Chapter 1683: 1684 Inside the trench
Chapter 1683 1684 In the trench
Twisted trenches are a nightmare for all soldiers, whether they are on the defensive side or on the offensive side, they are repeatedly tortured by this primitive fortification.
Actually, if we take it seriously, there are corresponding trench tactics, but these methods cannot guarantee victory.
On the originally uneven terrain, trenches were scattered like centipedes, and there were many desperate dwarf soldiers hidden in the ear holes, but they had no intention of surrendering.
Because they know that behind them is Ironforge, which is the most sacred place in their hearts. No matter what the reason is, they must defend this place and try their best to prevent the enemy from setting foot on the territory that is sacred to them.
Opposite them, the soldiers of the Tang Army also had reasons to keep fighting. They came all the way to give their Emperor a hearty victory.
No matter how much it costs, they will still attack! This is the best proof of their loyalty to the emperor, for the myth of the Tang Empire's invincibility, and for the first great unification of the world.
Both sides are constantly sending additional troops, sending soldiers into the trench area that has become a scorched earth. The land there had been softened by artillery bombs, and the air there was filled with an unpleasant, choking smell.
In the twisted trench, a Tang Army soldier was struggling to advance with a rifle. He had to stay focused at all times, because a careless move might make him sleep here forever.
He adjusted his breathing, and every gasp made his lungs extremely painful. He looked ahead through the sight hole on the rifle and the corner of his eye. If there was the slightest sign of trouble, he would pull the trigger and fire the bullet.
The familiar sound of the Maxim machine gun could be heard in the distance, as well as the echo of some Mosin-Nagant rifles—this meant that there were still dwarf soldiers in the trenches who were resisting tenaciously, and that they were still far, far away from safety.
Keep moving along the trench that is no longer so steep. Every seven or eight steps, the trench will turn in another direction. No one knows what is waiting for them behind the next turning point. Maybe it's just a corpse, maybe it's... An entire infantry squad of enemies.
Of course, in most cases there is nothing behind the turning point, just some empty ammunition boxes and shell casings scattered on the ground. But even if there is nothing in most cases, no one would dare to be careless in the slightest.
Because of his field of vision, this Tang Army soldier walked very carefully. Behind him were his comrades. They rushed into the trench from the other end, killed several dwarf soldiers stationed there, and then fought all the way along the trench. This position now.
Even if the Tang Army had the advantage in firepower, even if they could use various advanced weapons to solve two-thirds of the trouble, in the end the soldiers still had to use their own flesh and blood to solve the remaining enemies.
So the casualty rate of the Tang Army has also been soaring recently. The closer to Ironforge, the more common it becomes for both sides to fight to the death.
"Fire! Fire! Do you see the tank over there? Suppress the infantry behind the tank! Cover our anti-tank crew!" From an unknown distance away, the shouts of the officers in the dwarf trench could be heard clearly.
The Tang Army soldier at the head stopped, raised his forearms and clenched his hands into fists to make a stop gesture. Then he put down the rifle, made a motion to open the grenade safety with both hands, and made a throwing motion forward.
The comrade behind him nodded to indicate that he understood, took off the grenade from the tactical vest on his chest, opened the safety, and waited to throw it together. The soldiers of the Tang Army in front also tore off a grenade, held it in their hands and opened the safety. From the sound of the voice, the other party should be not far away at the next corner, about ten meters away.
They have no way to accurately estimate the enemy's position, so they can only rely on trial and error. Throwing grenades is just to suppress the opponent, and then they will attack and risk their lives.
There was no other way. They had fought all the way here and the grenades they carried had been used up. They could only use this method to deal with the enemy.
The two grenades flew out of the trench together, drew a beautiful parabola in the sky, and landed in the distance. As for whether the two grenades accurately fell into the trench over there, no one knows.
“Boom!” The first grenade exploded, and the dust raised proved that it did not fall into the trench. If it had rolled into the trench, the smoke and dust would not have spread such a long distance.
The second grenade also exploded. Two Tang Army soldiers rushed around the corner in a cloud of smoke and pulled the trigger towards the dwarf soldiers who didn't know where the attack came from.
“Thud, tug, tug, tug!” The sound of the Tang Army’s unique assault rifles echoed in the trenches. The dwarf soldiers were caught off guard and fell one after another.
Blood was flying everywhere, and a dwarf soldier who tore the grenade away was hit by a bullet before he could throw it out. He fell to the ground and the grenade rolled to the corner.
At this time, no one cared about the grenade at all. Several dwarf soldiers fled towards the other side of the trench with their heads in their hands. The Maxim heavy machine gun that had been firing just now also made no sound.
Just as the two Tang Army soldiers were about to pursue them, the grenade exploded in the trench. The ground shook for a moment, and the soldiers of the Tang Army rushing in front were knocked to the ground by the shock wave.
He felt as if he had been hit by a truck and sent flying, and the world was spinning. There was a buzzing in his ears, and when he could feel his presence again, he was already lying next to the body of a dwarf at the bottom of the trench.
"I seem to be injured." He said this subconsciously, but he couldn't hear his own voice, so he wasn't sure whether he actually said it.
He couldn't hear his comrades nervously saying something in front of his face. He couldn't feel pain, so he didn't know where he was injured.
"I don't see blood! Where are you injured?" His comrade shouted loudly with all his strength, because both of their ears were now ornaments.
"Get up! I'm going to eat a grenade if I lie down here!" Seeing that he didn't respond, his comrade continued to shout loudly: "Stand up quickly! Damn it!"
“What the hell!” He looked up nervously and looked around. His comrades felt more and more that this place was more and more dangerous. Those dwarf soldiers who have been prepared are very likely to come back. The opponent must have grenades, and they will be killed by countless enemies here quickly.
So after complaining, his comrades grabbed his bulletproof vest and dragged him backwards.