Gao Kai was finally persuaded by Huo Qiang and asked helplessly in a low voice: "Commander, what do you need me to do?"
He already understood that Huo Qiang was not unaware of the dangers involved, but he was just choosing the lesser of two evils, deliberately luring the Turkish fleet to attack the moon.
Huo Qiang said: "I need you to continue rushing to the second interception point. The rest will depend on the situation. I order you to execute the order no matter what happens. Can you do it?"
"able!"
"Okay, wait for my order!"
"yes!"
After the communication ended, Gao Kai's face was full of worries. Duan Zhiyang wanted to ask clearly, but he hesitated after seeing Gao Kai's expression, and finally gave up the idea of getting to the bottom of it.
He is just the captain of the Sirius. If he should know, Gao Kai will definitely tell him. If he should not know, there is no point in asking.
Time passed little by little, and the speed of the reserve fleet was getting faster and faster, with no intention of stopping, but the first fleet in Tuwai remained unhurried.
Huo Qiang also made preparations during this time. All the personnel who were originally on the ground were withdrawn underground. The lunar surface positions were either remote-controlled or program-controlled, so there was no need for personnel to hold on.
One hour and twenty-seven minutes later, most of the dead bugs flew to the moon, and the round-headed bug machine flying at the front rushed towards the moon like a missile.
Various weapons deployed on the lunar surface opened fire one after another, and various anti-aircraft guns, laser cannons and short-range missiles launched interceptions at the same time. Beams and barrages covered the sky, and bright lights exploded from time to time to disperse the darkness, making everything invisible.
The shooting height of short-range missiles is more than ten kilometers, and the missiles are equipped with ordinary neutron bombs. Although these missiles can only kill the insect drones and cannot erase them, even if the dead insect drones hit the moon, they can only rely on
Luck, but the living insect machine can choose the target.
From a human point of view, dead bug aircraft are like indiscriminate carpet bombing, and live bug aircraft are like precision guided bombs. Their combat efficiency is sky-high. The difference is huge.
Moreover, there is a vacuum near the moon, and there is no air to weaken the speed of the neutron flow, which can maximize the killing effect of neutron bombs.
Although the ground positions went all out, some insect aircraft still broke through the defense net and crashed into the moon's surface.
The relative speed between the bug machine and the moon is about nine kilometers per second. Each impact is equivalent to a large-caliber artillery shell. It will be nothing if it falls in the field. Once it hits the lunar surface, it will definitely be destroyed wherever it hits.
The first wave of insect drones that landed were already dead, numbering in the tens of thousands.
The lunar anti-aircraft position was still very powerful. Various weapons were used to hit it hard, and more than half of the first wave of insect drones were killed. In the end, less than 2,000 insect drones broke through the fire net.
These insect drones fell down erratically, hitting the side of the moon with craters everywhere... The moon was originally a pockmarked face full of craters, and so many impact craters were nothing.
The situation was as Huo Qiang had expected. The bug drones were not a threat at all. With so many bug drones falling, they only hit two mines in the end. The specific loss was only one mine cart.
The trouble is the follow-up live insect machines. The second round of insect swarms is still dominated by dead insect machines, but there are also some live insect machines hidden. They all aim at the lunar surface positions. After breaking through the defense net, they immediately crash into them without hesitation, giving them a blow.
The defenders caused considerable losses, losing more than 7,000 sets of laser cannons and more than 120 missile launchers.
The number of insect drones that fell into the artillery formation was very small, but the density of laser transmitters was too high. Every time a bug drone fell, hundreds of launchers were destroyed.
This is the result of artillery fire giving priority to protecting the super cannon.
The super cannon was also firing continuously, but the insect swarm was too close. The artillery array no longer fired in volleys. Instead, more than a hundred launchers were united as one unit, and each unit had a target. They continued to fire at the insect aircraft in the air, each time
When the cannon is fired, it can kill several insect drones. It can be said to be the mainstay of the entire air defense network.
The role of the super cannon was too prominent and conspicuous, so it attracted the focus of the insect swarm. The living insect machines directly gave up other targets and crashed into the super cannon array invariably.
Laser launchers can be withdrawn underground, but the artillery array is the main force of ground firepower. Once the artillery array stops firing, the anti-aircraft firepower will be reduced by more than half. It may even cause collapse-type battle damage to the ground position due to insufficient firepower. Therefore,
No matter how great the losses were, Huo Qiang refused to withdraw the artillery array.
His decision was questioned by some observers, but not by anyone.
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.
This is a bit strange to say, because Beidou has fully cooperated with Washington, and even the command of the fleet has been merged, but the lunar positions are still in charge of their own affairs.
Although the two sides cooperate deeply, each side has its own secrets. If there is deep cooperation even on the moon, those secrets that have been hidden cannot be hidden.
For example, the defensive deployment of Beiyue Continent, such as the details of Nanyue Continent.
Both sides had concerns, and after a series of consultations, they finally reached an agreement: cooperation was limited to the fleet, and ground positions were only coordinated at the command level, rather than managed by the joint command.
In other words, the observation group has the right to question any orders related to the fleet, but has no right to interfere with Huo Qiang's command of Chinese ground positions, such as the super artillery array.
The confrontation between the two sides lasted for twelve minutes. No less than 200,000 insect drones rushed towards the moon. In the end, only 40,000 to 50,000 were able to break through the blockade. Many lunar positions were destroyed by the insect drones. No matter Beiyue Continent or the International Base, all of them were destroyed.
The losses were heavy.
At this juncture, a foreign fleet arrived in lunar orbit.
At this time, the reserve fleet was already far away from the moon and was still rushing towards the second interception point with all its strength.
The first foreign fleet suddenly slowed down and stopped at an altitude of 380,000 kilometers. The second foreign fleet, which was tens of thousands of kilometers away, also showed signs of slowing down.
This situation immediately attracted Huo Qiang's attention. He knew very well that the aliens must have done it deliberately, just to see how humans would respond. If the reserve fleet was withdrawn, the Turkish foreign fleet would definitely merge into two teams to deal with the combined fleet.
Main force.
Never give the enemy a chance to join forces!
Huo Qiang had long made up his mind, so he immediately issued a new order to the reserve fleet, reiterated the previous order, and asked the reserve fleet to continue rushing to the second interception point.
At this moment, the second interception point has been increased from 194,000 kilometers to 217,000 kilometers. Many people think this is not a good thing, including Huo Qiang - the reason for adjusting the interception point is because the Second Turkish Foreign Fleet
Slowing down, in other words, the initiative on the battlefield has always been in the hands of aliens, which itself means passivity and weakness.
Huo Qiang wants to be stronger, but humans don't have that strength at all. It's good if they can hold on. How can they have the capital to be strong? His only idea now is to use the moon to hold back the aliens, and wait for the fleet to return to attack from both sides.
