Chapter 708: 708 Sniper in the ruins
Chapter 708 708 The sniper in the ruins
As soon as they entered Xicong, the Dahua army found that the battlefield seemed to have changed: the Tang army's camouflage uniforms were very difficult to identify in the city, and the battle became very cruel and bloody.
The advantages of the Tang Army's automatic firepower in street fighting are very obvious. Small groups of Tang Army are interspersed in the streets and alleys of the city. They are a hundred times more flexible than the Dahua Army, and their combat effectiveness is also hundreds of times more powerful.
The grenadiers shuttled freely among the ruins. They were familiar with the terrain here and were familiar with the troops of the Great China Empire.
In an inconspicuous ruin, a Tang Army sniper hiding in the corner was observing a group of Dahua Empire soldiers who had just arrived through his scope.
These soldiers were not alert at all, and they did not know that there was a person in a corner not far away who was watching them with cold eyes.
They started to prepare their lunch while talking and laughing, and some people sat on the pile of stones and took off their helmets. They had just fought a tough battle and killed a Tang Army soldier who had no time to retreat.
The steel helmets of the Dahua Empire are very distinctive. The basic style is very similar to the helmets of Er Dezi: their helmets have a sharp angle. It is not known whether it is for decoration or for actual combat.
However, the quality of this kind of helmet with angled corners is very poor, and it is not as complete and beautiful as the others. The protective performance is also not very good. The only advantage is that it is easy to identify.
Therefore, it is very simple for soldiers from both sides to confirm their identity. They only need to see if there is a gun head on the other side's head.
Because it did not rain today, these Dahua soldiers did not wear the dark green raincoats - learning from the Tang Dynasty, many countries designed their military uniforms in green or brown to make their soldiers better concealed.
Those bright yellow, bright green, bright red, and sky blue military uniforms in the early years have disappeared, and everyone has begun to embark on the ugly road of actual combat.
"Did you see it just now? I killed a Tang soldier." A young Dahua soldier was arranging his rifle and showing off to his comrades beside him.
He was wearing a watch on his wrist, which obviously did not belong to him. Judging from the model number, this watch is a one-year souvenir issued to the infantrymen of the Dahua Empire. It is estimated that this Dahua soldier ripped it off from a dead man.
"I saw it!" The Dahua veteran took off his helmet, fiddled with his hair, and replied absentmindedly: "He was surrounded, and he didn't surrender, so you took an advantage."
Killing a Datang soldier was rewarded based on merit, with a reward of 1 gold coin. If someone can kill more than ten, he can be discharged and go home. Although unlikely, there is indeed such a reward system within the Dahua Army.
“I always feel like it’s eerie here.” Not far away, the Dahua platoon leader who was leading the team looked around vigilantly and complained to a squad leader next to him.
The squad leader nodded slightly and said in agreement: "Every building here seems to be hiding soldiers from the Tang Dynasty. I'm going crazy with nervousness."
Along the way, they encountered Tang soldiers in many inexplicable places. Fierce battles would break out at any time between the two sides, resulting in heavy losses.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the above did not allow any reason to retreat, they would have retreated long ago - there is no way to escape here, and even surrender is not easy.
The fighting distance is extremely short, and both sides need to react to the extreme - when you raise your hand, the other side may throw a grenade under their feet.
While they were talking, the sniper from high up had already pointed his gun at the chest of the Dahua platoon leader who just felt unsafe nearby.
From the subtle differences in clothes, he could tell the rank of his enemies. Kill the leading commander first, then the rest of the rabble will be easy to deal with.
"Bang!" Without any warning, a sudden shot rang out. The platoon leader who had just been talking to his subordinates shook the water bottle in his hand, and then fell in front of his shoes.
The water flowing out of the kettle, carrying the mud on the ground, splashed onto the long row of dirty shoes.
A second later, the sitting platoon leader fell sideways and lay in the arms of the squad leader. Dahua's squad leader saw the blood on his boss's chest and subconsciously looked in the direction of the gunfire, forgetting to dodge for a moment.
Then he saw a cold light flashing in the corner of the second-floor window of the ruins in the distance, and then he was shot through the head by a bullet.
It was only then that someone realized that they seemed to have been ambushed by Tang Army snipers. Everyone panicked and started looking for a bunker, but for a while they couldn't find an absolutely safe place.
"Bang!" The third gunshot sounded, and a Dahua soldier who stood up and was about to run fell to the ground. He clutched his stomach and twisted his body to get out of this dangerous place.
The soldier who was lighting a fire just now and preparing to cook almost tripped over his lunch box. When he bent down to pick up his lunch box, a bullet hit him in the ribs, causing him to hit the pile of firewood. heap.
“Save me!” The soldier holding his stomach was not dead yet. He fell to the ground and begged his comrades who were hiding in the distance and did not dare to look up. But no one paid attention to him. Everyone was looking for the sniper who attacked them in fear, full of hatred, and ready to give the other party a look.
But unfortunately, as far as they could see, there were gaps everywhere, collapsed walls, rubble and random debris everywhere.
Some civilian clothes and beddings of various colors, as well as some bedside wooden cabinets, are dotted among the ruins. It is not easy to find the enemy who is deliberately hiding.
But the Tang Army sniper who had been observing in the dark for a long time was different. He almost remembered the location of every enemy, so he could easily identify those people among the colorful ruins.
So he took aim calmly and fired again, hitting an enemy who was watching where he was.
The head of the Dahua soldier hung down weakly, leaning against the bunker where he was hiding. His helmet rolled to the ground, still stained with bright red blood.
The Dahua soldier who was cooking on the fire has lost his voice. He was still crying just now, but now all he can see is his body breathing rapidly.
The Dahua soldier who was clutching his stomach and asking for help was lying not far away from him, but he was in pretty good condition and was still shouting, which made people irritated.
The remaining Dahua soldiers probably guessed where the Tang Army snipers were hiding, so some of them had already pointed their guns at the only half window left on the ruins on the second floor not far away, and many even pulled their guns. bolt.
The first Dahua soldier who took aim was shot directly in the forehead, and the rest couldn't help but start to pull the trigger at the window.
Concentrated bullets hit the wall around the window, and some penetrated the remaining glass on the edge of the window, making a crisp sound.
After a burst of intensive shooting, Dahua's soldiers began to attack cautiously. The people on the front continued to fire. The veteran just now, with the young man bragging about his military exploits, bypassed the low wall from the side and approached the one that had not completely collapsed. of second-story ruins.
They climbed carefully to the second floor. The probe looked at the position of the window. No one was there anymore, but a few shell casings were still scattered on the floor.
"Stop shooting! He ran away!" Not daring to approach the second floor, the veteran shouted loudly from a long distance away.
The young man following him found a beautiful lunch box in the corner with steaming soup in it.
He swallowed his saliva and walked over excitedly. As soon as he picked up the lunch box left by the enemy, he heard a clear and inconspicuous click.
"Don't!" The veteran wanted to stop the young man from touching the lunch box, but when he spoke, it was already too late. Everything he didn't want to see had already happened.
A grenade fell from the back of the lunch box, with horizontal and vertical textures engraved on it like chocolate. Before the veteran could make any defensive moves, the grenade exploded in the ruins.
The veteran was thrown away by the shock wave, knocked out of the ruins through the window where the sniper had just opened fire, and fell directly to the ground outside.
The young man was also blown away, and one of his arms flew far away, still carrying the commemorative watch he took off the corpse.
The Dahua Empire soldiers outside stopped firing. They checked their losses. The platoon leader and squad leader were both dead, and the soldier who set the fire was no longer breathing.
The man with the stomach injury seemed to be able to be saved, but no one could say whether he could wait until the medical officer who came to rescue him. There is no need to look at the soldier whose head was shot, his brains have already been sprayed out.
The two men who went to catch the sniper were both blown away by grenades. The young soldier was completely dead, and the veteran who was blown away was also dead.
A booby trap killed both of them, and it also taught the remaining Dahua soldiers a lesson: do not easily pursue the retreating enemy, as the enemy may have already prepared a retreat.
This place can no longer stay, maybe the artillery fire of the Tang Army will cover it later. So dragging the unlucky wounded, the remaining Dahua soldiers left this place, leaving only corpses on the ground.
On the street next to the place where the fighting broke out, the remains of more than two dozen Dahua tanks that were destroyed by anti-aircraft artillery a few days ago are still scattered there.
The burning flames have been extinguished by the rain, and twisted corpses that were burned to charcoal can still be seen in the charred tank body. In the distance, the rumbling sound of cannons never stopped, as if the devil kept whispering in his ears.
The Battle of Xicong has just begun, but for the soldiers of the Great China Empire, purgatory is already before their eyes. This is a trap carefully prepared for them by the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, and fatal dangers may be hidden in every corner.
(End of this chapter)