When you're in the Wolf Pack, your ability to obey orders becomes stronger.

Chapter 40 Gun Correction!

For new recruits, going on official business is never a good thing, especially during holidays.

Xu Ge certainly didn't want to go, but he had been singled out by the platoon leader.

Fortunately, Du Hu agreed that they could bring their phones, which improved their mood a little.

After changing his clothes, a military truck was already waiting at the camp gate. Xu Ge then realized that in addition to Luo Shan, several other squad leaders had also arrived.

Once everyone was present, the truck immediately started and set off.

Xu Ge sat in the back of the truck and noticed that the truck was not heading towards the national highway, but rather along a gravel road towards the other side of the valley.

"Du Hu, we're going to check our weapons, why did you bring the new recruits here?"

Amidst the jolting, Second Squad Leader Chen Liangping took out a cigarette, offered it to everyone, and then looked at Du Hu, asking, "Why isn't Kaiyoumu here? He's an excellent shooter too!"

Upon hearing the words "police calibration," Xu Ge and Li Dongshui became interested and both looked at Du Hu.

"Kaiyumu should stay in the platoon to watch over the new recruits. There are only a few hundred guns; a few of us are enough."

Du Hu lit a cigarette and pointed at Xu Ge and Li Dongshui, "The platoon leader sent them over to help report targets."

“Reporting targets? Damn! Are there any old-fashioned guns that need calibrating?” another squad leader I didn’t recognize said. “If that’s the case, it’ll take a day or two to calibrate them.”

Du Hu: "What can we do? We've fired so many bullets over the years, do you think we don't have to pay them back?"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Xu Ge roughly figured out from their conversation that these squad leaders were all excellent marksmen in the regiment. The upcoming shooting training would require target practice, and they were responsible for calibrating the sights of all the guns in advance.

Li Dongshui nudged Xu Ge and smirked, "When we get to the shooting range, I'll show you what a sharpshooter is all about."

"You'll die if you don't show off, won't you? Come and see for yourself. Didn't you hear the squad leader tell us to go and report the targets?" Xu Ge said irritably.

He was pulled into a business trip during his break, and the trip will last for several days. He's in a really bad mood right now.

"If I say you're stupid, you scored 600 on the college entrance exam. But if I say you're not stupid, haven't you ever wondered why the platoon leader only sent the two of us out of so many new recruits?"

"I'll tell you again, it's not 600, it's..."

Buzz!

The vibration of his phone interrupted Xu Ge's next words. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Lao Wang in the Northwest.

Northwest Old Wang: Brother, I got the claw knife. I'll bring it to you this afternoon, okay?
Xu Ge immediately replied: No, I'm not in the camp right now.

Northwest Old Wang sent a question mark: You ran away?
Xu Ge: No, I'm on official business at the firing range.

Northwest Old Wang: Just you wait!

. . .

. . .

Around 11 a.m., the truck drove into a Gobi desert area surrounded by barbed wire fences.

Luo Shan, who was in the passenger seat, got out and gestured for everyone to get out of the car and gather.

The sunlight was blinding, and Xu Ge squinted as he looked around, realizing that he was at the foot of a vast snow-capped mountain.

The barbed wire fence stretched as far as the eye could see, and it was unclear how large the area it enclosed was. There were several rows of tents not far away, and figures could be seen moving around inside them.

"You all know the mission, right? Hurry up and get the calibration equipment ready to work. Du Hu, you're at target number one, everyone else line up in order!"

Luo Shan glanced at his watch. "Lunch will be here. Someone will bring it over when it's time. You only have three days. The people from the second and third regiments are waiting!"

"Yes!"

The squad leaders didn't hesitate and immediately headed towards the tents, indicating that they were not new to this task.

After Du Hu led Xu Ge and Li Dongshui to the tent and registered them, he instructed, "Xu Ge, carry the bullets; Li Dongshui and I will carry the guns!"

Xu Ge saw that the ground was covered with black rifles, both new and old. With the help of his advanced rapid-fire skills, he immediately recognized the models of all the guns.

He walked over and picked up a metal box filled with bullets. After weighing it in his hand, he estimated it to be about 20 pounds.

"Didn't they say we'd already deployed the Type 191? How come we still have the Type 95?"

Li Dongshui rummaged through the guns on the ground and asked, "Also, wasn't it said that the Type 191 rifles were all equipped with scopes? Why are these guns still only equipped with iron sights?"

"So what if you're 95? Are you invincible or something?" Xu Ge retorted. "Trying to show off, huh? You're really stirring things up!" Li Dongshui was momentarily speechless, then glared at Xu Ge: "Anyway, I'm better than you!"

"Get to work! Grab your stuff and come with me!" Du Hu snapped, then left the tent with a walkie-talkie and calibration instrument in his hand, and six or seven guns on his back.

Xu Ge and Li Dongshui quickly followed.

A row of firing positions were positioned facing the snow-capped mountains, each with a prone support point made of sandbags in front of it.

Xu Ge looked ahead and could vaguely make out a row of targets in the distance.

"You two remember this well: you are never allowed to cross this line!" Du Hu pointed to the safety line in front of the firing position and said sternly.

"Yes!"

"This is the target paper. The circle in the middle is the bullseye. You two will be responsible for reporting the target and changing the target paper over there later."

Du Hu took a target sheet and began to assign tasks, "If I miss, you must tell me the direction I deviated from immediately until I hit the bullseye."

“Li Dongshui, you have experience. You can explain it to Xu Ge in detail when we get there.”

"Yes!"

Li Dongshui glanced at Xu Ge, a smug look on his face.

There was a trench to the left of target position number one. The two went down the steps and started walking forward along the outer perimeter.

Once you reach the other side, there is a space opposite the first target that is covered from above; this is the observation position for the target reporter.

The entire cave was plastered with cement, and the walls were covered with all sorts of random words, such as which female soldier in the medical team was really good, and which company commander was an idiot.

"Xu Ge, have you two arrived yet?" Du Hu's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

Xu Ge quickly pressed the call button: "We've arrived!"

"Put the target paper on, and sit still in the cave. Don't run around!"

"Yes!"

Xu Ge pointed to the target pole in front of him and looked at Li Dongshui: "Go change the target paper."

Li Dongshui frowned: "Why should I switch? The squad leader clearly called for you."

"There's no one else here. You think I won't pin you down and beat you up?" Xu Ge raised his fist. "You should know I've been learning martial arts from the platoon leader lately, right?"

"Take turns! You come next time!" Li Dongshui angrily stuck the target paper on.

Xu Ge then reported via walkie-talkie, and Du Hu immediately told the two of them to hide.

boom!
call out! Snapped!
With a loud bang, Xu Ge's body involuntarily trembled.

A small hole appeared in the target paper, and the bullet passed through the target paper and hit the soil on it, splashing up a few stones with a crackling sound.

Li Dongshui said with a mocking look, "Look at you, you coward!"

Xu Ge looked a little embarrassed. This was the first time he had heard gunshots at such close range. He had never fired a gun during his military training in his previous life, and he was indeed startled just now.

"Report to the squad leader that it was 5 centimeters to the upper left," Li Dongshui said calmly, glancing at the bullet hole.

This time, Xu Ge didn't argue and gave the truthful report.

boom!
A moment later, another shot came, this time hitting the bullseye.

Soon, Xu Ge also figured out the target reporting process. The two took turns holding the walkie-talkie, while the other person started playing with his mobile phone.

At noon, someone brought them food, and the two of them sat down on the ground to eat.

"Seriously, there's not even any soup! I'm going to choke!"

Li Dongshui touched the water bottle, not wanting to drink the water inside. "I should have brought two bottles of soda."

"Want a Coke?" a voice asked.

Li Dongshui looked at Xu Ge: "You brought Coke?"

Xu Ge, who was eating, was taken aback: "I didn't say anything!"

"Hey, it's me, little brother!" A figure wearing a boonie hat emerged from the other side of the trench.

(End of this chapter)