I looked at this with a blank face, and the Basque Ice next to me nervously counted whether the speed at which the Dragons could destroy the line and the depth of our line would be enough to withstand the largest single class assault. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Hanhan couldn't help but report to me:

"A hundred troop carriers are moving towards the central area, and temporary air defense positions and flying groups have gone to intercept them."

"The enemy escort fighters are approaching the flight group, and Hongxiang has given the order to retreat."

"Hongxiang has led people to attack the ground troops here."

I couldn't help but laugh a little and said, "I don't need you to report this, I can see it." ”

The enemy army did not have many escort fighters, only about ten. Of course, if I want to go toe-to-toe with them, I'll have thirty Ghost fighters or a squadron or more of Yanagihara-class frigates. Hongxiang's response was very correct, he never engaged the opponent head-on, but only used the speed of the ghost machine to intersperse flights, constantly attacking unarmed troop carriers, and occasionally bombarding the dragon keels on the ground. On two occasions, the enemy army slaughtered the enemy who had no power to fight back, and swooped down on my command post twice, shaking his wings. The most recent one was about 50 meters away, and a strong air current rushed through the observation hole, blowing the drawings in the command post all over the ground, and everyone fell down. Only I was still standing like a pine, and said lightly: "Hanhan, write it down immediately, and deduct his full bonus for next month." ”

After two hours of fighting, the fortifications had broken through a third, and the number of keels had been reduced by more than half. Their death-defying approach suddenly reminded me of the Mongol cavalry and the Boxers in the late Qing Dynasty who fearlessly charged with the machine guns of the Eight-Nation Alliance. Of course, although they are also hand-to-hand combatants, they still have more results than the latter, although they didn't cut down a few people, but they demolished a lot of my houses. I really wanted to write a reportage for them, called "The Demolition Team of Feria in a Rain of Bullets."

The fortifications were still being breached, but the keelmen, who were already showing fatigue, suffered more and more losses. After another hour, the kappa artillery stopped. The commander of the armored regiment over there called me and asked, "Chief, the parameters reported from the front are no longer available." The keels have basically infiltrated into the bunker group and fought scattered, and there are almost no formed troops behind them, and if we bombard again, we will hit our own bunkers. ”

"Wouldn't that be nice?" I smiled and said, "You have worked hard, take a rest, now it is impossible for the enemy army to win." ”

The fighting ended at 4 p.m. on 6 April. After losing 12,000 men, the keel soldiers finally gave up blindly attacking the fortifications and began to shrink and flee. Hongxiang's flying group took the opportunity to sweep the tail again, shooting down hundreds of escaping troop carriers, and the enemy's escort fighters only cared about protecting the group from escaping, and did not dare to go down to fight him as he bit his tail. After the boring air pursuit, the battle ended in a complete victory for our side.

After the battle, there was a meeting. The victory is a commendation and summary meeting, and the defeat is a review meeting. At the commendation meeting, everyone boasted triumphantly, which made me feel that the thickness of the face of Leilongduo has developed by leaps and bounds under my leadership. After gossiping for an hour, I used a lot of melon seed tea before I started to get down to business. Hongxiang asked me for level equipment; Han Han is also the deputy minister in charge of the army of the Ministry of Armed Forces, and he also joined in the excitement to ask me for a promotion. I was giving these Hanako a distraught and yawning and snotty perfunctory to them, when Admiral Oku made an interstellar video call to ask about the battle. Only then did I lift my spirits, blow loudly and blowing, until the sky fell. Admiral O's listening was so satisfied that he couldn't stop saying "yes."

When I hung up the phone, the group immediately attacked me. Yoko took the lead in firing the cannon and said: "Huang Er, you can really blow - you have the ability to have a mouth, enough to raise the dead and flesh and bones." I knocked on the table and said, "If you want to blow, you have to blow to the point, in the right place and to the right opponent." You guys talk to me, it's useless. When I shake a little bit of Admiral Ao's dizziness and spend money to give us official titles, then won't there be everything? nobrain。 ”

Suddenly melon seed skins like rain flew from Yoko's side, beating me to the ground and fleeing. Everyone was probably so excited about the victory that no one noticed how undeserved this behavior was.

While the "heroes" in the conference room were still boasting about each other's achievements, I felt a little tired, and quietly walked to the window at the end of the corridor and lit a cigarette. I didn't draw half of it, and I felt that someone was coming behind me, and after a little sense, I asked: "Xiaoti, how do you feel about being busy with government affairs recently?" ”

It was Titus. He sighed and said, "It's too busy." However, I also found that I seemed to be better suited to this kind of work, even if I had never thought of it before. ”

I smiled and said, "Tell me straight, what do you want to say to me?" Now that you're much more restrained, with your old temper, no matter how unreasonable you suggest, you'll say it in front of everyone, right?

"Well, some suggestions." Titus asked, "What is the Doge's plan for the future?" ”

I couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Hehe, I'm afraid it's difficult to answer such a far-reaching question as 'in the future', right?" ”

"Oh, the lower official has lost his words. What, then, is the most urgent and urgent thing for the Governor to do right now? ”

He was going around the bend, and it seemed that he had something very important to say. It's rare to win a big battle, and I'm in a good mood, so I don't bother to bother with him. After thinking about it for a moment, he said, "Although it seems to be a little arrogant, after all, it was promised by the admiral himself." I will write to him to ask for a promotion in rank, and according to this record, as long as he agrees, the promotion to major general should not be a big problem. Even if someone gets in the way, the brigadier general is more sure. I'm twenty-five years old and dissatisfied, and I'm in the rank of general, hehe, isn't it too young to be ambitious? ”

"The lower officials think that they should not take the initiative to ask for this."

"Oh?" I couldn't help but squint at him, "Tell me your reasons." ”

"The Governor is now incapable of contending with the Overmars Group." Titus explained, "It's easier to be jealous if you ask for it." ”

Titus is true, but I also know that when there is merit and not actively claiming the reward, the above always likes to forget these things, and often expires. As I muttered, Titus said, "In the opinion of the lower officers, the governor should be active and prudent in his dealings with the admirals, and should not expect too much treatment and support from them." There cannot be two kings in a country. ”

When he said "there is no other day", my heart suddenly moved, I turned my head to stare at him, and my tone became cold: "What are you talking nonsense? I and His Excellency the Admiral are high and low, but we are both high-ranking officials of the GDI, selflessly dedicating their youth and blood to the frontier for all mankind. Are you trying to sow discord between the two of us? ”

"Governor, you don't need to bluff me. You wear layers of masks on your face and don't want others to know what you really think inside. It seems to me that maybe the only person you trust is yourself. Even if it's Naito or Basque, you only open up part of your heart to them. Titus said with a look of determination, "But, as the direct executor of your policy, I have learned a great deal over the past few months. What you are talking about, what you are doing, and what you are trying to do, I actually know it completely. Now, I just hope that the Governor will give me a certain level of trust. ”

"How do I know that you don't have ambitions and try to provoke me and the general to fight among themselves, and you take advantage of the opportunity?" I sneered: "After all, our relationship was not so harmonious before, it is more normal for you to think so, right?" ”

"I have my own ideals." Titus said to himself: "My ideal is to enforce justice and clean up this defiled world." However, in my own hands, it is too small compared to the whole world. What I need is a radical change in this world. You have this potential, and I can do my best to help you achieve the corresponding strength from this potential in order to implement your ideals from it. It's normal to think like this, right? I have a little holiday with you, and I think that as long as there are heroes with lofty ideals and revenge, I will not take it to heart. ”

I felt no conspiracy in his mind, only a pure and persistent belief. Is he really that persistent? No wonder his actions have always been disliked by everyone: justice is always lonely. Although I couldn't believe him immediately, I also had a plan in my heart, and immediately skipped what I just said, and said, "Then tell me, what should I do now?" ”

Titus replied, "Gather up your strength and wait for the opportunity." We should not pursue the so-called reputation one-sidedly, but seek greater practical benefits. In my opinion, we must not take the initiative to ask for a promotion to a general, but should start from the side and ask him for funds, ships, and so on. Only when our strength has made a qualitative leap can we get the real right to speak, and we will not always be under others and act according to the eyes of others. ”

"You're right, but ......," I said with a frown, "seeing that I can become a general, I have to give up on my own initiative, which is really unwilling." ”

"Governor, this ......" Titus was still trying to persuade something, but I shook my hand and said, "I understand everything, so I will do as you say." In the future, if you give me valuable suggestions in a timely manner, I think we can work together in good harmony and achieve each other's goals. ”

"The goal? Not ideal? Titus was keenly aware of the difference in my words.

"Ahem, my dream is not to take on the lives of thousands of people." I smiled wryly: "Only a power maniac would take this kind of thing as an ideal, right?" ”

The battle on Alpha's side was a mess, and if it weren't for the Overmars fleet pouring out to provide air support, it would have been leveled by the five thousand keels again. The losses of the Sino-Austrian fleet in the melee were not small, and I heard that the Omi-class concept ship was shot down, but I don't know if it's true. Rumors about this battle filled every corner of the Samsung military network within 24 hours, and there was news that Overmars was watching the battle below in the sky above Alpha, and he was so angry that he jumped on the bridge and scolded Chen Qi for being "Commander Hu", and this news is even more impossible to verify than whether the Omi-class was indeed shot down. I deeply understand Chen Qi's ability, she only learned the ability to command a special detachment, and she is stubborn and arrogant and not easy to listen to persuasion, so it is incredible for her to command such a large-scale battle. But I don't think she has the courage to personally intervene in this kind of professional and inappropriate work, and the bare-chested battle is not what senior leaders should do, so most of it is handed over to the little white face to command. A little white face is a little white face, and the record can't be compared with an old fritter like me, even if it doesn't matter, don't lose so ugly! In contrast, the victory on the side of Relondo did look radiant and unconcealed.

However, after heeding Titus's advice, I did not ask Admiral O's for the promotion that I had promised. With the exception of a few confidant officers, the lamb-like silence on me was a protest boo, blaming my inaction as an obstacle to further promotion. However, this kind of retreat does exchange for a broad space to move forward. When Admiral Oku was surprised and embarrassed, he made an exception and sent to my direct fleet more than 30 old Yanagihara-class ships that had been broken down in his warehouse for n years and were ready to be decommissioned without repair.

Hongxiang took these rags as treasures, and immediately spent the annual fleet funds to repair them. After a busy day in the repair shop, I just giggled. Although I knew what he was thinking, I couldn't accept that he was so happy that he became stupid, so I prepared to be the butcher who beat Fan Jin again, and said something to hit him:

"What's the matter with all this, let's go to the exclusive shipbuilding factory of the Ovimas fleet at the moon base to have a look? The modern-class super battleship that Naito Heavy Industries built there is the size of your fleet. ”

But Hongxiang was not hit at all, but said excitedly: "It is my child, and it will grow up step by step." Huang And, you will see this kid surpass the current Samsung fleet. ”

I didn't bother to argue with him carefully, and I didn't have time to remind him that when this little baby really grows up, the size of the Overmars fleet will be n times the size of the current one. The Leilondo fleet must be expanded, but at the current point of picking up the rags of the Austrian fleet, it is really impossible to imagine that it will be on a par with the well-fed Austrian fleet. I chatted with him casually and decided on the name of the fleet, which was the Planetary Fleet of Leilondo externally and the Red Flag Fleet internally. The days to come belong to the sea of stars, and without a fleet, the army will not play any role. I sincerely hope that what I have entrusted is true, and I hope that Hongxiang can really start with these rags and achieve ten times the benefits for me and Lei Longdo that we are sacrificing now.

These are all just fancies. At least for now, there is no evidence or indication that the future will develop into the situation I want. (To be continued.) )