Roland and other original federal generals had already delineated the possible scope of the new federal base based on the data from the previous attack. This is a vast area with a radius of nearly a hundred kilometers.
If it were another planet, it would not take much time to detect such a range, but on Planet 4, where remote control cannot be used, it becomes very troublesome.
The most effective method is also the stupid method used by Chu Jungui and Lin Xi, which is to conduct reconnaissance in a small team. There are many mature solutions for reconnaissance vehicles, and there is no need to modify them. At most, the main materials are replaced and some protection is added. These are the strengths of Jolly Roger engineers, so Chu Jungui did not waste the chip computing power and directly assigned the tasks to the engineers.
It would take a day for the reconnaissance vehicle to be completed. During this free time, Chu Jungui once again compared the two design options for the engineering vehicle.
I have to admit that the engineers' designs are complete and mature, and even the redundant designs often used by scientists are rare. This group of people often follow the legions in their operations, have many experiences of landing on planetary surfaces, and are very pragmatic. As for the aesthetics of industrial design, it is also outstanding. If I have to say a shortcoming, it is probably that I am not familiar with the physical properties of materials based on the local resources of Planet 4.
The experimental bodies and chips do not have any preconceived notions. Everything is based on the highest premise of achieving the mission goal. Otherwise, they will not be bound by any mature design, so there is such an anti-human design as the double-layer manned cube. The advantage of this design is that it can complete some impossible tasks, or complete them in a super-efficient manner. However, there is also a problem, that is, the fault tolerance is not high enough.
Moreover, Chu Jungui further realized that if there were too many similar anti-human designs, then there would be no need to wait for the beast tide or the federation, his men would rebel first.
In addition, it seems that there are some problems with the aesthetics of the art components, which are quite different from public perception. But the art component insists that this is beauty, and not even shutting down can threaten it.
By comparing the designs, Chu Jungui felt that it was a waste to treat these more than a hundred scientists and engineers as pure coolies and warriors. Many projects that have mature designs in human society can be left to them. The things they make will be expensive. It's a little bit slower, a little less efficient, and there doesn't seem to be any other shortcomings.
Chu Jungui felt that he had dozens of refining furnaces and was rich enough to not care about so many kilograms of steel. Of course, other materials still matter.
Just one day later, three brand new armed reconnaissance vehicles appeared at the base. These three vehicles are all six-wheel all-wheel drive, and each vehicle is equipped with two twin rapid-fire cannons. In addition to ammunition supplies, the space inside the vehicle is also the battery. Each vehicle is loaded with a full 2,000 rounds of artillery shells and has a range of 1,000 kilometers.
Each reconnaissance vehicle can carry 6 people, so the three vehicles are almost a complete team.
Chu Jungui was very satisfied with the reconnaissance vehicle. He immediately selected 15 elite soldiers and two scientists and prepared to set off. However, before leaving, Chu Jungui suddenly felt waves of inexplicable discomfort. This is unusual for the test subject, especially the inexplicable palpitations.
Ordinary people would either ignore it or be suspicious. But the test subject was no ordinary person after all. He started a self-examination and quickly found the source of the problem. It turned out that the metaphysics component was secretly causing trouble: it got the authority from nowhere, secretly disturbing the test subject's heartbeat, lowering his body temperature, and inducing a small amount of sweating.
Then Chu Jungui developed symptoms such as palpitations, chills all over his body, and cold sweats.
After being discovered, the metaphysics component gave only four words: This trip is dangerous. As for where the danger comes from and how it knows it, there is no metaphysics component to mention, which shows the demeanor of a master.
Chu Jungui also knew about the virtues of metaphysics and didn't bother to ask. However, it does seem a bit insufficient to go deep into the wilderness with only three reconnaissance vehicles. Chu Jungui thought for a while and changed the plan to 12 cars. One of the vehicles carried a tree pulp power furnace in case of emergency, and the other vehicle carried a mobile manufacturing machine. Chu Jungui believed that the strength of such a small team had exceeded that of the reinforced company of the special forces.
The reinforced company of the special forces often has close to 200 people. Chu Jungui's number is less than 100. The difference is made up by the test subjects themselves.
After another day of delay, the convoy finally set off to scout the new federal camp.
According to the plan, the reconnaissance force will approach the target area at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, and then increase the speed to 70 kilometers per hour to conduct large-scale mobile reconnaissance. It is expected to take 4 hours to complete the entire target area, and then return at full speed regardless of whether there are results or not. The entire operation will last one day. In such a short time window, it is unlikely that the beast tide will be caught. The reconnaissance vehicle's all-terrain off-road speed can reach up to 100 kilometers, and the Federation's main tank cannot catch up.
In the early morning, 12 reconnaissance vehicles lined up and drove away from the fortress. In addition to reconnaissance of the predetermined area, terrain mapping and exploration along the way are also important contents.
The convoy's route was winding and winding, trying to avoid the forest as much as possible. Even if it couldn't be avoided, it had to pass quickly. Everything went normally in the first few hours, and we arrived at the target area without any accidents.
At this moment, a gently undulating slope appeared in front of him, scattered with patches of double-leaf woods. Visibility was about 10 kilometers, and there was no trace of federal activity within the field of vision.
The reconnaissance convoy began to speed up and advance in S-shape to expand the search range. The experienced Roland sat in the front car, his eyes alert and constantly scanning the surroundings.
After a while, he suddenly shouted: "There is something abnormal on the left front!"
The entire convoy immediately turned and drove to a small hill. Chu Jungui looked at the hills. There is nothing unusual on the surface of the hill. It is just covered with purple grass, and the grass blades are constantly swaying. But there are some subtle color differences in the grass that you can't tell without looking carefully.
Roland discovered this difference when he adjusted the reconnaissance telescope to spectral contrast mode.
The color difference is caused by different growth times. The mature purple leaf grass is darker in color, while the new growth is more colorful and brighter. There were actually traces left by tracks on the hill, but now they were completely covered with purple leaf grass. If it comes later, even the color difference will disappear. Planet 4's ability to clean itself is much stronger than the parent planet.
Roland jumped out of the car, carefully dug up a piece of soil in the trace area, observed the cross-sectional distribution for a while, and said with certainty: "This is the trace left by the Federation Planetary Chariot, that's right. They should have set out from this area. , attack our fortress."
"So where is their base?" Chu Jungui asked.
Looking around at this moment, the surroundings are vast, and there is no trace of a federal base.
