One Thousand and Forty-Eight Rescue in Rescue

Long Jianguo took a breath and then said: "The most important part of this plan is time. The main cave is in the hands of the enemy. My troops operate in squad units. We must seize the time to enter the main cave and delay the enemy. Let the enemy break into the branch hole, and the trapped troops will be in danger."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Bian Ge asked.

"I have given the order and the troops are in action." Long Jianguo said.

"Are you sure?"

"No." Long Jianguo said truthfully, "It's not difficult to break into the main cave. What's difficult is whether the trapped troops can hold on until the main force breaks in. What's more, after entering the main cave, you not only have to repel the enemy, but you may also have to clear out the enemy forces." If things go wrong for the enemies in the cave, they will have to attack from both front and back. If the rescue force lets the enemies disperse... the consequences will be disastrous. "

"How many troops do you plan to invest along the way?" Bian Ge asked.

"One to two companies, no more can be used." Long Jianguo said, "Priority is given to rescuing the missing troops. Those who can be contacted will depend on the degree of danger, and those who can save themselves will try to save themselves."

Bian Ge gritted his teeth when he heard this. With so many main caves and so many troops, he still had to decide which troops were in danger and needed to be rescued first, and which troops were in good condition and could save themselves. Just thinking about it made him realize how much pressure the command was under.

And it's okay if everything goes smoothly. If something unexpected happens in the middle, the troops who should be rescued are not rescued, and the rescue troops are even involved. The subsequent rescue plan may be ruined. If things go wrong, Long Jianguo will be ineffective. As a result, he would have to go to court-martial when he returned to Earth.

At this time, Bian Ge had led the second regiment through the giant ship and was heading towards the bottom. Looking at the cave on the wall of the well, a thought suddenly came to him: "Old Long, I have an idea, please refer to it."

"what idea?"

"That's right. Did the troops write down the locations of all the caves when they entered the shaft?"

"right!"

"That's good." Bian Ge said, "I just came out of the giant ship, and the giant ship was stuck very tightly. I think Wanzhen can send troops into the giant ship again, find the location of the cave according to the previous records, and start from the giant ship. Blast open the shell inside the ship, open the cave, and get the trapped people out! "

"Is it possible?" Long Jianguo was very hesitant. "The plan is quite good, but the caves blocked by the giant ship are all on support points. There is no need to explode the places with gaps. The places without gaps are support points. If the supports are If the point explodes, what should I do if the giant ship slides down again?”

"Wouldn't that be better? Let the giant ship fall down and make room. Whether it's blasting or digging, it will be much more convenient than now!" Bian Ge said, "It's better to just blow up the support points and let the giant ship slide down!"

Long Jianguo said hesitantly: "It's easy to blow up a giant ship, but what if it slips for a while and then gets stuck? Those who should be rescued are not rescued, and those who were fine are trapped again. Maybe we won't even be able to gather the troops to rescue people." !”

"Then blow up the giant ship with a nuclear bomb!" Bian Ge gritted his teeth, "Blow the giant ship to pieces directly. What do you think?"

"I reserve my opinion." Xiao Yuan said, "The diameter of the shaft is too small, and even the smallest nuclear bomb is too powerful. It will definitely affect the shaft. If the strength of the shaft is damaged, it will be troublesome."

"I also think it's better to be cautious. Although this method is simple and direct, the consequences are unpredictable. You should not do it randomly unless it is absolutely necessary." Long Jianguo said.

Two to one, Bian Ge sighed: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The three people unified their opinions and immediately acted according to the established plan. The first and second regiments blocked the passage below the shaft as quickly as possible, while the divisional troops, under the command of Long Jianguo, attacked several branch holes near the giant ship.

The attacking team soon encountered the enemy. Under Long Jianguo's order, each advancing team concentrated several machine guns to clear the way.

In order to offset the recoil of the machine gun, the machine gunner who fired wildly had to be followed by several soldiers. They pushed the backs of their comrades one after another to ensure that the team moved forward quickly.

The barrel of the gun rotated rapidly, and the bullets were sprayed at the enemy as if they were free. The dense rain of bullets filled the tunnel, leaving no room for the enemy to hide at all.

Any noble army that encounters these teams will eventually be beaten into pieces by a torrential rain of bullets.

The military has long been equipped with 12.7 mm armored rifles. Whether it is dealing with giant insects or aliens, armored rifles have always been the main rifle of the military. However, except for armored rifles, other weapons equipped by the army are like a revolving door. stop.

In the early years, taking into account the convenience of logistics support and the versatility of ammunition, the caliber of machine guns and sniper rifles were also 12.7 mm. The ammunition of rifles, machine guns and sniper rifles was universal, but their performance in actual combat was not very good.

A 12.7mm large-caliber sniper rifle is invincible against humans, but aliens are so tall and covered with a shell that it is difficult to kill them with one hit unless they hit their vital points accurately. Therefore, the military uses 20mm sniper cannons. It replaces the original sniper rifle and strives to kill the enemy with one shot during war.

The super large caliber of 20 mm gives the sniper gun super power. Even if it fails to hit the vital points of the alien, it can still kill the alien in a very short time.

Anyway, sniper rifles are precision firepower. Training a sniper consumes tens of thousands of ammunition, but the ammunition consumed in actual combat is often only dozens or hundreds of rounds, so there is no pressure on ammunition.

Machine gunners are just the opposite. Machine guns are suppressive firepower, and combat relies on firepower density, not precision shooting.

But the 12.7mm machine gun bullets are too big and too heavy. The machine gunner and the assistant gunner can't carry many bullets in total. They dare not fire freely, otherwise they will run out of bullets in a short time.

If there is logistical support from their own side, it's fine. If they go deep behind enemy lines, the machine gunner must try their best to save bullets. The result is that the machine gunner tries to fire short bursts as much as possible, and the firepower density is similar to that of armored rifles. It completely loses the tactical significance of suppressing firepower. It is more convenient to use armored rifles directly.

In order to improve this situation, the military had to replace the armored machine guns with 7.62mm multi-barrel machine guns.

In terms of power, 7.62mm is indeed far inferior to 12.7mm, but it is not so powerful that it can't penetrate the aliens. It's just a matter of more fuselage guns.

Moreover, after changing the gun, the machine gunner carries four times more ammunition than before, and in extreme cases it can even reach six to eight times. He can spread firepower to the enemy. After discovering the enemy, he often shoots bullets like raindrops, leaving more than a dozen transparent holes on the aliens in the blink of an eye.

Making up for the lack of lethality with quantity, the medium-caliber machine gun is much more intimidating to the enemy than the armored machine gun.

This is like the difference between a rifle and a shotgun. A rifle can indeed kill a person, but a shotgun can leave a bloody hole all over the body, and the psychological pressure it brings to people is stronger than a rifle.