419 All the worlds a stage (1/2)

Zhang Xiaoman said as he walked, ”HQ has made wrong estimations of the number of the enemy troops stationed in the mountains. If you hadn't gone to scout ahead, the entire Razor Sharp Company would probably have been wiped out once we stepped into their perimeter. Speaking of, we still have to thank you for it.”

”Gratitude received from Zhang Xiaoman, +1!”

Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment before saying, ”That's not really due to me. More importantly, we had to take out that sniper since we got pinned behind the rocks.”

”It's not that we can't do anything to the snipers. We could've charged out from behind the rocks together. His effective range is probably around a 1,000 meters or so, but we have six HMGs whose effective range isn't any shorter than his weapon.” Zhang Xiaoman said, ”Why are so many snipers on the battlefield not given automatic sniper rifles? Is it because they don't want it? Of course not!

”It's every elite sniper's dream to be able to use a fully automatic sniper rifle. No matter how accurate a bolt-action rifle is, it's not as good as a full-auto rifle on the battlefield. Even the best snipers are afraid of the HMGs operated by recruits. A long-range HMG with a tripod that can provide effective cover is a natural enemy of snipers.”

This was an ironclad rule formed from the sacrifice of countless lives on the battlefield. So some of the more decent snipers would not choose to fire continuous shots and left right after carrying out a decapitation strike, the mark of a truly vicious sniper. Like the two snipers Ren Xiaosu had encountered. They were purely used for intercepting scouts who might try to infiltrate from this place.

On the battlefield, snipers could be used in more than one way.

Based on Zhang Xiaoman's original plan, the enemy sniper was hiding on the mountainside and trying to pin them down. But Zhang Xiaoman was willing to minimize their losses if need be. By charging out from behind cover, they could catch their enemy off guard.

”But a lot of people would be killed that way,” Ren Xiaosu said.

”How can there be no casualties in war? It's just some people dying. What's there to be afraid of?” Zhang Xiaoman chuckled. ”If I can die on the battlefield, that would be an honor.”

How can there be no casualties in war? This seemed to be the conventional wisdom that Zhang Xiaoman frequently uttered.

However, that was where the problem lay. In his pursuit with the sniper, Ren Xiaosu decided to charge because he did not want anyone from the Razor Sharp Company to get killed. This was his obsession.

His thinking may have been naive, but that was just how he thought. If someone from the Razor Sharp Company got killed, it was like he would be unworthy of protecting anything anymore.

Zhang Xiaoman asked how there could be no casualties in war. To which Ren Xiaosu answered they wouldn't know if they didn't try.

Regardless of what happened in the future, he had still managed to keep everyone alive this time.

Zhang Xiaoman looked at Ren Xiaosu and said in a serious tone, ”Don't just talk about me. You can't continue risking your life like that either. You only live once, so we can't keep letting you charge into battle like this.”

But Ren Xiaosu insisted, ”I'll make sure that all of you survive.”

Zhang Xiaoman felt something was wrong. Why did it suddenly seem like Ren Xiaosu was the company commander instead of him?

But now they were facing new problems. Since there was an error with the intel of the garrison forces in this mountain range, this route was no longer safe to take. However, they still had not completed the operation assigned to them by Zhou Yinglong to blow up the Beiwan Bridge.

”Bring the map over and let's figure out an alternate path to the Beiwan River.” Zhang Xiaoman said, ”We're only 200 kilometers away from the Beiwan River now, so it's really frustrating that we can't get to it when it is right in front of us.”

Ren Xiaosu asked, ”I've always been curious about something. This op should've been done by Recon, right? So why did they send our Razor Sharp Company?”

Ren Xiaosu had been wondering about this for some time. In his opinion, the Recon Battalion should have been the ones responsible for infiltration, carrying out long-range raids, and bombing bridges. So why was the Razor Sharp Company made to do it this time?