古德明英語軍事小故事：煙 幕(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰爭。煙 幕
lighting fires to create a smoke screen is an ancient ruse in military tactics. in 1701, in a battle with the saxons, who were encamped on the south side of the dvina, the swedes made use of the strong north wind by the firing of vast quantities of wetted straw. a dense smoke swept across the river. under cover of this dense cloud several boats sneaked across loaded with still more straw, which was then ignited on the south bank, completely blinding and stifling the saxons and rendering it impossible for them to know if the passage of the river was being attempted or not. when the swedes at last did cross, the enemy's forces were so confused and blinded by the smoke that their guns were worked at random and with little effect.
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