Chapter 40: The Competition
"Commander, I'm just bragging!" Seeing that Tang Zhidao really came over, Zuo Jiwu also trembled a little, and said with a hippie smile: "The brothers are bored, I'll tell them a story." ”
"Humph!" Tang Zhidao stared at Zuo Jiwu and said coldly: "As long as you Zuo Jiwu has the ability to defeat me, I will no longer hold the position of commander of the first battalion in the future, let you be it!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience immediately fell silent, and many people didn't react to what Tang Zhidao said. "As long as you Zuo Jiwu has the ability to defeat me, I will no longer hold the position of commander of the first battalion in the future, let you be it! As for the way, it's up to you! Tang Zhidao said to Zuo Jiwu with a blank face.
"That's true!" Zuo Jiwu asked with wide eyes, although he had never been able to understand this young regiment leader.
"Do I dare to lie to you in front of these hundreds of brothers? They can all testify! Tang Zhidao said with a smile: "Is Zuo in charge of the family afraid!" ”
Yes! This time, everyone understood, and everyone in the audience was stunned. Zuo Jiwu is unruly and coaxing, but his ability can't be faked. Born as a swordsman in Yuxi, he is one of the best in the whole regiment in terms of fists and feet and sword kung fu, and his marksmanship is not bad.
"Hmph, why don't you dare!" Zuo Jiwu gritted his teeth and stood up with a sneer and said, "If I lose, let Regiment Leader Tang dispose of it!" ”
"Have you figured something like it?" Tang Zhidao still kept smiling and said.
"This ......, how about the marksmanship!" Zuo Jiwu thought for a while, saying that his fists and feet were eyeless, and it was not beautiful to really hurt this regiment leader.
"Yes, there's too little space here, go to the shooting range!" Tang Zhidao answered without thinking, and hundreds of people happily flocked to the shooting range by the river, and the nearby company heard about it and some people rushed over from time to time to see the excitement.
"Just shoot a fixed target, ten bullets per person, guns of your choice, you come first!" Tang Zhidao pointed to the target dozens of meters away and said.
"Okay, I'll use this!" Zuo Jiwu picked up two shell guns from in front of him, flipped his hands on his side, palms slightly upward, paused slightly, and two shuttle bullets flew out of the muzzle as soon as he pulled the trigger.
Sure enough, he was an expert, Tang Zhidao couldn't help but admire when he saw his shooting posture and the ease he showed. The barge gun, also known as the box gun in China, is officially known as the Mauser military pistol, and because its holster is a wooden box, it is also called a box gun in China. The gun is 288 mm long, 7.63 mm caliber, weighs 1.24 kg, 20 rounds of magazine feeding, bullet muzzle velocity of 425 meters per second, firing mode is single and burst, firing rate is 900 rounds per minute, effective range 50-150 meters. The pistol has the advantages of high power, reliable action, and easy use, and is widely circulated in many countries around the world.
Despite this, it cannot be concealed that this pistol is the essence of the failure of the Mauser brothers, because the price of the gun is too high, the size of the pistol is too large for the European army, and it is not easy to control the muzzle jump as a submachine gun, until the Mauser factory discontinued the box gun in 1939, and no country in the world adopted the barge gun as the standard weapon of the army. It's really a dilemma.
In the first half of the 20th century, China was in dire straits, the warlords of various factions fought against each other, and they urgently needed weapons to fight, and Japan at that time controlled the West to export arms to China, but the shell gun as a pistol was not listed, so the shell gun became the first choice for the armed factions.
The most interesting thing is that the Chinese came up with a very simple method, not only to solve the muzzle jump problem, but also to transform it into a fully automatic rapid-fire strafing advantage - the gunner holds the barge gun in his right hand, pulls the bolt to the rapid-fire gear, holds the gun up in the palm of his hand, stretches it to the left front, pulls the trigger, and the muzzle jump-up effect makes the barge gun strafe from the gunner's left front to the right front; When the gun is raised with the palm down, it strafes from the front right to the front left; It's the exact opposite when you hold a gun in your left hand - it's a stroke of genius to turn decay into gold! …,
"Eight rounds and ten rings, two rounds and nine rings, a total of ninety-eight rings!" The soldier in charge of reporting the target shouted loudly. There was a burst of cheers from the sidelines, and it was indeed remarkable that the shell gun could hit such a result in such a short time of nearly 100 meters!
"It's your turn, Captain Tang!" Zuo Jiwu put his two guns to the side, and said contemptuously, he has always been very confident in marksmanship.
"That's what I'll do!" Tang Zhidao pulled out the Browning M1911 pistol on his waist and said confidently. This pistol is one of the classics of the famous firearms master John Moses Browning, successfully designed in 1911, and began to equip the U.S. Army in 1912, this pistol was widely used in World War I because of its high power, high reliability and relatively low price, and Colt and various contractors produced a total of 450,000 units during the war. At present, it is still a rare commodity in China, and only middle and senior officers like Tang Zhidao can be equipped.
"Bang bang bang......" Tang Zhidao took a magazine from Li Dazhu's hand after knocking out a magazine, and fired three more shots before stopping.
"Nine shots and ten rings, one shot and eight rings!" Hearing this result, Tang Zhidao couldn't help but shake his head, it seems that he hasn't practiced for a few months, and he still feels that he can't do it. The effective range of the Browning M1911 is only about 60 meters, and it depends more on feeling than this distance.
"It's a tie, it's a tie!" The soldiers next to him cheered, and there were more elements of worship in Tang Zhidao's eyes.
"Bang bang ......" There were a few more gunshots, and at this time, several gulls flying in the sky were planted from the sky, and there were startled cheers on the shooting range.
"I lost!" Zuo Jiwu sighed lightly and said helplessly: "Please also ask Camp Commander Wang to be kind to my brother!" ”
"It's not a tie! How about we try our fists and kicks again? Tang Zhidao waved his hand and said.
"Since Camp Commander Wang is interested, I will accompany you on a few walks!" Zuo Jiwu gritted his teeth and agreed, but his attitude was much more respectful than just now, and he took the lead in putting on a posture.
"Good guys!" Tang Zhidao also roared to meet him, and the two began to compare. At the beginning, Zuo Jiwu relied on his strong body and those miscellaneous moves in the northern green forest seemed to be able to take advantage of a little advantage, Tang Zhidao dodged his attacks again and again with his agile movements, so after more than 30 rounds, Zuo Jiwu began to pant a little, and the movements in his hands were obviously impatient.
"Be careful!" Tang Zhidao dodged Zuo Jiwu's flying kick with a false move, and while his foothold was not stable, Zuo Jiwu couldn't control his body and fell to the ground, but he saw him a carp and jumped up.
Tang Zhidao didn't allow him to have a chance to breathe at all, and he first kicked horizontally, followed by an elbow strike, and finally fell over the shoulder, Zuo Jiwu's 178 pound body fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
"Come again!" Unexpectedly, Zuo Jiwu rolled and stood up again, taking out a big knife from the knife holder next to him, it seems that he wants to defend the last dignity of the swordsman in Yuxi.
"Commander, go on!" Li Dazhu had been watching this competition with full attention, and as soon as he saw Zuo Jiwu pick up his big knife and pounce on Tang Zhidao, he immediately threw a Japanese-style 38 gun with a bayonet next to him.
Broadswords to bayonets, a dragon battle, watching the hundreds of officers and soldiers in the audience were dumbfounded. Broadswords have more advantages and disadvantages than bayonets, especially between a professional swordsman and two opponents who have been trained in assassination.
After watching too many domestic anti-Japanese war-themed film and television works, Chinese people often think that the broadsword is a magic weapon to restrain the Japanese bayonet, but in fact it is not necessarily, in the real white-knuckle battle, the spear stab is mainly a rapid and powerful straight stab, the target is in the opponent's chest and abdomen, and the broadsword is limited to its shape, mainly to chop the enemy's upper body, both have their own advantages and disadvantages. The only way to defend the broadsword against the enemy's direct stab is to block the opponent's spear or bayonet, which is not easy to do without sufficient strength and skill. …,
The advantage of the broadsword is that the knife is heavy and powerful, and the slash is either dead or wounded, but its range of action is limited, and it must be as close to the enemy's body as possible, so it is most suitable for use in environments with limited space such as fortifications, houses, and woods. On the other hand, when opening up or charging, unless the enemy is completely overwhelmed by their own momentum, it is difficult for the wielder to take advantage. At the same time, the broadsword requires the user to have a good martial arts foundation and physical fitness, and after long-term practice, can be used freely, while the training of bayonet stabbing is relatively simple.
Zuo Jiwu, as a well-known swordsman in western Henan, is naturally not in vain, the big knife is wielded vigorously, and a series of step-by-step attacks have made Tang Zhidao retreat one after another, and he has the upper hand on the scene.
"Ahh Suddenly, Tang Zhidao stumbled and fell to the ground, and Zuo Jiwu's big knife also slashed down. Who knew that Tang Zhidao rolled down, Zuo Jiwu cut into the air, the distance between the two had been widened, and the attack was changed in an instant, and Zuo Jiwu could only be tired of coping with the attack of Tang Zhidao up and down, left and right.
With a "bell", the big knife flew out of Zuo Jiwu's hand, he held his wrist in pain, and his throat was against a bright bayonet.
"Sanitary soldier, bandage him!" Tang Zhidao drew back his bayonet and commanded loudly.
"No, this little injury is nothing!" Zuo Jiwu waved his hand stiffly and said.
"Could it be that the deputy of the left battalion is still not convinced?" Tang Zhidao looked at this man from the green forest with interest, this person's ability is really good, if he can be subdued, it will definitely be a big help.
"Willing to gamble and lose!" This tall man suddenly knelt down, and said to Tang Zhidao: "My subordinates are at the disposal of the regiment leader!" "Jianghu people are this reality, as long as they really obey you, they can say anything.
"Let's take note today, if the evaluation is made at the end ......of this month, the third company is still at the bottom," Tang Zhidao said coldly: "You know what to do when the time comes!" ”
"Don't worry, Commander! If Lao Zuo can't lead his brothers to catch up, it's like this! Zuo Jiwu grabbed the big knife beside him and slashed at his left hand.
"Bang" A gunshot rang out, Zuo Jiwu's big knife fell to the ground again, Tang Zhidao stepped forward to help him up and said appreciatively: "Keep this hand, I still expect you to bring me good soldiers." ”
"It's all gone!" Tang Zhidao said loudly to the officers and soldiers who came to watch: "If the brothers are not convinced, you can go to the regiment headquarters to compete with me." ”
"The brothers of the three companies will go back with me!" Zuo Jiwu raised his arms and shouted: "Let's make up for the training that we have missed." ”
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