Chapter 1640: Chapter 1557: Newly Arrived Reinforcents
Xiang Ziyu grabbed a tray and found a spot to sit in the relatively spacious field tent. He could finally enjoy a 24-hour break, with a chance to bathe on the front lines and get a good night’s sleep.
Honestly, being able to have a hot al less than 20 kiloters from the front line was no easy feat, as this was a cross-sea landing, and many supplies were extrely precious.
The food provided for the paratroopers was quite good, with beef, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and atball soup, along with plenty of canned fruit to enjoy freely.
He picked up a piece of stead bread, dipped it in the tomato and scrambled egg gravy, the slightly sweet and sour taste whetting his appetite, and he ate delightfully, bite after bite.
Before coming to the ss hall, he had slept for over ten hours, and before that, he had taken a hot shower and changed into clean fatigues. In a corner of the ss tent, a battery-powered radio was playing soothing music.
If it weren’t for the blast sandbags piled outside the ss tent, and if it weren’t for the occasional Scud missile causing destruction, Xiang Ziyu would have thought the war was already over.
After enjoying a rather decent “midnight snack,” Xiang Ziyu stepped out of the ss hall and gazed at the stars filling the sky—yesterday morning he received orders to retreat from the frontline, arrived at the temporary camp by noon, then bathed, slept till dark, and only then ca to the ss hall for a good al.
The ss hall, due to special needs, provided food to officers around the clock, and there were bright lights in the distant camp. Further away, one could see the huge floating dock, illuminated by lights, along with ships unloading cargo at the dock.
The sea breeze blew on Xiang Ziyu’s face, with an indescribable comfort. The current temperature was really great, making Xiang Ziyu want to take a playful dip in the sea. Walking on the soft sand, Xiang Ziyu enjoyed this mont of tranquility, heading towards his temporary camp.
The patrolling soldiers saluted as he passed by, and every now and then, a truck loaded with supplies wobbled past him, while the roar of helicopter engines echoed in the sky, yet the aircraft itself couldn’t be seen.
The whole camp seed busy, but not as crowded. During his sleep, it was said that dozens of Ard Helicopters from the Land Aviation had transferred to the frontline airport, and these Hind helicopters were apparently much more effective than the Black Hawks.
Soon, the airport near Ben would also be operational, and then the presence of Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft would appear on the front lines. More powerful and nurous aircraft joining the battlefield was not good news for the dwarves, who were already on the defensive.
“Battalion commander!” At the camp sentry post, the soldier on guard no longer showed signs of fatigue, stood at attention, saluted, and greeted Xiang Ziyu.
Xiang Ziyu returned a salute and then walked back to his tent along the moonlit path. The place was already electrified, and the lighting was comfortable, giving a sense of being ho.
Beside the bed was Xiang Ziyu’s gear, as well as so issued docunts, newspapers, and magazines for officers to pass the ti.
There was also an interesting new thing called comics, printed for soldiers to relax, telling an intriguing story with pictures and a few words, the story serialized about an invincible super soldier conquering the world for the Great Tang Empire…
In short, this thing was quite popular among the soldiers, who loved such straightforward and violent stories, fantasizing about becoming super soldiers in the story, expanding territories for His Majesty the Emperor.
Due to the fact that the battle lines were very far away, the sound of the Navy warship cannons could no longer be heard here, and Xiang Ziyu, fully rested, was no longer in a state of falling asleep imdiately. He picked up a newspaper and casually flipped through its contents.
It was a newspaper from five days ago, reporting the Great Tang Empire’s declaration of war against the Ice Cold Empire. Another page featured so educational articles introducing so weapons and equipnt used in the Great Tang Empire Navy’s cross-sea operations.
Next to a soda advertisent was an article condemning the Dorne Empire’s Yincu cri syndicate by the Great Tang Empire, with a humor column adjacent to it.
“Still not asleep?” The tent flap was lifted, and the deputy battalion commander walked in, seemingly having sothing to say.
Xiang Ziyu put down the newspaper, gesturing for him to get comfortable: “No! Can’t sleep… or rather, just woke up. Hehehe, if we had this state yesterday, we could have captured 200 more prisoners.”
“Indeed.” The deputy battalion commander sat on a folding stool beside him, excitedly saying: “Just got word, we’ve occupied Position 3.”
“Oh? That’s really good.” Xiang Ziyu was also excited upon hearing this news, as they were clearly fighting more and more smoothly.
“The 1st Marine Division has almost completed its mission as well. They’ll probably retreat for so rest soon, replaced by the 2nd Infantry Division.” The well-inford deputy battalion commander briefly introduced the situation.
The Tang Army’s 1st Marine Division had also been battling for several days, basically playing full rounds in the amphibious assault, and they indeed needed a good rest.
However, replacing them at this ti also revealed quite a bit: it was clear that Marshal Tager was planning for the newly arrived 2nd Infantry Division to take down Positions 2 and 1, annihilating the 2nd Corps of the dwarves.
“Looks like heading south will have to wait a few more days,” judged Xiang Ziyu.
“Probably.” The deputy battalion commander nodded: “The colonel asked us to check and verify our equipnt losses, ammunition reserves, and personnel losses during our rest… It’s said that reinforcents will arrive in a few days.”
“Reinforcents? With a parachute badge?” Xiang Ziyu imdiately beca concerned about the quality of the reinforcents. Only those who completed parachute training received parachute badges, and only soldiers with parachute badges could barely be called paratroopers.
The deputy battalion commander shook his head: “Don’t know, but most likely not. They don’t need to parachute, the colonel’s idea is for us to train ourselves during long breaks.”
“Damn…” Xiang Ziyu scoffed, feeling that soldiers who couldn’t jump with him were not real soldiers: “It might take us a year to get back to where we were.”
“Yeah, but… at least we have over 200 new warriors, right?” The deputy battalion commander comforted. In his view, having reinforcents was already a good thing.
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