Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

"In that case, Captain, please take out the special operations equipment. We can't wait to see it."

There was excitement in everyone's eyes.

After joining the Third Battalion, they discovered that the battalion commander always brought some new surprises.

"Deputy Battalion Commander." Cao Geng called out with a smile.

Immediately, Wang Huaibao opened several boxes of equipment in front of everyone.

The special operations equipment seized last night was immediately presented to everyone.

Many special forces soldiers of the Qianlong Brigade couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

These equipments are actually different from those of ordinary soldiers, and the quality is much better.

With such equipment, their combat effectiveness will surely be greatly improved...

At this time, several special forces soldiers nearby looked at each other, and then asked Cao Geng in confusion: "Huh? Battalion Commander, why do these special operations equipment look familiar to us?"

Cao Geng was stunned for a moment: "Look familiar?"

He looked at the special forces soldiers curiously.

"This is the Japanese equipment that my brothers and I captured yesterday when we went deep behind enemy lines. If you find it familiar, it means you have fought against Japanese special forces before."

But how is this possible? His special forces were clearly established not long ago.

At this moment, a special forces soldier suddenly realized what was going on. He patted his head and said, "Why do they look so familiar? It turns out to be the group of Japanese soldiers we encountered yesterday. They were wearing this kind of equipment."

The night before, fifty special forces from the Qianlong Battalion went deep behind enemy lines and acted in a dispersed manner.

Therefore, not all special forces have encountered Yamamoto Ikki’s special forces team.

Hearing this, Cao Geng immediately looked at the man and asked, "Did you encounter Japanese wearing this kind of equipment yesterday?"

"Report, yes." The special forces soldier replied.

"How does it feel?" Cao Geng raised a playful smile.

It turned out that when he was not paying attention, China's two most advanced special forces had already clashed.

This was really unexpected news for Cao Geng.

The special forces soldier reported: "Battalion Commander, when we were carrying out missions in enemy-occupied areas, we kept in mind your teachings and made every effort to destroy the enemy's strongholds and put the goal first! So when we encountered the group of Japanese wearing special equipment, we did not fight to the death. We only killed thirteen of them and then quickly evacuated."

Cao Geng was immediately pleased: "Well done! Special forces should consider the target more important than their own lives!"

It seems that the story of Zhao Zilong he told before left a deep impression on everyone.

But the special forces soldier continued: "But, Battalion Commander, if we knew that the group of Japanese we encountered yesterday were the Japanese special forces, I think I would definitely try my best to lead my brothers to eliminate them desperately. Even if we can't destroy the enemy's stronghold, we must do it!"

As he spoke, the special forces soldier exuded an unusual sharpness.

He has extraordinary intuition on the battlefield and knows what is the key and what is secondary.

If on the battlefield, Cao Geng's order is to destroy as many enemy strongholds as possible as quickly as possible, but they discover a special forces unit that no one else has noticed, then in the eyes of these special forces, it is more important to eliminate the enemy's elite troops first.

Cao Geng looked at the special forces soldier and asked, "Do you think you are smart?"

In fact, during the Qianlong Brigade’s operation yesterday, he selected a team leader from each team.

He remembered that the special forces soldier who had just spoken was one of the five team leaders he had selected.

"Tell me, what's your name?" Cao Geng said...

"Reporting to the battalion commander, I am He Ning!" The special forces soldier said firmly while looking straight ahead.

"Five hundred push-ups!" Cao Geng ordered coldly.

Of course he must be taught a lesson for openly expressing his intention to disobey orders.

"Yes!" He Ning did not expect such a result, but he obeyed anyway.

All the special forces soldiers were nervous. As special forces soldiers, they knew that the battalion commander hated the behavior of ignoring the goal. Yesterday, the battalion commander ordered them to destroy the Japanese strongholds as much as possible. But He Ning said that if they had known that they were facing special forces, he would eliminate the Japanese special forces at all costs. Isn't this a provocation? If the battalion commander doesn't punish him, who else should he punish?

However, Cao Geng looked at He Ning deeply.

To be honest, Cao Geng admired He Ning for his open defiance. On the battlefield, the situation changed rapidly. Cao Geng urgently needed someone who was sensitive to the battlefield, not bound by conventions, able to adapt to circumstances and act decisively to lead the Qianlong Brigade. It was obvious that He Ning fully met Cao Geng's requirements. Moreover, He Ning also made it clear that under his command, even Yamamoto Ikki's special forces lost thirteen people, while He Ning's team of their Qianlong Brigade had zero casualties! 0:13 record! This made Cao Geng see He Ning's outstanding combat ability.

If such a person with both strategic and tactical skills is not allowed to be the captain, it would be a waste of his talent. However, although Cao Geng loves talents, he also understands that He Ning needs to be tempered to become a qualified captain of Qianlong.

But this is not something that can be achieved overnight. He Ning needs to experience it slowly in order to grow. The atmosphere at the scene became serious.

Soon, He Ning finished 500 push-ups and stood up. Cao Geng looked at him, and He Ning thought Cao Geng would continue to punish him.

"That's right! From now on, you are the captain of the Qianlong Brigade!" Cao Geng announced.

Captain? What's going on?

Everyone was shocked and surprised. What was going on? This was the first time a special forces soldier contradicted the battalion commander, but the battalion commander appointed him as the captain of the Qianlong Battalion? In an instant, everyone was stunned, thinking they had heard it wrong.

He Ning's face was full of confusion. Why did he become the captain of Qianlong Brigade after he couldn't help but speak out his true feelings, contradicted the battalion commander he respected the most, and did 500 symbolic push-ups?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Cao Geng. Cao Geng explained to everyone calmly:

"For special forces, it is of course crucial, even the most critical, to regard the target as more important than life itself."

"However, if a special forces soldier encounters a more critical turning point on the battlefield, breaking through this turning point will have a better effect on the development of the war situation. In your opinion, should this special forces soldier carry out the original mission or seize this new turning point?"

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Everyone fell into deep thought. They certainly knew that breaking through that critical point would lead to better results, but they had to follow orders. This was a military order from their superiors. Did they have to disobey the order just because they insisted on their own opinions?

Cao Geng certainly did not agree with disobeying military orders. But within the framework of certain orders, it is also crucial to allow soldiers to exercise their subjective initiative.

Cao Geng continued, "Just like the battle of our New 1st Regiment's commander at Cangyun Ridge, if the commander really broke out from Yujialing, what would happen if the Sakata Regiment pursued the victory? It would only make it more difficult for our army to survive under the suppression of the Japanese army, not to mention annihilating the enemy completely!"

"But what if the commander breaks out from the front? Obviously, the result will be completely different! Just like the current situation of our army!"

"You must know that exercising your subjective initiative within a certain range of orders on the battlefield does not mean disobeying orders!"

"You can take the initiative within the scope of the order, but if a soldier cannot even do the most basic obedience to military orders, there is no need for such a captain to exist. If I find anyone who dares to disobey orders on the battlefield next time, including you, Captain Qianlong, I will never tolerate it and will not show any mercy."