I participated in the development of EVA

That is to say, apart from the rapid response team that laid the N2 mines, there were no other humans on the front line.

wrong……

The rapid reaction force will also leave the front line after laying the N2 mines, which means that the only human who will actually fight with the apostles on the front line is Rei Ayanami.

While he felt sorry for Rei Ayanami, he was also surprised that NERV dared to hand over a large number of armed forces to the Three Sages System for control. This courage was beyond his imagination, but he changed his mind and felt relieved. After experiencing the Second Impact, the human population was reduced by half. In order to complete the global defense, a large number of troops had to be recruited.

however……

This is not realistic.

20:18:37

647. Nuclear Reactor

It is not that it cannot be done, nor is it necessary to conceal the existence of the apostles.

When it comes to the survival of mankind, there is nothing that cannot be done.

But most people are only suitable to be an infantryman, and the existence of infantry in this war is meaningless. That is to say, NERV not only has to recruit soldiers on a large scale, but also has to train them all to be aircraft and tank drivers. Only in this way can they play a role in the war. However, the military expenditure is too high.

For the continuation of civilization, we can ignore the cost issue.

The problem is that the global defense gap is too large, and if the current population were to fill it, the only option would be to retreat into the defense line.

Compared to the entire earth, a population of less than 30 billion is really too small.

And it can't last too long.

It is impossible for everyone to be under high pressure all the time. If this goes on for a long time, human civilization will definitely collapse. At the same time, all logistical support must be handed over to the Three Sages System.

Of course, the most important reason is that the current level of human technology is too low.

Planes, tanks, missiles...these mainstream weapons are not powerful enough to destroy the AT force field.

Only EVA can break the AT force field.

Planes, tanks, missiles... these mainstream weapons can only serve as a test and delay. Simply put, this is a war that is destined to be participated in by only a few people.

Is it because you think the era of airplanes, cannons and tanks is over that you handed over these armed forces to the Three Sages System?

Or is it because the Three Sages System controls these things for greater profits?

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it and felt that it should be both.

At this moment, fighter planes had already arrived at the scene and launched the first wave of special air-to-ground missiles at the apostles.

Although the situation on the scene was the same as the battle against the Water Angel in the original work, this apostle did not withstand the missile like the Water Angel. Instead, his eyes flashed white light and he fired a laser-like energy beam to intercept the missile in mid-air. Perhaps it was because mankind was favored by fate that not all of the dozen missiles were intercepted. One of the missiles pushed a special warhead towards the apostle when it exploded.

This is not a high-explosive warhead. Many experimental data have proved that diffusion explosion is the attack method that poses the least threat to the AT force field.

Therefore, the front end of this batch of special air-to-ground missiles is made of Longinus metal. Simply put, this type of missile is an anti-AT force field knight gun that uses modern methods to launch a sprint.

but……

The apostle possessed an unimaginable brain and reacted immediately.

He did not have the arrogance of the Water Angel at all, and cautiously fired another energy beam to destroy the warhead.

At the same time, the second wave of saturation missiles has also arrived.

This time it was not an air-to-ground missile launched by a fighter jet, but a precision-guided ground-to-ground missile.

"All missile signals have been lost..."

The apostle's reaction was too fast, and he successfully intercepted most of the missiles in the first time.

Only a few of them coincidentally hit the apostles after the explosion.

Although no results were achieved either, people realized at this time that the first time it happened was a coincidence, but if the same coincidence happened a second time, it was no longer a coincidence.

"It has been confirmed that this is the result of the Three Sages System's temporary response and adjustment of trajectory parameters."

At this moment, a thought flashed through people's minds.

This is the war between apostles.

Whether it is the interception operation of the apostles or the temporary adjustment of orbital parameters by the Three Sages System, these are not things that can be done by human power.

The incident happened suddenly, and NERV's main defense focus at this stage was on the three major countries. Therefore, the armed forces on the Japanese side could only carry out these two waves of saturation strikes.

Although Fumihiko Ikari was not clear about what arrangements NERV had made, he knew in his heart that although there was a firepower vacuum on the battlefield now, the attack would definitely not end like this. The reason was simple. From Ritsuko Akagi's reaction, it could be seen that the reappearance of the Angel had aroused the fear of a second impact hidden deep in people's hearts.

Now humans are not attacking the apostles, but are venting the fear that has been suppressed in their hearts for a long time.

"The first wave of intercontinental missiles will arrive at the battlefield in thirty-five seconds."

Just when he was thinking about whether humans would drop a nuclear bomb directly, Fumihiko Ikari heard this report and subconsciously asked a question in return.

"Nuclear warhead?"

"No, it's loaded with rifle bullets."

Before the operator finished reporting the situation, Naoko Akagi appeared in the command room.

"I think that in the current situation, we should conduct a test to activate the Type 02 prototype. It is too risky to face the enemy with only one Unit-."

Thinking that Rei Ayanami would be the only one present at the scene later, Fumihiko Ikari frowned and agreed.

"can."

At the same time, two reports came from the scene.

"The missile was intercepted. According to the calculations of the Three Sages system, the enemy's energy attack power has decreased. It is recommended to adopt a war of attrition."

Energy drop?

Is the S2 mechanism still a work in progress? Can't form a perpetual motion loop? Let the energy exist in a vacuum period?

Or……

Is this just an artificial apostle cultivated by Seele using the incomplete genes of the Water Angel?

Before Fumihiko Ikari could digest the news, his attention was drawn away by another broadcast.

"The nuclear reactor has been handed over, and Unit 0 is being loaded..."

Nuclear reactor???

What the hell is a nuclear reactor?!

Let Unit-00 carry a nuclear bomb and fight? ? ? ? This is too outrageous!

He didn't know much about nuclear physics, but he knew that the crisis caused by the JA robot in the original work was related to the explosion of a nuclear reactor.

"Stop! Unit-00 is not allowed to carry a nuclear reactor."

There was a moment of silence in the command room.

After a while, the person in charge on site spoke.

"This is an order from above."

"Don't worry about it, put the nuclear reactor on the back-up plan!"

After Ikari Fumihiko yelled back, he calmed down and immediately started to find a reason for his behavior.

“Well, I mean it’s just too risky.

Unit 00 is not designed to carry a nuclear reactor. If it is put together in such a rough way, even without fighting, it is very likely that if Unit 00 moves, the nuclear reactor will become unstable and cause an explosion. In such a close-range sudden nuclear explosion, Unit 00 may be destroyed before it even has time to deploy its force field. "

The person in charge touched his forehead and sweated.

If Ikari Fumihiko hadn't added this, he really didn't know what to do next.

Neither the parliament nor Fumihiko Ikari were people he could afford to offend.

Moreover, he did not want any conflicts to arise between the parliament and Fumihiko Ikari. Today, mankind needs the parliament to control the overall situation, and also needs Fumihiko Ikari's wisdom.

If any conflict really breaks out between the two sides, there may be no future for mankind.

Before he could report the news, the parliament received the message.

"The parliament has passed a resolution to make Minister Ikari's order the highest priority in this battle."

20:18:49

648. More embarrassing than a rain angel

The most crucial thing about this notice is not the supreme command authority, but this time.

Ikari Fumihiko noticed this, but didn't care.

Power is not a gift from others.

In other words, a good blacksmith must have strong tools himself. The reason why the NERV parliament compromised this time was mainly because he had the capital to make the other party compromise.

It was not the reasons he gave that convinced Parliament.

After hesitating for a moment, he glanced at the distance between Unit-00 and the Angel and immediately asked.

"Is there an umbilical cord of the same model nearby?"

"No."

"Then we can modify an umbilical cord to connect Unit 00 to the nuclear reactor."

The power of Unit 0 is a problem that must be solved.

The simple solution now is what Fumihiko Ikari said.

"The order has been given."

"No need to notify us once the transformation is complete. We will directly arrange for fighter jets to transport it there."

"Yes."

At this moment, Fumihiko Ikari noticed that the fire from the missile explosion on the big screen became more brilliant than before, and his heart sank immediately.

"Are the Lance missiles gone?"

"Gone."

Longinus Metal can be forged into modern weapons, the only problem is that its production capacity is controlled by Seele.

This batch of missiles squeezed out some Longinus Metal in order to verify the effectiveness of special missiles on apostles, and most of them were invested in artificial god experiments and second-generation aircraft research and development. The reason for making such a choice is naturally because special missiles may not be able to be recovered after being fired, which means that special missiles are disposable consumables.

Relatively speaking, it is more cost-effective to make limited Longinus metal into EVA.

Of course, if the missiles were effective against the apostles, this defect would not be a problem. The main reason is that from the current situation, missile attacks are basically all ineffective.

The Three Wise Men system had already collected enough data during the two years of simulated combat training, so there was no need for anyone to command on the scene. The Three Wise Men system constantly adjusted its strategy, tested the apostles, and listed the calculated enemy data on the big screen. One of the data attracted the most attention.

Energy levels drop.

Simply put, the enemy's attack power is decreasing.

At the same time, the Three Sages System also gave relevant speculations. It may be that the enemy is trying to save energy, or the total amount of energy of the enemy is weakening, or the enemy may have high intelligence and is showing weakness.

In addition to these, the data of Mimic Apostles who had similar situations in a large number of training battles were also listed.

There is still no need for anyone to make a decision. The Three Sages System will conduct relevant probing attacks to test the specific situation of the apostles based on the database data.

Although the apostles' pace was not stopped under the crazy attack of modern firepower, their advance speed was greatly slowed down, which delayed a lot of time for the human side.

"It has been confirmed that the energy level has dropped, and three missiles have completed the breakthrough!"

The situation at the scene was too chaotic, and satellites could no longer see the specific situation and could only observe continuous explosions.

If the observers had not reported the situation, no one would have noticed it.

"The missile was blocked. According to the Three Sages' system, the enemy deployed an AT force field!"

Without waiting for anyone to ask, the observer reported the situation.

"The breakout missile is a high-frequency vibration piercing missile."

The piercing missile is similar to the spear missile made of Longinus metal, but the former does not rely on Longinus metal, but on high-vibration particles to attack the at force field. It is obvious that the previous high-explosive bombs were all the three sages system consuming the apostles' manpower, or looking for the apostles' blind spots, in order to find a chance for the piercing missile to break through.

At the same time, the front-line scenes also appeared on the big screen.

An at force field was stretched out in front of the apostle, reflecting a warm spectrum under the moonlight, and the three piercing missiles that broke through sprayed high-temperature tail flames and pushed the special warheads to hit the at force field.

At the same time, a specially made high-vibration particle dagger was activated.