Ye Han seemed to see the expression on the veteran's face, and calmly advised: "Don't worry, these white phosphorus incendiary bombs are new products just out of the factory, they are safe."
The amount of information contained in this sentence is quite large.
One is the origin of this batch of equipment.
There are no white phosphorus incendiary bombs in the equipment of the People's Liberation Army, but the manufacturing technology of this thing is extremely simple. The arsenal only took a few days to produce a batch of qualified products, and based on the actual needs of the troops, they were directly made into time bombs.
The second is the safety of this batch of equipment.
Anyone who knows weapons and equipment knows that ammunition fresh from the factory is very safe. Even if the packaging box is thrown violently, there will be no accidents.
The fuses of those over-warranted ammunition are all similar to time bombs. As long as the action is a little rough, they may explode on the spot for you to see.
Therefore, destroying expired weapons is a very dangerous job. Even if it accidentally falls during transportation, it may cause irreparable consequences.
The veteran felt relieved when he heard this, but he did not dare to completely relax his vigilance. He repeatedly warned the soldiers to be careful, and then turned around and asked: "Ye Pai, can you use this thing to deal with ants?"
The structure of the ant hole is complex, and even filling it with diesel cannot guarantee that all the forks will be burned down. Are just a few incendiary bombs more effective than filling the hole with diesel?
"It should be no problem." Ye Han said, "The manufacturer added high-efficiency pesticides to the combustion agent. Even if they can't be burned to death, they will be smoked to death. And white phosphorus can be fully burned in the absence of oxygen, unlike diesel which is devoid of gas.
It can be suppressed."
Although I don't know if ants have any way to deal with diesel, Ye Han always feels that the giant ants are likely to block the cave when filling the oil, preventing the further spread of diesel.
Every time he thought about this, he would feel nervous. Ants don't have brains, so how could they actively block the cave?
But some things don't require brains, just the instinct in genes, such as bridge building, and ant ball floating.
"Insecticide?" Hu Ya blinked, "Ye Pai, can't we just pour the insecticide into the hole? Why do we put it there if we take off our pants?"
"That's nonsense. The use of pesticides has been restricted. Insecticides are poisons. How can you just use them?" The veteran couldn't help scolding him, "You look like you've never planted anything before."
"I just don't know, so I have to ask clearly!" Huya replied deliberately imitating the accent of a veteran.
The veteran laughed and scolded: "You stinky boy, if you dare to imitate me again, I will skin you!"
Talking and laughing, more than forty minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The veteran who had been staring at the anthill suddenly shouted on the radio: "Quickly, look, there is smoke coming from the hole!"
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the hole, and saw wisps of blue-white smoke pouring out of the hole. A soldier ant with an oversized head looked like an old woman about to die, and its two forelimbs struggled to reach out of the hole to hook the anthill.
edge.
"Veteran!" Ye Han yelled.
The veteran immediately pointed the machine gun at the anthill knowingly.
But the soldier ant in the hole never moved again. It just lay on the edge of the hole and made no movement.
The veteran had never encountered such a situation before and couldn't help but hesitate: "Ye Pai, do you still need to fight?"
Ye Han was also a little surprised. He hesitated for a moment and replied: "No need for now, let's take a look first." He wanted to wait and evaluate whether the pesticide in the incendiary bomb was as effective as the manufacturer said, so that he could use it accordingly.
The effect determines the next course of action.
After a few minutes, there was still no movement from the soldier ants. Based on Ye Han's understanding of giant ants, such creatures would never stay quietly at the entrance of the cave for such a long time.
He set up his rifle and fired a shot at the soldier ant. The bullet hit the soldier ant's compound eye, but the soldier ant showed no reaction.
I took out another bottle of pheromones and threw it at the soldier ants, but it still had no effect.
Ye Han finally felt relieved: "Not bad, not bad, the effect is very good!"
Humans breathe with their lungs and exchange air inside and outside the body through their nostrils. If they encounter the situation encountered by soldier ants, they can escape to heaven immediately by sticking their heads out of the hole.
Insects such as ants exchange air with the breathing sacs in their abdomens. As long as their abdomens are still breathing pesticides in their holes, it will be useless no matter where they extend their heads.
The first actual combat of white phosphorus incendiary bombs achieved results far beyond expectations. Everyone from Ye Han himself to the soldiers involved in the operation were very satisfied with the incendiary bombs.
The convoy immediately set off for the new ant nest, notified the train camp of the situation via radio, and asked Long Jianguo to send out all the remaining soldiers.
Long Jianguo followed his good advice and immediately organized his troops to launch operations. In the subsequent operations, Long Jianguo's soldiers destroyed fourteen ant nests in one day. If they had not waited for the incendiary bombs to explode in order to determine the outcome of the battle, this number would have been higher.
It's no problem to double it.
Ye Han suddenly discovered that the giant ants, which were a serious problem not long ago, had become an insignificant disease like ringworm and scabies in just a few days. It was only a matter of time before the giant ants were completely eliminated.
The production of white phosphorus incendiary bombs has just begun. The output is limited in a short period of time. It can only be supplied in limited quantities to the troops encircling and suppressing the ant-occupied areas. However, this does not affect the efficiency of encirclement and suppression. Troops without incendiary bombs can still use the oil filling method to destroy the ant nests. However,
Before lighting a fire, the vegetation near the ant nest must be cleared to avoid unnecessary fires.
It was much easier for troops with incendiary bombs to operate. In just two days, the operation to regain the ant-occupied area was completely successful again. Ye Han, who had been advancing eastward, even successfully joined forces with a force from the east side of the ant-occupied area.
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This means that the military has cut off the ant-occupied area in the middle and officially divided the ant-occupied area into southern and northern areas.
Needless to say, the mission of the southern district is nothing more than to continue to take the initiative until all ant colonies are wiped out.
The task of the North District is still to drive the ant colonies northward. However, after the ant colonies officially came into contact with the locust swarms, the giant ants in the northern line have been actively migrating northward. There is no need for the military to intervene. As long as the giant locusts are controlled, the giant ants can be effectively contained.
Ants spread.
The ant colonies in contact with the locust swarm obtained a large amount of food, and the population developed extremely rapidly. They no longer need the support of subsequent ant colonies. Therefore, the ant colonies on the south side of the northern district are also under a clearing plan. The military has even formulated a plan to drill through the northern district.
District, a plan to divide the North District into two.
All the troops from Fuyun were assigned to the southern area. In order to shorten the supply line, the train camp must be moved forward. However, the giant ants digging out the roadbed is not an independent incident. The armored train is much heavier than ordinary trains. If it drives to the hollowed-out railway
Above, the only result is to capsize on the spot.
To this end, the military mobilized a group of ground-penetrating radars to detect all the railway lines in the ant-occupied area and found 17 underground holes that could not be passed by trains.
