The power armor's sensing system alerts a rapid alert to the high-speed approach of an unidentified object. Facing the sudden alien monster, Chen Weiyin felt that his legs were almost filled with lead, and he couldn't run at all, but instinctively closed his eyes.

The monsters that were spinning strange knives quickly rushed in front of Chen Weiyin and Bernstein. But instead of attacking them, these monsters with knives roared past and rushed behind them.

The expected shock and pain did not happen, and Chen Weiyin quickly opened his eyes. A violent explosion was heard behind him, and the thermal imaging system showed that the monsters were turning into fiery fireballs one by one. She and Bernstein quickly turned around and observed the situation.

Dozens of meters away, the monsters of the seven "easy" planets had already been exploded, and the exploding fireballs were turning into burning smoke and dust, gradually dissipating.

"Don't move! We are the Perseus Interstellar Bundeswehr, shoot and don't kill! ”

Through the general channel of the people, Chen Weiyin and Bernstein received each other's warnings, and at the same time, they also saw that the other party dozens of meters away had formed a half-moon-shaped encirclement around them and aimed all their weapons at them.

"Don't shoot, we don't have weapons." Through the same communication channel, Ulf Bernstein screamed in horror and raised his arms.

Chen Weiyin also raised his hands to indicate surrender. Having encountered those strange aliens, she now prefers to surrender to her enemies, who are also humans.

A leading Union Marine stepped out of the line, raised his arms and aimed the particle cannon at them, and asked triumphantly in the communication channel, "Is that Professor Uffre Bernstein?" Academician of the Imperial Academy of Sciences? ”

For all of the heavyweight scientists in New Rome, the Union Army collected complete and detailed information about their identities, including their voice signatures. So as soon as Bernstein spoke, the other party's computer immediately recognized his identity.

"It's despicable." Bernstein, who regained his mood, responded. He was also frightened by the monsters that attacked just now, and he couldn't react at all. But in the face of the Federation Army, which is also human, he shows a calm and calm posture.

"I'm Robb, a major in the Bundeswehr." The other party proudly introduced himself, "I am honored to capture you, Mr. Academician. Then he turned to the power armor beside Bernstein and asked, "This is your assistant?" ”

"Don't point your gun at us!" Chen Weiyin said in disgust, "I am Dr. Chen Weiyin, a student and assistant of the academician. ”

Hearing that the other party was a young lady, Robb lowered his raised arms and apologized in a gentlemanly tone: "I'm sorry, Ms. Chen." I didn't know who you were just now, so I was a little misunderstood. ”

At this time, one of his subordinates reminded Robb: "Major, we'd better leave quickly, those monsters may become more and more." ”

Before his voice could be heard in the communication loop, the sensing system of the Marine's power armor gave a rapid alarm. In the thermal imaging, a dense and strange image appeared on the surrounding mountains.

"Immediately bring Mr. Academician and them back to the aerospace plane!" Robb exclaimed nervously.

The Federalist Marines covered Bernstein and Chen Weiyin as they ran back. But those monsters quickly followed, gradually shrinking the half-moon encirclement from the rear of the marines.

Seeing that a simple retreat could not get rid of this group of difficult guys, Luo Bo immediately turned around and ordered: "Open fire and kill them!" ”

Quickly firing the particle cannon, I saw a bright light immediately tear a rushing beast in half with lightning speed.

The other Marines also turned and opened fire, smashing the monster that rushed up desperately to pieces.

Despite the speed of the monsters, and the sharp knife-like weapons that swirled at the sides of their bodies looked terrifying in the light of the explosion, they were no match for modern human weapons. In the flash of particle beams and missiles, they disappeared one after another.

But in the thermal imaging, one monster disappears, and more monsters appear at the same distance. There are more and more of these strange-looking headless and knife-bearing monsters, and it seems that they can't stop killing them. The Marines escorted the two New Rome scientists as they fought and retreated, fleeing in the direction of the landing site.

"What the hell is this disgusting stuff? More and more! Someone asked in surprise in the communication system.

"Whatever it is, get out of this planet before we still have the advantage in our weapons!" Robb shouted, then called for the plane to pick it up.

Fortunately, the aerospace planes of the cruiser "Zhiyuan" quickly arrived, picked them up, flew high into the air, and escaped the pursuit of the monsters.

When Robb got on the plane, he hurriedly contacted the "Zhiyuan" that was still in space to understand the situation.

Their sneak attack was so successful that there were no casualties, but they captured a total of fifty-five New Roman scientists and nine marines. The reconnaissance and communications carrier of the new Roman Army, which was originally left in near-Earth space, and four unarmed research ships were also scared away by the "Zhiyuan". However, the operation was not perfect, and he regretted that the large amount of advanced equipment left on the ground of the "easy" planet by the new Roman Empire scientific expedition team could not be transported, and had to be abandoned on the interstellar planet where strange and ferocious creatures had been confirmed.

The plane's four electric hot jet engines make a low roar, spewing bright oxygen-oxygen flames as they leap into space. In the cockpit, the ground in the pilot's remote sensing system is already covered with strange infrared radiation. He quickly reported to the commander in the carrier compartment, where images were projected and data were analyzed.

"It's not surprising, the ground must be full of beasts now." Robb said on the general channel, but he then asked the two captives sitting opposite: "I said Mr. Academician, and Doctor, are you here for this?" ”

Ulf Bernstein "Oh, the officer, we didn't know we were going to encounter these creatures at first......"

"You don't have the right to question our actions." In the communication loop, Chen Weiyin interrupted Bernstein's answer. "This is what the Geneva Conventions provide."

"That's for the military." Robb retorted, "But don't forget, if we hadn't arrived in time, you'd probably have been on the monster's plate." ”

"Hehe, the aggressor always has a hypocritical face." Chen Weiyin ridiculed each other, "Whenever he invades others, he always shamelessly declares that he is a great liberator." Referring to the officer, this hypocrisy of yours is too strong. In fact, when the professor and I ran into those monsters, they didn't attack us, they passed us and pounced on you self-righteous minions. ”

"Dr. Chen, I really want to see your real appearance, do you have a pair of sharp teeth and a sharp mouth?" Robb replied politely, "Like an old witch in a fairy tale, with canine teeth at the corners of her mouth, a wrinkled face, and a vicious incantation in her mouth." ”

"You ......" Chen Weiyin was immediately so angry that he couldn't speak.

Everyone could hear the conversation on the public communication channel, and the Bundeswehr officers and men immediately reported with a smug laugh and congratulated their commander on his successful verbal humiliation of an unruly captive.

Women seem to be most afraid and hate being told that she is old and ugly, not to mention that for a beautiful young lady in her prime, these words and ridicule are even more intolerable. But Chen Weiyin had no choice, and fell into the hands of the enemy, so he could only remain silent aggrieved.

It was Ulf Bernstein who came out to clear the siege, and he said in that rather old-fashioned-sounding voice: "Major Luo, Dr. Chen is still very young and a little impulsive. Although we are now in the hands of your army, as an old man, I think what you just said is too much for a young girl. ”

"Mr. Academician, I don't intend to apologize to Dr. Chen." Robb said firmly, "After all, she accused me of hypocrisy in the first place." And actually, from the time we found you until now, I don't think I've insulted the honest qualities of a Union soldier. ”

"A drunk man will never admit that he is drunk." Chen Weiyin immediately cited clichéd examples to refute Robb.

"Alright, Chen, we don't need to collide with them." Bernstein immediately comforted his students. It is not wise to confront someone who has his own life in his hands.

"Don't worry, Mr. Academician, I won't be like Miss Chen." Robb said in a tone that sounded very generous. But after saying that, he stood up, reached out and knocked on the front of Chen Weiyin's protective helmet of power armor, and said, "But I really want to know what the face in here will look like." ”

In Chen Weiyin's eyes, this kind of action and language has constituted an intolerable behavior. Enraged, she jerked to her feet, waving her arms and slamming Robb's head with one hand at the heavily armored and small particle cannon that was heavily armoured and small particle cannon with the other. However, the costumes used by the scientists are far less powerful than those used by the Marine Corps. The beaten Robb did not move. She swung her other arm at Robb, who quickly raised his hands, clamped her shoulders, and pressed her against the seat.

"You're too presumptuous, miss." Robb's warning came from the communication channel, and his tone was not only full of threats, but also used no honorific words. "You can enjoy the rights of a prisoner of war, but you have no reason and no ability to be unscrupulous in front of me. More than a thousand years ago, I would have stripped you naked and made you miserable! ”

"Sir, this is too ......" A reminder immediately came from the communication system.

"Major Luo, you've gone too far!" Bernstein also stood up angrily and loudly denounced, "You are a blatant insult and a violation of human rights!" ”

Luo Bo let go of Chen Weiyin and pretended to explain easily: "Please don't get me wrong, I'm just verbally scaring this arrogant young lady." For those who have a hard mouth, they must be harder than her. ”

"I'll take you to court!" Chen Weiyin warned viciously, "Let you, the villain, not be able to eat and walk around!" ”

"Alright, Chen, don't be like these martial artists." Bernstein hurriedly persuaded his students, for fear that her words would cause the other party to be dissatisfied again.

"Miss Chen, I hope you understand your situation. Martyrs are respected by everyone, but the value of life for a talented person like you is far greater than the reputation of a martyr. Robb's tone sounded rather indifferent, but he was referring to the other person with honorifics.

Chen Weiyin did not respond immediately, and was silent for a while before saying in an arrogant tone: "If you apologize now, maybe I may forgive you for your vulgarity and rudeness." ”

Robb didn't respond immediately, and after a little thought, he said: "In the history of mankind, it seems that there has never been a record of the victor apologizing to the captives. ”

"Okay, for the sake of an old man who has become a grandfather, don't target each other anymore." Bernstein rushed out to mediate the dispute between the two sides.

He has to know his current situation better than an impulsive student. Although Robb's threat just now may have been just talk, but in this environment, Chen Weiyin's behavior did indeed bring great risks to her own safety.

After listening to Bernstein's words, Robb and Chen Weiyin stopped talking.

However, in the special communication channel of the Bundeswehr Marine Corps, a subordinate asked Robb: "Sir, what you just said is not true, is it?" ”

"What's not true?" Robb didn't react.

"Didn't you say you'd strip her naked?"

"I'm just joking to scare her. Do you really think I'm so nasty? Robb's words sounded quite serious and solemn, making one feel as if he were a frank gentleman. But then he added: "But, then again, there is also a famous saying: the victor is not to blame. With that, he himself immediately burst out laughing.

The aerospace aircraft quickly broke out of the atmosphere and docked with the cruiser "Zhiyuan".

Chen Weiyin and Bernstein finally met their companions. All the personnel of the scientific expedition team landing on the planet "Yi" gathered again, but unfortunately it was on the enemy's warship.

Robb rushed to the bridge without even disassembling the power armor.

"How's the enemy around?"

"Discover one of the enemy's cruisers!" The early warning sergeant hurriedly reported, "Straight ahead, six light seconds, twelve degrees of elevation." ”

"Retreat immediately." Robb did not hesitate to give the order.

"Retreat?" His subordinates did not understand his orders very well, and the other party was about to retreat after only one cruiser appeared, which really seemed a little cowardly.

"We've made enough of it." Rob said contentedly, "Now is the time to take it when it is good, retreat, prepare to enter the speed of light, and return to the intended supply space." ”

With Star Marines on board, plus captured New Roman Empire scientists and officers, the total number of personnel on board reached more than a hundred, making the small cruiser look overcrowded. In the unlikely event that the enemy hits the vital point, the casualty figure is likely to be quite large. And since more than fifty valuable enemy scientists have been captured, and the tactical objectives have been successfully achieved, there is no need to risk engaging the enemy again.

Robb suddenly became excited, and added: "Also, shoot a telegram to the enemy. The content is as follows: The eagle dog of dictatorship and tyranny, Major Robb of the Immortal Interstellar Bundeswehr led all the colleagues of the 'Zhiyuan', and received all the children's gifts according to the order, and I hereby inform you. ”

"Sir, this is a blatant insult and a provocation."

"It's about embarrassing the enemy." Robb said proudly. In fact, he hopes to use it to make a name for himself.

The "Zhiyuan" quickly completed its turn, accelerated away from the gravitational range of the "Yi" planet, and flew towards the dark cosmic void.

The new Roman cruiser that arrived was none other than the "Nezha" under the command of Captain Lota Stoldt. The crew finally made the "Nezha" able to sail faster than light. It's a pity that they came too late, and they were more than 1.8 million kilometers away from the "Zhiyuan", and they couldn't do anything with Ben, and they couldn't even catch up.

However, they still received a call for help when the expedition team was attacked. The head of the Marine Corps shouted over the radio: "Help, help, we are under attack by Union troops!" "But it was just an earlier radio wave. When the "Nezha" flew close to the "Yi" interstellar planet, there was no surviving radio distress signal in the remote sensing system.

The communications non-commissioned officer regretfully reported to Captain Stoldt: "Sir, there are no survivor signals on the interstellar planet. ”

"We're really late!" Lota Staudert was angry and hateful.

"Sir, receive a clear telegram from an enemy ship." The communications non-commissioned officer then reported again and read out the full text.

Judging from the content of the telegram, it can be inferred that the scientists who landed are likely to have all been captured by the enemy, and the enemy is still extremely arrogant.

"Robb, what's it?! What a shame! Lota Stoldt's anger was immediately pushed to a climax.

"Report, a large amount of biometric infrared radiation has been detected around the landing site!" The early warning sergeant exclaimed excitedly.

"Is it our people?" Someone happily speculated.

"No, it can't be." "If our men were still there, it would be impossible not to establish radio contact with us, and ......," she did not continue, but instead ordered: "Search with all your might, and don't miss the survivors." ”

Lota didn't know how to explain the situation to Jiang Ziyue next. It seems that Jiang Ziyue's beloved woman either fell into the hands of the enemy or died on this seemingly desolate and dark lonely planet. The unknown whereabouts of Chen Weiyin, a rival in love, did not make Lota Staudert happy, on the contrary, she felt very sad and even blamed herself. Because on her shoulders, she not only bears Jiang Ziyue's entrustment, but also the safety responsibility of the scientific expedition team.

"Sir, computer analysis, those infrared radiation don't match human characteristics." The report from the early warning sergeant interrupted Lotta's thoughts.

"This interstellar planet actually has protists?" Lota said in surprise.

"I guess so. However, from infrared remote sensing, they are rapidly disappearing. The equipment for the landing site is also gone. ”

"You're saying they moved the research equipment we landed?"

"Yes. The remote sensing system was able to clearly capture images of the landing capsule and a large number of scientific research equipment just now, but now they are no longer available. The tone of the early warning sergeant was also quite shocked.

Lota Stodder thought for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Try to get to the nearest notification ship as much as possible, and strive to report the situation here to Major Jiang Ziyue as soon as possible." Also, keep an eye on me, I must not miss the survivors. Inform the Marines that they are ready to conduct a landing search with me. ”

"But sir, the plane has been destroyed." The subordinate reminded, "It's better to wait until the notification ship is contacted before taking action." ”

The absence of aerospace planes means that it is easy for the landing personnel to go down, but it is almost impossible to get up. With Marine Corps power, rocket propulsion systems with limited armor, power, and fuel cannot directly leave this high-gravity planetary atmosphere.

"It's fine." Lota had no choice but to agree.

Fortunately, the "Nezha" quickly contacted a notification ship and quickly reported the situation and the preparations for landing and search and rescue to Jiang Ziyue, who was nearly three astronomical units away.

In the space three astronomical units away, Jiang Ziyue was concentrating on commanding the cruiser formation, cooperating with the "Cyrus" fleet under the command of General Ahmaiti, to complete the final blow on the left wing ship group of the Bundeswehr 13th Fleet commanded by General Anthony Britt. In the intertwined light, the fleet of Federation warships, which were completely inferior in terms of strength, had been exhausted, and although they had dealt an incomparably heavy blow to the Imperial army in a decisive battle, they still slipped into the abyss of destruction.

"I'd rather die for freedom!"

In the Confederacy's communications circuit, Major General Anthony Britta let out a final howl of hysteria, and encouraged his men to continue on their march for this grandiose reason. His flagship, the battleship Tjatse, was then completely destroyed, turning into a huge scrap metal hull in the light and heat of the internal explosion, floating in the debris-covered space at an inertial speed of nearly thousands of kilometers per second. The general himself died with the flagship in the light and heat stirred up by the burst of energy, and his fate was similar to that of Emperor Az, the god of the sea in Norse mythology.

The left flank of the 13th Fleet, with a total of 700 warships, was completely destroyed, and even the dozens of warships that were finally forced to surrender were scarred. Only the cruiser "Zhiyuan" commanded by Robb became the only battleship to avoid doom.

As the victorious side, Admiral Mohammed Ahmaiti could not be as excited as the other victors. For the "Cyrus" detachment of the Central Fleet of the New Roman Imperial Army, this was a complete and disastrous victory. Of the 1,400 warships and the more than 200 cruisers of the Border Fleet Task Force, after a series of battles, less than 600 remained combat-ready, and the battle loss rate was as high as more than 60 percent.

Faced with huge reports of casualties and losses, Ahmaiti had to recalculate the situation that followed.

Although the other two ship groups of the Thirteenth Fleet of the Federation Army were ruthlessly attacked by the powerful space storm launched by Jiang Ziyue's cruiser, they were instantly swept into the space ten astronomical units away, falling into disorderly chaos. Even after nearly half an hour, the two groups of ships still could not make it back. But the general also knew very well in his heart that although the space storm was powerful, it could not completely remove the threat of just blowing the enemy away from the battlefield.

Based on the previous series of battles, it is conservatively estimated that the Bundeswehr 13th Fleet still has at least 1,000 warships. Once the Thirteenth Fleet regrouped and fought back, it still had an overwhelming advantage over the Imperial Army. The situation before General Ahmat has become extremely dire. His "Cyrus" fleet was not only at a disadvantage, but also fought several high-intensity fleet battles in a row, with worn out machines, depleted ammunition, and exhausted personnel, and once again fought against superior enemy forces, and the odds of victory seemed to be only negative.

At present, it is only wise to quickly leave the battlefield while the remaining strong forces of the enemy army have not yet arrived. However, this means that the "Cyrus" fleet not only failed to play its due role in restraining it, but instead lost the interstellar planet "Yi", and the entire "grand plan" of the Central Fleet and even the Senate came to naught.

When he hesitated, Major Jiang Ziyue's communication came to report news that made him feel desperate.