before the training, veterans like Shen Jun and Tong Zhi always thought that the militants in country L were so good? Do we need to dispatch our old special forces to protect the peacekeeping team? Just send an infantry detachment, bring armored vehicles and heavy weapons, and if you dare to cause trouble, you can immediately get rid of it.
But after seeing this code of engagement, the two realized that it was not as simple as they thought.
The essential difference between peacekeeping and operations is that the former is for the purpose of maintaining peace, while the latter is for the purpose of achieving established military objectives.
There are three principles for peacekeeping - first, peacekeeping operations must be carried out with the consent of the country concerned, secondly, the position must be neutral, and finally, appropriate force can be used in self-defense or to fulfill the authorization.
The peacekeeping unit was dispatched at the invitation of the United Nations, and this operation was approved by country L, which satisfied the first point. After arriving in country L, the peacekeeping team must not be involved in the armed conflict between government forces and anti-government forces, and must not help one side fight against the other. This satisfies the second point.
The last point is that if the opponent does not fire, the peacekeeping team cannot fire; those who can fire warning shots must not fire; those who can hit non-lethal parts must not kill with one shot.
What made Tong Zhi think it was nonsense was the last point.
The firefighting rules formed based on this principle are the basic daily rules, that is, whenever encountering danger, peacekeepers must first give a verbal warning and then pull the bolt of their rifles to warn.
After it is invalid, if the opponent takes further actions, a warning shot can be fired.
After it is ineffective, the opponent can take another step forward, and then they can enter the "shooting non-lethal parts" and "killing" links.
In other words, from the time you discover the enemy to the time you kill the enemy, there are five procedures to go through.
Shen Jun said: "How can we do this?"
Tong Zhi next to him even laughed out loud and made a virtual gesture of holding a gun, demonstrating from the first step to the fifth step.
Finally, he bent down with his belly in his arms and said, "I feel that if I encounter a truly critical situation, I will definitely die if I don't have the chance to take the second step."
Shen Jun also felt that Tong Zhi was right.
They always pay attention to "fast, accurate and ruthless" when practicing tactics. The most familiar reaction shooting and rapid shooting only pay attention to "absolutely fast and relatively accurate".
The essence lies in the four words "fire before the enemy". Now they have to warn, pull the bolt, fire, shoot non-lethal parts, and finally kill.
This is simply more cowardly than the unarmed traffic police on the road.
"Comrade Teacher!"
He raised his hand.
The instructor asked: "Lieutenant Shen, do you have any questions?"
Shen Jun picked up the information, pointed to the rules of engagement and emergency procedures on it and asked: "I think following these steps to deal with the enemy, unless the opponent has no ill intentions and does not want to kill people, if he wants to kill people, then it will be us who die."
The instructor came over, glanced at the rules and regulations, and then asked, "Are you from the special forces?"
Shen Jun said "Hmm" with some pride, puffed up his chest and said, "He is from the Blood Wolf Special Operations Brigade Commando of Group A."
The instructor said: "Do you know how many batches of our peacekeeping troops were stationed abroad before you?"
Test me?
Shen Jun didn't realize why the teacher asked him this question.
What does the teacher want to do?
I'm just asking about something unreasonable in the rules of engagement. Why does he mention China's history of sending peacekeeping troops?
