Chapter 1411 Cruising in the Snowfield

"Our first task this time is to understand the geographical environment of the plain outside the mountain and prepare for the spring offensive. But I hope you remember that you are snipers, not scouts, so your goal is

Find suitable combat positions in this area, such as commanding heights and hidden spots where you can hide, and seize the time to familiarize yourself with the terrain. In addition, this operation is not aimed at destroying the enemy, and you are not allowed to fire at will when there is no safety situation involved."

Morgan looked around at everyone and continued in a deep voice: "Battalion Commander Takahashi will lead the brothers from the special operations battalion to sit in the rear and provide us with cover. But everyone knows that we will invest very few troops this time, so we should try to be as low-key as possible during the operation.

Don't draw out Hou Jin's large army."

A soldier asked: "Chief, why don't we kill some enemies to practice our skills when we come here?"

Morgan responded: "Things are happening the same way. If you want to kill the enemy, are you afraid that you won't have a chance? When this reconnaissance operation comes to an end, there will be corresponding arrangements."

Although Morgan has high hopes for the snipers under his command, he does not intend to train them all into decathlon generalists. The combat thinking that the special unit of snipers needs to develop is very different from other units. Always give priority to them.

Hiding in the dark to launch attacks, maintaining a combat distance and concealing one's whereabouts, this is the unique combat method of snipers.

Even when performing reconnaissance missions, the purpose and mode of action of snipers will be significantly different from that of real scouts. No matter how hard this sniper team works locally, it is impossible to replace the reconnaissance operations of the special operations battalion. Morgan specifically emphasized this.

One point is that they are worried that a few of their inexperienced students will take it upon themselves to fire at the enemy during the operation. When to fire to kill the enemy, and when to hide and stand by, all depends on the purpose of the operation.

After the preparation meeting, Takahashi Nan saw that it was already getting late, and thought that Morgan should wait until the next day to take action. When he was about to leave, Morgan stopped him: "Batalion Commander Takahashi, gather your people.

Prepare for action tonight."

"Are you going to attack tonight?" Takahashi Minami was slightly surprised.

"Are we still waiting for another opportunity?" Morgan smiled and said, "Let's go out tonight to adapt to the environment, so that everyone can have an idea of ​​the night conditions here."

Takahashi Minami nodded and quickly informed his subordinates to make corresponding preparations. Although the special operations battalion did not need to attack together, it had to provide back cover for the sniper team, so it was impossible to rest in the camp.

When night fell, Morgan led the sniper team over the mountain ridge and into the plains. In order to prevent them from going in the wrong direction in the dark, Takahashi Nan sent several soldiers who were familiar with the local environment to act as their guides.

Although there are no lights as far as the eye can see on this plain, it is not a pitch black environment. The moonlight in the sky shines on the vast snowfield, and the visibility is actually not bad. And these snipers under Morgan are all eyesight.

An excellent person can maintain a good fighting condition in this environment.

This team of more than ten people are all wearing snow camouflage uniforms, and even their backpacks and guns are camouflaged. As long as they are separated a little further, it is difficult to distinguish them from the snowy field in the background, let alone this kind of

It was night with limited visibility. In the empty wilderness, the soldiers could only hear the sound of their own feet in the snow, as if they were marching in no man's land.

Morgan dared to go out at night with the snipers regarded as treasures by the Ministry of National Defense. Naturally, he had someone to rely on. The night vision device on his helmet was an advanced piece of equipment brought over during time travel. Although eight years had passed,

However, due to careful maintenance, the functions are still intact. However, the dry batteries I brought with me at that time have long since disappeared, so now I use earthen batteries made of copper and iron in this time and space for power supply. Although they are not as convenient as dry batteries, they can still be used.

I made do with it.

This kind of battery uses the principle of chemical reaction to wrap several layers of highly absorbent paper around thick iron wire, then wrap it with copper wire, then soak it with salt water, and then wrap it with waterproof material. The iron wire serves as the negative electrode and the copper wire serves as the positive electrode.

, by adjusting the thickness ratio of copper and iron wires, salt water concentration, etc., you can determine how to achieve a relatively stable voltage. Although the power supply capacity of this battery is very limited, it is extremely convenient to obtain materials and make, and can be used in night vision devices in a short time.

There is nothing serious about this kind of DC equipment.

With night vision goggles and low-light binoculars, it is enough to ensure that the visual distance of this team at night is far greater than that of the opponent. Even when encountering in the wild, Morgan can respond one step faster than the enemy. Of course, the latter is not the same.

It is unlikely that a powerful army with strict military discipline and advanced combat concepts would arrange for patrols to be dispatched to fields dozens of miles away from the base camp at night. This would not have much effect except to train the soldiers' anti-freezing ability.

Practical significance. Moreover, Hou Jin also knew that Haihan did not have a large number of troops stationed in the mountains, and he might not be able to find anyone during a night attack, so he simply gave up the night operation.

So seriously speaking, most of Morgan's methods can only serve as a precautionary measure, and they may not really come in handy. However, Morgan will not make fun of his own safety. Nowadays, even generals like Qian Tiandun rarely come to the front line to command operations.

Well, there are very few senior generals like him who personally lead their troops to the combat zone for training. Naturally, they must take good care of their own safety first.

During the pre-war preparation meeting, Morgan had already planned a marching route with Takahashi Minami, and he chose to conduct a tentative operation at night. Part of the reason was to explore the road first and set up several signs along the way.

location, so you don’t need to spend too much time determining your location when you move during the day.

The snipers worked in groups of two, with a distance of about ten meters between each group, maintaining a serpentine advance formation, covering each other and moving forward one by one. These snipers were selected to receive training under Morgan.

They had already been soldiers serving in various armies before, and some of them were even officers with official positions, so their military qualities saved Morgan a lot of trouble, at least in the current field operations.

Morgan had made arrangements in advance, and would rarely give any orders as long as he did not encounter enemies during the march.

However, Morgan considered that the two days of marching in the mountains would consume a lot of physical strength, so he did not plan to train all night. After marching about four or five miles in the snowy wilderness and identifying several marked locations,

Morgan then ordered to return to his base in the mountains.

This back and forth lasted more than three hours. After returning to the station, Morgan looked at the time and saw that it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. He immediately ordered the disbandment and asked his snipers to take time to rest. But he himself was

Takahashi Nan was called together again to discuss some issues discovered during the march in front of the fire.

Because the sniper's combat method is too special, and this time they are on a single line and do not operate with the special operations battalion, Morgan must communicate with Gao Qiaonan in advance. If an emergency occurs, Gao Qiaonan's troops must

How to provide support and cover. Fortunately, Takahashi Minami is also a commander with rich combat experience. He can basically quickly understand Morgan's requirements and put forward some suggestions for improvement based on his own experience and insights.

On the morning of January 15th, the snowfall that had lasted for two days reappeared, but Morgan's sniper team was not hindered by the weather and quietly disappeared into the snow before it was fully dark.

This time, he reduced the number of guides in the special operations battalion to two in order to reduce the size of the team as much as possible and avoid exposing their tracks due to too many people.

After the sniper team set off, they marched northeast along the route they had explored last night. Morgan's tentative target was a mountain forest ten miles away on the map, which was also the hilly area closest to their starting point, although it was only a few miles away.

, but it is a rare commanding height on this plain. I probably explored half of this journey last night, but in fact the remaining half of the journey was the same, and the entire journey was in the snowy wilderness.

As the sky gradually grew brighter, the soldiers began to become more alert to the surrounding environment. Although they were not worried about encountering Hou Jin's patrol, it was always better to be careful. Moreover, according to the intelligence obtained by the special operations battalion, Hou Jin

The Golden Cavalry patrol will patrol the plains from time to time. If they are discovered by the cavalry, it will be more or less troublesome. As long as they shoot, they will easily alert the enemy and expose their situation of going deep into the snowfield.

Marching in the snowy wilderness to the place where they turned back last night, Morgan ordered to stop and take a rest, and then determine the direction of the next march.

Morgan took a sip of water, then raised his wrist to check the march time. Today's time was shortened by nearly half compared to last night. This was of course because he had become familiar with the route in advance and had a better view during the day. And fortunately, besides

Except for encountering a few gray wolves probing their heads, they did not find Hou Jin's patrol nearby. After a short rest, the team continued to set off, and after an hour's march, they arrived at their first scheduled destination.

The highest point of this hill within a radius of several miles is only thirty or forty meters, but it is enough for snipers to monitor the movements within a radius of several miles. However, even Gaoqiao Nan does not know whether there are Houjin troops stationed in this mountain forest.

Army, so the sniper team was extremely careful when approaching this place, beware of enemies lurking in the forest.

Morgan asked the main force of the team to stay hidden in a dry river ditch about 300 meters away from the hills. He divided them into multiple sniper positions to set up fire points, and then ordered his two most experienced snipers and the two accompanying team members.

Soldiers from the special operations battalion went into the forest to investigate the situation.

These soldiers hunched over and walked as fast as possible between the few shelters in the snowy field. Fortunately, their camouflage uniforms hid their figures very well. Morgan believed that it would be difficult to see them with the naked eye alone.

You can tell what these objects that move from time to time are from a distance of a hundred meters.

Several soldiers crisscrossed and quickly entered the forest, while others were waiting for the signal outside. There was no sound in the forest for a long time, but Morgan felt relieved. If the enemy was found, maybe they would have already started.

The gun took the initiative. If there was no movement, it was most likely a normal reaction to not encountering an enemy in the forest.

Sure enough, about half an hour later, I saw a piece of red cloth dancing in the forest. It was the agreed safety signal, indicating that the vanguard had cleared the forest. Morgan then directed his team to come out of the hiding place and quickly

Enter into the mountains and forests.

The soldiers who had previously entered the forest immediately reported the situation to Morgan. They did not find anyone in the forest, but they did find a fire and an artificial snow shelter. However, judging from the snow conditions at the fire and the nearby

Judging from the food remnants found, those people should not have left in the past day or two.

Morgan went to the scene to confirm it in person, and then asked the two people in the special operations camp for their opinions. He concluded that the patrol team of the Hou Jin Army had stayed here, and most likely spent the night. Otherwise, it would not be possible to explain that the fire had burned

Use up a lot of firewood.

Morgan frowned. This is not good news for the sniper team. Although the enemy may have left for several days, it shows that they are also using this place as a campsite to hide their movements. This

In other words, next time the Houjin patrol comes near here, it is very likely that they will habitually choose this place as their campsite.

"We will rest here until noon, and then continue to set off." Morgan made a decision, and then immediately assigned tasks and set up sentries.

After assigning the task, Morgan took out the map and began to compare his plan and consider the next march route. In the more than 40 miles from the mountainous area controlled by Haihan to the Golden State Isthmus, there were only a few hills suitable for hiding and monitoring by the sniper team.

The surrounding situation, so the reconnaissance plan designed by Morgan is to visit these hills in person to determine whether the local environment is suitable for use as a firepower point for snipers in spring combat operations. The sniper team's trip

The marching route naturally connected these target locations.

This kind of march route is of course extremely risky. Even if the Later Jin Army did not have the special existence of snipers, it is still possible to deploy sentries at these high points, or use them as campsites for patrols in the wild.

However, Morgan is also considered to be an expert and daring person. He believes that with the various high-tech equipment in his hands and his well-trained subordinates, he will be able to complete this special reconnaissance mission under the noses of the Houjin people.

After reading the map, Morgan didn't even bother to rest, so he started walking around on the hills, checking the terrain, choosing observation points with a good view, considering how to deploy firepower points, and the route to evacuate this place in case of emergency. These things didn't happen

How many laws can be followed? Judgments must mainly be made based on experience on the battlefield.
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