Chapter 84 Surprise? Your mom!
Wednesday morning started with dark clouds and strong winds.
If this kind of weather is for training, the recruits don't mind.
But today is the day for the shooting test, and not only the new recruits, but all the cadres and backbones have grim expressions.
This year's recruits' shooting scores are destined to be the lowest in history.
Instructor Huang Jiabo called Lei Shen last night and asked if the assessment time could be postponed, but the date had already been reported and confirmed, and the people from the second and third regiments were still waiting, so Lei Shen was powerless.
There is no way, the assessment will be held as scheduled.
At nine o'clock in the morning, everyone arrived at the shooting range.
The wind and sand filled the air inside the barbed wire, and the tent was shaking.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu Ge finally understood what Thor meant by the narrow channel effect.
The shooting range is located at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, facing the exit of a canyon. The strong wind was squeezed through the canyon and then sprayed into the shooting range, where it began to rage irregularly.
The wind speed and direction at each location were changing in real time, and the target pole in the distance even began to shake slightly.
But since he was already there, Huang Jiabo didn't hesitate any longer and immediately organized the team, divided the safety responsibilities, and set the order of priority.
All the recruits came to the assembly point and waited, and the company commanders read out the assessment rules.
The assessment is divided into two parts: pistol and rifle. The morning is the pistol shooting assessment, with more than 30 targets set up for each group.
"Everyone in the platoon, stand up and move to the firing line!"
Woo woo woo!
After the recruits came out of the tent, they felt the strong wind made it impossible for them to open their eyes, and the sand and gravel were blown onto their faces, causing pain.
Li Dongshui, who was standing in front of Xu Ge, stretched out his hand to feel the air, and his face immediately fell. "With such strong winds, I can't even maintain my shooting position, let alone correct the trajectory. I might even be blown away!"
"Don't talk, hurry up and get your bullet belts!" Luo Shan said sternly. "Everyone, find your target according to your safety officer!"
Beep beep beep!
When the whistle sounded, a row of recruits immediately came to the shooting positions corresponding to their respective targets.
Company Commander Liu Guoping kept shouting back and forth in the back: "Each person has ten rounds of ammunition. If there's a jam, don't panic. Put down your gun and report to the safety officer immediately. Don't try to force it out yourself!"
At this time, Thor also came over. As a new recruit in the first group of shooting, he felt that there were some things he still needed to remind.
"This is a full-force wind, with the overall wind direction from right to left!"
"Don't think you don't need to correct your pistol's trajectory at 30 meters, even in such strong winds!"
"Everyone knows that bullets spin clockwise, right? In a full-speed wind from right to left, the point of impact will be slightly to the upper left. Remember to make a slight correction..."
Xu Ge, who possessed special rapid-fire and LV3 level shooting skills, was naturally very clear about these common sense. At this time, he did not listen carefully to what the company commander and the chief instructor were saying, but was carefully observing the wind direction and speed in front.
Thor was right. The overall wind direction was from right to left, and the wind speed was extremely strong, but it became random at each specific location in the shooting range.
In some places, the wind speed even reversed, from left to right, or formed a whirlwind directly on the spot!
In this case, no matter how high your ballistic correction level is, you can only watch and sigh in despair.
But as Thor judged yesterday, the stronger the winds, the less likely they are to continue.
Every now and then, somewhere on the range, there would be a brief moment of calm with no wind.
And this is his chance.
While the officer had not yet finished firing the bullets, Xu Ge continued to observe carefully, trying to find some pattern.
Wow! Wow!
The red flag on the flagpole nearby fluttered loudly. The sound suddenly made Xu Ge realize something, and he looked up at the banner with six big characters on the hillside of the snow-capped mountain.
After watching for a while, Xu Ge became excited. He seemed to have really discovered some patterns.
As soon as the banners on the snow-capped mountains begin to flutter violently, a strong wind will hit the shooting range in a few seconds.
Correspondingly, if the banners suddenly become quiet, it means that most areas on the shooting range will also have a moment of peace!
In fact, Lei Shen had been observing Xu Ge. Seeing that the other party's eyes were looking towards the snow-capped mountains from time to time, he knew that this kid had figured out something. He nodded secretly, thinking that he was a potential observer.
. . .
. . .
Just when the ammunition launcher reached the last two shooting positions, Xu Ge discovered that the banner on the snow mountain was slowly flattening again.
This means that the wind on the shooting range side will soon subside temporarily.
At this moment, he couldn't help but look at the starter beside him. This was a rare opportunity, and he needed to start loading and preparing immediately.
The starter had a blank expression on his face, just looking at the launcher. He didn't raise the flag until he saw the signal from the other side that the launch was complete.
"Everyone, reload and shoot!"
As the starter swung the flag in his hand, Xu Ge immediately stepped forward, squatted on the ground, and began to load bullets into the magazine.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Compared with yesterday, Xu Ge's rapid-fire skills have reached the special level and his movements are even faster and more skillful.
His hands were extremely smooth as he quickly loaded the bullets, but his eyes were always looking towards the snow-capped mountains.
When he noticed that the banner with six large characters was swinging violently again, he immediately estimated the interval time in his mind, and then stared at the bull's eye 30 meters away.
The wind and sand were everywhere, and the target was looming, but Xu Ge's hands did not stop at all, and even got faster and faster!
There were two crisp clicks, the magazine was loaded, and the bolt was pulled.
The next moment, Xu Ge stood up suddenly, put the gun away with both hands and then drew it out again.
At this time, the other recruits were still squatting on the ground loading bullets into the magazines one by one.
The wind stopped without warning, and at this moment Xu Ge's gun was just in front of him.
The security officer nearby blinked in disbelief, as if the wind was cooperating with the new recruit.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
As Xu Ge's fingers pulled the trigger quickly, the dense gunfire startled the recruits who were loading bullets.
Li Dongshui, who was on the right, was nearly hit on the forehead by a bullet shell. He tilted his head to glance at Xu Ge and muttered, "Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"
The security officer was also frightened by the noise made by the recruit in front of him, and subconsciously wanted to stand up to stop him, but suddenly remembered that the other party did not seem to violate any regulations.
Woo woo woo!
The next second, the strong wind came again and the wind and sand filled the air again.
Click! Snap!
Xu Ge pulled the bolt to test the gun, then took a step back and turned around after turning off the safety: "Report, shooting completed!"
[100% execution of current military orders, shooting proficiency +1]
At this time, the other quick recruits had just begun to stand in the strong wind and aim at the target with difficulty, but they were afraid to shoot.
The security officer looked at Xu Ge deeply and nodded: "Wait here for now. When everyone finishes their shooting, we will report the target together."
"yes!"
Xu Ge then stood still.
Behind him, Lei Shen, Luo Shan and Du Hu were all looking at this side, and they were curious about Xu Ge's results.
Although the shooting test in the recruit company is the simplest exercise and has no time limit, it is still very difficult for the recruits to hold the gun and maintain the shooting posture. Naturally, no one wants to waste time just waiting for the uncertain wind to stop.
So, ten minutes later, the last recruit had finished firing his bullets and completed the gun inspection.
Everyone stood in a row, listening carefully to the target announcement on the walkie-talkie.
Sizzle!
"Target 1, 5 shots on target, 29 rings!"
"Target 2, 5 shots on target, 33 rings!"
"Target 3, 9 shots on target, 68 rings!"
"Target 4, 8 shots on target, 67 rings!"
. . .
pretty!
Hearing that his target No. 3 had one more ring than Li Dongshui's target No. 4, Xu Ge clenched his fists suddenly.
Success!
Although he had cheated and would definitely not be able to beat Li Dongshui under normal circumstances, Xu Ge was still very excited.
This means that he is getting closer and closer to his goal of taking first place.
Li Dongshui was stunned at first, then turned to look at Xu Ge in surprise: "No wonder you were so anxious to shoot, so you can calculate when the wind will stop?!"
Xu Ge was also surprised that Li Dongshui could see so quickly why he was better than him, and nodded in agreement.
“That’s amazing!”
Li Dongshui was not unhappy about being surpassed, instead he gave a thumbs up.
"Your pistol score is already significantly ahead of the others, and you've also mastered calculating when the wind stops. If you keep up this level this afternoon, you'll have a good chance of taking first place!"
"That's not that easy. My rifle is far inferior to my pistol."
Xu Ge had a clear understanding of his own shooting skills and didn't get complacent. He then asked curiously, "You also scored 67 rings. How did you do that?"
"Oh, I will correct the trajectory in full-speed wind conditions." Li Dongshui said casually.
Xu Ge: ...
Damn, maybe I won’t be able to beat this guy in the rifle shooting this afternoon!
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. . .
After the pistol shooting test was over, the results and rankings were quickly announced.
The first class of the company continued to take the top three spots, with Xu Ge in first, Li Dongshui in second, and Kai Youmu in third.
And he is far ahead of other recruits.
Although the other squad leaders were envious, they could do nothing about it.
Kai Youmu was joining the army for the second time, and Li Dongshui was a well-known sharpshooter in the entire battalion. He was not on the same level as other recruits.
As for Xu Ge, he was also awarded and ranked second in the battalion in grenade assessment.
I can only say that Du Hu is really lucky!
Liu Guoping has been grinning from ear to ear since the results came out. He didn't care even though a lot of sand got into his mouth. He went all over the shooting range to show off to the other two company commanders.
At lunch time, Luo Shan bought four large braised pig's trotters from Qiangjun Chariot with his own money, and Du Hu was also given one as a reward.
"Play well, perform normally, and keep it up!"
Du Hu chewed on a pig's trotter and encouraged the three of them. "Last time, the dinner party didn't work out. If our class still takes the top three in this shooting competition, the platoon leader and I will pay for the roasted whole lamb!"
"Well, don't worry, class monitor!" Li Dongshui put the half-eaten pig's trotter into the small dog bowl. "Even if we can't take the top three, first place will definitely go to our class!"
"First place is fine!" Du Hu nodded. "Don't feel pressured. Just play like you did in training!"
"Um!"
At 1:30 p.m., the rifle shooting test began.
Xu Ge was still target number three. Unlike the standing position for pistol shooting, the rifle shooting position was prone, and the visibility was even worse under the wind and sand.
After arriving at the shooting line, Xu Ge kept muttering something.
"I'd be willing to sacrifice ten years of Li Dongshui's lifespan so I can win first place this time!"
Li Dongshui was speechless: "Can you shout less for a few years? I only shout for three years each time..."
"Ten years shows I'm sincere!"
"That's my lifespan, of course you're being generous!"
After making a few jokes, Xu Ge felt much more relaxed. He stood in front of the shooting position and continued to observe the wind direction and speed as he did in the morning.
Li Dongshui, who was sitting next to him, was on guard. Xu Ge was watching the wind, so he watched Xu Ge.
The big banner with characters on the snowy mountain was fluttering all the time, but Xu Ge was not in a hurry this time.
But the starter seemed determined to go against him. He waved the flag and said, "Everyone, prone position, reload!"
"After you're ready, shoot on your own!"
Snap! Snap!
The preparation for loading bullets still needs to be quick. Xu Ge quickly loaded the bullets and changed the magazine. He pulled the bolt and lay on the ground motionless.
Sand and grass debris were flying everywhere on the ground, and the bull's eye 100 meters away appeared and disappeared like a small boat in the sea.
Xu Ge lay there motionless, quietly waiting for his opportunity.
Seeing that Xu Ge didn't shoot, Li Dongshui also waited there with his gun.
Bang! Bang!
Gunshots rang out and other recruits had already started shooting.
A few minutes later, when the other recruits had almost run out of bullets, Xu Ge suddenly lowered his head and began to aim.
Seeing this, Li Dongshui immediately prepared to shoot.
In an instant, the wind stopped and the target became clearly visible.
Bang!
Bang!
Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Ge began to pull the trigger quickly.
The sound of gunshots, bang bang bang, made the security officer nervous again. No, do you, a new recruit, have to shoot so fast?
In less than five seconds, Xu Ge finished shooting, checked the gun calmly and naturally, and stood up.
[100% execution of current military orders, shooting proficiency +2]
Li Dongshui next to him was still lying on the ground aiming. His shooting speed was naturally not as fast as Xu Ge's. At this time, he had only fired four bullets.
Woo woo woo!
The wind rises again.
Xu Ge felt a little relieved. He felt that he had definitely performed beyond his normal level this time. He felt particularly good when shooting just now!
A few minutes later, Li Dongshui stood up as the last recruit to finish fighting.
The assessment for this group is over, and the next step is to wait for the target report.
"Hey, Xu Ge, I have a surprise for you!" Li Dongshui suddenly looked at Xu Ge and said with a mysterious smile.
Xu Ge was stunned: "What surprise?"
"Hehe! You'll know soon!" Li Dongshui winked at him.
Looking at the other person's smug expression, Xu Ge suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sizzle!
Soon, the sound of target reporting came from the walkie-talkie, and Luo Shan and Xu Ge hurried over to listen.
"Target 1, 6 shots on target, 46 rings!"
"Target 2, 4 shots on target, 33 rings!"
"Target 3, 11 shots hit the target, score invalid!"
"Target 4, 8 shots on target, 71 rings!"
. . .
Li Dongshui's smile suddenly froze.
Luo Shan: ???
Du Hu: ???
Xu Ge's mind suddenly buzzed, and he immediately understood the reason. He stared at Li Dongshui and said, "Is this the surprise you gave me?"
“Your mother!!!”
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