#134 - Chapter 134: The Students' Strategies
On the map, red dots represent trainees, and blue dots represent robots.
It's very clear to see that the red dots are constantly spreading and moving outwards. Some red dots are in groups of three or five, while others are moving alone.
Basically, every red dot has several blue dots chasing closely behind.
"This is simply a one-sided massacre! Captain, how long do you think we could last if it were us?" a nearby instructor asked.
"If the number of robots was roughly the same as ours, or not too different, we might be able to handle it. But too many is impossible. You have to understand that although 240 trainees are fighting 1200 robots, it looks like 1 to 5 on the surface, but in reality, it's far from that. As more and more trainees are eliminated, the pressure on the remaining survivors will increase. Even if there are a few trainees who last longer, the final result will inevitably be an attack by thousands of robots. Do you think they could survive in that situation?" Rong Po analyzed.
"So, it seems like either most of them will survive, or it's highly likely that no one will survive?" the nearby instructor asked.
"Yes. But I believe they will realize this very soon," Rong Po said, looking at the screen.
Sure enough, on the first day of the survival challenge, 95% of the people failed to last more than 2 hours. The remaining dozen or so people, although they successfully eliminated a few robots at the beginning, were quickly eliminated within minutes under the siege of thousands of robots that arrived later.
After the entire group was "killed," the exercise ended that day.
Results: Combat duration 3 hours 20 minutes, robots eliminated 5.
After completing their mission, the 1200 robots returned to base.
After all, it was the first day of the actual combat exercise, so it ended relatively early.
The instructors came to the gathering points of each group to summarize the day's battle.
Based on the ranking order of the day, everyone readjusted their groups.
Afterward, supplies were distributed.
But they didn't have a camp to live in, so they had to find their own places to stay.
Early the next morning, 1200 robots were released again.
Today's battle was much more organized than the first day. The top-ranked groups lasted a long time, but eventually, they were outnumbered and wiped out.
Results: Combat duration 4 hours 30 minutes, robots eliminated 18.
The instructors once again adjusted the groups based on individual rankings, summarized, and distributed supplies.
Third day results: Combat duration 5 hours 10 minutes, robots eliminated 31.
Fourth day results: Combat duration 5 hours 20 minutes, robots eliminated 38.
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Until the 15th day, the battle situation changed.
After being crushed for half a month, the top 10 diamond groups united. They chose a narrow street and set up ambushes in the buildings on both sides.
The 10 groups totaled 60 people. Due to the large number of people gathered, they attracted more than 300 robots at the start of the morning battle.
First was the street fight.
After the robots arrived, everyone opened fire at the same time, concentrating their firepower on the same robot. In a matter of seconds, a robot's health bar was emptied. Then the second, the third.
The robots were also very fast, and they didn't have time to eliminate them all, so they quickly retreated into the building.
They had placed layers of fortifications and obstacles in the stairwells in advance, retreating upstairs while looking for opportunities to eliminate the enemies rushing to the front.
In this way, the 13 survivors successfully lasted 24 hours for the first time. A total of 547 robots were eliminated.
But the next day, the situation took a turn for the worse.
Many of the Diamond Group's trainees hadn't had time to recover their strength, and the next day's battle began.
They no longer had the strength to fight and were quickly eliminated.
So, on the sixteenth day, the battle ended unusually early.
All the trainees gathered together for a large discussion.
"This can't go on. The number of robots is already 5 times our number. If each of our groups acts alone, we will be eliminated quickly. In this way, there will be fewer and fewer survivors, but more and more robots to face. It's as difficult as climbing to the sky to last 24 hours!"
"I agree, unless we can all ensure our survival as much as possible to share the firepower, otherwise we have no chance of winning."
"That's what you say, but what can we do?"
"We must all unite and act together."
"Okay, tell us what to do! We'll follow your command!"
Everyone wasn't pretentious and jointly elected a commander.
"We divide everyone into 4 echelons, the Diamond Group as the first echelon, the Gold Group as the second echelon, the Silver Group as the third echelon, and the Bronze Group as the fourth echelon."
"We will choose the battle location on this east-west street. There is a bridge here, which is a necessary route for the robots. We first arrange two echelons to ambush on the opposite side of the bridge, and after waiting for the robots to enter the firing range, we concentrate our firepower to shoot and eliminate a batch first. When the robots enter the 100-meter range, everyone quickly retreats backward. At the same time, the other two groups provide cover and carry out the second round of attacks. And so on."
