America 1919

Chapter 1621 - 597: Intelligence Network

The earliest special forces in modern warfare originated from Germany.

This unit was founded in 1938 and disbanded in 1944, participating in numerous campaigns, such as the invasion of Poland, the blitzkrieg of Western Europe, and the Eastern Front battles.

During the blitzkrieg of Western Europe, this unit successfully completed the tasks assigned by the German Intelligence Agency, capturing 42 out of 61 targets and handing them over to the following troops.

This campaign also earned three-quarters of the unit the Iron Cross Medal, marking the highest glory for this unit.

Donnie instructed Murphy Mancini to establish a special forces unit with extraordinary combat capability.

However, because there had been no such precedent, Donnie could only convey his understanding of special forces to Murphy Mancini.

Murphy Mancini treasured Donnie’s advice.

To Murphy Mancini, he always felt there were too few soldiers stationed on the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Even though the place was equipped with the world’s most advanced weapons, weapons need people to operate them.

Thus, Murphy Mancini repeatedly suggested to Donnie to recruit more soldiers.

Originally, Donnie thought that providing the idea of forming a special forces unit would stop Murphy Mancini from suggesting recruiting more soldiers.

However, Murphy Mancini asked for even more personnel.

According to Murphy Mancini, in order to create a powerful special team capable of changing the course of a battle, each soldier in the team should be a super-soldier.

Such personnel must be selected from tens of thousands of soldiers.

Eventually, Donnie was persuaded by Murphy Mancini, granting him significant authority. At that time, Murphy Mancini even went to Atlantic City and took the list of all security personnel from Chris.

His aim was to select the best soldiers from among them.

Meanwhile, Murphy Mancini also set his sight on the current service list of the United States military.

However, this idea eventually did not materialize.

"Finally assembled an 87-strong special brigade, but these people still need long-term training. To reach the standard you mentioned, at least two years of training is required!"

Murphy Mancini said seriously.

Murphy Mancini had very high expectations for this special brigade.

"But you have to consider how many of these 87 people will survive the training; I don’t know. Moreover, the expenses on them will exceed 7 million US Dollars each year!"

Murphy Mancini reminded Donnie.

A successful special brigade could be said to be entirely funded by money.

Not to mention anything else, just the annual salary for each of these people is 30,000 US Dollars.

Adding in instructors, weapons, equipment, and other consumables, the annual expenditure on these people is an astronomical figure for this era.

"I don’t care how much money is spent; I care about these people’s combat power. If their combat power is worth the money, I have no objections. But if their capabilities don’t justify the expenditure, I will hold you accountable then!"

Murphy Mancini spoke confidently: "Rest assured, there will absolutely be no problems!"

Donnie temporarily believed Murphy Mancini’s words and continued: "However, for a special forces unit, the most crucial aspect is their ability to face war.

We both know that without experiencing real war, it’s impossible to shape a powerful special forces unit, so these people must go to the battlefield."

Murphy Mancini, having withdrawn from the battlefield, fully understood that some individuals might perform perfectly during training.

But once on the battlefield, they might be scared to the point of wetting their pants.

"Luckily, these are veterans from World War I, so they shouldn’t have an aversion to the battlefield.

However, you are right, only by constantly exposing them to the smell of blood and the harsh reality of the battlefield can their combat power be continuously maintained.

I will pay attention to this matter and deploy them to battlefields from time to time. Fortunately, what the world lacks the least right now is war!"

Although global large-scale wars have not yet broken out, regional wars have been continuous.

Therefore, the special forces trained by Murphy Mancini will not lack opportunities to go to the battlefield.

Besides the combat brigade for which Murphy Mancini is responsible, there is also a small unit on the Turks and Caicos Islands that he has to oversee.

This small unit is the spy unit.

However, Donnie’s spy unit is divided into two parts, one of which receives training in the Turks and Caicos Islands, but this part will not be under Murphy Mancini’s command after training; instead, it will be under Levin Peters’ charge.

Moreover, the FBI, led by Rhode Granger, can now also be integrated into Donnie’s intelligence network.

Getting their hands on the British royal scandal smoothly was also the result of their efforts.

This unit’s personnel are also divided into two parts.

The first is in politics.

The second is in business!

However, this café is evidently not the place to discuss these matters.

So, when they returned to the residence, Donnie privately consulted Murphy Mancini about the spy training.

These matters were even beyond George McKaw’s authority to inquire about.

Of course, training spies is also a money-burning endeavor.

After listening to Murphy Mancini’s report, Donnie said.