The transport plane that turned around and turned back was accompanied by Zhao Jiakun and others who had evacuated from Silicon Chuan Town.

"Brother Hou, thank you!" When Zhao Jiakun rushed to the small square in a hurry, he didn't expect that the seriously injured Hou Daming would personally lead the team and stick to the evacuation point waiting for them to return. When his heart was moved, Zhao Jiakun didn't care about the so-called face, and sincerely expressed his gratitude to Hou Daming. And Hou Daming also smiled, waved his big hand, and signaled Zhao Jiakun to quickly lead the team to board the transport plane. At this point, the past enmity between the two can be regarded as a write-off.

On the transport plane, Zhao Jiakun reported to Hou Daming for the first time his actions to rescue the refugees with the respect that his subordinates deserved, and frankly admitted his mistake to Hou Daming because he decided to act without reporting to the regiment headquarters. Hou Daming naturally generously said that he did not compare these, and instead greatly praised Zhao Jiakun and his heroic actions. Then, Hou Daming also revealed to Zhao Jiakun what he knew, about the inside story of the evacuation operation directly ordered by the task force headquarters.

"One of the staff officers of the task force command is a friend of mine, and he gave me the order to retreat directly. However, he then quietly explained to me that this time it was not only our reinforced regiment that was forced to withdraw from the defensive position immediately, but also all the troops of the entire task force who were fighting fiercely on the front line were ordered to evacuate urgently. Through the holographic porthole, Hou Daming glanced at the PN01 ladder platform standing tall in the distance, sighed lightly and said, "Obviously, the theater headquarters has decided to abandon this barren planet. My fellow villagers advised me to quickly evacuate my position and rush to the ladder platform. There was a small group of space battleships that had come to assist in the evacuation of our special forces. The zuihou deadline of the evacuation time is before dark. After dark, that small fleet would leave the atmosphere of the planet Pune. It is said that there will be a large-scale operation to target the insects on the planet Punn. As for what the action is, even my fellow staff officer doesn't know much! ”

"Give up Pune? What about the millions of refugees waiting to be evacuated? After listening to Hou Daming's narration, Zhao Jiakun asked in amazement.

"I don't know! Alas, brother, this may not be something that a front-line low-level officer like you and me can worry about! Hou Daming shook his head with a wry smile, and said with another sigh: "What I can do is to let the remaining brothers of the reinforcement group go home with all arms and legs!" Alas, you know, our reinforcement regiment has shed enough blood in this hellish place! ”

It was Hou Daming's sigh that made Zhao Jiakun, who was originally indignant, speechless for a while. Hou Daming was telling the truth, the entire reinforcement regiment originally had a small number of 10,000 men, and all kinds of chariots and mecha equipment were the only ones. However, after arriving on the planet of Pune, within a few rounds of fighting with the bloody and brutal army of insects, the casualties of the reinforcement group reached nearly one-third. All kinds of heavy weapons and equipment have been exhausted, and it can be said that they have almost lost their combat effectiveness. If it weren't for two rounds of rest and replenishment, it would have been difficult for the reinforcement group to continue to persevere in the fierce battle with such a strong insect.

At present, the reinforced regiment evacuated from Silicon Chuan Town is only about half of the strength when it first arrived in Puen. Although the fighting spirit is still strong, the conditions in all aspects are almost unable to support the high-intensity combat of the entire reinforced regiment. Perhaps, the contingent's evacuation order did not take into account the millions of innocent refugees, but it cannot be said to be entirely wrong. Perhaps, in the eyes of the top brass of the theater headquarters, a well-trained and battle-hardened elite division is far more important than millions of unarmed ordinary people.

"Battalion commander, look below!" Just when Zhao Jiakun was a little distracted, a shout from the platoon commander Jiang Datou interrupted his thoughts. Zhao Jiakun and the others, who heard the movement, hurriedly got up and looked down through the porthole, and saw that smoke and dust were billowing on a hillside that swept under the transport plane. Loomingly, a group of humans are being chased by a small army of alien insects.

"There's someone down there! Quick, tell the pilot to land! Seeing this, Zhao Jiakun suggested loudly to Hou Daming on the side without thinking. In his opinion, Hou Daming, who is also a soldier, will definitely agree to his rescue suggestion without hesitation when he sees these civilians being chased and killed by strange insects.

"No way!" However, what Zhao Jiakun didn't expect was that Hou Daming glanced at a time monitor at the top of the transport cabin, and after a little hesitation, he categorically rejected his suggestion: "Time is running out, and if we are delayed, I'm afraid we won't even be able to board the evacuated space battleship!" ”

"What a mess! Dead old marquis, can you bear to watch those civilians being torn apart one by one by the alien bugs of the dog day? Zhao Jiakun was stunned when he heard this, and then reacted, ignoring the suspicion he had just released with Hou Daming, and asked sharply with a bull's eye.

"There are dozens of heads in this transport plane waiting to go home to see their relatives, and I have to take responsibility for them!" Hearing Zhao Jiakun's questioning, although Hou Daming was not angry, he also coldly said-for-tat.

"You!" Hou Daming's reasons made Zhao Jiakun not know how to refute for a while. However, he immediately moved his heart and changed his tone to Hou Daming: "Well, since Grand Master Hou doesn't have the courage to take the risk to save people, then it's okay for me to go by myself, right?" ”

"I didn't say it, I firmly support the battalion commander's decision!" Zhao Jiakun's voice fell, and Jiang Datou on the side said in a loud voice, and the corner of his eye inadvertently glanced at Hou Daming, with a very disdainful look.

"I'll go too! I don't want to be stigmatized as dying! Staff Officer Li also smiled and followed.

"And me!" "Count me in!" ……

For a while, the echo in the cabin rang out. However, most of them were officers and soldiers of the first battalion, and of course there were a few Hou Daming's subordinates, who were mixed in to cheer for them.

"A bunch of idiots! Do you know that once you go down to save people and delay the time, you may lose the opportunity to evacuate! Do you want to be buried with those refugees on this ghost planet? Hou Daming still refused coldly unmoved: "No! I am the commander of the regiment, and no one is allowed to go down to save people without my orders! ”

Because Hou Daming was seriously injured, he could only lean back on his seat when he spoke, with a gloomy pale old face, looking very unhappy.

"Hou Daming!" Hou Daming's words suddenly made Zhao Jiakun's face flushed. The next moment, a stream of blood suddenly surged into his brain, Zhao Jiakun suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Hou Daming's neck, took out a gun with his right hand, pointed at Hou Daming's temple, and suddenly shouted: "Quickly order to turn around and go back!" If you don't save people, don't stop Lao Tzu! Otherwise, don't blame Lao Tzu for not having long eyes! ”

"Zhao Jiakun, do you want to rebel!" Probably because Zhao Jiakun's movements were too fast, the subordinates beside Hou Daming didn't even have time to react, and watched the seriously injured regiment commander being held to the head by Zhao Jiakun with a gun. The second lieutenant staff officer of the regiment headquarters who had been following Hou Daming was so frightened that his face changed dramatically, and he got up and pointed at Zhao Jiakun and shouted categorically.

His words fell, and the marines directly under Hou Daming in the cabin behind him got up almost reflexively, raised their weapons one after another, and aimed at Zhao Jiakun and the others. And the officers and soldiers of Zhao Jiakun's first battalion were naturally not to be outdone, and they also raised their guns in unison.

"It's all fucking biedong! If you don't want to die, put down your weapons for Lao Tzu! Platoon Commander Jiang Datou's actions were even more exaggerated, and he actually directly took out a few high-explosive grenades, clicked off the safety bolt, and held them high in the air, and was about to detonate them. The power of these high-explosive grenades to explode at the same time should not be underestimated, not to mention whether everyone in the cabin can survive, even this transport plane cannot withstand the bombardment of cluster grenades. Once it explodes, there is absolutely only one result, and that is the destruction of the plane and the death of people.

Hou Daming's subordinates naturally didn't expect that there were such outlaws who were not afraid of death in Zhao Jiakun's battalion, and they were shocked for a while, and even the second lieutenant staff officer twitched the corners of his mouth, not knowing how to deal with this extremely dangerous situation.

"That's it! If you want to do it, you have to listen to Lao Tzu first! Seeing that the two sides were tense and desperate to fight for Jiashi, Hou Daming, who was "held hostage" by Zhao Jiakun, said calmly.

"Humph!" Zhao Jiakun, who had eased up, retreated a little from the anger in his heart, and when he heard this, he snorted coldly and put away his gun.

"Lao Zhao, you want to save people, I won't stop you! But let's get the ugly things up front! Since you refuse to listen to my old brother's advice, then no matter what the consequences are, you can only bear them yourself! Also, once you go down, I won't give the order to wait for you! In addition to you, there are dozens of other people here. I said, I'm responsible for their families! The next moment, Hou Daming tightly covered the wound bandage on his chest with one hand, struggled to stand up, and said almost word by word: "Think about these brothers in life and death who follow you, you have to think carefully before making a decision!" ”

Hou Daming's reason for stating again was quite convincing, and it actually made Zhao Jiakun, who had calmed down, hesitate for a while, and subconsciously looked back at the officers and soldiers of the battalion behind him.

"Boss, don't listen to him! Wherever you go, I'm sure you'll follow! Platoon Commander Jiang Datou puffed up his chest and said loudly.

"Battalion commander, me too! The brothers have broken through so many ghost gates together, and it's not bad this time! Staff Officer Li said with a smile.

"Staff Officer Li is right! Battalion commander, you give the order! The brethren are determined to follow you! ”

"Yes, even if it's a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, we won't say a word more, battalion commander!"

Hou Daming didn't expect that his remarks did not scare Zhao Jiakun's subordinates. On the contrary, these officers and soldiers of the first battalion put on a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, and between shouting loudly, Hou Daming's subordinates also had a faint commotion.

"Alright, brothers, then let's break it together again! Even if you go to the Netherworld, you are still my good brother of Lao Zhao! Zhao Jiakun's heart was agitated, warm liquid oozed slightly from his eyes, and he solemnly nodded to Jiang Datou and the others, and then turned around and quietly looked at Hou Daming, who was pale.

"Alas......" After a moment of silence, Hou Daming shook his head and let out a long sigh.