Chapter 36 Impossible Mission

I frowned all the way back to the tunnel and found that the soldiers were all dejected like defeated roosters.

The tunnel was terrible. Apart from the occasional "crackling" sound from the fire, there was nothing sound. Some soldiers hugged their legs and looked like they were thinking, some hid in bed pretending to be asleep, while others sat beside the fire watching the flames running around. I heard the open canned food and kimchi piled beside the fire, but no one moved. The originally hot white rice has now lost its temperature.

Since the division heard the news of the enemy's special sniper unit, the division headquarters took special care of the food of our cold gun troops. Every meal was white rice, and kimchi and canned food were indispensable, and sometimes pork and dog meat. The cook who delivered the meals to us all said that the food of our cold gun troops was the best in the entire army, and even the commander would not be treated like this. In order to let us eat enough and eat well, we can severely hit the Americans' arrogance, but now...

The reason why the soldiers couldn't eat was partly because they had just sacrificed more than a dozen comrades, but we couldn't avenge them. The other part was because I felt sorry for the division headquarters giving us such good food. The reason why I was so sure was because I thought so in my heart.

I found my rifle in the corner of the tunnel. Once upon a time, it was like my second life. With it, I felt that I could do everything and not be afraid of any enemy on the battlefield. It was also the magic weapon for me to survive on the battlefield, so I was inseparable from it, and even hugged me when I was sleeping.

But now... I feel a sense of powerlessness, because on the battlefield where the enemy is invisible, we don't seem to use it at all. So I have a little doubt about this most trustworthy friend for the first time. The soldiers' feelings seemed to be similar to mine, because I saw their guns leaning against the wall of the tunnel casually.

I sat next to the fire without a sound, untied the white cloth wrapped around the gun, and began to wipe the gun. The rifle was wrapped in a white cloth and was hit by the wind and snow on the battlefield. There was often dust and wet steam entering the inner layer through the gap between the white cloth. If you accidentally got out of the battlefield, you were very likely to get stuck. Therefore, every time the soldiers got off the battlefield, they were used to taking apart the white cloth of the rifle and wiping it. But they didn't.

"Be prepared and act tomorrow night!" I wiping the gun while saying as if I was talking to myself.

"What?" Yang Zhenshan, who was pretending to be asleep, turned over and sat up, rubbed his eyes and looked at me and said, "Captain, what did you say just now?"

"Be prepared, act tomorrow night!" I stood up and shouted at the soldiers: "Look at how you look, can you still go to the battlefield? Can you still fight those Americans? Can you still avenge our sacrificed comrades?"

"Suddenly...", all the soldiers got up one by one, holding guns, and dismantling cloth. In just a moment, they all became busy.

"Captain, just give orders..." Yang Zhenshan said with red eyes while dismantling the cloth: "As long as we can go to the battlefield to fight those damn gods, we will do anything!"

"That's right!" Hu Zudi also nodded and said, "If we just stay in the tunnel and do nothing, it wouldn't be just a shame. Then, no matter how you say it, I'm sorry for those sacrificed comrades!"

"Captain, give an order! Even if we want to die, we are willing!"

"Yes! Leader! Whoever says the word "no" is a turtle bastard!"

...

The soldiers suddenly seemed to have become different people, and they all petitioned with all their spirits, which made me feel very moved.

"Report!" At this time, a familiar shout came from outside the tunnel. Before I could answer, I saw Zhang Fafu and Yang Minle, who were carrying a walkie-talkie, running in excitedly like children. When I saw the scene in the tunnel, I was stunned and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" I shouted with a dark face: "What are you two coming up again?"

"Report to the commander!" Zhang Fafu and Yang Minle stood up and said, "We came to report on the orders of Commander Wang!"

"Huh?" I couldn't help but feel strange when I heard this.

"Captain Cui!" Wang Yuehan, who walked in, explained: "Team Wang means that your division's artillery regiment is temporarily under your command. Considering that these two young comrades have worked with you before, I will send them to strengthen your contact with the artillery regiment! Dong Yin, the leader of the artillery regiment, asked me to tell you that their artillery soldiers are on standby for 24 hours and can provide you with artillery support at any time!"

"That's great!" Hu Zudi clenched his fists and said, "Even if we can't see them, a round of artillery fire can blow up a few of them!"

"I don't want to let go of any of them!" Yang Zhenshan had another expression.

"Report!" Before he finished speaking, a report came from outside the tunnel.

With my promise, Fan Changxin, who had almost captured me as a surrendered puppet army, appeared in front of me. He stood respectfully in front of me and stood up and saluted, saying, "Report to Commander Cui, the 230th Regiment's cold gun troops, a total of twenty-one people came to report!"

"Oh! This is the personnel that Commander Wang has supplemented us!" Wang Yuehan explained from the side: "The cold gun unit of the 230th Regiment was established shortly after our cold gun unit was established. The members are also sharpshooters. During this period, they have been fighting cold guns with the enemy in accordance with our methods. They have rich experience. Commander Wang decided to incorporate them into our troops!"

"Yeah!" I nodded. It seemed that Commander Wang was really willing to spend all his money on this mission.

"Call the soldiers in!" Then I said to Fan Changxin: "Familiar with each other with comrades!"

"Yes!" Fan Changxin responded and soon recruited the cold gun troops waiting outside the tunnel.

Like us, they were all covered in snow-white disguises, holding rifles wrapped in white cloth in their hands. The soldiers stood up and warmly held the newly joined soldiers, and asked them to sit down. Some of the cold gun troops under my command were from the 230th Regiment, so there was almost no need for the two troops to introduce each other, and everyone soon became familiar with each other. Moreover, Liu Yawen, the squad leader of the cold gun troops who had just died, was also from the 230th Regiment. Everyone had the same hatred for the enemy, and there was no need for any process. They quickly merged into one and entered the state.

I waited for a while, and after everyone was finished, I stood up and said to everyone: "Comrades, we suffered a great loss last night. Comrade Liu Yawen and most of the comrades in Class 3 were sacrificed. This is the biggest casualty that our troops have suffered since their establishment, but... our sacrifice this time is worth it!"

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but feel ache in my heart, and my voice became weaker.

After pausing, I continued, "Because of our sacrifice this time, we know that the US military has a new type of equipment, which is what we temporarily call night vision devices, can see the target clearly in the dark without a light source..."

"What?" Hearing the words, all the newly joined soldiers looked at me with incredible eyes, which made me realize that Commander Wang had not told them any news before.

However, this is normal. Before the news is confirmed, it is better not to let other troops know about this matter. Because once it is confirmed that the "night vision device" does not exist, it will damage the credibility of the senior management to a certain extent and cause unnecessary panic in the troops.

"Captain Cui!" Fan Changxin asked in confusion: "What's going on with the night vision device you mentioned?"

"Let's let the comrades talk!" I signaled to Yang Zhenshan and Hu Zudi. The two of them understood each other and stood up separately, briefly talking about the battle process last night. Only when the new soldiers were heard gasping for breath, Zhang Fafu and Yang Minle were even more stunned, and they opened their mouths and couldn't say a word.

"The Americans really have night vision devices?" Fan Changxin was still skeptical about this.

"This is just our guess!" Although I know this is the fact, I can only say this now: "Although this matter has not been confirmed, judging from the soldiers' experience of this battle, only this explanation will make sense. But this matter is not small. It may affect the formulation of our army's future battle strategy, so it must be confirmed whether it exists. This is the task given to us by our superiors! In other words, our mission this time is to seize a set of night vision devices from the US military!"

"What?" This time, not only the new soldiers were surprised, but also Yang Zhenshan, Hu Zudi and others looked at me with the same expression.

"Captain!" The first person to raise doubts was Yang Zhenshan, who was impatient. After contacting him for so long, I knew that he was a person who could not hide his words in his heart. At this moment, he couldn't help but stand up and ask: "If those Americans are equipped with night vision devices, they will see us, and we can't see them. It would be nice to have a shot from a distance and kill them. This, there is still a set of things..."

"Yes, Captain Cui!" Fan Changxin also felt something was wrong. He frowned and thought for a while, then expressed his approval of Yang Zhenshan's words: "Squad Leader Yang's words make sense. In this case, it is not easy to shoot the enemy, let alone rush to the enemy's high ground to collect equipment. Although the straight-line distance between the two high grounds is not long, if you want to reach the enemy's position, you must walk two inclined surfaces. Not to mention the distance, we will be completely exposed to the enemy's gun! This is almost an impossible task!"

"Covering with artillery fire, maybe you can kill several US snipers..." Zhang Fafu whispered: "But while the artillery fire explodes the enemy, it will also shatter the night vision device in their hands, and it will still not be able to complete the mission!"

"And this is also the new equipment of the US military!" Wang Yuehan also interrupted: "The Americans will definitely not let us seize and bring them back so easily, so once there are casualties, the Americans will definitely spare no effort to grab the equipment back. It can be said that it is even more difficult for us to complete this task!"

"Comrades are right!" I nodded: "But these conclusions are all drawn under conventional combat methods. As Company Commander Fan said, even if we shoot the enemy, we must pass through two inclines to reach the enemy before we can get the enemy's equipment. During this period, we must be exposed to the firepower of the enemy's night vision device. But... what if we lurk in front of the enemy's position?"

"Landing in front of the enemy's position?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Yang Zhenshan and Hu Zudi didn't think anything was there, because they had already had the experience of lurking in front of the enemy's position. However, Fan Changxin, the newly joined troops, was lurking on the front slope when they were most courageous, and never lurking in front of the enemy's position so close to the enemy. At this moment, when he heard me say this, he couldn't help but look at each other. It seemed that he didn't realize the difference with us until this moment.

"But the regiment commander!" Yang Zhenshan raised doubts again: "The enemy has a night vision device, how can we lurk in front of their positions without them noticing?"

"This is actually not difficult!" I said after thinking about it: "It's cold now, the temperature in the snow is very low, and it's hard for us to lurk in the snow overnight, let alone those young men of the Americans!"

"That's right!" After I said this, Wang Yuehan nodded in agreement: "The US military knew that we would enter the position before dawn around four o'clock, so they only needed to enter the position one to two hours in advance and wait for us. There was no need and there was no need to enter the position as soon as it was dark. Before the US military entered the position, we had time to lurk into the enemy's position."

Fan Changxin nodded: "The distance problem has been solved, but there are barbed wire and mines in front of the enemy's position, which makes it impossible for us to quickly get to the US military!"

"The landmine problem is easy to solve!" Wang Yuehan said: "Our army has another Wang Xianru! With him, all the landmine problems are not a problem! As for the barbed wire..."

"As soon as tomorrow dawn, use artillery to blow them up!" I continued, "Don't be too obvious. The bombing looks like a firepower cover on the surface, but in secret, it is about to destroy the barbed wire. In this way, the US military will think that we are just like them, venting our anger after losing the battle! How about it? Is there any problem?"

The last sentence was said to Zhang Fafu and Yang Minle.

"No problem!" Zhang Fafu and Yang Minle saw that they could be useful, and immediately stood up and said excitedly: "Tomorrow, the barbed wire flew into the sky!"

"Very good!" I nodded.

At this time, Yang Zhenshan, Hu Zudi and other soldiers had already expressed joy on their faces. They originally thought there was no hope of revenge and planned to go to the battlefield to fight against the enemy. But now after listening to my analysis, they seemed to see the hope of defeating the enemy again, and they all couldn't help but express their joy.

"But Captain Cui..." Fan Changxin raised another question: "Even if we can successfully avoid the mines of the US military, blow up their barbed wire, and successfully lurk into the enemy's positions, there are still many problems!"

After pausing, Fan Changxin sorted out his mind and continued: "With the soldiers' lurking skills, we lurk in front of the position. Although it is difficult for the enemy to find us, we cannot find them either! Moreover, the enemy has a night vision device, and they can see us, but we cannot see them. The problem still exists. Once we get up from the lurking place and approach the enemy, the enemy will soon find us. At that time, we will still touch the elephant in the dark, but the enemy will see us clearly! In this way, it is still difficult for us to complete the task."

Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but praise it. Fan Changxin's mind was really not simple. However, Yang Zhenshan and Hu Zudi seemed to be blinded by revenge and could not see these practical problems.

But since I will propose this solution, of course there will be solutions to these problems.

So I nodded and replied: "It is indeed a difficult problem to judge the enemy's position in the dark, because it is very likely that it is two or three o'clock in the morning when the enemy enters the lurking position. It was dark at that time. Even if we lurk in the position first and wait for the Americans, even if our army is short from the enemy, it is still difficult to determine the exact position of the enemy. Therefore, we must let the enemy shoot..."

"Let the enemy shoot?"

"That's right!" I nodded: "My plan is like this: arrange a cold gun unit to lurk on our position, pretend to show up with the US army to attract the enemy's firepower. The soldiers lurking in front of the enemy's position can carefully observe and determine the enemy's position with the enemy's gunshots and the sparks coming out of the muzzle!"

"Good solution!" Fan Changxin was so excited that he was excited, looking at me with joy, nodding and said, "Then let me leave this task to attract the enemy's firepower!"

"Company Commander Fan, this is not good! Let's do it!" Yang Zhenshan and Hu Zudi quickly stood up and said.

The soldiers present had been fired for a while after a long time of cold guns. Anyone knew that the words "attract firepower" were very easy, but in fact they were extremely dangerous. Because the object of "attract firepower" was the US sniper. Therefore, this "attract firepower" unit is no less dangerous than the lurking unit. In order to achieve the goal of getting US snipers to shoot, they may be more dangerous than us.

"Don't steal from me!" Fan Changxin smiled easily and said, "Your troops have always been shooting cold guns on the 597.9 high ground. They know the terrain of the enemy's position clearly. It is easy to judge the enemy's position from the enemy's gunshots and sparks. And you also have the experience of lurking in the enemy's position, which is most suitable for lurking in the enemy's position to kill the Americans. When we are new to us, we are not familiar with the terrain, and we can just attract the enemy's firepower!"
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