Chapter 2: Set sail

After several waves of indiscriminate bombardment, tens of thousands of ants and insects turned into powder, and the few remaining ants and insects finally retreated like a tide.

"Wow, that's good!"

"HNA is mighty!"

The cheers erupted, and on the amphibious dock landing ship's wide helicopter flight deck, the undead soldiers roared with the wildest roars, waving their arms and shaking their helmets, saluting the group of fighters that swept through the air.

"Damn, it's so relieving!"

Luo Wei waved his fist fiercely, put the helmet back on, patted Ling Hao's shoulder, and said with a smile: "See, this is the gap, our mechanized infantry battalion went up, and was killed and retreated in embarrassment, and the naval aircraft carrier dispatched several waves of carrier-based fighters, and it blew up with worms!" ”

"HNA is indeed high-end!"

Ling Hao's heartfelt praise said that it is undeniable that the current infantry battalion is indeed no match for the aircraft carrier and carrier-based fighter groups, and the continuous waves of wanton and indiscriminate bombardment at every turn can quickly obtain more results than machine gun and machine gun strafing.

Whining......

The dull and piercing whistle pulled everyone's thoughts back into their minds, and the fleet was ready to sail back.

"Assemble!"

A high-pitched voice suddenly came, and everyone immediately knew that Suo Suo checked his appearance and appearance, and quickly lined up neatly in the squad rank.

The major, who had a blue document under his armpit, swept the queue with sharp eyes and ordered loudly: "Report the number of each class!" ”

One, two, three......

After the report was completed, since the landing of the Jibu Battalion, the missing, wounded, and killed have been quickly counted.

Ling Hao stood in the back row of the queue, holding his chest and abdomen in the most solemn military posture, and looked at it from the corner of his eye, obviously the battle damage of the Jibu battalion was not small.

Because it was a tentative landing operation, the infantry battalion was strengthened to a certain extent, and the number was nearly 800 people, but at this moment, standing intact on the helicopter flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship, there were less than 400 people.

In other words, the loss of nearly half of the Jibu Battalion and the fact that it was almost on the verge of being reorganized also shows how amazing the lethality of millions of ants and insects can erupt when they swarm.

Looking ahead, Ling Hao clearly saw that compassion flashed in the major's eyes, but his resolute expression was still as cold as ice, he just shouted hoarsely, "Take off your hat!" ”

Swish!

All the surviving soldiers took off their helmets in unison, and on the orders of the major, turned in the direction of a scorched coast.

"Salute!!"

The sound is full of metallic texture, and it is doubly sad because of the hoarseness.

Everyone silently looked at the battlefield where the ground was covered with carbonized ashes, and there were many ant skeletons and tank wreckage after the bombing, where they had just fought, and where they were forced to retreat if they were unable to do so.

In the queue, I don't know who was the first to roll down tears, and some soldiers sobbed in a low voice.

The battle is endless, and the battle is endless!

This is a battle between barbarism and civilization, this is a collision of flesh and steel.

Ling Hao silently felt all this, he knew very well that this was just the beginning, and in the future, there would be even more brutal battles awaiting.

The sun is sinking in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun is sprinkled with golden colors.

Escorted by two missile destroyers, the amphibious dock landing ship whistled for a long time, bidding farewell to the dead souls and embarking on a journey of gloomy return.

On the flight deck, the major gave a succinct summary of the operation, and after the team was disbanded, the exhausted soldiers returned to the cabins of each squad in twos and threes.

The huge amphibious dock landing ship has a full load displacement of nearly 20,000 tons, which is enough to accommodate a fully manned infantry battalion, and many troops were lost in the landing battle, and the wounded were also transferred to the hospital ship, so the landing ship was not crowded at all.

Ling Hao's nine-man machine infantry squad also held an operational summary meeting after dinner, just like other classes.

In order to adapt to the battle of man and insects, the composition of the infantry squad is relatively special, among the 9 people, the infantry fighting vehicle is equipped with a driver and a gunner, and the squad leader stays in the car as the commander to command, and the deputy squad leader leads 2 main and deputy machine gunners, 2 automatic riflemen, and 1 flamethrower to fight under the cover of the infantry fighting vehicle.

Ling Hao is an automatic rifleman, and his main duty is to cover the flamethrower Luo Wei and replenish the fire gap of the machine gun crew as appropriate.

In this bloody battle, the deputy squad leader and two machine gunners were killed, and the flamethrower was nailed to the ground by a stray ant's claw.

In this way, the original 9-person machine infantry squad only left the squad leader Tang Bin, the pilot Liao Yuanhang, the gunner Guo Rui, and the automatic riflemen Luo Wei and Ling Hao.

After the silence, the class meeting officially began, and Tang Bin, the squad leader with a sad face, took a few deep breaths, and cursed thousands of ants and insects, but when he came to his mouth, he only cared about Ling Hao's greetings.

"Ling Hao, you're fine, right?"

"Xie Lu Xie Lao Ban cares, everything is normal!"

Ling Hao raised his head and nodded at Tang Bin, just now he was browsing the notepad at a glance and ten lines, replenishing the memories that had not been fully inherited.

Tang Bin gritted his teeth, his eyes swept over the faces of the surviving brothers, and finally fixed on Luo Wei, squeezed out a bitter smile, and said approvingly: "In this battle, Luo Wei's performance is obvious to all, and you are the best class member!" ”

"Squad leader, I'm ......"

Luo Wei still wanted to push, but Tang Bin waved his hand to block his words, and sighed for a long time: "Actually, there is nothing to summarize when fighting with ants and insects, that deflated calf thing is better than a large number, densely packed like locusts!" ”

"Compared to us humans, ant insects are tall and powerful, fast-moving, and have sharp claws, and once they are allowed to get close, the survival rate is almost zero."

Tang Bin paused for a moment, and then concluded: "Therefore, in the future, we must strangle them at least 10 meters away, of course, it is better to have more artillery strikes and air support." ”

With the squad leader at the beginning, gunner Guo Rui suggested that the 25mm machine gun be replaced with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, so as to increase the number of ammunition in reserve to ensure the continuity of firepower.

The driver Liao Yuanhang suggested that the side armor of the infantry fighting vehicle must be strengthened, and the front paws of the ants and insects can be poked hard, and the alloy armor can also be pierced through a hole, if it is a main battle tank, it will definitely not, and it can directly form a crushing trend against the wave of ants and insects.

Luo Wei's suggestion was that the bullet penetration was too strong and the stopping effect was not obvious, so it was necessary to recommend that the superior allow the use of dummy bullets.

Compared with the current standard of steel core or lead core bullets, dum bullets, also known as hollow bullets, have amazing destructive power.

The warhead of the dummy bullet will explode into several petals, and the sharp edge of the armor will easily cut through all the muscle tissue, exactly like a small fragmentation grenade exploding in the flesh, not like the core warhead, most of which penetrate the flesh of the ant insect and do not cause serious damage.

The ants are violent and ferocious, and it makes sense for Lowe to propose the use of vicious dummy bullets.

"Ling Hao, you can also chirp a few words!"

Squad leader Tang Bin gave him an encouraging look, "I noticed that your shooting is very accurate, and you deserve to be the most talented sniper in the recruit company at the beginning!" ”

Ling Hao put away the notepad, and seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, he obviously had to say a few words.

"I don't have any good advice, just give me a large-caliber sniper rifle!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone sighed, feeling incredible.

Luo Wei, who was sitting next to Ling Hao, touched Ling Hao with his elbow and whispered, "You didn't break your brain, did you?" How slow is the rate of fire of a sniper rifle, and where is the best place to use an assault rifle? ”

"Why don't you change the machine gun? Anyway, there are so many bugs, and the sudden strafing will never empty the gun! ”

"That's right, the firepower of the squad is weak enough, and it is enough for you and Luo Wei to be replaced with machine guns."

There was a lot of discussion, but only the squad leader Tang Bin was not in a hurry to speak, he stared at Ling Hao's eyes, and couldn't understand that this kid had fallen and had become so confident and calm.

"Ling Hao, tell me why you want to change to a large-caliber sniper rifle?"

Ling Hao didn't rush to explain, but got up and walked to the hanging mural of ants and insects, and explained it in combination with the dissection diagram of the giant ant insects.

"The antworm is a reptilian four-limbed hard-shell carnivore with two sharp front paws capable of piercing through homogeneous steel plates no less than 10 mm thick, with a sharp and slender beak and an astonishing bite."

"In many cases, our powerful automatic fire consumes a lot of ammunition and can quickly break its limbs and make it incapacitated, but this bloodthirsty insect can still kill with a single blow through its beak or front paws, causing us to pay a heavy price."

Speaking of this, Ling Hao paused and poked his pen at the head of the antworm legend, "I believe that shooting with a large-caliber sniper rifle is enough to kill an antworm with one shot. ”

The 12.7mm caliber anti-materiel sniper rifle is specially designed to deal with helicopters, infantry fighting vehicles and other equipment, and its lethal effectiveness is undoubted, but what is criticized is its slow rate of fire.

In the sea of ant and insect insects, most people think that more rapid-fire weapons should be equipped, but they ignore high-precision sniping.

"Think about how many bullets we shoot in order to kill an ant insect completely, and how long do we use it?"

After Ling Hao asked two rhetorical questions, he sat down again, letting Tang Bin, Luo Wei and the others slowly recall.

Gunner Guo Rui is of course the most unreasonable one, the 25mm machine gun he controls is like a super killer, and he can easily put down a piece of ants and insects with a bang, but unfortunately the infantry chariot has limited ammunition, so he suggested replacing it with a large-caliber heavy machine gun.

Luo Wei was the first to raise his hand to speak, and said: "I admit it, Ling Hao is reasonable, we all have a deep understanding of today's bloody battle, if the psychological quality is not good, and the marksmanship is not accurate, then the gun is a mess of sweeping, hitting the vital parts of the ants and insects a few times, and using sniper steps to accurately kill, I think it's okay!" ”

"I'm for it too!"

"If my superiors agree, I'll give it a try!"

Soon, through a democratic vote, Ling Hao's application to change from an assault rifle to a large-caliber anti-materiel sniper rifle formed a team opinion, and the squad leader Tang Bin went to the platoon commander to declare, and the rest of the people began to pack up the relics of their deceased comrades.

When night fell, the 10,000-ton dock landing ship in the crossing was very stable, and the soldiers who had worked all day fell asleep peacefully, but Ling Hao was the only one who couldn't sleep.

It's a new era, full of passion and killing.

Since China, the United States, Russia, and the European Union, the four major global powers, have launched unprecedented cooperation to unravel the mystery of the interstellar gate, the conjecture that there are different planes of time and space in the multiverse has finally been confirmed.

Ling Hao knew very well that he, along with the entire 10,000-ton warship, was in a different plane of time and space nicknamed 'Savage Wasteland', and the road of human conquest to expand living space and grab mineral resources had just begun.