The western sunlight exposed the position of the German observation post, and in a field of burnt brown, a glimmer of golden sunlight flashing through the lenses was noticed by Ludvik: "One non-commissioned officer, two soldiers. "Vasily saw it clearly, but he was in no hurry to shoot: the special structure of the artillery mirror (the structure of the periscope) gave the Germans good cover, and only when the personnel moved, the figure flashed on the flank.www.biquge.info

Vasily waited, calculating the frequency of the appearance of targets, "maybe there will be an officer." ”

1, sniper; 2, commander; 3, observation post; 4. Machine gun, mortar shooter - if not an officer of a certain rank, Vasily would have placed the observation post second on his "menu". Three days ago, he cooperated with Sasha, and two bullets and one rocket reimbursed a German five-man artillery observation post, but that time it was less than 200 meters away from him, and today the bazooka is not reliable.

German observation posts usually had a junior officer, and Vasily was waiting for him to appear: not because the target was an officer, but because the Germans' officers had received long-term formal training, and it was more valuable to kill him.

The sniper did not move for a full five minutes after the observer's report, and Ludvik, without the slightest impatience, quietly monitored the situation in the vicinity of the target: the two had worked together for so long and knew the habit of Comrade Captain - he would not shoot at the best time.

Shells whistled not far away, and a violent explosion sounded in the cold and cold seemed to be without warning, but Vasily had already calculated the approximate pattern of sporadic shelling after a long period of observation.

A large cap appeared in the scope, and the side of the face, only half of it was exposed - it was an officer!

Just as the explosion was heard again, Vasily pulled the trigger, and in less than a second, he clearly saw that the target had been hit in the head!

"Kill."

At 600 meters, it took almost two seconds for the gunfire to pass, and without the slightest splash of muzzle dust, it was impossible for the target observation post to find out where the sniper was, but Vasily still said softly: "Withdraw, position No. 2." ”

According to the path of the bullet, if a German sniper was nearby, if he noticed something unusual at his observation post, if there was enough time between the explosion he heard from his position and Vasily's place, perhaps he would have sensed the direction of the bullet and calculated the approximate distance.

Vasily himself was able to achieve the general positioning of the difference between the sound and the time, and if he fired a second shot, there was a chance that he would never have a chance to fire a third shot, and he could not have any luck mentality, because this was a sniper operation without the slightest emotion and without the slightest mistake!

"If I can do it, the Germans should be able to do it too!"

Since the outbreak of the War of '39, the German snipers who flaunted their achievements in World War I seem to have lost their usefulness, and the high-speed crushing of tank tracks has left snipers in the back for almost two years. The German army has always focused on sniper warfare, and the Red Army, which has carried out extensive military exchanges with Germany, is well aware of this, and both sides have sent snipers to study at each other's sniper schools.

Vasily, who was the director of the Leningrad Sniper School, studied the sniper tactics of the German army, and from the beginning of the defense of Minsk, the snipers on both sides seemed to have gained a rare battlefield, and a battle in silence and darkness had been staged - it was not as vigorous as the group charge, nor as overwhelming as the rocket artillery shelling, it seemed to be a little silent, but it could make everyone unable to escape the entanglement of the fear of death: at any time, maybe a spinning bullet would end its own life!

There was a row of charred couches and broken bricks for cover, but Ludvik felt that this was not enough - just as Vasily gave the order to shift positions, both men knew that perhaps German snipers were watching their side!

Ludwick put away the telescope with his right hand, put his left hand in front of a broken brick on the side, grabbed a thin rope that was pressed, and twitched slowly. A small mechanism behind a broken window seven or eight meters away came into play: it was a mannequin dummy from the shop that Alyosha had found, and Ludvik had dressed it in a sniper's camouflage suit, with a steel helmet and a reflective mask, and even a genuine Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle in the hands of the model lying on his stomach.

The rope is pulled with just the right force, if a German sniper hidden somewhere on the opposite side is paying attention here, if the sniper is experienced enough, he may find a Red Army sniper who is retreating cautiously - there is not the slightest flaw, the dummy's movements are like an experienced sniper retreating, and that broken window is the best sniper position within a few tens of meters nearby, if it is a German sniper will also choose there.

"Never go into the best position to be a sniper position, lay out the best position as a trap without flaws, because your opponent is not stupid!" This is the most important thing Vasily taught his students after the Soviet-Finnish war!

If the German sniper is good enough, the dummy's slow movement time of three seconds has a very good chance of firing, and Vasily himself will definitely be able to hit the upper torso of the target, and few people can resist such a temptation. Once the Germans fired, their own retreat not only became safe, but if the timing was right, they could take out their opponents.

Suddenly, with a "bang", Ludvik felt that the dummy in the distance seemed to jump - sniper!

A second later, a crisp gunshot came, and the Germans were exposed!

Fortunately, Vasily and the two were arranged seamlessly, and there was really a German sniper lurking in the shadows, and he was a veteran - only a master could have judged the approximate location of the two just now.

Within a few tenths of a second, Vasily had already judged the general position of the German sniper based on the angle of the bullet and the interval between the gunshots, and he decided to take out this potential opponent: "Don't move, I'll come." "Ludwick's telescope has been removed, and if it is put back in the observation position, it may be exposed.

There is no room for carelessness or mistakes in the battle between snipers, because once you are careless, there will be no chance of making mistakes! Now that the opponent has made a mistake, it is a very good opportunity for himself.

It was a half-collapsed piece of rubble about 400 meters away, and Vasily set the target width within forty meters.

"Is it a window? No, it's no longer useful. Is it the brick wall? Vasily watched carefully, and the slightest movement was imperceptible.

The cold eyes seemed to flicker for a moment, because Vasily already understood where his opponent was hiding himself! -- On the right side of a broken wall, shattered glass from the windows of the collapsed building could be seen everywhere around the broken wall, and although it was covered in dust, it reflected golden sunlight in the western sunlight.

The adversary was hidden by the broken wall, and Vasily had noticed the ruins in the previous few hours of observation - it was precisely because the large amount of broken glass reflected the sunlight that became the best cover for the Germans who were facing the sun. He had ignored it just now, maybe the opponent hadn't entered the position at the time, maybe he didn't want to expose it at all, but it didn't matter anymore, because Vasily had already locked on that area.

The opponent must have thought that the target was killed, and he may also be waiting, waiting for the calm or the night to come, and now it is up to him to see if he will make a mistake!

Time passed minute by minute, Vasily was as motionless as a rock, the muscles of his whole body had relaxed, and his spirit did not dare to relax for a moment, now he only had the opponent in his head, as long as the Germans made the slightest mistake, everything could be over!

It was getting dark, and the sun was no longer shining on the ruins, but Vasily was still waiting.

Suddenly, something seemed to move on the side of the broken wall, "Trap." ”

It was a steel helmet made of rags, but the frequency of its swaying from side to side was somewhat unnatural, and Vasily was not fooled. A few seconds later, five or six meters to the left of the trap, a plank moved extremely slightly, and Vasily pulled the trigger in his hand!

A crisp gunshot rang out, and the sharp 7.62 mm warhead spun at high speed and flew towards the target, and after 0.55 seconds, the small warhead hit the target under the plank!

Vasily didn't bother to see what was going on with his opponent, he was very confident in the shot he had just fired - the target was exposed half of the shoulder in the camouflage suit, and the bullet should have hit it right in the chest, through the shoulder, through the stomach, there was no chance of survival!

Push back immediately, and in a second you and Ludvik will be safe, unless the opponent uses a cannon to block his retreat - just now the opponent could not see him, but between Vasily's head and the open area there was actually only a pile of broken wood and a rag, but now the whole body of the two of them and the west side have been separated by thick bricks, and they can retreat, and the night is coming.

Descending the stairs that had not yet completely collapsed, the cats retreated along the ruins, the ruins along the way providing them with cover, not exposing themselves to direct fire from the west for a second.

Turning the corner, he saw Sasha's big dirty face smiling at him, and Alyosha on one side was hiding under a large piece of iron sheet and holding a machine gun to monitor the west.

"What did you kill?" The big guy clearly heard Vasily fire two shots.

"A sniper and a junior officer at an observation post." Vasily said as he sat on the ground, feeling a little tired, and the side effects of the high concentration of his mind for several hours now were now somewhat reflected.

"Is there any movement of the infantry on the side?" Vasily asked: The ruins on both flanks were actually the positions of the Red Army, but they were not obvious from the west.

"No, troops are still being moved."

"That's all for today, get some food in the back, I'm hungry." Vasily was hungry and didn't eat anything for the whole day, even though Ludvik had food in his bag. (To be continued.) )