Chapter 40: Race against time

Five hours later, the carrier-based aircraft had withdrawn to the battleship, and the ground forces could only defend themselves against the approaching Zerg army.

"Engineers! How's the position being built? James shouted.

"Report to the Divisional Commander! The perimeter fortifications have been completed! The armored ground has been laid! The fortress is under construction! The head of the engineer reported.

"Intensify construction!" James ordered.

"Yes!"

……

"Qin Hao, when did you say the swarm would come?" James turned his head to Qin Hao and asked.

"I don't know, but judging from the intensity of this planetary bombardment, the tunnels of the swarm should have been destroyed, and they will have to lose more than ten hours before they reach the battlefield." Qin Hao said after a rough estimate.

"Hmm!" James nodded, now the whole army is equipped with a new combat helmet, this kind of helmet can effectively resist sonic infestation, not only can resist the hypnosis of herders, but also can effectively resist the sonic attack of pit worms, so James is still more confident in this operation.

"Commander, I have a hunch." Qin Hao hesitated for a moment, but still said what he thought in his heart.

"What hunch?" James asked, if it was an ordinary person, he would definitely not go back and pay attention to unreliable things such as hunches, but this was said by Qin Hao, and he really had to listen to it, because Qin Hao was the person with the most experience in fighting the Zerg in the entire 106th Division.

"I feel that the Zerg will not attack from us, and our pressure should be the lowest, but I'm afraid that the fight over there will be very fierce......" Qin Hao pointed to the south and said. According to the orders of the command, the 106th Mechanized Infantry Division guarded the eastern gate of the human army, with the 109th Division to the south, the 121st Division to the west and the 136th Division to the north.

"You don't have to worry about that over there, the 109th Division is a front-line ace division, not only well-equipped, but also experienced in combat, and even has two special forces battalions, which are far above us!" Although James was jealous of the 109th Division, he also had to admit that the combat effectiveness of the 109th Division was far above his 106th Division.

"Okay......" Qin Hao didn't say anything more, although he had a hunch that danger would come from the south, but he was just a big soldier, and his hunch would not be sent to the combat staff as a parameter.

A few hours later, the positions of the 106th Division had been fully erected, the engineering troops were back in the center of the camp, and the combat units were deployed to the various defense nodes.

"Qin Hao!" James consulted with a few staff officers for a moment before turning back and shouting.

"Here!" Qin Hao immediately stepped forward.

"The reconnaissance battalion is going to set up a power grid on the periphery, so you can go with them." James said to Qin Hao that he knew that Qin Hao had rich experience in fighting against the Zerg, and he would take the reconnaissance battalion to set up a power grid, on the one hand, he could protect the reconnaissance battalion from breaking into the Zerg's ambush circle, and on the other hand, he could also teach the reconnaissance battalion some experience in fighting against the Zerg by the way.

"Yes!" Qin Hao nodded, and then accepted the task.

"Brother, please!" The battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion patted Qin Hao on the shoulder, although he was the title of lieutenant, but Qin Hao was a celebrity in the 106th Division, everyone knew that this guy was like chopping insects and vegetables, so even if he had a high rank, no one dared to show Qin Hao his face on the battlefield.

Human beings are so realistic, on the battleship, everyone is very safe, so the official university crushes people to death, but on the ground battlefield, you may be killed by the sudden appearance of insects at any time, at this time, the official university is not good, and the capable veteran can give you more hope of survival, so even if it is an official, no one dares to offend these veterans who can increase their hope for survival.

"Sir, let's go!" Qin Hao said to the commander of the reconnaissance battalion.

"Good!" With a wave of his hand, hundreds of warriors rushed out of the fortifications and came to the bottom of the Azran hills.

"Sir, how far away are we going to set up a power grid from the position?" Qin Hao asked.

"Three hundred meters!" After the battalion commander finished answering, he said to Qin Hao: "Brother, don't be so outside, just call me Bote." ”

"Okay, Brother Bote." Qin Hao smiled.

"How? Is there a danger nearby? Bot cautiously led the people to a position three hundred meters away from the position.

"There shouldn't be, the bombardment of the air force is very strong, and the Zerg has not returned to the battlefield for the time being." Qin Hao didn't feel like danger was coming at this time, so there should be no bugs nearby.

"That's good! Hurry up and set up power grid nodes! Bot ordered.

"Yes!" The fighters of the reconnaissance battalion immediately sprang into action and began to set up nodes.

"Let's go to the next area." Soon, the nodes in this area were erected, and then Qin Hao took the lead in opening the way, moving towards the position of the next node.

After more than an hour, more than half of the defense nodes of the power grid have been erected, and the circular defense grid has been laid for more than half a circle, and only five more nodes can be electrified.

Once the power grid is activated, then the Zerg will pay a great price before approaching the position of the 106th Division, and these power grids can also serve as an early warning.

"Hurry up, everyone, the Zerg may be coming!" Qin Hao suddenly spoke.

"Huh? What did you find? Bot asked.

"Premonition......" Qin Hao really couldn't explain, because his right eye was constantly beating at this time, and his heart was also shrouded in a dark gloom, in short, he had an ominous premonition.

"Okay...... Hurry up, everyone! Although Bot didn't understand Qin Hao's so-called hunch, he chose to believe it, because Qin Hao at this time had become a heroic figure in the 106th Division.

As the minutes and seconds passed, the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion set up three nodes again, and seeing that there were only two nodes left, the power grid could be energized.

"Time is running out!" At this time, Qin Hao had the feeling of numbness in his back and cold air at the base of his neck, obviously the danger was very close.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Bot is also urging his soldiers to complete the erection of the node as soon as possible.

"There is still a node, you can withdraw first, and I will set up the last node!" Qin Hao said to Bote.

"No, this is our task, leave a squad in the company to set up nodes with me, and the others withdraw to the position!" Bot saw the anxiety on Qin Hao's face, he also knew that time was running out, in order to reduce losses, he asked most of the soldiers to return to the position, leaving only a dozen or so people to continue the task with him, after all, the erection of power grid nodes requires equipment, and it is impossible for Qin Hao to complete it himself.

"Okay!" Qin Hao also knew that he couldn't complete the task alone, and it was necessary to leave a dozen or so people, so he finally nodded, and then rushed towards the position of the last node, and the dozen or so scouts behind him also picked up the equipment and followed.