Charon has a diameter of 1,212 kilometers and a surface area of 4.58 million square kilometers.

It is a planet that is always night, and because it is located at the very edge of the solar system, the sun that is extremely bright when it is on Earth is nothing more than a dim street lamp on Charon, and the three planets, including Pluto, appear on top of each other and occupy a large sky at the end of the horizon.

"It's an amazing view." Looking up at the three magnificent planets in the sky, Robin's mood changed very well.

"You're the first recruit to praise this ghost place, it's hard to imagine how much you'd like it." Aubrey drove the locomotive at a gallop as he looked back and laughed.

But what he said was also true, because the environment of Charon Star is too harsh, it is extremely cold all year round, and the planet is still wilderness except wilderness, and the thin atmosphere in the sky cannot stop those meteorites flying from the sky, and some of the large and small craters in the wilderness even emit smoke and fire.

Here, meteorites fall like cannonballs in the sky at any moment. For the soldiers stationed here, the natural environment is a more ferocious enemy than the Federation army, and any soldier stationed here must always be vigilant, because here life is always the most fragile thing.

"Head, where are we going now?" Robin asked, looking back at the endless gray-brown earth in front of him.

Aubrey drove around a smoking crater and replied casually: "Post B-57, a hundred kilometers around that is our territory." ”

"A hundred kilometers?" Robin was stunned: "Then how many of us are there?" ”

Aubrey smiled: "Plus you, seven people." ”

"Seven ......"

Aubrey's answer made Robin a little dazed, he couldn't imagine how a squad without a full formation could defend such a vast defensive area.

In the basic establishment of the republic, a full formation squad should have ten people, while three to four full formation squads make up the most basic reading combat unit: the field platoon. Therefore, the smallest combat unit stationed in the defense area should be a platoon, but in Charon, this norm has obviously been broken.

"Don't worry, the other party is the same. Unless the main forces of our two regiments are defeated, it is absolutely impossible for a large force of enemy forces to appear in our defense area, and even if there is an invasion, it is only a contest between squads and squads. ”

Aubrey had been stationed on Charon before the conflict between the Republic and the Federation broke out in July, so he knew a lot about the situation on Charon. For the time being, there will be no change in the situation until the main forces of the two sides have decided the winner. However, the second reinforcement of the Republic this time has a full main combat battalion thrown into the battlefield of Charon, and the addition of this force may break the deadlock to a certain extent.

Along the way, after analyzing the situation on Charon and the points to be aware of during the garrison, Aubrey finally drove through the desolate and vast defense area to the station where his team was located: B-57 outpost.

"This is the outpost?"

Looking at the small crater in front of him with a vertical height of no more than thirty meters, Robin really couldn't believe that this was actually the outpost that Aubrey was talking about.

"Don't look down on it, private." After signaling with the light, Aubrey slowly drove up the crater's circular ridge, "If any federal mongrel dares to attack here, I promise that B-57 will surprise them." ”

"Hey! ~ It's Aubrey back. ”

Suddenly, a loud voice sounded from not far away. And this sudden voice suddenly made Robin, who was in charge of vigilance, nervous, and completely subconsciously aimed the gun at that side. And only then did he see behind a rock, a man in a gray camouflage combat uniform waving to them. At this time, the distance between him and the locomotive was even less than twenty meters.

"How did you get so close...... Robin looked at the man blankly, "Are the goggles broken?" Why is there no hint of a life reaction at all......"

"Hey, recruit! Don't point the gun at me, it will make me nervous. ”

The figure behind the rock jumped up and down to the car, tapping his fingers on Robin's helmet a few times.

"He ......"

"He's Yarman, my assaulter. Don't stress private, he's demining us. Aubrey smiled and greeted Yarman before explaining to Robin.

"Landmines?"

"Yes, the entire crater is surrounded by mines. Otherwise, why do you think I'd use a light to signal before going up the mountain? ”

"Original...... That's the surprise ......"

The feeling in his heart made Robin let out a long breath, although he had only been on Charon for a few hours, the breath of war had already filled every breath of air he breathed. This is no longer the peaceful Martian capital of Wald, this is the war-torn Charon, the front line where death can be killed at any time.

While Robin was still in a trance, the locomotive loaded with combat supplies had crossed the circular ridge and stopped on the flat ground recessed behind the ridge.

"It's finally home."

Turning off the engine, Aubrey ripped off his helmet and threw it to Yarman, who got out of the car first, and took a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it and took a deep breath.

"Get off, rookie. There is no need to bring a helmet here, our whistle has a miniature canopy. ”

"Oh......"

Robin nodded, removed his mask and goggles, and took a closer look at his future 'home' on Charon.

Hidden within the crater is the actual B-57 outpost, and the gray tent in the middle of the flat ground is supposed to be where Aubrey's team is stationed.

Around the tent, metal scaffolding was attached to the circular ridge that was used as shelter, and some of the metal plates that could be raised and lowered were hidden behind the hill, and these thick metal plates could withstand even a small shelling in the event of a battle.

"Hey! ~Aubrey, why did you bring some junk back? ”

While Robin was still looking around, the conversation of several unfamiliar voices caught his attention. He looked out and found an officer wearing a shamrock epaulette unloading supplies, but the gaze that looked at him was not friendly.

"Don't get me wrong, Bart, we rookies didn't disgrace us." Aubrey smiled back at Robin and helped him out.

"Win?" The red-bearded man named Bart was stunned for a moment, pointed to the pile of rags behind the carriage and shouted: "You still take so much garbage after winning?" ”

Hearing this, Aubrey spread his hands: "The supplies sent this time are seriously damaged, and each team has to take a little bit of this kind of rag, and we have already taken the least." ”

"! ~" Bart took a hard sip, but the gaze at Robin was already a little softer.

"Don't worry." Aubrey patted Bart on the shoulder and pointed to Robin behind his back: "Our rookie has the qualification of an intermediate mechanic, and he might be able to fix a little bit." ”

"Oh?" Bart gave a look of surprise: "This is a surprise. After Arthur's death, we don't have a single guy on our team who can do sapper work. ”

Arthur ......

Speaking of his comrades who died in battle, Aubrey's gaze couldn't help but be a little gloomy. He snuffed out his cigarette butt, turned around and went into the tent: "After unloading the things, gather in the tent." ”

"Yes!"

Bart and Yarman saluted and sped up to unload their supplies, and as the only newcomer to the team, Robin was also interested in helping the past.

This time, Aubrey didn't have much supplies, and the three of them quickly unloaded them into a makeshift warehouse. After finishing his work, Robin followed Bart and Yarman into the tent.

The tent was only about 150 square meters in size, and in the middle of the tent was a metal table with a microwave oven-sized instrument and a portable miniature radar. And a skinny-looking guy is recording data in front of the radar, and debugging from time to time.

"Sit there."

Half-lying in his chair, with his feet perched high on the metal table, Aubrey took a cigarette and pointed to Robin at the bottom of the metal table.

Robin knew it was his seat in the future, so he sat down silently.

At this moment, the door of the tent suddenly opened. The two dusty figures burrowed into the tent, and when they saw Robin, the expression on their faces was visibly stunned.

"This is Robin, our newcomer."

As captain, Aubrey was the first to introduce Robin's identity.

Hearing that Robin was a new recruit to the team, the two men clearly relaxed their guards, and each unloaded their equipment and sat in their seats.

"The people are here." Aubrey lowered his legs, got up and slowly walked behind Robin, holding his shoulders and looking around: "This is Robin, a nice recruit. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing that Aubrey actually used the compliment of 'not bad', the rest of the team immediately looked at Robin, who was not surprisingly tall, with interested eyes.

"Huh...... How good he is, and what he can do, I think you'll soon find out for yourself. ”

Aubrey smiled playfully, returned to his place, and pointed to Yarman, who had cleared the mines for them, and introduced Robin, "This is Yarman, you have already seen it just now." He was my assault man, a madman of Erman blood, nicknamed the madman. ”

Robin noticed that the blonde-haired Yarman was a lieutenant, the highest-ranking one in the room except for Aubrey, and immediately stood up and saluted him.

"This is Bart, you've seen it too. And the one who was bigger and had a scar on his face was his brother. Both of them are firefighters. The small one you can call him Little Bart, and the big one can call him Big Bart. ”

The big guy who had just come back smiled sinisterly at Robin, "Welcome, boy. But don't hold us back, or I'll shoot you before the Federation bastards kill you. ”

"You're not going to get a chance to shoot me." Robin looked up at the guy confidently. The big guy has a similar appearance to Bart, but in comparison, Big Barth's hideous scars on his face set off his short red beard, and he looks more fierce than Little Bart.

"Alright, don't scare our rookie." Aubrey shook a cigarette to Big Bart and continued, "It's Colin over there who plays with the radar, my scout, and he's also in charge of some electronic stuff. and our canopy is in his possession. ”

Hearing Aubrey introduce himself, Colin stopped what he was doing, looked up and smiled at Robin.

"That one next to you is Lee, my sniper. By the way, you and he still seem to be of the same race, maybe you will become good friends in the future. ”

"I'm glad you're here." Li pointed to the private epaulette on his shoulder towards Robin: "So that I am not the only recruit." ”

"Recruits?" Robin didn't come back to his senses.

"Yes, I'm a recruit who was added here when I first added troops." Lee shrugged: "In addition to us, Head and Bart are all soldiers who have been stationed on Charon since the beginning of their service. ”

"The original Charon garrison!" Robin looked at Aubrey in shock, and there was a hint of reverence in his eyes.