267 A Night of Sleep (2)
General Qiu still shook his head: "Before the ant colony entered the city, the Northern Military Region organized an interception, and the air and ground were fully covered, and even the cloud burst bombs were used, but once the fist ants encountered danger, they would immediately dig holes to dodge, and the effect of firepower coverage was really unsatisfactory." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
"How is that possible?"
"I was surprised, too, but it was written in the report I received from the front." General Qiu said.
"I can explain that." Xu Jiaye said.
Several people's eyes immediately turned to Xu Jiaye, and the No. 1 leader nodded: "Say it." ”
Xu Jiaye said cautiously: "According to my understanding, this kind of ant is very cautious, like to stay underground, if it is not not eaten, it will not go to the ground at all, even if a large group of migration, it is also stop-and-go, every time it stops, it will dig a hole to rest, the military's fire cover only works on the ants on the ground, but that accounts for a very small number of the entire ant colony, the vast majority of boxing ants are hiding underground, after entering the urban area, there are hardened roads everywhere, and the ant colony cannot dig the ground, which forms an overwhelming giant ant, Otherwise, a large-scale ant colony will not form at all. ”
Everyone was stunned, and General Qiu said: "According to this, even if you bombard them with nuclear weapons, you can't destroy them?" ”
"Theoretically, that's so." Xu Jiaye said.
Major cities have a well-developed underground drainage system, with the habit of boxing ants, they will definitely treat the drainage system as a nest, even if they are bombarded with nuclear weapons, it is difficult to hurt the ant colony that inhabits the sewers.
"What about the distribution of this ant? Have you mastered it? Chief No. 1 asked again.
"We haven't fully grasped it yet, but we are sure that the northern area of Linyi has been occupied by boxer ants, and it will continue to erode the surrounding areas for a period of time in the future, threatening the major cities of Linzhou Province at the same time, it will also spread to the surrounding provinces, unless we find an effective way to deal with boxer ants, it will be difficult to stop the expansion of boxer ants."
"What about pheromones? Can't you isolate pheromones from fist ants? ”
Xu Jiaye stretched out his finger and scratched it twice on the tablet: "The institute is organizing personnel to tackle key problems and separate." ”
"How long will it take?"
"It's hard to say, even if you can separate the pheromones, you still have to spend time experimenting with the specific effects of various pheromones, and they can't be used in actual combat in a short period of time." Xu Jiaye said.
The No. 1 leader pinched his temples with a headache, and raised his head after a moment of silence: "The situation is already very clear, with our current means, we can't curb the expansion of the fist ants for the time being, right?" ”
Xu Jiaye hesitated for a moment and didn't speak, General Qiu gritted his teeth and said: "We can deal with the ant colony, but the fist ants are too small, ordinary people can't guard against them, once they are attacked by the fist ants, it is difficult to escape." ”
"That's the heart of the matter." The No. 1 leader knocked on the table with his fingers, "Taizu said that everyone loses the land, and everyone loses the land, and everyone and the land survive, and now is the time for us to show our courage." ”
Xu Jiaye was stunned: "Chief, what do you mean...... Abandonment of Linyi? ”
"No, it's to give up Linzhou, withdraw all the people near the ant-occupied area, exchange space for time, and give the research department enough time to study the fist ants."
"This ...... Will it work? General Qiu said worriedly, "Our population pressure is already high, and it is not difficult to evacuate the residents of Linzhou Province, but the difficult thing is where to resettle them." ”
"This is also my biggest headache, today's grain production is seriously reduced, and wherever it is arranged, it is a very heavy burden, but we can't watch tens of millions of people stay there and wait for death!"
"Linzhou is an old industrial base, can we directly move factories and mining enterprises to the west to enrich the westward expansion plan?" General Qiu asked.
"Factories and mines are not so easy to relocate, and it is too late to dismantle the equipment by hand, but skilled workers can be removed first." So said one participant.
"Our problems are not limited to the north, although there are no ant colonies and locust swarms in the south, but other giant insects are not uncommon, the military is exhausted, and the situation is also not optimistic, I propose to open the gun ban nationwide, so that ordinary people have the ability to protect themselves, so that the military can use most of its strength to deal with large-scale insect infestations." The second leader said suddenly.
"It's not realistic to open up a gun ban." General Qiu said, "Facts have proved that the effect of small-caliber firearms on giant insects is very limited, and they cannot deal with giant insects at all, although large-caliber rifles have enough lethality, but their power is too great, and they have a very adverse impact on public order. ”
"We can't just watch the giant insects run rampant, and we're choking here, right? As far as I know, most of the countries that do not ban guns in the West have relaxed the qualifications for gun ownership, and some countries that ban guns have also opened gun bans. Speaking of this, the second chief deliberately paused, "I'm not saying how good it is to open the gun ban, but the whole world is under the shadow of the insect plague, to stabilize the social order, ordinary people must be given the ability to defend themselves, our people urgently need weapons to defend themselves, if this problem is not solved, it will shake the foundation of society!" ”
Chief No. 1 frowned even more, but did not immediately express his position.
The second leader lit a cigarette and continued: "There will be a cold winter in the north for a while, and no matter whether it is ants or locusts, it will not be able to jump for a few days, but the south is different, where the four seasons are evergreen, the threat of giant insects will not change because of the season, and the need for weapons is more urgent. After all, Jingjiang had already opened the gun ban at the beginning. ”
The No. 1 leader turned his head to look at General Qiu: "Old Qiu, what do you think?" ”
"There is indeed a hard need for self-defense, but military weapons are not comfortable to proliferate, and it is better to make a firearm that can defend itself without causing serious social problems."
"Do you have any suitable models?" Chief No. 1 asked.
"Shotguns should be the most suitable type at the moment, with less ammunition, large caliber, and enough power, and it would be better if they could be equipped with ammunition specifically for fighting bugs." General Qiu said.
"Then arrange for the relevant departments to come up with an opinion as soon as possible, I remember that Jingjiang will be conditionally open to the gun ban, so the qualification to hold a gun should also be written into the opinion, so I don't need to say more about this, right?"
"Wait!" The No. 2 leader suddenly stopped, "Old Qiu, can you use the tranquilizer gun to deal with the giant worm?" ”
General Qiu was stunned: "This, I really don't know, I've never touched that thing." ”
"I thought I could give it a try." The second leader said, "That thing has a short range and small penetration, and its power depends on the medicine in the syringe, as long as the anesthetic is replaced with an insecticide, it can completely deal with giant insects, don't you say?" ”
The No. 1 leader nodded: "This is also a train of thought. ”
"Then do it first, see the effect and then adjust." General Qiu said.