I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 72 Laugh out loud

The value of smokeless gunpowder does not need to be emphasized. In another time and space, France was the first to obtain stable smokeless gunpowder, and then France secretly replaced it with new rifles. In the following short two years, major European countries were fully equipped with new rifles. Russia is no exception.

The development of technology is not subject to the will of some conservative bureaucrats. Those who resist the rolling wheels of social progress under the pretext of maintaining tradition will eventually be crushed into mud by the wheels.

"Nicky, why don't you take a gamble and build a smokeless gunpowder factory?" George was forced to transform into an arms dealer. This is all because of you.

"It's useless George, unless you are willing to hand over the factory to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for free." Nicholas didn't want to be an angel.

The shitty Ministry of Internal Affairs!

The corners of George's mouth twitched wildly, and his stomach was full of words that he could not write.

Okay, these imperial officials will pay the price for today's conservatism sooner or later.

George didn't have time to worry. The general team game was about to begin, and this was what George valued most.

Only by winning the competition can George officially enter the tsar's eyes.

Nikolai used almost all his resources to win. If George still can't win, then just go to Vladivostok and enjoy life.

This was the first time such an internal competition had happened in the Guards, attracting countless spectators, and George finally met his opponent Vasily.

Vasily, like George, was a captain. He was a taciturn man who had no friends in the Guards and was ridiculed and ostracized by his colleagues.

Suvorov's military talent was unparalleled, but his life was a mess. In his later years, his wife had an affair, so Suvorov felt that his children were not his own and refused to let his children inherit his title.

Under the mediation of Emperor Ye, Suvorov and his wife reconciled. Although their son inherited Suvorov's title, he became the laughing stock of the Russian aristocracy.

As the great-grandson of Suvorov, Vasily naturally became the object of rejection by the Guards.

Suvorov happened almost a hundred years ago, and the legend of Suvorov is still circulating in St. Petersburg. This shows how much influence Suvorov has on the Russian military.

The greater the influence, the more Vasily was ridiculed.

"George, have you really prepared a bonus of 10,000 rubles for this competition?" Prince Peter couldn't believe it. He could spend 10,000 rubles to buy champagne, but it was absolutely impossible to give bonuses to the troops.

"Hahahaha, my dear Uncle Constantine, just wait and admit defeat!" George finally felt proud and proud. He was angry with the Tsar and wanted to vent it all on Constantine.

"Even if you win, I didn't lose to you, but to Nicky." Constantine is graceful and elegant. It's not shameful to lose to the crown prince. Who dares to win?

"Admit it, you will definitely lose!" George didn't take Constantine seriously, nor did he take the heir to the God of War too seriously.

"Vasily, do you say we have to admit defeat?" Constantine didn't take George's challenge to heart.

Vasily's expression was serious and his attitude was serious.

"no way!"

Based on the principle that fewer words mean greater things.

So this must be a ruthless person.

George didn't want to end up with Vasily.

Vasily wanted to win and prove that he could inherit the mantle of the God of War.

George wants to win even more, but also to win beautifully and become the sharpest sword in the empire.

Stimulated by the high bonuses, the boys in the general group performed very well. After all the games, they actually got 20 perfect scores.

This--

This is how to do?
  They can't all tie for first place. In that case, the bonuses prepared by George and Nicholas will be distributed on the first day.

"George, it seems you have to be prepared to spend more money." Constantine finally found the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks.

Vasily's expression was more serious, and the shooting results of the general regiment far exceeded Vasily's expectations.

Vasily, like his great-grandfather, admired the bayonet and thought bullets were stupid. Courage and loyalty are the highest beliefs of Russian soldiers. It doesn’t matter whether the bullets are accurate or not. If the quality is not enough and the quantity is not enough, they will all be shot in line anyway.

In the era of queuing to kill, troops were required to approach to about 20 meters before shooting, in order to increase the hit rate.

The shooting position of the soldiers of the general regiment is one hundred meters away from the target.

This also means that the soldiers of the general regiment can shoot beyond the enemy's shooting distance. In theory, as long as the bullets are not used up, the enemy has no chance of winning.

So Bullet is really stupid?

For the first time, Vasily doubted his great-grandfather's theory.

Even if the bayonet is a hero, it is useless if there is no chance to get close to the enemy.

"George, I'll pay for this." Nicholas was stubborn and didn't understand what strategic detours meant.

"Soldiers, are you willing to accept this result?" George was full of anger. He asked this in front of so many outsiders and insiders. This made the hard-blooded soldiers how to answer.

"Of course not, we have to fight it out!"

George succeeded and there was an immediate response.

Youdao is the first in Wenwu and the second in Wuwu. Since there are so many perfect scores, it means that the difficulty is not high enough. Just another round will be enough.

In order to avoid so many perfect scores again, we will increase the difficulty and change 100 meters to 150 meters. This time there are still six perfect scores.

Six perfect scores still didn't work, and George didn't need to ask. The six shooters who were confident in themselves all asked for another round.

Then continue to increase the difficulty. The 150 meters remains unchanged, and the half-body target changes to the head target.

At a distance of 150 meters, the half-body target is almost blocked by the front sight, and the head target is not visible at all in the gap. How can I still hit it?
  "George, if you are afraid of spending money, I can help you pay it." Prince Peter was unwilling to be left alone. With one sentence, he not only laughed at George, but also aroused the dissatisfaction of the shooters.

This is not to increase the difficulty, but to deliberately make things difficult.

"Haha——" George sneered.

Nicholas smiled without saying a word.

Under the spotlight, George stood up, picked up his modified Bertin II rifle, and found a shooting position at random. He loaded the gun skillfully and had a standard standing posture. He raised the gun casually and pulled the trigger without even aiming. .

Bah!
  The shooting range is so quiet that you can hear your own breathing, and the crisp sound of gunfire is particularly breathtaking.

Even with the telescope, Peter couldn't see clearly whether the bullet hit the target 150 meters away.

The target reporter's sign is still very clear. The red and white signs rotate back and forth. This is a good ten-ring sign.

The ten rings are also divided into good and bad. A good ten ring means hitting the bull's eye.

"This is impossible!" Constantine blurted out.

Prince Peter was stunned. If this incident had not happened in front of his eyes, Peter would have suspected that George had colluded with the target reporter.

Vasily was even more surprised, why would you, a super duke, practice marksmanship so well?
  There has to be room for others to eat.

The shooters have nothing to say. If George can do it, they should be able to do it too.

The princes in the stands were talking a lot.

This shot.

That's a pretty accurate shot!

"Haha——" Nicholas laughed out loud at this time.

(End of this chapter)