"Didn't the patrol of Kecha Goyat come again?" the Redcoat didn't seem to hear the words, or didn't realize that it was a regimental commander who had come to see him—even if they were not subordinate to each other, there was still a huge difference in status between the two sides—but to ask a completely different question. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"No," the soldier replied, stunned for a moment. "They must have taken a big hit, so they decided to abandon the mine. According to their observations during this time, they even deliberately changed their patrol routes...... They clearly gave up on it. ”

He looked at Lu Wu with some uneasiness. Everyone knows that Lu Wu has occupied the entire mine with one electromagnetic turret. Of course, this has specific topographical elements. But that's amazing enough. Anyone who has seen the Destroyer's prowess knows (or heard of the results of other legions that have acted together) how hard it can be. Only the bravest and most skilled fighters can do this. Even if you just imagine it, you can understand how dangerous and glorious this battle is.

Of course, in terms of appearance, Lu Wu didn't look like a highly skilled, heroic and fearless warrior at all. However, ordinary appearance does not mean ordinary strength. Whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, or even in another world, human beings have the concept of "people should not look like themselves", and there are proverbs everywhere that express this concept. If anyone can see through the essence of others at a glance, that one is certainly not human.

"Did they give up?" Lu Wu asked.

"Definitely gave up. However, sir...... Aren't you going to see Commander Ivan?"

"Maybe you can. Hongyi said casually. "How's he doing? I mean...... How does he look?"

"Not so good. Seeing that Lu Wu didn't speak, the soldier had no choice but to answer the question honestly in red. "His injuries are not yet healed, and his expression is not good, but it seems that there is something important to discuss. ”

In addition to Lu Wu, it is no secret that several other forces have suffered great defeats. There are things that can be hidden, and there are things that are impossible to hide at all. Everyone already knows that this counterattack aimed at seizing the mining area has turned into a disaster (with the exception of Lu Wu, of course). I won't go into the details of the battle, but in short, there are more destroyers in this place than expected, and the patrols that were supposed to be scattered have been assembled first. The Destroyer's assault came quickly and sharply, and the original combat deployment on the human side made the entire battle a favorable situation for each defeat. At the same time, due to the timing of the enemy team, as well as the flank raid and roundabout outflanking tactics that greatly exceeded the norm, the human side's plan to build fortifications and use electromagnetic turrets for defensive operations was completely unrealizable. The final battle turned out to be an indisputable defeat.

In short, the attack of the "club" clearly hit the iron plate, and not only failed to achieve its goal, but suffered serious losses. The two legions were completely reimbursed after the war - they could not even maintain them on paper, because after the battle, not even a single officer remained. The situation was similar for the other legions, and Ivan, for example, his troops lost all their heavy equipment and fled the battlefield in an extremely miserable manner. Even Ivan himself broke his arm in the process of retreating (or escaping).

Hongyi turned his head to look at Lu Wu, "You can see it." Redcoat said. "Is he alone?"

"There were two other retinues, but he had left them outside. ”

"Tell him to come right away. Hongyi said, and then turned to face Lu Wu. "Let me warn you that this time Ivan is likely to come with bad intentions. ”

"What does he want to do?"

"If it's the worst possible scenario, he'll assassinate you when we meet. Redcoat said. "Then he ordered his men to attack us in an attempt to occupy the mine. ”

"Is it worth it?" Although Lu Wu did not object to Hongyi's speculation of "bad intentions", he felt that what he said was too exaggerated. Speaking of which, because the agreement that everyone has clearly committed to before, each other should be considered comrades-in-arms. Besides, is this just a mine? would you really do such an exaggerated thing?

"It's worth it. Red's answer was straightforward. "I'll take a look first, find a few guards, and you put the magic ring on, just in case. ”

"Well, this time," the expert's advice sounded in the headphones at the right time. "That's where amber comes into play. ”

"Amber?" Lu Wu remembered that he had seen amber on the edge of the mine just now. He couldn't find a reason to bring Amber over when he was fighting before, but now that the situation has stabilized, Amber is not so conspicuous.

"Here!" Amber suddenly came out of nowhere. "Lu Wu, are you calling someone?"

A few minutes later, Lu Wu saw Ivan in a safe position behind the new territory (as the Red Clothes called the occupied mines). As previously reported, Ivan was alone, while the red clothes were accompanied by three soldiers. Although the red clothes were empty-handed, several soldiers were all holding general-purpose rifles, and their fingers were always on the trigger, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Speaking of which, this is really the first time Lu Wu has seen Ivan. In the past, every time the club had a meeting, Ivan himself always refused to attend due to illness. So although Lu Wu knew that Ivan was an older old man, when he actually met, he found that this person was very different from what he imagined.

Ivan was an old man of about sixty years of age, not very tall, even relatively thin, dressed neatly, and the most obvious feature of his body was the injured arm (legend has it that it was broken, but it looked more like an injury because the blood was out of the bandage), wrapped in a bandage, hanging from the shoulder. Redcoat says that Ivan might be assassinated, but at least he can't see it on him

Ivan's face is thin, and there is almost no trace of "soldier" in his expression. And he seemed to have a smile on his face - it's hard to tell if it was deliberate or natural, but on the whole it was hard to associate with the rumored "cunning old man".

And Lu Wu noticed that there was a strong smell on Ivan's body, and it took Lu Wu a little time to remember that it was the smell of hemostatic spray. Speaking of which, the last time the spray was used was on Earth. But it feels like a long time has passed?

The red clothes tugged at Lu Wu's sleeve, pulling him back to reality from this state of wandering in the world. Ivan had also noticed that Lu Wu was distracted, and his face was full of embarrassment.

"That, Lu Wu......" Ivan froze, "Your Excellency." This time......"

"No need for polite words," Red-clothed interrupted Ivan very unceremoniously, "Your Excellency Commander Ivan, what are you doing here?"

"The current Supreme Commander of the Sixteenth Legion," Ivan looked at the red coat and then at Lu Wu. "It should be Lu Wu, right?"

The atmosphere quickly became delicate, and the red clothes took a half step back. "You're right. He said.

"Your Excellency Lu Wu," Ivan turned around and bowed deeply to Lu Wu. "I'm here on behalf of the Third Legion, and I hope you'll take us in. ”

"Collect ...... Harvest...... Take it in?" Lu Wu hesitated for a while, almost suspecting that he had misheard, or that it was because his language ability was not learned normally, would there be a consequence of not being able to reach the meaning of the words?

"Yes. Ivan said solemnly.

"However, you should be ......" Lu Wu reviewed some common sense of this world in his mind. "The commander of the Third Legion, there should be no subordinate relationship between us, how can we take them in?" Besides, you're a corps commander, I'm just a squadron leader, and there's more than one notch between us.

"It's very simple, I can allow all members of the Third Legion to retire and then join the Sixteenth Legion. ”

"What about yourself?" Lu Wu was taken aback by the other party's bold proposal, and even forgot the point for a while.

"It's easier," Ivan said. "I've retired because I'm old. This was personally approved by the Governor - I mean, the former Governor - without any problems in all aspects of the formalities. ”

"Retired, but aren't you now the commander of the legion?"

"I've already completed the relevant formalities, and I can leave just waiting for the handover of work. In fact, if it weren't for this sudden war, I would have retired long ago. Ivan said. "However, because of the sudden death of the Governor, no one knows who was supposed to succeed me. Therefore, I can only continue to take on the responsibility of leading the entire legion......" Ivan looked at Lu Wu. "All in all, there were no problems with all the formalities...... I can join as a staff officer if you need to. He turned to look at Red. "The appointment of an old and retired but experienced officer as a staff officer, although it is not explicitly written, has always existed as a tradition in the army, has not it?"

Although Hongyi looked very reluctant (but Lu Wu didn't know if he was really reluctant, or just because he was born with a bitter face), he still nodded and said "yes".

"That's right, everything falls into place. Ivan smiled, "I'll look forward to you in the future." ”

Amber gently pulled Lu Wu from behind, "Lu Wu, be careful of deception." ”

Her voice is soft, but there is a saying that human language is actually made up of voices, expressions, and body movements. In this situation, even if others can't hear what she says, they can guess from her movements and expressions.

"I'll talk about it a little bit first," Redcoat said coldly. "If you retire, your position will be abolished, that is, you are now a corps commander, but once you retire, you will be an ordinary soldier when you rejoin the army. It's not just you, it's all the officers under you. ”

"That's right. Ivan nodded. "Exactly. ”

"I don't know what you want to do, but they'll say yes?"

"Of course I will agree, if I can't even convince my subordinates, how can I be the commander of the legion?" Ivan replied as a matter of course, and in turn choked the red clothes speechless for a while.

"Besides, in the present situation, when the Governor is gone, is there any value in our office? unless we have the opportunity to be absorbed by the regular army...... But this is obviously impossible. Besides," Ivan said. "If Your Excellency Lu Wu wants to re-expand and improve the Sixteenth Legion, he will need a large number of experienced middle- and lower-level officers...... If that's the case, is there a better option than someone who was an officer in the first place?"

"Maybe you're right, your men are useful, but you're useless to us. Redcoat said. "We don't need staff officers. ”