Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 204: Taking advantage of the situation
Emerald City, 3101.

Red Falcon was reporting: "Since the war began seven days ago, Shell City has been hit by a total of 28 rounds of air strikes, destroying 300 houses, mushroom houses, city walls, and shelter caves. Ports, streets, and warehouses were heavily bombed."

"According to the real-time intelligence sent by Bedougong, the death toll is 243, and the number of injured has reached more than 700. The core materials were dispersed and transferred to the cave in advance, but they still suffered a certain degree of damage."

"The Steelworks was hit by 11 rounds of air strikes, and the No. 2 blast furnace was destroyed. The steel plant has completely stopped production, and the mine has also stopped operating. The death toll from the air strikes was 61, of which 49 were caused by the destruction of the mine and blast furnace."

Zhou Yi frowned when he heard this.

This is the result of early warning and prevention.

As soon as the air force of the Lord of Mie Ding appeared, it was under satellite surveillance. However, even so, due to the lack of high-altitude forces, both Shell City and Fullmetal City could hardly counterattack and could only passively try their best to evacuate.

The enemy air force attacked in formation.

Its core combat force is the Thunder Beast.

It was a large triangular B-level creature that could fly at an altitude of 4000 meters. It was shaped like an arrow and had strong defense and vitality.

When it attacks, it ejects red eggs from two cavities in its abdomen, making a thunderous sound. These eggs do not hatch offspring, but are used as explosive weapons, which can attack and detonate enemies at high speed.

The thunder beast bombed the ground from high altitude.

There are three types of light nano species escorting it.

On the outermost edge are two sentinel birds, whose vision can detect danger and ground conditions.

Further in are 10 thorn birds, which clean up and drive away any suspicious objects that approach.

The two C-level hunting foxes guarding the innermost side are bat-like creatures with wide wings. They are 2 meters wide, agile and swift, and can use sound waves to stun and confuse the enemy, and can also use claws and fangs to fight hand-to-hand.

The entire air strike team is a combination of biological bombers + escort aircraft + early warning aircraft + fighter jets, and is fully configured.

They set out at night, bombing the ground as they flew. The only air force on the ground was the phantom fish, but the phantom fish did not fly high enough, and with the presence of the thorn birds and hunting foxes, they were unable to effectively stop them.

The front line was suppressed by the enemy's powerful air force.

Beidugong also felt helpless: "Generally speaking, this kind of intensive air strike is difficult to carry out. It takes time for the Thunder Beast to produce enough red eggs for an attack. It will take at least a week to complete the attack reserve again."

"But the enemy has made an improved combination. They built a simple ammunition depot on the back of the Thunder Beast and deployed bomb-throwing soldiers. These soldiers will take out the modified energy bombs from the ammunition depot and throw them on the ground."

"This double mixed bombing not only causes more damage to a wider area, but also consumes less energy from the thunder beasts. As long as there are enough energy bombs, we can continue the air strikes."

Energy bombs are a type of explosive modified from energy packs. Originally, they were mostly used to blast mountains and mine. When combined with thunder beasts, they become simple and easy-to-use high-altitude bombs.

The two captains of the Beiyang Corps were very calm.

"Air power cannot be sustained for a long time because of the huge consumption. The first month is the most difficult time, when the Thunder Beasts have the most ammunition and the attacked are most likely to be defeated."

"As long as we do a good job of regional defense and stick to the city's defense system, the enemy will have to launch a landing and siege operation if they want to occupy this place."

The Shell City was bombed into ruins. Beidugong decisively began to evacuate women and children, and Steel Alchemy City was forced to stop construction due to the air raid.

But the Development League is not without any results.

Prince Bedu led his troops to hold the Dead Sea defense line in the north, blocking the main force of Prince Mieding's fleet outside the safe zone.

Although there was a gap in the number of warships between the enemy and us, Bedougong relied on his rich experience and combat skills to lure the enemy into the high-pressure area. Relying on the terrain advantage of the Dead Sea, he severely damaged and caused a C-class warship of the enemy to lose its combat capability, and sank two D-class warships.

at the same time.

Qin Xie, who seemed to have lost contact, suddenly led his team to the Dead Sea and penetrated the enemy's rear. Qin Xie drove the B-class heavy cruiser White Dove and cooperated with the C-class light cruisers Changfeng and Thornbird to destroy three enemy medium-sized logistics ships and two escorting D-class warships, and then quickly evacuated.

This fire in the rear forced the enemy to temporarily suspend its offensive and retreat partially to protect its logistical supplies.

Only after the strategy was achieved did Qin Xie contact Zhou Yi using the communicator.

"Sorry, for the sake of confidentiality, I did not tell anyone about this operation. Including the captains of the four ships in our heavy cruiser escort, they only learned about our attack targets half a day ago."

The young man smiled and said, "It's a lucky result. It's difficult to deal with Lord Mie Ding's fleet head-on, so we can only lure the enemy deep into our territory and then attack their weak points."

He downplayed it, but attacking deep behind enemy lines is extremely risky and requires high execution and judgment.

But the deterrence to the enemy was immediate.

When it comes to commanding battles, Qin Xie really has something.

"Compared to my results, the Spine Hunters you sent out are more impressive. I didn't expect the Spine Hunters to be so powerful, and they are equipped with machine guns with a range of one kilometer."

He asked curiously, "But the Thunder Beast has a strong defense, and there are so many flying Light Na species escorting it. How did you manage to seriously injure it and shoot it down?"

"Can you tell me something?"

Zhou Yi thought for a moment. Since they were all comrades in the same trench, they had to be frank and open with each other, which would also make it easier for Qin Xie to make tactical judgments.

"It's not just Lie Hai who's on the attack this time, there's also another employee of our company, Jiong He."

"It is a concentrator."

There was a hissing sound from the communicator.

"This... Could it be that you recruited the Concentrator in the prison in United City last time?"

"No. It's not important."

Zhou Yi explained: "Lie Hai used the Gatling gun to fire at the thunder beast, but it was actually a feint to provide cover for Jiong He, so that it could accurately locate the thunder beast and use the light sword to penetrate and kill the weak position."

"This focused body that specializes in attack is truly terrifying..."

Qin Xie sighed, "Without a corresponding concentrator, it would be almost impossible to limit its speed and damage. Lord Mieding must be having a headache now. We also have strategic-level weapons that are difficult to counter."

Zhou Yi thought, if only it were that simple.

He told the other party: "Jiong He can indeed penetrate the thunder beast, but it is difficult to kill it directly."

"Miaodinggong sent out at least three thunder beasts this time. We have killed one so far, making it unable to fight for a short period of time. It was a surprise attack. It is still difficult to completely eliminate this B-level life."

Zhou Yi also asked Jiong He to kill the opponent as much as possible.

The Concentrated Light said, "Chairman, we can kill it, but it will take up most of my current strength."

"If I want to create a light blade that can kill it instantly, I must overload the machine to gather and compress the energy. Afterwards, I will need a long period of recuperation and recovery. Light seeds alone cannot replenish it quickly."

So Zhou Yi chose another path.

Just make the Thunder Beast temporarily lose its combat power.

"According to my inside information, Lord Mieding has at least nine thunder beasts."

Qin Xie warned, "These guys will only be more careful in the future. They may even configure corresponding counter-light printing devices, or find defensive props or light nano-seed combinations. We must be prepared for a protracted war."

"I have now joined forces with Beidu Gong, and we will launch a joint operation to complete the deployment and blocking of the sea. I will contact you if there is any progress."

End the conversation with Qin Xie.

Zhou Yi felt a little relieved.

The Destroyer was coming with great force, and this high-intensity air raid would be difficult to counter without a focusing body.

The first wave of impact was managed.

Although Shell City and Steel Refinery City ahead have stopped production and business, the previous trade with United City has accumulated a lot of resources for them. Coupled with the support of material transportation from the Sand Port area, there will be no problem in the short term.

Refugees are being sent to the Shagang area in the rear area one after another.

The Duke of Shahai absorbed and resettled a large number of immigrants, allowing them to engage in new productive forces to supply the front-line defense resistance.

Zhou Yi also made adjustments to the company. He used Emerald City to build a northern extension line to the forest and built a long enough dam there.

This makes the dam large enough to accommodate 3000 workers, and the workers' housing is in mushroom houses on both sides of the dam. In this way, work and life are in the same area, which can reduce commuting distances.

If necessary, the dam can be further extended into the Dead Sea to expand its scale.

There will be various problems in resettling unemployed refugees, but Yuan Tong is very understanding and promised to ensure that new employees work in an orderly manner and integrate into the company's order.

Zhou Yi felt relieved.

Fortunately, there is a mining industry that can accommodate a large number of workers. Even ordinary people without skills can earn labor remuneration by joining this system.

Just as Zhou Yi was paying attention to the battle situation on the front line, Hong Xun said, "Ding Ye is outside the gate asking for a visit."

"It says there's a captive who wants to see you."

"The prisoner said that he knew the location of a Dead Sea alien. That alien was once in the hands of the Princess of Mie Ding, but it sank into the Dead Sea after the explosion. Although it was severely damaged, it was not completely destroyed."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

This is an architectural life in the wild.

"Let Ding Ye bring people up."

(End of this chapter)