Chapter 14 The Central Military Academy (4)

  Central Military Academy Shooting Range

  Here is the translation:

  "Zheng Rong holds a rifle and begins to explain how to operate it. This is a Mauser rifle produced in Germany, with a five-round magazine and a range of 2,000 meters. Now watch my movements: open the safety catch, heels together and parallel, toes pointing outward at an angle of about sixty degrees; legs straight; abdomen slightly retracted, chest naturally puffed out; upper body straight, leaning forward slightly; shoulders level, slightly arched backward; arms hanging naturally, fingers curled inward, thumb tip touching the second joint of the index finger, middle finger touching the seam of the pants. Head straight, neck straight, mouth closed, lower jaw slightly retracted, eyes looking forward horizontally. Front sight, rear sight, and target in a straight line - this can guarantee your accuracy. Of course, during shooting, wind speed and other factors will affect your aim, and you must grasp these elements through training. Shooting requires constant hard practice to become a skilled marksman, or as we say, 'to feed the bullets!' Some people with natural talent have an extraordinary sense of shooting, which is what we usually call a 'godly shooter.' That's basically it - the operation of guns is similar, and I hope you students will train diligently and produce excellent results."

  After hearing Zheng Rong's words, everyone was excited, after all, it was the first time they had fired a gun, and many people had never even touched one before. Adding to that the special complex of men towards guns, each and every one of them were eager to try, as if they were all expert marksmen.

  Zheng Rong looked at these students, not saying a word. He also came from that time, what the students thought, how could he not understand? Only after finishing the shooting range can they make them understand, to become a true shooting master, besides talent, one must be diligent and hardworking.

  Everyone fires five rounds, then counts the ring numbers, and trains in batches! The top 15 and bottom 15 train together, while the middle 30 students train together. Does everyone understand? Zheng Rong explains the way.

  Got it! The students exclaimed happily

  Understood! Let's begin! The first group of ten students, get ready! Fire! Zheng Rong commanded.

  Bang bang bang...... The first round of shooting ended quickly, with the best score being twenty-two rings and the worst only seven rings.

  Wang Mingyu and others were the last group, slowly waiting for the end of the previous ones. Finally, the results of the first five groups came out, Lin Wen temporarily ranked first, but only with 32 rings.

  The last group is ready! Zheng Rong watched Wang Mingyu give the order, but in his heart he thought: This year's shooting level is not as good as the previous ones. He still remembered that when they shot back then, the best person could get 45 rings. Later, he became a godly marksman and made numerous contributions to the war effort! The number of Japanese officers he killed was over a dozen!

  Bang! Wang Mingyu's first shot was an eight-ring, and Wang Mingyu slightly furrowed his brow. Logically speaking, today's wind speed had almost no impact on my shooting technique, but unexpectedly, there was a two-ring deviation. It seems that the accuracy of this gun is not comparable to the guns in our former troops! In fact, it's also true that at that time, how could the level of industrial production be compared with now? A little deviation is also very normal, so only by getting familiar with this gun can you grasp this gun. It's not like picking up any gun and hitting the target immediately. Each gun has its own unique situation.

  Next, Wang Mingyu's target deviated from the ten-ring direction and shot, and indeed hit the ten-ring, three consecutive shots. Now Wang Mingyu has already scored thirty-eight rings.

  The students who finished shooting next to Wang Mingyu held their breath, and even instructor Zheng Rong was a bit tense staring at Wang Mingyu, completely ignoring the fact that Sun Dabao and Wang Mingren had already finished with good scores of 43 rings.

  After Wang Mingyu hit three shots in a row, he adjusted his body and started aiming again. With a loud bang, he hit the red star once more. All the other students cheered, even Zheng Rong was amazed, thinking to himself that he couldn't have done it better, let alone this being Wang's first time shooting targets, which was quite depressing.

  The scorekeeper reported: Target 1, 43 rings; Target 2, 43 rings; Target 3, 48 rings; Target 4, 30 rings...

  Hiss...... Everyone who heard the first three targets couldn't help but take a cold breath, and there were two little monsters next to a big monster.

  Sun Dabao and Wang Mingren looked at Wang Mingyu with admiration, the more they interacted with him, the more they felt his extraordinary abilities. At first glance, he seemed like a young master from a wealthy family, but surprisingly, he didn't have that pampered air about him, and his skills were exceptional. Originally, I thought I could beat him at shooting today, but unexpectedly, my strongest suit, marksmanship, also lost to Wang Mingyu, a feeling of powerlessness arose, and at the same time, I felt that I had found the right person.

  Under everyone's gaze, Wang Mingyu and others returned to the team.

  Today, I am delighted to see that several outstanding students have emerged in this class. They are excellent students today and will be the pillars of the country tomorrow. Now, I invite Wang Mingyu to come forward! Zheng Rong said solemnly.

  Wang Mingyu took a step forward, turned around and saluted the students.

  Zheng Rong looked at Wang Mingyu and asked: "Wang Mingyu, have you practiced shooting before?"

  Who would believe that I haven't practiced before? Wang Mingyu had to say: In the past, when I was at home, I played with guns and went to the shooting range of the Ningbo Garrison Command a few times. They even said I have a bit of talent for target practice, haha!

  Wang Mingyu's shooting skills have already reached the passing standard of our Central Military Academy. It seems that I will be a bit more relaxed now. In this way, Wang Mingyu, you choose a batch of students to train in your own way, and I will choose a batch of students to train in my own way. Let's compare the results after one month! Zheng Rong said with a smile.

  Reporting for duty, sir!

  Sun Dabao, Wang Mingren, Li Xianyu, Lin Wen, Wu Peilin, and you... you... you... After a while, Wang Mingyu picked out a few who were good at fighting, the people in the dormitory, leaving behind more than ten who were the worst at fighting.

  Hehe, I thought you took all the best ones away. Unexpectedly, after picking a few good ones, you actually picked so many of the worst ones. Don't cry later and say that the instructor bullied you! Zheng Rong laughed and said.

  "Instructor, how much ammunition are we allocated per day for this month's training?" Wang Mingyu asked somewhat embarrassedly.

  What, you want to feed them bullets? Alright, I won't bully you either. Three bases per person (one base for a rifle is about 200 rounds), how's that? You train in the morning, we train in the afternoon! After a month, other battalions will come to train at this range, and then we won't be able to occupy the training field anymore, haha Zheng Rong laughed.

  Wang Mingyu thought to himself, with our modern training methods and adding these three basic types of ammunition, even if we don't make them into godly marksmen, reaching the standard line of thirty-six rings will definitely be no problem. And with some people on the team who originally had a bit of talent, it would be very easy to win against the instructor in the end, right?

  I guarantee to complete the task!

  Then Wang Mingyu led the nineteen people under him and left.

  Wang Mingyu's training method is actually very simple, it's just using his own experience as an excellent shooter to tell them what to do. Of course, if they were to use bullets to nurture a godly shooter, that would be unrealistic. Most of the strategic materials in the national treasury rely on external donations and other forms, where can they get so many bullets for them to waste? Being able to shoot so many bullets in one month's training is already an extraordinary kindness.

  Wang Mingyu stood in front of a dozen people and said: Generally, a shooter must get familiar with the gun in his hand. Usually, it takes five or six bullets to get used to it, while a skilled shooter can figure out the gun's trajectory with just one or two bullets. The most common method is to visually inspect the gun's damage, mainly looking at the barrel and stock, as these two affect your shooting accuracy and handling. In fact, becoming a godly shooter who hits every shot isn't difficult. At least in target shooting, you can hit the bullseye 100%. Shooting isn't that hard. If you master certain skills, you'll find that hitting every shot is incredibly easy. The key is your reaction speed and ability on the complex battlefield. Alright, as long as everyone trains seriously, they will definitely become excellent shooters! Next, let's move on to our first training exercise, stability training. Everyone please find a rope and a brick and come over.

  As soon as the words fell, everyone took out ropes and bricks. In less than ten minutes, everyone started doing what Wang Mingyu said. It was very simple: raise the gun, aim at a target, then tie a brick to the barrel with a rope. The importance of stability goes without saying. Think about it, if someone is holding a gun and shaking all over, how can they become an excellent shooter?

  Every day's training is just aiming and aiming, without going to the shooting range for training. Wang Mingyu knows that with three basic ammunition training, only twenty shots can be fired per day, so it's better to wait until everyone's stability training is almost done before starting training with sixty shots a day, allowing them to find their feel better. They all have experience in shooting, so communication is not inconvenient either.

  These days, apart from stability training, Wang Mingyu also explained the basic principles and structure of firearms, things to pay attention to when shooting, and matters that need attention when encountering changes such as weather during the shooting process. As for the shooting form, Wang Mingyu only has to wait until later to have the opportunity to explain it, these are all things that can be slowly understood after continuous practice.

  Half a month has passed, and Zheng Rong heard the news that Wang Mingyu and others did not go to the shooting range for practice, but instead stood at attention with their guns every day. He was amazed in his heart, but since they said they would have a competition after a month, then they should keep their word. Besides, even if this training method is not effective, it's just that they won't make any progress this month, and it will only be on par with the second battalion's training. Moreover, there are several good seedlings in their team, including Wang Mingyu, who is a special case, so Zheng Rong is not worried at all.