Reborn in 1977

Chapter 154: Right on the Firing Line

These militiamen had not only become smarter, but also stronger.

Lying down and crawling forward, their speed was very fast.

With Zhang Wenliang's command, the soldiers lay down on the ground in batches, crawled on the ice and snow, then charged up the hillside, stabbing fiercely at a row of pre-prepared scarecrows.

These scarecrows were quite well-made, complete with torso, arms, and head, only the bottom was a wooden stake.

In addition, a layer of white paper was placed over the face of the head, with names such as Huang Shiren, Hu Chuan Kui, Zuo Shan Diao, and Nan Ba Tian written on them.

After a few rounds of charging, the scarecrows were poked to pieces, and the white paper was torn to shreds. Soon, paper scraps and grass clippings filled the sky.

Some soldiers specialized in aiming for the face, their fierce appearance as if they had met an irreconcilable enemy, afraid of not being able to kill them.

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While the soldiers here were training with bayonets, the others were busy, not knowing what they were doing.

Seeing Chen Fan's expression, Yang Xingxiu took the initiative to introduce him, "Our training content today includes crawling forward to bayonet charge, fixed shooting, moving shooting, anti-aircraft shooting, laying mines, using explosive charges to blow up tanks, anti-tank simulation training, gun disassembly, bayonet fighting, grenade throwing, climbing, concealed advance, ambush training, etc."

She knew very well why Captain Xiao had placed Chen Fan in the propaganda team.

The news report before departure was more effective than any mobilization slogan.

Therefore, Chen Fan's responsibility in the propaganda team was to write more such news reports.

Chen Fan also understood Captain Xiao's meaning. Hearing Yang Xingxiu's words, he immediately took out his notebook and recorded the contents she said one by one.

He also drew a few rough sketches of the training.

Unlike complete sketches, these rough sketches only had a general structure and scene. They needed to be further improved to become complete drawings, so Yang Xingxiu felt confused after seeing them and simply stopped talking.

As the training progressed, Chen Fan also saw more and more training programs.

At this time, Zhang Wenliang walked over and beckoned to him, "Do you want to experience it?"

Chen Fan nodded immediately, "Okay."

He came here today for shooting, but it would be nice to experience the training of soldiers in this era.

A meaningful smile flashed in Zhang Wenliang's eyes, "Okay, since you are interested, then I will teach you well."

Then he took Chen Fan aside, "You have seen their exercises just now, come, you try."

Chen Fan, "Yes."

Then he recalled the movements, raised his hands to his chest, and slammed to the ground, then crawled forward on the ground.

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Xiao Liewen squatted aside smoking, watching Chen Fan go from unfamiliar to skilled, then raised his hand to look at his watch, his face becoming more and more strange.

Yang Xingxiu walked to him, squatted down, and whispered, "Uncle, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Liewen pointed at Chen Fan in the distance with his pipe, frowned and said, "That kid, do you think he has trained before?"

Yang Xingxiu said without thinking, "It's impossible for him to have trained before. He can't even find where the buckle on the armed belt is, and he doesn't even know the most basic shooting movements. When I taught him how to use a gun, I only taught him how to load bullets, turn on the safety, and aim at the beginning. I observed him when he used the gun. It looked like he knew what he was doing, but there were actually a lot of small problems."

Then she raised her chin and pointed to Zhang Wenliang, "And Sanhu just taught him too. His learning comprehension is indeed strong. He can learn about 70% to 80% after watching the militiamen practice a few times, but like shooting, he doesn't understand some key tricks."

After a pause, she whispered, "I know you want to test him, but, to put it bluntly, what does our Lujiawan have? Is it worth such a talent settling here? And using such an obvious method? Which secret agent is so stupid?"

Xiao Liewen took a puff of smoke, smacked his lips and shook his head, "I'm not worried about his origins, I'm thinking, if he is really a once-in-a-century talent, should we take a risk and recommend him to the army?"

Saying that, his face was full of entanglement, "You don't know, this kid is too magical, he learns everything quickly."

Then he stretched out his watch, "Look, in just half an hour, he learned all the tactical movements, and even Sanhuzi can't find any faults. Look at him, I guess he is starting to suspect that he is a fool."

Yang Xingxiu glanced at Zhang Wenliang, curled her lips with a look of disgust, "He does look like a fool."

Xiao Liewen's mouth twitched slightly, his eyes fixed on Chen Fan, and he asked in a low voice, "Do you think we can get him a special recruitment quota?"

At this time, the conscription system had not yet been restored, but "recruitment" was used instead. In fact, it was almost the same, only the names were different. But it would not be until the end of 1978 that "conscription" would be used.

The soldiers of 1977 had already been recruited by the end of December 1976, and January was the time of enlistment. Moreover, the target of recruitment was young people aged 18 to 22.

However, in addition to normal recruitment, there was also a type called "special recruitment", which could be processed at any time to enter.

Some children of cadres were "specially recruited" into the army as soon as they graduated from middle school. The age of 16 was not too old, and 14 was not too young, but there was an iron rule that the upper limit was 22 years old. Anyone who exceeded this line would not be accepted, and no one could be given special consideration.

Unless the file is changed.

Xiao Liewen and Minister Cao of the County Armed Forces Department were old comrades-in-arms. It was not difficult to get a special recruitment quota, especially for such a good seed.

But Yang Xingxiu's reaction was a bit beyond his expectations.

Yang Xingxiu grabbed Xiao Liewen's sleeve and said in a panic, "Uncle, are you crazy? No matter how capable he is, can he be more capable than so many experts in the army? The army won't miss one more of him, and it won't miss one less of him.

But Lujiawan only has one of him. Our team's veterinarian is counting on him to train him. If my dad and Captain Zhang know that you want to send him away, they will turn against you!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Liewen couldn't help but shudder. He pondered for a few seconds, then nodded decisively in agreement, "Yeah, yeah, what you said makes sense. Although this kid is pretty good, he is just so-so. He is confused about a lot of things. If we really send him over, I'm afraid he will cause trouble."

This was also true. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the army. If you are good, there are even better ones. If you don't have some luck to be appreciated by a noble person, you will only be battered and bruised.

It's better to let him stay in Lujiawan and shine, anyway, it's all about making contributions, it's the same everywhere.

Besides, this kid is only 16 years old, wait for him to shine for two years, and it won't be too late to talk about it later!

If Chen Fan knew his thoughts, he would definitely pack up his bedding and run away immediately.

Two years?

Right on the firing line?

I thank you!

On the other side, Chen Fan was practicing lying down in the snow at this time. After lying down for a while, he just raised his head and ran right into Zhang Wenliang's gun.

Looking at the dark muzzle of the gun close at hand, Chen Fan was a little puzzled, "I'm hiding so tightly, how did you find me?"

In order to hide himself, he also found some branches to cover his back, and shook the snow from the branches of the big tree next to him to bury himself. He was still discovered like this? This is unreasonable!

Zhang Wenliang put away his rifle and smiled at him, "You can infer other things from one instance, and use the things around you to hide yourself. You are indeed very smart, but, how does that saying go? Oh, yes, even the wise are sometimes foolish."

As he said, he reached out and pointed to the top of his head, "Look there."

Chen Fan raised his head and saw that the peregrine falcon was staring at him intently. When it found that he was looking up at it, it chirped happily twice, "Chirp, chirp."

The condition worsened, and it took a whole day to write a chapter. The main reason is that the brain is disconnected, and I can't remember what to write o(╥﹏╥)o