Charlie said: “I suggest you simply demolish all those houses, the construction waste out, and then dig some five or six meters deep rectangular pits in situ for water storage, taking advantage of the rainy season.”
“With these reservoirs to store a large amount of freshwater, and then find a way to add a cover on top. Reduce evaporation, so that even if the dry season is besieged for a long time, there is no need to worry about the lack of water.”
The Middle East is relatively arid and hot, and the rainy season in Syria is not that long. Once after the rainy season, freshwater resources, although not very scarce, but relatively valuable.
Charlie is now not worried about Hamid being taken out of the pot by his opponents, but is more or less worried that his opponents will make a full siege on him. Form a long siege without fighting.
In fact, for Charlie, the easiest way he could think of to solve Hamid was to deploy troops to completely cut his connection to the outside world from both sea and land lines.
In particular, it was necessary to cut off all means of entry of supplies, so that Hamid could not get any supplies from the outside world.
In this way, Hamid will have to consume his own reserves until he is exhausted.
Food and ammunition are relatively good preservation, in a place like the Middle East, find a dry and light environment, stable storage on two or three years is not a big problem.
But only a large amount of freshwater resources are not good to preserve.
With bottled water to reserve drinking water is not a big problem, but it is difficult to guarantee water for living.
Groundwater resources are not abundant, in case of another dry season, there may be no rain for several months, the groundwater will also be greatly affected.
In that case, to ensure normal water at the base, you have to transport it from the outside.
But once the enemy cut off the traffic. Freshwater resources can not be effectively replenished, several thousand people once face the lack of water, morale will certainly continue to decline until the collapse.
Therefore, Charlie proposed Hamid, can first find a way to do some water storage projects.
Seeing that Hamid had not yet figured out, Charlie said: “Anyway, your base has been bombed out of shape, and the enemy shelling fire is very heavy, you can not re-activate this base. Might as well dig a pit to store water and make more first-hand preparations for the future.”
“Moreover, the deep-digging reservoir you should not be afraid of shelling, even if the water is turned into mud, as long as it is settled and filtered, and then simply sterilized, it can still be kept for daily use.”
When Hamid heard this, he said approvingly, “That’s a good idea, brother! I will arrange a couple of hundred people to start doing it tomorrow!”
Charlie nodded, then, remembering something, he asked Hamid, “Right, old brother, I heard that the reason why the Cataclysmic Front cooperated with the government army was that after purging you, they would be approved to build a mercenary base in Syria, I wonder if that’s true?”
Hamid was surprised and asked, “Brother, I just heard about this news last night, where did you learn about it?”
FAQ Novel
Q: What are the security measures regarding Zynn’s potential escape?
A: Zynn is under strict surveillance, and any escape attempt would be met with severe consequences, as snipers are positioned to prevent anyone from leaving Hamid’s base.
Q: What improvements are being discussed for Hamid’s base?
A: Discussions include excavating and connecting hidden fortifications, improving ventilation, water supply, and power supply, and potentially creating water storage pits to ensure fresh water availability.
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