"Are you negotiating terms with me?"

Green's eyebrows furrowed, and it was surprising to see such an expression on his face. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info said to himself, there are really things you can't think of, which means that you are just a human after all.

"That's right, even if you use this recording as evidence to accuse me in court, I will answer truthfully. That's the condition, you need to give me the discretion to decide whether anyone other than the Martian dignitaries can get on board, and I want two 15-kilometer class transports. Only if you meet these two requirements will I grant you the right to direct the operation. ”

Green stood up from his position and stared at me with interest.

I looked back at the past without giving in.

"You...... I don't want to bring out all the survivors on Mars! ”

"You don't care about what I want to do, I promise to bring those dignitaries back if they are still alive, and I'll take care of the rest."

"But you can't guarantee that there is a selfish motive in this, such as a ...... that you want to save Woman ......."

I hate this guy who can always guess what other people think. There's really no privacy at all with them.

To deal with them, I can only deal with them with unreserved frankness and cheekiness.

"Yes, there are a few people I want to bring out, but I won't miss a single Martian who can be saved, even if he or she is not a big deal."

Green had a hateful smile on his face, "You're too young, too naïve."

"What if you encounter a situation where dignitaries and your sweetheart can only save one side?"

His gaze became sharp and penetrating.

"It's not going to happen like this. Things are chaotic on Mars, and most of the dignitaries will have an accident. ”

"You...... It's even bolder than I ever imagined. ”

"People who don't have the guts can't live now."

“......”

Green seemed to be thinking about something, and like he didn't think about anything, he just left me to dry.

I knew it was useless to say anything now, I had to wait.

Just when the time was long and I thought he wouldn't bother with me anymore, Green finally looked up at me.

"Do it, you'll get two transports, but the dignitaries have to be safe. Also, dignitaries can't take a transport ship, they need to stay on the Youth. ”

"Obey the order, sir!"

When I walked out of the command room, it felt like I had just taken off my clothes that were completely soaked and wrapped around my body. Even the air you inhale is even sweeter.

......

The battlefield was timed for 78 hours, and the rescue detachment led by the Wanwang set off, and our goal was a rescue operation on the surface of Mars.

The battlefield was clocked for 84 hours and 45 minutes, the sound of curses filled the bridge, and the detachment was surrounded by a large number of Wolf small combat boats and drones.

Comptroller of the Fleet: "The defensive force field output has increased, and the enemy is firing a large number of small units in the direction of the transport, suspected to be mechanical infantry. ”

Wei Leili: "The Marine Corps dispatched in assault boats to provide early fire support from the Ruida, and asked each unit to report the type of enemy encountered and the characteristics of the battle. ”

Communications Non-Commissioned Officer: "The Reda reported that it was attacked by enemy high-speed drones, and they were too fast to form an effective counterattack. ”

Wei Leili: "Don't worry about those drones, that level of enemy can't break their defenses, let Ruida focus on destroying the mechanical infantry in the spacewalk." This is the most vulnerable moment for the mechanical infantry, and it would be good to take out one more. ”

Intelligence Non-commissioned Officer: "Detection and detection of mechanical combat boats, laser pulse type, 14 in the zenith direction, beta phase 15 degrees, 17 in the horizontal gamma phase 46 degrees. ”

Wei Leili: "Each ship is prepared for close defense and light guidance. Instead of aiming, you can strike in a blur in the direction of the enemy's attack. ”

Communications Non-commissioned Officer: "The Giant Elephant 3 ship is calling for help, most of the enemy missiles are attacking the ship, and there is no defense. ”

Wei Leili: "Decoy bomb group ready ......"

The bridge was filled with rhythmic melody of questions and answers, in which it was basically Verelli who answered and ordered, and he was like a busy bee, buzzing with the entire fleet under his control.

"Sir, you're blushing at your idleness."

Maxim said as he stared at the shifting data on the electronic sandbox.

"A good commander only needs to know how to use people well. The more relaxed I am, the more smoothly the detachment is running. ”

I've learned to say things that I don't even believe in without blushing and heartbeat, and sure enough, people will become, and I think I'm a shy type who blushes when I speak normally.

Communications Non-commissioned Officer: "The Youth has arrived, and it has arrived at the infiltration window, asking for a clear first destination for the descent. ”

Verelli didn't answer, but turned to look at me, and more than half of the people on the bridge were doing the same.

I took a deep breath, adjusted my mood, and stood up in front of the command chair.

Ignoring Verelli's harsh eyes and not looking at Maxim's performance at all, I cleared my throat and pressed the squadron's radio button.

"This is Zhao Ping, and now I order the fleet to be split into two. The Youth waited for me to arrive and leave the home team and head straight in the direction of Torsis. Other ships, including the Kings, are preparing to search the major bases and cities on the surface of Mars along a predetermined path in an attempt to rescue more survivors. We will meet at the destination of this trip, the Eye of Mars. This is the place with the most known survivors on Mars, and it is also the gathering place of Martian dignitaries. ”

Jasmine: "Sir, my advice is to land at the Eye of Mars first, and secure as many people as possible......"

Me: "Then the big guys will ask the fleet to leave Mars immediately and send them to safety." Do you say yes or no? ”

Jasmine: "......"

Me: "If no one has any other opinions, just do it." The fleet's rendezvous at the Eye of Mars is scheduled for 92 hours and 50 minutes on the battlefield, and there is no need to wait for the agreed time, and the team will leave immediately with as many survivors as possible. ”

......

The bridge of the Youth, the blood-red patch on the wide-area monitor, this is a dead world, and visible light alone can no longer obtain any of the information needed.

Harding: "Sir, detection of all bands shows that Tarsis is a dead city, and there is no need to risk it. ”

Me: "There are people down there, and they're still alive, and I already feel them." ”

Harding: "Are you a god?!" ”

Me: "It doesn't matter what I am, now immediately drops." ”

Jasmine: "But the youth needs a landing site, and the terrain here may allow us to land, but it will never allow us to fly again." ”

Me: "Don't worry, follow my instructions, the Kings will be able to take off and land safely." ”

Under the watchful eyes of the bridge generals, I took over the guidance of the route.

"Did this guy take gunpowder? Usually this is not the case. ”

"Shhh, don't talk nonsense, it's said that his illegitimate child is here, and we're just going to pick up the child."

Whispers reached my ears. I don't care about anything else now.

Tharsis, the place I remember the most during the war, here are the people I care about the most, there are my old troops, and the induction tells me that there are still people alive here.

Among the survivors, will there really be them?

......

In the blood-colored storm, there was extremely strong electromagnetic interference, so much so that most of the detection equipment on the ship became decorations.

This is how the Devil Starship generals felt when they attacked Tarsis. Like the blind and the deaf, it takes courage for a starship to sail at high speed in such an environment.

With the help of my own memories and brain perception, I found a very good hidden exit underground, which was a little narrower, but enough for the slender Youth to enter and exit.

My mood is like a wanderer who has traveled far away, finally returning to his hometown, although everything is different from my memory, but my mood can't help but throb, even if it takes a lot of mental energy, I still can't help but compare the previous scene, looking for the landmark buried deep in the memory.

Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer: "Sir, the captain just received an encrypted message, but we can't decipher it, so maybe someone is still alive." ”

Me: "Pass the message to me, maybe I know how to decipher it." ”

After two minutes, the correct decoding key is transmitted.

A piece of information from the defenders of the Lower Fortress of Tarsis appears on the Wide Area Monitor.

"Here is the contact information for the Martian Defense Force, the garrison of Fortress Tarsis. I'm sorry to inform you that the password has long since expired and we are unable to provide you with a normal landing route. If you are the aggressors, I advise you to leave now, as millions of invaders and thousands of starships of all kinds have been shipwrecked here. If you are a reinforcement for the Space Force, please report the number of your unit and be prepared to receive the personnel who will be inspected on board. ”

A strange atmosphere spread across the bridge.

There are not only survivors here, but also Martian defenders who have retained the will to fight. This is undoubtedly a big surprise for those who think that Mars is already a dead place.

Jasmine: "Tell the other party in a clear code that our ship is the reconnaissance cruiser Youth, which belongs to the Space Guard Fleet and the Rapid Response Fleet. Agree that you will send someone to board the ship for inspection. Also tell them that there are acquaintances here. ”

With that, Jasmine looked at me. Her face had been blue from the beginning, but it had become much softer by this time. Thinking about it, with her off-line character, it is really possible to think that I am here to pick up an illegitimate child.

"Tell the garrison that I am the 2205th Division, directly under the reconnaissance company, the squad leader of the 2nd platoon and 3rd squad, Zhao Ping. I'm here to pick them up. ”

“......”

The communications non-commissioned officer didn't make sure she heard my description, and when I turned her head, she looked nervously away, her peeping into someone's privacy on her face.

Harding: "Haha, I can't imagine that you are not a certain second generation, you really came up from a big soldier!" ”

I noticed that everyone was staring at me, and it was like they were getting to know me for the first time.

It turned out that they used to see me that way, and although it made me feel very uncomfortable, it was very reasonable, and almost every unit I came into contact with would have the same idea.

I deliberately turned on the ship's radio and announced to the whole ship: "Yes, I am not only a big soldier, but also a volunteer. It is only by virtue of the zeal to defend my home and country that countless brothers have brought me to where I am now with their own blood and flesh, and I cannot leave them to fend for myself, just as I cannot leave you on the ship. ”

Small cheers were heard in the communication loop. I don't feel like there's anything to be proud of, that's what I ask of myself. I'm just telling you my bottom line.

Tartes' reply was quick, "Personnel have been dispatched, take care of them." ”

Immediately, the intelligence non-commissioned officer reported the discovery of fast-moving black dots in the blood mist.

In Gnaku, as the hatch of the shuttle, which was mottled red by the mist, opened, a weak figure walked out quickly.

"It's really you! Zhao Ping, great, we are saved! ”

Someone tried to hug me, but the guard next to me was crotched.

"It's okay, I know him, my comrade-in-arms. Hello Kramer, I didn't expect it to be you boarding the ship to check. ”

"It's not just him, there's someone you know. If you hadn't reported your home, we would almost certainly have been a conspiracy by the devils, and even the anti-aircraft missiles had begun to warm up. ”

Then out of the hatch was a bald-headed soldier with a large face, and his epaulettes were impressively the colonel of the Martian Defense Force.

"Chief Zhang, I really didn't expect you to come back."

At this time, I was already a little excited, although I was disdainful of Zhang Tianhao's practice of abandoning his troops and withdrawing alone, but it did not affect the feeling I had when I saw him again. The unpleasantness of the past has long been indifferent, and what has precipitated is only the deep memory of being born and dying together.

"You...... You already are, big.... Colonel?! ”

Kramer's voice trembled a little, and I realized that the young man who had just hugged me was standing there stiffly, not knowing where to put his hands and feet.

"What's so strange about this, Zhao Ping was born and died, and he can expect the dead to turn around, and if he can survive, he can naturally achieve a career. As for those of us who are still breathing, we can reminisce about the past, and we can't catch up with the horses. ”

If someone else said this, they would definitely think that he was jealous, or that he couldn't eat grape sour. But the speaker is Zhang Tianhao, and we both know that he means something, and the emotions contained in it are not as simple as jealousy, but also have elements of self-blame and emotion.

I was about to say something, but then I found out that the officers and men of the Youth had not joined. I was able to get rid of the emotion of meeting old friends.

"They don't have a problem, it's the people of the Tarsis garrison. I confirm the security of their identity. ”

With my words, the warriors of the Youth relaxed.

Soon, information confirming our identity was sent to the fortress, and we were responded to by an audio signal filled with cheers.

After a year's absence, I'm back, Tartis.

......

The gray and damp environment, the cavernous room without any decoration, when you walk in, you can see the medical equipment full of them, and smell the special smell of electronic stench mixed with disinfectant water.

I'm all too familiar with this place, the critical care room of the field hospital, this hospital in the Tarsis war zone, I entered it brightly, and it almost became the place where I slept forever.

Walking past one hospital bed after another, the bodies of warriors who are about to or have become corpses across the country.

I came to a swollen body wrapped in bandages with the shadow of this slender curve.

I thought I would be sad, or afraid to go to see her. What I didn't expect was that when I really came here, what I wanted to do most was to hug her, no matter what she became, no matter whether her beauty had been destroyed by the war or not, everything no longer mattered, I just wanted her, I just wanted her by my side, and I could hug her at any time.

She is always the same in my eyes as she was when she said goodbye, her shadow has been imprinted in my eyes, in the depths of my mind, and it will never change again.

However, in the face of her current body, I know that the desire to hug her tightly requires temporary restraint. In this case, any impulse can lead to devastating consequences.

I walked up to her softly and whispered in her ear. At the same time, I used my brain perception ability to send my feelings in her consciousness as gently as possible.

"Dear Karin, I'm back."