Please read the preface first.

"Wow", the wide hatch slowly opened, and a number of winged drones with good aerodynamic shape and artistic beauty each drilled out of the galaxy spacecraft they carried, like a small bird leaving the mother nest, and a team flew to a fiery red planet not far away - Red Flame Star.

I looked out from the window on the side of the cabin, the starry sky was dark, and the sky was full of stars in the universe, as if it was far away in front of a low-power lamp, and the huge black curtain was densely packed with pinholes, little by little; It's not as flickering and dead silent as it is when you look at the sky from afar at home. There are more than a dozen galaxy spaceships parked in the starry sky, and the spaceship about a kilometer long looks so small. In the distance, the red flame star is faintly red, and there is also a little emerald green dotted among them. A large red area in the lower part of the planet is the target of this wave of drones, and it is also the base of the enemy.

It has been eighty years since General Sheim, the military deputy commander of the Eighth Outer Sector of the Alliance, defected from the League in 3712 and demanded independence. After eighty years of unrest in the galaxy, and the recent discovery of the stronghold of the Sheim rebels, the Red Flame Star, the Alliance immediately sent the Seventh Fleet to try to eliminate this force.

I don't like war, but I don't run away from it when it comes. As a student of the sixth level of the military academy's major department (1), I responded to the academy's call to participate in this expedition, and formed a team with two students of the seventh level of the major department, which can be regarded as completing the college's actual combat experience requirements. There are many complaints about the students who have experienced the actual combat of the big subjects, and I don't know which person with the problem came up with it. Students are supposed to focus on their studies, although there are occasional wars now, and participating in actual combat will also be beneficial in the future, can't they wait until they graduate to join the war? You must know that some of the places where the war took place are very far away, and it will take several months each way, and by the time you come back, your classmates at the same level may have become seniors.

The actual combat experience is from the sixth level of the major department, and the first five years of the major department are not allowed to participate in principle, and the participation from the sixth to the eighth level of the major department must be participated in within three years. Students generally participate in grades 6 and 7, otherwise they will have no choice when they are about to graduate in grade 8. Fortunately, the actual combat experience is only required twice, one long and one short, the short one is only carried out on holidays and in the near place, and the long one has no time limit, and the one I participated in this time is long-term.

I paced slowly in the large observation bay, which was filled with a lot of people walking around like me, most of them in civilian clothes, and a few of them who probably couldn't wait were heavily armed with mechs. There is a mecha constantly waving the laser gun fixed on the right arm to shoot it, looking at the 2.3-meter block dancing, sometimes stretching out the AT missile launcher from the left back and sometimes setting up the 40 laser bomb on the right shoulder, it seems that it is eager to enter the battle immediately, and some people on the side are amused by this mecha from time to time. Everyone basically felt that this battle should be solved quickly and easily, after all, the strength of the fleet was there, and the rebels only had a few hundred fighters according to intelligence.

I stayed for a while, feeling a little depressed, the Marines should not be dispatched today, so let's go back to their cabins and have a good rest. I returned to the living quarters and walked around the large crew square, looking at the cabin about 60 meters above me, and my mood felt much better as the space increased. This is the highest cabin on the whole ship, and the roof of the residential building built here is about 10 meters from the roof of the cabin. The top deck of the living area has a lot of large windows that allow you to see the stars outside, which is very beneficial for those who are on long voyages to see as much of the scenery as possible, even if it is just a few stars.

"Su team, you are here! Let's go have a drink! I'm in for a treat. ”

A "pretty" guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked over. It was Zhang Yang, an alumnus who formed a team with me, his mother's surname was Yang, and his father's surname was Zhang, so he took this very special name. He looks like girls, 39 years old and 3 years older than me. Originally, he should have joined the work at his age, but I heard that he had retaken the Zhongke for two years, and he was also a "talent". Zhang Yangren is as his name suggests, quite flamboyant, he wanted to be the captain when he first formed the team, and he competed with me in three games: technique and tactics, archery, and fighting; As a result, all three were defeated.

One of the techniques and tactics was to fight a small war on the simulator, and as a result, I almost wiped out the opponent with 30% of the battle losses, and I cleaned up the fight in a few clicks. As for the shooting was even worse, the two put on the mecha and opened the shield, the laser gun energy was adjusted to the lowest, and they ran and fired at each other ten times at a distance of 500 meters, and I won 10:0. Actually, this result is not surprising, my father, who was a military instructor, taught me martial arts since I was a child, and when I was older, he discussed techniques and tactics with me.

As for shooting, he asked me to do 30 hits per minute for a 2-kilometer humanoid target and 100 shots per minute for a 200-meter humanoid target with the shooting follower on the headset (2) turned off. You must know that the interval between laser gun shots is also 0.5 seconds, and 100 per minute basically requires you to point where to hit, and basically there is no time to aim. I remember one time when I was so tired that I secretly turned on the follower instrument, and he found out and scolded me. At that time, I was puzzled and asked, "Why don't you turn on the follower instrument?" As a result, he said: "Always believe in yourself, no matter how good the equipment is, it is still the equipment after all, it does not work for you, sometimes the equipment is a burden." ”

I've always been a little incomprehensible to my father's teachings, but maybe I'll understand them later! The alliance has let the team members apply for the position of captain for a team like ours student army, and Chen Jing, another member of the team, is not interested in the position of captain. After the competition, I became the captain of the 5th Marine Corps Squad, which had 45 mechs under my command, and each team member commanded 15 mechs. Ordinary regular marines also have 15 planes under their jurisdiction, with a squad of three people in charge, but there are also individual veterans or special personnel who have 45 planes under their own control.

The two of us walked to an automatic store on the edge of the square, and I sat down on a chair and said to Zhang Yang, "Bring me a cup of freshly ground coffee." "I love the taste of this ancient drink.

"Freshly ground coffee! Captain, it's very expensive, I'm running out of quota this week, how about a cup of brewing? ”

"Oh!" I was surprised: "And how much do you have left?" ”

"There's only 100 left." Zhang Yang squeezed his brows.

"I used 1400 so quickly, so don't you have enough to eat for two days, and invite me to drink?"

Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly: "Otherwise, you pay first this time, and I'll invite you when there is a quota next week." ”

"Forget it, I'll pay for it." I smiled wryly, I was used to this guy's measurements.

"Thank you then!" Zhang Yang said proudly, with a conspiracy on his face.

"One cup freshly ground, one cup brewed!" Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment, and then shrugged his shoulders and made a real expression. He manipulated it and turned around, "Captain, please brush it!" I walked over, took out my identification card, swiped it, and pressed the confirm button. We sipped our coffee and chatted.

"Su team, you said that this time it will be over in a few days."

"A few days? It's not that simple, it doesn't have to be a few weeks, so be prepared for a long time! “

"Oh!" Zhang Yang looked surprised: "Didn't you say that it would be solved soon?" Otherwise, what is it called actual combat experience, it is not very dangerous if it is really difficult to fight. ”

"It's definitely not easy to fight, you look good, but don't be afraid if you really fight, the more scared you are, the more trouble will come."

Zhang Yang smiled, he thought very openly, and immediately changed the topic without thinking about the troublesome things: "Captain, I don't understand, why is your shooting so accurate, can you teach me, this is also good for our battle this time!" He stretched out his head and said with great sincerity that that was what he had "invited" me to coffee.

"You turn off the shooting follower on the headset and try to practice shooting."

"Turn off the follower, how can you aim accurately?" The eyelashes on Zhang Yang's big eyes were raised.

"Hot. Does the soldier shoot this thing when he shoots weapons? I used my father's original words to educate Zhang Yang: "When you are proficient enough, you will find that your own ability to shoot at close-range moving targets is much faster than using a follower, and shooting long-distance stationary objects is basically the same as that of a follower." ”

Looking at his look of amazement, I smiled and said, "This is what my father said." To be honest, I didn't believe it at first, but I believe it now. Because I can basically turn on or not turn on the follower now, which is why I can win you. Okay, don't look like that. When Chen Jing comes over, we'll discuss other aspects. "I sent a message to Chen Jing, and after a while, a very ordinary face with a Chinese character came over.

We also discussed the use of some techniques and tactics, and the unexpected situations that may arise on the battlefield. Suddenly, I remembered some of my father's instructions, and said: "We must pay special attention to the movement of the enemy army in about 3 kilometers, and if there is an enemy army within 3 kilometers in sight, we must change our speed when marching." ”

"Why 3 km, isn't the firing accuracy of a laser gun generally 2 km?" Chen Jing asked puzzled.

"Give yourself a little more leeway. Generally, mechs can only achieve close to 100 shots and 100 hits for 2 km stationary mecha size targets, and it is very difficult to exceed this distance. But people who have been systematically trained should have more than 2 kilometers for stationary targets, and I estimate that 3 kilometers is safer. ”

"Oh, that's it! By the way, Su team, didn't your uncle train your archery! How many kilometers does it take for him to guarantee a 100% hit rate on stationary targets? "Zhang Yang was obviously very interested in the level of the instructor of the person who beat him badly.

"4 km, 3.5 km for low-speed moving targets".

"Ahh Zhang Yang and Chen Jing couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw each other's surprise.

"Let's go back and rest! Tomorrow may be our turn. ”

After a few steps down the square, I went to the bottom of the residential building where I lived, and went up to the 18th floor, where I went back to my room. After a brief wash, I lay in bed and couldn't sleep, and from time to time I was thinking about the first battle of my life, and there was a vague uneasy thought in my heart.

Note (1): With the increase of people's life expectancy, the study time has also increased, and the major subject is the highest education of ordinary people, with a semester of eight years. Under normal circumstances, the age of learning is 31~38 years old, and the age of Chinese science is 25~30 years old.

(2): The headset is the abbreviation of the helmet display, which has three major functions: communication, global information system, shooting follower (with sight and fire) and other small functions.