Contractor, six categories of troops

The second category of troops consists of reserves or militias, individuals who may not even temporarily qualify for the title of "soldier." Throughout human history, countless practical experiences have demonstrated that relying on uncoordinated and inadequately trained militias to defend the homeland is merely a theoretical notion. Some may raise objections, citing examples such as the Huaihai Campaign in China, where the logistical support provided by the common people's small carts enabled the Chinese field army of 600,000 to defeat the Nationalist army of 800,000. During the War of Resistance against Japan, China relied even more on local forces such as district teams and county battalions, along with work teams, guerrilla units, and militias, to completely immerse the enemy in the vast ocean of people's warfare.

The old man did not answer me; he merely smiled faintly. He eventually reached the rank of senior colonel, equivalent to a division level, and upon retirement, he was promoted to major general. However, his greatest regret was that he had distanced himself from the true military. I have two older sisters, and I am the youngest in the family. The old man had the highest hopes for me, wishing that I could become a good professional soldier. Yet, I disappointed him. I have dabbled in various pursuits, having danced on stage a few times and gone through several rounds in the military. In the end, I became a professional writer who earns a living by typing. The unpredictability of life truly leaves one with endless reflections.

Although referred to as cannon fodder snipers, we have undergone the most rigorous and even brutal training in order to enhance our survival capabilities. First, we must learn unarmed combat and the use of short cold weapons, and be able to transform various readily available objects into lethal weapons. For instance, how to strangle an enemy with a rope within fourteen seconds, how to deliver a punch that leaves the enemy dazed for an extended period, and how to inflict high-intensity physical strikes on the enemy in the shortest time possible. Essentially, everyone possesses skills akin to black belts in Taekwondo or Karate.

At that time, I was using a 20mm anti-material sniper rifle produced by a certain arms factory in South Africa. This caliber can now be referred to as a sniper cannon, with each bullet weighing several hundred grams, utilizing high-explosive armor-piercing rounds capable of penetrating 100mm homogeneous steel armor within a range of 1,200 meters. This sniper rifle, using 20mm caliber ammunition, employs the ammunition from the German MG-151 aircraft cannon from World War II, measuring nearly 1.8 meters in length and weighing 26 kilograms, with each magazine holding only three rounds and requiring manual bolt action. Typically, this heavy sniper rifle requires a two-person team for operation, with one person responsible for sniping and the other serving as an observer. However, snipers trained by the fifth category of troops must be able to independently carry this weapon and move swiftly across various terrains such as mountains, hills, and deserts, completing various combat tasks without the assistance of an observer.

Everyone should not pursue too high a level of realism, after all, this is a novel; it is better to enjoy it as a fantasy.

ten years

Alright, I have already conducted a preliminary scan of the six types of troops with my brothers. The protagonist of this book will, of course, be a member of the fifth type of troops. Since everyone prefers to read third-person novels, I will write the novel in the third person.

Before we begin the main text, it is necessary for me to explain to all friends what the six types of troops are

It was precisely because of the mindset of perishing together with enemy tanks that my father later developed a great interest in tanks. I am not sure how he managed it, but after returning to military school for further studies, he unexpectedly began researching weaponry and armored vehicles. Eventually, he became a military representative, responsible for overseeing military factories that specialized in the production of tanks, armored vehicles, and bridge-laying vehicles. Under his influence, my favorite magazine became "PLA Literature and Art." In a certain issue from a certain year and month, I saw my father's name and realized that he ranked among the top two hundred in the country among civilian military personnel specializing in armored vehicles. In our living room, there still hangs a six-foot-long photograph from hetushu.com, which is a group photo taken during a conference in Beijing in 198X. At that time, my father was still relatively young and could only honestly stand in the last row.

Merely possessing these is still insufficient; another course for snipers is the manufacture of booby traps! Booby traps refer to the creation of various landmines. We can make it in a chemistry laboratory using some chemical materials, along with a few beakers, several wooden spoons, and a refrigerator that can maintain temperature, to produce nitroglycerin. By adding flour and sawdust, we can create TNT explosives with significantly enhanced safety. Of course, manufacturing TNT requires a considerable amount of time and involves hazardous components. If the temperature exceeds 20 degrees Celsius or if there is a violent impact during preparation, an explosion may occur. The requirements for chemical materials are also quite high. In the chemistry laboratory, we can also produce incendiary devices that are more terrifying than solid gasoline bombs, which are virtually impossible to extinguish. By adding a few glass balls, some copper pieces, a roll of fishing line, and a tube of lipstick, we can create a variety of landmines that even landmine detectors may not be able to detect.

Looking at the military forces of various countries around the world, regardless of the myriad forms they may take, the armed forces can be categorized into six major types. Do not mistakenly consider the three branches of the military—land, sea, and air—as three of these categories; they are merely conventional forces and can only be classified as one type. They represent the largest standing armed forces of a nation, yet in the eyes of true professional soldiers, they are merely a group of recruits who have just learned how to unlock weapon safeties or can barely operate tanks and fighter jets.

In close combat, the pistol is an important self-defense weapon for us. The focus of our training is on the speed of drawing the gun and the accuracy of the first shot. Regardless of the situation, when the pistol is raised and aimed at the target, the trigger must be pulled instantly. An accuracy rate of 86% is considered acceptable, 90% is regarded as good, and over 95% is deemed excellent

To put it bluntly, you have already been driven into your lair by the enemy, your national borders have been breached by the enemy's concentrated forces, and your heavy industry, research institutions, and energy bases have been partially or even completely occupied by the enemy! Even if you manage to drag the enemy into the vast sea of people's war, and even if you wage an eight-year resistance and finally repel the invading enemy, what will happen after the victory? What kind of mess will our country have to face? How many years will our country's economy and technology be set back?

Those who truly understand military affairs should realize that this is far more tragic than leaving oneself with the last bullet! At that time, the recoil of the individual anti-tank rocket launcher was too strong; an average soldier could suffer a fatal heart failure after firing thirteen rockets in succession. China, facing the threat of the Soviet Union, a military power capable of assembling dozens or even hundreds of mechanized divisions to conduct strategic strikes over three hundred kilometers deep, could only resort to human wave tactics. By employing spatial warfare and human wave assaults, it aimed to continuously extend the supply lines of the enemy's mechanized forces in exchange for opportunities. At that time, the entire nation was prepared for guerrilla warfare, and the quantity of ammunition produced by military factories within a year reached an astonishing level. To put it simply, I practiced shooting with a standard rifle, firing nearly forty thousand rounds, of which thirty thousand were urgently produced during that era! There are still a large number of bullets manufactured at that time in the troops today. Of the nearly forty thousand rounds fired, thirty thousand were urgently produced during that era! There are still a large number of bullets manufactured at that time in the troops today

It is just like my father, who joined the army at the age of 18 and captured Soviet spies. During the most tense period in Sino-Soviet relations, when a large-scale assault by Soviet mechanized forces could occur at any moment, threatening to carry out extensive strategic destruction on Chinese territory, he prepared thirteen anti-tank rockets for himself

To bury concealed explosives around a location where one needs to remain hidden for an extended period, in order to prevent surprise attacks by the enemy, and to divert the attention of military dogs using scents or objects, is also a skill for self-preservation on the battlefield. As for the confrontations between snipers, utilizing electronic equipment to detect a sniper before they fire, and shooting in the dark without optical sights, these are all essential courses that need not be elaborated upon.

The fourth type of troops is the research troops

The fifth category of troops consists of true professional soldiers, who can also be described as genuine combat machines. I belong to this category of soldiers myself. I am a military personnel specializing in sniping and counter-sniping. In the 1980s, China did not have a unified sniping textbook, nor did it possess dedicated sniper rifles, and certainly, it was impossible to have specialized sniper ammunition. All of this was gradually developed in the 1990s by professional soldiers in collaboration with fourth-category military industrial research units.

twenty years

This sniper rifle, due to its large caliber, employs a lateral gas ejection system. Once fired, no one can stand within two meters of the rifle, or they risk being injured by the gas blast ejected sideways from the muzzle. The sniper cannot hide in confined spaces while shooting, or they will be harmed themselves. Even more alarming, firing this weapon is akin to firing an anti-tank rocket launcher; thick smoke billows up immediately. On the battlefield, once a shot is fired, one fears that the enemy's suppressive fire will come crashing down. Thus, snipers like me are humorously referred to as "cannon fodder snipers."

The greatest mission of modern Chinese soldiers is deeply engraved on the triangular bayonets we have once used...! ... To defend our homeland! To some extent, I am very afraid of war; we are not afraid of death, but we fear bringing the flames of war to our own homeland!

The third type of troops is the civilian personnel corps. This type of corps encompasses a wide range of roles, including cultural soldiers and electronic warfare units. Their most significant characteristic is their close relationship with and even integration into field combat units. However, they do not need to personally engage in battle; their work involves more intellectual labor than physical labor, which also makes it easier for them to attain promotions and possibly gain a good reputation. Nevertheless, their actual power within the military is relatively limited.

They belong to military industrial research and manufacturing units

And the books, but please note, what is meant by the vast ocean of people's war

The sixth category of troops can be considered the most mysterious. It would not be an exaggeration to call them a superpower unit. Of course, they may not possess the extraordinary abilities depicted on television; rather, they are more perceptive and advanced in certain fields than the average person. They could be a genius with an IQ second only to Einstein, or a person who, despite being blind and deaf, has a sense of smell more acute than that of a dog. They could also be a numerical genius with an eidetic memory and logical reasoning abilities surpassing those of a computer. Even if you are a thief, if you can open any lock in the shortest time possible, you would still be considered a top figure.

In the 1970s, the slogan of the military factory was: first-class products support brother countries, second-class products are for internal exchange, and third-class products supply the military. Later, I once asked my elder, isn't the military factory supposed to serve our army? Why then are they supplying the military with third-class products?

In my view, special forces are certainly not the same as reconnaissance units of the field army, nor are they akin to the Marine Corps that China has only recently begun to establish. They train rigorously, but their training is too focused on specific terrains or battlefield characteristics. If the elite reconnaissance troops from the north were to be thrown into a tropical rainforest or a desert known for its life-threatening conditions, they would likely suffer non-combat casualties due to a lack of survival training in such terrains. While they possess the willpower and bravery characteristic of professional soldiers, they still lack the adaptability to quickly adjust to any terrain and climate. They would likely suffer non-combat casualties due to a lack of survival training in such terrains. While they possess the willpower and bravery characteristic of professional soldiers, they still lack the adaptability to quickly adjust to any terrain and climate. In the following chapters, I will introduce what kind of special skills or, one might say, special arts a truly lifelong professional soldier should possess. Now, without further ado, let me first introduce the classification of troops as we see it.

In the United States, there are countless such figures within the Pentagon and the FBI. Naturally, every country has an organization dedicated to gathering such national treasures. Their most valuable attribute is that this ability is innate and has been enhanced through subsequent training, making it impossible to mass-produce or replicate.

forty years