258: Chapter 256: The Sinister Person and Gun 258: Chapter 256: The Sinister Person and Gun Gao Yang had never fired an L85A1 before.
After warning the nearby people that he was going to shoot, he fired a burst of bullets into the distant sea.
There were still about a dozen bullets left in the magazine, and Gao Yang fired them off smoothly.
At least in this round of firing, the L85A1 did not experience the notorious jamming after a few shots.
After finishing a burst, Gao Yang shrugged his shoulders and said, “It seems that this gun isn’t as bad as the legends say.
Look, more than a dozen bullets fired without a single jam.
Although the shooting experience is really poor, at least it’s usable.”
Glolov also shrugged and said, “Legends tend to be somewhat exaggerated, but I really have never seen anyone use the L85.
In all my years as a mercenary, this is the first time I’ve seen someone use this gun.
But if you’re satisfied with just over ten rounds without a jam, I can only say your standards are too low.”
But Toad scoffed with disdain, “It’s just over a dozen bullets.
That’s the British Army’s standard issue rifle, for crying out loud.
It should at least get through a magazine.
Wait for me, Toad, let’s go get a few more guns to try.”
Toad and Li Jinfang ran off; each of them brought back two L85A1s, along with several magazines.
After replacing their empty magazines with full ones and setting the firing mode to automatic, they emptied a magazine each.
But a miracle happened, and there was still no jamming.
Unconvinced, Toad replaced his magazine and, halfway through the second magazine on automatic mode, finally experienced a jam, while Li Jinfang was luckier.
He made it through the second magazine without any issues, but after replacing with a third magazine and firing just four or five bullets, his gun finally jammed.
Toad frowned in confusion, “The L85A1 lives up to its reputation as a terrible gun, but this is still much better than what the legends say.
I thought it would jam before even getting through one magazine, and the magazine hasn’t fallen out due to vibration during shooting.
So, this gun is still awful, no doubt about that, but it’s not completely unusable.”
Looking at the rifle in his hands, Gao Yang suddenly asked, “Rabbit, how do you differentiate between an L85A1 and an A2?”
“These two rifles look very similar, with the main difference inside.
As for the exterior, the biggest difference is the charging handle.
Anyway, I rely on the charging handle to tell them apart.”
Gao Yang and Toad used the same method to differentiate the L85A1 from the A2, relying on the charging handles.
While Toad was speaking, Gao Yang began disassembling his rifle, and by the time Toad had finished talking, Gao Yang had the gun taken apart.
After opening up the rifle, Gao Yang cursed with a laugh, “F**k, those Brits are crafty.
This ain’t an L85A1.
Look at the internals here.
This is clearly an L85A2 dressed up in an L85A1’s casing, and you can tell these parts have been hand-polished.
This is obviously a custom-modified gun.”
Toad had an epiphany, took the disassembled rifle from Gao Yang’s hands to look, and said loudly, “Exactly, using a hand-modified L85A2 disguised as an L85A1!
What are these guys thinking?
Do they stick with this kind of gun just because they’re used to it?”
Gao Yang shrugged, “How would I know what they’re thinking?
Right now, I only know two things: first, if a hand-modified L85A2 is this bad, then one can only imagine how terrible an unmodified L85A1 must be.
Second, the mercenary business must really be quite lucrative, or else they wouldn’t bother turning such a crappy gun into something useable.
That must cost a fortune.”
Frey chuckled and said, “Boss, it’s like your pistol.
Everyone thinks there are only seven bullets in your gun, but actually, you have fourteen bullets, double the amount.
It’s very possible someone could be deceived by that.
I think their plan might be to carry around L85A1s so the enemy thinks they’re all idiots and underestimates them.
There are other advantages too, like firing two shots then stopping, making the enemy think their gun has jammed.
They rush out hoping for an easy target, but bang—the gun fires again.”
Gao Yang nodded repeatedly, “Makes sense, a lot of sense.
If I saw the enemy carrying L85A1s and their guns suddenly stopped firing mid-battle, my first thought would definitely be that the poor sod’s gun jammed.
Ha, maybe that’s exactly their plan.
But all the people using these guns are dead, so no matter how much we guess, we’ll never really know for sure.”
After speaking, Gao Yang cleared his throat and said, “Let’s talk business now.
We don’t know if anyone else will attack, so we must be extra careful in the coming time.
And right now, we don’t know if Maide and Abu will survive.
For the time being, it seems we’ll have to step up and take control of the situation.”
Glolov frowned, “Is it that serious?
Could both of them die?”
Gao Yang shook his head and said, “It’s very serious.
Maide has a completely severed arm, and Abu has been shot in the chest and leg.
Although Bruce performed surgery on both of them, whether they can survive is really hard to say.”
Li Jinfang frowned and said, “If both of them die, this, this will be troublesome to handle.”
Gao Yang sighed and said, “It’s not appropriate to just leave now, as we haven’t fulfilled the contract yet.
Anyway, we have to complete the training of the Instruction Platoon, and there’s less than a month left.
We’ll continue with the training, but it looks like we’ll also have to command the Skull Gang during this time.
Of course, if they are willing to follow our command, we’ll take up this responsibility.
If they refuse to obey, well, that would be great.
We can just pack up and leave.
Right now, it seems the Skull Gang has offended quite a few people— the British in the Gulf of Aden, the pirates in Somalia.
They have now joined forces, and I have no doubt that others will continue to launch attacks in the future.”
Li Jinfang sighed and said, “For now, we can only stay until the training is over.
It’s really impossible to just abandon the students we’ve trained for so long and leave.
Alright, we’ll give them a hand.
If they refuse our help, then there’s nothing more to say.”
Glolov frowned and said, “We’d better not separate.
As long as it’s daytime and within visual range, the artillerymen can handle themselves.
So I think it’s better for us to act together.
That way, we can exert our greatest combat strength.”
Gao Yang gave a wry smile and said, “If possible, I would of course prefer that we stick together.
At least that’s more reassuring.
But haven’t you seen how chaotic they are?
Without someone in command, I have no doubt that everyone except the Instruction Platoon would collapse at the first sign of trouble.”
Cui Bo also voiced his concerns, “This is really troublesome.
Why not incorporate the marksmen into the Instruction Platoon’s organization ahead of schedule?
They can at least be put to use now, and they should also be training with the Instruction Platoon.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Alright, let’s do it ahead of schedule.
The Instruction Platoon indeed needs the inclusion of marksmen.”
At this moment, Glolov said with a troubled look, “Last night, no one commanded the heavy machine gunners in time.
As a result, when they were attacked, they all ran away and vanished, only returning to the ranks this morning.
I’m really about to be driven mad.
We were originally planning to wait for Maide and Abu to appoint the officers, since this is their army after all.
But now, regardless of what Maide and Abu intend, we must select a group of officers as soon as possible.
Otherwise, we still won’t be able to fight if there’s another battle.”
Gao Yang smiled bitterly and said, “Maide was planning to wait until the training was over to hold a commissioning ceremony, and naturally, there would be officers by then.
Unfortunately, we can’t wait any longer.
Alright, let’s take care of this for them.
We’ll find those who have performed well and appoint them as officers, at least the squad and platoon leaders need to be selected, otherwise, we really won’t be able to fight.
Toad, you’re most familiar with the situation of the Instruction Platoon, directly appoint anyone who’s suitable.
Big Dog, you take charge of the artillery side.”
Li Jinfang and Glolov both nodded and said in unison, “Understood.”
Gao Yang pondered for a moment and continued, “There’s another thing.
Last night, Maide also mentioned to me that they were planning to launch an offensive against Bosaso.
He wanted us to scout the situation in Bosaso and then give him advice on whether it’s possible to take down Bosaso.
However, it turned out that the Mokadi Faction made the first move.
Yes, the Mokadi Faction, which controls Bosaso, are the same people who attacked us from the east side of the village last night.”
Li Jinfang snorted with laughter and said, “The Skull Gang’s fighting ability is poor, but at least they have some courage.
However, the fighting ability of the Mokadi Faction can only be described as trash.
No, not even that, they’re worse than trash.
Last night, you didn’t see it, but how should I put it…
to describe the Mokadi Faction as amateurish seems insufficient.
Let’s just say this, Skull Gang’s fighting ability is like the L85A2, while Mokadi Faction’s fighting ability is like the L85A1.”
After everyone unanimously voiced a realization with an “Oh,” Gao Yang said gravely, “Now I can understand it better.
You mean, although the Skull Gang’s fighting capability is poor, it still counts for something.
As for the Mokadi Faction, they’re completely useless like the L85A1.
By that analogy, the Skull Gang is actually quite formidable compared to the Mokadi Faction.”
“Exactly, you can understand it that way.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Alright, it looks like we don’t have to worry about the Mokadi Faction in Bosaso unless they receive some strong reinforcements.
If they come, we’ll just beat them back.
But we must be on high alert for the British.
I wonder if the British, after suffering such a big loss, will come back for revenge.”
Glolov shook his head and said, “I think it’s possible the British will continue to attack, but certainly not to avenge some mercenaries.
Mercenaries are paid to do a job, and it’s uncertain if they’ll get paid if the mission isn’t completed.
Those Brits won’t avenge a bunch of mercenaries.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Okay then, our main focus will be on guarding against the British.
The primary work is all based on the premise that the British might attack again.
There’s nothing else to worry about for now.
Let’s discuss what needs to be done, as time is of the essence.” (To be continued.
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