Maneuvers at dead of night terrify villagers At night, they would often hear shouted commands, marching boots and the sound of machine guns being made ready to fire, as if large numbers of soldiers were on nighttime maneuvers.
他們經常在晚上聽見口令聲、皮靴聲、拉機槍聲，好像有許多軍人利用夜間操練。