The light gray metallic federal transport ship sails at a constant speed in the low-scale space of the Evening Scorpion Nebula. The 3,000 officers and soldiers of the New 17th Division on the transport ship each returned home for less than 100 days of vacation, so they were forced to focus on the journey again. Naturally, they were not in a happy mood. Homesickness began to permeate.
For the troop commander, this kind of emotion in the team is undoubtedly negative and dangerous, but fortunately, the purpose of their trip is not to attack the mainland of the empire, but to be responsible for the security of the forward base.
For Xu Le, nostalgia was not his main emotion at this time. Looking at the black-haired shawl in front of him, he felt more surprised and a heavy responsibility.
He never imagined that Jian Shui'er would actually appear in the transport ship and become a female reporter accompanying the army. What surprised him and was a little sad and empty was that the national girl, whom the national had not seen for a long time, was smashing the company. After wearing a white hat, the black hair like a waterfall poured out, and the vigorous purple that was the deepest memory of that year was not seen at all.
A slightly stubborn argument, though not intense, broke out between two young men and women. Bai Yulan and other officers were extremely knowledgeable and left the cabin early. Seeing the beautiful face in front of her that was still breathtaking, her incomparably beautiful face, and the long black hair that spread slightly above her shoulders, Xu Le vaguely understood why she made such a big change, sighed in her heart, and was about to say something. At that time, his eyes narrowed.
"I have something to deal with." He said to Jian Shui'er, then turned around and returned to his cabin.
Jian Shui'er looked at his resolute back with an innocent look on her face. She spread her hands cutely and said, "This is my own hair, why are you so angry?"
Xu Le knew that he had no reason to be angry with someone for changing his hairstyle, which was boring and ridiculous, but he was still angry because that smear of purple meant too many memories and traces of life to him.
But at this moment, he quickly walked back to his room, leaving the other party with a cold back, not playing childishly, but because... A line of white characters suddenly appeared in the black left eye pupil.
After that night in the barracks, the old man rarely contacted him, so at that moment, he was a little surprised and nervous, not knowing what happened.
"No specific data?" Xu Le sat beside the bed and asked in confusion, "But you are based on logic and information capture, and you don't have any valid information. How can you judge that something big will happen in the federation?"
"Chaos calculation, I can't list the calculation process, only know that countless subtle variables are causing a data turbulence over time."
"Based on your first-order authority, I officially report the first variable to you."
"After the Medellin project, the Charter Bureau cooperated with the Federation to carry out the cleaning work, but on November 23 of the previous year, the authorization of the data cleaning work I was engaged in was suspended. According to the pre-judgment of the data beforehand, there was a seed of the empire, which was under surveillance at this time. outside."
Hearing this sentence, Xu Le's brows became more and more frowning, and he clasped his hands tightly, and quickly asked, "Where is this seed now?"
"No authorization, no corresponding monitoring report is generated." The federal central computer replied.
"I authorize, I know you know where he is." Xu Le lowered his head and clenched his fists.
"The Imperial Seed suspect is in S2 at this time."
"Who was the person who terminated the investigation authorization?"
"Assistant Director Cui Judong."
Xu Le's eyes narrowed. He knew this assistant Cui Judong and knew that this person was the only candidate for the next director of the Federal Charter Bureau by default. Why did he suspend the investigation authorization? If there is a problem with even this level of federal officials, how serious it will be...
"Then your confused calculation..." He changed a verb: "Where did the guessed problem happen?"
"unconfirmed."
"Why didn't you warn me before?"
"Because these things have nothing to do with you, and now... according to my Chaos calculations, this thing will concern you."
"Fuck your chaotic calculations."
Xu Le said a dirty word softly, rubbed his hair vigorously, and his heart was filled with unprecedented uncertainty and fear of the unknown.
The siren blared terribly!
Accompanied by the soft music and the scent of coffee, the Guzhong spacecraft, which had been sailing peacefully for many days, suddenly sounded a loud alarm, the defense system of the spacecraft automatically switched the energy supply interface, the dim light replaced the bright light, and there were countless indicator light bars. The belt keeps flashing.
"Locked by a ranged weapon! Locked by a ranged weapon!"
"32 degrees sharp rise! Hurry up!"
The screams that were so nervous that they were hoarse continued to sound in the command system. The engine group of the ancient bell suddenly accelerated, and evaded at a high speed in the calm starry sky above. After a violent tremor, there was a loud noise behind the ship!
There was an explosion on the right rear hull of the ancient bell, and the huge force knocked the people in the cabin to the ground. At that moment, there seemed to be more than ten dangerous jet lines outside the wide porthole. The ship passed by, if all these weapons hit the ship just now, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"what happened!"
The officers on the ancient bell climbed up with difficulty, rushed back to their posts, and shouted in anger and confusion, this is in the space of the Federation, how dare those pirates in the Bermuda Triangle attack the ancient bell
"The other party has our electronic code frequency! Change the data immediately and find them!"
The rushing voices in the command system continued, and it was suddenly attacked. The ancient bell and the four frigates beside it passed by the god of death several times, but the people on the ship still didn't know what happened. They were angry and helpless. Trying to change the current passive situation, thinking that the most stupid pirates in Bermuda did not recognize the Xilin logo on the ancient bell, some Xilin soldiers even thought coldly whether this could be a government conspiracy, but no one will this time. The raids were linked to the Imperials.
The electronic codes on the ancient bell and the four battleships were quickly and randomly mobilized, and the surrounding dark space was converted into a visual picture and entered on the light curtain in the command hall. The officers and soldiers saw a picture that shocked them and left them speechless. , the interior of the battleship fell into a dead silence.
In the dark distance of space, with the beautiful stars of the Evening Scorpion Nebula as the background, dozens of black and awe-inspiring light warships appeared around the ancient bell, like ghosts crawling out of hell, silently blocking all of them. aisle.
The officers and soldiers of Xilin looked at the light curtain in shock, watching the black fleet that was ambushing them. They were very unfamiliar with this kind of battleship, but they were very familiar with it. The strangeness was because the other party had never appeared in the starry sky of the Federation. The familiarity was Because there are many wrecks of such battleships in the desolate star field outside the border of Xilin.
These warships all have beast-shaped bows, and the flag of the black hibiscus flower is deeply engraved on the body of the ship by laser knives, which is said to be immortal.
"Imperial!"
There was a loud cry on the ancient bell, followed by countless exclamations. Everyone's eyes shrank at this moment, and the officers and soldiers of Xilin were angry and shocked and puzzled - the imperial fleet actually appeared in the starry sky of the Federation. among!
Regarding this attack that shocked the entire universe, the Federation conducted a two-year ad hoc investigation afterward, and the reflection and discussion of those heavy reviews lasted for decades. When Parliament Hill reviewed the investigation report two years later, a middle-aged MP from Xilin District asked a lot of whys and ifs in anger and sadness.
Why did the important commander of the federal military travel without the escort of the federal fleet? The Xilin Military Region has never accepted the escort of the federal fleet. This is an old practice that has lasted for many years. The military has a strong habit by default. If there is no such old practice and habit, but strictly in accordance with the federal military regulations, the shameless sneak attack of the imperial people is Isn't it possible to fail
The federal generals and representatives of the Xilin Zhong family in the defense table were silent and did not express any opinions.
Why is the cruising density of the Federal Fleet so low outside the two most important space passages, the Gary Corridor and the Night Scorpion Nebula, that after the Ancient Bell was attacked, it was unable to receive timely assistance. Except for the first transport ship, the most It was Xilin's civilian spaceship that rushed to the rescue first? If the federal government's budget can first meet the Charter Bureau's net laying requirements there, and if the federal fleet can increase its cruising efforts, is it possible to avoid this tragedy
The explanation of Admiral Hong Yuliang of the Federation Fleet is: The scope of the space channel is too wide, not a small twist rate hole as recognized by the general public. Even if all the battleships of the Federation are closely guarded here, they can only try to defend the entire Charter Square like an ant. , but this, after the forward base is put into use, will be significantly improved.
Moreover, in the spring of the 70th year of the constitutional calendar, part of the main force of the Federal Fleet was transferred to the barren star field on the outer edge of the Xilin Region to annihilate the backup fleet of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. The extremely dazzling results, but in this way, the monitoring density of the space channel has indeed dropped a lot.
The defense of the Federal Budget Office is: Since President Pabble took office, he has raised the budget proportion of the Charter Bureau to the highest amount, and additional supplements may cause serious financial problems. The Charter Bureau's budget range is floating, and the government has no authority to change it.
There are many questions and many reasons for defending, but in fact, from the president to ordinary citizens, everyone knows that the reason why the tragedy will happen is entirely because the Federation has never imagined that the imperial people have the ability to take an entire fleet, even if only just A medium-sized fleet successfully sent through the space channel.
No one thought about it, not one.
This terrifying inertia of thinking made the Federation pay a heavy price for this. Of course, if what the Senator Xilin said was successful, perhaps this attack would not evolve into its final appearance.
It is a pity that there is no such thing as history, so at this moment, the ancient bell spacecraft and the man with special status on the ship are in the tragic situation of being ruthlessly hunted and killed by the imperial fleet and fighting alone.
The quiet space right in front of the Night Scorpion Nebula is filled with silent explosions and circular dust ring fluctuations. Dozens of modified black warships of the empire are piercing the space at high speed, and the warship weapons are shooting violently.
Relying on the super-solid alloy armor of the hull, the ancient bell, which withstood the first round of sneak attacks, lost part of its power due to the explosion at the left rear stern. One of the four light frigates, it has already Turned into fireworks in the universe, not lonely, only tragic.
Under the desperate cover of the remaining three Xilin warships, the ancient bell engine group risked a second-level merge, trying to forcibly accelerate to escape. However, in the even more deadly suicide attack of the Imperial Ghost Fleet, the acceleration process has been beaten. Break, the situation is extremely dangerous.
"Commander, there is a signal feedback! The nearest unit is a transport ship at 33.7 AU."
In the dimly flickering light, a Xilin officer with sweat and blood running on his face, looked at the back outside the porthole and said with a trembling voice, he was not afraid of death, let alone the imperial people, but he was very afraid of the back in front of him because The incompetence of himself and his comrades-in-arms, and disappeared in this universe.
"Continue to call for support... But it's limited to the military channel, don't let those civilian spaceships rush over to die."
Zhong Shouhu's right hand with looming blue veins held the back of the chair forcefully, staring blankly at the fierce battle scene outside the window. Up to this point, the two sides were still attacking with long-range weapons and did not use the carrier-based aircraft group, but when the ancient bell and the three battleships fired all their main guns, they were still unable to fortunately destroy the command ship in the imperial ambush fleet. , the outcome of this ambush battle is already very clear.
The strength of the enemy and the enemy is too great, even if he has great military talent, has been in the universe for many years, dominates one side, and disdains Du Shaoqing with cold eyes, he still cannot reverse the situation.
"Commanding warships is not my forte. Tell the troops to fight with joy. I can fight as many ships as I can. The fireworks I like to watch the most are the fireworks."
Zhong Shouhu's lips curled slightly, he laughed, and lightly patted his wife's shoulder beside him.
Mrs. Zhong sat in the chair with a pale face, her left hand firmly grasped the hem of his military uniform, she hit the corner of the wall in the first wave of attacks, and a trace of blood dripped from her forehead. help.
"Yes, Commander!" Officer Xilin replied with a trembling voice, almost roaring, and then quickly ran to the control room while holding the bulkhead.
"Count the number of Imperials' warships, send the panoramic shot back to S1, and tell the Federation that the Imperials can pass through the space channel."
The smile on Zhong Shouhu's face gradually faded, and he said solemnly to the officers behind him: "The maximum number of warships they can send at one time is probably what we have seen."
This judgment comes from his clear understanding of his own importance. The empire has developed the technology to travel through the space channel, and trying to hunt and kill himself will inevitably invest all the power they can put in at one time.
If you want to hunt down this fierce tiger in Xilin, how can you dare to win if you don't use all your strength
Hearing the commander's words, the Xilin officers on the ancient bell were silent for a moment, and then quickly returned to their posts to prepare for the final battle of their lives.
As the most important commander-in-chief of the federal military, when his life is facing the greatest danger and may end at any time, Zhong Shouhu is still most concerned about the fate of the Federation. If those who are wary and hostile to Xilin see this scene, what will their thoughts be? slightly different
At this most dangerous moment, the ancient clock reassembled the intact engine group, made a new torque adjustment, and attempted to make a final acceleration attempt under the cover of the suicide of the three frigates.
The three frigates turned into round and scattered fireworks one by one in front of everyone on the ancient bell. Seeing that the ancient bell was about to reach a critical speed, flee the battlefield, and throw away those ghostly imperial battleships, suddenly, The belly shell of the empire's battleship cracked open, and more than a hundred imperial mechas rushed towards the ancient bell at high speed.
Seeing his subordinates turn to ashes in the silent space, Zhong Shouhu in front of the porthole narrowed his eyes slightly, and then saw the next move of the Imperial Fleet, his eyes narrowed even more, and said in a cold voice, "Fighting away from the ship? Your Majesty the Emperor, you really spared no expense in order to kill me."
The imperial mecha that ventured into the vacuum boarding operation had not had time to touch the hull of the ancient bell, and many units were destroyed by the densely woven near-field firepower coverage of the ancient bell. However, the remaining imperial mace machines A, still bravely approaching without fear of death.
Zhong Shouhu's eyes fell on those mechas that were getting closer and closer, and found that the shape of these mechas was very strange, and the speed was obviously faster than before, his gray eyebrows were slowly raised, and he said to his subordinates: "Tell the federation a little more. Good news, the Empire's new mecha has also been successfully developed."
"Also remind them: the imperial people have the ability to go back through the space channel."
"Because they're going to catch me alive."
"Finally, tell S1 and Xilin that there are moles among us."
The ghost fleet of the empire actually knew the electronic code of the ancient bell, and the other party was able to escape the brilliance of the charter. Various details proved that there were some characters hidden in the dark inside the federation, and even around him.
Thinking of a loyal subordinate, a mocking smile appeared on Zhong Shouhu's face. He didn't know whether he was laughing at the attempt of the enemy of the empire to try to capture him alive, or he was laughing at himself as a hero, but fell into desperation because of some spies or traitors.
At this time, the imperial mecha group finally broke through the ancient bell's near-field firepower network, and like countless nails, they were smashed into the solid and thick alloy outer wall of the spaceship, and the inside of the spaceship clearly kept ringing. Heavy metal crashing sound . The officers and soldiers were pale, and they rushed over here, shouting loudly: "Protect the commander and his wife to leave."
However, what happened next proved Zhong Shouhu's previous judgment that the three systems of the ancient bell had been firmly supported in the fierce battle, but the escape spacecraft release system had a problem.
"That's fine. In the end, I can be with the soldiers."
Zhong Shouhu was expressionless, took his wife's hand beside him, lowered his head and said gently, "After graduating from the First Academy, in front of the public, I always walk in front of you, never holding your hand, let alone hugging you. , can you give me a chance to make up for it today?"
Madam Zhong calmed down a little at this time, took out the handkerchief and wiped the blood on her forehead, looked at him with a forced smile, and said as easily as possible: "I only give you this last chance."
Zhong Shouhu gently picked her up, just like holding the bride back then, and walked towards the mecha that was exclusively for him not far behind.