Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 227 Shifting the Battlefield

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"Another race that eats minerals."

As the information analysis was completed, Lorraine exclaimed in amazement.

【Sharp-edged Insect】

[A basic unit of the Miner Bug race, a native unit created using the Mantis as its genetic basis. It excels in melee combat and has extremely high jumping ability.]

Scarab beetle

[A basic heavy infantry unit and production tool of the Mining Bug race, a native unit created from dung beetles. It possesses a unique digestive system that allows it to initially refine raw ore and store the product.]

The shell thickness of a small scarab beetle can be equivalent to 625-780 mm of homogeneous armor, with the thinnest armor on the head and tail.

The shell thickness of a medium-sized scarab beetle can be equivalent to 1460-1780 mm of homogeneous armor. It has no obvious external weaknesses, so it is recommended to attack from the mouthparts.

Meanwhile, airborne command and control aircraft had already located the newly constructed tunnel.

After receiving information from the airborne command post, Cleveland found the most suitable location to launch the attack: at the bottom of a valley 6.4 kilometers southeast of the crater.

"Platinum, prepare to move with heavy troops. The attack location has been determined. Wait for the bombing to be completed before entering."

"receive."

"Be careful, the second batch of support is on its way."

Platinum then controlled the mech and led the mechanical dog squad away from the rear of the artillery position, where they met up with the heavy troops at the bottom of a valley 3 kilometers north of the attack site.

On the sea, the main guns of the Sea Knight were raised high, ready to use a high-trajectory ballistic missile to attack the target location in the valley.

"Commander, the heavy infantry has arrived at its designated position, deployment is complete, and it is ready to launch an attack at any time."

After seeing Platinum's report, Lorraine glanced down at the data panel in his hand and looked at the production speed of ultra-high performance concrete inside the flagship.

Seeing the data provided by Cleveland, Lorraine then ordered the fighter squadron to take off, expanding into a new battlefield.

Twelve bunker buster bombs detached from the fighter jet's pylons one after another. After the smoke and dust from the explosions dissipated, a crater with a diameter of 7 meters appeared on the ground, and at the bottom of the crater was a dark tunnel.

Subsequently, the Sea Knight used a semi-salvo firing method with a high-angle trajectory to begin dropping high-explosive shells into the crater.

Meanwhile, the heavily armed troops are advancing at full speed toward their pre-arranged positions 3 kilometers away.

Once the heavy infantry were in position, the Sea Knight ceased firing, and the insects appearing in the crater were handed over to the heavy infantry to deal with.

When the last 130mm shell fired by the Sea Knight landed, a huge spherical compartment was thrown out by the mech and flew straight into the tunnel below.

After landing, the capsule smashed into two newly arrived blade insects. Then, the hatch opened, and five specially enhanced spider-like robots and five spherical robots rushed out of the capsule and headed into the depths of the tunnel.

These robots are not equipped with real-time image transmission capabilities; they are simply equipped with a highly penetrating signal transmitter.

They will rely on supplemental lighting equipment and low-light night vision devices to find their way. When they discover burrowing worms in the tunnel, the signal transmitter will emit a special frequency signal to mark the location.

One minute and 24 seconds after the heavy troops engaged the enemy, a team of engineering vehicles arrived at the exit of the first pit and began to seal the exit with freshly produced ultra-high performance concrete and quick-drying concrete.

When the sealing progress of the first crater exit reached 62.4%, the second engineering convoy carrying concrete had arrived near the crater.

What's puzzling is that the robots that entered the tunnel earlier are still moving steadily, but they haven't discovered the digging worms that opened up the tunnel.

"Huh? That can't be right. Only 20 minutes have passed, and they still haven't found it?"

Compared to Lorraine, who was somewhat anxious and agitated in the flagship, Platinum calmly and patiently cleared out the medium-sized scarabs crawling out of the craters.

By this time, logistical supplies had been delivered, and as long as the troop rotation was carried out at the right pace, she could stay here indefinitely.

Time passed slowly, and the sun set from its highest point. During this time, Lorraine also sent out fighter jets to drop four heavy napalm bombs, but endless insects still crawled out of the craters.

Platinum had already activated the automatic attack program inside the mech, while she curled up in the cockpit and fell into a light sleep.

Time ticked by, and the artillery fire on the position never ceased, with heavy artillery occasionally joining the protracted battle.

At 2 a.m., the airborne command aircraft, carrying an airborne geophysical pod, located an unusual underground cavity 73 kilometers southeast of the flagship.

Lorraine, who was taking a nap in the cockpit, was woken up by Cleveland. Looking at the markings on the map, Lorraine rubbed his head helplessly and began to examine the environment around the coordinates.

The unusual underground cavity is located 1.2 kilometers from the center of Shuixi Town, at the bottom of an abandoned mine. A large zombie lair exists within the town.

Based on reconnaissance information, the zombie lair and the mining operation are considered to be on opposing sides.

After seeing the information provided by Cleveland, Lorraine remained silent for a moment before checking the ammunition reserves around Port Jask.

After confirming that the remaining ammunition was sufficient to support the existing unmanned combat group at full firepower for three days, Lorraine left two destroyers, one dock landing ship, the Sea Knight, and a maritime operation platform in the bay.

He then led his flagship, a heavy cruiser, a destroyer, and an amphibious assault ship to the waters near Water Creek Town to await orders.

After assigning the fleet's destination, Lorraine sent a message to Platinum, who was waiting around the bomb crater.

"The airborne command has located the swarm of insects' lair. I've taken the fleet there first. I've left two destroyers and the Sea Knight in the bay. You can call in naval gun support at any time."

"In addition, the ammunition stored on the offshore operation platform is enough for the unmanned combat group to consume ammunition for three days. If the ammunition is exceeded, remember to adjust the production plan of the offshore operation platform in a timely manner."

Once the flagship was loaded with raw materials, Lorraine led the squadron away from the bay near Jask Harbor and headed to Water Creek Town, 70 kilometers away.

At this time, the 30-meter-long electrothermal-chemical gun combined with the electromagnetic gun was fixed on the flagship's foredeck. If needed, the flagship could integrate this main gun into the ship's hull at any time.

When the flagship arrived at the bay outside Shuixi Town, it was already 4 a.m., and the sky was faintly lit by a white glow.

After multiple simulations confirmed that the lighters deployed in Shuixi Town would not cause the fire to spread to the surrounding coal mines, the only remaining tactical transport plane on the flight deck took off and evenly distributed 10 lighters around the abandoned mine pit.