Chapter 6: Lin Shu, He Chenguang, Who is the Stronger Sniper?
Two rounds of 400-meter and 500-meter competitions have been held for the sniper competition. Eight of the original 17 challengers have been eliminated, while none of the original nine snipers have been eliminated.
But everyone knows that the first two rounds are just appetizers, and the third round of competition is the beginning of the main event.
88 Sniper, the sniper rifle currently in service in the Chinese army, uses 5.8mm caliber bullets, which are common to 95 automatic rifles, and has an effective range of 800 meters, but in fact, it is very reluctant to hit a target of 600 meters.
After all, at the beginning of its design, it was positioned to provide support for the first-level infantry squad units within a range of 600-800 meters.
If 500 meters is a test of sniper shooting skills and stability, then 600 meters requires years of training and a certain amount of talent.
In the four rounds of sharpshooters, many can hit 500 meters, but when it comes to 600 meters, the ratio is almost only 10:1...
At this moment, not to mention the challenges, even the original nine snipers swallowed subconsciously as they looked at the slender flagpole 600 meters away.
The 600-meter shooting is almost their limit. Even if they train on weekdays, the success rate is only 60% to 70% under the condition of stable performance.
They subconsciously glanced at Lin Shu and He Chenguang and found that the latter's face was still calm, and he even looked confident, and there was an inexplicable tension in their hearts!
I don't know if they are sure, or if they are pretending to be calm.
But with this mentality, I can't accept it...
"Yes, there are so many people left in the third round. It seems that you have not been lazy in your usual training, which is worthy of praise! I just don't know how many people will advance in this round?"
Gong Jian showed a satisfied smile on his face: "Now I announce that the third round of challenges begins! Time 30 seconds!"
He gave this order.
Snipers and challengers all took a deep breath, put away all distracting thoughts, and made preparations before shooting.
"boom!"
It was still Lin Shu who fired the first shot, but everyone was no longer surprised by it. This brave one seemed to be practicing guns instead of a competition.
After an interval of five or six seconds, "Bang bang bang..." A gunshot was heard one after another, and the colorful flags 600 meters away kept falling.
After the third round of the competition, four people were eliminated, and it is worth mentioning that one sniper was eliminated!
Seeing that he was eliminated, the sniper's eyes were full of remorse and unwillingness.
Seeing this, the remaining 8 snipers felt awe-inspiring. They knew very well that it wasn't that the sniper was not strong enough. The error rate was indeed not low when playing the colorful flag at a distance of 600 meters. They hit it this time, but it doesn't mean they can hit it again.
They couldn't help looking at the remaining 5 challengers, especially Lin Shu and He Chenguang, and they became even more nervous!
The next 700 meters will be a brutal knockout round. Even for snipers like them, the success rate is only 20 to 30%.
Ke Lin Shu's face was still as usual and flat. Although He Chenguang was a little solemn, it seemed more like he was getting ready to be serious.
"Damn it! I didn't expect Lin Shu and He Chenguang to be so fierce. It's like playing 600 meters!"
"Look at Lin Shu, he doesn't aim at 600 meters. Has his bullet been positioned?"
"How can there be such a sniper! Where is his limit?"
"He Chenguang is awesome enough, not much slower than Lin Shu in shooting. Are all the recruits so outrageous?"
"Even if I practice sniping in the womb, I can't compare to these two guys!"
...The veterans of the fourth company no longer dare to underestimate Lin Shu and He Chenguang.
Even the eyes they looked at Lin Shu and He Chenguang were full of admiration, envy, and other emotions. The military camp has always admired the strong. Although they are two private soldiers, their strength has far surpassed that of veterans like them. I am ashamed of myself.
While the veterans were discussing in private, the fourth round of the 700-meter competition also started with Gong Jian's order.
At this moment, whether it is the instructor Gong Jian or the elder Hei, they are full of expectations for Lin Shu and He Chenguang. The 600 meters just now is by no means the limit of the two of them. They want to see it. Where is the limit of Lin Shu and He Chenguang!
How long has it been since the fourth company of the sharpshooter has such a talented sniper genius?
Not only the instructor and Lao Hei but also the eyes of other veterans also fell on Lin Shu and He Chenguang.
How difficult is this fourth round of the competition?
It must be known that the 88 sniper has an effective range of 800 meters, but the bullets have already started to float at 600 meters. In this case, it is not easy to hit the flagpole with one shot.
At this moment, many participating soldiers and snipers have sweat all over their foreheads, trying their best to keep making the most accurate adjustments.
And at this moment.
"boom!"
Lin Shu, who was prostrate on the ground, had already pulled the trigger decisively, and the bullet escaped.
He Chenguang was not to be outdone, and confidently pulled the trigger one second after Lin Shu shot, "Bang"! There was another shot.
grass!
These two guys are simply not human!!
The soldiers who were about to shoot at this moment couldn't help but think in their hearts, you two are competing with each other, don't you think of us as opponents?! But the complaints belonged to the complaints, and there was not much time left for them, so they all restrained their thoughts and shot.
"Bang bang bang..."
Gunshots kept coming.
The fourth round of competition will end soon, and the results are out!
But the result of this time's competition made everyone in Silian explode, and it was even hard for them to accept what they heard.
There were 13 snipers and contestants, and 10 of them were eliminated!
Among them, the snipers eliminated 7 people, leaving only one sergeant named Xu Li!
The original five challengers, except for Lin Shu and He Chenguang, were all annihilated. This result was beyond everyone's expectations. They did not expect these snipers to have such a high error rate and elimination rate in the 700-meter competition. It was so high, but what I didn't expect was that these two recruits were all promoted!
These are two recruits!
Not only advanced all the way, but even made it to the finals, and among the veterans of the fourth company of sharpshooters, only Xu Li was left struggling to support them.
"No... it won't turn into two recruits fighting each other in the end?"
"Damn it, then we are really ashamed and thrown home. In the fourth company of sharpshooters and sniper competition, in the final two became two private soldiers competing for first place... If other companies find out about this, they will die of a joke. we?"
"Do you care? These two recruits are crazy!"
"Old Xu, come on! Why can't you be overwhelmed by the two recruits!"
"Squad Leader Xu, give me some strength! Hold on!"
The veterans couldn't help shouting at Xu Li.
At this moment, Xu Li, the squad leader of Class 3 in the first row, trembled slightly while holding the gun, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
He is the monitor of Class 3!
It is also recognized as the first shooter by the original sharpshooter Silian!
Now all hope is pinned on him. If he loses to the two recruits, he will have no face in the fourth company in the future. Think about when someone will ask him:
"Eh? Aren't you the best sniper in the fourth company of sharpshooters? Why, let the two recruits abuse you?! You can't either!"
Can't help but feel a chill in my heart, this is not possible!
It's just, it's undeniable that Xu Li's heart at this moment... is messed up! As a sniper, the most important thing is to have a stable and big heart without changing the face of Mount Tai. When the mind is disturbed, the marksmanship will naturally become chaotic.
Lin Shu glanced at him and shook his head secretly. He thought of the Internet meme before crossing:
Now the pressure is on Lao Xu's side.
"He Chenguang is worthy of being the queen. Although people like to put on a little bit, his strength is not hidden. I just don't know... how long he can last." Lin Shu thought secretly in his heart.
In my memory, in the original play, He Chenguang shot 1,200 meters with the assistance of the instructor Gong Jian and became a sniper.
1200m...
Lin Shu narrowed his eyes, wondering if it could be done without auxiliary shooting.
...
He Chenguang seemed to have noticed something, turned his head to meet Lin Shu's gaze, and his fighting spirit became stronger!
Honestly speaking, Lin Shu's performance in the first four rounds, even though he has always been proud and confident, has to admit that he is really strong!
It's too fast to shoot!
Once or twice can be described as luck, but all four times, this is enough to explain everything. He Chenguang is very clear that Lin Shu's sniper level is comparable to his own, even... only strong but not weak!
"Hmph... What's the use of being fast? Stability is the most important thing!" He Chenguang thought faintly in his heart.
The next test is the maximum effective range of the 88 snipers. This does not mean that beyond this range, there will be no damage. The bullet of the 88 snipers is still lethal at 3000 meters. But obviously, that is not the case. Theory and reality are two different things. No one can use 88 to kill the target from 3000 meters away!
The bullet started to float at 600 meters, and it didn't know where it went at 800 meters.
Even He Chenguang couldn't help but look serious at this moment.
Gong Jian also said at this time: "88 snipers, the effective range is 800 meters, it is not shameful to miss, the timer is 30 seconds, start now!"
He saw Xu Li's nervousness, so he offered a word of comfort.
Now.
Lin Shu, He Chenguang, and Xu Li crawled on the ground in a prone position and aimed at the colorful flag pole 800 meters away through optical sight.
"Steady, steady, calm down, I can hit..."
Xu Li, the third squad leader and sniper in a row, secretly relieved himself and began to prepare for shooting.
'Lin Shu, I must beat you! '
He Chenguang glanced sideways at Lin Shu, his eyes flashed with fighting spirit, and immediately calculated the wind speed, air humidity, and other interference to the sniper, and made corresponding adjustments on the optical sight.
Right now...
"boom!"
Lin Shu shot suddenly.
Damn it! He took another step ahead... He Chenguang froze but quickly regained his composure, held his breath, and decisively pulled the trigger with his index finger.
"boom!"
Xu Li saw that the two recruits shot earlier than himself, and his mentality was about to collapse. Can you two save some face for me, a veteran?
'You can't be influenced by the two of them. No matter how fast you shoot the two recruits, the success rate will not be much higher than mine, or even worse than mine. Don't panic...'
Xu Li comforted himself so much, and then pulled the trigger!
"boom!"
The gun rang, and Xu Li's intuition told Xu Li that he missed it. After waiting for about a second, he looked through the optical sight and saw that the colorful flag did not fall.
"It's normal to miss a shot. The two of them will miss it. Then we can enter overtime. I still have a chance..."
Thinking of this, Xu Li moved the muzzle of the gun subconsciously and looked at the targets of Lin Shu and He Chenguang from the scope.
"I'm a fake grandma..."
Xu Li swears subconsciously, his eyes stare like light bulbs, and then his face turns ashen, he... what did he see?
800 meters away, the colored flags of Lin Shu and He Chenguang all fell!
This is a **** 800 meters!
Not 80 meters, not even 8 meters...
Or a bamboo pole that is only as thick as a finger, just... just one shot, and you get hit? No mistakes?!
More importantly, whether it is Lin Shu or He Chenguang, they are much faster than him in shooting!
Is that a human being?!
Monster!!
Xu Li felt that his view of the world was going to be shattered. He really couldn't figure out how these two recruits did it. From the beginning of the competition to the present, there was no single mistake, and the guns were accurate and fast.
"It's over, it's embarrassing..." Xu Li murmured with a wry smile.
...
At this moment, the sharpshooter Silian was also silent, and everyone looked at Lin Shu and He Chenguang as if they were looking at a monster.
400 meters!
500 meters!
600 meters!
700 meters!
Up to the current 800 meters!
These two recruits can be said to have swept all the way, and they killed all the veterans. Even Xu Li, the recognized best sniper, was defeated. What else can they say?
Thinking that they had sworn before that they would kneel in one round, and that the recruit Danzi dared to participate in the sniper competition, his face couldn't help but burst into heat!
Panicked with embarrassment!!
The whole company was swept away by two recruits.
Now it's a joke of the Iron Fist, but they are very wrong! Are they really weak? Of course not, who can enter the fourth company of sharpshooters, who is not a master of shooting? It's not that they are too weak, but that the opponent is too strong, too evil, too outrageous!!
"Oh... don't think about it, who made our skills inferior to others!"
"I have been in the army for five or six years, and this is the first time I have seen such an outrageous recruit."
"What kind of recruit is this!"
"Let's see now whether Lin Shuqiang or He Chenguang is better..."
"We veterans are full of greenery."
... Veterans, you and I are talking about each other, but they are also curious, He Chenguang and Lin Shu, who will be stronger and win the leader of the sniper competition?!
Lin Shu and He Chenguang also looked at each other at this time, and each other's eyes were full of strong fighting spirits.
It's not just He Chenguang who wants to win against Lin Shu. Lin Shu is also curious about how strong He Chenguang, the protagonist in the original play, is even known as the genius sniper Miaozi who is "once in a century".
Gong Jian walked over at this time, still looking at the two of them with the signature auntie smile, and asked:
"I didn't expect it! In the end, you two recruits will be left... How about it, do you want to continue the competition?"
In the 800-meter competition, there were only two recruits left, and this also reached the effective range of 88 snipers, so Gong Jian only asked this question.
It doesn't make much sense to compare. Lin Shu and He Chenguang are undoubtedly talented snipers that are rarely seen in the fourth company of Sharpshooters, and their strength far exceeds other veterans of the fourth company.
Give them both a tie for first place, no problem!
"Report!"
Lin Shu shouted at this time, and after hearing Gong Jian's voice, he said in a deep voice:
"Since he is the best sniper, he must be the first and second. Of course, he must continue to compare!"
After a pause, Lin Shu looked at He Chenguang, raised his eyebrows, and looked slightly provocative. He knew that He Chenguang would continue to compete with him.
As expected, He Chenguang said:
"That's right! The best sniper, the key point is the word 'most'! There shouldn't be a tie for first place!"
"Hehe, the two of you are on the same page!" Gong Jian smiled, he was very happy to see the recruits compete with each other, and only with competition can they improve: "Then tell me, how do you want to compare next? "
In the previous competition for the best sniper, there had never been two people hitting the 800-meter colored flagpole, so no colored flags were set up 800 meters away.
The high probability should be who has a higher hit rate than 800 meters, right?
Gong Jian, Lao Hei, and the veteran's onlookers all thought this way. After all, it is already 800 meters at this moment, and it would be a bit ridiculous to push the target further.
Hearing this, He Chenguang slightly turned his head and glanced at Lin Shu. Just as he was about to propose to race 900 and 1000 meters, Lin Shu took the lead and said something amazing:
"88 snipers! The maximum effective range is 800 meters, I don't know... how about 1200?"
Boom!
As the voice fell, there was thunder on the ground, which exploded in the ears of every veteran, and all of them stared wide-eyed.
"Did I hear correctly? One thousand two hundred meters?!"
"Damn it, Lin Shu is crazy, challenge 1200 meters, how is this possible?"
"I'm overconfident, right? I admit that Lin Shu's sniper skills are very strong, but 1200 meters... This is simply impossible!"
"If he uses the 85 types, he can still do it with the 10 types. Isn't it nonsense to use the 88 types?"
The veterans thought Lin Shu was crazy!
It's no wonder they think so. We all know that the maximum effective range of the 88 snipers is 800 meters, which is a full 400 meters more, which is too unbelievable!
Gong Jian and Lao Hei couldn't help being startled when they heard Lin Shu's words.
"Lin Shu, are you serious?" Gong Jian took a deep look at Lin Shu.
Based on their understanding of Lin Shu, he is not a person who likes to shoot the target. He should have the confidence to say such a thing, but Gong Jian is still a little hesitant. The 88 sniper hits 1200 meters. Theoretically... it can be done!
But, it's just a theory!
"Yes!" Lin Shu said concisely.
Gong Jian nodded. He also wanted to see how confident Lin Shu was, so he immediately looked at He Chenguang, as if asking.
1200m...
He Chenguang's heart trembled. If he used auxiliary shooting, he was still very sure, but if he was shooting alone...he was not very sure at the moment.
But He Chenguang is not one to admit defeat. He gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, looked directly at Lin Shu, and said:
"If you want to fight, then fight!"
Growing so big, He Chenguang has never convinced anyone!
Now he is going all out, isn't it just 1200 meters? Come and come, who is afraid of whom?!
For a moment, the eyes of the two were full of fighting intent, and the flames collided. They both wanted to compete for the best sniper!
"He Chenguang took the challenge!"
"Are all the recruits playing this big now? 1200 meters, I don't believe they can hit it!"
"The instructor didn't even say stop me, I let them mess around."
"I want to see how they hit 1200 meters..."
Veterans whisper.
Some people don't think that Lin Shu and He Chenguang can do it, but some people's eyes are full of expectations. After all, from the beginning to the present, the two have been breaking through what they thought was impossible, especially Lin Shu, who Gives an unfathomable feeling.
"Instructor, this is a little too big..." Lao Hei approached Gong Jian and lowered his voice.
He didn't think the two of them would be able to challenge and successfully hit 1200 meters with 88 snipers.
Gong Jian smiled and said, "I'll just practice shooting for them..."
While speaking, the weather was not beautiful, and it began to rain lightly.
It is now the end of autumn and early winter, and it is the rainy season in the southeast region. It is not uncommon for training to rain on weekdays. The veterans should be used to it, but at this moment they are muttering in their hearts.
Although it is light rain and wind, it has a great impact on the trajectory of the sniper rifle. After all, the target Lin Shu and He Chenguang want to hit is too far away!
He Chenguang was also frowning at this moment. He was not very sure at first, and he was even more confused.
Lin Shu, on the other hand, didn't change his face, as if he didn't take the wind and rain seriously at all, which was indeed the case.
Soon, the instructor ordered people to prepare two colorful flags on the mountain 1200 meters away, one red and one blue.
As the wind blows, the colorful flags flutter in the wind, and the flagpole also shakes slightly.
Shooting is undoubtedly more difficult!
Veterans can see with the naked eye that the colorful flags in the distance are already extremely blurred, and the flagpole is completely invisible!
"Are you ready?" Gong Jian looked at the two of them.
Seeing the latter nod, he continued: "I announce that the fifth round of the competition for the best sniper, the goal is 1200 meters to hit the colorful flag on the top of the mountain, and it starts now!"
This time, Gong Jian didn't say how many seconds to count. At this distance, snipers need to consider too many external interference factors, and it is extremely difficult to hit, and there is a time limit, which is not appropriate.
Gong Jian's voice fell.
Lin Shu knelt on the ground with one knee and raised the sniper rifle. Eagle Vision skills and S-level sniper tactics instantly gave him an almost sniper instinct. Wind direction, wind speed, air humidity, density, ground attraction, light rain, etc. Noise factors, calculations made in almost seconds...
The distance is 1200 meters!
Wind direction, southwest, 3 meters per second!
The arc angle is 25 degrees, light rain!
Lin Shu began to make corresponding adjustments based on these values. He was holding the sniper rifle in one hand, but it was extremely stable, while the other hand slowly adjusted the optical sight, correcting 5 downwards, 3 correcting right...
"boom!"
After firing the gun, Lin Shu confidently retracted the gun and stood up.
The bullet rotated at a high speed of 895 meters per second and went straight to the red flagpole in the distance. Gong Jian and Lao Hei picked up the binoculars almost instantly to check.
In the line of sight brought by the telescope, I saw the red flag, and it fell!
"How is it? Did you hit it?"
"Look... I can't see the red flag anymore, Lin Shu won't hit it right?!"
"Hiss—"
"Damn it! Lin Shu hit it. A shot broke the flagpole at 1200 meters. Am I dreaming?!"
"This...how did Lin Shu do it?!"
The veterans gasped again and again, feeling as if their brains were being hit by a giant hammer, buzzing!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have believed that a recruit who had just joined the army less than half a year broke the flagpole 1,200 meters away with just one 88 sniper?!
"Everyone be quiet!" Gong Jian turned his head and scolded them angrily.
He was calmer than many veterans, knowing that He Chenguang hadn't shot yet, so he couldn't affect him.
But even so, if someone looked carefully, they would find that Gong Jian's hands were shaking slightly, and Lao Hei, who was closer to him, noticed that the instructor's breathing was short.
Lao Hei is not like this. He stared at Lin Shu closely, with only one thought in his mind:
Is this kid still a human?!
When he was in the recruitment company, he was recognized as a bad soldier by the whole company. At first, Lao Hei was going to give up on him, but he didn't expect that when the recruits shot with live ammunition for the first time, he would come up with a ten-piece chain.
At that time, Lao Hei only thought that Lin Shu had a great shooting talent, and it was a gift from God. It's a pity that such a good sharpshooter is a seedling.
Unexpectedly, in just one week, Lin Shu swept the recruit company with an almost unbelievably strong posture, beating He Chenguang and Wang Yanbing, and became the first person in the recruit company assessment! In the case of strong winds, the series of ten sons will be re-enacted again!
I thought this was Lin Shu's limit. until today...
Lin Shu once again refreshed Lao Hei's concept of his genius!
'This kid's strength must not be measured by ordinary standards...' Old Hei secretly thought in his heart. At this moment, he thought of a sentence that Squad Leader Huang of the Sixth Company said:
Talents work and geniuses create!
Right now, all eyes are on He Chenguang!
Lin Shu has already done it, creating a miracle that has never been seen in the history of the fourth company of sharpshooters. Now it depends on whether He Chenguang can succeed!
"Inhuman!"
He Chenguang complained in his heart, an unprecedented pressure was like Mount Tai, pressing on his body, he felt the feeling of Xu Li just now.
He never thought that Lin Shu could hit the target with one shot!
What didn't even occur to Lin Shu was that the time spent by Lin Shu was still so short. Does this guy...don't need to aim and calculate?!
"I don't believe it. Why can't I, He Chenguang, do what Lin Shu can do?!"
He Chenguang clenched his fists. Since childhood, he has been reading the sniper notes left by his father, and his grandfather taught him sniper tactics.
Since he was a child, he has always been the number one, and he has never lost, so he can't believe that he can't compare to a dude like Lin Shu.
However, in case of losing...
He Chenguang's heart was in a mess at the moment, his forehead and the tip of his nose were covered with beads of sweat, he tried his best to adjust and then pulled the trigger.
"boom!"
The bullet is ejected from the chamber.
Gong Jian and Lao Hei hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked at the blue-colored flag in the distance. One second, two seconds...the colorful flag was still not broken.
Missed?!
The veterans looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, inexplicably arousing a complex emotion in their hearts.
Is this result what they expected?
Of course, there is!
But there was an unspeakable sense of disappointment in their hearts. If He Chenguang also hit, it meant that they had four in a row, and two talented snipers who hadn't seen in a hundred years came out!
"I... lost..." He Chenguang lowered his head, his eyes full of disappointment and unwillingness.
Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, Lin Shu's strength was indeed stronger than his, even far above him, so he couldn't accept it!
Seeing this, Lin Shu shook his head, he knew very well why He Chenguang lost...