Chapter 467: The Plague of Fire Ants (6)
Guo Feng floated in the air, watching Zhang Long and Wang Li open the sluice gate with difficulty under the guidance of Gu Xiaojie's Vulcan cannon.
Tens of millions of tonnes of toxic water stored in the reservoir rushed down the waterway like a galloping horse, and the 20-meter-wide flood and irrigation canal instantly became an effective barrier to the ant colony.
Fire ants have skyrocketed in size after evolution, but they are no bigger than an adult's feet, and the rushing irrigation water can easily submerge their bodies, plus the water has been injected with a large number of pesticides.
The route set by the flood gully is poured into the bay on the west side in the middle of the fertile fields, and the fire ants that fall into the rapids are carried into the sea by the water with high concentrations of pesticides.
But the number of fire ant colonies is indeed too large, and at this moment the mountains are full of flaming red ant colonies, and they are silently muffled and rush to the second line of defense.
After a large number of fire ants are carried away by the current, the ants stop in place, and then some individuals begin to pick up large leaves, large pieces of bark, or dry branches on the spot, and then jump down, and when they are washed by the current to the opposite side of the gully, the landing begins.
With the fire ants who took the lead in using the tools, the whole ant colony began to cultivate water.
Guo Feng flew in mid-air, and almost urinated after seeing this scene, these gadgets not only evolved their bodies, but even their brains.
Millions...... 100,000 ...... After millions or even tens of millions of ant colonies have successfully landed, a torrent capable of engulfing all life is once again pushing northward.
The thirty-six teams of the Adeptus had run out of ammunition at the moment, and most of them were seriously injured by the formic acid sprayed by the ant colony, if it weren't for the coordinated retreat of their comrades, they would have become the snack of the ant colony at this moment.
The Alien Squad had lost more than sixty percent of its members, and if it weren't for Guo Feng's early order to let them retreat when he saw that the situation was not good, I am afraid that the entire army would have been wiped out at this moment.
The third line of defense was on the outskirts of the settlement, on the edge of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and a simple fortification made of sacks of sand and gravel was the support of the soldiers, and behind them was a wall about ten meters high.
In the face of the flood-like army of fire ants, none of the soldiers dared to retreat lightly, because behind the city wall, there were their relatives, once their flesh and blood Great Wall could not resist the attack of the ant colony, then the city wall behind them was the only support of the relatives.
Nearly 200,000 soldiers were lying behind the fortifications with bated breath, it was originally very dangerous for such a dense gathering of armed forces, but in this situation, if they were not gathered, the No. 04 settlement would be in danger.
If he sacrificed a city to avoid predators, Chu Zhengyang, the leader of 'Dawn', did not have such courage, or could not make such a decision to disregard people's lives.
Guo Feng put away his flame ability, jumped into the fortifications, and ran to He Hongmei.
"General He, why haven't you retreated yet?"
He Hongmei turned her head to look at him: "Guo Feng...... It's hard work, let's take a rest first, and then it's time to fight for courage, and behind us are relatives. ”
At this time, a guard ran over with a microphone: "Report to the general, the radio is installed." ”
After taking the microphone, He Hongmei glanced at the fiery red ant tide in the south, sighed, and then cleared her throat.
"Comrades-in-arms, I am He Hongmei of the Fourth Column, and now I have a few words to say."
The crowd was silent, because He Hongmei was the boss of the four verticals, and her high status was terrifying.
"The fire ant colony in front of us is by far the largest fire ant colony that humans have ever encountered, and you all know their harm, evolved fire ants are almost incapable of swallowing everything, and wherever they go, they devour everything they can swallow.
We have formed a great wall of flesh and blood here to stop the attack of the ant colony, and I want to say that behind us are our relatives, who do not have the weapons in our hands, do not have our long-trained physique, and they are as helpless as babies waiting to be fed in the face of such a huge ant colony.
Once this Great Wall of flesh and blood is breached, their fate can be imagined, so we can't take a step back.
The city wall behind us is the last reliance of our relatives, and we must defend it, even if it is devoured by the ant colony.
I will order all the Adeptus squads to resupply on the spot and prepare to return to the fight, this time relying on the defensive line to stop the ant colony and wipe them out.
Don't worry too much, our mech legion is gathering and their unrivaled combat power will help us keep the fire ant colony out of the Great Wall of Flesh! ”
Speaking of the mecha legion being assembled, the soldiers behind the defense line suddenly had a light of victory in their eyes, which was the most effective support of humanity at present.
Guo Feng turned his head to look at He Hongmei, knowing that she was lying, but at this moment, in order to boost morale, she had no choice, human beings are a strange species, once there is no hope, the sadness will spread irrepressibly, which is extremely unfavorable for resisting ant colonies.
Perhaps the general was already determined to live and die with the defensive line, but such a morale-damaging remark must not be spoken.
"For the sake of your loved ones, you will not retreat!"
Suddenly, I don't know who shouted after He Hongmei's voice landed, and then this voice began to spread throughout the entire defense line.
"For the sake of loved ones...... Fight to the death and not retreat......! ”
At this moment, everyone gave birth to a kind of fearless courage, even the team of Strangers stayed to continue fighting, they are ordinary soldiers, in this era when life is cheaper than food, what do they have to be nostalgic for, not to mention that this is a fight for their relatives.
"Congratulations ......!"
Guo Feng was about to open his mouth to persuade He Hongmei to withdraw, but she raised her hand to stop him.
"Don't persuade me anymore, go and build fortifications with the soldiers, with our actions and efforts, they will have the backbone!"
"Yes, General He."
Guo Feng saluted and turned to leave, in this hopeless battle, He Hongmei put down his identity as a general and advanced and retreated with the soldiers, not to mention his life.
At this time, the role of many team leaders is obvious, they help their comrades to strengthen the fortifications, and cheer them on at the same time.
An old squad leader hugged a big stone to the fortifications and said to the soldiers next to him: "Isn't it nothing more than a swarm of ants, afraid of a bird, our brothers have experienced more battles, believe me, victory will definitely belong to us!" ”
His words of confidence made the soldiers also want to fight, and one by one, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, they roared and added bricks to the fortifications and replenished ammunition into the guns.
The fire ant colony advanced so fast that the ten kilometers of fertile fields were crossed in an instant, and all the grain that had not yet been harvested was eaten clean, and the ground was as clean as if it had been swept by a broom.
"Wait for them to approach 100 meters before shooting, try not to shoot blindly, we must hold on until the mecha legion arrives, otherwise everyone will become food for the ant colony!"
A team leader said, taking a puff of cigarette at the same time, slamming the butt of the cigarette on the ground, and crushing it with his land combat boots, as if he was trampling a fire ant to death.
"Whoosh...... Bang! ”
The leftmost flank of the Flesh Line was the first to fire, firing the first shot of the attack as the colony rushed within a hundred meters, followed by a chorus of fire from the entire line.
Light and heavy machine guns, machine guns, automatic rifles, multi-barrel cannons, grenadiers, mortars, and other light weapons spew a storm of metal at the ant colony in front of them.
For a while, the overwhelming ant colony was choked forward, and in the face of human thermal weapons, their small bodies were not much terrifying.
He Hongmei stood on a high ground, holding a telescope to watch the situation of the ant colony, but the more she looked at it, the tighter her brows became, because the soldiers seemed to have forcibly restrained the advance momentum of the ant colony, but the ant colony like a sea of fire in the distance was simply endless, and once the metal storm of the soldiers weakened a little, they would approach the defense line a little.
"What about the ammunition storage of the fighters?"
He Hongmei turned her head to look at one of her lieutenants.
"Report to the general, the ammunition is sufficient, but the weapons are a little unbearable, these ordinary firearms need to be cooled down, and they can't withstand long-term shooting at all."
He Hongmei pondered for a moment: "How many of us have the ability to fly?" ”
"Three or five, in addition to Senior Commander Guo, there are two or three newcomers."
"Forget it, it won't make much difference, how far are our 203mm howitzers from here?"
"About fifty kilometers, in the dense forest north of Colony 04, but once they are used, the target is a little too large, in case they attract the attention of predators......"
Before the adjutant finished speaking, he was stopped by He Hongmei raising his hand: "If you don't use them, we have to die now, I know what to do, and I will go to the military court, just go and arrange it, the dignified human regular army was actually ruined by a group of ants!" ”
On the defensive line, a multi-barreled gunner soldier turned his head to look at his squad leader and shouted: "Squad leader, it can't go on like this, the barrel is too hot, you have to find a way to cool down." ”
The team leader weighed the kettle next to him and found that it was empty, so he threw away the kettle and jumped on the sack work.
"What are you doing, squad leader?"
The gunner asked as he fired, because he saw that his squad leader was actually untying his belt, and he saw that he was about to pee.
"Fire your gun, Lao Tzu will give it a pot of old wine!"
A nasal rush of. The taste made several soldiers a little speechless, and one soldier rolled his eyes: "I said squad leader, how long have you been holding back your urine, how can you be so sassy?" ”
"You stinky boy, just put on your bullet chain, be careful that Lao Tzu splashes your face with urine!"
Nearly 200,000 soldiers on the defense line spewed a metal storm towards the fire ant colony like crazy, and the fire ant colony still charged forward without fear of death, a hundred meters away from the defense line, the corpses of the fire ants had accumulated half a meter thick, but in the distance there was still a moving flame that could not be seen at a glance......
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