On the sixth day of the countdown.
The artificial intelligence's first probing attack was stopped by a forest fire. A large number of the troops in the forest were also burned to death in the mountains.
Even though the humans controlled by the artificial intelligence were getting closer to having a "healthy physique," how could humans outrun a forest fire?
Forest, autumn, and a forest fire. P5092 had made full use of the favorable terrain. However, this method had to be used as soon as possible, because they all knew heavy rain was coming.
This was because they knew the importance of the weather. If P5092 had painstakingly left such an important trump card until the end, it would be a huge loss if it could not be used due to the rain.
After P5092 used the white phosphorus shells at Position 314, quite a few people witnessed the power of this attack. Someone asked him what he was going to do next. However, P5092 told the soldiers to hurry up and change their defenses according to the requirements. Everyone had to arrive at the designated area within four hours.
The decision to change defenses was made by P5092 based on the data of the various fighting forces. In his opinion, the previous defensive deployment was not satisfactory.
When P5092 changed the defensive deployment, everyone looked at him in a difficult position. That was because this battle plan was set up by Zhang Jinglin, so P5092 was equivalent to tearing down Zhang Jinglin on the spot.
It was equivalent to telling Zhang Jinglin that his military skills were lacking.
When Zhang Jinglin saw everyone's reaction, he laughed. "This is the current supreme commander of the Northwest Army. Are y 'all trying to get court-martialed by dragging this out? Alright, there's no need to save me any face. That bit of military leadership I have was forced out of me. "
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that.
Even P5092 heaved a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was also a little worried about how Zhang Jinglin would react, so he had been observing Zhang Jinglin all this while.
From the looks of it, the Young Marshal did not lie to him. As long as he was in the Northwest Army, he would not have to worry about the twists and turns of scheming.
But at this moment, Wang Yun, who was continuing to organize the data, looked up and asked, "But is it really okay to change defenses on the spot?"
"That's true. What if the defensive line is empty during the change of defense?" Big Bluff asked.
P5092 shook his head. "That won't happen. First of all, these troops are in the second echelon. Even if the enemy suddenly attacks, the first echelon's positions can still buy them some time. Second, the artificial intelligence, which has always liked to operate meticulously, should be chopping down trees to create an isolation zone at this time. It won't be able to attack us."
P5092 knew very well that the method of igniting a forest fire with a white phosphorus bullet could only be used once.
In the future, before the other combat units of the artificial intelligence began to attack, they would definitely cut down isolation zones in different areas in advance to prevent the Northwest Army from using the same trick again.
That was the truth.
Even further behind, the artificial intelligence unit was rapidly cutting down trees dozens of kilometers away, creating an isolated area. Only then was the forest fire completely isolated and prevented more losses in the future.
A few hours later, all of the troops had finished changing defenses, but there were still no signs of the enemy attacking. This time, everyone was truly convinced by P5092. He could even predict if the enemy would attack.
"What's next?" Wang Yun asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"
P5092 shook his head. "We'll be fighting a tough battle from now on. Moreover, the troops that were held back by Black Fox and the others are probably rushing towards us now. In the south, the two groups of enemy troops from the Kyung Clan will also arrive on the battlefield very soon. Right now, it's already a headache for us to face an enemy force. I can only hope that we'll still have some luck in this war. "
They could only do their best and leave it to fate.
…
What was bound to happen would eventually happen. After the artificial intelligence built enough isolation zones for the forest fire outside the defensive line, they launched another attack.
Outside Position 317, Ji Zi 'ang led the soldiers of the Engineer Battalion to bury thousands of mines in just a few hours.
Most of them were anti-tank mines, while the anti-infantry mines were scattered around. For a moment, the area outside Position 317 and the road on the left became a terrifying minefield.
Every time a minefield like this was buried, it would bring about a huge hidden danger after the war and become a forbidden zone for life.
No one dared to set foot in such a place. Even the soldiers of the Engineer Battalion who were responsible for burying the mines might not even remember where they were buried. If a normal person accidentally walked in, they would definitely die.
However, how could P5092 care about what would happen after victory? It was already very difficult for them to achieve victory.
Just as P5092 had expected, after the artificial intelligence analyzed the optimal route, it indeed chose to pass through the Wang Clan's mechanized troops here.
But something unexpected happened. The anti-tank mines did not play their intended role.
Outside the minefield, a wave of people was surging over. The strange thing was that these people were carrying one another on their backs as they marched towards the minefield in a carpet-like formation.
The principle behind the anti-tank mines was actually more explosives and a pressure fuse that was difficult for the infantry to trigger.
This fuse required a weight of 180 kilograms to be detonated. And it was not easy for a normal person to find someone who weighed more than 180 kilograms, especially in the military.
The soldiers in the military exercised all year round, so their body fat was extremely low. Very few of them weighed more than 180 kilograms.
It was the same for the troops controlled by the artificial intelligence. After undergoing the most scientific training, their bodies had already reached a healthy standard.
However, the artificial intelligence actually had a way to increase the weight of an individual soldier on its back. After that, it would use the most direct method to remove the mines.
The mechanized troops were the infantry's fortress. When the war started to intensify, the artificial intelligence would also have to choose to quickly advance the mechanized troops.
In the minefield, explosions echoed through the mountains. The soldiers at Position 317 could all hear them. But just as they were rejoicing that the minefield had successfully stopped the enemy's mechanized troops, they saw a shocking scene through their high-powered binoculars.
Countless lives were entering the minefield one after another. When someone stepped on a mine, they continued moving forward without any hesitation. Then they were killed by the detonated mines.
There was no demining or detection.
All the humans controlled by the artificial intelligence were like moths flying into a flame. Their lives seemed to have lost their original meaning at this moment, and they became mere tools.
The lives of the young and middle-aged seemed to have become weightless as they were abandoned by the artificial intelligence in exchange for more time.
The soldiers at Position 317 fell silent. They suddenly felt an extreme sense of despair. The coldness and ruthlessness of the enemy seemed to be another form of power at this moment. It was daunting.
It seemed like nothing could stop the enemy's advance.
When the commander of the 191st Artillery Battalion saw all of this, he suddenly said, "Brothers, everyone knows what kind of enemy we're facing now."
The ground of the minefield was already stained red with blood, but not a single enemy tank could be seen.
Everyone in the Northwest Army knew very well that humans were probably the resource that the artificial intelligence did not lack the most at this moment.
Ten to twenty thousand people had been killed in a minefield. Compared to the entire enemy force, it was just a drop in the bucket.
The battalion commander at the position immediately got the soldiers to prepare the close-in artillery. Their mission at Position 317 was to prevent the mechanized troops from passing through here. Although the minefield was not effective, it did not mean the battle could not be fought.
At this moment, in the command tent where P5092 was, a staff officer informed him of the news from Position 317.
P5092 thought for a moment and said, "Tell the 191st Artillery Battalion to allow them to attack at full capacity."
The so-called attack at full capacity was to stop the enemy's firepower at all costs and ammunition.
Wang Yun was taken aback. This order was actually meant to allow Position 317 to exert its last bit of firepower and run out of ammunition before it was breached.
He asked P5092, "Are you planning to let the 191st Artillery Battalion retreat?"
P5092 shook his head. "They can't retreat. Even if they run out of ammunition, there's still explosives left. Even if they rush forward with the explosives, they'll still have to hold Position 317 for eight hours. Only then will the other positions have a chance of stopping the AI's infantry. "
This meant that the 191st Artillery Battalion would be completely abandoned. This also made Wang Yun understand how much pressure P5092 was feeling. He was actually trying to squeeze every single soldier dry of their usefulness.
Wang Yun suddenly felt that P5092, who was in the command tent at this moment, must be feeling pain at all times.
P5092 suddenly said, "Since they're attacking at all costs, it shows that the AI also knows that time is of the essence. In that case, the gift I left for it at Position 291 should be able to give it a surprise."
Position 291 was located between Mt. Yongjing and Mt. Xigu. It could only be considered a small position, and its strategic significance was not that important.
If the enemy attacked from here, the Northwest Army at Mt. Yongjing and Mt. Xigu could provide reinforcements at any time and annihilate the enemy in front of Position 291.
But when the enemy had enough numbers and firepower, they could forcibly cut off the connection between Mt. Yongjing and Mt. Xigu from here.
If the AI continued to send more troops and occupied this place regardless of the cost, there would be no point in helping each other out at Mt. Yongjing and Mt. Xigu.
At that time, it would only take a day for the isolated defensive line at Mt. Xigu to fall completely.
It might not even take a day.
Using a huge difference in numbers to overwhelm this place was the best solution for the AI on this battlefield.
The battle at the Tri-Mountain Defense Line and the AI's probing attacks over the past two days seemed to be telling humanity that the AI did not like to use the human wave tactic.
But P5092 did not use the human wave tactic previously only because it was not necessary. That did not mean the AI would not use it.
Position 291 might be P5092's last chance to give the AI to inflict a heavy blow. After this, the AI would probably not follow the "best solution" every time to make a choice.
Never underestimate the AI. This was something P5092 kept reminding himself to not underestimate.
…
Position 291 was not high above sea level, and the terrain was not steep enough. So from a military standpoint, it was not suitable for defense.
But the battlefield was never static. Sometimes, some subtle, decisive factors could turn the tide of the battle.
The surprises P5092 wanted to give the AI were Zhou Yingxue, Ren Xiaosu, and Yang Xiaojin.
The sharpest knife had to be used at the most critical moment.
At this moment, more than ten kilometers away from Position 291, a surging sea of people was surging towards the position like an earth-shattering tsunami.
The tsunami was getting closer and closer as humans armed with firearms quickly ran over from the forest.
But at this moment, a web of green vines spread out, and the sharp tentacles pierced into the bodies of the enemies and sucked their blood. Then the blood was converted into life force and fed back to Zhou Yingxue.
If not for the loss of the vines, Zhou Yingxue's life force would have continued to grow. Perhaps one day, it would have gone from a quantitative change to a qualitative one.
However, the AI had enough experience dealing with the creeper vines. When Zhou Yingxue was at the outpost, she could not do anything about the crowd and could only lose her life force for no reason.
A moment later, the surging crowd crashed into the web of creeper vines. But every time someone was bound or penetrated by the creeper vines, someone else would take the initiative to help tear off the vines.
Among the crowd, the division of labor was extremely clear. Some of the creeper vines' tentacles were even pulled back before they could pierce into the target's skin.
When supernatural beings encountered an army that was like a sophisticated machine, they seemed to be at a loss for what to do.
But since P5092 had gotten Zhou Yingxue and the others to stay here and help defend, he naturally had a new countermeasure in mind.
In the forest, a dense barrage of potatoes suddenly sprayed out of nowhere. The potatoes were as big as human heads, and when they shot out, they made a buzzing sound in the air. When they hit a person, the sound of bones breaking could be heard.
For a moment, the sophisticated crowd was thrown into disarray by the volley of potatoes. They could no longer deal with the creeper vines with ease.
Ever since P5092 took over the defensive line at dawn, he had Zhou Yingxue come here.
As it was quite strenuous for him to directly order Zhou Yingxue around, P5092 got Yang Xiaojin to carry Zhou Yingxue to Position 291.
Of course, carrying was an exaggeration. But it had to be said that P5092 found it really useful to order Zhou Yingxue around through Yang Xiaojin.
Zhou Yingxue was cursing P5092 in her head, but she still appeared extremely obedient on the surface. She quietly used a day to plant thousands of Potato Shooters in front of Position 291.
After planting them, Zhou Yingxue was actually a little "exhausted." The creeper vines earlier were just a bluff. Now that the Potato Shooters had knocked out the enemy troops at the front, she quickly took the opportunity to draw blood to make up for her lack of energy.
Only by doing so could a virtuous cycle be formed.
In the past, Ren Xiaosu did not allow her to absorb human life force. But now that the situation had become so dangerous, she naturally had to resort to any means necessary.
In the face of this endless catastrophe, the entire world seemed to have fallen into darkness. The soldiers at the defensive line at dawn might seem determined, but everyone was actually feeling a sense of despair growing in their hearts.
At a time like this, Ren Xiaosu allowed Zhou Yingxue to use extreme measures. He no longer cared about any ridiculous benevolence or morality and just fought for the sake of those who were still alive.
This era might not be able to give birth to innocence, but absolute darkness could give birth to light.
However, Zhou Yingxue's methods were also limited. Although the Potato Shooters were more powerful in her hands, they could only store 100 bullets a day.
Moreover, after the enemy opened fire, many of the Potato Shooters were shot to pieces.
Even so, Zhou Yingxue could still bury hundreds of thousands of enemy troops here.
But after burying these hundreds of thousands of enemies, this number was not the enemy's limit.
Based on Wang Yun's estimations, with only one of the four enemy troops here, there would still be millions of humans controlled by the artificial intelligence.
A few hours later, the Potato Shooters gradually ran out of ammunition.
Their life force was starting to run out again. Without the obstruction of the Potato Shooters, the enemy troops quickly reorganized their formation and tore apart the creeper vines that were entangling them.
Before Zhou Yingxue could absorb the target's life force, the vines were torn apart.
But at this moment, the white-masked "Old Xu" suddenly charged into the forest and started reaping lives in a frenzy.
The moment the AI troops saw "Old Xu," they immediately opened fire and formed a blockade.
This blockade was more terrifying than any firepower suppression Ren Xiaosu had ever seen. He could not even sense any gaps in the blockade.
At position 291, Ren Xiaosu, Yang Xiaojin, and Zhou Yingxue stood side by side. Everyone suddenly felt a little powerless.
This was especially so for Yang Xiaojin. Her superpower was to behead the enemy, but there was no point in doing so now.
Perhaps she could still kill more than a thousand people in a day like she did at Zuoyun Mount, but it would still be meaningless.
Zhou Yingxue looked at Ren Xiaosu eagerly. "Master, I'm running out of life force. Before I can absorb much of it, the vines get torn apart."
But Ren Xiaosu suddenly said, "Wait, I think I've thought of something."
A moment later, Ren Xiaosu walked to a place where there was no one around. He held the Eye of Truth in his hand and said, "Northwest Daxing."
When the Star Gate opened, an unparalleled suction force appeared and forcefully pulled the creature behind the gate to position 291.
After the Star Gate opened, Ren Xiaosu immediately retreated. He and Yang Xiaojin held their black snipers in their hands and prepared to kill the unknown creature behind the gate.
In the end, the creature summoned by the Star Gate this time was a blue whale from the sea.
The size of the blue whale was so huge that Ren Xiaosu had never seen it before. Even Ling Chen and Dusk could not compare to it.
The blue whale was suddenly summoned by the Star Gate and struggled hard on the land. However, no matter how hard it struggled, it was of no use because this was not its home ground.
The blue whale's tail kept smashing on the ground, but it was too cumbersome. After being stranded, it could not even turn over.
When Ren Xiaosu saw the blue whale, his expression darkened. He knew that Ling Chen and Dusk were probably no longer around, which was why the Star Gate would summon other creatures.
However, now was not the time to be sad. He turned to Zhou Yingxue and said, "Use this blue whale as a reservoir to absorb your life force. Once you finish absorbing one, I'll summon another one for you."
Zhou Yingxue's eyes lit up. This time, it was as if she had unlimited endurance.
Without Ling Chen and Dusk, Ren Xiaosu's summoning ability became a little useless. That was because even he might not be able to deal with or control the extremely powerful creatures he summoned.
But now, there seemed to be a new way out for summoning, and that was to give Zhou Yingxue an unlimited "battery" to summon!
Speaking of which, the blue whale was very unlucky, but Ren Xiaosu had no other choice. He could not sympathize with other species now. He had to let humans survive first.
Therefore, justice only existed within the civilized system. Humans only had the value of the word "justice" to other humans.
With the blue whale, Zhou Yingxue immediately regained her vigor.
The creeper vine's vines quickly wrapped around the blue whale, and its tentacles pierced deep into its body. A huge amount of life force was continuously transmitted to Zhou Yingxue's body. The surging enemy troops on the battlefield could no longer advance.
Although there were many enemies, it was impossible for hundreds of thousands of them to charge at the same time. The terrain here was narrow, and it was already the limit for tens of thousands of people to pass through at once.
Blue whales appeared one after another, and Zhou Yingxue defended Position 291 all by herself. All of this was as absurd as a dream to the soldiers at Position 291.
However, all of this was extremely encouraging.
When night fell, the enemy troops outside Position 291 gradually began to retreat.
In fact, even with Ren Xiaosu providing Zhou Yingxue with endurance, she would not be able to wipe out all the enemies here. All she could do was stall for time. Once she got tired and needed to rest, Position 291 would face a real crisis.
However, the artificial intelligence did not dwell on this for too long. This was because attacking Position 291 was meant to catch the enemy off guard. Now, it had lost its "cost-effectiveness".
Position 317's loss, Position 291's victory. Both sides fought back and forth, ending in a tie.
However, other than these two positions, the artificial intelligence occupied 12 positions of the Northwest Army's first echelon defense line in just one day.
Tomorrow, the Northwest Army might lose even more positions.
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