My Military Career in a Parallel World

"Actually, there's no special skill. When I was a kid, I helped my family herd sheep, and I often had to throw stones to herd the sheep. I probably learned it after doing it so many times..."

"Uh... throwing rocks to fold sheep?! Okay, you win."

After hearing his explanation, everyone was speechless. They turned their heads back and focused on throwing the grenade.

As the deputy monitor, Jiang Chen is usually either the first to take the lead or the last to perform.

What they are throwing now is neither live ammunition nor related to the assessment, so there is no psychological burden. Naturally, there is no need for him to take the lead. In addition, Jiang Chen's three throws just now have passed the passing line, so it is obviously more appropriate for him to be the finale to stabilize the morale of the troops.

"Would you please write down all the key points of the movements I just mentioned?"

"Yeah!" Jiang Chen nodded.

"I just checked your results. You passed the passing line three times. If it were someone else, this score would have been enough, but not you."

Pointing to the 40-meter white line, Li Gang continued, "As a benchmark, although we don't have to top all the subjects, we must at least ensure that we are at the forefront.

Throwing a grenade may not seem difficult, but it does require a certain amount of skill and talent to throw it far, so I don't ask much of you, just get past the 40-meter mark."

"I guarantee to complete the task!" Jiang Chen straightened his back and responded loudly.

Forty meters of good line, this requirement is indeed not high.

Without any professional guidance and by figuring it out on his own, Jiang Chen was able to throw the ball over the 30-meter passing line, and he almost hit the 40-meter mark just now.

Now, with Li Gang's guidance, it should be no problem for him to pass 40 meters if he throws it a few more times. If he is given a little more time and trains in the dream space for some time, it won't be difficult for him to pass the excellent line.

"By the way, squad leader, I feel that throwing more than 40 meters is not too difficult. Why is the excellent line only 5 meters higher than the good line?"

"Haha, do you know what our company's grenade throwing record is?" Li Gang did not directly answer Jiang Chen's question, but talked about another thing.

Jiang Chen shook his head. How would he know?

"Eighty-one meters!"

Li Gang spit out a very shocking number.

Jiang Chen was also very surprised by this number. He knew that Li Gang was a scout and had thought that this record would be outrageous, but he did not expect it to be so outrageous.

As if seeing Jiang Chen's shock, Li Gang smiled faintly and continued: "This is nothing, the military record for grenade throwing is 92 meters!"

"What the hell? How much?!"

Ninety-two meters, this is almost as long as a mortar, right? ! !

Jiang Chen was really shocked this time.

Ignoring his shock, Li Gang brought the topic back.

"The original optimal range for throwing grenades was more than 50 meters. The reason why it has become 45 meters now is mainly because the scenarios where wooden-handled grenades can be used in modern warfare are becoming fewer and fewer."

The other recruits might not know how awesome their squad leader is, but Jiang Chen, through his position as deputy squad leader, has heard some amazing things from other veterans.

The last time the police detective company came to help the new recruits stretch their ligaments, they met Jiang Zhou who helped him avoid the patrol. Since both of them were new recruits trained by Li Gang, they got together and chatted for a while.

Jiang Chen learned from Jiang Zhou that the last time they went out for an exercise they encountered a tough opponent. The police investigation company directly under the regiment, led by the chief of staff, a lieutenant colonel, was unable to defeat the opponent!

Moreover, from what Jiang Zhou said, it seemed that they lost quite badly, and they have been practicing hard since they came back.

When Jiang Chen heard this, he didn't care too much.

Whether the police detective lost or not had nothing to do with him, until Jiang Zhou said something unintentionally.

"Alas, now I know what a true soldier king is. Let me tell you, our squad leader Li was just a little bit away from passing..."

When it came to the most crucial point, Jiang Zhou suddenly stopped talking and diverted the topic to other places in a somewhat clumsy way.

Jiang Chen also followed suit without asking any further questions.

After all, all those rules and regulations are not memorized in vain.

Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask, and don’t say what you shouldn’t say.

He still has the most basic sense of confidentiality.

and……

Although he didn't know which unit defeated the police detective company, with his knowledge from his previous life, Jiang Chen could make a rough guess.

What else could it be except special forces!

Thinking of what Jiang Zhou had not finished saying just now, Jiang Chen came to his senses and his body shook violently.

What is the nickname of the Scout?

Special Forces Reserve!!!

and so……

Now, when Li Gang, the soldier who was very close to becoming a real special forces soldier, talked about his understanding of war, Jiang Chen immediately became extremely alert.

Moreover, he has not forgotten what happened in the cafeteria when he first came to the recruit company.

Li Gang has been on the border for so many years and was a scout, so there is a high probability that he has experienced actual combat.

Jiang Chen, who has already decided to continue to develop in the army, how could he miss an old soldier who has experienced actual combat and share his combat experience with him?

……

Li Gang picked up a grenade and shook it in his hand, then continued, "What are the advantages of a wooden-handled grenade?

Compared with ordinary grenades, it is easier to exert force, can be thrown farther, and will not roll after landing. Multiple grenades can be bundled together and used as cluster bombs, which often have unexpected effects in highland attack and defense battles.

But it also has disadvantages. It occupies a larger area, is inconvenient to transport, not easy to carry, and does not explode completely. With the same space and the same amount of explosives, both the number that can be carried and the lethality after the explosion are not as good as the egg-type grenade.

There are also some industrial issues, which I will not go into detail. If you are interested, you can go to the reading room to find out.

Now, let's talk about grenades.

With the development of science and technology, scenes like highland attack and defense battles rarely appear. Instead, street fighting and indoor battles often occur. Compared with wooden-handled grenades, egg-shaped grenades are undoubtedly more applicable in these scenarios.

Then there is the emergence of rifle grenades, which can easily achieve fire coverage of dozens of meters away without manpower. This thing is much more useful than hand grenades.

Therefore, it is basically a foregone conclusion that wooden-handled grenades will be eliminated from history.

That is to say, our troops have been dragging their feet on changing their equipment for some unknown reason. Otherwise, this thing would never have appeared in front of you."

Li Gang didn't need to explain anything, Jiang Chen already understood what he meant.

"So, the excellent line of fifty meters becomes forty-five meters. Is it determined based on the difficulty of throwing the grenade?" Jiang Chen said immediately.

Although he used a question mark, his tone was very firm.

Li Gang showed a teachable look and nodded, saying, "Yes, within 40 meters, it is not difficult to throw either the wooden-handled grenade or the egg-shaped grenade. But it is different after 40 meters. Therefore, the excellence line will be moved back five meters. This can be regarded as paving the way in advance."

"Okay, enough of my nonsense. If you can't throw forty meters, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"

"Hey, squad leader, you still don't believe me? It's only forty meters, that's just the beginning!"

After saying this, Jiang Chen picked up a grenade, prepared himself for two seconds, and then threw the wooden-handled grenade in his hand out.

The grenade drew an arc in the air and happened to land on the 40-meter white line.

"Humph, you almost missed it, keep going!"

Jiang Chen didn't waste any words. Upon hearing this, he immediately picked up another grenade and threw it out.

Learning from his previous experience, he adjusted his action when throwing the grenade and lowered the height of the grenade slightly.

Shua~Boom~

The grenade crossed the 40-meter white line and landed about one or two meters in front of where the previous grenade landed.

"Yes, this time it should be about 42 meters. When throwing it, pay attention to the coordination of your waist, thighs, hips and arms. Finally, concentrate all your strength to throw the grenade out!"

"Yes!"

The third time he threw the grenade, Jiang Chen also exceeded the good line of forty meters. The landing point of the grenade was similar to the second time, but there was still some distance from the excellent line of forty-five meters.

"Take a ten-minute break and summarize your experience in dropping bombs. Continue in ten minutes. If you still can't pass the 30-meter mark, you'll have to do 100 push-ups for every meter you're one meter away!"

After Jiang Chen finished dropping bombs, Li Gang did not let everyone continue training, but gave them ten minutes of buffer time.

As soon as he returned to the team, Jiang Chen was surrounded by everyone.

Zhao Feihang’s situation is special, but what about Jiang Chen?

Before, I was about the same level as everyone else, barely passing the passing line, how come I suddenly passed the 40-meter passing line? !

"Deputy class leader, tell us quickly, how did you do it!" Li Qiang, who had been hovering near the passing line, spoke first.

Zhou Xinghai also followed up and said, "Yes, squad leader, if you have any tricks, please share them with us. My child is about to cry. Forty meters is the best I have ever dropped bombs. I only dropped them at twenty-three meters..."

The situation for others is not much better.

Although Zhang Meng and Chu Fei passed the passing line, their performance was not very stable. If they were lucky, they could just get by, but if they were unlucky, they might not pass at all in three attempts.

Faced with everyone's questions, Jiang Chen could only repeat what Li Gang had just said.

He is not a genius, nor does he have any unique skills. The reason why he has made such rapid progress is entirely due to his early accumulation in the dream space.

Just like Zhao Feihang, he has been using stones to herd sheep since he was a child. When he first started, he could easily throw stones over a good line of 40 meters, and if he was lucky, he could even throw them over 45 meters.

Jiang Chen did not have such profound accumulation, but he was able to cross 40 meters. Firstly, compared with the wooden sticks he picked up, the grenade was more convenient to use. Secondly, Jiang Chen had been thinking about Li Gang's promise during this period and spent most of his time practicing military boxing, and he had some understanding of the force-generating techniques.

"In fact, it all comes down to the two points the squad leader mentioned earlier, one is the way of exerting force, and the other is the arc when the grenade is thrown out.

There is no shortcut to the way to exert force, you can only learn and practice more. The second point is that you must be careful not to blindly pursue height. The higher you throw it, the farther it will fly. It may even be the opposite! "

Everyone spent the entire afternoon at the bombing range, and when they returned from training, everyone's right hand had some muscle strain from overexerting themselves.

Fortunately, Li Gang was well prepared. Before the physical training started, he took a bottle of the army's universal magic medicine "safflower oil" and asked everyone to help each other apply it on their arms and shoulder blades.

He also taught everyone a little trick: when applying, pour safflower oil on your hands first, rub your hands vigorously, and after the temperature on your palms rises, apply it on your body. The effect will be much better than applying it directly.

Although it sounded a little unreliable, everyone still followed suit.

You know what, the effect is really good. During physical training, my arms that were originally sore and weak no longer feel so uncomfortable.

The high-intensity training continues.

Fortunately, this time we were not required to wear gas masks. Although I was still almost tired to the point of vomiting blood, at least it didn’t feel as painful as the previous two days.