Chapter 321 Trust
Billy Shen and his sniper company spent several hours in the "sand" trenches familiarizing themselves with the terrain, and sometimes even built sniper positions and communication trenches themselves.
"We are different from ordinary soldiers." Shen Billy instructed his subordinates: "When the battle starts tomorrow, if an ordinary soldier lies on our sniper position, can we still fight him to make him give up his position?"
The subordinates laughed.
“So, we need to have our own sniper position.” Billy Shen said in a cautious tone: “And there must be multiple sniper positions. We need to change positions after firing a few bullets. This is very necessary. It concerns your lives!”
Shen Billy asked the sniper company to set up the sniper position in the open space behind the defense line, where it would be convenient for the snipers to run around without having to squeeze out space with ordinary soldiers in the trenches.
In addition, ordinary soldiers in the front-line trenches will also attract enemy firepower and attention, and the direction of machine gun output is also where there are more of these people.
Even sniper positions were set up outside the "sand" trenches.
Billy Shen analyzed the map:
"Imagine that tomorrow, when the battle begins, our soldiers will leap out of the trenches and charge at the enemy."
"What would happen if your sniper position was directly behind the 'sand' trench?"
The soldiers were all stunned.
None of them had thought about this, and by then they might not be able to see a single enemy because their view was blocked by the backs of their own people.
Therefore, the sniper position was immediately changed to the commanding heights and the flank of the attacking surface.
After completing these preparations, they rehearsed the cooperation between the observer and the shooter again, and Shen Billy finally gave an order: "Sleep, and you must sleep!"
It is common sense that sufficient sleep can ensure the quality of the next day's battle.
The soldiers all understood it, but this was the most difficult part, and most of them failed to do it, including Idris.
And Billy Shen just leaned against the sandbag, and soon he began to snore evenly.
Shen Billy often spent the night in the wild when he was hunting kangaroos in Australia, so this was nothing to him.
The only drawback is that I should have had a delicious meal of roasted kangaroo meat at this time and fallen asleep in the warmth of the campfire and the crackling sound of burning dry wood.
…
At five o'clock in the morning, before daybreak, Billy Shen was awakened by the roar of the ship's guns.
Billy Shen turned over and stood still in the trench. He held the rifle and carefully stuck his head out to look in the direction of the shell explosion, feeling a little strange.
Since the Ottomans approached and built trenches, the fleet had given up the continuous bombardment of corner "A", which made no sense.
But now, the fleet suddenly started bombarding again, and the bombing location was still corner "A".
What's the use of this? Billy Shen frowned.
Then, Shen Billy saw that one amphibious landing ship after another drove out from the cover and gathered towards the beach surrounded by a group of soldiers.
Billy Shen was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.
“Smart guy!” Billy Shen smiled and shook his head: “He plans to use an amphibious landing ship to bypass the sea!”
The bombardment of naval guns was, of course, intended to cover up the sound of the amphibious landing ship's motor.
Then, Billy Shen understood why Charles had arranged the sniper company here.
The "sand" trenches were the most important main attack direction, and no loss was allowed here. The enemy's machine guns were the biggest stumbling block on the French army's road to success.
"Lieutenant!" Idris's excited voice came from the darkness on one side of the trench: "It's Charles, I see Charles. He is looking for you!"
Billy Shen said “Oh” and ran in the direction where Idris came from with his rifle.
Charles was carrying a rifle, which seemed inconsistent with his rank of colonel and his status as a staff officer, but Shen Billy heard that Charles's marksmanship was quite good and he had killed more than a dozen enemies in previous battles.
Billy Shen had no doubt about this, if Charles didn’t know guns, he wouldn’t have been able to invent a tactic like a two-person sniper team.
“Colonel!” Billy Shen stood up in front of Charles.
"Are you ready?" Charles asked.
“Yes, I’m ready!” Billy Shen answered confidently.
"Very good." Charles nodded: "Prepare for battle, and launch the attack at 5:30!"
“Yes, sir,” Billy Shen responded, and then asked doubtfully, “Colonel, don’t you want to ask about the preparations?”
“I believe you can arrange it.” Xiaer replied, patted Billy Shen on the shoulder and left.
Billy Shen stood there in a daze for a long while.
He had never gained this level of trust, and growing up, no matter what he did, he would be questioned or belittled, even though he had done it well enough.
But Charles not only did not ask me what to do but let me do such an important task and kept my absolute trust in him.
This made Shen Billy a little uncomfortable.
Billy Shen turned his head to look at Xia Er’s back, and unconsciously thought of a question in his heart:
He is already 30 years old. He has been working hard in the wild with a gun since he was a teenager. But what is he doing all this for?
Is it to get rich or to get promoted?
Or is it for life?
Or maybe, what he really wants is recognition from others.
Unconsciously, Billy Shen’s eyes were already red, he felt that he had made the right choice, he got what he wanted, this was what he wanted!
…
Xia Er didn’t know that Billy Shen was having an ideological struggle, or it could be said that he was sighing.
The reason why he trusted Billy Shen was not because of anything else, but because he was Billy Shen.
This guy was the sniper with the most kills in World War I. He killed 150 targets in the four months of service in Gallipoli, and the final confirmed result was actually 201 people, and he was a new recruit who had just joined the army at that time.
(Note: 150 people were killed with observers nearby, and there are also sniper kills without observers)
More importantly, he also invented the two-person sniper tactic, which is still used today.
If Charles doesn't believe in such sniping talent, who else can he believe in?
Charles walked into the "sand" trench he had heard of before, carefully stuck his head out and looked in the direction of the enemy's defense line with a telescope. Under the moonlight, the enemy's machine gun positions were vaguely visible, and some were even piled with sandbags with only a small hole showing.
This will be a severe test for Billy Shen, Xiaer thought, but it shouldn't be difficult for him.
At this time, Tijani and several signalmen came to Charles, raised his head towards the beach, and said, "We are ready."
"Yeah." Charles responded softly.
They were the elite troops of the 105th Infantry Regiment, with a strength of only 400 men. They were hiding on the seashore along with the amphibious landing craft covered with canvas.
As long as they receive the order, they will rush to the sea at the fastest speed and then go around the enemy's flank.
Charles turned his eyes to the east, where a hint of white could be seen.
(End of this chapter)
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