What Wu Qiao said is right, there are only so many mecha pilots with outstanding skills, and for every one killed or injured, there is one less. The number of soldiers deployed by the opponent will increase, and the alliance will inevitably become more and more stretched.
Under the circumstances that the alliance couldn't get more people to form a team of twenty, Wu Qiao was forced to change his strategy.
He reduced the size of the twenty-man squad to twelve, and at the same time added the role of "sniper". That is to say, let the snipers shoot the enemy from a long distance, and use this method to fill the loopholes of the twelve-man squad and make up for the disadvantage caused by the reduction in number. Each twelve-man squad will be equipped with three snipers. Their mission is to suppress and cover their comrades with firepower, and it does not include killing the enemy directly, because it is impossible to really succeed when attacking from such a far away place, and the reformed people have plenty of time to dodge. Wu Qiao and Tan Yan re-studied the formation and the way everyone cooperates, and then learned from repeated experiments to perfect this new method step by step.
After changing the strategy to "12+3" in an all-round way, the balance of war, which had gradually tilted back to a neutral country, slowly became level again.
Wu Qiao knew very well that this was only a temporary solution, a tactic to delay the attack, and it was basically to resist the opponent's offensive and forcefully pull the situation back.
The core problem remains unresolved.
Therefore, Wu Qiao was still afraid—afraid of the third batch of remodeled soldiers from the neutral country who would appear in his own country's city at some point.
Sadly, that was simply destined to happen.
So... when the third batch of reformers arrives, how should the alliance deal with it
It is impossible to reduce the number of teams indefinitely... No, rather, it can no longer be reduced. Wu Qiao didn't even need to try to know that if the siege team didn't have even ten people, then no amount of snipers in the distance would be of any use.
So, is it true that no matter how hard you struggle, you will definitely fail in the end? After a hundred years of review, you will find that all their efforts today are in vain
Wu Qiao didn't want to just wait for the final death sentence, that was not in his character at all, he would fight desperately no matter what.
But what should be done
"It's really annoying..." Ya Jiu said angrily, "Why do all the bosses have to transform humans?!"
Wu Qiao said: "... I don't know."
There were two times where Wu Qiao was particularly unwilling. Sometimes he wants to yell a few times to vent his boredom, and sometimes he wants to get drunk and forget all his troubles. In short, he just goes crazy and temporarily abandons his role.
But he can't.
Therefore, when it was the worst, he just hugged Tan Yan's waist, gently rubbed his head against Tan Yan's abdomen, and said, "Tan Yan, I'm not happy."
Tan Yan stroked Wu Qiao's soft hair, and responded softly, "Yes."
"You coax me."
Tan Yan smiled: "How to coax?"
"… I do not know either."
"Okay, honey, don't be angry."
"...Continue." Wu Qiao felt a little comfortable.
Tan Yan thought about it again: "How about I cook you food? Or take you to eat something good."
"... Coax again."
"It's still the body that matters, so there's no need to get angry."
"Is there anything else?" Wu Qiao asked again.
"... I can't think of it." Tan Yan really couldn't think of it.
"He's really not a smart person." Wu Qiao sighed, "However, I think it seems to be better." Being coaxed by Tan Yan like that, "..."
After a few seconds, Wu Qiao said again: "Tan Yan, I really feel a little uneasy."
"how?"
"Would the two of us have to die for the country and never get married until the end?"
Tan Yan lifted Wu Qiao's arm, motioning him to sit up. Then, Tan Yan stared at Wu Qiao's eyes, and asked him softly, "What stupid things are you talking about?"
"It's not stupid." Wu Qiao shook his head, "I was thinking, if you want to die...you must really become a couple before you die." Wu Qiao has already decided privately that if everything is really irreparable, he will Register your marriage the day before the due date. In short... in this life... he must become a family with Tan Yan, even if it's only a day, even a minute, or a second.
"Don't talk about whether you are dead or not." Tan Yan thought for a while, and then said, "This is not your character."
"...It's really not my character." However, the "deadline" is approaching day by day, and it is impossible to say that it is absolutely impossible, it is like watching a dark cloud above the head but insisting that it will never rain. ridiculous.
Tan Yan smiled, as handsome as ever: "Wu Qiao, when you were twenty years old, didn't you always say that you were a man who created miracles? You really did it. Then you can verify this again."
"...I've been trying for the past few days, but there's no progress at all." Wu Qiao knew that he had yelled that word many years ago, although he couldn't imagine what he looked like then.
"Wu Qiao," Tan Yan said again, "I believe you can do it."
"..."
"I don't know what others think, but I believe you can do it."
"Tan Yan...?" Tan Yan's affirmation of him even surpassed Wu Qiao's affirmation of himself. Wu Qiao didn't know why Tan Yan was so sure, it must have made him a little bit baffled.
Tan Yan seemed to see what Wu Qiao was thinking. He said: "I... Ever since I fell in love with you, I have always believed in you. Now, like every time before, I think you will definitely be able to solve the difficulties in front of me. "
"..."
"Wu Qiao, do you trust me?"
"Of course."
"Then you should believe in yourself, too."
"..." Wu Qiao felt that this seemed to be going around in circles. Tan Yan believed in him, he believed in Tan Yan, so he should also believe in himself. Even if you don't believe it at first, you should believe it miraculously... What is the reason for this
Tan Yan kissed the bridge of his nose.
"Okay," Wu Qiao put his arms around Tan Yan's neck, nodded on his shoulder, and said as if brainwashing himself, "I can do it. Yes. I can do it."
"Yes." Tan Yan rubbed Wu Qiao's ears with his own.
Wu Qiao's ears felt hot, and he felt that this was really wonderful.
He suddenly felt: These days...why do you think of dying together? Such a good thing, such a good person, he didn't want to give up. He is still young, and he still wants to have a lot of time to do various things with Tan Yan. He hasn't tasted all of Tan Yan's crafts, hasn't eaten delicious food from all over the world with Tan Yan, hasn't walked hand in hand in the streets and alleys of the city with Tan Yan, hasn't gone out with Tan Yan to find the most beautiful scenery, and hasn't lived in the city yet. I have never planted the water villas in Seafood Starfield that Tan Yan likes, and I have never planted all kinds of beautiful flowers and plants that Tan Yan likes... How can I die
Moreover, not only the two of them, but also many people in the alliance are also looking forward to a happy life.
Wu Qiao felt that the frustration before was really unreasonable.
He should get back on his feet.
I don't know if it has something to do with this conversation. That night, Wu Qiao suddenly realized a problem while sleeping.
He thought: the establishment of the research institute must require conditions.
Wu Qiao called up the screen and listed them one by one.
The first condition is that the research institute must have the raw materials for "making" human transformation—sperm and eggs. It is impossible for all the transformed people to be asexually reproduced by Jing Yan himself. No matter how you transform it, you need to have the foundation to become a "human". Therefore, Wu Qiao felt that the location of the research institute must be not far from the large sperm and egg banks in Zhongli. Sperm is easier to say, but eggs are not easy to get. Wu Qiao is 99% sure that the raw materials for human transformation are obtained from the sperm and egg banks in the neutral country. And for neutral countries that are dedicated to pursuing the "perfect soldier", they are unlikely to build their research institutes in very distant places to transport sperm and eggs over long distances, which will increase unnecessary costs and unnecessary costs. Risk, as sperm and eggs are very temperature sensitive and the long transit process could make them "less than perfect".
The second condition is to be able to easily discharge sewage. This kind of experiment will definitely use a large amount of biological reagents, etc., and requires a very powerful sewage system. Moreover, the research institute must have experienced many failures, and even had to discard corpses frequently in the early stage. This kind of thing is definitely not something that can be done with a few sewer pipes and a few garbage bins. That would be too ostentatious and would quickly arouse suspicion.
The third condition is that the temperature needs to be suitable. Wu Qiao guessed that sperm, eggs, fertilized eggs, embryos, etc. are all fragile, and neutral countries should not choose places with extreme cold or extreme heat. Relying solely on machines to maintain the temperature will have accidents after all, and neutral countries will not accept the occurrence of "death of cyborgs due to machine failure". Therefore, neutral countries must at least ensure that the conditions are not very bad.
The fourth condition is that it must be sparsely populated. To carry out this kind of experiment, the neutral country must be extremely afraid of being discovered by outsiders, and will definitely keep the research institute very secret. According to Jing Yan, the neutral countries started this research a long time ago, when they were weak and had no reason to choose a place that was easy to be discovered by the two big countries. That place should not only be difficult to be discovered by the two big countries, but also not easy to be discovered by the people of our own country, otherwise all the painstaking efforts would be easily wasted.
Fifth... Wu Qiao typed quickly: Although that place is remote, it shouldn't be too difficult to get there from the capital of a neutral country. This is also certain. This is a research institute that neutral countries place high hopes on, and those who know the secrets should check it often. If the line is too awkward, it will not be selected as a construction site.
sixth…
Wu Qiao listed items one by one, and it seemed that the range was being reduced little by little. Every time he thinks of a certain condition, he applauds himself with joy—the 20-year-old him seems to have come back a little bit.
Four hours later, Wu Qiao's list contained ten "conditions" that were almost certain, and another twenty that might be met.
He didn't even check what time it was, so he dialed Tan Yan's communication.
Tan Yan answered immediately, his voice didn't sound sleepy at all: "What's the matter?"
Wu Qiao was short of breath, and his chest was rising and falling: "I thought of some characteristics of the research institute."
"Oh?"
"The most important thing is that it must be next to the sperm and egg banks."
"..." Tan Yan thought for a while, and then said, "It makes sense." He was surprised that he had thought too much before, and ignored such an obvious fact.
"Also," Wu Qiao said again, "that place should be inaccessible. Besides, neither the Alliance nor the Republic's surveillance satellites can see it."
"...Yes," Tan Yan's voice came through the communication equipment, "Neutral countries will not want to be discovered by us."
"Of course we are very clear about the satellite coverage area of the alliance. I think... at a time like this, the Republic needs to provide the location of their satellites."
"Will they agree?"
"If you don't agree with them, it's over!" The Republic is miserable now, but this can be useful.
"..."
Wu Qiao also said, "In addition, it needs to be able to discard waste and reduce possible pollution, and the temperature must also be controlled, not too cold or too hot."
"… Ok."
Wu Qiao explained all the conjectures one by one.
After a lengthy discussion between the two of them, one of the "essential" conditions was removed and two were added to Wu Qiao's list, and five "possible" conditions were added. Now, there are eleven "necessary" conditions and twenty-five "possible" conditions.
Early the next morning, Wu Qiao called the personnel involved in the scope screening to the meeting room. Everyone had a sad face when they arrived in the meeting room, as if the bad news that came one by one during this period of time had already made them feel hopeless. It wasn't until Wu Qiao listed the "necessary" conditions and "possible" conditions on the screen that their eyes gradually brightened. They began to chatter and discuss, and took out the map to actually start looking for the possible location of the research institute. A group of people were full of energy and moved extremely fast, and the sudden hope made them a little carried away.
Wu Qiao personally contacted the crybaby president of the Republic. The crybaby president didn't cry this time, but very cooperatively sent the satellite image to Wu Qiao. At the end, I added another sentence: "This is from the past, but it is not like this now."
"... Mmm." Wu Qiao responded casually perfunctorily. Sure enough, as long as there is no interest involved, that person will not cry. Now the situation is imminent, and I didn't see him sniffling again.
"So," added the crybaby president, who wasn't crying, "if you want the satellite map of the republic when they chose the site, this is it. But if you think the republic still uses this map now, you're wrong wrong."
"... I didn't want to hit you." Wu Qiao knew that he kept emphasizing that this map was outdated in order to prevent the alliance from using this map to attack the Republic.
The alliance's "discussion group" studied for two full days, and finally narrowed down to five places where there might be research institutes based on the "essential" conditions. There are many sperm and egg banks in this era, and there are no fewer than fifty or sixty large ones in the neutral country. Not only ordinary families, single men and women will use sperm and egg banks, but even gay couples will go there for gene fusion.
"Is there no way to narrow down the scope?" Wu Qiao asked with a pen in his mouth, frowning.
"Five is already very small...!" Someone said in amazement.
"No." Wu Qiao took the pen out of his mouth, "Too many."
"..."
"We have no way to try one by one." Wu Qiao said, "It must be successful once. Once it fails, it is absolutely impossible to repeat the same trick a second time." As long as the neutral country strengthens its vigilance, they will definitely not be able to destroy the research institute.
"Then..." Someone looked at the "possible" conditions in embarrassment, and said with hesitation, "Choose the one with the most possible conditions?"
"Isn't this still a try? As I said just now, the location must be determined and the scope reduced from five to one."
"This..." All the people in the meeting room looked at each other, feeling that Wu Qiao was really trying to force others, "This...how can you be sure?"
In fact, Wu Qiao was also a little worried.
He stared at the five locations, and after a long time, an idea suddenly popped up in his mind, "Hey, let me say... Basically, these addresses are very far apart."
"Yes." Tan Yan agreed. Although the conditions are almost the same, the distance is really not close.
"I'm thinking," Wu Qiao said, "the sperm and eggs in the egg bank should almost all come from nearby people, and it's unlikely that many people will go so far to donate or sell them. Human genes in different regions There will be differences, and those who are much worse will even have different appearances. Then as long as we analyze the genes of the captured transformed people, we can roughly know which star field they came from. Neutral countries have transformed their genes, but there will always be It is impossible to change the original genes beyond recognition, because there is no need for that. We start from the original genes and summarize their general characteristics, so we can see where they are from."
Tan Yan nodded: "That's a good idea." At present, the people around the two candidate targets are indeed very different.
…
—So, from the end of this meeting, the alliance began to try to capture the cyborg soldiers of neutral countries as much as possible, because the more data there are, the more accurate the results will be.
These two groups of soldiers are very different from "Nicole" and the others. They don't know fear and are very violent. The "Nicoles" are clones of humans, only the brain area that controls emotions has been destroyed, so they will rationally analyze and finally choose to be captured when they have lost hope of winning. However, the genes of the new remodeled soldiers have been rewritten in large numbers, and they have been completely distorted into what is needed for war, and they will never cooperate with the enemy. The alliance once tried to find out their memories by reading brain waves, and even this failed without exception, because they refused to even think about the questions posed by the people of the alliance.
However, the neutral country obviously didn't think of what Wu Qiao thought of.
The alliance's mecha pilots jumped at the moment they knocked down the cyborgs, held them down and took their blood samples.
Yes, blood alone can provide a lot of information.
The analysts first ruled out the abnormal and obviously modified gene sequences, and then selected the genes in the sense of natural human genetics for classification and comparison.
It was found that more than 75% of the modified humans have some very typical genes, and they should belong to the "sunflower" race in neutral countries. The sunflower race is one of the most numerous races in the neutral country, and its distribution area accounts for almost half of the neutral country's territory.
"Sunflower race?" Wu Qiao looked at the map—among the five candidate locations, two were in the living area of the sunflower race!
"This..." At the second meeting, everyone was in trouble again, "Two of them are in the living area of the sunflower race... How can we determine where there is a real research institute?"
"..." This time, Wu Qiao didn't know either. Reducing the range from five to two is a good thing, but still not enough to shoot.
After the meeting went on in a dull atmosphere for a while, Tan Yan looked at two possible places, and suddenly interjected, "Or... let that 'Nicole'... take a look?"
"Huh?" Everyone looked at Tan Yan suspiciously. This is an unfamiliar name, and it has been a long time since anyone mentioned it.
"I said, the 'Nicole' of Serpent Wing."
Wu Qiao looked at Tan Yan quietly. That battle was directed by myself. At that time, Xianglong Wing released eight "Nicole", all of whom were clones of the legendary Nicole in the military at that time. Major General Darrell saw his wife's clone die prematurely, replaced it himself, and finally commanded the campaign to capture six of them.
Tan Yan and Wu Qiao looked at each other, "The Wings of Xianglong was supported by the neutral country at that time, so 'Nicole' must have been sent by the neutral country - Wings of the Xianglong did not have that ability. Even if the possibility is not 100%, 100% There are eighty percent of them."
"Yes." Wu Qiao nodded in agreement.
"Things have passed for several years. After 'Nicole' was captured, the neutral country should have changed the research institute. However, I think the 'conditions' they care about will not change. We can let them take a look, two Which of the 15 "possible conditions" were met by the institute at that time. Those items that were met were probably what the builders of the institute were more concerned about, and they would try their best to consider when choosing a new location. We think they are possible conditions, and they But they think it is necessary. The 'Nicole' don't know anything else, but they should know what the institute looks like."
Wu Qiao nodded again.
What Tan Yan said makes sense. There must be a reason for choosing that site instead of others for the first site selection. The reason is that neutral people believe that some of the "possible" conditions have higher priority than other items. It's like a buyer buying a house. If you care about something when you buy a house for the first time, you will also care about something when you buy a house for the second time.
"But..." someone asked, "will 'Nicole' cooperate?"
"There is a possibility." Tan Yan replied.
"Oh?" Everyone was surprised.
"...Yes." Wu Qiao took over Tan Yan's words at this time, "One of them...seems...to be very interested in the real Nicole..." He knew this matter better than Tan Yan, because this matter was originally his. Tell it to Tan Yan. "