Chapter 36: Mission Impossible

All the way back to the pit with a frown, the soldiers were all hanging their heads like defeated roosters.

It was eerily quiet in the tunnel, except for the occasional sound from the fire|" Crackling, there was no sound. Some of the soldiers were holding their legs and bowing their heads as if they were thinking about something, some hid under the covers and pretended to be asleep, and some sat by the fire in a daze and watched the flames scurry. A few open cans and kimchi were piled up around the fire, but no one moved, and the once hot white rice was now out of 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, and every meal was white rice, and kimchi and canned food were indispensable, and sometimes there was even pork and dog meat. The cooks who brought us food all said that the food of our cold gun unit was the best in the whole army, and even the army commander would not have such treatment as us. In order to make us eat well and eat well, so that we can deal a hard blow to the arrogance of the Yankees, but now......

Part of the reason why the soldiers can't eat is because we have just lost a dozen of our comrades, and we can't avenge them. The other part is because I feel that I am sorry for the good food given to us by the division. The reason why I'm so sure is because I think so in my own heart.

I found my rifle in the corner of the tunnel. Once upon a time, it was like a second life for me. With it, I feel that I can do anything, I am not afraid of any enemy on the battlefield, and it is also a magic weapon that I can survive on the battlefield, so I am inseparable from it, and even hold it to sleep.

But now...... I felt a sense of powerlessness, because we didn't seem to need it at all on a battlefield where we couldn't see the enemy. So I had a little doubt about this most trustworthy and lazy friend. The soldiers seemed to feel the same way as I did, because I saw their guns casually leaning against the walls of the tunnels.

I sat down silently by the fire, untied the white cloth wrapped around the gun, and began to wipe the gun. The rifle is wrapped in a white cloth and is beaten by the wind and snow on the battlefield, and there is often dust and moisture entering the inner layer through the gaps between the white cloths, and it is very likely to cause jamming if you are not careful, so every time the soldiers come down from the battlefield, they are accustomed to disassembling the white cloth of the rifle and wiping it again. But tonight they didn't.

"Get ready to do tomorrow night!" I was rubbing my gun as I said to myself.

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

"Get ready to do tomorrow night!" I stood up and shouted at the soldiers, "Look at you like this, can you still go to war?" And go and fight those Yankees? Can we still avenge our fallen comrades? ”

......Suddenly, the soldiers got up one by one, and those who took guns took guns and dismantled cloths, and they were all busy after a while.

"Regiment Commander, you just give the order...... Yang Zhenshan said with red eyes while dismantling the cloth: "As long as we can go to the battlefield to fight those dogs, we will do anything!" ”

"That's right!" Hu Zudi also nodded and said: "If we just stay in the tunnel and don't do anything, it will not only be a shame, then, no matter how you say it, we will be sorry for those comrades who sacrificed!" ”

"Commander, give the order! Even if we want to die, we are willing! ”

"Yes! Head! Whoever says 'no' is a turtle bastard! ”

……

All of a sudden, the warriors seemed to have changed into a different person, and they all petitioned with great vigour, and I was moved by it.

"Report!" At this time, a familiar shout came from outside the tunnel, and before I could answer, I saw Zhang Fu and Yang Minle, who were carrying walkie-talkies, running in excitedly like children. When I saw the scene in the tunnel, I couldn't help but be stunned, and asked suspiciously: "What's wrong?" ”

"What's wrong?" I blackened my face and shouted, "What are you two doing up again?" ”

"Report to the Captain!" Zhang Fu and Yang Minle straightened up and said, "We are here to report on the orders of Senior Commander Wang!" ”

"Huh?" When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in my heart.

"Captain Cui!" Wang Yuehan, who walked in later, explained: "What Division Commander Wang means is that the artillery regiment of our division is also under your command for the time being, considering that these two junior comrades have cooperated with you before, so I will send them to strengthen your connection with the artillery regiment!" Dong Yin, the commander of the artillery regiment, asked me to tell you that their artillery is on standby 24 hours a day and can provide you with artillery support at any time! ”

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

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

"Report!" Before the words fell, another report came from outside the tunnel.

With my consent, Fan Changxin, who had almost captured me as a surrendered puppet soldier, appeared in front of me. He stood respectfully in front of me, stood up and saluted, and said, "Report to Regiment Commander Cui, the cold gun unit of the 23O Regiment, a total of twenty-one people came to report!" ”

"Oh! This is the personnel that Master Wang has added to us! Wang Yuehan explained: "The cold gun unit of the 23O Regiment was established shortly after the establishment of our cold gun unit, and the members are all sharpshooters, and they have been conducting cold gun combat with the enemy according to our methods during this time, and they are experienced, so Commander Wang decided to integrate them into our troops!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, it seems that Senior Commander Wang really spared no expense for this mission.

"Call the warriors in!" Then I said to Fan Changxin: "Get acquainted with each other with your comrades!" ”

"Yes!" Fan Changxin answered, and quickly recruited the cold gun troops who were waiting outside the tunnel.

Like us, they were all dressed in snow-white camouflage, and they were holding rifles covered in white cloth. The fighters stood up and warmly shook hands with the new fighters and beckoned them to sit down. Some of the people in my Cold Gun Unit were also from the 23O Regiment, so the two units hardly needed to introduce each other, and everyone quickly became familiar with each other. Moreover, Liu Yawen, the squad leader of the cold gun unit who had just died, was also from the 23O Regiment, and everyone had a common hatred for the enemy, so there was no need for any process at all, and they quickly merged into one and entered the state.

I waited for a while, and after everyone had finished the hustle, I stood up and said to everyone: "Comrades, we suffered a lot of losses last night, and Comrade Liu Yawen and most of the comrades in the third class died. This is the largest casualty we have suffered since our unit was formed, but ...... Our sacrifice was worth it! ”

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but feel a pain in my heart, and my voice weakened.

After a pause, 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, which can see targets clearly in the dark without a light source......

"What?" Hearing this, the new soldiers all looked at me with incredible eyes, which made me realize that Master Wang hadn't told them anything before.

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

"Captain Cui!" Fan Changxin forgot about me and asked, "The night vision device you are talking about...... What's going on? ”

"Let's let the comrades talk about it!" I signaled to Yang Zhenshan and Hu Zudi, and the two of them understood, stood up separately, and briefly told the story of last night's battle. I only heard that the newcomers all gasped, and Zhang Fu and Yang Minle were even more dumbfounded, unable to say a word with their mouths open.

"Yankees really have night vision devices?" Fan Changxin is still skeptical about this.

"That's just our guess!" Although I know this is true, I can only say this now: "Although this has not been confirmed, judging from the experience of the soldiers, this is the only explanation that makes sense." However, this matter is not trivial, and it may affect the formulation of our army's future campaign strategy, so it is necessary to confirm whether it exists, and this is the task given to us by the superiors! In other words, this time our mission is to capture a set of night vision devices for the US military! ”

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

"Captain!" The first to raise doubts was the anxious Yang Zhenshan, who had been in contact with him for so long, I knew that he was a person who couldn't hide his words in his heart, so he couldn't help but stand up and ask: "If those Yankees are equipped with night vision devices, then he will be able to see us, and we can't see them, it's good to be able to shoot them down from a distance, this, this has to pay a set......"

"Yes, Captain Cui!" Fan Changxin also felt that something was wrong, he frowned and thought for a while, and then agreed with Yang Zhenshan's words: "Squad Leader Yang's words are reasonable, it is not easy to shoot the enemy in this situation, not to mention rushing to the enemy's high ground to collect equipment." The distance between the two heights is not very long, but if we want to reach the enemy's position, we have to take two inclined planes, not to mention the distance, and in the meantime we will be completely exposed to the enemy's guns! This, it's almost an impossible task! ”

"Covering with artillery fire, maybe you can kill a few American snipers......," Zhang Fu interjected in a low voice on the side: "But while the artillery fire bombs the enemy, it will also blow up the thing called the night vision device in their hands, and it still can't complete the task!" ”

"And this is also the new equipment of the US military!" Wang Yuehan also interjected: "The Yankees will definitely not let us capture it so easily and bring it back for study, so once there are casualties, those Yankees will definitely spare no effort to snatch those equipment back, and it can be said that it will be even more difficult for us to complete this task!" ”

"Comrades are right!" I nodded: "But these conclusions are all drawn under the conventional combat method, just like Commander Fan said, even if we shoot the enemy, we must go through two inclined planes to reach the enemy, and it is possible to get the enemy's equipment, during which we will inevitably be exposed to the fire of the enemy's night vision devices." But...... What if we lurk in front of the enemy's positions? ”

"Lurking in front of enemy positions?" Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Yang Zhenshan and Hu Zudi didn't feel anything yet, because they already had the experience of lurking in front of the enemy's position. However, Fan Changxin, the new unit, was lurking on the positive slope when they were the most daring, and they had never lurked so close to the enemy in front of the enemy's position. It seems that it is only at this moment that I realize where the gap with us is.

"But the captain!" Yang Zhenshan asked again: "The enemy has night vision devices, how can we still sneak in front of their positions without them knowing?" ”

"It's not that hard!" After thinking about it, I said: "It's cold now, and the temperature in the snow is very low, even it is difficult for us to lurk in the snow overnight, let alone those young master soldiers of the Yankees!" ”

"That's right!" As soon as I said this, Wang Yuehan nodded in agreement and said: "The U.S. military knows that we will enter the position before dawn at about four o'clock, so they only need to enter the position one to two hours in advance and wait for us, and there is no need or need to enter the latent position as soon as it gets dark." We had every time to sneak into the enemy's positions before the American troops entered the lurking positions. ”

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

"The problem of landmines is easy to solve!" Wang Yuehan said: "There is also a Wang Xianru in our army!" With him, the problem of all mines is not a problem! As for the barbed wire......"

"Tomorrow at dawn, blow them up with artillery!" I continued: "The target should not be too obvious, the bombing should look like a fire cover in the open, but in the dark it is 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 war! What do you think? Questions? ”

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

"No problem!" Zhang Fu and Yang Minle saw that it could come in handy at this time, and immediately stepped forward and said excitedly: "Tomorrow dawn to ensure that those barbed wire nets fly into the sky!" ”

"Good!" I nodded.

At this time, Yang Zhenshan, Hu Zudi and other soldiers already showed joy on their faces. They originally thought that there was no hope of revenge, and planned to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy. But now listening to my analysis, they seem to see the hope of defeating the enemy again, and they can't help but be overjoyed.

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

After a pause, Fan Changxin sorted out his thoughts, and then continued: "With the hidden skills of the soldiers, we are lurking in front of the position, although it is difficult for the enemy to see us, we also can't show them!" And the enemy has night vision devices, they will see us, and we can't see that their problem remains. As soon as we get up from our hiding place and approach the enemy, they will soon appear to us. When the time comes, we will still be blind in the dark, and the enemy will see us clearly! It's still hard for us to get things done. ”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but secretly praise, this Fan Changxin's mind is really not simple. However, Yang Zhenshan and Hu Zudi were blindfolded by revenge, and they couldn't see these actual problems.

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

So I nodded and replied, "It's really difficult to determine the enemy's position in the dark, because it's probably two or three o'clock in the morning when the enemy enters the lurking position. It was very dark at that time, and even if we were waiting for the Yankees in our positions first, even if the distance between our troops and the enemy was very short, it was still difficult to determine the exact location of the enemy. So, we're going to let the enemy shoot......"

"Let the enemy shoot?"

"That's right!" I nodded: "My plan is this, arrange a cold-gun unit to lurk on our position, pretend to face off with the American army to attract enemy firepower." And the fighters lurking in front of the enemy's positions can carefully observe and determine the enemy's position by the sound of the enemy's guns and the sparks coming from the muzzle! ”

"Good way!" Fan Changxin couldn't help but lift his spirits when he heard this, looked at me with joy in his eyes, nodded and said, "Then leave this task of attracting enemy fire to me!" ”

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

The soldiers present have all been cold guns for a period of time, and everyone knows that this is a very easy way to "attract firepower", but in fact it is extremely dangerous to execute. Because the object we want to "attract fire" is the sniper of the US military. Therefore, this "fire-attraction" unit is no less dangerous than the latent unit, and even in order to achieve the goal of getting the US snipers to shoot, they may be more dangerous than us.

"You two don't rob me!" Fan Changxin smiled lightly and said: "Your troops have always been shooting cold guns on the 597.9 heights, and they know the terrain of the enemy's position very clearly, and it is easy to judge the enemy's position from the enemy's gunfire and sparks. And you also have experience lurking in enemy positions, which is best suited to lurk enemy positions to kill Yankees. And we are new to the terrain and are not familiar with the terrain, just enough to attract enemy fire! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, and did not speak out against Fan Changxin's arrangement, in fact, this is exactly what I think is the most suitable arrangement.