Then, Shire did not directly talk about artillery, but instead asked the officers a question: "Gentlemen, what do you think of hand grenades? Give me some feedback!"
The officers replied one after another:
"That's a great invention, Major!"
"This invention fills our gap!"
"A significant number of my soldiers no longer believe in their rifles; they prefer to focus on practicing throwing hand grenades."
...
These words once again brought out laughter, many officers agreed with this.
At this moment, the frontline was shifting to trench warfare, where rifles could not threaten enemies hiding in trenches, but hand grenades could.
Thus, many soldiers favored hand grenades over rifles, believing that with enough hand grenades, they could blow up the entire enemy trench.
"But hand grenades undoubtedly have some issues," Shire continued, appearing to reflect on his invention.
