"Second Lieutenant Higashikawa Yohei, it is said that you once wrote to the military headquarters, hoping to establish a sniper unit in the Marine Corps?"
"Hi"
The person who answered was very young, no more than twenty-four years old, with bright eyes and a calm and calm demeanor.
"Now is the time to test your idea, you know Sihang Warehouse."
As he spoke, Major General Isamu Kumagawa sat behind his desk with a gloomy face. From the frontline battle report, he learned that Captain Funagi was severely wounded by the opponent's sniper, and that the first attack resulted in more than 500 casualties.
This was simply unimaginable. He couldn't figure out how the Chinese army on the opposite side suddenly had so many snipers.
Now it has been proven that artillery fire and machine gun firepower are almost impossible to suppress the opponent's snipers, so the only way is to use snipers to fight snipers.
"Yes, General, that is the last building held by the Chinese army in Shanghai."
"Very good, I now order you to establish an elite sniper unit of one hundred people. You can take my warrant and go to each brigade to freely select the personnel."
"Thank you General, but snipers need rifles with scopes. We..."
After hesitating for a moment, Second Lieutenant Hiroyuki Higashikawa saluted, but still made his request loudly.
"Well, since I can let you do this, you don't have to worry about the weapons and equipment. Come here and take a look."
He beckoned Higashikawa Yohei to his desk and pointed at the battle map.
"Last night when the Marine Corps cleared the area, they found a batch of sniper rifles imported from Germany in this police station. The stupid Chinese people didn't even open the boxes. Go over there and it's all yours."
Hearing that there was a batch of German offensive sniper rifles, Higashikawa Yohei immediately became interested.
Not because of anything else, but because he received sniper training in a hunter school in Germany. So the German sniper rifle is just what he likes.
"Thank you, Major General. Can you please go?"
Xiong Chuanyong waved his hands, his mood was very heavy and melancholy.
He had no idea that the captain of Ship City, using 3,000 marines, could not capture the ordinary building of Sihang Warehouse.
Not only that, the gunners of the artillery team that provided supporting firepower suffered heavy casualties.
But he also knew that the cannons could not be deployed too far away. It was a small matter for a cannonball to accidentally fly into the concession, but it was a big deal to detonate a gas bag that could blow up half of the concession.
He always felt that something was getting in his way when dealing with the Sihang Warehouse. Now he had no other choice but to hope that Colonel Higashikawa Yohei would deal with the opponent's sniper.
Without dealing with the opponent's snipers, it will be difficult to deploy suppressive firepower. If only infantry is used to advance, the vicious mines will not be able to suppress it.
After leaving Kumagawa Isamu, Higashikawa Yohei looked at the gloomy sky, but it was as if someone had lit a bright light in his heart. His young face was filled with a glow of respect and desire to fight.
The corners of his mouth twitched as he chuckled, murmuring to himself,
"Your Excellency, Principal, we...we are finally going to meet on the battlefield. As a burden to you, defeating you may allow me to obtain the highest honor."
When someone said that a "wolf" appeared on the battlefield, Dongchuan Youhei immediately understood that it was Zhang Sixing, the founder of the hunter school. The strip-shaped ghillie suit he invented was the one Dongchuan Youhei wore the most in a year.
I wear the same clothes when I eat in school, and I still wear the same clothes when sleeping.
"Yes, it is a bit hot to wear, and it may affect your movements if you enter the jungle. But from the moment you enter the hunter school, this should be your favorite piece of clothing in your life."
Thinking of the figures wearing different shades of green ghillie suits on the podium, Higashikawa Yohei seemed to go back to the moment when he entered school.
"Its only function is to allow you to become a living hunter."
As a second lieutenant who aspired to form an independent sniper unit, Hiroyuki Higashikawa did nothing in the army. Because snipers, and even silencers, did not conform to the samurai concept of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Therefore, he would rather be demoted from lieutenant to second lieutenant than transferred to the Marine Corps. The only requirement is that he be allowed to establish an independent sniper unit.
Unfortunately, the war before us officially broke out before the Marine Corps began to form a sniper unit.
"It's great. It's such an honor to be able to face off against the sniper unit led by the teacher."
While sighing, Higashikawa Yohei found a horse and quickly went to the police station where the sniper gun was found. At the same time, he asked his subordinates to select people from each unit according to the list he had drawn up long ago.
When he arrived at the police station and opened the boxes containing rifles, Higashikawa Yohei's pupils dilated. What was inside was the 98k rifle equipped with a 6x scope.
He picked up one and pulled the bolt, checking the condition of the barrel.
Not only is it a completely new gun, even the gun oil inside that protects the barrel is still oily and has never been used.
"Crack", he re-closed the bolt of the gun, raised the 98k in his hand, and looked at the front, the smile on Higashikawa Yohei's face became even wider,
"Your Excellency, Principal, you also use 98k, right? It's such an honor to meet you on the battlefield."
In the middle of the afternoon, Higashikawa Yohei was already standing in front of a group of Marines carrying 98k on their backs. He announced loudly,
"You are the first sniper unit of the Imperial Japanese Marine Corps. The mission of this unit is completely different from what you have known in the past."
He glanced at the Marines in front of him and then shouted,
"Your marksmanship is very good, but I have to say that this is just the basics in this army. Unfortunately, you don't have the opportunity to train now, so I have to tell you a few of the most basic principles..."
Listening to the combat methods that were completely different from the Marine Corps drills of the Empire of Japan, the Japanese soldiers who joined the Dongchuan team couldn't help but regret it.
As those who uphold the spirit of Bushido, they feel that this hidden fighting method is really not to their liking.
"Hmph, don't think that your marksmanship is anything special. Let me tell you that there is a great sniper in the Sihang Warehouse. He founded a school in Germany that specializes in training sniper hunters..."
Looking at the unconvinced expressions on the soldiers below, Higashikawa Yohei said,
"Don't underestimate him, because you are about to appear near him as his opponent. Be careful with him. Using the same rifle you are carrying, he can penetrate your head at a distance of 978 meters."
Even though they were Marines whose training was not as good as that of the Army, these elite shooters still listened to him with great disbelief.
"So, I will go to the battlefield with you. Apart from me, whoever shoots him will be promoted to the deputy commander of the Dongchuan team, and will also be promoted to the army, so work hard."
As the Dongchuan troops were established and launched on the battlefield, the defensive operation of Sihang Warehouse entered a difficult stage.