Chapter 1410
Sniper Squad
Chapter 1410 Sniper Squad
The snowfall that lasted for nearly a week finally stopped last night, which is good news for the snipers who have just arrived in Liaodong.To observe and aim at distant targets in the snowy weather, it is difficult for even Morgan to adapt to such a combat environment in a short period of time. Now that the weather is starting to clear up, there is one less obstacle restricting the performance of snipers.
Even though last night's campsite was only ten miles away from the destination, due to the terrain, it still took the team more than three hours to complete the journey, and Morgan also understood why Takahashi Nanhui insisted on camping before dark.If you wanted to march to your destination in one breath yesterday, at least it would be impossible to do it before dark, and traveling in such barren mountains at night will consume a lot of energy, so it is wisest to stay overnight to recharge your batteries choose.
After drilling through a dense forest, everyone saw a mountain lake with an area of about [-] or [-] mu.The surface of the lake has been frozen, and it is faintly blue-green under the light. Looking from a distance from the hillside, it looks like a huge piece of jade covering the ground.There are faintly visible houses scattered among the forests along the shore of the lake, which should have been the residences of local people in the past.
"That's Nanshan Lake." Takahashi Nan introduced to Morgan: "At present, the most northern outpost of our army is set up by the lake."
After nearly a day and a half of mountain marching, Morgan was unavoidably a little tired, but the destination was close at hand. He cheered up and called on everyone to work harder to complete the last part of the journey.
When he got close, Morgan found that this village, like the one he passed by before entering the mountain yesterday, had obvious signs of being burned.Needless to say, this must be a good thing that Hou Jinjun did.
"According to our understanding, there used to be a village in the north and south of the lake with hundreds of residents, but now there are only these empty houses that have not been burnt down." Gao Qiaonan introduced to Morgan with regret. The situation here: "The Houjin dog thief took all the Han people in these places abducted, and there was not even a mouthful left for us!"
Morgan comforted: "When we conquer the Jinzhou Isthmus and Dalian Bay, then we will slowly take over the Liaodong Han people from the Houjin site. I believe that within a few years, this place will become a colony like Zhoushan and Taiwan. .”
Morgan is very clear that although the Liaodong Peninsula borders the mainland, the part south of the Jinzhou Isthmus is almost a piece of land hanging overseas. As long as Haihan can control the throat of the Isthmus, this place is actually no different from an island. .When the time comes, the Liaodong Han people who fled from the land and sea routes will be picked up nearby. Isn't that flattering?With Haihan's ability to develop and build colonies, as long as there is a sufficient labor force, it is indeed only a matter of time before a stable ruling area is established at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula.
The duty of the outpost deployed by the special warfare battalion here is mainly to monitor and warn the activities of the Houjin Army outside the mountain, so there is only one squad.And the team of more than 60 people who came here this time is probably the time when the largest number of troops assembled here after the winter truce.The soldiers who were originally stationed here had already guessed some possibility when they saw Takahashi Minami accompanied the chief to this place.
The special warfare battalion is a very special existence in the Haihan army. It has participated in the most battles, has the richest combat experience, and has the most outstanding military exploits. These achievements make the soldiers of the special warfare battalion from top to bottom have the confidence to give up on me. .They are very clear that the place where they are stationed will always be the frontier of Haihan, and their mission is to continuously expand the territory of Haihan.
Although they are currently in a state of truce due to the weather and the epidemic, they all know that they are not here for vacation in Liaodong, and the main task is to fight Houjin.If the chief comes to the front line in person, it means that the war may be restarted soon.
The gathering of the snipers here is indeed related to the battle plan after the beginning of spring, but Morgan did not explain anything to these soldiers with hot eyes. The training and actions of the snipers are also top secrets in the Haihan Army. Only a very small number of senior officers knew about Morgan's arrangement, and even the sniper rifles they used were all packed in special boxes and transported by horses.
"Does the enemy know about this place?" Morgan asked Gao Qiaonan after he settled down briefly.
Gao Qiaonan understood what Morgan meant, and responded with a smile: "Of course they know that there are our people in the mountains, but they don't know the specific location of our foothold, and the outpost is not fixed here, so they may not be able to suppress it if they want to. They have tried several times, and after dozens of people died, they are unwilling to try again with their lives."
The soldiers of the special warfare battalion were monitoring the plains outside in the mountains and forests, naturally occupying a great geographical advantage.Later, the Jin army also knew that Haihan had an outpost here, but every time they came to suppress them, they were discovered first. When they entered the mountains, the Haihan army had naturally moved to a more hidden position in the mountains and forests, and then released them in the dark. Killing people coldly made it impossible for Hou Jinjun to defend against him, and finally he had to give up his plan to deal with Haihan here.
"Go, find a higher place and go see the situation outside the mountain." After Morgan asked a few words, he became more interested and asked Gao Qiaonan to lead the way to the monitoring point where the sentry was usually on duty.
Takahashi Minami did not refuse, ordered a team of men and set off with Morgan.The snipers under Morgan were left in the camp to sort out their exclusive weapons.
Starting from the campsite, turn north over a mountain ridge about 24 meters above sea level, and there is a plain stretching for tens of miles beyond the mountain.After going up to the mountain ridge, even if you don't use binoculars, you can still see the wind and grass within several miles from the condescending height.The special warfare battalion has set up a [-]-hour sentry here to monitor the movement outside the mountain. As long as the Houjin army moves near the mountain, the soldiers stationed in the mountain will receive an alarm signal from the mountain, and then quickly evacuate the station.
Morgan took out his binoculars and looked into the distance. The plain outside the mountain was the target area that Haihan wanted to conquer after the beginning of spring.On the southeast side of the plain is the Dalian Bay, and on the northwest side is the Bohai Sea. The narrow plain is sandwiched between the two oceans. The widest point is no more than [-] miles, and the narrowest point is the Jinzhou Isthmus at the northeast end of the plain, which is less than ten miles wide. land passage.But that place cannot be seen clearly on the mountain ridge, because it is still a full forty miles away from here.
Morgan knew that on the other side of the Golden State Isthmus at the end of his line of sight, there were still thousands of post-Golden troops stationed there.After Haihan seized the Lushun area in a surprise attack before the winter, perhaps the Later Jin Dynasty would also increase its troops to the Jinzhou Isthmus to ensure that Haihan would not easily capture this special place with very important strategic significance.Of course, Morgan wasn't too worried about this. The Ministry of Defense already had a preliminary plan for the spring offensive, and the purpose of his visit to the front line was to confirm whether the geographical environment here was in line with the Ministry of Defense's combat plan.
Of course, taking advantage of the reconnaissance operation, letting his students exercise their combat skills in this icy and snowy environment is also one of the main purposes of Morgan's trip.
After observing for a few minutes, Morgan slowly put down the telescope in his hand.As Gao Qiaonan introduced, the terrain outside the mountains is flat, and there are even few hills.It is naturally difficult for the post-golden cavalry to hide in such terrain, but this is also an unavoidable trouble for the Haihan army who wants to go deep into the plains to investigate the enemy's situation.Although walking on foot is easy to hide, if you are encountered by a large group of enemy cavalry on the plain, it is very likely that you will be unable to escape.It is precisely because of this that the special warfare battalion set up the northernmost outpost here, and strictly limited the range of activities of the garrison, and did not recklessly set foot on the plain outside the mountain.
As if he had seen through Morgan's thoughts, Gao Qiaonan took the initiative to say: "Chief, if you want to arrange people to go out to investigate, then the near future is really the best time."
"Oh? Tell me your reason." Morgan also wanted to see the military quality of Qian Tiandun's No. [-] general, so he encouraged him to express his opinion.
Takahashi Nandao: "This period is a truce period, and the enemy does not want to make big moves during this season, so the defense force outside the mountain is relatively weak, and we can always find loopholes to exploit. In addition, it is snowy now, and this kind of weather and The environment, in fact, is the most conducive to concealed attacks. I see that the sniper team has snow suits specially used for camouflage, and the chief must have made arrangements long ago."
Morgan nodded and continued to ask: "Then how do you think you should deal with the enemy if you encounter an enemy on the plain with a team like a sniper?"
Gao Qiaonan replied: "If it is a small infantry patrol, I believe that the sniper team can easily control the situation, and it should not be difficult to wipe them out. But if you encounter a cavalry team, it is best to hide as long as you can. If you can't dodge, I think that retreating separately and covering each other is the only way to survive. After all, with the sniper combat method, it is easier to cover the retreat of the companions after keeping the distance from the enemy."
Hearing that what he said was well-founded, Morgan couldn't help nodding silently, thinking that the people brought out by Qian Tiandun really had two things.However, he would not specifically tell Gao Qiaonan that even in close combat, these snipers would not be too afraid of the cavalry, unless the opponent's troops had a clear advantage.He spent several years training only dozens of qualified snipers. It can be said that all of them are treasures. Losing one is enough for the military to feel distressed for a long time, so he spared no expense in arming these snipers. Not only are they equipped with remote The main weapons of attack, as well as hand crossbows and revolver pistols specially used for close combat, have both far and near firepower for individual soldiers, and even a small group of cavalry has the power to fight.
Of course, even so, Morgan would not let his snipers go head-to-head with the enemy.In his opinion, the thousands of lives of the enemy army are not as important as the safety of one of his own students. Snipers play the role of killers who will not touch their bodies on the battlefield, and there is no need to fight with the opponent unless it is absolutely necessary.Every student can become a qualified sniper after several years of training and continuous honing of combat skills on the battlefield. Its value is comparable to those barbarian soldiers transferred from fishermen, hunters, herdsmen and farmers It's not the same at all.
Morgan was not in a hurry to go down the mountain to go back to rest, but continued to observe the situation down the mountain with a telescope, compared it with the military map drawn by the special warfare battalion, and then conceived in his mind how the sniper team under his command should arrange the marching route out of the mountain for reconnaissance .
After nearly two hours like this, Morgan and his party went down the mountain and returned to the station.After simply eating to replenish his energy, Morgan immediately summoned his subordinates, together with Takahashi Minami, to discuss the next action plan.Although this winter is still very long, Morgan doesn't want to waste even a day. He hopes that his elites can fully adapt to the local environment before the spring offensive, so the scouting operations near the Golden State Isthmus during this period are particularly important. , One more day of adaptation period, and then the combat effectiveness will be increased by one point.
The invincibility of the Haihan army, in addition to advanced weapons and combat thinking, largely depends on the preparations for the war being done well enough. It can be said that most of the wars launched by Haihan have been determined before they start. The victory, the result just depends on the performance of the soldiers on the spot.
The action plan formulated by Morgan can be said to be very cautious. He did not intend to take all twelve snipers out of the mountain, but designed a progressive marching route, that is, setting up multiple firepower points along the route of the sniper team. Then move forward or retreat in turn.This way of traveling is a bit like snaking, and the purpose is to ensure a larger observation range while also providing fire cover for the team when retreating and maneuvering.
Takahashi Minami made it clear, because this combat method has many similarities with the Army's existing squad combat tactics. The difference is that Morgan's sniper squad uses special weapons, so its fire control range is wider, even It can provide fire cover for comrades from a concealed place hundreds of meters away, which is impossible for ordinary army soldiers.And because the distance between each firepower point is far enough, the chance of the entire team being surrounded by the enemy will be minimized. Although the firepower will be scattered, it is already the best for a small group of elites with special characteristics like them. Good arrangement.
This tactic was no stranger to the snipers, and they had practiced it in their daily training, so they quickly understood Morgan's intentions.However, since this operation was for actual combat rather than training, Morgan deployed tactics in more detail, especially after contacting the enemy, under what circumstances should he fire to kill the enemy, cover his comrades, and retreat step by step. explain.
Although Takahashi Minami is already a high-ranking military officer, there are not many opportunities to listen to such detailed tactical explanations like this. At the moment, he is full of energy and carefully digests the tactical ideas taught by Morgan.
(End of this chapter)
The snowfall that lasted for nearly a week finally stopped last night, which is good news for the snipers who have just arrived in Liaodong.To observe and aim at distant targets in the snowy weather, it is difficult for even Morgan to adapt to such a combat environment in a short period of time. Now that the weather is starting to clear up, there is one less obstacle restricting the performance of snipers.
Even though last night's campsite was only ten miles away from the destination, due to the terrain, it still took the team more than three hours to complete the journey, and Morgan also understood why Takahashi Nanhui insisted on camping before dark.If you wanted to march to your destination in one breath yesterday, at least it would be impossible to do it before dark, and traveling in such barren mountains at night will consume a lot of energy, so it is wisest to stay overnight to recharge your batteries choose.
After drilling through a dense forest, everyone saw a mountain lake with an area of about [-] or [-] mu.The surface of the lake has been frozen, and it is faintly blue-green under the light. Looking from a distance from the hillside, it looks like a huge piece of jade covering the ground.There are faintly visible houses scattered among the forests along the shore of the lake, which should have been the residences of local people in the past.
"That's Nanshan Lake." Takahashi Nan introduced to Morgan: "At present, the most northern outpost of our army is set up by the lake."
After nearly a day and a half of mountain marching, Morgan was unavoidably a little tired, but the destination was close at hand. He cheered up and called on everyone to work harder to complete the last part of the journey.
When he got close, Morgan found that this village, like the one he passed by before entering the mountain yesterday, had obvious signs of being burned.Needless to say, this must be a good thing that Hou Jinjun did.
"According to our understanding, there used to be a village in the north and south of the lake with hundreds of residents, but now there are only these empty houses that have not been burnt down." Gao Qiaonan introduced to Morgan with regret. The situation here: "The Houjin dog thief took all the Han people in these places abducted, and there was not even a mouthful left for us!"
Morgan comforted: "When we conquer the Jinzhou Isthmus and Dalian Bay, then we will slowly take over the Liaodong Han people from the Houjin site. I believe that within a few years, this place will become a colony like Zhoushan and Taiwan. .”
Morgan is very clear that although the Liaodong Peninsula borders the mainland, the part south of the Jinzhou Isthmus is almost a piece of land hanging overseas. As long as Haihan can control the throat of the Isthmus, this place is actually no different from an island. .When the time comes, the Liaodong Han people who fled from the land and sea routes will be picked up nearby. Isn't that flattering?With Haihan's ability to develop and build colonies, as long as there is a sufficient labor force, it is indeed only a matter of time before a stable ruling area is established at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula.
The duty of the outpost deployed by the special warfare battalion here is mainly to monitor and warn the activities of the Houjin Army outside the mountain, so there is only one squad.And the team of more than 60 people who came here this time is probably the time when the largest number of troops assembled here after the winter truce.The soldiers who were originally stationed here had already guessed some possibility when they saw Takahashi Minami accompanied the chief to this place.
The special warfare battalion is a very special existence in the Haihan army. It has participated in the most battles, has the richest combat experience, and has the most outstanding military exploits. These achievements make the soldiers of the special warfare battalion from top to bottom have the confidence to give up on me. .They are very clear that the place where they are stationed will always be the frontier of Haihan, and their mission is to continuously expand the territory of Haihan.
Although they are currently in a state of truce due to the weather and the epidemic, they all know that they are not here for vacation in Liaodong, and the main task is to fight Houjin.If the chief comes to the front line in person, it means that the war may be restarted soon.
The gathering of the snipers here is indeed related to the battle plan after the beginning of spring, but Morgan did not explain anything to these soldiers with hot eyes. The training and actions of the snipers are also top secrets in the Haihan Army. Only a very small number of senior officers knew about Morgan's arrangement, and even the sniper rifles they used were all packed in special boxes and transported by horses.
"Does the enemy know about this place?" Morgan asked Gao Qiaonan after he settled down briefly.
Gao Qiaonan understood what Morgan meant, and responded with a smile: "Of course they know that there are our people in the mountains, but they don't know the specific location of our foothold, and the outpost is not fixed here, so they may not be able to suppress it if they want to. They have tried several times, and after dozens of people died, they are unwilling to try again with their lives."
The soldiers of the special warfare battalion were monitoring the plains outside in the mountains and forests, naturally occupying a great geographical advantage.Later, the Jin army also knew that Haihan had an outpost here, but every time they came to suppress them, they were discovered first. When they entered the mountains, the Haihan army had naturally moved to a more hidden position in the mountains and forests, and then released them in the dark. Killing people coldly made it impossible for Hou Jinjun to defend against him, and finally he had to give up his plan to deal with Haihan here.
"Go, find a higher place and go see the situation outside the mountain." After Morgan asked a few words, he became more interested and asked Gao Qiaonan to lead the way to the monitoring point where the sentry was usually on duty.
Takahashi Minami did not refuse, ordered a team of men and set off with Morgan.The snipers under Morgan were left in the camp to sort out their exclusive weapons.
Starting from the campsite, turn north over a mountain ridge about 24 meters above sea level, and there is a plain stretching for tens of miles beyond the mountain.After going up to the mountain ridge, even if you don't use binoculars, you can still see the wind and grass within several miles from the condescending height.The special warfare battalion has set up a [-]-hour sentry here to monitor the movement outside the mountain. As long as the Houjin army moves near the mountain, the soldiers stationed in the mountain will receive an alarm signal from the mountain, and then quickly evacuate the station.
Morgan took out his binoculars and looked into the distance. The plain outside the mountain was the target area that Haihan wanted to conquer after the beginning of spring.On the southeast side of the plain is the Dalian Bay, and on the northwest side is the Bohai Sea. The narrow plain is sandwiched between the two oceans. The widest point is no more than [-] miles, and the narrowest point is the Jinzhou Isthmus at the northeast end of the plain, which is less than ten miles wide. land passage.But that place cannot be seen clearly on the mountain ridge, because it is still a full forty miles away from here.
Morgan knew that on the other side of the Golden State Isthmus at the end of his line of sight, there were still thousands of post-Golden troops stationed there.After Haihan seized the Lushun area in a surprise attack before the winter, perhaps the Later Jin Dynasty would also increase its troops to the Jinzhou Isthmus to ensure that Haihan would not easily capture this special place with very important strategic significance.Of course, Morgan wasn't too worried about this. The Ministry of Defense already had a preliminary plan for the spring offensive, and the purpose of his visit to the front line was to confirm whether the geographical environment here was in line with the Ministry of Defense's combat plan.
Of course, taking advantage of the reconnaissance operation, letting his students exercise their combat skills in this icy and snowy environment is also one of the main purposes of Morgan's trip.
After observing for a few minutes, Morgan slowly put down the telescope in his hand.As Gao Qiaonan introduced, the terrain outside the mountains is flat, and there are even few hills.It is naturally difficult for the post-golden cavalry to hide in such terrain, but this is also an unavoidable trouble for the Haihan army who wants to go deep into the plains to investigate the enemy's situation.Although walking on foot is easy to hide, if you are encountered by a large group of enemy cavalry on the plain, it is very likely that you will be unable to escape.It is precisely because of this that the special warfare battalion set up the northernmost outpost here, and strictly limited the range of activities of the garrison, and did not recklessly set foot on the plain outside the mountain.
As if he had seen through Morgan's thoughts, Gao Qiaonan took the initiative to say: "Chief, if you want to arrange people to go out to investigate, then the near future is really the best time."
"Oh? Tell me your reason." Morgan also wanted to see the military quality of Qian Tiandun's No. [-] general, so he encouraged him to express his opinion.
Takahashi Nandao: "This period is a truce period, and the enemy does not want to make big moves during this season, so the defense force outside the mountain is relatively weak, and we can always find loopholes to exploit. In addition, it is snowy now, and this kind of weather and The environment, in fact, is the most conducive to concealed attacks. I see that the sniper team has snow suits specially used for camouflage, and the chief must have made arrangements long ago."
Morgan nodded and continued to ask: "Then how do you think you should deal with the enemy if you encounter an enemy on the plain with a team like a sniper?"
Gao Qiaonan replied: "If it is a small infantry patrol, I believe that the sniper team can easily control the situation, and it should not be difficult to wipe them out. But if you encounter a cavalry team, it is best to hide as long as you can. If you can't dodge, I think that retreating separately and covering each other is the only way to survive. After all, with the sniper combat method, it is easier to cover the retreat of the companions after keeping the distance from the enemy."
Hearing that what he said was well-founded, Morgan couldn't help nodding silently, thinking that the people brought out by Qian Tiandun really had two things.However, he would not specifically tell Gao Qiaonan that even in close combat, these snipers would not be too afraid of the cavalry, unless the opponent's troops had a clear advantage.He spent several years training only dozens of qualified snipers. It can be said that all of them are treasures. Losing one is enough for the military to feel distressed for a long time, so he spared no expense in arming these snipers. Not only are they equipped with remote The main weapons of attack, as well as hand crossbows and revolver pistols specially used for close combat, have both far and near firepower for individual soldiers, and even a small group of cavalry has the power to fight.
Of course, even so, Morgan would not let his snipers go head-to-head with the enemy.In his opinion, the thousands of lives of the enemy army are not as important as the safety of one of his own students. Snipers play the role of killers who will not touch their bodies on the battlefield, and there is no need to fight with the opponent unless it is absolutely necessary.Every student can become a qualified sniper after several years of training and continuous honing of combat skills on the battlefield. Its value is comparable to those barbarian soldiers transferred from fishermen, hunters, herdsmen and farmers It's not the same at all.
Morgan was not in a hurry to go down the mountain to go back to rest, but continued to observe the situation down the mountain with a telescope, compared it with the military map drawn by the special warfare battalion, and then conceived in his mind how the sniper team under his command should arrange the marching route out of the mountain for reconnaissance .
After nearly two hours like this, Morgan and his party went down the mountain and returned to the station.After simply eating to replenish his energy, Morgan immediately summoned his subordinates, together with Takahashi Minami, to discuss the next action plan.Although this winter is still very long, Morgan doesn't want to waste even a day. He hopes that his elites can fully adapt to the local environment before the spring offensive, so the scouting operations near the Golden State Isthmus during this period are particularly important. , One more day of adaptation period, and then the combat effectiveness will be increased by one point.
The invincibility of the Haihan army, in addition to advanced weapons and combat thinking, largely depends on the preparations for the war being done well enough. It can be said that most of the wars launched by Haihan have been determined before they start. The victory, the result just depends on the performance of the soldiers on the spot.
The action plan formulated by Morgan can be said to be very cautious. He did not intend to take all twelve snipers out of the mountain, but designed a progressive marching route, that is, setting up multiple firepower points along the route of the sniper team. Then move forward or retreat in turn.This way of traveling is a bit like snaking, and the purpose is to ensure a larger observation range while also providing fire cover for the team when retreating and maneuvering.
Takahashi Minami made it clear, because this combat method has many similarities with the Army's existing squad combat tactics. The difference is that Morgan's sniper squad uses special weapons, so its fire control range is wider, even It can provide fire cover for comrades from a concealed place hundreds of meters away, which is impossible for ordinary army soldiers.And because the distance between each firepower point is far enough, the chance of the entire team being surrounded by the enemy will be minimized. Although the firepower will be scattered, it is already the best for a small group of elites with special characteristics like them. Good arrangement.
This tactic was no stranger to the snipers, and they had practiced it in their daily training, so they quickly understood Morgan's intentions.However, since this operation was for actual combat rather than training, Morgan deployed tactics in more detail, especially after contacting the enemy, under what circumstances should he fire to kill the enemy, cover his comrades, and retreat step by step. explain.
Although Takahashi Minami is already a high-ranking military officer, there are not many opportunities to listen to such detailed tactical explanations like this. At the moment, he is full of energy and carefully digests the tactical ideas taught by Morgan.
(End of this chapter)