Chapter 167: The Last Hours
Countless comets and interstellar matter in the Oort cloud collided with each other like crazy.
The Oort clouds, which are as calm as the surface of the lake, seem to have ushered in a torrential rain, and the water waves on the surface of the lake splash and collide with each other.
A meteorite hits an asteroid, the asteroid changes its trajectory and hits another bigger asteroid, and countless meteorites and asteroids are already bouncing around like a ping pong ball. And these countless situations without a trajectory and turning around each other have also begun to affect the course of the earth's progress.
At this time, there is no point in clearing meteorites and asteroids in orbit, because there will be bigger asteroids rushing towards the Earth in the next second, so what the Earth can do at this time is to attack and smash any asteroids and meteorites that pose a threat to the Earth.
The Orbital Circle of Defense and the Fortress Satellites, under the control of the fire control radar, are open to the public countless asteroids that are rushing towards the Earth.
Every second, there are countless laser shots, and the entire earth is like a hedgehog, attacking the asteroid at 36o degrees without dead ends.
"The 17th gravitational generator was hit by asteroid debris, and the internal electronic components were damaged and cannot work properly, please replace it immediately."
"Immediately calculate the route to Gravitational 17 and transport it from the space warehouse."
"The No. 11 energy battery of the No. 29 gravitational unit is depleted, please replace the energy battery immediately."
"Start the internal backup energy of the gravitational method device and replace it immediately."
"If the muzzle of the satellite cannon is deformed, ...... 779"
In the command hall of the Earth Federation Military Headquarters, countless prompts sounded. All the staff work in four shifts 24 hours a day, and even so many people are almost unable to hold on. This is still the automatic processing mechanism of the starry sky to help the staff, otherwise the gravitational generation mechanism in space is estimated to have been abolished as early as three months ago.
Xiang Qian was in the middle of the command hall. Looking at the busy staff, looking at the big screen, their brows furrowed tightly.
"Starry sky, how much energy reserves do we have." Xiang Qian asked in a deep voice.
"Less than twenty percent."
"Can mining on the other side of the moon keep up?"
"Mining is fine, the problem is that the transportation can't keep up. Each transport ship will affect the attack efficiency when transporting supplies, if too many transport ships are sent at the same time. It will cause the asteroid debris to break through the defensive circle, causing greater damage to the equipment inside the defensive circle. ”
"What about supplemental energy with wireless energy transmission?"
"The loss is too great, and the replenishment can't keep up with the consumption."
“…… Sending warships to fill the firepower loophole created by the transport ship operation. Exploit lunar materials in full force. ”
"Okay, boss."
Xiang Qian rubbed his eyebrows, and now he knew why there was a saying in the past that war is about logistics.
Now the earth is facing the indiscriminate bombardment of countless asteroids, meteorites, and comets. It lasted for more than four months. The Earth has not been attacked at all, and it can be said that no asteroid debris has been able to break through the orbital defense circle around the Earth, let alone break through the atmosphere and fall to the surface.
But under this brilliant record, the consumption of resources can be said to be astronomical. In the past four months of fighting, 60 percent of the earth's material reserves have been consumed, of which 80 percent of the energy has been consumed, and it is about to bottom out.
Originally, Xiang Qian also wanted to equip all the fortress satellites with electromagnetic shields, so that those asteroids with a size of more than ten centimeters did not need to be considered. But after the stars calculated the amount of energy needed to do so. Xiang Qian stopped talking.
Because that's simply not realistic, energy consumption simply can't keep up. Think about the more than 160,000 fortress satellites of more than 8oo meters in size, if all of them were equipped with electromagnetic shields. Then it is open 24 hours a day, and once it is opened, it will be turned on for nearly 7 months, and how much energy is needed.
The end result is that unless the moon is hollowed out, the earth simply doesn't have that much energy.
At present, there are nearly 250,000 firepower points in outer space of the earth, and the attacks for more than four months have almost exhausted the earth's energy reserves. If we don't step up energy extraction, in less than two months, the firepower points in outer space will be dumb, and then the earth will be ready to be smashed into honeycomb coal.
However, the current situation is not too bad, only the logistics supply of the earth can keep up, and it is no problem to hold on until it reaches the temple of civilized races. According to the current degree, there are still 82 days to reach the temple of civilized races. As long as you can ensure that there are no problems with the gravitational generator, let the earth keep this degree all the time.
"An asteroid with a diameter of 17 kilometers 370,000 kilometers away was hit to change the rules, and its goal was exactly the course of the Earth, and it needed to be destroyed immediately."
"Scan the internal structure of the asteroid, determine the location of the attack, launch the ......"
"Immediately launch ten nuclear bombs with a yield of 100 million tons of TNT." Xiang Qian heard the conversation of the controllers below and immediately said.
"Understood."
In an instant, ten large nuclear bombs were launched, and these nuclear bombs shuttled like fish among countless meteorites and asteroids, dodging these meteorites. But even so, four nuclear bombs were hit by the wreckage of an asteroid more than ten centimeters in size and had to stop halfway in the process.
Fortunately, these nuclear warheads are specially made to not detonate even if they are hit by asteroid wreckage, and will only detonate after receiving orders.
In line with the principle of waste utilization, the starry sky immediately detonates several other nuclear warheads as soon as they are far away.
In an instant, the light comparable to the light of the stars exploded in the orbit in front of the earth, and the power of the nuclear warhead explosion with a yield of more than 100 million tons of TNT was terrifying, and in an instant, the small meteorites and asteroids within hundreds of thousands of kilometers around them were all affected by the nuclear bomb explosion and were ejected by the shock wave.
When the light disappeared, the route in front of the earth suddenly became much cleaner, at least within 100,000 kilometers.
Eight hours later, the giant asteroid was detonated, and the wreckage ejected in pieces.
The giant asteroid was blown up, and Xiang Qian also breathed a sigh of relief. He is not afraid of anything else, such as those meteorites that are hundreds or thousands of meters large or asteroids that are several kilometers in size, there are not many threats to the earth. Because such an asteroid is a matter of one or two cannons for the fortress moons, and it can definitely explode before they enter the defensive circle.
But this kind of asteroid of more than ten kilometers and dozens of kilometers is not something that the fortress moon can solve. If these giant asteroids are allowed to come within 10,000 kilometers of the earth, it will definitely cause very large damage to the earth's defense circle, and it will even crash into the atmosphere.
A month later, the earth's material reserves had dropped to 20 percent of the danger warning line, and there were still 15 percent of energy reserves left, at which time it was 51 days away from the temple of civilized races.
Two months later, only 13 percent of the earth's material reserves remained, and 7.2 percent of the energy reserves remained, and there were still 21 days to go before the temple of civilized races.
Two months and 2o days later, only 5.3 percent of the earth's material reserves remained, and 0.7 percent of the energy reserves remained, and it was still 19 hours before the Temple of Civilized Races.
"Starry sky, how many fortress satellites are left?" Xiang Qian said weakly with dark circles under his eyes, he hadn't slept for 39 hours.
"There are still 135,200 left, and now these fortress satellites have all been mobilized around the gravitational generator to ensure that there are no problems with the gravitational generator."
"Will the energy of these fortress satellites last for 23 hours?"
"Thirty-seven percent of the way, the rest of the fortress satellites will be consumed in 23 hours."
"Give up attacking meteorites under one meter and let them hit the atmosphere. The Orbital Ring attacks meteorites that threaten them or that can crash into the Earth. When the number of fortress satellites is less than 50%, send all the warships to defend it. Xiang Qian thought for a moment and said to the starry sky.
"Okay, boss."
Xiang Qian glanced at the big screen a few more times, thinking in his heart that as long as there were no problems with such an arrangement, he should be able to last for 23 hours.
Ten years later, Xiang Qian leaned back in his chair and fell asleep, he really couldn't hold on.
Xiang Qian slept for 11 hours, and when he woke up, he was now in the rest room of his office.
"Starry sky, how long have I been asleep."
"Boss, you slept for 11 hours and 17 minutes."
Xiang Qian got up immediately after hearing this, although he washed his face with cold water to sober himself up, and ran back to the command hall.
"Starry sky, how much energy reserves are left now." Xiang Qian hurriedly asked.
"There's 0.5 percent left."
"Don't use these energy reserves anymore, and at the same time adjust the power of the gravitational generator to the maximum, and start the load without fear of loss. Bring in all the ships to help with the defense. After hearing this, Xiang Qian hurriedly said.
"Okay, boss."
At this time, Xiang Qian had time to look at the big screen, but what made him care more was that the controllers below seemed to have desperate expressions on their faces.
"Cheer up, there's still a few last hours, you have to hold on." Xiang Qian said loudly below.
After listening to Xiang Gan's words, many people showed strange expressions on their faces, and finally a young man bit it and said, "Chairman Xiang, I'm not questioning you, but there is no way out at all." Right now, we are still in the middle of the Oort Cloud, and it will take more than two years to leave the Oort Cloud. But now we can't hold on for two days, let's not even say two days, are we ......?"
"What a stupid thing to say, who even said that you want to avoid this crisis and leave the Oort Cloud. Now there is a natural shelter more than 6ooo kilometers in front of the earth, and we are safe there. Xiang Qian said loudly. (To be continued!)
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