"Take it easy! Today, I want to talk specifically about what a soldier is and what kind of soldier you should be. " Li Shun looked around his subordinates severely. In order to highlight the effect of his speech, he deliberately stopped and cleared his throat with dignity.

"Today, I only ask you to study the military technology of mountain jungle warfare assiduously. In the last century, there was a very famous science book, probably called the theory of heavenly evolution, which put forward a very famous view called "survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest".

"If our revolutionary army cannot adapt to the new situation and changes, we will inevitably be eliminated. So I give you eight words: "tenacity, loyalty, unity and bravery". Remember your mission and work hard. "

After the review, Li Shun personally came to the student class for inspection, which was quite decent. The cadets are divided into two groups: the officer team is mainly composed of middle and lower level officers, mainly engaged in systematic learning of Zhengzhi belief, international current affairs, military theory and strategy and tactics. Noncommissioned officers are outstanding talents selected from veterans, combat backbones or young overseas Chinese who have just joined the army. After three months of study and training, those with excellent results return to the army as junior officers.

After doing this, Li Shun, I and Lao Qin took a casual walk in the base camp. It was bustling and full of festive atmosphere for the new year. There were overseas Chinese Peking opera troupes invited from Chiang Mai and circus troupes invited from Bangkok. The locals also organized labor activities, danced lion dragon lanterns, stepped on stilts and set off fireworks. The whole base camp of the revolutionary army was full of joy, Even the soldiers on duty were immersed in the happy atmosphere of the festival.

An accident happened that morning. A group of soldiers of unknown origin forcibly broke into the revolutionary army defense zone. The warning of the sentry on duty was invalid, and the two sides exchanged fire, causing casualties to each other.

But this has not attracted enough attention from Li Shun. Border friction is common, and it's no big deal this time. The infantry regiment of the Burmese army has withdrawn, and wood has returned to Xinghai. There should be nothing to worry about. Lao Qin's proposal that the revolutionary army should suspend the festival carnival, let everyone return to the team, and improve the combat readiness level was flatly rejected by Li Shun.

"Chief of staff, it's not easy to spend the new year. Don't be so jumpy. Let's relax. Don't make a fuss about this little movement on the border. Border conflicts are common. Don't we still have troops on duty? Don't worry!" Li Shun said to Lao Qin.

Lao Qin smiled bitterly, but there was nothing he could do in front of the stubborn and confident Li Shun.

In the afternoon, a large number of aggressive enemy troops suddenly appeared on the other side of the river. Their troops rushed to the river ferry in multiple ways to seize the commanding height. Planes also sent out to help the war and bombed the revolutionary army positions. In the base camp, the suddenly approaching plane dropped several bombs. The violent explosion overturned the temporary stage and killed several actors and audience.

The careless Li Shun and the revolutionary officers and soldiers woke up like a dream and rushed to the battle.

The late intelligence finally came. Wood, who had left Myanmar and returned to Xinghai, conspired with the Japanese to collude with the Myanmar military government, and had long planned the military operation codenamed "operation roar". The Japanese pulled the strings, wood paid for it, and the Myanmar military government gave policy. They took advantage of the most careless time of Li Shun and the revolutionary army to go to war.

At the same time, wood seemed to lack sufficient confidence in the combat effectiveness and determination of the Burmese government forces to participate in the war. He also invited international mercenaries - Gurkha corps and Kachin army, with a total number of times more than the revolutionary army.

Wood paid a lot of money this time, and the intelligence confidentiality work was extremely successful. The intelligence personnel sent by Lao Qin never spied on his real intention, and even the intelligence we knew before was intentionally leaked by wood.

Wood has all the arrangements in place. Now he is sitting on the mountain in the Xinghai watching the tiger fight, as if he were outside the world, watching the good play he arranged begin to play.

According to the accurate information that Lao Qin finally learned about his lateness, wood spent nearly $70 million on the Burmese government army, Gurkha regiment and Kachin people.

$70 million! More than 400 million yuan! How generous of wood dog day!

Facts finally proved that Lao Qin's worry was not superfluous. Facts proved that Li Shun was paralyzed by wood. He didn't jump out of wood's palm!

After some trial and fraud, the fierce war finally broke out.

A prominent feature of "operation roar" is that wood has heavily invited war killers - Gurkha mercenaries.

From Lao Qin, I learned something about this Gurkha mercenary.

Of course, mercenaries are professional soldiers, equivalent to professional fighters, who make a living in war. Mercenary system originated in the West and prevailed in the 19th century. Westerners hired colonies to fight for themselves cheaply.

Until 1999, when NATO savagely attacked Yugoslavia and the West sent troops to intervene in Kosovo, the first multinational force under the banner of British troops took the lead in setting foot on the territory of Yugoslavia. In the quiet valley full of wild flowers, in the roads and towns full of war ruins, people were surprised to see that this armed army with teeth had no blond hair, blue eyes and tall stature. They were small Asians with yellow skin and black hair.

This is the Gurkha regiment, a famous professional mercenary who works hard for others.

Gurkha people are a Nepalese tribal people living in the southern foothills of the Himalayas. They are famous for being good at hunting and fighting. In 185, Britain recruited Gurkhas as soldiers and sent them all over the world to fight for the British queen. This is the origin of "Gurkha mercenaries".

Gurkhas from the roof of the world are born with the excellent qualities of professional soldiers: obeying orders, loyal to officers, hard-working, tenacious and brave. The key is that these poor Asians have never spared their lives. Unlike those Europeans who live a superior life, they are ambitious and afraid of death. Therefore, for more than a century, they have won the national honor of "the best mercenary" for themselves on the battlefield.

There are at least two points that need to be specified here. One is that it is best to "hire soldiers" rather than "hire officers". This is very important because the Gurkhas have a low status in the British army and can hardly be promoted to officers, or they are more suitable to be soldiers because they are colored. According to historical records, only one gifted Gurkha became a major officer in more than 100 years, which is an exception.

Another point is also very important. As soldiers, the salary of Gurkhas is two-thirds lower than that of white soldiers. It is really cheap and good, which shows the shrewd business mind of Westerners. The problem is that the Gurkhas have no complaints about this, because their hometown Himalayas is too poor. They regard serving as a soldier for westerners as the best way out of life.

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