blood plague

It's true that Dina isn't asleep yet, she's still in a meeting.

Today's meeting has been going on since the afternoon, and it is still not over.

The plan has been revised continuously, and it has been revised to the third draft until now, and it has been endless.

The key point of changing so many drafts is that this battle is very difficult.

To organize a counterattack in the face of a massive wave of infected people means giving up favorable terrain, a solid line of defense, and risking the pressure of logistical supplies and the cooperation of friendly forces.

There is a saying that goes, "Brothers fight tigers, father and son fight in battle".

This is not about the love of comrades-in-arms, but about the simplest game theory.

On the battlefield, people's hearts are the most vulnerable, especially strangers who have no blood relationship.To let a team of strangers let go of their selfishness and everyone choose the most anti-human optimal game, this cannot be explained clearly in a few words, nor is it just a matter of three or two people patting their chests.

According to Dina's personal estimate, this attack will require more than 1000 soldiers. If all the teams can successfully complete their designated tasks as planned, and there are no accidents, the battle loss rate of the soldiers will be about 10%. About 100 casualties.

This is the most optimistic and perfect situation.

But if you are beggar-thy-neighbor, deliberately slow down, and let the friendly army take half a step first, then your own casualties may be controlled within 5%.

Of course, the friendly army will be unlucky, and the casualty ratio may reach about 50%.

The worst thing is that if all the teams think this way and deliberately delay the time, this is tantamount to giving the infected a chance.

What ended up being the worst outcome, the strategy failed and the troops lost more than 30%.

Now, the staff officers are arguing about this matter.Dina heard them quarreling and talking over and over again, probably with the same meaning: Why should I go first.

Since then, Dina has also seen that despite the general's decisiveness in killing and attacking, in fact, his ability to control the entire military-controlled area is not strong.

The military is a bit like an organization made up of several legions. Each legion has its own control area, and naturally it also has its own army. Of course, their interests are not the same.

The army directly under the general is the strongest one, but he cannot completely control and suppress other legions.

It's just that the general took advantage of the privilege of material distribution, and "hired" the heads of all the legions as consultants, and took them as hostages in a disguised form. This two-pronged approach allowed the control area to barely operate.

The general's plan looks really good. This attack is a rare opportunity. As long as you work harder, you can take down several extremely important strategic points.

The first is the populous town in the north. After taking it, first of all, you can get a huge amount of resources.

At present, there is no team that does not lack resources, and resources will always be in short supply. There are tens of thousands of people in the control area, and the daily consumption of materials is calculated in tons.

In addition to being able to replenish various supplies, this area can also accommodate refugees in the control area, making full use of every labor force.

Although there are a lot of people in the control area, they cannot be effectively used. Most of them can only do some simple physical work. To be fair, the purpose of arranging these tasks for them is to find something for these people to do. Lest they do nothing and cause trouble.

If a complete town can be taken down, it can be transformed into a major town like Jixi Town, and production and life can be resumed.

The second is the power plant and waterworks.

Speaking of which, in the military-controlled area, apart from everything in the bunker, the civilians in the controlled area on the surface can only maintain the lives of refugees.

This year's high temperature weather has caused dozens of deaths due to lack of water and heat.In the past, this was simply unbelievable.

The third, and most important, is the bridge across the river in the northeast direction.

Countless infected people have been continuously pouring in from the densely populated Washington DC area.Although the Plague Heart in the bank building in Washington DC was killed, the migration of infected people was not affected.

If the bridge can be controlled, the influx of infected people can be stopped, which is tantamount to controlling the west bank.

It can be said that even in the Lv4 state, as long as the bridge can be taken down, the tide of infected people can be blocked to death on the other side of the river.

After all, infected people can't fly, and they can't swim.

It's good to plan well, and the topic is back to what I just said.

Whether the price is worth it, and who will pay the price.

From the current point of view, everyone feels that the price is a bit too high, but it is undeniable that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Once the window period is missed and the infected make up for the losses in the previous battle through migration, if they want to achieve the same plan again, they will have to pay at least several times more.

As the only polished commander, Dina didn't need to participate in the discussion, but she felt tired just listening to it.

Sometimes, Dina felt that compared to these staff officers with sparkling eyes, Silly Wade was so cute.

Dina kind of misses the days in the institute.

Dina remembered a sentence Iger said:

"Behind the success of every general are the corpses of tens of thousands of soldiers."

When Dina heard Iger say this before, she thought that the general needed to kill 1 enemy soldiers, so that he would have enough credit to be promoted.

Now, Dina seemed to understand that behind the general's promotion, there were not only the corpses of the enemy, but also the corpses of his own soldiers, as well as the corpses of friendly troops.

Or, in fact, all the arguments of these staff officers are just a show, and their real thinking is that this offensive plan should not be carried out.

Yes, the benefits are huge, but that doesn't mean it's worth it.

The biggest problem with this plan is nothing else, but a change in the strategic front itself.

After this attack plan is completed, the distance from Washington DC will only be more than 30 kilometers, and the interval between each wave of infected people will be greatly shortened.

After fighting the infected for so long, the control area can now calculate the attack time of each wave of infected people more accurately.

The interval between the waves of infected people = the generation period of the screaming sound + the moving time of the infected people.

Iger's previous theory that the blood plague heart directly controls the infected is wrong. The blood plague heart cannot directly control the infected. Even if it is the blood plague brain that has been connected to the Internet, it can only direct the infected through the screecher. army.

Military researchers believe that this is because the infected person's brain reception ability is too poor, and they can only receive signals within a short range. no more.

Even with the Plague Brain in Lv4 state, the function of the Screamer as a signal tower and commander in the army of infected people is still irreplaceable.

Just like with the Pentagon, the ship battle group at sea is still centered on the aircraft carrier.

Screamers are generated by ordinary infected people, which is different from the previous "talent" theory. The early screamers were produced by mutations. After the blood plague heart was born, the screamers seemed to be able to be transformed by the blood plague heart. "nourish".

The number and cycle of screamers are relatively fixed. The migration of infected people can reach 15 kilometers per day when walking along the road, and it will soon decrease to less than 10 kilometers per day after leaving the road.

Therefore, the attack time and scale of each wave of infected people are basically regular.

This time, the plan is to advance the front line by 70 kilometers, which is equivalent to saving 4-7 days of marching time for the tide of infected people.

Now the original control area is taking advantage of the gap after each wave of infected people is eliminated, and the average gap time is about 3 days.

If the arrival time of the wave of infected people is shortened by 4-7 days, wouldn't it mean that the wave of infected people can be connected from beginning to end, continuously, day and night.

No matter how favorable the geographical defensive position is, it cannot withstand the endless tide of infected people.Soldiers will get tired, and supplies also need to be deployed. Humans are not machines and need rest.

Washington DC is the iceberg that is enough to smash the control area to pieces. The combined population of its jurisdiction and nearby cities is over one million.

With just a few people in the military, can they kill millions of infected people in one go?

If the strategy is wrong, even if you keep winning tactically, you will only end up with inevitable failure.

The military has not suffered enough from this loss.

If it is commanded by oneself, this meaningless attack plan will inevitably be terminated.

Thinking of this, Dina sneered.

As long as the general is not dead, how could the command power fall on him.

As long as the general is alive...

What if the general died suddenly?

Dina's heart suddenly jumped a few times, and she quickly lowered her head guiltily.

in case……

Doesn't it mean that if the general is going to die, what if the general's plan is not just to organize the defense?

Iger taught Dina a way of thinking. He said to Dina: "If you think something is particularly absurd and stupid, maybe there is some information in it that you don't know. When all the information is connected, You will feel that everything is extremely rational and reasonable.”

Then, thinking about it from another angle, if the general didn't want to defend, but instead, he actually wanted to directly march into Washington DC.

impossible.

Even if there are still people alive in the white house, does the general still want to take the army to serve the king?

Dina rejected this reason first.

So, if the general plans to march into Washington DC, the purpose is not in Washington DC.

Dina remembered that to the east of Washington DC was Delaware. Delaware was a prominent peninsula, but in fact it had been cut off from the land by the canal.

If you can pass through Washington DC, enter Delaware, and then control or blow up the bridge, wouldn't it be equivalent to going to heaven?
Although Delaware is a prominent peninsula surrounded by water on three sides, it is large enough to create a home for survivors only.

……

"Dina!"

Dina, who was sleeping soundly, woke up suddenly when she heard someone calling her name, but there was no laughter from the students next to her.

Dina looked around blankly, oh, this is not in school.

Seeing everyone staring at her in unison, Dina quickly sat up straight and wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve.

The more you use your brain (or your eyes), the easier it is for Dina to feel drowsy. Using coffee and other refreshments is nothing more than living without money, and you have to pay it back anyway.

Dina had a stomach ache from drinking coffee today, not to mention that coffee can only exhaust her physical strength, it can't be created out of nothing.

Because she often dozed off in class, Dina was nicknamed "Sleeping Dina Cairns" by some annoying classmates.

At first, Dina always thought that this was just a description of her like to doze off, but after a long time, Dina realized that this nickname was the title of a good-for-nothing uncle.

Dozing off is not something that Dina can control or resist. When people feel drowsy, the brain will immediately cut off the power.

However, this was not the reason for Dina to doze off at the military combat meeting. She immediately put on a very serious look after sitting up straight.

The general glanced at Dina, waved to her, and said, "Dina, you can go first, and you can read the report tomorrow morning."

After hearing the general's words, Dina quickly stood up, saluted the general, and then jumped out of the command room with the mood of escape.

Walking to the rest room, Dina used the authority of an officer to open the sleeping cabin that she had locked, first got her body in, and then kicked off her shoes with her left foot and right foot.After taking off the obstructing coat, all other procedures are skipped.

Dina hugged a huge cartoon pillow and soon fell asleep.

……

This sleep lasted more than ten hours, and when Dina woke up with sleepy eyes, it was already noon.

After slowly waking up, Dina decided to get up immediately. There is still a lot of work to do today.

After Dina put on her shoes, all other procedures were skipped, and she quickly walked back to the command room. The meeting was over, and the whole room was filled with a strong aroma of coffee.

The minutes of the meeting have been sorted out, and here is the detailed battle plan.Dina sat in front of the computer, reviewing and reviewing quickly.

All the staff officers don't want their troops to do the most dangerous work, and all their little thoughts are written into the plan.

For example, look at this sentence: With the assistance of the B Corps, the A Corps is responsible for the main offensive task.

At first glance, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, there are 2 important prerequisites: the assistance of the B Corps, and someone to undertake the secondary offensive mission.

Just as Dina imagined, all kinds of private goods were stuffed into the battle plan.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the staff members really don't work hard, but that they want to eliminate more than half of the responsibilities on their shoulders before starting the war.

Dina shook her head as she watched.

Selina, whose eyelids were a little swollen, said to Dina that the general asked her to study the plan in detail and report the results immediately.

Dina tapped quickly on the keyboard with both hands. Since she is the chief of staff, she has to conduct a final review and revision of the entire plan.

Dina didn't want to completely negate and overthrow all the plans, she just wanted to integrate all the forces of the legion as much as possible, so that the legion could take down strategic locations with the least number of casualties.

But some things are simply irreconcilable. The more Dina wrote, the more tired she became. She threw away the keyboard, wrote with a hammer, and stopped writing.

Dina looked at the time, it was 3:[-] in the afternoon, and she hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch yet, so Dina put aside what she was doing, walked out of the command room, prepared the restaurant for dinner, and then continued to come over to finish the work .

With a trace of remembrance and a sense of irritability in her heart, Dina walked towards the restaurant in the corridor. She suddenly thought of the guy who called her in the middle of the night last night, maybe ask Iger, he might have a better way.