The sun never sets

What the Russians call "hunters" are called snipers in the People's Army. During the confrontation on the "Liaoyang Line", the People's Army carried out "cold gun and cold artillery" operations and trained a large number of snipers. Because the fighting style of snipers is very similar to that of the previous "hunters" and "skirmishers", the Russian army called them "hunters".

During the more than one month of confrontation, the Russian army also trained a group of "hunters" to engage in tit-for-tat confrontation with the People's Army snipers, but the effect was not very good.

Chapter 289 Sniper

"Da da da da da!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

"Get down!"

"shooting!"

After being attacked, some Russian officers and soldiers fell to the ground subconsciously and then shot at the Chinese on the hill. Some officers shouted loudly: "Fix bayonets!"

"Snapped!"

A bullet knocked the brave officer down, and the Russian soldiers fell back to the ground. But lying on the ground was not so safe. Mortar shells fell among the Russian soldiers, killing and injuring many of them. The People's Army was in a high position, shooting at the soldiers lying on the ground with rifles and machine guns.

It was also very convenient for the Russian troops on the battlefield. After holding on for a while, the Russian troops could only retreat in embarrassment.

When they jumped up, they were more likely to be hit by bullets, but the People's Army was short of manpower and heavy machine gun bullets were not many. After leaving more than a hundred bodies, the Russian army finally withdrew. When they ran to a place 500 to 600 meters away, bullets could no longer hit them, and mortar shells were not very effective at this distance.

"Damn Chinese! There are ambushes on this small road!"

"boom!"

A Russian soldier was pointing at the People's Army on Zhima Ridge and cursing loudly, when he suddenly shook all over, fell backwards amid splattering blood. The Russian soldiers nearby shouted, "Jägers! Chinese Jagers!"

They continued to retreat while shouting. A distance of five or six hundred meters was not safe, so they moved farther away. As long as the distance was far enough, the bullets would not hit them. If someone was hit, it meant that they were not far enough away.

"Li Chengxi, well done!"

On Zhima Ridge, Guo Songling rarely praised others, "It's amazing that you can hit the head with one shot from such a long distance!"

Li Chengxi scratched his head. He aimed at the man's chest, but the bullet hit his head. At a distance of more than 2.5 meters, a person looked smaller than a fingernail, so how could he hit his head so accurately? His eyesight was very good, and the Mosin-Nagant was also an excellent rifle. The one in his hand was a specially selected fine product, but it could not guarantee that he could hit the enemy every time at a distance of to meters. It took about bullets to kill an enemy.

"Captain, I was blind. I was aiming at his chest, but I don't know how I hit his head."

Guo Songling smiled and said, "It was windy, so the bullet flew up."

"So that's how it is. Captain, you really know a lot!"

Guo Songling took off his bullet belt and placed it next to Li Chengxi. "Don't stay in one position for too long. The Russians also have snipers."

"kindness!"

After being beaten, the Russian army retreated and quickly organized troops to attack. Several field guns were pushed up and opened fire on Zhima Ridge. "Boom!" The muzzle suddenly jumped back and soon fell back to its original position. The Russian artillery looked at the landing point of the shell, adjusted the shooting angle, stuffed the shell into the barrel, and fired again.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

The deployed field artillery fired round after round at Zhima Ridge. The power and range of field artillery were not as good as heavy artillery, but it was still stronger than mortars. At a distance of several kilometers, no matter how strong the sharpshooter was, he could not pose a threat to the Russian artillery.

Heavy machine guns can potentially fire at such a distance, but their accuracy is hard to say. Artillery is the "God of War". On the battlefield, having artillery and not having artillery are two completely different things. However, the power of field artillery is really not that great, and it poses little threat to the People's Army that has already dug field fortifications.

Even if the threat was not great, it was still a threat. When the Russian artillery opened fire, the People's Army could only hide in the anti-artillery caves, enduring the blast and the shaking of the earth. The Russian infantry took the opportunity to approach very close to the Zhimaling position, ready to launch a charge after the shelling ended.

The Russian infantry also deployed to the two wings, preparing to attack the Chinese from both sides. The Russian army has always been known for its dullness and slowness. When fighting, it is often just a frontal attack, and rarely uses the tactic of flanking. After the reorganization of Grand Duke Nicholas Romanov, the tactical level of the Russian army has improved a lot, and it also knows how to flank and flanking when fighting.

But these small moves were useless. Guo Songling's battalion was the main force in the Type A regiment. It had high morale and a firm will to fight. Even when it was attacked from three sides, it did not waver at all. When the Russian artillery bombardment ended and the infantry charge began, Guo Songling used a telescope to observe the Russian troops in several directions and said confidently: "The Russians' ability to coordinate operations is very poor. The Russian troops in the north have already charged, but the Russian troops in the west have not yet moved."

Yang Yuting suggested: "Arrange those sharpshooters to suppress the Russian army in the west, and transfer the others to the north, let the Russians get close, and then launch a counterattack."

Although he was somewhat disgusted with Yang Yuting, Guo Songling still admitted that he was talented. He was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it! You go to the north to organize the battle, and I'll watch over this side."

"Yes!"

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

The Russian troops in the north had already rushed to the foot of the mountain. The gray animals shouted slogans and launched a charge, but the positions of the People's Army were quiet, as if they had all been scared away by the Russians. Guo Songling did not pay attention to the battle in the north. He had confidence in his troops.

"Li Chengxi, did you see that Russian heavy machine gun crew?"

Li Chengxi turned around and took a glance, "I saw it."

"Can you hit that machine gunner?"

The plain-looking Li Chengxi stretched out his right hand, closed one eye, and gestured with his thumb, "It's too far, more than 600 meters. There is a shield on the machine gun, so it may not hit."

Guo Songling said: "It doesn't matter, just keep fighting, we have no shortage of rifle bullets."

"Then I'll try, Captain. You can't blame me if I fail."

"Don't blame you, just aim and I'll be your spotter.

. "

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

There was a fierce sound of shooting from the position behind, Yang Yuting was leading his soldiers to fire at the Russian army. Li Chengxi aimed for a few seconds, pulled the trigger with his right index finger, and "bang!" the bullet flew out, and after flying for a few seconds, a little spark was detected on the shield of the heavy machine gun.

"I missed it." Li Chengxi felt a little regretful.

Guo Songling saw the fleeting spark through the telescope and was a little surprised. "You can hit it from such a distance. Li Chengxi, you really should go to the Sniper Academy for further studies."

Li Chengxi corrected Guo Songling, "Battalion Commander, you missed the target. You hit the iron plate!"

The Russian heavy machine guns did not have shields at first, and they suffered a lot in the confrontation with the People's Army. Later, they learned from the People's Army to install shields on their heavy machine guns. Just two pieces of iron plates can sometimes play a big role.

Chapter 290 Charge Again

For ordinary soldiers, being able to hit an enemy at a distance of two or three hundred meters is considered elite. Six hundred meters? If you don't open your eyes wide, you can hardly see the enemy, let alone aim and shoot. But Li Chengxi can still shoot accurately at a distance of six hundred meters.

Guo Songling's technical and tactical skills were very high. He was always very strict with himself, but he could only shoot at enemies about 400 meters away, and there was a high probability that he would miss. A sharpshooter like Li Chengxi, in addition to hard training, also needs talent. Without that talent, training alone would not be enough to achieve this level.

"Don't worry about the machine gun, shoot the officer next to him first!"

Guo Songling took a few glances through the telescope, retreated into the trench, and pointed out the target for Li Chengxi to shoot, "Hit the Russian officers first!"

"kindness!"

Li Chengxi leaned out to look in the direction indicated by Guo Songling, measured the distance, adjusted the scale, and then fired. "Bang!" The bullet hit the target's abdomen, and the Russian officer a few hundred meters away fell down with a scream.

"Ha, we hit it! Very good, let's change positions and shoot the one with the telescope!"

While commanding the soldiers to fight, Guo Songling was looking for shooting targets for Li Chengxi. In less than half an hour, he had selected more than 20 officers, machine gunners and gunners. Later, when there were no obvious targets to choose, he looked for the Russian soldiers. If he couldn't find the officers, it would be good to shoot a few Russian soldiers.

Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholas, who was commanding the battle in the woods, received the bad news, "Major Andropov was also killed by the Chinese hunters?"

".....Yes."

"Tell the officers to take cover!"

Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholas first reprimanded them, then said: "There are not many Chinese here, let the soldiers attack immediately, and don't worry about the hunter! Even if the enemy's hunter is powerful, it can't kill many people!"

"Yes!"

The officers shouted to boost morale. Even if some were killed, it would not stop them. "Attack! Only attack can open the way home! If you stay here, you will be wiped out! Charge! Ura!"

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

"boom!"

A Russian lieutenant fell to the ground, and hundreds of Russian soldiers rushed over his body. People were constantly shot and fell to the ground, but the Russians were also very brave and ignored the wounded and wailing people. Instead, they charged and shot at the enemies on the mountain.

The gunfire on Zhima Ridge became more intense, killing and wounding many Russian soldiers, but it still could not stop their advance. Seeing that the Russian army had rushed to a distance of 200 meters, a continuous dull sound suddenly rang out on Zhima Ridge, and more than a dozen mortar shells and grenades drew arcs and landed in the Russian army's ranks.

The blast and shrapnel knocked down the Russians in groups, and the surging waves of the Russians were immediately dispersed. The Russians, who had been charging despite the rifle fire, fell into chaos. The mortars fired very quickly, and within just a few dozen seconds, they had already fired four or five volleys. Grenades could also be thrown very quickly. The infantry and artillery worked together to engulf the Russians in flames.

Then, heavy machine guns also joined the shooting, and several tongues of fire whipped back and forth, and large clouds of blood mist burst out of the bodies of the Russian soldiers who were hit, and arms, thighs and human tissue flew everywhere. The bullets of heavy machine guns are several times more powerful than rifle bullets, and if the hands and feet are hit, they may be directly broken.

If you are hit by a shell, you may not leave any body, but it is also a quick death. If your limbs are broken by a heavy machine gun bullet, you will probably not survive, but you will have to struggle for a long time before dying, and then die in extreme pain. It is hard to say which one is better. If possible, it is better not to choose either one.

The People's Army in the north had already repelled the Russian army, and then transferred all its heavy firepower to hit the charging Russian army head-on. The Russian soldiers mustered up their remaining courage and rushed up a distance, but failed to break through the firepower network composed of mortars and heavy machine guns. After suffering heavy casualties, they had to retreat.

When Grand Duke Nicholas saw that his soldiers were about to reach the Chinese positions, he felt joy and hope, but soon, hope turned into disappointment. They were just a little bit away, but the Russian army was still repelled. So many people died before they could reach the Chinese, all in vain.

But Grand Duke Nicholas knew that he could not blame his officers and soldiers. They had tried their best. Facing such intensive firepower, it was normal that they could not attack. If those 280mm cannons were there... or if there were a few heavy howitzers, they would not be so passive.

Grand Duke Nicholas Romanov regretted that in order to run faster, he left all the heavy artillery to Major General Kontrachenko. Without those big guys to slow down the speed, the mobility of the Russian army was greatly improved, but in contrast, the firepower output of the Russian army was also greatly weakened.

The People's Army had no heavy artillery support in the field, only some light field artillery and mortars, which could play a great role, often beating the same number of Russian troops into a panic. In view of this, Grand Duke Nicholas left all the heavy artillery in Liaoyang. Now he realized that what the People's Army could do, the Russian army might not be able to do.

Perhaps it would have been better to agree to the Chinese demand for unconditional surrender a few days ago?

He shook his head and suppressed the thought. If he could do it again, he should not have fought with the Chinese before the railway was completed. But who could have thought that China would have changed so much in five years?

"Artillery fire to cover, then organize soldiers to charge! Night attack group: six, nine, four, nine, three, six, one, three, five."

Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholas issued a new order. The Chinese did not have many troops, their ammunition was limited, and they had no place to resupply. Once they ran out of ammunition, so many people would rush over and trample them to death!

Fighting a war is a process of consuming human lives, and what generals do is to let the soldiers win victory with their lives. Now that the Chinese have blocked their way, if they cannot rush through, there is a danger of annihilation of the entire army. Not to mention hundreds of casualties, even if there are ten times more, it is worth it.

Half an hour later, the Russian army reorganized its troops and launched another charge after firing three rounds of artillery fire.

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

"Ula!"

Holding their rifles with bayonets fixed, the Russian soldiers first advanced in small steps, then trotted. They shouted slogans to encourage themselves, and the gray waves surged towards the not-so-high mountain, as if they wanted to submerge the mountain with a sea of people.

Chapter 291 Order

"Fire!"

"Aim and hit!"

Guo Songling responded calmly, and the second Russian attack was also repelled. To be fair, the Russians' coordination in the second attack was better than the first, but their morale dropped a lot, and after suffering a blow, they quickly withdrew. However, Guo Songling was not happy about this, because the troops were running out of ammunition.

"Battalion Commander, there are only 31 mortar shells left."

"We are running out of bullets for the heavy machine guns."

Yang Yuting frowned and said, "There aren't many rifle bullets left. Battalion Commander, it's time to consider retreating."

Guo Songling said calmly: "Who said we are going to retreat?"

Yang Yuting was shocked, and the rifle bullet in his right hand fell to the ground. "Not retreating? Battalion Commander, don't you see that the enemy has several divisions of troops?"

"Not many, two divisions at most."

"We only have one battalion... no, we only have half a battalion left!"

"So what? The order given to us by the regiment is to defend Zhima Ridge, so we must stay here like nails!"

"I know the order given by Captain Jiang, but the regiment believed at that time that the Russian army would not leave this way... This is not deserting the battlefield, but retreating to the rear to replenish ammunition and reorganize defense!"

Guo Songling had long known that Yang Yuting looked smart, but he was a weakling and could not be relied on at critical moments! War required smart people, but not Yang Yuting's cleverness!

"The order from the regiment is to hold on here. We have no more ammunition, so we have to reorganize the defense!"

Guo Songling stared at Yang Yuting. "Orders are orders. Before receiving new orders, anyone who dares to retreat will be shot! Anyone who dares to shake the morale of the army again, don't blame me for not recognizing anyone with the gun in my hand!"

Facing the murderous Guo Songling, Yang Yuting swallowed his saliva, his heart full of resentment, but he had to temporarily succumb to the other party's tyranny. He knew very well that Guo Songling was not just talking, he was really going to do it! Damn Guo Guizi, he was going to stain his own hat red with the blood of his brothers!

Guo Songling suppressed Yang Yuting, and then said to the officers and soldiers: "Comrades, the Russians can no longer stay in Liaoyang. They are fleeing for their lives. Even if there are many of them, what can they do? What's so scary about a few escaped fish? These old Russians have done so many bad things in the Northeast? Can we let them escape like this? Let's stop them here, wait for the brother troops to catch up, and then eliminate them all. What do you think?"

"it is good!"

"I insist on it!"

"The battalion commander is right! The Russians have done so many bad things, they should all be killed!"

Guo Songling was usually taciturn, but that didn't mean he couldn't speak. Yang Yuting looked at the high-spirited Guo Guizi, feeling jealous and resentful. He came up with the term "Guo Guizi" on the spur of the moment. Guo Songling was arrogant and brutal, wasn't he just like those Russian devils?

He was filled with indignation, but a smile appeared on his face. "Captain, we can send someone to collect some at night."

Take away the enemy's weapons and ammunition. Without bullets, it will be difficult to defend. "

"What Deputy Battalion Commander Yang said makes sense." Guo Songling nodded, "When it gets dark, each company must send people to collect guns and ammunition, but they must pay attention to safety!"