Qing Zhen glanced at Luo Lan. Sitting on the black lake in the hall of Ginkgo Manor, he said, "Third Bro can't die in vain. I have to make sure that his sacrifice has value and meaning."
Qing Zhen shook his head. "There's no need. Both of you, follow me."
Bang!
Previously, Zero's calculations had all been based on the server set, but now, it had to rely on millions of human brains.
Which company would come to the outpost was not directly ordered but decided by drawing lots.
Luo Lan suddenly asked, "What are the chances of us winning?"
Night.
Bang!
In reality, no one could really explain why only one side of the moon was always pointed at Earth, and if humans did not use technological means, they would never be able to see what the other side of the moon looked like.
"What is it trying to do?" Qing Yi looked at the night sky and pondered.
But in the face of artificial intelligence, time was never enough.
The smells that humans smelled, the lights and shadows that they saw, and the objects that they touched were all made up of countless information elements, and the human brain needed to summarize and organize all of this to form "logic."
In the night vision goggles, the entire world had turned dark green. The soldiers gripped their guns tightly. Some of them were sweating, so they grabbed a handful of soil from the edge of the trench and dried their sweat.
Being willing to face danger did not mean that they were not afraid of it.
Talking about the chess game was of no help at this point. The only move he wanted to play was the one that would allow him to survive.
The company commander's expression changed. He turned around to pick up the phone on the radio and said simply, "The enemy is here."
Everyone could only conclude that the birds flying in the sky were staring at the ground. Not only were there sparrows, but there were also the even more terrifying top predators in the sky.
Because the human tide was passing through the southwest forest on foot, mortars seemed to be the most cost-effective long-range heavy firepower that they could carry.
In the end, the 313th Company of the 3rd Infantry Brigade drew one of the lots.
"I'm afraid there are more than ten of them," the staff officer replied. "Furthermore, the enemy has attempted to fire long-range mortars and accurately hit one of our Hilltopper machine gun positions … Sir, the enemy's mortars are even beyond our observation range from the high ground."
But the truth was that the potential of the human brain had been underestimated at this moment. Humans were unable to perform large amounts of mathematical calculations because they were not good enough to use their brains well, not because the brain itself was bad.
The information that this world gave humans was far more complicated than two-digit multiplication.
The observation range of the high ground was five kilometers, and the maximum shooting range of the Wang Clan's 60.75 caliber mortar was 5.5 kilometers. Since the mortar was outside the observation range, it meant that the enemy could easily hit any target it wanted to hit at the maximum range.
…
How much computing power does the human brain have?
However, the opponent's bargaining chip was the "soldiers" whose individual combat abilities were better than the Kyung Clan's, as well as their aerial vision.
There were about 14 billion neuron cells in the brain, each of which had its own function. A normal person could record 86 million pieces of information on average every day. This in itself was an incredible thing.
At this moment, a sergeant laughed and said, "Someone has to come. If it's not us, it'll be someone else. Besides, it's not like we'll be able to survive until the end of the war at the Three-Mountain Defense Line, right?"
Ear-piercing alarms sounded everywhere in the Three-Mountain Defense Line. Behind the solid defensive bunkers, when the troops entered the trenches, it was like a river entering a dry river.
…
After all, a mortar, coupled with the sight and mount, only weighed 22.5 kilograms, while a mortar shell weighed 2.18 kilograms. It was more than enough manpower to carry it.
In front of Stronghold 111 was the Three-Mountain Defense Line constructed by the Kyung Clan. Each mountain range was a defensive support point that helped each other and completely sealed off the westward path of the human tide.
Goshawks, sparrowhawks, and red-bellied eagles. No matter which species it was, they were far more aggressive than sparrows.
Humans could also suffer from mental illnesses, but the probability of an irreversible mental illness in humans was much lower than the probability of a machine's system crashing or a blue screen.
"That's right, Captain. If you really feel guilty, why don't you perform a hula dance for us?"
The Moon took 27.32166 days to orbit the Earth. During this 27.32166 days, it went from a crescent moon to a full moon, and then from a full moon to a crescent moon.
Some people said that the Earth-Moon rotation system had evolved over a long period of time and eventually reached a balance.
The wooden huts were crisscrossed with narrow passageways between them.
"Hahaha, it's true that the Captain is unlucky. We should have let the Deputy Captain draw the lots back then."
The Kyung Clan troops called that place the Dark Side of the Moon.
When humans used servers and computers, they would often encounter situations such as memory overloading, insufficient processing accuracy, and so on. In fact, the system could even crash at any moment.
Even these Kyung Clan elites were no exception. They started to get constipated and angry. The emotional burden would affect their bodies and manifest itself.
Qing Zhen thought for a moment and said, "30%."
With this jesting, the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.
At this moment, the Captain stood up and said to everyone, "I'm sorry, everyone. It's my bad luck that made all of you come here to die with me."
A combat staff officer reported to Qing Yi, "Position 017 has been attacked. The enemy actually has multiple snipers hidden outside of our field of vision, and their shots are extremely accurate. But so far, there have only been small sneak attacks. The enemy has not launched an all-out attack yet. "
However, it was rare for humans to break down because of such things. When faced with extreme fear and shock, the human brain would directly issue the command to faint to alleviate the situation. But after fainting, the human body's functions would still remain relatively normal, and they would still be able to maintain their lives.
There were simple sandbag fortifications around the wooden huts, and four soldiers were standing guard. Even if it was raining or windy, they would still have to stick to these posts.
This was an extremely complicated defensive line in the mountains. If the enemy did not have the ability to scout from the air, then the artillery troops would not be able to determine the target. This was because no one could determine from outside the trenches which trenches were the Kyung Clan's main forces.
At times like this, it would be a lie to say that they were not afraid. All they could do was make themselves look braver.
Tonight's attack was more like a test or an experiment.
In an open space in the southwest forest, seven or eight wooden huts were simply built. 120 soldiers lived in these wooden huts, and this was the establishment of a company of the Kyung Clan.
None of the soldiers blamed him, but it was precisely because they did not blame him that made him feel even more guilty.
Ever since he drew the lottery to ensure their death, the company commander rarely spoke, because he had decided the fate of all the soldiers in the company.
However, Qing Zhen, who had done some research on nanomachines before, was thinking that if it was as Luo Lan had said, the humans being controlled had become Zero's server carriers. Then how would these servers be connected to each other?
This was a form of mockery that humans had no other choice, and it was also a sense of humor that humans were best at in the face of suffering.
A small line of words had been engraved on the door of the largest wooden hut: "Welcome to the dark side of the moon."
Beyond the defensive line was an endless dark forest. It was like the deep blue sky, and it was impossible to see through it.
There was no recklessness or reckless attack. It seemed like the enemy wanted to take down the Tri-Mountain defensive line with the least amount of effort.
Bang!
Zero actually only needed an instant to calculate all of this.
Although Zero controlled the communications rights of the entire Central Plains and all the known satellites in the Barrier Alliance, satellites were not as reliable as one might imagine. Besides, the satellites themselves could not carry the information exchange of tens of millions of servers.
Next to him, Luo Lan asked, "Qing Yi, can you handle it at the front lines? Why don't Xu Man and I rush over as well?"
In just 30 minutes, the crisscrossing trenches were filled up by the Kyung Clan troops.
It would only take several dozen hours for millions of people to flood the Tri-Mountain defensive line with absolute numbers. However, the enemy just had to resort to such ingenious means.
Qing Yi stood at the entrance of the commander-in-chief's tent. From time to time, birds would fly past in the sky. The soldiers at the front lines tried to use the huge searchlights to track their movements, but the speed at which the searchlights changed angles could not compare to the speed of the birds flying in the sky.
Qing Yi sighed in his mind. They did not even know how the AI was controlling these birds.
In the manor on the mountainside of Mt. Ginkgo, Luo Lan, who had already returned to the Kyung Clan, sat next to Qing Zhen and muttered, "If you ask me, could the AI be as powerful as we think it is? Look at me, I can't even multiply two-digit numbers. If it were to control someone like me, wouldn't it be digging its own grave? After all, no matter how many people it controls, if 99% of them are not that smart, it would be useless. "
In the face of danger, few people could remain absolutely calm.
At this time, the rest of the soldiers at the outpost base who were not on duty were either sleeping in their wooden houses or reading newspapers and magazines. Only the company commander and the radio operator were left guarding the radio station.
Qing Zhen shook his head and said, "I don't know, and there's no way to know. A conservative estimate of the number of people controlled by the AI this time is about 18 million. You should also know very well what kind of concept this is. We don't have enough power to find a needle in a haystack. If we really do this, we may have to gamble the strength of the entire Southwest and Northwest, but we can only face failure. Or maybe it is waiting for us to do this. So, let's continue with our own plan. "
Therefore, when this human brain with great potential became the base of the server, the AI's computing power did not become full of loopholes, but became even stronger.
The soldiers looked at the company commander silently. The company commander took a deep breath and said, "I reckon we won't have a chance to get together for a drink after the war. If we really go underground, we'll just have to drink Granny Meng's soup. Remember, don't embarrass the 313th Company. We're soldiers. "
However, the sea of people that resembled a black tidal wave did not appear. The AI did not drive the humans it controlled to flood the three mountains' defense lines.
The company commander laughed and scolded, "Go f * ck yourself!"
The combat staff officer said, "But after a short exchange of fire, they did not increase their firepower."
Everyone hoped that the human tide controlled by Zero would slow down a little. That way, they would have enough time to think of countermeasures and have enough time to evacuate.
The purpose of buying time for the outpost base was in these short 30 minutes.
However, the reason why the Kyung Clan called the outpost base the dark side of the moon was because it was an abandoned place. Even the people who were abandoned knew that they had been abandoned.
"Qing Yi asked you before, and you said there was only a 10% chance." Luo Lan wondered, "Why do I feel like the situation is getting worse now? Are your chances of winning increasing instead?"
Just like when Ren Xiaosu went to the Central Plains to rescue Luo Lan, Zero had accurately calculated the time to ensure that he would not be able to get there in time.
Qing Yi suddenly felt like there was a wise commander standing opposite him and playing a game of chess with him.
There were only two things left for them to do for the rest of their lives: report to the rear when the enemy arrived at the forward operating base, and pick up their weapons.
Suddenly, someone accidentally knocked over a cup of water. There was a brief silence in the wooden hut before everyone burst into laughter again. "Kid, are you so scared that you're about to pee your pants? You can't even hold a cup of water properly, right?"
As they spoke, Qing Zhen put the chess pieces on the chessboard in front of him into the wooden bucket.
Another person muttered, "Alright, you guys don't have to speak up for the company commander. That old bastard's luck has always been terrible. When he got three Ks in the Golden Flower, he still got three As. When he got three As, he still got 235. How dare you guys let someone like him draw lots?! I already told the deputy company commander to draw lots, but you guys just wouldn't listen. "
Qing Yi frowned. "Snipers? How many snipers are there? "
Qing Zhen smiled and shook his head. "That sounds reasonable."
The brigade commander had made it very clear before they drew lots. If these outpost bases could not wait for reinforcements or rescue, the only path left for them would be death.
There were also several groups of people who gathered together to play poker, and the stakes were cigarettes.
Luo Lan frowned and asked, "Then could there be a mobile server among those people that's responsible for connecting all the nanomachines together? If we destroy that thing, doesn't that mean it won't be able to control so many people? "
Further ahead at the Sanshan defensive line were more than a dozen outpost bases.
After that, he hung up the phone and picked up his gun.
Gunshots finally rang out at the frontline of the Sanshan defensive line. The muzzle flashes in the night sky were like thunder behind the dark clouds, faintly discernible.
Three warning shots rang out outside the wooden hut. Immediately after, the soldiers on duty suddenly roared, "Enemy attack!"
Everyone looked rather calm, but in fact, the fingers of the soldiers holding the cigarettes were trembling slightly.
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