Battle on the Insect Planet (10): Advantage

Xia Ruize sat in the cab and looked at the busy soldiers below, with a somewhat complicated mood. It was obvious that the command headquarters had not given up on exploring the target oasis in depth, but had only changed the previous rough and rash combat method to a more secure and safer combat method.

But if such a relatively safe approach could be adopted from the very beginning, would it have been possible to avoid a lot of casualties?

They should be really lucky that there was no night on this planet, and the sky never got dark, which saved a lot of trouble for human projects.

Cheng Huaiqian controlled the Type 9 mecha and stood on guard on the other side of the metal road. He suddenly raised the metal arm of the mecha towards Xia Ruize and stretched out a metal finger. After Xia Ruize saw it, he subconsciously also raised his mecha arm and stretched out his fingers to meet Cheng Huaiqian’s.

The two of them achieved their goal of pointing their fingers across the metal road and the busy crowd below. Xia Ruize couldn’t help but laugh.

The team members under him worked hard and did not want to see the two people showing off their affection.

It took a full three hours to lay a 10-meter-wide metal plate road from the camp to the oasis. During this process, no insects disturbed the human progress. However, the soldiers no longer relaxed their vigilance easily. Instead, as time went by, the situation became more and more tense, and experience told them that if the insects did not appear, it was more likely that they were planning a bigger conspiracy.

There was a large area of ​​charred land at the edge of the oasis. Under the orders of the command, metal plates were spread over the charred land, all the way to the edge of the trees. Then the command issued a new order, requiring the soldiers to continue cutting and clearing the oasis as before.

The soldiers looked at the deep and unpredictable jungle in front of them, and then at the endless sandy land behind them. They felt that there was huge terror hidden in the seemingly peaceful environment.

But what else could they do? They couldn’t disobey the order, they could only pick up the axe and flamethrower and continue cleaning the oasis along the edge.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian stood at the end of the team, observing their surroundings vigilantly.

Everyone knew that insects would definitely come, but they didn’t know when they would come and what kind of attacks they would use to retaliate against humans.

Two hours later, most of the oasis was cleared. It was expected that with only another two hours of work, humans would be able to see the huge insect nest in the images brought back by the drone.

It was at this time that the counterattack from the insects that humans had been wary of finally arrived.

This time the insects did not use a surprise attack to rush into the crowd. A large number of insects came from all directions and stayed outside the scorched earth. The scary thing was that there were too many insects!

In just two minutes, the green giant insects in the oasis and the earthy yellow giant insects under the sand relied on their numbers to build a wall of insects on the edge of the scorched earth, trapping the human mechas in the scorched black earth created by humans themselves. .

Not to be outdone, humans formed an array to resist with the metal road as the center.

Thirty-two HS-9 mechas were on the outermost periphery, protecting the type 6 mechas in the middle, calmly looking at the insect wall in the distance and waiting quietly.

Soon, more than fifty bombs aimed at a circle of insect walls flew from the camp to the edge of the scorched earth. Amidst the huge sound and fire, the insect wall was blown to pieces. But this time, before the smoke dissipated, the following insects had already filled up the new insect wall.

The human soldiers in the middle of the encirclement remained motionless, just watching the rounds of artillery shells, blowing up the insect wall three times in a row.

This was the advantage of relying on the metal plate road to connect to the camp star network. The camp could grasp the battle situation on the front line in real time and decide the time and method of support on its own. With the support of the camp’s long-range artillery fire, the tall insect wall did not look so scary.

After three times, the insects realized that the situation had changed, and immediately changed their fighting methods. They no longer tried to build a wall of insects to block the way of the human mecha soldiers returning to the camp, but instead rushed towards the human soldiers in a flat pattern.

The captains of each team gave the order, and all Type 6 mechas took off to escape.

The Type 9 mecha didn’t even need weapons. It only needed to take steps. Every time the huge metal feet of the mecha took a step, it could crush a bunch of insects to death.

Not to mention that the Type 9 mecha was covered in weapons, and the cannons exposed by flipping over fired artillery one after another, dealing a heavy blow to the insect swarm.

The insect’s huge size and sharp forelimbs were not worth mentioning in front of the Type 9 mecha, and it could not pose much threat to the Type 9 mecha at all.

The only trouble was the number of insects, but that was all it was.

Some insects tried to pile up and climb up the Type 9 mecha. The legs of the Type 9 mecha flipped out with large and small sharp saw teeth, and the saw teeth rotated at full speed. The insects that came one after another did not even try to climb onto the body of the Type 9 mecha.

The insects were all “tiny” in front of the Type 9 mecha, and their desperate attacks seemed futile.

The insects turned to focus on the Type 6 mecha. Some insects tried to build a pile of insects to create “flying insects” to knock down the Type 6 mecha in mid-air. However, the Type 9 mecha could easily break up the pile of insects with a punch and a kick. .

Under the care of the Type 9 mecha, the insect pile could not take shape. The Type 6 mecha hovering at a height of ten meters would not be threatened and could smoothly output its full firepower.

The mecha’s display of power, coupled with the occasional fire support from the camp, allowed the human soldiers to stay safely on this scorched land under the siege of massive insects.

What was frightening was that even though they knew that the attack had limited effect, countless insects still rushed towards the human soldiers one after another. After the two sides were in a stalemate for half an hour, the human soldiers gave up.

“The energy carried by the Type 6 mecha is only enough to output at full power for two hours, and the Type 9 mecha can only last for one hour. Do you still want to continue to defend here?”

Some soldiers in the internal channel raised questions.

“Currently, the Type 9 mecha is not fully powered, so it can sustain a longer battle. If everyone persists for half an hour, I won’t believe insects are really that brave and fearless of death!”

The captain’s reply was as expected, asking the soldiers to continue fighting. The soldiers could only fight to the death, comforting themselves by thinking, “At least there is no need to escape this time.”

After persisting for half an hour, the mission had to end with the human soldiers returning to the camp because the energy carried by some of the soldier mechas was insufficient.

Especially the type 9 mecha. The operation of the huge mecha and the power of various weapons were all based on sufficient energy. They must reserve enough energy for the return journey.

Faced with repeated requests from the soldiers, the captain finally issued the order to “retreat.”

The retreat was still filled with constant fighting. Massive insects surrounded the human mechas, and they personally “escorted” them back to the camp before finally agreeing to evacuate.

After five hours of hard work and more than an hour of continuous fighting under great concentration and great pressure, the soldiers were once again paralyzed by exhaustion. Once they got back to the camp, they jumped out of the mecha and lay down on the ground to rest.

The good news was that humans only lost three Type 6 mechas in this mission due to improper control.

Compared with the previous missions in which humans lost many companions, this mission could be considered a success. It not only completed the goal of laying metal roads, but also promoted the progress of clearing the oasis, and the losses were controlled within an acceptable range. Inside, many soldiers lying on the ground finally showed their long-lost smiles.

Xia Ruize didn’t smile. On the contrary, his expression was very serious. He sat in the cab of the mecha and carefully checked the various information collected by the mecha during the previous battle.

Based on previous combat experience, there were intelligent commanders behind the massive insects, who would promptly adjust their combat methods based on human performance every time.

Compared to the statement that the insect had no skills and could only rely on numbers to consume human energy, Xia Ruize was more willing to believe that the insects were preparing a big move.

This meant that the difficulty of the next mission may continue to escalate. It wasn’t known what kind of response the insects would take to the HS-9 mecha, a killer weapon brought out by humans.

However, the most important news at the moment was that the support troops promised by the general headquarters had arrived on Erdogan’s planet.

A spaceship landed not far from the camp. A group of soldiers with a strong aura stepped out of the spaceship and walked towards the camp with their heads held high.

There were only ninety soldiers in the support force, but their momentum was stronger than the combined total of the more than 400 ordinary soldiers who were watching them.

“These are the Federation’s front-line special soldiers. The Federation spends a lot of resources and energy to train them. They perform extremely difficult tasks all year round. It is said that the strength of individuals and groups is amazing.”

Liu Wennian’s introduction sounded on the internal channel, with wonder and yearning in his voice.

Xia Ruize observed the special soldiers walking towards the conference room through the screen. They carried a fierce aura tempered by blood and fire, which really made people look forward to their performance.

Watching the special forces soldiers enter the conference room, he turned around and found that the logistics staff were busy maintaining and adding energy to the mechas returning to the camp.

Seeing the actions of the logistics staff and the news they had just learned that the rest time was only one hour, the soldiers suddenly felt a bad premonition.

Soon, the premonition came true, and an order from the headquarters was sent to everyone, requiring the soldiers to gather in the center of the camp and cooperate with the newly arrived special soldiers to perform tasks.

Each squad was re-divided. Sixty of the ninety special soldiers were divided into three squads. The remaining thirty were divided into the original 15 squads in pairs and were responsible for serving as captain and deputy captain. In the squad the original captain later became the vice-captain.

This meant that Xia Ruize, who had just been officially appointed as captain, once again became the vice-captain.

Xia Ruize and Cheng Huaiqian stood side by side, watching the two special forces assigned to their teams come forward.

The leader was a tall, blond, blue-eyed, white-skinned soldier. He walked past Xia Ruize with his chin held high. He glanced down at Xia Ruize, who was a head shorter than him, and snorted contemptuously.

Then he walked to the front of the team, faced all the soldiers in the team, and said in a mocking tone:

“I, Antonio, your captain, have only one requirement for my subordinates, and that is to be obedient.

I want you to be obedient like dogs. If I tell you to go east, you will go east for me. Otherwise, hum, I won’t be able to spare you without the need of others. “

Such words made the soldiers angry in their hearts, and the expressions on their faces couldn’t help but bring out a bit of anger, which made Antonio’s sarcastic smile grow stronger, and he reprimanded unceremoniously:

“A bunch of rubbish. Even a simple exploration mission can kill more than half of them. You might as well wipe your necks to avoid wasting resources!”

The young soldiers were trained with eyes wide open and faces flushed.