Wolfworms are not crocodiles and have nothing to do with reptiles, but insects are by no means warm-blooded animals. So will the mobility of giant insects also be affected by the ambient temperature?
You must know that this place is not far from the source of sand, it can barely be considered a semi-desert area, and the temperature at midnight is only more than ten degrees.
However, these thoughts only flashed through Ye Han's mind. He immediately retracted his distracted attention and continued to pay attention to the situation of the insect swarm.
There are more and more insects, the front line has rushed within 100 meters, the soldiers' originally very regular burst shooting has turned into strafing, and the situation is developing in a direction that is not conducive to our own side.
Bian Ge reminded again: "Ye Han, withdraw!"
"Understood!" Ye Han didn't have the intention of the hard-top insect swarm, so he agreed and ordered the troops to reverse.
The distance between the two lines of defense was about a kilometer. Ye Han retreated while organizing his team to shoot. The team soon withdrew within the effective range of the second line of defense.
Bian Ge ordered the troops to fire without hesitation. Nearly thirty armored vehicles, including logistics vehicles, opened fire at the same time. The shells and bullets passed through the gaps in the armored workshop and hit the wolf bug accurately.
The distance between vehicles on the first line of defense is as high as 300 meters, and the armored vehicles of the mobile troops are equipped with identification friend or foe systems. Once the muzzle of the gun is aimed at one's own personnel or vehicles, it will automatically alarm and lock the weapon, eliminating the possibility of accidental injury.
However, in order to avoid accidental damage from ricocheting bullets, the second line of defense was very careful when firing and never fired near the vehicle in front.
The insect swarm's offensive was pushed back by the defensive firepower that was doubled in an instant, suffocating the momentum of the charge.
But bugs are bugs after all. They don't know what fear is. They only know how to follow their instincts and pounce on sounds and flashes of light.
From a purely biological weapons perspective, the wolf worms were undoubtedly successful, but for humans as the enemy, such an opponent was the most troublesome enemy.
Judging from a personal point of view, Ye Han does not feel that the insect swarm poses a threat to the power station at all. It is a nuclear power plant, one of the highest technological achievements of mankind. Both the chimney and the factory building are of the highest construction standards. As long as the door is closed tightly, the exhausted insect swarm will attack.
Don't go in.
Although the nuclear power plant itself is not afraid of insect swarms, the supporting substations and transmission facilities are not. Once the insect swarms enter the substation, the consequences will be disastrous.
Ye Han knew that the installed power of the nuclear power plant was extremely high, and that the power plant could control the output power of the reactor. He also knew that even if the reactor was stopped, it would take three to five years to slowly cool down.
His physics level is limited and he can't figure out whether the reactor can stop generating electricity if something goes wrong in the substation, and what the consequences will be if it can't stop.
The fierce firepower temporarily repelled the charge of the insect swarm, but a steady stream of wolf insects quickly rushed up again, rushing towards the defense line with an even more ferocious attitude.
Not only that, there was also a group of wolves that bypassed the second line of defense from the north side of the defense line and pounced directly on the power station behind.
Bian Ge dispatched two armored vehicles to intercept them in time, but if he stayed for a long time, he would be lost. He had to contact the power station again to inquire about the detailed progress of the project.
The colonel's answer was very clear: "Hold on for a while, and it will be fine in a while!"
Bian Ge was so angry that he couldn't help but how long would it take? It wouldn't take a while for the bug to break through the defense line, do you know?
The insect swarm has already approached the defense line. If we retreat now, the insect swarm will advance as the defense line retreats, and it won't be long before the construction site behind is flooded.
If you stand firm, the swarms of insects that break through the defense line will immediately overwhelm the armored vehicles, and some of the wolf insects will inevitably pass through the defense line and head towards the construction site.
There is no difference in the results of the two options, there is just a slight difference in time.
Bian Ge didn't know which option was most beneficial, so he simply ordered Ye Han to stop retreating and stay in place to attract firepower. The other two squadrons slowly retreated, forming a two-man strategy.
The ten armored vehicles led by Ye Han were instantly overwhelmed by wolves. This was the second time that Ye Han was trapped in an armored vehicle by wolves.
He immediately ordered his troops to stop firing and use parallel machine guns to shoot at the insect swarms.
The second line of defense commanded by Bian Ge slowly retreated. The construction site outside the power plant became clearer and clearer. The oblate silver metal balls had been installed on top of the columns seen when leaving the plant. They looked strange.
What's the use?
The insect swarm had already entered the range of the machine gun tower at this time, and the machine gun tower outside the power plant opened fire automatically. Although there were many machine gun towers and their firepower was good, they were somewhat powerless against the insect swarm.
The abnormal movement of the machine gun tower attracted the attention of the colonel. He immediately contacted Bian Ge and said in a tone that could not be refused: "Captain Bian, you must resist, just a little while, just a little while!"
Bian Ge said calmly: "I can not retreat even one step, but I can't guarantee that I can block all the bugs."
"I just need a little while..."
"The choice is not in my hands, but in the hands of the bug!" Bian Ge interrupted the colonel without hesitation.
"How far is it left?" Such a meaningless sentence suddenly came from the radio.
"Not even half way!" said another voice.
"Where's the time? How long will it take?"
"Five minutes, ten minutes at most!"
"Did you hear that? Captain Bian, please hold on for another ten minutes no matter what!"
Bian Ge sighed: "I'll do my best."
The colonel was silent for a moment, then suddenly roared angrily: "Everyone get on the battlefield with guns..."
Communication was interrupted, and Bian Ge ordered: "Fire with all your strength. Use all weapons that can fire!"
The weapons on the armored support vehicle were limited. One soldier had an idea and took off a grenade and threw it out of the vehicle. Everyone woke up and threw grenades out of the vehicle together.
The vehicles were not only equipped with anti-personnel grenades, but also stun grenades and smoke grenades. The soldiers threw them around in a confused manner. There were frequent explosions and flashes of light in front of the defense line, and then the smoke rose and gradually enveloped all the vehicles.
Although the smoke obstructed the wolf's sight, it could not block the wolf's hearing. The swarm of insects could hear the sound in the smoke and identify their position, and actually pounced on the armored vehicle accurately.
The good news is that the power plant was also blocked by the smoke, and the insect swarm could not see the power plant for the time being. None of the wolf insects that jumped into the smoke broke through the defense line.
The colonel immediately informed Bian Ge of the situation and asked him to continue using smoke bombs.
The smoke grenades just thrown were just soldiers who were sick and rushed to the hospital. Although all armored vehicles were filled with wolfworms and could not open the top cover to throw grenades, there was a set of smoke grenade launchers on the turret of each vehicle.
Bian Ge gave the order, and all the armored vehicles fired smoke grenades together. Each vehicle fired at least three smoke grenades. The smoke that had just begun to dissipate quickly became thicker and even gradually spread toward the power plant.
