Jiang Ye tapped the table, and the display screens in front of everyone lit up.
You've all seen the data on the Jumping Worms. Jiang Ye clicked on the screen, bringing up a satellite map of the nearby area. They only live in desert regions and cannot survive or move in other types of soil.
That's right. Che Zhen said, the Jumping Worms couldn't follow us when we retreated from the sandy soil to the chalky ground. They could only linger at the edge of the sand, unable to cross.
There's a formula called the 42-mu formula. Jiang Ye said, meaning that in ordinary desert areas, each mu of sand can support at most 42 adult Jumping Worms. Any more than that, and they will engage in mass self-cannibalism. Look at the satellite map, the entire desert area isn't large, about 2,000 mu. This means this area can support a maximum of 84,000 adult Jumping Worms. Da Feng Novel
Gasps of cold air filled the room. Every participant's face turned pale, even the female secretary's eyes widened.
On the front lines, they had encountered only a few dozen Jumping Worms, and it was already incredibly difficult, nearly costing someone their life.
And now they were being told there were eighty-four thousand of them!
Even Sparta couldn't withstand this!
Don't panic, everyone. A mere eighty thousand is a manageable number, and the advantage is ours. Jiang Ye smiled calmly.
The captains' expressions turned strange. Advantage is ours? Where the hell is the advantage? The enemy outnumbers us by dozens to one!
Our combat plan is divided into two phases. The first phase is to annihilate the Jumping Worms on a large scale, ensuring our troops can advance through the desert. The second phase is to round up the remaining Jumping Worms. The feces of Jumping Worms are very valuable, worth half the price of gold by weight, more expensive than silver. Keeping a few is like having a hen that lays golden eggs. Jiang Ye continued at a leisurely pace.
The captains exchanged glances, almost in tears. It sounds easy, but these ten-meter-long Jumping Worms, with combat power more terrifying than a Tyrannosaurus Rex, are difficult enough to defeat, let alone capture!
I see a lack of confidence in your expressions. Jiang Ye smiled.
It's not a matter of confidence, we genuinely can't do it! Che Zhen said with a mournful face.
Why not?
These Jumping Worms usually hide beneath the sand, making them impossible to spot in advance. We can't kill them from a distance with artillery fire, and their movements are like ghosts. The only way to make them appear is to send spiders into the sand and wait for the Jumping Worms to leap out suddenly. Che Zhen explained earnestly.
But this leads to close-quarters combat, with no warning. If the Jumping Worms surround the troops in large numbers, it's difficult to even escape.
When we fought the Jumping Worms earlier, their hides were tough. Shrapnel from artillery shells couldn't harm them; only a direct hit could injure them. And they are somewhat like earthworms, with almost no vital points. They're strange, without brains or hearts, just a large worm that eats and excretes. Hitting them with one or two shells doesn't kill them, and they can even break into two pieces and continue attacking.
With eighty thousand of these things, we really can't fight them!
After Che Zhen finished speaking, everyone at the table nodded vigorously.
Jiang Ye smiled. I understand what you're saying, but I didn't say you have to go deep into the sand to fight the Jumping Worms.
Everyone looked at Jiang Ye in confusion. If they don't go into the sand, the Jumping Worms won't come out. How can they fight?
You've all seen the Jumping Worms firsthand. Their eyes have completely atrophied. After all, they can't see anything buried in the sand, so large eyes are useless; they might as well be blind. Jiang Ye said.
They locate prey using sound and temperature.
Jumping Worms are particularly sensitive to temperature. The deep sand is cool. Once they detect a heat source in the distance, they identify it as an animal and move to attack.
Their sensitivity to sound is even higher. Even if a person is simply walking on the sand, Jumping Worms within a kilometer will be attracted.
Those at the table suddenly understood. The spider armored vehicles become very hot after running for a period, and their engines are always noisy. No wonder they attracted so many Jumping Worms.
Therefore, we need to use these two characteristics to lure the Jumping Worms out and into our traps for elimination. Jiang Ye scanned the crowd. I've given you this much information, do you have any ideas?
Many people began to nod. Knowing the characteristics of the Jumping Worms made the problem seem solvable.
Che Zhen, tell me, what's your plan? Jiang Ye asked.
Che Zhen replied loudly, Set up bonfires at the edge of the sand, play death metal at high volume from dozens of subwoofers, and have troops ambush nearby. As soon as the Jumping Worms emerge from the sand, shoot them.
Bonfires are fine, but subwoofers are unnecessary. Jiang Ye said. Isn't there chalky ground next to the desert? Send troops to mine the chalk. The commotion of mining will travel far underground, enough to attract the Jumping Worms to reveal themselves and die. As for the money from selling the mined ore, half goes to me for the settlement's construction funds, and the other half goes to your troops as bonuses.
The participants' expressions brightened. A problem that was originally very tricky now seemed like nothing! They could even make some money!
Are there any other questions? If not, we'll adjourn. Jiang Ye said. This is a simple task. You deploy yourselves, and I won't interfere.
Che Zhen hesitated for a moment and raised his hand.
Speak. Jiang Ye nodded.
When we encountered the Jumping Worms, our scans didn't reveal this much information. Che Zhen asked, full of curiosity, How do you know all this about Jumping Worms?
Nonsense, I'm the general! I've undergone rigorous military training! If I didn't know the details of these low-level alien creatures, I'd be as terrified as you are, and how could I get started?
In the future, when I have time, I'll teach you some basic knowledge. Ask me anything you don't understand, and just do your jobs well.
Alright, meeting adjourned!
Jiang Ye stood up and left directly.
He didn't close the door when he left, so he could still hear the captains in the conference room discussing in hushed tones as he walked far down the corridor:
The General is the General! He knows everything!
Of course, otherwise, how could he be the General?
The military must have given him rigorous training when they chose him as General. I estimate the learning hardships the General endured are unimaginable to us.
Let's just wait for General Jiang to teach us later. After all, we are officers, so he'll teach us first.
Knowledge is power! Now that we know the details of the Jumping Worms, we're not scared at all.
There were cameras in the corridor. Although Jiang Ye heard the discussions, he maintained a serious expression.
Once he entered the elevator, he finally revealed a sly smile.
What rigorous training? Jiang Ye was purely bluffing, pretending to know everything. He had only heard about Jumping Worms today. As for the information mentioned in the meeting, it was all written in the document sent by Li Nannan.
This move is called learning on the fly.
Jiang Ye didn't return to the town immediately but went to another main building, heading to the top floor.
He had a large office there.