Chapter 218 & 219: Homecoming (1 & 2)
"You lunatic!"
In front of me, Zach, covered in wounds but seemingly lacking no parts, spat at me. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"I'm a madman who saved everyone."
"You killed them."
"Or would you rather let everyone be under the battlefleet railguns, the soldiers don't understand, don't you know the terrible consequences of letting the Fury flee?"
“......”
Zach was silent, but he didn't admit that I was right.
After dealing with the necessary internal affairs, I finally had the opportunity to synchronize the perception system of the Wanwang, and what was displayed in front of me was a piece of wreckage, and where there was still the shadow of the Fury.
The destroyer group of devils in the distance could not swim, but they did not dare to approach.
"When the boss was killed and didn't dare to retreat? Poor fellows. ”
I didn't mean to continue the killing, but ordered the whole ship to prepare for the return voyage.
It's not accurate to say that the return voyage is, after all, the Wanwang did not come from the main fleet.
Due to a severe lack of technical troops, Bill became an all-rounder on an improvised basis. Route calculations, fuel injection predictions, jump engine stability tests, and the restart of the ship's communication connections are all on him. This guy has nothing to do with technology, like a thug who has taken away a soldier, but he is constantly forced by me to provoke the heavy task of returning the broken battleship.
In any case, this battlefield cannot continue to stay, sooner or later a new reinforcement fleet will come, and even if I think about it with the craziest ideas, I can't think of a way to survive surrounded by another group of enemy ships.
Despite the twists and turns and two accidents, the King was ready to set sail three and a half hours after the battle. As the twinkling stars turned to white lines, we managed to get out of the short jump after 10 seconds. It was only then that I was convinced that I was out of the pursuit of the devils, and the fatigue and pain came over me at the same time, and I don't know whether I fell asleep or passed out.
When I woke up, I saw Harding's ugly face.
"Can you turn your face away?"
“......”
"As a wounded person, when you wake up, you want to see the face of a gentle beauty, not you...... It's kind of an organ of the human face. ”
"What a lack of morality, is it a shame that I'm still in front of your bed and pee, in exchange for such a thanks?"
"Stop, I didn't let you take and urine, don't you even have a robot nurse here?"
"Okay, sir, don't blame me, who made your popularity so bad, whether it's the little devil of our ship or the henchman of Gru, they are more willing to take care of the other two, so you should be glad that I still have you by your side."
"Okay, okay, I thank you! When did you come here, and how did you know that we were going to take this course? ”
"We didn't leave at all, and there's no way that Reda chick could leave Gru behind. To be exact, Gru is really a winner in life, and someone can ...... him with such a desperate heart."
"Don't digress, on the condition of you and me, what kind of chick or something like that will give up this idea in the future. It's strange, didn't the devil pursue? ”
"Who knows, I guess there is a crazy guy like you, and no one with a normal brain will take the initiative to send it up and be by you."
"Humph! Fame is also fame, better than obscurity. What about the brethren on board? A lot of people don't seem to be happy with my ramming tactics. ”
"I'm not satisfied, I hate you to the core."
My eyelids couldn't help but jump. This is understandable, since for most people, the impact was unnecessary.
"What do you guys think, think my ramming tactics shouldn't be?"
"Uh...... How to say it! It's not a tactic that a guy in his right head can come up with anyway. ”
"Is the situation under control?"
"What situation?"
"Didn't you say that the brethren were disgruntled and that the situation was unstable?"
"Who said that? Don't lie to me! With you, a tyrant, who will die with others at every turn, how can anyone dare to be dissatisfied with you. It's too late for everyone to dodge, and it's still rioting, and you're the only one with a normal brain, you know? ”
"Well, when I didn't ask. What happened to Wei Reli and Gru? ”
"By the way, what is the captive named Maxim, if he doesn't say it's your assistant, let's let him out, look at his appearance and don't want to lie, did you really treat him as an assistant?"
"Oh, don't you say that I really forgot about this strange thing, anyway, I just know that with you people by my side, this is God's punishment for me. Do you know what hell is? You guys are all together, yes, and that guy named Maxim, and this is hell on earth. ”
"Sure enough, I'm sick in the brain, and I'm worried about other people, I think you should go for an MRI to see if it's broken somewhere."
"It's my fault to talk to you, I really shouldn't treat you as a normal person. Don't run away, you kid......"
When I struggled to get out of bed and tried to get Harding's mouth full of, he ran faster than a rabbit.
When I drove this annoying guy away and became a man again, I carefully recalled the battle. It's still a state of nine deaths, and it seems that my unlucky luck of almost dying and surviving has not changed much.
I am glad that although I have lost a lot of comrades-in-arms, and this time is no exception, two-thirds of the troops were lost in the battle, but the number of important cadres has not decreased, but has increased by one, which has never happened since I joined the war.
What worries me the most is my own situation. After synchronizing with the Kings, I have changed a lot in myself.
I found myself crazier, more rude and irritable, but the same kind of indecision and hesitation that I used to do didn't happen, and it wasn't a special case, or it simply didn't happen anymore.
The hospital beds on the starship were the same as the ones I had used to, cramped cabins, so simple that there were almost no furnishings, and there were no life support devices. It's ridiculous that there is a walking stick next to the bed, and such an ancient thing can still be found here.
What do you mean? It's for me, the commander, to be on crutches.
As a child, I leaned on crutches and dragged my missing right leg out of the ward.
......
I've never been that eye-catching in my life, and I think this is probably my most beautiful day, although it's different from the imaginary days when after I became famous, and beautiful women kept coming to my door for me to choose. But those eyes, which were both curious and frightened, and mixed with disgust, would not deceive me.
I really became the focal point of the main fleet.
When we arrived at the predetermined assembly area, there was some minor misunderstanding with the receiving detachment, and when we finally returned to the main fleet, the sensational effect could not be completely eliminated even in a disciplined organization such as the army.
Everywhere I went, the people who saw me pretended to be ignorant, but they always whispered to other people behind my back.
I started out using my sense to eavesdrop on what they were saying, but then I got bored and stopped paying attention to the different voices.
Non-commissioned officer A: "Hey, you know what? This guy is the madman in the Marine Corps, and it is said that he is the famous Demon King in the Martian Defense Army. ”
Soldier B: "It's so hanging! I think it's very ordinary! ”
Non-commissioned Officer A: "You are an ordinary person, no wonder you can only be a soldier for the rest of your life, just this little look, you still have the idea of becoming an officer." Do you know what he did? Lead a small group of people on a destroyer, and run to fight the devil's detachment, and guess what? All dead. ”
Warrior B: "What's strange about this, the strength is not equal, it's normal to be killed." ”
Non-commissioned officer A: "You're a fart, what else can I tell you if that's the end?" All of them are dead, not only the people he brought with him, but even the devils. Got it? Tens of thousands of people, poof, all at once. A whole detachment! A dozen battleships, dozens of cruisers, and countless destroyers and combat boats, and finally he captured the flagship of the detachment, and everything else was wiped out. ”
Soldier B: "You, a Marine officer, captured battleships, and killed the detachment. Aren't you even more bloody than the bad screenwriter of entertainment dramas, you think I'm stupid, I'll believe you. ”
Non-commissioned Officer A: "If you don't believe me, go and ask, the man from hell, the colonel named Zhao Ping, and see if what I said is true." ”
Conversations like this happen almost every time you run into a group of people. A lot of the rumors are true, and I piloted a specially modified reloaded exoskeleton to challenge the bridge section of the battleship alone. These kinds of rumors are very fresh at first, and they make me proud. But as many times as I met people treated me with the same attitude as a madman, I gradually became impatient.
The only good thing about this happened to me was that even when I went to the flagship for a meeting, there were no more inconspicuous internal guards, and I always felt that everyone could avoid looking at me. Avoid me when I talk and do things. Although surrounded by a million armies in the midst of a fleet, I felt more and more lonely.
A week after I returned, I was officially promoted to the rank of deputy commander of the Main Marine Corps, with the rank of colonel.
Within a week of receiving the new prosthetic, Gru and Verelli were discharged from the hospital, and Maxim passed the examination and was given the rank of Marine Corps staff officer.
The Rapid Response Team has been replenished again and remains at 400 personnel plus a number of other personnel. On the bridge of the Youth, when Jasmine, Harding, Verrellly, Gru, Catherine, Maxim, Bill, and Zach were all together, I suddenly felt different. These people are my team, after going through so many tests of life and death, I finally took this step, and having my own team means that the Space Army has recognized me as the number one, and I also have the possibility of becoming a general and the main party in peacetime.
The feeling came so quickly that I couldn't really appreciate the reality of it.
Now it is different from the period of the Hero Company, not only has the number of people increased, but my responsibilities have also become heavier, the only difference is that I really want to see life and death more indifferently.
This is a sign of maturity, or a regression of human nature. Surrounded by my colleagues, I didn't have the homely feeling of the previous Heroic Company, and everyone was afraid of Xiyi's gaze, and they always felt that they didn't look at me alone, and if I couldn't meet their needs, or if I wasn't strong enough, these people would leave me and turn to other troops.
It's unbelievable to say that I feel lonely in the crowd, but I do feel lonely.
Now I miss Karin even more, how is she doing now?
......
In the week since the end of the Fire Scout campaign, we have not clashed with the Devil Fleet again, and it feels like two giant beasts, licking their wounds and preparing for this new round of fighting.
On this day, a flagship telegram was received requesting an emergency meeting. The intelligence department also received news that the fleet's logistics detachment, surrounded by the escort fleet, had already left first.
Sensing that a big war was imminent, I stepped into the flagship's conference room with a serious heart.
I didn't feel nervous, it wasn't because I had been involved in too many battles, I think it had a lot to do with the synchronization of the Kings.
There are a lot of colleagues around, and most of them are big people like captains. I didn't know them well, so I didn't want to have much trouble, but I didn't expect these colleagues who didn't usually have any contact with me to greet me kindly, and some of them asked me about my injuries and other things before they could find anything.
This pit cannot be explained only by rank or position, but vaguely I think that the change in people's attitudes has a lot to do with the role of the rapid reaction group in the battle.
"Zhao Ping, we finally met, hey, brother, it's not that I don't want to come to see you, it's really a lack of skills! We will be brothers from now on, and if you encounter something that can't be solved, come to me. ”
Self-acquaintance guys, although they have not officially met, but I still know what they look like, the main fleet, the commander of the Marine Corps, Commodore Faisal.
"Hey, it turned out to be the chief, but I'm embarrassed, because of my leg injury, I always thought that I would report to you when I got better, but I didn't expect it to be delayed until today. Thank you for your continued support. ”
Under the standard military salute, it is a smiling face that even I think is fake. The commanders and lieutenants of our two marines clasped hands and looked at each other and laughed as if we hadn't seen each other for many years.
Only we knew in our hearts that when shaking hands he used more force than expected against my left hand, trying to make a fool of me, and my right hand was a mechanical arm, and immediately returned the color. The two of them remained there without smiling until the captain announced the start of the meeting.
After sitting down, he quickly rubbed his almost unconscious left hand away from him, and scolded the other party for being cunning in his heart. Turning his head to look at Faisal again, he was also doing something with his back to me, probably slandering me for disrespecting my superiors.
The meeting was a bit lengthy, but it was also comprehensive, presided over by the captain of the fleet, and the detachment commander took turns to assign tasks in units of the detachment, and the detachment commander who accepted the task, in fact, already knew the content of the task, stood up and went to the podium to tell everyone about the detachment's response and what kind of cooperation was needed.
Overall, the meeting was not as much of a confrontation as I had imagined or would have dragged on because of different opinions. Obviously, the captain had done a lot of work beforehand, and no one at the meeting raised any objections except for the assignment and confirmation of some details.
I thought it was going to end at this pace. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief that I didn't get a difficult task. I don't have a high degree in my major, and I have little experience in army management, so I am suddenly asked to take over important tasks, and I really don't have the confidence to do a good job. Being able to blend in with the crowd and what to do with the big army is what I want the most.
"Deputy Commander of the Marine Corps, is Senior Colonel Zhao Ping here?"
I was a little surprised when my name was suddenly called, but I was not slow to react, and I shouted, standing in my place in a straight military posture.
"After preliminary deliberation and with the strong support of General Faisal, we have decided to entrust you with this difficult task, and we hope that you will live up to it. I believe that after the battle, the youngest brigadier general in the history of our space army will be born. ”
I automatically ignored the official words of the youngest general or something. The only thing that was noticed was Faisal's strong recommendation and the difficult task.
I turned my head to look at Faisal, the old fox nodding from me, and I felt that the corners of his mouth tended to turn up.
I said in my heart with a voice of gnashing teeth: "Old fox, you hurt me! ”
On the surface, I replied loudly in a tone that was both sincere and somewhat excited: "I must not fail in my mission!" ”