"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 time
Victory will definitely be the beginning of all glorious history, and you will all 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 drill 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 sentence. 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 under everyone's admiring gaze, and began to arrange the 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 he didn't see them at the first time.
One of the congressmen was extremely dissatisfied with me as the "Supreme Commander", but even if he knew about it, he probably wouldn't care.
The psykers 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 and the huge tarmac of the central universe port.
I saw a 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 really do look like large ant nests. You must know that Xinyumen is a mountainous and arid planet, with less than 30% surface water coverage, and even less vegetation. Of course, groundwater is quite abundant in this environment.
The sand people who have evolved into civilized creatures have the means to quickly stick mud and gravel into nests. They also really like the living environment wrapped in mud, which can evoke the memory 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 blocked by the inland water. The area of the camp was too vast, and it extended beyond her sight.
She could even see that many sand people had already pushed up high mounds of soil in the camp and were working endlessly around them. They were planting a new Yumen native crop called sand potato, which was grown by the sand people.
A staple food source; the tall planting piles are accompanied by a large number of insects and earthworms, which are also an important source of protein for them.
Of course, there are also many "normal" flat fields. Most of the high-yielding crops from alien planets have sprouted, and only crops that have been genetically modified can grow like this. Just looking at this scene, I would say that the sand people
Only a fool would believe it if there is no supporter behind it.
Obviously, the sand people have prepared a long-term siege of the city. Those huge camps are not so much military camps, but more like giant monsters gathered together by thousands of sand people settlements. They are absurd, weird, and twisted.
, but at this scale, it is shocking and scary.
"I thought the so-called more than one million was just a so-called claim..." Ina was indeed shocked.
To be precise, three days later, that is, October 18, 829, the total number of siege troops will reach more than 1.8 million. In the cold weapon era, no civilization or political system had such organizational power, but the sand people did.
They did it. 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 is ten times more, it will only take a few minutes for orbital bombing. But now there is no way to carry out orbital bombing in Tulon Port and in the planetary orbit.
Battleships. 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 base has always been at Port Arthur No. 14, which is at least 7 miles away from Tulon.
How about a day's journey?
There is no problem in using bombing in the atmosphere. But government money is not money? Who would think of equipping the police with low-altitude combat aircraft! I don’t know that there are very few low-altitude combat aircraft that can be replaced by orbital bombing.
Is it produced locally? If you really want equipment, the price you pay is not the price of weapons but the price of imitation antique handicrafts!
Besides, who should I use it to deal with? The sand people? Hahahahahahaha!
Before the army of millions of sand people gathered, everyone must have been laughing so happily.
Of course, transportation airships and drones can also perform attack missions, but the former is too clumsy and the latter is 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 and it really has nothing to do with the overall situation. We can only wait for the opportunity." Yu Lian considered returning 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 filled with wind and sand outside, but it was 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 like 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 blue and red. He hesitated and whispered: "Well, I have to tell you something. 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 bit deliberate, he was still amiable. Overall, he was an easy-to-like person.
middle-aged uncle.
Well, I'm sure I've met him before, so I don't know the person. But among the group of people over there, there is a guy who looks vaguely familiar. That head of bronze hair that is so eye-catching is really conspicuous.
In other words, it's not that it looks familiar, but it feels vaguely familiar.
The bronze-haired guy seemed to sense something, turned around, and began to look at Yu Lian and Ina with interest.
Well, I’m sure I’ve changed my face again. Although he’s much younger, he’s definitely 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 with a decent military salute: "Hello, Community Warrant Officer Yu Lian, may I ask who you are..."
The middle-aged uncle showed a very unhappy expression 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 is normal for a semi-military area like a 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!
"It's 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.
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"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
Congressmen, I really can’t bear to see them sleeping outside in the open air. 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?"