I don't care what Kramer's ambitions are, or who he's going to sacrifice, I just know that now he's saving people, and he's able to save a lot of people. That reason is sufficient, at least for now that I am united with him.

At 7 hours and 05 minutes on the battlefield, the detachment joined the thresher shark-class transport ship group, and at 9 hours and 10 minutes, the detachment arrived in geosynchronous orbit, encountered the reconnaissance ship group of the unmanned fleet, and destroyed it. Ten hours into the day, the thresher sharks began to descend on Earth, and I led the Marines in full gear.

I have been busy with the command of the detachment, and I basically have no time to see the current situation of the earth, but I just have a quick glimpse of this blue planet, with red and black on the surface, and there are still orange flames shining, like a fatal defect in beautiful jewelry, or no one's face has a large wound, which makes people feel heartwarming to look at.

Now that I finally had the opportunity to take a closer look, I realized that the shape of the earth was even worse than I expected.

The reddish-brown spots are actually similar to the craters caused by the planet's bombing, the surface of which is covered by 7 percent of the water of the planet, the land is basically bombed, and the traces of the bombing can be faintly seen in the waters that occupy most of the planet's surface.

The Earth's atmosphere is in an extremely chaotic state, excessive external energy shocks, disrupting the normal weather system, the Earth's northern hemisphere is a densely populated and urban area, but also the hardest hit by bombing, at least 3 super cyclones formed here, far beyond the normal meteorological classification of these 3 strong storms are continuing to destroy the still fragmented human cities and planetary landforms.

The southern hemisphere was hit by horrific floods. The impact from the northern hemisphere is mainly in the form of huge waves of nearly a kilometer, and although the continent is alive, the human cities have disappeared. The number of casualties here will not be less.

I can think vaguely about the horrific casualty figures that have happened, are happening, and are about to come.

I was born on Earth, and I have a good idea of what this place was supposed to look like, but when I look at the planet from a synchronous orbit, I can't see the shadow of what it used to be. Although it is not a hell like Mars, it can be called a planet of chaos. Covered by thousands of kilometers of auroras and coarse lightning, the entire planet trembled and shook.

"Seven of the Sir Thresher class transport ships have entered the landing lane, and another three have missed the passage and need to change orbit again to land."

"Why, the navigators in the 3 ships are not novices, right?"

"For good reason, they can't be blamed, the weather system and the turbulence of chaotic energy have caused the landing channel to change all the time, and although the thresher class landing has a strong redundancy capability, even then there are still three ships that missed the window where they can land."

"It's good, as long as it's not human. Now I order, all the assault boats set sail, catch up with the Thresher class, and escort the rescue mission! ”

"Drink !!"

The shouts of the fighters were heard in the communication circuit. To be able to save people and to look at the duty of the Wehrmacht is always exciting. Compared to the previous infighting, and the action of standing in line with no right or wrong, the extremely solitary mission made the soldiers feel more reassuring. I heard all kinds of meanings in their shouts, and I hated the internal turmoil within the military headquarters even more.

"Sir, we're landing."

I was reminded to put aside my distractions and focus on the task I was about to embark on. Although this mission is only to escort, it may not even encounter the blow of the unmanned fleet. But I still don't think it's so easy.

The thought of rescuing millions of people trapped on Earth is to ignore the pleas of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people for help. The difficulty of this is unbearable.

In addition to the rescue itself, another important task of the Marine Corps is to collect as many technical resources as possible that have not yet been taken. This includes scientists, technicians, high-tech materials, relevant materials and data, and so on.

In fact, in the list drawn up by the command, culture and art are also included. But I just ignored these things. Although I am a student of history, I have experienced the hardships of the war, and I have formed in my consciousness the idea that life is more important than anything else. Compared to those who will encroach on the culture of a lot of space, I prefer that it is good to bring even one more person.

Although Maxim and Verelli reminded me to bring at least some museum collections for a show, I was adamant in this regard and did not take their advice.

The assault boat began to shake violently, which is a characteristic sign of entering the spacecraft into the atmosphere and is not worth making a fuss about.

On the monitor that showed the outside world, a black shadow flashed.

“......?”

"Sir, this is a friendly detachment on a mission."

The guard squad leader next to me kindly explained to me, and I nodded silently. Actually, I know what a black shadow is, but I don't agree with General Kramer's cautious approach of not trusting anyone. The fact that he would send different people on the same mission shows that he didn't put all his hopes on just one path, which is a very good strategy, but as one of the paths, the feeling of unhappiness is also indisputable.

As the assault boat approached the surface, the reverse vent caused the hull to vibrate more violently. If we hadn't prepared in advance, we would have thought we were about to crash.

The surveillance showed the outside world, and the transport ship we were escorting was anchored near the northern shore of what is known as the Mediterranean.

It is supposed to be a calm lake-like scene of blue sea and blue sky, and it is one of the largest tourist attractions on the planet and is considered one of the five main birthplaces of human civilization.

But what unfolds before our eyes now is a terrifying place where the waves are raging, and you can't see your fingers in the daytime.

The transport ship is moored right on the surface of the sea, and even a 50-kilometer behemoth has to rise and fall with the waves here. The pilot of the assault boat told us that we could not land on the surface of the sea and asked if we would like to take a break when we land on the transport ship. I outright vetoed his proposal and ordered the assault boat to change course and fly directly inland for landing.

Since the organization of the rescue and the like will be carried out in a step-by-step manner, the main task of a small unit like ours is to 'acquire' the technical resources scattered in various important facilities.

And I still have a certain selfishness in this, Teresa, the little girl of the Son of Mars and his people are seeking Austrian aid on Earth, since the Earth Circle cannot be defended, there is no need for her to be here. As one of the few people I know and who have fought side by side, I want to help them as much as I can.

As the assault boats entered the continental range, the scene on the ground unfolded in front of them, there were still places for human activities, all kinds of vehicles were crowded together, and in many places there were even vast crowds of people like a vast ocean, and everyone was thinking about the place that was once a spacecraft launch site or an air and space base. If you get closer, you can hear cries and cries for help rising from the ground.

The senior officials of the coalition government abandoned their people and fled on their own, leaving behind the mess in front of them. I don't want to target some people with the worst malice, but don't they even organize the refugees and wait for the rescue to do so, just trying to escape?

The facts are in front of us, I really don't know how these people became high-ranking bureaucrats above 10,000 people, and these guys who ran first in the face of disasters are simply not human. I don't sympathize with the scum who were sent to the guns of the unmanned fleet as bait by General Kramer, but I just think it's a waste to let hundreds of thousands of starship generals accompany them to their deaths.

Although I sympathize with the refugees and want to save them, it is not possible to rescue them all, given the limited space on the transport ship. Both Verelli and Maxim gave me the same advice on what kind of people to save, not to be soft-hearted, nor to rely on emotion, as far as possible to focus on children, pregnant women, and the like, and then men and women in the prime of life. As for the old, weak, sick and disabled, unless they are encountered occasionally during the operation, the maximum supplies left for them to hold on, the fleet is not capable of saving them. I had 10,000 reasons to refute them, a thousand hopes to save everyone I met, only to know that I was just wishful thinking. Even with all hibernation techniques, a thresher class could carry less than 500,000 people. In fact, in terms of operation, being able to carry 300,000 people is already a very good achievement, and without considering the losses and the blocking of the unmanned fleet, our detachment can rescue 3 million to 4 million people. The population of the earth before the war was about 15 billion, and even in the face of planetary bombardment, the surviving human beings must be in the billions, not to mention my fleet, even if the entire remaining fleet landed, it would not be able to save them all. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if we try to take billions of people away, the follow-up problem of eating is an insurmountable obstacle.

No matter how reluctant I was, I knew that Verelli was right. The most brutal scene of this rescue operation will occur after the barge of the transport ship arrives on the shore. And most of the Marine troops really exist to maintain order for rescue. The planet expects that during the 48-hour rescue operation, many fighters will fall at the gunpoint of the frenzied refugees.

Only then did I realize that the main reason why I led the team to collect technical information was that I didn't want to see the scene of crying and separating flesh and blood in the refugee rescue operation.

Even if I knew I was cowardly, I didn't want to take the initiative to experience that kind of scene.

"Sir, you're about to arrive at the Europa Aerospace Research Institute. The local guard asked us about where we were. ”

"Tell them that we are a rescue detachment to which the Space Fleet belongs. Prepare them to carry important people and classified materials. ”

"They asked us to show a power of attorney from the coalition government, otherwise they would deny us landing."

"The commander on the ground said that the coalition government had fled and had no time to care whether they lived or died, and that they would either agree to our landing or be destroyed under the fire of their own men. We don't have time to talk nonsense with them. ”

The wait was not long, and we received direct contact from the commander on the spot.

"I'm in charge of the Institute's guard force, Lieutenant Colonel Schlemer, and I request to speak to your commander."

"I belong to the Space Fleet, and the Marine Force is in charge of Senior Colonel Zhao Ping, if there is anything to say, I don't have much time."

On the other end of the communication line, the middle-aged officer was stunned by my presence, he was in front of the console to confirm something, and I thought he must have retrieved my information from the information base.

After a while, the lieutenant colonel raised his head again, and his expression turned serious, "Sir, I'm sorry, I have to be cautious in the chaos. I have confirmed your identity and reviewed the fact that the coalition government has fled, and unfortunately you are telling the truth. I don't have anything else to ask for, but I just want you to take the important supplies and people with you. It's going to be hell on earth, and I don't want them to fall victim to pointless fights. ”

Following the lieutenant colonel's gesture, I saw a large group of children shivering in an unfamiliar environment on the other side of the camera.

"Who are they? Refugees? ”

"No, they're experiments?"

“......？ Lieutenant Colonel, what an eye-opener your usual work! ”

"I know what you're thinking, I'm not going to defend myself, after all, obedience as a soldier is my duty, I just want to tell you that now that everything is going to be turned upside down, there is no need for these children who are struggling on the edge of life and death to continue to suffer."

I gazed at the lieutenant colonel and saw a look of determination in his eyes.

"I don't have a lot of space here, and if I let them leave, there will inevitably be a shortage of your places, do you really want to?"

Schleimer smiled bitterly, "We won't leave, those who want to leave have already run away, the reason why we are still here is mainly for them, when you pick people up, we will have to fight for ourselves and our families." ”

I nodded and agreed with the lieutenant colonel. As the permission to land was released, the assault boat slowly fell. But just in case, I got the Marines ready for battle.

......

......

Looking at the 15 little girls on the scene, all of them have different appearances, and the frequency and wavelength of mental induction are also different, but they all have a kind of déjà vu that I can't ignore.

This is an absolutely impossible situation. Urgently called for Karen's landing, and Kiana and Karen's two people had clearly told me through the perception of the brain domain with me as the middle that the 15 girls in front of me were indeed the core clan of the starship. As for why they ended up on Earth, whether it was purchased by the solar system government at a high price, or whether they were originally modified by the people of the solar system, these are not things to be discussed now. With the landing of the Karen, bad news followed, and the unmanned fleet was clearly interested in what the detachment was doing, which was originally only a little harassment by the reconnaissance force, and gradually began to be attacked by a large number of enemy mechanized units.

If this is the case on the ground, will the same attack be suffered in synchronous orbit, I dare not risk it again. Originally, it was planned to call the Youth to load personnel and equipment, but now the Kalian will do it for them.

There are constant reports of robotic infantry attacks. I can't stay here anymore.

Leaving the girl and the looting of the institute to Karen and them, I led the guard squad to the front line of the battle. The road that had been crowded with a large number of refugees was now devastated, with countless corpses and vehicles scattered among them. Exploding craters, flames, and dense lines of fire weave through a mess. The Marines, who are responsible for maintaining order, have shifted their mission to fending off mechanized troops, and no more people can be rescued if they hold out. Now that a large number of refugees have fled, the efficiency of the rescue has been greatly reduced, and I would like to make the transport ship wait longer, but the danger is too great, and in order to ensure the safety of the hundreds of thousands of people who have been uploaded, the rescue time must be shortened.

When we entered the battlefield, we were immediately attacked by the mechanized troops, and I did not pay much attention to the progress of the battle, but contacted all sides, and asked the marines to form a commando team to accommodate as many refugees as possible when they were gathered together. Because there are too many refugees, and high-speed shuttles or scooters are limited in carrying people at a time, many times they can only break up the whole family, let the children leave first, and then consider the safety of adults. More often than not, there was only a chance to evacuate the children, and by the time the second transport arrived, the group had already been broken up by the mechanized troops.

I didn't want to watch the apocalyptic scenes of crying and shouting, and I didn't want to easily break up once a happy family. Maybe that's my fate, and I can't hide from it. Manpower is scarce, especially the officers who can make decisions are extremely accurate, and I have to make a cameo appearance as the 'wicked' who separates children and parents and pulls my son and daughter away from the old man.

The battlefield was clocked for 42 hours and 30 minutes, and the warning from the Wanwang could not be ignored, and more and more mechanical troops began to gather at our location. In order to ensure the safety of the thresher class, the Karenne frequently went into low orbit to support the Marines in defending against attacks at various points on the planet's surface.

Jasmine asked to land and join the Karen, but I refused.

The silence in orbit really worries me, and I have a bad feeling that some kind of conspiracy is brewing in the unmanned fleet.