The Exercise Arrives

Gong Jian took a deep breath. Only Gong Jian could truly understand what kind of incredible talent it took to hit a moving target at a distance of 2400 meters!

While the Type 10 Rifle was a good weapon, being a semi-automatic sniper rifle, it couldn't compete with bolt-action rifles like the TAC-50, which held the world record for the longest sniper kill, in terms of accuracy.

This was because the accuracy of an automatic rifle could never surpass that of a bolt-action rifle, unless there was a significant technological breakthrough.

Yet, Jiang Yan Hai had managed to extend the effective range by nearly 1000 meters!

And he was still a recruit!

What kind of talent was this?!

Perhaps, as he had joked earlier, even "genius" wasn't enough to describe his talent?

He had truly found a gem!

Perhaps this talent stemmed from his genius-level brain, particularly in areas like data calculation. Gong Jian knew that teaching ordinary soldiers these concepts took a considerable amount of time.

But Jiang Yan Hai didn't even need to be taught; he figured it out himself!

While people like Jiang Yan Hai might not be commonplace, it was also true that the most elite individuals in any field were never common.

And Jiang Yan Hai possessed both the talent and the physical attributes to become one of them! All that remained was the most rigorous training!

In the past, whenever Gong Jian found a good soldier, he felt his Sharpshooter Fourth Company was the perfect fit for them.

But for Jiang Yan Hai, for the first time, Gong Jian felt his Sharpshooter Fourth Company might not be suitable for him!

"Thank you, thank you everyone." Over there, Jiang Yan Hai had already stood up and was thanking all the cheering comrades behind him.

Seeing the blush on Jiang Yan Hai's face, which looked like shyness and embarrassment, Gong Jian couldn't tell if it was genuine or an act.

Because, in his impression, Jiang Yan Hai didn't seem like the type to be shy.

However, whether it was real or fake, it showed that Jiang Yan Hai was not only strong in his skills but also possessed a very high emotional intelligence.

"Reporting." Jiang Yan Hai called out loudly.

"What is it?" Gong Jian, snapping back to attention, looked at Jiang Yan Hai with a question.

"Instructor, why don't we let everyone try it out? After all, we don't usually get to handle this rifle," Jiang Yan Hai said directly.

"Yeah, Instructor, let us try the rifle too."

"Exactly, Instructor!"

Hearing this, the soldiers behind them immediately became excited. After all, they couldn't just casually use such a rifle. It was important to know that the Type 10 used specialized high-precision sniper rounds.

While ordinary 5.8mm bullets cost about 1 yuan each, the specialized high-precision sniper rounds for the Type 10 cost over 100 yuan per round. It was impossible to let them practice with it as freely as they did with the Type 95 rifle!

Even the Sharpshooter Fourth Company couldn't do that.

"Alright! I'll make the decision today, everyone gets to try the rifle!" Gong Jian immediately smiled. This kind of atmosphere was a good thing.

Hearing Gong Jian's declaration, Jiang Yan Hai smiled and handed the rifle in his hands to He Chen Guang, who was the first to rush forward.

Afterwards, everyone fired a few shots, but naturally, they couldn't achieve the same shooting results as Jiang Yan Hai, even though the Type 10's optical sight had a built-in computer-assisted calculation system.

After a morning of shooting practice, Jiang Yan Hai had, in a way, begun to integrate into the entire Sharpshooter Fourth Company.

In less than a week, Jiang Yan Hai had completely earned the respect of all his comrades in the Sharpshooter Fourth Company through his own abilities. This was because, in any training, Jiang Yan Hai's performance was almost always among the top, whether it was physical training or shooting practice.

Furthermore, in training that required knowledge, such as topography, he was even faster than some of the instructors.

Many scenes in TV shows are glossed over, but in reality, many training aspects are not shown. For example, the Sharpshooter Fourth Company was actually a mechanized infantry company. Their regular training included not only marksmanship but also combined arms operations like infantry-tank coordination in large-scale area combat.

Of course, since Jiang Yan Hai was now a sniper, the actions of a sniper naturally differed from those of ordinary infantry.

Another point was that Jiang Yan Hai now possessed three rifles, which he had painstakingly acquired with the instructor Gong Jian. One was the standard Type 95 assault rifle for the infantry company, and the other was the Type 10 heavy anti-materiel sniper rifle that Jiang Yan Hai had used before!

The reason Jiang Yan Hai was equipped with this rifle was naturally due to his formidable sniping capabilities. In the shooting training over the past few days, Jiang Yan Hai had earned this rifle with his performance.

It was worth noting that everyone else in the company was equipped with the Type 88 sniper rifle, while only Jiang Yan Hai used the Type 10.

Finally, there was a Type 92 pistol, which was standard issue for all snipers.

Even so, Jiang Yan Hai's daily load already exceeded 40 kilograms!

Many people watching TV only see the soldiers fully armed but don't know what they are carrying. Snipers, in particular, carry the most equipment among infantry soldiers.

For example, in his backpack, he carried a notebook and pen, high-purity alcohol, night vision goggles, a GPS locator, medicine, maps, binoculars, communication equipment, camouflage paint, rope, a thermometer and hygrometer, and a mini high-definition camera. This was because snipers often undertook important reconnaissance missions.

Additionally, he had close-fitting gear: a camouflage suit, commonly known as a ghillie suit, camouflage netting (used to conceal sniper positions), special sniper gloves, spare magazines, a high-power flashlight, a compass, a sniper watch, a canteen, a sun protection jacket, a raincoat, a combat knife, a pistol, and spare magazines.

Depending on the mission, he might even be equipped with highly toxic poisons, a small, powerful crossbow, 3-4 high-explosive grenades, 1-2 smoke grenades, 1-2 stun grenades, rifle maintenance equipment, a rangefinder, and data cards (for recording range and bullet trajectory).

It could be said that a true sniper carried at least dozens of types of equipment. Although the Sharpshooter Fourth Company was only a mechanized infantry company and not a special forces unit, the snipers here were equipped with only the most basic gear.

Even so, including ammunition and other items, Jiang Yan Hai's load already exceeded 40 kilograms.

If not for his formidable physique, which allowed him to finish first in the entire Fourth Company during an armed cross-country run even with a load exceeding 40 kilograms, Gong Jian likely wouldn't have agreed to equip him with the Type 10.

Thus, two months after Jiang Yan Hai joined the Sharpshooter Fourth Company, Gong Jian finally found him.

"Special ammunition will be issued daily. Would you like to switch to a Type 88 sniper rifle?" Since it was just the two of them, Gong Jian spoke directly.

As soon as Gong Jian finished speaking, Jiang Yan Hai instantly recalled an exercise he had seen in a TV show. It was after that exercise that He Chen Guang, Wang Yan Bing, and Li Er Niu were recruited into the special forces by Fan Tian Lei.

The exercise in the TV show had started quickly, but this was reality, so it should be happening around now.

"Exercise?" Jiang Yan Hai immediately retorted.

Gong Jian felt a sense of helplessness. Indeed, Jiang Yan Hai was too smart, the complete opposite of Li Er Niu. There was no way to hide something like this from him.