In terms of the combat effectiveness of individual insects, the giant insects in the south are not inferior to their close relatives in the north. However, in terms of organizational scale, the southern insects, which are accustomed to fighting alone, are far inferior to the northern insects who form gangs.
A good tiger cannot withstand a pack of wolves, and no matter how powerful a lone ranger is, he cannot withstand a group attack from enemies.
As soon as Shen Hao finished speaking, another old-looking pickup truck appeared in front of him. The pickup truck drove to the tricycle and stopped. The people in the truck looked around with their heads in the air, looking very unwilling to do so.
"Are these two groups going to fight?" Ye Han asked worriedly.
Both sides have guns in their hands. Once a conflict occurs, the consequences will be disastrous.
"It's okay." Shen Hao said nonchalantly, "Since we caught up with the folks from Shiliba Village, we will definitely get a share. Besides, there are cameras on the machine gun towers. If something happens, they will definitely not run away. No one wants to take this risk."
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"Oh, that's good." Ye Han put her heart back in her stomach.
The off-road vehicle continued to move forward, meeting local people who came out to pick up insects from time to time. About seven or eight minutes later, they encountered a village and town. Just like the airport, the outside of the town was surrounded by layers of barbed wire. There were erected at regular intervals beside the village.
There are machine gun towers and two militia posts with live ammunition at the entrance of the village.
There was a large beetle entangled in the barbed wire fence outside the village. There were several pointing villagers standing in the open space nearby. Ye Han felt that they seemed to want to get into the barbed wire fence and take the beetle home and eat it.
A question popped into Ye Han's mind: Can beetles be eaten?
It seems, it seems, it should be... okay? Maybe the locals have some special ways of eating that are unknown to everyone.
The two vehicles continued to move forward. After more than ten minutes, the number of insect-picking vehicles gradually decreased. Shen Hao smiled and said: "They will be there soon!"
Ye Han looked far into the distance and saw the outline of the city in front of him: "Is this the Marrow River?"
"Yes, this is the Marrow River." Shen Hao said.
As the off-road vehicle traveled to the outskirts of the city, several houses with local characteristics appeared on the roadside. However, these rustic buildings seemed to have been abandoned by their owners long ago. Weeds grew in front and back of the houses, and the barbed wire fences between the weeds were vaguely visible.
Ye Han couldn't help being slightly stunned: "Consultant Shen, why is there a barbed wire fence here?"
Shen Hao said, "This was originally a village, considered a satellite city of Xuhe River."
"No wonder." Ye Han smiled, "I used it as a barbed wire fence to spread from here to the city."
"No way, it's still two or three kilometers away." Shen Hao said, "But the barbed wire fences on the outskirts of the city are not narrow, they are nearly 500 meters wide."
"Five hundred meters wide in all directions?"
"Basically, the narrowest section is more than three hundred meters." Shen Hao replied.
"How much barbed wire is this?" Ye Han couldn't help but sigh.
Although industries across the country have also been affected by insect pests, the annual production capacity of more than one billion tons of steel, on average, almost everyone in the country can get one ton, and how much can be used to build some barbed wire for defense in major cities.
Steel?
That is to say, only countries in the era of large-scale industry have the confidence to devote so many resources to building a defense system. If it were replaced by countries with little foundation, they would be afraid that even building a defense network would bankrupt the country's finances.
After approaching the urban area, Ye Han gained a deeper understanding of the defense network outside Suihe City.
Not only are there amazingly wide barbed wire fences, but there are also deep trenches dug between the barbed wire fences, which look like a World War I battlefield in the movie.
Closer to the city, there are towering machine gun towers; every few ordinary machine gun towers are also equipped with low, sturdy machine gun towers that look like miniature observatories; in the open space near the city's outer ring road,
Mortar and howitzer positions were also set up.
Not to mention, many machine gun towers can also be seen at urban intersections and government office buildings, bringing all the city's roads within the range of defensive firepower. Even if the giant insects break through the defense system in the suburbs, they will still be attacked.
Facing the defensive firepower of the city.
The off-road vehicle and the armored vehicle drove through the relatively lively streets and drove directly into the military subdivision compound.
Shen Hao introduced: "Now the military division is the defense command center of the entire Marrow River. I will arrange for someone to greet your people. You come with me to see the commander first."
The two entered the office building and soon found the commander's office. The door of the office was open, the room was shrouded in mist, and the strong smell of tobacco rushed straight into the nose, making people choke even if they stood outside the door.
Shen Hao knocked on the door very habitually: "Report!"
"Come in!" a loud voice full of impurities said carelessly.
The two of them entered the door and saluted. Shen Hao introduced: "Commander, I brought Captain Ye back."
Ye Han immediately saluted: "Hello, Commander Shan." The senior colonel officer behind the desk was about fifty years old. He was bald and slightly fat, and his face was covered with craters like the moon. If it weren't for the military uniform on his body, at first glance,
No different from a gangster leader.
Commander Shan pressed the cigarette butt from his mouth into the ashtray, twisted it hard, and said in a local accent: "Sit down, I've been waiting for you!"
"Commander, you are too polite." Ye Han quickly said politely.
"Hey, we are not being polite to you. Xiao Shen, have you told Xiao Lu about the situation?"
"Not yet." Shen Hao said.
"Oh, you are so unreliable!" Commander Shan glared at Shen Hao, "Xiaoye, how much do you know about the situation in the Marrow River?"
"Not much." Ye Han quickly replied, "To tell you the truth, before I received the mission, I had never heard of the Marrow River. I only read some information before setting off."
He suppressed the urge to cough and showed a very correct attitude.
"Then let me tell you something." Commander Shan took out a cigarette and lit it, took a long puff of it happily, spit it out heavily, and pushed the cigarette case forward, "Would you like one, too, Xiaoye?"
"No, no, I don't know how." Ye Han quickly declined, joking. He also went to aviation school back then. How dare he smoke without letting the instructor smoke him to death?
"We are soldiers and you don't want to be polite." Commander Shan continued to let go.
"Commander, I really don't know how." Ye Han continued to refuse,
"Then I won't be polite to you." Commander Shan took another sip, "Our Sui River is a good place with mountains and water. The rivers are criss-crossed by dense forests, so the muddy environment is particularly suitable for insect breeding. There are a lot of bugs in southern Xinjiang.
The most powerful place is our Marrow River."
While speaking, he also stretched out his fingers and tapped the table hard, constantly using body movements to strengthen his tone.
Commander Shan took another hard puff and burned at least a quarter of the cigarette. After exhaling the smoke, he continued: "Our Sui River is not far from the border. About forty kilometers to the south is the national border, and the other end of the border is Southeast Asia.
The land boundary and the national border are all virgin forests. It is an inaccessible place. Even us locals rarely go there. When the bugs don't start, you can still see a few people. After the bugs start, no one dares to get close.
,Now, no one knows how many bugs are hidden there."
