It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 5｜Snowy Night Raid

At the same time, a sergeant far away in the heavy machine gun position also raised his signal gun.

A flare shot into the night sky, and a small parachute with an aluminum-magnesium light tube suspended slowly descended. The dazzling light of tens of thousands of candela instantly illuminated the snowfield within a radius of several hundred meters in a pale white.

"Beep beep beep-"

The shrill and piercing sound of a whistle echoed everywhere, which was the order to launch an attack.

On the attack front that was more than 200 meters wide, dozens of figures climbed out from the thick snow, holding rifles with bayonets and shouting as they rushed towards the military camp in front of them!

Shang Ke followed the engineering squad and was located behind the right side of the attacking team.

The Ajaski military camp was in an uproar in an instant, with gunshots, explosions, and shouts mixed together.

The imperial Russian soldiers who were awakened from their deep sleep had no idea what was going on and rushed out of the barracks in a rush, following purely subconscious military movements.

In just over ten seconds, the enemy's sporadic counterattacks began. Shang Ke fell to the ground, feeling his heart was beating as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

Calm down! You must calm down!
He tried to calm down, pointed diagonally ahead and shouted, "Grenade! Over there! Hit that way!"

The grenadier of the engineering squad half-knelt, raised his rifle, loaded blanks, and fired a grenade into the distance.

At this time, the two heavy machine guns on our side that had remained silent also opened fire. A series of bullets mixed with tracer bullets whizzed and splashed over the enemy's heads, like two intermittent fire whips.

The enemy's counterattack fire suddenly stagnated.

Shang Ke saw that the two squads in the front were approaching the enemy camp, and then his eyes were dazzled by the dazzling fire.

"boom!"

The deafening roar is terrifying!

In the violent explosion, a huge gap was blown open in the crude wooden fence by the blasting tube, and the following Chinese soldiers poured in one after another.

They shot at anyone who moved and threw grenades into every house.

The reaction time was too short, and the enemy was caught off guard and was completely confused. Many people were shot to death as soon as they went out.

It was not until the ambush team that broke into the enemy camp had swept through half of the Ajaski military camp that the sound of Russian-made Maxim heavy machine guns rang out and lemon grenades flew over one after another.

Several soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, and half of the platoon was pinned down and unable to move forward or backward. The Chinese army's offensive was immediately blocked.

Fang Rui immediately instructed each squad to concentrate their light machine gun fire to suppress the enemy, and ordered the grenadiers to fire rifle grenades to eliminate them.

The engineering squad and Shang Ke, who were at the rear, passed through the broken fence. This scene shocked him like never before.

"Medic! Come here the fuck up!"

Two soldiers dragged a second lieutenant who was shot in the chest and abdomen to the back of the barracks which was riddled with bullet holes, leaving a long dark red blood trail.

The severe cold of winter nights causes the injured to lose body temperature rapidly, and they often go into shock before they have time to stop the bleeding or bandage the wounded.

The smell of blood hits you in the face, making you feel uncontrollably nauseous.

The excessive release of adrenaline makes people tremble with excitement.

Shang Ke took two deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. Only in this way could he think about the decision properly.

"Call the machine gunner from your squad!" He pointed to the side and shouted, "Get on the roof! Cover us!"

The sergeant of the engineering squad came over, rifle in hand, and shouted, "Captain Shang! The enemy is starting to react!"

"So?! Let's just beat them silly again!" Shang Ke didn't even realize he had gradually entered a state of ecstasy. The machine gunner and the assistant gunner, carrying a light machine gun, came running with their bodies hunched over. One of them crouched down so the other could step on them and climb onto the roof.

"Thirty meters, fifty meters ahead, use smoke bombs for cover, wear gas masks, and prepare to leap forward!" Shang Ke ordered with a sharp gaze, pointing ahead.

Two smoke grenades were thrown out, and the burning yellow phosphorus inside emitted thick poisonous white smoke that quickly spread.

Upon learning that the corporal in the engineering squad had a silver sharpshooter badge, Shang Ke threw his only submachine gun to him and then pulled out his own pistol.

"on!"

More than ten people rushed out one after another at intervals of three seconds, quickly crossing the open area east of the military camp under the cover of smoke and light machine gun fire.

What came into view was the parking lot of the Ajaski military camp, where several trucks and armored vehicles were parked quietly, and more than a dozen enemies were shouting and yelling around the armored vehicles.

It's not easy to start a cold car engine in such a cold day.

In a flash, before Shang Ke could even open his mouth, a crisp gunshot rang out beside him.

"Ta-da-ta-da-"

The corporal fired five short bursts of shots from his submachine gun in just a few seconds. The 10×19mm pistol bullet was powerful, with a muzzle energy of up to 648 joules. The sufficient cavity effect made the enemy quickly lose their resistance.

After a brief exchange of fire, many enemies lay dead on the ground.

Under Shang Ke's instructions, the engineers placed several explosives on the armored vehicles to eliminate the threat.

"boom!!!"

The explosion of the more than two kilograms of TNT and PETN mixture (Pontolit) was earth-shaking, no less than a high-explosive howitzer shell, and the scorching shock wave hit you in the face!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield...

As the Maxim heavy machine gun was completely silenced, the enemy, having lost its firepower support, was unable to withstand the repeated attacks of the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers and had to fight and retreat.

Those who were left alone were quickly shot or stabbed to death with sharp sword-shaped bayonets.

Fang Rui looked towards the northeast with a worried look on his face. He heard the familiar sound of gunfire from his own standard weapons, indicating that some officers and soldiers had advanced deep into the enemy's territory alone.

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where is Mr. Shang?"

The other person paused for a few seconds and then replied, "The people from the third squad said that Commander Shang led the engineering squad around the right flank!"

Huh? No way?
Fang Rui glanced at his watch and ordered, "Move forward! Quick!"

At 4:46 a.m. Eastern Time (GMT+47), a quarter of an hour had passed since the battle began. Major Novikov, commander of the th Border Guard Battalion, still couldn't believe what was happening.

Although the two sides have had frequent clashes this year, it has not yet reached the point of an all-out war. In this situation, an unknown number of enemies launched a surprise attack on their own headquarters, which is simply unbelievable!
Several border outposts did not report any suspicious situations, which means that the enemy was fully prepared to cross the border quietly!
The higher command's reaction after receiving the call was equally surprised. After a long time, they gave ambiguous instructions - the command would apply to St. Petersburg for the right to mobilize the air force, requiring Major Novikov to resolutely resist the invaders and wait for support.

"Damn Khitan monkeys! Despicable sneak attack! This is an act of war!"

The problem Major Novikov faced was that he was completely unprepared and could not organize any effective resistance at the moment. He didn't even know the size of the enemy.

Suddenly, he yelled in frustration: "Damn it! I forgot about her!"

Not long after, two soldiers hurriedly brought in a noticeably thinner figure, their movements so urgent that they almost dragged him away.

A stray bullet that came from nowhere hit the house, sending cement debris flying everywhere and scaring the figure into trembling.

"Warrant Officer! Warrant Officer Yegorova!" Major Novikov put on his helmet and asked anxiously, "How many enemies are there?!"

(End of this chapter)