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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 84: Tunnel

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    "Get up! We have to get back alive from here first!" Batu smiled: "You are the frontline commander, do you think there is anything we should pay attention to!" Zhang Qi thought for a moment and replied: "Sir, I think  The British artillery poses a great threat to us, especially their artillery shells that can explode in mid-air and shoot out steel balls, which poses a great threat to the soldiers behind the breastworks and in the dome. Many of our soldiers are affected by their  Those who were killed by artillery shells, I think the soldiers should either hide in covered shelters or in trenches, so that they can avoid most of the shrapnel flying in the air." At this point, Zhang Qi walked over.  Next to a section of parapet, the inner side of the parapet was like a pockmarked face, full of small eyes. He pulled out a bayonet, dug out a small eye, blew away the loose soil in his hand, and a steel bullet the size of his index finger was revealed on his palm.  Batu took the steel bullet from Zhang Qi's hand, looked at the bullet marks on the wall seriously for a while, compared the distribution of the bullet marks, and said to Zhang Qi: "You are right, this should be a shrapnel, I am in the military academy  I heard from the instructor that this time fuse was used to control the explosive point. I didn't expect to encounter it here. You are right. Let the soldiers retreat to the tunnel behind the parapet and start digging a new semicircular trench immediately after dark.  A covered shelter must be built in the fort to accommodate the artillery! ""Yes, sir!" "Sir, it seems that the British have begun to dig tunnels!" an officer shouted to Batu.  "What?" Batu's face turned pale, and he quickly returned to the heights of the hill, where he could clearly see the British digging trenches. Unlike the trenches used for defense, the British army's  The trenches were not perpendicular to the direction of their attack, but at an angle to it.  As a well-educated mid-level officer, Batu immediately understood the intentions of the enemy commanders, who intended to destroy themselves using the classic Vauban siege method: first approaching the trench, then wicker baskets filled with earth and firewood.  The parapet composed of bundles, then the first parallel trench, then the approaching trench, and then the parallel trench; the zigzag trench will continue to approach the Shun army's camp. In the process, because the engineers are protected by the parapet and the earth, the defensive side  The threat from bullets and artillery was minimal.  Until the British trenches are close enough to use their large-caliber mortars, these guys who can fire heavy shells hide in the trenches and can destroy almost all fortifications. At this time, the only thing the Shun army can do is to surrender.  .  "It's Woban's siege method!" Batu put down his telescope, and his face turned as pale as a death.  It is difficult for the defenders' artillery fire to form vertical fire on small trenches, and the threat they pose is minimal; but if they rush out to attack, as long as the attacking party is well organized, the effect will be unsatisfactory, but the casualties will be heavy.  The only flaw of this offensive method is that it takes a lot of time, whether it is digging trenches or organizing manpower and material resources.  "Yes, time, time!" Batu suddenly raised his head, and he ordered to the adjutant on the side: "Calling all officers of the brigade and above to come here, there will be a meeting in thirty minutes!" "Yes, sir!" Thirty minutes later  , according to Batu's order, dozens of Jun army officers were sitting in the room, waiting for their superiors to speak with serious faces. It didn't take a very smart mind to tell from the stern look on the superiors' faces that what was coming was not going to be easy.  topic.  "Everyone, let me tell you some bad news: in twenty days, maybe only fifteen days, our camp will be destroyed by the British, and we will either die in battle or become prisoners of the British!" said  Here, Batu waved his right hand to signal the officers who were whispering by his shocking words to be silent, and continued: "This is not alarmism on my part, but an ironclad fact. The British have begun to dig zigzag trenches,  When they are close enough to use their mortars, we are not far from being finished. They should have such things on their ships! "What should we do? Are we just waiting to die here?" a loud voice said.  The officer stood up.  "In my opinion, you should rush out to stop them!" "You idiot, the British have so many riflemen and artillery. If you leave the cover, you will be beaten into a hornet's nest immediately!" The officers quarreled, and some  Some people advocated that active actions should be taken to stop the British, some advocated waiting and watching, while the vast majority of people sat there blankly.  Just a few days ago, they were an army that was constantly victorious, but now they are facing the threat of total annihilation. In war, the fate of an army is like a ship in a storm. It reaches its peak and then falls.  At the trough of the wave, no one knows what will happen in the next second.  "Quiet, quiet!" Batu shouted loudly. After the room was quiet for a while, he loudly said: "As soldiers of Dashun, what we can do is try our best to win. When fate is not favorable,  ???Then face adversity bravely.  Although the British army has surrounded us now, they should not have any extra troops to attack Mandalay. We should inform Mandalay what happened here and delay it as long as possible, so I need a few warriors now  , tonight we took advantage of the fact that the British encirclement had not been completely tightened, passed through their encirclement, rushed to Mandalay, and told Mr. Chen and Mr. Zao everything here!  "Having said this, Batu glanced at the officers, as if silently asking which one is the real warrior. "I do!  " "I am willing too!  " Soon, two people stood up in the crowd. Batu nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Wei Sunan and Li Rong, you two go down now, have a good rest and eat, and then pick three capable sergeants to go with you.  .  At two o'clock this evening, I will send an army to attack the British at night. You will take the opportunity to break out from the other direction and head to Mandalay!  " It was late at night, and darkness once again enveloped the earth. Everything was silent, only the chirping of insects broke it. Simba sat cross-legged on the ground, his rifle aside, leaning against the parapet made of wicker baskets filled with soil.  Finally, not far in front of him was the half-dug trench. Simba was chewing flue-cured tobacco. This was his little hobby to refresh himself and avoid being captured by the god of sleep. As a sentry, this was a big taboo.  , was discovered by the officers, but he would be whipped. There was a rustling sound of animals running through the grass in the air. Simba leaned down warily, grabbed the loaded rifle next to him, and aimed at the sound.  The direction he came from opened his eyes wide and asked in a low voice: ¡°Who, or else I¡¯ll shoot!  " At this time, a familiar voice came from over there: "Simba, Simba!  " "It's Cindy!  "Simba quickly put away his rifle, straightened up, and walked out of the darkness a soldier similar to Simba's description. Judging from the reluctance on his face, it was obvious that he was not satisfied with getting up now. "It's me, platoon leader.  Let me change your whistle!  "Cindy said something, walked to where Cindy was sitting just now and sat down cross-legged. "Why is it so early today?  "
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