Four hundred and ninetieth chapters to the position to see
In movies and TV, Feng Xiaochen has heard the whistling of shells countless times, but in reality, this is the first time. Even if he was able to collapse in front of Mount Tai without being shocked when dealing with other things, he was frightened to the sky at this moment. This is not a joke in movies. This place is a war zone, a place where real guns and cannons are used.
Just as the jeep was driving, he saw a large crater with his own eyes. The soil on it was still fresh, obviously it was blown up not long ago. The crater was so big that it could fill all a jeep. It is conceivable that if a shell landed directly on the jeep, what would happen? Could it be that he would have to take it through time again?
Others in the car also heard the sound of shells. The driver was said to have been sent from the front line and his face was quite calm. Mundy's performance was about the same as Feng Xiaochen. Although he did not shout out loud, he subconsciously made a neck-retracting action. I don't know how effective this action can be when the shells hit.
Zhang Heping was a soldier. When he heard the sound, he turned his head and looked in the direction where the shells flew, frowned and said nothing. However, Feng Fei's performance was quite amazing. Not only did he look scared at all, he seemed to have heard some fairy music, with a happy expression on his face and said:
"This should be the fh70, 155mm howitzer jointly manufactured by Britain, Germany and Italy... Hey, what are you afraid of? The landing point of the shell is far away from us!"
When he finished speaking, the shell had already landed. As he said, it was almost two miles away from the highway. The rumbling explosion sounded very scary, but the jeep did not even bear the shock wave of the explosion.
"No, Uncle Second, you can know the placement just by listening to the sound?" Feng Xiaochen stroked his chest, looked at Feng Fei, and asked in surprise.
Feng Fei said: "Nonsense, what am I doing? I can't tell the landing point several miles away. Can't that be a good person?"
"It seems that you have specialized in your skills." Feng Xiaochen nodded and said. Before he could say anything, the sound of shells flying in the distance came from the distance. However, this time he could hear that the shells were not coming in this direction, and the explosion was one or two miles away.
At this time, the driver turned his head and muttered to Mundie. He was speaking the local language of the country of Dier, and no one understood it. Mundie helped translate the words into English and said to everyone: "Sir, the driver said that the rebels were launching shelling again. It was not safe to continue driving on the road. He suggested that we go to the front to avoid it."
"Is there any place to hide in front?" Zhang Heping asked.
"Yes, there is a howitzer position ahead, with a bunker that evades artillery on the position. The driver said that the rebels will launch artillery attacks here from time to time, and it will be over for about an hour each time. I think it's better for us to avoid it."
Mundy said. He was originally a government civil servant. If he hadn't been to accompany Feng Xiaochen and his party, he wouldn't have come to the battlefield to take risks. The two shells just now had scared his soul away.
"Well, let's avoid it for the time being." Zhang Heping made the decision for everyone. This is not the time to be a hero. He has to be responsible for the safety of Feng Xiaochen and Feng Fei.
Feng Fei was quite happy. He said, "Is it the government army's howitzer position? Just in time, I can go and see what model your howitzer is."
Mundy was very happy when he heard several Chinese people agree to avoid bullets. He said something to the driver. The driver turned onto a small road. During this period, everyone heard the sound of cannons gradually becoming dense. In addition to the shells flying from the rebels, they could also hear the whistling of shells flying from this side to the rebels, and then the dull explosion sound from afar. The direction of the driver's driving was exactly the direction where the shells flew out.
The jeep was bypassing a small wood, and you could see the smoke coming from the cannon shooting in front. Nearer, the howitzer position had entered everyone's sight. Feng Fei almost stood up from the back row of the jeep, staring at the position with his eyes straight, and he could tell that this was his favorite thing.
The driver drove the jeep to a hidden place behind the position. It was several half-underground fortifications, covered with thick wood and sandbags. It was estimated that as long as it was not hit directly by shells, it would be very safe to hide inside. As soon as the car stopped, the driver pointed to the hidden places and said some local words. Mundy hurriedly jumped out of the car, suppressing his fear, and said to Feng Xiaochen and others: "Everyone, let's hurry up and go to the bullet avoidance site to rest. The driver said that the other party's shelling will not last too long. When their shelling is over, we will leave."
As he said that, before everyone could answer, he was about to run into the fortification. Who would have thought that Feng Fei grabbed his arm and said, "Mr. Mundy, don't worry first, I have a request, I don't know if it's appropriate..."
"Mr. Feng, if you have anything to do, can we go to the bomb evacuation site?" Mundy said with a sad face. He clearly heard another shell flying in the air. As for where it would land, he could not hear it.
Feng Fei was not panicked at all. He had already heard that the artillery bombardment on the rebels was also messy and not very frequent. It was probably just to release cold cannons to cause some trouble to the government army. Such cannons are actually not very threatening. Unless they are particularly unlucky, even if they walk with their eyes closed, they will not be scratched.
"Mr. Mundy, the shells are still far away from us. What I want to say is, can you be more accommodating with the officers on the position? I want to visit their positions. What do you think?" Feng Fei said. He is a person who studies artillery. When encountering such actual artillery battles, how can he not go to the scene to observe. The possible problems with equipment in actual combat are very different from ordinary experiments. In recent years, the southern line has been engaged in two-mountain rotation battles, and the Dongxiang Factory has also sent technicians to the battlefield to collect information. Now there is a case on the African battlefield, so Feng Fei of course has to take a look.
"This...is probably not suitable?" Mundy stammered.
"I just go and see it, it won't affect their combat..." Feng Fei said. He was not good at asking for help, and he thought that he was an outsider and had to go to see other people's positions, there must be many taboos, and he didn't know how to convince Mundie.
Zhang Heping saw some problems. He walked forward and said with a smile: "Mr. Mundi, Mr. Feng just wants to see the position. If possible, please ask the driver to take us there. There is no need for Mr. Mundi to accompany him. If you can't go directly to the position, you have to ask Mr. Mundi to take us to find a place next to you where you can see the position..."
"This... I'll discuss it with the driver." Mundy compromised helplessly. People had already seen that he was afraid of death and said it very bluntly. If Mundy could help them to adapt, they would go to the position by themselves, and Mundy could hide in the fortifications. If Mundy didn't help, I'm sorry, so let's stay outside together. The air in this place is fresh and the scenery is pleasant. Everyone chats and listens to the sound of cannons. It's still very pleasant.
The driver was a soldier in a combat unit and did not know anything about diplomacy or military secrets. When Mundie heard that these Chinese guests wanted to go to the position to see it, he nodded and agreed without saying a word, and then walked towards the position in a quiet voice. In fact, he had nothing to say, because the Chinese could not understand what he said, and he could not understand what the Chinese could not understand.
Feng Fei turned his head and said to Feng Xiaochen and Zhang Heping: "Director Zhang, Xiaochen, you two go to the fortifications to rest, I will go ahead and take a look."
After saying that, he trotted and caught up with the driver and walked towards the position. Feng Xiaochen and Zhang Heping looked at each other, then smiled together, and followed Feng Fei to the position. From Feng Xiaochen's side, it was fake not to be afraid, but since Feng Fei was going to the position, how could he, the nephew, hide in the fortifications alone? In addition, he knew that Feng Fei was not good at socializing, and if he violated other people's taboos or clashed with the commander on the front line, he had to help mediate.
The bullet-avoiding site was not far from the artillery position. After walking for a few minutes, we had already walked in front of us. This was a howitzer battalion's position. There were about a dozen cannons, arranged according to the requirements of Caodian. There were seven or eight people busy next to each cannon, but the frequency of firing was not high. In Feng Xiaochen's opinion, it was only a long time before he fired a shot, which was a bit like singing and harmony with the other party.
When Feng Xiaochen and Zhang Heping arrived, they saw the driver who brought them talking to an officer. Feng Fei stood behind the driver, a little cramped, but his eyes were looking around and looking at the soldiers on the position. After hearing what the driver said, the officer walked up, looked at Feng Fei, and said a series of words. Feng Fei and Feng Xiaochen, Zhang Heping were both stunned. The other party spoke French, and none of them knew French.
The Kingdom of Dier was a French colony in the past, and its official languages were Chinese and French. Feng Xiaochen and the others had known this for a long time. When Hesseth and Mundie communicated with them, they used half-baked English, but the officer only spoke French.
"May I ask, do you understand English?" Feng Fei asked dumbly.
The officer shook his head. He could understand the word english and knew what Feng Fei wanted to ask, but he did not understand English.
"I'll go back and grab Mundie." Feng Xiaochen said to Zhang Heping in a low voice.
"I'm afraid he doesn't dare to come?" Zhang Heping hesitated. He had promised Mundie not to come to the position, but now he is not in a position to break his promise.
At this time, Feng Fei glanced at the Su artillery on the position, had an idea, blurted out and asked, "So, do you understand Russian?"
Chapter completed!