Chapter 1638: 1639 candlelight dinner
Chapter 1638 1639 Candlelight Dinner
Within one day, the Tang army bombed Shengluo, Rewind Port, and Ironforge, as if the invincible Tang Imperial Air Force had woken up overnight.
This terrifying existence seemed to have finally completed its warm-up exercise and began to use its fists and kicks to beat its enemies. All the targets under attack were trembling under the iron wings of the Tang Dynasty Air Force. They finally knew how powerful the suppressive power of those terrifying beings flying in the sky was.
No one paid much attention to the bombing of Saint Lo. After all, it was already a nominal frontline city, and it was normal for it to be attacked. But the other two places are different. Ironforge is the capital of the dwarves, and Rewind Port is the city of the elves.
This was the first time that they were attacked by their former allies, and they were attacked on their own land. The reaction of the elves was greater than expected. Many elves clamored to make the Tang people pay their debts with blood, and many people privately criticized whether the emperor's decision to join the war was correct.
But no matter what, Refeng Port was bombed, the whole city was in chaos, the telegraph office was blown up, the airport was paralyzed, and the radar station and power plant were hit by missiles.
In the evening, most of the city was still dark, and for the first time the elves felt that they could not live without many things.
Without electricity, there was no way to pump water to the water tower, so the tap water in most of the city was stopped. Without lighting and water, the city is close to being paralyzed.
Not daring to stay at home alone, Fran and Aunt Shireen gathered in front of the candle, waiting for Fran's husband Charlie to return. They were lucky, at least they had a pot of cold porridge to eat.
Such darkness really makes the elves feel uneasy. Many people can only comfort themselves by looking at the lights of the harbor in the distance, convincing themselves that the power will be restored soon.
In fact, the elf staff are indeed trying to find ways to restore the power to Rewind Port, but the power plant was indeed hit by a missile, and it will take several days to restore power.
The elves are not as wealthy as the Tang Empire, and can provide sufficient power supply for the entire city, with a large surplus of electricity. Their power is usually not sufficient, and power outages occur from time to time. Now it is impossible to deploy power to restore power immediately.
A large number of troops have moved into the city, and sandbags have been piled on the roofs of many buildings to set up machine guns. Although professional military officers know that doing so has almost no effect, they can only do so in order to appease civilians.
In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is to appease. The more purpose of doing this is to shock the civilians and prevent the lawbreakers from causing greater trouble.
Checkpoints have been set up at many important street intersections, and soldiers with loaded ammunition stand next to the parked military trucks. Passers-by will be randomly checked and questioned, and the atmosphere suddenly becomes tense.
There was a knock on the door. Aunt Shireen walked to the door, opened the door and saw Charlie's tired face. When the other party saw Shirin, she asked nervously: "Is Fran here? She's not at home...I..."
“Dear! You are finally back!” Shireen opened the door, and the excited Fran rushed into Charlie’s arms. She had been worried all day, worrying whether her husband would be injured in the bombing.
“Aunt Shireen, thank you.” Charlie hugged Fran and thanked her with a sigh of relief: “Thank you for taking care of my wife.”
“Come in and have some hot porridge.” Shireen let Charlie into the house. Many families in this building use gas tanks, so there is no need to worry about the gas supply. But this is not a good thing, because if this place is bombed, the countless gas tanks may not be so safe. "Save some food. Starting tomorrow, all food will be classified as strategic supplies. It will not be easy to buy bread again." Charlie kindly reminded Shireen, and then comforted: "But our family has a quota. , your sons also get preferential treatment on the front line, the situation is not that bad. "
Hearing someone mention her son, Aunt Shilin's eyes darkened a little. But there was only one candle in the room, and no one noticed her sadness.
"The third round of recruitment has also started, Aunt Shireen...I'm sorry to say this, but you still want to open some, even if your sons are at home, they have to report to the recruitment office now. The thing is the same, There's no way." After letting Fran sit back at the table, Charlie comforted Aunt Shireen with some embarrassment.
After he finished speaking, he felt that what he said was not appropriate, so he added a few more words: "But today I heard a statement. I just heard that it may be good news for you."
"I heard that the 3rd Army was surrounded, and most of the soldiers were surrendered and captured. Not many died in the battle." Charlie told what he heard in the unit during the day, which seemed to Aunt Shireen. A nice piece of news.
"Really?" Sure enough, after hearing the news, Shireen suddenly became hopeful: even if she just heard the news, it would be much better than no news at all.
"Well, in addition, the officers also said that the 2nd Army was defeated by the Tang Army. They retreated to Saint-Lo. Not many people died. They were all separated and some were captured." Charlie continued.
"Really? That's really good news." Fran became happy when she heard the news.
Shireen placed the bowl of porridge in front of Charlie, feeling much better. She forced a smile and thanked Charlie: "Thank you, Charlie. I really don't know what I would do without you."
"It's a pity that I can't ask anything useful. Those two officers are just here to do business, and they don't know much about the front line." Charlie explained to Shireen embarrassedly: "However, I think Marvin and Frank It should be fine."
“I really hope they are okay.” Shireen could only comfort herself. The candle swayed, reflecting the faces of the three people. It seemed unlikely that the power would be restored, and they would be spending the night in darkness.
When her husband arrived, Fran's condition improved significantly. She regarded the meal as a romantic candlelight dinner and enjoyed it very much.
The porridge made by Shireen was indeed delicious. Charlie even ate some more. In order to thank him for the good news, Shireen made another green vegetable to celebrate that they had not lost anything in the bombing.
After finishing the meal, Charlie told the two women the location of the nearest air raid shelter and told them to take refuge there if they heard the air raid siren again - the air defense facilities at the telegraph office were unusable, so they had no choice but to Go to the dugout on the other side.
(End of this chapter)