Ballistic Silence of Special Years

This is a deserted yard, and its location is relatively remote.

There are several African-style two-storey buildings in the courtyard, but it is shocking at first glance. The walls are covered with bullet marks, and several parts of the courtyard walls have been bombed. At that time, it was estimated that explosives or RPGs were used to bombard them directly during the attack. of.

There must have been fighting here before, and it was fierce.

Seeing this scene, Li Zheng couldn't help feeling a dry throat.

He went to the wall, felt the bullet holes and bullet marks, and examined them carefully.

The bullet hole pierced through a full two-story brick wall. Fatty Wei stretched out his hand to measure it, and his eyes immediately widened: "Fuck, 12.7 caliber bullets."

12.7mm caliber, that is the caliber of a heavy machine gun.

Those who hide behind brick walls are expected to be torn apart.

In front of hot weapons, the brick wall is simply vulnerable, and it is useless if it is less than half a meter thick.

On the other side of the courtyard wall, the national defense force of country l has sent over the containers and various engineering machinery that the Chinese peacekeeping force had previously transported by sea.

Today is a bit special. Considering that the Chinese peacekeeping force has just arrived, the United Nations l regiment sent a team of peacekeepers from African country w to temporarily assist in guarding.

This resident looks dilapidated, but fortunately, it is not useless. One is that it is large and the area is large enough; the other is that it is located outside the suburbs and is remote enough.

Remoteness also has advantages, and setting up camps in the wild on the outskirts of the city is more conducive to arming.

Garrisoning in densely populated urban areas is actually the most troublesome.

There are many buildings around the urban area, the observation line of sight of the security personnel is blocked, and it is easier for the enemy to use the buildings to attack.

Moreover, there are many people in densely populated areas, and if something happens, the local residents will be implicated, which will make the soldiers use their weapons, and even affect the counterattack and reaction speed.

Fortunately, all of this has already been planned.

This includes the settlement process.

When you come to an unfamiliar area, the first task of any army is to build a safe camp according to the terrain.

The camp is the root of the entire peacekeeping force, and they will live and be stationed here for at least half a year in the future.

But all this will not trouble the Chinese army.

No one on this blue star knows construction better than the Chinese, and no one knows how to build better than the Chinese. Compared with some countries that like to start wars, the Chinese have the genes to build brilliance in the ruins.

Before Li Zheng and the others arrived, a pick-up team of 20 people had already flown to country l.

This small unit was directly dispatched by the military region, and its task was to be responsible for the delivery and handover of large equipment, as well as coordinating delivery with the United Regiment and other issues.

So when the officers and soldiers of Li Zheng's guard unit and engineering unit arrived, the light wheeled infantry fighting vehicles needed by the peacekeeping unit and the various construction machinery needed by the engineer brothers had already been transported here one day earlier and placed in the yard. on the clearing.

Now, the first thing the peacekeeping team has to do when camping is to clean up the sundries and weeds near the camp area, clear the open space, dig out the trenches, and hoist the container houses and install them.

This kind of simple container house is specially designed for troops stationed in the field. It was originally equipped because of the needs of peacekeeping missions.

It usually has two floors, the bottom one is half buried in the soil, connected by mortise and tenon, equipped with air conditioning, windproof, rainproof and comfortable.

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Of course, there is no electricity at present, and it is unrealistic to expect the country's infrastructure to deliver electricity to the camps.

Either the brothers from the engineering army in the later stage helped them build it, or the field generator set was directly used to provide it, but it was just a waste of fuel.

The entire camp covers an area of ​​5000 square meters.

This is what it says on the drawings, but in fact there is no one around, so it doesn't matter how much you say.

The buddies of the engineering company began to receive materials for tents and toilets, and began to work in the camp.

The toilet is undoubtedly the number one.

Having just arrived, it was impossible to set up a semi-permanent camp before dark.

Xia Zhiguo gave an order to clear out at least 38 military tents and 2 simple toilets before dark, and clear out an open space within the walls of the camp for the materials temporarily placed outside the walls by the other party. and containers.

Those materials are currently scattered around the camp, and it is a hassle to control and guard them at night.

For Shen Jun, this was a difficult problem.

I only have 30 soldiers in my hand.

These two days are the most vulnerable time before the camp is built. If it is attacked, the consequences will be disastrous.

The task he received was to set up a line of defense immediately, and work with the security unit of country w to ensure the safety of this place, and he would not operate independently until the camp here was fully built.

time period, the task is heavy.

But soldiers can't say no.

The African buddies from the 8 w countries who are in charge of early warning tasks near the camp are the focus. These people are troops sent here by the African Union in the early days. They are not authorized by the United Nations, but in fact they come first.

Out of respect, Shen Jun went over to say hello to the leader, which was regarded as an exchange between colleagues.

Many parts of Africa are French-speaking areas, and people can communicate in simple French.

After all, the maintenance team received a little training in French before departure, and some simple conversations should be manageable.

But when it comes to real oral conversations, it turns out that it's not that simple.

The short and simple French sentences that I learned on the spur of the moment ran out of words after a few sentences.

When it came time, I had to use both hands and mouth, gesticulating wah wah wah, and started to gesture, but I was still at a loss after talking for a few minutes.

Shen Jun was desperate.

He planned to ask Fatty Wei to call for an interpreter.

Before calling for an interpreter, he made a last-ditch effort—a try at English.

After all, although several countries around here used to be colonies of Gallic chickens, most of the French-speaking area, the British also competed for territory here in the early years, and even colonized many areas of the country.

Someone should understand English.

If someone understands, then dialogue and communication will be much more convenient.

Although Country L has already disappointed Shen Jun since he flew here, but this time, he had an unexpected surprise.

This black military officer from Country W actually understands English, and speaks with an authentic London accent!
The best English in the platoon was of course Li Zheng. In order not to cause misunderstanding, Shen Jun had to call Li Zheng over to act as an interpreter temporarily.

The old black military officer leading the country w was overjoyed when he heard that Li Zheng could speak fluent English.

In other words, the previous communication between him and Tong Zhi also collapsed, and he himself was a little hopeless, like a chicken and a duck.

I saw the old black officer's eyes, which were already frighteningly white against the black skin, gradually widened as he listened, and finally showed a mouthful of eerie white teeth and asked Li Zheng: "You can speak English?!"

It sounds a little insulting to say that.

English only, what's wrong?
Can you speak English?
However, Li Zheng had to admit that the current coverage of English is still the widest in the world, so he nodded and said, "I can speak English."

He was very interested in the officer's London accent, so he asked out of selfishness: "Your English seems to be quite good. Have you ever lived in the London area?"