Chapter 1571

At this very moment, in Hamid's base deep in the mountains of Syria, it was a scene of tension and busyness.

Under the rising morning sun, all the soldiers were welcoming the coming war with the fastest speed.

Hamid's only few armed helicopters had all taken off, starting to urgently transfer some relatively important equipment and supplies inside the base to the reverse-slope tunnels halfway up the mountain.

Under the command of officers at all levels, the soldiers also began to enter the tunnels in an orderly manner, and those construction teams and soldiers from the engineering battalion who were still working just now also began to settle all the equipment with the fastest speed.

At the same time, scouts from the frontline sent back news that the other side's moving speed was not fast.

Although armored vehicles could move quickly, most of those thousands of soldiers could only rely on walking.

Moreover, the trucks were already loaded with a large amount of supplies, and they were dragging towed artillery behind them. On such winding and rugged mountain roads, their speed of action was not much faster than running.

This made Hamid breathe an even bigger sigh of relief.

The other side came aggressively, but their pace was also quite slow.

It might also be that in the other side's eyes, he was already meat on their plate, so the other side wasn't in a hurry at all.

Moreover, the other side wasn't afraid of him escaping at all, because the other side's purpose was to destroy his base and eliminate his troops as much as possible. As for his own life or death, it was irrelevant.

For an opposition armed force like Hamid's, the base was their everything. Only with a base could they have a foundation to settle down. Once they lost the protection of the base, they would be like stray dogs, only able to be passively beaten.

Moreover, if Hamid's soldiers were eliminated, then Hamid would have even less possibility of turning things around. By then, he could only hide here and there, exhausted from running, and would have no ability to launch any counterattack or pose any threat.

Therefore, this punitive force wasn't in a hurry either. They also knew that Hamid had already discovered them, but they didn't care at all.

But what they didn't know was that the current Hamid was no longer the Hamid from before.

The current Hamid already had the strength to resist them!

The other side's arrogance gave Hamid more than an hour of breathing time.

More than an hour later, everyone in this base had retreated into the reverse-slope tunnels.

All the houses inside the base had become decorations, and the valuable and useful things inside had all been taken away.

Some large power generation equipment that couldn't be dismantled in time was also urgently lifted by helicopters because of this hour-plus time and sent into the reverse-slope tunnels. There were also a few pieces of engineering equipment that really couldn't fit in, so they were taken by helicopters and flown north away from the base.

Hamid's soldiers were now checking their guns and ammunition in an orderly manner inside the reverse-slope tunnels, preparing to strike and welcome the battle at any time.

Everything was ready. Frontline scouts sent back the latest intelligence: the other side's main force had stopped at a flat area twenty kilometers away in a straight line. At the same time, the other side's thirty-plus towed artillery pieces also began to deploy on the spot.

Hamid knew very well that this should be the artillery position chosen by the other side. After they deployed the artillery and prepared for bombardment, the first round of bombardment would begin.

And while the artillery was being deployed, the enemy left more than two thousand soldiers to defend the artillery position, and the remaining five thousand-plus infantry immediately continued to advance toward Hamid's base under the cover of armored vehicles!

After Hamid heard this news, he felt a jolt and secretly thought: "The infantry really continued to advance toward me! They must be planning to use artillery to bombard me first. When the bombardment ends and these five thousand-plus infantry arrive at the city walls, they should launch a charge! This should be the infantry-artillery coordination tactic that Brother Ye Chen mentioned. Good, let's see how I beat your infantry back then!"

Immediately, he ordered: "Pass the order to everyone to prepare to welcome the bombardment! Everyone must wear helmets, cover their ears, and absolutely do not leave the tunnels. At the same time, pass the order down that they absolutely must not lean against the tunnel walls. It's best to lie on the ground. If there is something soft to cushion it, it would be even better. This can effectively alleviate the vibration damage caused by close-range bombardment!"

Most of the time, the damage of artillery to the human body relies on shrapnel during the explosion, or rocks blown up by the explosion, or everything else hard blown up.

However, the vibration waves generated when artillery explodes can also bring huge damage to the human body. If the distance is close enough, it is possible to shatter a person's internal organs.

Although Hamid didn't have any grand strategic thinking, he had been struggling on the battlefield until today, so he had many practical little experiences.

His orders were passed down layer by layer, and soldiers in every tunnel received his orders.

Therefore, many people began to find materials on the spot and find some soft things to spread on the ground.

Many soldiers went to the tunnel entrance to get a large amount of soft soil. Su Shoudao, who was extremely nervous, hadn't figured out what this bunch of people were doing when he heard the soldier specifically guarding him shout: "What are you still stunned for? Hurry up and go out to get some soil to spread under you. Otherwise, if a shell explodes right in front of you in a while, it will shake you into internal bleeding!"

Su Shoudao asked in panic after hearing this: "Is a war really going to break out? Can you go and tell Commander Hamid to send me away with a helicopter first? I haven't fought in a war, and staying here is useless."

The soldier said coldly: "The helicopters left long ago. You can't go anywhere now. If you don't want to die, hurry up and get some soil. If you want to try your luck, just stay here and do nothing."

Su Shoudao didn't dare to act tough anymore after hearing this.

So, while cursing Ye Chen with the most vicious language in his heart, he unwillingly followed the others to prepare soil outside the cave entrance.

Su Shoudao used an empty diesel lubricant drum to painstakingly shovel a drum of soil. Just as he lifted it and was about to walk back, a sharp sound of breaking through the air came from outside.

Before he could figure out what this sound was, deafening explosions rang out one after another!

The bombardment had begun!

At this moment, the entire mountain seemed to shake.

And the base located in the valley outside the cave entrance had already fallen into a sea of fire.

Su Shoudao screamed loudly. Growing up, this was his first zero-distance contact with war.

He felt as if his ears had been deafened. Besides the tinnitus, his eardrums were also very painful. His internal organs also seemed to have just been beaten by someone, as uncomfortable as it could be.

The soldier responsible for guarding him hurriedly dragged him into the tunnel. Immediately after, the second round of shells whistled in!

The target of this second round of shells was still the base in the valley. The deafening explosions were continuous and endless!

Su Shoudao hurriedly covered his ears tightly with both hands, squatting on the ground trembling.

And the other soldiers had long been prepared to defend against the explosion vibrations.

Round after round of shells poured down, causing no impact on these soldiers.

On the contrary, as the bombardment lasted longer and longer, the soldiers actually had a strong sense of security and superiority in their hearts.

Because they witnessed with their own eyes the huge role played by the reverse-slope fortifications in dealing with the bombardment.

Hiding in such solid fortifications to welcome the bombardment, this feeling was like hiding in an armored vehicle and being shot at by natives with bows and arrows. Deep in their hearts, the soldiers not only wouldn't have any fear but instead developed a sense of superiority that was almost mocking toward the enemy!

It could be said that the more shells the enemy fired, the higher the morale of Hamid's troops rose!