Chapter 0179: Life and Death Decision
The acting squad leader rolled up his sleeves, slung the machine-gun bullet belt over his shoulders and walked out, he had to go out and hold on.
"I'll go out and have a look, too!" He said as he walked forward, and walked out. At this moment, with a "......bang", an enemy flare rose into the sky, illuminating the entrance of the cave. The smoke had not yet cleared outside, and the black smoke was very clear under the reflection of the flares.
Fierce gunfire was heard nearby, and the battle began.
The acting squad leader turned around and saw two scouts coming out after him, shouting, "What are you doing out there, watch out for the snipers on the other side!" ”
Another flare was raised, and Xiong Guoqing, who was advancing and coming out, lay on the front of the trench, watching the offensive and defensive battles on the position not far ahead.
From a distance, there were two flashes of fire on the top of the mountain, and as soon as the soldiers on both sides went up and down, the automatic rifles spewed out tongues of fire, all of which were strafing. Bunches of tongues of fire flickered and shimmered at the front of the trenches, and the tracks of bullets were intertwined into a web of fire.
Constant flares were raised into the air, illuminating the attacking enemy troops falling on the bare hills bombarded by the shells. The soldiers on both sides of the attack and defense did their duty as a warrior, and none of them flinched, and no one fled from the battle.
After two or three minutes, the smoke of the shells seemed to dissipate, and the advance found more and more enemy troops, and they kept going up from the bottom of the hill and launched a tidal attack. The people in front kept falling, and those behind continued to rush upwards.
The opposing side opened fire in a line on the trenches, and the muzzle fireworks were constantly interrupted, gaps appeared, and the number of troops was constantly decreasing.
Forward, he turned his head and shouted to the acting squad leader: "It's only less than two hundred meters, there are too many enemies, let's support?" ”
The squad leader shook his head: "No, if we shoot, we will be suppressed by the opposite hill, it's useless, don't waste bullets." Don't show your head, watch out for snipers! ”
I could only helplessly watch the sacrifice of my own people continue to increase, and shook his head forward. The acting squad leader said that there was a fragile tacit balance between the front-line positions here, and that as long as the enemy on the opposite high ground did not open fire on this side, they would not fire. If you want to support, they are more advantageous.
"What about us with sniper rifles? It might be better to hide and shoot cold shots while the flares are going off, and take them out some. "Make a suggestion to move forward.
The acting squad leader thought about it for a while, and felt that this was reasonable, so he said: "Okay, you come to me and try it with a sniper rifle, our rifles will have fireworks, and they will be easily detected by the enemy on the opposite hill." I have some grass in front here, and the barrel is not easily spotted by snipers and surveillance officers. Don't you still have a sniper, just call it out and help kill one by one. It is estimated that a lot of people have been sacrificed on their side, and the muzzle fireworks on the trenches are becoming more and more rare. Why didn't they call for artillery fire to suppress the front line? ”
Forward, Xiong Guoqing shouted Li Guoshi to come out, and he first moved to the position of the acting squad leader in the trench, and stretched out the sniper barrel from between the two sandbags. He Siguang came out with him, and after reading it, he decided to help call the rear artillery fire to support and suppress. As soon as he was about to act, the sound of a group of bullets whistling in the sky came, and in less than two seconds, countless cannonballs fell with tail flames, and the front of the position was blown into a bloody fire in an instant.
The first bombs hit the two mountains, and the violent explosion shook the whole land.
The crowd of upward attacks all fell down and disappeared in an instant, and all upward attacks stopped, and the fireworks from the muzzles of the guns could not be seen. The light of fire and smoke obscured everything, and nothing could be seen, and he moved forward and put away his gun. The second group of artillery smashed down, covering the slope in front of the position.
"Well played!" He Siguang exclaimed loudly.
Violent explosions came wave after wave, wave after wave, and only the front of the hill trench was seen, and the corpses of the enemy were constantly being thrown up, falling, and others being thrown again.
There was a blood-red scene in the firelight, broken hands, stumps, helmets, rags, gun parts, everything that could be shattered and dismembered in an instant, and under the fierce artillery fire, nothing could exist intact.
"Damn, that's great, it's too good." Everyone watching the battle in the trenches here reveled, and all the worries just now were instantly relieved, and the ease and joy of people all of a sudden was really incomparable.
"******, the stakes, a rare big scene!" He Siguang admired again.
"I estimate that this artillery attack should have buried more than two companies, judging from the attack formation just now, it may be a reinforced company, and one group will go up again, and there should be another company below. The enemy died a terrible death this time, and there will be no more fighting there tonight! The acting squad leader expressed his opinion.
After returning to the cave, the acting squad leader said, "In the second half of the night, you should touch the enemy's front line. But someone has to go to the demining to find the way, otherwise it won't work. From the junction of the two hills occupied by the enemy in front of us, it used to be a relatively dangerous area, and beyond that was the starting point for the enemy's charge, and the minefield should have been completely detonated, which is why I advocate that you go there tonight. That is, tonight passes, as long as you pass through a minefield. ”
"Well, in that case, we'll get over tonight. Who's going to mine with me? Forward asked the squad: "I need someone to cover the fire if necessary." ”
"Of course I'm going!" Li Guoshi said.
"No! Only one of us can go. The mission hasn't started yet, so you can't bet both sniper rifles. After finishing speaking, he looked at Captain Zhang Xingwu.
Here he has the final say, and whoever he wants to follow.
Captain Zhang Xingwu didn't speak, and the acting squad leader of the position said: "If you decide to go over tonight, then you must act quickly and touch in front of us." If fog can be there before dawn, it will be too convenient to pass through the front lines of those two enemies. Remember that there can't be many people going to explore the way, who will quickly decide that the remaining sniper will be responsible for guarding this side and conducting counter-sniping attacks. Am I right? ”
Li Guoshi suddenly asked: "You have to touch from your front line?" Can you go down the ditch from the way you came, it would be safer? Your position is in the enemy's line of sight, and if you go on like that, you will likely become a live target for snipers. ”
The acting squad leader said: "But there are more mines in the ditch, and people are more likely to be attacked by sniper fire from the positions next to them, but they directly suppress the ravine." It's about to dawn, move quickly, and please determine the manpower as soon as possible. Alas, what am I bothering about? I can't handle my own business, and I won't be involved in your business. ”
Hearing him say this, Xiong Guoqing, Li Guozhu, Wu Anbang and several others were going to go, and several people couldn't argue for a while.
Li Guozhu said: "Don't fight with me, I was about to join the organization and wrote an application, which is when the organization wants to test me, this is not hypocrisy." So let me go in! Captain, you nod! ”
Wu Anbang stopped him and said, "Slow! Don't panic, big man, you're right. But don't forget, both of your brothers are on the front lines. I'm superior to you in everything else, but that doesn't mean I'm not mentally prepared to go into anything, but that doesn't mean I won't be tested. You just sit down, your body is large, and the impact point is also large, and it is absolutely not safe. ”
As he spoke, the wounded soldier with a broken elbow with a pale face looked at Li Guozhu and smiled.
Li Guozhu said: "I'm tall and strong, and I'm still guilty? I sympathize with your height! ”
Wu Anbang retorted: "Don't say it, being shorter than you has the advantage of being a head shorter." If a bullet grazed my helmet over my head, I wouldn't have done anything, and you, at this distance, where would the bullet hit? Don't fight with me anymore, I'll decide. ”
Zhang Xingwu watched them arguing and didn't speak.
"Okay then." Xiang Qian agreed to his request and told him to check the equipment.
"Wait!" The captain opened his mouth at this time. I only heard him continue: "I still have the final say in this kind of thing!" Don't fight with me, I've had more experience than any of you. Onward, let's go! ”
Several people in the cave looked at each other, staring helplessly, watching the two of them check their equipment again. In order to facilitate camouflage and lurking, everyone had already taken off their collar badges, helmets and cockades, and all kinds of weapons and equipment that might make a noise when they set off from the artillery group. The two double-checked it again, tightening the various straps and their loose spots.
It was another desperate life-and-death struggle, and they had to put their lives on the line.
"You have to move as fast as you can, and I'll take you out. Trouble this sniper to follow and go outside to cover them. The rest of the people stay here, it's my territory, I'm familiar with the situation, listen to me. "The acting squad leader is afraid that the night will be long and the dream will be too much, and more than a dozen people will stay with him, and it will be difficult for him to explain to his superiors if there is anything.
Zhang Xingwu said: "Everything listens to him!" Then the two men rolled up their sleeves, carried their guns, and set off out of the cave.
Walking out of the hole, the high ground where the battle of life and death had just fallen silent, and the starlight in the sky had become blurred at some point. A few men bowed along the trench to the sentry post where they had come up.
The clouds seemed to be coming up, obscuring the sky, and sparse raindrops were falling over the trenches, and visibility was noticeably reduced. It seems that God is helping, so it is conducive to everyone's action.
"You climb out of the trench from here, and there's a bush here to block something and hide it. There are more bushes and grasses below, be careful, the slope is steep, and we have to climb down slowly one by one, and here we watch the movement of the enemy on the opposite side and on the hill next to us. The anti-infantry mines we laid twenty meters of the front line a while ago should have been cleared by enemy agents, but be careful of the steep slope below. Said the acting squad leader.