The 333rd Regiment was then deployed behind the junction, with the 1073rd Regiment to the left and the 1075th Regiment to the right.

At this time, the line of the 333rd Regiment was somewhat strange, and its trenches were generally a horseshoe shape surrounded by tank bunkers, that is, an encirclement formed around the joint. From 8 to 10 tanks were arranged in each direction...... There are 8 cars on the wings and 10 cars on the front, so that the front is obviously wider and defends about a kilometer wide.

The reason for this arrangement was to open the pocket a little wider to attract more German troops into the encirclement.

The rest of the tanks were used as reserves, and they were hidden in tank bunkers like the other tanks...... This kind of tank bunker can't be lazy, you have to dig the frozen ground underneath, and even build a ladder bunker like the one mentioned before, the tank can shoot one step forward and hide in the trench one step back.

After doing this, cover the tank bunker with a canvas and even the infantry will not necessarily notice anything, let alone the German pilots flying through the sky at high speed.

"The Germans didn't find out about our deployment, did they?" The instructor poked his head out to look out, but Shulka pulled him back.

"Watch out for snipers!" Shulka said: "We found German snipers lurking in the snow when we attacked just now, and we lost a few men for this!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Instructor!" The veteran said: "Franz [referring to the Germans] is trained as a professional sniper, and they can easily deliver bullets to targets from a distance of several hundred meters!" ”

"And what can you see?" Shulka said: "Can you poke your head out and see if the Germans have discovered our deployment?" ”

The instructor touched his military hat with some embarrassment and replied: "That's just a habitual action, Comrade Shulka!" Thanks for the reminder! ”

At this time, a "bang" of gunfire rang out, followed by a scream from the trench, and a Soviet soldier not far away grabbed his bloody right hand...... The right hand had already had several fingers knocked out from the base of the palm.

It was the fighters of the 1073rd regiment, the horseshoe-shaped line of the 333rd regiment was located at the junction, that is, it coincided with the line of defense of the two regiments, and the third company of Shulka was located at the junction with the 1073rd regiment.

"You're right, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor retracted his gaze with trepidation: "They do have snipers outside!" ”

Shulka just laughed, the instructor who was not experienced in combat was completely aware that it was not easy to be hit by the enemy on the battlefield, especially in the trenches, and knock off a few fingers in the palm of his hand...... Because the hand is always under the head, and the area of the head is much larger than the hand.

That is, if you can hit the hand, then it will be much easier to aim at the head.

There is only one possibility that this will happen: the soldier deliberately stretches out his hand to "hit" the enemy, so that he can become a wounded and not have to fight anymore.

It's an effective way to evade responsibility, as it's harder, if not undetectable, than other forms of self-harm.

Shulka didn't break it.

It wasn't a big deal, and Shulka knew that the soldier must have been frightened by the situation in front of him...... The Germans were several times larger than the Soviets, and there were also a large number of tanks, which also had air supremacy.

On the other hand, the previous battles were fierce, and they used infantry to blow up German tanks back at close range with explosives bags and grenades and the like, which can be seen from the wreckage of German tanks in front and behind the trenches, which means that the German tanks have crossed the Soviet trenches.

Therefore, it is inevitable that some soldiers will be timid and retreat in such situations, and they will choose to "sacrifice" their right hand in exchange for their lives.

But Shulka knew that if this was not stopped, more people would choose to do so, which would affect the morale of the whole army.

After thinking about it, Shulka took off his hat and tore off the five-pointed star on his hat under the instructor's puzzled gaze, put the hat on his head, and then turned the white cape hat over to wrap the military hat...... Then he carefully picked up the gun and slowly poked his head out.

Shulka did not change his position, because at any point in the trench there could be someone who could be noticed by the enemy, and the first change of position did not make much sense, it was just some kind of psychological comfort to himself.

The battlefield was snow-white, blood and corpses had been covered in snowflakes falling from the sky, and at a glance even the wreckage of the tank had become a part of nature and connected to the surroundings, not to mention the German snipers who had carefully hidden it inside.

Shulka waited, motionless, staring at the battlefield ahead through the crosshairs, estimating the direction of the gunshot.

At this moment, there was a "bang", the gunshots rang out again, and another scream came from the trenches.

It is clear that it was another person who reached out and "intentionally injured".

Shulka believed that the German snipers were "helping" with the Soviet soldiers' intentions...... His purpose, of course, was not to break a soldier's finger, but to achieve a kind of psychological warfare effect to demoralize the Soviet army.

To put it simply, if the Soviet soldiers had reached out and the Germans had ignored them, then there would not have been many Soviet soldiers reaching out, and certainly no one would have wanted to be deserters in this way.

However, if the German snipers were "responsive" to the Soviet soldiers, then this method of desertion would soon spread and even affect the entire army.

As Shulka said before, this will undoubtedly be a blow to the morale of the Soviet army.

But the German sniper soon regretted the shot, for Shulka had already seen the green smoke coming from the muzzle of his gun, even though it was not noticeable against the snow-white background, and was quickly blown away by the cold wind.

If Shulka hadn't been prepared to look in other directions, he would still not have been able to spot him.

But this was not the case, and Shulka had already found his big position and waited.

So, after a flash of smoke, Shulka immediately knew his exact location.

The muzzle, the length of the Mauser rifle, the angle......

Shulka aimed his crosshair at a distance of about a meter behind Qingyan, and then pulled the trigger.

There was a "bang", and a scream came from the other side.

Shulka hit him, but did not hit the vital point, and it was difficult to hit the vital point in this situation, because Snow White did not know where the person was.

However, this was not a problem soon, and the wounded German sniper couldn't help but move because of the severe pain, which completely exposed himself, so Shulka fired another bullet immediately afterward.