"Damn, the Germans actually have snipers, this is a challenge to us. Who is a hero and a good man, as long as you face to face can you see the strong and the weak. Now that the Germans have formed sniper units, we will go all out against the German snipers. Next, I announce that with two people as a combat team, we will shoot the German snipers with all our might, and completely destroy the arrogance of the German army. "The Special Operations Captain issued a challenge declaration as the leader of the sniper brigade.

Two snipers were 10 meters apart from each other in a sniper position, and one of them served as a live target to lure the German snipers. I saw that he picked up his military hat, and a vivid fake face appeared under the military hat. At a certain point in the opposite German position, a German sniper spotted the target and accurately hit the fake face under the military cap. The sniper on the other side said: "I found that at 11 o'clock the German sniper was on guard, and the distance was about 320 meters, and the German sniper was in a hidden state." ”

Another sniper raised his military cap again, and just as the German sniper gun went off, another sniper fired accurately, and the German sniper was killed. "Hit the target!" The sniper triumphantly stretched out his fingers, meaning that there was absolutely no problem. The sniper who fired the shot exposed his target, immediately changed his color to act as a decoy, and raised his military cap. Accompanied by the shooting of the Germans at a certain point, the sniper on the other side took the opportunity to shoot, and another German sniper was killed. The two snipers quickly shifted their positions and looked for a new ambush site. With the sporadic sound of gunfire, the snipers standing on the ground showed their might.

German snipers did not have an advantage in weapons, they did not have an advantage in sniper skills. Especially not dominant in coordinated operations, a few days later. The improvised sniper detachments of the Germans were depleted. "Report to the general, the sniper detachment suffered 295 casualties, and almost all the troops were wiped out." A subordinate reports to Kraut. Kraut said with a gloomy face: "Snipers of the Chinese army. It must have been systematically trained, and it is not something that our improvised snipers can deal with. The Chinese army has won many battles, and the key is that they do not play their cards according to common sense, but win by surprise. ”

Kraut continued: "Defensive operations should be upright, but the Chinese army's use of despicable tactics completely violates the morality of soldiers, and it is terrible to fight against such an opponent." Command the front-line troops. Strictly guard against enemy snipers and don't expose the target easily. "Craut's donkey skills are poor, so he has to use the tactics of not burrowing the rats to defend it to the death. Kraut thinks. There were dense minefields, and the Chinese army could not launch a sharp offensive.

Nilek Front Command, Chief of Staff Lei Zhensheng said: "Commander, the German army has suffered heavy casualties in half a month. According to the sniper brigade. Nearly 3,000 people were effectively shot. However, in the past two days, the German army has canceled the sniper counterattack, and the front-line troops have not come out of the hole, and the sniper effect has been greatly reduced. He Meng smiled and said: "If the Germans don't come out of the hole, I will force them to move." A team of engineers was sent from the headquarters to clear the mines. The sniper brigade was ordered to cover the demining of the engineer squad with all its might. ”

That evening an engineering team arrived at the front, and the next day the engineer team was engaged in demining work. In the German command, his subordinates praised Kraut's wisdom. At this moment, a subordinate ran in in a panic and reported: "Report to the general." The Chinese army is clearing mines, and they have the equipment to accurately detect the mines that have been laid. Crout was surprised when he heard this: "The Chinese army cannot be allowed to succeed." Immediately order the front-line troops to shoot the enemy's demining units. ”

On the Chinese side of the forward position, several sappers held detectors in their hands and carefully cleared mines. They planted the detected mines with small red flags, and the miners behind them dug up the mines. Suddenly, the sound of machine guns sounded in the German bunker, and the sappers quickly lay on the ground. The German machine gunner in a dark bunker fired wildly, and in just a few tens of seconds, the German machine gunner suddenly leaned back, his eyebrows were shot, and blood gushed out.

With a wave of his hand, the German commander quickly took up the position of another machine gunner, and as soon as the machine gun moved, the substitute machine gunner lay on the ground on his back with the same bullet in the head. Four machine gunners were killed one after another, and the German officer was dumbfounded when he saw this scene, such a terrifying scene, the frightened officer did not dare to go to the lookout to observe, and the German soldier refused to operate the machine gun fire in the face of such a terrifying scene. The German officer had no choice but to report to the command.

In the German headquarters, a subordinate reported in horror: "General, the machine gunners of the forward troops were sniped, and the snipers of the Chinese army, who suffered heavy casualties, concentrated on Liliang to shoot the machine gunners, it was intentional." Another subordinate shouted: "The forward position is reported, the soldiers refuse to shoot, obviously the Chinese army is digging mines is fake, and it is true that they continue to hunt Jihua." Kraut muttered for a moment and said, "Order the forward troops to stop firing and use mortar bombardment." ”

The German artillery was almost all in bunkers in order to be destroyed. But the mortar launch was parabolic and could not be fired inside the bunker, so it had to be pulled outside. Perhaps the Germans were wishful thinking, when the mortars were pulled outside to bombard, the artillery group outside the city immediately began to cover the bombardment, and in a blink of an eye, the German artillery was destroyed, and the casualties were heavy.

One of his subordinates suggested: "General, Chinese sappers dig mines during the day, and we can lay mines at night, so that we can take them by surprise." Kraut thought it made sense and ordered the forward troops to lay mines quickly after dark. In the Nilek front headquarters, an operational staff officer reported: "Report to the commander, the sappers are digging mines at a rapid pace today, and the Germans have not responded for a day. He Meng said: "The German army will never be willing to be dug up the mines, after all, the minefield forms a barrier." ”

He Meng pondered for a moment and said, "Order the artillery group to launch an indiscriminate bombardment of the enemy's minefield after dark." He Meng's judgment was very accurate, after dark, the artillery group outside the city suddenly launched an indiscriminate bombardment of the minefield, and in the light of the explosion, the whereabouts of the German mine-laying troops were exposed, and they were blown up to the point of crying wolf. It was confirmed that the Germans were laying mines, and after the artillery received the news, the density of the artillery fire quickly intensified, and under the fierce blows of the artillery fire, nearly a battalion of German mine-laying units was exhausted and almost completely annihilated. When Kraut learned the news, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

In the following days, the engineering squad cleared the minefield in a large way, but the Chinese army did not attack. The sniper group then continued to hunt the German officers and soldiers, and because there were no minefields, the hunting team launched night raids, even deep into the enemy's hinterland. In late May, Kraut's 2nd Division suffered heavy losses, and half of its officers and men lost their fighting spirit. And a brigade supported by the Russian army also damaged most of its troops and was unable to fight again.

In view of such a passive situation, Dzerzhinsky, after consulting with General von Lautz, asked him to lead his troops to replace Kraut and continue to defend Nilek. The Germans did not dare to change their defenses during the day, fearing the attack of the Chinese army's artillery group, so they had to choose the night. That night, before leaving, Kraut said to von Lautz: "The Chinese army makes you unpredictable, and they often use extraordinary means to make you defenseless. Such an opponent is too terrible, you have to learn from me, don't be careless. ”

Von Lautz said confidently: "General Kraut, during this time I have carefully studied the tactics of the Chinese army. I decided to deploy a small number of troops in the front-line position and a strong counterattack force in the rear, so that the enemy's artillery fire in the melee between the two armies could not exert its power, so that we could effectively fight a defensive operation. Seeing that von Rautz was full of confidence and ambition, Kraut shook his head with a wry smile and said, "General von Rautz, may God be with you." ”

In the Nilek front headquarters, Chief of Staff Lei Zhensheng said: "Commander, the enemy came up with a large number of reinforcements, and while they were in chaos, they killed him fiercely?" He Meng shook his head and said: "The German army is not a reinforcement but a change of defense, it seems that Kraut can't hold on, and it is estimated that the German 1st Division Feng Lautz led his troops up." "Commander, the enemy's 1st Division has not fought with us, and I suggest that a strong offensive be launched immediately." "Feng Lautz stayed in Yining County, it was impossible to be idle. Although he did not participate in the war, he certainly studied our tactics, which is the strength of the Germanic people. ”

He Meng continued: "If he hadn't prepared, he would definitely not have taken over." As the saying goes: A soldier is treacherous, and we cannot act according to his way of thinking. Order all front-line troops to stop the attack and wait for work. "Commander, why did you stop attacking?" He Meng said with a sly look: "We fought in Nilek for nearly two months, disabled the German 2nd Division, and severely damaged a brigade of the Russian army, and the enemy's attention was all focused on Nilek. Now that the conditions have been met, the next step is to take down Gongliu in one go, remove one leg of the plum blossom formation defense line, and imagine what the situation will be? ”

Lei Zhensheng's eyes lit up and said: "If we succeed in taking Gongliu, Nilek's abduction will be completely abolished, this is a soldier who is not tired of cheating!" It has the effect of killing three birds with one stone. The first is to take Gongliu, which can effectively annihilate the Russian army, the second is that the southern gateway of Nilek is wide open, and the German army is in a dilemma of defending or withdrawing, and the third is to take Gongliu, which is a threat to Zhaosu. ”

He Meng stood up and said majestically: "Order, the Lin Xiong Department of the 1st Army will immediately end the Jinghe rest and recuperate, and quickly advance to Gongliu." Order, the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry Divisions, cover the 2nd and 3rd Artillery Brigades to move towards Gongliu. The 4th and 5th Cavalry Divisions were ordered to advance to Yining County to harass and fight, and attracted Russian cavalry to unable to get out. The 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to garrison Urumqi, to serve as the 7th Division of the 3rd Army defending Urumqi, and to quickly move towards the Nilek front. ”

In the headquarters of the 1st Division of the Nilek German Army, the chief of staff said worriedly: "General, the Chinese army has been quiet for three consecutive days, and even stopped running coldly, this is very abnormal, is it difficult for them to have other intentions?" Von Lautz said: "There is a Chinese proverb that a soldier never tires of deceit. I judge that this is the calm before the war, there is no minefield to block, and the Chinese army must launch a fierce offensive. The troops were ordered to be on high alert and never to be slackened. (To be continued......)

PS: Military strategy is the magic weapon to win.