Chapter 313: Civil Strife (22)
"Oh no!" Qin Guo, who finally thought of the key point, couldn't help but burst out in his heart, "He wants to use explosives!"
In today's Hine Continent, gunpowder is not as widely used as before, and the emergence of conductive technology has made human beings abandon many old technologies and tools, but gunpowder has not been completely eliminated because of its low cost, and is still used in many fields.
The most common is the blasting of the outermost layer of hard rock during the initial mining of a deposit. Although the guide technology can do the same, or even more accurately, the cost of the two is very different, and few people choose the latter.
In addition to this, gunpowder is also commonly found in the military.
The power of guided weapons is self-evident, but due to the constraints of manufacturing technology, manufacturing costs, manufacturing capacity, manufacturing personnel, and other reasons, guided weapons have not yet been able to be popularized throughout the armed forces.
This is slightly better for the Empire, the new generation of guided weapons equipped with a third of the current ratio, but the Federation obviously does not have the same superior conditions as the Empire, although the same attention is paid to the development of guided weapons, and even the financial investment is only higher than that of the Empire, but now the Imperial Army is equipped with new types of guided weapons The soldiers only account for a little more than 10% of the total strength, and generally only those who are truly elite can be fortunate enough to receive their own advanced guiding weapons.
Some of the obsolete old-fashioned guiding weapons are still in the army, and most of them are used for training, while the remaining part is sold to the black market by some so-called officials with connections and backgrounds to make huge profits.
In addition to the above two more common uses, gunpowder is also used in some special situations, most of these special circumstances are committed to adultery, because the audience is relatively small, it is difficult for ordinary people to have access to it, which is also the reason why Qin Guo did not think of it for a while.
There are indeed a lot of explosives stored in the cottage, and the original intention of its purchase is to prevent the cottage from encountering a strong enemy that cannot be resisted one day, and at the last moment to destroy all the relevant evidence about Qinguo and his gang, after all, they have a special identity, and everything they do is not visible, and they must be fully prepared.
In fact, strictly speaking, the power of explosives is very limited, not that its destructive power is not good, but the fuse of explosives burns too slowly, not to mention half a master like Leach, even the four bearded men can calmly escape from the explosion range of explosives, and even if they are not good, they can minimize the damage they suffer, relatively speaking, explosives can only threaten ordinary people.
Since there are two powerless girls in the team, Qin Guo and the short-haired woman, Qin Guo can't ignore the threat posed by explosives. Although it was possible to let the four bearded men escape with the two of them, but that was only a strategy, before Qin Guo's plan was implemented, the cottage in front of him could not just give up.
Figuring out Hart's intentions, Qin Guo immediately ordered a pursuit.
Although Hart's men had been running ahead of time for a while, the speed was not enough compared to the viper man and the small man who were running at full strength, and it didn't take long for the two to catch up.
As for the bearded man and the tall and thin man who are not good at speed, they accompanied Qin Guo and the short-haired woman, the purpose of which was naturally to protect the safety of the two girls.
Not to mention the four people who were left behind, Hart in front did not show the slightest surprise after seeing the viper man and the small man catching up, on the contrary, it really surprised him that it took so long for the two to catch up.
Because they had received clear instructions from Qin Guo, the viper man and the small man did not hesitate at all, and rushed straight towards Hart in the center of the line.
Although the two of them were menacing, Hart, who was the target, did not show any panic at all, obviously expecting this. With his order, the surrounding subordinates quickly divided into two teams, one in front and one in the back.
Without waiting for the two people who rushed forward to react, the first squad in front did not hesitate to pull the trigger of the guiding weapon in their hands.
Although the viper man and the small man are not masters, they have been through a hundred battles with Qin Guo for so long, and when the team in front of them just raised the guiding weapon, they quickly realized the danger, braked sharply, and then quickly pounced sideways, narrowly avoiding this round of attacks.
After getting up from the ground, the two of them deceived themselves again, and the successive obstacles made the two of them have real fire in their hearts, and when they were about to take Hart down in one go, the first team in front had already quickly retreated after completing the task, and the second team in the rear took over the offensive position.
The offensive that had just formed was interrupted again, which made the viper man and the small man feel a sense of suffocation when they threw a punch with all their might but had to force it back halfway.
Hart's men had apparently undergone similar training, with one team responsible for attacking and blocking the enemy, while the other team reloaded in between attacks. Although due to the limited manpower, when the two teams rotate, there will inevitably be a vacuum period in the attack, but it also greatly hinders the pace of the Viper Man and the small man in pursuit.
Although the distance between the two sides has been gradually shortening, it is clear that the pursuers will not be able to do anything to Hart for a while and a half.
Hart's approach is not original, and since the advent of the Guided Force, both the Empire and the Federation have been doing everything they can to exploit their potential.
Due to the large number of combat numbers between the two armies, although the power of the guiding force weapon is huge, the actual number of kills is very limited; after all, with today's guidance technology, it is not possible to produce a guide weapon that can shoot continuously, and in order to give full play to its power, the commanders of the two armies have turned their ideas to the mode of operation.
We have to admit that the wisdom of the masses is infinite, especially those generals and commanders who have been immersed in the field of military operations all their lives, and even in the face of a new type of weapon such as a guided weapon, they have quickly found the most suitable way to use it for the time being.
Then, the three-column horizontal formation tactic came into being.
However, this tactic has very strict requirements for the training and discipline of soldiers, and only after a long time of repeated training can their mobility and fluency of changing formations be ensured.
However, it is undeniable that the emergence of the three-column horizontal formation tactic has brought the power of light guided weapons to the extreme, and at the same time announced the end of the era of traditional military operations.
Hart's men were not yet able to guarantee the continuity of attacks like regular armies, but they were able to delay time. By the time the Viper Man and the Tiny Man finally caught up with Hart's team, Hart had finally arrived at his destination.