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The virtual conference room was once again packed with seats. After everyone arrived, Huo Qiang said solemnly: "Now for the meeting, first of all, Chief of Staff Wu Han will introduce the situation, Wu Han?"

"Here!" Wu Han stood up immediately and clicked his fingers in the air several times. A large holographic image of Europa appeared on the conference table, slowly and quietly rotating.

Wu Han pointed to the holographic image and said: "A few days ago, the aliens who evacuated from Io and Ganymede arrived at Europa. Everyone knows this. I won't repeat it. The current situation is that the enemy Hidden under the ice, it is very difficult to find the enemy's location with our current means."

Huo Qiang asked: "What are the specific difficulties?"

"The thickness of the ice layer." Wu Han said, "According to heavenly estimates, Europa's ice layer is more than a hundred kilometers thick. Except for the shallow layer near the earth, the enemy can reach any corner of the moon." p>

Zhuang Bo said: "Aren't they hiding under the ground or under the ice? Are aliens like rats?"

Huo Qiang twitched his lips: "They are not mice, and we are not cats, but no matter where the enemy is hiding, we must find them!"

Zhuang Bo looked troubled: "It's too difficult. This is more than a hundred kilometers of ice. Even if we use super nuclear bombs to explode, we have to use a hundred and eighty nuclear bombs, right? Why don't we dig out the ice holes and put the nuclear bombs in like the international fleet?" Throw it in? ”

"One hundred and eighty may not be enough. We don't have many nuclear bombs left." Huo Qiang said with a headache.

Zhuang Bo spread his hands: "What should we do? We don't have much time."

Huo Qiang nodded: "How far are the enemy's reinforcements?"

Wu Han said: "A conservative estimate is that the voyage will take about eight days."

Huo Qiang said: "No matter what, the fleet must not be targeted by enemy reinforcements. I am also conservative. The fleet will evacuate at least two days in advance, leaving us only six days."

Zhuang Bo said: "Commander, six days is too tight. Don't say that we don't have a clue yet, but we have an idea. This little time is not enough!"

What aliens are best at is digging holes.

Regardless of whether it is a satellite or a planet, as long as it is occupied by aliens, it will definitely end up being riddled with holes, and tunnel warfare is one of the most difficult defensive tactics to deal with.

If you don't believe it, just look at Callisto and Ganymede. They know it and fight it again and again, but they can't destroy the aliens. Capture Europa in six days? What a joke!

"Yes, six days is too tight..." Several quick-talking captains agreed in succession, and those who remained silent also agreed in their hearts.

Huo Qiang sighed: "I don't know if six days is too tight? But the enemy only gives us such a little time. From now on, I don't want to hear nonsense like it's tight or not. Think about it carefully. How can we make use of the limited time?" time to achieve our goals.”

Everyone stopped talking, not because they didn't want to talk, but because they couldn't think of a way and really had nothing to say.

The silence lasted for more than ten seconds. Finally, Zhuang Bo broke the silence: "Commander, the solution cannot be thought of in a short while. Why don't we think about it the other way around."

Huo Qiang suddenly became interested: "How about the other way around?"

Zhuang Bo said: "Since we can't think of a way, let's analyze the aliens' purpose."

"Continue!"

"That's what I think. Right now, the strategic initiative is still in our hands. The enemy knows they can't resist our attack, so they take the initiative to withdraw into Europa... What they do is probably to delay time and delay reinforcements." Arriving there can turn the situation around, and by then the initiative will change hands. Not only will we not be able to capture Europa, it’s hard to say whether we will have a chance for the sixth expedition."

Huo Qiang couldn't hide the disappointment in his eyes: "Say something useful!"

Zhuang Boma said: "If you want to break the situation, you must first know the situation under the ice. The difficulty lies in how to conduct reconnaissance. No matter whether robots or other means, you can't detect the situation deep in the ice!"

Huo Qiang nodded: "Finally we got to the point. The question has turned back again. How can we know what's going on under the ice?"

"Drill holes, use laser." One captain blurted out.

The international fleet has a lot of gold and jade ahead of them, so it is a no-brainer to come up with this method.

Huo Qiang nodded slightly: "Is there more?"

Although he didn't say anything, everyone could tell that the commander was not optimistic about this approach.

Think about it, it's not difficult to dig a hole in the ice, but the laser cannon is so big, the laser beam is so thick, and the cross-section of the ice hole it creates is only a few square meters. Even if it penetrates the ice, how much space can it occupy?

Unless the ice hole hits the enemy's hiding place, no matter how many ice holes there are, it will be impossible to find out what's going on under the ice.

A hesitant voice said: "Can we use blasting to measure the shock wave?"

Huo Qiang continued to nod: "It's also a way... Is there anything else?"

Everyone, you look at me and I look at you, but no one makes a sound.

Huo Qiang was completely disappointed. So many people only came up with two suggestions, and they were not very practical. Is it possible that Europa is destined to be defeated this time?

"And, there is also the matter of sending people down." Zhuang Bo looked tangled, "The battle has reached the most critical moment, and the decision must be made firmly!"

He didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone understood what he meant.

Is it okay to send people down? Of course.

But no one knows what is going on under the ice. Tunnel warfare is a more dangerous combat environment than street fighting. If the people sent down find aliens and the two sides clash under the ice, the sacrifice will definitely be huge. If the aliens make dumplings, it may not even be possible to send a message.

But can there be no deaths in war? Of course not!

A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. There is no general who is not good at taking care of soldiers. Although he always talks about caring for soldiers, life and death are just casualties on the battlefield.

The expedition is not as simple as fighting against aliens. The success or failure of the mission will also affect the strategic decisions of both sides. As the old saying goes, only success is allowed, not failure.

In order to win, what are a hundred or eighty lives?

Wu Han said: "It is not difficult to send people to land, but how to find out the situation under the ice is difficult. I am not singing a different tune, but the problem that can be solved by landing people can also be solved by sending more drones."

Zhuang Bo said: "Then send a few more drones, and try it first to see if it works!"

"Then try it first!" Huo Qiang said solemnly, "Wu Han, after the meeting, you arrange for the headquarters to coordinate, and report whether there are any gains."

"Yes!" Wu Han agreed, "Commander, do we need to inform the international fleet of our plan? It was originally the task of the two parties..."

"Then inform them, and ask them if they have any good ideas."