Chapter 2266
Even as long-term allies of Haihan, it is difficult for political leaders from various countries to have the opportunity to so intuitively and truly feel the strength gap with Haihan's army. Special units like snipers, as long as they are deployed on the battlefield, are top assassins who make enemy commanders frightened. No one knows how far the powerful rifles in their hands can kill targets, but this kind of special operations The impact of this method on the command system will inevitably change the battlefield situation.
The combat method of Haihan's special unit obviously relies on the unique weapon they are equipped with, but it is probably impossible to imitate or pay to buy such a powerful thing. What's more, according to previous experience, the weapons produced by Haihan have a corresponding set of specialized tactics. If they are not personally passed down by Haihan, even if they get the weapons, they will not be able to exert their due power and will probably only be used as a fire starter. Use the stick.
Since this skill can't be provoked or learned, the best way is to stay away from Haihan and avoid becoming Haihan's opponent on the battlefield.
There were still some people who couldn't restrain their curiosity and hoped to touch this advanced weapon, but they were all declined politely by Yan Chujie. This sniper rifle is a firearm with extremely sophisticated mechanical structure. It is considered to be the most technologically advanced, most complex processing technology, and most expensive individual weapon produced by the time travelers in this time and space. So far, they have only produced more than a dozen qualified products.
All soldiers who are qualified to be equipped with this kind of rifle have sworn the oath when receiving the equipment: "If the gun is with you, you will die with the gun." They regard this equipment as precious as their lives. How can they be easily touched by others? .
And for the purpose of deterrence, Haihan also needs to keep this weapon a certain sense of mystery, without showing all its structural details to the outside world. By doing target practice to demonstrate combat performance and letting the outside world realize that Haihan possesses such a powerful weapon, the goal has almost been achieved.
After a brief shooting display, although the audience was still interested, the morning's arrangements came to an end. In order to make it easier to watch the afternoon test events, lunch was also arranged in the nearby officers' mess hall in the base. The content of this meal is naturally not as sumptuous as the group dinner the day before yesterday, but everyone's attention is still immersed in what they saw in the morning, and they are not too picky about lunch.
Regarding the arrangement of the competition projects, the guests also took this opportunity to raise their questions and opinions to the senior officials of Haihan who attended the event.
Haihan did not inform the guests of the detailed content and schedule of the competition beforehand. Even several allies with extremely close relations could only roughly infer what events were based on previous competitions. However, the content of this competition was The specific rules also have some minor changes compared to previous years.
Yan Chujie also explained this. All the rule changes are based on two reasons. First, the number of teams participating in the competition this year has increased significantly compared with previous years, and some detailed arrangements must be changed to ensure fair competition; second, considering that this year will The scope of invited guests to watch the battle has been expanded a lot, and many of these guests who are participating in the watch for the first time do not have professional military knowledge. Therefore, considering the experience of the on-site audience, some competitions have also been adjusted. For example, setting up a temporary shooting range on the school grounds was an arrangement that had never appeared in previous martial arts competitions.
Of course, Haihan's arrangements may not be satisfactory, and the viewing effect of the competition may not be as expected. It is not an easy goal to satisfy audiences with varying military knowledge. .
For example, what some people want to see is a traditional martial arts competition in the ring, where the winner is decided with real swords and guns. Others wanted to see the horseback fighting of the cavalry charge. They thought that the pure infantry combat events in the morning were too polite and far less confrontational than actual combat.
Regarding these issues, Haihan senior officials also explained one by one. For the sake of the personal safety of the participants, there are no fighting events, because in previous years of fighting competitions, there have been cases of fatal misses and injuries. The occurrence of casualties was not Haihan's original intention for holding this event, so this year all the projects that were too risky were canceled. The design of the competition projects focused more on military skills rather than personal bravery.
After lunch, Yan Chujie announced to the guests the afternoon competition event, which was also the last Army event of the competition, four-person team armed orienteering.
Each participating team is composed of four people. These four people do not compete at the same time. Instead, each person completes one of the stages, and the four people complete the entire competition in relay stages. They must carry a combat load of more than 20 kilograms, determine the marching route with limited information, and arrive at each node in order to complete the check-in. In the end, the winner is the one with the least total time.
This project tests the participants' ability to march in the wild. They must determine the marching route and destination through limited intelligence information in the shortest possible time, find a check-in point at the destination, and then obtain information on the next destination from there. If your ability to identify directions is insufficient, you may get lost somewhere along the way.
The starting point and end point of each team's four stages are at the school field where they competed in the morning. Therefore, although the audience cannot follow the participants throughout the vast arena, they can see the handover of the four stages and judge the lead of each team. backward situation.
This competition event is not very entertaining, but it extremely tests the military skill level and overall strength of each team. Since the route settings for each segment are different, the person who completed the previous segment cannot give directions to his teammates during the handover. If any one of them delays, it may lead to a total loss.
After the starting gun was fired, the first players of each team rushed to the starting point and got the corresponding maps, information and compasses according to their groups.
Some people took a quick look and immediately started off at a trot, while others calmly calculated the target location and route on the map based on the information. From the beginning of the event, there seemed to be a big gap between the teams. distance.
"Those who start first may not come back first, and those who start last may not be left behind." This is not the first time Zheng Zha has seen a competition on this project, so his evaluation is quite insightful.
Next to him, Li Nai also nodded and replied: "With so many pounds on your back, if you run the wrong way, it will take a lot of physical energy. As the saying goes, sharpening the knife will not waste the woodchopper. It is also right to confirm the direction and route first."
The scope of this orienteering race is the entire Luhuitou base. Even if the highland hills of Luhuitoujiao at the southern end are not included, it still covers an area of about four square kilometers. Each section of the route designed by the military is about ten miles long, with four check-in points along the way. The total length of the four sections is about forty miles. The time advantage gained by starting the first leg early at the starting point is nothing at all when viewed in the context of the entire race.
And the contestants don't know whether other people's destinations are the same as their own, so the possibility of following others to complete the race is slim and they can only rely on themselves to complete the race. This kind of project will obviously have certain advantages for teams with rich practical experience.
Li Xie didn't say anything, but looked at his own team members on the court with a worried expression. The man squatted on the ground, looked down at the map, and then looked up at the sun in the sky, obviously confirming his position. At this time, at least half of the team had already set off and left the school grounds. However, the North Korean team's first shot was still in the process of confirming the map. "Your Majesty, you are very calm!" Su Keyi next to him took the initiative to talk to him.
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not afraid of Mr. Su's ridicule. This project is not the director of our Korean Army... I hope he can keep his composure instead of being unable to find a way out."
After waiting uneasily for a while, the North Korean team members finally got up and set off. Li Zhen also let out a sigh of relief. Although he was already in the second to last position, he had finally taken the first step.
For other ordinary viewers who have nothing to worry about, the visibility of this project will not be high. After the top players from each team left the school grounds one after another, there was nothing to see here. Some people want to leave right now, but are afraid that there will be some exciting scenes later.
Zhang Jinbao didn't care. He didn't have much interest in military competitions in the first place. Moreover, there was no Haihan army participating in the competition, so it was just for fun. Since the game was not as exciting as he imagined, he took this opportunity to chat with some guests sitting nearby.
Although these invited private guests are not qualified to sit with dignitaries in the middle of the stands, they are not ordinary people. They are either wealthy businessmen with considerable wealth, influential local squires, or Well, it's someone like Zhang Jinbao who has a certain reputation in a certain professional field. For Zhang Jinbao, these are all human resources worth making friends with, and they may bring benefits to his academy at some point.
The businessmen would not miss such an opportunity. They had already gathered together in twos and threes in the stands and began to exchange the resources in their hands.
"Look, look, someone is back!"
After a long time, the first one finally ran back to the school field. Everyone saw clearly that this man was a member of Xu Jiajun, and they all congratulated Xu Yuxing.
Xu Yuxing clasped his fists and bowed to everyone and said "acceptance", but there was not much joy on his face. After all, this is the first leg. Whether the rest of the schedule can be completed smoothly, we dare not make a conclusion too early at this time.
The sign-in card brought back by the first team member was stamped with the stamps of each check-in point in order. After the referee checked that it was correct, he gave the order for Xu Jiajun's second team to start. The route taken by the second team members was completely different from that of the first team, so for Xu Jiajun, this was actually just a new starting point. Whether the advantages accumulated in the past can be continued depends on this great performance.
Xu Jiajun's second leg had not even started yet, but one after another people returned to the school grounds after completing the first leg of the race.
The Korean army, who left the school field second to last in the first team, had already climbed to fifth place when they returned to the school field after completing the stage. It seems that the first team members spent a lot of time studying map information before setting off, which is not the case. It really played a certain role.
Su Keyi, who had been watching the battle carefully, also discovered this and congratulated Li Xie. Li Xie repeatedly said it was a fluke, but he couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart. He secretly said that this project seemed to be quite difficult, as long as his team did not fall into the bottom three in the end.
The team members who returned to the school grounds all sat down on the ground after completing the task handover. They ran for more than ten miles with their rifles and backpacks, and the amount of exercise was really quite large. Some people even lay down directly on the ground. I don't even have the strength to take off my backpack.
Su Keyi secretly thought about how he would perform if an officer from the East India Company came to compete in this project. If language barriers are not considered, perhaps a small number of officers with military experience in Europe can complete this project. However, the problem is that officers with such qualifications are generally older, at least in their forties. Although they have certain military skills, Skills, but if you want to compete with these young men in physical strength, I'm afraid they are much worse.
Judging from the several items in today's competition, the military quality that these officers from various countries who have received military training from Haihan will probably be above the level of the armed forces of the East India Company in the future. For nothing, there are a bunch of opponents of similar strength, which is not good news for the Dutch.
The focus of Su Keyi's observation was on several players from the Maltalan Kingdom. After all, this was the East India Company's main opponent in the South China Sea in recent years. In the Battle of Batavia in 1632, the East India Company repelled the Materan army that had breached the city of Batavia at an extremely tragic cost. However, the relationship between the two parties has been tense since then, and no formal treaty has been signed so far. Armistice Agreement.
After establishing trade relations with Haihan, Madalan soon realized that it could embrace Haihan's military advantage, and gradually evolved from simply purchasing arms to sending people to Haihan to receive formal military training.
There is no doubt that these officers trained by Haihan for Ma Dalan will become dangerous elements that threaten the interests of the East India Company in the future. Su Keyi's energy was limited and there was no way to stop Haihan from doing this. He could only collect relevant information as much as possible so that Batavia would know more about the movements of the Matalan Kingdom.
Due to the unfortunate timing of this competition, only three students from the Matalan Kingdom stayed in Sanya to participate in the competition. In the three events in the morning, the performance of the Ma Da Blue Team could only be regarded as barely adequate, ranking eighth, ninth and tenth in the three events. This performance also made Su Keyi feel a little relieved.
The afternoon orienteering race originally required four people to compete, but due to insufficient numbers, the Marathon Blue Team could only send three people. One of them had to complete two stages, so their results could not be too good. Apart from Ambassador Ma Dalan in Sanya, Su Keyi is probably the only one in the audience who is still paying attention to this humble team.
(End of chapter)