The German snipers were very cunning. After firing one shot, regardless of whether they hit the target or not, they did not fire a second shot. Instead, they retracted into the crater, leaving Matvey and the others unable to do anything to him.
A very embarrassing scene formed on the battlefield: the German artillery knew that there were Soviet snipers on the battlefield, but could not find where they were hiding; the German snipers knew where Matvey and the others were, but his retreat was But they were blocked, and there was no way to notify the artillery troops to bombard Matvey and the others.
The three German officers and soldiers hiding behind the jeep were now in a dilemma. This place is almost a hundred meters away from our own position. If you run over, you will definitely be killed by Soviet snipers. But if I continue to stay here, I don’t know how long it will take to escape.
Just as the battlefield reached a deadlock, the second battalion commander called Bindasov to complain. After hearing this, the colonel said coldly: "I understand. I will let you know when I come up with a solution."
After hanging up the phone of the second battalion commander, he dialed the number of the first battalion headquarters. As soon as he heard Jetrov's voice coming from the receiver, he immediately asked straight to the point: "Comrade Captain, I heard that some unpleasant things happened between you and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions today. I didn't know that there was no such thing." ?”
When Bindasov asked this question, Jetrov knew that the second battalion commander had made a small report about himself in front of him, and quickly replied: "Yes, comrade commander, because of the fight for the sniper position, something happened." A little bit unpleasant.”
"I also heard," Bindasov waited for Jetrov to finish, then asked, "I heard that the joint sniper teams of the second and third battalions were attacked by German artillery and snipers. The entire army was destroyed, but you didn't take any action to counter the enemy. Is this true?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, there is such a thing." Jetrov thought that the matter had reached this point anyway, so he simply admitted: "The German army only has one sniper in front of the position. If we want to eliminate him, , and exposing the machine gun firepower points on the position, and attracting German artillery fire coverage, will be more costly than gain."
Before Bindasov could speak, he heard someone behind him asking: "Comrade Colonel, who are you talking to?"
Bindasov turned around and saw that the person who asked him was actually Sokov. He quickly handed the microphone to his left hand, raised his hand and saluted a military salute, and then said: "Comrade Division Commander, I am talking to the Acting Battalion Commander of the 1st Battalion, Jay Captain Troff on the line."
Before entering the door, Sokov vaguely heard the conversation between Bindasov and Jetrov, but with only a few words, he could not figure out what was going on, so he stretched out his hand to Bindasov and said to He said, "Give me the phone. I want to speak to Captain Jetrov."
After talking with Jetrov, Sokov figured out what was going on and said into the microphone: "Comrade Captain, you did the right thing. You can't easily expose the fire position on the position for a sniper. If you invite The German artillery fire retaliated, and our losses would be great.”
After putting down the phone, Sokov turned to Bindasov and said: "Comrade Colonel, although our snipers achieved good results yesterday, they are not professional snipers. When facing the well-trained snipers of the German army, , they will inevitably suffer a big loss. It seems that not only do they need to replace special guns for them, but they also need to organize relevant training for them."
"Comrade division commander, please forgive me." Bindasov waited for Sokov to finish and said with some confusion: "Although more than thirty German soldiers were eliminated in yesterday's sniper operation, if we want to finally To resolve the battle, we still need a regular face-to-face decisive battle between our main force and the enemy."
Sokov saw that Bindasov still didn't pay attention to the sniper at this moment, and he couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied with him. What Sokov is thinking about is that in a few months, the Battle of Stalingrad will begin. If his troops are transferred to that city, then in addition to regular combat, more time will be spent on both sides. A battle between snipers. At this moment, it was time to take advantage of the opportunity to confront the Germans on the Zizdra River to train a group of snipers.
Therefore, he said to Bindasov resolutely: "Comrade Colonel, judging from yesterday's results, it is completely necessary to form a sniper squad. The joint sniper squads of the second and third battalions were eliminated purely by accident. , you call them immediately and ask them to organize a new team to continue the sniper mission against the German army."
After more than an hour of stalemate in various aspects on the battlefield, the enemy hiding behind the jeep finally lost their composure. The German driver crawled toward the position in a crawling position. His purpose of doing so was, first, to throw stones to ask for directions and see if the Soviet snipers had left; second, he stayed outside the jeep for too long and was almost frozen. I want to go to the camp early to warm up.
Matvey saw the German driver's buttocks sticking out high, crawling toward the position like a maggot. He did not fire immediately, but watched the driver's crawling performance with interest. When the driver was only twenty meters away from the position, Matvey aimed at the driver's butt and fired. The bullet hit the driver's butt accurately, and the huge impact caused him to roll on the spot. When he stopped, the pain from the wound made him scream.
A German soldier who was staying at the fortification saw the driver shot and lying not far from him, and he quickly bent down and emerged from the trench. After he came to the driver's side, he grabbed one of the driver's arms and pulled him in the direction of the trench. Matvey sneered, aimed at the German soldier and fired a shot, causing him to fall to the ground.
Matvey turned to look at the jeep that was still parked in the open ground. He could vaguely see two German officers and soldiers hiding behind it. He thought for a while, then took out an armor-piercing incendiary bomb from his backpack and pressed it into the jeep. He took out the magazine of the rifle and aimed at the mailbox of the jeep in the distance. The reason why he had delayed using armor-piercing incendiary bombs just now was because he didn't have much confidence that he could accurately hit distant targets. Now that they didn't want to delay it any longer with the Germans, they decided to give it a try.
After Matvey pulled the trigger again, the armor-piercing incendiary bomb accurately hit the fuel tank, and the jeep was instantly blown into a fireball. A German soldier hiding behind the car was blown out and fell heavily to the ground, where he lay motionless. Another officer, covered in fire, screamed and rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the fire on his body. Matvey fired a shot at the rolling figure, ending his suffering once and for all.
After doing all this, he turned his attention to the area where the German snipers were hiding and whispered: "Now, it's my turn to deal with you."
