When Azure Star was still excited about the victory of the 'Chessboard Battle', the news of the victory of the 'Battle of the Upper Mountain' was like pouring a basin of cold water into an oil pot that had been heated to the point of smoking.

The cheers boiled to the point of exploding, scalding hotter than the brilliant fireworks in the sky.

"Admiral Ji Xinghe, he will definitely take us to the top of the Mountain of the Gods!"

Someone shouted in the bar, and the glass that had been raised was full of beer, but as he waved his arms uncontrollably, only a little foam remained.

Although the victory of the 'Battle of the Mountain' did not allow the Federation to successfully climb the Mountain of the Gods, it is firmly believed that the day when people will go up the mountain is not far away.

And at the end of this campaign, even the award ceremony was not held, and Ji Xinghe, who had already been directly used as the title of 'general' by the military department in the army-wide notice, was naturally able to change from General Ji Xinghe to General Ji Xinghe in people's mouths.

The bartender took his glass expressionlessly, and poured it without mentioning anything about the money, nor did he make any concurrence.

A guest next to him said loudly: "I still think General Ji Xinghe is more comfortable to say." ”

"It's really more pleasant, but it's not respectful enough, there are hundreds of generals in our Federation, and how many generals are there? What's more, as soon as Admiral Ji Xinghe was promoted, he was directly promoted to a three-star general? ”

The guest next to the "......" said helplessly: "The promotion of a lieutenant general to a general is directly a three-star general, and there is no such thing as a one-star general or a two-star general." ”

"There are four-star generals and five-star generals, why aren't there one-star generals and two-star generals?"

"Because the epaulettes of the admiral have at least three stars! Add one more for a four-star general, and add two for a five-star general. ”

"Is that so? Hahaha...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, come, I'll treat you to a drink. No, three cups! ”

Guests and guests are laughing.

The bartender, whose turnover has increased again, is still expressionless, and there is even some sadness in his eyes, but no one notices.

The guests, who didn't know each other, had a common topic and chatted lively.

The guests of the federal rank system were popularized and corrected again.

"What you just shouted is still a little wrong, General Ji Xinghe doesn't need to climb to the top of the Mountain of the Gods at all, because what we want to fight is the Imperial Leap Base of the Mountain of the Gods, and that place is definitely not on the top of the mountain."

"No matter where he is, Admiral Ji Xinghe will definitely be able to take us down that Imperial Jump Base, just like his old man has already done in the God of War Canyon."

"Eh, isn't it really awkward for you to call it that?"

"Respect, brother, do you feel the respect for Admiral Ji Xinghe in my heart? Of course, there are also independent regiments, as well as the galaxy squad, and thousands of heroes who defend their homes and countries in alien planets. ”

"I feel it, because I feel it too. It's better to call him an old man. I think it's a great way to maintain respect and intimacy. ”

"It makes sense, the old man has always been very close to us, he was originally just an ordinary person like us, when he joined the army, he was an auto mechanic, then he became a mechanic, then he became a mecha warrior, then he became an ace mecha warrior, then he became a galaxy-level mecha warrior, and then he became a three-star general. But he has always taken the lead in participating in battles, and has never been on top, sitting in the rear to command the battle. He doesn't regard the lives of heroes as numbers, he values everyone's lives, he is the old father and old man of our Federation's 300,000 mecha soldiers, and he is also our old father and old man......"

The noisy bar fell silent as the guest shouted loudly like a speech.

The bartender even toned down the music.

"Yes, old man, old man of all of us. Come, old man! ”

"Respect the old man!"

All the guests at the bar, including the bartender, raised their glasses and drank them all.

"Come, fill the wine! Let's pay homage to the Independence Regiment again. ”

"There are other independent regiments."

"And all the mechfighters."

"And all the soldiers."

"And the doctors, scientists, cooks who went to the alien planet, ......"

"To the Federation! To our Federation of Humanity! ”

Today's skyrocketing sales did not make the bartender laugh, but when he poured and mixed drinks for the guests, he also mixed himself with a glass of spirits, commonly known as not going home tonight.

The guests of the rank system of science popularized the science and noticed the unusual state of the bartender in the noise.

He frowned and asked, "Brother, why are you unhappy?" ”

When the bartender was about to stop talking, the guest who had spoken before slapped the bar: "What do you mean?" ”

The bartender suddenly laughed, but his smile had a bitterness that could be clearly perceived.

He didn't go home tonight with the cup, as if he was hesitating to drink it, and as if he was hesitating to say it.

But...... What's there to hesitate about?

He looked at the two guests who were looking at him with strange eyes and whispered in the noisy bar.

"My brother's name is Tian Qi, and he is a mecha warrior who has obtained six gold stars, and he ...... Died in this campaign. ”

The two guests, who had just seemed to be about to have a seizure, fell silent suddenly, and after a few moments, they raised their glasses to the bartender.

"To your brother, Tian Qi."

"And all those who have sacrificed, and our victory is brought by them."

The three of them drank it all, and they were all a little drunk, so they all laughed.

The bartender laughed and cried, and the way he burst into tears was in stark contrast to the bright smiles on the faces of the other guests in the bar, and the bright smiles on the faces of many people in Azure Star.

The bartender was not alone, there were many people who cheered for victory, and there were many people who, like the bartender, wept and wept with grief because they received the news of the death of their relatives and friends, or they were silent and quiet, as if they were dead.

Not only are they unable to cheer for their victory, they are unable to have a big smile on their faces, and many of them are unable to continue working and living a normal life.

Just like the same time of the blue star, there are days and nights, sunny and rainy, clear skies and gloomy clouds, ice and snow and red land......

War can bring victory and tranquility, but it can also bring death and despair!

…………

The cheers on the alien planet had stopped, and the grief had been suppressed.

Everyone is in their place, each performing their own duties, or carrying out the task of collecting after the war, or training day and day, or preparing for the next war, or participating in a group funeral, or lining up for mental and physical treatment, or ......

Among them, there may be people who envy ordinary people who are cheering and drinking on the Azure Star and living a normal life in various ways, but they will not complain about those people in the slightest.

Because each of them knows some people who want to come to the alien planet to fight, but can't come to the alien planet because of physical reasons.

Because each of them knows that those who can't come to the alien planet are participating in this war in the way of ordinary people. If there is no stable Azure Star, without the productivity of those people, where will weapons and ammunition come from?

Because each of them is here to protect those people, and among those people, there are their relatives and friends. All of them, relatives and friends, make up those people.

"Lao Qin, have you reported safety to your precious son?"

"Not yet, communication resources must be very tight these days, wait."

"Aren't you afraid of being in a hurry at home? Actually, you can apply directly for the newsletter resource. ”

"If you don't die, there won't be a death notice, and your last words won't be sent back, what's there to worry about? Others need to talk to their families more than I do. ”

"Also, I'm sorry that my consciousness is low."

Lao Liu apologized to Qin Tong repeatedly.

"It's not enlightened."

Qin Tong waved his hand, continued to look a little idle, and stayed in the machine repair area to watch Lao Liu and Shen Mu repair and transform the mecha for the independent regiment.

But what he really looked at was not the slashing armor of the Independent Regiment, but the forty Duke Armor and four Prince Armor captured by the Independent Diagram after this battle.

In terms of value alone, these forty-four mechs are much higher than the three hundred mountain slayers of the Independent Regiment.

If the transformation is completed, all of them will be handed over to mecha warriors who can exert their performance, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they will also surpass the other four independent regiments of the Federation.

Before it was replaced, Qin Tong didn't need to worry at all, let alone watch here.

The things of the independent regiment, when Ji Xinghe is here, who dares to grab it?

But now......

Qin Tong, who had won the victory, began to worry after the excitement, just like Tu Yuan before.

The mecha warriors of the Independent Regiment like him, as well as Harris, Jiang Yun, and others, including Cripple and Su Chuanyun, failed to perceive the huge changes that this unprecedented victory might bring.

And in this change, there is not much he can do, even if he is an ace mecha warrior and the deputy head of the independent regiment. So he didn't even go to the meeting, but asked Jiang Yun to find out the news for him, and he stayed here to guard the family money that the independent regiment had snatched back.

But now he regretted it a little, because the anxiety in his heart was too tormenting.

While waiting, Qin Tong finally saw Jiang Yun walking quickly, and hurriedly leaned in and asked in a whisper.

"How's it going?"

"Not so good." Jiang Yun replied in a low voice: "They want the old man to go to the No. 6 Base Theater to be the commander, according to the rules, the general needs to be in charge of a war zone." ”

"Base Six War Zone?" Qin Tong couldn't help but raise his voice, and hurriedly pressed it down again: "Is it a war zone there?" Isn't it self-defeating to let the old man take us there? Are they crazy? ”

"It's indeed a war zone there, otherwise, what was General Tu Yuan in charge of before?" Jiang Yun sighed and corrected: "They didn't let the old man take us there, they let the old man go by himself, and we still stayed in the Gods Mountain War Zone." ”

“……”

Qin Tong suddenly laughed.

"They're really crazy."

"They're not crazy."

Jiang Yun shook his head and analyzed helplessly.

"In this battle, we have destroyed more than 8,000 Imperial Mechas, and if according to Dongguo Cilian's intelligence, the Earl Armor of the Anti-Galaxy Legion has been defeated by us, and there are only about 1,000 Marquis Armor left. And most of these imperial mecha that were broken by us were captured by us, and they felt that even if there was no old man, they would be fine, after all, there was Li Yuanba.

And...... You know, there are a lot of people who don't want to fight for a long time, we've occupied the Valley of the Scars, and now we've completely suppressed the empire on the Mountain of the Gods, with our mechs stronger than before. Now is the time when the Empire is most likely to make peace with us. ”

"Peace talks?" Qin Tong took a deep breath and asked, "Do you think it is possible for us to live in peace with the Empire?" ”

"It's impossible, even if there are more six ears, it's not even possible for Idacom to become the emperor."

Jiang Yun looked at Qin Tong and noticed that Qin Tong's eyes were going crazy, and his tone became even more helpless.

"But if we have more time, we will be able to make more tungsten steel, and even crack the formula of tungsten steel, and with enough tungsten gold, we will be able to make a real energy cannon. There is also the Jump Gate technique, which we will most likely research through that Imperial Jump Base in the Warscar Canyon......"

"I know what you say." Qin Tong suddenly interrupted Jiang Yun's words, looked at Jiang Yun's eyes, and asked again: "Just tell me, how are you going to choose?" ”

Once a recruit of the Starship Team, he has now grown into a Federation ace mecha warrior, and his position in the Independent Regiment has become more and more important because of his outstanding personal ability.

Even the lame and left-handed first-generation members of the galaxy squad can't be compared with Jiang Yun, the second-generation now, and their combat effectiveness has always been only one aspect of their ability.

"How do I choose?" Jiang Yun looked at Qin Tong, suddenly laughed, and said with a grin: "Including the old man, you people, you always take care of the head and tail when you fight, without me looking at the ass, can you rush so fast?" ”

Qin Tong's mouth also grinned.

"Gather everyone and have a meeting."

"Don't wait for the old man to make a statement?"

"Don't wait, the old man is sometimes decisive and scared to death, and sometimes hesitant like an old woman. This time, we speak for the old man. ”

"Good!"