Two Hundred and Sixty-Seven 1 Sleep Night (2)
General Qiu still shook his head: "Before the ant colony entered the city, the Northern Military Region organized an interception. The air and ground were covered in one piece, and even the cloud bombs were used. But once the boxing ants are in danger, they will immediately dig holes to avoid them. The effect is really unsatisfactory.”
"how is this possible?"
"I was also surprised, but it was indeed written in the report given to me by the front line." General Qiu said.
"I can explain this." Xu Jiaye said.
The eyes of several people immediately turned to Xu Jiaye, and Chief No. 1 nodded: "Let's talk."
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 food, they won't go up to the ground at all. Even if they migrate in large groups, they will stop and go, and they will dig every time they stop. The fire coverage of the military only affects the ants on the ground, but that only accounts for a very small number of the entire ant colony. The vast majority of boxing ants hide underground. After entering the urban area, there are hardened roads everywhere. Ant colonies can't dig the ground, which forms the giant ants that cover the sky, otherwise large-scale ant swarms would not be formed at all."
Everyone was stunned, and General Qiu said: "According to this, even if we bombard them with nuclear weapons, we can't destroy them?"
"Theoretically so." Xu Jiaye said.
Every major city has a complete underground drainage system. With the habits of boxer ants, they will definitely treat the drainage system as their old nest. Even if nuclear weapons are used to bombard them, it will be difficult to hurt the ant colony inhabiting 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 sure that the northern area of Linyi has been occupied by boxing ants, and will continue to erode the surrounding areas in the future. While threatening the major cities in Linzhou Province, they will also spread to surrounding provinces, unless we find countermeasures. An effective method for boxer ants, otherwise it would be difficult to stop the expansion of boxer ants."
"What about pheromones? Can't the pheromones of boxing ants be separated?"
Xu Jiaye stretched out his finger and swiped twice on the tablet: "The research institute is organizing personnel to tackle key problems and separate them."
"how much time is required?"
"It's hard to say. Even if the pheromone can be separated, it will take time to test the specific effects of various pheromones, and it will not be able to be used in actual combat in a short time." Xu Jiaye said.
Head No. 1 squeezed his temple with a headache, raised his head after a moment of silence: "The situation is already clear, with our current means, we can't curb the expansion of Boxer Ants for the time being, right?"
Xu Jiaye hesitated for a while and said nothing. General Qiu gritted his teeth and said, "We can deal with ant colonies, but boxer ants are too small for ordinary people to defend against. Once attacked by boxer ants, it is very difficult to escape."
"This is the core of the problem." Chief No. 1 knocked on the table with his fingers, "Taizu said that if the land is lost, everyone will lose both, and if the land is lost, everyone will be lost. Now is the time for us to show courage." .”
Xu Jiaye was taken aback: "Chief, what do you mean... to give up Linyi?"
"No, it is to abandon Linzhou, evacuate all the people near the ant-occupied area, trade space for time, and buy enough time for the research department to study boxing ants."
"This...can it work?" General Qiu said worriedly, "Our population pressure is already high. It is not difficult to evacuate the residents of Linzhou Province. The difficulty is where to resettle them."
"This is also my biggest headache. Today's food production has been severely reduced. Wherever it is arranged, it will be a very heavy burden, but we can't just watch tens of millions of people stay there waiting to die!"
"Linzhou is an old industrial base, can we directly move factories, mines and enterprises to the west to enrich the westward plan?" General Qiu asked.
"It is not so easy for factories and mines to relocate. It is too late to dismantle equipment by hand, but skilled workers can be removed first." A participant said.
"Our problem is not limited to 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 also not optimistic.
I propose a nationwide gun ban that gives ordinary people the ability to protect themselves, which frees up most of the military's power to deal with large-scale pest infestations. "The number two chief said suddenly.
"It is unrealistic to open gun ban." General Qiu said, "Facts have proved that the effect of small-caliber firearms on giant worms is very limited, and they cannot deal with giant worms at all. 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 also bring about more serious social problems."
"We can't just sit and watch the giant worms wreak havoc, but we are here to stop eating because of choking, right? As far as I know, most countries in the West that ban guns have relaxed the qualifications for holding guns, and some countries that ban guns have also opened up gun bans." Speaking of here , Chief No. 2 deliberately paused, "I'm not saying how good it is to open up the gun ban, but that the whole world is under the shadow of insect plagues. 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 resolved, it will shake the foundation of society!"
Chief No. 1 frowned even tighter, but did not express his opinion immediately.
Chief No. 2 lit a cigarette and continued: "The north will enter the cold winter for a while, no matter whether ants or locusts, it won't last for a few days, but the south is different, where there are evergreens all the year round, and the giant insects live there. Threats will not change due to the seasons, and the demand for weapons is more urgent. If the gun ban cannot be completely lifted, should we pick out a place to do a pilot first? After all, Jingjiang has already lifted the gun ban.”
Chief No. 1 turned his head to look at General Qiu: "Old Qiu, what do you think?"
"There is indeed a strong demand for self-defense, but military weapons are not easy to spread. It is best to manufacture a firearm that can protect itself without causing serious social problems."
"Is there any suitable model?" Chief No. 1 asked.
"The shotgun should be the most suitable type at the moment. It has less ammunition, a large caliber, and enough power. It would be even better if it can be equipped with special ammunition for killing bugs." General Qiu said.
"Then arrange for the relevant departments to come up with an opinion as soon as possible. I remember that Jingjiang would open the gun ban conditionally, so the qualifications for holding guns should also be included in the opinion. I don't need to say more about this?"
"Wait!" Chief No. 2 suddenly stopped him, "Old Qiu, can we use a tranquilizer gun to deal with giant worms?"
General Qiu was stunned: "I really don't know about this, I've never touched that thing before."
"I think you can give it a try." Chief No. 2 said, "That thing has a short range and low penetrating power. Its power depends entirely on the medicine in the syringe. As long as the anesthetic is replaced with insecticide, it can completely deal with giant insects. Don't you think so?"
Chief No. 1 nodded: "This is also a way of thinking."
"Then do this first, and adjust after seeing the effect." General Qiu said.
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