50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 146 Eight Mountain Treasures

There was only a small team of a hundred people participating in the training on site, and one-third of them were female comrades.

Seeing them skillfully carry the shells, load and aim, and finally fire and hit the target, Sun Zhiwei finally understood what it meant that women hold up half the sky.

After watching for a long time and figuring out how to fire the cannon, Sun Zhiwei applied to try it out.

When Deputy Director Lin saw him applying for a gun test, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Comrade Sun, have you ever fired a gun?"

"I have." Sun Zhiwei looked confident.

He had actually learned to fire a cannon before, during the militia's field training. But that time he only had a small cannon; he had never used a large one like this before.

However, they are all firing cannons, and the operating procedures and specifications are similar. The only difference is the size of the cannon. So, he was not lying when he said that he had fired cannons.

Seeing that he knew how to fire a cannon, Deputy Director Lin also breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't refuse the comrades who came from Beijing to inspect and wanted to try out the equipment. If they were people he had never learned how to use, and he agreed to let them test the artillery, the responsibility would be on him.

Since the other party can fire a cannon, if there is any accidental injury, his responsibility will be less.

Since Deputy Director Lin agreed, Sun Zhiwei didn't hesitate.

He went directly to a 122mm cannon designated by Deputy Director Lin, and according to the operating procedures, he first checked the cannon's body, barrel, fixer, and sight to make sure they were all usable before he started aiming.

This gun is equipped with non-independent mechanical sights, Type 58 periscopic sights, Type 58 calibrators, Type 56 direct sights, lighting fixtures and other accessories.

In particular, the sight uses a fine-scale ring with a movable auxiliary scale and a glass fiber light guide tube for lighting, which is particularly useful for use at night.

This had been explained as a routine task by several female soldiers when they were performing the operation just now, and Sun Zhiwei listened to it all.

Now, during the on-site experiment, he followed the techniques used by the female soldiers just now, and his movements were so skillful and smooth that he didn't even pause. The militiamen and Deputy Director Lin who were watching were stunned, and they thought he was very experienced.

Unfortunately, he hadn't memorized the secret position table and didn't actually know how to aim with the gun sight.

However, he didn't dare to act recklessly with this heavy artillery. He had already memorized the aiming data from the last firing. At that time, the female militiamen had hit the target. He just had to restore the original aiming data.

So in the eyes of everyone, Sun Zhiwei was as fierce as a tiger and quickly completed his aim.

To verify the data, he also measured the target distance based on the thumb ranging method he learned during militia training.

As long as he has the aiming data from several different positions, he will basically know the approximate aiming range of the sight and can set it himself next time.

After aiming, he opened the barrel, inserted a shell, and then sealed the bolt.

After everything was ready, he stood up and reported to Deputy Director Lin: "Captain, we are ready. Please apply to fire."

Although Deputy Director Lin saw all his operation steps, he still came over carefully to check them again. He was relieved only after confirming that there was no problem.

"Comrade Sun Zhiwei, I agree with you firing."

"Prepare for artillery fire!" Sun Zhiwei shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding militiamen all dispersed far away.

With a loud "bang", a shell flew out in the flames from the muzzle. After a while, an explosion was heard from afar.

Deputy Director Lin was already using a telescope to check the effect of the artillery fire: "It hit the target, very good." Sun Zhiwei's head was buzzing at this time. He was too close just now. The noise of this heavy artillery was too loud. No wonder most of the early artillerymen had hearing problems after retiring.

In later generations, artillerymen operating heavy artillery had to be equipped with special earplugs and protective gear. Now, they could only stuff a ball of cotton into their ears. However, Sun Zhiwei was not a professional artilleryman, so he had just forgotten about this.

Deputy Director Lin reported the effect of the shelling, but did not get a response from Sun Zhiwei, so he looked at Sun Zhiwei and found that he was confused and dizzy.

Deputy Director Lin then remembered that he had not put earplugs in his hands, and he couldn't help but smile in his heart.

Sun Zhiwei took a long time to recover. Seeing Deputy Director Lin's smiling face, he also laughed at himself: "Oh, this heavy artillery is really powerful."

"Deputy Director Lin, we don't have such a big guy here. Today I've really broadened my horizons."

"Hahahaha, Comrade Sun, if you like, you're welcome to come often. We have plenty of ammunition here."

Deputy Director Lin was so proud in his heart. It was really nice to feel superior to the comrades from Beijing.

He used his connections to get that long-barreled cannon back from the army. Although it was second-hand, it was indeed a big one. It could be said that it was the treasure of Victory Farm.

If the comrades from Beijing hadn't come to visit today, he would have been reluctant to take it out.

The two spent the whole afternoon at the artillery range. During the trip, Sun Zhiwei tried a few smaller artillery pieces. By recording the aiming data in advance, he was still able to hit the target every time.

The accuracy of this artillery fire really shocked Deputy Director Lin, and made him feel that the comrades from Beijing were really capable.

There was still a banquet in the evening. This was the good thing about being in the Great Northern Wilderness. As long as you had a gun, you would have no worries about finding prey. Especially since their Victory Farm was close to the mountainous area of ​​Lesser Khingan Mountains, there were more prey in the mountains.

Today during the day they were visiting artillery training, so the logistics department sent a squad to go hunting. When they came back in the afternoon they brought back an old wolf and a black bear.

Director Luo from the Logistics Department had a look of regret on his face when he greeted them in the small cafeteria.

"Comrade Sun, let's try our Northeastern specialty today: braised bear meat."

"It's a pity that the chef on our farm doesn't know how to cook bear paws. They're really delicious when cooked. Today we can only make do with bear meat."

"I heard they killed a wolf today? How many wolves are there here?"

"A lot, of course not a lot, I've just killed quite a few in the past few years. The large packs have all run away, but there are still quite a few lone wolves."

"It's just that this wolf meat firewood isn't tasty. I've asked them to take it to the main kitchen to make a snack for the team. We'll have bear tonight."

"Listen to me, bear meat is tougher, has more fat than pork, and has a stronger fishy smell. But once cooked properly, it doesn't have any fishy smell at all. Once it's cooked until soft, it tastes a bit like beef."

"Then I'll be waiting." Sun Zhiwei was almost drooling at what he said.

At this time, the bear meat had already been put into the pot and was stewing. They waited for another hour before several large pots of bear meat were served on the table.

Director Luo introduced them one by one: "This bear meat is also known as the 'Eight Mountain Treasures'. Besides the famous bear paws, there are many other delicious parts of the bear."

"Like cheek, chuck, tenderloin, ribs, tendon, rump, bear's stomach, and elbow, each with its own unique cooking method."

"Bear meat is not only delicious, but also very nutritious. Traditional Chinese medicine says that bear meat can replenish qi, moisturize the skin, and strengthen the muscles."

(End of this chapter)