Chapter 753
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"Stick to the line of defense! Hold on to me!"
The beach was filled with the whistling of rockets and the roar of soldiers. The corpses of mud crabs were strewn all over the place, curling up into charred briquettes on the beach. However, the xenomorphs don't know what fear is by nature. Instead of making them retreat, the death of their companions aroused their ferocity.
Several times, the mudcrabs pierced through the NAC's defense line. Soldiers wearing mechanical exoskeletons had to meet these alien soldiers, resisting the torrent of steel with their flesh and blood, waiting for Fireball-1 to cover the battlefield, and destroying the mudcrabs that broke through the defense line. After that, place the stakes again.
After a whole day of fierce fighting, when dusk fell, the mud crab's offensive finally slowed down. Perhaps it was because the mud crabs that had ended hibernation had been emptied, and the remaining mud crabs chose to lurk in the water temporarily, waiting for more companions to wake up from hibernation, and then launched an offensive against the defense line on Desperate Beach.
On this day, the ammunition that NAC leaned on the beach can already be piled up into a hill.
Li Wang opened the mask of the helmet, sat down on the stool, took the nutritional mixture from the logistics staff, raised his head and drank two bottles vigorously. He has been on the front line all day, and he hasn't had a drop of water since the early hours of the morning.
At this time, the adjutant came forward and reported to him the situation on the front line.
"From early morning to now, we have emptied 107 boxes of ammunition, and the remaining ammunition is only enough for us to last for another two days."
"How is the wall built?"
"Ten percent left."
Li Wang nodded.
Great, keep the momentum going and it should be done by noon tomorrow.
Looking at the sea level in the distance, the waves rolled up white foam, and it was unknown whether it was the rolling tide or the white foam spit out by mud crabs waking up from hibernation. No one knows how much time the mud crabs will give them to breathe, but after drinking the nutrient potion, the soldiers went to the beach to find some mud crab roe, returned to the rear of the position, lit a fire, skewered them with branches and grilled them. .
Normally, they would definitely come to drink two jugs of small wine to savor, but obviously there is no such condition at this moment. After wiping the crab roe in their hands, they raised their rifles and returned to the front line, resting while waiting for a new round of offensive.
Taking advantage of this gap, Li Wang summoned his subordinates in the command room and made adjustments to the frontline deployment.
at this time,
A person raised the curtain of the command room and walked into the barracks.
"Marshal?!" Seeing the visitor clearly, Li Wang immediately opened his eyes wide with joy, and greeted him, "Great, you are finally back!"
After Miss Lin came back from Datun Mountain Natural Park, Li Wang was always worried about Jiang Chen's safety. If it weren't for the fact that the front line couldn't divide the manpower, Jiang Chen personally ordered to leave it alone, and he was ready to send someone there to find him.
Jiang Chen nodded to him with a smile, and immediately asked about the situation on the front line.
"How's the situation on the front line?"
"It's very serious, there are too many mud crabs, but we managed to complete 80% of the project before the early morning of February 28th. We can complete the wall by tomorrow at the latest!" Li Wang Said categorically.
"Where are the casualties?" Jiang Chen asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Seven deaths and five injuries... Some mutants of these mud crabs can spray corrosive acid, and the casualties are mainly caused by these mutants."
Seven dead and five injured, the battle damage is still within the acceptable range, Jiang Chen also heaved a sigh of relief.
If he really couldn't hold it, he was still more inclined to evacuate from Yizhou Island temporarily, and return to the island after the summer solstice to complete the line of defense. Although I want to start the construction of the space elevator earlier, if the expeditionary force suffers a large number of casualties because of this, it will not be worth the loss.
"I will ask Wang Qing to arrange for the families of the soldiers who died in battle. I will leave this line of defense to you." Jiang Chen
"Obey!" Li Wang saluted, paused for a moment, then continued, "There is one more thing I have to report to you."
"What's the matter?" Jiang Chen stopped when he was about to leave, turned around and asked.
"Some time ago, under the instigation of people with ulterior motives, the survivors went on strike, which almost brought the project to a complete standstill. According to my subsequent investigation, I found that those people with ulterior motives were the secret agents sent by Vault 79."
Careful work?
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.
Idiots, my people risked their lives to help you stand in front and block these ghost things on the beach, but you are doing small tricks behind, and you even have the idea of building a fence?
I'm just tired of living!
Li Wang looked at Jiang Chen, quietly waiting for his order.
"Defend this line of defense first, and then assign two hundred people to take over town No. 79."
"What about the people in Vault 79?"
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows, and a sneer curled up at the corner of his mouth.
"The descendant will not be killed."
As for those who do not surrender? Then go to hell!
After entrusting the defense line to Li Wang, Jiang Chen walked around the front line and showed his face in front of the soldiers. When the Marshal came to the front to oversee the battle, the morale of these exhausted soldiers rose to a new level, and they vowed to stick to the defense and never retreat half a step.
For the marshal who unified Suzhou and Hangzhou provinces, they, the survivors who once wandered in the wasteland and lived a hard life, admired them from the bottom of their hearts. This cult of personality has even risen to the height of belief.
After all, in this atheistic land, there are not many things that can be regarded as spiritual sustenance...
Without staying too long on the beach, Jiang Chen immediately returned to the airship Order.
When he boarded the airship, Lin Ling was standing in the cockpit of the airship, looking out the window ecstatically.
It was getting dark, two days had passed, but Jiang Chen still didn't come back. Although she knew that Jiang Chen would be fine, she still couldn't help but worry that he might run into trouble on the mountain.
At this time, the sound of opening the door sounded behind her, and Lin Ling turned around, her red and black eyes suddenly burst into joy.
But soon, she tried her best to hide the joy and hummed twice.
"You, are you finally back?"
The change of expression was a little too stiff. If you're worried, just say it... It's not a bad thing to care about people. As for covering up like this?
Jiang Chen didn't say anything, walked to her side with a smile, stretched out his hand as if conjuring a USB flash drive, and handed it to her, "I don't understand the model number, anyway, this is the model of the nuclear fusion generator in Qingshui Nuclear Power Plant. The design drawings are compatible with three kinds of nuclear fuels, such as deuterium, tritium, and helium-3. There is also a management AI for nuclear power facilities, and I will leave the integration to you.”
"Hmph, I won't work in vain—" Lin Ling took the USB drive from Jiang Chen's hand, Lin Ling just wanted to say a few words arrogantly, but before she finished speaking, Jiang Chen smiled and took the USB flash drive. The box of mango pudding was stuffed in her hand.
Having been directly seen through her heart, Lin Ling blushed and turned her head away.
"I made you worry." Jiang Chen rubbed her little head with a smile, "Don't eat too much at night, go to bed early."
"kindness."
Lin Ling subconsciously responded.
When she recovered, Jiang Chen had already left the command room. Looking at the direction he left, a trace of mist appeared in her eyes.
After a long time, the small mouth moved slightly to say two words.
"Stupid..." (To be continued.)
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