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Prologue [Chapter 856] Using a submachine gun as a sniper rifle

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    Use a submachine gun as a sniper rifle

    (0856)

    This time, the gunshots were indeed caused by fighting.

    A small group of Green Cult fanatics, hiding somewhere, suddenly came out and launched an attack on the nearby White Army.  The weapons they used were muskets funded by Europeans.  These muskets are all made by imitating the technical principles of the Sun and Moon Guns.  Single-shot, front-loaded, rifled, it is very lethal within a distance of fifty meters.

    The surrounding white-clothed troops heard the gunshots and immediately surrounded them.  The consequence, of course, is that all the Green Cult fanatics were wiped out.  However, caught off guard, three soldiers of the White Army died and five soldiers were injured.  When Xu Canhuai and others rushed out, the wounded had been sent for treatment immediately, and the bodies of the victims were still lying on the bed.  The military judges and military police who came after hearing the news are conducting preliminary investigations on the matter.

    Since going to the battlefield, this is the first time Xu Canhuai has seen the sacrifice of his comrades at close range.  Although there were several battles on the way from Baghdad to Aleppo, we encountered many enemies.  However, no White Army soldier ever died.  No one was even injured.  This inevitably gave Xu Canhuai the illusion that the enemy was no longer able to cause effective damage to the white army.  But now, this illusion has been corrected.  It turns out that the White Army will also suffer casualties.

    The three white soldiers who died were all shot at close range by muskets.  According to the subsequent investigation, the fanatic's shooting distance was less than fifty meters.  Shooting from such a short distance leaves the person being attacked with no chance to react.  The thin military uniform obviously cannot block the shooting of projectiles.  As a result, they unfortunately died.

    Xu Canhuai deeply felt sorry for his fallen comrades.  They should have been mentally prepared to sacrifice, but they should not have thought that they would sacrifice themselves here for no reason and without warning - in a narrow alley.  If they had a choice, they should choose to die in front of the battle instead of dying in this narrow alley whose name they didn't even know because of being attacked.  To be honest, they really didn't deserve to die.

    Comrades in the same team and other officers and soldiers in white also deeply felt sorry for the three victims.  However, the military judges and the gendarmerie had different views on the matter.  Soon, news came out that the three victims would not be qualified as martyrs.  The seven injured people may also be punished.  Because there were ten of them in total, and they were obviously not on a mission.  In other words, they were violating military orders and acting without permission.

    And even worse news spreads within a certain range.  This small group of white-coated soldiers entered this alley obviously for some private purpose and had nothing to do with the army's combat mission.  At this moment, the nature of the incident completely changed.  Disobeying military orders and acting privately is a very serious crime.  In addition, for personal purposes, the crime becomes even more serious.  It is estimated that he may be sent to a military court.

    As a clerk, Xu Canhuai also briefly asked about what happened. As a result, the survivors were vague and their questions and answers were completely inconsistent.  Any idiot can see that they are hiding something.  From this, it can be concluded that if they came to this remote alley, if it was not for gold and silver wealth, it was for women.  The former is the most likely.  Because, after a careful search by the military police, there were only treasures and no women in this alley.

    Needless to say, if this matter is investigated, their squad leader and squadron leader will be punished.  If strictly investigated, the captain would be criticized.  Xu Xingxia had always emphasized before that after the city was broken, special attention should be paid to troop discipline and not to repeat Huang Chao's previous mistakes.  Both Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were very cautious.  Unexpectedly, there were still people below who acted secretly and secretly.

    Two hours later, the results of the incident were announced.  According to the final investigation results, this incident was entirely caused by the gang leader's greed.  It was he who gave the order and led the whole group into the alley.  The purpose is to privately find the wealth in the alley and take it for yourself.  There were a total of four people involved in the planning.  One is dead, and there are three more.  It just so happened that all three of them were only slightly injured.

    The Military Justice Department quickly made a preliminary judgment. Two of the three victims were eventually rated as martyrs and could receive generous pensions.  The other person who participated in the planning was not rated as a martyr and was included in the accidental death list.  Injured personnel can also be treated according to the standards for injured people.  However, the responsible gang leader and two accomplices were arrested by a military court.  Obviously, there must be no good results waiting for them.

    After figuring out the cause and effect of the matter, Xu Canhuai couldn't help but sigh secretly.  He was indeed quite emotional about this matter.  It's all caused by greed.  Xu XingxiaThey repeatedly emphasized the discipline after the city was broken, but they still refused to listen. As a result, their lives were lost in vain.  It's okay to lose your own life, but it also costs the lives of innocent people.  This is the most infuriating thing.  I hope something like this won't happen again in the future.

    The cruel facts once again prove that after breaking the city, if you don't abide by the discipline and let yourself go, it is comfortable to be comfortable, but it is very likely to bring disaster to yourself.  There is a living example before our eyes, and it is hard not to believe it.  Xu Xingxia's foresight is really beyond doubt.  Xu Canhuai admires his father more and more.

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    "These bastards." Li Zicheng said with a frown.

    Li Zicheng felt very unhappy after receiving the handling opinions from the Military Justice Department.

    The people below violated military orders, acted privately, and caused unnecessary casualties to the troops. Of course, they must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others.  However, there are actually armed enemies hiding in Aleppo. This cannot but be said to be their dereliction of duty.  They thought that the city was completely safe.  It seems that it is necessary to further strengthen the comprehensive clean-up operation!

    "The North Koreans are not clean, let the Malays go." Zhang Xianzhong said murderously.

    Because of the appearance of this hidden enemy, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong ordered martial law in Aleppo.  The North Korean servant army originally responsible for cleaning up the remaining enemies in the city was transferred to the north of Aleppo.  The Malay servant army composed of Nanyang people was transferred into the city and conducted another large-scale search in the city to find all the hidden enemies.

    In fact, Aleppo was already under martial law, and now the level of martial law has just been raised.  Servant armies from Nanyang and other places used a large number of bombs to carry out forcible explosions in any suspicious areas, ensuring that no basement was missed.  Sure enough, after this explosion, a lot of "ground rats" were indeed cleared out.

    In addition to strengthening martial law, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong also ordered the reaffirmation of discipline.  The unlucky gang leader really hit the muzzle of the gun this time.  After a trial by the Military Justice Department, he was sentenced to death.  Immediately, he was publicly executed.  Military judges and military police are on duty on the streets on a regular basis. Anyone found violating military discipline will be arrested and dealt with on the spot.

    After all this trouble, Lei Hu, Xu Canhuai and others naturally had no intention of taking a bath.  They washed all the dirt off their bodies, put on clean clothes, and hurried back to their campsites to assemble.  It's not safe outside, there are many military police, and they don't want to cause trouble.  The military discipline of the White Army is no joke.  They can't afford it.

    Fortunately, Lei Hu¡¯s team has no combat missions for the time being and can rest for a few days.  They can sleep, play and relax.  If you are really bored, you can do something else meaningful.  No matter what the chaos is outside, as long as they stay safely inside the military camp, there will be no trouble.

    "However, relaxation is a matter for soldiers. For officers and non-commissioned officers, having no combat missions does not mean that there is nothing to do.  There are actually many things they have to do.  Among them, the most important thing is to summarize the combat experience of the past few days.  What experience you have, what is worth promoting, what lessons you have learned, and what needs attention should be filled in carefully.  These report documents have a fixed format and cannot be ignored.

    This kind of writing skills is naturally Xu Canhuai¡¯s strength.  Lei Hu and others only knew a few men, so writing reports was very difficult.  As a result, when Xu Canhuai filled out the battle report, the eyes of Lei Hu and others focused on him.  Finally, Lei Hu and several non-commissioned officers exchanged glances with each other, and finally had weird smiles on their faces.

    There is no doubt that in the eyes of Lei Hu and other non-commissioned officers, Xu Canhuai's performance on the battlefield was unsatisfactory.  To be precise, it is very unqualified.  As a clerk, perhaps he could barely get by.  But, as a combatant, he's just rubbish.  Lei Hu and the others cannot tolerate Xu Canhuai's performance being so rubbish.  They decided to seize the time and give Xu Canhuai some extra lessons.  Cramming is good as long as it is useful.

    After Xu Canhuai finished filling out the battle report, Lei Hu immediately said: "Lege, get out of the queue!"

    A tall and thick-set man immediately appeared in front of Lei Hu, with his legs together, he stood at attention and saluted, and deliberately shouted loudly with a loud voice: "Here we come!"

    This big man is called Reg, and he is a typical Northeastern man.  He is from Gaizhou Guard, a native of Liaodong. He has been in the army for three years and his current military rank is a second-class non-commissioned officer.  When it comes to combat skills, Reg is not the best among several noncommissioned officers.  However, he looks the most ferocious, terrifying and violent, so when training soldiers, the effect is particularly good.  Lei Hu and the others want to train Xu Canhuai, and it is most suitable for the five-year-old and three-year-old Lei Ge to take the lead.

    Thunder Tiger¡¯s turning of the head means a lotHe gave Xu Canhuai a long look, turned to look at Reg, and said solemnly: "Xu Wenshu's basic combat skills will be left to you."

    Reg¡¯s face was solemn, he straightened his body and replied loudly: ¡°Understood!¡±

    Only then did Xu Canhuai realize that he was in trouble.  These guys probably realized that their combat skills were rather rubbish and decided to give themselves some extra lessons.  With Reg's size, one could tell at a glance that he was the most terrifying instructor.  In front of this kind of instructor, anything you say is useless.  Because, at any time, he can beat you half to death with one hand.

    However, Xu Canhuai happily accepted Lei Hu's arrangement without any complaints.  On the contrary, he was a little grateful.  After all, these guys care about themselves.  None of them wanted to lose their precious lives on the battlefield.  They don't know their true identity at all, they are just fulfilling their duties as comrades.

    This is a real battlefield, not a game, let alone children playing house.  If you are not careful, you will die.  Bullet would not deliberately swerve to avoid him just because he was Xu Xingxia's son.  Just now, three soldiers accidentally lost their lives.  Good combat skills can obviously increase your insurance factor on the battlefield and help you live longer.

    In the following time, Xu Canhuai followed Reg to learn various combat skills.  Reg's training was indeed very strict and very hard.  However, Xu Canhuai still gritted his teeth and supported it.  It would be a shame if he couldn't do something that everyone else could do.  If his father knew about it, he would probably not have a good impression.

    If Xu Xingxia saw it here, he would also nod to express satisfaction.  Xu Canhuai is indeed a little afraid of death.  However, fear of death is not a bad thing.  People who are afraid of death will know how to protect themselves better.  Wasting your life in vain is not a sign of bravery.  Even Lei Hu and Lei Ge are always very careful and never reckless on the battlefield.

    However, Reg¡¯s training with Xu Canhuai only lasted five days and ended.  Because, five days later, the Thunder Tiger Team received an urgent mission, which was to go to the direction of Damascus to conduct combat reconnaissance and control towns such as Homs.

    "The defenders of Damascus may retreat. You must reach Homs before the enemy strengthens the defenses of Homs. If the enemy tries to pass through Homs, you must be stuck and must not let them pass!  " Squadron leader Sun Dasheng said solemnly to Lei Hu and others when handing over the mission.

    Sun Dasheng is of course a nickname.  His original name was Sun Shenghai.  Just because he usually prefers to play Sun Wukong, he is nicknamed Sun Dasheng.  Speaking of which, he is also a veteran of the White Army.  When the Shesheng Army attacked Yulin Town, he joined the army.  Among several squadron leaders, his qualifications are considered quite senior.

    Sun Dasheng said that based on the intelligence currently detected, there should be different opinions and internal strife within the Damascus garrison.  Some people advocate standing still and waiting for reinforcements, and fighting to the death against the white-coated troops.  Even if they all die in battle, some of the White Army will still be at the bottom.  Even if Damascus is burned, it cannot be left to the White Army.  Some people advocated an immediate retreat and rendezvous with reinforcements arriving from Istanbul in Aleppo or elsewhere.  No matter what, they are unwilling to hold on to the empty city of Damascus.

    "Understood! Follow your orders!" Lei Hu replied resoundingly.

    The troops immediately prepared and marched towards Damascus.

    After two days of walking south from Aleppo, the Thunder Tigers team approached Homs.  Homs is an important link between Damascus and Aleppo and is also a quite prosperous city.  At its peak, the population of Homs was said to be over 300,000.  Of course, that was before the White Army arrived.  After the arrival of the White Army, all the people here moved to Damascus.  Basically, Homs now is an empty city.

    ??At the beginning, the defenders of Damascus also took the initiative to abandon Homs in order to increase their defense strength and shrink their defense lines.  Now, the retreating faction in Damascus will definitely send troops again to seize Homs.  If they cannot even control Homs, they will have no chance of safely evacuating Damascus.  It can be inferred from this that the battle for Homs will be quite fierce and there will be many dead.

    When the Thunder Tiger team arrived in Homs, they found that it was quiet and there was no one around.  Since all the people in Homs had retreated, the entire Homs seemed to be an empty city.  Since no one cleans the streets, the whole city is like a huge garbage dump, with garbage everywhere on the streets.  There was also a lot of wind and sand blowing, and all the buildings were covered with thick sand, making it almost impossible to see their original appearance.

    Of course, this does not mean that there are no enemies in Homs.  In fact, the enemies are hiding in hiddenplace.  Lei Hu and others are all veterans and have a rich sense of combat.  As soon as they approached Homs, they already sensed danger.  They searched carefully with binoculars and soon discovered several hidden gunmen in hidden corners.  They were waiting for the white-coated troops to enter the range of their muskets, and then quietly fired at them.

    To put it bluntly, if Lei Hu and the others rushed in directly from the street, what awaited them would be continuous gunfire.  The projectiles fired from the buildings on both sides of the street were enough to knock half of their team down on the street.  Once chaos arises in the White Army, more enemies will come out to kill them.

    Lei Hu discussed with several non-commissioned officers and decided to bypass the street and attack from behind the enemy.  When it comes to sneak attacks, Lei Hu and the others are also veterans.  The equipment of the White Army is more suitable for long-distance shooting than the enemy's.  When the time comes, it will depend on who attacks whom.

    Xu Canhuai naturally followed Lei Hu.  Lei Hu took a few people and quietly went around from another alley, hiding behind the enemy.  Through the telescope, the positions of the lurking enemies were basically exposed.  At that time, there was not much professional sniper knowledge. The musketeers of the Ottoman Empire were pretty good at knowing how to ambush.

    The positions occupied by Lei Hu and others are very advantageous, and they can effectively monitor the enemy's movements.  The distance between them and the target is only about a hundred meters.  However, there is a problem, that is, Lei Hu and others are equipped with submachine guns, not sniper rifles.  Obviously, submachine guns are not very suitable for sneak attacks.  However, in the absence of sniper rifles, they could only use submachine guns as sniper rifles.

    "Da da da!"

    Leihu took the lead with a short burst of fire, knocking over the enemy behind the window.

    Several other people also fired one after another, knocking over all the enemies in the crosshairs.

    With the sound of Thunder Tiger's gun, the soldiers of the White Army lurking in other locations also opened fire.  For a time, the gunfire was quite intensive.  The bullet stirred up a lot of dust.

    The enemy who was suddenly attacked was caught off guard and immediately panicked. He ran out of his hiding place desperately and fled southward along the street for his life.  In panic, they basically lost their cool.  They never thought that by escaping like this, they would be sending themselves to hell.  By exposing themselves to the empty streets, weren't they deliberately meant to be fired upon by submachine guns?

    "Da da da!"

    "Da da da!"

    The gunshots on the street suddenly rang out.

    Those enemies who escaped were beaten to death in the streets.

    Xu Canhuai finally had a chance to perform.  After five days of rigorous special training by Reg, he was finally not so panicked when it came to shooting.  Facing the charging enemies, he was able to shoot calmly and aim at the target as much as possible.  For a soldier like him, the submachine gun is simply too convenient and suitable.

    Although it was a bit of a waste of bullets, short bursts of fire could easily turn into continuous shots, and the muzzle jump was also serious, Xu Canhuai hit several targets after all.  Several enemies who rushed forward staggered and fell in front of his gun.  Dark red blood burst out from their bodies, and they fell to the street, motionless.

    While the Thunder Tigers team fired to eliminate lurking enemies, intermittent gunfire also came from other directions and other streets in Homs.  This is another team of white-coated troops, cleaning up the enemy.  Sporadic gunfire indicates that the number of enemies encountered is small.  If suddenly there is a loud sound of gunfire, it means that a large number of enemies have appeared.

    ¡°Homs is actually quite big, with many streets and buildings. Leihu¡¯s team only has fifty or sixty people, so it is obviously impossible to control such a large town.  Therefore, Li Zicheng mobilized a brigade of troops, with a total strength of about 1,500, all deployed in Homs.  It is estimated that as the war develops and the enemy's counterattack intensifies, more troops will be invested in Homs.  Lei Hu and the others are just the vanguard.

    With the arrival of more white-coated troops, the remaining defenders of Homs were forced to retreat south.  Lei Hu and others did not pursue them and allowed them to retreat south.  Anyway, Damascus in the south is a dead end.  If the enemy wants to survive, they will have to circle back.  When the time comes, it will not be too late to deal with them severely.

    To the south of Homs, there is a small highland with a relative height of about twenty feet.  Because the surrounding terrain is relatively flat, this small highland can overlook the surrounding area.  From a tactical perspective, this high ground is very important.  The Thunder Tiger Team is stationed on this high ground.  Xu Canhuai also followed them to garrison the high ground.

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