After a good night's sleep, Iger woke up the next morning and found that the sound of snowflakes in his head was much less.
Egger walked to the window and stretched out his hand to open the curtains. There was still smoke all over the mountains and plains.
The fire is just right.
After breakfast, out of a cautious attitude, Egger led the reconnaissance team for another close-range reconnaissance.
This was the first time that Egger truly witnessed the horror of nature's power.
There are still hundreds of meters away from the fire zone, so people can't get close. The hot wind blows in your face and can even dry the sweat on your forehead.
The huge flow of hot air rose, forming a strong local low pressure, and the wind roared up from the mountain, boosting the fire by three points.
Due to the obstruction of trees, the hot wind did not form a terrifying fire tornado, but the wind and the fire responded to each other, and the flames shot up to the height of more than ten stories.
Once a forest fire occurs, there is really nothing left for humans to do.
What is a natural disaster? It is a natural disaster that cannot be stopped and resisted by human beings.
Looking at the fire all over the mountain, Egger felt timid.
After setting off such a big fire, we definitely no longer have to worry about the wave of infected people crossing the border. Instead, we have to worry about how the fire will end.
To put it simply, it all depends on God's will whether it burns until the fuel is exhausted and is extinguished naturally, or whether a heavy rain will extinguish it.
Iger heard from the team members that there had been a very large fire in Pars Ridge before. It burned for three months, and no one knew how it was extinguished in the end.
Except for that time, it basically happens every two or three years.
Every time a fire breaks out, the government issues an announcement to remind everyone to be careful, and then sends people to squat nearby. If they see that the fire is burning towards a residential area, they go over and notify them and evacuate people in advance. Everyone is used to it.
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I heard from Grant that the owners of the villas built on the mountains all know to prevent forest fires. Within a few hundred meters of their villas, the trees have long been cut down, leaving only a little bit of low turf.
Even if the fire comes over, it can't burn in.
Hearing this, Iger seemed to feel a little better.
Since wildfires often break out here, the local residents are no longer surprised, the wild animals are also used to it, and the flowers, plants and trees should also be used to it, right?
Now the only thing Iger is worried about is the reconnaissance team sent before, whose life or death is uncertain. Although Maria has determined that all of them have been wiped out, after all, they are still in an uncertain state of not seeing anyone alive or dead.
However, with such a big fire at the moment, if people were still alive, they should have escaped long ago.
Thinking that on the other side of the fire, there were hundreds of thousands of infected people lining up to walk into the sea of fire, Iger felt terrified just thinking about it.
After all, infected people are not animals, even if they are alive.
Infected people who have lost their sense of pain and fear do not react as well as insects, even ants, in the face of danger.
Of course, the infected will evolve. If after this battle, the Blood Plague Brain evolves a fear of fire, it would not be a bad thing. At that time, people can hold up torches and drive away the infected like wild beasts.
In short, everything has pros and cons, it depends on how you use and treat it.
After returning to Vasa Town, Egger felt that there was no need to maintain such a large team. If he stayed in Vasa Town for a few more days, he would eat up all the supplies in Vasa Town.
Iger picked up his cell phone and contacted Maria to discuss with her the fate of this team.
"Hey, Maria, I'm almost done with my work here.
Ah, yes, the fire has started. It is very big. Oh, you can see it in Jixi Town. It seems to be really big.
I took a look and found that there was no need to maintain a formation of so many people. I wanted to withdraw the team to Jixi Town.
Well, it's up to you whether to disband or not. But I think we can wait a few more days, since we won't be able to eat much rice anyway.
Oh, it's still quite edible.
It doesn't matter, I am very confident about the food issue.
If you think those people have nothing to do, you can ask Allen and Pi De to train them.
Sharpening one's skills before the battle is not fun is a waste of time. Three to five days of intensive training will still have some effect.
I won't go back, I'll just keep an eye on it here.
Don't worry, it's very safe here.
Lily wants to broadcast the battle report?
Okay, leave this news to her.
What, she ran to Uncle Vance and cried...
Please advise her, I'm really not targeting her, really.
No grudge, no grudge, really no grudge.
At that time, it was definitely impossible not to be angry, but since we were all friends who came from that small church, we still had a certain amount of tolerance.
Okay, that's it, then I sent Allen to lead the team back.
goodbye."
After the call ended, Iger asked Allen to assemble the team. After he described the mission and the current completion status, he announced that the first phase of the mission was successfully completed.
Those who originally joined this joint field operation with the intention of fighting hundreds of thousands of infected people to the end, felt an uneasy feeling when they heard that the operation had ended perfectly and that the wave of infected people who attempted to invade was dying on its own.
It feels so real.
But after everyone thought about it, it seemed that that was it. The entire mountain was now covered in fire. No matter how many infected people there were, as long as they tried to cross the fire scene, they would end up adding fuel to the fire.
There are rumors that Egger leads the team to win every battle, but, but.
This is too easy.
Many people quickly figured out that there is no but, this is called divine blessing, this is destiny.
This is the same as buying a lottery ticket. Don't care how someone bought it or how much they spent on it. They just win the jackpot. Any logic you use to explain it is nonsense. The only thing you can be sure of is that someone is lucky.
Luck is probably the least unpredictable thing in the world, and the most unpredictable thing about the change of destiny.
As Allen led the team back to Jixi Town, the joint field team successfully set fire to trap hundreds of thousands of infected people in the mountains. News that the wave of infected people was about to be wiped out soon spread.
Just like a reassurance, people in Puduo County suddenly lost their anxiety. Many street stall merchants immediately ended their big promotion activities and started walking at the original price.
In the evening, on Gospel Radio, two female anchors vividly told the story of the joint field team of the Evangelical Defense Alliance, led by Father Egg, fighting the wave of infected people in Pars Mountain Ridge.
First, Sister Alison told everyone a story told by a team member who had witnessed the encounter.
This was an incredible encounter: Father Egg used his holy power to easily suppress the special infected, and the advance reconnaissance team wiped out a group of fourteen hunters without any casualties.
Then Lily announced the results of the battle, successfully igniting a burning belt more than ten kilometers long in Pars Mountain Range, and the wave of infected people who tried to raid Puduo County was about to be wiped out.
These messages contained a small amount of information and left many listeners confused.
In any case, it couldn't be that he was lying about his victory results.
This is a wave of super-infected people with hundreds of thousands of infected people. How could they just go out and return victorious, pretending it was a camping trip?
Unexpectedly, the next morning, even more explosive news from the gospel broadcast came out, and all the survivors were shocked by the news.
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The news released by gospel broadcasts is good news for most people, but for some people, it is a burning irritation.
Early in the morning, in the command room of the bunker.
The general sat in his seat and looked at the report in his hand, his expression getting increasingly ugly.
This is a review report on the combat plan that Dina wrote after the meeting yesterday and she was busy from noon to midnight. The report is ugly. It can be said that Dina refuted the offensive plan as worthless.
Dina pointed out in the report that according to the current plan, the failure rate of the plan is as high as more than 70%.
It is said that other people's children are like this. The Evangelical Team, which the general has always looked down upon, was actually able to annihilate hundreds of thousands of infected people in such a short period of time, and then announced that it had killed the blood plague heart in Rama City. A
Currently, the second largest Blood Plague Heart has been killed by human survivors, second only to the one in the bank building.
No matter which action result it was, it made the general look ugly.
Although the evangelical team has always been known for its efficient operations, in the past it was because they were small in scale. Conquering a community or a small town of several hundred people were just like drizzle in the eyes of the general.
Military operations usually involve around a thousand soldiers each time.
However, this time, Ege, with only a few hundred men, captured the city of Rama with a population of 300,000. This was not a slap in the face of the military.
You know, right now, the military's action plan is still nonsense, and the questions alone have led to ten pages of writing.
The general wanted to get angry, and his hand holding the report kept shaking.
The general didn't know how to slap the report on the faces of the staff officers, and shouted loudly: "Look at the shit you did!".
It’s better to slap the report on Dina’s face and scold her: “It’s useless to talk so much, you take charge!”.
Finally, the general gave a long sigh and resisted the urge to get angry.
The general knew that Dina had tried her best, and the root cause was actually the problems of her group of people.
The military-controlled areas have never been truly integrated. Moreover, due to the long-term state of war, living conditions that have been reduced to the extreme, and various penalties brought about by strict military control, the morale of both the military and civilians in the controlled areas is very low.
The general once visited the front line in person, and he happened to catch a soldier who had deserted his mind.
This was the first time the general encountered this matter, so he personally interrogated the soldier.
After half an hour of interrogation, the general walked out of the barracks. Then he summoned the officers and asked them to punish the soldiers in accordance with military discipline.
After a few minutes, the officer pulled the soldier aside and executed him in public.
Looking at the numb bystanders beside him, the general knew that if he killed this one, there would definitely be another one.
This fleeing soldier has a morale value of -27 points and is in a "depressed" state.
In order to find out the morale of his men, the general found many soldiers in different positions to have private conversations.
At this time, the general learned that morale in the army generally ranges from 0 to -20. It is almost difficult to find people with positive morale. The most basic "calm" is actually the peak of morale. Most soldiers are in the range of 0 to -20.
"Panic" state.
After returning to the bunker, the general asked Silina to conduct a survey in the controlled area to investigate the morale of the civilians in the controlled area.
The survey results were not beyond the general's expectations. The morale of civilians ranged from 0 to -50. The vast majority of people were in a "depressed" state, and a few even reached a "disheartened" state.
Low morale has a very negative impact on people. When a person's belief collapses, all his activities are just mechanical, like a walking zombie.
Dina once reported that the morale of the gospel team members was high. Their morale was generally maintained between 40 and 60, and the entire camp was full of laughter and energy every day.
The combat effectiveness of a team not only depends on the number of personnel, whether the weapons are sophisticated, the level of training, and morale are also extremely important factors.
The general had no choice, mainly because he did not have the energy and time to improve morale. He could only try his best to maintain morale and not collapse too much.
Although there are many personnel in the military-controlled area, they cannot be reused. Both the general and Dina know this situation, but now neither of them has any good ideas.
Yesterday afternoon, Dina, who was reportedly tortured to the point of losing her hair, took the initiative to call Iger.
First of all, Dina asked for advice on how to effectively and quickly increase the morale of soldiers.
In other words, as long as the morale of soldiers can be increased by 10 points, the winning rate of the battle can be increased by at least 5%.
However, everyone's morale is actually the spiritual power brought by spiritual beliefs. There is really nothing I can do to make people whose beliefs have collapsed suddenly become stronger.
Of course, if you want to boost morale in a short period of time, there is a simple way, that is, the general rushes in first with a gun in hand to ensure that his soldiers are full of momentum.
"Everyone, come with me" can never beat "Everyone, come with me".
But this idea should not be thought of randomly. The personal expedition does have a morale bonus, but if it accidentally collapses, it will become a wooden fort.
The second method Iger thought of was Andy's usual method of luring him with benefits.
Egger said to Dina: "First send one military salary, and then send another military salary before the war starts, and after the war is over, there will be two copies."
It is said that a brave man will be rewarded with a big reward, but Iger really doesn't believe that the military can't even come up with this small amount of supplies.
If you really can't get it, there is a way to get the last two pairs from the loot after the battle.
Dina said with a grimace: "It doesn't seem possible. Those staff officers would rather not have supplies, as long as they are not allowed to rush to the first place."
this.
It is said that the world is bustling for profit.
This people is not greedy for money, so what can they do?
It shows that this battle is all about losing your life if you have money, and no normal person would want to take this kind of beheading money.
Then there is only one last resort left, heavy rewards and heavy punishments, and family members being punished.
If the soldiers don't fight well, they will draft their family members into the army. It doesn't matter whether they are 80 years old or 8 years old. It doesn't matter whether they are male, female, old or young. Anyway, if you can't do it, just let your family members join the army, and each household will be drawn to complete the task.
After hearing what Iger said, Dina was silent for a moment and said, she has already used it.
Damn, that works.
Egg's understanding of the general became more profound. This guy is a werewolf.
This won't work, and that won't work either. After holding it in for a long time, Iger said to Dina, otherwise, you'd better stop fighting.
This suggestion is very good, but it is the least likely to be adopted.
Egg sighed inwardly. Of course, there were no tricks. There was also a poisonous trick, which was to use poison.
Distribute combat medicine to the soldiers before the battle, and when the medicine is used, everyone will scream.
Of course, the side effects of this poisonous plan are too strong. Once an opening is made, all those soldiers will be useless, and the probability of backlash is very high.
Isn't this how Blind John played himself to death?
In the end, Iger, who had no choice but to hang up the phone, had no choice but to continue thinking on her own.
Finally, after exhausting all options, Dina submitted her first half-finished report to the general the next morning. The report contained only problems but no solutions.
Since there is no way to solve the matter, don't solve it.
The general threw the report on the table and said to Silina: "Convene a staff meeting in half an hour to prepare to implement the battle plan."
After hearing the general's words, Dina felt a sense of powerlessness and exhaustion in her heart.
All circumstances indicate that now is not the best time to launch a surprise attack, but why does the general insist on going his own way? Is he really trying to lead everyone to escape to the peninsula?
The general saw the tired look on Dina's face, and he said to Dina: "Dina, you go to rest now. When the battle begins, I need you to sit in the command room and conduct on-site command."
Dina nodded mechanically, turned around and walked out.
"Dina." The general called to Dina who was leaving. He said to Dina: "Please trust my decision and help me win this battle."
"Yes, sir." Dina cheered up and saluted the general, and then she walked out of the command room numbly.
