Two flying cars, surrounded by armed rotorcraft, landed in a parking lot surrounded by greenery 2 kilometers from the square, and everyone stepped out of the speeding cars under the guidance of the protocol officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and stood in two queues.

The Shuguang Military Base under the Southwest Military Region is a team, the officers of the 2nd Fleet and the 3rd Fleet are a team, and Peng Hengyu and Zhu Yidao, who received the medal on behalf of the Storm Bear Mecha Regiment, simply stood in the queue of the Shuguang Military Base because they were just two people.

Everyone put on military uniforms, and the officers and soldiers belonging to the Southwest Military District were dark green, which was the color of the earth. The uniforms of the officers and soldiers of the Shuguang Military Base have long since disappeared with the ashes of the base, and their military uniforms have been re-replenished at the Changbai Star Air Port. The 2nd Fleet's is azure, which is the deep blue of the universe.

Because the Lafite Star incident still needs to be kept secret from the public for the time being, the official announcement that there is an official large-scale event in the People's Square and the temporary closure has started two hours ago, and all the personal brains located in the 30 kilometers around the square have received this information, and the public has long been surprised.

So, there were no anticipatory crowds, no salutes, no red carpets.

Only the queue composed of two columns of soldiers who were quietly marching forward, blue and dark green, complemented each other, and they were all mighty!

Entering the square through the green trees, the eyes of the soldiers, whose faces were calm or excited, widened in unison.

Two columns of soldiers, ten meters and one person, formed a passage that stretched all the way to the front of the Monument to the People's Heroes.

And it wasn't until the officers and soldiers of the two teams entered it that they knew what kind of high-level courtesy they had received. Compared with these, the attention, salute, and red carpet are simply weak.

The soldiers who stood on either side, one row of soldiers, with the rank of the chest ranged from the private with a single bar consisting of a sword and sword to the most senior sergeant with a five-bar bar consisting of guns and cannons; A column of officers, from a second lieutenant with one gold star, to a general chief of affairs with three gold stars.

Yes, perhaps the vast majority of the officers and soldiers who entered the "passage" had never seen so many generals in their lives, let alone stood beside them in a military posture more standard than them, and welcomed them.

Even Tang Lang, who was standing in the team, couldn't help but feel a little excited at this moment. This kind of courtesy is comparable to the army that welcomed the victorious return of the ancient Han and Tang dynasties of the Chinese people, except that there was no onlooker, and the specifications were not smaller than that.

It is true that Tang Lang knew very well in his heart that the reason why the federal government and the Ministry of Military Affairs put on this posture was because the war was coming, and they had the intention of buying horse bones. The ceremony may be kept secret from the public, but it will definitely be sent to the federal armies to boost morale.

However, even with a bit of show, it is a very sincere show, at least at this moment, whether it is the person who welcomes or the person who is welcomed, it is excited, and their gaze can speak for itself.

This is a country and a people that can find a familiar feeling, and they, as they did thousands of years ago, commemorate and glorify their heroes.

With honor!

"Salute to the troops on the front lines of our Federation!"

When the officers and men of the base and the officers and men of the 2nd Fleet completely entered the passage composed of soldiers and officers, the Admiral General at the front of the queue broke off with a roar.

Although the passage was long enough, 800 meters long, the wireless broadcasting device buried in the cracks of the diamond floor was extremely clear, and the roar of the military chief commanded the ears of every soldier at the same time.

Two rows of soldiers who stood like a pine, "Sigh! The group raised their right arms and saluted the soldiers who were slowly marching forward.

From soldiers to generals, no matter what rank or position he had, including the chief of general affairs standing at the front of the "passage", and the supreme commander of the tens of millions of troops of the federal army, they all raised their right arms to salute the soldiers who had returned and were moving forward.

They are not only them, they are also tens of thousands of troops of the Federation, saluting their comrades who have returned from bloody battles.

"Return the gift!" The commander of the 3rd Squadron of the 2nd Fleet, who was at the front of the two columns, roared with the same force that could burst out in his chest two seconds later.

The soldiers who moved forward, their steps did not stop, their eyes blazing forward, and at the same time raised their right arms and saluted in return.

You have returned from bloody battles, your souls have returned, comrades-in-arms, please accept our highest tribute to you. Here, there are no generals and soldiers, only comrades.

We have received your tribute, but as both soldiers, we know very well that it is just a duty, and one day, you and I will fight side by side.

The army at the front and the army at the rear, soldiers and generals, just like that, in front of the monument to the heroes standing high, on the banks of the quietly flowing Tianqing River, saluted each other.

The raised arm was raised high and could not be put down for a long time.

In the dusk when the sun was setting, four columns of soldiers, two columns of green pines, two columns of soldiers marched slowly but firmly, and they looked at each other silently with a military salute.

Tears slid down the iron-hard faces of the soldiers who marched forward, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, shimmering with a little luster.

Although they had done everything they could to keep their eyes wide and try not to let more and more tears fall, they knew that the full 109 comrades could not return, and they had turned into mud and dirt on the planets on the borders of the Federation, sleeping. All the glory that these living people enjoyed in a moment, they can no longer feel.

Just as in a propaganda report of the Federal Daily Journal, which finally revealed the battlefield of Rafi before the start of the war, quoted in the diary of Aya, the protocol virgin lieutenant of the Ministry of War who was present at the scene, she said: She, who was the naughtiest soldier in my eyes, always looked for free time to play and squander her youth; He used to be the strictest superior in my eyes, and any flaw in the appearance of the officers and soldiers in the whole department would be ruthlessly slashed by him; He used to be the general who looked up to me on the mountain, and he was as calm as a mountain at all times, as if nothing could defeat him, and with him, you would be extremely relieved; But all of this was overturned by myself on the bank of this sunny river at sunset.

The eyes of such a group of men and women, both familiar and unfamiliar, were sparkling after meeting another group of men and women who were as hard as stone and made the same gesture and performed a military salute that we were all too familiar with.

They were soldiers, they were colonels, they were generals, but at that moment, I thought, their young and fearless hearts were soft, because of a group of soldiers who had returned from afar.

And the sergeant I once met on the flight to Xinjing District was the one with a weathered face, but the age of 28 was like a 40-year-old middle-aged sergeant, and I couldn't see his face in the front row.

But I knew that he must have cried again, just as he wept when he gazed at the magnificent mountains and rivers of the capital star in a flying car, remembering his comrades who had been with him day and night but could no longer stand shoulder to shoulder with him. Have you ever seen a big man with a beard full of stubble, big tears rolling down his cheeks? I've seen it. It's really, it's big! Teardrops even hung on the stubble, like early morning dewdrops.

Yes, the moment I started to see his tears, I used to want to laugh and laugh at him for how a big man is like a child, crying when he says he cries? Joke how can he, as a soldier, be like a weak poet, what is the autumn wind sad painting fan is not what a soldier of my generation should do.

However, when I heard him talk about his comrade-in-arms "Mees" clinging to the Jeppen mecha and yelling at his commander to "shoot at me", and listening to him talk about Captain Kwong Tianchi turning himself and the base into dust, I heard the 。。。。。。 I get it.

Yes, my heart has never been softer, and I would love to hold him in my arms and tell him that his comrades who died in battle, they are not not going to return, they have returned, and right here, they will become the brightest stars in the sky of my Southwestern Federation. They will be remembered forever by all the people under this starry sky.

Yes, walking on the welcoming "passage" composed of soldiers and generals, I am glad for all the garrisons on my capital star, and only with this salute can I live up to the efforts of these front-line troops, and only with this salute can I live up to the return of the hero's soul.

Salute to all the comrades-in-arms who have contributed to the security of the Federal Defense!

"Rite over!" The officers and men who stood and walked in battle lowered their right arms in unison.

The commander of the 3rd Fleet, who had already arrived in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes at the front, first turned his head and shouted: "Stand upright! ”

"Bang!" The sound of neat heels colliding echoed in the wide People's Square.

The rear admiral turned to face Changsun Hong, who was standing in front of him, saluted again, and puffed up his breath: "Chief Changsun, a total of 132 decorated officers and men of the 2nd Fleet, the 3rd Fleet and the Southwest Military Region report to you!" ”

"You've worked hard!" Changsun Hong stared deeply at the officers and soldiers in front of him, and said in a deep voice.

"Hard work, sir!" The officers and soldiers standing below responded with a bang.

"I'm not hard, you front-line soldiers are hard!" Changsun Hong shook his head and replied very seriously.

Without waiting for the soldiers below to answer, Changsun Hong roared: "Take a break!" ”

The order was forbidden, and the officers and soldiers reacted almost instinctively, and Tang Lang was no exception. It was also an action that was integrated into his bones and blood.

It's just that Tang Lang clearly felt that the gaze of the eldest grandson slipped past him, and a trace of imperceptible surprise flashed.

The military posture of the Southwest Federation was passed down to the Republic of the Ancient Blue Star era 4,000 years ago, and it has been proved to be the most powerful and majestic posture for the Chinese army, although it has not changed for thousands of years. Although Tang Lang is not a soldier, his posture as a soldier is more standard than most people.

However, Changsun Hong's gaze did not stay on Tang Lang for a long time, but refocused his gaze on all the soldiers who were waiting to speak, "The officers and men of the 2nd Fleet, the Southwest Military Region, I know that you are very excited, you are very excited that our country has given you such a high courtesy, and you are also very sad, sad that your comrades-in-arms who once got along day and night can no longer stand here and enjoy glory like you.

But I, as the chief of the military affairs department of the supreme command body of our federal army, as a member of the tens of thousands of troops of our federation, and as a veteran who once fought on the front line like you, tell you. You deserve this glory. And your comrades-in-arms who are sleeping on the border, who said that they never returned? ”

Suddenly turned around and pointed to the tall and majestic Monument to the People's Heroes behind him, and his voice resounded throughout the audience: "Look, their names and numbers will be engraved on the Monument to the People's Heroes, in the year 4019, in the battle against the invasion of Jiepeng at the Lafite Xingshuguang Military Base in the Shaking Star Domain, which belongs to the Southwest Military Region, although the enemy was outnumbered, he also won a complete victory, and 109 officers and soldiers were killed in this battle.

They will be here, and they will see the Shaking Light Star Domain return to the arms of the Federation, and at the same time, the Dawning Military Base will be rebuilt, and most of you here may go to new combat positions, but there will also be some who will return there, and they will still accompany you and fight together.

Listen, the sound of the river flowing quietly, that's exactly what they are telling us, they are back.

Now, tell me, do you hear me? Do you hear them? ”

"I heard you!"

"We hear you!"

"They're back!"

Wave after wave of shouts like huge waves crashing on the reef spread through the four wilds!

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