The bombing and shooting site was in a very remote place in the suburbs, about 20 to 30 kilometers away from the camp. In order to test the endurance of the recruits, the entire regiment was arranged to march to the shooting range on foot.
"Li Xiang, do you think those officials are mentally ill? They don't sit in ready-made cars, and they have to make us go so far to go shooting, and make us carry so many things on our backs."
After walking a few kilometers, Gao Jie was so tired that he was panting and complained beside Li Xiang a little unconvinced.
"Shh..."
Li Xiang quickly covered Gao Jie's mouth, fearing that what he said would be heard by the company cadres.
"Gao Jie, can't you bear it for a while? The recruit company is about to end. Don't complain at this time and leave a bad impression on the company cadres."
Gao Jie pushed Li Xiang's hand away.
"No, I can't hold it in, I just want to say it. Do you know? There are many cars parked in the garage of our regiment."
"Gao Jie, have you been to our group's garage?"
Li Erniu became interested when he heard Gao Jie talking about the garage.
"Hehe, of course I know. I also know what equipment our regiment has in the garage." Gao Jie smiled proudly.
"So, what equipment does our regiment have in the garage?"
The surrounding recruits moved closer to Gao Jie.
"Our regiment has a lot of equipment, including tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, communication vehicles, cooking trucks, etc."
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Gao Jie didn't feel tired anymore and started bragging with great interest.
"What does the tank look like?"
"Yes, Gao Jie, tell us what a tank looks like." The recruits kept asking Gao Jie.
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Arriving at the shooting range, the recruits were taken to an open space and sat down. On the edge of the cliff in front, there is a row of sandbags. Behind the sandbags are two dug shelter holes. The cliff in front of the sandbags is the throwing point of the grenades.
"Next, let's follow the order of the class, starting from the first in the team, and take turns coming up to me to throw grenades. Those whose names are called will go to the platoon leader to receive a grenade, and then walk up to me. If you don't call, Name, just be ready down there.”
The company commander stood behind the sandbags and gave instructions to the recruits of the second company. The dangerous task of throwing grenades was completed by the company commander himself and led the recruits. A platoon leader stood slightly away from the throwing point, with several boxes of grenades in front of him.
"Gao Jie, come up first."
At the front of the first class team is Gao Jie. According to the order, the company commander called Gao Jie to come on. Gao Jie stood up and walked slowly towards the platoon leader. Although he had practiced the grenade throwing procedure three times from beginning to end yesterday and could think of every step with his eyes closed, Gao Jie was still a little nervous at this moment. After all, this grenade is a real thing. According to the knowledge I learned before, there are more than 4,000 steel balls in the grenade. Its explosion radius is 15 meters. In other words, if you miss it and get injured by the grenade, you will be in danger for the rest of your life. Just ruined.
"Don't be nervous, everyone, relax. Just remember the steps I taught you yesterday and follow my instructions and you won't make any mistakes."
From the expression on Gao Jie's face, the company commander could see that Gao Jie was a little nervous, so he encouraged all the recruits in the company.
After Gao Jie took a grenade, he walked to the company commander's side, faced the cliff, and stood in a figure-eight posture. At the same time, hold the grenade tightly in your right hand, and insert the index finger of your left hand into the pull ring of the upper latch of the grenade.
"Are you ready?"
"Ready."
Gao Jie answered the company commander's questions, but his tone was not as loud as yesterday.
"Pull the latch."
The company commander decisively issued the command.
Gao Jie originally thought that the latch would be difficult to pull out. Unexpectedly, he just pulled it easily and the latch came out. Afterwards, Gao Jie's right hand began to shake unconsciously, because he still had to wait for the company commander's command to throw the grenade. Theoretically, this grenade will explode in four seconds. If the grenade cannot be thrown out in time, not only will his hand be disabled, but his own life may be threatened. Gao Jie was extremely nervous at the moment.
"Throw."
The company commander shouted the command, and Gao Jie immediately threw the grenade, and then instinctively squatted down to the ground. However, the company commander stood upright, staring at the grenade with his eyes to see where the grenade was thrown. Where.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, Gao Jie's body was shaken, and at the same time, some clods of soil under the cliff exploded onto the sandbags.
"Okay, Gao Jie, go down. You are usually very brave, but now you are timid."
Seeing Gao Jie's useless look, the company commander really wanted to give him a kick.
"Next person."
Li Xiang went straight to the platoon leader to receive the grenade. Although he was a little nervous, Li Xiang seemed much more stable than Gao Jie. Arriving next to the company commander, Li Xiang stood up in an orderly manner according to the movements he had practiced yesterday.
"Li Xiang, are you ready?"
"Ready."
Seeing that Li Xiang's stance and movements were very standard, the company commander nodded.
"Pull the latch."
Li Xiang quickly pulled out the bolt according to the essentials of action taught by the company commander. At the same time, he looked straight ahead with both eyes.
"Throw."
Li Xiang quickly threw down the grenade, and the grenade exploded under the cliff. Li Xiang remained calm and stood upright on the spot.
"Very good. Did you see that the recruits of our second company must learn from Comrade Li Xiang? His movements are very standard."
Li Xiang returned to the team and sat on the ground.
"Next person."
The person behind Li Xiang was Li Erniu. Li Erniu stood up slowly, timidly walked to the platoon leader and received a grenade. Then, he carried the grenade to the company commander like he was holding a hot potato. around.
"Li Erniu, are you ready?"
Seeing Li Erniu's timid appearance, the company commander frowned unconsciously. Every year during live-fire training, he would always encounter a few timid people.
"Alright... ready." Li Erniu replied stammering.
"Pull the latch."
The company commander decisively issued the order, his eyes fixed on the grenade in Li Erniu's hand. Because he was a soldier like Li Erniu, he could not slack off for a moment.
After receiving the order, Li Erniu pulled out the bolt with trembling hands. After pulling out the bolt, his right hand began to tremble non-stop.
"Throw."
Seeing Li Erniu in such a state, the company commander wanted Li Erniu to throw the grenade as soon as possible and quickly issued the command. However, Li Erniu didn't even look in front of him and threw the grenade with his eyes closed. Unexpectedly, the grenade bounced back from the sandbag and landed at Li Erniu's feet.
"Lie down."
The company commander grabbed Li Erniu's arm and pushed him into the bomb shelter on the side. Immediately afterwards, the company commander hugged Li Erniu and lay down with him in the bomb shelter. At the same time, he held Li Erniu's head tightly, for fear that Li Erniu would raise his head in the bomb shelter and cause unnecessary damage.
"Bang!"
With a loud noise, flying sand and dust flew. Even the recruits sitting a hundred meters away were frightened by the huge shock. After the explosion, everyone focused their attention on the bomb shelter where the company commander had just jumped. It was not known whether they were injured.
After a while, the company commander first got up from the bomb shelter and patted the dust on himself. Then, Li Erniu also got up from the bomb shelter, also patting the dust on himself. At this time, the anxious hearts of all the company officers and soldiers finally dropped. From this, it can be known that the company commander and Li Erniu were not injured.
"Li Erniu, please go back."
Li Erniu looked at the company commander dumbfounded. He thought that the company commander would scold him because he had made such a big mistake and almost lost his life and that of the company commander, but unexpectedly, the company commander did not scold him and just let him return to the team. go.
"It's okay, you can go back."
The company commander waved to Li Erniu again, signaling him to return to the team.
Li Erniu gratefully saluted the company commander, and then turned back to the team. If the company commander had not rescued him in time, he would have already hated the northwest at this time.
"Next person."
The live-fire training continued. The company commander adjusted his mentality slightly, and then arranged for other recruits to come over and throw grenades.
