Revised Edition Volume 19 The Year of Rush Chapter 4 The Battle Banner of the Morning Star

The news came half a month after the departure of the Ninth Army. www.biquge.info Jingwei led his army to break through the three administrative districts of Feria, arrived at the Sinyara Desert on the south-central coast of the Masko Continent, and established contact with Jiang Xu's army, which was guarding Nagano Island. She did not respond to my call to return to Flle to report on her duties, but wrote me a letter. The letter outlines the situation on that day:

“…… When we arrived at the Feria base camp, there were many royal troops guarding the Feria base camp, and the resistance was quite strong. At the same time, we were also surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Feria troops, and had to use most of the MG with ammunition to resist the enemy troops who came to support, and there were very few troops that could be put into the attack, mainly my swordsmen and ten MGs led by Gaul. Without consulting me, Gaul ordered a large amount of electromagnetic stripping agent to be placed on the Feria base camp, causing most of the Feria army to lose their energy armor, and after a fierce battle, our army finally won.

However, he didn't tell me that the electromagnetic stripper is highly toxic to the human body, probably because he was afraid that I would oppose it! Although the soldiers of the Swordsman Regiment originally had items such as gas masks, most of them had long since been abandoned in the heat of battle. Gradually, some soldiers fell down in agony and convulsed to death, and finally I was in a coma due to poisoning. When I woke up, Gaul was swaggering to wipe out the remnants of the Feria army, and all the Swordsmen around me were killed, and there was not a single one left!

They are all comrades-in-arms who I started training in Leilondo and have been fighting side by side since I brought them to Nebuchu. Believe me that it took me a great deal of patience to not kill Gaul on the spot. But it is no longer possible for me to forget the sacrifice of more than 2,000 comrades-in-arms and continue to work with him. That's the truth of the matter, but it won't lead to anything. I'm just trying to let you know that you're not going to turn your face with Overmars, you can't do that yet. ”

When I read the letter at the Cabinet meeting, everyone could only sigh. Although the loss of 2,000 B-class swordsmen who had been fighting for many years (if they didn't die in this battle, they would be the first-class soldiers when the next batch of air cushion motorcycles arrived), it was indeed impossible for us to turn our faces with Overmars over this matter, and at most bring up the matter as a political bargaining chip at the appropriate time. Because of Jingwei's impassioned behavior, we missed the opportunity to ask Overmars for an explanation, and now we have to pay our own pension. But whoever is in her position, I'm afraid she can't help but sit down and slowly negotiate with Gaul about the funeral expenses. She's mad, I'm paying, it's supposed to be.

Thinking of this, I casually asked, "How are the troops of Gaul doing now?" ”

"That guy has gone berserk, ever since he invented that tactic of hand-to-hand combat with the enemy with a big stick wielded by MG." Simba said: "He specially found a film crew and a group of reporters to go to the front line, and asked his soldiers to pose with a big tree pulled out and waved for propaganda." I think he can't even remember his mother's last name now! After the defeat of Feria from Komatsu Mountain, the army was unstable everywhere, and these mountain giants who were given him ran away with a beat, and now he used the remaining twenty-four MGs to occupy a million square kilometers of territory - by the way, he no longer has the formation of a squadron in his hands, and the order is directly issued to every MG driver! ”

"Ox fork!" Hongxiang exclaimed: "Don't say that Overmars is happy when he hears it, even we are amazed when we hear it!" However, the central region could not establish a logistics supply base for a while, and Komatsu Mountain did not know how many remnants of Feria were now, and as soon as the Ninth Army left, he did not dare to use that mountain giant to open the mountain back. Having said that, Gaul is now a lone army with no logistics to maintain and replenish despite its infinite scenery. ”

'Ovimas didn't notice it for the time being, he needed the win so badly and Gaul gave him a surprise that exceeded expectations.' Han Han raised his head and said: "In the past few days, you haven't asked us about the card materials over there from Samsung, I think it can be delayed." ”

"Of course it's going to be delayed." I said confidently, "Just let your husband accompany you more." ”

Han Han's eyes widened and asked, "Huh?" ”

I nodded and said, "I've already decided on the candidate, go back and clean up Yang Huo, the candidate for the Megatron Global Council, and now only he will reassure me." Until Overmars urges him again, you'd better cherish the time you spend together. ”

"I'm afraid it won't last long." Hongxiang smiled: "The fleet that Xiao Guo brought back to transport supplies has returned, and now it's almost time to go to the Vulture Fortress." Although they are not very armed, they always have a deterrent effect as long as they are there. As soon as they left, Huo Yang and the others didn't know what the situation would turn into! The act of withholding materials without permission will probably be carried out in broad daylight. ”

Before everyone could gather enough angry eyes to look at him, a red emergency summary popped up on the screen in front of me. I skimmed it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and spread my hands: "Come on, the gold medal crow's mouth is worthy of its name, and it has already started." ”

On June 28, 3083, Huo Shuxiang took the initiative to attack Adams in order to expand his territory, avoid being forced to die of poverty and starvation by Yang Husheng, the director of appeasement, and at the same time obtain a certain amount of political capital. However, in the past few years, the Global Parliament has not given up negotiations and dialogues with the Adams rebels, trying to solve the problem through political negotiations, and Huo Shuxiang's attack caused the global parliamentary negotiators to die unjustly again, and they died under the indiscriminate bombardment of the 404th Army. It is worth mentioning that this negotiator was originally Guo Guang, but half a month ago, he suddenly returned to Leilongdo for appendicitis and was hospitalized, and an unlucky guy took over his hand. After Yang Husheng heard the news, his first reaction was not how he should act, but sincerely admired Guo Guang's instinct to foresee danger had reached the peak level, otherwise why didn't appendicitis develop sooner or later, and Guo Yingying's fleet would have been sent as soon as it left Samsung?

Xiao Duantao, deputy chief of staff of the Third Protector Army, who was familiar with the inside story of the 404th, immediately submitted to Yang Husheng a proposal to seize the opportunity to attack the 404th. Although the secret police of 404 are not regular soldiers, they have been training vigorously for nearly three years after being expelled from Leirondo, and now have a small number of frigates and MGs, if they are allowed to take down Adams and occupy the planet known as the "undefended three-star cornucopia", presumably the life of the three guards will be even worse than the two years of 404. At this time, the Global Parliament sent a stern-tone interrogation message to the negotiators for the killing, demanding that Yang Husheng, director of the appeasement, immediately organize an investigation and deal with it seriously. However, the current Samsung is no longer the Samsung that the GDI investigation team could casually wander around 20 years ago, and the cause and result of this incident are basically clear. However, the democratic decision-making of the global parliament has always been surprisingly slow, and if Yang Husheng had to wait until the day when they explicitly requested that troops be sent to suppress the 404th, it would be unknown that the strength of the 404th had swelled enough to counterattack his own army. It is risky to send troops without permission before the global parliament has issued a clear document, but under the temptation of many favorable factors listed by Xiao Duantao, Yang Husheng quickly issued an order to send troops.

The 404th Bureau itself is an intelligence agency, just like the GDI in the past, which has rapidly expanded from an intelligence agency aimed at the celestial realm to a behemoth that gathers intelligence, military and politics, but the development space and time are not enough, and it cannot reach the kind of achievements of the GDI. One of the problems of intelligence agencies is that they calculate too much and are too superstitious about data. Before going to Adams, they collected a lot of detailed information, using one of Alpha's supercomputers to conduct eighteen sandbox simulations, and came to the conclusion of this battle for the rest of their lives, because:

1. It is impossible for the rebels to resist the 404th Army for too long, three days at most;

2. The global parliament is very slow, let alone three days, even if it is thirteen days, it is difficult to issue exact response instructions;

3. It is impossible for the Three Guardian Armies, which have not been authorized by the Global Council, to dispatch to flank the 404th Army in a very short period of time.

4. Even if the Three Protectors intervened, the 404th Army, which had the lead, would be enough to defeat the rebels and fight against the Three Protectors based on Adams' resources.

In fact, the first three "impossible" are just a relatively small number to express the meaning. For a general who actually fights a war, a 1% chance is enough of a headache, but professional intelligence analysts see it differently. As a result, all three of the impossible have become possible. The combat effectiveness of the rebels was unexpectedly strong, the 404th Army fought very hard, and the progress was extremely limited, but the 3rd Guardian Army killed from behind again!

Because all three sides had mechanized troops, the Adams war was progressing extremely quickly, and at the rate of time passing by three to one, the speed of change of events that I learned on my side was surprisingly efficient. Before the cabinet meeting was over, Huo Shuxiang's urgent telegram came again, showing his fierce loyalty and the desperate situation of being suddenly attacked by the rebel Yang of the second minister: "I hope that the leader will help him, exterminate the rebellion, and correct my dynasty."

The tone in Huo Shuxiang's letter completely regarded me as a feudal emperor, and I felt a little flattered. Picking up the main points, he spread his hands and said: "The work is not finished, everyone put the agenda first, and talk about this matter, just as a small talk after dinner." ”

"How could this be idle talk!" As the leader of the main Fu faction, Han Han couldn't sit still: "Huo Shuxiang's other words are fine, I think the last sentence wants us to 'Ming Zheng Gangji', I think it still makes sense." If you sit back and don't care, in the future, Jiang Xu, Mei Weifeng, and Chang Hatian will all come out independently to attack each other, but how can you get it! ”

Hongxiang said leisurely on the side: "Obviously, some people have not taken care of it, what kind of strength is it to be angry at this time~~"

"Don't bicker, don't bicker." I hurriedly stopped this tilting attack between cabinet members and raised my chin to Simba: "Yang Husheng is your old department, you can tell me." ”

Simba smiled bitterly, looked at Han Han, then at Hongxiang, shrugged his shoulders and said, "General, you forced me to recommend someone to you that day, and I didn't say that I was responsible for it to the end." ”

I said impatiently: "It's not the matchmaker who said that he was ugly, who wants you to be responsible in the end?" Let's talk about it. ”

"We're talking about anything now." Simba pinched his fingers and calculated: "Huo Shuxiang must not be able to hold on anymore before he sent a letter to ask for help." If all goes well, he won't report it. If we calculate the time, this battle will be over in two or three days at most, what can we do, send an official message for them to cease fire or use the super-directional navigation method to transport an army over to quell the incident? Completely impossible. Now it is only necessary to think about how to deal with future events. ”

"Xin, you have read a lot over the years, and your speaking has become more and more organized, which is really a joy for this pavilion, but it seems that you are full of confidence in Yang Husheng? There are 100,000 people in the 404th inning, even if only half of the people who attacked Adams, there are 50,000, Yang Husheng has not expanded the army, or the 5,000 people left after the previous defeat, and both sides have put heavy firepower on the whole, do you have to fight? ”

Simba laughed out loud: "Forty-four, those guys, you have seen too much of the embarrassed appearance of the Northeast Peace!" What kind of decent army can such a guy make? It will definitely not be a match for the lamb! ”

Neither Hongxiang nor Han Han objected to this point, which shows the extent to which the combat effectiveness of the 404 spies has been badly evaluated. This matter was put aside and ignored, and after concentrating on studying the situation after the Battle of Komatsuyama, it was already evening. I pretended to be willing to entertain them to a working meal, but because the last working meal was just two mutton steamed buns, they obviously had a long memory. Hongxiang jumped to his feet and ran out, saying that his peerless sister had made a good dish and waited for him; Simba's mansion received more than a dozen wood elf servants from Jiang Xu's filial piety, and his small life was also very nourishing, so he naturally disdained my hypocrisy; When Han Han also turned around to slip away, I hooked my hand to her, and when Hongxiang and Simba were far away, I whispered, "Please eat." ”

Han Han smiled bitterly: "I have bad teeth, spare me." ”

"Well, how could I toss an old friend?" I said in a tone that could not be questioned, "I really didn't make fun of you this time. asked Ah Bing'er to bring two grilled chickens, and I asked Xiao Chen to stir-fry the vegetables himself. Let's get together and play mahjong after eating and drinking! ”

Han Han was still very skeptical: "Just this kind of thing, it doesn't need to be so mysterious, right?" ”

"Eh, tell me, how long has it been since we've been together like this?"

Han Han calculated, it was really a long time, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly again. I clapped my hands and said, "Yes, even close friends will gradually drift apart after being in a high position." If we want to control this distance, we must eat and drink well to cement the deep friendship we already have, and that is it. You go home and change into civilian clothes, and come to my house at half past seven. ”

Small family gatherings in the evenings are lively. Although there are a lot of times when socializing outside, such a family gathering has not been held for a long time, and Chen Qi is really lonely and panicked. After three rounds of drinking, Basque's ice blood surged, and I wanted to open another piece of liquor to continue to fight, but I refused to agree, and smiled again and again: "I will play mahjong later, are you afraid of losing money, so put yourself down first!" ”

Such insulting words are naturally an insult to the fat man who has an alcohol brain, and he no longer regards me as a general at all, and he makes a big hooligan face that will flatten me if he doesn't drink again. I had to ask Chen Qi to accompany Han Han to the lounge to prepare the card table, and I went to the back garden with the fat man to continue to have three drinks, and strive to start playing within half an hour.

When I got to the back garden, I said to Basque Ice bluntly: "I don't drink anymore, I have something to tell you." ”

Hearing me say this, Basque Bing had to find the faucet to water the flowers and flush his head, and only when he sobered up did he say, "Alas, let's talk." I heard that you are going to send me back to control Huo Yang? ”

"That's just a superficial task, after all, there are some things that can't be said in front of everyone. And judging from the current situation, Huo Shuxiang will probably not be able to stay any longer. ”

"Hurry up and say it directly, okay? It's the knife mountain fire sea asphalt pot, I will also give it to you! ”

I asked him to sit down and think for a moment before saying, "How many years have we known each other?" ”

"Hey, that's not a good idea!" Basque Bing shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you run this way, the time will pass by a few hours compared to the main star." If we strictly follow the time of the main star, we have known each other for seventeen years. ”

"Seventeen years!" I looked up to the sky and laughed: "I really don't know it, the years of youth have slipped away silently, and we are all half-old men!" ”

Basque Bing waved his hand again and again, "Hey, don't say that. Now that I have a family and a good life, don't I have to live like this anymore, what else is there to say? But you, no matter how ambitious you are, you still have to get your personal affairs done first. Why don't I give you another run, say nice things in front of Master, and let her quietly make you a little one? ”

I really didn't expect him to think so outrageously, so I hurriedly laughed and scolded twice, "It's not too much". It was easy to remember the matter, and quickly returned to the topic: "I mean, you have been with me for seventeen years, are you really satisfied with your life now?" To be honest, don't call me haha! ”

Basque Bing was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly thought for a while before he said, "Huang Er, what can people say about this?" ”

Nowadays, people like to engage in these "I don't know whether to say something or not", I scolded in my heart, and said with a smile: "Although it is said." ”

"It's been a long time since I've thought about the original thing, and now I suddenly think about it, before and after meeting Huang Er, my life has really changed too much." Basque Bing said: "At that time, my wish was just to use my military exploits to wash away my innate identity as a 'Star Abandon', go to the main star that really has flowers, grass and hope for life to find a wife, and spend the rest of my life in peace, but I never thought that I would come to this point!" Over the years, I have accumulated some small achievements, done some small things, and got a lieutenant to do ......"

I hurriedly interjected, "Wait! What is a lieutenant officer? ”

"I am now a member of the staff who enjoys the treatment of the regular army, I have no power and no soldiers, but my position is not low, I can't be a big official, and I am not a small official, so I am naturally a middle officer."

"Fat man, learn from Simba and read more books, and don't mess with vocabulary. I'm going to let you go to the middle office, and Han Han still can't find me to fight hard? After correcting his mistake, I waved my hand and said, "Go on." ”

Continued from previous ...... Finding a wife is also smart and virtuous, and after getting married, he is also wholeheartedly devoted to me, respectful of each other, and has children. It stands to reason that at this point in life, what more can a husband ask for, right? ”

"That's right."

Basque Bing suddenly showed a distressed look: "But Huang Er, since I brought you the guard battalion, I haven't brought soldiers again." What about the treatment at the regular military level? Regular soldiers don't recognize these things, but we are regular soldiers! Hanhan is much more capable than I am, and I have nothing to be jealous of. But it's not honorable to hear people keep remembering me as 'Naito-sama's husband', so don't I want others to raise their thumbs up and say to Han Han 'Mrs. Bada'?! ”

"Fatty, you're still not honest enough." I sighed slightly and said, "It's not just how your husband and wife feel on this issue, don't you personally have any opinion on me?" When Leilondo adapted, you made it clear to me that you don't want to say it directly? ”

"I just thought, you won't forget me, you just have your own thoughts." Basque Bing said: "That's all I can think about, right? ”

I was silent for a while before I said, "Fatty, what you started to say is wrong. ”

"Huh?"

"You say I have big ambitions, but that's really to the point. In fact, when I forced Hojo to hand over power, he pointed out one point: I don't have any ideas and plans for tomorrow, so it is dangerous to hand over the world to me. Hear me out – in a sense, I don't deny his accusations. All I know is that I have to win the war with Feria, and I happen to be the best person to take on this. But I don't have any plans for the future. The scale of the battle is getting bigger and bigger, and even if there is any recurrence, our forces will get closer and closer to the city of Nebuchu, and I am more and more worried about the situation in the future. ”

Basque Bing had to say: "You think too much, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge." ”

I didn't answer his words, and said to myself: "Human beings have made many explorations about the way human society and countries are governed. There is a model of pure inaction, which pays attention to the minimization of interference by the government of small countries and widows; There is a feudal Quartet, the mode of princes coming to the court; There is also the extreme power of the government, the mode of distributing all the resources of society, and so on. These models of societies tend to flourish at first, but they are inevitably time-wearing. As time passed, the bureaucracy became more and more corrupt, society became darker and darker, and so there was a revolution, boom, and all the cards were reshuffled all over again. I changed the subject, looked at the dumbfounded fat man, and said, "In short, when a social entity reaches a certain size, it is difficult to expect it to have the ability to regenerate and renew itself. If we want to minimize internal contradictions and maintain sustained and stable social development, there is a tried and tested method, that is, to wage war, expand our territory, and transfer contradictions to other countries and peoples. As long as we can always defeat or maintain a huge advantage, no matter how big the contradictions within the initiating country are, we can always suppress them. ”

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I always feel that something is wrong." "Contradictions are suppressed, not completely resolved," Basque said. After a long time, it will always accumulate to a point that is difficult to manage. Moreover, the war of foreign expansion cannot be fought forever. ”

"That's what I want to talk about 'eternity'. How can it be eternal? Eternity may be out of reach, but what about relative longevity? The eternity guaranteed by expansion and victory is false, and I have the responsibility to find the next step before there is no battle to fight, but I don't seem to have the interest and talent for it. We have sacrificed so much, labored to the end of the universe to fight this war, can't we rush to the end of the universe and turn everything into water because of internal chaos after a victory after so much hard work? I've been thinking about this for a few days, but maybe I've thought too much about it and haven't thought of a suitable path until now, which worries me. You know, there is no room for delay in such a matter of national affairs, and I am very worried that if we do not find a way out by then, the cause of mankind will flourish and decline. And what I'm most worried about is that once the final victory is won, the strength of me and Ovimas who occupy this planet will be too strong, and after gaining supreme power, what will happen between me and him, and what will happen to the main planet, is hard to imagine now, but I am afraid that it will be too late to imagine. ”

The fat man was surprised: "Do you even have to doubt yourself?" I never doubted you! ”

"Because of the responsibility, if you have a heavy burden like me, you will feel it too." I knew that he couldn't digest it for a while, so I made a long story short: "Anyway, when we go back, we will handle the relationship with the global parliament and clear the way for us." Because of the excessive consumption, both provinces are about to completely stop transporting supplies by warships, and instead charter Basque Gui's cargo ships for transportation, which will bring him considerable benefits, and I do not want this benefit to be used by others. If you ask him for more support, you will definitely be able to accumulate your strength in that military semi-vacuum in the rear. In the meantime, keep your eyes on the front, and if Ovimas makes any moves, come to my aid; If I go crazy and want to destroy humanity, stop me. ”

The fat man smiled: "Huang Er, are you joking?" ”

I also smiled and said, "Half joking." ”

After that, we returned to the lounge to play mahjong. At one o'clock in the morning, Han Han was about to get up to say goodbye, when the messenger sent a report of 100,000 urgent. This report was written by Huo Shuxiang again, and he actually ordered the remnants of the 404th Army to surrender to the rebels at the last moment, on the grounds of "hindering the rebel general Yang from sitting on a comprehensive basis and cutting off the survival of our army." He himself had left Alpha in a hurry with a small number of core subordinates and moved to the front, which was called "reporting to the general". After reading the report, Han Han immediately said: "Huo Shuxiang did such a big thing that shook the world without asking for instructions, is it severely punished?" ”

I shook my head and said, "I'm very interested in what he wants to say, so don't worry about it for the time being, I'll talk about it when he comes." ”

"What about Four-Four's branch in Nebuchu, is there a suspension of activities?"

"Let's keep it for the time being, don't worry."

"Then I really don't understand your attitude towards them, and it seems that you don't have too much blame for Yang Husheng." Han Han said: "If things really develop as Huo Shuxiang said, it is really the worst possibility." The Global Council has already nominally controlled Yang Husheng's army, and if he occupies Adams, his power will swell so much, if he is really pulled over......"

I laughed and said, "You're too worried, I've already discussed with Simba and Hongxiang, there is no possibility." ”

Han Han, Basque Bing and Chen Qi asked together, "Why?" ”

"You've all forgotten, but how can global parliaments forget. Samsung is the foundation of the two shoguns 'Longxing', and now Yang Husheng is taking the same path I walked back then. GDI raised me and Overmars for various reasons, wouldn't the people in the Global Council have a longer memory? Yang Husheng's starting point is much stronger than mine, but he won't have the opportunity to take off like me and Overmars, and no one will give him that opportunity. At this point, I, Overmars, and the Global Parliament will be more unified than ever before. ”

Chen Qi stared at me with an alert gaze and asked, "Really fake, so confident?" Don't you have any insider trading, right? ”

"Hey, would she not know about insider trading? You ask her! I raised my chin at Han Han and said with a smile: "Many things, even if they are separated by 100,000 light years, there will be a tacit understanding between people with hearts." ”

Our little mahjong didn't end until 5 a.m., and Han Han and Basque Ice were resting in my guest room. It was easy to wake up, and Han Han was already waiting at the door: "You sleep well!" I woke up your correspondent more than an hour ago, and there's new news. ”

"Anyway, I listen, I can't do anything, but let me guess - Chen Xiangda's fleet wiped out Huo Shuxiang and the others who ran away?"

"How can it be so easy to catch the spy leader running away!" Han Han said, "Things are pretty much the same as you expected. Yang Husheng was preparing to continue sweeping up the rebels, when the Global Parliament sent an urgent telegram asking him to cease fire, saying that the rebels were going to negotiate with the Global Parliament again. This reason is really ridiculous, but the rebels themselves have captured the equipment of more than 20,000 Sanhu troops that were wiped out during the last attack on Adams, and there are MGs of the 404th Army. The rebels have now established a strict hierarchy, with Zhen Chenxing, the former chief of staff of the Jianghuai Army, as their leader, and the self-named 'Astral Army', established a military junta, formulated a seal banner, and officially negotiated with the global parliament as a local separatist force. ”

I couldn't help but be surprised: "Ouch mom too! We almost gave this name to all of our and Ovimas's armies, that is, the First Fleet, and we didn't use it for more than ten years, and we ended up plagiarizing it for that grandson. (To be continued.) )