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Chapter 144 The Battle of the Somme(2/2)

After the shelling lasted for two hours, the German army's surface positions were already deserted, because under such a fierce shelling, no one could be spared. Even if they were not directly killed by the dense rain of shells, they would have been killed by the violent explosions one after another.

Shocked to death, what the British and French teams did not know was that at this moment, as early as the beginning of the shelling, the vast majority of German soldiers had already penetrated into the deep underground fortifications, safely avoiding the pouring shells.

The German troops responsible for reconnaissance and surveillance used periscopes to observe the movements of the British and French troops in the fortifications.

In fact, the casualties caused by this kind of bombardment, which was "enough to destroy everything in the world", were extremely limited to the German army. Not to mention the German army's underground tunnel fortifications were extremely deep, and the tunnels were well equipped, including field kitchens, laundry rooms, field hospitals, etc.

Ammunition and food are abundantly stored. The tunnel network is illuminated by electric lights, powered by a dedicated diesel generator. At this time, electric lights were a rare luxury item and were not widely used among civilians. But here, the tunnels

But it relies entirely on electric lighting.

"Let them blow up. When they fire the last shell, the war will be over!"

Shaking off the limestone fragments that fell from his collar, Second Lieutenant Senke comforted his soldiers with a smile. Although they were in a rock formation ten meters deep underground, the soldiers did not need to consider the damage of the shelling at all, but the damage of the shelling

The shock still makes people feel like the end of the world, especially for some new recruits. At this time, only the comfort of the officers can play any role in this sense of doomsday.

Suddenly, the shelling stopped. Just as the noise in the tunnel became quiet with the end of the shelling, and the soldiers looked up at the top of the tunnel and asked each other in whispers, at the entrance of the tunnel, several cages were

The pigeon suddenly started flying around, and then the pigeon began to fall down in the cage.

"Gas bombs!"

Accompanied by shouts of panic, the German soldiers in the tunnel quickly grabbed gas masks and put them on their heads in a hurry, fearing that the poison gas would harm them.

"Prepare for counterattack, prepare for counterattack..."

When the gas bombs hit, the officers immediately began to mobilize their troops. As usual, after the gas bombs, it often meant an enemy attack. However, to their disappointment, when they were about to receive the signal from the ground, they left the tunnel to counterattack the British army.

At that time, a new round of shelling began again.

How long will the bombardment continue?

Second Lieutenant Senke, who was staying in the tunnel, looked at his pocket watch. It was already ten o'clock in the evening, but the shelling was still continuing...
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