Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 155 Individual Combat Activation

Chen Fan got up expressionlessly, raised his arm to beckon the falcon down, and then gave it a good rub. "You ruined my hiding place. If you dare to do it again, I'll pluck your feathers and make soup!"

The Eurasian Hobby doesn't understand what stewing soup is, but it does understand plucking feathers, because it often plucks the feathers of other birds. Immediately, it obediently shrank its head and dared not move.

Chen Fan ran to the supply vehicle, cut off some rabbit meat to feed it, and told it to stay in the tree and not fly away. Then he followed Zhang Wenliang to join the troops.

As Zhang Wenliang walked, he said, “The training for the core militia consists of two parts. One is physical training, but since you’ve already been practicing boxing with Captain Xiao, we won’t go into that. The other is individual combat tactics training, starting with standing at attention, marching, crawling, and rolling to take cover. You’ve already learned all of those, except for marching.”

Chen Fan: "Oh, when will I learn to march in formation?"

Zhang Wenliang glanced at him. "You're not a real militiaman, so why are you marching in formation? Are you disrupting my formation?"

Chen Fan remained silent.

Hmph, it's not like I haven't walked this path before. I walked it for two months during my university years. What's so special about it?

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhang Wenliang continued, "The third is small group and team cooperation tactics training. It's basically adding team cooperation skills to the individual tactical movements. You don't need to practice, just watch. The fourth is firearms training. You've already learned how to shoot a rifle, I'll teach you how to use a pistol later."

Chen Fan quickly added, "Captain Xiao said I can fire mortars and anti-aircraft machine guns."

Zhang Wenliang's lips twitched slightly, as if he had discovered someone's weakness. He nodded gently and said, "Okay, I'll let you fire a burst of bullets later."

This kid seems really interested in guns. Maybe I can make some deals with him by playing with guns?

Chen Fan immediately beamed with joy, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

Zhang Wenliang continued, "As for the others, such as assassination, grenade throwing, landmines, air defense, chemical defense, and biological defense, determining location, measuring distance, observing and indicating targets, the use of signals and ciphers, offensive tactics, defensive tactics, reconnaissance, observation, vigilance, marching, and encampment,..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Fan widened his eyes and said, "Brother Sanhu, you don't mean I'm not allowed to learn any of these things, do you?"

The militia handbook in the brigade headquarters library contains the information he just mentioned.

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Besides these, there are also basic topics such as how to dig trenches, how to dig tunnels, combat formations, three-on-three assaults, homemade bombs and mines, and three-dimensional interwoven fire networks.

Unfortunately, Chen Fan flipped through the book several times but was still a bit confused and couldn't activate the military skills. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to train with the militia. If he had just stayed behind closed doors and studied for a month, he might have become a top soldier.

Hearing Chen Fan's words, Zhang Wenliang chuckled, "Who said you're not allowed to learn? If you want to learn anything, I can teach you. But later, you can't participate in the simulated combat with the company, understand?"

Chen Fan immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry about that. I won't take a single step forward without your order."

Zhang Wenliang chuckled and said, "Actually, it's nothing special. You haven't trained with the team before. If you rush in rashly, you're likely to get hurt and hurt others as well. So, for safety's sake, it's best to stay on the sidelines."

Chen Fan nodded vigorously, quite sensibly, "Understood!"

They quickly arrived at the company's assembly point. Zhang Wenliang first consulted with Xiao Liewen, then took out an iron whistle from his pocket and blew it loudly.

Everyone quickly returned to the assembly point, and within two minutes they were lined up neatly. Chen Fan also stood next to Yang Xingxiu.

Zhang Wenliang announced loudly, "Squad leaders, report on the completion of training."

Including the special operations squad directly under the brigade headquarters, all 13 militia squad leaders answered in turn, and all militiamen completed the basic training subjects.

One of the kids added, "If you had come half an hour later, we would have practiced it twice."

Zhang Wenliang rolled his eyes and shouted, "Attention!"

Once everyone was standing straight, he turned and ran to Xiao Liewen. "Report, all soldiers in the company are assembled. Please let the political instructor speak." Chen Fan, standing in the corner, couldn't help but feel a little strange seeing this scene. After all, the political instructor and the company commander are of the same rank, but the political instructor of our company is the deputy captain, which is a rank higher. Why doesn't he just take on the role of company commander?

Just as Xiao Liewen coughed and was about to speak, Yang Xingxiu, who was next to Chen Fan, whispered, "It's study time now, so you need to prepare to take notes."

Chen Fan said "Oh" and then took out his notebook.

Then Xiao Liewen shouted "At ease!" and then launched into a long speech.

It's all the same old tune, nothing more than things like, "Although we have achieved a great victory, the internal class struggle is still fierce, and the external imperialists, revisionists, and reactionaries have not given up their desire to destroy us. We must mobilize the entire population to be soldiers and strengthen the training of the militia."

Despite it being a familiar theme, both the militiamen who had heard it countless times before and Chen Fan, who was hearing it for the first time, listened attentively and not one of them lost focus.

This lecture lasted for more than ten minutes, which could be considered a short break.

If it weren't for the snow and ice, we would be sitting and listening, but since the ground is covered in snow, we can only stand and listen.

After finishing his speech, Xiao Liewen handed over command to Zhang Wenliang.

Zhang Wenliang divided the entire militia into three groups and conducted simulated combat training for each group.

Don't misunderstand, this is not a military exercise, but rather a scenario where there is an enemy in the mountains and forests, and our soldiers receive orders to rush in and eliminate the enemy.

This includes various tactical elements such as small group cooperation, team cooperation, shooting, bayonet fighting, destroying tanks, and capturing enemy leaders alive.

In addition to the main battlefield here, there are also sub-venues nearby.

The brigade's direct special operations squad, which is also the communications squad, is trained in climbing, wiring, and other skills.

Chen Fan, watching from the side with some curiosity, leaned closer to Xiao Liewen and whispered, "Why didn't you send a telegram or use a telegraph machine?"

Xiao Liewen looked slightly embarrassed. "I didn't bring any equipment."

Chen Fan became even more curious, "Why didn't you bring it?"

He remembered very clearly that Captain Xiao allowed him to train with the militia, one of the requirements of which was to repair communication equipment part-time. How come he didn't even bring the equipment?

Xiao Liewen's eyes twitched slightly as he stared at the group climbing the telephone pole with an unfriendly gaze. "Damn it, these people have forgotten everything they learned years ago."

Chen Fan was speechless. How could he forget that?
To avoid embarrassment, Xiao Liewen called Zhang Wenliang over and pointed at Chen Fan, saying, "Teach him everything: rifles, pistols, mortars, and anti-aircraft guns."

Zhang Wenliang saluted. "Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

He then smiled at Chen Fan and said, "You've always wanted to shoot, haven't you? Today I'll let you have your fill. Come on."

Chen Fan immediately followed and ran over.

Before long, gunshots rang out across the training ground. One place was particularly extreme, with constant gunfire and artillery fire that silenced birds for miles around. Even the falcons watching from the sidelines shrank back and dared not utter a sound.

When Chen Fan was learning to shoot from Zhang Wenliang, he wasn't just practicing standing still. Since he was teaching, Zhang Wenliang didn't hold back and demonstrated all sorts of individual combat skills to him. He also practiced small group assaults with Chen Fan.

It wasn't until an hour later, when Chen Fan had had his fill of fun, that he finally heard a ding-dong.

"Having initially mastered individual combat skills and activated individual combat abilities, current level LV1 (5/20)"

(End of this chapter)