Shen Bili spent several hours leading the sniper company to get familiar with the terrain in the "sandy" trenches, sometimes even setting up sniper positions and communication trenches himself.
"We are different from ordinary soldiers." Shen Bili instructed his subordinates, "When the battle starts tomorrow, if an ordinary soldier lies down on our sniper position, are we really going to fight him to get the position back?"
The subordinates laughed.
"That's why we need our own sniper positions," Shen Bili said seriously, "And we must have multiple sniper positions. Fire a few shots and then move to another. This is crucial, it can save your lives!"
Shen Bili instructed the sniper company to set up sniper positions in the open areas behind the defensive lines, where snipers could move easily without crowding the trenches with ordinary soldiers.
