Chapter 197: In the Silence
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"Boom!"
Dense shelling sounded, smashing on people's hearts like thunder, shells covered the hills, and the entire heights were shrouded in gunsmoke, and nothing could be seen.
The American GIs hid behind the hillside, quietly prepared, waited for the shelling to stop, and then rushed up the hill.
In the continuous artillery fire, the soldiers' faces were covered with sweat, and they didn't know whether they were hot or nervous.
A soldier chews gum and his teeth appear to be chattering.
Recruits are afraid of shells, veterans are afraid of machine guns, and the same is true of the US army, this group of soldiers who have never seen blood will have to face a tragic battle for the first time.
The 105mm howitzers coming from a distance were still shelling, and one shell after another was fired, enveloping the 210 Heights in gunsmoke, which soared into the sky like a volcanic eruption.
I don't know how many Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, Xiao Mubai thought in his heart.
"Brothers, get ready to go, each group of ten people will attack the mountain, move fast so that you won't become the goal, run all the way up."
The person who spoke was Waite, a lieutenant platoon commander of Platoon A. He chewed gum and glanced at each soldier, watching them dodge in fear and speak word by word.
"We were chosen, we had no choice but to go. I'm leading the vanguard myself, and I want Dale to follow me, Dale? Assemble the brothers. ”
Waite spoke slowly, trying to make everyone hear. His last sentence was to tell Dale that Dale was his staff sergeant.
"Let's go in five minutes, let's go."
After saying the last word, Waite was ready to go.
"Goodbye, then!"
Holding his hands crossed, Xiao Mubai said goodbye to Waite.
As the reserve of the whole company, Xiao Mubai must always be vigilant, and suddenly join the camp to reverse the situation when the front is not supported or slightly declining.
Platoon A began to set off, still prostrate while covered by artillery fire, preparing to lurk in front of the Japanese positions in one fell swoop.
Xiao Mubai lay on the dirt slope, staring closely ahead.
Soldiers crawled through the grass and along the contours of the hills, and right under the noses of the Japanese soldiers, the air became more and more dull, and the atmosphere became oppressive as time passed.
In the shadows of the hills, out of the sight of the Japanese troops, American soldiers scurried like monkeys, rushing forward at breakneck speed.
Over a vast area of several hundred meters, more than a hundred soldiers scattered and charged towards the Japanese positions.
The little devil didn't seem to notice, and there was silence in the position.
Except for the C platoon, all the people in C Company were charging, and only Xiao Mubai and them stayed in the rear.
No one is eager to fight, but at this point, they can't fight side by side with their teammates, and everyone is lonely in their hearts, as if they have been abandoned.
Xiao Mubai looked at it with a telescope, and in the camera, Captain Staro waved his hand, and then all the soldiers stopped advancing, hid one by one, and burrowed into the deep grass.
The camera moved away, and a soldier came into view, this soldier was very nervous, muttering something in his mouth, Xiao Mubai was far away, and he could only distinguish that he said that there was no one in front of him according to the pronunciation of the mouth shape.
Waite waved his fingers desperately, motioning for the two soldiers to probe, and the two soldiers looked left and right, and then hardened their hearts and moved forward cautiously.
They are churning in the grass like agile monkeys.
Suddenly, very unexpectedly, two gunshots rang out in succession, and then the American soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, and they were still struggling to move forward.
The gunfire was unexpected, came without any preparation, and then the two soldiers fell.
All at once the situation became difficult, the atmosphere froze, and after the gunshots were fired, it was calm again, as if nothing had happened.
However, the American soldiers began to get nervous, and the enemy did not know where they were, so they were shot.
Xiao Mubai kept holding the binoculars, and he only saw one firelight, to be precise, he only noticed this one, and he didn't have time to pay attention to the other.
Searching from the memory, the memory played back like a movie clip, and before a few seconds had passed, Xiao Mubai found two fires.
Holding the binoculars and watching, Xiao Mubai compared with his memory, and after the gunshot, he returned to calm, and the devil also hid and did not move.
The distance is a bit far, there are four or five hundred meters away, and it is necessary to use a sniper rifle.
Platoon C has only one sniper rifle, the M1903 Springfield Sniper Rifle, which uses 7.62mm pointed bullets and has an effective range of 800 meters.
There is only one gun in the whole platoon, but it is basically useless, and there are few people who like it, indeed, the old gun from forty years ago, who would like it.
Sniper rifles have been idle, and there are no specialized snipers, which shows that the tactical thinking of the US military is seriously lagging behind.
"Locke! Sniper rifle to me. ”
Locke is a herald, and usually two heralds carry sniper rifles on their backs, and they change their backs when they go out on missions.
As soon as Xiao Mubai shouted like this, Locke ran over, and then untied the gun bag and handed it over.
The sniper rifle was tightly guarded, topped by a semi-enclosed cloth bag with a rope wrapped around it.
Xiao Mubai uncovered them one by one, and at this point, the sniper rifle was completely exposed.
Xiao Mubai took the gun, placed it in the direction of the sun, opened the scope and looked carefully to see if there was any damage, and then began to aim and fine-tune the focus.
took the bullets in Locke's hand, and Xiao Mubai pressed the gun one by one.
The bullet was loaded, and Xiao Mubai began to aim.
In order to avoid startling the snake, Xiao Mubai did not fire at the target, but stared at other positions, and the direction was offset at a large angle.
"Bang!"
Pulling the trigger, the bullet suddenly burst out, a gunshot broke the earth, and in the field of vision of the scope, one leaf did not move at all, and the other leaf was pierced.
After continuing to adjust and setting it up again, Xiao Mubai continued to fire.
This time it was a little better, the error was within five centimeters, just four or five hundred meters away.
When Xiao Mubai was doing this, Locke, who had always been chattering, did not speak, and remained silent, he knew that George was doing something very important, and he didn't dare to disturb it at all.
Xiao Mubai then switched directions, aiming at the distance where there was a firelight before.
Xiao Mubai made a series of actions just now, but in fact, it was less than a minute, and in this minute, the field was in a stalemate, and neither side moved, of course, this was only on the surface.
The breeze blows the grass undulating like the sea, and only you know if there are stormy waves under the sea.
Xiao Mubai lay on the dirt slope, holding the gun and aiming in the previous direction, his eyes were firmly fixed on the position of the target, and his index finger was on the trigger, ready to pull it at any time.
Now that a minute has passed, I don't know if the devil has moved the distance, the enemy does not move, Xiao Mubai cannot detect the exact location of the devil, so he can only stand still.
It would be nice if Waite made a deployment and ordered to shoot, Xiao Mubai was thinking like this, when suddenly there was a change in the field.
Just inside the scope lens, a bush of grass moved, and a cold muzzle sticked out.
"Bang!" Xiao Mubai pulled the trigger.
…… (To be continued.) )