Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 300 The mission continues
When the sound of cannon fire from Jiujiang City rang out, the battle at Banghu entered a completely new phase.

These expeditionary forces were no longer fighting alone; they received help from the “enemy,” which was the last thing they would have expected.

After a round of shelling, a large number of Christian defenders began to join the battle from the rear.

Their fighting spirit and combat effectiveness were far inferior to those of the Chinese army; in fact, they were even inferior to this hastily assembled expeditionary force.

But they did come.

Armed with various "outdated" weapons, they tentatively joined the expeditionary force's defensive line and began firing their weapons at the monsters in the distance.

In the beginning, their role was quite limited.

But soon, He Shuo delivered the weapons that had been prepared in advance to them.

In addition to the Type 75 rifle, there were also a large number of "inferior" or "outdated" rocket launchers acquired in advance.

They wouldn't look down on these weapons that the Chinese army wouldn't even consider.

Because this is already far better than what they have.

The firepower density on the Banghu defense line instantly increased to a new level. At the same time, those heavy cannons, as well as the two "giant cannons" that originally belonged to the Holy Guard Brigade but were left in Jiujiang after the reorganization of the Holy Army, were also pushed to the battlefield.

These cannons supplemented the expeditionary force's scarce heavy firepower. When the monsters got close enough, the skill level of gunnery was no longer the key factor affecting the artillery's combat effectiveness.

Load, aim, fire.

It's that simple.

After two rounds of shelling, two of the monsters already in the lake were hit by the shells and exploded into a pile of minced meat and blood on the lake surface.

The other few were suppressed by the dense bullets and unable to move, and were finally precisely harvested by the unmanned combat swarm carried by the expeditionary force.

But this is certainly not the end.

The relentless onslaught continued like a tidal wave, but half an hour later, with the arrival of bombers from Base 011, this beast tide heading north finally halted its frenzied advance.

The stalemate that He Shuo wanted has finally arrived.

At this moment, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"So, you already anticipated that Jiujiang City would join the war? Is that why you set up your defenses at Banghu?"

Li Xian looked at He Shuo with disbelief in his eyes, while He Shuo shook his head and replied:
“That’s just one of the reasons.”

"The Banghu defense line has its natural advantages. As you have seen, relying on the rich and complex water system as a barrier, our defensive pressure has already been greatly reduced."

"In fact, even if the Christian Guard in Jiujiang City doesn't come, we can hold out for half an hour."

"However, we have to sacrifice the first column of the expeditionary force and use them as filler infantry."

"Fortunately, I don't need to go that far."

"The commander of Jiujiang City is more rational than I expected."

".Understood."

Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief.

"So, what should we do next?"

"The beast tide has been stopped, our mission is complete, right?"

"No."

He Shuo shook his head again.

"No?! The beast tide has already suffered heavy losses on our defensive line. Why don't they abandon their northward attack and instead head northeast to directly attack Nanjing?"

As soon as he finished speaking, He Shuo glanced at Li Xian in surprise.

"Are you crazy?"

"Have you forgotten why we deployed our defenses here?"

“We never intended to eliminate them here.”

"Our goal is to cut off the beast tide, prevent the beast tides from merging from multiple directions, and create a time difference to defeat them one by one."

"If the beast tide really turns northeast, wouldn't that be exactly what we wanted?"

"If the commander behind the beast tide had basic intelligence, it certainly wouldn't have done this."

"It will definitely continue to try to advance northward."

"Our battle has only just begun."

"Is it just beginning?"

Li Xian's gaze shifted to the distant defensive line.

There, the expeditionary force and the Christian friars had already formed a close working relationship. In the previous battles, not a single one of them had died at the hands of the monsters.

The only injured person was someone who foolishly used his own weapon to accidentally injure himself.

The situation seems extremely optimistic.

But Li Xian knew that the fragility of this defense line was actually far greater than the frontline soldiers had imagined.

For this defensive line, the probability of victory or defeat is not from 0 to 100.

Instead, it's 0, or one hundred.

Either they manage to hold on, with casualties so low it's almost miraculous.

Either they will all die the moment the defense line is breached.

The defense line is as thin as a rope on a cliff.

Even a strong gust of wind could break it.

The hundreds of people clinging to the ropes could only rely on themselves and, more importantly, on that "heavy hammer" located tens of kilometers away.
Meanwhile, the Kitayamao defense line.

The corpses of more than a dozen monsters lay scattered across the wide plain, and the mission of the Fifth Platoon of the Infiltration Company had been successfully completed.

But at this moment, no one standing there showed any excitement or joy.

the reason is simple.

Two of my brothers died in the battle just now.

Even though they had the advantage in equipment, even though they possessed overwhelming firepower, and even though they had used all the information they had gathered to the fullest extent, there was one thing they could never change.

That is, the black box state of monsters from the perspective of humans.

No one can fully and accurately determine the characteristics of a monster through simple observation, nor can anyone predict its attack methods before it launches an attack.

As long as this cannot be achieved, no matter how cautious the team is, they can never guarantee 100% safety.

The accident happened with the last two monsters.

After the Fifth Squad used the arm shield close-in weapon system, rocket launchers, and recoilless rifles to clear out all the remaining monsters, the two monsters suddenly attacked them from hundreds of meters away without warning.

Thousands of bone spikes rained down from the sky like a dense rain of arrows, covering the area where the team was located.

With the help of drone surveillance and reconnaissance, the group was able to obtain information in advance about the arrival of the arrow rain.

However, a mere few seconds of lead time was not enough for all of them to quickly find suitable cover.

Forced to seek cover nearby, they narrowly escaped the monster's first attack.

However, the ensuing long-range attacks plunged them into a desperate situation.

The hurled boulder crashed to the ground, forcing the group, whose positions had already been locked, into a corner with nowhere to retreat.

The squad leader, attempting to retaliate, rushed close and, at great risk, shoved two rockets into the monster's mouth. The price he paid was being grazed by poisonous bone spikes.

His external injuries were not serious.

However, the neurotoxin caused him to lose his ability to breathe on his own in a very short time.

The whole body is paralyzed and the heart stops beating.

He didn't even have time to utter a single word before he died.

His last action was to strain his eyes to look at Yu Qian, who had rushed to his side to try and help him.

Then, just seconds later, he suddenly closed his eyes.

Death happens in an instant.

It came so heavily, yet so lightly.

Yu Qian's palm still held the warmth of the squad leader's nape, but he had no time to grieve for this soldier and comrade.

He picked up the sniper grenade that his squad leader had dropped.

Then, he stood up and said in a heavy tone:
"The squad leader has been killed in action."

"From now on, I will take over command."

"Now obey my orders."

"Everyone, get moving and carry your comrade's remains back to the Mengshi vehicle."

"Mission continues!"

(End of this chapter)