Him and their stars

Sergeant Max stretched out his hand and carefully closed Sergeant Major Connor's eyes. He then took out a disinfectant cotton soaked in alcohol and carefully cleaned up the blood that flowed from the other person's mouth and nose.

Sergeant Kadai, covered in blood, held his hand cannon and stood beside the old man's body, silent.

Sergeant Tatara, who was also stained with blood, hung down and muttered in a deep voice: "The spirit of the universe creates the world, creates suffering, and creates happiness. Only with suffering can we feel the world. Rumina's heavenly father and earth The mother will receive all noble and heroic souls. "Principal Theory" teaches us that people cannot choose life and death, but they can choose how to face life and death. Death does not belong to the working class."

The elements of his eulogy were too complicated, but at this time, no one would question it.

At this time of recovery, the soldiers of the 38th Division finally calmed down from their excitement. They finally understood that the giant Legg was dead and could not rise up to hurt them again.

They calmly accepted the sacrifices of their comrades and their own victory.

By the time Meng Jiao arrived at the scene, it had been more than ten minutes since Major General Hongkasi died. The soldiers have almost finished cleaning the battlefield.

Meng Jiao looked at Major General Hongkas on the bed of a truck. The huge corpse of this Legg giant filled the entire car. On his bloody face, you could still see the look of regret in his only remaining eye.

"What do you have to regret? I'm the only one who regrets it." Meng Jiao thought to himself: "I also thought about catching up and beheading you with my own hands. I even thought about the number of moves I would use. But who would have thought that you would be like this? Are you lying down?"

The giant general should indeed die in peace. After all, a dignified Imperial Army Major General and a three-ring psyker died in such a confused manner at the hands of a group of ordinary soldiers. This is equivalent to a lion being beaten to death by a group of flat-headed men. It is conceivable that How frustrating it would be. On the other hand, Major General Hongkas should want to surrender, right? The last words he shouted in front of him were clearly "I will stop resisting now, but I demand treatment that is consistent with my status."

Meng Jiao saw this from the battlefield recorder on the soldier's mecha at the scene.

It can be seen that although Major General Hongkasi has such a brave and resolute type and is invincible, he has never been a tough type.

Speaking of which, the race of Legg giants has never been a stubborn race. Probably because they are immortal species.

However, the only thing he didn't expect was that the soldiers present really didn't understand his imperial lingua franca.

...This is certainly not because the soldiers are uneducated. In this era, it is impossible for an army without culture to have combat effectiveness. However, the soldiers of the 38th Division, who were mainly Lumina workers, Xinyumen liberated slaves and gladiators, had learned literacy, mathematics, mechanical principles, history and politics, and I have learned some medical knowledge, but I really haven’t had time to learn a foreign language.

Sergeant Jerry Max, who had the highest academic qualifications present, was only a technical school student. He had learned some foreign languages, but he spoke the alliance's lingua franca.

"You have created history, be mentally prepared to be heroes." Meng Jiao patted Sergeant Major Tatara on the shoulder: "Go back to the city immediately, there is a celebration banquet waiting for you."

Sergeant Major Tatara stood at attention and saluted, but hesitated and said: "However, a considerable number of enemy soldiers have broken through and have entered the mountains. We can continue to pursue them. Sir, the enemy has left a lot of ordnance here, and many of them are still It works. We still need an hour or two to clear it out."

If it were among the rest of the troops, a non-human born sergeant would never dare to give advice to a colonel, but in the 38th Division, this is a very common scene. What's more, both parties feel that this is a natural thing.

Meng Jiao explained casually: "The seizure is a windfall. If you don't take it this time, there will be opportunities in the future. First of all, we should focus on preserving ourselves."

Having said this, he pointed to the sky again.

Although Sergeant Major Tatara didn't understand, he stood at attention and said, "I understand!"

Meng Jiao's order was quickly issued to all the officers on the scene. As a result, the soldiers, like ants who had received orders, retreated in an orderly manner from the hilly areas strewn with corpses and embers to the surrounding mountains, found a hidden entrance in the mountains, and returned to the city through the tunnel.

Colonel Mengjiao and the commando soldiers of a regiment he personally led did not return to the city, but followed the tunnel towards the northern foot of the mountain.

His orders were issued very promptly.

In fact, everyone had just evacuated the battlefield when two neutron warheads fell on the original battlefield. In an instant, the fields and mountains covering tens of kilometers in radius, the corpses, embers and discarded ordnance remaining on the battlefield, and even the seriously wounded Imperial soldiers who were still breathing, were completely annihilated by the high temperature that fell from the sky.

Of course, there should be quite a few fleeing imperial soldiers who were caught in the explosion. However, for the current Imperial Army command, this is of course a micro-attack issue that can be completely ignored.

Meng Jiao, who was in the tunnel, certainly felt this very clearly.

"They finally started orbital bombing. But they started bombing at this time, and they were a little bit incompetent and furious, like a shrew who could only pull people's hair after a quarrel." The Highlander warrior spread his hands to everyone, and said roughly The long eyebrows dance with the thick eyebrow bones, like two dancing caterpillars.

The soldiers burst into laughter, and the tunnel was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere. The fatigue from the hasty march just now seemed to be swept away in an instant.

At this time, the subordinates also came to report. Everyone has followed the tunnel to the north of the mountain, where the tunnel ends.

"Maybe you can overlook the target?" Meng Jiao asked.

"Even the number plate on the tarmac can be seen clearly with the naked eye." The Sand People Scout replied.

The Imperial Army built four forward bases on the ground around Marshal Lee's Grad. One is located in the earliest imperial settlement, two are in the Great Plains east of Marshal Li Grad, and the other is just north of the mountains.

The Imperial Army, which attaches great importance to ritual and aristocratic propriety, seems to have given this base a very formal name. However, Simon felt that the name was too long and too pretentious, so he directly named it "Shanbei Camp".

Now, Meng Jiao and his commandos have arrived near the Shanbei camp. Of course, they could also see that the imperial soldiers who had broken out from the previous battle had fled into this base that was as big as a small city. Their fear and panic will spread throughout the camp like an infectious disease.

In addition, this place is already outside the scope of communication blockage. It is estimated that the news of Major General Hongkas's death in battle will spread throughout the entire empire soon.

Meng Jiao smashed away from here and asked himself, if he stood in the position of the imperial army on the opposite side, there really would be no other way except killing the fastest officers on the spot.

"Sir, when will we take action?" the commando soldiers asked. Despite the rapid march inside the tunnel, everyone was still in high spirits.

Meng Jiao did not answer immediately. He looked at the sky above the hill. The extraordinary vision passed through the blue sky and could vaguely capture the outline of the battleship against the white clouds.

Those were two Imperial Apocalypse Eagle-class destroyers, and they were also responsible for the orbital bombardment just now.

"Wait." He said solemnly to his subordinates.

No one asked any more questions. They were all commando soldiers carefully selected from the 38th Division. Their combat skills and personal temperaments were top-notch. Naturally, they understood the principle of "silence", so they all began to rest where they were. Some soldiers ate field rations to regain their strength, while others simply began to take a nap as if no one was around.

They didn't have to wait long.

More than ten minutes later, several bright beams of light soared into the sky from the gaps in the rolling mountains, like divine swords pointing to the sky, and rushed towards the outline of the battleship behind the blue sky.

Judging from the brightness of the light group, it was clearly a large ion cannon used for planetary defense. It was enough to rely on the surface of the planet and go back and forth with warships in low-Earth orbit for several rounds.

Meng Jiao saw with his own eyes that the two destroyers that had entered the atmosphere turned slightly clumsily and seemed to want to speed away. After all, they are weapons designed for the starry sky. Even if they can move forward and retreat freely in the universe, once they enter the atmosphere, their movements will naturally be affected.

At least five or six shots will be taken. Of course, if that guy Simon were to use the cannon himself, he might be able to kill him with one hit.

Meng Jiao thought a little bit. Of course, from another perspective, this can also be called the spirit of revolutionary romanticism.

The Highlander soldiers also immediately saw more than thirty armored airships taking off from the "Shanbei Camp" and rushing towards the direction where the ion cannon was fired. Twenty of them are slightly smaller, Big Bird models that can carry a lot of firepower, and the rest are White Eagle models that can transport troops.

Colonel Mengjiao turned around and gave everyone a gunpowder-filled smile: "It's time."

His thick eyebrows still twitched along with the thick brow bones, but at this time, they looked like two bullets flying through each other.

The commander of the imperial army's Yaochi side, Major General Surmei, received the news that Major General Hongkas had been killed in action at two o'clock in the morning the next day.

"How many soldiers were there who broke through to Gersme Huahout Base?"

"...Probably, less than 3,000 people." The adjutant said. He actually wanted to tell the other party that at least 200 people were involved in the neutron shock waves of the two orbital bombings just now, but looking at the commander's expression now, he really couldn't say it.

"Who is the highest officer? I mean the highest ranking officer who deserted."

Does this already define people as "deserters"? The adjutant couldn't help but shuddered, and quickly replied: "...it's Colonel Kunaldor of the Panzer Grenadier."

"Major General Honkas fell into the enemy's position to rescue these grenadiers. But that colonel escaped? I have never heard that there was such a useless Panzergrenadier officer in the history of the empire? I can't imagine it, our empire can't be imagined." His expression was cold, his tone was solemn, and his breath was solemn.

General Surmei's meaning was clear. Since the empire cannot imagine such a useless Panzergrenadier officer, it should naturally be treated with dignity.

"...Colonel Kunado is a descendant of Count Kusar's family." The adjutant reminded him in a low voice.

Hesitation flashed across Major General Surmei's face. However, after a pause for a few seconds, he said lukewarmly: "What about that?"

"Understood."

Major General Surmei, who always likes to make a fool of himself, seemed to have awakened some extraordinary attributes, so he just kept doing nothing and expanded the wall list. At the same time, he also ordered that all the officers who broke through to the Beishan camp should be sent to a military court, which made him feel a little better.

But at this time, subordinates came to report that the two destroyers preparing to carry out orbital bombing had been hit. One of them was even seriously injured and is currently trying to find a way to make an emergency landing in the sea over there.

Looking at the general's downcast expression, the adjutant looked worried and was ready to call a doctor.

"I know this is a safety hazard. I guess the people on earth will also have a heavy artillery base. I even guessed that my ship might be hit. But why was it seriously injured? The majestic destroyer, To be seriously injured by defensive firepower on the surface, wouldn’t the dreadnought one day fall into the hands of a destroyer?”

Well, the dreadnought has already been lost to a lightning strike ship that is smaller than a destroyer.

Major General Surmei smiled instead of getting angry: "Okay, okay, when the armored grenadier begins to refresh the lower limit, is it now the turn of the space fleet?"

"...One of the ion beams directly extinguished the anti-gravity engine of Seral 41. Within the atmosphere, once the energy shield is activated, it will affect the maneuverability of the hull." The adjutant reported quickly.

In fact, he and the captain of Serral 41 were classmates at the Royal Naval Academy, and he felt that he should be objective, neutral and rigorous at all times.

Major General Surmei certainly understood what the other party meant. Even so, he decided to kill the captain afterwards.

After all, a senior officer of the grenadier system has already been honored. Of course, the space fleet must also keep up, so as to show an even balance.

Of course, this will only happen after this battle is over.

"Where are the troops departing from Gersme Huahout Base? Have you found the enemy's artillery base in the mountains?"

"The attack is underway. The location of the opponent's heavy base has been determined. It is located in the D12 and Z18 areas of the Hengduan Mountains in the north of the city. The base is about 2,400 kilometers away. The assault regiment is advancing!" The adjutant is not a noble, and he doesn't really understand. Why give the base such a confusing name?

Is this name so difficult to pronounce? Major General Surmei glared at his adjutant and decided to replace him after the battle and send this guy to the front line to manage the death squads.

The latter had already opened the map and marked a certain coordinate on the topographic map of the mountain range.

"Based on the energy response, there are at least 12 large ion cannons."

In fact, this is the real purpose of Major General Surmei's dispatch of battleships. On the one hand, the orbital bombardment of the warships can cover the retreat of Major General Hongkas; on the other hand, it can attract the opponent to take the initiative to attack and expose his location.

He just didn't expect that Major General Hongkesi would die in battle so quickly. I never thought that the cost of bait would be so high. Of course, if it only costs one destroyer serious damage and destroys one of the opponent's heavy artillery bases, it is still worth it.

... From the perspective of exchange alone, it's hard to say whether it's worth it, but at this time, Major General Surmei needs to force himself to believe it.

He expected the frontline commander to bring him some good news. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to explain it to Marshal Farrell.

The marshal who just got the scepter and was born as a citizen can really kill people, and he will never be soft-hearted because of his status as a noble.

Then, half an hour later, his subordinates brought new battle reports.

"Sir, the enemy's heavy artillery base has entered the bombardment range of the Big Bird airship."

"How did they hide all these big guys?" Surmei looked at the images fed back from the front line and looked at the cannon bodies hidden in the narrow valley. He felt that he still needed to kill the person in charge of the reconnaissance department in the future. a few.

Yes, the attack has not been going well some time ago, it must be because too few people were shot.

"Start attacking immediately." Surmei ordered.

"The enemy has withdrawn. Before we arrived, they self-destructed and destroyed all the ion cannons."

"...Remember, we drove the enemy away after a fierce battle. The heavy artillery was also captured. However, the community's ordnance was crude and crude, so we destroyed it."

The people present were all experienced veterans, so they naturally understood it instantly and immediately nodded and obeyed.

But at this moment, the adjutant seemed to have received a new battle report, and he showed an expression of disbelief. He looked at Major General Surmei with a pale face, and then at his terminal screen.

After hesitating for a while, he said tremblingly: "Your Excellency, please report from the front."

"Why are you panicking? You have to be polite!"

"G...Gemehout base has been occupied." Until this moment, he still couldn't tell the full name of the base.