Cold and dead hard, like a stone thrown in the depths of the 5460 glacier. Xu Le is no stranger to this kind of character, and he has met many such people in his life after leaving Donglin.
As for the character of the mysterious Charter Bureau official, he had made some guesses in advance, but he did not expect that such a cold and rigid official with absolute power could maintain a quiet silence during these dozens of days of work. What a presence.
Until this sunny lunch time, Xu Le was a little surprised to find that he still hadn't remembered the other person's name.
"It can't be a robot." He smiled wryly and looked at the curly hair on the forehead of the Charter Bureau official. Facing such an insufferable guy, there seemed to be no better way than to turn around and leave to prepare for the afternoon task. .
After lunch, the seven groups of team members, who had long been accustomed to the task process, skillfully sorted out their portable light equipment and firearms, divided into two groups, stepped out of the gate of the military camp, and drove to the forwarding base in military vehicles.
The simple road outside the barracks was crowded with various vehicles, and on the hills in the distance, there were still heavy military M52 mechas moving slowly, and the speed of the convoy was much slower than usual.
Xu Le sat in the co-pilot's seat, feeling worried and said: "Is the general attack about to start? But the progress of laying the net is still far behind."
From six days ago, the federal fleet suspended in the space of Planet 163 began to drop fighters and various heavy equipment on the ground at a frequency several times, or even dozens of times, higher than usual. For several consecutive nights, the sky was brightly illuminated by the lights of the heavy transport ships. Under the cover of fierce aerial firepower, at least seven reorganization mechanics landed in various areas of the planet.
The seven groups of teams stopped on the side of the road to make way for the multi-axle heavy truck coming in front. The team members silently watched the missile carried above the heavy truck, feeling a little excited, but also a little nervous.
"The Xilin Military Region is under too much pressure. The ground military operations of 163 and 3320 have been stagnant for more than two months. The federal parliament has long been unable to hold back, and the president cannot let Commander Zhong drag on forever."
Magnolia lit a cigarette with a snap and continued: "This is a Hurricane II missile. The missile base behind the mountain should have been on standby, and the general attack will not exceed this week at the latest."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Xu Le said with disapproval: "So many groups are laying nets, one more day, when the general attack, the soldiers will have more security, and it is impossible to advance due to political pressure. "
Magnolia took a breath and sighed softly. They were just ordinary members of the army and could not affect the command of the major battle situation.
A dozen multi-axle heavy trucks that stretched for several kilometers slowly drove towards the missile base behind the mountain. The seven teams restarted. More than half an hour had passed. However, not long after the team started, they were forced to stop.
"Fuck!" Xi Peng, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, cursed angrily.
After entering the front line, the nephew of the deputy federal speaker was transferred to Xu Le's side as a field command liaison soldier. It seems that because of his status, people deliberately put him close to the leadership of the unit to make him safer, but in fact, everyone in the seven groups knows that this is not the case...
In the few battles, Xu Le, as the highest military commander, would always appear in the most tense area. He was the last to leave the battlefield and followed behind this young man. Not only did he not enjoy the treatment of the leader leaving first, Instead, take more risks.
Maybe it's due to individual differences, maybe it's because I feel the hostility of the seven groups of officers, maybe it's because I think it's deliberately tortured, Xi Peng's mood in the past few decades is not as happy as those of his companions, on the contrary, it's a bit low, and he was stuck on the road today. After a long time, I finally couldn't help but burst out a rough sentence.
"Shut up!" Xu Le glanced back at him, took off the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, a trace of anger and indifference flashed in his eyes, and at the same time other people sitting in the car glared at him.
Xi Peng was suffocated, but he couldn't give birth to the courage to refute. The seventh group is a strange team. Except for the direct military orders of the Ministry of National Defense, all the rules are... Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le's words, this may be an unspoken rule, but it is an unspoken rule that every member of the seventh group dare not resist .
A lonely military vehicle drove in front of the base. The body was dilapidated and unremarkable. However, including seven groups of convoys, hundreds of military vehicles parked on the side of the road at the same time, waiting for the military vehicle to pass by safely and respectfully.
A hint of consternation flashed in Xi Peng's eyes, and he finally understood why the officers in the car looked at him in that way.
"The tentative attack on the Rocky Mountains started last night." Magnolia quietly looked at the military vehicle and said in a low voice, "More than 300 people were killed."
After saying this, he pushed open the car door and walked down. Xu Le also walked down holding his sunglasses tightly. Then everyone walked under the military vehicle and stood on both sides of the road. Hand salute.
On the lonely military vehicle, there is a black coffin with only symbolic meaning. The cruelty of modern interstellar warfare makes it difficult to keep the horse leather corpse on the battlefield to return the last romantic plot of life. The federal military has always used this simple Ceremony to say goodbye to comrades.
The black coffin is covered with a bright federal flag, and countless incense bones are buried on this planet.
Mochou behind the mountain, Mrs. Tai turned off the TV, habitually picked up Runze Qingu's top-quality agarwood, and put it down, silent for a long time.
"Tonight at the Parliament Hill reception, many people secretly scolded President Pabble for deliberately making this play in order to gain political capital." Secretary Shen said calmly: "Some people commented privately, if your Excellency the President is really a selfless person. People, if you have the ability, throw the crown prince to Xilin."
Thinking of the news from the Xilin frontline just received, Mrs. Tai's complexion changed slightly, showing a hint of ridicule and exhaustion. Her only son, a little guy with an extremely noble status, officially resigned from the staff of the Xilin Commander Confidential just seven hours ago. As a secretary, he landed on the surface of the planet and entered the most dangerous Qiulin base.
The circle she represents is indeed full of incompetent, dull people and idiots without farsightedness, but as the head of the Tai family, Madam can never completely cut the circle with that circle, because that circle was originally her circle. .
At this moment, Butler Jin walked over quietly from the side, took out a few sheets of thin plant fiber paper, put them on the table, and said softly: "The news from the FBI, there are several very professional people. Smuggled from Bermuda to Xilin, the target may be Xu Le."
Mrs. Tai's expression was calm, she didn't even look at the file, she asked Shen Li directly, "What do you think?"
Secretary Shen is a person who is qualified to enter the Trinity Association. He did not spread blood and fire in Xilin like Du Shaoqing, nor did he do some extreme deeds like Shi Qinghai. The foundation passed smoothly until he was promoted to Mrs. Tai's confidential secretary a few years ago.
Hearing his wife's words, he sighed slightly, his lips were a little dry, knowing that he was finally about to enter the real decision-making circle of Qian Shitai's family.
After a moment of silence, Secretary Shen replied earnestly: "The people who dare to kill Xu Le at this time must be crazy but powerful guys. Xu Le offends many people, but it can be limited to this range, it should be Nan Ming Xiu, Lin Douhai, Zhong Ziqi, and Li Xiuzhu."
"The eldest young master of the Li family has been very safe recently." Butler Jin said in an old voice: "Even after the scandal about Jian Shui'er came out, he didn't say anything strange."
"After the presidential election, Li Xiuzhu has become more honest and has grown a lot. Even if he hates Xu Le deeply at this time, he would not dare to intervene in these matters rashly."
Mrs. Tai looked at the agarwood, rubbed her soft fingertips lightly, and said, "The two most incompetent juniors in the Seven Great Families, plus the son of the mud-legged... Although they are all trash, they have some background after all. The waste of strength, their anger gathered together, probably can be a little warm."
She slowly closed her eyes, and said with emotion after a long silence: "Even A Yuan can't convince him, this little guy really thinks he is the second old man? This kind of little guy who has no big picture, has a tough temperament and can only do bad things. , shouldn't exist in this world."
"Although he rejected the young master, this is His Excellency's plan after all, and it has little to do with him."
After hesitating for a moment, Secretary Shen bravely expressed his opinion, "He is the successor favored by the military god... After the victory of the military operation, he returns to the capital star circle, and I am afraid that he will face the anger of many people. At this time , we help him, in fact, we help ourselves."
Secretary Shen didn't get the word out, but he has already expressed the meaning of the kind of rare goods that can be found very clearly.
"What is help? He doesn't appreciate it, and I don't feel that way." Mrs. Tai opened her eyes, looked at the snow-capped mountains and the ice lake and said, "With the strength of the military's cultivation of him, the news that someone is going to kill him can't be concealed. too long."
"When the old man is alive, I will maintain my respect for the old man and see what kind of future Xu Le will make."
"Of course I'm not optimistic about those stupid young boys. I'm just curious, how fiercely the little tiger Xu Le will react when someone comes to stroke the tiger's whiskers."
"Of course the premise is that he can come back alive from the front."
She has seen through the ups and downs of the Federation in the past few decades, and she knows very well that anything can happen on the battlefield. A stray bullet or a stone may kill a future famous general of the Federation.
In the years-long war between the Federation and the Empire, how many young people like Xu Le, who were as amazing as they were talented, with astonishing willpower, were ruthlessly felled like countless trees? Madam thought back to the past in silence, then slowly got up after a while and walked out of the terrace.
The weather in the capital was too cold, and she was about to embark on a vacation trip, and the destination was still the ancient temple that was rarely visited by people in S3.