005. Mad Dogs of Nevada
Whether the earthlings are stupid or not, Zhao Yu, who is a member of the earthlings, has reservations, but looking at his comrades-in-arms who have left the team one after another and embarked on another path, he really doesn't know whether to say that those people are stupid.
"The main thing is that you don't have faith, these idiots." Borg sat on top of the mechanical spider's shell and let out a puff of smoke rings, "For them, this way of breaking out is too unconventional. β
Zhao Yu rolled his eyes: "Blame me?" β
Borg took a hard puff of his cigarette: "According to you...... It's the world's fault. β
This is a paradox that cannot be objectively proven.
According to Zhao Yu's hunch to advance, although he can avoid the risk of fighting with the enemy to the greatest extent and walk all the way here, he can't prove that "if you don't go like this, you will definitely collide with the enemy, and then be abused to the annihilation of the whole army", but it aggravated the uneasiness of others, because this march route so far is definitely not the fastest and most convenient route to the fifth war zone, in the eyes of everyone, the team was inexplicably carried by an old antique more than a hundred years ago at least a third of the distance, It's a useless waste of time, and God knows when the pursuers behind will catch up.
"This is an age that doesn't believe in the ethereal, especially in 'guarantees.'" Borg sighed, "Old man, what are their chances of surviving?" β
Zhao Yu shook his head: "I only know that if we keep up, the chances of survival will be very low, so low that I can't see it." β
"Yes......" Borg looked in the direction of the vanishing team for a moment, and threw the cigarette butt far away, "then, it's time to think about our business, old man, and get ready to go...... What's that expression on your face? β
"It's nothing, I just thought that they fought side by side with you, and it took a long time to live and die, and you will feel a little more time...... It turned out to be over so soon? β
"First, I enlisted in the army half a year earlier than you; Second, they are not dead, so why should I be sad? Thirdly, they chose this path for themselves! Borg said and kicked over, "Get back to the cockpit and go!" β
The mechanical spiders roared again and stood up, and the soldiers who remained in place put on their helmets, activated their power plants, and ran forward with the two remaining mechanical spiders.
"Sergeant, I have one thing to remind you." After advancing in silence for about half an hour, the pilot Hunter suddenly spoke, "Our armored machinery is fine, and the power reserve of the mecha infantry may be a problem." β
The infantry of this era are wearing power mecha, although it is not like the science fiction works of the early 21st century, which can make soldiers instantly incarnate superman, but at least can allow infantry to carry 120 kilograms and march continuously at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour for 24 hours, and maintain at least 12 hours of continuous combat capability, it is because of the existence of this equipment that the mecha infantry can continue to march quickly to catch up with the speed of the mechanical spider.
The problem is that, according to the current route of travel, it will definitely take more than 24 hours to get to the fifth theater of operations, and even if the soldiers have adopted energy-saving mode now, it will not be possible to make it to their destination - this is exactly what those who have left the team think, rather than go in such a restless direction as to go in the unknown direction, it is better to return to the normal route and take a gamble.
"We've known this for a long time, what can you do?" Borg asked weakly, "Pray that the pursuers behind us get lost and give us 12 hours to recharge?" β
"No, sergeant, my advice is...... Over here. Hunt pulled up the map and pointed to a point, "I think it's possible for us to take this place with our current force setup." β
"Station 459?" Borg frowned, "Theoretically, there should be only one platoon of troops stationed there...... But now the situation has changed, and we don't know the latest troop deploymentsβ"
The two of them looked at Zhao Yu in the co-pilot seat together, Zhao Yu had long been used to it, and shrugged at the two: "There will definitely be trouble, but it has not yet reached the point of the most trouble." β
"My dear, I wish your abilities had evolved to the point where you could accurately predict." Hunter sighed, "You look like my grandmother, she likes to hold a crystal ball and say vague divination, and it makes sense to explain it afterwards." β
"Anyway, since there's no special warning from the old man's side, we'll have to give it a try." Borg said and turned on the communication channel, "Guys, how much power do you have left for your mech, is there 30%?" I think we're going to have to do something......"
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Under the gray sky are gray-white buildings. Standing silently in the middle of a wasteland, surrounded by weeds and bushes less than a man high, these buildings look particularly bleak, except for the military insignia sprayed on the outer walls that stubbornly suggest that they are military buildings.
And this bleak scene is also presented on the display in the cockpit of the "Deathbringer".
"There seems to be no sign of a defensive build-up at all." Speaking on the communication channel was the commander of another spider, "Apparently they haven't realized we're going to attack." β
Borg disagreed: "Of course, this station is not on our normal marching route at all, and in the end we are just a remnant army, not worthy of fanfare." β
"So, ready for action?"
"Of course, even if we want to, the infantry won't do it...... What do you think, Sergeant Doyle? β
The face of a middle-aged man with a large scar on his face appeared in the channel: "Stop talking nonsense, you must attack in ten minutes!" Otherwise, my people will be discovered by them! β
"Roger." Borg looked at the other window, "How's your side, Hartman?" β
"Ready."
"Very good, 60 seconds countdown, let's blow their chrysanthemums fiercely." Borg beckoned to two of his subordinates, "Hunter, get ready to recharge, old man, you can help shoot in a moment." β
"Auxiliary again?"
"If you can achieve precision guidance like we do, I don't care if you are the main attacker."
This sentence immediately deflated Zhao Yu.
In this era, almost all soldiers are equipped with guidance chips, and the shooting systems on the weapons are all 100 shots, but Zhao Yu's "antique" brain can't adapt to this kind of high technology at all, although the peripheral auxiliary chip makes his level barely close to the "ordinary person", but in the really ever-changing battlefield, the role of the auxiliary chip is chicken ribs - nominally it can be fatal if it hits anyone, but others are holding Thor cannons, and you are holding a small pistol, and the actual effect is completely different.
"Thirty seconds countdown...... Mech Infantry in position......" A group of green dots representing your side moved on the screen, "The 'Crocodile' cannon is in position, and the 'Deathbringer' cannon is in position...... Countdown to 10 seconds......"
Borg aimed the barrel at a distant building to confirm the target one last time.
"The target is at a distance of three thousand three hundred and seventy-one meters, the armor barrier is three levels, use armor-piercing shells, two rounds, put!"
The two barrels of the mechanical spider glowed at the same time, and the cannonballs came out of the chamber and slammed into the military station in front of them.
Zhao Yu was once surprised that the war in the mid-22nd century was still using physical artillery shells, rather than tall energy weapons such as laser cannons and particle cannons, but his comrades-in-arms disagreed: "To achieve the same effect on the target on the earth, firing energy weapons consumes much more energy than physical weapons, and it is not cost-effective at all." Energy cannons are only used in space warfare...... But can we still see space warfare in our lifetime? β
As for the energy shield for defense, it is fundamentally another principle, it is said that the technology of the Buttermins is completely used, and the earthlings can't start to improve it if they want to, and it is impossible to abandon it, so if you can't mention it, you won't mention it......
Under Zhao Yu's gaze, less than two seconds after the cannon was fired, a dazzling light suddenly flashed in the air outside the station, and then the outer wall of a building exploded!
"Barrier breach!" Borg snapped his fingers, "Infantry unit, over to you!" β
The voice of Sergeant Doyle came: "Let's get moving, take cover!" β
"Don't worry, we're the best babysitters."
Zhao Yu thought about the code name of his fighter body, and was deeply skeptical of the title of "nanny".
But by this time, Hunter had already started the engine, and the mechanical spider codenamed "Deathbringer" instantly showed its fangs as a war machine, climbed the high slope and launched an assault on the station.
This big guy with a height of five meters and a weight of more than 30 tons immediately attracted the attention of the defense system of the military station, and several heavy machine guns turned their muzzles and frantically poured bullets at the "Death Messenger", hitting the spider's shell as a sound, but this kind of firepower that was enough to tear a person apart from the spider's armor had no effect at all except for creating sound and light effects, and the spider's firepower quickly suppressed the opponent's firepower point, and even Zhao Yu manipulated the secondary gun to knock out a heavy machine gun: "Damn, this kind of coolness...... No wonder they all say that this guy is a tank of the new era! β
"The mechanical spider was originally the successor to the tank." Borg interjected, "Compared with tracked armored vehicles, the Spider is better adapted to the terrain, and its performance is also better than that of the tanks of the old era in all aspects, and the opponent's stronghold cannot pose a threat to us without targeted weapons." β
"Then why were we beaten so badly yesterday?"
"Nonsense, yesterday it was twenty heavy tanks fighting around us! Anyway, thank you for dragging you out of the stinking mech infantry and onto the car, or you're one of those people on the ground right now! β
Zhao Yu looked outside through the monitor, dozens of mecha infantry were using two spiders as cover, advancing step by step, but from time to time someone was still knocked to the ground by bullets fired from the opposite side.
"Crocodile! Deathbringer! Can't you run over it? Sergeant Doyle roared, "Smash their facades!" Let them give up resistance! β
"Ah, our boss has wielded his might." Borg sighed, "Come on, Hunter, a death crash!" β¦β¦ Hold on, old man! β
The "Death Messenger" accelerated violently and hit the wall of the military station, Zhao Yu only felt that the seat shook violently, most of the windows on the display screen turned black, and two windows were dotted with snowflakes: "We failed?" Spider crashed? β
"No kidding, it's just that the outer wall of the military station is also relatively strong, hold it firm!" Borg yelled, "Armor-piercing bullets, one shot, put!" β
"You're crazy, aren't you!" Hunter also screamed, "The barrel is going to be finished!" β
However, this sentence was also shouted late, this time the vibration was even worse than just now, a dull explosion came from the fire cabin next door, Zhao Yu almost doubted whether the car had been detonated the ammunition depot, but the voice of everyone had already been heard in the communication channel: "Damn, Borg, you madman!" "Are you angry, sergeant! Do you want me to get down on my knees and cry and say I was wrong? β
Several windows on the display screen returned to normal one after another, and Zhao Yu saw that the spider had crashed into the building, and there was a mess in front of him, and several mecha infantry had rushed in from both sides of the spider and began to chase along the corridor.
"Mission accomplished, brothers, cheer." Borg said and took out a pack of cigarettes from his arms and threw one to Zhao Yu, "Old man, are you frightened?" Come, crush the shock. β
"I don't smoke."
Borg was about to put the cigarette into Zhao Yu's mouth: "Come on, this is different from your cigarettes at that time, there are no side effects except for invigorating the nerves, and the aftertaste is endless." β
"Thanks, it's just a habit." Zhao Yu replied, "I have been a patient for a long time, and I am more resistant to things like cigarettes. β
"Okay, okay, whatever you want...... Hunter, I'll go out and breathe and keep an eye on the enemy. Borg tossed the cigarette to Hunter and climbed out with the lid open.
There was a silence in the cockpit, and finally Zhao Yu coughed: "Hunter, what did the commander do just now?" β
"He ruined one of our cannons." Hunter's face was gloomy, "I already knew, I should have known, he had been restrained for so long, and he would still be exposed in the end...... When I get to the fifth war zone, I must apply for retirement, and no matter how bad it is, I will be transferred out of this car! β
"Convergence ......?"
Hunter turned his head and smiled weirdly: "Oh yes, you don't know yet, he happened to be ...... when you came to the car"
Zhao Yu suddenly had a bad premonition: "Please be clearer?" β
"Our commander, Sergeant Borg Ansol, was nicknamed 'Mad Dog of Nevada' before you came." "Within six months of his enlistment, forty-three enemy chariots were destroyed, and his chariots were destroyed five times," Hunt said, "and I was his seventh driver and the longest-living one...... What are you thinking? β
Zhao Yu's face twitched: "I'm wondering, why did my premonition ability fail when he tricked me into getting into the car......"
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