"Your Excellency the Governor, the troops have been assembled, and Colonel Moron asks if we can start the operation?" The secretary walked into the war conference room and asked Ding Kai, who was sitting at the top.

Ding Kai looked at the people on the left and right, and saw that everyone had turned their eyes to him, looking like they were listening to the teachings at any time.

Ding Kai enjoyed this kind of attention very much, he paused slightly, nodded slightly, and said, "You can start, tell Colonel Morun that the next battle will be commanded by him, and I will never intervene." ”

Then Ding Kai turned to everyone again, smiled and said, "The general is outside, and the king's order is not subject to it." I know that. ”

"Haha...... The Governor is very knowledgeable, and we really can't catch up. Everyone laughed.

At this time, the staff had put the real-time surveillance video on the big screen, and through the ubiquitous battlefield satellites, Ding Kai and others could see every move of the troops clearly in the conference room.

At this time, on the road outside Yaqiu City, many armored personnel carriers were fully loaded with motorized infantry, driving towards Tiegu City.

Hundreds of mechs strode along both sides of the road, and a large number of drones hovered in the air, scouting large areas around them at all times, and it would be difficult to hide from the surveillance of these drones and battlefield satellites once an enemy army appeared.

"With so many unmanned reconnaissance planes there, we can rest easy even if the enemy has any ambushes." Ding Kai said approvingly.

"Lookout!" The crowd echoed again.

The news that the government army had set off for Iron Valley City had spread throughout the city at this time, and many people were praising the government army for finally showing courage this time, unlike in the past, when they would only retreat in the city and passively defend.

There are even some who believe that the government forces will beat the robbers to the brim this time, and that the previous act of dropping leaflets is nothing more than a bluff.

"If we had known that the government army was so courageous, why should we join any civil defense organization, and leave it to the government army."

"Whoever made you worry about nothing, I didn't participate. You don't want to think about what a small militia can do if the government forces can't defeat the bandits......"

"It seems that we were fooled, joining the militia was purely superfluous, and we participated in so many training sessions in vain, I was exhausted......"

The discussion on the streets about the government army and the militia gradually became one-sided, and almost most people felt that the militia organization was useless, and that they were not willing to send troops to rescue Iron Valley City, and that they did not have any decent weapons, and that the government army was more reliable.

These voices naturally reached the ears of Liu Yi and others, and the backbone of many militia organizations, including Ke Rin, believed that the lack of troops to rescue this time was really not glorious enough, and the government army stole the limelight in vain, making the militia very passive.

"Do you hear all the voices outside? This is the result of not sending troops to the rescue! Well, now we're all about to be called liars! Ke Rin angrily complained to Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi.

Liu Yitie blushed and said nothing, while Shangguan Qi sneered and retorted to Ke Rin: "Don't rush to conclusions first, wait until the government army recovers Tiegu City and wins." Isn't this just a departure? The war has not yet been fought, how do you know that the government army will definitely win? ”

"I don't think you will hit the south wall or look back, now the public opinion in the city is all on Ding Kai's side, if we don't take measures, I'm afraid everyone will run out. Who will trust us as a civil defense organization in the future? Kirin said angrily.

"It doesn't matter, as long as Yaqiu City can not be harmed by bandits, even if the militia organization is disbanded, our purpose is to protect Yaqiu City." Liu Yi said suddenly.

"This ......" Ke Rin was choked by Liu Yi's words, and he didn't know how to answer.

"We have intercepted the signal from the government army's battlefield satellite, and we can see the situation ahead, do you want to take a look?" Just when the three of them were staring at each other, a person suddenly broke in and said.

Hearing that they could see the battle ahead, all three stood up and followed the man to another room. At this time, many people in the room were already gathered here, watching the situation on the battlefield through the projection of a large screen.

"Where are the government troops?" Shangguan Qi asked.

Someone replied, "We have reached a place about fifty kilometers northwest of Yaqiu, and it will take about two hours to reach Iron Valley City at this speed." ”

Hearing this, Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi both turned on their portable computers and called up satellite maps from them to view.

Soon both eyes stopped at the same location on the map, a narrow valley through which the road to Iron Valley City passed, and beyond which was a largely flat wasteland.

"This is it!" Liu Yi pointed to the valley on the map.

Shangguan Qi also nodded and said, "If there is an ambush, it is probably in this place." ”

At this time, Ke Rin also came over to take a look, and then said nonchalantly: "It's impossible, even if there is an ambush here, I'm afraid it has already been discovered by drones and battlefield satellites." The robbers wouldn't be so stupid, and if they did, wouldn't it be for nothing? ”

Liu Yi said very seriously: "Although drones and battlefield satellites have a wide field of vision, they can't find everything, such as things buried in the ground. ”

"You're saying bandits can bury mechs in the ground?" Ke Rin laughed and said, "Even if they really bury the mecha in the ground, the scanner on the mecha will definitely scan it, so this possibility doesn't exist at all!" ”

"The scanner on the mecha is not omnipotent, the main scan is heat source and mechanical vibration, but not everything can be reflected on the scanner." Liu Yi said.

"Apart from mechs, what else can pose a threat to the mechs of the government army?" Kirin asked.

"Don't worry, let's wait and see." Liu Yi sneered.

"Just wait and see, I won't believe it!"

The government forces approached the valley where the ambush was most likely to occur along the road, and as the commander of the team this time, Mo Lun, was actually an experienced soldier. He had already analyzed the possible location of the robbers to set up an ambush beforehand, and this valley was undoubtedly the first choice, so if he was a robber, he would probably also consider setting up an ambush here.

Therefore, before the troops reached the valley, Moren sent drones and battlefield satellites in advance to detect them. Detection showed that there was no ambush and no trace of the enemy was found within a few kilometers of the area.

This time Mo Lun was relieved, as long as he successfully passed through this valley, the next thing was a flat wasteland, and the possibility of the robbers setting up an ambush was very small.

"Looks like the bandits are planning a decisive battle with us in Iron Valley......" Moren thought to himself as he ordered his troops through the valley.

The first to enter the valley were motorized infantry sitting on personnel carriers, dozens of which formed a column and drove into the valley one after another along the road.

The entrance to the valley is a relatively narrow place, and the personnel carriers will not be affected, but the tall mechs will have to line up one by one to pass through.

Worried about the situation in this place, Morun ordered the motorized infantry to send some men to guard the entrance to the valley as soon as they passed, so as not to cause an accident. The other troop carriers accelerated and quickly guarded the exit of the valley, as long as the passes on both sides were guarded, the chances of a dangerous situation were not very high.

Therefore, Moron was not in a hurry to let the mechs into the valley, and only after the infantry in front had already captured the exit, did he order the mech troops to enter in turn.

The tall mech, guided by the help of the infantry, began to cautiously pass through the entrance to the valley.

Due to the narrow terrain here, only one mech can pass at a time, so the whole team had to stop and wait patiently for the mech to pass completely.

Morun sat in the command car, observing the mecha passing through the mountain pass, and from time to time asked about the exit ahead.

At this time, the most fearful thing is to be attacked at the exit ahead, so that your team will be in a dangerous situation where half of the valley is in the valley and half is outside the valley.

Fortunately, the reports sent back from the front were all in normal condition and no enemy situation was found, which not only made Mo Lun relax a lot, but also relieved Ding Kai and others who were far away in Yaqiu City.

"The mechs that have entered the valley begin to move forward, setting up temporary defensive points outside the exit of the valley." Moren ordered.

"Understood, the first and second mech squads are moving forward."

One of Morun's staff officers reminded in a low voice, "Colonel, it seems a little inappropriate for our mecha formation to be stretched in this way, right?" ”

"It's okay, it's safe in the valley, the formation will be reorganized after the valley, the most important thing now is to pass quickly, I don't want to fight the robbers at night." Morren said.

"Captain, how come there are so many caves in this valley?"

"This used to be a mining place, and these are abandoned mines."

"It turns out that these are all mines, but I didn't expect there to be so many."

The young mecha pilot steered the mech forward, and through the mech's camera, he constantly observed the dark mines on the surrounding hillside.

"Don't look around, hurry up! There's a big war to come. ”

"Understood!"

"Captain, one kilometer ahead is the exit of the valley, I have already asked, everything is normal." The mech pilot at the front sent a report to the team leader.

"Everyone, pay attention, after leaving the valley, immediately according to the usual training, first form a ......" The captain's words were not finished, and suddenly he heard "Boom!" There was a loud bang, and everyone almost fainted.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

One loud bang after another sounded continuously, and the entire valley shook with it, as if a strong earthquake had occurred, and everyone sitting in the cockpit of the mecha suddenly felt that the world was spinning.