I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Chapter 321 Trust
Shen Billy and his sniper company spent several hours in the "sand" trenches familiarizing themselves with the terrain, and sometimes even built sniper positions and communication trenches themselves.

"We are different from ordinary soldiers." Shen Billy instructed his subordinates: "When the battle starts tomorrow, if an ordinary soldier lies on our sniper position, can we still fight him to make him give up his position?"

The subordinates laughed.

"So, we need our own sniper position." Shen Billy said in a serious tone: "And we must have multiple sniper positions. We need to change positions after firing a few bullets. This is very necessary. It concerns your lives!"

Shen Billy asked the sniper company to set up the sniper position in the open space behind the defense line, where it would be convenient for snipers to move around without squeezing out space with ordinary soldiers in the trenches.

In addition, ordinary soldiers in the front-line trenches will also attract enemy firepower and attention, and the direction of machine gun output is also where there are more of these people.

Even sniper positions were set up outside the "sand" trenches.

Shen Billy analyzed the map:

"Imagine that tomorrow, when the battle begins, our soldiers will leap out of the trenches and charge at the enemy."

"What would happen if your sniper position was directly behind the 'Sand' trench?"

The soldiers were all stunned.

None of them had thought about this, and by then they might not be able to see a single enemy because their view was blocked by the backs of their own people.

Therefore, the sniper position was immediately changed to the commanding heights and the flank of the attacking surface.

After completing these preparations, they practiced the coordination between the observer and the shooter again. Shen Billy finally gave an order: "Go to sleep, and you must sleep!"

It is common sense that sufficient sleep can ensure the quality of the next day's battle.

The soldiers all understood it, but this was the most difficult part, and most of them failed to do it, including Idris.

Shen Billy just leaned back on the sandbag and soon began to snore evenly.

Shen Billy often spent the night in the wild when hunting kangaroos in Australia, so this was nothing to him.

The only drawback is that I should have had a delicious meal of roasted kangaroo meat at this time and fallen asleep in the warmth of the campfire and the crackling sound of burning wood.

……

At five o'clock in the morning, before dawn, Shen Billy was awakened by the roar of naval guns.

Shen Billy turned over and stood still in the trench. He held the rifle and carefully leaned his head to look in the direction of the explosion, feeling a little strange.

Since the Ottomans approached and built trenches, the fleet had given up the continuous bombardment of corner "A", which made no sense.

But now, the fleet suddenly started shelling again, and the bombing location was still corner "A".

What's the use of this? Shen Billy frowned.

Then, Shen Billy saw amphibious landing ships coming out from their shelters and gathering towards the beach surrounded by a group of soldiers.

Shen Billy was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

"Smart guy!" Shen Billy smiled and shook his head: "He plans to use an amphibious landing ship to bypass the sea!"

The bombardment of naval guns was, of course, intended to cover up the sound of the amphibious landing ship's motor.

Then, Shen Billy understood why Charles placed the sniper company here.

The "sand" trenches were the most important main attack direction, and no loss was allowed. The enemy's machine guns were the biggest stumbling block on the French army's road to success.

"Second Lieutenant!" Idris's excited voice came from the darkness on one side of the trench: "It's Charles, I see Charles. He is looking for you!" Shen Billy said "Oh" and ran in the direction of Idris with his rifle.

Charles was carrying a rifle, which seemed inconsistent with his rank of colonel and his position as a staff officer, but Shen Billy heard that Charles was a pretty good shooter and he had killed more than a dozen enemies in previous battles.

Shen Billy had no doubt about this. If Charles didn't know anything about guns, he would not have been able to invent such a tactic as the two-person sniper team.

"Colonel!" Shen Billy stood in front of Charles.

"Are you ready?" Charles asked.

"Yes, I'm ready!" Shen Billy answered confidently.

"Very good." Charles nodded: "Prepare for battle, and launch the attack at 5:30!"

"Yes, sir." Shen Billy responded, and then asked doubtfully: "Colonel, don't you want to ask about the preparations?"

"I believe you can arrange it." Charles replied, patted Shen Billy on the shoulder and left.

Shen Billy stood there in a daze for a long time.

He had never gained this level of trust, and growing up, no matter what he did, he would be questioned or belittled, even though he had done it well enough.

But Charles not only did not ask me what to do but let me do such an important task and kept my absolute trust in him.

This made Shen Billy a little uncomfortable.

Shen Billy turned his head to look at Charles' back, and unconsciously thought of a question:
He is already 30 years old. He has been working hard in the wild with a gun since he was a teenager. But what is he doing all this for?
Is it to get rich or to get promoted?

Or is it for life?
Or maybe, what he really wants is recognition from others.

Unconsciously, Shen Billy's eyes had turned red. He felt that he had made the right choice. He got what he wanted. This was what he wanted!
……

Charles didn't know that Shen Billy was having an ideological struggle, or perhaps it could be said that he was sighing.

The reason why he trusted Shen Billy was not because of anything else, but because he was Shen Billy.

This guy was the sniper with the most kills in World War I. He killed 4 targets in the four months of service in Gallipoli, and the final confirmed result was actually 150 people, and he was a new recruit who had just joined the army at that time.

(Note: 150 people were killed with observers nearby, and there are also sniper kills without observers)

More importantly, he also invented the two-person sniping tactic, which is still used today.

If Charles doesn't believe in such sniping talent, who else can he believe in?
Charles walked into the "sand" trench he had heard of before, carefully stuck his head out and looked in the direction of the enemy's defense line with a telescope. The enemy's machine gun positions were vaguely visible in the moonlight, and some were even piled with sandbags with only a small hole showing.

This will be a severe test for Shen Billy, Charles thought, but it shouldn't be difficult for him.

At this time, Tijani and several signalmen came to Charles, raised his head towards the beach, and said, "We are ready."

"Yeah." Charles responded softly.

They were the elite troops of the 105th Infantry Regiment, with a strength of only men. They were hiding on the seashore along with the amphibious landing craft, covered with canvas.

As long as they receive the order, they will rush to the sea at the fastest speed and then go around the enemy's flank.

Charles turned his eyes to the east, where a hint of white could be seen.

(End of this chapter)