Chapter Fifty-Five

  When we were on our way back home, we saw several purple-black marks on Gege's neck.

  Then there was a relatively innocent brother who said, "Huang Ming Huang Da Xia, what's wrong with your neck?"

  Before Lao Ming's brother even opened his eyes, several of us brothers who had some experience with this kind of thing were already bursting out laughing.

  Is Hou Jing's daughter really that ruthless?

  And besides, the marks left by a medical student are all on the carotid artery, if you bite your front teeth, it's definitely a one-hit kill!

  Kang Ming brother looked at us laughing recklessly and said, "You guys are really something! You've been staying in the female soldier's dormitory all day, what have you been up to?"

  We were all stunned...

  What have we done?

  We're just stupid about food, we don't even dare smoke, and we didn't even take a second glance at those female soldiers?

  We actually spent a whole day like this, and our entire holiday just passed by in a daze?

  We're really honest people...

  It seems like there were many good things that year?

  We hadn't been in the troops for a few days when an announcement came from above and this time it was even more extraordinary.

  We're going to Russia for a stroll!

  After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has always had such a difficult problem - Chechnya!

  Those people are just stirring up trouble all day long, wanting to make a fuss about independence and involving ethnic issues. In my opinion, they're just a bunch of people who don't want others to live a good life, provoking from within.

  And those who like to make trouble actually get along with a rascal from Xinjiang, as long as they are beaten in Russia, they think of ways to run to China to avoid the bullet. And from time to time, they pull over some separatist rascals on the Chinese side to make a training or something, which means giving themselves a solid backup base.

  The two countries' leaders estimated that this phenomenon was relatively important, and later they also formulated a joint anti-terrorism plan. At that time, we didn't have much, at most it was just a small-scale visit between the two armies, which was considered a technical and tactical exchange with each other.

  We can send troops to participate in such activities, which is actually an advantage of taking the geographical advantage. Who let our troops be within Xinjiang and are also relatively good at fighting?

  According to the above meaning, this brother who goes abroad not only has to be technically sound but also ideologically sound. After all, going abroad is a big deal, if something unexpected happens, it would be...

  In response, the team leader readily agreed and indicated that it would be strictly selected and executed. However, after hanging up the phone, the team leader's words were a bit embarrassing.

  It is said that this is what the gang leader said!

  Every single one of my subordinates is top-notch in terms of skills and ideology, and I just don't believe that the soldiers under me are idiots! Those sons of bitches on the other side of the old Mao's line are so hungry they're trading their guns for black bread, but even if our soldiers have a package growing inside their brains, they still won't do anything stupid! Damn it, what I'm worried about is that when my little brothers go over there, they might bring back two of those old Mao's women...

  So we attended a very serious class, especially the chapter on sugar-coated bullets, money corruption and beauty temptation, which was repeatedly hammered home for several hours!

  Then we set off with all our men and horses to make a surprise attack on Russia!

  This time, the personnel who came out were of the highest standard I have ever seen. The team leader personally led the team with instructors and veterans like Gang Ming Gege following closely behind, while three to five new recruits were sandwiched in between, looking like they were part of the team's logistics support.

  Let's just talk about some private family matters here.

  At that time, we new recruits changed into a set of cavalry uniforms and our shoulder badges were also changed to the rank of second lieutenant. After all, we are out of the country, wearing officer epaulets, when we meet someone with a higher rank than us, we have to salute first, aren't we losing big time?

  To put it bluntly, if we weren't so upright and honest, at the very least they should have given us a lieutenant colonel's military rank and treated us with some respect!

  As soon as I got off the plane, I was given a full military reception, which I won't elaborate on here. Suffice it to say that everyone has seen the scene in the news broadcast many times before, and the visual impact is stronger than my written description.

  I just want to talk about several characteristics of Russian military men.

  First of all is physical appearance!

  This is a matter of ethnicity, Russian soldiers are basically tall and strong, but except for their faces, they are covered in thick hair all over their bodies. If you accidentally run into one at midnight, you might think that some animal has escaped from the zoo.

  Secondly, I find that military posture of his rather awkward.

  With a bit of self-boasting and self-aggrandizing flavor, I think the Chinese military's posture is more handsome and majestic. That's standing like a pine tree and having an aura like a rainbow. And as for the German military, I also quite like that flavor. Putting aside political factors, during World War II, the German military standing in that direction had a truly awe-inspiring and somewhat aristocratic knightly quality to it.

  But this Russian military grandpa standing there is nothing, it's just that his head is making an effort to look up and his eyes are still keeping a level gaze, giving people the feeling that he's very capable and powerful. Do you dare come over and try to strangle him?

  Anyway, at that time it was a diplomatic occasion and I didn't dare to talk nonsense. But when I got back, I said it and indeed many brothers had similar feelings with me. And Jiang Kuan's son said he had a feeling that those Russian military men kept their eyes in this position for a long time, which would definitely make their visual nerve... very easy to become strabismus (crossed eyes).

  The last impression I got was that the Russian military also made a good show of welcoming us, several well-known units were present and even had arm badges that we hadn't seen before when we came out.

  That's to say, this time our exchange learning mutually promotes each other, but we still need to be careful not to make fools of ourselves in front of foreigners.

  Sometimes, it's really true that what you fear will come and it comes as soon as you say it.

  Before we could appreciate the technical skills of the Russian military, we first experienced the destructive power brought by their military rations.

  In Russian cuisine, it seems that salt and bread are the main theme, and other dishes also have a somewhat eerie taste that makes our hair stand on end.

  Those eggs were raw and came up, and several Russian soldiers sat across from us with bread dipping in a little salt and then dipping in the raw egg to eat. Their mouths were full of that yellowish color, and I really felt a bit nauseous.

  Hurry up and change tables, just sat down, two Russian military uncles came over enthusiastically, patted my shoulder and started gesturing, chattering away to me.

  Whether I understand Russian or not is not a big problem. Anyway, among our old comrades-in-arms, there are one or two who understand Russian, and it's absolutely no problem to be an interpreter.

  I just can't stand those two Russian soldiers, one side chatting with me and the other eating raw onions!

  They are used to it, but the smell of onions makes me want to cry. I can only retreat again in disarray.

  As soon as I returned to the room, I was delighted the moment I stepped in.

  Three people in a room, Ming Ge and Jiang Kuan have come back early, they are eating instant noodles, it means that I didn't eat anything in the cafeteria either...

  Speaking of military observation, I think there are many different ways.

  Simply put, I think there are roughly two kinds.

  One is vegetarian.

  That's visiting the military camp, watching training exercises and some technical equipment, then the host and guest chatted amiably, both sides were quite satisfied with this military exchange, and finally brought back some souvenirs.

  I personally feel that it doesn't have much meaning anymore.

  They are all wearing vests, and the training equipment is more or less the same without much to see. As for the most advanced equipment, it must be hidden, especially some special equipment exhibitions that left a deep impression.

  These days no one is a fool, everyone knows to keep some high-end weapons in reserve, so as not to be at a disadvantage when fighting breaks out!

  Isn't there such a saying?

  There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

  Being too kind is not good!

  Can't just expose someone on the spot, can you?

  In my personal opinion, apart from Japan with whom we have a generational blood feud and will never have a friendly day, other countries...

  Heavenly dynasty, upper country, shouldn't you still have some dignity?

  So I can only hypocritically put on a small face and pretend to be virtuous like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden, that's what they call insincere praise...

  There is also a military view of this, which is more profound.

  In the midst of gunfire and smoke, a group of men armed with only self-defense weapons observe the gains and losses of both sides on the battlefield from a close distance before returning home to analyze.

  In comparison, this approach can more intuitively understand the quality and equipment details of other countries' military forces.

  But also more dangerous!

  We were lucky enough to catch both meat and vegetarian military observation methods on our friendly exchange trip to Russia.

  The first day of the visit was a friendly talk between the two sides as usual.

  I have no choice but to say this.

  There is still a certain gap between some of our military equipment and foreign countries.

  Let's just talk about military uniforms then.

  Our military uniforms are nothing more than summer and winter service uniforms, ceremonial uniforms, etc. Apart from the rank insignia showing seniority, there was no unified sleeve badge at that time!

  The Russian military uniform looks almost the same as ours, but those badges on their chest and sleeves, especially those special forces' sleeve badges, indeed have a strong aesthetic effect and intimidation.

  As soon as the host and guest sat down, the signboard on their side was clear at a glance, but our side seemed a bit shabby in comparison.

  If this is considered as the first round of military exchanges between the two sides, we are clearly at a disadvantage.

  Then both sides exchanged experiences on weapon equipment.

  The AK rifle family is, without a doubt, a classic among light weapons.

  Needless to say, just look at how many people around the world use AK as their first choice for individual weapons, and you can know the status of AK guns in the ranks of light infantry.

  From AK-47 to AKS folding stock paratrooper type, from underwater AK series to silenced AK for special forces use, these guys have opened our eyes.

  Simple, sturdy and easy to maintain, with strong universal performance, this is almost the ultimate dream of any weapon designer, and also the first choice for a good warrior.

  Naturally, after observing, a group of Russian military men had already prepared the shooting range ammunition early on, just waiting for us to go over and show off.

  Shooting targets is something we're all too familiar with, it's even gotten a bit boring.

  In our troops, which brother is not a god of guns born from tens of thousands of bullets?

  Simple target practice can no longer boost our morale, but in this kind of diplomatic occasion, we also cannot lose face, right?

  Even I didn't qualify, Brother Ming took the lead and grabbed an AKU, swiftly pulling off a 200-meter half-body target shooting performance. The short bursts of fire were like rapping out a rhythmic beat, and the score was so high that it got everyone in attendance giving a big thumbs up.

  I think I should say something about that Russian guy I know?

  That guy's Russian name is too long and inconvenient to type, plus he has a huge head and is covered in hair all over his body, so let's just call him Big Hair.

  That big guy, with a Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs special forces insignia on his arm, gave a very cool and fluent Chinese phrase saying "Friend, your marksmanship is not bad! How about we have a friendly competition?"

  Kuang Ming Gege raised his eyes and looked at the team leader who was nodding slightly, then said "Alright". He asked, "How are we going to fight?"

  Dah Mao also picked up an AKU and said that shooting this target is not interesting, everyone is very familiar with it. Let's shoot a city warfare environment electronic mobile target, just like the Russian-created Wolf Mode?

  We all just laughed, and it was that kind of subtle laugh.

  "Wolf hunting mode" is a proprietary project of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs' special forces, designed to train marksmen's emergency response skills and accuracy when attacking multiple targets simultaneously.

  Especially in the urban warfare with relatively complex terrain, under the unfamiliar environment, any position around can become a hidden position of the opponent, which tests whether a shooter has excellent shooting skills.

  In response to this, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs special forces set up an electrically controlled shooting range mode. In just one minute and thirty seconds, more than 40 targets will appear in the entire shooting range set up as an urban warfare environment. Some of these targets are enemy figures, some are civilians who cannot be harmed, and there are even some hidden behind hostages.

  Russian Interior Ministry special forces officers who have undergone rigorous training never make mistakes in wolf hunting shooting exercises.

  Mistake means death.

  These were things we saw from materials before going abroad.

  Unfortunately, this training method has been promoted in our country's military for a long time.

  As early as the first large-scale military exercise, those seasoned marksmen had already explored a complete set of methods for urban warfare.

  After China formed special forces, this combat method specifically used for urban warfare was refined and supplemented, further enhancing its power.

  Simply put, a warrior equipped with light weapons needs to constantly respond to attacks from all sides within one minute after entering a street where the enemy is hidden, and also needs to judge whether to shoot and kill the target person in an extremely short period of time.

  Our training requirements have long exceeded Russia's so-called wolf hunting training requirements.

  Kuangming's brother's smile is quite numbing, and Damao is seriously holding an AKU, carefully explaining the detailed mode of hunting wolves to Kuangming's brother, which is very polite.

  One minute and thirty seconds, that big guy looks like he's really been through rigorous training. Not only did one person run along a relatively straight shooting track, but the hit points on the electronic screen also appeared to be some vital parts, completely achieving a single shot kill.

  This is awesome!

  I don't know if Russians' pride is innate?

  Anyway, I was standing next to him watching as Big Hair effortlessly put the AKU on the gun rack, his face and eyes full of undisguised complacency.

  Seems like there's also a hint of provocative tone in it?

  It was actually Brother Kangming who showed good breeding.

  First, there was applause and it was warm applause. Then, a string of fluent Russian chatter that made a group of Russian military men laugh with joy. Only then did he pick up his equipment and walk to the side of the shooting range to wait for the indicator light to turn on.

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