“…… Even the Confederate Academy admits that they do not fully grasp the control system of Icarus, and at this moment, no one can guarantee that the Icarus crisis will not be repeated, perhaps a hacker, an attack, or even a small piece of wrong code will lead to the complete destruction of the earth, therefore, the Alliance should land Icarus on the ground while it is still under control, and conduct dismantling and research, instead of using an alien facility of unknown origin......"

- Flyer distributed by the anti-space exploration group "Children of the Earth", "Icarus is not safe"

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"Sir, Prism Team reports."

Ling Yu stood in front of the map table, looking at Yang Chengze on the other side of the screen, and the moment the other party's avatar was displayed, Ling Yu's brows were locked.

Because he saw something in Yang Chengze's face - pretending to be calm and panicked.

It was not easy to see such a panicked expression from such a battle-hardened old man, Ling Yu turned his head and exchanged a look with Leianna, there were only four people left in front of the map table in the high-speed command car.

"Where are you now?"

Because the satellites had been turned off to deal with the solar storm, the GPS could not be used, and Ling Yu could feel the anxiety in Yang Chengze's mouth.

There is nothing more tricky for a commander than not even knowing where his own troops are.

"We've just passed Hagerston and we're on our way to Pittsburgh along Interstate 70." Ling Yu glanced at the map of inertial navigation next to him, this kind of error may reach five kilometers, and the location information provided by the navigation equipment is only the most basic reference value, "Has Pittsburgh been attacked?" ”

"......" rarely, Yang Chengze was silent for a moment, and the old general closed his eyes, and then sighed heavily.

"Fifteen minutes ago. We were contacted by the remnants of the 144th Motorized Infantry Division stationed in Pittsburgh, where the ACA used chemical weapons on a large scale, and we now have little more information, the vanguard of the 114th Armored Division had set out to establish a zone of separation near Pittsburgh, but their headquarters and the baggage forces remaining in Pittsburgh also suffered heavy losses. At present, we can only barely establish a command at the regimental level, and we must use signal corps for communications at the battalion level. ”

"I'm sorry, sir...... You mean, the ACA is in Pittsburgh...... Indiscriminate use of chemical weapons?! ”

Ling Yu's voice trembled a little, and he glanced at Jiesi as if seeking verification, but Jiesi just lowered her head, not knowing whether she was looking at the map table or avoiding his gaze.

"Yes." Yang Chengze was silent a little again, "It's indiscriminate." According to the reports of the remnants of the 144 motorized infantry division...... I'm afraid that at this moment, there are no living people left in Pittsburgh. ”

"Just kidding! Pittsburgh is home to 330,000 residents! ”

Logan's voice trembled slightly, and the glass of water in his hand shook and almost fell to the ground.

"Wait a minute." Yang Chengze raised his hand and motioned for Ling Yu to wait, he took an electronic board and flipped it, Ling Yu noticed. His fingers trembled slightly.

"This is the latest news from the 114 Panzer Division, which has been confirmed. Judging from the type of poison gas used by the other side or the results of drone reconnaissance, it is already certain that Pittsburgh has been ...... Slaughter. ”

"Bastard!"

Ling Yu slammed his fist on the map table in front of him, and a depression directly appeared on the alloy map table, and he raised his head bluntly. looked at Yang Chengze on the other side of the communication device.

"The 191 mobile unit will immediately enter the theater of operations as fast as possible, what should we know and what should we do?"

"Calm down, Ling Yu," Reanna stepped forward. Stretched out his hand to stop Ling Yu, then turned his head to look at Yang Chengze, "General, we need detailed information on the chemical weapons used by the other party, as well as the overall plan of the theater command. ”

"That's right, there's no point in rushing in so recklessly, we need a plan." Jesse raised her head, opened her eyes, nodded in agreement with Rianna's words, and then turned her head to look at Ling Yu, "Of course, after that, I will dig out the mastermind's intestines with my own hands." ”

"Count me in." Rogan rarely didn't complain, and his eyes flashed with rage.

"The 114th Panzer Division has set up a front-line command at the intersection of Intercontinental Highways 76 and 376, you go directly there, and we'll be in touch in two hours." Yang Chengze frowned and gave such an order, "Don't worry, the TF of the entire Washington theater of operations is rushing over, and you will not fight alone." ”

"Okay, let's prepare, trouble the general to pass on the information on chemical weapons to us, and other information we have now, the more the better."

Ling Yu wanted to say something, but Jiesi shook her head slightly, and then spoke to Yang Chengze.

"I'll arrange for someone to pass it on to you right away." Yang Chengze glanced at Jiesi and gave a reply, then looked at Ling Yu, "Don't rush alone until further orders arrive, when things come to this point, ACA must still have a backhand, besides, you are the trump card in my hand, I have a more important task, I will give it to you later." ”

"And the most dangerous mission." Yang Chengze slowed down and added.

"Understood." Ling Yu closed his eyes and saluted, "Then we will wait for the next order." ”

Yang Chengze didn't speak, just nodded, returned a military salute, and then cut off the communication.

"Char...... Char...... Pierre...... Bastard!!! ”

Ling Yu clutched the edge of the platform, the metal shell groaned twisted at his fingertips, and just as Liana was thinking about whether to say anything, suddenly, Jiesi took a step back, picked up a hanging assault rifle from the wall, and smashed it into the back of Ling Yu's head like a baseball bat!

"Jessy!!"

Without waiting for Logan to reach out to stop it, Ling Yu had already turned around and smashed the automatic rifle made of engineering plastics and high-strength steel materials into pieces with one punch, Jiesi didn't look at Ling Yu, threw the barrel of the gun in her hand aside, turned around and picked up a rifle from the wall and threw it to Ling Yu.

"If you still feel uncomfortable. I smashed this one too. ”

"You ......" The anger on Ling Yu's face suddenly dissipated, he looked at the rifle in his hand, understood what Jiesi meant, took a few deep breaths, then held his breath for three full minutes, and finally exhaled a breath of turbidity. Open your eyes and toss the rifle back to Jesse.

"I'm fine, thank you."

"There's no way to make a judgment with anger, just vent it when necessary." Jeunse shook her head, didn't smile, just turned around to remind Logan as well, and finally looked at Riana, "Then let's get to work, Sister Rianna." ”

"It's really a persuasion method with TF characteristics." Liana glanced helplessly at the gun parts all over the floor. Reach out and bounce a spring off the map table, then draw a screen.

"Let's start with the gas itself." Rianna's fingers twitched on the holographic keyboard, "According to the information collected so far, the ACA is using a new type of poison gas, alliance number GX7, which is an improved product of vx poison gas, which belongs to nerve gas. GX7 is a colorless and odorless, oily object that is 7 times more lethal than VX. Under normal circumstances, the lethal amount of skin absorption in the average person is 1 mg. ”

"A tablespoon exploded in the air. Ten blocks left no one alive. Rogan quoted a line from the movie to describe a sentimental concept, "This is talking about VX, and it looks like for GX7, that number is going to expand to 70-80 blocks." ”

"That's not how it doesn't work. But at this point, I wish it was so. Jesse shook her head slightly, her left eye running through a string of jù, and the girl turned her head to look at Rianna. The main issue is contamination. ”

"Yes, if it is extremely volatile, it will be reduced to a harmless level not long after dispersion, but as a specially designed chemical weapon, GX7 is a very contaminating oily liquid. It will hardly volatilize and dissolve naturally at room temperature, and it is heavier than air, and in the case of GX7-3 type, it may also be mixed with some corrosive components...... In short, an ideal weapon for blocking large areas. ”

"How much anti-chemical equipment do we have now?" Jeunse, who was clearly more concerned about the details, looked at Rianna, but was also clearly skeptical of the possible answer, "Can you deal with GX7?" ”

"No, we only have the simplest equipment to deal with inhalation and incapacitating gases, the GX7 needs specialized protective clothing and the necessary antidote, if from the worst point of view, the corrosive components of the gas can burn through our protective clothing in a matter of minutes."

"General Yang Chengze must have been prepared, and I believe that we will be able to find suitable protective clothing when we get to the outpost." Ling Yu shook his hand to show that this wasn't a big problem, "How lethal is this thing to TF?" What about the effect of the antidote? ”

"TF is basically to death, after all, TF has become a combat force when this thing was designed, but if the antidote is injected within ten seconds, it should be able to survive," Rianna showed a wry smile, "but it will also lose combat ability, and it will also cause potential damage to nerves." ”

"Are antidotes ineffective for the average person?" Jesse looked up and asked.

"Yes, but you have to inject it in 0.3 seconds." Rianna kept a wry smile, as if she guessed that Jeunsy was going to ask, she took the extinguished cigarette butt from her mouth and threw it into the trash, "In 0.5 seconds, the nervous system of ordinary people will be completely destroyed." ”

"Tsk-" Logan smacked his lips, "that means if our hazmat suit is torn...... The consequences will be severe. ”

"Is there a rapid decontamination measure?" Ling Yu asked one last question.

"No, the Alliance's current antidote takes 4 hours to neutralize the same amount of gas or liquid, and this gas is designed to be designed with something that prevents the reaction from neutralizing...... From this perspective, it is clear that the purpose of the ACA is clear, that the massacre is not the primary end, but a means, and the primary purpose is to turn Pittsburgh into a dead city. ”

"So their goal is to control the ground of Icarus." Ling Yu glanced at the map, and at this time, everyone must have thought of the purpose of the ACA, "How much of a role does this ground control station have?" ”

"Based on what we have now, it's not very useful."

Liana raised her hand and rubbed her hair, in a somewhat uncertain tone, "The scientific research significance of the ground control center is far greater than the actual operation ability, and now there are still people on Icarus, and the boys of the Space Army are completely controlling Icarus, I don't understand what their reason is for doing this." ”

"Whatever it is, there must be a reason." Logan touched his chin, "At this point, you said that their target was not Icarus, and a three-year-old wouldn't believe it." ”

"In any case, just take down that control center, so that it doesn't matter what tricks they have."

Ling Yu nodded, a straightforward violent style was always the choice.

"Sir, a communications call from the European theater of operations is Anderson. Deputy Director Li. ”

At this moment, a staff officer's voice rang out from the microphone. (To be continued......)