"General, it is imperative to find out where the rebels are coming from." General Lucas still has to sigh, and Zhao Li has to remind him.

"Well, our people are investigating, and there will be results soon." The general nodded: "It's you here, you have a lot of responsibility, you have to be careful." ”

"Thank you, General!" Zhao Li thanked him seriously. In fact, even he himself doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for him to suddenly bear this responsibility now.

"If you need anything, you can come to me directly." The general looked at Zhao Li and seemed a little tired: "I will try my best to keep the communication line smooth here, and you can do the rest by yourself." ”

"Yes, General!" From beginning to end, Zhao Li stood upright, and finally ended the call with a military salute.

Hanging up the communication, Zhao Li still couldn't accept it for a while. Suddenly, he was promoted to a major by leap of rank, and it seems that such a promotion has not been heard of in the army. Only in a school for the gifted would there be such a rate of advancement in rank.

However, the commendations of those soldiers who participated in the war must be announced immediately. These soldiers, eager for honor, are almost a little crazy.

When Zhao Li loudly announced the above awards, sure enough, the sound of cheers resounded in the sky. Even the recruits cheered for the honor of their captains. The Order of the Red Star of the Third Class, plus the title of Combat Hero, as well as the promotion of military ranks, boosted everyone's morale.

With this order of commendation and promotion, those soldiers could rightfully become officers. Now, there is no need for them to serve as temporary captains.

Only those soldiers of the airborne regiment, when they heard such a commendation, seemed to be very envious, and it can be seen from their eyes that they who have been canceled are even more eager and envious of such a commendation.

Small group meeting, even Kang Hongyuan rushed over this time, which was the most complete one.

"That's the order, what do you think, talk about it." Zhao Li announced General Lucas's order, and then, as in the old rules, he didn't say anything, waiting for everyone to speak.

"Good! That's great! Kang Hongyuan, the old man, was the first to speak, and he applauded in a series of ways: "Speaking of which, you are now the supreme military commander of the edge planet, with the power to recruit troops at any time, and the power to appoint officers." Good! ”

"There is only the right to conscript, not the power to appoint officers." Zhao Li hurriedly corrected Kang Hongyuan's statement.

"Really?" Kang Hongyuan seemed to be a little disbelieving, and asked rhetorically: "Then after you recruit soldiers, who will manage them?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Li really couldn't answer. The general doesn't seem to be as clear as he said, does he really have such authority? While turning his brain, he set his eyes on James and Yelin.

"Don't look at us." James saw Zhao Li's gaze and knew what he wanted to ask: "At most, we have participated in some special operations, the highest military commander of a planet, and we have no experience." ”

It's not just James Sanders who have no experience, but with so many people here, who has experience? Except for Kang Hongyuan, who served as the local administrator, the other people with the highest military rank are James, a former colonel. And this colonel, who is also a colonel of the special forces, is mainly responsible for the command of a small group of elite special forces, more than 200 people, and only Zhao Li has a little experience.

To be honest, Zhao Li is still dizzy until now. Major, the highest military commander of the edge planet, this is not too surprising. Because of the reading law here, the maximum number of troops stationed in each region is two hundred and fifty people, and the highest military rank is captain. The major is here, already a very high rank, managing all the military forces, quite normal.

The question is, that order behind the general. Recovering other regions as appropriate is a simple sentence, but it is by no means so simple to do.

First of all, Zhao Li's side only had a few thousand recruits who had just been trained, and he had not been taught combat techniques, and he had only learned simple firearms use and coordination. Even with the soldiers of those airborne regiments, if they are full of calculations, they can only have five hundred regular troops, and they are already snickering.

And the enemy, now it is simply not known how many. It's just that the ground airport logistics staff supporting a flight brigade add up to a lot more than this number.

It is not clear where the rebels came from, how many of them are stationed in various areas, what their training is, what their weapons and equipment are, and what their command is. In such a situation, the reconquest of lost territory is really a bit on paper.

"Is there a time set on it?" Sanders asked. Military-related operations generally have a time limit, so it's natural to ask questions.

"The general said, let me take care of it at my discretion." Zhao Li truthfully relayed.

Hearing this, everyone seemed to be relieved. There is no time limit, which means that you don't have to take this group of people to fight hard right away. Moreover, the general also said that the rainforest mining industry must not be lost, this is the main premise, as long as there is a reason to defend the rainforest mining, Zhao Li is here to stay still, and no one can say anything about him.

"Perhaps, if those areas are occupied by the rebels, it will not be a bad thing for us." Kang Hongyuan had been touching his chin and pondering, and suddenly said such a sentence at this moment. His words made everyone a little incomprehensible, and they all read it. Li Mengdie even glared a little angrily, saying this kind of thing at this time, does Kang Hongyuan have other ideas?

"Don't look at me like that." Kang Hongyuan ignored the strange gazes that everyone looked at.

"Lao Kang, tell me specifically, what do you mean?" Zhao Li tapped lightly on the table and pulled everyone's attention back.

"In the past, the marginal areas have not been accepted by the entire federation because of the legal system of reading power." Kang Hongyuan began to explain what he meant: "Or in other words, they themselves voluntarily excluded themselves from the federal legal system, creating this effect of reading the state." ”

"But the rebels don't recognize the law here." Kang Hongyuan emphatically emphasized the two words of reading: "In fact, the rebels' political axe is also very disgusted with drug trafficking, smuggling and even nationalism. ”

"You mean, when the rebels occupy this place, the local population will be resistant?" Zhao Li keenly grasped the meaning, his eyes lit up, and he asked directly.

"That's right, that's what it means." Kang Hongyuan nodded and acknowledged Zhao Li's statement: "If the rebels don't change their approach to occupying the planets in the previous few times, this is the most likely scenario. And, once that happens, the rebels will have to face not just our enemy, but many more local forces that will give them a headache. ”

Kang Hongyuan's words, everyone understands. To put it bluntly, the laws in the marginal areas are all made for these drug dealers, terrorists, etc., or they are made at all. If the rebels do not recognize these laws, it will inevitably cause these militants to resist, even if they dare not do anything for the time being under the strong suppression of the rebels, but once the time is ripe, those people will not mind stabbing the rebels in the back.

"What if they also recognize the law of reading power here?" James frowned and asked.

"Then find a way to make the local people not believe their words." Without thinking about it, Kang Hongyuan came up with such words.

Everyone is an expert in special tactics, so they naturally know what Kang Hongyuan meant. James felt even more impressive, this kind of tactics of attacking the heart and sowing discord was originally a classic technique in special battles, how could he ask this question of showing cowardice in front of Kang Hongyuan, a person who claims to not understand military affairs. Everyone looked at each other, and they all seemed to be a little stunned, several people looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere was no longer as dull as before, and it eased up a lot.

Winning the hearts and minds of the people, countless examples of wars have clearly shown that sometimes, the people's will is a very terrible thing, even if the army's equipment, technology, etc. occupy an absolute advantage, but as long as the people's hearts are not there, then the war will also fail. Kang Hongyuan's words let everyone know, at least for now, what tasks to focus on.

"This task ......" Zhao Li looked at a few people in the small group, but finally had to stop at Kang Hongyuan's body: "Lao Kang, it seems that you have to belong." ”

"No problem, leave it to me." Kang Hongyuan didn't refuse at all, and directly agreed: "My people are ordinary people and won't be discovered." ”

"The rebels' intelligence ......" Zhao Li looked around again: "Sanders, Ah Die, you two, are responsible for reconnoitring the rebels in the surrounding areas." For the rest, I'll go to the general to find a way. ”

"Yes!" "Okay, no problem." Two completely different answers, one rigorous and the other lazy, both indicated the same meaning.

"James, you and Yelin take control of the rainforest mining and make it look like normal production." In the end, Zhao Li cast his eyes on the remaining two.

"It's normal production now." James nodded and answered.

Simple meetings, pre-tasks are assigned. All that remains is to wait, waiting for the reconnaissance results of Sanders and Li Mengdie, waiting for the results of General Lucas's investigation, and waiting for Kang Hongyuan to appoint people to spread rumors and add fuel to the fire. Of course, the most important thing is to step up the training of these people in their hands, whether it is to defend the rainforest mining, defend the Golden Five Star, or regain the lost territory, these are the most important forces.

The long wait, at least in Zhao Li's mind, time has passed very long. Finally, Zhao Li waited for General Lucas's communication.

"General!" After Zhao Li hurriedly saluted, he went straight to the topic: "Do you already know where the enemy appeared from?" ”

"The rebels' flying brigade and ground troops were brought over by a meteorite not far from the planet." The general nodded, his fingers slid on the screen a few times, and a complete star map appeared on the screen in front of Zhao Li's eyes. The general pointed to a place and magnified it quickly, and Zhao immediately saw the meteorite belt that the general said.

This dense meteorite belt, Zhao Li is not a flight expert, so he didn't see that there was actually a hidden route in it. With those meteorites as cover, the military's radar may not be able to easily detect the hidden warships. That's why the rebels swaggered to appear on the edge planet.

"We can only be sure that they have transported a lot of supplies and supplies through the meteorite belt, but we can't judge the enemy's route yet." The general then added that it seemed that a few days of hard work was not enough for the military personnel to find out the detailed information of the other party's routes.

Zhao Li's mind moved: "General, can you send me a detailed scan of the meteorite belt?" ”

The general looked at Zhao Li and was a little surprised, but he didn't object: "Yes." ”

After saying this, the general opened a satellite video, which was the situation on the surface of the edge planet observed from the air: "Here, here, these two locations are the warehouses where the rebels temporarily store their supplies, and this is the data we took after losing fourteen military satellites. ”

Zhao Li couldn't help frowning as he looked at the several huge buildings revealed in the sea of green in those videos. Judging by the size of the complex, it seems that the rebels intend to build a permanent and stable base here. The people on guard around can see it very clearly, and the defense force is very strong.

Over there, all the star map materials that Zhao Li asked for had been sent, and the general looked at Zhao Li and asked, "What is the plan?" ”

"It's impossible to know for sure, General." Zhao Li replied truthfully: "You need to take a closer look at the star map data. If we can deduce the rebels' supply lines, I think we can attack at the same time, phase the rebels' supply lines, and destroy their supply depots. ”

"Our experts are already analyzing their routes, do you have anything you can do here?" The general was not surprised by his proposal, what he just said had always been around the rebels' supply lines, and it was normal to have such tactics. The general is interested in how Zhao Li analyzes the route here.

Of course, Zhao Li couldn't say James's true identity, so he sloppily said: "I have a guy here who is good at flying, maybe there is a way." ”

There are also many smugglers in the fringe areas, and they usually have some information that the military does not know. Just nodded: "If there is good news, let me know as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, General!" Zhao Li agreed loudly.

"As for the operation of attacking local supply lines, you first draw up a tentative plan." The general looked at Zhao Li: "Maybe, you have never been exposed to these, and you may have some fresh ideas." ”

"Yes, General!" Zhao Li had the same voice again, but he remembered a question: "General, who will be the commander of the other levels of the Reading Regiment?" ”

"You decide for yourself, just report the candidates." The general's brows furrowed, and he seemed to be a little dissatisfied with him asking this kind of question to trouble the general: "In the future, it will be carried out like this." ”

After hanging up the communication, Zhao Li grabbed the data storage device that stored the star map, and rushed out of the communication room directly: "Notify James immediately, I need his help!" ”

(To be continued)