Chapter 1581: 1582 A ghostly night
Chapter 1581 Chapter 1582 A ghostly night
When night falls, the dwarves' defense reaches its most painful moment. The elusive attack teams of the Tang Army began to dispatch. These people were simply ghosts in the dark night.
Like ghosts, these attacking troops can approach the dwarf defense line silently under the cover of darkness, and then suddenly launch an attack, catching everyone by surprise.
The dwarves have no such thing as night vision devices, and they cannot imagine that anyone can see distant targets in the dark night.
So they suffered a lot in the night battle, even without knowing where the enemy was, so they sacrificed their lives.
A dwarf soldier on sentry squatted in the trench holding his weapon. He did not dare to light a fire and could only barely see the nearby rubble and ruins through the bright moonlight.
There must be no fire on the position, otherwise it will easily attract artillery fire from the Tang army. Even in the dark night, the light of a cigarette can easily reveal one's own position and become the coordinates for guiding enemy artillery shells.
He cautiously stuck his head out and looked around in the moonlight. After confirming that he didn't see any suspicious targets, he cautiously retracted his head.
The companion in the crater was biting into a piece of bread, which was as unpalatable as a stone. Seeing his companion who had stuck his head out to observe, he retracted and asked without raising his head: "What's going on?"
Because the Tang army has been raiding at night for the past few days, the soldiers on guard did not dare to sleep. Everyone has heard some rumors, saying that someone fell asleep at night and had his neck wiped in his sleep.
The sentry withdrew his head, adjusted his position, and continued to sit on an empty ammunition box holding his rifle: "Nothing is wrong... everything seems normal."
When they were closest, they saw an enemy armored vehicle from a distance, but because they had no anti-armor weapons, they had to retreat in the end.
But at that time, when the Tang people were exposed, the winner was often already decided. The opponent has either completed its mission and retreated, or is preparing to launch an attack.
"Everything was normal in the 3rd company's position yesterday...but 25 people died!" His companion complained vaguely while chewing hard bread.
"I can't help it... I heard that during our counterattack yesterday, someone picked up something that looked like a scope... Some people said that thing can make people see invisible things!" The sentry vowed to his own My companion talked about a bad thing.
They have retreated two streets, losing one building after another, but most of the time they have not seen their enemies.
A few times, they vaguely saw some moving "targets". The enemies wearing camouflage uniforms were almost indistinguishable from the ruins and rubble in the background. Only when they are active can the dwarves identify these Tang people hiding in the corners.
Yesterday, their infantry division couldn't bear it and launched a counterattack. Regardless of losses, they surrounded several Tang soldiers. After paying a heavy price, they killed these Tang soldiers and seized some equipment.
Including high-power sights and several monocular night vision devices. These pieces of equipment have become very valuable trophies, but it is a pity that these trophies can no longer be sent out of Everwinter Port.
They have been surrounded. There are no scientists and technicians here, so there is no way to study and can only conduct simple tests. Since no prisoners were taken, the use of these devices also required careful attempts. In fact, the sample has been sent to Moss's headquarters, and he personally tried this thing that allows people to see "the human soul".
Yes, for those dwarves who don’t understand technology very well, this thing is simply a metaphysical thing: it seems to be of no use during the day, but you can see an inexplicable red light at night.
It can see the outline of a person, even through walls, without any problem. The dwarves haven't figured out the rules yet, and they don't know that this is a source of heat. They only know that this thing can see the outline of a person, as if they can see a person's soul.
Moreover, it is a piece of equipment that can only be used at night, which adds a touch of mystery to this thing - no matter how you think about it, it has an unspeakable mystery.
Of course, dwarves are not all fools. As long as they are given enough time, they may discover other problems. For example, this thing can also see blazing engines, bonfires, and various objects with heat. thing.
But this takes time, and what Moss lacks the most is time. He can only urgently report this thing to Ironforge, and is thinking of ways to get this thing out of the encirclement and send it to the rear.
The two dwarf sentries who were talking didn't even see it. The soldiers of the Tang Army had secretly penetrated into their defense line with thermal imaging cameras.
Out of their sight, another group of soldiers on guard had been killed. They were lying on the ground with the blood around them not yet drying up.
While the two people were talking, the ghost-like Tang Army sent the sleeping dwarf soldiers to another world one by one.
“Boom!” There was a sound of artillery in the distance, and a shell fell, reflecting the outline of the collapsed building in the distance. This noise covered up other rustling sounds in the darkness, making the two dwarf sentries in the crater unaware of what was happening around them.
They are still talking about the mysterious equipment that can see the soul for some reason, and they are talking very enthusiastically.
"Those evil Tang people don't know how to study, but they can actually see people clearly at night...I heard that the red ones are very scary." In the dark night, the voice of the sentry who spoke seemed a bit loud. Even in the background of distant artillery fire, you can hear it clearly.
“Keep your voice down!” his companion reminded him in a low voice. The sound of an explosion was heard again in the distance, a shell hit the building, and the echo of collapse continued for a long time.
"You said it's already this time, why haven't the replacements come yet?" Finally, the two of them felt sleepy, and then they remembered that no one seemed to be coming to replace them.
"Yeah, what's going on? Are those guys lazy again?" Another sentry snorted with dissatisfaction, but he did not dare to leave his post easily.
After waiting for a long time, there was still no one to replace their positions. The two men finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Damn guys, I'll settle the score with them later. You can even oversleep like this!"
While cursing, a sentry dug out the crater where he was hiding, climbed over some collapsed low walls, and walked in the dark toward the direction where the troops were stationed. Then, a frightened cry came, echoing in the dark night: "Ah!"