In fact, Li Long's participation in the village's militia training was just for fun. He has been a man for two lives. In his last life, he participated in militia training until the end of this century, when he was already in his forties.
The main reason is that there are fewer and fewer young people in rural areas. In the end, these people who have always stayed in rural areas will have no choice but to continue to participate.
So Li Long is still very skilled in the content of militia training.
Another purpose of participating in the training is to get bullets, and now the goal has been basically achieved.
Representing the village in the rural competition is a minor matter. From Li Long's point of view, Xu Chengjun doesn't seem to care much about whether he gets a ranking or not.
But when it came time to actually bring a gun to the competition, Li Long guessed that he had made a mistake.
Xu Chengjun should be very concerned about this competition - not only is Xu Chengjun leading the competition, he also participated in one of the events - three-stage shooting.
That means starting from a prone position of 200 meters to shoot five bullets, then to a kneeling position of 150 meters to shoot five bullets, and then to a standing position of 100 meters for accurate shooting.
Look at the number of bullets in the lying down position, and the number of rings in the kneeling and standing positions.
This is a great test of the shooter's psychological quality and ability to withstand pressure.
There are only three shooting competitions. One-hundred-meter precision shooting, three-stage application shooting, and confrontation shooting involving Li Long.
Grenade throwing event, Tao Daqiang participated.
Tao Daqiang is quite excited. Being able to represent the village in the rural competition is already a great improvement for him, who has never been on the court before -
In fact, Li Long I feel that I also have a share of credit for this. After all, this year, Tao Daqiang made a lot of money with him, and his family's life has improved a lot. He eats fish not only every day, but also every other meal, and meat can be eaten in ten days and a half.
My health is much better and my strength is naturally stronger.
Of course, this was Li Long's own private thought, and the mutant genes of the old Tao family were also better. Tao Jian was relatively thin, not taller than his elder brother Li Jianguo. Tao Dayong was nearly 1.7 meters tall, but Tao Daqiang was very tall, almost 1.8 meters tall when he wasn't following him.
It can only be explained by mutation.
Just kidding.
When a group of people were walking to Dahaizi, Tao Daqiang whispered to Li Long:
"Brother Long, you said that the township participated this time. If you get the ranking, what reward will you give? ”
"Give me a certificate for being a good militiaman?" Li Long thought for a while and said, "Maybe we will also give out supplies as a reward? I don't know, after all, I haven't won an award before."
"It's pretty good too. Yes, if you have a certificate, it would be nice to hang it at home." Tao Daqiang had a sweet dream there.
"Daqiang, are you sure you will win the prize?" Another veteran who participated in precision shooting joked, "Maybe if you participated in the past, you wouldn't even make it into the top ten - give it to the team It’s so embarrassing!”
“Old Niu, what are you talking about?” The leader from the front? Xu Chengjun turned around and glared at him, "Don't talk about Daqiang. If Daqiang really throws 50 or 60 meters like the day before yesterday, there is no way he won't be able to get into the top ten. On the other hand, you, if you are more stable, you can't hit forty-eight." Jiuhuan, you might not be able to get into the first ten miles!”
The veteran Lao Niu stopped talking.
Li Long smiled, Tao Daqiang has always been like a follower to others in the team. Every time the boys play together, he is the most peripheral, and there are relatively few people who answer questions.
But this year, he has undergone obvious changes. His family has become rich, his life has improved, he speaks more, and he is more confident. He bought a bicycle, got married, and suddenly surpassed many young people who thought he was better than him. This made Lao Gu, who was older than him and still a bachelor, feel a little jealous.
This is normal.
Tao Daqiang was not angry even after being told by Lao Niu. He stood side by side with Li Long and quietly said to Li Long:
"Brother Long, actually I still had strength when I threw it that day! Today What do you think I should throw away?”
"Throw with all your strength." Li Long said without thinking, "Place your feet carefully so as not to slip, and you may have to take a run-up. Throw with all your strength, and the farther you can throw, the better! It's best to come back first - this is something we should fight for." When it comes to ranking, you have to fight for it!"
"Okay." Tao Daqiang smiled.
The place where the militia competition was held in the township was at Dahaizi Dam. There are no grandstands or anything like that here. Formalism is not that strong these days, and the focus is on practicality.
The main venue is a banner held up by two poles. Officers from the Township Armed Forces Department and seconded militiamen are already busy at work. After Xu Chengjun arrived with his people, he asked them to take a rest while he went to greet and sign in with the officers of the Armed Forces Department.
Li Long looked around and saw that the place had been divided into three venues. In the middle was a three-section shooting range with small pennants marking the locations. On the left was a precision shooting range and on the right was a grenade throwing range.
No confrontation shooting locations were seen.
Li Long thought, should it be cancelled? Compared with confrontational shooting and following the rules, it is still a bit dangerous.
If it is cancelled, then you don’t have to participate. However, it is also a bit disappointing. Just like what I said to Tao Daqiang, who wouldn't want to be able to get the ranking in an honest and fair manner?
After all, I have a reputation as a master of getting rich in the whole town.
Xu Chengjun came back and said:
"Over there is precision shooting, you go there, old cow. Here is three-stage shooting, I am here, and over there is grenade throwing. Later, Daqiang, you go there. Xiaolong, confrontational shooting is mentioned by the new Minister of Armed Forces. It’s going to happen at the end, so you have to wait. Bring your gun and watch it, don’t worry. Don’t panic when the fight comes.”
It turns out to be the finale. ah. Li Long smiled and nodded, feeling a little excited.
The township leaders haven't come yet, and the time hasn't come yet, so now Xu Chengjun starts to talk about what he learned about.
“This competition was initiated by the newly arrived township armed forces minister. He was transferred from the county and has a lot of experience. He feels that the current international situation is different. Our militia must aim at actual combat training and engage in such A competition. If you do well, you may be sent to the county competition."
"Is the county also competing?" Li Long was a little confused.
"Not now. The county's competition is in the spring. Our townships hold it during the slack season. The formation of the county militia will be a matter of next year. There may be some activities by then." Okay, there is still time. morning.
At half past ten, all the people gathered in each village arrived. Seventy or eighty people were making a scene here. After all, they are all from the same hometown, and some of the contestants are soldiers of the same age. There are many chatting with fellow villagers, and they are in small groups, just like attending a big gathering.
The armed officers in the township talked to the leaders of each village several times, but unfortunately the leaders were not around, so these people gathered and dispersed. It was not until the leaders of the township came over that the militiamen took up their positions.
Li Long saw that they came on bicycles. There were not many of them, three. At the beginning of the competition, the deputy minister of the Township Armed Forces Department presided over and introduced the leaders. One was the deputy township chief, the other was the deputy secretary, and the other was the township Armed Forces Department Minister. The three people spoke in turn. Maybe they felt too cold, but they all spoke very eloquently. After two or three minutes, the main theme was one. Militiamen are also soldiers. After training, you have to show your skills. Then the Minister of Arms announced the start of the competition. The three armed officers Lead the people away in three groups.
Li Long and others who engaged in confrontation shooting stayed at the original venue.
Seeing that the three leaders were also watching the competition, Li Long simply stood up with his gun in hand. In fact, you can't see the results of the shooting on both sides, and there is no target report. After shooting, you can check the results by yourself, and then the clerk will register the ring number and the number of rounds. Only the side where the bomb was dropped can see the distance of the bomb.
Among the seventeen villages, Tao Daqiang ranked fourth, and Li Long saw him soon. To be on the safe side, they threw trainer bombs with small red flags marking the location. One small red flag was set every five meters. Once they were thrown, they could roughly know the distance, and then the recorders would measure the accuracy.
Can take a run-up.
The furthest of the first three throws was more than fifty meters, so Li Long felt that as long as Tao Daqiang threw well, he should be able to get a ranking.
When Tao Daqiang arrived, Li Long took a few steps forward, passed a few people blocking him, and squinted his eyes to look over there.
Tao Daqiang's movements were not very standard. He took a few steps back, rushed forward three steps, leaned back, and then threw the grenade out with all his strength.
Li Long remembered the sixty-meter money, and then saw the black dot of the grenade falling outside the sixty-five-meter small flag.
That’s great!
Then he saw the staff coming over and pointing at Tao Daqiang's feet. Li Long saw Tao Daqiang was stunned for a moment and guessed that he had crossed the line.
But the rules are not like those set by Xu Chengjun, which is based on the worst results. These three throws are based on the best results, so Tao Daqiang still has two chances.
Soon, Tao Daqiang adjusted, took another approach, and threw out.
Crossing the line again.
This time the throw was farther, close to seventy meters.
But crossing the line again made him cautious.
The third time, he stopped running and threw on the spot - probably because he only had one chance, Tao Daqiang tried several times, and finally threw, feeling that his body was almost bent to the ground.
Seventy meters, it hit the edge of the small flag.
Awesome!
Li Long felt that Tao Daqiang could get a ranking this time.
The sound of gunfire has already started on both sides. Three or five people participated in the precision shooting and three-stage shooting, and the speed was relatively fast.
When the grenades were thrown here, the shooting results came out.
Lao Niu didn't look good, Xu Chengjun looked calm, but Tao Daqiang was a little excited.
"Daqiang, that's good. He's third in the entire township. He still throws on the spot. Practice hard. If there is a competition like this in the future, it will be you." Xu Chengjun saw Tao Daqiang and patted his arm. Said, "Not bad, not bad."
Lao Niu said angrily:
"I have forty-eight rings, fourth... no prize, alas, I have too few ideas!"
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"No prize, no prize, no idea." Xu Chengjun said to him, then turned to look at Li Long, "Xiaolong, the next step is up to you."
"We may compete for several rounds. "Unlike you, the result is determined in one round." Li Long had already thought while waiting that the outcome of the confrontation shooting could not be decided in one go. If he wanted to persist to the end, he would have to compete in several rounds.
"Yes. From seventeen villages, the township will select an armed officer to participate, so there will be nine groups. In the first round, nine people will compete. Among the nine people, the person with the worst performance will be eliminated. Eight Individuals are divided into four groups, and the rest are divided into two groups, and the last two people compete. "So the main event is with you. Let's go and draw lots."
Li Long followed Xu Chengjun. Number 16 was drawn.
Not a bad number.
There was a confrontation between No. 16 and No. 3. Li Long didn't see who No. 3 was, and then he was taken to the confrontation shooting range in groups. This is a specially selected field in Dahaizi. It is seven or eight hundred meters away from the main competition ground. There is a raised part in the middle with five targets. The head target is as big as a football and made of iron. The terrain on both sides is relatively low. There is a target platform a hundred meters away. The shooters on both sides shoot here. Whoever hits the most targets wins.
As for the judgment, it is simple. After shooting, you stand up and the staff looks at the target. If the target falls towards shooter A, then shooter B will be considered to have hit the target.
No. 1 and No. 18 came first. Li Long and the others were on standby outside the court, while the others watched the game from a distance.
The shooting started with a whistle, and the gun went off almost at the same time. Obviously the two shooters had already aimed, but Li Long could also see in the waiting area that both sides were firing at the same time. The command to load bullets in a prone position is given. The interval between the whistle and the command is less than ten seconds, so it depends on who can load the bullets faster.
Maybe he was quite nervous. After the two gunshots, not a single target fell down, which was quite embarrassing.
Then a third shot rang out, a target fell to the north, and the rest continued.
Li Long was a little nervous at first, but he gradually got used to it.
It’s just target shooting, it’s not difficult at all! (End of this chapter)