Nanjing Military Region "Flying Dragon" Special Forces Brigade At the end of 1992, somewhere in the southeast of China, a unit responsible for special operations missions was born. This is the "Flying Dragon" Special Forces Brigade of the Nanjing Military Region. Extraordinary achievements were made on special battlefields. In October 1993, in a mountainous area in Wangjie, Anhui Province. Late at night, the deep mountain col is brightly lit. Staff officers in military uniforms rushed back and forth, and there was constant exchange of text, messages, and information. This is the largest contract tactical training center of our army. A division-scale experimental confrontation exercise with actual troops organized by the Nanjing Military Region is being carried out nervously here. At this time, both the "Red Army" and "Blue Army" had completed their troop mobilization. The "Red Army" is a type A division with outstanding achievements in the war years. Its opponent is our army's first regular "Blue Army" simulation force. However, the focus of the confrontation lies outside the "Red Army" and "Blue Army". A small and well-equipped team became the "center" of attention from both sides of the confrontation and the chief director of the exercise. The mission was given the evening before the exercise. At that time, various exercise plans had been completed, and they were just waiting for an order to start the battle. A military region chief responsible for guiding the exercise suddenly proposed that the headquarters and military region leaders should watch the battlefield 60 kilometers away through the battlefield television system at the headquarters. Live airborne and anti-airborne confrontations. This team was ordered to complete a special task and set up this system by evading the alert and hunt of both the "red" and "blue" sides without exposing themselves. The theoretical transmission distance of the battlefield television system assigned to the team is just 60 kilometers. Moreover, the location of the confrontation must be discovered by the team themselves from the dotted exercise venues. There is only one night, this is a game of bravery and wisdom. Without a minute's hesitation, the team set off overnight with their equipment. God also came to oppose them, and a steady drizzle soaked the valleys and mountains. In the unfamiliar terrain, the officers and soldiers of the small team walked on the muddy mountain road and shuttled between the mountains. They bypassed the cordon lines on both sides of the "red" and "blue" sides, and skillfully dealt with the anti-reconnaissance teams on both sides. Finally, they discovered the scheduled exercise ground. They sneaked to the commanding heights where they could set up aircraft positions at a suitable distance and with good concealment. The headquarters' tentacles were deployed unknowingly under the noses of the "red" and "blue" armies. At dawn, the battlefield television network with 6 channels and 51 seats began to officially operate, and the live broadcast of the entire battlefield was clearly transmitted back to the command headquarters through the relay station. The commanders of the "red" and "blue" armies were stunned. This team is from the "Flying Dragon" Special Forces Brigade of the Nanjing Military Region, which has just been established for one year. During this exercise, the officers and soldiers of the "Flying Dragon" Special Forces Brigade also successfully completed 11 aerial photography missions on the "Red" and "Blue" sides, and completed field photo reconnaissance and rapid washing missions on the "Blue Army" defense positions. . They also cooperated with the "Blue Army" to carry out 12 infiltration operations in 4 groups against the "Red Army". Special Training Special Forces When the "Flying Dragon" Special Forces Brigade was established, its weapons, equipment and personnel quality were significantly higher than those of ordinary troops. The brigade's weapons and equipment include more than 500 types of weapons in 21 categories on land, sea, and air. There are more than ten categories and dozens of types of high-tech equipment, including battlefield televisions, drones, radars, umbrellas, diving gear, etc. Soldiers in each battalion, company, or even a platoon have different majors. Jiang Jianxiong, the current captain of the brigade, worked as a scout for 23 years before joining the "Flying Dragon" brigade. When he was the commander of the reconnaissance company, he once set a military district record of "6.3 seconds on the 8-meter rope". Like Jiang Jianxiong, many officers and soldiers of the brigade were selected from the scout unit with the brilliance of "a rope and a knife". According to the special environment of the Nanjing Military Region and the combat missions it undertakes, the basic combat missions assigned to the special forces by superiors are: flying thousands of miles to seize strategic points, going deep behind enemy lines to raid key targets, and rescuing trapped hostages in Longtan Tiger Lair. Every special mission has no The fixed mode may be in a world of ice and snow or a tropical jungle, at dawn or dusk, in a bustling city or an isolated island in the Gobi. "High-intensity, high-difficulty, multi-risk" unconventional and specialized training is the main way to complete these tasks and defeat the enemy.

Therefore, in the scorching heat of the sun, in the freezing winter, in the stormy night, and in every opportunity to cultivate the will and body, special training forged special forces with steel and iron bones. In late July 1995, the officers and soldiers of the "Flying Dragon" brigade were fully armed, each carrying a pot of fresh water and 3 taels of rice. Went to 4 uninhabited islands far away from the land for 3 days and nights of wilderness survival training. On the islands and reefs, they climbed on rocks and slept on shrubs, ate seabirds in the sky, and hunted snakes and rats underground. Just as they were about to evacuate after completing their mission, a typhoon hit and they were trapped in huge waves and strong winds. When there was no fresh water, they drank rainwater or seawater filtered by sand and gravel; when there was no food, they used seaweed or shells adsorbed on the rocks to satisfy their hunger; when the wind and rain hit, they relied on the reef walls to withstand the wind and rain for 6 days and 6 nights. Amid repeated attacks by flying insects and mosquitoes, they walked out of the death zone with extraordinary perseverance and physical strength. In order to undertake special tasks such as reconnaissance, infiltration, harassment, and strikes in local wars and various conflicts with high standards, the "Flying Dragon" brigade, under the leadership of Jiang Jianxiong, has continuously increased the high-tech content in its training. In the "enemy" situation settings, several high-level information such as "there may be enemy sensing equipment at the narrow intersection ahead", "enemy night vision equipment for reconnaissance on the high ground directly ahead", "received notification from superiors that it is time for M country satellite reconnaissance", etc. Obstacles of a technical nature; in terms of enemy contact methods, on the basis of motorized advance and on-foot advance, parachuting, airborne landing and diving are added; satellite locators, helmet-mounted night vision devices, thermal imaging cameras, A variety of advanced equipment such as tranquilizer guns and submachine guns were also introduced into the training process. Exploring again and again, and taking risks again and again, the "Flying Dragon" brigade created tactics such as using powered parafoils to covertly contact the enemy and attack enemy aircraft caverns, and carrying divers to clear beachhead mines. It also carried out the training reform of "helicopter parachuting" and achieved The innovation of "UAV tangent flight method" has greatly promoted the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the troops. Land, sea and air. The scope of activities of traditional scouts is often limited to land and freshwater rivers and lakes. The "Flying Dragon" special forces brigade must be able to conduct amphibious operations on land, sea and air. "Tiger on land, dragon on sea, falcon in air" are the good names given to them by people. In the summer of 1998, the team conducted a 10,000-meter sea swimming assessment. After the officers and soldiers entered the water, the wind and waves suddenly increased sharply, and big waves crashed down on their heads and faces. Some staff members considered that swimming against waves may cause excessive physical exertion and suggested that the assessment distance be changed to 8,000 meters. But the team leader Jiang Jianxiong said categorically: "With me as the standard, I am the turning point of the return journey." He took the lead and fought against the wind and waves in the angry sea. The officers and soldiers followed closely behind, not taking a step back. After reaching the original goal, Jiang Jianxiong swam forward again - finally, the assessment was completed at 12,000 meters, setting a new record for the farthest deep-sea swim of the brigade as an organized armed force. Like naval combat training, airborne training is also greatly affected by objective factors. When skydiving, there are strict requirements for the aircraft's flight altitude, wind speed, clouds and other meteorological conditions. A slight mistake will lead to disaster. On May 19, 1998, over a certain training ground, as planes passed by, snow-white umbrella flowers bloomed in the sky. The "Flying Dragon" brigade is conducting its annual airborne training here. When the last two sorties were left, the weather suddenly changed. The cloud height above the landing area dropped to about 700 meters, the visibility dropped to 600 meters, and the aircraft loomed in the sky. The meteorological conditions reached the critical point for safety training. Several skydiving experts present met and agreed that they could not jump. However, Jiang Jianxiong, who was confident about the quality of the troops, insisted on training the troops. He walked to the command position and waved his arm: "The goal of the special forces is to train paratroopers for all-weather operations. We cannot wait for good weather to start fighting. Jump, jump bravely!" Under the command of Jiang Jianxiong. In the foggy sky, the officers and soldiers broke through the clouds and fog and landed safely. This training achieved a successful breakthrough in skydiving under adverse weather conditions. In addition to training special forces with extraordinary military skills in a complex environment, their psychological quality is also becoming increasingly mature. During a parachute training in June 1997, veteran soldier Wang Wei was the first to jump out of the cabin, followed four seconds later by new soldier Shi Pengfei.

Suddenly, a strong air flow rushed in, and Shi Pengfei and his parachute were rushed towards the exhaust hole of Wang Wei's parachute at the lower left. Suddenly, the two umbrellas joined together and descended rapidly in free fall. When life and death were at stake, Wang Wei calmly directed Shi Pengfei to hold his shoulders, causing Shi Pengfei to turn around and open the backup parachute, and they both landed safely. The heroic deeds of the "Flying Dragon" Special Forces Group in land, sea and air amphibious operations were fully demonstrated in a recent real-force exercise involving covert attacks on an "enemy" airport. During the exercise, the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft of the special brigade first flew over the "enemy" airport for aerial photography and reconnaissance, and promptly and accurately transmitted intelligence data back. Subsequently, the officers and soldiers of the combat unit either used power parafoils to glide over, or parachuted to land from an altitude of 1,000 meters, or quickly descended from an armed helicopter hovering in the air. Like magic soldiers descending from the sky, they quickly controlled the airport and covered the transport aircraft to deliver "heavy weapons" that could hit enemy armored targets to the battlefield. At the same time, another group of special operations soldiers swam from the sea fully armed. They overcame the heavy rain and surge, quickly landed on the beach, and rushed to the front line of the airport. Suddenly, the "enemy" airport runway, aircraft and other targets were raided and bombed with lightning speed, with artillery fire flying and gunpowder smoke filling the air. The "enemy" defense collapsed across the board. The "Flying Dragon" brigade of the Nanjing Military Region has successfully completed many major exercises and support tasks assigned by the headquarters and the military region, and is known as the "Chinese Flying Dragon".