This is an abandoned yard and its location is relatively remote.
There are several African-style two-story buildings in the courtyard, but it is shocking at first glance. The walls are covered with bullet marks, and several places on the courtyard walls have been blown down. It is estimated that they were directly bombarded with explosives or RPGs during the attack.
of.
There must have been fighting here in the past, and the fighting was very fierce.
Seeing this scene, Li Zheng couldn't help but feel that his throat was dry.
He walked to the wall, touched the bullet holes and bullet marks, and examined them carefully.
The bullet hole penetrated the brick wall behind two floors. Fatty Wei stretched out his hand to measure it, and his eyes immediately became round: "Holy shit, a 12.7-caliber bullet."
12.7mm caliber, that is the caliber of a heavy machine gun.
Anyone hiding behind a brick wall will probably be torn apart.
In the face of thermal weapons, brick walls are simply vulnerable, and they are of little use if they are 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 and military machinery that the Chinese peacekeeping force had previously transported by sea.
Today is a bit special. Considering that the Chinese peacekeeping troops have just arrived, the United Nations Mission has sent a group of peacekeeping soldiers from African country W to temporarily assist in the security.
This station looks shabby, but fortunately it is not without its merits. First, it is large and the area is large enough; second, it is located outside the suburbs and is remote enough.
Being remote also has its advantages. Setting up camps in the outskirts of the city is more conducive to defense.
Garrisoning in densely populated urban areas is actually the most troublesome.
There are many buildings around the urban area, and the observation line of sight of the security personnel is blocked, making it easier for the enemy to use the buildings to attack.
Moreover, there are many people in densely populated areas. If something happens, it will also affect the local residents, which will make the soldiers take action and even affect the speed of counterattack and response.
Fortunately, all this has already been planned.
This includes settling in.
When arriving in an unfamiliar area, the first task of any army is to build a safe camp based on 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 is not difficult for the Chinese army.
No one on this blue star understands construction better than the Chinese, and no one is better at construction than the Chinese. Compared with some countries that like to wage war, the Chinese have the gene to build glory out of ruins.
Before Li Zheng and the others arrived, a team of 20 people had already flown to Country L.
This small team was directly dispatched by the military region and was tasked with picking up and handing over large equipment, as well as coordinating transportation with the coalition regiment and other issues.
So when officers and soldiers from the guard detachment and engineering detachment like Li Zheng arrived, the light wheeled infantry fighting vehicles needed by the peacekeeping detachment and various construction machinery needed by the engineering brothers had been transported here a day early and placed in the yard.
On the open ground.
Now, the first thing the peacekeeping team has to do when setting up camp is to clean up the debris and weeds near the camp area, eradicate the open space, dig out the ground trench, and hoist the container simple house and install it.
This simple container house is specially designed for troops to be stationed in the field. It was originally produced due to the needs of peacekeeping missions.
It usually has two layers, with the bottom layer half buried in the soil, connected by mortises and tenons, and equipped with air conditioning, making it windproof, rainproof and comfortable.
Of course, there is currently no electricity, and it is unrealistic to expect the country's infrastructure to deliver electricity to the camps.
Either brothers from the later engineering troops helped them build it, or they simply used field generators to provide points, which only cost a lot of fuel.
The entire camp covers an area of 5,000 square meters.
This is what the drawing says, but in fact there is no one around, so it doesn't matter what you say.
The guys from the engineering company began to receive materials for tents and toilets, and started working in the camp.
The toilet is undoubtedly the first one.
Since we had just arrived, it was impossible to set up a semi-permanent camp before dark.
Xia Zhiguo issued an order to clear out at least 38 military tents and 2 simple toilets before dark, and to clear an open space within the camp wall to use for the materials temporarily placed outside the wall.
and containers.
Those supplies are currently scattered around the camp, and controlling and guarding them at night is a troublesome task.
For Shen Jun, this is a difficult problem.
I only have 30 soldiers in my hand.
These two days are the most vulnerable time before the camp is built, and the consequences of an attack will be disastrous.
The task he received was to immediately establish a defense line and work with the security team of country W to ensure the security here. He would not operate independently until the camp was completely built.
Time period, heavy tasks.
But soldiers can't say no.
The eight African buddies from W countries who were responsible for the early warning mission near the camp are the focus. These people were the troops sent here by the African Union in the early days. They were not authorized by the United Nations, but in fact they were the first to arrive.
Out of respect, Shen Jun went over and said hello to the leader, which was regarded as communication between peers.
Many places in Africa are French-speaking areas, and it is possible to communicate in simple French.
After all, the maintenance team had received a little training in French before setting off and they should be able to handle some simple conversations.
But when it comes to actual spoken conversation, I find it's not that simple.
I ran out of words after just a few sentences of those simple short French sentences I had learned at the last minute.
When it came, I had to use my hands and mouth together, and started to make gestures like blah blah blah. After talking for several minutes, I was still confused.
Shen Jun was desperate.
He planned to ask Fatty Wei to call for a translator.
Before calling for a translator, he still made one last effort - an attempt at English.
After all, although several countries near here used to be colonies of Gallic chickens, most of which were French speaking areas, the British also competed for territory here in the early years and even colonized many areas.
Someone should know English.
If someone understands, dialogue and communication will be much easier.
Although Country L has disappointed Shen Jun since he flew here, this time, he had an unexpected surprise.
This black officer from country W actually understands English and speaks with an authentic Cockney accent!
Of course, the one with the best English in the platoon was Li Zheng. In order to avoid misunderstandings, Shen Jun had to call Li Zheng over to act as a temporary translator.
The old black officer leading the country W was overjoyed when he heard that Li Zheng spoke fluent English.
It should be said that his previous communication with Tong Zhi also collapsed, and he himself was a bit hopeless, as a chicken and a duck would say.
I saw the old black officer's eyes, which were already frighteningly white against the black skin, gradually widening as he listened, and finally revealed his frightening white teeth and asked Li Zheng: "Can you speak English?!"
It sounds a bit insulting to say this.
It’s just English, what’s wrong?
Is it amazing to know English?
However, Li Zheng had to admit that English currently covers the widest area in the world, so he nodded and said: "I can speak English."
He was very interested in the officer's Cockney accent, so he asked selfishly: "Your English seems to be pretty good. Have you ever lived in London?"