"Colonel!" A staff officer walked into the conference room quickly and reported: "Su Kezhou, president of the Longxing Association, and Cheng Zhixuan, chief of the general staff, want to meet you. ”

In the conference room, there was silence. The fat man also slowly moved his ass to the chair.

Since the capture of Selwall at the North Alliance base in Central City, the fat man has not sat down to officially meet with the Longxing Society. All correspondence and cooperation between the two sides were made in the presence of the Elders' House of the Mutual Aid League, headed by Jeffrey. In addition to the need to delay the surrender of the Northern Alliance for a few hours before the Longxing Society knew, the fat man was also sure that the Longxing Society, which had the background of Chakna and the Fiji League, would not be able to openly turn against himself.

It is also because of this that the bandit army has the opportunity to play scoundrels and make a lot of money before Longxing will react. And at this time, Longxing will ask to meet, and it is clear that there are some things that need to be clarified. This also means that the golden age of bandits playing scoundrels and taking advantage has passed.

"Hmm" The fat man pondered for a moment and said to the staff officer, "You told him that I have a stomachache." ”

The elders of the Mutual Aid Alliance present looked at each other and smiled. This chief has a somewhat twisted personality, but he is a good hand when he fights and plays with his heart. This kind of character will not suffer the most. If such a person is an enemy, it is really a headache. But if it's the leader of his own group, it's a baby. can be ranked as the elder of the Mutual Aid Alliance, and all the people present were the sect masters of a major school before, and they have seen a lot of intrigues, and in the eyes of people, they can be described as vicious. In this world, no one is afraid, and the most feared person is someone who is neither shameless nor lifeless, this fat man is a leader.

"Colonel," said President Su. He took with him the directives of the Filipino command and the message of Admiral Bernadotte. The staff officer whispered.

"Oh?" The fat man stood up sharply.

The juvenile deer galaxy, located on the A-class line seven jumps from the Mars Liberty system. This galaxy has a route to the main channel and nine large and small space hops. It connects many important routes to the Mars Free Passage. Space Station 106. It is located in the outer orbit of one of the earthy yellow planets in this star system.

From the perspective of space, the 106 space station is undoubtedly extremely small. Compared to the earthy yellow planet to which it is attached. It's like a butterfly fluttering next to an elephant. However, when the distance is shortened, everyone who comes here can't help but marvel at its enormity. It's not so much a space station as it is a city. Merely. It's just built in space.

An old spaceship, outside the beacon lights, ended the jump. Slowly drive towards the gyro-shaped steel city floating in space. The light of the stars, reflected on the bow of the ship, draped this old passenger spaceship with a golden light. In front of the spaceship, there were already two ships that had arrived first, moving in the same direction. A flash of blue light flashed, and behind it, another cargo spaceship, ended its jump, revealing its big-bellied figure.

"Look. This is Space Station 106. "In the cabin of an old ship. Everyone, standing in the left porthole where they could see the station. A somewhat balding middle-aged man. He was pointing to the huge space station outside the porthole and introduced to his companions: "How many years have I traveled from south to north, and I have seen countless space stations, and I have also seen Battlestar, these 106 space stations can be ranked in the top 20!" However, "

The middle-aged man sat down on the bed a little dejected: "This is not a place where we can stay, a glass of water can charge you ten yuan, you can't help but give it." ”

"I heard the crew say," said the middle-aged man's companion, a young man with a face full of fledgling immaturity: "If we're lucky, we'll be able to leave here for a day." ”

"One day?" The middle-aged man pursed his lips: "If it was a peaceful era, this would be true, but now, the main channel is full of Suss warships." We must go through a long section of the main channel to reach Chakna, and if we are discovered, the Seuss can kill us all with a single shot. Without definite intelligence information, the captain would not have set sail, and it would be possible to stay here for a month! ”

The two of them were talking with sad faces, discussing how to cut down on food and clothing on the 106 space station and survive this waiting time that I don't know how long it would last. Beside them, the cabin was densely packed with people, all with the same expressions on their faces. If you have a family, it is usually the man who bows his head, and the woman, who holds the child in her arms and looks sadly at the man who is smoking a cigarette. Those who are single are restless and looking left and right, their eyes full of helplessness and panic.

The spaceship sailed into the harbor of the 106 space station, and the black steel channel, like the mouth of a monster, swallowed the spaceship. The light of the stars was blocked out, and the entire spaceship was dimmed.

The shadows, as the portholes retreated, like the surface of the water, flooded the cabin little by little. One by one, the frightened or sad passengers disappeared into the shadows, including all the men in the cabin, who would often glance at the girl who was as gentle and quiet as water from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Check, line up, enter the customs."

In the dimly lit and simple harbor hall, the people who stepped off the spaceship formed a zigzag line under the push of the meat-faced security guards. This hall is one of the five port entry halls, and in addition to the spaceship that Meiduo is on, there are also passengers from several other spaceships who also enter the customs at the same time.

The environmental balance system, apparently, did not play a role in this overcrowded hall, and the whispers of people, coughing, and the cries of children, all came together, and there was a huge noise. All kinds of smells, mixed together, make the already turbid air even more unbearable.

The entry inspectors here are naturally not the staff of any government agency. They have a rude attitude, a sinister gaze, and a casual inspection procedure. The main thing is to check weapons and explosives, the same. Items such as moonshine are also not allowed.

It was the turn of the simple luggage, and the inspectors casually rummaged through it. Triangle Eyes glanced at Mei Duo curiously and greedily, waved his hand, and let him go.

I didn't take two steps. Mei Duo heard a middle-aged man wearing glasses and shabby clothes in the line behind her shouting: "Why do you want to check the money?" If you don't have enough money to get into the space station, what is the rule? ”

"It's a place to consume. Not something you can afford. If you have no money, who will collect your body if you starve to death? The triangular eye said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, take out the cash and cards you carry, enter if you have money, and go back if you don't have money." ”

The middle-aged man was pale, clutching his bag. Pointing at Meiduo, he said, "Why doesn't she need to be checked?" ”

Triangle Eyes sneered and said: "She is a woman, even if a beautiful woman can't pay the bill, there will be ten thousand ways for her to earn money." His triangular eyes looked the middle-aged man up and down: "Are you okay?" ”

Of course, the middle-aged man knew the meaning of the triangular words. Stunned, he muttered, "I can also work!" ”

Triangle Eye snatched the middle-aged man's shoulder bag, opened it and flipped it through. After a while, he smashed the entire satchel on the middle-aged man's head, and said angrily: "You dare to come here with a thousand Fei Yuan!" Get back on your ship! There's no job for you here! ”

Before the words fell, two security guards dragged the poor middle-aged man out of the entrance hall on the left and right. People stared blankly, they knew that this middle-aged man had no chance to enter the 106 space station. During this period of stay. This middle-aged man. You can only stay on the spaceship without the environmental balance system turned on, and that is almost waiting for death. in the crowd. The faces of several people suddenly became bloodless.

Meiduo slowly walked out of the arrival hall, stood under the flag of the passenger ship she was on, and looked at the thirty-meter-wide street, and the pedestrians with gloomy expressions on the automatic conveyor belt on both sides of the street, in a daze. She only had 10,000 Fei Yuan on her, and after buying an expensive ticket, it was already all her savings. She didn't know if she, on the 106 space station, would be able to hold out until the day she bought a ticket to Freeport Mars.

The space station is filled with all kinds of people.

This place where you can't see the sky is always full of depression.

In a modest hotel, there are eight bed rooms, and each bed is 500 Fei Yuan a night. A fast snack costs 200 Phd. A glass of water costs 10 Fi. Every day, there is also a fee of 50 Fei Yuan for the consumption of environmental resources.

It's an organizational territory called the Rifle Society. The soldiers who stared coldly at every pedestrian in the street were carrying the same one-meter-long rifle. On the first day of her stay, Mido heard that this rifle club not only has its own armed organization and fleet, but also maintains close relations with all the famous forces on the planet Mars.

Previously, there were several major schools, but more recently, they have been linked to the Northern Mercantile Alliance, which has taken over almost all of Mars. The youngest son of the innkeeper worked in the harbor, and often saw the warships of the Northern Alliance docked in the harbor, and when the officers got off the ship, they were respectfully picked up by the car sent by the rifle club.

The proprietress who took the money from the "girl" was picky about the obsolescence of the banknotes, and at the same time exhorted in a tone of compassion that was incommensurate with her face of a profiteer full of meat: "Here, you must not provoke those infantry men, who kill without blinking." This space station was not theirs originally, but later, it was they who fought hard with the group that originally collected the money and grabbed it. ”

The woman handed Mei Duo a glass of water, took it upon herself to pay a fraction of ten Fei Yuan, and said with a smile: "Also, here you must not say that you are from Lelei." You can't hear the lingua franca, so you can pretend to be someone anywhere. During these days, there are too many people to count the number of people who come here, but they don't have much money, and they have fought for a few years, and no matter how many belongings they have, they have been blown up. The least favorite thing here is the Leray people. Those Seuss, Jeppen, and even Salga, can bully the Lerays. ”

"I heard, you want to go to Mars?" The proprietress didn't wait for Meiduo to nod, so she got up with a shout: "I really don't know, what is going on in your beautiful little brain, is the current Mars a place where people go." There's a war going on there! The dead are piled up in a mountain. The living can't get out if they want to, and you still want to go in, isn't this a waste of death! ”

Seeing Meiduo bowing her head. Holding the cup without speaking, the proprietress sighed and said, "Forget it." Where to go, that's your business. When my son comes back, I'll ask him to take you to Beer Street to inquire. It's all boat-running bastards, going to Mars, passenger ships are not. Only find a way to see that there is a cargo ship from the Chamber of Commerce piggybacking on you. ”

The proprietress said that it coincided with Meiduo's intentions, she raised her head and smiled softly: "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome." The proprietress stuffed her fat body into the rattan chair, which made the rattan chair click: "However, you have to prepare the money." Not to mention taking a boat, it costs some money to go to the bar street to inquire about the news. Not much money. However, this is a small business, only enough to support the family, and my youngest son has little money at the port, so he can do some hard work and help, but he can't pay for the wine. ”

Mido lowered her long eyelashes and nodded in agreement.

"How much money you carry, I'll tell my little son. When he takes you to the earth. I also have a number in my heart. ”

"I" Meiduo bit her lip and said, "It's only more than nine thousand Fei Yuan, and I have to take a boat." ”

"I guess that's enough." The proprietress patted Mido's hand and comforted her.

The two spoke again. Mido got up and left the gloomy foyer of the inn and returned to her room.

Looking at the sound of Meiduo leaving, the proprietress smiled and picked up her reading glasses and continued to look at the ledger, checking the data on the computer from the top of the glasses from time to time, and muttered in her mouth: "This little girl is really a beautiful embryo." ”

Back in the room, Mido heard bad news for her fellow travelers. Mars is still at war, and there has been no news for a few days, and the entire Free Passage is not peaceful. Reske was half snatched back by Chacner, but the two sides were fighting hotly, and their warships were everywhere, so in this situation, don't think about leaving the 106 space station for a short time.

The room was full of women and children, the children were noisy, and the women frowned at each other. A boatload came over, all of them escaped from the capital star of Lelei, where the people of Lelei were bullied, and everyone heard about it, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that the future was bleak.

A few hours later, the innkeeper's youngest son returned, a sturdy man, twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a face that looked exactly like the hostess, and because he was a man, he had no expression, and looked very wooden.

In the chatter of the proprietress to explain, the two people nodded to each other, and without saying a word, they left the hotel one after the other.

Following behind the proprietress 's youngest son, Mido looked curiously at this space city that had not been seriously examined when she arrived here. If it weren't for the high steel dome, the huge windows and mock lights, it would really look like a city. The streets are narrow and don't smell very good, but the bustling crowds, the roadside signs and neon signs make it look very lively.

The news that Mars is fighting makes Meiduo a little worried, and the tragic scene depicted by the proprietress makes her even more dispossessed. A person comes here just for the heart that can't be contained. I don't know, that person, what's going on now. In this troubled world, even if you can only look at him again, you are satisfied.

"Colonel Tian." Su Kezhou looked at the fat man who strode into the office, got up from the sofa, and said with a smile: "It's better to meet than to be famous." The hero of the Leray Federation is indeed worthy of his name. ”

Cheng Zhixuan, who was on the side, also smiled and nodded in agreement: "Young Junyan, Puluo Town started from scratch, one hundred and twenty mecha annihilated an armored regiment of the Northern Alliance; A long-distance attack on Silicon Valley, breaking through eleven lines of defense in a row. What's even more rare is that under such a well-planned large-scale attack of the Northern Alliance, with an armored regiment, it defended without leaking, and personally led the mecha team to turn the central city upside down, and finally served the head of the Northern Alliance in one pot, this kind of deeds is simply a legend, and it is enough to be the material for a legendary novel! ”

The fat man was complimented by the two and smiled: "Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief, say, what's the matter?" I won't say yes! ”

Looking at Su Kezhou and Cheng Zhixuan's stunned expressions, the staff officers on the side were flushed. I want to rush out the door and laugh. Fat sir, get angry. It's truly unparalleled.

"Just kidding." The fat man smiled innocently, but thought in his heart: "The two old guys came with some instructions from the Feimeng, I'm afraid it won't be anything good." Let's tease first! ”

Su Kezhou and Cheng Zhixuan smiled heartily, and suddenly felt that in front of this fat man who played cards according to common sense. His own laughter seemed to be a little lacking.

"Coming today, there are a few things that need to be discussed with Colonel Tian." Cheng Zhixuan said: "Colonel Tian is from Lelei, and the current situation in Lelei, Colonel should also know something. I don't know."

"Brody's Egg. Lao Tzu will pinch him sooner or later! "The fat man stands firm.

"Then we'll be relieved." Cheng Zhixuan and Su Kezhou looked at each other and smiled, this answer was naturally expected by them.

"I heard that the colonel was back in Gacharin. Under the leadership of the Filipino League Command, he led the newly formed 19th Division to fight in the north and south. Cheng Zhixuan smiled and took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to the fat man: "After the first battle of Mars, we have reported the battle report to the Filipino League Command, here, we would like to congratulate Colonel Tian on his promotion." Perhaps, we should change our name to General Tian. ”

The document is a promotion order and a commendation order issued by the joint command of the Filipino League, and underneath it, it is stamped with the seal of Hastings and the seal of the joint command. Other than that. There are also the signatures of the current President of the Federal Government in Exile of Le Ray, Flavio, and the High Command, General Bernadotte.

Although Lelei has changed dramatically, but the fat man himself. is still a soldier of Le Ray, under the jurisdiction of President Le Ray, the Supreme Military Command and the Joint Command of the Filipino League, therefore, this promotion order means that the fat man has been promoted to major general. At the same time, he was also appointed commander of the First Army of the newly formed Timars Front. Accept the command of the Joint Command and the Southeast Theater Command.

"Southeast Theater Command?" The fat man was stunned for a moment, and a hint of foreboding surged in his heart: "Who is the commander?" ”

"Commander-in-Chief of the Feiyang Southeast Expeditionary Force" Cheng Zhixuan said with a smile: "Your old superior, General Fisicella." ”

"Oh." The fat man had a suddenly realized expression, and his heart was greasy.

"Since everyone is in the same trench, the command also attaches great importance to the matter of Mars, so," Su Kezhou said: "There are some things that need to be discussed between our friendly forces first." ”

"Before discussing the matter, I want to solve a problem first" Su Kezhou looked at the fat man with a smile: "Regarding the port of Lille, because of the conflict over the distribution of materials, I have closed the parties tightly, and the material convoy has been released. This time, although it was not a special trip, I still hope that General Tian will accept my apology. ”

"You're so polite." The fat man hurriedly waved his hand, for this old man, he actually liked it more. In Su Kezhou, there is a unique temperament of the Chakner people. As a Chakner, the fat man felt very close.

Modern peoples, all formed in the era of the Great Migration, the Chakna people, named after the planet Chakna. Yellow Asians make up one-half of the immigrants from Earth, and whites, blacks, and browns make up the other half. Thousands of years of civilization have long brought these races together. For example, Su Kezhou in front of him, judging from his appearance, he has at least a quarter of Caucasian blood.

In this era when all the peoples were scattered and mixed, only Chackner still maintained the original settlement of this people. It also maintains the purest Chacna tradition of the place of immigration.

Of the current 6 billion Chakna people, 3.5 billion live in the Republic of Chakna, while another 2.5 billion live in other countries. For thousands of years, it has taken root and sprouted. Because of the harsh environment of the early Chakna planet and the early days of immigration, there were very few resource planets that could be discovered and developed, so the Chakna people have always been known for their hardships and perseverance.

Born in Lelei and grew up in Lelei, the fat man is the proudest of his own ancient Chinese blood. However, this did not affect his identification with the Chakna people.

"The first thing I did today was an order from the coalition command that we could work together to keep the planet Mars in the hands of the Filipino Alliance. The recent formation of a liberal government is key to the implementation of this plan, and we hope that the bandit army will be actively involved in this regard. Su Kezhou said: "This is a trivial matter, the free government, but it is just an institution used by our Filipino Alliance to manage the free port of Mars. The important thing is the second thing"

Su Kezhou paused and said, "Presumably General Tian still remembers a mecha research project conducted by the Filipino Alliance in Chakna. After learning about General Tian's mecha, the command was very interested, and specially ordered General Tian to hand over one to the command headquarters for research in order to enhance the combat capability of the Fiji League. Increase the survival rate of our soldiers and resist the invasion of Western Covenant. ”

"This" The fat man waved his hand generously, "I'll have someone hand over the mecha to you in a moment." ”

"Alright. That's all I have to do with these two things, and in terms of organization, my Longxing Club still belongs to Chuckner. Su Kezhou smiled at the fat man, pointed to Cheng Zhixuan beside him, and said: "Colonel Cheng has been transferred by the Chakner Military Department to the Operations Department of the Southeast Command as the chief of staff, and he needs to tell you the rest of the matter." ”

"Oh?" The fat man has already smelled the smell of conspiracy. A trace of apology on Su Kezhou's face did not hide from his eyes. has been studying psychology for so long, if he can't see that Su Kezhou is deliberately putting aside his own involvement, he will be too stupid.

"That's the case" Cheng Zhixuan took over with a smile, took out an order, and said: "In two days, the Southeast Command will send an operational guidance department over. Major General Mahoni was appointed commander-in-chief of the Mars Front, accompanied by 40 operational staff officers of the Operations Department and nearly 100 grassroots officers at all levels. ”

Cheng Zhixuan took out a list and smiled sincerely: "If the mecha is not enough, the command will figure out its own way, as long as these people can be in place in time." ”