Volume 3 The Third Battle Chapter 20: Tile Roof
There were no sparks, only the sound of an empty gunshot from the other side. He was still in the school and hadn't changed his position, but I couldn't see his position either.
An invisible pressure flooded my heart like a tide. I felt as if there was a pair of eyes on the opposite side staring closely at my direction and my position, ready to give me a fatal blow at any time, leaving me without even the courage to stick my head out.
I crawled in the trench for a while and changed my position. I took a few deep breaths to calm down the fear in my heart, and then I mustered up the courage to slowly stick out my gun and head. Through the scope, I carefully observed the school across the street, the windows, the cracks in the door, the broken glass, and searched over and over again for every place where he might be hiding, looking for the slightest clue he might have left.
He was very arrogant and underestimated the enemy because he had never left the school since the war began.
Maybe he knew that we didn't have cannons powerful enough to bombard this primary school. In fact, we didn't have any. Most of the shells were used up when we launched the general offensive, and the mortars could not be used due to the severe cold. Now the only heavy weapons in the hands of the volunteers were grenades and explosive packs.
Maybe he thought that in a unit like ours that was not even fully equipped with weapons, there would be no snipers who could match him! In fact, we did not have any. If it were not for the M1C with a scope in my hand that gave me some confidence, I don't think I would have the courage to confront him here.
So he stayed in the school with peace of mind, holding his sniper rifle, waiting for his target ...
His arrogance made him disdain to change positions; but underestimating the enemy meant that I still had a chance.
"Captain Cui!" Xu Feng also climbed up at this time and whispered beside him: "Captain Chu said that if necessary, we can organize a feint attack."
I was stunned when I heard that. Although Xu Feng didn't say much, I still understood what he meant. In order for me to find the target and to shoot down the enemy sniper, he would even sacrifice the lives of the soldiers.
How many lives of the volunteers would be sacrificed in a feint attack? To attack two high grounds and a school at the same time would require at least three companies of soldiers, so what about casualties? Dozens or even hundreds... and this is just to find the location of an enemy! I only felt a burst of pain in my heart, and I felt my shoulders getting heavier and heavier. In the war, there has never been a situation like this, where just a word from me can decide the life and death of hundreds of soldiers.
"Captain Cui!" Seeing that I didn't answer, Xu Feng looked at the sky and said in a strong tone: "Time is running out. Make a decision quickly and fight quickly! The soldiers are ready for battle and are just waiting for your words!"
"No!" I answered calmly, "Give me some more time."
As I said this, I focused my gaze on the sight again, checking every inch of the elementary school opposite.
There were seven simple houses with mud walls and tile roofs. The mud walls were a good artificial shelter that could keep bullets out. After several battles, the mud walls were already riddled with holes, and the tile roofs, which were originally filled with snow, were also riddled with small black holes.
Wait... tile roof!
At this moment, a special small black hole on the roof appeared in my sight, and my heart couldn't help but beat wildly. I think I found his location.
He was very good at finding places where he could shoot down the attacking volunteer soldiers from the roof. All he had to do was to peel off two tiles to create a good sniper position for himself. After fighting a few battles, the large and small bullet holes on the roof could serve as a good cover for the sniper's position.
But he overlooked one point. He removed two tiles, making the hole look like a regular rectangle, while the other bullet holes were irregular ovals.
No wonder I couldn't see any flash when he fired, it turned out he was hiding there, I gritted my teeth and gently put my hand on the trigger. But now I was in trouble again, all I could see was a small hole, I had no idea how far he was from the hole, and I didn't know whether he was lying or kneeling, which meant I couldn't locate him at all.
what to do?
I thought I only had one chance. If I didn't kill him this time, he would know of my existence, and then he would surely change his position, making it even more difficult to deal with him.
Perhaps Xu Feng also sensed something was wrong with me, and he waited quietly by the side without even daring to breathe.
I simply closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and thought about all the possible postures and distances he might take .
Lying down? The possibility is very small, because this way is downhill, and the terrain of the bungalow where he is is much lower than my position. If he takes a lying position to aim at our position, then his head will be tilted up at least 60 or 70 degrees, which is very uncomfortable and there is no way to persist for a long time.
Then you have to kneel or stand on the table!
The muzzle of his gun would not be too far from the cave entrance. If it was too far, his shooting range would be limited and he would not be able to provide fire cover for the tanks next to him; nor would it be too close, because then I would see fire when he fired.
Then the muzzle of his gun would be about several dozen centimeters away from the hole. At this time, I opened my eyes, slowly raised the muzzle of the gun, and moved the crosshairs on the scope up a little bit.
Add to that the length of the rifle… Unfortunately I don’t know the exact length of the Lee-Enfield, maybe about a meter!
I moved the crosshairs up a little bit more, and then imagined his various postures in my mind, and took a deep breath...
"Bang, bang, bang..." I fired all eight bullets in the chamber in one breath. This is the advantage of the M1C sniper rifle. It can fire eight rounds in a row without pulling the bolt, which can greatly increase the chance of hitting the target. I don't want to waste this advantage in vain.
But I soon regretted it, because through the window on the mud wall, I seemed to see something fall to the ground. When I loaded the rifle with bullets as quickly as possible and aimed again, I found that there was nothing there.
"How is it? Is it aborted?" Xu Feng asked nervously from the side.
"Yes, he was hit." I said hesitantly, "But I don't know if he's dead or not!"
"Hey, you're awesome!" Xu Feng patted my shoulder hard, then turned around and ran away without saying a word.
I knew he would report to Captain Chu, and then he would attack. But for some reason, I still felt a little uneasy, which made me want to stop the soldiers from attacking several times, but when I looked up at the sky, I suppressed this desire.
