General Qiu still shook his head: "Before the ants entered the city, the Northern Military Region organized an interception. The entire open space was covered, and even cloud explosive bombs were used. However, once the boxer ants encountered danger, they would immediately dig holes to escape and cover the fire.
The effect is really unsatisfactory.”
"How is that possible?"
"I was also surprised, but the report given to me by the front line did say so." General Qiu said.
"I can explain this." Xu Jiaye said.
Several people's eyes immediately turned to Xu Jiaye, and the No. 1 leader nodded: "Go ahead."
Xu Jiaye said cautiously: "According to my understanding, this kind of ants are very cautious and like to stay underground. If they don't have nothing to eat, they will not come to the ground at all. Even if they migrate in large groups, they will stop and go, digging every time they stop."
The military's fire coverage only affects the ants on the ground, but they only account for a very small number of the entire ant colony. The vast majority of boxer ants are hiding underground. After entering the city, there are hardened roads everywhere.
The ant colony cannot dig through the ground, so it forms an overwhelming mass of giant ants, otherwise there would be no large-scale ant tide."
Everyone was stunned, and General Qiu said: "So, even if you bomb them with nuclear weapons, you can't destroy them?"
"That's the theory." Xu Jiaye said.
All major cities have complete underground drainage systems. Given the habits of boxer ants, they will definitely regard the drainage system as their nest. Even if they are bombed with nuclear weapons, it will be difficult to damage the ant colonies living in the sewers.
"What about the distribution of these ants? Have you got it?" Chief No. 1 asked again.
"We haven't fully grasped it yet, but we are convinced that the northern area of Linyi has been occupied by boxer ants, which will continue to erode the surrounding areas in the future. While threatening major cities in Linzhou Province, it will also spread to surrounding provinces unless we find a way to deal with it.
An effective method to fight boxer ants, otherwise it would be difficult to stop the expansion of boxer ants.”
"What about the pheromones? Can't we separate the boxer ant's pheromones?"
Xu Jiaye stretched out his finger and made two strokes on the tablet: "The research institute is organizing personnel to tackle key separation issues."
"How long will it take?"
"It's hard to say. Even if the pheromones can be separated, it will take time to test the specific effects of various pheromones, and it will not be used in actual combat in a short time." Xu Jiaye said.
Chief No. 1 pinched his temples with a headache, and raised his head after a moment of silence: "The situation is very clear. With our current methods, we cannot curb the expansion of boxer ants for the time being, right?"
Xu Jiaye hesitated and did not speak. General Qiu gritted his teeth and said: "We can deal with the ant colony, but the boxer ants are too small and ordinary people cannot guard against them. Once attacked by boxer ants, it will be difficult to escape."
"This is the core of the problem." Chief No. 1 knocked on the table with his finger, "Taizu said that if you save the land and lose it, everyone will lose it. If you save people and lose the land, everyone will survive. Now is the time for us to show our courage.
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Xu Jiaye was stunned: "Chief, what do you mean... give up Linyi?"
"No, we need to abandon Linzhou, evacuate all the people near the ant-occupied areas, trade space for time, and buy enough time for the research department to study the boxer ants."
"Is this... possible?" General Qiu said worriedly, "Our population pressure is already huge. It is not difficult to evacuate the residents of Linzhou Province. The difficult thing is where to resettle them."
"This is also my biggest headache. Today's grain production is severely reduced. It will be a very heavy burden wherever it is arranged, but we can't just watch tens of millions of people stay there and wait to die!"
"Linzhou is an old industrial base. Can we directly move factories and mines to the west to strengthen the westward expansion plan?" General Qiu asked.
"It is not easy for factories and mines to relocate. It is too late to dismantle equipment now, but skilled workers can be evacuated first," one participant said.
"Our problems don't end with the north. Although there are no ant swarms and locust swarms in the south, other giant insects are common. The military is exhausted and the situation is not optimistic. I suggest that a nationwide gun ban be implemented to allow ordinary people to have the ability to protect themselves.
This way, most of the military's strength can be freed up to deal with large-scale insect infestations." The No. 2 leader suddenly said.
"It is unrealistic to open the gun ban," said General Qiu. "Facts have proven that small-caliber firearms have very limited effect on giant insects and cannot deal with them at all. Although large-caliber rifles have sufficient lethality, they are too powerful and pose a threat to public security."
It has a very negative impact. No matter how you look at it, allowing civilians to hold guns will not only fail to deal with giant insects, but will also cause more serious social problems."
"We can't just watch the giant bugs raging while we stop eating because of choking, right? As far as I know, most countries in the West that do not ban guns have relaxed the qualifications for gun ownership, and some countries that have banned guns have also liberalized gun bans." At this point.
, the No. 2 leader paused deliberately, "I'm not saying how good it is to open the gun ban, but the world is under the shadow of an insect plague. To stabilize social order, ordinary people must be given the ability to defend themselves. Our people urgently need weapons for self-defense.
, If this problem is not solved, it will shake the foundation of society!"
Chief No. 1 frowned even more, but did not express his position immediately.
The No. 2 leader lit a cigarette and continued: "It will be a cold winter in the north for a while. No matter ants or locusts, they will not be able to reach for a few days, but it is different in the south. There is evergreen all year round, and the giant insects can't survive."
The threat will not change due to the seasons, and the demand for weapons is more urgent. If the gun ban cannot be fully implemented, should we first select a place for pilot testing? After all, Jingjiang has already opened the gun ban."
Chief No. 1 turned to look at General Qiu: "Lao Qiu, what do you think?"
"There is indeed a hard demand for self-defense, but military weapons are not easy to spread. It is best to create a firearm that can be used for self-defense without causing serious social problems."
"Is there any suitable model?" Chief No. 1 asked.
"Shotguns should be the most suitable type at present. They have less ammunition, a large caliber, and enough power. It would be better if they could be equipped with ammunition specifically designed to fight insects." General Qiu said.
"Then arrange for the relevant departments to come up with an opinion as soon as possible. I remember that Jingjiang will have a conditional opening of the gun ban, so the gun qualifications must also be included in the opinion. I don't need to say more about this, right?"
"Wait!" Chief No. 2 suddenly stopped, "Lao Qiu, can we use a tranquilizer gun to deal with giant insects?"
General Qiu was stunned: "I really don't know about this. I have never been exposed to that thing."
"I think you can give it a try." Chief No. 2 said, "That thing has low penetrating power at close range. Its power depends entirely on the medicine in the syringe. As long as the anesthetic is replaced by an insecticide, it can completely deal with giant insects.
Do you think so?"
Chief No. 1 nodded: "This is an idea."
"Then do this first, see the effect and then adjust." General Qiu said.
