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Chapter 85 Surprise? Your mother! (4K+ views, please vote and subscribe!)

On Wednesday morning, the sky was overcast and strong winds were blowing.

If it's training, the new recruits wouldn't mind such weather.

But today is the day of the shooting assessment, and not to mention the new recruits, all the officers and key personnel looked grim.

This year's new recruits' target practice scores are destined to be the lowest in history.

Instructor Huang Jiabo called Lei Shen last night to ask if the assessment could be postponed, but the date had already been reported and confirmed, and the people from the Second and Third Regiments were still waiting, so Lei Shen was powerless to do anything about it.

There was no other way; the assessment proceeded as scheduled.

At nine o'clock in the morning, everyone arrived at the firing range.

Inside the barbed wire fence, sand and dust swirled, and the tent swayed precariously.

Looking at the scene before him, Xu Ge finally understood what Thor meant by the narrow tube effect.

The firing range is located at the foot of the snow-capped mountain, directly opposite the exit of a canyon. Strong winds, squeezed by the canyon, are ejected into the firing range and begin to rage erratically.

The wind speed and direction at each location were changing in real time, and even the target pole in the distance began to sway slightly.

However, since they were already there, Huang Jiabo didn't waste any more time. He immediately organized the team, assigned safety responsibilities, and determined the order of priority.

The new recruits all arrived at the assembly point to await orders, and the company commanders read out the assessment rules.

The assessment was divided into two parts: pistol and rifle. The morning session was for pistol shooting, with more than 30 targets set up for each group.

"All platoons, stand up, advance to the firing line!"

Oh oh oh!
When the new recruits came out of the tents, they felt the strong wind blowing so hard they couldn't open their eyes, and the sand and gravel hitting their faces stung painfully.

Li Dongshui, who was in front of Xu Ge, reached out and felt the air. His face immediately fell: "With such a strong wind, let alone correcting the trajectory, I can't even maintain my shooting posture. I could probably be blown away!"

"Don't talk, quickly collect your ammunition belts!" Luo Shan said sternly. "Everyone, find your target according to your assigned safety officer!"

Beep!
As soon as the whistle blew, the platoon of new recruits immediately went to their respective shooting positions.

Company Commander Liu Guoping kept shouting back and forth, "Ten rounds for each man. If it jams, don't panic. Put down your gun and report to the safety officer immediately. Don't try to pry it out yourself!"

At this moment, Thor also came over. As one of the first group of new recruits to practice shooting, he felt that there were some things he needed to remind him of.

"This is a full-speed wind, and the overall wind direction is from right to left!"

"Don't think that you don't need to correct the trajectory of a pistol at 30 meters. You still need to correct it in this strong wind!"

"Everyone knows bullets spin clockwise, right? In a full-speed wind from right to left, the impact point will be slightly to the upper left. Remember to make a slight correction..."

With his superb rapid-fire skills and LV3 shooting ability, Xu Ge was naturally well aware of these common-sense rules. At this moment, he was not paying attention to what the company commander and the chief instructor were saying, but was carefully observing the wind direction and speed ahead.

Thor is right. The overall wind direction is from right to left and the wind speed is extremely strong, but it becomes random at each location on the firing range.

In some places, the wind speed even reversed, turning from left to right, or even forming a whirlwind on the spot!

In this situation, no matter how high your ballistic correction level is, you can only sigh helplessly.

But as Thor predicted yesterday, the stronger the winds, the less likely they are to continue.

In the firing range, there are occasional brief periods of calm and stillness in certain areas.

And that was his chance.

While the grenadesman was still firing, Xu Ge continued to observe carefully, trying to find some kind of pattern.

Wow!
The red flag on the flagpole next to him was fluttering loudly. This sound suddenly made Xu Ge realize something. He then looked up at the six large characters on the banner halfway up the snow mountain.

After watching for a while, Xu Ge became excited; he seemed to have really discovered some patterns.

As soon as the banners on the snow-capped mountain start fluttering violently, a gust of wind will hit the shooting range a few seconds later.

Correspondingly, if the banners suddenly fall silent, it means that most of the area around the shooting range will also have a brief period of calm!

In fact, Thor had been observing Xu Ge the whole time. Seeing that the other man's gaze kept drifting towards the snow-capped mountains, he knew that the kid had figured things out. He couldn't help but nod in approval, thinking that Xu Ge was a promising observer.

. . .

. . .

Just as the ammunition handlers were firing at the last two firing positions, Xu Ge noticed that the banner on the snow-capped mountain was gradually leveling out again.

This means that the wind at the firing range will soon subside temporarily.

At this moment, he couldn't help but look at the starter beside him. This was a rare opportunity, and he needed to start loading ammunition immediately.

The starter remained expressionless, simply watching the mortar crew until he received the signal that firing was complete, at which point he raised the flag.

"Everyone, load your weapons and fire!"

As the starter waved the command flag, Xu Ge immediately stepped forward, squatted down, and began loading bullets into the magazine.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Compared to yesterday, Xu Ge, whose rapid-fire skill has reached the top level, is now moving even faster and more skillfully.

His hands were incredibly smooth as he rapidly loaded the bullets, but his eyes remained fixed on the direction of the snow-capped mountains.

Upon noticing the six large characters on the banner swinging violently again, he immediately estimated the interval in his mind and then stared intently at the bullseye 30 meters away.

Amidst the swirling sand and dust, the target appeared and disappeared, but Xu Ge's hands never stopped, and even grew faster and faster!
Two crisp clicks: the magazine is loaded, and the bolt is pulled.

The next moment, Xu Ge suddenly stood up, put his gun away with both hands, and then fired again.

Meanwhile, the other recruits were still squatting on the ground, loading bullets into their magazines one by one.

The wind stopped without warning, and at that moment, Xu Ge's gun barrel was fixed in front of him.

The safety officer standing nearby blinked in disbelief, as if the wind was cooperating with the new recruit.

clap clap clap!
clap clap clap!
Clap clap clap!

As Xu Ge's fingers rapidly pulled the trigger, the rapid gunfire startled the recruits who were loading bullets.

Li Dongshui, who was to the right, was almost hit on the head by a bullet casing. He glanced at Xu Ge and muttered, "Are you in such a hurry to be reborn?"

The safety officer was also quite startled by the commotion caused by the new recruit. He instinctively wanted to stand up and stop him, but then suddenly remembered that the recruit didn't seem to have violated any rules.

Oh oh oh!
The next second, the gale howled again, and the sandstorm returned.

Click! Snap!

Xu Ge pulled the bolt to check the gun, then turned off the safety, took a step back, and turned around: "Report, firing complete!"

[100% execution of current military orders, shooting proficiency +1]

Meanwhile, the other recruits who were quicker to move were only just beginning to stand in the strong wind, struggling to aim at the target, and hesitant to fire.

The safety officer gave Xu Ge a deep look and nodded: "You wait here for now. We'll report back to everyone once we've finished shooting."

"Yes!"

Xu Ge then stood still.

Behind him, Thor, Luo Shan, and Du Hu were all looking in this direction, curious about Xu Ge's performance.

Although the shooting test in basic training is the simplest exercise with no time limit, it is already difficult for new recruits to hold the gun and maintain the shooting posture. Naturally, no one is willing to wait for the uncertain wind to stop.

Ten minutes later, the last recruit finished firing his bullets and completed the gun inspection.

Everyone stood in a row, listening intently to the target reports coming from the walkie-talkies.

Zizi!

"Target number 1, 5 shots hit the target, 29 rings!"

"Target number 2, 5 shots hit the target, 33 rings!"

"Target number 3, 9 shots hit the target, 68 rings!"

"Target number 4, 8 shots hit the target, 67 rings!"

... pretty!

Upon hearing that his No. 3 target had scored one point higher than Li Dongshui's No. 4 target, Xu Ge clenched his fist tightly.

It worked!
Although he had used a trick and would definitely not be able to beat Li Dongshui under normal circumstances, Xu Ge was still very excited.

This means that I am getting closer and closer to my goal of taking first place.

Li Dongshui was taken aback at first, then turned to Xu Ge in surprise: "No wonder you were in such a hurry to fire, so you could calculate when the wind would stop?!"

Xu Ge was also surprised that Li Dongshui could figure out the reason why he was better than him so quickly, and nodded in agreement.

"Amazing!"

Li Dongshui wasn't upset about being surpassed; instead, he gave a thumbs up.

"Your pistol score is already far ahead of everyone else's, and you've also mastered calculating when the wind stops. If you keep this up this afternoon, you have a very good chance of taking first place!"

"It's not that easy. My rifle is far inferior to my pistol."

Xu Ge was well aware of his shooting skills and didn't get cocky. He then asked curiously, "You also scored 67 rings? How did you do that?"

“Oh, I can correct the trajectory even with full wind speed,” Li Dongshui said casually.

Xu Ge: ...

Damn, I might not be able to beat this guy in rifle shooting this afternoon!

. . .

. . .

The rankings were released quickly after the pistol shooting assessment.

Class 1 of the first company continued to sweep the top three spots: first place went to Xu Ge, second to Li Dongshui, and third to Kaiyoumu.

And he was far ahead of the other recruits.

The other platoon and squad leaders were envious, but there was nothing they could do.

Kaiyu was a second-time recruit, and Li Dongshui was a renowned sharpshooter throughout the entire battalion, putting them on a completely different level from the other recruits.

As for Xu Ge, he was also an award-winning soldier who ranked second in the entire battalion in the grenade assessment.

All I can say is that Du Hu got incredibly lucky!

Ever since the results came out, Liu Guoping has been grinning from ear to ear, not caring even if he swallowed a lot of sand, and has been showing off to the other two company commanders all over the shooting range.

At lunchtime, Luo Shan paid out of his own pocket to buy four large braised pig trotters from Qiangjun Tank, and Du Hu was also rewarded with one.

"Play well, perform normally, and keep it up!"

Du Hu, munching on a pig's trotter, encouraged the three, "We couldn't have the last dinner party, but if our class still sweeps the top three spots in shooting this time, the platoon leader and I will pay for the whole roasted lamb!"

"Don't worry, class monitor!" Li Dongshui put the half-eaten pig's trotter into Xiao Si's dog bowl. "Even if we can't sweep the top three, first place will definitely be our class's!"

"First place is fine too!" Du Hu nodded. "Don't feel pressured, just play like you did in training!"

"Ok!"

The rifle shooting assessment began at 1:30 p.m.

Xu Ge was still at target number three. Unlike the standing position for pistol shooting, rifle shooting was done in a prone position, and visibility was even worse in the sandstorm.

After arriving at the firing line, Xu Ge kept muttering something to himself.

"I'd trade ten years of Li Dongshui's life for the chance to win first place this time!"

Li Dongshui was speechless: "Can you stop shouting for a few years? I only shout for three years each time..."

"Ten years would show my sincerity!"

"That's my lifespan, of course you're being generous!"

After making a couple of jokes, Xu Ge relaxed considerably and continued to observe the wind direction and speed from his firing position, just as he had done in the morning.

Li Dongshui, sitting in the next seat, kept an eye on Xu Ge, who was keeping watch.

The large banner on the snow-capped mountain kept swaying, but Xu Ge wasn't in a hurry this time.

But the starter seemed determined to do the opposite of him, waving his flag and shouting: "Everyone, prone and load your ammunition!"

"Once you are ready, fire on your own!"

pat!pat!
The preparation for loading bullets had to be done quickly. Xu Ge quickly loaded the bullets, changed the magazine, pulled the bolt, and lay still on the ground.

Sand and grass clippings were flying everywhere on the ground, and the target 100 meters away appeared and disappeared like a small boat in the sea.

Xu Ge lay still, quietly waiting for his chance.

Seeing that Xu Ge hadn't fired, Li Dongshui held his gun and waited there without moving.

boom!boom!
Gunfire erupted, and the other recruits began firing.

A few minutes later, when the other recruits had almost run out of bullets, Xu Ge suddenly lowered his head and began to aim.

Upon seeing this, Li Dongshui immediately prepared to fire as well.

In an instant, the wind stopped, and the target was clearly revealed.

boom!
boom!
Two gunshots rang out almost simultaneously.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Ge began to pull the trigger rapidly.

The sound of gunfire made the safety officer tense up again. "No, do you, a new recruit, have to fire so fast?"
In less than five seconds, Xu Ge finished shooting, calmly and naturally checked the gun, and stood up.

[100% execution of current military orders, shooting proficiency +2]

Li Dongshui, who was lying on the ground, was still aiming. His shooting speed was naturally not as fast as Xu Ge's, and he had only fired four bullets at this time.

Oh oh oh!
The wind rises again.

Xu Ge felt a slight sense of relief. He felt that he had definitely performed exceptionally well this time, and he felt particularly good when he was shooting!

A few minutes later, Li Dongshui, the last recruit to finish, stood up.

This group's assessment is over; now it's time to wait for the target report.

"Hey, Xu Ge, I have a surprise for you!" Li Dongshui suddenly looked at Xu Ge and said with a mysterious smile.

Xu Ge was taken aback: "What surprise?"

"Hehe! You'll find out soon enough!" Li Dongshui winked at him.

Seeing the other person's smug expression, Xu Ge suddenly had a bad feeling.

Zizi!

Soon, the sound of a target being reported came through the walkie-talkie, and Luo Shan and Xu Ge quickly came over to listen.

"Target number 1, 6 shots hit the target, 46 rings!"

"Target number 2, 4 shots hit the target, 33 rings!"

"Target #3, 11 shots hit the target, score invalid!"

"Target number 4, 8 shots hit the target, 71 rings!"

. . .

Li Dongshui's smile suddenly froze.

Luo Shan: ? ? ?
Du Hu: ? ? ?
Xu Ge's mind went blank for a moment, and he instantly understood the reason. He stared intently at Li Dongshui: "This is the surprise you gave me?"

"Your mother!!!"

(End of this chapter)