Many soldiers went to the entrance of the pit to get a lot of soft soil, and before the nervous Zynn could understand what they were doing, he heard the soldier who was watching him shout:
“What are you still standing there for? Hurry out to get some soil to spread under, or later in case the shells explode in front of you, will shock you into internal bleeding!”
When Zynn heard this, he asked in a panic: “Is there really going to be a war? Can you go talk to Commander Hamid and ask him to send a helicopter to send me away first, I’ve never fought in a war, it’s not much use staying here.”
The soldier said in a cold voice: “The helicopter has long gone, you can’t go anywhere now, if you don’t want to die, go get some dirt, if you want to try your luck, stay here and don’t do anything.”
Once he heard this, how dare he pretend again.
So while cursing Charlie with the most vicious language in his heart, he reluctantly followed the others and went outside the cave to prepare the dirt.
Zynn with an empty diesel engine lubricating oil bucket, painstakingly shoveled a bucket of soil, just lift up to go back, outside came the sound of sharp breaking air.
Before he could figure out what the sound was, deafening explosions rang out in quick succession!
The shelling, has begun!
In this instant, the whole mountain seemed to shake.
And the base outside the cave entrance, which was located in the valley, had instantly fallen into a sea of fire.
Zynn screamed loudly in fear, growing up, it was the first time he had zero contact with war.
He felt that his ears had been deafened in general, in addition to tinnitus, eardrums are also very painful, his body’s internal organs also seems to have just been pounded, how uncomfortable to have such an experience.
The soldier in charge of guarding him hastily dragged him into the pit, and immediately afterward, the second round of shells came whistling!
The target of this second round of shells was still the base in the valley, with deafening explosions one after another!
Zynn hurriedly covered his ears with both hands and crouched on the ground shivering.
Other soldiers, on the other hand, had long been prepared to defend themselves against the explosive shock.
Round after round of shells tilted down, causing no effect on them.
On the contrary, as the shelling continued for longer and longer, the soldiers’ psyche instead had a strong sense of security and superiority.
Because they witnessed with their own eyes the great effect that the counter-slope fortifications played in response to the shelling.
Hiding in such a strong fortification to meet the shelling was like hiding in an armored car and being shot by the primitive people with bows and arrows.
Instead of having any fear, the soldiers have now a psychological feeling of superiority towards the enemy that was almost mocking!
It can be said that the more shells the enemy fired, the higher the morale of Hamid’s men!
FAQ Novel
Q: What enemy action triggers Hamid’s immediate defensive response?
A: The enemy’s infantry moves closer to Hamid’s base, signaling an imminent attack after artillery shelling.
Q: What specific survival instruction does Hamid issue to his soldiers regarding artillery attacks?
A: Hamid instructs his soldiers to lie on soft ground within their pits to alleviate vibration damage from close-range shelling.
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