Him and their stars

"First of all, we must affirm that this is a glorious victory, an epic victory, and a victory that may become the beginning of a legend. In the near future, if you and your successors become an undefeated iron army across the galaxy, this victory It will definitely be the beginning of all glorious history. You guys will definitely be able to go down in history."

Yu Lian's words made the soldiers a little embarrassed. They didn't have any ambitions to be famous in history, but they still felt a sense of honor to be praised like this.

"Of course, I have some immature suggestions here. I hope everyone will carefully choose the time to charge when fighting in the future. Why should you hold on to an ax when you can shoot all the opponents to death? Oh, Baka, I’m not quarreling with you. I also understand that this is what the infantry training code teaches. But I need everyone to understand the purpose of the battle. This is a rout battle rather than an encirclement and annihilation battle. In fact, there are hundreds of people on the other side with lizard riders. It is unrealistic to encircle and annihilate, but it is even more important to protect yourself carefully. Well, in general, it is still the same. We have won and saved thousands of ordinary citizens. Everyone is worthy of your status as a soldier. , worthy of the emblem of the Blue Star Shield on your arms!" Yu Lian clapped his hands, stood up in the eyes of everyone's admiration, and began to arrange tasks.

"Uncle Carl, Doctor Banks, take people down the mountain to meet the civilians, and take them to the valley we found before. Yes, it is spacious and secluded enough for everyone to hide. Baka, Keep everyone in order, but be careful not to frighten the children. Ping...Ms. Nurse, please follow us and be sure to appease everyone."

"Youyou, Ruel, you two go to camp. Yes, it's over the valley. Set up a guard post in advance."

"Signal Corps? Is the Signal Corps here? Yes, it's you. Find a higher place and continue calling Tulong using shortwave. Remember to use the military confidential channel!"

"Ina, come with me to check out the enemy's situation! Oh, by the way, don't forget to paint two stars on your tank."

"I'm not going to change my career to be a tank driver." Miss Sergeant Major replied.

After arranging all this, Yu Lian and Ina, the first and second commanders of the army, and the only two psychics set out. Of course he didn't know, because one of the congressmen was extremely dissatisfied when he didn't see his "supreme commander" for the first time, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.

The psyker wearing power armor quickly climbed over a mountain ridge and found a relatively hidden place. They could already see the urban area of ​​Tulon in the distance, the huge apron of the central universe port, and the city shield generator that looked like a skyscraper.

However, we also saw densely packed sandman barracks on the outskirts of the city, like termite nests.

Those do look like large anthills. You must know that Xinyumen is a mountainous and arid planet, with less than 30% surface water coverage, and even less vegetation. Of course, there is plenty of underground water. Civilized creatures evolved in this environment. The sand people have a way of quickly sticking mud and gravel into nests. They also really like the living environment wrapped in mud, which can evoke memories of the evolution of life.

Ina looked over, only to see that the sand people's lairs were densely surrounding Tulong Port on three sides - and one side was the inland sea - which was impenetrable. The area of ​​​​the camp is too vast, extending beyond his sight.

She could even see that many sand people had pushed up tall mounds of soil in the camp and were working endlessly around it. They were planting a local crop of Xinyumen called sand potato, which was the staple food source for the sand people. The tall planting piles were accompanied by a large number of insects and earthworms, which were also an important source of protein for them.

Of course, there are also many "normal" flat fields, and most of the high-yielding crops from alien planets have sprouted. Only crops that have been genetically modified can grow like this. Just looking at this scene, only a fool would believe it if there were no supporters behind the sand people.

It was obvious that the sand people had prepared to lay siege to the city for a long time. Those huge camps are not so much military camps as they are giant monsters gathered together by thousands of sand people settlements. They are absurd, weird, and twisted, but at this scale, they are shocking and terrifying.

"I thought the so-called more than one million was just a claim..." Ina was indeed shocked.

To be precise, three days later, on October 18, 829, the total number of troops in the siege would reach more than 1.8 million. In the Cold Weapon Age, no civilization or political system had such organizational power, but the Sand People did. On the one hand, it is because they have behind-the-scenes support, and on the other hand, they do have heroes who were born out of luck.

Everyone who fights unyieldingly for racial dignity and independence is a hero and deserves respect. Unfortunately, they are ultimately the enemy of mankind...

When he thought of this, Yu Lian was a little unmotivated and sighed silently: "...Forget it, facing an enemy of this size, we have nothing to do now. We can only see if we can contact Tulong. Go back first. Bar."

"Wise judgment," Ina agreed. She is the staff sergeant of the team, brave but not reckless.

In fact, of course there are ways. Not to mention more than one million, even if it costs ten times more, it will only take a few minutes for orbital bombing. But now there are no warships capable of orbital bombing in Tulon Port or in the planetary orbit. This is because the community is also a member of the "Andromeda Galaxy Joint Development Treaty" and the "Andromeda Galaxy Treaty on the Limitation of Military Expansion". In this galaxy like the New World, there is no strong standing fleet.

In fact, the entire community only has a total of six destroyers and twelve assault ships in the Andromeda Galaxy, which are used entirely to deal with pirates and smugglers. Moreover, the permanent residence has always been at Lushun Star Port No. 14, which is at least 7 days' flight from Tulong.

There is no problem in using bombing in the atmosphere. But government money is not money, right? Who would think of equipping the police with low-altitude combat aircraft? Don’t you know that this kind of low-power aircraft that can be replaced by orbital bombing is already produced in few places? If you really want equipment, the price you will pay for it is not the price of weapons but the price of imitation antique handicrafts!

Besides, who is it equipped to deal with? Sand people? Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Before the army of millions of sand people gathered, everyone must have been laughing so happily.

Transportation airships and drones can of course also perform attack missions, but the former are too clumsy and the latter are too fragile. More importantly, the sand people now even have tanks, so don’t they have anti-aircraft weapons?

"We have such a small number of people and it really has nothing to do with the overall situation. We can only wait for the opportunity." Yu Lian calculated and returned to the temporary camp.

This is a valley that everyone found in the valley after leaving the ruins of the Enlightened Ones, climbing over the mountains, and it was windy and sandy outside, but quite humid and warm inside, with springs and grass. The place was large enough, hidden enough, and easy to defend. Attack is naturally a good place to camp and repair.

As soon as he came in, he saw Dr. Banks coming up to him with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Sir, what's the situation with the enemy?"

"Waiting for contact with the headquarters. We can't expect the exhausted remnants of our number 30 to attack the enemy's million-strong army, right?"

"This, this..." The doctor's face turned green and red. He hesitated and whispered: "Well, I have something to say to you. Don't be angry..."

The doctor's words were immediately interrupted by a slightly over-enthusiastic and exaggerated voice: "You are Warrant Officer Yu Lian, right? You are so young and promising!"

Yu Lian looked over in response, and what caught his eye was an Asian man in his mid-forties. He was of medium build, elegant, easy-going, and personable. Although his smile was a little deliberate, he was still amiable. Overall, he was an easy-to-like person. middle-aged uncle.

Well, I’m sure it’s someone I don’t recognize. But among the group of people over there, there is a guy who looks vaguely familiar. That eye-catching bronze hair is really too conspicuous.

In other words, it's not that it looks familiar, but it feels vaguely familiar.

The bronze-haired guy seemed to sense something. He turned around and began to look at Yu Lian and Ina with interest.

Well, I'm sure again. Although he is much younger, he is still that guy!

While Yu Lian continued to observe secretly, he looked at the middle-aged uncle in front of him, who might be regarded as a big shot, and saluted him appropriately: "Hello, Community Warrant Officer Yu Lian, who are you..."

The middle-aged uncle showed a very unpleasant look for a moment, as if to say, "I'm so famous and you don't know me." But he soon smiled again and held Yu Lian's hand, shaking it vigorously: "With an excellent officer like you here, we feel relieved."

"Member Jiang Yudong! He is very prestigious in the colonial parliament." The doctor lowered his voice behind Yu Lian.

"Oh... Mr. Congressman, are you all shocked? Sorry, I'm late." Yu Lian continued to speak in embarrassing diplomatic terms, rolling his eyes inwardly.

But Ina behind her was already rolling her eyes.

Then again, it's normal for a semi-military area like the colony to have a parliament. The aura of democracy and freedom must be more important than real problems. This is the foundation of the Blue Star Community and the people of Earth!

"Not too late, not too late. Thanks to you, no one of us was injured. This all depends on the wisdom and bravery of you and your comrades!" When it comes to diplomatic rhetoric and diplomatic demeanor, Mr. Congressman is much better than Yu Lian. .

"However, you have also seen that there are too many old, weak, women and children here. They are ordinary civilians who have given up their property and homes and fled to Tulong for refuge. They are tired, worried, and many are injured. As their representatives Congressman, I really can’t bear to see them dining and sleeping outside. And as a soldier, you should feel the same way as me, right?”

"Uh, I'm sorry, Congressman...please just say what you have to say."

"I mean, do you have a way to escort us into the city?"