afterglow

Chapter 85
Zhou Changfeng also knew that because of his special status, they had no right to order him to participate in this risky task, which is why Shen Yu said "half request, half request" before.

As the highest military commanding body, the Metropolitan Government's intelligence department has many privileges, but these privileges are only relative. At least in the matter of borrowing officers from the Imperial Army, you have to apply to the garrison commander Si Ti in a proper manner.

According to Shen Yu, there are really very few candidates who meet the requirements. Although there are many people who have fought against the Tsarist Russian army and the British Burmese army in the northwest and southwestern borders for decades, those officers are now promoted to a lesser extent. To lieutenant colonel and colonel.The last time a large-scale conflict broke out between the two sides was three years ago, but only two platoons participated in the battle.

"Actually, if you don't agree, we can go to the frontier army to pick people, but it's quite troublesome."

"I personally agree that it's useless. You need to convince the garrison commander."

"Punishing thieves is both righteousness and will, and they will not let people go."

This task is really difficult, but Zhou Changfeng likes to challenge difficulties.What are Special Forces?The spirit of the special forces is "capable people can't", and they are born to create miracles.

The group army he belonged to before crossing naturally also had a special warfare brigade. Although he had nothing to do with himself in the amphibious heavy equipment brigade, he would occasionally go for exchanges and visits.

As far as special warfare theory and experience are concerned, although he doesn't even have half a bottle of water, at most there is only a little water in the bottom of the bottle, but it should be enough to lead the introduction of Ming's special forces.

"So, how many resources can we obtain to guarantee this task?" Zhou Changfeng asked after he readily accepted.

"Many, this kind of treasonous thieves can be punished by everyone, and the emperor also agreed." The fat man said meaningfully: "Otherwise, how can we invite you?"

He is Du Guangqiao, Kezheng of the Operations Section of the Intelligence Department of the Metropolitan Government.The chief officer of the division is called the principal or the chief officer, the chief official of the institute is called the chief officer, and the chief officer of the department is called the chief officer. However, people usually call them "chang" directly.

"Okay, then I don't worry about this aspect, I just say my request." Zhou Changfeng looked around the crowd and stated:

"Although we are going to make a surprise attack, there must not be too many people. About 20 people should be skilled but not too many. Half of them are soldiers, and the other half have outstanding specialties."

"What counts as a specialty? For example, a sharpshooter who can penetrate Yang with a hundred steps, an expert who is proficient in blasting, a habitual thief who is good at picking locks and stealing, and a master of fighting with one enemy."

"And then, there are people who can make up, walk over walls, drive boats, and fly planes. It would be even better if they could speak foreign languages."

After his words fell, Du Guangqiao and Shen Yu looked at each other.

specialty?Are you holding a martial arts conference?
Du Guangqiao said with a speechless face: "Mr. Zhou, although I have a lot of talented people, it's not easy to find these people in a short period of time. , it’s hard to move them.”

"As many as you can find, half of the 20 people are ten, it shouldn't be difficult." Zhou Changfeng thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The remaining ten people will be selected from the scout unit in the army, and the veterans with at least four years of military experience are needed. ... Forget it, these ten people can directly use my soldiers."

Afterwards, everyone discussed other things, such as the most critical time limit.

Those present are not stupid, it takes time for a patchwork team to adjust, otherwise how much ability can a group of guys who don't know each other play together?

However, in terms of time, the sooner the better, because the longer the delay, Chai Guoyi may reveal more information; at the same time, the British may transfer it.

Therefore, everyone thinks that they should start immediately after a simple run-in.

The British did not send Chai Guoyi back to the mainland due to diplomatic considerations, which is a good thing for the killing operation.

Zhou Changfeng didn't quite understand this, but Shen Yu didn't care.

"Historically speaking, the Anglo-Dutch knot has a lot of problems, but in terms of treating Daming, the two are highly consistent. Keeping that guy in Batavia... Maybe it is for the convenience of exchanging captured agents between the two sides in the future. "

Some arrested British agents were detained in the special prison outside the factory. These people were obviously diplomatic personnel, so they would not be executed, but kept as bargaining chips.

This is the tacit understanding of the big powers - even if the agents of various countries under the guise of diplomats are arrested, they will not be harmed, but will provide food and drink, and after negotiation, choose to exchange in a third country.

In peacetime, intelligence gathering is intelligence gathering, not risking your life.

Of course, if the two sides go to war, this set of conventions will no longer exist.

The last exchange between China and the UK was four years ago in Manila, and now it seems that the time is almost up again?

After the discussion, everyone left and performed their duties.

As soon as he returned to the station, Zhou Changfeng ordered Xiao Li to send an order to choose ten people to participate in a special mission, and he would personally lead the team. There were risks, so they signed up voluntarily.

For the soldiers who had rested for some days after the class division, they were mentally relaxed, but they were full of interest soon after learning the news.

As for the risk...you might get hit by a car when you go out, what's so scary, and the battalion commander leads the team himself.

Among the registration lists of dozens of people, Zhou Changfeng finally selected one officer, two non-commissioned officers, and seven soldiers after some comparisons and careful consideration.

Among them, Zhao Rong, the taciturn but calm second platoon leader of the third team, and Sergeant Guo Shenggen, a sharpshooter with excellent marksmanship, stand out among them.

When Zhou Changfeng was busy explaining the mission to these ten people, Shen Yu was not idle either, he was trying to find the so-called "specialized people" nearby.

In the Second Division of the Imperial Guard, he found Wang Mingfa, an engineer corporal who was good at blasting, and Qiao Yang, a civilian ordnance officer who was proficient in maintenance and calibration of weapons and equipment.

In addition, there are two twin brothers, elder brother Li Jiangong and younger brother Li Liye. Shen Yu only found out about these two after some inquiries. excellent.

At the same time, perhaps because of the twins, the two of them have a perfect understanding. The communication between the two often doesn't even require eye movements, and the cooperation is seamless.

According to their captain, at least six or seven men were needed to restrain the two brothers, whether it was hand-to-hand combat or bayonet fighting.

This is the so-called "Brothers are of one heart, their strength can break gold".

In addition, Shen Yu also inquired about an interesting piece of news—the well-known "Jiangnan Feiyan" was arrested again!
So he went through a special process and brought him out overnight from an inspection department in Zhenjiang Mansion.

The bright-eyed Xu Qinglan looks like a white-faced scholar, and he is the kind of guy with a feminine aura. To be honest, it is difficult to associate him with words such as "recidivist, thief".

This is a guy who is "extraordinarily talented" and has been good at stealing since he was a child. Although his family is not rich, he has enough food and clothing. Feeling, and at the same time seeing the anxious look of the item owner who lost something.

However, Xu Qinglan's principle is that he usually quietly returns the items after three or four days.

And this is why he is often arrested—although he claims that there is no lock that he can't open or something that he can't steal, but it's not difficult to catch him if he just sits and waits for a few days.

After a long time, he has become a frequent visitor of the inspection departments of Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, and he is usually not detained for many days, because he has indeed returned the stolen items to their original owners.

(End of this chapter)