This defensive area was directly grabbed by the British and French forces in the hands of the Vietnamese, and it was originally a village. The British and French forces built several more trenches, put sandbags around the defensive areas, and also built some anti-artillery fortifications to prevent a sudden attack by the Chinese army.

Contrary to expectations, everyone naturally thought that the Chinese army would not attack immediately, and it would be tomorrow at the earliest. It is true that the Wehrmacht has no intention of attacking now, but only starts with artillery fire.

This sudden shelling inflicted heavy casualties on the unprepared British and French forces. The lethality of the 155mm shell can be called terrifying, and the howitzer of 203 can be said to be a nightmare, the air wave generated by the explosion can blow people down directly, as long as it is within five meters of the explosion point, it will be ruthlessly destroyed. The shrapnel that ricocheted everywhere ruthlessly passed through the bodies of the soldiers, and the dense explosion was difficult to survive even if they were lying on the ground.

Some soldiers who were relatively close to the defense ground hurriedly ran out of the defense area, because no shells fell outside the defense area, and the three division commanders of Britain and France and some high-ranking officers also hurriedly ran out of the defense area under the cover of the soldiers. They also broke off the idea of gathering troops, and under such heavy artillery fire, they did not want to stay for a moment.

Those Indian soldiers who were on patrol gave up their patrol duties, and the defensive camp was attacked, and patrolling was meaningless. When they all returned to the defensive ground, the periphery of the defensive ground at this time had been surrounded by the British, French and Indian soldiers who had escaped, and the entire defensive area was already a sea of fire, with shells falling constantly, and many soldiers struggling inside, these people were like headless flies skewering inside. In addition to praying to God Almighty in my heart to let the cannonballs fall farther away, I can only sadly accept the fate in front of me.

Of the three Anglo-French divisions, one was the commander of the British division, the other was French, and the other was also British, but he was the commander of the Indian division. The three of them, escorted by the guards, ran with difficulty towards the nearest perimeter of the defensive area. The stockade itself is not small, and during this time, these armies have expanded a lot. And the headquarters of these three division commanders was built in the middle of the defensive ground, and the scene was very chaotic, and there was no way to run out at once. However, this section of the journey has already gone halfway, and it is vaguely visible that the defense is outside the ground, which makes everyone unconsciously speed up their pace. Although there are endless explosions on the side, and sputtered shrapnel takes away their comrades-in-arms from time to time, when they see hope, people will always subconsciously forget their current situation, and in a desperate situation, they can burst out with potential.

On a hill not far away, two snipers of the reconnaissance squad were holding anti-materiel sniper rifles in their hands, observing the situation in the British and French defense areas through the scope. Inadvertently, one of the snipers saw the three division commanders who were protected from the scope, especially the eye-catching military uniform, which was very eye-catching.

The sniper immediately pulled the small rope that was tied to his hand, which was attached to the fingers of the two snipers as a simple communication tool. This small method seems simple, but it requires strict training, and the strength and number of pulls have different meanings, which must be kept in mind and become an instinct.

The other sniper felt a slight tug on his hand, and depending on the frequency, the sniper began to turn the muzzle. Immediately, two anti-materiel sniper rifles were aimed at the three British and French officers, but neither of them attacked. It's not that they won't be allowed to attack, but their mission this time is not only to supervise the location of the target, but also to cause trouble for the enemy as much as possible. Before leaving, they specially changed to two long-range and powerful anti-materiel sniper rifles, just to better carry out this mission. Since they want to cause trouble, sniping their high-ranking generals is a good choice.

The two snipers use strings on their fingers to determine their respective targets and make appointments to shoot.

The division commander of the British and French army and his party were running quickly outside, and at this moment, the three division commanders knew that their heads had been targeted, and they probably didn't know that they would be happier, so as to avoid the fear of death, although their hearts were now full of clouds of fear.

Just when their group could clearly see the periphery of the defensive ground, many people had already smiled and sighed slightly: they were finally going to run out of that damn place. Maybe their God is really asleep, and seeing that hope is just around the corner, it's not far off. A shell fell directly twenty meters in front of them, or a 203 howitzer shell, and in the huge explosion, the seven or eight guards running in front had already been shot shrapnel through their bodies, and they fell to the ground weakly, and their eyes showed endless unwillingness before they died.

It may be that they were too lucky before, the 203 howitzer just now was just a prelude, and then a few more shells fell around them. Originally, there were still a lot of people, but in an instant, there was more than half of the team, but they were lucky, at least the shells did not fall directly in the middle of the team. Otherwise, there will be no sniper shots, and these people will all have to go to God.

Although the brief explosion claimed the lives of many people, the three division commanders were well protected in the ranks. As soon as the shells fell, they were overwhelmed by the guards, and the shrapnel was blocked by the guards who surrounded them. It's good to be an official! Judging from the situation of the three division commanders, the effect of the human shield is not bad, and it is inevitable that the gray face is dirty, but the parts on the body are very complete.

However, their good fortune was coming to an end, and at least two of the division commanders were coming to an end, and when they saw that no shells were falling around, they had to get up. The shell just now forced the team to stop and lie on the ground, and now it is natural to slip away. Death is approaching.

Another shell landed next to them, just as the group was about to stand up at the same time as it exploded. Two snipers who were ready, and the music of death was sounded. The two armor-piercing guns arrived instantaneously after the ejection of the chambers, and in the explosion of the shells, they passed through the two division commanders who were just about to get up, and made a hole in their chests, and the two bullets accurately hit the heart.

There was a panic in the team, seeing that his division commander had lost his breath, and there was no choice but to run outside at a faster speed. At this time, they did not doubt how the two division commanders died, more appropriately, no one cared about these, anyway, in just a few minutes, many people had already died.

The sniper did not leave, the place was about 1,500 meters from the shelling point, and the anti-materiel sniper rifle, although loud, was no louder than the explosion of the shell. In addition, at this time, the patrolling troops had already run back, and except for the reconnaissance squad, no one else found that there were two deadly Grim Reapers.

This anti-materiel sniper rifle has a caliber of 12.7×99 mm and an effective range of 1600 meters and a maximum range of 5400 meters. Overall length: 1219 mm, barrel: 508 mm, magazine: 10 rounds, sight: 10x sight, weight: 12.9 kg.

The remaining division commander was surrounded more closely by the guards, so that the two snipers could not find a chance to attack, and when the team finally ran out of the defensive ground, the two snipers finally had to give up. Just inside, killed can also be counted on the head of the shell, and on the outside, then they will be exposed. Plus it's not the time to be exposed, they still have a surveillance mission.

The shelling lasted for thirty minutes, and the entire Anglo-French forward defensive camp had been turned into a sea of fire, and if it was daytime, thick smoke could be seen. The shells of the heavy artillery division stopped, but the explosions inside still appeared from time to time, that is, the ammunition of the British and French troops was detonated by the fire, and a large amount of ammunition had been detonated by the shells before, these were just fish that slipped through the net.

The people who were hiding on the side saw that the shells had stopped for a long time and did not come back. On the one hand, he sent troops to the front trench defense line to support to prevent the Chinese army from attacking through artillery fire, and on the other hand, he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to come to the camp to rescue the wounded, extinguish the fire, and save the few remaining ammunition.

Smoke billowed from the ground, the ground was covered with craters, and the stumps were severed. Occasionally, you can see the wounded who are lucky enough not to die rolling on the ground, and except for a few of the corpses that are still intact, it would be good if half of the body can be found. The horses carrying ammunition and poultry looted from unknown sources were also killed in the shelling. The smoke was mixed with the smell of burning, which made many British and French soldiers who went to help the wounded soldiers nauseous.

Haig heard it at the time of the shelling, when he was in the headquarters looking at the map. Similar to what Chen Shao and Jiang Baili discussed, Haig didn't want to attack now, he was afraid of China's tank troops, and Haige was not very worried about the aircraft, after all, in his heart, the number of his own aircraft had a huge advantage. No matter how advanced China's aircraft are, his aircraft can be hundreds of Chinese planes in number.

The Gurkha Mountain Brigade in his hand, Haig wants to use it well, as long as he can eliminate the Chinese Air Force, it will be when the Gurkha Mountain Brigade is dispatched. According to Haig's plan, a decisive battle with the Chinese army was fought head-on with a large force, using air superiority to resist the opponent's artillery and tank superiority. At the worst, the opponent has to tie and drag the opponent's main force. The Gurkha Mountain Brigade went out day and night, went straight to the opponent's base camp, or captured Chen Shao, and ended the war. For this reason, Haig also specially found many Vietnamese who were familiar with Guangxi to be guides, and these people often went to Guangxi to do business, and brought local products to Guangxi to buy and exchange daily necessities, and they were more familiar with Guangxi. Although they are all reluctant, the situation is stronger than people, and there is nothing to be done.

This place is densely jungled and mountainous, and when he heard the sound of artillery and ran out of the headquarters, Haig could only vaguely see that the sky at the defensive camp in front of him was slightly bright. Haig, who had experienced countless wars, immediately judged that his forward defensive camp was under shelling. It can also be deduced from the sound of artillery that they are all heavy artillery, and there are many of them. Haig estimated that such a dense cannon sound would require at least two hundred heavy cannons to achieve such an effect.

(To be continued)