Alien Relic Hunter

"Copy that." Valentina said in a muffled voice. She turned around and used her machine cannon to blast away the two men in black who rushed forward and tried to attack Ke Lan and the others with their tentacles. She took the lead to move closer to the west.

Ke Lan and Ze Luo followed closely behind Valentina's mecha, forming a small-scale "butank collaboration", killing the nearby men in black while moving towards the target location.

…

"The three of them have finally reunited." Chi Hanfeng, who was always watching the battlefield, breathed a sigh of relief. "The most dangerous part of the battle plan at this stage is the airborne process. Seeing them successfully land, I can finally let go of my worries. Half a pill."

"It's too early for you to relax. Hell is coming next..." Hound shook his head and expressed that he did not agree with Chi Hanfeng's statement. "These men in black are just cannon fodder for the Undead Crew. Even the elite monsters It doesn’t even count. The troublesome things are still to come, not to mention that Xiaona, who you regard as your precious daughter, is not driving the Blasphemer mecha this time, but is just a big toy that Layton made by himself... To be honest, I suggest you be mentally prepared..."

"Okay, I know, don't say anything... You are a person who is unforgiving with your mouth. In the army back then, you offended many more people even if you formed a reinforced company." Chi Hanfeng glanced at The hound glanced at me and said angrily, "I have a good temper and won't argue with you."

"A reinforced company? Then you are underestimating me. A reinforced battalion is just about the same." Hound waved his hand, "Don't think that my words are ugly. To be honest, I don't have many nice words, and the nice words are just rhetoric... Those people may say nice things on the surface, but secretly they may be plotting against you."

"Oh, you... forget it, your emotional intelligence is too low to talk to you." Chi Hanfeng turned his attention back to the screen again, "Leiton, is the reliability of your machine guaranteed? ?”

"Yes, I have played it several times in private, and I can compete with the mass-produced Augustus. If I can replace it with a new frame, I should be able to beat Augustus. But if I replace it with a new frame... It can no longer fit into the shell of the Tiger Hunter." Layton said with confidence, "The military's current mechas, even the customized ones of those ace pilots, cannot match the performance and reliability. This is my comparison."

"That's natural. You made this thing with your fucking money... If the money hadn't been turned into waste paper now, I would have called you a prodigal." Hound complained.

"But one thing is to say, there are too many of these men in black... They are just pouring out in a steady stream, and those men in black who have been killed will be resurrected if their bodies cannot be burned in time. After resurrection, The monster it has turned into is even more troublesome than the previous human form. If we continue to fight like this, the situation will only become more and more unfavorable." Layton said with a frown.

"There are already several places that cannot withstand the pressure." Ivan took over the words and said, "The casualty ratio of the airborne troops has exceeded 30%. Now we must either gather all the troops together to assist Ke Lan and the others in their breakthrough. ; Or put in the second batch of airborne troops."

"Can't concentrate (this won't work!)... If all the troops are concentrated next to Ke Lan and the others, the goal and intention will be too obvious." Hound and Chi Hanfeng rejected the first proposal in unison, and the two said After looking at it, the latter continued: "Now we can only use refueling tactics to drop the airborne troops batch by batch, fight a war of attrition with those men in black, and stabilize the position as much as possible. Then break through from multiple directions and find a way to break into the interior of the Ark. In this way, Ke Lan and the others can be covered. Secondly, more information can be collected to pave the way for a subsequent general attack."

"Add fuel tactics..." Ivan bit his lip and did not continue speaking.

In many non-professional "civilian tactics forums", the refueling tactic has always been considered "one of the stupidest tactics." The so-called refueling tactic is to divide the troops into multiple small-scale troops and put them into the battlefield in multiple batches. Putting in the next batch after the previous batch is almost consumed is like constantly adding oil to an oil lamp, hence the name.

There is another nickname for the "Gourd Boy Save Grandpa" tactic, which means lining up one by one to give away people's heads. From a literal sense, the refueling tactic is indeed a taboo in the use of troops.

In modern war theory, there is a system of differential equations called the "Lancchester equation", which is specially used to calculate changes in the strength and combat effectiveness of both warring parties and their impact on the direction of the war. It takes a lot of words to explain this system of equations, but if we want to use the language of the introduction to summarize a conclusion, it is "in a limited space and time, concentrate superior forces to cause a decisive blow to the enemy, and Continuously accumulating these advantages will lead the entire battle to victory."

Even if there is a big gap in the total strength of the two warring parties, such as one million versus 500,000, then if these 500,000 people can find a way to take advantage of their own strength on the local battlefield through sneak attacks, ambushes, etc., they can take advantage of it first. Removing some scattered parts of the opponent can have a significant impact on the entire battle - whether it is in terms of troop strength, logistics supplies, position divisions or army morale, the balance of victory will slowly move towards achieving a small-scale Tactical objectives tilt toward that side.

When this influence accumulates to a certain extent, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes, thus giving birth to the miracle of "the weak defeats the strong".

For example, the famous "Battle of Guandu" during the Three Kingdoms period in the old era is a very typical example.

But not in all cases, the refueling tactic is a stupid choice - sometimes, the refueling tactic will become the optimal solution to the combat plan.

For example, now.

The gap in the energy shield is not very big, and although the ruins platform below is open, many places are tightly blocked by the firepower of the men in black. It requires circuitous interspersion to break through those defense lines and knock out the firepower points. Investing a large number of troops at once will not only fail to take advantage of superior forces to defeat the men in black, but will also prevent the troops from deploying due to limited space, and will be overwhelmed by the opponent's heavy firepower weapons.

As the battle situation became tense, the side of the Undead Crew also began to invest "heavy weapons" on the battlefield - in addition to the cannon fodder men in black, there were also many giants wearing heavy armor and being more than ten meters tall. the battlefield.

These giants are not like the giants in online games who can only wield sticks and battle axes. Each of them has a 25mm caliber aircraft cannon, and seven or eight ammunition chain boxes weighing hundreds of kilograms are just hung on them. On the waistband, there is also a large bundle of rocket launchers carried behind him...it looks like a humanoid tank!

After these giants joined the battlefield, the casualties of the airborne troops increased sharply. Several landing positions that had been stabilized were taken back by the enemy. The remaining soldiers could only fight and retreat, slowly moving towards each other. Get closer.

"The situation is a little bad." Ke Lan whispered, "This is completely opposite to our initial tactical goal..."

Ke Lan's plan was to disperse all the airborne troops and attack in all directions, centering on the landing point and advancing in all directions. The vacated position behind them can be left for the second batch of airborne troops to deploy. But now the first batch of airborne troops that should have spread out in a radial pattern have been compressed into one piece, and the space for movement is still getting smaller, and they are about to be surrounded by the enemy.

Ke Lan and the other three did have the strength to break through the encirclement, but if everyone else was suppressed and just the three of them were able to attack with overwhelming force, it would be too conspicuous. Even if the people in the Undead Crew Club were fools, they could still see that there was something wrong with the three of them.

"What should we do? Are we going back to support friendly forces?" Valentina asked.

"Back in support." Ke Lan nodded, "Destroy those giants first!"

The two mechas immediately slowed down their advancement, and soon pretended to be blocked, and began to retreat slowly.

The last "protruding point" of the first batch of airborne troops also shrank back, and the entire landing position was gradually squeezed into a circle.

A giant threw away the empty aviation cannon in his hand and ran towards the airborne troops' position with long strides. As he ran, he took off the rocket launcher on his back and pointed in a general direction without aiming. He pulled the trigger, fired every shot and lost one, and in less than half a minute, all the rocket launchers behind him were fired.

Of course, there would be no accuracy in fighting like this, but the effect of fire suppression still exists. Under the suppression of rockets, the blocking strength of the airborne troops was greatly weakened. The giant rushed forward despite the rain of bullets, raising his arms high. Then, the fist wrapped in heavy armor fell heavily, and A four-meter tactical mecha with its armor and man was smashed into a ball of scrap metal mixed with meat!

The mecha was destroyed, and the defense line collapsed immediately. The soldiers of the airborne troops were left dragging their injured comrades to fight and retreat. But before they could retreat to the next bunker, the men in black quickly followed. The barrage was covered, and the soldiers without mecha cover fell down one after another like mowing grass.

These black-clothed men and giants also have an effect similar to the synergy between infantry and tanks, but this is not because of their high tactical literacy - these black-clothed men are all clones, and many of them even appeared a few hours ago Still soaked in a culture tank filled with water of life. Quick-finished products have no self-awareness or thinking ability. They completely follow the instructions of the chip. Under the unified dispatch of the Undead Crew Association, these men in black can basically "hit wherever they point."

Even in some relatively high-end RTS games, the units in them still have factors such as morale and physical strength, and these men in black, as long as the controller gives an instruction, they will immediately rush forward one after another, not caring about life and death... Although the airborne troops The soldiers are also very brave, but under the impact of this puppet army, they are still inevitably defeated.

People of flesh and blood will be afraid and tired. No matter how powerful the drug is, it is impossible for soldiers to participate in such high-intensity battles for a long time... Many soldiers in the airborne troops have experienced the side effects of drug overdose in advance. He even died suddenly...

Thirty minutes have passed since the airborne operation began. Less than half of the surviving soldiers of the first batch of airborne troops are left, and of this half, nearly one-third are seriously injured and incapable of combat.

Because the position was compressed, the second batch of airborne troops could not be placed at the position of the first batch of airborne troops. They could only try to land behind the enemy and try to carry out a pincer attack... But because of the addition of those giants, the second batch of airborne troops had just As soon as they landed, they immediately fell into a hard fight. Only a few troops that successfully merged were still holding on, and the other soldiers who were scattered were quickly killed by the enemy.

"It's impossible to fight!" Layton gritted his teeth and said, "It's better to just let the Skati attack directly. If you add more fuel now, it will really kill you, and it will be meaningless! Ke Lan and the others can't show too much strength, and if they want to hide their strength, they can only be beaten by the opponent... I'm afraid they can't reverse this situation on their own. If they want to break the situation, they can only let the Skati directly intervene. Fight!"

The direction of the gap in the energy shield is vertical. The Skati's current position cannot provide support to the airborne troops. If it wants to attack those black men and giants with firepower, the Skadi must move to the right side of the energy shield gap. Above, close to the trunk of the giant tree for output.

However, it is still a mystery whether this giant tree has the ability to attack. No one can guarantee whether the giant tree will suddenly launch an attack after the Skadi approaches.

At that distance, the Skati had no room to react.

"Is there any news from Ke Lan?" Hound asked.

"No, Ark's shielding field is still operating. Their communication equipment can only conduct short-distance communication internally at most, and cannot contact us." Chi Hanfeng shook his head.

"Damn it... we can't think of a solution if that guy Ke Lan isn't here!" The hound anxiously circled Yagunaktor's console like an ant on a hot pot. Wandering, "But I can't get in touch with him, and I don't know if he has changed his original plan... Since he is still hiding his strength, it means that he has no plans to change his plan for the time being..."

The hound muttered something in his mouth, and the soles of his feet stamped on the floor with increasing force, and the sound of "pap-pap-pap-pap" echoed continuously in the control room.

At this moment, Zofia Soma, who had been a quiet bystander, suddenly stepped forward, looked up at the battle on the screen, and asked: "These black men and giants are all immortal. Are they puppets of the crew? The undead crew can control them, relying on chips implanted in the brain, right?"

"Yeah...wait? Control? Chip?" The hound stopped, "Yes! Since it is controlled by a chip, we can use EMP to attack!"

[P.S. Thanks to Brother Qinyou for the 1,500 starting coins. 】