Ye Han had just seen the ant pit not long ago, and only a little time had passed. He subconsciously believed that the situation in the ant pit was no different from what he saw.
But when he looked into the ant pit, he realized that he was completely wrong!
When he saw the ant pit for the first time, he could still see the locomotive and carriage No. 1 stuck at the bottom of the pit. Although there were many ants at the bottom of the pit, large areas of loose soil could still be seen between the giant ants.
However, the current ant pit is densely packed with giant ants, and the black giant ants are layer by layer. Unless you have a pair of X-ray eyes, it is impossible to see the soil at the bottom of the pit through the layers of giant ants.
Car No. 2 was stuck at the edge of the pit, and the lower half of the car was crawling with giant ants. The layers of giant ants even piled up a huge ant cone around Car No. 2.
The front of the car and the No. 1 carriage at the bottom of the pit were already submerged by the ant tide, and there was no clue at all.
The major looked directly at Ye Han: "Where is the car?"
Ye Han said solemnly: "Under the ants!" After speaking, he pointed to the ant colony that completely covered the bottom of the pit.
There were so many giant ants in the pit that it was like a giant carpet spread at the bottom of the pit, a living carpet made up of living ants.
The major continued to observe suspiciously, and after looking carefully for a few seconds, he discovered an inconspicuous long strip of bulge on the ant blanket near the No. 2 carriage.
The major's eyes almost popped out: "You said that was a carriage?"
Ye Han nodded.
The major asked again: "Do you know the depth of this pit?"
"A carriage is about 25 meters long," Ye Han said.
The major looked at Car No. 2, which was almost perpendicular to the bottom of the pit. The giant ants had crawled to about half of the car, and the lower third was completely covered by the ant layer. In other words, the giant ants in the pit were as thick as Guandong.
About eight meters!
The major who calculated this number shocked himself. What is the concept of stacking ants layer by layer until they are eight meters high?
The major couldn't imagine how many giant ants there were in the pit. He looked at Ye Han and then at the pale-faced soldiers, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his heart.
Facing such a huge ant colony, even he, the battalion commander, found it very difficult. How could a young soldier who had never been on the battlefield remain calm?
The major's thoughts were racing, and he saw that the giant ants in the pit were still unable to come out, so he gave an order decisively: "Everyone defends where they are. If the situation is critical, retreat immediately."
After speaking, the major turned to look at the back of the car, then looked back at Ye Han's eyes, and said seriously: "Officer Ye, ants won't attack unless they can smell people, right?"
"Yes, but as long as one ant discovers us, it will attract a swarm of ants." Ye Han answered cautiously.
The major said solemnly: "You have seen the situation. I cannot let the soldiers go into a fatal battle. No matter who is in the No. 1 car, my soldiers and I cannot rescue them. You understand me
What do you mean?"
Ye Han nodded: "There are no survivors in car No. 1."
The major's expression relaxed, and he suddenly saluted. After the salute, he said solemnly: "Thank you. On behalf of the entire company, I thank you. I'm sorry for what happened before."
"No need." Ye Han said lightly, "I am doing it for the soldiers too."
The major thought for a moment and stretched out his hand: "Let's get to know Long Jianguo again."
"Ye Han." Ye Han held Long Jianguo's hand.
Long Jianguo said: "It seems that you and I have reached an agreement, so the question now..."
"The problem now is how to open the channel of life instead of wasting time in this big pit." Ye Han interrupted Long Jianguo.
"Yes, this is also my opinion." Long Jianguo's eyes showed some admiration, "How many people are there in the car?"
Ye Han thought for a while and said: "Five carriages are not too full, about five hundred people."
Long Jianguo looked solemn: "The situation in the ant-occupied area far exceeded the command's expectations. I have too few troops to guarantee the safety of so many people!"
Ye Han hesitated and asked, "Can I ask about the situation in the ant-occupied area?"
"Okay." Long Jianguo nodded in agreement, "Map!"
The signal soldier immediately took out the map from his bag and handed it over.
Long Jianguo opened the map, found the location of the train and said, "Our location is here." His fingers crossed several squares on the map, "According to the notification from superiors, the western boundary of the ant-occupied area is here."
Ye Han looked at the winding railway sign on the picture and frowned: "Compass, is there a compass?"
The communications soldier glanced at Long Jianguo, and seeing Long Jianguo nodding, he took off the compass from his waist and handed it to Ye Han.
Ye Han took the compass and skillfully opened the protective cover of the odometer wheel on the corner. The odometer wheel accurately landed on the map and lightly traced along the railway on the map.
The mileage wheel rotated rapidly and stopped quickly and accurately at the western border of the ant-occupied area.
He glanced at the pointer on the odometer and drew a straight line on the map. Ye Han then returned the compass to the communication soldier: "Go along the railway. The distance on the map is 9.7 kilometers. Go in a straight line. The distance on the map is 9.7 kilometers. Go straight.
The distance is six point seven kilometers." After saying this, Ye Han raised his head and stared at Long Jianguo with bright eyes.
Long Jianguo continued: "We need a plan to pass through the ant-occupied areas smoothly. The straight line through the ant-occupied areas is short, but there are ant hills everywhere on the road, and there is no room for implementation. The only way is to walk along the railway, which is ten kilometers.
, are your people okay?"
Ye Han shook his head: "All the seriously injured people have been transported away, but there are still many lightly injured people. Moreover, those carriages are full of government workers, and there are many women. With their physical strength, can they successfully complete the ten-day journey?"
Kilometers are hard to say.”
At this point, Ye Han raised his eyes and looked west: "And there are a lot of anthills near the railway. The anthills on both sides of the railway must be cleared in advance."
"This is not a problem. I can apply for artillery support and air strikes." Long Jianguo said.
"There is also smell. Wherever we walk, we must block the spread of smell. Otherwise, as long as one ant crosses the railway, it will attract a group of ants to chase after it!"
"Aren't tear gas very effective? I'll apply for another batch of tear gas," Long Jianguo said.
Ye Han suddenly stared at Long Jianguo: "Apply for this, apply for that, why don't you directly apply for a batch of helicopters?"
Long Jianguo pointed to the map and said: "There are too many places where helicopters are used. At most, two planes can be deployed. From here to Fuyun, it is more than 100 kilometers. How do you expect two helicopters to transport more than 500 people? It will not fly until dark tomorrow.
No hope."
Ye Han rubbed his temples fiercely: "Who said we have to fly directly to Fuyun? Can't we just fly these six kilometers? How did you do it?"
Long Jianguo's expression suddenly froze on his face, and he stayed there for a few seconds before waking up from a dream: "Yes, why didn't I think of that?"
The train sent by Fuyun to meet them could only stop on the other side of the ant-occupied area. The more than 500 people here only needed to cross the ant-occupied area, instead of flying directly to Fuyun.
