Chapter 42: Hero (5)

  Before they could hide, the machine gun on the opposite side fired. Within a distance of less than 200 meters, the unique power of the Type 88 general-purpose machine gun was revealed. From the distribution of the device's components, it can be seen that the use of machine guns is also a matter of nearly ten years. Many people see on TV that when a machine gun appears, it must sweep away a large area, and the enemy becomes a target waiting to be killed. In fact, when the shooting range of the machine gun exceeds 400 meters, the trajectory is already very unstable, making it difficult to achieve a sweeping effect. Within a range of 200 meters, although the firepower suppression is very strong, remember that it is firepower suppression. When infantry encounter such situations, they usually find cover to hide and then let snipers take out the machine gun. Therefore, in war, machine gunners are often the preferred targets for snipers.

  But this time, the reconnaissance company miscalculated, because as soon as the two snipers raised their heads, they were named, and the machine gunner seemed to be holding a fully automatic sniper rifle, with one machine gun at the pass actually suppressing nearly sixty people there for half a day.

  "Mortar!" Wu Minghui shouted.

  As soon as the gunner lifted the mortar, two bullets took the life of the gunner.

  "Damn, his grandfather!" Liu Ye cursed, then he was about to get up and cover the other gunner. As he half stood up, the smoke bomb on him went off, and his body was suddenly shrouded in red smoke, with a helpless look on his face.

  "Comrades, the revolutionary work depends on you."

  He lay down, let out a sigh, and no one knew if the sigh was because he had "liberated" himself or lost an opportunity for such a drill. For some soldiers, perhaps encountering a military exercise once in their military career was already something worth remembering for half a lifetime. No one likes to give up halfway, just like no one likes to have only half of a beautiful life.

  "Damn it!" Liu Ye's fist pounded heavily on the ground, his face turned to the sky, and he cursed: "Fucking bastard."

  "I'm going." Xiao Lie said beside Liu Ye.

  "What's wrong with you?"

  "I'll go blow them up." Xiao Lie said resolutely.

  "Don't make unnecessary sacrifices, there's a row of snipers in front, it's good for you to go. Die early and be reborn early." Liu Ye said: "Tonight we'll return to the barracks together and eat something delicious, these past few days eating dry rations is almost killing us."

  Xiao Lie didn't say a word, and suddenly jumped up without making a sound. At this time, a scene of chaos appeared, the reconnaissance company was fighting fiercely with the enemy, while Xiao Lie suddenly jumped out from behind a rock and rushed towards the enemy position. However, the enemy seemed to have not noticed him at all, and the bullets were not aimed at his direction. As Xiao Lie ran, he seemed like an outsider, as if the battle between the reconnaissance company and the enemy had nothing to do with him.

  "Damn it." Finally someone cursed out loud.

  "This is also too awesome."

  In just seven short seconds, it seemed like a long and slow motion shot, in that slow motion shot were the enemy and us, bullets and smoke were the main melody, gunfire was the accompaniment, Xiao Lie was like a fearless wild bull, completely unaware of what threat was, as if in his eyes, everything around him was just air.

  "Cover! Covering fire!" Wu Minghui shouted as soon as he reacted.

  Xiao Lie quickly ran to the machine gun position, then pulled out a hand grenade, removed the safety pin, pressed it down and threw it out. The grenade drew an arc in the air, accurately falling towards the machine gun position, and he took a few steps forward before suddenly throwing himself to the ground.

  Boom!

  After the explosion, he immediately jumped up and rushed towards the machine gun position. In a few steps, he rushed to the side of the two Red Army soldiers who were already emitting red smoke. He didn't even tear off their arm badges before rushing forward again.

  Everyone learns that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line when they first learn geometry. This sentence can also be understood as the most direct method being the most effective in some specific environments.

  When A squad's guard team was in a fierce battle with an unknown opponent, Xiao Lie rushed into the battlefield, but he didn't know which side was his own and which side was the enemy. In the chaotic battle, the guard team had been dispersed, and all the comrades he could find had become "martyrs". Although it was just a drill, he didn't expect to get any useful information from these fallen comrades. At this time, he didn't think much, since he couldn't tell which side was his own and which side was the enemy, he just charged forward. Then he continued to charge forward again.

  Ouyang Yuanye saw a little boy running around on the battlefield, and he didn't know if the other person was his own or an enemy trap. Before confirmation, the guards did not open fire on that man. In addition to him, there were also Blue Army, and the Blue Army had reason to believe that the unknown person should be their own people, because they saw a group of Red Army chasing behind him.

  From a visual perspective, the Blue Army didn't misjudge, as there were people from the reconnaissance platoon following behind Xiao Lie. They also didn't know which side was their own and which side was the enemy. Due to Xiao Lie's outstanding performance earlier, it was certain that following him now wouldn't be wrong. However, with Xiao Lie charging forward alone at the front, it could also be understood as recklessly charging without knowing life or death. What if someone in front shot him? Wouldn't that make the hero who rescued the reconnaissance platoon lose face? Therefore, Wu Minghui arranged for two snipers to provide cover from behind. As qualified snipers, they would naturally focus on Xiao Lie's left and right sides when providing fire support. To ensure his safety, it was best to conduct firepower reconnaissance on both sides of him. Moreover, the most important thing was that Xiao Lie had also put on a camouflage uniform like the one he found on those four Blue Army soldiers he took down earlier. At that time, Xiao Lie saw the camouflage uniforms on the Blue Army soldiers in the mountains and thought they were quite effective, so he took one without hesitation - after all, those four Blue Army soldiers wouldn't be needing them anymore.

  So, from the Blue Army's point of view, their own man Xiao Ran is now being hunted down by a group of people. Luckily, his luck isn't bad, and he hasn't been hit in half a day. This ambush on the Red Army was carried out by the Blue Army's most elite troops. Elite troops naturally have their own special characteristics. Being able to take down ten enemies alone is the bare minimum; taking down twenty is a must; taking down thirty is also very normal; and taking down forty isn't anything to be proud of either.

  The commander of the Blue Army saw that "one of their own" was being chased and killed, and immediately ordered two firepower points to cover "their own". When the Blue Army opened fire, the two snipers on both sides of the reconnaissance company who were covering Xiao Lie were knocked out. At this time, Xiao Lie found that there were people not far away, but they actually took down the reconnaissance company's men. So Xiao Lie thoughtlessly pulled out a hand grenade, which was the last two he had, and didn't plan to save them either. He pulled the safety pin and threw it over.

  The Blue Army didn't understand even when they were dying, why their "own people" threw hand grenades at them. The only explanation was that they weren't their own people after all. When they finally realized this, Xiao Lie had already rushed to the other side, which was the direction of the Guard Platoon. From the previous battle, Xiao Lie finally understood who his own people were, and now the Reconnaissance Company had merged with the Guard Platoon.

  "Good, well done!" Some of the guards couldn't help but shout, having just been beaten by the other side and finally able to vent their anger.

  The Red Army had not yet celebrated when the Blue Army's firepower became even more fierce, and the front line began to push towards the Red Army. If only from a numerical perspective, the Red Army was absolutely at an advantage, but countless historical examples have shown that it is rare for the few to defeat the many. To put it bluntly, having more people doesn't necessarily mean you'll win. Fifty sheep against one wolf - no matter how many sheep there are, in the end they will still be eaten by the wolf one by one.

  All along, Wu Minghui had thought that his reconnaissance team was the best in the entire division, and even if they were placed in the whole army, they wouldn't be any worse off. But today he discovered that he was wrong. If it weren't daytime, he wouldn't have realized that a person could shoot so accurately while running and jumping at the same time. He had clearly locked onto someone, but in an instant, their movement changed again, making it difficult for him to lock onto them. Suddenly, he understood - could it be that he had encountered the legendary special forces? Wu Minghui, who had once been fortunate enough to participate in the selection process for the special forces, knew that they were called special forces because even among the best soldiers, only a small fraction were selected. In the first round of selection, more than 70% of the hundreds or thousands of top military personnel would be eliminated, and he himself had been eliminated in the second round. Later, someone asked him what the special forces were like, and he only said one sentence: They are not human.

  After that, his requirements for leading troops were stricter than those of similar units, and he was more ruthless in training. He also thought about the day when his company would encounter special forces on the battlefield and be able to defeat them thoroughly. Of course, there was also a personal motive behind this, as most people who had been eliminated by special forces would feel somewhat resentful, thinking that one day they could bring down their opponents and tell them that it was wrong to have eliminated him.

  Now Wu Minghui finally knew the difference between his company and the special forces. The guard company of A Division was not to be underestimated, in terms of military strength they dared to claim second place in A Division, no one would say they were first. And now, the elite troops of A Division had been defeated by the special forces, if they hadn't arrived on time, the guard platoon of A Division would have probably been eliminated from the exercise already. But when the Blue Army launched a charge, Wu Minghui felt that his arrival was only delaying the inevitable elimination of the guard platoon.