Chapter 488: White Waves (16)
The Major and the others continued to stay inside the airship, moving deeper. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The wreckage of the airship had fallen sideways, and the huge bullet holes in the steel body were almost facing the ground. Over the years, with the help of the roots of the ancient trees, it was only after the years of time that it was firmly covered with a solid layer of soil, and more details were completely buried.
Not long ago, after a preliminary survey of the wreckage, the Major found something called Chance. Standard military airships, most of their predecessors evolved from warships traveling on the water. The early designs also followed the concept of all types of warships, except for the lift device and the huge steam furnace as a power source, the shadow of a surface warship can be found in all aspects. This philosophy is retained in every generation of airships. As a long oval airship, the length of the airship will vary greatly depending on the purpose. Military airships have a long hull proportion, which is also to open more continuous gun barrels.
"It's about five hundred and fifty meters. The Major stopped, and they climbed inside the airship. The airship that fell sideways is also a floor-type structure, and if you want to go to the next space, you can only look for those broken doors and stairs like rock climbing. Such work can only be done by them, and ordinary soldiers no longer have such abundant physical strength.
They lit up their surroundings with flashlights, looking for the dense roots that had fallen down, and then the bullet holes in the armor that had been broken through.
According to the Major's words, they were lucky. Because of the length of the airship, and its position at the time of the fall, they can pass through the wreckage of the airship and reach the enemy. As long as they are a little more lucky, and the bullet holes that have been pierced by the shells are in the right places, then they can sneak up on the enemy if they carefully drill through the solid dirt floor of the bullet holes.
Always looking for such an opportunity, the majors and captains roughly figured out the situation of the enemy. Naturally, the strength is not comparable to himself. But whether the strength is comparable or not is one thing, and whether or not you can kill the other party is another thing. The combat power of the individual has not reached its peak, or it has not transitioned to a stage. Even in the face of the intertwined firepower of ordinary people, they still have to hide with their heads shrunk. This is not the case with ordinary guns, but with other guns, such as the most common artillery, the power of the explosion is also beyond their reach.
They need to be close to the enemy, or they need to cut through a dead end in the enemy's fire network, so that they can have a chance to play with their proud strength. In a head-to-head battle, their advantage will be reduced several times, and in the end, the actual effect is not much higher than that of those experienced veterans.
The wreckage of the airship seemed to give the major such an opportunity. Since the bullet holes in the ammunition compartment were not the main reason for the fall of the airship, it is known that there must have been other bullet holes in the wreckage.
"The development of Imperial industry was more than 100 years ago, and since then, there have been almost no major changes in either the design or the manufacturing model. This is also a military standard battleship-type airship, not a special class, the general structure has relevant book introductions, some basic data and structure, I mostly remember. "It can help us a lot to find those bullet holes." ”
The rays of several flashlights flickered in the darkness, probing their surroundings in turn. The darkness here is dull, and the slightly warmer air doesn't bring much. The light that cannot be caught is also turned into a white object here.
"According to the information that the Sixteenth brought down not long ago, we should be the main team of the enemy above us. The beam pointed upwards, and there happened to be a large cluster of roots hanging down, and a bullet hole was opened there, and the large roots were coiled, as if they had been woven by dexterous hands, just enough to block the bullet hole, and the earth could not fall.
"I don't know where the specific location is in the enemy ranks?" the major looked at the faces of several captains around him through his peripheral vision, "It's a dangerous position, but the chance is also the greatest." Although many of the people in the main unit are wounded, and their reaction and sensitivity are not there, it is still dangerous if you are not careful. ”
"There are two bullet holes not far apart on the upper third floor, one of which has exploded, and a lot of rocks have piled up. But if you clean it up, you should be able to get out alone. "If there had been no major change in the enemy's ranks, the flanks would have spread out as we had guessed, and the two bullet holes would be at the edge of the enemy ranks, a fitting entry point." Other places don't need to be considered, and they are not very suitable as offensive positions. ”
"There won't be a lot of time, it's close to the snow peaks. The group of enemies behind him will soon be able to get here. Hurry up and get to work. The major nodded at the captain's words, and said in a calm voice, "The time has come to test the strength, and when cleaning the roots and dirt on the shell holes, the strength should be controlled well, and the movements should be as light as possible." While enemies are in high winds and blizzards and don't have a keen sense of movement beneath the ground, there's nothing wrong with being careful. ”
"There aren't many opportunities, just this one. The major looked at the time, "Before half past eleven, please assemble here, regardless of the progress." Of course, I hope that everyone has completed the task and rushed over in advance. The atmosphere eased a little, and the captains separated and headed for the bullet hole they were responsible for.
The Major stayed where he was, climbed up by the roots of the tree, and took out his tactical knife to cut the roots little by little. The depth of each cut was just right, and the strong roots of the tree became as soft as a cake under the Major's knife and strength, without the slightest obvious resistance.
With the meticulous operation, the sound is negligible, and most of the vibrations are absorbed in the process of transmission, and the enemies crouching above are completely unaware of what is happening under their feet. Both sides are carrying out their own planned things in time, and they seem to be at peace.
"Captain, there's news from the Major, let's get ready to get started. The communicator, knowing the Major's message, through the intermittent tapping sound of the airship's wreckage, spoke to the captain who was waiting in the ammunition depot.
"Got it. The captain was now resting with his eyes closed, leaning against a dozen neatly arranged shells. He stood up at this moment and woke up all the resting people around him with a command, "Check your equipment, get on the ground, and get ready for battle." ”
"If you put the gas canister a little after the gunshots have been fired, there will be a little more enemies pulling off their masks. Said to the other captain who stayed here.
Everyone quietly left the ammunition bin, hunched down and walked through the snowy passage without any defense, found behind the predetermined ancient tree, set up their guns, and waited for the signal to fire.
"Let's check the time, the other side is attacking on time at 11:40, and our side will be two minutes late, and then cut into the enemy's line through the shell hole. The major looked at the captains who had gathered at the scheduled time and reminded them to check their equipment.
"That's it, I hope everyone will be taken care of. The major said, and then thought about it, and then sighed, and his body drooped a little with it, as if he had exhausted his strength.
"It's not a mandatory order, if it is ten minutes later, we are doomed to have no chance, you can leave on your own. Judge for yourselves. "It might be easier to understand it as an escape." You're all young, but you can't get into the army anymore. But with your strength, it's too easy to survive in the Empire, and tranquilizers aren't a tough thing to do. You all know in the dark world of the empire, it is easy to get it by trading on the black market. Good luck!"