Chapter 17: Assemble
The rationing and supply for several days in a row has affected not only the refugees, but also the officers and soldiers. The first thing www.biquge.info to enter the spaceport, from the captain to the ordinary private, is to cooperate with the logistics department to complete the supply work.
At dinner time, the food supply on board the Wanderer returned to normal levels.
"I remember someone saying that overeating is not good for your health."
With a round belly, it was difficult to even stand up, Xiucai muttered.
"Hey! You're going to get fat again, you're really, can't you fail to mention these nasty rules and regulations, so that I can indulge once? Avina, who belongs to the plump type, understands that hindering health is becoming fat, and her expression becomes distressed.
"Alright! All right! It's better to be able to eat a fat pig than to be hungry! Natalie narrowed her eyes with a happy expression.
It's a pity that the man and bear are not around, Liao Fan is eager to see how many things can be held in his bottomless pit.
"Toot! Important Notice. In view of the recent low morale on board the ship and the tension between the military and the people, General Zhang Zhen proposed and received strong support from the spaceport side, and decided to hold a one-day military-civilian carnival. ”
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Announcements are constantly broadcast inside the ship.
The carnival reminded him of the bits and pieces of his previous life.
When I was an orphan, I looked forward to the festival the most, and during that time, I didn't have to worry about being scolded and hungry.
The life of the college is boring and monotonous, and the celebration is the most anticipated project for the students. He can still clearly recall that two years ago, when he entered the Electric Thunder Academy as a freshman, he met Jasmine for the first time at the celebration, and the two got closer and closer.
News of the celebration organized by the army quickly spread among the crowd, and the reaction was very positive. Most of the refugees chose to accept the spaceport's arrangement, and then asked how to participate in the celebration and what to prepare, leaving the wait-and-greet internal magistrates staring at each other, and all the preparations they had made in advance were in vain.
In less than half a day, the No. 2 space station at the main venue was renovated. There are performance venues, auditoriums, buffet spaces, and more. The management even came up with a complete set of live media equipment to build momentum for the celebration.
At the same time, the other 4 space stations also set up pomp and circumstance as sub-venues to welcome the upcoming carnival vent.
Seeing that the people around him were all elated, Liao Fan was sullen alone.
During the long and difficult childhood, the taste of loneliness quietly jumped into my heart. Once upon a time, he turned out to be lonely. Ivan was unable to attend the celebration, and he was unlucky enough to be one of the few on duty. Xiucai and Avina have already made an appointment, and Liao Fan doesn't want to be a big light bulb. Natalie is not in the picture. It's not that there's anything wrong with this girl, it's just that every time I come into contact with her, I always feel sorry for Jasmine, and this feeling makes him very uncomfortable.
Walking through the excited crowd, he was depressed. Watching a mime, people are dancing, and he is alone and out of it. Everything around seems comical and absurd.
I couldn't help but raise my hand and wave away the heavy atmosphere that wrapped my body.
Touch the people around you. It was only after the other party made a coquettish call that he broke away from the mime state.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to... It turned out to be you! ”
It was Natalie who bumped in. Dressed in a light dress, she wandered alone in the crowd.
"Don't you have a companion either?"
The girl's eyes were red, and she glared at Liao Fan resentfully.
"Oops! I thought I was the only one who lacked friends, but I didn't expect you to be such a person. ”
"Not really! Whoever lacks friends, it just so happens that they are not available... Why don't you see that big bear, haven't you been together all the time! ”
"Isn't it true that I don't have time to meet my friends!"
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The topic ended, and the awkward atmosphere grew stronger.
“。。。 Since you've met, why don't you try the special snacks of the spaceport? ”
“。。。 All right! All right! I'm looking forward to it... Natalie agreed with the proposal in a tone that was too much to hear.
He pouted, "Isn't it so boring to go around the celebration with me?"
The celebration is not a single event, and there is no absolute theme. People mix parades, performances, interactive programs, stall games, buffets and more. Laugh and shout to vent the negative emotions in your heart.
The two walked together and gradually blended into the atmosphere. Eat weird snacks cooked in strange ways, and occasionally spend a little money to try competitive games that are deceptive no matter how you look at them. The gloomy mood was swept away, and a smile rippled on his face.
"You're such an interesting guy, why didn't you always look good at you...
"Inner beauty is the real beauty, congratulations little girl, you have finally learned how to look at men...
The girl giggled, and a pink fist brought the two closer.
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The lively atmosphere cooled down in an instant. Everyone is looking down at the information on the portable terminal, as if hundreds of people on the scene have lost their individuality and self, and everyone has become a small part of a huge machine under the unified will.
Sirens echoed through the venue space, and the celebration ended early.
It's not easy to move quickly down a long aisle. Cursing at his size, he vowed to move the booster on the main passage in front of the bridge. By the time he reached the bridge, he was sweating profusely and panting
"Love... How's it going? ”
"There is no room for optimism. Fortress artillery came under fire one after another. The enemy used weapons, including super-heavy naval guns. ”
Kim Jong-tae's tone was solemn. As he slid his fingers, a small patch of the wide-area monitor changed. The satellite-type railgun was suddenly hit directly by a thick line of fire, and spread outward into countless fragments.
The corners of Zhang Zhen's eyes couldn't help jumping. Experienced people like him can see at a glance that such lethality cannot be caused by ordinary ship-based weapons, and even heavy ship-to-ship missiles cannot do it. That's right, this is the handiwork of the 4600 caliber, super-heavy railgun, and the image of the Imperial battleship comes to mind.
"When did the image happen?"
"15 minutes ago. The defensive artillery on the perimeter is constantly being cleared, and it is believed that it will not take too long for the enemy to advance to the port area. ”
"They came prepared ... Assemble the mothership battle group and make the spaceport residents retreat. ”
Kim Jong-tae looked puzzled.
"I think you're a little too pessimistic. We are a standard mothership battle group, and our combat effectiveness is not necessarily worse than theirs. ”
Zhang Zhen's eyes narrowed, showing a rare serious expression.
"There's a conspiracy in that."
"Conspiracy?"
"The time and place chosen by the Imperials are unconventional. I judged that they had been planning for a long time and wanted to catch them all. ”
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Liao Fan: "Zenith at 7 o'clock, avoid!" ”
Edlaide: "Note that there are transport ships passing through, 500 meters away. ”
Edlaide: "Come back!" On the right front, a civilian ship invaded on the route, canceling the established plan. ”
Three small dots mark a chaotic track in the spaceport area, and from time to time avoid reckless civilian ships. The huge space harbor, in the midst of chaos, actually gives people a feeling of crampedness.
Liao Fan: "The guys who came here really want to sink something." ”
Edlaide: "I feel the same way. ”
Natalie: "Look, what a beautiful spaceship! ”
Pure white, streamlined hull with a silver glow, encased in a pale blue, translucent magnetic shield. The spacecraft is not large, less than two kilometers in length. When they maneuver, they slow down, adjust their attitude, adjust their speed, and their movements are all in one go, and they are extremely beautiful.
Edlaide: "It must be cruisers, there won't be any more beautiful ships besides them." ”
4 elegant warships, forming a diagonal array, calmly passed.
"Antiy, Ningtian, Pingtian, Jingtian, the main force of the frigate group."
As a lover of space battleships, Liao Fan couldn't take his eyes off.
In the flash of the light group, eight ships that were only half the size of a cruiser and did not look very beautiful joined the group in a wide rectangular array.
This is a Jiankang-class destroyer. In the era when large space warships were immature, such small ships once became the protagonists of human interstellar warfare. They do not have individual names, but are referred to by the name of the model number plus a number.
Liao Fan can imagine the scene when the destroyer swarm formed a swarm-like attack queue and attacked in a mighty manner. Compared with cruisers with both offense and defense, destroyers focus on strategic attributes such as low cost, short construction time, and easy maintenance. With the rise of large ships, the role of destroyers decreased, and the identity changed to a defensive nature. Until the 3137s, destroyers were mainly used for auxiliary missions such as defending against space fighters and anti-stealth.
For destroyers, he could not have a good impression at all. Because of its weak defenses, awkward speed and maneuverability, the destroyer is called a cosmic coffin, and it can easily become a moving grave for hundreds of officers and men. He thought to himself that if he was promoted in the future, he would be killed and not serve in the destroyer.
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He turned his head to look around. The fighter's enemy hunting system then focuses and scans the surrounding area.
There are no anomalies.
But he always felt that something was missing. The fighters broke away from the formation and entered the enemy-seeking mode.
Xiucai and Natalie are surprised by Liao's unauthorized actions, and they quickly notice that this is a red flag.
The Hornet squad refused to continue the mission, instead forming a formation to seek the enemy on the spot.
"Team Edlaide, why did you interrupt the mission, reply immediately!"
"There is an anomaly, it is being eliminated."
Xiucai's response made the bridge tense on the Wanderer.
3 reserve squadrons launched urgently. A special detachment of Growlers, Shadows, and Hawkeye commands came to the team's direction.
Something is slipping under my nose. The detection of all wavelength bands showed normal, and Liao Fan focused his attention on the visible light range.
Against the backdrop of the vast starry sky, the blurry, lens-like refraction of light is easy to ignore.
"Stealth bomber! Watch out! ”