The Marines were ready for airdrop, but the Yushan showed no intention of moving. On the contrary, other warships accelerated and approached Europa. The soldiers in the landing craft did not feel strange at all and sat quietly in their seats and waited.
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Landing is not something that can be decided by just talking and patting the head. The fleet must complete the necessary preparations before the troops set off.
Under the leadership of Nanzhou, all warships except Yushan moved forward slowly, slowly approached Europa, and released carrier-based aircraft from a safe distance.
The fighter planes hovered near the battleship, preparing to bomb the planet. Then Ling Yu gave an order, and the battleship and fighter planes opened fire at the same time. The lasers and artillery shells pierced the void, penetrated the atmosphere and landed on the surface of Europa.
The fleet first took out all the fire points near the ice cave, and then radiated the firepower from the center of the ice cave to all surroundings, uprooting all the fire points in sight.
There are many firepower points on the surface of Io, some can be seen at a glance, and some are hidden under the ice, but it doesn't matter. The expeditionary force and the international fleet have been recording the situation of Jupiter in previous battles, and they have already figured out the firepower points on the planet's surface.
After all, the Third Fleet only needs to call the names one by one according to the information.
Moreover, the front of Io has long been reduced to scorched earth, and all remaining firepower points are on the back of Io, saving the fleet a lot of trouble.
There are also some suspected targets that look like firepower points.
The fleet's operation was extremely smooth, and there was no resistance from the ground firepower. This phenomenon attracted Ling Yu's attention. Thinking of the whereabouts of the alien fleet, he couldn't help but said: "There are not even buildings on the ground. The enemies must be hiding underground.
Well, we won’t solve the problem at all by blowing things up like this.”
"Abandon the ground voluntarily? Haha, the aliens are quite generous!" Wang Tianyu said in a bad tone, "Commander, what do you think we should do?"
"I don't know either." Ling Yu shook his head.
It would be fine if the aliens really gave up the ground. On the other hand, if they deliberately retreated underground to lure humans, wouldn't the airborne fulfillment of the aliens' wishes be fulfilled?
Although there is no clear evidence at present, judging from various signs, the alien's lair must be located deep in the strata of Jupiter's zero, otherwise the alien fleet would not be able to hide from the jet of the planetary engine... The more he thought about it, the more alien he felt.
The aliens can counterattack the surface at any time.
Ling Yu's speculation does make some sense, but if Ye Han were here, he would definitely tell him that alien battleships are not that simple. At least there is no problem in being a submarine part-time.
There is also the possibility that the alien battleship grows on underwater vines. This thing has been amphibious in water and air since the day it was born. The fleet must not only pay attention to the underground, but also to the underwater!
"Commander, look here!" Duan Jingwen pointed at the screen and said.
On the screen was a magnified view of the Europa Icefield. There was a scorched black mark there, which was obviously caused by a cannonball explosion, but the point was not that a large area of nearby ice had collapsed!
The picture is not very clear, but you can see an ice cave on the edge of the collapsed ice surface. The arched ice cave has a regular shape and is definitely not a natural formation.
Ling Yu immediately understood what Duan Jingwen meant: "This is... the nest of aliens? Do they love drilling holes so much?" All the aliens who parachuted to the earth drilled holes in the ground, and the aliens on Europa still
Drilling into ice caves, could it be that all aliens have entered the cosmic era or are they cave-dwelling creatures?
"Maybe it's safer underground." Wang Tianyu thought of the car bug. That thing is good at digging holes, which clearly shows the preferences of aliens.
Ling Yu nodded, feeling that Wang Tianyu's speculation made sense.
Although aliens have entered the space age, the way to fly across interstellar space is not to drive battleships, but to control planets!
Ling Yu had also participated in training courses and supplemented his astronomical knowledge, otherwise he would not have been able to become the commander of the Third Fleet. He could imagine the difficulties that Io encountered when traveling through interstellar space - far away from the star, the temperature gradually dropped, and even the air
are all solidified on the surface of the planet, not to mention the long time it takes to fly through interstellar space.
Before Io arrived in the solar system, it might have been flying in the cold interstellar space for hundreds or even thousands of years!
Think about it, how strong is the ground structure that can withstand the constant erosion of time during a long journey? Besides, interstellar space is not really empty, and you may bump into something one day.
Therefore, it is the safest way to move everyone underground and use the thick crust as a shield. This method is also the most economical, practical and in line with the technological level of aliens.
If we don't even have this level, I'm afraid all the aliens will be dead before they even reach the solar system.
Wang Tianyu said again: "Commander, do you need to send a few people over..."
Ling Yu didn't answer and asked instead: "Are there many similar situations?"
"Not much. There are three places that have collapsed now, but I think these holes under the ground are probably alien traffic trenches. As long as it is a firepower point, there will be this thing underneath... Why don't you try to focus on a firepower point?"
"Try it!" Ling Yu said.
Wang Tianyu immediately conveyed the order, and Duan Jingwen personally selected a firepower point. The Nanzhou specially set aside a naval gun to do this, and fired more than twenty shells in a row. At least half of them hit the firepower point accurately, but they did not collapse at all.
meaning.
Wang Tianyu frowned: "Change the place and pick the firepower point on the ice field!"
The earth's crust is relatively solid, and the ice shell is much brittle than the earth's crust.
Duan Jingwen immediately executed it and changed his firepower point to one near the ice cave that had been destroyed by the fleet.
This time, the effect was quickly seen. Before ten shells were fired, there was already a collapse, but the collapse was not serious. The cross section was relatively hidden and the entrance to the passage could not be seen.
Wang Tianyu turned his attention to Ling Yu: "Commander?"
"Notify Ye Han of those holes and ask him to send someone to check them out... Also, the Marine Corps' mission target is the planetary engine, so just check those holes and there is no need to take risks."
Wang Tianyu said: "I understand, I will tell him personally."
The communication was quickly connected. Wang Tianyu explained the situation again, emphasizing safety, and then interrupted the communication.
Liu Bin, who was listening in the audience, couldn't help but asked: "Boss, what does this mean?"
"That's what it means literally." Ye Han said without hesitation.
He didn't care what Wang Tianyu was implying, as long as it was taken literally, it would be fine.
"Then let me take someone there." Liu Bin volunteered.
"No need." Ye Han shook his head, "You take people to find the engine, and I'll take people to check the ice cave."
Liu Bin grinned and did not insist anymore: "That's okay, it has left a psychological shadow on me, and now I feel scared when I hear about drilling holes!"
