Ever since he was pulled out, Mirage Haiping no longer wanted to feel the dizzy feeling of lack of oxygen. The reason why he could feel the breath of the sea was probably because he recalled the feeling of rocking on the boat...
His office was set up in a relatively empty large cave, surrounded by various supplies: mostly useless wood and a small amount of ammunition.
There is really no food left, and there is not much precious water left. The good news is that there are still some creeks and groundwater in the area they control. The bad news is that they have tens of thousands of people who need to drink water.
If the orcs were more desperate, they could have poisoned some creeks to disgust these goblin lunatics who refused to surrender.
Mirage Haiping raised his head from the desk made of wooden boxes and covers. He was used to the noisy environment. He frowned and noticed the smell of barbecue in the air.
This made him sniffle uncontrollably, and his stomach began to make a growling sound involuntarily. He looked at the place where the aroma came from, and found a group of wounded soldiers, who were helped to the cave by various hands.
within.
The lights in the cave are actually not too commanding. After all, generators also consume fuel. However, because they were temporarily used as a headquarters and needed radios and telephones, they still used generators as a luxury.
"Medical soldiers! There are wounded here! There are wounded here." Several officers called anxiously, their voices echoing in the cave, which seemed a bit harsh.
As the commander-in-chief here, Mirage Haiping was a little dissatisfied with the noise: he didn't think there were any important sick and wounded patients who needed to be carried to the headquarters for treatment.
But soon he knew the reason. His temporary adjutant ran up to him and explained anxiously: "General, there is really no room, so we can only put people here first."
"A field hospital on the front line was lost, and two fire points outside were burned by incendiary bombs. There is no place to place the wounded..." As he said, he saw a soldier with dull eyes passing by.
Mirage Haiping's side.
The burn marks on the left side of the soldier's face made him look a little ferocious, like a monster. He was so frightened that he didn't even remember that the other party didn't salute when he passed by.
The other party was indeed in no mood to salute. The wounds on his face smelled like burnt food. The arms of the people following him were burned black... These wounded people looked numb, and everything around them seemed to be unimportant to them.
Already.
After experiencing the hell-like flames, these mirage soldiers no longer had the ability to fight, and even lost the courage to take up arms.
"Put it, put it here." Mirage Haiping finally gave in and turned sideways to let the two soldiers place the wounded on several wooden boxes next to his position.
In normal garrison caves, there are bunk beds for soldiers to rest, but there are not many of these places left now.
The orc troops attacked and captured many similar garrison points. At the same time, bombing also destroyed some of them, which made it impossible for the goblins to use these places to place the wounded.
Because similar garrison areas are set up relatively outside the cave, this design can save ventilation costs and also facilitate soldiers to enter the combat area.
Now they want to give priority to soldiers with combat effectiveness, so the caves that are still intact are given priority to the combat troops, and the wounded can only be crowded in the warehouse.
A medical soldier ran over and checked the wounded on the ground. These people didn't even have a decent bed, so they could only lie on the ground and let the dust on it infect their wounds.
They screamed one after another, causing the entire warehouse to become chaotic. Mirage Haiping could not continue working, so he grabbed some documents and walked out.
The admiral really couldn't stand such an unventilated environment. You must know that when he first boarded the ironclad ship sold by Datang Group, he felt that the ventilation conditions in the cabin were much better than the environment in front of him.
Later, battleships were equipped with air coolers and heaters. This was set up to ensure the normal operation of the battleship's power system. The personnel just took advantage of it. However, the constant and comfortable temperature was still missed by Mirage Haiping.
Alas... everything has become a thing of the past: the navy's fleet has all submerged under the sea, and those giant ships that once made the people of Mirage proud are no longer there.
As he walked, he came to a road sign with a 200 mm caliber heavy artillery emplacement hanging on it. Without thinking much, he continued walking forward and walked to the side of the 200 mm caliber heavy artillery.
The artillerymen stationed here are cleaning up the fallen gravel. The artillery just hit the area nearby, causing some stones to fall here. Although the artillery was not damaged, it affected the rail track under the artillery.
In order to be concealed, this artillery must be retracted into the mountain when not in use. Its design is very clever and makes good use of a cave near the top of the mountain.
This natural cave has been reinforced with cement, and most of the entrance is sealed with sandbags, leaving only a gun window for extending the barrel to fire. The outside is also reinforced with soil and planted with vegetation, so it cannot be seen from the outside.
In order to be concealed, this important artillery only fires when it is almost nightfall, so as to cover up the muzzle fire and try not to reveal its position.
Now, the place is obviously resting, the gunners are clearing the rubble, and some guards saw Mirage Haiping walking in, and immediately got out of the way, standing at attention and saluting.
Mirage Haiping nodded to these soldiers, found a seat near the gun window, sat on an empty ammunition box, and read the forms with the natural sunlight coming in from the gun window.
It has to be said that this kind of table is also an imported product spread from the Datang Group, and it is much more convenient and intuitive than the statistical documents used by Mirage in the past.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! From whichever direction you look, the Tang Kingdom seems to be so perfect and so charming that many people desire it and even forget it.
How powerful and dangerous it is.
The data in the table did not make people optimistic. Xu Haiping found that except for some more cans, all his supplies were decreasing.
These dozens of cans of various kinds were brought down by a bomber from the Tang Empire, and there was also a document persuading them to surrender.
The subordinates picked up these air-dropped cans and brought back the document: from this detail, it can be seen that subconsciously, these subordinates actually no longer want to fight.
If they really want to continue fighting, they should throw away the document while bringing back the can. At least, they shouldn't bring it back in such a good condition...
Sighing, Mirage Haiping continued to look down. His cannonballs were starting to run out, but he still had some bullets left, which were less than expected.
The main reason why such a problem occurs is that the number of direct attacks by the orc troops on the goblin front lines is decreasing. The two sides are more engaged in continuous artillery battles, and there are also unilateral bombings by the orcs.
There is no local infantry fighting, so the consumption of bullets is relatively slow, and the consumption of artillery shells is more than estimated.
Of course, it's not much more. Mirage Haiping has ordered to reduce artillery counterattacks as much as possible and save artillery shells to maintain reserves.
However, he recently lifted this ban, because no matter how much ammunition is left, he will not be able to continue fighting once the food is exhausted. Therefore, he can only use the remaining amount of food as a parameter to estimate the corresponding ammunition reserves.
As for the extra shells, just consume them! Anyway, Mirage Haiping has made up his mind to fight to the last soldier, every soldier, every shot! In this way, he can repay Emperor Mirage for his kindness.
The mirage continues to live a short period of life.
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The second update will be later. Let’s watch it tomorrow morning.
