Chapter 238 The battle begins!
A breeze blew by, and the wormwood in the dark wilderness swayed gently, creating ripples. Since the sky was completely covered by dark clouds, there was no sunlight to cause the water vapor to evaporate and flow, and the wind on the ground became much less, especially in the wilderness, which always gave people a feeling of dead silence and depression.
Under a patch of weeds five kilometers away from Dawn Fortress, a wild rabbit that had not yet mutated was running fast, its ruby-like eyes full of panic. Not far behind it was the source of danger, five ferocious predators. However, these predators were not natural enemies in the traditional sense, but five of their own kind. However, these "same kind" had already mutated, with spikes all over their bodies. The two incisors that were originally used to chew plants had become sharp canine teeth, and smelly saliva kept dripping from their mouths.
In the eyes of these predators, the one running in front of them, who was once their own kind, is a delicious meal. Similar scenes are played out every day under every piece of wormwood in the wilderness.
Five meters... three meters... one meter... the distance was getting closer and closer. Although the unmutated "native" hare could gain a speed advantage at the beginning, it could not compare with its mutated counterparts in terms of endurance.
It could even sense the fishy breath coming from behind it. The survival instinct engraved in its genes made it struggle even harder, but it was useless...
At this moment, there was a sudden rumbling sound from the ground, and gravel and soil began to jump in the vibration. This sudden sound saved the hare from disaster, because the mutated fellows behind him seemed to be attracted by the sound and turned to the direction where the sound came from.
The hare turned and scurried into the tall weeds, escaping from this dangerous place.
"Puff..." A muffled sound was heard, and the five mutant rabbits were instantly crushed into meat paste by a wide and cold tank track.
"Buzz--" The hum of the engine was like the howl of a buffalo. A "Qilin" main battle tank had emerged from the tall wormwood, with its thick gun barrel pointing straight forward, ready to spray out angry flames at any time.
Then came the second one, the third one... Hundreds of tanks and self-propelled artillery, as well as a larger number of armored personnel carriers, emerged from the depths of the wormwood and moved forward.
In the sky, the wings of the "Huoyanshan" armed helicopter made a huge noise, blowing all the wormwood on the ground down, revealing a wider field of vision. Seven dazzling points of light, one silver and six blue, were suspended in the front of the entire army, quietly looking ahead.
Not far in front of the army, a strangely shaped fortress with light from some artificial sources was faintly visible in the dim wilderness. It was their destination, the Dawn Fortress!
If it was before the outbreak of the biochemical crisis, this kind of urban siege battle would have already started tens or even hundreds of kilometers away. It's just that the electronic signals are now completely blocked and the darkness between heaven and earth has made the combat distance between the two sides return to the state of war when hot weapons had just appeared.
"Elder, we are too close to the Dawn Fortress. At this distance, we can rush in all at once." In the sky, Wu Chi said to Xu Hao through the communication system of the Colonial Armor. When they were more than ten kilometers away, Wu Chi had suggested Xu Hao to carry out a covering bombardment, but Xu Hao rejected it because the distance was too far and it was impossible to accurately aim in the dark. And looking at the current state of the Dawn Fortress, it would not have any defenses.
After all, they came all the way in a swagger, and except for a few lone mutant Zergs and some zombies that passed by occasionally, they did not see any spies from the Dawn Fortress. It is beyond doubt that the Dawn Fortress did not notice the attack from the Chuancheng Fortress, because no one can escape the detection of Xu Hao's silver colonization suit. Moreover, all the combat vehicles were painted black, blending into the wilderness, and could not be detected from a distance. It would only feel like a gust of wind passing through the wilderness.
Most of the soldiers in the Chuancheng Fortress believed that this was the reason why the Dawn Fortress was so quiet. Those mutants must be eating lunch now, or maybe they will take a nice nap and have a good dream later. But their sweet dreams are about to be replaced by nightmares...
Hearing Wu Chi's words, Xu Hao did not overreact this time. Wu Chi's suggestion coincided with his. It was only a distance of five kilometers. It would only take a few minutes for the entire Chuancheng Fortress army to rush directly into the Dawn Fortress and start a massacre!
"Bombers move forward and carry out carpet bombing. Helicopter squadrons move forward and carry out covering strikes in two minutes. The armored and infantry divisions adjust the output power of vehicle engines and launch lightning strikes in three minutes." Because of the strong interference of the black clouds in the sky, not all combat vehicles could connect to radio communications. Therefore, Xu Hao directly turned on the loudspeaker on the silver colonization suit and issued the order.
The originally quiet wilderness was immediately filled with Xu Hao's voice, which spread far toward the Dawn Fortress. The voice was so loud that the people in the Dawn Fortress would be alerted immediately.
But even if they wanted to be alert now, it was too late. A few minutes were enough for the Chuancheng Fortress Army to launch a large-scale attack!
The bombers in the sky immediately headed towards Dawn Fortress, preparing to empty the high-explosive aerial bombs in the magazines at once and then return. Conservative estimates show that these powerful aerial bombs are enough to paralyze Dawn Fortress's defensive firepower by 50%.
Including several colonists, all the people in the Chuancheng army were full of confidence, preparing for the explosion of the first bomb to start the battle. They could even see the panicked faces of the mutants...
"Boom boom boom--" Continuous explosions were heard. The huge fireballs and smoke columns created by the high-explosive aerial bombs instantly ignited the entire Dawn Fortress, turning it into a sea of fire.
At the same time, fifty "Flame Mountain" armed helicopters were already in place, and began to fire rockets continuously, like a rain of fire falling on the Dawn Fortress. The reason why these armed helicopters were codenamed "Flame Mountain" was because of their huge ammunition load and extremely strong firepower. Now it seems that they really lived up to their name. The focus of their attack was the turrets standing on the edge of the Dawn Fortress. In a flash, these turrets were completely covered in smoke!
"Attack!" Seeing that their own air force had completely suppressed the enemy, Xu Hao roared into the intercom and rushed out first.
Immediately, the entire army on the ground responded, the tank engines roared, and the tracks rolled over the long wormwood and hard ground, leaving behind green marks.
"Boom--" The self-propelled artillery opened fire first! The bombing effect of the volley of artillery fire was amazing, and the main building of the Dawn Fortress was instantly dragged into a sea of fire.
"Elder, something is wrong!" Just after Xu Hao rushed out, Wu Chi came over and stopped him.
Xu Hao was full of fighting spirit at this time, ready to avenge his previous humiliation, but was stopped by Wu Chi and immediately became furious: "Wu Chi, do you believe that I will chop you down right now?! If you want to fight for the merit of the battle, go and fight on your own!"
"That's not what I meant. Elder, don't you think something is wrong with Dawn Fortress?!" Wu Chi was so anxious that he almost shouted. Just when he realized something was wrong, the armored corps below had already rushed forward for several kilometers and just reached the edge of Dawn Fortress.
"Our army is advancing like a rocket, and the Dawn Fortress can't even organize a resistance. What's wrong with that!?" Xu Hao said angrily.
"It's wrong to say there is no resistance! Elder, haven't you noticed that the Dawn Fortress hasn't fired a single shot yet!" Wu Chi said anxiously. Even though he was sent by the Council of Elders to monitor Xu Hao, he couldn't just sit back and watch the army of the Chuancheng Fortress suffer a tragic defeat.
"Boom--" At this moment, a dull explosion was heard, and everyone felt a stuffy sensation in their chest, as if a punch from God had hit the ground . Xu Hao and others in the sky could even see ripples formed by the shock wave shaking the weeds, spreading towards this place!
The land where the armored vehicles that had rushed out were located collapsed instantly, and a collapsed area of tens of thousands of square meters appeared , trapping them!
