"Lieutenant, close reconnaissance shows signs of massive movement of people in the direction of us at 11 o'clock. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"That's right, let the pilot car adjust the direction, and we'll follow." Haili smiled, she had entered the B53 area, but if she wanted to find her people smoothly, she still needed to rely on the help of the locals, after all, they were more familiar with the geographical environment.

"Understood."

The vehicle in front of you makes a turn and deviates towards 11 o'clock.

When Haili was in a good mood, Merroke was not in such a good mood. The landing craft, which was being repaired, was discovered by the local natives.

I don't know how these natives got in touch, but in the last half hour, three or four groups of voyeurs have appeared one after another. Although they were photographed on the landing craft with automatic weapons threatened, just a peek from afar. But everyone knows that once enough people are concentrated, they will attack.

"What now?" Xinding, who has never participated in actual combat, is a little scared.

"You ask me, I ask who is going." Merlo blocked back angrily. "Reinforcement of individual bunkers and construction of fire extensions. Then, wait for reinforcements. ”

Although the instructions were given according to the provisions of the textbook, Merlo also had a headache. Although it is already close to the oasis, the sand is still sand, and there is not enough material, let alone a standard bunker, it is difficult to dig a foxhole.

"Sergeant, we're mechanics, and we're not good at this kind of civil engineering."

Merlo listened to the complaints of his subordinates, but was helpless. He didn't know that he was only a mechanic, and that his knowledge of fortifications was almost nil. That's even weaker knowledge than the average Marine. Not to mention the flexibility of using local materials, even with the right materials, it is impossible for them to build fortifications above standard specifications.

"Reality is always cruel, it's better to get used to it early." Merlo shrugged and examined the self-defense weapons on the landing craft. Although in space warfare, this system is used to defend against debris attacks. But on the ground, it was a nightmare for the unprotected infantry.

"Emergency call DT2630, this is the yellow rescue team." A sudden sound sounded in the communicator, startling Merlo, who was taking away his mind in a daze as a rest.

"This is DT2630."

"The First Rescue Team of the Yellow Heights Command is approaching you from the northwest and is expected to arrive at the rendezvous point in eight hours. In addition, the Ground Reconnaissance Satellite observed five minutes ago a force of approximately 300 armed men approaching you, approximately northwest and west. ”

"Hell, will they get there sooner than you?"

"Of course, they're very close to you, and we're two hundred kilometers away in a straight line. It also takes a minimum of six hours. ”

"Didn't the command tell you that we were only engineers, and that we were not very good at combat? In this sandy area where it is impossible to build cover, let alone six hours, I think an hour is difficult. ”

The rescue force on the other end of the communication ...... was silent for a few minutes, and then turned into a cold female voice. A technical proposal on how to build fortifications in the sand will be forwarded later. ”

Friendly contacts have always been a mixed bag. At this time, Mero understood the last words of the combat manual quite deeply.

"Lin Shui, you take two people to set up an observation point on the hillside over there. Lu Ke, you and the old demon will answer in the back. The enemy will probably come from that direction. Merlo shook his head, calming himself down. Finally, open the group communication channel to remind the group members to pay attention.

"So, the good news, the nearest command center has sent rescuers. Of course, there's also bad news. It will take six hours for rescuers to meet us at the earliest. ”

In addition to the two mechanical technicians and the observation guards who were on duty to make repairs, the remaining dozen or so members of the team devoted great enthusiasm to building improvised bunkers around the small hillside where the landing craft were located.

As for how to build bunkers...... In fact, just using the high-energy laser on the landing craft, the sand is completely melted, and then a hard, metal-like surface is formed. Although the toughness and ductility are not high, the hardness is still quite good, and it can barely be used for temporary defensive fortifications.

In any case, Merlo's group of people is still a rare talent in the Federation. Although they may deviate professionally, they can still do it if they draw inferences.

Led by two experienced men, several mechanics drove the peepers away and unloaded the heavy laser generator from the landing craft's container bay. This was originally equipment installed on the factory grounds for processing weapons-grade materials. Carefully connected to the energy source, the machine was turned on, and then, a pile of sand vaporized at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Several people present were stunned.

……

USS Confederation, Admiral's Lounge

With his rare enthusiasm, Lelou participated in a meeting involving seventeen Admirals of the Commonwealth.

According to the establishment, each Grand Admiral will have at least 400 million naval professional soldiers as subordinates, and Lu Lu, as the youngest Grand Admiral, has no exception with fewer than this number of subordinates. Even if the federal top brass did not intend to expand the special service fleet at first, they are still trying to reduce the strength of the special service fleet until now.

Whether for political or economic reasons, the special presence of the Special Service Fleet should indeed be restricted. However, it cannot be denied that the second and third fleets, after a few years, have been reduced to primary training bases. It's just that their leaders always lack a kind of adventurer madness.

The meeting will continue, but Lu Lu is no longer in the mood to continue to participate. Although Linde was kind enough to let himself participate in this meeting, to be honest, Lu Lu was very young after all, and he didn't like this kind of spoil-sharing meeting.

"What the hell is going on?" Falcon looked at Lu Lu's tangled brows and couldn't help but be a little curious.

"There is some change on the side of the Freedom Alliance, and the few Grand Admirals in charge of the defense of the east are a little eager to try." Lu Lu said with a wry smile. "They are trying to persuade the High Command to give up some of the benefits of the Wellspring in order to strengthen the surveillance of the Freedom Alliance."

Of course, this is impossible.

The combined fleets of the three countries in the Domain of Springs have been cooperating for many years, which has given the three countries enough initiative in the Domain of Springs. Despite the enemy, the Bruts still resisted stubbornly. But without industrial and technical support, the Bruts would not be a match for the three empires. With a little patience from the Empires, the Fountain Domain will become the backyard of the Great Empires in a few hundred years.

"There's no way the Federation can give up the Domain of Origins." The Federation's years of expansion are aimed at solving its own scarce mineral resource reserves, and the richness of the Source Domain has attracted the attention of the major empires. To say that the greedy Federation would give up is impossible, and no one will believe it.

"The Freedom League's change? Indeed, judging by the information sent back by the intelligence officers, their movements are indeed suspicious. Hayabusa raised his brow helplessly. With the geographical location of the Alliance, it existed as an imperial buffer zone for a long time. It seems that they are not reconciled to such a position either. ”

The Freedom League, known as the "center of the universe", has indeed its pride and pride as the most prosperous region of the known universe. However, what cannot be contrasted with their strong economy is their weak armed forces. The nominal Fifth Empire, however, was not allowed to have a regular fleet, and was plagued by pirate republics from the very beginning.

Orion Freedom League, anyone with the slightest foresight knows that this ethnographic museum will not be resigned to such an awkward position forever. The wave of independence set off by the Mimatar people throughout the universe seems to have given them some opportunities. Or maybe they planned it in the first place.

"That's a matter for the Eastern Bloc, and we shouldn't have been involved." We in Lu Lulu refer to the special service fleet system headed by him. This small group of ten integrated fleets and three quarters of the Southwestern Division of the Intelligence Bureau. Of course, the entire Fountain Expeditionary Fleet should probably be counted now.

"Although Admiral Linde has mediated from this, I am not very optimistic." Lu Lu was a little angry, and several large fleets in the east took a large chunk of this year's special budget. And that money was supposed to be allocated to the special service fleet to recruit training professionals.

In the end, all of this was due to the Akatz rebellion in Vig's field, which was quickly suppressed, but also affected the Federation economically. If it was in peacetime, those old fleets of the Eastern Group would not need to offend the emerging force of Lulu for such a small amount of money.

"We can seconded it from Admiral Feng Qingyin, the Seventh Fleet has completed its full reorganization, and it is time to run in for battle."

"The one from the Eastern Group started faster, so he almost borrowed the Great Admiral Feng Qingyin." Lu Lu frowned and shook his head. Feng Qingyin recently took a long leave from the Command, supposedly to treat "post-traumatic stress disorder." Although the entire Federation Navy did not believe that the demonic Admiral could also suffer from PTSD.

"No way, what happened to Feng Yiwu last time, we owe them a favor after all." Hayabusa felt helpless. Although this kind of competition helps to maintain one's own combat effectiveness, too many and too often can also make people feel tired.

"Forget it, I didn't expect that money anyway." Frustrated, he gave up, and let Lu Lu fight with those treacherous and cunning admirals, Lu Lu really didn't have that time. "Everything that can be deceived has been deceived, as long as the plan is successfully completed in the next time, the combined fleet will be able to obtain an army of fifteen million men within half a year."

It doesn't seem like much, but it's enough to maintain the rule of the three empires in the Domain of the Fountains. After all, the Domain of the Fountain is more of an administrative galaxy, and it needs an army more than a fleet. (To be continued.) )