Rise From Eight Hundred

At 2 pm on New Year's Eve, the military competition officially began with the training ground of the new recruits camp as the main venue.

The main venue arranged two major categories, military physical fitness and fighting, as well as the final military obstacle relay event. There were the most events, and naturally the most spectators.

Thousands of spectators surrounded the most exciting events such as hand-to-hand combat and wooden spear stabbing.

There were also many people who had taken off their cotton coats and were only wearing single clothes to compete in physical strength. Those who could represent each division in this competition were all strong and vigorous young men.

The Four-Line Regiment was a little special, with three strong young men plus a one-eyed uncle.

Boss Cao, who was already in his 30s, represented the Third Battalion in the push-up event!

He was already old and half-blind, and came to compete with the young men in physical fitness?

This made the several division commanders sitting on the stage with binoculars watching the game a little curious, but no one would question that the Four-Line Regiment would let them win.

"Hurry up and find out who this person is and what his record is!" The white-haired general waved his hand and asked someone to go and find out the information.

This is a competition field and a battlefield. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle, right?

Boss Cao's reputation is not to be underestimated. Not long after, the information was passed to the ears of the generals sitting in the main venue.

"Can bombs be thrown nearly 70 meters in the trenches?" The white-haired general took a breath.

They are all veterans. Who doesn't know that this requires extremely strong arm strength and waist and abdomen strength, which are exactly the most needed strength points for push-ups.

"Tell the brigade commander Kong in front to slightly replace the soldiers participating in pull-ups, push-ups, and sit-ups." The white-haired general immediately made arrangements.

Or it's not just him. The other division commanders called their signal soldiers to make adjustments.

Tang Dao smiled secretly. He specially reserved more than half an hour of preparation time, just waiting for the division commanders who were sitting on the Diaoyutai to get busy!

He didn't hide anything this time. Except for the reconnaissance company, even the mountain infantry company sent three people, almost all the elite troops were sent out.

There will be no slacking in this kind of military competition. It is both an insult to friendly forces and disrespect to oneself.

If possible, Tang Dao even hopes to win the first place in all events, show off in front of the generals, and collect more IOUs.

What is the most difficult debt to repay in this world? Naturally, it is the debt of favor! Tang Dao is actually targeting everyone except the 80th Army. If they really have to fight on the battlefield, this IOU is another weapon outside the battlefield.

Of course, Tang Dao also knows that it is impossible.

The Four-Line Regiment is strong, but which of these infantry divisions has not fought through the flames of war? They are guard troops, basically the elite among the elite.

Tang Dao's goal is to win three first places in 10 small events!

However, he wanted to be a catfish that muddied the waters, forcing these big guys not only to not hide their secrets, but also to use their smart brains to deploy troops and strive for the greatest benefits.

Otherwise, how could the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment, who were bound by strict confidentiality regulations, reveal the abilities of their comrades so easily?

Compared with the bustling crowd at the main venue, there were also many people at the training ground of the First Battalion who were about to start the shooting competition of pistols, machine guns, rifles, and small-caliber mortars.

In particular, more than half of the guard troops who followed the officers went to the branch venue.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway. Now is the era of hot weapons, and the accuracy of guns and artillery basically represents the combat effectiveness of an army.

Yes, physical fitness is the basis of combat effectiveness, but the competition of these shooting events is not to give everyone a gun to shoot a dead target 100 or 200 meters away.

Instead, each contestant needs to carry a backpack weighing more than 30 kilograms and a familiar gun to run 800 meters, and then fall on their respective shooting positions. The soldiers in the target ditch will randomly raise the target, and each target will not stay for more than 5 seconds before being put down.

Each contestant will have five chances, and the total number of rings will be counted at the end, and then the ranking will be based on the number of rings.

Even if someone wants to be lazy in the 800-meter run, it is not allowed. According to the comprehensive balance of the running time of each armed unit, the organizing committee has given a time limit of 3 and a half minutes. If it is not reached within this specified time, it will be regarded as giving up the qualification for the competition.

This time is actually enough for most officers and soldiers. The qualification standard for the 5,000-meter armed cross-country of the Four-Line Regiment is 20 minutes.

No one raised any objections to this, because this is not only a shooting competition designed entirely according to actual combat, but also the strength that the front-line troops should have. Without sufficient physical support, the accuracy of the shooting cannot be guaranteed.

"Old Pei, can you run this 800 meters?" Wang Xiaoqiang looked at the special shooter of the 771 Regiment who represented the 921 Division with concern.

Pei Tianlai is a veteran who has been in the army for five years, but this veteran who was born as a hunter was already over 46 when he joined the army. Now he is already over 60. If he stayed at home, he would probably have raised his grandchildren.

The 921 Division is not without younger sharpshooters, but their marksmanship is somewhat different from that of the veteran who has served as the chief instructor of the 771 Regiment's shooter training team. Even though he knew that Commander Tang had set such a rule, Division Commander Liu still made the final decision and let this person fight.

'Don't use people if you doubt them, and don't doubt people if you use them' has always been Division Commander Liu's principle of employing people. He believes in his soldiers.

Of course, this is not a project that Master Liu is determined to win. He has been dealing with the Four Elements Regiment for a long time, and he knows how powerful the marksmen of the Four Elements Regiment are, even if Niu Er, who is known as the top marksman of the Four Elements Regiment, does not play. , with the ability of the Four Elements Group, I am afraid that it will be difficult for this number one to be left behind by others.

Then let's fight for two. Even if this grandfather-level shooter's marksmanship is not as good as usual because his physical fitness is not as good as that of a young man, there is still no problem in ensuring that he is in the top three.

The 921st Division also has two most reliable secret weapons that will impress people in the other two projects, which are what Commander Liu is determined to win.

"Hey, Captain Wang, don't underestimate me. Not long after I joined the army, I caught up with the great movement of thousands of miles. I marched for 30 miles with forty kilograms of grain and a gun and didn't fall behind. It's only been a few years. ? Let alone 800 meters, I can even run 8,000 meters." The gray-haired veteran patted his chest, full of confidence.

"Okay, the division commander and brigade commander are cheering for the monks and the others. Lao Xu and I are not going anywhere. We are just here to cheer you guys up. It's best to win the Four Lines Group. If you can't win, then win the others. Division, the division commander said that as long as you rank in the top three, only half of the reward will be handed over to the public." Wang Xiaoqiang tried his best to encourage the four veterans at the branch meeting.

"Captain Wang, are you serious? Then I can send money to my mother to buy medicine. When I left last autumn, my mother couldn't breathe. But the money I have saved for more than a year is not enough. Dayang, the group didn't help us bring him back." A round-headed young man with a dark face asked blankly.

"You kid, don't worry about it. Last time, the brigade commander wrote a letter to his friend in An County about your mother. Someone will take care of it, so there will be no problem. Don't worry about the reward, I'll keep an eye on it for you." Wang Xiaoqiang Looking at this young man who was only in his early 20s, he patiently comforted him.

People who can question Crazy Wang are definitely not ordinary people, and those who can calm Crazy Wang patiently after questioning him are definitely the cruelest among cruel people.

Perhaps no one except the people of the 921st Division would know that this young man who looks a bit naive is actually one of Commander Liu's two secret weapons.

The 80th Group Army once faced hardships due to lack of ammunition, which trained them to be immortal soldiers beyond people's imagination.

It was this young machine gunner who once followed two infantry squads to defend a high ground during the anti-mopping operations in May. When both infantry squads suffered almost all casualties, he used a light rifle with only 400 rounds of ammunition. Machine guns and a few remaining soldiers held the position for 3 days and 2 nights.

What they faced was the siege of three infantry squadrons of Japanese troops and two infantry guns!

A young machine gunner named Guan Chonggui was not willing to use long bursts of fire to suppress the Japanese infantry even during the most difficult times of the war. All he used were short bursts of fire.

But Guan Chonggui really used the fire-suppressing machine gun to produce the effect of a continuous-fire rifle. After the war, after counting, 400 rounds of machine gun bullets were fired, 389, but no fewer than 100 Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded, and some were even killed by point shooting from 400 meters away. Records of Japanese military officers.

Such a god-level machine gunner, even if he is as tough as Wang Xiaoqiang, can only be kind to him.

"Okay, then I'll be the first to show off to the leaders!" A happy smile appeared on the straightforward young man's face.

The 921st Division was not the only one who was eagerly waiting for the official start of the competition. The other divisions were also colonel-level officers. While observing the situation of the soldiers sent by their opponents, they cheered for the participating soldiers sent by their own side.

I'm afraid it's just that the Four Elements Group is a little more relaxed and freehand.

The team is led by Chief of Staff Gong Shaoxun, and the quota of four people participating in the competition is exactly one recommended by each infantry battalion. Although it is a bit arbitrary, from Tang Tuanzuo to the commander of each infantry battalion, everyone is required to strive for victory with all their strength.

For example, the first battalion sent Yang Shoucheng from Wei Donglai Company to participate in rifle shooting. Since the last time Gushan, Lao Baanpan, and Tudou intercepted a Japanese infantry squad and was seriously injured, Yang Shoucheng had to recover from his injuries for more than 2 months. Calculate well.

Even though he hasn't touched a gun for more than two months, Yang Shoucheng's marksmanship, which has returned from injury, seems to have crossed a certain threshold and evolved to a new level.

In the first battalion's counterattack against the Japanese troops in southeastern Shanxi, Yang Shoucheng, who was still a precision marksman in the infantry squad, killed six Japanese soldiers. None of them were infantry. They were all Japanese grenadiers and machine gunners staying on the edge of the battlefield.

Although not many Japanese soldiers were killed, they were all firepower points that could pose a great threat to the battlefield, and were at least worthy of second-class military merit. The reason why he was not rated was because Yang Shoucheng himself applied to the company headquarters to give the battle merit to a comrade who had sacrificed his life.

And because of this, Wei Donglai was severely criticized by Lei Xiong, but this stubborn person still insisted on his choice.

"I say brother, are you thirsty? If you are thirsty, I will bring you water." Shen Laoliu, who has been promoted from quasi-brother-in-law to real brother-in-law, is even more nervous than his brother-in-law who is about to compete.

The organizing committee has no regulations on military ranks. As long as you have the ability, you can sign up for a lieutenant general.

But considering the rewards, even hard-liners like Wang Xiaoqiang finally gave up. Although the officers were all soldiers, as their command time increased, their personal combat skills were inevitably rusty, even if they were better than ordinary officers and soldiers. , but compared with the strongest elites, after all, they are still a little behind.

Long Yan signed up on his own, and his lieutenant rank ranked among the top seven among all participants. If the pistol competition was excluded, he would definitely be ranked first.

But he is not only a lieutenant in the mountain infantry company, but also one of the six special merits of the Four-Line Regiment. If the special meritorious service did not get the top three, it would be a shame.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. My shooting skills may not be as good as some of them, but you forget that I have been running in the mountains since I was a child. If I say first, no one will say second." Long Yan is full of confidence.

Shen Laoliu thought about it, and his brother-in-law's physical strength is indeed one of the best in the entire Four-Line Regiment. He probably didn't even breathe heavily when running 800 meters with 30 kilograms on his back. This is also his talent.

Does this mean that his wife's physical strength is also very good? It seems that today is his wedding night! Shen Laoliu's associations are really rich.

That is, I don't know if I am more happy than sad, or more sad than happy, or mixed?

This is probably only Shen Laoliu himself knows.

In other words, looking at his face, he is a little bit wooden.

A man's first time always brings expectations and a little fear. It's embarrassing if he doesn't perform well!

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In terms of the guns used in the competition, the Four-Line Regiment can provide the guns that each contestant wants to use. For pistols, there are three types: Nambu 14, Browning, and Black Star pistols; for rifles, there are six types: Hanyang-made, Liao-made 13, Type 38 rifles, Zhongzheng rifles, Mosin-Nagant rifles, and Czech rifles; there is only one machine gun, the Czech 26-caliber light machine gun; for small-caliber mortars, the Four-Line Regiment originally wanted to add 60 caliber mortars, but other troops had never even seen them, so they simply provided only Japanese 50-caliber grenade launchers;

In addition, in order to let the contestants get familiar with the guns they chose, they were given nearly an hour to test the guns.

However, most contestants chose the guns they carried with them. Although the guns were a little old and the rifling was worn, they were still handy.

With the sound of a gun from the chief referee Lei Xiong, the first event, the pistol competition, officially kicked off.

Seven soldiers wearing cuffs from 1 to 7 rushed out with a large backpack on their backs. They first ran around a small hill next to the training ground, and then arrived at the pistol shooting range that had been set up.

Except for a sergeant squad leader sent by the Fourth Line Regiment, the other six troops all sent lieutenants or captains.

There was no way. Even the 28th Division, which was close to the Central Army, had to be at least company commanders to use pistols.

Like the Fourth Line Regiment, the German-equipped divisions could not even think of equipping machine gunners and sergeant squad leaders with pistols.

Then, the skinny sergeant squad leader of the Fourth Line Regiment was the first to run away. He ran all the way and arrived at the shooting range one minute earlier than the stipulated maximum time in just 2 minutes and 30 seconds. After resting for 20 seconds, he rang the gong and started his own shooting.

Five random 50-meter targets, with a final score of 45 rings, were already amazing results, and even in the reconnaissance company, they were the best choice.

Who knew that he didn't get first place.

The first place was actually a captain guard company commander of the 101st Division of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army.

Although the captain of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army had average physical fitness, he also ran the whole course in 3 minutes and 10 seconds, and only rested for 10 seconds, and shot a terrifying score of 47 rings.

Later, I learned that this guard company commander was a horse bandit from Suiyuan. With his German gun skills, he roamed the grassland and became a big trouble for herdsmen. Later, he was surrounded by the regular army. Commander Dong saw his ability and did not shoot him immediately. In the end, he was promoted to the commander of the division guard company for his bravery in combat.

That gun skill, not to mention on flat ground, can break a willow branch 30 meters away even on a horse.

When encountering such a master, what else can other divisions, including the Four-Line Regiment, say? They can only admit defeat.

But even so, the sergeant squad leader of the Sihang Regiment did not secure the second place, because the captain guard company commander of the 80th Army also scored an amazing score of 45 rings. In the end, he was only ranked third because his speed was more than ten seconds slower than that of the sergeant squad leader.

The worst team in this game was the 28th Division. The score of 40 rings was already good, but the lieutenant deputy company commander of the 104th Division who scored the same score was just a little faster than him.

But how to say it? Even if it is the last one, it is not shameful.

Five 50-meter random targets can score more than 40 rings. On the battlefield, they are all ruthless people who can kill an enemy with one bullet.

The soldiers watching did not hesitate to cheer and applaud the officers who were somewhat dejected in the back.

Compared with the less powerful pistol competition, the competition of rifles and machine guns is the highlight.

After all, on the battlefield, rifles and machine guns are the strongest weapons of infantry, and all the participants in the competition are sergeant-level veterans.

The old soldier of the 80th Army, who took off his military cap and had gray hair on his temples, was the most conspicuous.

Even if you are not familiar with him and his age is not suitable, his straight back and the old-fashioned Hanyang rifle placed horizontally on his backpack, which is a little mottled, make people feel that he is definitely a veteran who makes the enemy tremble in fear on the battlefield.

The soldier's intuition is right.

This veteran, who has left his name in the history of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, has left an indelible impression on the sharpshooters of various divisions who are almost 30 years younger than him.

The rifle competition is a random target 300 meters away that is beyond the imagination of ordinary soldiers!

For the soldiers watching around, it is good to hit every random target.

Moreover, those who can shoot more than 40 rings without even catching their breath after running 800 meters are all gods!

But there are so many such gods.

The accurate shooting skills displayed by these participating soldiers even made Lieutenant Niu Er, who had been watching the scene silently, give a thumbs up!

"Fuck! Xiaomei, how many places do you think you can get if you participate?" Shen Laoliu grinned and asked the indifferent No-head beside him.

"I can guarantee the top four in this field, but if we meet on the battlefield, there is only one person and I can't guarantee that I can kill him." No-head thought carefully and gave such an answer.

Shen Laoliu

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