In addition to the military families and the officers and men of the Yangtze River, some officers and men from other warships returned to the same ship, and the total number of officers and men who returned to the mainland on the Yuanwang reached more than 6,000.

After this adjustment, the size of the First Fleet of the Expeditionary Force was reduced to about 20,000 men.

The moment the Yuanwang entered the superluminal speed, Ye Fei stared blankly at the giant star that disappeared in his eyes, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, that is, he was looking forward to going home, but he was reluctant to go home.

However, Ye Fei quickly adjusted his mood, because he finally had time to spend time with his wife and children, and the long journey home was a rare vacation.

Although the Far Hope has been following the First Fleet, the soldiers still rarely have the opportunity to reunite with their families, and it is better to send the military families back to Earth than to let their families go on adventures with the fleet, at least the Earth itself is much safer than the Expeditionary Force.

However, just a week later, the comfortable life of having nothing to do made Ye Fei feel that something was wrong, as if something was missing in his heart. In order to find something to do for himself, he contacted the black bear and a group of bachelors from the commando, and the next morning, Ye Fei and his comrades gathered together, ran morning exercises like they did when they were in the recruit company, and borrowed the military camp of the Yuanwang to start training.

Seven days a week, training from Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday off, and everyone volunteers.

Gao Gang complained dissatisfiedly that Ye Fei would not enjoy the blessings, and he was born to work hard.

Ye Fei smiled and said nothing in the face of his wife's grievances.

At first, the training team consisted of more than 100 members of the commando, and two days later it expanded to more than 500 people on the Yangtze River. A week later, the Yuanwang conveyed an order from the headquarters to Ye Fei and all the personnel of the Yangtze River, asking Ye Fei to organize all the officers and men of the Yangtze River to carry out the necessary training and education, and other officers were responsible for the other personnel.

It is true that the headquarters transferred people back, but how could it be possible for the above to throw so many people on the Yuanwang without asking? For more than half a year, no matter how good the soldiers were, they had to disperse.

Fortunately, the task of training is not heavy, and there is no need to live in the barracks at night when you have a family, and every day is about the same as commuting, which is 108,000 miles worse than the training intensity when you are a recruit. And all Ye Fei who has something to do at home will be granted leave. Everyone had a full and happy life.

In the blink of an eye, it's more than half a year.

March 8, 2208.

After several adjustments. The Yuanwang finally returned to the solar system, and the spacecraft flew directly to the lunar base.

The solar system is no different from other uncivilized galaxies, and there are many busy aircraft here, but all of them are concentrated in the ecliptic plane.

In order to prevent the faster-than-light flying Yuanwang from inadvertently crashing into a spacecraft on its way. During its flight to the moon, Yuanwang had to leave the plane off the ecliptic. Until twenty lightseconds into the north of the Earth. Only then did it break out of the superluminal state and fly to the moon at a speed of 6,000 kilometers per second in an attitude perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic.

See the Earth again. Ye Fei was full of emotion.

Since the departure of the First Fleet in February 2204, it has been more than four years, nearly 1,500 days and nights, although most of the time spent in flight, but the soldiers have also fought a lot of vicious battles, thousands of people died in the universe far from the earth, now in retrospect, everything is like a dream.

After Yuanwang flew close to the moon, it was immediately discovered by the Russian fleet on duty, and the Russian side immediately contacted the headquarters of the Chinese Celestial Army to confirm the origin of Yuanwang.

The Chinese side immediately sent a liaison boat to board the Yuanwang, and after a formal confirmation process, the Russian fleet allowed the Yuanwang to pass through.

Zhu Qiang, the captain of the Yuanwang, jumped to his feet in anger: "Our Chinese warships, when will it be the turn of the Russians to point fingers?" "The 22-kilometer-long Yuanwang is the largest spacecraft in the history of mankind, and the bow is still painted with the August 1st military emblem, so it is not the turn of the Russians to take care of it.

Zhu Qiang's eyes flickered, guessing all kinds of possibilities.

The liaison officer sent by the headquarters explained with a smile: "It's not the Russians who point fingers, but the Russians are on duty today." ”

Zhu Qiang was puzzled when he heard this, and immediately asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Some things have changed in the last few years." The liaison officer hurriedly explained, "The Allied headquarters originally located in Yanjing has been moved to the moon, and the near-air defense of the earth is not separate as it used to be, but is coordinated and managed by the Allied forces, and the current defense model is that China, the United States, Russia, and the newly established European fleet take turns to be in charge, and this week it is the turn of the Russians." ”

"Huh?" Zhu Qiang was taken aback, "Is this okay?" ”

He knew that the original defense strategy of the fleets of various countries was to take charge of their own affairs, focusing on monitoring the fleets of other countries, but now it is better to change to cooperative operations.

However, it seems normal to think about it, there are early warning satellites all around the earth, and the fleets of China, the United States, Russia, and Europe are capable enough to undertake the defense of the earth, so as not to waste resources.

The liaison smiled helplessly: "Who dares not to listen to the decision above?" I heard that the British Commonwealth also intends to gather a fleet and get a piece of the Allied pie. ”

Zhu Qiang thought thoughtfully: "What, John Bull plans to leave the EU alone?" ”

"That's not what I can do." The liaison officer pouted, "Anyway, no one is short of blueprints for battleships now, and there is no expeditionary force, and ordinary fleets are not just about money." ”

"That's reasonable," Zhu Qiang said, "if you want me to see it, these guys are the faster-than-light warships of the Expeditionary Force." ”

Having a regular space army is almost a stepping stone to joining the Allied forces, only by joining the Allied forces, can you have the qualification to have direct contact with the mechanical civilization, as one of the oldest colonial powers, how can John Bull watch China and the United States vigorously compete for the outer planets without being moved?

The liaison officer glanced at Zhu Qiang and didn't speak, his level can't be compared with Zhu Qiang, there are some things that Zhu Qiang can say, his little arms and legs, he has said enough today, it's better to keep his mouth closed.

After establishing contact with the headquarters of the Space Army, the Yuanwang spacecraft, which had been on a long voyage for more than nine months, slowly landed in the open space outside the lunar base under the guidance of the navigation system.

The moment the Yuanwang landed, Zhu Qiang's heart seemed to fall to the ground.

Drifted for so long. It's long overdue.

There is not only a battleship of the Yuanwang, but also three fleets of the expeditionary force that have not yet been formally formed, dozens of huge ships are neatly arranged on the desolate plains of the moon according to their own formations, and from time to time there are traffic boats coming and going in a hurry to enter and leave the giant ships.

It seems that the remaining fleet is also about to be completed.

"Captain Zhu, there is still this order, please excuse me." The liaison officer took out the order that had been prepared for a long time.

Zhu Qiang looked at it briefly, nodded and said, "No problem." ”

The liaison officer who completed the work said goodbye and left, and Zhu Qiang conveyed the order.

The content of the order was simple, all the officers and men of the Yuanwang continued to garrison the spacecraft; The military families living on the Yuanwang still need to stay for a while so that the headquarters of the Celestial Army can be reasonably accommodated; All the officers and men of the Yangtze River and other officers and men who had been transferred back immediately reported to the headquarters.

After the order is given. The Yuanwang immediately got busy. Groups of fighters entered the underground base in batches and in an orderly manner, taking the traffic boats provided by the headquarters according to their respective affiliations.

Ye Fei was the highest-ranking person among all the people, and the headquarters specially sent a small traffic boat to connect him and Hei Xiong and other officers above the lieutenant colonel level to the headquarters base.

The officers, including Ye Fei, were all mid-level officers. The headquarters sent a colonel that Ye Fei didn't know. They were placed in a camp with better conditions. After that, I talked to everyone individually, and there was only one core content, that is, a debriefing.

Ye Fei's grades were at the bottom when he was in school. The most annoying thing is this kind of trouble in writing, but the debriefing report must be completed by himself, a head two big Ye Grand Master almost gray hair, the most embarrassed simply said something, and wrote the truth about the previous battles he participated in.

Even Ye Fei himself didn't expect that after the beginning, the pen in his hand seemed to have magic power, and the past scenes appeared in front of him, and more and more things were written, and the report that could have been completed with only a few hundred words was still unfinished after he wrote more than 20,000 words.

In four years, Proxima Centauri, Gliese 581, and Giant Star, which battle can be written clearly in tens of thousands of words? Ye Fei racked his brains to condense everything into a 20,000-word report, and after writing the last word, the whole person seemed to have re-experienced the past four years.

After handing over the debriefing report to the colonel, the colonel simply scanned the first few pages, put down the report and said with a smile: "Colonel Ye Fei, I now officially inform you that the leave will start immediately, until the headquarters issues a new appointment." Don't worry, don't have a psychological burden, after running around for so long, take a good rest for a while. ”

Ye Fei smiled slightly: "I understand." Everything in the report is realistic, except for being chased by a stubborn beast and cornered, causing the Yangtze River to crash, he doesn't feel that he has anything to worry about.

After such a long time, he has long thought about it, and the good or bad of this kind of thing is all in the thought above, and the great thing is to go to the military court, and it is useless for him to worry about it or not.

After saying goodbye to the black bear and other brothers leaving the camp, Ye Fei was relaxed, and when he left the camp, he found that this place was actually next to the two-way training base of the year!

Ye Fei suddenly realized, no wonder he always felt that this place was familiar.

Coming to the vicinity of the exit of the base, the access management office made an application, and the management office soon sent a traffic boat to connect Ye Fei's family to the base.

Gao Lan, who had finished his work in the morning, was the first to jump out of the traffic boat, grabbed Ye Fei and asked softly, "How is it?" It's all right, is it? ”

"What can I do?" Ye Fei smiled open-mindedly, "Let's go, let's go to Moon City." ”

When Ye Qi, who had just jumped off the traffic boat, heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, and clapped his hands excitedly, because he was not used to the low gravity of the moon, he jumped more than one person high, and directly pounced on Ye Fei.

Gao Lan was stunned for a moment, slightly surprised: "What are you doing there?" The word Moon City has filled her ears these days, and before joining the Expeditionary Force, she had also been in the Moon Base for many years, but she had never heard of such a place.

It is said that Moon City is a newly built city after the Allied headquarters moved to the moon, and was jointly funded and built by the three major space nations and other countries that joined the Allied Forces.

However, after the completion of Luna City, the rapid development of the commercial system led to the expansion of the civilian area, and Luna City has become the largest city on the moon...... In fact, it is also the only city, and this algorithm counts all military bases.

However, the bases of various countries are purely military bases. Moon City is a mix of military and entertainment, except there, there is no other place on the moon where entertainment items are so rich - the Celestial Army is a high-tech military class, even the most ordinary soldiers belong to the high-paid family with a lot of income, in the past, there was money and could not find a place to spend, but now with Moon City, every holiday, the officers and soldiers of each base will go to Moon City in groups like ants scattered in their nests for entertainment and consumption.

The strong spending power has further stimulated the entertainment development of Moon City, and now it has entered a virtuous circle, with taxes alone. It filled half of the funding gap for Allied headquarters.

It is said that there is no shortage of red light districts. Moreover, it is undisguised that the cars and horses are soliciting customers in the streets, and the soldiers of various countries who do not like each other are fighting in the red light district, and the Allied headquarters even organized a "multinational military police" to act as a police officer for this purpose to maintain order in Moon City.

Ye Fei sighed: "What else can I do." Go back to Earth. ”

"What's going on?" Father-in-law Gao Heng frowned dissatisfied. "Why don't you take the transport ship of the Heavenly Army?"

Ye Fei touched his nose helplessly: "You can take a transport ship." But there are already a lot of people lined up in front of us, and it's hard to say when there will be a boat or when it will be our turn. If you're unlucky, you might have to wait seven or eight days. Moon City has a civilian airport with regular flights to and from Earth, and I have inquired, and now the army is encouraged to take civilian spacecraft, and the ticket is reimbursed 70 percent. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go quickly!" Gao Lan couldn't wait to grab Ye Fei's arm.

Shopping is a woman's favorite, because of joining the army, Gao Lan originally had little time to go shopping, and after joining the expeditionary force, he went for four years, and there was such a big place on the Yuanwang, and he had nowhere to go for a long time.

Gao Heng's eyes widened: "Pay attention to the image!" ”

Gao Lan and Ye Fei were both wearing military uniforms, and they were not allowed to hold their arms according to the order.

Gao Lan secretly stuck out her tongue, but pretended not to see it, and there was no picket nearby anyway.

His wife was rarely lively, Ye Fei pretended not to see his father-in-law's uncertain face, asked the direction of the subway station, and the family rushed over in a hurry.

The subway station is located on the west side of the site, and the building is not grand, but the scale of the square in front of the station is not small, the railway is at the edge of the square, and a glass wall separates the railway from the square.

After searching for a long time and not finding a place to buy tickets, he turned his head and saw two soldiers of the Heavenly Army wearing white military uniforms, Ye Fei hurriedly beckoned to stop the two.

When the two soldiers saw Ye Fei's rank of colonel, they immediately took the initiative to salute.

Ye Fei returned the salute and asked, "Brother, where is the subway ticket office?" ”

The two of them were stunned at the same time, looking at each other, you look at me and I look at you, and the taller one looked at Ye Fei and the family behind him with strange eyes and said, "Chief, the subway is free, don't you know the road?" ”

"Huh?" Ye Fei was embarrassed, but fortunately, his face was thick and timely, "Besides, I am from the First Fleet of the Expeditionary Force, and I just came back." ”

"Hey, chief, look at what you say, and what I'm doing with you!" The tall warrior immediately came to his senses.

There are very few ordinary people in the military base, and Ye Fei doesn't know the situation of the subway, as soon as he asks, the soldier's vigilance is immediately raised, and Ye Fei is regarded as a spy who has infiltrated the base.

The warrior, who understood the situation, immediately became enthusiastic and diligently introduced the changes in the past few years.

Don't look at the fact that most people are reluctant to join the expeditionary force, it doesn't mean that they don't envy their comrades who are traveling to the universe. The First Fleet of the Expeditionary Force was the earliest, fought for the longest time, and made brilliant achievements in the universe.

Besides, Ye Fei is still a colonel, who in the Heavenly Army doesn't know that the Ludao Expeditionary Force has a low rank and a high allocation, and the rank of colonel must be a captain.

At this time, the train roared, and the two soldiers hurriedly led the way and took Ye Fei's family onto the train.

After the introduction of the two, Ye Fei realized how big an oolong he had.

The reason why the subway is free is because the bases on the moon in various countries are reluctant to open their bases to the personnel of other countries, so the subways between Lunar City and each base are all separate special lines, and not all bases are connected to a huge subway network.

Although the underground base of the headquarters of the Heavenly Army has built a subway, but the traffic is all active military personnel, and only in rare cases there are military dependents to ride, compared with the huge construction costs, even if the subway is full every time, the ticket price is not worth a fraction of the construction cost, and the Heavenly Army does not lack that little money.

The two soldiers also reminded Ye Fei that he didn't have to verify his identity when he left the base, but when he got on the car in Moon City, he had to be upright, and his family members were no exception.

Ye Fei changed his mind after hearing this.

It is true that the Heavenly Army is not short of money, but it is too extravagant to build a subway with a length of more than 200 kilometers in order to find a place for the soldiers to have entertainment and leisure.

Such a subway is not at all decided by the base itself, the base does not have the technical skills to build the subway, nor does it have the financial resources, and it must approve the budget at the national level before it can really start construction!

In this way, it is easy to understand that all the bases are connected to the Allied headquarters rather than to the Moon City! Just to put it another way, the meaning is immediately very different, don't look at the surface these subways are not interconnected, but the stations are in Moon City, and repairing it is not a matter of one sentence?

Connect all the bases together through Moon City to form a huge railway network, and a dozen large bases on the moon can form a complete transportation network!

These subways should be part of the Allied strategic network.

It is not that the surface of the moon cannot be equipped with a transportation network, but first, the lunar surface is in a vacuum, and secondly, it is strongly radiated. Moreover, once the moon is attacked, not only will the communication on the moon be cut off by the enemy, but the underground base will also become a ready-made tomb.

With the subway, the huge network of lunar bases will become a lively game of chess.

In this way, everything can be explained, but Ye Fei naturally won't tell this guess to others, not even Gao Lan. (To be continued......)

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