Devil's Army

Li Hongmei picked out a special forces soldier who she felt had poor marksmanship to compete with her.

The special forces soldier didn't want to go out to compete. He would be embarrassed to compete with a guerrilla fighter, especially a female guerrilla fighter, in terms of shooting skills.

Some special forces members began to make a fuss, asking him to compete well and not to embarrass the special forces team.

Jackal stepped forward and sternly ordered him to step out and compete with Li Hongmei.

The special forces soldier reluctantly walked out of the line.

"Captain Li, you go first?" the special forces member said to Li Hongmei.

"Okay, I won't be polite." Hongmei pulled out the revolver from her waist and started shooting at the ten bottles that the team members had placed a hundred meters away.

"We hit nine of them. Captain, you have great marksmanship." The guerrillas applauded and cheered.

The special forces soldier who was competing with him didn't say anything. He picked up ten stones smaller than eggs from the roadside and placed them 150 meters away. Then he picked up his two guns and started shooting.

All ten stones were blown away by the bullets. The guerrillas were stunned and did not speak for a long time.

Li Hongmei admitted defeat because she was not as skilled as her opponent. But she really wanted to join the special forces, so she just sat aside and sulked.

At this time, Political Commissar Yang and Deputy Brigade Commander Chen of the 1st Brigade were patrolling with soldiers and saw how lively it was here, so they came over.

Political Commissar Yang knew the whole story and said with a smile: "Their special forces are the elite of our army. I may not be able to join them."

Li Hongmei blushed and said nothing more.

Then Political Commissar Yang called Li Hongmei aside and asked in a low voice:

"You are a unit under the leadership of the Party. Have you obtained approval from your superiors to join another unit?"

"Only by working with them can we fight the Japanese better. Our own weapons are not enough," said Li Hongmei.

"That being said, we still have to go through the necessary procedures. Let me contact Secretary Li. If he has no objection, you can join the First Army. With your current strength, it is not practical to join the special operations team."

Li Hongmei nodded and said nothing.

"Wait for me for a while. I'll come here to see you tomorrow morning. If Secretary Li has no objection, I'll take you to the headquarters for training."

"Do we still need training?" Li Hongmei felt a little scared when she thought of the jackal's loaded march.

"New soldiers usually have to undergo nearly a month of training before being assigned to various units. Otherwise, how can we ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers?"

In the evening, Political Commissar Yang used the radio to contact Secretary Li.

Secretary Li first congratulated Political Commissar Yang on his successful recovery of Kaiyuan City. He agreed to Political Commissar Yang's proposal that Li Hongmei join the First Anti-Japanese Army without much consideration.

The next morning, Political Commissar Yang arrived at the intersection of Hongpo Village where he met Li Hongmei and others yesterday.

Li Hongmei has been there with the guerrillas training with the special forces.

Political Commissar Yang called Li Hongmei aside and whispered to her that Secretary Li agreed to their joining the First Anti-Japanese Army.

Li Hongmei was very happy to hear this. She had learned from her conversation with Jackal last night that the First Anti-Japanese Army was the devilish unit that the Japanese were terrified of.

When Jackal heard that Secretary Yang was going to take Li Hongmei's guerrillas to the tribe, he immediately arranged for two special forces members to drive two empty trucks to take Li Hongmei and the others to the tribe.

When they arrived at the tribe, Political Commissar Yang arranged for Li Hongmei and the others to rest in the playground, while he first went to the operations room to report to Leng Feng.

Li Hongmei and others watched Heilang training new recruits on the playground.

Although these are new recruits, their movements are very standard and their will to fight is very firm.

At this time, target shooting training began again. Although the shooting skills of these new recruits did not reach the ten-ring mark in every shot, they were much better than those of their guerrilla fighters.

After a long while, Political Commissar Yang came over with a stern young officer.

Li Hongmei hurriedly greeted Political Commissar Yang.

Political Commissar Yang introduced Li Hongmei and the others, "This is Commander Leng Feng of the First Anti-Japanese Army."

Li Hongmei and the guerrillas saluted Leng Feng one after another.

Leng Feng returned the greeting and said to Political Commissar Yang with a smile, "He really looks a bit like Deputy Brigade Commander He."

Then Leng Feng said to Li Hongmei and the others, "Welcome to join the First Anti-Japanese Army. You can take a rest this afternoon and walk around the tribe. Come here for training tomorrow morning."

"Political Commissar Yang, take them to the canteen of the First Brigade for dinner later." After Leng Feng said this to Political Commissar Yang, he turned and left.

At dinner, Li Hong saw the combination of meat and vegetables and said to Political Commissar Yang a little embarrassedly:

"Political Commissar, just give me something to eat."

"Do you think it was me who told the kitchen to add more food?"

"Isn't it?" Li Hongmei asked doubtfully.

"You think too much. This is the normal food in the army."

Then Political Commissar Yang asked the surprised Li Hongmei:

"Do you know why Captain Zhang said you can't join the special operations team?"

Li Hongmei shook her head in confusion.

"Because you have been in the mountains for a long time, the team's food is not up to standard, and the team members' physical fitness has declined greatly, so they definitely cannot keep up with the high-intensity training of the special operations team. And the special operations team has not recruited a single female soldier so far."

Political Commissar Yang's words, "The special forces have not recruited a female soldier yet," stirred up ripples in her heart. She secretly made up her mind to intensify her training and strive to be selected into the special forces.