The virtual conference room was once again full of 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 above the conference table, slowly rotating quietly.
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, so I won't repeat it again. The current situation is
The enemy is hiding under the ice, and it is very difficult to find the enemy's location with our current means."
Huo Qiang said: "What are the specific difficulties?"
"The thickness of the ice layer." Wu Han said, "According to estimates from the astronomical community, 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."
Zhuang Bo said: "Either hiding underground or hiding 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 confused: "It's too difficult. This is more than 100 kilometers of ice. Even if we use super nuclear bombs to explode, we will have to use 180 of them, 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. Let alone not have a clue yet, even if we have an idea, this time is not enough!"
What aliens are best at is making holes. No matter 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. 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 fought again and again, but they couldn’t destroy the aliens. Taking Europa in six days? What a joke!
"It's just that six days is too tight..." Several quick-talking captains agreed, and those who didn't say anything 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 such nonsense anymore. Think about it, 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, and 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... They do this, most likely to delay time and delay reinforcements.
We can reverse the situation if we arrive, and by then the initiative will change hands. Not only will we not be able to capture Europa, but 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 Bo immediately said: "If you want to break the situation, you must first know the situation under the ice. The difficulty in this matter is 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." A captain blurted out.
The international fleet has a lot of gold and jade ahead of them, so coming up with this method is a no-brainer.
Huo Qiang nodded slightly: "Is there any more?"
Although he didn't say anything, everyone could see that the commander was not optimistic about this approach.
Think about it, it is not difficult to dig a hole in the ice, but the laser cannon is so big and the laser beam is so thick. The cross-section of the ice hole created is only a few square meters. Even if it penetrates the ice, how big can it occupy?
place?
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 they are destined to fail to win Europa this time?
"Also, the other thing is to send people down." Zhuang Bo looked confused, "The battle has reached the most critical moment, and the determination must be firm!"
He didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone understood what he meant.
Is it okay to send someone down? Of course.
But no one knows what is going on under the ice, and 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 not be as high as usual.
If aliens make dumplings, they might not even be able to send any news.
But can war prevent death? Of course not!
Once a general succeeds, thousands of bones will be withered. To become a general, there is no fuel-saving lamp. Even if you talk about caring for the soldiers when there is nothing to do, on the battlefield, life and death are just casualties on the document.
Expedition operations are not just about fighting aliens. The success or failure of the mission will also affect the strategic decisions of both the enemy and ourselves. As the old saying goes, only success is allowed and no failure is allowed.
In order to achieve victory, what do one hundred and eighty lives mean?
Wu Han said: "It is not difficult to send people to land. What is difficult is how to find out what is going on under the ice. I am not going to be dissatisfied, but the problems that can be solved by people landing can also be solved by sending a few more drones."
Zhuang Bo said: "Then send a few more drones. Let's try it first and decide whether it works or not!"
"Then let's try it first!" Huo Qiang said solemnly, "Wu Han, after the meeting, you can arrange for the headquarters to coordinate and report any results."
"Yes!" Wu Han agreed, "Commander, do we need to share our plan with the international fleet? It is originally the task of the two families..."
"Then let's report it and ask them if they have any good ideas."
