Ace Special Forces in Movies and TV Shows

Chapter 0046: Zheng Yingqi VS Cheng Cai

Selecting bullets is a task that requires patience, especially under the strict requirements of an instructor like Meng Jianguo.

Zheng Yingqi used to lack patience, but after being specially trained by Meng Jianguo, his patience improved a lot. The "Gun King" had many ways of training patience, and Zheng Yingqi still feels lingering fear when he thinks about it now.

"Ready? Let's go!" Gao Cheng shouted when he saw that the two were ready. The two looked at each other and started running.

This was Meng Jianguo's requirement; he demanded that every time they went to target practice, they had to do a one-kilometer run first.

"On the battlefield, opportunities to patiently ambush and prepare for battle are few and far between. Often, engagements are sudden after a period of distance movement; you must get used to it!"

These are Meng Jianguo's original words. If it weren't for the short training time, he would have even asked to do a five-kilometer cross-country run before shooting.

Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai started running with their weapons on their backs. From the ammunition truck to the end of the firing range, the two round trips were about one kilometer. Instead of running wildly, they tried to keep up with each other's pace. For the two who were used to running five kilometers, one kilometer was just a warm-up, and they finished the run quickly.

The two men simultaneously moved into firing positions, preparing to fire from a prone position. At this moment, Meng Jianguo shouted, "Fire within thirty seconds!"

Meng Jianguo usually requires the shooting to be completed within one minute, but this time he specifically raised the bar—he had relatively higher requirements for both Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi.

Zheng Yingqi acted as if he hadn't heard, and continued loading and aiming on his own.

boom!

Just as Zheng Yingqi was catching his breath, Cheng Cai pulled the trigger.

Zheng Yingqi did not rush to fire after Cheng Cai fired first. Instead, he continued to calm his breathing and fine-tune the scope.

boom!

Cheng Cai fired his second shot three seconds later.

"Why hasn't Zheng Yingqi made a move yet?" Gan Xiaoning, one of the onlookers, asked in surprise. Zheng Yingqi was usually the fastest to fire a gun, so why was he so slow today?

Wu Liuyi was also puzzled: "There are only thirty seconds in total, and he has already wasted six seconds. Is there enough time left for him to fire all ten bullets?"

Everyone else shared the same opinion as Wu Liuyi, but most people could understand Zheng Yingqi. After all, it was his first time shooting at a 600-meter target, and with the strenuous exercise involved, firing rashly would likely result in hitting the target.

"Why was he so impulsive when Cheng Cai challenged him to a duel? He's so composed now." Someone muttered to themselves.

On the contrary, Meng Jianguo was satisfied with Zheng Yingqi's attitude—even if they lost, they must not lose their composure and should not fire easily without absolute certainty.

Eight seconds passed before Zheng Yingqi finally pulled the trigger and fired the first shot. But by then, Cheng Cai had already fired the third shot.

in!

Looking at the vibrating target, Zheng Yingqi smiled slightly. It was just as he had expected!

boom!

Less than two seconds later, Zheng Yingqi fired a second shot.

"Zheng Yingqi is getting anxious!"

Among the onlookers, someone muttered, "If it were me, I'd rather fire fewer bullets than rush through the shots; at least that way I could hit the target more often!"

"That makes sense. It's possible that Cheng Cai's firing rate caused Zheng Yingqi's mentality to break down."

"I understand. After all, it's his first time running the 600 meters. Cheng Cai has practiced on the 600-meter target several times. This competition wasn't very fair to begin with—if it were me, I'd run the 500 meters with him!"

boom!

boom!

Zheng Yingqi fired continuously at a frequency of about two seconds. The distance between his ten targets was not large, but he needed to re-aim each time he fired. He could re-aim within two seconds each time, which was an amazing efficiency—after all, these were 600-meter targets, not 2-meter ones!

Of course, he can't compare to top snipers. Meng Jianguo once gave an example: he had seen a sniper who could make two precise shots at 800 meters in 1.3 seconds. He couldn't compare to that either.

Zheng Yingqi fired at shorter intervals than Cheng Cai, quickly catching up with Cheng Cai's shooting numbers. Cheng Cai, who was particularly concerned about winning against Zheng Yingqi, subconsciously increased his firing rate and reduced the intervals—but the consequence was that his sixth bullet missed the target.

Target hit!

Cheng Cai felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, then clenched his lips tightly, and after enduring the pain, slowly slowed his breathing and began to aim again.

"I only have eyes for the target...only for the target..." Cheng Cai muttered to himself, trying to forget Zheng Yingqi beside him, and finally got back into the zone.

At this moment, Zheng Yingqi did not care about Cheng Cai at all. Instead, he continued to shoot at his own pace. After all, it was his first time shooting at a 600-meter target. The fifth bullet hit the target, but Zheng Yingqi seemed not to notice. He simply abandoned the target and continued to shoot at the next target.

Gao Cheng watched the two shooters through his binoculars. He was puzzled by Zheng Yingqi's decision to immediately switch to the next target after missing the target, and asked Meng Jianguo beside him, "Why did he just give up on target number 5?"

"In order to maintain the established frequency, and also as a form of psychological comfort, so that the psychological factors after missing the target will not affect the shooting."

Gao Cheng was completely baffled by Meng Jianguo's answer, but watching Zheng Yingqi keep hitting the targets behind him, Gao Cheng still felt gratified and proud. He felt that the 702nd Sniper King would be stationed in the Steel Seventh Company in the future - in the future, when there are sniper training camps, they should all come to our Steel Seventh Company. Who knows, we might even be able to snatch a few pieces of meat from our colleagues!

"Time's up!"

Meng Jianguo timed it perfectly. The moment the 30-second countdown reached zero, he shouted. He was very strict: once the timer reached zero, you absolutely could not fire, even if you had only one bullet left.

Before Meng Jianguo could speak, Zheng Yingqi narrowly fired the last bullet. Upon hearing Meng Jianguo's voice, he immediately stood up and checked his weapon.

Cheng Cai was embarrassed – if there hadn't been an unexpected incident, he could have fired the bullet in the last two seconds. His practice score yesterday was 28 seconds to hit ten targets, but because he missed the target, he wasted two seconds and failed to fire the last bullet.

Both men checked their weapons according to the standard, then stood aside with their guns. Zheng Yingqi remained calm, but Cheng Cai looked very uncomfortable. The training team members watching were also somewhat surprised. They counted the gunshots and knew, of course, that Zheng Yingqi had fired all his bullets and Cheng Cai still had one bullet left.

Zhang Xiaofan was the most shocked.

He practiced with Cheng Cai and naturally knew Cheng Cai's strength. Yesterday, Cheng Cai fired 10 bullets in 28 seconds and hit all of them. Zhang Xiaofan thought Cheng Cai would win easily from the beginning, but in fact, Zheng Yingqi, who was shooting at the 600-meter target for the first time, finished firing, while Cheng Cai did not finish firing and had one bullet left!

However, most onlookers thought: Although Zheng Yingqi fired ten shots, his accuracy was definitely not as good as Cheng Cai's.

Some people thought to themselves, "If seven out of ten bullets hit the target, then it's a glorious defeat!"

Gan Xiaoning and Zheng Yingqi had a good relationship, so of course he hoped Zheng Yingqi would win, since he didn't have much affection for Cheng Cai. But at this moment, he still wasn't very optimistic about Zheng Yingqi, since Zheng Yingqi's firing rate was a bit fast, and he thought that Zheng Yingqi would be lucky to have a 50% hit rate.

What will the results be like?

Everyone watched Meng Jianguo nervously, waiting for him to announce the results.

"Zheng Yingqi, all bullets fired within the time limit, nine hits!"

"Chengcai, within the time limit, fire nine bullets and hit eight!"

Meng Jianguo announced the results.

"Nine out of ten shots hit the target?"

"Ninth Middle School?"

Wu Liuyi and Gan Xiaoning looked at each other in disbelief, staring at Zheng Yingqi over there. This guy really was just like the company commander said, he wouldn't do anything reckless unless he was sure of success!

The other soldiers in the training team looked at each other in bewilderment. At first, they thought Zheng Yingqi had become arrogant in accepting Cheng Cai's challenge. In the end, even though Cheng Cai still had one bullet left to fire, they all felt that Zheng Yingqi's accuracy was definitely not as good as Cheng Cai's.

But I never expected it to be like this—Zheng Yingqi hit the target nine times out of ten!

Nine out of ten shots hit the target! And that was at a 600-meter target, after running a kilometer!

Cheng Cai had the same thought that Xu Sanduo often had: he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He really didn't expect that Zheng Yingqi, who was shooting at the 600-meter target for the first time, could hit the target nine times out of ten, and Zheng Yingqi was even using a modified Type 56 semi-automatic rifle!

Meng Jianguo kept a close eye on the two men's expressions. Cheng Cai's pale face made Meng Jianguo sigh inwardly. He was a very talented young man, but his mental fortitude was lacking.

As the company commander, Gao Cheng understood the relationship between Cheng Cai and Zheng Yingqi very well. He also understood Cheng Cai's mentality. When the new recruits were assigned to the company, he separated the two of them because he was worried that if they stayed together, they would always be competing with each other, which would eventually cause one of them to break down. After seeing Cheng Cai's pale face, Gao Cheng clapped his hands and walked up to the two of them.

"To be honest, if I hadn't watched you two grow from recruit training to the 7th Company, I wouldn't believe you've only been in the army for half a year—to run one kilometer and then shoot at a 600-meter target in 30 seconds with such accuracy, I dare say most veterans wouldn't be able to do that!"

Gao Cheng put his arms around the two of them and said proudly, "It proves that I had a good eye. The soldiers I selected are all top-notch. Well, our Meng Ban truly deserves the title of 'Gun King.' The apprentices he trained have brought us so much honor!"

Gao Cheng deliberately nudged the two men before letting go of them: "It was a very exciting match, and it also gave me, as the company commander, some food for thought. You still have a month of training left, and I'm really looking forward to your performance a month from now. Tell me, will you disappoint me?"

"Won't!"

The soldiers responded loudly to Gao Cheng, who grinned from ear to ear. He pulled a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and tossed it to Wu Liuyi: "Liuyi, distribute this to everyone. This is a reward! Don't think it's too small. Once you've graduated, we'll go find trouble and wipe out the other brother companies. I'll give each of you a pack!"

"Company commander, really?"

"Company commander, you'd better keep your word!"

"When have I, Gao Cheng, ever lied to you? And you two, keep up the good work, I'm just waiting to show off!" Gao Cheng said, putting his arms around Zheng Yingqi and Cheng Cai.

Zheng Yingqi understood Gao Cheng's good intentions and laughed, "Company Commander, don't worry, Cheng Cai and I together will definitely make them cry!"

Cheng Cai forced a smile.

"Hahaha..." Gao Cheng laughed loudly, "You said you'd make the Brothers' Company cry, and I've got it remembered!"

Watching Gao Cheng effortlessly defuse Cheng Cai's embarrassment and psychological setback, Meng Jianguo secretly sighed inwardly, "He truly is the man who makes the Seventh Steel Company even better!"