Article 7 of Chapter 20 Section 1 Ordinance

  "Li Yifan, Xiao Lie. You two come out." Zhao Zhuangjie called out at the door.

  Li Yifan and Xiao Lie immediately put down their work and walked towards the door. They saw that the class monitor's expression was quite serious. Li Yifan hinted to Xiao Lie, who pouted.

  "Hey, class monitor, what wind blew you into a bad mood today? You look so serious, it's scary. If you go out like that, you'll frighten the little kids." Xiao Lie teased, and only he dared to joke around Zhao Zhuangjie like this.

  "Class monitor, we're doing just fine now, what's wrong with that? Look, Li Yifan has lost another 5 kilograms of fat in just one week."

  Zhao Zhuangjie still didn't speak.

  "Squad leader, I know I was wrong. Last time during the third squad's Yang Xian's mealtime, I shouldn't have gone to tell jokes to others, but I was doing it for his own good. I couldn't bear seeing my comrade having an upset stomach for no reason. I thought, this isn't right. What if one day we're on a mission and accidentally fall into some dark and smelly pit? If because of the environment, he can't eat and ends up starving to death, wouldn't that be unjust? Not only would we not complete our mission, but he might not even get to be a martyr. How unjust would that be?"

  "So you're doing this for their own good?"

  "Class monitor is really my soulmate, having such a soulmate in life, what more can I ask for?" Xiao Lie sighed.

  "Alright, there's nothing much today for you two, just go and collect your guns."

  "Take up arms? Can we use guns now?" Li Yifan's eyes lit up as soon as he heard Zhao Zhuangjie's words.

  "Uh-huh."

  After coming out of the armory, each carrying five guns on their shoulders, Li Yifan laughed so hard that he almost drooled.

  "Monitor, no bullets?" Xiao Lie asked.

  "Bullets? Let's talk about it when you guys learn how to hold a gun."

  On that day, the new recruits were particularly excited after receiving their guns, and they all chattered non-stop. Some posed in various styles like in the movies.

  "Alright, let's stop for now. Now we're going to learn about the maintenance of firearms." Zhao Zhuangjie said: "The guns you are holding in your hands are 95-style automatic rifles. The 95-style automatic rifle was proposed in 1989 with a research and development index requirement, and was designed and finalized in 1995, named the 95-style caliber automatic rifle (also known as QBZ95, Q-light weapons, B-rifle, Z-automatic, 95-95 year design finalization). This gun first appeared in 1997. It is China's new generation of standard automatic rifles. It is the first small-caliber rifle to be widely equipped by the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force."

  "Report."

  "Speak."

  "What is a small-caliber rifle?"

  Small caliber rifle refers to ammunition with a diameter of less than 6mm, with a large length-to-diameter ratio, which will become unstable and tumble after hitting the human body at high speed, causing extensive damage to tissues. Mainly shooting live targets within 400-600 meters with rifle bullets. Rifles using small-caliber gunpowder have the characteristics of being lightweight and easy to control. The world's first large-scale equipped small-caliber rifle was the American M16. Currently, there are three series of small-caliber rifle bullets in the world: NATO's 5.56mm, Russia's 5.54mm, and China's 5.8mm bullets.

  The bullet of the small-caliber rifle is smaller than the 7.62mm rifle cartridge, but due to its light weight and high initial velocity, it is more affected by unstable factors during flight, making it easier to tumble after hitting a target at a slightly longer distance, causing significant damage inside the target. The wounds of those hit by small-caliber bullets are often small in entry but large in exit, with irregular bullet paths inside the body, and internal injuries much heavier than 7.62mm rifle bullets. For this reason, on the Vietnam battlefield, soldiers from both sides called the M16 a "black gun", claiming that they would rather take an AK47 shot at long range than an M16 shot. Since then, small-caliber rifles have rapidly spread globally, and to this day, most newly developed automatic rifles in various countries have adopted 5.56mm caliber.

  Seeing the new recruits listening with relish, Zhao Zhuangjie was also very pleased. As for the data on firearms, if it's not a special hobby, ordinary people would find it hard to understand or wouldn't want to listen at all. It's like trying to discuss physics with a girl who loves reading fashion magazines?

  "Alright, after saying so much, let's talk about gun maintenance. A gun is like a person, if you don't maintain it, it will have many problems. First, the most important parts of a gun are the barrel, recoil spring, and firing mechanism. To maintain a gun, these three places are the most important.

  Step 1: Remove the barrel. Use a special steel wire to roughly clean the barrel after shooting, then use a clean soft cloth from the muzzle to insert into the barrel to remove impurities. Finally, wipe the barrel clean with a soft cloth dipped in gun oil.

  Step 2: Wipe the recoil spring with a gun oil cloth, note that you should not use too much gun oil, otherwise it will stick together.

  Step 3: Disassemble and wash the firing mechanism carefully, as the parts are small. After wiping everything clean, reassemble and put it in the gun case."

  "Moreover, maintenance is divided into two parts: one part is after shooting, and the other part is when it has not been used for a long time. The barrel of a gun that has been fired for a long time may leave oil stains, and the bullet will leave gunpowder residue in the gun after firing. If these things are not cleaned up in time, the longer the time, the higher the failure rate of the firearm. Oil stains will solidify and block the barrel over time, and if they are not cleaned up in time, they may cause the weapon to explode; while gunpowder residue may jam the gun mechanism, making it impossible to pull the bolt. For example, the Soviet-made RPK light machine gun, after firing 1000 rounds of bullets, the bolt could not be pulled the next day and had to be pried open with a magazine. Generally, cleaning is done using professional gun maintenance tools, and after blowing through the barrel, wiping the internal parts clean is enough. And if it has not been used for a long time, oil needs to be applied to important components to ensure that the gun will not misfire. A gun that has not been used for a long time must not be compressed, otherwise it is very easy to misfire. Each of you has some silk cloth on hand, and we usually use it to wipe our guns."

  "You must remember forever." Zhao Zhuangjie emphasized: "A warrior's gun is as important as his own hands, when we lose our hands, can we still kill the enemy?"

  Zhao Zhuangjie finished speaking and began teaching the soldiers how to disassemble and assemble firearms, as well as some precautions for maintaining mechanical parts.

  "Xiao Lie, aren't you tired? I've been training all day and I'm about to fall apart." Li Yifan said as he lay on the bed.

  "I'll just clean my gun," Xiao Lie said.

  "You said, the class leader opened it and let us practice the action of holding a gun and shooting. Nothing was hung on the gun for two bricks, and it's been two weeks. He's not in a hurry, I'm anxious too. Really don't know when I can try to shoot one shot."

  New recruits originally thought that after getting the gun, they could quickly conduct live ammunition shooting. But things are not as they thought, in addition to physical training, new recruits have added another subject, basic shooting.

  Shooting basics can be divided into two parts, one is the gun-holding skills and actions, and the other is practicing the stability of holding a gun. Therefore, new recruits are required to hold their guns while lying on the ground for an hour, then half-kneeling with guns, sideways with guns, and gun-out actions, etc. When practicing stability, it's much easier, just hang two bricks on the gun.

  At first, many soldiers couldn't even last two minutes. In less than two minutes, they felt their hands and shoulders becoming more and more powerless. At this point, just a gust of wind could make them put down their arms.

  "Aren't you guys always thinking you're so great? Aren't you all going to be future gods of marksmanship? Look at yourselves now, can't even hold a gun steady." Zhao Zhuangjie said after picking up a 95 rifle and started practicing his stability by placing two bricks on top.

  Five minutes.

  Ten minutes.

  Twenty minutes.

  It wasn't until half an hour had passed that he calmly put down the gun, and now the new recruits had nothing to say.

  "When your arms are bent and form a stable triangle with the gun, this triangular force supports the stability of the gun. There is no shortcut, only practice, practice!"

  Every time when resting, Xiao Lie has one more thing to do, practicing stability. Yang Xian is also doing the same thing with him. The two of them are like rivals, competing with each other. Now they are almost equal in basic subjects, and no one wants to be surpassed by the other in the next important subject like shooting. To win, you have to put in more effort than others. There's no room for complacency here. Every day, the two of them would fall asleep exhausted on their beds, only to wake up at dawn and start training again at top speed. Their rivalry has also brought a sense of positivity to the other new recruits in Class 3 and Class 5. At first, they didn't want to do it this way, but seeing their comrades train like crazy made them feel ashamed not to put in effort too. If their comrade was surpassed by the opponent, then the whole class would lose face.

  And yet, the three squad leaders and five squad leader Zhao Jie Zhuang did not stop them. The only thing they could do was to take care of their food, and when they saw that their new recruits' scores were among the top in the whole regiment, the two squad leaders secretly rejoiced together.

  When there was a comparison object, the class leaders of other classes also began to mobilize their own soldiers. For a time, the new barracks were hot and bustling, but soon the new recruits found that when they wanted to keep up with the target's pace, they had a feeling of being willing but unable.

  Not everyone can torture themselves to death every day, after a period of time, Yang Xian and Xiao Lie each had a nickname: Three Madmen, Five Madmen.

  "Xiao Lie, I heard some news today. Sanban Zhang has been practicing with his Three Fools and it's said that every time he puts a shell on the gun of the Three Fools." Liu Ye said. In terms of socializing, Liu Ye is considered to be quite skilled. This kid, due to his family being in business, had picked up some business-like communication habits from a young age. By the time they were in the new recruit battalion for a month, he had figured out everyone's personality from top to bottom.

  "What's one shell? Give me two shells." Xiao Lie said.

  He soon found that it wasn't so easy after all, putting a shell into the round gun barrel and keeping it from falling out was quite a feat, he'd put one in, and before many shots were fired, it would fall out.

  "Do you know what's going on?" Zhao Zhuangjie asked.

  Xiao Lie shook his head.

  "It's your breath that affects stability."