Chapter 17

  The vehicle slowed down and the people on board quickly jumped out of the carriage to gather, Zhao Zhenghao waited patiently, he wanted to wait until the other party walked near the town government before opening fire, so as to maximize the gathering of firepower for a strike.

  "Distance: three hundred meters. Depressed angle shooting, no wind." Wu Yan reported the shooting data in a low voice, and in this environment, sniping was the most important of these two data.

  Through the lens, some people can be seen carrying machine guns and walking towards the mountain slope where the team members are hiding, while others are assembling rocket shells, seemingly without any tension as if they were going hunting.

  "You're too arrogant!" Zhao Zhenghao said in a low voice, looking through the sniper scope. The machine gun team had arrived at the mountain slope, chosen their position and started preparing. This place was very close to Shao Hui. Zhao Zhenghao picked up the headset: "Shao Hui, you're responsible for taking out the machine gunner, I'll take care of the rocket launcher, listen for my count of three and then open fire."

  "Understood." Shao Hui's voice came through the earpiece.

  At this moment, the machine gunner was in position, and Shao Hui, 100 meters away, had already taken aim at his temple from the side, waiting for Zhao Zhenghao's order.

  "One, two, three..." Zhao Zhenghao counted softly, and as soon as the third word left his lips, he pulled the trigger. A faint metallic sound came from the gun barrel, followed by a loud "bang". The artilleryman fell to the ground, and at the same time, the machine gunner's head was also hit by the bullet. The bullet rotated and shredded part of his brain tissue, causing the gunner to shudder violently. The scorching hot bullet seemed to have drained all the strength from his body in an instant, and he fell heavily to the ground like a pile of mud. A mixture of blood and other fluids quickly flowed out, staining the originally pure white snow with a strange black-red color.

  Shao Hui didn't hesitate, and immediately fired two more shots, piercing the heads of the other two men beside him. The strange black-red color slowly spread, like a nameless flower blooming on the snowy mountain.

  After the gunshot, the gunner immediately became a corpse, and this sudden change disrupted the deployment of the other side. Taking advantage of their confusion, the team members quickly fired a round of bullets, and the red-hot bullet heads whizzed down the mountain, accurately falling on the bodies of the other side. The ground suddenly rose with snowflakes and blood mist falling together. The other side was not to be underestimated either, and after being ambushed, they panicked for a moment before regaining their composure and organizing a counterattack. At this moment, the team members had stopped firing, waiting in the snowy field for another opportunity to bring the wings of death upon their heads once again.

  "Damn it!" Zhao Zhenghao suddenly cursed, the government troops were actually shrinking behind the wall without firing a shot! This directly became a war between the Bayonet Squad and the Snow Mountain Tiger Organization, and the squad members also became their only target. All firepower at the foot of the mountain was concentrated in one place, bullets flew horizontally and vertically towards the slope, several even fell on the shooting fortifications built by the squad members. The red bullet heads easily tore through the accumulated snow and drilled into the ground, making the prone squad members feel the ground shaking. However, they still maintained their aiming posture, motionless and quietly observing the movements below. The opponent was also suspicious, having fired for so long without any reaction from the slope, were they fighting a mountain? So they stopped shooting and called the machine gunner on the radio, at this moment the machine gunner had become as cold as the temperature.

  As Shao Hui listened to the urgent voice on the radio, he felt that this was the calm before the storm. He pointed his gun at the carriage and soon discovered someone sneaking in to grab heavy weapons. He reported the situation to Zhao Zhenghao, who immediately provided sniper support. A bullet shot out, leaving a red trail through the ribs and carriage, disappearing from view. The shot revealed the shooter's position, and the area behind and beside the carriage erupted with gunfire. Zhao Zhenghao's location was quickly riddled with bullets. Someone grabbed a rocket launcher and hid in an angle, which was Zhao Zhenghao's blind spot. Just as he prepared to fire, sniper Zuo Ming locked onto him through his scope, and with a shot, the gunner's head exploded like a watermelon, splattering blood everywhere. A strand of thick black-red hung from the rearview mirror, like silk. Instantly, Zuo Ming's position became the second target for intense attack.

  The other side is putting all their firepower on the two snipers, they forgot that there are other targets. The carpet-like firepower searched for the sniper's position one by one, but also very obviously exposed its own hiding place. Wang Jianbin, who was far away from the sniper, aimed at a place with sparks and came up with a long burst of fire, and the opponent immediately fell silent.

  At the same time, a bullet, possibly a stray one, flew towards him and grazed his face, leaving a strong gust of wind and a burning sensation. He knew that death had just passed by and quickly moved his body with his elbow and toes to shift to another shooting position. At this moment, Shao Hui was pinned down by the enemy's firepower and couldn't lift his head up. If he hadn't chosen this depression or simply built some defensive fortifications, even if he were extremely skilled, he would have been shot full of holes. He held his gun and waited for the enemy to shift their fire, when suddenly he heard Wu Yan's voice coming from his earpiece:

  "Are we going to fight or not?"

  "Fight if you can, retreat when you should." Zhao Zhenhao replied from an unknown location, "We're here to assist and cooperate in the battle, but the main forces have retreated, why are we fighting so desperately? The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuchs are!"

  "We'll be fine, as long as we can prevent them from using heavy weapons. They're here for a surprise attack, they won't last long in a prolonged fight. We just need to hold out." Shao Hui said into the earpiece, looking up at the sky. He was starting to suspect that he was the favorite of war itself, as every bullet seemed to be heading his way. The trench had been battered by wave after wave of gunfire, and he even thought about standing up and telling the enemy the location of the two snipers. But in desperation, he simply lay at the bottom of the trench, gazing up at the starry sky, thinking that in a couple of days he would use his shovel to dig out the bullets and sell them for money.

  The most bitter thing is that the two snipers, all team members are waiting for each other to run out of ammunition, but another responsibility of the sniper is to scout the enemy situation. Zhao Zhenghao hid in the fortification, his eyes fixed on the sight, observing, suddenly a gunshot sounded, and another person fell beside the rocket projectile below the mountain.

  "Group two, I've switched positions, you cover me!" Zhao Zhenhao shouted into his earpiece.

  "Keep watching, don't worry, I think they won't last much longer either." Zuo Ming said from a certain corner.

  Zhao Zhenhao's gunshot shifted the enemy's firepower, and Shao Hui suddenly felt a reduction in pressure. He quickly crawled up to inspect the hole in the wall that had been shot through, then poked his head out to look around below and suddenly asked: "Old Left, where are you?"

  "I'm risking my life! Not like you, lying there so comfortably!" Zuo Ming said, pulling the trigger, and another scorching bullet took away a vibrant life.

  "Are you near me?" Shao Hui looked around, suddenly thought of something: "You damn bastard!" He cursed and quickly lay down at the bottom of the pit to continue playing dead. Sure enough, bullets started flying all over his surroundings again.