Chapter 29

  Li Bin, crouching on the ground, looked at the map from time to time, got up and took out his binoculars to observe the surroundings. He personally directed the soldiers to set up defensive positions. Seeing the soldiers sweating profusely in the cold October, Li Bin encouraged them with one sentence: "Brothers, add more strength! Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime!"

  Li Bin, who led by example, personally picked up the tools and participated in the construction of defensive works. At this moment, a dull rumbling sound suddenly came from the sky.

  "Take cover! Find a place to hide quickly! The enemy's plane is coming!" As soon as he heard the sound of the plane, Hong Biao hastily pulled Li Bin into a newly dug trench.

  Two Kawasaki Ki-88 light reconnaissance bombers emerged from the clouds, diving down towards the ground with a fierce swoop. The people on the ground could already see the striking "red plaster" pattern on the wings.

  Faithful to his duty, Hong Biao pinned Li Bin down in the trench. As soon as they lay down, a piercing whistling sound came from the air, and bombs fell from the sky, hitting the ground. "Boom boom boom" A series of deafening explosions shook the earth like a sieve, and thick smoke billowed up from the ground.

  The Japanese bomber that had dropped the bomb proudly shook its wings a few times and flew towards Shenyang.

  Hong Biao dug open the soil covering him, crawled out of the trench and pointed at the distant Japanese reconnaissance bomber, cursing loudly: "Damn it! Fucking Japanese plane! If you have the guts, come down here!"

  Throughout October, Li Bin fought on the front line of defensive fortifications. During this period, the Japanese had dispatched multiple planes to reconnaissance and bombing, resulting in over a hundred casualties among soldiers and civilians.

  However, there was also good news: Zhang Haitian, who had pretended to surrender, suddenly attacked the command post of Ling Yin Qing in Sandao Gou, capturing this big traitor and Chō Kōtarō, as well as 14 Japanese secret agents and more than 200 puppet army soldiers. Afterwards, Zhang Haitian held a public trial meeting, executing on the spot Ling Yin Qing, Chō Kōtarō and the 14 Japanese secret agents.

  Almost at the same time, Huang Xiansheng dispatched Xiong Fei to Gaoshanzi Town to annihilate the Han traitor Zhang Xuecheng. After a brief battle, the Righteous and Brave Army occupied Mantou Mountain and launched a fierce attack on the pseudo-army's stronghold in Cuijiawopu. When the artillery fire started, Zhang Xuecheng was still lying comfortably in bed smoking opium, and by the time he woke up and wanted to run away, it was too late. The battle of annihilation ended quickly, with more than 100 pseudo-soldiers, including Han traitor Zhang Lingge, being killed, and Zhang Xuecheng was captured and executed on the spot.

  Of course, Li Bin didn't need to ask about these things, they were victories that should have happened in history. What he needed to focus on was the training of snipers and special forces, these two items. As for the training of cavalry and infantry, naturally there were others who were executing it, no need for him to worry about it.

  During this period, all the warriors who were selected by Li Bin to be snipers and special soldiers were still undergoing physical training. Li Bin took advantage of the time when the warriors were physically trained to go to the front line to set up defensive fortifications in person. He worked very hard during the day and read books at night with a lamp. The books he read included Andrew Williams' infantry combat theory, Frits-Hegel's tank manual, Fuller's armored force theory, Patton's light tank brigade, Pershing's modern military theory, Douhet's air power, Mitchell's airway, and Voroshilov Military Academy's contract tactics during World War I. , German strategic tactics, Anglo-French coalition strategic tactics and other famous military works. These books were all collected by Li Bin during this period, some of which were even purchased from some military officers of the League of Nations delegation at a high price in English original edition, and he translated them himself after buying them back. These books were compiled and written by famous military scholars according to the experience and lessons of World War I, and were the most advanced war theories at that time.

  Li Bin was seen personally arranging the defense lines during the day and reading under the lamp until late at night, Hong Biao couldn't help but say with concern: "General, you can't overwork yourself, you should rest when it's time to rest."

  Li Bin smiled and replied, "Brother, do you know that driving the devils out of China is not a one or two day thing? It's a long-term task! But as the saying goes, 'One incompetent general can cause the death of three armies!' From now on, I will not only drive the devils out of China but also lead brothers to attack Tokyo!"

  Li Bin understood that although the Northeast Army soldiers were a group of fierce tigers, their leader, Generalissimo, was actually not very capable in military affairs. To put it bluntly, a flock of lions led by a sheep would definitely lose to a flock of sheep led by a lion. Time was pressing, and the books he had collected were impossible to finish reading. Moreover, he also knew that in his later years, he would at most be an ordinary graduate of a military academy, capable of commanding only one company or at most one battalion. To truly become a general, he still needed to work hard to learn.

  After the frontline fortifications had taken shape, that is, at the beginning of November, Li Bin finally left the front-line positions and the Daling River defense line in Goubangzi area to return to Jinzhou. At this time, those snipers and special soldiers who were undergoing physical training behind still had to wait for him to return for specialized training.

  The first thing after returning to Jinzhou was: Li Bin said ruthlessly to Hong Biao, "From today on, you must also become my new student like them! However, you are not only a sniper, but also a special forces soldier! You know that shouldering two responsibilities is not easy!"

  Hong Biao gave a loud "Hush" and bowed: "Yes! I'll do it! As long as we can drive the devils out, I'll do whatever you tell me to do!"

  First, the theoretical course for snipers needs to be taught. After Li Bin walked into the classroom, he took a look at the students sitting below the stage. Hong Biao, Huang Hua and Wu Congyu were seated in the first row, behind them were over a hundred carefully selected sharpshooters, most of whom were hunters-turned-soldiers, and if it came to marksmanship, each one was flawless; when shooting moving targets, hitting an animal right between the eyes was no problem at all.

  However, Li Bin's first sentence made these marksmen feel a great pressure and disappointment: "Everyone listen up, I will be conducting strict training for all of you! Among the more than 100 people here, only 22 will ultimately succeed! The rest will be eliminated!"

  The sharpshooters under the platform looked at each other, and after a long time, a warrior named Zheng Dalong stood up: "Commander, we are all top-notch marksmen in the army, why do we still have to face such a severe elimination system? Moreover, Commander, what is the difference between a sniper and a godly marksman?"

  Li Bin smiled and said, "This is the first lesson I want to teach you! A sniper must first be a good shooter! But a good shooter may not necessarily become a sniper! Because snipers need not only accurate shooting skills but also sharp judgment and strong survival skills on the battlefield. They must first learn to hide themselves, and after being exposed, quickly change positions. Therefore, when choosing a sniper position, you must learn from the three burrows of the cunning rabbit, observe multiple sniper points, and then enter the position. In addition, snipers need patience, when hunting important targets, they need to wait patiently! A good shooter does not have the judgment of a sniper, you know, what you are facing is the enemy's important target!"

  After finishing, Li Bin turned around and wrote on the blackboard: The sniper's first target is the enemy's sniper, followed by officers, then machine gunners and mortar men. When the enemy has an advantageous firepower, after firing one shot, change to another location!

  Including Huang Hua, everyone remembered what Li Bin said. Of course, many of these gunmen were illiterate and couldn't understand what Li Bin wrote on the blackboard, so Li Bin had to patiently explain it to them again.

  For the many illiterate students, Li Bin indeed felt a great headache. Fortunately, these people were originally all ace marksmen, so they didn't need to waste a lot of precious bullets to cultivate them.

  The first class was over soon. Li Bin looked at his watch and announced a 10-minute break. Next, he prepared to lecture on the course of sniper camouflage.

  In the camouflage class, Li Bin told everyone that they must combine the surrounding environment to choose a camouflage method. In the icy and snowy weather, white camouflage color should be chosen, in a green forest, green camouflage color should be chosen, and under the yellow landform, khaki camouflage color should be chosen. After talking about some content, Li Bin said to everyone again: "I have already asked someone to customize a batch of special military uniforms, which are a kind of colorful green clothes. Now you don't understand, but when you see those clothes later, you will understand!"

  Soon, the two lessons of the sniper were announced to be over. After the end of the sniper course, Li Bin announced that those warriors would continue their training. But he left Hong Biao in the classroom, because the next course was a special forces training course. These two courses are special forces theory classes, first telling everyone what special forces are and what special forces do on the battlefield.