Volume 3 The Insect War Chapter 175 The Bitter Battle (1)
A successful landing, as well as a successful first wave of defense, made the camp solid. Counting the successful interception of the tunnel worms later, the alien insect troops on this unknown planet stayed honestly for one night, and also gave the landing force a breathing time.
It was dark, and the second wave of attacks from the Alien Insect Force began. Unfortunately, in the space of one night, the Psichords had been fully deployed, and with the powerful long-range strike capabilities of the tank worms in the Itgleason troops, the second wave of attacks also ended dismally. However, this round of attacks has provided a message to the entire landing force that these insects on the planet are very organized. Not only is there the cooperation between the ground forces and the air, but it is also divided into several units, and the cooperation of feints and sneak attacks is completely different from the tactics of the sea of insects that people have known in the past.
After a night of deployment, Talburin's follow-up support forces have arrived one after another, and counting the follow-up landing of Itgleason troops, the vicinity of the camp has gathered a large number of forces. Under the command of Frass, the troops marched towards the first personality storage device in a sea of overwhelming force.
Along the way, there were constantly harassment and attacks by the alien troops, but under the suppression of powerful aerial firepower, the attacks of the alien insects were all in vain. This smooth process has led to a mood of underestimation of the enemy throughout the force. But all of this was very abnormal in Morning Star's eyes, and Morning Star even faintly felt that these previous attacks were "giving people heads", which seemed to be a tactical arrangement made by the commander behind this alien insect unit. It wasn't until the troops reached the first personality storage device that Morningstar's uneasiness became clear.
Frass also seemed to sense the abnormal atmosphere, so an emergency combat meeting was called.
"The troop is almost complete, and we are now very close to the first personality storage device. If, as previously analyzed, the Worm Force also became interested in these personality storage devices, then we were about to face an uphill battle. Kong Xinyu took the lead in speaking: "The logistics supply line has basically been cleared, but it is not ruled out that the insects will rob again, so we need to divide troops to protect this supply line, which will greatly affect the combat effectiveness of our troops." And considering the presence of tunnel bugs, if the ground forces are chosen to protect the supply lines, there may be large casualties, so the protection force will be composed entirely of the air force. ”
Frass also agreed with Kong Xinyu's proposal and expressed his thoughts. Although the landing force is very combat-ready and supported by air strikes, it is now in a situation where it is lone and deep, so the supply line is especially important for the troops, and once cut off by the insects, the result is likely to be that the entire force will be trapped and killed on this unknown planet. When he was in orbit in space, through Talbling's advanced technology, Morningstar already knew that this planet was full of insects, and it had a fairly powerful air force, but in the battles encountered by the landing force in the past few days, the insects participating in the battle were simply a drop in the bucket compared to the statistics at the beginning. If there is no other special reason, it can only mean that this alien army is hatching a conspiracy.
Having seen Abasser's existence and fighting another high-level insect Kayura, Morningstar's understanding of insects has now improved to a new level, and it would be a big mistake to think that insects are just a race that fights by instinct.
Morning Star was only present at the combat meeting, he clearly understood his position, and at the same time, he was also very aware of Kong Xinyu's ability, so he did not speak. After deliberation, it was decided to rush directly to the first personality storage device.
The battle horn is about to sound, and officers and men at all levels are actively making preparations in front of the station, and under the continuous propaganda offensive, the previous sentiment of underestimating the enemy has finally been suppressed. However, everyone miscalculated, thinking that there would be a vicious battle at the first personality storage device, but those alien insects were still just sparse attacks, without discipline and courage.
The technicians of Talblin were very efficient, and it took less than half a day to transfer all the personalities, which should have been a good thing, but the atmosphere of light enemies in the new defensive camp reappeared. Morning Star didn't know how to calm down, although he repeatedly personally persuaded the soldiers around him, but the other party was obviously superficial, and his mouth was good, yes yes yes, but his expression was the slightest serious and nervous. Even the warriors of the Talblin tribe are more or less in such a mood.
Relaxation is a good thing, but excessive relaxation will inevitably bring bad consequences. Morningstar once thought that these negative emotions would only appear in humans, but seeing that the people of Psenchus were like this, he inevitably became a little irritable. Frass also seemed to be slacking off, and when Morningstar was consulting with him, the other party actually said that it was probably because of his own nervousness that he had misestimated the strength of the Alien Insect Force.
Because there were no heavy battles, there was no rest. After the work on the first personality storage device was completed, the entire army rushed to the next destination without stopping. The supply lines continued to stretch, the protection forces still needed to be deployed, and the uneasiness that came back to Morningstar as he watched the air forces that were constantly being dispatched out. In the end, Morningstar didn't hold back and found Frass himself, hoping that the other party could change the route of the march. Since the camp at the landing site and the two personality storage devices form roughly a regular triangle, it is worth a try if you can return to the landing camp and then reopen a new route, which may save some time and protect the supply line. However, Morningstar's proposal was rejected by Flass, who insisted on going straight to the site for the sake of saving time, as the distance between the two personality storage devices was much smaller than the reopened line.
Along the way, there were fewer and fewer battles with the Alien troops, and more Aliens chose to retreat. Many people thought that this was because the alien troops were afraid, but Morning Star did not slack off in the slightest, and constantly asked Kong Xinyu to convey the situation of the supply route to himself. Although Kong Xinyu is not as optimistic as Frass, he is much more relaxed than Morning Star, can he still make a few jokes with Morning Star. Morning Star was in no mood to respond to the other party, because his sense of crisis was getting heavier and clearer.
Facts, in the end, proved the judgment of the morning star.
"Report!" A loud and anxious voice came into Morning Star's marching tent, and Morning Star hurriedly got up to open the door, and found that a herald soldier at the door had come to inform Morning Star, and Kong Xinyu had held a combat meeting.
When Morningstar arrived in the conference room, Frass, Kong Xinyu, and the combat staff officers of both sides were gathered in front of the holographic projection to express their opinions.
"Something happened." Morningstar asked as soon as he entered the door.
Everyone's eyes were attracted by the morning star, and Kong Xinyu said with some guilt: "One of our logistics support units has lost contact. ”
Morning Star walked over to the hologram and said, "Location." ”
Kong Xinyu pointed out to Morning Star the location of the defense of the lost troops, and Morning Star remembered that it was a mountain forest not far from the first personality storage device. The defense force arranged there is more than a dozen Phoenix fighters and more than 20 Flying Dragon Knights, the firepower is very strong, and the loss of contact is very abnormal.
"Is there a battle report?" Morningstar asked, frowning.
Kong Xinyu shook his head and replied, "There is no news coming, and the contact that was scheduled to be held once every half an hour was suddenly interrupted. ”
Flas also realized the seriousness of the problem, and there was no longer the previous ease in his tone, and said: "It seems that the other party has already made a move, should we go back the way we came?" ”
"It's too late, the net has been opened, let's jump in, those bugs won't stop us from returning the way we came." Frowning and thinking for a moment, Morning Star ordered, "Whole army, go!" Flas, call for help from your mothership and make a way for us by striking indiscriminately at the insects in our path. Catherine, contact the Goddess's Eye and get Tina ready for fire support, all weapon systems are charged except for the main gun, ready to go. Everyone else, combat-ready. ”
Morningstar's words were supported by everyone, and without any stiffness of opposition, the entire force quickly sprang into full swing towards the second personality storage device.
The efficiency of the Talblin ethnic group was high, and at the same time as the ground forces began to move, several bright lights fell from the sky, and the orbital strike had already begun to clear the way for the ground forces. Almost at the same time, the insects on the surface also reacted, no longer the usual soft attacks before, and the overwhelming insects appeared almost abruptly around the surface troops, and the continuous attacks overwhelmed the landing force.
Taciris had told Morningstar about the significance of these personalities, and for the Psienchus, a new personality meant that a new class might emerge, and the new class would likely dominate the war. Although Talblin has always maintained a friendly attitude towards other races, this friendliness is also based on a top-down basis, and without the backing of strong force, such friendliness can turn into cowardice. Even if other races are excluded, there are many tribes within Psenchus that do not agree with Talbrin's approach, and without the deterrence of strong force, Talblin will likely have to change due to the internal pressure of Psenchus.
Although Morningstar is not a virgin, he does not want to see a powerful peace-loving civilization turn into a war maniac, so Morningstar also understands the importance of this mission, and also knows the key to the mission, that is, the technicians of Talbrin.
With enough time and supplies, the technicians of Talblin could build a strong fortress on this unknown planet, and they would be able to deal with the many insect attacks, but unfortunately the situation does not allow them to do so. Even if the landing force could protect them long enough, the amount of material required to build a fortress was so great that it was impossible for anyone not to think about the benefits. Outside of these two personality storage devices, there is nothing on this planet that would interest the Talblin community, so it is impossible to invest too much material here.
Under the command of Morningstar, Itgleson's mech unit firmly guarded the vehicle that the Talblin technicians were riding, and this special vehicle that looked a bit like a zongzi was the key to the technicians' personality transfer.
The insects finally showed their fearless side, and even if they were suppressed by the orbital attack, they still rushed to the landing force without hesitation. The orbital strike has no way to deal with these insects that are close to the landing force, even the Psenchus are difficult to achieve accurate positioning, once the orbital strike is deviated, it is likely that the entire landing force will be wiped out in a few more powerful blows.
In the air, the Insect Air Force had exhausted the air combat forces in the landing force, and the Insect ground troops that had rushed through the tank Bug fire could only be handed over to the Itgleason mecha unit led by Morning Star, as well as the infantry in Talburin.
Morningstar drove the trap to fight left and right, and with the help of Catherine's cold mang, it was quite easy, and the figure of the phantom of Anshidar did not flash in the battlefield, and there were constantly large insects falling under the scimitar of the phantom. Originally, the Phantom's concealment ability made her very safe, but the occasional king bug flying in the air became Anshidar's biggest threat. Morningstar had heard Abbather say that a small percentage of King Worms had a special ability to detect various disguises. When the ineffective King Worm appeared on the battlefield, it was enough to show that they were targeting an opponent like the Phantom who could hide themselves.
"Anda! Come back! Seeing that Anshidar had broken away from the defensive formation, Morningstar shouted in the communication channel.
Anshidar also obviously realized that there was a problem with his position, and was just about to turn back when suddenly the ground under his feet shook violently, followed by four thunder beasts breaking through the ground. Blocked Anshidar's way. Trampling, cutting, and ramming, the thunderbeasts relied on their strong flesh to dodge or dodge the Phantom's attacks, leaving Anshidar in a deep siege for a while.
Morningstar looked at the swarm of insects that were rushing towards the Phantom in the distance, and after a few words of advice to Catherine, he rushed to the Phantom's location.
During the run, Morning Star's vigilance was still very high, through the external armor of the trap, Morning Star felt a strange vibration on the ground under his feet, and hurriedly manipulated the trap to move out a few steps, and when he looked back, he found that there were several bone spurs protruding from the original forward line, and it was obvious that some kind of insect was lurking underground. The sneak attack failed, and the insects lurking underground adjusted the direction of their attacks again and continued to attack into battle. After a few back and forth, Morningstar accurately judged the position of the sneak attacker. The black light in the trap hand condensed, and the body jumped high, blasting out annihilation towards the ground where the sneak attacker was. A furious blast of energy blasted down on the surface, leaving a crater tens of meters deep.
Morning Star didn't know if he had hit that sneak attacker, and the power of annihilation Morning Star knew very well that if he hit the other party, the other party would inevitably be left with no bones. Although it was impossible to tell whether the sneak attacker who had attacked from the ground was dead or alive, Morningstar found the corpse of a tunnel worm in the cave a split second before hitting the ground. The huge body of the trap flipped in the air for a week and landed smoothly, then on tiptoe, and continued to rush towards the Phantom's location, and at the same time, the roar of the morning star was heard in the communication channel.
"There's a pit worm! Be careful! ”
Almost at the same time as the morning star reminded him, not far in front of the defensive line deployed by the landing force, several pits appeared at the same time, and several pits broke through the ground everywhere.
Morningstar has no time to care about these pit worms, and Anshidar, who is not far away, is now on the line of life and death, and there are more and more alien insects besieging her. The trapped body jumped high, the deck behind it suddenly opened, and a stream of blue light shot out, and the originally clear figure of the trap instantly became blurred, and the dark red mecha body turned into a phantom, slamming into the ground like a comet with a blue tail flame. The smoke and dust were confused, and under the blessing of jet force and gravity, he used the shield in his hand to directly crush a thunder beast and bring up the dust in the sky.
In the midst of the trap, Morning Star clearly heard the reminder from the trap: "Forcibly use the unadapted ability, Morning Star, your body has been damaged, it is recommended to leave the battlefield." ”
The trap is right, the morning star is the ability to force the unadapted, and the blue light that erupts from the back is an ability of the trap, accelerating. As early as the end of the mecha competition, Morning Star had already known about this ability of trapping, and wanted to try it, but Trap refused on the grounds that Morning Star's physical strength was insufficient. At this time, Morningstar chose to forcibly open it, and this time he did not refuse, because the previous situation was so critical that even half a second could not be delayed, and the Phantom had already been knocked to the ground, and the forefeet of the thunderbeast from behind her had been raised, and the trampling was about to fall on the Phantom's body.
Morning Star ignored the sharp pain in his body, and took the opportunity of the smoke and dust to control the trap and pull up the phantom and quickly escape. The physical burden of the accelerated trap on the morning star made it impossible for the man, who could withstand fifteen times the force of gravity, to retreat from his whole body, and blood continued to stick out from his mouth and nose.
The pursuers behind him did not have the slightest intention of giving up, and when the smoke and dust dissipated slightly, they quickly re-locked their targets, chasing after the trap and the phantom, but they fell on the spot under a volley of tanks.
The intense pain caused Morningstar's coordination to fail, causing the trap to stagger as he returned to the formation. The phantom controlled by Anshidar hurriedly supported the trap from his side, although the armor on the phantom's body surface was also damaged, but it was all insignificant. Anshidar knew that Morningstar had used his uncontrollable abilities, and lying in the phantom on the ground, Anshidar clearly saw the blue glow, the human man who had done his best to save himself.