Mecha and Knife

When Ji Xinghe was looking for Tu Yuan, Tu Yuan was waiting for Ji Xinghe.

He was not the only one waiting, but also Wang Wei and others, including Chen Xun, Su He, Qin Tong, and Harris from the Xinghe team, were all present.

When Liu Mian was looking for Ji Xinghe, all the people in Ji Xinghe were summoned by Tu Yuan to a conference room.

Because Tu Yuan did not issue a communication ban, and after arriving in the meeting room, Tu Yuan has not spoken, so Chen Xun and others did not think too much, they thought that this meeting should not be held until Ji Xinghe came over .

They all knew that Ji Xinghe would bring Ji Rong Xinyue and other children to have breakfast together every morning.

The waiting time was not long, the closed meeting room door was opened, and Ji Xinghe and Liu Mian walked in.

This scene made Chen Xun frown.

The time is wrong.

According to his prediction, Ji Xinghe should be able to appear in the conference room at least five minutes later.

Didn't finish breakfast?

Judging from the current situation in the No. 5 base theater, Ji Xinghe would not be allowed to come to a meeting without breakfast, especially today is Ji Xinghe's conferment day.

Ji Xinghe who entered the conference room also frowned.

Before he came in, he didn't know that all his people had been summoned, combined with Chen Xuan's news.

It made him feel uncomfortable.

"What do you want to do?"

Ji Xinghe stood at the door, and when Liu Mian closed the door of the meeting room, he looked directly at Tu Yuan who was sitting in the main seat and questioned him.

Tu Yuan also looked directly at Ji Xinghe, and asked back like a repeater: "What do you want to do?"

The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly became tense, and Qin Tong and the others' sitting postures were slightly deformed. It looked like he was ready to stand up and fight at any time.

It's weird and inexplicable.

"Colonel Liu Mian." Ji Xinghe looked at Tu Yuan and said aloud, "Come and tell Lieutenant General Tu Yuan what I want to do."

Liu Mian sighed helplessly in his heart, it shouldn't be like this between these two people, but due to chance, even Colonel Ji Xinghe and Lieutenant General Tu Yuan often couldn't help themselves.

"yes."

Liu Mian, who is also a colonel with Ji Xinghe, responded in the tone of a subordinate, and then stood beside Ji Xinghe and spoke.

Judging from his position, he is more like a member of Ji Xinghe.

"Colonel Ji Xinghe wants to apply for a space battleship, apply from the two imperial space battleships he captured, and apply to lead his Xinghe Mech Independent Corps to Battle Scar Canyon."

When Chen Xun, Qin Tong and others heard this, their expressions became astonished.

The crisis in the No. 5 base theater is far from resolved. Everyone is making concerted efforts to prepare for the war, waiting for a larger-scale attack from the empire before or after the dust storm begins.

How could Ji Xinghe have such an idea at this time?

Rescue mission?

Judging from Liu Mian's words, this does not look like a rescue mission, but a long-term garrison and combat mission.

Considering that the supreme commander of the No. 5 base theater is Tu Yuan, and the supreme commander of Battle Scar Canyon is Kent Weiss...

Tu Yuan, who was sitting upright, slowly got up.

"reason?"

"Liu Mian."

Ji Xinghe didn't seem to want to answer Tu Yuan's question personally, and he didn't bring his military rank when addressing Liu Mian.

This made Chen Xun and Liu Mian, the two most professional staff in the audience, feel the seriousness of the matter.

Without Ji Xinghe's knowledge, Tu Yuan gathered Ji Xinghe's people.

Ji Xinghe commanded Tu Yuan's men in front of Tu Yuan, and they were of the same military rank.

Chen Xun, who didn't know the specific situation, couldn't analyze more problems.

But Liu Mian knew the reason:

Tu Yuan is telling Ji Xinghe with the facts that your Xinghe Mecha Independent Corps is not yours.

Ji Xinghe is using practical actions to tell Tu Yuan that what is mine is mine, and what is yours can also be mine.

So Liu Mian suddenly felt aggrieved: Lao Ji, in fact, I belong to you.

Who is who is more like a joke for the war between the Federation and the Empire.

But this is people, and it is inevitable in human society, because of the contradictions arising from interests and purpose demands of oneself or the group it represents.

"Because Colonel Ji Xinghe wants to bring our hero home."

Liu Mian said something that made Chen Xun, Qin Tong and others even more puzzled, and then he gave a detailed explanation.

"Yesterday, at 9:15 p.m. on Alien Standard Time, Outpost 1840 in Battle Scar Canyon launched an active attack on the Empire when it ran out of ammunition and food and was in an enemy-occupied area."

"Twelve federal soldiers at Outpost 1840 faced an enemy force thousands of times larger than theirs. They were divided into two groups, one to attract the enemy's forces, and the other to execute the infiltration plan. In the end, they successfully infiltrated into the location of the enemy's logistics unit and activated it. The guidance beacon was picked up. Our artillery unit located in Battle Scar Canyon seized the opportunity and successfully implemented a precision fire strike."

"Outpost 1840, two hundred and ninety-six people, all sacrificed so far."

"According to the information provided by our reconnaissance satellite, three of the twelve heroic soldiers who launched the active attack still have their remains. At outpost 1840, there are twenty-seven remains."

"According to all our statistical reports in Battle Scar Canyon, as of three minutes ago, in the battle zone of Battle Scar Canyon, our side had sacrificed a total of 3,579,563 people. The remains were located in the enemy-occupied area and still Survivors, there are 390,000 people... about. There are still standards, and the bones are still there."

The meeting room was quiet for a while, and people still didn't understand why Ji Xinghe went to Battle Scar Canyon.

The sacrifice of more than three million people is not the war zone where the Federation has sacrificed the most people on the alien planet. The Gods Mountain has always been the war zone with the largest number of casualties for the Federation.

The cumulative number of victims has exceeded five million.

To say that there are more remains in the enemy-occupied area, there are more in the Gods Mountain theater than in the Battle Scar Canyon theater.

Compared with the Battle Scar Canyon, which has a total length of 4,500 kilometers, a width of 600 kilometers at its widest point, and an average depth of 8 kilometers, the terrain of the Mountain of Gods is not simple, but if it is only for recovering the remains of heroes, Getting to Mount of the Gods is easier than going to Battlescar Gulch.

Therefore, Ji Xinghe's move is definitely not for fame.

What is there in Battle Scar Canyon?

Chen Xun and others in the meeting room can be said to be the people who are most familiar with Ji Xinghe. None of them can figure out what is related to Ji Xinghe in Battle Scar Canyon.

Han Li? Jackson?

They are all in the theater of base six.

Yu Ren?

He is in the theater of the Gods Mountain, besides, Yu Ren shouldn't let Ji Xinghe do this, right?

Tu Yuan suddenly said: "Liu Mian, continue."

"..."

Both of you use me as a weapon, is it necessary?

Liu Mian felt helpless, but he had to say it.

"At outpost 1840 in Battle Scar Canyon, among the twelve heroic officers and soldiers who participated in launching the active attack on the empire, there was an engineer with the rank of professional technical corporal. His name was Chen Xuan."

Upon hearing the name, Qin Tong and the others immediately looked at Chen Xun: Your brother?

Chen Xun was stunned: I am the only child.

Liu Mian, who paused after saying the name, bit the bullet and continued under Tu Yuan's gaze.

"Chen Xuan, due to family poverty, he dropped out of school to work in high school. He started as a car wash worker, through his unremitting efforts..."

"Liu Mian." Ji Xinghe interrupted Liu Mian, looked at Tu Yuan and said, "Don't explain anything to me, just say it."

So Liu Mian said directly.

"Chen Xuan was originally an auto mechanic at Xinfengcheng Auto Repair Factory. His master in the Auto Repair Factory was Colonel Ji Xinghe. There are thirteen relatives of the employees of the Xinfengcheng Auto Repair Factory, a total of seventy-five people have signed up to join the army, and three people have passed all the assessments and came to the front line of the alien star, Corporal Chen Xuan..."

"I said it, no need to explain anything."

Ji Xinghe interrupted Liu Mian again, his eyes finally moved away from Tu Yuan's eyes, and looked at his soldiers in the conference room.

"Chen Xuan said he was homesick, and I want to take him home."

Chen Xun and others are still in the shock of Liu Mian's words just now: All 62 employees of Xinfengcheng Auto Repair Factory, as well as 13 relatives, have signed up to join the army...

Qin Tong glanced at Chen Xun, saw that Chen Xun was expressionless and did not respond, so he got up.

"Captain, when are we going to leave?"

The sound of chairs being pushed kept ringing. Harris, the blind man, the lame man, Su Chuanyun, the left hand...all got up, waiting for the order from Ji Xinghe.

Tu Yuan, who was sitting on the main seat, was ignored by them.

But there was one member of the Xinghe team who didn't get up, Chen Xun, Chief of Staff of the Xinghe Mecha Independent Corps.

So he attracted everyone's attention.

"Chen Xun." Tu Yuan looked at Chen Xun and asked, "Do you have any different opinions?"

This question should be asked by Ji Xinghe, but Ji Xinghe didn't ask.

"yes."

Chen Xun, who was questioned by Tu Yuan, did not look at Tu Yuan, but sat there looking at Ji Xinghe expressionlessly: "I do not agree to go to Battle Scar Canyon."

Su Chuanyun was furious, and called him by name: "Chen Xun, you have no right to disagree."

"In fact, I have this power."

"Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun." The blind man also looked at the expressionless Chen Xun: "I suggest you reserve your opinion."

The cripple looked at Chen Xun flickeringly, but Chen Xun didn't look at him. He could only remind him, "Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun, if you have any comments, we will have a meeting to discuss it later."

From the point of view of military rank, the nine ace fighters of the Xinghe team, except Ji Xinghe, are all colonels. They can indeed call Chen Xun, the lieutenant colonel's staff, by his name and rank.

But before today, they would call Chen Xun Lao Chen.

"This is a meeting." Chen Xun emphasized, continued to look at Ji Xinghe and said: "So we should discuss it clearly before making a decision, instead of acting on our own will."

This is already a very severe accusation.

Seeing the internal strife in the Xinghe team, Tu Yuan's eyes flashed a hint of relief. He didn't know whether he was pleased with Chen Xun's sobriety, or with Chen Xun's reaction, which was completely within his expectations.

"That's right, this is a meeting, if there is any problem, just put it out for discussion."

When Tu Yuan spoke, his eyes moved away from Chen Xun, and he looked at Ji Xinghe again and asked, "Chen Xun, what do you think is wrong with Colonel Ji Xinghe's application?"

Without any hesitation, Chen Xun looked at Ji Xinghe and began to ask questions.

"First, the Galaxy Mecha Independent Corps is going to the Battle Scar Canyon, what about the fifth base?"

Ji Xinghe didn't know what he was thinking, instead of directly answering Chen Xun's question, he said, "Liu Mian, tell me."

"..."

What about trouble?

If Liu Mian didn't know very well that Tu Yuan had never communicated with Ji Xinghe about a certain idea before this moment, he would really think that the acting skills of these two people are amazing.

Since there is no communication, isn't it acting?

This feels even scarier.

"According to the analysis report of the Nantianmen General Staff, before the dust storm begins, that is, within nearly a month, the empire will not launch an attack on the No. 5 base. Because their conventional troops are seriously depleted, and they also deplete a lot of logistical resources. , Even if they have a jump gate, they can't endlessly mobilize a large number of conventional troops to attack base 5. They will wait for the dust storm to start, and then send out the mech corps."

The No. 5 base theater has wiped out more than 500,000 conventional troops of the empire so far.

Speaking of routine, it is actually not routine. The Empire's regular troops, like the Federation's regular troops, have long been fully mechanized. The conventional troops composed of various combinations of arms made it difficult for the empire to bear such losses.

Combined with the annihilation of the empire's troops in the No. 6 base theater, the empire has lost more than one million troops and corresponding resources in these two theaters alone.

Although the Federation has always been on the defensive, in terms of the loss of troops, the empire, which belongs to the aggressive and offensive side, has always been at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

"The second question." Chen Xun continued to ask: "Once the Galaxy Mecha Independent Corps appears in the Battle Scar Canyon, and the Empire, knowing that the defense force of the fifth base is empty, changes their battle plan, what should we do?"

This time, Liu Mian began to answer without Ji Xinghe's request.

"If Colonel Ji Xinghe's application is approved, the Galaxy Mecha Independent Corps will be able to have a space battleship that can conduct rapid maneuvers. However, under the strict defense of our space fleet, it is difficult for the Imperial Mecha Corps to have a space battleship. provide similar support."

The words paused for a second, and Liu Mian continued: "From this point of view, assuming that Colonel Ji Xinghe's application is approved and the Empire chooses to launch an attack on Base No. 5 in advance, the Xinghe Mecha Independent Corps with rapid mobile response capabilities can Conduct interception or annihilation operations according to the strength of the Imperial Mech Corps."

Chen Xun pondered for a while this time, as if he was thinking about the feasibility of Liu Mian's ideas, and he seemed to be giving other people time to think before continuing to ask questions.

"The third question, if the Galaxy Mecha Independent Corps is under siege in the Battle Scar Canyon, it is difficult to protect itself, and it cannot quickly maneuver to support the fifth base. What should we do?"

Liu Mian didn't answer, but asked instead: "Then what if the Xinghe mecha corps led by Colonel Ji Xinghe broke through the Battle Scar Canyon?"

"This is impossible."

"It's all if, why do you say it's possible if it's possible, but I say it's impossible if it's not?"

"Colonel Liu Mian, this is a combat meeting, please be professional."

"Lieutenant Colonel Chen Xun, this is a combat meeting, please be more professional."

Liu Mian has become a repeater, but of course he is more than a repeater, adding: "This is war, and from the overall situation, we have always been at a disadvantage. Therefore, there is no foolproof combat plan. In my opinion, The combat plan proposed by Colonel Ji Xinghe has a high probability of success."

Chen Xun pondered again, and then continued to ask questions.

"The fourth question, is it meaningful to exchange the lives of living people for remains that have no value to us on the material level?"

Hearing this question, some people glared at Chen Xun, some agreed with their eyes, and some felt something was wrong.

With Chen Xun's ability, he shouldn't be so easily persuaded by Liu Mian on these three issues.

Although there is some difference in military rank between the two, it is only because of Chen Xun's contribution to the Xinghe team, which is difficult to see from the perspective of statistics and outsiders.

In contrast, Chen Xun, who has always been on the front line, is more convincing than Liu Mian.

Then why did such a Chen Xun raise the fourth question, which sounds reasonable but is actually a very stupid question?

Liu Mian understood.

He looked at Chen Xun and replied: "First, what we need is not only material resources, spiritual resources are equally important to our help in this war. If there is no spiritual support, including Corporal Chen Xuan Twelve heroic soldiers, it is impossible to launch an active attack on the empire under such circumstances."

"Second, the remains of the heroes are all in the enemy-occupied area. If you want to bring them back, you must capture the enemy-occupied area, so this is not just a fight to bring the remains of the heroes home, but also a fight for victory. I firmly believe that Colonel Ji Xinghe will not let our people brave the enemy's artillery fire to bring back the remains of the heroes."

"Thirdly, it is impossible for no one to sacrifice in a war. I believe that for the Galaxy Mecha Independent Corps and many people, this kind of sacrifice is worthwhile and meaningful. Because everyone will miss home and want to go back. Home."

After Liu Mian finished speaking, the meeting room was quiet for a while.

Chen Xun did not raise the fifth question.

Tu Yuan asked by name: "Chen Xun, do you have any questions?"

"I have no questions." Chen Xun got up, and looked at Tu Yuan like the rest of the Xinghe team: "General, do you have any questions?"

Everyone suddenly realized, this Chen Xun.

"I do have a problem." Tu Yuan looked at Ji Xinghe and said, "I disagree. You take the Xinghe Mecha Independent Corps and leave my command sequence."