Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 153 Not a Single One Can Be Hit
At the command, the group, organized by class, formed a long, winding line and quickly walked out of the courtyard gate.

Chen Fan followed Yang Xingxiu at the very back. Just as he was wondering where the mortars and anti-aircraft machine guns that Captain Xiao had mentioned were, he saw several mule carts outside the courtyard gate.

One vehicle carried an anti-aircraft machine gun, another carried five mortars, followed by a supply truck loaded with vegetables and rice, a spare ammunition truck, and an empty truck.

Without a doubt, this empty vehicle was definitely prepared for the wounded.

He couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. Did they really have to go this far?

A squad of soldiers was responsible for driving the mule carts behind them, and the procession moved in a long and impressive manner from the road next to the village onto the river embankment.

At this moment, the thick layer of ice and snow on the riverbank lay there untouched, but the militiamen seemed not to see it and marched forward through the snowdrifts.

The mule cart followed behind, its tracks sinking into the ice and snow, moving at a slower pace than a person could walk.

Just as Chen Fan was following behind, observing, Yang Xingxiu slowed down and walked alongside him, saying, "Give me your gun, and I'll teach you how to shoot."

For the next leg of the journey, Chen Fan followed her to learn how to load ammunition, how to switch on and off safety, and how to aim and fire.

And that's it.

Chen Fan looked at her in surprise, "That's it?"

Yang Xingxiu laughed heartily, "Don't underestimate these few moves. Sharpshooters also start with these few moves. And this is just to teach you how to use a gun. If you want to improve your marksmanship, you need to fire more bullets and feed them to you."

Chen Fan naturally understood this principle. Even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run. There were plenty of such principles in novels and TV dramas from later generations.

In addition to being familiar with the gun, one must also understand the surrounding environment, such as wind direction, air temperature, and humidity, all of which affect shooting accuracy.

However, he only had a slight understanding of these things; he didn't know how to measure wind direction, temperature, or humidity.

At this moment, Xiao Liewen, who was walking in front, suddenly said, "Xingxiu, teach him to fire a few shots. What's the use of just learning?"

Yang Xingxiu laughed and shouted, "Yes!"

He then taught Chen Fan how to actually shoot a gun.

This made Chen Fan extremely happy.

From here to the training camp destination, Chen Fan carried a 56-inch rifle and aimed it at the sky, shooting birds with a "biubiubiu" sound.

Unfortunately, we couldn't hit a single one.

With his left hand behind his back and his right hand holding a pipe, Xiao Liewen chuckled and said, "If you can hit something like that, then you're pretty good."

Chen Fan said loudly, "But you can't just fire in all directions, or you might accidentally hurt someone."

Xiao Liewen nodded, "That's true, then you can continue shooting birds."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark shadow swept across the sky, and then something fell straight down, crashing like a cannonball onto the slope of the embankment facing the river in front of the group.

Everyone was startled and stopped in their tracks, simultaneously cocking their rifles and preparing for battle.

Xiao Liewen glanced at the dark shadow swirling in the sky, then at the falling object in front of him, and waved his hand, "Someone go and see what it is."

My heart was pounding. It was really chilling; even eagles drop bombs?
Or was he accidentally hit by Chen's bullet?

The person at the front of the group rushed forward instantly, and a moment later picked something up from the snow, shouting, "It's a rabbit!"

A rabbit? A rabbit fell from the sky?
When the man brought the rabbit over and handed it to Xiao Liewen, Xiao Liewen was dumbfounded.

what's the situation?
Chen Fan looked at the rabbit in his hand. It wasn't too big, but it wasn't small either. Xiao Liewen was holding it upside down in his hand, and its two ears were no longer able to move.

He looked up again at the dark shadows circling overhead and faintly heard chirping sounds. A strange thought immediately arose in his mind.

He then walked over to Xiao Liewen and whispered, "Team... Instructor, could you ask everyone to put their guns away? I think I recognize this bird."

Xiao Liewen looked at him, then at the birds in the sky, his eyes widening in confusion. "You know them? You keep them?"

Just as Chen Fan was about to speak, Zhang Wenliang walked over and said, "It wasn't that silly bird you saved the day before yesterday, was it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people around immediately started discussing among themselves.

Two days ago, Chen Fan rescued a bird, and everyone near the brigade headquarters knew about it. Zhang Wenliang even helped spread the word, knowing that he rescued it to learn how to be a veterinarian. Unexpectedly, the bird brought him a rabbit.
This is absolutely amazing!
Chen Fan didn't know how to answer. Seeing that the militiamen had put their guns away, he made two "cheep cheep" sounds and waved to the sky.

The dark shadow immediately swooped down and landed steadily on Chen Fan's arm as he raised it.

When the others saw this, they immediately realized that Zhang Wenliang had guessed correctly. If they weren't marching and needed to maintain their ranks, they would have all rushed over to watch the spectacle.

Xiao Liewen raised his hand to check the time and realized it was already late, so he ordered them to continue on their way.

Chen Fan, hanging behind, communicated with the Eurasian Falcon, "Why did you bring the rabbit here?"

The Eurasian Hobby chirped, "(I can support myself.)"

Chen Fan's lips twitched slightly. Ha, it really took one sentence he said this morning to heart and even brought a rabbit as proof.

Since it had this attitude, Chen Fan naturally wouldn't try to drive it away anymore. He said, "Alright, then you can come with me from now on. I'll provide accommodation but not food, and I'll provide free medical care. However, you'll have to pay for your meals. Let me make it clear first, I don't want rats or snakes, but rabbits and pigeons are fine."

"Hey, let me see your wings. Look, I told you to rest for another day, but you wouldn't listen. Your wound has reopened. From now on, you're not allowed to fly anymore until the wound heals."

Yang Xingxiu watched him talk to the birds and her eyes were full of envy. "No wonder you can be a veterinarian. With that skill, it's a real pity you're not a veterinarian."

Chen Fan said a few modest words, put the falcon on his shoulder, and chatted as they walked.

Before long, we arrived at our destination, which was probably the highest small earthen mound in the entire Lujiawan area.

The earthen slope is connected to the riverbank by a small ravine, which is covered with miscellaneous trees of varying heights and thicknesses.

Once the team regrouped, Zhang Wenliang took over command and guided the team in training.

First practice formations and drills, then practice lying down, crawling forward, and charging.

Looking at the militiamen who ignored the ice and snow, Yang Xingxiu said softly, "I still remember more than ten years ago, when the brigade had just formed the militia, we made them practice lying down and crawling forward, and almost half of them disobeyed orders."

Chen Fan turned to look at her in surprise. "Really? They all seemed very disciplined to me?"

Yang Xingxiu smiled and said, "Discipline is all trained, but there were reasons why people didn't follow orders back then. Many people only had one or two sets of clothes at that time. Some people even wore their new clothes that they only wore during the New Year because it was their first time participating in militia training. They were afraid of tearing their clothes, so of course they refused to lie down."

Later, Captain Xiao explained the importance of discipline to them, and only then did everyone agree to lie down. Some people, to avoid getting their clothes dirty, took off their shirts and crawled naked in the snow.

She paused for a moment, then pointed to the militiamen training ahead and said with a smile, "Look, they've all learned their lesson now. They're wearing the worst clothes, patched upon patched, and they don't even care if they get torn."

Today was a terrible day. I had acute gastroenteritis, took more medicine than I ate rice, and had a high fever, headache, stomachache, and body aches all over. I spent the whole day at the hospital. After all that, I just wanted to say that there are only two chapters today o(╥﹏╥)o
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