Chapter 21 Observation
Farewell to the soldiers, I dragged my tired body toward my command center. As soon as I entered the tunnel of the command center, I turned over and lay on the bed and wrapped myself tightly with the marching blanket. This is really not something that people lurk in the snow for a day and a night, and it is thanks to the soldiers who can hold on. I am afraid of lurking once...
And this is just early winter. If the weather continues like this, it will be a death toll!
"Captain Cui!" At this time, Wang Yuehan walked in from outside the tunnel. When he saw me hiding in the quilt, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then he walked up to me, sat on the wooden chair beside the bed and shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's frost! I said, Captain Cui, you don't have to go out and fight with the soldiers to lurk with them, right? Just point to a soldier as a platoon leader or company commander, and let him lead the team?"
"It's easy to say!" I couldn't help but say angrily: "If I hadn't led the team last night, I might have lost the first class, do you know?"
"Well! Is it so serious?" Wang Yuehan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
"That's not?" I nodded and frowned and said, "The Americans finally sent the sniper to the battlefield. This is a lot of trouble!"
"A American sniper is that powerful?" Wang Yuehan couldn't help but ask in confusion: "I just heard you seem to be very relaxed when you attacked a sniper in the US military, and thought it was no big deal! The matter is really so serious? By the way, I heard that you have also beaten the snipers of the British and American snipers before, right? Is this time even more powerful than you used to fight?"
"That's not!" I shook my head: "I'm not worried about myself. The snipers that appeared on the battlefield this time are much worse than I had encountered before! What I'm worried about are the soldiers. Although the soldiers have been trained to shoot cold guns, they have never received anti-sniper training. Since they went to the battlefield, they have all played the role of "hunter" hunting. Now suddenly, the enemy opposite has appeared in the opposite enemy and we have become "prey". I'm worried that the soldiers will suffer if they have no experience!"
"That's right!" Wang Yuehan's expression also became solemn.
"And more importantly..." After hesitating, I continued: "I suspect that the enemy sniper appeared on our battlefield, and this is by no means accidental!"
"The leader means..."
"I suspect that the US military has realized the particularity of this war!" I nodded and replied: "The US military has much more professional snipers than ours. I think they should not just arrange snipers on our position, if so..."
"Then aren't there any danger in our troops who are shooting cold guns on other fronts?" Wang Yuehan's face changed and he suddenly stood up and said, "No! I have to report this to the headquarters quickly, otherwise the US military will catch us off guard!"
"Yeah!" I nodded and agreed: "Report to the headquarters and let the soldiers on other defenses be vigilant. We must make it clear to the soldiers that the snipers of the US military are different from ordinary enemies, they..."
I couldn't help but hesitate when I said this. Only then did I realize that I didn't know how to explain the sniper thing.
"Just say that!" After thinking about it, I continued, "Just say that snipers are sharpshooters who are similar to us. They have received special training in disguise, lurking, etc., and their equipment is better than us. Most of the guns have scopes, just like my gun!"
"Yes!" Wang Yuehan stepped forward and turned around and walked out of the tunnel, but after a few steps, he turned back.
"Captain Cui!" Wang Yuehan looked at me with some embarrassment and said, "Do you think this matter is more appropriate? Then the superiors will have little understanding of other situations about the 'sniper'!"
"That's right!" I nodded, and helped to open the quilt that had just become a little warm and turned over and stood up.
The only phone in the 597.9 Highlands was in Zhang Xiaoyu's company command center. Before Wang Yuehan and I could run into the tunnel of the command center, we heard snoring sounds coming from inside.
"The company commander is busy digging tunnels and has not rested for several days!" The guard who led us in with a kerosene lamp explained: "Isn't this? I just worked for more than ten hours in a row, and when I came back, I lay on the bed and fell asleep!"
"The tunnel fortifications are progressing smoothly!" I asked casually.
"It's okay!" Wang Yuehan replied: "I'm here in the tunnel! There are two company commanders who help you, so don't worry about shooting your cold gun!"
"That's good!" I couldn't help feeling helpless as I heard that I was in the world. The main purpose of my coming up this time was to transform the fortifications of Shangganling, but as I changed it, it has now become a burden to carry the cold gun and cold cannon movement.
As soon as I walked into the tunnel, I smelled a scent of mold, feet and sweat. When I looked at the light of the kerosene lamp in the guard's hand, I saw that the command center was covered with dark and dirty, and there were messy things everywhere, including rifles, shovels, hammers, shrapnel, etc., which looked like a garbage collection station. Looking at Zhang Xiaoyu, he didn't even take off his shoes, just like a casual bag of quilts, and he was sleeping soundly in the corner!
No wonder Zhang Xiaoyu looks dirty every day, and he is really in the sky and underground with Wang Yiming's command center! However, although other places are in chaos, the phone is neatly placed on the shell box. Not only that, this guy also hangs a bamboo plaque that comes from somewhere on the phone. Just as Wang Yuehan and I were both curious about the function of the bamboo plaque, we quickly understood when we saw the gravel and soil there. This bamboo plaque was originally used to prevent the gravel and the gravel from falling from the top of the tunnel. The gravel smashed the phone! Looking at Wang Yuehan and I were both angry and funny.
"Don't wake him up!" Just as the guard was about to report to Zhang Xiaoyu, I hurriedly stopped him: "Let your company commander take a little longer, we just call!"
"Yes!" The guard responded and stood aside and stopped talking.
"Hey!" Wang Yuehan quickly rang the phone and said to the microphone: "Is the division headquarters? I am the chief of staff Wang Yuehan. I have something to report to the division commander!"
"What? Commander Wang is sleeping? He just fell asleep after busy for a day and a night?" Wang Yuehan couldn't help but look at me with embarrassment.
"Wake up the division commander!" I gritted my teeth, grabbed the microphone and said, "We have important military information, and it is urgent to report to the division commander!"
"Yes!" An answer came from the other end of the phone, and then he fell into silence. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. I didn't want to disturb Commander Wang's rest, but at this moment, if I could let my superiors know one minute earlier, maybe I could save the life of a warrior.
Soon, a tired and urgent voice came from the other end of the phone: "I am Wang Jianqing, what's the matter?"
"Report to the division commander!" I felt a little unbearable in my heart when I remembered the wrinkles on the face of Commander Wang, but I still stood up and said, "I am Cui Wei, the commander of the 538th Regiment. Today, when I led the Cold Gun troops to carry out a mission, I discovered the enemy sniper!"
"Sniper?" Commander Wang on the other end of the phone was stunned when he heard the word, and then asked anxiously: "Is the sniper you mentioned? Are you a sharpshooter who specializes in cold gun shooting?"
"Yes!" I nodded and replied: "The Americans have been training such sharpshooters who specialize in cold gun shooting for at least a few decades. They are not only large in number, but also more professional than us. I am worried that the enemy will arrange a large number of snipers on the front line, causing casualties to our army's cold gun troops, so..."
"No wonder! It turns out that the American devils also sent someone to shoot cold guns!" The voice of Commander Wang was both angry and sad from the other end of the phone: "Captain Cui, before you reported that we had received news that the casualties of the cold gun troops on various defense lines increased. We didn't take it seriously, and thought it was just an accidental phenomenon. Now we know that it was a sniper who was doing it!"
"What?" After listening to Commander Wang's words, I realized that the enemy had already launched a full-scale operation, but we just don't know it yet.
"Captain Cui, Captain Cui..." The shouts of Commander Wang came from the other end of the phone.
"arrive!"
"Is there a solution?" Commander Wang asked: "We have a lot of casualties! I heard that the comrades of the 78th Division lost more than twenty soldiers who fired cold guns in just one day. You also know that these soldiers are all sharpshooters we selected from the army. We cannot afford such a large casualties!"
"This..." A bitter smile flashed in my heart, and hesitated for a while and finally replied: "Secretary Wang, the best way is to let the soldiers not go out of the tunnel and fire the cold gun for the time being!"
There was a silence on the other end of the phone. I knew what it meant to say this. Another meaning of this sentence was to admit that I lost the war and accepted the reality of being blocked by the enemy in the tunnel. This was difficult for anyone in the volunteer army to accept.
But what can I do? The US military began training snipers decades ago. Their snipers not only received special training, but also had advanced sights. When I think of the British sniper who had fought with me, my scalp was numb, even though he was already dead under my gun.
On the other hand, the volunteer soldiers always fought fiercely in battle, and they did not have the idea of snipers at all. Not to mention snipers, even when talking about "firing cold guns", many soldiers don't know what this means. The rifles in their hands are Mosinnagan without sight...
The reality is obvious. The unit in my hand is pretty good. It is well done in lurking and disguising, but other troops are not like this. As Commander Wang said just now, the cold gun troops of the 78th Division lost more than twenty people in one day. If we can gather thirty or forty sharpshooters in one division, half of the troops will be lost.
"Captain Cui!" After a while of silence, Commander Wang's voice came from the other end of the phone again: "I pretended that I didn't hear what I said just now. I don't want to hear you say the second time. I have no choice but to think of a solution for me! Do you understand?"
"Yes!" I answered helplessly.
"How to deal with the enemy's sniper?" After returning to my command center, although I was so sleepy that I couldn't even open my eyes, I couldn't fall asleep while lying on the bed. As soon as I closed my eyes, the scene of volunteer soldiers lying on the enemy's sniper would jump into my mind.
So I was thinking, even if I were not there, would the Volunteer Army's cold gun and cold gun movement be successful? So how did the Volunteer Army win the cold gun and cold gun movement? Wasn't there another sniper god, Mr. Zhang? It is said that he killed more than 200 enemies with more than 400 bullets alone, most of which were US troops, and among them, the US military sent specifically to deal with his snipers.
But then I quickly figured out that this was the growth of the Volunteer Army! From having no idea what a "sniper" was, to later launching a vigorous sniper battle and gradually winning in this sniper battle. However, this growth came at the cost of the sacrifice of countless volunteer soldiers...
What is the most important thing for a sniper?
I asked myself over and over again in my heart, and it was a pity that although I claimed to be a sniper, this is largely due to the possessed body, but now I want to summarize why I successfully defeated my opponent in the past, but I can't think of a reason.
Perhaps the most important thing for a sniper is an instinct! Or like Wang Xianru has a natural sense of smell for landmines, a sniper also has a natural sense of smell for the dangers of potential! Or it is a kind of analytical ability and judgment ability... I can't help but remember that when I defeated my opponent in the past, I often observed a little sign, and then analyzed it from these signs to judge the opponent's position, thus seizing the initiative.
It is precisely because of these and a little bit of luck that I can kill the enemy under a gun when my strength is not as strong as the other party.
But even if these are correct, they are meaningless, because human instinct, natural sense of smell, analytical ability, and judgment ability cannot be obtained through learning. I must have a fool-like method that can quickly improve the overall sniping level of soldiers in general, so as to achieve the goal of minimizing casualties of volunteer soldiers.
What would that be?
I tried not to think so deep. On the surface, sniper was actually lurking, observing, finding the target's position, and then shooting his opponent with one shot.
The last point is what I don’t have to worry about, because the soldiers who can be selected as the cold gun force are all sharpshooters in the army, and their shooting skills are no worse than those of the US snipers. I don’t have to worry about lurking, because the soldiers of the volunteer army have always been fighting against the enemy under weak equipment. Since Japan’s childhood, they have been lurking since they fought against the Kuomintang. Now when they dealt with the Americans, even more than 100,000 troops lurking in the forest will not be discovered by the other party. This is also an important reason why the cold gun force in my hand adapted to the lurking battle so quickly.
Then the only thing left is to observe and find the enemy's position. That's right, the biggest gap between volunteer soldiers and professional snipers of the US military is that we can't find the enemy's position, but the enemy can.
Just imagine, both the snipers and sharpshooters on both sides are lurking in the snowy wilderness. The enemy has received long-term professional training and can always find the position of our sharpshooters by clues. However, the sharpshooters of our army cannot accurately and quickly find the position of the enemy even if the enemy fires the gun, and let the opponent escape.
Observe! Observe!
But most of the volunteer soldiers are careless, especially the 26th Army where I am now. The predecessor of the 26th Army is the East China Field Army. Most of the soldiers in the army are Shandong people of all sizes. What they are best at is to charge on the battlefield, attack camps and capture camps, and now suddenly let these Shandong men learn to observe...
I racked my brains to search for the information in my head, and suddenly recalled that I once watched a documentary about the German army training snipers to observe, and asked those students to use notebooks to record the environment and scenery they saw. When these environments change, for example, a tree suddenly appeared somewhere the next day, that would be the focus of the object!
That's right, just do it!
Thinking of this, I suddenly stood up from the bed, got out of the tunnel and walked towards the soldiers' tunnel.
"Captain Cui!"
"Captain Cui!"
...
When I walked into the tunnel, the soldiers had already fallen asleep, but they were worthy of being sharpshooters picked out from the volunteer army. When they heard the screams of sentries at the tunnel, they got up from the ground one by one and stood up straight.
"Comrades! Are you tired!" I couldn't help feeling a little apologized as I watched the soldiers stand up shakingly.
"Not tired! I've only been sleeping for a day, right?" Yang Zhenshan patted his chest and said, "Captain, I heard that many of your first troops to enter North Korea did not close their eyes for three days and three nights when they fought! How could we call us tired in front of you!"
"Yeah!" I nodded with satisfaction, gritted my teeth and ordered: "Enter the lurking position at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, and the lurking position is mainly safe. Each soldier is required to prepare a notebook and a pencil in addition to bringing guns and bullets. Draw all the things I see, including bushes, stones, hills and valleys!"
Chapter completed!