CHAPTER XIII
The new week arrived as scheduled, and the recruits set off for the shooting range with the guns calibrated by the squad leaders.
For all the recruits, this is the first time they have left this barracks since they joined the army, everything is new, and I feel that the trees on the side of the road are different from the ones in the courtyard, more upright and taller. Almost every company was chattering at the back of the team, causing the company commanders to keep looking back, and even shouting a few words from time to time to keep quiet.
The location of the shooting range is very remote, it is carved out at the foot of a mountain not far from the camp, the terrain is not very undulating, a few small hills are only one or two hundred meters, and then on the basis of the original terrain, some infantry trenches, anti-tank trenches, concrete bunkers, artillery positions, etc., although it is a little rough, not as good as the regular training ground in the brigade, but as an alternative training ground, it can still carry out simple basic training.
The shooting range is backed by the mountain, which means that all the shots are directed at the mountain, so that even if someone misses the shot, there will be no safety accidents, and it will not affect the lives of the local people. On the contrary, whenever the troops go out for target training, there are nearby residents who come from time to time with small carts to sell some snacks or something. By the way, you may pick up some bullet casings and take them home as decorations to sell.
Every year, the recruits come to participate in the first live-fire training to see what the recruits' achievements are. Therefore, before the brigade commander arrived, the leaders of the new training brigade once again emphasized the safety operation process and so on in a very serious manner in response to the issue of live ammunition shooting.
Moreover, on Saturday night, the whole brigade held a safety meeting in the form of all members, which shows that the leaders really attach great importance to the issue of safety.
After the brigade commander and other leaders arrived, the entire new training brigade was arranged according to the operation process that had already been extremely proficient, and the recruits' first live-fire shooting officially began.
"Hey, it's really exciting, as soon as the trigger is pulled, the bullet swishs out, and then I see a few clouds of dust kicking up behind the target, and I feel like I'm hitting it. Hey, it's just that there are fewer bullets, only five rounds, and if there are more, it will definitely be more exciting. A recruit next to him shouted excitedly after shooting.
"What do you think of your results, I feel like I'm playing well, why don't you get 40 rings." The fighters next to each other responded confidently.
"You're only 40 rings, I think I've hit 9 rings in every shot, maybe 10 rings." The other one immediately struck.
"What's the noise, I feel like you're playing well, and I'll clean you up when the results don't come out in a while. Sit back! "Their squad leader saw that the team was a little noisy, and hurried over to emphasize discipline. The brigade commanders were watching this live-fire shooting, and it would be a shame to be criticized by name because of discipline issues.
Soon it was Han Song's turn to be a column of 20 people. 5 rounds per person, single shot. There are still people in the loading of the bullet who almost pressed the wrong one because of nervousness, and the loss is not to pull the trigger with a shake of the hand, otherwise there will really be a safety accident.
"Advance to the firing ground!" It was not far from the starting line, and the normal pace was seven steps to the firing line. A small shooting platform has been prepared, and a safety officer is arranged every five times, usually the non-commissioned officer squad leader, to assist the commander in the shooting process. The main contents include observing whether the recruit's shooting action is standardized, whether the shooting is accurate, and checking whether there are any unfired bullets in the chamber and magazine after the shooting.
All the recruits have to do is to snipe their guns with peace of mind and accurately hit the bullets on the target.
The first live firing to say that you are not nervous is fake, but you have to shoot if you are nervous, and if you really take a zero egg and go back, the platoon leaders will definitely be furious, and if you don't get it right, you will really be a 120 rocket bomber, that thing is too heavy, and it is super tiring to run five kilometers on your back.
Han Song reminded himself again and again in his heart to take it easy, take a deep breath, carefully recall the key points of his usual training, adjust the strength and posture of holding the gun according to the steps of training, find the most comfortable sniper position, and aim at the half-body target 100 meters away at three points and one line.
"Bang~~" Suddenly a heart-pounding gunshot rang out in the left ear, and the person on the left fired a gun, so Han Song's left ear instantly buzzed, and the world on the left seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, and no noise could be heard.
Han Song tilted his head slightly and glanced at his comrade-in-arms on the left, seeing that he was calm and relaxed, he was not nervous at all, and was ready to fire a second shot.
"Bang~~" This time it was a voice from the right, and Han Song's right ear also quieted down suddenly, and at this moment, the left and right sides were quiet, and the whole world was completely quiet, and the intermittent gunfire didn't seem to be very obvious. Han Song raised his head slightly to confirm his target, and saw a burst of dust behind a row of targets, and many people were already shooting.
Han Song took one last deep breath, letting his tense arm muscles relax slightly, his left hand gripping the butt of the gun tightly, and his right index finger pressed lightly on the trigger.
"Bang~~" The first bullet stirred up a layer of dust behind the target, and it seemed that the target shook a little.
Hit!
Although I don't know how many rings it is, I don't think it's going to be any worse.
As long as the first bullet is fired smoothly and the first tension and discomfort are overcome, the subsequent shots will be a matter of course.
Han Song took advantage of the situation and shot all the remaining bullets steadily, and all five bullets hit!
"Stop shooting, stand up! Prepare for a gun test! The commander saw that all the security officers signaled that all the recruits had finished shooting, and gave the order to stop shooting. Han Song's eyes looked at the person on the right and seemed to hesitate, but for a moment, he still stood up.
"Everybody, guns!"
There was a clatter of bolt pulls, followed by the sound of empty shots. Han Song noticed that the man on the left was obviously pretending to be and didn't pull the bolt at all. This action did not escape the eyes of the security officer next to him.
"Why don't you test your guns?" The security officer asked strangely.
He didn't speak, but his expression was a little flustered.
"Isn't it not over, and there are still bullets?!" The security officer immediately guessed what was happening. Immediately leaned forward, did not give him time to react at all, snatched his gun, muzzle up, pulled the bolt, only to hear a bang, a bullet out. The security officer's face immediately became nervous, and then he continued to pull the trigger, but fortunately no more bullets came out, and after confirming that there was no problem, the security officer returned the gun to him.
"Why didn't you finish the fight? How many companies of recruits did you have? The security officer shouted harshly.
"Report ~ report, maybe ~ stuck, didn't hit it."
"How many?"
"Three-in-a-row."
The safety officer signals to the commander that the hidden danger is lifted, and the team can take it back.
"Stuck? Fooling children, it's really stuck, and you can't shoot bullets at all, I really think that any excuse can get by, naïve! The security officer next to him glanced at the warrior with contempt in his eyes.
As soon as the team was brought back, Han Song saw that this recruit was called away by his squad leader, under a small dirt slope behind.
"Hey, the next recruit has been trained, and the training is very serious, and his squad leader has tried to do it several times, but he can't help but fight, probably because he is too young to bear to start." The person who had just returned from the toilet was muttering.
"Hmph, it's over if you don't do it? The last bullet didn't go out, and I deliberately stayed to think about it, this is a serious safety accident, and it's not bad if I wasn't named and criticized by the brigade commander, what do you want the squad leader to do. The other said.
Han Song turned his head and asked Huo Lianjie, who was sitting on the side: "Squad leader, how to deal with such soldiers?" ”
"Why do you want to keep bullets for you?" Huo Lianjie shrunk into his military coat and asked with squinted eyes.
"I don't want to, didn't you tell me, even if you don't like it here and want to leave, it will be two years later, I will stay honestly for two years, and I won't deliberately look for trouble."
"Hmph, that's pretty much it." Huo Lianjie glanced at the rostrum and found that the big leaders had just left, and then looked around and found that the big leaders' cars were no longer there, and they probably went back. What happened just now made the leaders feel the need to hold a meeting to emphasize the ideological issue.
"Did you see the brigade commander and they left in the car?"
"Well, just left, the warrior who came in a sitting seat left."
Huo Lianjie stopped talking, took out a cigarette and smoked it, of course, you have to be sneaky, the brigade commander is gone, and some leaders of the new training brigade are still there.
"This soldier, if there is no problem with the thinking, don't think about touching the gun in the future, it is estimated that the next company is 120 deputies, or else, it is to go to the cooking class to pick up a big spoon, anyway, any design of weapons and ammunition, it has nothing to do with him, hey, the infantry does not touch the gun, it is better than a sapper." Of course, if it is an ideological problem, this matter is a big one, and it depends on the meaning of the brigade, and the most serious thing is to withdraw from the army. ”
"Retreat!" Han Song glanced at the back in surprise, but he didn't expect that the troops who would not retreat easily would still retreat decisively in the face of recruits with ideological problems.
"It is very dangerous for people with this kind of ideological problems to stay in combat units, and it is light to escape from the battle, and any kind of betrayal to the enemy in the battle, or even aiming the gun at one's own people may occur, and the troops must put an end to this kind of hidden danger, so it is necessary to clean up this kind of people." Huo Lianjie squinted at the recruits who continued to shoot.
Later, Han Song deliberately asked for leave to go to the toilet in the back, and peeked at the soldier, who was still being trained by the squad leader, and was trained in a squatting position.
If you are interested, you can try the squatting position, what is it like to feel for a long time.
After bringing it back to the barracks in the afternoon, the company commander also reminded him very solemnly, there are several live firing in the back, and it is necessary to follow the process, the morning incident is a typical case, the higher-level leaders are now in a meeting at the brigade headquarters, and they can only come back in the evening.
Sure enough, in the evening, I heard the gossip of the company communicator, the brigade commander trained the leader of the new training brigade to be a dog, and the leader of the new training brigade trained the company commander of the third company of the recruits to be a dog, and the other two company commanders did not get any good faces. Tomorrow afternoon, the original firearms training will be cancelled, and the new training brigade will conduct safety education!
Those who have been in the army for a long time are really old drivers, and the company commander, an old driver, can't escape his eyes for anything.
The safety education meeting was held very seriously, and the leaders of the brigade were also very serious; for the whole afternoon, all the officers and men of the brigade sat upright and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
"I know you're wondering why there's so much emphasis on safety. Have you ever wondered what would happen to you if the artillerymen smashed a shell on your head because of the wrong parameters! What will happen to you if the missile forces hit you with missiles! What would you do if during the charge a volley of bullets was fired not at the enemy, but at you! ”
"Don't think it's a small thing to shoot live. Some people think that it's just that the bullet didn't go out, and it didn't cause casualties, so it's such a fuss. Let me tell you, this kind of thinking is extremely wrong at all times, if the bullet really shoots out and hits the comrades around you and causes casualties, is it too late to regret it! Is it too late for rescue? ”
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Han Song learned from Huo Lianjie that this kind of education and safety conference is held every year in the form of a whole brigade, and before the live firing. The pre-firing meeting had already taken place on Saturday. After the live firing, as long as no major incidents occurred, it would no longer be opened in the form of a full assembly, and each company organized itself, and this year was also the second time that safety was emphasized in the form of an all-brigade. The first time was what Zheng Chaoqun said.
At the end of the day, each company brought it home for another safety education, including a careful study of the rules and regulations and the safe operation of firearms.
Although this incident is not serious, it has also taught everyone another lesson, and the most serious impact of this incident is that if the shooting performance of any recruit is not good, then it is not negotiable, and it is directly 120 deputies or go to the cooking class to pick a big spoon or feed the pigs on the farm.
It can be seen that sometimes, didactic education does not work at all in special occupations, and can only adopt some special methods.
In the next few live shots, Han Song's results were very stable, although they were not 50 rings, they were all above 45 rings, that is, on average, each shot was 9 rings or 10 rings, this result was quite good, originally Han Song thought he could be a sniper, but unfortunately there was a person whose shooting performance was always better than him, and his eyes were better than him, and the sniper was considered to have no chance with Han Song.
Han Song also had a few people in each company with such achievements, and the last live-fire shooting, each recruit company regrouped with the top shooting results, and this time he actually gave each person 10 rounds of ammunition, a short point shot, and the shooting was still 5 times, that is, two bullets were fired for each shot. This is a bit of a test of skill, if you really don't grasp it well, you either go out several times at once, or just hit one shot at a time, both of which are unqualified. Han Song remembered that one person was too excited, and the first time he shot four shots, the second time he hit three shots, the third time he shot two shots, and finally he could only hit one shot.
Don't ask Han Song how he counted so clearly, anyone who has been a soldier knows that the more times he fights, his heart will naturally calm down. Besides, it doesn't matter if you count it right or not, there are still a lot of stares off the field who don't shoot, and they can count better than anyone else.
After the results came out, Han Song's hanging heart finally relaxed. In addition, although there was a person who had a good single-shot score, because the short-point shooting results were too shocking, he actually failed, and he was directly assigned 120 hands after the next company, and the rifle live ammunition shooting was no longer available.
After the results of all the items assessed at the end of the live shooting, Han Song finally ushered in the most important and final item in the life of a recruit.