The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Qin Chuan heard about the platoon leader from the baker. The platoon leader died while clearing the house, that is, fighting the Austrian army. He could not find a suitable replacement, so he was temporarily vacant.

Qin Chuan was not surprised by this, because he knew that the German army's appointment of platoon-level commanders, that is, platoon leaders, was different from other countries. In the German army, usually only the first platoon leader was an officer, that is, a second lieutenant. The platoon leaders are all senior non-commissioned officers such as sergeants.

This is mainly done to make the rights and responsibilities clearer... If the company commander dies, he will be commanded by the deputy company commander, and if the deputy company commander dies, he will be commanded by the first platoon commander, so there will not be three platoon commanders with the same military rank who don't know. Who should take on the heavy responsibility or the situation of mutual dissatisfaction.

Qin Chuan's platoon was the first platoon, so the platoon leader had to be a second lieutenant, and when the troops suffered such heavy casualties, it would not be possible to transfer a second lieutenant in a short time.

With nothing to do, Qin Chuan sat on a rock and took out an oil-soaked cleaning cloth from his backpack to wipe the rifle... When fighting in the desert, the firearm can easily seep into a few pieces of sand or other things that are invisible to the naked eye. Qin Chuan Chuan Ke was unwilling to die due to jamming during the battle.

While wiping his gun, Qin Chuan cast his gaze into the military camp where the troops were resting... This was originally the camp where the Italian army stationed in Aghdabia. As mentioned before, Libya is an Italian colony, and Aghdabia Gedabiya is a very important city in Libya, and Italy will of course maintain its military presence in this city.

It can be seen that the Italians enjoy it very much, because the buildings here are obviously much better than the houses of ordinary people outside. There are also two wells in the military camp, and some German officers are bathing in the well water... This is simply a waste in the desert. It can be said to be luxury.

But of course, a squad leader like Qin Chuan could not enjoy this kind of treatment. He could only endure the sour smell of sweat on his body, and then looked enviously at the almost naked officers splashing water next to the well. while cheering.

At this time, a man walked up to him and stopped. Qin Chuan looked up and unexpectedly found that it was the sniper lieutenant who had secretly competed with him in school.

Qin Chuan quickly stood up and said, "Sir!"

The second lieutenant looked at the rank on Qin Chuan's collar badge, nodded slightly, and asked, "Sergeant, is this the first battalion, second company, and first platoon?"

"Yes, sir!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Very good!" said the second lieutenant: "Go and assemble the troops!"

So Qin Chuan realized something...their new platoon leader was here.

Sure enough, after the team was assembled, the second lieutenant said: "My name is Kuhn, and I have been appointed to serve as the platoon leader. What should I do in the future... You understand, disband!"

Qin Chuan and others couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this. No one expected that the self-introduction of the new platoon leader would be so brief. This ended almost before they could react. They were stunned for a moment before responding in a flurry of words. Voice: "Yes, sir!"

Werner came up to Qin Chuan and whispered to Kun's back: "Do you know who he is? Everyone calls him Viper Kun, and he will not have a good life in the future!"

Viper Kuhn... This nickname was quite vivid. Qin Chuan couldn't help but think of Kuhn's cold eyes and his sniper rifle that could kill anyone at any time.

Soon, Qin Chuan quickly understood what Werner meant by "having a bad life", and at the same time he also had a better understanding of the "venom" of poisonous snakes.

Most of the other troops are resting. After all, this is a break between major battles, and it is natural for the soldiers to restore some strength and recharge their batteries.

But Kuhn didn't think so.

"Resting will only increase your chances of being killed by the enemy!" Kuhn said: "Because entering a combat state requires a process, and many people will never be able to complete this process because they are already dead before that! So, if you don't want to die, If so, you can’t let yourself slack off unless you’re sure you don’t have to go to the battlefield anymore!”

What followed was a series of armed marches, construction of fortifications, shooting, etc...

This was something that other German soldiers had done thousands of times, but it was the first time for Qin Chuan, so he still learned a lot from it.

For example, during armed marches, Qin Chuan learned how to use a backpack: towels, shirts, etc. are placed on the top, food is placed on the bottom, as well as rifle cleaning tools, spare ammunition, etc., each with its own fixed position.

This is obviously the right thing to do, because anytime you want to find something, you only need to reach out and touch it to find it, and this can sometimes save your life on the battlefield, especially spare ammunition.

Shooting is a controversial matter, because at this time the troops are low on supplies, and shooting will cause the troops to consume ammunition, although these ammunition are only a small part.

For this reason, Bazel Halfhand also talked to Kuhn, but it was obvious that Kuhn did not compromise, because Qin Chuan and others had been shooting at the gun target under the scorching sun without interruption...

In Kuhn's words, this is the most effective way to maintain combat status. Now a little waste of ammunition can give soldiers one more hope of survival, which is worth it anyway.

What is impressive is that Kuhn also taught everyone a very practical skill:

It was during a break in training that Kuhn raised his head to Qin Chuan with his rifle and said, "Let me see what you're capable of!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but was stunned, and then replied: "Okay, sir!"

With that said, he picked up his rifle and stood up.

All the German soldiers gathered around, and even people from other troops came up to watch... Most of them hoped that Qin Chuan would win, because this would vent their inner anger towards Kuhn.

"Fire all the bullets!" Kuhn said in his signature cold voice: "The one with the most rings wins!"

"Yes, sir!"

The chest target was more than three hundred meters away from where the two of them were, and Qin Chuan was very confident at this distance.

Kuen raised his gun and fired first, hitting nine rings with one shot. Qin Chuan raised his hand and hit ten rings, and there was a burst of cheers from the surrounding area.

Then Kuhn fired several shots one after another, all with nine rings...Qin Chuan even suspected that Kuhn shot the nine rings intentionally.

The last shot was the fifth bullet. With the sound of the gunshot, the chest target in front of Qin Chuan had bullet holes on the nine rings. Everyone cheered because Qin Chuan had already won: four and one on the tenth ring. Nine rings.

However, just when everyone thought the game was over, they saw Kuhn calmly raising his gun, and then with a "bang", there was another nine rings...

"This is impossible!" Qin Chuan's eyes widened. The K98K only had five bullets, but Kuhn fired six bullets.