The air force is very convenient and can achieve a very high battle loss ratio.
In the internal war of mankind, mastering air supremacy can be said to have the key to victory to a certain extent.
But this can only be true to a certain extent, not absolutely.
Within human beings, there have been cases where armies with absolute air supremacy were ultimately defeated.
Today's war is between mice and men.
Rats are more talented than humans at digging holes in the ground to make shelter.
Therefore, if you rely solely on the air force, unless you have inexhaustible bombs and fuel reserves, it will never be possible to completely annihilate the rat swarm, and it may even be slowly eroded by the opponent's huge numerical advantage brought by their reproductive talents.
In human cities.
Therefore, air combat only determines the direction of the situation, but it is land combat that can truly determine the outcome.
The rat army was already very scattered when it advanced, and during the air battle, the rat army continued to spread further.
After the defeat in the air battle, the rat army dispersed even faster.
Therefore, the battlefield space is stretched very large.
When Zhou You discovered the rat army, tens of millions of rats were spread over an area of about three to four square kilometers.
The distribution range of rats has now expanded to an area of at least six square kilometers.
At the same time, although the human air force has been focusing on attacking the rats trying to gain the commanding heights, the rat army's counterattack is still sharp.
For example, the giant fireworks, although they were destroyed many times, were successfully launched by mice three times.
Every time, these fireworks were blown into the pile of human flying vehicles in the air.
The losses to fixed-wing aircraft and single-rotor aircraft were not heavy, but the losses to airships that used hydrogen balloons as aeronautical carriers were huge.
After all, things like hydrogen ignite when exposed to fire and are very difficult to prevent.
Everyone knows that helium is better than hydrogen, but the production capacity of helium is much lower than that of hydrogen, so there is nothing we can do about it.
In addition, even though humans have been carrying out carpet bombing, some rats have already started digging burrows before reaching the top of the mountain, and slowly reached the commanding heights under the cover of the burrows, and then dug tunnels on the spot. It is really true that
Create a lot of high-point positions for these mice.
Originally, the front paws of mice were very convenient for digging holes in the soil. Now iron claws are also used, and the efficiency of digging holes is even worse than before.
After nearly forty or fifty minutes of fighting between the two sides, the mixed army force composed of the Lelai Militia Corps and the Zhou family's elite regiment finally arrived on the battlefield.
Considering that the battle line has been stretched too far, the Army troops did not completely disperse and try to surround the rats, which was unrealistic. Instead, they relied on simple robot dogs with the ability to cross-country on foot and additionally equipped with full-coverage armor.
As the vanguard, the robot set up a broad front two kilometers long, and then advanced rapidly and steadily forward.
Under the orders of the commanders and soldiers, some of the elite troops advanced faster. When other troops had just reached the mountainside, they had already begun to attack the commanding heights on the top of the mountain.
At this time, most of the explosive ammunition carried by the Lelai Air Force for its first dispatch had been exhausted.
Slow-moving vehicles that are easily shot down must retreat. Some fixed-wing and high-performance drones with faster maneuverability can also shuttle across the battlefield under the control of elite pilots and use firearms to cause damage.
All including airships and large rotorcraft have returned.
On the other side, a convoy of five trucks was rushing towards the battlefield.
Loaded in these five trucks were improvised bombs that had been manufactured in large quantities by logistics personnel in Lelai County over the past few days.
Since shrinking, humans have been doing mainly two things.
First, resettlement personnel, as long as they are still alive, must settle into settlements as much as possible. This is due to the shrinkage of human body size. In the face of small animals in the past, medium and large animals today, and even lizards and the like
No one can take an absolute physical advantage over other creatures. Living in isolation has become a very dangerous thing.
Second, digest existing resources, quickly restore productivity, and rely on past technologies to miniaturize various materials and production tools.
So far, in Lelai County, this entire process has been going on for several months.
People have gone from being at a loss when facing the change at the beginning to being at ease now.
As early as a month or two ago, people knew that sooner or later there would be a war today, so from the beginning they have been working hard to increase production capacity and prepare for the war.
In addition to producing a large number of vehicles that can satisfy an air force of 100,000 people, they also produced a large number of improvised bombs as reserve resources.
The reason why these transport trucks did not set off immediately was because the air force itself could carry a large amount of ammunition at one time and could sustain it for a long time. It was also because the army had to go ahead to prevent these trucks from carrying a large amount of explosives.
The baggage troops were ambushed by the main combat force of Rat.
It's just right now.
A handful of elite armies with exceptionally well-equipped equipment are advancing furiously.
Following the steel sharp knives composed of multi-legged robots and gear-tracked armored vehicles, these elite troops quickly advanced towards the commanding heights of the mountain top.
Part of the rat army on the commanding heights of the mountain failed to form an effective organization.
Although these rats relied on their strong survival ability to survive bombings that far exceeded Van Fleet's equivalent in a unit area, the baggage equipment they carried suffered a devastating blow and failed to successfully carry them up the mountain.
Therefore, most of the weapons held by these rats at this time were only moderately powerful and relatively simple back-mounted firearms, as well as some not-so-large bombs.
These weapons can pose a huge threat to ordinary soldiers wearing only light armor and simple body armor, but when facing elites with electric-driven armored robots, infantry fighting vehicles, and even mini tanks, they become mere decorations.
However, the rat army at some commanding heights is not so easy to deal with.
These mice have already dug holes in the ground before reaching the top of the mountain.
Although the advancement speed was relatively slow, it completely escaped several rounds of bombings by the Air Force.
Moreover, after arriving at the commanding heights, these rat armies did not rush to build fortifications on the ground. Instead, they kept quietly hiding under the ground and building underground fortifications.
It wasn't until the elite human army was about to climb the top of the mountain that they suddenly appeared from the ground and used recoilless rocket launchers that were modified from the rocket launchers used by humans during the Spring Festival.
There are also some smoothbore cannons made of steel pipes, as well as more precise rifled cannons used to build sniper gun positions. Although the wires of the rat's rifled cannons are not precise, and they are even made entirely of rat workers, they are still useful.
Got it out.
There are even some rats that simply tie their bodies full of explosives. These rats are the lowest-level worker rats with little intelligence and can only honestly carry out the clear orders issued by their superiors, the Rat King.
But these low-intelligence rats have stronger physical abilities than those high-level rats.
After all, in a rat colony society, it is these worker rats that are engaged in hard work. When there is no shortage of food, hard work itself is a way to exercise the body. Therefore, these self-destructing rats can run very fast, and a
All places are brave and fearless of death.
In addition to hot weapons, today's rats are also equipped with a large number of cold weapons.
Therefore, when the elite human army goes up the mountain, they each encounter different situations.
Some army elites did not encounter rats at all, easily occupied the commanding heights, and were able to build positions and fortifications with peace of mind.
Some elites encountered resistance from a small number of rats. However, these simple firearms and small bombs could not even break through the thickened acrylic panels on the armor of the infantry soldiers, and basically did not cause any damage.
But on some hilltops, when the human army entered the shooting range, the rats from above popped up and poured artillery fire on the human army's heads.
Fortunately, the technology of the thermal weapons made by rats today is roughly equivalent to the level of humans in the 18th or 19th century.
This is a bit abnormal. After all, mice have even made internal combustion engine aircraft, but gunpowder weapons are still so "backward".
This is not surprising, but the fundamental reason is that rats are currently sucking blood from humans, and humans' own industrial system is still in the process of slow reconstruction.
Those humans who were captured and enslaved by rats, while contributing knowledge to rats, themselves had to face their own knowledge shortcomings due to social division of labor.
But unlike humans, rats now implement an absolute power system. There is no resistance from the exploited and enslaved. Individuals of all races are like chicken blood filled with hormones, and they always maintain the highest efficiency.
The intensity of the work is so intense that even if you are exhausted to death, you will never complain.
Under this magical social system, the current rats have little creativity at the technological level, which may seem like a flaw, but they don't need creativity either.
Human beings have accumulated a huge amount of scientific and technological knowledge so far, and rats, which have initially mastered human language, now only need to continue to squeeze human slave captives, and they can continue to draw nutrients from human civilization like civilization parasites.
Including the preparation of gunpowder and explosives, various metal processing techniques, and the transformation and utilization of various existing electric devices and internal combustion engines, all came from human slaves.
They only need strong social mobilization capabilities.
Now, they do.
Therefore, although the mouse's equipment is crudely made, the advantage is that it is actually sufficient.
The sudden outpouring of firepower from these commanding heights seemed bluffing, causing flames to fly and rocks and mud to fly on the ground, but it still failed to cause much trouble to the elite army.
Humanity's well-prepared mountain armored forces showed their superiority at this moment.
Not only that, the multi-legged robots and the gunners in the tracked armored vehicles reacted extremely quickly, and memorized a large number of the rats' firepower points as soon as they were attacked.
Then, the experience gained from mankind's decades of accumulated hot weapon wars came into play.
Various high-precision sights and automatic ballistic computers using micro-integrated chips came into effect quickly. After just five seconds, these medium and large armored equipment began to fight back in return.
Although the artillery coverage of the human elite army is not as terrifying as the offensive launched by the rat ambush, and it is still more disadvantageous in that it fires from low to high, it is better because of its high enough accuracy.
This counterattack immediately caused heavy casualties to the rats.
Not only that, the Army's elite unit immediately called for air support.
At high altitudes, there have always been a small number of large airships carrying precision homing bombs that have retained their heavy firepower. They are waiting for now.
As a result, one after another, heavy aerial bombs weighing more than five kilograms with propulsion power were seen falling from the sky, hitting several hills where elite rats were stationed.
Before the aerial bomb fell, the human army here had already prostrated on the ground in advance and was not affected by the shock wave.
But the rats on the hilltop, even though they had their own protective positions, were still blown to pieces by this explosion. Those seemingly ferocious self-destructing rats were detonated inside their own positions before they even had time to move out.
Immediately afterwards, the multi-legged robot and the tracked armored vehicle began to rush forward quickly.
A small number of "Gundams" that had been hidden behind the team and made by absorbing and imitating the humanoid robot suddenly stood up. Under the control of elite operators, they ran forward in large strides and quickly rushed to the top of the mountain.
Then, these "Gundams" began to use the repeating shotguns they carried to shoot wildly at the surroundings.
Behind the "Gundam" came the elite army.
In just ten minutes, all commanding heights were captured by the human army.
Subsequently, following the commanders' orders, humans began to set up heavy weapons on these commanding heights. At the same time, under the guidance of aerial reconnaissance forces, they began to pour out a large amount of firepower within an area of six to seven square kilometers.
In mid-air, Zhou You saw the blazing flames rising everywhere in the valley, and he understood clearly.
Obviously, his initiative this time was a complete success.
He also breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed a little.
Seven or eight hours passed quickly, until it was getting dark, and the rat army, which had been fighting fiercely for a long time, finally began to disperse and evacuate away from Lelai County.
Although there is no way to clearly calculate the results of the battle, Zhou You made a rough estimate in his mind that at least five million rats were buried here today.
It was obviously night time at this time, and it was reasonable to say that the rats had the home advantage. However, instead of taking the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, the rats retreated. This only proved that the enemy's manpower and military supplies had been greatly consumed, and they could no longer hold on.
At about this time, Zhou You once again received new good news.
Silent Xin, who personally piloted a high-performance, ultra-long-range large-scale aircraft model, discovered a "mobile city" more than ten kilometers away from this place, which was composed entirely of movable devices and was also guarded by a large number of rats.
Zhou You took a look at the location and video data that Mo Mo recently sent, and recalled it in his mind.
About half a month ago, he personally flew over this flat area, but there was no rat city there at that time.
Now it does.
Obviously, the mobile city is where rats have quietly moved over these days, and it is probably the logistics base for this tens of millions of rat troops.
Zhou You thought about it for a while and decided to go for the bombing.
When the air force was being reorganized, Zhou You received good news and bad news.
The good news is that the war in Kangyue County was also successful.
The bad news is that the army in Fanyang City was actually defeated. Fanyang City, with a population of at least three million, has fallen.
Heaven and hell are only separated by a thin line.
Zhou You felt very confused about this.
The bad news came from Zhang Jing's adjutant.
Zhang Jing's adjutant told him that the rat army's attack on Rongcheng and Lelai Kangyue was actually a cover-up.
Over in Fanyang City, the rats used a lot of real World War I-level equipment.