28th, 7am.
Point No. 3 is located underground, inside the Dragon Tooth Fort code-named "03-1".
The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the 141st Division of the 52nd Group Army are making preparations for war in an orderly manner.
Although snow was falling on the ground, the air inside the fortress was extremely hot.
Engine oil, sweat, metal, medicine...all kinds of smells mixed together, making the tension even more solid.
From the outside, Dragon Tooth Fort is a huge building with a base diameter of more than 50 meters and a height of nearly 20 meters.
But its actual space is far less spacious than it seems.
Thick multi-layer composite armored walls, complex internal weapons, drive and ammunition delivery equipment, ammunition depots, first aid areas, etc., occupy most of its volume.
Now, as nearly 500 fully armed soldiers from the Second Battalion came in, the interior of the fortress suddenly became crowded.
Fortunately, everyone went through ten days of rigorous training and fought a long virtual battle in a one-to-one replica model in the rear.
Now that things are being pushed into place, everything seems to be in good order.
......
On the top floor of the fortress, in a command room less than ten square meters.
Zhongli stared at the three company commanders under his command and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.
"One last confirmation."
"Company One, responsible for the first floor."
"Second Company, responsible for the second floor."
"Third Company, responsible for the third floor."
His speech was steady and his pronunciation was clear, as if he was teaching students.
"The fixed machine guns in each firing window should be operated manually if possible. Don't trust the automatic AI too much."
"I'm afraid that thing will fail at the critical moment."
"The same goes for the 76-gun and 100-gun guns. After the firing begins, let the soldiers take turns to familiarize themselves with the manual operation. I require everyone to be able to fire it."
"The automatic weapon station on top is under the unified coordination of the regiment headquarters in the rear fort. We can't operate it manually, so let it fire as long as it can."
"But, those in the battalion who understand mechanics, please learn from the engineers accompanying the fort and learn how to quickly perform maintenance and troubleshoot simple problems. Don't be idle!"
He paused and looked around again.
"Finally, remember one thing!"
"Once the fortress reaches the surface, all controllable firepower, except for the fixed-angle firepower points, will be directed at the flanks and rear!"
"There is only one mission: to clear an absolutely safe path forward for the follow-up troops as quickly as possible!"
"Do you understand?!"
Swish!
"Yes, sir!" X3
The three company commanders stood at attention and saluted subconsciously.
But after the ceremony, they felt a little conflicted again.
Liu Jianjie looked around and couldn't help but speak in his signature Mandarin dialect.
"Battalion Commander, right in front... Can Captain Jiang really handle this alone?"
Zhongli glanced at him.
"It's the Colonel."
"Also, take care of yourself and don't worry about things you shouldn't worry about!"
His tone was calm, but it made Liu Jianjie shrink his neck.
Then, Zhongli seemed to remember something, and the temperature on his face dropped a little.
"Have you arranged everything for the three girls?"
When Liu Jianjie heard this, he immediately smiled awkwardly, revealing his white teeth.
"Don't worry, Battalion Commander! I told them to follow the logistics team to move the ammunition. They're very safe!"
Zhongli nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
He looked at the other company commanders again.
"Ammunition! Be sure to prepare more!"
"Even if the fort's ammunition depot is full, we must find open space on each floor to continue stockpiling!"
"Don't think this is a waste of time, and don't think it's troublesome."
He warned in a deep voice, "I'm telling you, the elevator from the fortress to the underground was broken in previous battles!"
These words made the three company commanders' hearts tremble.
They were all veterans and immediately understood the bloody meaning behind this sentence.
"yes!"
The three of them stood at attention again, their voices booming.
At this moment, the entire fortress shook slightly.
Then, a dull mechanical roar came from under his feet.
Lifting... begins!
Zhongli said no more and took Liu Jianjie and the other two out of the narrow command room and came to the circular combat area, facing the shooting window in the center of the basin.
The retractable armor plates were still closed, and rows of fixed machine guns stood upright with their muzzles facing the ceiling.
The soldiers were busy in a tense and orderly manner, checking their weapons or hanging long ammunition belts on the machine guns.
No one spoke, only the crisp sound of metal colliding and the increasingly intense vibrations.
The entire Dragon Tooth Castle is like a giant elevator slowly rising.
Everyone's heart rose to their throat little by little with this vibration.
My breathing became heavy without me noticing.
Sweat oozed from their foreheads and ran down their cheeks, but they were completely unaware.
Time passes by minute by second in agony.
Twenty minutes felt like a century.
Snap! Snap, snap!
A series of deafening noises came from the bottom of the fortress, which was the sound of the heavy base locking with the earth's rock strata.
It’s in place!
Almost at the same time, the heavy armor plates of all the shooting windows fell down with the hissing of hydraulic devices!
The dim light of the sky, mixed with fine snowflakes, suddenly poured in.
The cold air dispelled the heat in the fortress and also refreshed all the tense nerves.
Zhongli's eyes were as sharp as torches.
He immediately lay down at the firing port, raised the telescope and looked toward the front of the position.
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