One Thousand Four Hundred and Sixty-Four People Left the Building
Not only the giant insects and insect-men near the explosion point suffered, but the giant insects farther away were not much better. After many giant insects were blown away and fell to the ground, there was no scar on their bodies, but the internal organs in their stomachs had been damaged by the explosion. No matter how strong the vitality of the giant insects was, it was impossible for them to continue to jump around in this situation - the cannons in the rear were the soldiers' reliance on not firing!
If it were in the past, the shells from the rear could kill more than half of the giant insects, but today was different from the past. The scale of the insect swarm was far greater than before. After a round of artillery fire, the landing point of the shells extended to the beach, covering the landing insect swarm completely.
The artillery did not stop firing until the shells hit the sea, but their mission was not over yet. The soldiers immediately adjusted their direction to provide fire support for the defenders in other directions.
The bombardment lasted for a short time, but the effect was very gratifying. From 200 meters in front of the position to the beach, there were corpses of giant insects everywhere. Many giant insects were not dead yet and were trying to get up by kicking their legs.
But the explosion had destroyed their vitality, and death was only a matter of time. It was impossible for them to get up again.
Not only were there insect corpses all over the beach, but there were also many insect corpses floating on the sea.
Before the soldiers could breathe a sigh of relief, another group of giant insects climbed onto the beach and rushed towards the defenders' positions, stepping on the insect corpses all over the ground.
The defending company commander took a breath.
There were insect swarms landing in all directions of the island. The artillery could not be relied on for a while, so he could only rely on himself.
So the mortars and rocket launchers equipped in the company came in handy, and the insect swarms that had just landed were immediately hit head-on by the defenders.
Although the military strengthened the firepower of the island defense forces, this little firepower was really nothing to the landing insect swarms. The insect swarms still charged under the human artillery fire, even if all their companions around them were dead, they did not hesitate at all.
Even though they were used to similar scenes, the soldiers still had a toothache from time to time. The insect swarms were really too difficult to deal with.
But they had to fight no matter how tough it was. At the command of the company commander, the soldiers immediately took action. Those who had grenade launchers on their guns loaded their grenades and fired at the insect swarm.
The rifle grenades were small in size but powerful. After hitting the insect swarm, they caused a series of explosions. The flying steel balls immediately penetrated the giant insects nearby. Although the lethality was far less than that of real artillery shells, as long as the giant insects were within the range of the explosion, they would definitely be injured if not killed.
The interception of the defenders was effective, but the insect swarm still approached the defense line step by step. When they rushed to a position only 300 meters away from the defense line, the company commander loudly ordered to open fire.
The rifles and machine guns in the hands of the soldiers roared at the same time, and the flying bullets immediately knocked down the giant insects rushing in the front.
The rifles had a slow firing rate, so most of the soldiers aimed before firing. Even if they could not shoot accurately, they had to roughly aim at the head of the giant insect and fire.
The power of bullets is limited, and they must hit the vital points to kill the giant insects. Every soldier understands this, so no one shoots casually, and they all aim at the target before shooting.
The same is true for machine guns, but machine guns have more bullets and faster firing speeds, and aiming is much rougher than rifles, but machine guns have more bullets, so as long as the muzzle is roughly facing the giant insect's head, you can shoot. The dense bullets will teach the giant insects how to be insects in minutes - only dead giant insects are good insects!
The soldiers all thought that the swarm's attack today would be the same as before, and it would end in a short time. However, the situation was beyond everyone's expectations. The swarm persisted from dusk until the sky gradually darkened, and the corpses of the insects that fell on the charge road piled up like a mountain, but the swarm still refused to give up.
The garrison headquarters clearly realized that the aliens were determined to seize Buha Island this time, which was a new situation that had never occurred before.
The island defense force was mainly infantry, and the artillery was only auxiliary. Although there were a lot of artillery shells in reserve, they did not expect the situation today. After more than an hour of continuous shelling, there were few shells left. The artillery had to reduce the frequency of firing and only provide fire support in the most critical direction.
However, the highest commander of the defenders had sent a rescue signal, and the navy responded positively and sent two nearby warships.
There were many weapons on the warships, and they could pick out two weapons to deal with the swarm.
Until this time, the defenders, from commanders to ordinary soldiers, were still thinking about how to defend Buha Island, and no one thought of giving up.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and it was completely dark before long.
Not only did the swarm not give up, but it increased its offensive strength, sending batches of giant insects to the coast and under the eyes of the defenders.
In the history of Buha Island, there has never been an attack of similar scale. The defenders originally felt that today's situation was unusual, and this confirmed it. The command center became more cautious and issued every order carefully. They would rather reduce the results of the battle than give priority to ensuring the safety of the defense line.
But is the defense line really stable?
When the enemy attacked, and in the early stage of the attack, the defenders' defense line was indeed impregnable, but after a few hours of fighting, the situation changed fundamentally.
It was not that the defenders were not determined, but that the ammunition was severely consumed in these few hours. The soldiers who were used to spending lavishly actually received an order to save bullets.
The soldiers couldn't believe their ears, but orders were orders, no matter how unreasonable, they had to execute them first.
But how can bullets be saved so easily? Before, they had to go all out to barely stop the swarm of insects. Now, although they received orders from above, the soldiers still fought as they should, without any intention of saving.
Just kidding, once the shooting speed drops here, the swarm of insects over there will immediately advance a long way, and the soldiers can only raise the shooting speed again.
In this way, from dusk to midnight, the battles in all directions of the island never stopped, and even two positions were broken through by the swarm of insects. If the artillery had not intervened in time, the consequences would be disastrous.
However, the artillery also fired most of the remaining shells, and the number of remaining shells was very small, so they could only be used at the most critical moment.
The situation became more and more serious, and the highest commander of the island defense force was wavering between continuing to hold on and shrinking the troops. Until the end, he gritted his teeth and ordered the troops to shrink, and all the island defense troops were concentrated in the laboratory.
The poor commander dared not expect anything, but only hoped that the navy's warships could arrive before the enemy broke through the laboratory.
After receiving the order, the defenders in all directions immediately evacuated and retreated to the laboratory as quickly as possible. As soon as they entered the position and prepared for battle, the swarm of insects that followed them also arrived near the laboratory.
The two sides were on the verge of a fight, and only a charge was needed to ignite the fuse of the battle.
The commander rushed into the laboratory anxiously, hoping that the insect man inside would hide temporarily, but he didn't expect that there was no one in the laboratory at all! () "Shell Craze" only represents the author Metal Crack's point of view. If you find that its content violates national laws, please delete it. The position is only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.
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