Chapter Forty-Seven: The Price

Finale: The Long Whistle of the Gjallar Horn (5)

AD2148, Evening of September 28th.

The war on the island of Wilat was not over, and Fipoulos's troops had never been able to break through the second line of defense at a heavy cost, and now they knew the difficulties and helplessness of PUR when he went to attack the capital of ROEA.

Fipoulos had to give up the attack, he could not have imagined that Vilrat's combat preparations were so numerous and strong, and a total of 3,000 soldiers fell on this battlefield forever in such a short period of time.

The 14th Motorized Infantry Squad was also evacuated, and although no airframe was damaged beyond repair, it was not possible to restore the original combat strength in a short period of time.

Therefore, after stopping the offensive and retreating, the rearmament began immediately, and Hazir and Duanrui could not leave the rearmament area for a moment, which was an order requirement.

"The enemy is writing history, and if we fail, we will become the aggressors who hinder the independence of other countries." Hazel held a book and said, he didn't say it as it was, he just put it on a show, "but we are also writing history, and if we win, it will be a great defense of national sovereignty......

"The book you are holding is a junior high school textbook, what is it in?" Duan Rui walked over and put aside a bottle of wine in his right hand, "If you want to complain, don't say it here, what if it causes a bad impact?"

Hazel took the bottle with a smile on his face and replied with a very relaxed look: "Don't you think this is a witty joke?"

Duanrui was stunned for a moment, then opened another bottle of wine as well, and the two of them looked at each other and laughed in unison.

"By the way, do you know about Special Support Team 43?" Hazel had a burgundy face, and seemed to have drunk a little too much, "There's a woman on their team who is nicknamed Mad Bunny. ”

"I know, I can drink and fight." Duan Rui's face was not much better, "And their captain, Colonel Li Hao Huais. ”

"The people over there in East Asia are all fucking monsters......"

"Our colonel Kecheng turned out to be from East Asia, no wonder, don't you say it?" Hazel was already full of nonsense, and was about to fall asleep against the iron railing.

Duan Rui went to the bathroom and vomited, originally it was not allowed to drink, but the veterans always have a way, in ten years, these two 28-year-old men have a lot of methods, and they usually train to make a lot of trouble.

And there are really not a few people like the two of them in the maintenance area, such as Li Hao, Kecheng, Shahrier and others.

"Two years ago, when we were defending the second line of defense in Beihua City, East Asia...... "Kecheng twitched, exhaling smoke, "how many days have we been holding out?"

"Ten days." Li Hao and Shahril replied in unison.

"Colonel Kecheng, when did you remember so badly, can you forget this?" Li Hao asked casually, "I can't forget it anyway." ”

"I don't know." Cocheng replied.

The three of them sat on top of a scrapped tank with its barrels blown up, Shahril sat very upright and looked at Kecheng, but Li Haoke was lying down directly.

"Then you say, we've been fighting for three days, will it take another week to break this second line of defense?" Shahril asked, in a somewhat apprehensive tone.

Kecheng and Li Hao fell into silence, and the faces of the two seemed to be similar, but Kecheng's situation was more stiff, and Li Hao was deeply helpless.

This night was already not peaceful, Qi Handong couldn't eat even if his head was feverish now, he thought about it and decided to continue to attack and fight.

However, according to this tragic situation, there have been more than 10,000 dead and wounded soldiers so far, and if we continue to fight like this, we will lose even more.

Qi Handong quietly encrypted the original plan and sent it to Kecheng, he didn't want to discuss it with others, now he has no way out, instead of talking too much to those politicians and theoretical military experts, it is better to communicate directly with real tactical experts.

"Qi Handong (D), Kecheng (K)"

"D: I'm going to directly transfer the troops stationed on the mainland to support the operation, what do you think?"

"K: I suggest it or not, because in this case, there is a danger that the country will be attacked by other countries, and there is a possibility that an armed coup d'Γ©tat will be planned by the remnants of the local resistance."

"D: There were only three divisions involved in this operation, and now the 22nd Division can't even get together a regiment!"

"K: The island of Wilrat, known as the Black Zone, is clearly on the side of the TMS, and it's not realistic to fight them for a long time."

"D: So what do you say about ending this fight?"

"K: That's the only way I said that."

"D: Can you really afford that price?"

"K: Really."

…… ……

"D: Your family always thinks you're in MIA status (1), what does Shadow say?"

"Note (1): MIA, which means missing in battle."

"K: Just help me send the glass box that was given to you that day after this battle."

Qi Handong sighed and turned off the communication, left the seat, touched his pocket, took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, and leaned on the sofa very weakly, he closed his eyes and wanted to fall asleep quickly, but his spirit did not allow it.

"Kono, you have always said that you are an ominous person, but I didn't expect that even your son would be so miserable."

"He saved the lives of 100,000 soldiers with the life of one man, no, the future of this country."

Qi Handong sat back in his seat, snuffed out the cigarette butt and put it on the ashtray, then took out a pen and wrote the above two sentences on a piece of paper.

The man recalled what happened to him and Curnow more than twenty years ago, and how similar that past was to the situation he was facing now.

Keno was killed by Eke's own people, so does Kecheng count as being killed by his own people, Qi Handong couldn't understand, he knew that some people were destined to sacrifice and dedicate.

"Mr. Prime Minister, it's me." Qi Handong opened the pass, hesitated for two seconds, and then said in a serious and serious tone: "Do you remember that person in Kono?"

"Kono ......" the Prime Minister's original deep voice became a little sad when he heard the name, "Wait, you mean that his son Ko Cheng is still alive and running to the battlefield?"

"Yes, Prime Minister." Qi Handong's tone was subtle, "But please don't make this matter public, he said that he wants to be an unsung hero." ”

"Why?" The Prime Minister asked rhetorically, "Doesn't he want to die with countless honors and respect?"

"He's just a warrior, and he's only fit to be a warrior, and he's born and educated in East Asia." Qi Handong relaxed his tone and replied, "Do you know that there is a sentence in East Asia that has been printed and taught in textbooks for more than a century?"

The Prime Minister threw the document in front of him directly to the side of the table, and he suddenly became interested in it, and asked, "What, is this necessary to have anything to do with East Asia?"

"Do good deeds without leaving a name, his father Kono taught, if it weren't for too many people who strongly demanded that Kono's affairs be made public, otherwise Kecheng and his mother, sister, and sister would not be so tragic now." Qi Handong told a lot of truths, and he felt that there was no need to hide it, "Do you understand what I mean when I say so much?"

"He's burning his life in exchange for the possibility of Fipoulos' continued existence......," the Prime Minister said in a serious tone, "the possibility of testing humanity." ”

"If it is passed, I will withdraw the relevant documents regarding the "SLM R&D Center Plan" and so on."

β€”β€”β€”β€”

Back on the transport ship of Fipolos, there were not many people on deck, and there were only a dozen infantry patrolling, and some of the equipment had to be moved to the deck to make room for the wounded due to the damage and the number of wounded.

This transport ship was converted from a damaged K-2 aircraft carrier, and due to the huge cost of repair, it was simply made into a transport ship.

Xi Yu sat on the deck and looked up at the third-generation motorized infantry that flew over the transport ship, if she was not mistaken, the black body was MSV004 "Judgment", which was the mobile infantry of replicant black.

"ADS, is this the ship, has the target been scanned?"

"The data comparison shows that the target is correct, the search person scan is completed, and the target object status is detected."

Hei is speaking to the fourth-generation artificial intelligence simulation personality on "Conviction", and he quickly learns through the long-distance camera that the girl sitting there with her hands and legs is Xiyu.

"The target object is a human female, with an accuracy rate of 99.5%, judging by the size and state of her pupils, facial expressions, etc., she is now in a sluggish state."

"Nonsense, of course I know she's human." Black smiled and tapped the Alph icon in the window, "However, she has really changed a lot. ”

Black let the fuselage cruise at the speed of a transport, and then stared at the monitor with his chin propped up, he knew why he was here, it was because of the conversation he had with Coe City not long ago.

β€”β€”β€”β€”

"Yo, you took the initiative to contact me, why do you want to ask me for help if you have any trouble?"

"It's a bit of a hassle, can you come from East Asia, help me with something."

After a brief conversation, Black really drove the "Verdict" to the front line of the Fipulos occupation zone on the island of Wilrat, although it took some twists and turns, but fortunately found someone.

When the two met each other, they first stared at each other stiffly, and then they both showed stiff smiles in embarrassment.

"Say, what's the difficulty, do you want me to help you destroy the TMS rebels?" Kuroko said as he walked, "But isn't your expression a little strange......

"You said that we were born and died, and we didn't fight good friends who didn't know each other, right?" Kecheng put his hand on his shoulder and smiled evilly, "How could I let my brother go to the dangerous frontline battlefield to die, right, so ......"

The two of them found a place to sit down and were going to start talking, it was night, at first they looked at the sky and looked at the starry sky, but the silence was soon broken by the city.

"Do you lack women?"

"Why are you asking a question......

"It's fine, just asking."

Hei was silent for a few seconds, and then as if he understood something, he asked tentatively: "Are you afraid of dying in this battle, and then let me help take care of your woman?"

"No, I don't have any women."

"Xiyu is right, her words are fine."

"Here's a mission for you."

"Speak."

Kecheng half stood up, took out a letter from his combat uniform, handed it to him, and said, "First of all, I want to give this separate letter to Xiyu."

Hei saw that his tone and expression didn't seem like a joke, so he took the letter and asked, "And then?" You can rest assured that you can take care of her, I will try my best to help her, you don't have to worry. ”

"No, the second task may be a bit daunting for you, but you have to work on it." Kecheng sat down again, turned his head sideways to look at Hei, "Let Xiyu fall in love with you and take care of her life." ”

"Poof." Hei laughed out loud, he seemed to hear something incredible, and forced a smile and said, "Are you crazy, let me cuckold you, what do you mean?"

However, Kecheng had a stiff expression on his face, and his body looked at Hei motionlessly, which frightened him a little to avoid this terrible gaze.

"Are you serious?" Hei also said in a serious tone, "Even so, why are you looking for me, so many people who know Xiyu and know him very well, why don't you choose them, why choose me." ”

"It's not that they're not good enough, they're not as good as you, to be honest, they're more like people than you, and they're much more normal." Kecheng lowered his head, "It's just that no one will agree except you." ”

Before parting, Kecheng said this to Hei: I am an ominous person, I can't give Xiyu anything, I can't give it now, I can't give it in the future, I but you maybe, even if she can't accept it, you have to treat her well, like taking care of your sister. In addition, as long as you take some time to understand the state and emotions of normal people, you will find your own happiness sooner or later.

Hei just turned around and said softly, "Honestly?"

He didn't know what Cocheng meant by the right hand he raised as he slowly turned away, but he knew he couldn't take his words as a deaf ear.

That's the price that one person has to pay in Kecheng, to give up everything, to give up life, to give up love, to give up friendship, to give up ......

But he is also trying to change and save a lot of things, even if it is only a small value, but maybe the butterfly effect will occur because of this, and thus change a larger range of things.

β€”β€”β€”β€”

Black thought for a long time, and then decided to stop the fuselage on the deck of the transport ship,

"Xiyu ......?"

"Huh?!"

The girl looked back at Kuro's straight body, and watched him sit down slowly before moving to her side.

"...... Kecheng?"

Xiyu couldn't see the picture in front of her clearly, her vision was already blurred, and she just sat here with her body propped up, in fact, she was already very tired.

He paused for a moment, a smile on his face, and kept thinking of his conversation with Kecheng.

"Well, I am."

"Great, you're back alive......"

She finally couldn't hold it anymore, leaning directly on his right shoulder, and then her hands gripped the man's body tightly, her fingers clasping his combat jacket.

He also said vague words: "Don't want to leave me alone anymore!"

Kuro roughly heard her words clearly, he held the girl's body directly in his arms, he experienced the girl's soft body for the first time, and he also knew from her words and state how much the sleeping beautiful girl in front of him loved the man in her mouth or in her dream.

He didn't want to move, so he let her move around on him, and after half a minute, she finally grabbed the man's right arm and fell asleep peacefully in his arms.

"Kecheng, I really want to beat you up now, I don't want to have such a girlfriend, I want to be a bullshit hero." Hei's heart complained a little weakly, "But Xiyu ......"

Hei's heart was beating a little fast now, he felt that Xiyu was very pitiful, and he was very sympathetic to her, he was afraid that this girl would come to her senses, and sat there motionless and looked into the distance.

Two hours later, Kuro glanced at the girl who was sleeping with his right arm in his hands, she was sleeping very deeply, and her face was so beautiful that he couldn't help but reach out and touch her clean and beautiful face.

Black slowly let go of the girl's hand, and then picked her up and walked into a room in the cabin, but there was no bed in it, only a sofa, so he had no choice but to put her on it in a more comfortable way, then took off his combat uniform and draped it over her, and put the letter from Cocheng on the table next to the sofa.

The man left the cabin and left a message on the electronic board at the door: Do not enter.

"Kecheng, you've picked up a treasure." Hei sighed helplessly and leaned against the wall of the cabin, thinking in his heart, "For Xiyu's sake, I should bring you back anyway." ”

"Xiyu is a good girl, you can't let her down." Black went back to the cockpit of the "Verdict" and muttered to himself, as if to say the same thing to ADS, "So, I can only take the bullshit you said earlier as a deaf ear." ”

The black body quickly rose into the air, and in just ten seconds, it was far away from the ship, and those on the ship could only see a point of light.

He didn't know if he would be able to pull back the man who was dying, so he asked ADS again, "Is it really worth it for me to do this?"

"Can't be sure."

"If I were Kecheng, I wouldn't be stupid enough to do that kind of thing, wouldn't it be nice to be an ordinary person, why should I get involved in those things?"

ADS did not reply quickly, and searched for a long time to come to a conclusion: from ancient times to the present, there will always be people like him who appear and exist, otherwise the history of human civilization will come to a standstill, and the price and harvest paid by people like them are often very different.

Hei didn't understand this sentence very well, smiled slightly and put the helmet on, and then began to control the body, he now scolded Kecheng in his heart, maybe he didn't even react to Hei, he was also affected by Kecheng, and changed.

On September 30, AD2148, the Fipolos army finally broke through the TMS's second line of defense, but at a terrible cost, with nearly 3,500 soldiers sleeping here forever.

The two motorized infantry squadrons of Fipulos were reorganized into one due to heavy losses, and the original three squads of the ninth, thirteenth, and fourteenth were considered to have fewer losses, or the current Fipros third-generation motorized infantry squadron was the only one left with combat power to support and continue the operation.

The troops of the 19th Division of the Army have begun to break into the neighborhood and fight with the guerrilla units of the TMS, and the casualties in the street fighting are not as few as expected, due to the loss of a large number of mechanized troops in the early stage, the current offensive troops are only army soldiers, and a small number of second-generation motorized infantry, armored infantry vehicles, etc. to support and cover operations.

The battlefield of fighters in the sky has long been over, both sides have lost all their combat aircraft, and the battlefield of the third generation of motorized infantry is not over, or it has just reached its peak.

"Shahrir, you go to cover the army's operation, Li Hao, you are responsible for cleaning up the remaining third-generation motorized infantry, and leave the rest to me."

"After killing the Transient, I'll carry out your orders."

Kecheng's expression froze, in fact, he didn't expect anyone to follow this order, and now he had nothing to do but fight to the death.

TMS's motorized infantry and nearly three Marauders are relatively difficult to deal with, plus there is still a "Poison Dragon" that has not been destroyed.

Shahril left the formation and arrived at the designated position for long-range artillery cover according to the instructions, so that the casualties of the army were reduced, and she didn't say anything to Cocheng before leaving the formation, she originally called his name, but quickly said: "It's nothing."

TMS's command room was actually in a mess, and some of them even wanted to run away, and Xiao Ke seemed to be calmer than those who were older.

He was not looking at the surveillance footage of the battle situation at the front, but at the situation of the motorized infantry in the preparation room.

"MSV0011 'Evil Omen', a world-changing force, the ultimate mech of the MSV series." Xiao Ke muttered to himself, "Can you compete with that man?"

"It's almost time, Cocheng." Xiao Ke smiled and turned around to head to the training room, "Are you ready to officially welcome my revenge?"

Shaw's morbid psychology is unimaginable, and he may not understand that he thinks he is very clever to use Ron, a cunning old slippery head, when in fact he is controlled like a pawn.

He injected himself with various drugs before entering the training room, including the SLM mutant, and Xiao Ke was truly transformed into a monster.

If there is desire, there is a price, and the price he pays is that he is not a human being.