On the shooting range, the officers and men of the training battalion used pickaxes and shovels to dig hard, and one after another foxholes were dug out, and then gradually extended and connected together, becoming interconnected trenches. Trenches and trenches are visible, and there are communication trenches extending in all directions.

"The breastwall is too thin, you can penetrate it with one shot, and if you want to die, you will continue to be lazy!"

"Be dense with barbed wire, try to build machine gun forts, shoot through the gaps in the sandbags when shooting, never put your head higher than the height of the sandbag and the breastwork, your head will bloom when you are targeted by a sharpshooter??? Do you know what it looks like when a bullet hits the head? There is a small round hole in the front, and the Tianling cover in the back is directly lifted away, and the brains are flowing all over the ground! ”

"Artillery holes should be built in unobtrusive places on both sides of the trenches??? Reinforced with sleepers and planks, if conditions permit, reinforced with ash and steel bars, the height should not exceed one and a half, the width is at most half a meter, it is easy to collapse if it is too large, and if it is broken by shells, it will have to be buried alive! The opening should be small and trimmed into the shape of a cat's ear??? What the? Don't know what cat ears look like? You've always eaten cat ear dumplings, that's what it looks like??? Haven't even eaten cat ear dumplings? Let the room pack out tonight, you will know if you eat two bowls, remember, first look at the appearance and remember it clearly before eating! ”

Chai Dongliang took the horsewhip and personally supervised the soldiers to build fortifications, teaching them a lesson, and from time to time he took out a small hardcover book to look at it. These materials are all provided by the book friend group, and Chai Dongliang copied them and now they are learning and selling.

A little more than two years later, World War I broke out, and at the last moment when the blood of Europe was about to be drained, China must enter the war. Those who did not have the skills to participate in the world war would certainly suffer heavy losses. The theme of World War I was trench warfare, in which fortifications made up of trenches, barbed wire, machine guns, and artillery became graves on the attacker's side. The French lost 600,000 troops in four months, and the Germans were killed and wounded more than 500,000 in half a year.

Trench warfare was almost a method of warfare, with soldiers fighting waist-deep sewage, enduring the whistling of shells overhead and the stench of rotting dead in the trenches, and many would rather charge with machine-gun bullets than live in this hell on earth.

Since we knew that the future battlefield would be the world of trench warfare, the construction of trenches and the attack of trenches became the most important training subjects.

"Governor, didn't you say there was something good? I also took it out to open the eyes of the brothers, this trench has been dug for ten days, and I haven't seen your baby show up! Gu Mazi was sweating and covered in mud, and said with some displeasure.

Chai Dongliang smiled coldly: "Really? Think it's useless? Shame on you officers? ”

Gu Mazi also went to an army middle school, and the instructors taught the way to fight, all of which were commanded by officers holding foreign swords. The soldier listened to the rhythm of the snare drum and pulled the straggler line to charge. Although I have also learned how to build fortifications, it is just a simple bunker with sandbags. I've never seen such a big fanfare digging trenches, it's too spineless. The battle must be above board, and the two armies will only enjoy the rain of bullets and bullets against each other.

Chai Dongliang saw that the trench had been almost dug, and said to everyone with a smile: "Come out, let you see something new." ”

The soldiers laughed and threw away their pickaxes and shovels, and crawled out of the trenches, all of them gray and dirty faces, and their uniforms were even more dirty.

Chai Dongliang frowned when he looked at their blue-black German-style military uniforms, this color with the golden button target is too conspicuous, it is simply a live target for snipers!

Details determine success or failure, this military uniform must be changed!

Suopan has been watching Chai Dongliang's training at the shooting range, and when he looks at it, he only sees soldiers digging trenches, and he can't help but be interested. Chai Dongliang walked up to him and whispered a few words to him in English, and Suo Pan nodded again and again.

After a while, more than a dozen large wooden boxes were removed from the ammunition depot, some close to square and several rectangular. Seeing that something was moved out, Gu Mazi's excitement came, and when the box was opened, he found that it was a pile of iron lumps, and after opening a few more boxes, it turned out to be a pile of steel helmets.

It turned out to be this thing, Gu Mazi was a little disappointed.

The old man took out a steel helmet and put it on, took out another iron lump, pulled off the wire safety of the iron lump, and then knocked it on his head, paused for a few seconds, and then threw it into a distant place.

As if there was an invisible thread holding it, everyone's eyes rose and fell as the iron bumps rose and fell. A moment later, the iron bump hit the ground with a loud bang.

Isn't it just a bomb? What's so rare? At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the bombs of the revolutionary party scared the Manchu officials into weakness.

But this bomb is okay for assassination, what is the use of it on the battlefield? The rope plate was thrown hard, and the distance was only more than thirty meters, if there was a soldier on the other side, he could have knocked him down with one shot before he could shoot the bomb!

Thirty meters, is it a matter for a rifle? A soldier who has more or less been trained for several days can get a headshot at this distance!

What's even funnier is that this bomb is not lit with an open flame, but has to be knocked on a steel helmet, the action is too funny! The soldiers of the training battalion let out a burst of laughter.

"This helmet must be put on, or you will knock out your head before throwing the bomb!"

"That's it, it's still thoughtful."

"I've used this thing a few times, and I'm stupid in the head!"

"Three confusion, you are stupid, maybe you can be cured with two knocks, in the future, I will not call you three confused, but call it three wits!"

Chai Dongliang is angry and funny, these little rabbit cubs are tired and stinky with sweat and mud, and they still have the heart to play cymbals with Lao Tzu!

Several more boxes were taken out of the ammunition depot one after another, and when they were opened, there was a half-meter-long iron pipe, with a single leg underneath, and a hollow round pipe on top, which looked as strange as it was.

The soldiers gathered around to see what it was. It looks a bit like a cannon, but it is very small, and the weight of carrying it is only ** pounds, which is about the same as a rifle.

"Oh, I remembered, this is called a gun, my brother and my sister-in-law let this go when they got married, and the governor wants to let us hear it!"

"It's like a gun, is it possible that the governor of Chengdu wants to do a happy event?"

"I think it's eighty percent, you know the big boss Wu who came a few days ago, right? That's the eldest brother of our governor! ”

The soldiers talked a lot, and Gu Mazi scolded in a low voice: "Little Wang Eight Lambs, what are you talking about? Itchy skin and want to get a stick?

This is Chai Dongliang let the Wuhu Arsenal secretly make grenades and grenadiers, the soldiers did not think so, as early as he expected, before the trench warfare began, who could have realized the role of grenades and mortars These curved weapons?

As for this seemingly incomparably simple grenadier, it once made the Chinese people hate it!

The only thing that is commendable is the grenadier that needs to be removed before fighting a bayonet, the 38 large cover that needs to be removed to prevent accidental injury, and the southern style pistol, which often jams in suicide, is only a grenadier.

The small grenadier once caused great damage to the [***] team. During the Anti-Japanese War, the soldiers often had to move their positions quickly after only a few hundred rounds of ammunition from their machine guns, otherwise they would be crushed by the grenades fired by the grenades. At the time of the Battle of Songhu, more than 30 of the 40 heavy machine guns of a Chinese division were knocked out by grenadiers.

In China, where loess roads are generally widespread, the roads are narrow and rugged, muddy when it rains, and it is extremely difficult to carry heavy weapons, the grenadier is a very practical weapon. In particular, the cost is extremely low, Chai Dongliang copied the ** grenadier canister, the cost is not as good as a rifle, and the ammunition is divided into two kinds, one is the imitation of the special grenadier grenade, and the other is the 91-type grenade just thrown.

The total length of the grenadier is 610 mm, the length of the launch canister is 254 mm, the minimum range is 120 meters, the maximum range is 700 meters, and the steel inner wall has eight spirals.

Chai Dongliang planned to equip each squad with a grenadier to fill the gap between the grenade and the artillery, and at the same time knock out the opponent's heavy machine gun. The grenadier can not only cover the soldiers like a machine gun, but also accompany the infantry to charge, to a certain extent, playing the role of a light machine gun.

The cable plate and the Gurkha soldiers had already learned how to use the grenadier the night before, three grenadiers were lined up, and the shooter first adjusted the gauge to the grenade launch gear, and then calibrated the target angle. The deputy shooter took out the fuse and installed it on the grenade, and then pulled out the safety pin. A few guards set up a dozen wooden chest targets at a distance of three hundred meters.

With the wave of the signalman's small flag, the shooter knelt on the ground and fired the lever, the ratchet drove the firing rod to move back, and the secondary shooter filled the grenade into it with three loud bangs, knocks, knocks, and three loud bangs, and the three grenades ejected into the chamber and flew in the direction of the wooden target, and after landing, there were three violent explosions.

Everyone was dumbfounded, it turned out that this gadget was a cannon??? It's just that this cannon is too small, and the name cannon is very inappropriate, so it's more decent to call it a small cannon.

The surprise was followed by laughter, and the three shells deviated from the target by 20 meters at the earliest, and the farthest almost flew out of the range, and none of the three grenades hit the vicinity of the target.

The Gurkha Guards' faces were also red, they were also firing grenadiers for the first time, and the technical maneuvers had been learned by the previous night's assault, but this weapon without a precise aiming device also made it very difficult for them to master.

"Try again!" Chai Dongliang commanded in English with an expressionless face.

There were three more grenades, this time slightly better, but none of them landed within 10 meters of the target.

"Keep trying!" Chai Dongliang's expression was still as calm as water.

The soldiers of the Gurkha Guards felt a fever on their faces, and their fingers trembled when they adjusted the handles, and this time it was even more outrageous, and the farthest shot almost blew up the house at one end of the range.

Seeing these black dwarfs make a fool of themselves, the soldiers of the teaching battalion were so happy that they couldn't lift their heads in the past few days, and they finally let out a bad breath.

Chai Dongliang has read the information, the grenadier is a very evil weapon, a well-trained veteran can hit 100 shots within 400 meters, and an inexperienced recruit can also do 100% hit! In the early stage of World War II, the army was basically veterans, and they played with grenadiers brilliantly, and the [***] team suffered a lot of losses. At the end of World War II, a large number of recruits were beaten by the Chinese [***] team with grenadiers.

Although the Gurkha Guards are the elite of the elite, they will inevitably be deflated when they touch this thing for the first time.

"What are you laughing at? You were able to shoot the first time? It's also the first time they've used this, and of course it takes time to fumble! Chai Dongliang reprimanded coldly.

The restless shooting range suddenly fell silent, and the Gurkha soldiers continued to test fire, but they still could not be accurate.

In English, Suo Pan asked, "My lord, is there a need to use this weapon?" Any kind of artillery will far surpass it! I don't think you have the necessary surname to equip it. ”

Gu Mazi and the others couldn't understand what Suopan was muttering, but they also had the same doubts in their hearts.

The maximum range of this thing on the ruler is only 650 meters, how good is it to use a machine gun at this distance, is it necessary to use this thing with poor power and accuracy?

After more than a dozen rounds of test firing, a whole box of grenades was consumed, and the wooden target in the distance was still standing well, as if mocking the shooter's incompetence.

"Governor, can you let me give it a try?" A platoon commander about 20 years old took advantage of the gap between the launches to see the stitches.

Chai Dongliang looked at him, this person's appearance was a little strange, his forehead was particularly prominent, and a small depression formed on both sides and low in the middle.

"Bentou, what can you do?" Gu Mazi glared at him and said.

"Governor, maybe I can do it." The platoon commander, nicknamed Xiao Bentou, stubbornly insisted.

Chai Dongliang nodded: "Okay, you can try it." ”

Xiao Bentou walked over, carefully inquired about the way of launching, then stretched out his left hand and curled up his four-fingered thumb erected, and then stretched out his right hand to curl up his thumb with the same four fingers, and finally stretched out both hands at the same time and gestured.

Running adjusted the handle, motioned for the co-shooter to reload the ammunition, and put a grenade into the canister.

With a bang, the grenade erupted from the launch canister, and after landing, there was a loud bang, and I saw that the dirt of the shooting range was turned over, and the targets erected side by side fell!

The first hit is the hit!

Chai Dongliang was pleasantly surprised!

Bentou had the target placed at a distance of one hundred and fifty meters, and this time it was a grenade.

After a loud bang, all targets within a radius of five meters were shattered.

Start hit again!

Chai Dongliang walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, there are two hits!" ”

Ben smiled shyly: "I used to be an artillery soldier in the patrol battalion, and the guns there are all broken, and many gauges can't be seen clearly??? The old gunner taught me the kung fu of visual aiming, anyway, the deviation of the cannon by ten or eight meters is not a big problem??? The range of this small cannon of the Governor is short, and the error is naturally small, and the deviation within 400 meters will not exceed three or four meters. ”

Chai Dongliang was overjoyed: "Okay, teach everyone all your kung fu, this thing is done, I have a heavy reward!" ”

Bentou's smiling eyes were invisible, and he nodded again and again.

"Governor, I'll be honest, even if this thing can be accurate, it's not very useful." Gu Mazi can't look down on grenadiers.

Chai Dongliang picked out a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Is it useless?" Tomorrow the detachment will conduct an offensive and defensive exercise, and you will lead a company to attack, and I will personally lead a squad to fight against you??? Well, Ben is under my command. ”

(To be continued)