Spread and spread, search and search, encountering giant ants on the road without even looking at them. In order to extend the reconnaissance distance, Long Jianguo did not hesitate to reduce the number of passengers in order to load more supplies. The troops were away for several days, with food and accommodation in armored vehicles.
Here, all communication with the battalion headquarters relies on radio.
In order to extend the driving distance, each armored vehicle carries two huge oil barrels to supply fuel directly to the vehicle... Ye Han had only heard of this kind of quick-throwing external auxiliary fuel tank on aircraft and tanks, but he did not expect that it would also be available on armored vehicles.
Being able to install this thing will directly increase the endurance of the armored vehicle several times.
However, I heard Hu Ya complain in private that this thing is not standard equipment on armored vehicles, but a substitute that the mechanic team improvised under Long Jianguo's instructions. It can be used for reconnaissance against giant insects. If a war really breaks out,
It is equivalent to carrying two oversized incendiary bombs on the back of the car. If you get hit by one, you will definitely die.
Food and housing are not a problem, and soldiers can overcome any problems, but the problem of Lazarus will definitely cost lives.
At first glance, this kind of problem may not seem to be on the table, but it is closely related to the interests of everyone... Think about it, what kind of giant insects are not allowed to be lurking outside the vehicle. Leaving the armored vehicle requires risking your life, so you have to poop and pee.
It's all done in the car.
Going out in a limited space is not only a problem of smell, but also involves troubles in hygiene and cleaning.
The final solution was to carry a batch of anesthetics in each vehicle and throw them outside the vehicle to establish a temporary safety zone. Soldiers who needed convenience wore gas masks to solve the problem quickly, but soldiers who did not need convenience stayed in the vehicle to protect their comrades.
The soldiers laughed and talked about it. Our status as soldiers is getting higher and higher. We have to set up a guard post before even taking a shit.
In just a few days, the troops advanced more than 40 kilometers into the mountainous area on a 30-kilometer-wide reconnaissance area, covering an area of more than 120 square kilometers.
The troop's reconnaissance speed is not very fast. This is because the terrain in the forest is complex. You can find ponds and mud pits even halfway up the mountain. Unless you have a tracked armored vehicle, you can reach them unimpeded. If the big eight wheels get stuck, the chances of you climbing out are really low.
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Since we can't leave the road, we can only think of other ways.
The wisdom of the people is infinite, and the soldiers have really come up with some simple and practical methods.
For example, the parking observation method is to park the armored vehicle in a relatively open place with a good view, and observe the surrounding situation to see if there are any giant bees. This method is suitable for environments with many flowers nearby.
Another example is the high-altitude telescope method, which involves driving an armored vehicle to a higher road, clearing vegetation that blocks the line of sight, and observing low valleys and mountains from a high position. This method has a large observation area, but the mountains are densely forested, unless giant bees fly out of the canopy.
layer, otherwise the observation effect will be limited.
Another example is to squat in a flower garden and observe the law...in fact, it means to stay in a place with many flowers and see if there are giant bees coming to collect honey.
Then there is the population competition method. This is a bit nonsensical. The general idea is to see if there are ant colonies nearby. Giant ants have the ability to jump to hunt. The relationship between the two is hunter and prey. Therefore, areas with ant colonies will not
There will be giant bees.
The inference is somewhat arbitrary, and it sounds reasonable, but everyone is skeptical of this theory. Only when no other method can be found, pheromones will be used to lure giant ants and indirectly determine whether there are giant bees nearby.
The soldiers were focused on how to find the giant bees, but Long Jianguo kept trying to figure out why the superiors changed the order and did not allow the destruction of the giant bees.
He asked several familiar comrades in the regiment for information, but the answers were all unclear without exception.
Although acquaintances can be found in the division, the communication between the army and the outside world depends entirely on radio. It is not a big deal to find someone in the regiment. Contacting the division headquarters directly beyond the regiment is a big taboo, regardless of official or private matters. You may be arrested.
Some people in the group made a mental note that the gains outweighed the losses.
Long Jianguo once again set his sights on Ye Han and opened a separate communication channel: "Dong Dong Yao calls Dong Yao Liang. Please answer if you hear me!"
"I received Dong Yaoliang, please speak!" Ye Han replied on the radio.
"Report your current location!"
"East longitude XXX, north latitude XXX."
Long Jianguo found Ye Han's location on the map and moved his finger forward a little along the road: "If you move two, stop the search immediately and move toward the southeast."
"Southeast direction?" Ye Han was stunned, "Come on, what did you find in the southeast direction?"
“Nothing was found in the southeast direction,” Long Jianguo said. “After traveling 20 kilometers along the road, we got on the highway and turned 40 kilometers east to Yonghe County.”
Yonghe County?
Ye Han's mind wandered for a long time, but he only remembered that there was such a place on the map, which seemed to be a small city in the Black Mountain branch. He couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What happened to Yonghe?"
Long Jianguo said: "There are still some people holding out in Yonghe County. You can make calls there. You should rush over there immediately and contact your little girlfriend to inquire about the situation...well, the situation of the giant bees."
"Oh! I understand!" Ye Han suddenly realized.
"Keep it confidential and don't let irrelevant people know." Long Jianguo warned.
After cutting off the communication, the veteran opened the map and looked at it for a while before exclaiming: "Ye Pai, no wonder there is nothing wrong with Yonghe, look!"
Yonghe County on the map is clearly within the ant-occupied area, but there are two large rivers in the northeast and southwest of Yonghe County. The two rivers flow from the outskirts of the county and eventually converge into a river in the northwest of the county.
Yonghe County, surrounded by water on three sides, is like a peninsula. Needless to say, the river water must have blocked the giant ants from the county seat, allowing this small mountain town to escape disaster.
The population living in the Montenegro Mountains is indeed sparse, but that is compared with the big cities on the plains. In fact, the entire Montenegro region is densely populated with cities and villages, with an average altitude of about 600 meters, and the altitude of some towns is even as high as 800 to 900 meters.
Even in areas above a thousand meters above sea level, there are many villages and towns.
Ye Han still hasn't figured out why the giant ants and giant mantises all ran towards Jingjiang River with all their strength. Jingjiang River had to give up because of the giant insects, but few towns in the mountains were attacked by giant insects!
According to known public information, it was not until two days after abandoning Jingjiang that the first village attacked by giant ants was discovered.
The reason why it was discovered rather than appeared is because no one knew when the giant ants attacked that remote village. Hundreds of revolutionaries from more than ten households disappeared so quietly.
It was later rumored that on the day of the incident, the local police station received a strange alarm call. However, due to poor signal, the police were unable to hear a complete message after the call was connected. The operator was negligent and treated it as a harassment call.
