1510 at all costs
Afterwards, Liu Huaidong learned that the encounter with the equatorial base was not an isolated case, from the eastern hemisphere to the western hemisphere, many tropical islands were attacked by aliens during this period, many islands were loosely defended, and the aliens did not take much effort to capture them.
By this time, unimportant military bases had long been abandoned, and only those of great strategic importance had been retained, and they were strengthened.
As a result of this battle, most of the islands in the tropics fell into the hands of aliens, and only a few human military bases remained in the region.
Losing a few islands is nothing, the drastic compression of strategic space is the most important issue for all countries, and the aliens have made such a big offensive tide at this juncture, it must be to cooperate with the arrival of the foreign fleet, find human trouble in advance, and reduce the difficulty of the attack of the foreign fleet.
The main energy of all countries has always been on outer space, and even if the Turkish foreign fleet does not come, the countries will not turn their eyes back to the ground, and at the critical moment when the Turkish foreign fleet is about to come, it is even more impossible for the countries to abandon their roots.
If the ground can block it, it will be blocked, and if it can't be stopped, it will be withdrawn, at most, it will be exchanged for space, and then the field will be found back in the future, but it will not be able to withstand the attack of the foreign fleet, and it will not directly affect the survival of all mankind.
Perhaps the human response was too negative, or it could be that the aliens' confidence swelled after the victory in other directions, and after the swarm failed in its first attack on the equatorial base, it organized the swarm to launch a second attack just one day later.
This time the swarm was larger, the battle line was longer, and the Qionghe had just left!
Liu Huaidong knew that aliens must have a way to monitor the situation in outer space, otherwise it would be impossible to choose this time to attack.
Without the cover of the Qionghe, the pressure on the defenders increased by at least thirty percent!
Liu Huaidong really wanted to call the Qionghe back, but the space battleship was not said to be able to move, the reason why the Qionghe left was that it had been over the base for too long, and it had to return to the moon to replenish fuel, and it couldn't come back at this time anyway, and it would take time to slow down and accelerate, so it was better to reapply for a battleship with the superiors.
However, it takes time to apply, and it also takes time for the battleship to arrive, and the defenders must hold the base on their own strength before the battleship arrives.
There are a lot of giant insects, and the offensive of the insect swarm is very strong, but Liu Huaidong does not doubt the combat effectiveness of the fighters at all, and there is absolutely no problem in holding the base!
But he still underestimated the scale of the attack, and in addition to landing along the port of Xidan, the swarm also landed on both sides of the harbor, and the landing range was from south to north, and the seven-kilometer-long coastline was full of giant insects that had stepped on the shore.
It is clear that the large-scale landing of the swarm is intended to make a detour from the flank, so as to encircle Xidan Harbor from the flank and rear, and take down the nail that stands in the way in one fell swoop.
I have to say that this is indeed a practical and effective combat plan, and the swarm landed smoothly without encountering any resistance...... The defenders were too busy dealing with the swarm of insects at the landing port to take care of the left and right flanks.
In the eyes of the aliens, this is not a small hole, and swarms of giant insects rush to the beachhead and then wash up on the shore.
Then there was nothing more, and the dense swarm of insects strode into the minefield.
It was not the first time that the aliens had encountered a minefield, so they had already prepared, and after the swarm came ashore, they did not rush forward in a swarm, but a few sharp soldiers in front, and most of them followed behind.
Not only that, but I probably know that the artillery on this side of the base is powerful, and the density of the insect swarm is not as high as in the port direction, but it is a bit of a straggler...... Well, the meaning of the scattered worm line.
Liu Huaidong felt that this hand may not have been thought up by the aliens themselves, and it was likely to be the suggestion of the worms.
The giant insect running in the front strode into the minefield, this giant insect was very fast, put aside the worm's legs and ran violently, and in a blink of an eye, it went deeper into the minefield for more than 30 meters, and miraculously did not step on any mines!
This is a minefield dedicated to dealing with giant insects, and every mine buried here is specially designed for the arthropods of giant insects, and it is impossible to have nothing to do after stepping on it, the only explanation is that this giant insect is too lucky.
But its good fortune was only about 30 meters, and when it was about to step into 40 meters, its moving arthropod stepped on a mine.
Boom –
With a loud bang, the giant insect that stepped on the thunder was blown away by the explosion, and the broken body drew an arc in the air and smashed into the depths of the minefield dozens of meters away.
The insect body hit the thunder again, this time it was not a loud noise, but a series of loud noises, in addition to the falling insect corpses were completely shattered by the mines, the insect swarm that followed behind also suffered, a series of explosions exploded in the insect swarm, countless giant insects were killed and injured in the explosion, and the rest were also disgraced and embarrassed in the explosion.
It's not that the base has done any special tricks, it's just that the explosion caused a commotion in the swarm, so many insects stepped on it all the time, and it was strange that the mines didn't explode.
The swarm in the other direction was no better, because the landing speed was a little slower, and the time to enter the minefield was a little late, but the aliens would not withdraw the swarm because the attack failed, but instead intensified and ordered the swarm to continue to advance.
There is nothing to say, the giant insect has always been fearless of death, and this time is no exception, after receiving the order, it rushed into the minefield without hesitation, and the explosions were one after another, and one after another was more lively than the port.
The swarm of insects, regardless of the losses, attracted Liu Huaidong's attention, and with the size and speed of the swarm, it was only a matter of time before they stepped through the minefields on both sides of the port.
And the swarm in the direction of the port only maintained a certain intensity of attack, obviously trying to delay time.
Liu Huaidong's idea is to plan the plan, and if the aliens like to delay, let them tow it, anyway, the port is not dangerous.
But just in case, Liu Huaidong drew a line on the minefield and ordered the artillery to immediately open fire on the swarm as soon as the swarm crossed the line.
This line is located in the inner third of the minefield, which means that the artillery will fire when the swarm has leveled two-thirds of the minefield.
The remaining third will definitely not be able to stop the swarm, but it will be no problem to hold the swarm, and when the time comes, there will be a minefield in front and artillery fire behind it, and the landing swarm will definitely not be pleased.
It would be better if the battleships coordinated by the higher authorities could arrive before the swarm crossed the line, and when the time came, it would be possible to save valuable shells by directly covering the swarm with lasers, which would be both economical and affordable.
The garrison was also armed with a batch of laser weapons, but all of this expensive equipment was placed in the base, not in the port of Sidan.
Forty-seven minutes after the start of the battle, the swarm stepped on two-thirds of the minefield, and the battleship coordinated by the superior had not yet arrived, and the artillery of the base really opened fire, and the shells instantly covered the swarm.