Zhang Xiaoqiang happened to see the scene in the sky, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat. He watched helplessly as the helicopters in the distance were about to be destroyed. Before he could shout, the remaining eight helicopters seemed to have a tacit understanding. Half of them suddenly accelerated and took the initiative to face the hundreds of flying fish. All the firepower was unleashed, and all the rockets and air bombs were fired in the shortest time possible. Countless brass shell casings fell from the nose of the helicopters like a curtain of rain. Wave after wave of explosions dazzled the sky like fireworks, and a large number of flying fish were crushed into a ball by the invisible hand in the explosion. Unfortunately, there were too many flying fish. Even the last burst of power of the helicopters could not stop them. Lines of water weaved into an invisible net in the air, and four helicopters were instantly shot full of holes.
In the blink of an eye, four helicopters were gone, and Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart almost exploded. He wanted to rush out of the transport ship and fight those things to his heart's content. A crushing defeat. An unprecedented crushing defeat had happened right before Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes. The helicopters had always been Zhang Xiaoqiang's trump card. He had lost one helicopter earlier, and now he had lost four more with one heavily injured. If this continued, the helicopters would not be far from being annihilated. Fortunately, these flying fish were not real mutated birds. They could only stay in the air for a short period of time. After leaping out of the water, they would glide down.
"Not good … Pontoon bridge …"
Hardy's expression changed drastically, and he could not help but shout out his anxiety in German. Franklyn's eyes flickered, and he hesitated for less than a second before translating to Zhang Xiaoqiang, "These things have flown over the embankment. I'm afraid they will pose a danger to the pontoon bridge …"
There was no need to beat the drum. Zhang Xiaoqiang immediately understood the greater danger. The pontoon bridge was like a dragon, and there were people coming and going. If they were attacked, thousands of lives and countless resources would sink into the water, not to mention blocking the Yangtze River's waterway. After all, the 100,000 people on the other side of the river were only temporarily safe. If they wanted to escape the real danger, they would have to be transported to Hubei by ship.
They had to stop these flying fish mutated beasts, but the embankment was in danger. The mutated water snake was about to be annihilated, and the flying fish posed a threat to the transport ship. The transport ship was made of a new type of biological material, and its outer shell was not as hard as that of the helicopters. If those strange lines of water pierced through the engine room, the consequences would be unthinkable. All sorts of distracting thoughts surfaced in Zhang Xiaoqiang's mind. His heart was pounding like a drum. The situation had been looking good, but he did not expect it to suddenly take a turn for the worse. If they could not get through this crisis, not only would they lose everything, but they would also lose their trump card, the mutated water snake and the most elite Razor Sharp Company. would also be.
It made Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart bleed. "Stop them, we must stop them. We can't lose the Yangtze River …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang's tone was firm, but he did not mean that he had to protect the pontoon bridge. Although the pontoon bridge was the lifeline of the people on both sides of the river, and the lives of thousands of people were connected to it, Zhang Xiaoqiang insisted on protecting the pontoon bridge. It was difficult to be 100% safe on a pontoon bridge that spanned across the Yangtze River, and he did not have the strength to do so. If he had a choice, Zhang Xiaoqiang would naturally want to do everything he could to save the water snake, eliminate the humanoid creatures, and kill all the flying fish in the Yangtze River. But now … it would be pretty good if he could do even one of those things.
The flying fish themselves were not worth paying attention to, but the strange water lines that the flying fish could emit were always successful. The pontoon bridge was made up of sealed containers. Once it was pierced through, it would not take much effort for it to sink into the water. If the number of containers that sank into the river increased, the entire pontoon bridge would be torn apart. If the pontoon bridge was lost, the flimsy transport ships would be exposed to the mutated flying fish. These transport ships were the hope of more than 100,000 survivors. Once they were destroyed, even Zhang Xiaoqiang would not be able to save these people.
In a moment of desperation, the transport ships turned around and charged towards the pontoon bridge. The remaining helicopters defended the pontoon bridge and poured bullets into the river. Countless water pillars rose into the sky, and the surface of the river was a murky red. Broken body parts floated on the surface of the water, and the machine gun positions set up on the pontoon bridge also did their best to weave a net of fire into the river. Thousands of bullets flashed with a scorching light on the surface of the water, tearing countless splashes on the surface of the river. Scalding bullets flew across the surface of the water, plowing out ripples of white smoke on the turbulent surface of the water before disappearing into nothingness.
Zhang Xiaoqiang had already prepared himself for the destruction of the entire pontoon bridge. Previously, the embankment could not stop the flying fishes, and the helicopters could not stop the flying fishes, so they could only be used as an ordinary garrison to defend against the 10,000 armed men. He had never held any hope in his heart, but when the net of firepower was deployed, Zhang Xiaoqiang was shocked. The flying fishes' ability to shoot waterlines was almost exactly the same as those humanoid mutated beasts, but the flying fishes did not have the multi-edged crystal shields that could block bullets. In order to fly and glide in mid-air, the bodies of these flying fishes were not as sturdy as other mutated beasts. In the face of bullets, their bodies were like paper. Even if they did not include the large-caliber bullets, just the 7.62mm rifle bullets would be able to easily pierce through the terrifying black bodies of these flying fishes. Even if the flying fishes could shoot waterlines, it was no longer a ghastly sight when faced with the entire Yangtze River's garrison battalion. Even if there were casualties, it was not a question of whether or not they could protect the pontoon bridge, but how many of these flying fishes could escape?
Countless long fire snakes weaved together to form a net that miraculously blocked the flying fishes. One by one, the flying fishes leaped into the air and were easily blasted into pieces of flesh and blood by the anti-aircraft machine guns that were originally designed to be used for air defense. Previously, there were hundreds of flying fishes, but under the relentless barrage of the four helicopters, at least one-third of them had been wiped out. The remaining numbers could no longer form an overwhelming advantage, and under the obstruction of the river surface, they gradually suffered heavy casualties. On the other hand, there were several thousand troops stationed at the bridgeheads on both sides of the pontoon bridge, and there was no lack of all kinds of heavy firepower. Furthermore, there were quite a few old-fashioned cannons that the Qing Dao Society had gifted to Zhang Xiaoqiang. Although the caliber was different, it was enough to seal off the river surface. In a short period of time, countless infantrymen rushed towards the pontoon bridge as white smoke rose from the artillery positions on both sides of the river. The rumbling of the cannons resounded, and the surface of the river where the mutated beasts were churning was blasted into splashes of water tens of meters high. One after another, the 122mm heavy cannons that fell into the river were much more powerful than those rocket launchers. Looking at the huge whirlpools and water curtains on the surface of the river, almost all the waterlines were empty. The flying fishes seemed to have crashed into a trap that had been set long ago, and were annihilated in the shortest time possible. Now, it was no longer a question of whether or not they could protect the pontoon bridge, but rather, how many of these flying fishes could escape?
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not pay attention to the garrison on the pontoon bridge. Those heavy cannons had once been a burden to him. More than a hundred thousand people were waiting to be arranged, the transport ship was waiting to be repaired, and there were all kinds of resources that needed to be transported. There were too many things that he had to worry about. Zhao Deyi had always been in charge of these things, but he did not expect that he would give him such a huge surprise at the most critical moment.
"Turn … turn around, we are not needed here. Let Huang Tingwei follow us, and the rest of the helicopters are not allowed to leave the transport ship …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang waved his arms excitedly and shouted at the pilot. Originally, it was a situation where the general would withdraw the vehicles, but after the unexpected outburst of the armed personnel, it became a situation where they had to switch sides. It all depended on whether or not Zhang Xiaoqiang could destroy those things before the giant snake was completely controlled. As long as the rescue was in time, even a terrible defeat could be turned into a pyrrhic victory, but the four helicopters and the pilot that were lost could not be recovered no matter what.
After the transport ship was repaired, its speed was much slower than before. The flying frigates that Zhang Xiaoqiang had seen in Sichuan were not much slower than fighter jets, but the average speed of this transport ship was at most the same as a large transport ship. Now, it was only slightly faster than a small agricultural plane. Even so, the distance of a few thousand meters was covered in the blink of an eye. The water snake was no longer able to move, and it was currently being dragged into the water by an invisible force. Once it completely disappeared, it might disappear forever. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly remembered that although they had a huge transport ship, they did not have the corresponding means to fight. The laser launchers had been destroyed, and what was left were the close-range defense laser nodes. The maximum range was only two to three hundred meters. They could destroy missiles and rockets, but they could not be used as the main weapons. If they were to land on the river, even the transport ship would not be able to block those water lines …