In the office, there was silence.

The words of the fat man are like steel and iron, and they are loud and loud.

However, it was clear that Fang Xiang and Margaret had not heard anything.

The two women stared blankly at the little kid with a cigar in his mouth and clutching the fat man's head like a koala.

The shocked eyes seemed to see the end of the world.

The man glanced at him and shrugged his shoulders. A woman's motherhood is indeed the weirdest and most elusive thing in this world. Even the two stunning beauties in front of them are no exception. At this moment, they look like two little hens ready to rush up to protect their cubs.

Indeed, at this moment, Fang Xiang really wanted to go up and tear this little guy off and scold the fat man again. She had never seen such a ridiculous father and son. The son smokes, and the father actually takes it for granted. However, when the little kid turned her head to look at her and spat out a word silently with her lips, her irrepressible thought disappeared without a trace in an instant.

"Mom!"

The little bastard smiled innocently.

Although Fang Xiang was sure that only she could see this silent word. However, a sense of shame still rolled out of his body. The appearance of the fat man calling his sister shyly on weekdays came to mind again. The heart that had been quiet for twenty-nine years suddenly had a ripple. The ripples spread and rippled, turning the blood red and rippling to the base of her ear.

This little bastard has that big bastard!

Fang Xiang was ashamed and annoyed. Gently stomp your foot and turn your head around. Don't look at this pair of bastard father and son who like to recognize their relatives indiscriminately.

Man. I don't save my own woman. What kind of man are you still a man? It was full of male hormones. Tumbling in Fang Xiang's heart. In this war-torn world. She for a while. The mind is in turmoil.

At the same time. Margaret also dismissed the idea of forceful intervention.

The dead fat man is the father of that little bastard. He doesn't care. Why should I teach that child a lesson? If that little bastard screams at himself like Fang Xiang, damn God. Or don't live.

"You're saying your land is also in the Canglang Star?" Margaret forced herself to look away from the little boy. When you speak. Only then did he realize that his voice was very dry: "So." You have to go? ”

The fat man's lips trembled, and he nodded vigorously.

Margaret looked at Fang Xiang, but now she was a mature and capable Major General Salga, but at the moment, she was like a little woman, looking at the fat man and the little boy gently and tangledly, as if she didn't notice her questioning at all.

"What if," Margaret sighed, pointing to the e-folder thrown to the fat man, "What if the Supreme Commander of the Coalition Forces, Field Marshal Hastings, personally ordered you to abandon this dangerous rescue plan?" ”

"Field Marshal Hastings?"

Margaret's words made the officers in the field gasp. Sitting on the sand, Russell sighed softly and shook his head. The little kid riding on the fat man's neck snorted a puff of smoke from his nose and looked disapproving.

Margaret suddenly felt a chuckle in her heart.

"It's you who let me save the land, and it's you who let me not save the land." Sure enough, the fat man sneered and said, "Marshal Hastings can't take care of this matter." It's my own business. ”

He looked at Margaret and said lightly: "If you disobey the military order because of this, I also care." It's not the first time anyway. ”

Margaret felt a little aggrieved and angry. If she had known that the fat man had agreed to that task for the sake of his woman, instead of him and Bernadotte's verbal and awe-inspiring so-called rescue of Marshal Li Cunxin, she would not have begged her grandfather thanklessly.

Dog bites Lu Dongbin! Margaret muttered in her heart, but for the first time she didn't have the idea of arguing with the fat man.

She was silent, with mixed feelings.

She's a military man, but again, a woman.

After a moment, she asked in a weak tone that even she couldn't believe, "When are you going to come out?" ”

Tian Xingjian

Sober sat on a crescent-shaped recliner, looking at the starry sky outside the window of the [Scorpio] fortress, silently reciting the name in his heart. On the coffee table in his hand, there was a glowing blue fluorescent electronic folder and a cup of cooled coffee.

Alessandro stood silently behind Sober. The young officer's body was still straight, and he couldn't take his eyes off it. However, as long as you look closely, you can see that there is a trace of shame and unwillingness in his eyes.

White electronic lights illuminate the office.

On the electron interstellar map that occupies an entire wall, there is a large red cross-cut Salga Longbow galaxy, which is particularly dazzling. A huge attack arrow gathered in the densely packed battle troops, staying outside the Longbow Galaxy. It was as if it was a beast trapped in the ground, roaring helplessly and humiliatingly.

The battle plan was blocked, and the main southeast channel, which was supposed to be the main attack route, turned out to be a broken road. The Filipino Alliance moved its position to the core area of the southeast theater of the Western Covenant, and the two Royal Elephant-class fleets were defeated and surrendered, all because of that Lelei fat man!

Alisandro needs to control himself very hard to keep himself from it

Close.

He knew that it was a failed mission before him that led to all this.

A few months earlier, he had personally drawn up a battle plan and commanded a fleet deep into the Free Passage in an attempt to attack the secret mission of Le Ray visiting Chakna. Captured Sober named Colonel Tian Xingjian of Lelei to be captured alive.

But he didn't expect that after a fierce battle, Tian Xingjian actually used a destroyer to hit a way out and escaped.

What's even more unexpected is that after being exiled in the free world of Mars, this person not only relied on the contradictions between genres to play a game. Defeat the Northern Merchant Alliance in the midst of the melee and hijack the entire Mars Free World. More than twenty hours ago, he helped Feiyang's Nineteenth Fleet, defeated Humphrey, and captured all the warships of Feiling and Feiyu's fleet!

A major general who was only twenty-six years old. It is possible to achieve such a result! This is no longer something that genius can explain!

Variable! In Alisandro's mind, he remembered the code name given to this person by the original Gacharin Military Department in terms of intelligence. Thinking about it at the moment, it is so pertinent.

When the huge war machine of Western Covenant was moving wildly along the established track at full speed. This guy thinks of being a troublemaker who constantly places all kinds of obstacles in the track. This time, he has threatened Sober's overall strategic plan, and even forced Sober to change the strategic timeline for him. If he is given enough time, if he is lucky again, then the future

Ali Sandro didn't dare to think about it anymore.

He stood quietly behind Sober, and in his heart, apart from shame, was only the awe of Sober. Being able to give the order to attack this inconspicuous fat man a few months ago, Sober's eyes have traveled through time and space.

"It's not your fault!" Sober stood up, looked at Alisandro with his head down, and said lightly: "There are some things that I know, you don't know." So, none of this has anything to do with you. The courage to take responsibility is the most basic virtue of being an imperial noble. However, that doesn't mean you should blame yourself for all your failures. If it was after he arrived in the free world that led to today's defeat, then I, who gave the order in the first place, should bear the greatest responsibility. ”

Ali Sandro bowed his head reverently. At this moment, his whole life belonged to Sober.

"I still underestimate him." Thor walked slowly to the interstellar plane and stood with his hands in his hands. The low voice, with a hint of metallic texture, made the lights in the entire office seem to be dimmed.

"Let's go!"

Sober stood still in front of the interstellar map for a moment, waved his hand lightly, and walked out the door first. Alisandro stepped forward to open the automatic door first, and then followed closely behind Sober.

Out of the office, in the corridor, the noise in the headquarters hall came to my face.

When Sober appeared on the platform on the second floor of the hall, the chaotic footsteps, the sound of communication calls one after another, completely disappeared. The entire hall of the War Department was silent. The officers, dressed in binart's uniforms, stood in place without squinting.

On the sand in the corner of the hall, more than a dozen generals from different Western Treaty member states and different noble families also stood up gracefully, looking at Sober with their chests held high.

The order for the winter offensive in the West Covenant has been laid! They knew that after the embarrassing defeat at the Battle of Longbow, Sober would take severe revenge on the entire Filipino League. He wants to ignite the flames of war in every inch of the starry sky, and he wants to make Carlston and Reske the most cruel meat grinder. He wants to take the current strategic advantage of Western Covenant to the extreme. Let Feimeng collapse little by little under the pressure!

This is not a decisive battle. However, this stage of the battle will be more brutal than the decisive battle!

"In the Carlston Galaxy, the Fyan fleet of the Montoya Starwalk, is trying to advance into our depths. In order to contain our all-out offensive on the central and left flank battlefields. Sober's right hand, gently resting on the railing of the platform, said lightly: "In Resque, the armies of Fyan and Chacner are gathering. They occupied the Longbow Galaxy, held the passage of our army to the north, and tried to annihilate the million-strong army of General Yuto Mikami in one fell swoop. Turn the tide of the Resque battle. ”

Sober's voice echoed through the halls of the War Department, calm and unhurried. It was as if he was telling a blandly story, rather than giving a speech before the war.

"They miscalculated."

He raised his hand to look at the silver-white old-fashioned mechanical watch on his wrist, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Let's start, don't give them time, and don't give them any chance!" ”

The second hand is back to zero. A single communication code, divided into hundreds of communication light waves, jumped between countless interstellar communication adapters.

The winter offensive began. Carry out the 'cut in half' plan. ”

The fleet left the wrecked asteroid belt and sailed towards Bluestone.

The earthy yellow planets in the distance, the stars on the back of the planets like fiery red balls, and the gray and white nebulae that obscured the stars in the distance, all flew away from view. This airspace, which has buried countless warships and lives, is like a world away when you take a last look.

One after another, the steel battleships entered the jump channel. The fully opened tail thruster bursts with a violent blue light. The moment the hull disappeared, it seemed to be torn and deformed by the light of the hull itself. Because it's too fast

The ionic streamer is fleeting. There is no big to small, near to far: in a split second, the battleship disappears from the retina, as if it melted into the void.

If anyone is around, they will be amazed by the complex composition of this fleet. There are ten A-class fleets, thousands of warships, but they have four different landmarks. The most surprising thing is that the two symbols of the land belong to the two superpowers that are incompatible in this era. And the battleships painted with these two symbols were actually on the two wings of the main formation of the fleet, as a deputy military ground, clustering the cluster of thunder warships in the central main position.

Even President Binartefiyan, who visited Binar Tefiyan before the war, probably did not enjoy such treatment. At least the fleets of the two countries that escort them are usually C-class fleets used by both countries for ceremonial and display purposes. No one is going to spend a lot of money to get two Elephant-class fleets and one group fleet into the air.

At the end of the battle, several Siyo reconnaissance ships, escorted by the detachment sent to the jump point, jumped out of the Longbow system in a hurry. What they had witnessed was enough for them and the eyes behind them to understand that the Longbow Galaxy had officially fallen into the hands of the Fimeng. Until the West has enough courage and strength to attack the ten A-class fleets guarding the Earth System, every planet and every channel in the Longbow System has nothing to do with them.

The finishing touches after the war were carried out in an orderly manner.

As Margaret watched in bewilderment, the Zangfeng fleet officially joined the bandit battle sequence.

Russell, a famous general, became the deputy of Major General Tian Xingjian. He served as deputy commander of the bandit army and chief of the general staff of the group army headquarters. After the Fat Man leaves, Russell will team up with Douglas and be stationed at Bluestone to defend against Westo's attack. Until the end of the Battle of Resque or when a strategic change of ground is required.

Margaret couldn't figure it out.

Whether it is identity, position, rank or ability, Russell is much taller than the fat man. It stands to reason that the fat man's bandit army should be very satisfied if he can have a division position in the regular army led by Russell. Why is everything put before the horse, and it turns out that three new Lelei fleets, plus one and a half binart-class Elephant-class fleets in the area taken over, have become subordinates of dozens of tattered warships?!

What's even more confusing is that those Lelei officers, not only have no objection to this, but one by one they have a natural expression.

"You say, what the hell is going on, that fat man actually leads General Russell?!"

On the balcony of the bridge of the USS Oracle, Margaret tugged at Douglas's arm, pulled the young lieutenant general's handsome face towards her, and asked puzzledly.

Douglas, Claudia, and the senior officers of the Nineteenth Fleet, including Pang Mingjian, were invited to the meeting aboard the Oracle after the Lelei had completed the acquisition of the Binarte battleship. The celebration of the soldiers' reunion has ended. The officers' evening has just begun.

The meeting between Officer Fei Yang and the officer of the bandit army was another exciting scene.

As soon as Douglas saw the fat man's face, he preemptively saluted and gave the fat man a bear hug with all his strength. There were also Pang Mingjian and the captain of the battleship Oscar, Holman and the Fei Yang officers, who used their loud and thick arms to express their admiration and gratitude. If it weren't for the fact that the party had just begun, the Fei Yang officers would have strangled all their life-savers with their arms at that time.

Look at the hall of the party, those officers with red eyes, holding wine glasses and big tongues, hooking up with the bandit officers, you can know that they have proudly been conquered by the almost perfect performance of the bandit army. The Pyan people are arrogant because they have been citizens of the world's number one superpower for decades. Just because they're high-minded and arrogant doesn't mean they're all idiots.

Especially these soldiers who have spent their lives on the edge of life and death. All worldly eyes, all petty suspicions, are bullshit in their eyes. They don't get emotional. But their feelings are hotter than burning stars.

Their tribute is dedicated only to the most valiant warriors! They love that chubby guy for nothing!

Dragged by Margaret like this, Douglas helplessly handed the wine glass to Claudia, took out a handkerchief and wiped the wine spilled on his hand, and sighed.

Because of Claudia's relationship with Claudia's uncle, Admiral McKinley, he had known Margaret and became a friend for almost five years. Before today, Margaret had always been an extremely intelligent girl, both in his senses and in the evaluations of others. Her talents for social, political, scientific, and artistic skills were as impressive as her military prowess.

As far as Douglas knew, two years ago, many of the affairs of the Hastings family had been handed over to her.

If at first, people just looked at the ground in Hastings and talked perfunctorily to this little girl, then later, everyone could only be careful to regard her as the most formidable opponent they had ever met.

Her talent in handling family politics fascinated even the most cunning and sophisticated politicians.

But now Douglas had to sigh, he really didn't expect that Margaret, who was as smart as Margaret, would ask himself such a question.

Can't she see the place of the fat man in the hearts of these Lelei warriors? No, she saw it. She just didn't want to admit it. This only shows that she has been blinded by some kind of emotion.

What the hell made her so entangled with the fat man?!

Douglas was a little worried. After arriving at the USS Oracle, he had received more shocking news from Margaret's mouth.

The twelfth generation mecha of the Binalt Empire

Mecha control skills, battleship stealth technology, and maybe more, these things are all urgently needed by the Difei Alliance now.

Even Douglas himself understood that the bandit army could not easily hand over these things to outsiders, just like the core military secrets of the Republic of Feiyang to its own territory. Partnering with such an army, rather than confronting it, is still the wisest choice at the moment. Margaret's choice to follow the bandits here already shows that she understands the importance of the bandits. can see that she is facing the fat man, but she seems to be carrying some kind of emotion. It's not like her style.

After exchanging a surprised look with Claudia, Douglas smiled wryly and asked, "Do you know his previous records?" ”

Margaret nodded, and under her high bun, a thin circle of golden velvet was clearly visible behind her white neck: "You told me about the birth of Mozich before. I believe that those are true! ”

Margaret's voice was clear and crisp. There was no reason for her to be as pregnant as her brother. Besides, in these days in the bandit land, she has seen far more land than Douglas.

"Then you should understand what such a person means to Leray." Douglas said lightly: "Thinking about Admiral Bernadotte's attitude towards him when he communicated with the command just now, I think that he, as the commander of this fleet, is not so difficult to understand. ”

Margaret was silent, she looked quietly at the party hall, and on the sand on one side of the hall, the fat man was sitting on the sand with the little boy, like a good baby, listening to an old lady Chuckner chatter.

"What exactly happened?" Claudia gently grabbed Margaret's arm and asked in a low voice. The little witch she was familiar with, calm and silently in control, was gone.

Nothing, Gretel looked down and smiled.

"Your heart seems to be in turmoil," Claudia brushed a few strands of gold from Margaret's ears, "I can see it." ”

"Leray, I was amazed. They seem to have too many things that are different from us. Margaret whispered, "I admit, he gave me enough shocks. I even wanted to use marriage to tie him to the ship of Fiyandi. However, "

Looking at the shocked eyes of Douglas and Claudia, Margaret's face was still light and light, as if she was telling something that had nothing to do with her: "I failed!" ”

Failed. Douglas and Claudia looked at each other.

"Coercion and temptation" Margaret picked up her glass, stared at the golden wine mixed in the ice, and said in confusion: "It doesn't seem to have any effect on him." He is obviously not a desireless person, but I can't catch his weakness. ”

"He has no weaknesses?" Claudia tightened her grip on Margaret's arm in surprise and looked back at Douglas.

Douglas pondered.

Margaret shook her head and said, "Speaking of which, this person is full of weaknesses. I've never seen a guy as greedy, lustful, vain, timid, and ungraceful as he is.

However, despite his shortcomings, he was able to resist coercion and temptation, and I really don't know what was in this guy's head that made him so persistent. ”

"You only think about attacking his weakness," Douglas said, slowly lighting a cigarette and shaking his head, "Perhaps, the biggest mistake you have made." ”

Seeing Margaret looking up at him, Douglas said in a deep voice: "Although I haven't been fighting with him for a long time, I know that I prefer to be friends with him. Because, he always has a lot of miracles for his friends. I've been through it twice and I'm looking forward to the third time. So, you shouldn't think about conquering, or tempting him. ”

Two tattered armed merchant ships approached the mothership. The hull of the ship obscured the entire starry sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the balcony. From here, you can clearly see the mottled rust on the outer shell of the merchant ship, as well as the bandit soldiers in the portholes and the furnishings in the cabin.

Margaret looked at Douglas quietly and suddenly laughed.

She gently hugged Claudia, reached out and hugged Douglas, and smiled, "I should go." ”

"I have asked my grandfather to put the 19th Group Fleet under the command of the bandit army and unify the order. Wait for me to come back," a confident and beautiful smile appeared on the girl's face: "General Douglas, I hope that my efforts will not be in vain." ”

With a relaxed grimace, the girl turned to leave, and the last sentence fell: "If I can't conquer him, then I'll try to blend in with him." He can't get out of the palm of my hand! ”

Behind them, Douglas and Claudia looked at each other and smiled.

Without sacrifice, there can be no victory.

This famous quote from Hastings is the motto of all Phayan soldiers. However, how many people really understand the meaning of sacrifice? It was not a simple cooperation, it was not forbearance, and it was not a cruel command of the soldiers to rush to the enemy's guns. It is a word with an infinite expanse of meaning, a spiritual power.

Sacrificing one's life is noble, but sacrificing one's deep-rooted beliefs and sacrificing immediate interests is even more difficult.

Douglas looked at Margaret's lithe back, and he knew that his worries were unnecessary. This intelligent girl has chewed out the true taste of the word "sacrifice...... The second part is over. The third and final part of the book will enter the magnificent Battle of Chacner