Chapter 111 The So-Called War
It's clear that this is truly the last resort for the fallen insects; it's extremely hidden and difficult.
It's a tough situation for both sides in the manhunt!
The fallen insects had to carry their pregnant mothers for 10 kilometers through underground mountain paths, while the humans had to split up into two groups.
We cannot allocate too few troops to the other location, because we need to guard against the possibility that the White Priest might evade Qi An's perception and harass the human guards from another location.
The White Priest could easily kill two squads without heavy weaponry or S-class superhuman warriors.
The mood among the people in the command tent was relatively heavy. This was mainly because Chen Yuezhou had been saying before discovering the hidden entrance that although the timing of the two short-range missiles was excellent and they killed tens of thousands, it was like the North 1 taking all its resources.
Twenty years into the apocalypse, nuclear weapons were initially locked due to the rapid and massive deaths of humans. Later, they were finally unlocked, and one was detonated in South China. Although it caused short-term massive casualties, it also made humans realize that nuclear radiation is fatal to most organisms on Earth, but it has little effect on the Fallen Insects and can even promote their rapid evolution.
Later, nuclear weapons were rendered obsolete, and short-range missiles became humanity's trump card in terms of lethality.
However, after so many years, with industrial capacity severely shrunk and many military bases lost, missile stocks are really running low.
Chen Yuezhou's words weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.
However, the man reassured everyone, saying that although the armory was nearly empty, the higher-ups were determined to carry out this operation and had approved the release of many of their most treasured heavy weapons.
Yu Shuang thought to herself, "What does that have to do with them? If you're so capable, give them two tanks, or even a truckload of poison gas!"
The Martial God Team 7, which discovered the cave entrance, was ordered to guard the site. Chen Yuezhou also transferred the team from North 1, Qin Tianshuo's team, Chengfeng Team 2, Lin Jiaran, and Chen Xi, whose penetrating wound had almost fully recovered in two days.
The commander of the mountain detachment was naturally Yu Shuang. Qi An and Zhao Bohan, who was still recovering from his injuries, stayed at the base camp.
The teams set off within half an hour, and Zhao Bohan and Qi An saw them off.
Chen Xi looked at Qi An before leaving, and Lin Jia Ran also looked at Qi An before leaving.
Qi An smiled at both of them, his eyes crinkling.
Chen Xi's eyes sparkled, and she smiled back at her.
Lin Jiaran paused for a moment, her expression seemingly complicated, then pursed her lips and turned her head away.
But even after they had walked far away, she couldn't help but turn back to look at Qi An.
Qi An remained standing there, still smiling.
A strange feeling welled up in Lin Jiaran's heart, and she felt somewhat lost. It wasn't until her teammates reminded her that she started to take another step.
Was Qi An looking at her?
Was she waiting for her to turn around?
Lin Jiaran was lost in thought when, for some reason, her steps became lighter.
That afternoon, the fighting on the front lines became intense.
At dusk, a group of several hundred worms rushed to a distance of two kilometers east of the mother hive, where they were overtaken by the pursuing forces from the eastern battlefield.
This unit is a mixed force from the Central Plains Base No. 2 and Base No. 3. They do have tanks, as well as several self-propelled guns, small mortars, vehicle-mounted howitzers, etc., which makes them very well-equipped, enabling them to serve as close-range support for friendly forces in the tunnel-blocking operation.
In just a few days, they blocked countless armies of Fallen Insects that were heading to the Mother Nest for rescue.
However, although they have strong firepower, they are numerous, and the soldiers' training quality is not high, so the purification pressure is enormous.
Qi An participated in the entire battle and couldn't even remember how many people he purified or how many "thank yous" he received.
The next day, the last day of April, saw the human casualties on several frontal battlefields approaching five figures.
Supply lines are becoming extremely tight everywhere, and almost all units are running out of ammunition. There have even been incidents of different units hijacking supply trucks and robbing Purification Divisions!
Bases across the continent, especially in the north and northwest, have suffered large-scale attacks by the Fallen Insects.
With a large-scale mobilization, the Central Plains Base No. 3, which was internally depleted, was the first to bear the brunt.
Although the Fallen Insects did not penetrate the base, the surrounding farms and ranches were reportedly severely damaged.
Everyone in the team was deeply saddened upon hearing the news.
Six days into the war, some bases had already suggested withdrawing their troops, while others refused to provide any more supplies, including the Central Plains Base No. 3.
Chen Yuezhou could almost feel the immense pressure the North 1 Command was under.
He was also under immense pressure because two groups of fallen insects broke through the blockade and approached the mother hive that day.
One of the smaller groups, consisting of only about 30 insects, was discovered through his communication with the supporting defense forces to be the remaining soldiers of a southern unit who had been completely contaminated.
After being contaminated, they received orders from the Wisps and immediately turned to attack the mother nest.
Human casualties in war are rarely physical deaths; most are due to contamination.
When people are corrupted, they become corrupted insects, and the military strength of these corrupted insects increases dramatically.
The "Dome" team members each had less than 30 bullets on average.
But on this day, because of the high pressure and the fact that the human forces were not withdrawing, a scattered brigade of fallen insects scattered around Lian City moved south.
And so another missile was fired.
Although the insects dispersed southward in small groups this time, and the missile kills were only in the four digits, one of the strategic targets, Lianyungang, which has reserves of over a billion tons of steel and coal resources, was left vulnerable!
Early the next morning, another action team, poised to strike, occupied the Lianshi Industrial Zone and began setting up defenses.
This day is May 1st, which is said to be Labor Day, a holiday for everyone before the end of the world.
But this was the day with the most deaths; later statistics showed that at least 7,000 people died on the Northwest battlefield that day.
I wonder if the flowers and trees on the loess land will be exceptionally lush and abundant next year.
However, on this same day, the area surrounding Yun City, which possessed abundant rare earth minerals, and the uranium mining area on the northern grasslands, were finally cleared away after several twists and turns!
Many engineering vehicles that had been gathered near the mining area for some time also drove into the newly selected base area and began to build defensive outposts day and night.
This day was also the most difficult day for the "Dome" operation team.
Because a vanguard team that had marched south from Lian City gathered in that mountain area with a secret exit.
Yu Shuang glanced over and saw at least 500 or 600 insects!
They seemed to cover the entire ridgeline, like a Great Wall, about to crush the dozen or so guards!
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