Life Copy Game

"Nancheng? Reinforcements?"

Above the huge land fortress, the bearded man turned back and looked at the officer beside him, "What do you mean?"

"We only received the word, not the rest of the information."

The man wearing glasses and appearing to be a technical officer replied slowly, "Maybe he is telling us to be careful about reinforcements from Nancheng?"

"Is this a message sent to us by an insider in the city?"

The bearded man frowned slightly and continued to ask, "How did you send it?"

"This principle may be complicated to explain,"

The technical officer raised his head and looked at the silent and towering wall in front of him, looking at the lights below illuminating the high wall.

“This kind of military lighting on high walls has very high technical requirements. The brightness can be infinitely adjusted. The smallest brightness adjustment is not even noticeable to the naked eye, but our collection equipment can detect it.

"Based on this feature, we can convey information by controlling the slight flicker of the light. For example, high light means 1 and low light means 0, forming a complex password that can be translated. Of course, the actual brightness has more than two levels. , the algorithm will be more complex.

"The communication equipment in the hands of the insider is basically based on this principle.

"That communicator can be connected to the internal network of the city defense system, interfere with the flashing of lights, and transmit information to us through the flashing. And because it is not connected to the core communication equipment, it is not easy to be discovered by the artificial intelligence or software engineers of the city defense system. Covert communication can be achieved.”

"That means he can send us messages through the lights, right?"

The bearded man raised his head and glanced at the light on the high wall, "But why did you only pronounce such a word?"

"We don't know either,"

The technical officer shook his head, "It stands to reason that he should send out more and more complete information,"

Then he paused and said with some worry, "The worst-case scenario is that he was noticed when he sent the message, and he might even be caught, so no follow-up information was sent."

"Can you try to contact him?"

The bearded man looked at the high silent wall and asked again.

The technical officer quickly replied, "Those lights also have sensitive light-sensing elements. We have been scanning those light-sensing elements with searchlights since we approached the high wall. We have just adjusted the frequency of the searchlights and will ask Information is transmitted to the communicator through those light-sensing elements..."

The bearded man raised his hand and interrupted the technical officer a little irritably, "Just tell me if you can get in touch."

"Contacted but he didn't reply."

The technical officer paused and said quickly.

"If he is caught, will our communications equipment be hacked?"

The bearded man turned to look at the technical officer and asked.

"Not possible without knowing our coding rules,"

The technical officer shook his head, "If they want to forcefully crack it, it will require extremely terrifying computing power and a long time. It is simply impossible to rely on the city defense army's hardware alone."

"Did Scott send a message?"

The bearded man continued to ask.

"No,"

The technical officer shook his head, "According to the plan he agreed with us before, he will send troops to capture the White Jasmine Palace in Yilan City, kill the mayor and become self-reliant, and then send us a signal. Now he may have already met the mayor at the White Jasmine Palace. The armies are at war.”

"Scott is a man of both minds and cannot be trusted,"

The bearded man lowered his head and looked at the control console in front of him. Then he seemed to remember something and asked quickly, "Can you contact the city? Anyone can contact the city's spies, the group's bureaucrats, or even Scott."

"no,"

The technical officer shook his head, "The high wall is a natural signal blocker. It is basically impossible to establish a connection between the wilderness and the city across the high wall. The network between cities is also connected through super optical cables buried deep underground. It’s too late for us to dig the super optical cable now.”

"In other words, we can't receive any news from the city now? We don't know anything about the situation in the city?"

The bearded man's eyes were level, looking at the motorcade moving ahead in the dark night.

"Yes."

The technical officer nodded slightly.

"Okay, I understand, you go down first."

The bearded man lowered his head and stared at the console in front of him.

"yes."

The technical officer nodded, walked to the edge of the land fortress, and jumped onto the roof of another car running parallel to the land fortress.

At this time, the bearded man had already turned on a switch in front of him, "Did the reconnaissance team outside the south city of Yilan City send back any information?"

"Not yet, Captain. The last time they sent a message was half an hour ago. The mercenary group of the Ivis Space System was attacking the city smoothly."

A young man's voice sounded in the control console, "They are a bit far away from us. They have to go around half of the city. If there are any big changes, it will take a while to get them back."

"Send a few more reconnaissance teams out,"

The bearded man's voice was calm, "Establish a stable channel along the high wall to ensure the efficiency of information transmission."

"yes."

The other side of the communicator responded.

The bearded man also cut off the communication.

He turned his head and looked to the right. At the end of the seemingly endless army lights, several flickering lights rose quickly and flew towards the end of the night.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the majestic high wall in front of him.

Everything was so silent, there was no artillery fire, no counterattack, and all the information sent in the past fell into silence.

The quiet high wall was so quiet, as if there were a pair of cold eyes, condescendingly watching the endless army below.

——

Beicheng Command Center

"The mercenary group of the Nolanka Group happened to escort the food and encountered the mercenary group of the Ivis Space System attacking the city, so they acted righteously and attacked the Nancheng City Defense Force from both inside and outside. Now they have penetrated the mercenaries of the Ivis Space System. Did the Corps’ military formation achieve a tactical advantage?”

The young officer stared blankly at Meade who put down the phone in front of him. He reached out and clasped his forehead, "Wait a minute, I'm a little confused."

He said in a daze, "But what is the Nolanka Group trying to do? They may not be the only caravans that have come to our area recently. There is no news about those caravans now. Is it possible that the Nolanka Group is really abiding by its laws?" Federal law? Acting courageously?"

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as acting bravely,"

Meade shook his head. He lowered his head and projected a map outside the south city in front of him. "Although the Ivis Space System only came with a mercenary group, it also brought a complete aviation force and equipped it." the most advanced weapons,

"Even if the Nancheng City Defense Force wants to gain an advantage by attacking from inside and outside, the Nolanka Group must bring out the entire mercenary group to escort a caravan. I'm afraid the entire mercenary group will not be sent out."

"You mean, they did it on purpose?"

The young officer came to his senses, "Are they actually 'reinforcements'? They are just participating in the war under the banner of righteousness and bravery? But who called this reinforcements..."

At this point, he suddenly stopped talking, realized something, and raised his eyes slightly, "Is this what Mr. Lin En is waiting for?!"

"I'm afraid so,"

Meade nodded, "Calculating the distance from Kaya City to the south city of Yilan City, the mercenary group of the Nolanka Group may have set off before and after the Ivis Space System troops came to the city."

"With the help of the Nolanka Group, we should be able to withstand the attack of the Copes Mercenary Group."

The shock on the young officer's face softened slightly.

"Can't bear it,"

Meade shook his head. He reached out and closed the map in front of him, then slowly stood up and lit a cigarette.

"Even if it crosses the city in a straight line, it will take at least an hour or two for South City's army to get from South City to North City. We can sustain the attack of Copes Mining for half an hour at most. If Scott's army arrives, our support time will be There will be less. There are also many losers in our army now. Under the absolute disadvantage, they may not surrender to Scott. "

"And now Nancheng has not completely won. By the time Nancheng is over, I'm afraid Beicheng will be almost defeated."

After listening to Meade's words, the young officer seemed to react, and his expression gradually darkened.

"Nolanka Group is indeed living water, but it is too far away and cannot quench our near thirst."

Meade took a puff of cigarette and sighed softly.

"Since Mr. Linn can contact the Nolanka Group, is it possible to contact other consortiums?"

The young officer thought, "Even...the Central Army?"

"have no idea,"

Meade shook his head and looked at the burning cigarette butt in his hand, "If it is the best, we might still have a chance to make a comeback. If not..."

"Brigadier Meade,"

At this moment, a figure rushed into the office. It was the broad-faced officer who had just been with the young officer.

He walked directly to Meade's desk, put his hand on the edge of the desk, looked up at Meade, "The main force of the Copes Mercenary Group has entered the siege area, let the brothers fire, so brothers I can kill a few more enemies."

"Didn't you hear the military order?"

Meade lowered his face and looked at the broad-faced officer, "What is your duty as a soldier?"

"Watch, wait,"

The broad-faced officer looked at Meade angrily, "We have already waited for the enemy to arrive at our door, do we still have to wait?!"

"You are so capable, go and fire now,"

Meade raised his hand and looked at him calmly, "Can you defend this city?"

"I, I, I..."

The broad-faced officer blushed and finally breathed out, "At least we can kill a few more enemies."

"Kill, kill, kill, we only have a half-baked army in half the city. The enemy's strength is four to five times ours, and they also have more advanced equipment than us."

Mead took a drag on his cigarette and said, "Can you kill them all?"

He stood up and moved the stool under his butt, "If you can, come and sit in my seat."

"I, I, I..."

The broad-faced officer's face turned even redder, and he opened his mouth, unable to speak for a while.

"Me, me, me? Wasn't that pretty cool to say just now?"

Meade sat back on the chair with a cigarette in his mouth, "How come you are just me and me when I ask you to show your ability?"

He took off the cigarette from his mouth and looked at the broad-faced officer in front of him, "The military orders are like a mountain. Just do whatever the higher-ups tell you to do. If the higher-ups tell you to wait, why don't you just weld your butt to the chair and give it to me?" Wait!

"What happened to the mercenary group's attack on the city area? He just arrived at the city gate.

"If you wait any longer, they will pry open the city gate."

The broad-faced officer couldn't help but mutter.

"If he really pries open the city gate, I will stand at the front with a gun."

Meade slapped his hand on the table and looked at the broad-faced officer.

"That was not what I meant,"

The broad-faced officer was startled and said quickly, "Brigadier..."

"That's what you really mean,"

Meade raised the hand holding the cigarette and said, "Also, tell me, deputy commander, to get out of here."

The broad-faced officer glanced at Meade, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and retreated toward the door.

When he was about to go out, he glanced at the young officer standing in the corner of the office, opened his mouth, but ultimately left the office without saying anything.

"I'll go tell Mr. Lin En the news about Nancheng,"

The young officer looked at the broad-faced officer's back, turned back to Meade, who was sitting behind his desk and smoking, and whispered, "Then ask for the next order?"

"Need not,"

Meade shook his head, "These bastards didn't come here on their own whim, they were brought here by their officers. Those officers from the original four brigades have no confidence in defending the city and have no confidence in me."

He paused and dusted off his cigarette.

“I don’t have confidence in Lynn either.

"Although Linn used strong methods and courage to suppress them and barely unite them,

"But in the final analysis, Lin En was just a civil servant before and has never demonstrated strong military qualities. It is normal for these soldiers to have ideas,"

Then he picked up the cigarette and took a puff, "At this time, if I really try to persuade Lin En to change his mind, then there will be real chaos. Instead, they will feel that Lin En and I are not confident, and they will feel that Lin En and I are not confident. I completely lost trust and started thinking about becoming a walleye, and..."

He put down his cigarette butt and continued, "Lin En has now obtained the highest authority of Beicheng's city defense system. He received the information from Nancheng earlier than us. The fact that he didn't say anything proves that the original order has not changed. "

"But if we really start to defend the city and attack, if we are suppressed, we will be beaten."

The young officer whispered, "I'm afraid those officers still have their thoughts."

"yes,"

Meade sighed, "It's a mess. The mercenary group of the Nolanka Group can help Covey win. If you help us, I'm afraid I will get involved."

"You really think,"

The young officer lowered his voice and spoke slowly, "We have been waiting. Can we really wait until the war situation changes and survive this war?"

Then he quickly explained, "It's not that I don't trust Mr. Lynn, but what we are facing now is an absolute dead end. I can't think of a way to break it. Even if the legendary military strategist of the Federation is dug out of his grave, I don't think they can." Method."

"Are you a coward?"

Meade looked at the young officer with a smile and put out the cigarette butt in his hand.

"I don't."

The young officer immediately stood up straight.

"I can't think of any other way,"

Meade looked at the young man in front of him, "I can tell you frankly, I don't know whether Linn's strategy is effective. After all, I have never seen him command a war and I don't know his military capabilities."

He smiled, looked at the surprised young officer, and continued, "But our situation can't be worse, can it?"

Then he paused, "And what we all have to admit is that Lin En is indeed an excellent leader. If he is given an extra month, no, a week, he might be able to condense the scattered sand in Beicheng into a rope. , the situation will be completely different at that time.

"He is the best mayor I have ever seen, and perhaps the one who can change everything the most, but God has given him too little time."

He looked at the young officer, "So I have a mission for you."

Then he continued with the blank look in the young officer's eyes,

"You are the best mecha pilot in Beicheng. I will hand over the command of the first battalion of the third brigade to you.

"There are fifteen Seraph mechas inside. If Beicheng falls into chaos, no matter what method you use, you must take Lin En out alive. That stubborn old man may not listen to you. I allow you to coax and lie. .”

At this moment, the young officer's eyes widened. He looked at the officer in front of him and his firm face.

Finally, he lowered his head and responded softly, "Yes."

Looking at the back of the young officer turning away, Meade lowered his head, opened the drawer, and took out the pistol in the drawer.

He stared at the old pistol, raised his head, and looked out the office window at the night.

At the end of the night, it seemed that a continuous army was quickly passing through the streets of the city, heading towards the North City.

——

Wilderness outside Beicheng

The roaring land fortress gallops across the barren wilderness.

The bearded man put his hand on the console, raised his head, and stared at the high wall that seemed to be connected to the sky. He was getting closer and closer to the high wall.

Then he lowered his head and looked at the map in front of him.

The mountains and plains to the north of Yilan City are not evenly divided. To be precise, the mountains occupy most of the area outside the city gate.

These mountains form a diagonal line, forming an angle with the towering walls, and the triangle within this angle is the plain part.

Ding--

At this time, a communication request sounded on the console, and the bearded man turned on the communication switch.

"Captain, the news just came that our reconnaissance team heading to Nancheng has completely lost contact,"

A nervous voice sounded on the console, "But we received the last video message they sent."

"Release it."

The bearded man looked down at the console in front of him and said quickly.

A holographic projection lit up on the console, showing groups of soldiers fighting in a melee.

Flames and shells filled almost every area of ​​the battlefield.

Soldiers wearing uniforms with the emblem of the city of stars and city defense troops wearing uniforms with the emblem of white jasmine are cutting the battlefield into small pieces, and then annihilating the soldiers of the Ivis space system who are surrounded in these small pieces.

And at the top of the entire battlefield, between the mechas and fighter planes that were galloping and fighting, three aerial behemoths burning with blazing flames were falling from the sky like a collapsed sky.