USSR 1941

The 333rd regiment was then deployed behind the junction, with the 1073rd regiment on the left and the 1075th regiment on the right.

At this time, the front of the 333rd regiment is a bit strange. Its trenches are roughly a horseshoe shape surrounded by tank bunkers as support points, that is, an encirclement circle is formed around the junction. 8 to 10 tanks were arranged in each direction... 8 on the wings and 10 on the front, so that the front was obviously wider, defending a width of about one kilometer.

The reason for this arrangement is to open the pocket a little wider to attract more German troops into the encirclement.

The rest of the tanks are used as a reserve team. They are hidden in tank bunkers like other tanks... There is no way to be lazy with this kind of tank bunker. It is said that the tank can shoot one step forward and hide in the ladder bunker of the trench after one step back.

After doing this, put a layer of canvas on the top of the tank bunker. Even infantry may not be able to find anything, let alone German pilots flying through the sky at high speed.

"The Germans didn't notice our deployment, did they?" The instructor poked his head out to look out, but was pulled back by Shulka.

"Watch out for the snipers!" Shulka said. "When we attacked just now, we found German snipers lurking in the snow, and we lost a few people because of it!"

"Yes, Comrade Instructor!" The veteran said, "Frantz has received professional sniper training, and they can easily send bullets into the target from hundreds of meters away!"

"Besides, what can you see?" Shulka said: "If you stick your head out, can you see whether the Germans have discovered our deployment?"

The instructor touched the military cap with some embarrassment, and replied: "That's just a habitual action, Comrade Shulka! Thank you for reminding me!"

At this time, there was a "bang" gunshot, and then there was a scream from the trench. Not far away, a Soviet soldier grabbed his bloody right hand... that right hand had been knocked off from the root of the palm finger.

That was the fighters of the 1073 regiment. The horseshoe-shaped defense line of the 333 regiment was located at the junction, that is, it coincided with the defense lines of the two regiments. Shulka's third company was located at the junction with the 1073 regiment.

"You are right, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor withdrew his gaze with lingering fear: "They do have snipers outside!"

Shulka just smiled. The instructor who is not experienced in combat is completely unaware that it is not easy to be hit by the enemy on the battlefield, especially in the trenches. It is under the head, and the area of ​​the head is much larger than the hands.

That said, it's much easier to aim for the head if you can hit the hand.

There is only one possibility for this phenomenon to occur: the soldier deliberately stretched out his hand to be "hit" by the enemy, so that he can become a wounded person and no longer need to fight.

This is a very effective way of avoiding responsibility because it is more difficult or even undetectable than other forms of self-harm.

Shulka didn't point it out.

This was not a big deal at first, and Shulka knew that the soldier must have been frightened by the situation in front of him... The German army was several times larger than the Soviet army, and there were a large number of tanks, and they also had air supremacy.

On the other hand, the previous battle was very fierce. They used infantry to blow up the German tanks with explosives and grenades. This can be seen from the remains of German tanks in front of and behind the trenches. Come out, which means that the German tanks have crossed the Soviet trenches.

Therefore, it is inevitable that some soldiers will shrink back in this situation. They choose to "sacrifice" their right hand in exchange for their lives.

But Shulka knew,

If this situation is not stopped, more people will choose to do so, which will affect the morale of the entire army.

After thinking about it, Shulka took off his hat and tore off the five-pointed star on the hat under the doubtful eyes of the instructor. After putting the hat on his head, he turned the white cloak cap up to cover the military cap...then carefully picked up the The gun poked out slowly.

Shulka didn't change his position, because at any point on the trench someone could be noticed by the enemy. The first change of position didn't make much sense, it was just a kind of psychological comfort for himself.

The battlefield is completely white, blood and corpses have been covered by snowflakes falling from the sky. At a glance, even the wreckage of the tank has become a part of nature and integrated with the surroundings, not to mention the carefully hidden German snipers. .

Shulka just waited, motionless, staring at the battlefield ahead through the front sight, and estimated the general direction of the gunshot just now.

At this time, there was a "bang", the gunfire rang out again, and there was another scream in the trench.

Apparently, it was another one who reached out to "intentionally hurt".

Shulka believed that the German sniper knew the intention of the Soviet soldiers and cooperated to "help"... Of course, his purpose was not to break a soldier's finger, but to use it to achieve the effect of psychological warfare Soviet morale.

Simply put, if the Soviet soldiers stretched out their hands and the Germans ignored them, then there would not be many Soviet soldiers reaching out, and of course no one would want to desert in this way.

However, if the German snipers "responsive" to the Soviet soldiers, then this method of desertion will soon spread and even affect the entire army.

As Shulka said before, this will undoubtedly be a blow to the morale of the Soviet army.

But the German sniper will soon regret this shot, because Shulka has already seen the blue smoke coming out of his gun, even though the blue smoke is not obvious against the snow-white background, and soon Just blown away by the cold wind.

If Shulka was not prepared to look in other directions, he might not be able to find him at this time.

But this was not the case, Shulka had found his big place before and waited.

So Shulka knew his exact location immediately after the blue smoke flashed.

The muzzle, the length of the Mauser, the angles...

Shulka aimed the sight at a distance of about one meter behind Qingyan, and then pulled the trigger.

With a "bang", there was a scream from the opposite side.

Shulka hit him, but not to the point, which is hard to hit in such a situation, because the whiteness does not know where he is.

But this was not a problem soon. The injured German sniper couldn't help but move because of the severe pain. This movement completely exposed himself, so Shulka immediately fired another bullet.