Douluo: My Sand Sculpture Player

Chapter 77 Trenches

Da Sima is commanding a group of players to set up traps in full swing in the Soul Hunting Forest. If anyone looks carefully, they will find that in the forest within two kilometers of the player camp, traps are arranged every five meters or so. A trap is really shocking at every step, and it is enough to cause many soul beasts to suffer a great deal.

Of course, in the process of setting up traps, players will find something very embarrassing when planning to retreat. Every time they walk a certain distance, they need to look left and right to see if there are any skull marks left on the surrounding tree trunks. If there are skull marks, There are usually traps arranged in places. Once you accidentally step on them, you will not only be injured, but also the trap will be destroyed. If you want to reinstall the trap, it is another big project and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. .

In addition to setting traps, another group of players, recruited by Yang Ming, began to prepare to dig trenches.

In TV dramas, we are all familiar with this scene, where the two sides lie in the trench and shoot at each other with guns.

This kind of expression will make people think that digging trenches is a low-tech thing. Just pile a pile of sandbags and dig a hole, and it can be used as a bunker for shooting.

In fact, digging trenches is a very particular and technical matter. After all, it can save lives on the battlefield.

During World War I, the army discovered that trenches should not be dug straight, but in a zigzag shape to avoid being swept across the trench by shrapnel and shock waves from a shell.

Another trench should be dug at the bottom of the trench. When the enemy throws a grenade into the trench, kicking the grenade in can increase the probability of saving one's life.

During World War II, in the face of more powerful firepower, the army had to dig fire trenches on both sides of the trenches to avoid being burned into the trenches by gasoline bombs. Finally, an anti-cannon hole must be dug in the side wall. Drilling into it during enemy bombardment can effectively reduce the power of the shock wave and defend against air bomb fuses, increasing the probability of saving lives.

The player's camp has a wooden fence, which can be used to block the coveting eyes of the soul beasts on weekdays, but trying to use wooden fences to resist the tide of beasts is undoubtedly a fool's errand.

Therefore, it became inevitable to dig trenches outside the player's camp and move the battle line outside.

Fortunately, more than a month ago, the five hundred meters around the player's camp were burned to a flat ground. Players can dig trenches in this area first.

Players who awakened the hoe spirit became popular. Everyone received their salary from Yang Ming and excavated the loess soil with sweat.

Yang Ming first asked the players to dig foxholes, and then the players transformed them into a complex trench system. It is deep enough for a person to stand up safely without being exposed to the enemy's sight. It is best to be 2.4 meters deep and 1.8 meters wide. This is the most basic requirement.

Since it is uncertain when the impact of the beast tide will come and how long it will last, if it is determined that the beast tide will continue for a long time in the future and form a long-term stalemate with the player camp. Then they have to do deep processing in the trenches. Reinforce the trenches with sandbags and planks to prevent collapse.

The side of the trench facing the enemy is called the "breast". The platform is where players stand when shooting. When attacking, they can step on it as a ladder to climb over to no man's land. There is an arrow rack further up.

The side facing away from the enemy is the "back wall", which has a "cat's ear hole" to avoid being trampled by large spirit beasts. It is usually separated by wooden baffles. There are also fenders under the feet to prevent players’ feet from being soaked in water for a long time.

The trenches were curved, not straight. This is to prevent the beast tide from attacking the trenches and killing unsuspecting players. A complete trench system has at least three levels of structure. The one closest to the enemy is the front trench, behind it are the support trench, and behind the last trench is the archery position.

The dirt dug up by players is not wasted either and can be used to make sandbags.

Of course, since there are no bags in the player's camp, they can only use a compromise method, which is to cut down the nearby bamboo forest on a large scale, put the soil and sand into hollow bamboo tubes, and then use these bamboo tubes to pile up rows of protection and use them as sandbags.

The entire player camp was in a lively scene, and everyone was busy.

Players originally thought they were used to the authenticity of the Douluo Continent game, but when it was their turn to dig trenches, they suddenly discovered that this was not an easy job. The Martial Spirit Hoe is sturdy and durable and is not easily damaged, but it requires a different degree of effort every time. Repeatedly several times, it is not a physical job that the most pampered players can handle, and it will soon be done. The initial enthusiasm was worn away.

Fortunately, the players' minds are flexible, and they soon understood why they had so much trouble digging. One of the reasons was that the soil on the ground was too hard. It took a lot of effort to dig once, and it was impossible to cross it. Come.

At this time, the players who had awakened the Blue Silver Grass suddenly discovered that their martial spirits could actually come in handy at this time.

As the blue silver grass drills in and out of the soil, it will loosen the soil, making the nearby soil fluffy and soft, making it less laborious to dig with a hoe.

After discovering this, the players who had awakened the Bluesilver Grass instantly became the most popular members of the construction team. They only had to stand there, consume a little bit of their soul power, and order the Bluesilver Grass to drill in and out of the soil. You can earn a fortune coin, which is the envy of many players.

They originally thought that these players who had awakened the Blue Silver Grass martial spirit were useless, but they didn't expect that there is really no useless martial spirit in this world, and it could actually come in handy at such a time.

Amidst the flying dust, time moved back quickly.

The changes near the player's camp also show huge changes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A series of trench chasms are outlined diagonally on the ground, with several columns in the front, middle and back surrounding the player's camp.

With Yang Ming spending a lot of money, the players had extra money in their pockets and were willing to spend it. Players purchased spider silk clothes in batches from Fang Zheng, and purchased large quantities of elixirs full of stimulating properties from Xia Dong. Zhou Pingping purchases longbows and arrows that have been carefully researched and upgraded, which will provide players with the confidence to fight against the beast tide.

Zhou Pingping even specially developed a handmade version of crossbow arrows, which can be easily shot out by just pulling the trigger. Because these crossbow arrows are easy to use, they are also purchased in large quantities by players and placed in trenches. A pile of bamboo tubes filled with soil and sand served as cover, pointing the arrow in the direction of the forest.

(End of this chapter)