A Song of Ice and Fire Book 3 Chapter 14 Brother, You Are Not Heavy (I)
A war without smoke has begun to burn in the heart of Europe, Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Third German Empire, ordered the Imperial Intelligence Department to collect as much intelligence as possible about Austria, and at any time prepare armed forces to enter Austria, which is also a 'German nation', The government of the Third German Empire has an 'obligation' and 'responsibility' to help them return to the bosom of their nation.
Austrians are a homogeneous people, mostly of Alpine stock. The national language is German, spoken by almost the entire population; there are also several local dialects. Austrians are predominantly Roman Catholic, with a small minority of Protestants (mainly Lutherans and Calvinists). The Austrian people have been formed from a combination of Germanic tribes such as the Alamanni, Bavarians, Franks, etc., and have absorbed elements from Slavs and Romanized native populations.
The German people, with their extreme nationalist sentiment, heard a piece of propaganda; the Austrians were our brothers, fellow Germans, and they were now living in misery. The German people, risen from the ruins, had developed a crazy habit: they would not allow their fellow Germans to leave their mother's bosom and be bullied alone outside.
Do not underestimate how crazy a nation that has just regained its national confidence can be. This nation, which has just stood up again, has an extremely narrow mindset: the Germans are the best, and any government or individual that bullies other Germans must be punished by the Third Reich.
From the national status of the Third Reich, Hitler's government propaganda was undoubtedly successful. He implanted the nation's desire for revenge and strong country thinking into the deepest part of people's consciousness, making people's nerves extremely fragile. This fragility is not to say that it is easy to collapse, but rather that it becomes extremely easy to go crazy.
Everything for the Third German Empire!
At this time, Germany was also increasingly unable to tolerate its neighbor Poland's actions.
Poland occupied a large amount of German territory after World War I and repeatedly kicked Germany when it was down, constantly seeking to take more.
Let's take a look at what has happened on the German-Polish border in recent years.
Firstly, Poland is a democratic and free country, but this country has a very bad habit. It often intrudes into Germany's territory in the name of freedom and has clashed with German defense forces many times. Of course, those soldiers who enter German territory call themselves 'freedom fighters', that is, guerrillas.
Was there a civil war in Poland? No! So where did the freedom fighters come from? That's right, they came from Poland, no doubt about it. Then how can a sovereign and unified Poland have such a profession as freedom fighters? In short, it means that the government doesn't care what they do, everything they do is unrelated to the government, and the government takes no responsibility for their actions. However, on the other hand, the supplies of the freedom fighters are provided by the government, when the freedom fighters get something, they also hand it over to the country, the freedom fighters receive the state's military pay, and after returning home, they are still regular soldiers in Poland.
For Germany, Poland's move is a provocation, but from Poland's own perspective, they don't think so. Deep down, Poland is very afraid of Germany rising again, they want to weaken Germany's resources as much as possible, they want to prove to Germany: I am strong, I have the ability to bully you, so don't come and provoke me.
Because of fear, Poland has repeatedly made excessive provocative moves. This cannot be said to be wrong with Poland. The world is like this, the weak want to survive, they must become strong, and after becoming strong, they will bully other weak people. This cycle continues!
To survive, there is only one way: always provoke the potential enemies around us, make them afraid and dare not oppose us!
The strategy of almost all European countries is based on this idea: either you plunder me, or I plunder you. The strong plunder the weak, and the weak in turn plunder those who are even weaker, wanting to survive, they struggle until... extinction!
The Polish Corridor has been a contentious region. After World War I, Danzig was assigned to Poland as a free city, and the Polish Corridor to the Baltic Sea separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany, making it an isolated island. Therefore, Germany had always resented the loss of Danzig and the corridor area.
The current Polish Corridor is experiencing small-scale local frictions every day, and it's unrealistic to expect that after the 'young saplings' are dispatched to the Polish border, the National Defense Forces will still adopt a defensive stance as before.
At this time, Baral was crouching in the grass clump without moving, focusing on the view outside the scope. The Mauser 98K rifle with a scope installed is a very stable sniper rifle.
The maximum effective range of the 98K is 2000 meters. A skilled shooter can hit targets at around 400-500 meters without a scope, and with a 6x scope, targets at around 600-1000 meters can be hit. However, hitting targets at 1000 meters or more requires considerable skill, as the bullet's velocity has decreased significantly at this distance, the trajectory is completely parabolic, and it is easily affected by wind direction.
Baral likes this rifle, it's a high-impact, high-lethality, and high-precision rifle. He loves to shoot at the farthest targets, telling all enemies that even at such a distance you are still not safe, with the possibility of being shot at any time! He is an excellent sniper, experienced and seasoned, now aiming at a Polish freedom fighter's vanguard 1300m away.
Before firing, he would first feel the wind direction and then make adjustments to the sight. He would constantly recite the wind strength in his mouth, using his heart to feel the wind's strength at the next moment. Observe everything that can be observed about the wind direction around the enemy soldier. It could be a leaf or a grass on the ground, used to observe the wind direction and strength of the target. With a "bang" sound, Baral didn't look back to see if he hit the target, immediately turning over and crawling into a pre-dug foxhole.
"How many have we got?" In the foxhole, Ma Han had a cigarette tucked into the corner of his mouth, although it wasn't lit, he was still puffing away very seriously and even made the motion of exhaling.
Baral looked extremely satisfied, he felt that this battlefield was suitable for people like him, and asked: "Did we hit the target?"
Ma Han was his observer. "Of course there is. That poor guy, the bullet hit the bridge of his nose under his helmet, and his eyes 'whooshed' out."
At this time, the grass thicket made a sound, Ma Han quickly pressed Baral under his body, lying on Baral's body with the muzzle pointing in the direction of the sound, shouting out the password: "Wild Chicken!"
"Hen!" The voice had barely fallen when two heads poked out from the bushes, "What a depressing password." It was the two soldiers who had come to take over the shift.
Baral got a mouthful of mud, he didn't complain but said "My brother, you should lose weight." The words were full of trust and friendship between brothers. Only those who have been through it can truly understand what that slap represents - a brother ready to take a bullet for another brother at any time.
"Captain Baral, Captain Mahan, General Shub of the Division wants to see you." The newcomer asked with a smile all over his face, "How many did you take down today?"
Balcer had his gear in order, he crawled into the bushes and turned back for a moment, "One. And forever Pole!" with an extremely radiant smile on his face. Suddenly, he saw the reflection of sunlight coming from the steel helmet, shouting "Enemy attack!"
Whoosh——
A white daytime signal flare was fired into the sky, 'Boom' scattered, and the red smoke was quickly blown away by the wind.
About 2,500 meters from the German-Polish border, a group of Polish freedom fighters crossed the border and approached the 32nd German guard post. Revenge has come...
