One by one, the warships spread out their formations and slowly approached the synchronous orbit of the target planet.

The personnel of the warship ran back and forth, carrying out the battle orders issued by their respective bridges.

Behind dozens of large shield ships, hundreds of battleships, cruisers, and heavy gunboats formed a powerful firepower network, and the same number of supply ships were waiting in the rear to provide reinforcements at any time.

Hundreds of medium-sized warships supplemented the combat power and blocked both flanks of the battlefield.

More than a dozen speedboats have sailed into the atmosphere, constantly releasing 'softeners' to reduce the energy consumption of the battleship's main guns in the atmosphere.

Everything is moving forward in an orderly manner.

In the Stinger ship, Yang Luo observed the scene in front of him, compared it in his heart, and found that what Luofeng lacked now was not only a large warship, but also the quality of the soldiers needed to be improved.

However, except for the small number of the Dark Star Fleet, the 'quality' of other aspects can match or surpass the Empire's main fleet.

"The whole team has it, check the equipment, replenish the energy."

Catherine's voice rang out, and twenty-five combatants quickly assembled.

Yang Luo also pulled out the energy conveyor belt, looked at the battery he had already filled, and returned to the combat preparation room with a smile.

Except for Bligh, the team's equipment is almost the same.

The protective and impact-resistant close-quarters suits fit the skin, outlining the silhouettes of the modified figures, who are either fit, strong, or seductive.

In addition to the combat suit, different exoskeleton armor is equipped according to the type of combat you are good at.

Catherine is the only one who 'makes something special'.

She changed into a golden armor with superior frontal defense, a breastplate and leg armor equipped with a vector thruster and a multi-directional energy shield generator, which perfectly matched her golden mask.

Yang Luo pressed a few buttons on his arm, and the straight dress turned inward, switching into an imperial military uniform.

The team members didn't feel nervous, laughing and pouring some energy mixture and gene activation potions.

"Need an external pendant and a firepower bag?" Catherine asked him specifically.

Yang Luo shook his head and said slowly: "It doesn't match the imperial military system. ”

"Don't rush too far later," Catherine admonished, "Although the database of the previous insect plague cycle has been opened above, we haven't found much record of hand-to-hand combat with the space zerg, and some high-level zergs contain powerful biological energy in their bodies. ”

Yang Luo blinked.

It seems that his insecticidal experience is a little bit richer than this group of super-reformers.

A giant projection screen appeared directly in front of the bridge.

The main battleship formation has reached the planet's synchronous orbit, and the planet is still very calm.

As you can see on the projection screen, the planet is dominated by sand dunes, the surface lacks water resources, and the Antarctic and Arctic regions are covered with thick snowtops.

The mature and steady voice of the fleet commander came:

"The third formation used Type 6 shaped bombs to bombard Area 1."

"Repeat, use the Type 6 shaped bomb."

More than 20 capital warships opened the launch bay at the same time, and one after another missiles flew out of the hull with trails, wrapped protective covers, and opened magnetic rings, and the powerful acceleration caused obvious deformation of the missile shells.

It is as if hundreds of meteors have slipped into the atmosphere, but the speed of these ultra-high-speed missiles is far from being comparable to that of natural meteors.

The rolling sand dunes on the ground were silent.

Near the surface, the missile casings dismantled on their own, revealing a high-speed rotating conical front end and a rear warhead.

Waves appeared in the sea of sand, and hundreds of missiles burrowed under the dunes at high speed.

Yang Luo raised his eyebrows slightly, and the ground-drilling bullet didn't need to slow down in advance.

After waiting for about a minute, the sea of sand rippled in layers, and the ground in the target area began to shake continuously, and the sand dunes in the distance continued to collapse.

Gullies appeared on the ground, like a few dry riverbeds.

"Warning, detect a large number of bioenergetic reactions underground."

"Warning, the swarm has been activated, and the swarm is moving towards the surface at high speed."

"The whole ship is ready for battle, and the main guns of the flagship formation lock onto the area where the mother worm is located and open fire."

Buzz, buzz!

The Stinger ship trembled slightly, and the outer space was faintly distorted, and ion beams smashed into the atmosphere, melting the surface and injecting ultra-high energy into the earth.

This female worm is currently hiding very deeply, and according to the current level of bombardment, it requires at least a dozen times of full fire from the flagship formation before it can really touch the female worm.

Now it's just a feint, creating anxiety for the swarm and forcing them to move the mother.

It's not just a psychological game.

If the swarm leaves the ground, it will be much easier to clean up.

And if the insect swarm sticks underground, the fleet with a steady stream of energy replenishment can also slowly tear open the crust of a small area, and finally bombard the mother worm directly.

This is much more 'gentle' than the dreadnought's direct bombardment of the star core.

"Warning! The swarm has burst out of the surface!"

"Burst of bioenergetic high density!"

Countless earthy yellow adults burrowed out of the ravines on the ground, and purple-blue light bullets sped upwards overwhelmingly, covering the sky and the sun and rushing into outer space.

The sand dunes suddenly took off, and the huge battleship insects burrowed out of the ground, shaking dozens of thin wings on their backs and lighting up a circle of light on their abdomen.

The swarm began to fight back.

"Whole ship! Fire coverage! Free fire!"

The commander's order was given, thousands of beams of light appeared in space, spacecraft opened the firepower capsule that had only been installed recently, and countless missiles opened their protective shields and hung dazzling tail flames and rushed into the atmosphere.

During the human civil war, space battles were all bombarded by ion cannons;

When fighting against the Zerg, the lethal effect of high-explosive kinetic energy weapons is significantly better than that of ion beams that highly concentrate energy.

The planet, which had been peaceful a moment ago, has now become a hive, and millions of adult worms have rushed out of the surface one after another, rushing head-on and detouring left and right, trying to get close to the human ship in space.

This scene shocked several super-changers who were accustomed to performing some shady tasks.

"Each group goes into the delivery position."

Catherine's voice rang out, and twenty-five combatants, including her, marched to the elevators at the corners of the five bridges.

Members of the support team brought their weapons and spacesuits.

Catherine gripped the handle of the sword again, and her temperament began to become fierce.

When the twenty-five people stood firm, the floor sank together, and they arrived at the five hatches, where twenty-five float skateboards waited for a long time.

The team members silently put on their helmets and goggles, mounted skateboards with melee weapons, and waited quietly for the order to attack.

Perhaps because he didn't like this tense atmosphere, Bligh, who was wearing a metal helmet, took the initiative to speak:

"Why bother the Zerg first, instead of us sneaking into the ground, finding the mother worm and planting the bomb? Wouldn't that be more efficient? If a swarm loses its mother, the threat will be reduced by 90%. ”

Catherine chuckled, "You might as well ask the commander." ”

"As long as a spaceship approaches this planet, it will be under the surveillance of the Zerg."

Yang Luo smiled:

"Don't underestimate the insect swarm, with so many technological blessings, humans can barely suppress the low-level and mid-level them."

"If you don't consume the number of insect swarms and directly send the Sharp Knife Team to raid, you are actually sending the Sharp Knife Team to death in vain."

"The swarm has the ability to learn by itself, and there is also a communication mechanism between the swarms, and the next time there is such a battle, when a large number of missiles appear in outer space, the eight achievements of the swarm will directly start to counterattack."

"I see," Bligh laughed, "thanks for the confusion." ”

Yang Luo said: "It's actually a bit early for us to prepare for the launch now, and the firepower of the two sides will last at least an hour, and the landing operation will be held later." ”

Catherine whispered, "Then why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

"Wasn't that the atmosphere here just now," Yang Luo sighed, "Don't be too nervous, Catherine, your strength is very strong." ”

66 Rest in place," Catherine said indifferently, "Remember to put the spacesuit in the protective device, and prepare a few more emergency spacesuits." ”

The howls of the team members were heard in the headphones: "Yes, Captain!"

A few laughs followed.

Yang Luo's estimate was also a little conservative, and the confrontation between outer space and the surface lasted for an hour and a half.

The Empire's mighty fleet was once forced out of its synchronous orbit by the swarm.

The war is being broadcast live across the country, and the planets' official channels are flooding with countless viewers.

The battle situation was slightly unfavorable, and those military bigwigs were in a hurry and almost pulled the dreadnoughts to the town.

But fortunately, the stamina of the swarm was somewhat lacking, and the Imperial fleet had the upper hand most of the time, and because of the excellent 'micro-manipulation' of the commander on the spot, only dozens of small and medium-sized warships were lost, and the main battleship retreated in time so it was unscathed.

The swarm was suppressed again by powerful firepower.

The mother worm has begun to burrow in preparation for transfer.

In all corners of the Sherman Empire, tens of billions of pairs of eyes stared at the war images played on various display screens, and they truly felt the strength of the empire and the swarm.

Live broadcast of the pest control war is indeed the best choice to enhance the cohesion of the people.

The influence is not only internal, but also in the various areas where humans gather in the galaxy, and the total number of viewers is not less than that within the empire.

The commander's voice sounded again:

"The capital ship group is pushed to the predetermined low earth orbit, and the auxiliary ship group is wrapped around the planet, don't let a bug go! Prepare for a landing operation!"

A prominent line of subtitles appears on the screen:

[Decapitation Operation: Open up a landing zone.] 】

Hundreds of warships maintained their combat power and sailed into the atmosphere, and the six kilometer-class space carriers hiding in the rear moved forward at the same time, releasing hundreds of unmanned fighter groups and began to bombard the surface indiscriminately.

In the rear, twenty-two multi-purpose landing ships are ready to go, and more than 30,000 elite soldiers of the empire are the advance team, which will open up a foothold for the sharp knife squad.

The Empire had clearly learned the lessons of the Battle of Zubin, and this time the landing operation would concentrate its troops in three connected positions, equipped with all-round fire support, and strive to minimize casualties.

In addition to the dreadnoughts, which are sharp weapons for the country, the empire has pulled over one or two capital warships of different types, and they are high-profile to proclaim their military strength.

Therefore, in this pest control war, there is no option to lose or win miserably, but only to win big.

After a long wait, the Stinger began to sail into the atmosphere.

The members of Catherine's team, who closed their eyes and recuperated, no longer had a hippie smile.

The battle on the ground had lasted for more than half an hour, and more than 30,000 imperial soldiers and tens of thousands of heavy equipment had cleared a solid base for them after paying the price of one-tenth of the loss.

Zizi.

With the faint sound of electricity, Grace's voice came out of the headphones.

"Teams are ready to land! Guys, it's time to let these bugs know what the human elite is!"

"There isn't much oxygen in the atmosphere of this planet, the spacesuits are all ready, and the live broadcast will really make a name for itself."

"There will be a special squad of sharp knives to act with us today, everyone concentrates, and we will pay attention to cooperation later, we will be divided into three groups, deep underground to carry out raid operations, the target is that disgusting female worm!"

"Whoever can feed the shaped bomb to the mouth of the mother worm will be the hero of today!"

"Attention, there are still a large number of bugs lurking underground, and the strength of the Queen's Guards should not be underestimated, if you encounter great resistance, you will retreat, there is no need to fight to the death, understand? We are all flexible, our teammates are helping each other, and the people of the Empire are watching us. ”

"I sent each team down in groups, each looking for the corresponding landing area, and reorganized it as soon as possible after landing, and the road to the underground has been dug by the advance team."

Amid the vibrations, the team members' communicators lit up with a number.

Catherine asked, "How many reformers performed the decapitation operation this time?" ”

"Five hundred and twenty-one," Grace replied immediately, "Captain Catherine, is the White Ghost with you?" ”

"His mech is in."

"Looking at the situation today, I'm afraid he will have to take action," Grace said, "I hope that when everyone needs him, he will stand up in time." ”

Yang Luo opened his mouth and said, "I will accept your command, Captain Grace, I can support the underground battlefield in five minutes." ”

"That's just great, let's move forward with the normal combat process first, which is also to accumulate valuable experience for future pest control wars."

Grace said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, the fourth-order insect swarm is even more tricky than Zubin Xing's insect swarm, don't be careless, feel reluctant to retreat in turn."

"There are white ghosts to help us back, and they all use this battle as a test of strength."

"Understood."

"Roger."

"Grace, you're so nagging, I finally know why, your squad loses so little every big operation! y。 ”

"What are you afraid of, we also carry a lot of high-tech equipment!"

"Maybe we won't need Mr. White Ghost to do anything, but it's our job to behead you."

The captains' laughter was heard over the command channel.

Yang Luo shook his head slightly.

Grace's worries were not wrong, the combat power of the fourth-order insect swarm was far from comparable to the insect swarm of the Zubin Star War, and those mutated special insects would be even more tricky.

The exterior cabin indicator light turned orange.

Catherine said, "Ready." ”

The Stinger ship is now approaching the surface.

On the periphery of the Stinger ship, dozens of 100-meter-long battleships lined up.

"One last word!"

Grace's voice rang out again:

"The end of the three raid routes is the female worm, don't do anything beyond your ability, except for the white ghost, we also have the option of a dreadnought."

"All of them! Find your own landing area, and each ship opens the hatch!"

"Jump!"

The outer compartments of dozens of battleships opened at the same time, and five hundred soldiers jumped down.