"Think clearly, who were you before, who are you now, who are you in the future, and who are you?" Lin Zihan let the heavy rain hit his face, muttering the old man's words. .
"What a weirdo, why did I remember this sentence? Aren't I just me? Who else could I be!" Lin Zihan opened his mouth, and the rainwater fell into Lin Zihan's mouth, which was a little salty.
On this night when Lin Zihan was alone and confused, the entire Southern Territory underwent earth-shaking changes during the heavy rain. Negotiations between the Southern Territory Federal Army and the Union Army failed, and a formal war broke out. More than a dozen cities in the entire Southern Territory caught in the flames of war.
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"Commander Ai, on behalf of the Seventh Army of the Federal Army, thank you for joining us!" Xia Ming was wearing a Federal Army uniform, with the rank of one-star military commander on his shoulders. His slightly youthful face showed determination. His expression was like that of a battle-hardened veteran.
"Xia Ming? Are you from the federal army?" Aijie looked at the man who came to help him in disbelief. Xia Ming, who was once an instructor in the extreme individual training camp, now carries the rank of one-star military commander on his shoulders, and he is so majestic and rain-dropping. On Xia Ming's body, the waterproof military uniform slipped to the ground.
"That's right, I joined the Nandu Army in order to investigate the rumors of large-scale military expansion in the southern cities. Unfortunately, as soon as I got some clues, Yuan Tingkai noticed it and took action first, so I could only end the mission early. , returned to the Union Army.
In the end, it failed to prevent the outbreak of this war. Yuan Tingkai's coalition army still had a complete organization, and it had received support from many large cities in the southern region. Xia Ming said, with a hint of self-blame in his words.
"Does the federal army really intend to go to war? If the entire Southern Territory will be plunged into war, will there really be no room for maneuver?" Aijie is obviously unwilling to accept this reality. To this day, Aijie still hopes that there will be a turn for the better. 's appearance.
"Yuan Tingkai is already at the southern border, asking the federal army to open the defense line and allow them to freely enter the wilderness area. In order to stabilize the situation, the federal army has taken military action with the permission of the Imperial Federation." Xia Ming said, with a heavy look in his eyes. Deep worry.
Looking at Xia Ming's expression, Aijie knew that this war, which was related to the future direction of the Southern Territory, had officially begun.
"Although I also know that the Federation has been corrupted for a long time, at least the Federation can maintain the tranquility of the empire and ensure the construction of the city's defense line." Xia Ming said, his words seemed to be disappointed with the Federation.
"When you talk about the Federation like this, are you afraid that you will be sent to a military court one day?" Aijie's expression tightened. He did not expect that Xia Ming, as the commander of the Federation Army, would complain about the Federation in front of him.
"I'm just telling the truth. The federal government has embezzled military expenditures over the years, not only for the city's military, but also for its private arms transactions with the North." Xia Ming said, feeling even more unhappy in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"I'm just a small army commander, so the federal army may not care about me!" Xia Ming seemed a little lonely in his words. With the failure of the mission, Xia Ming's greatest value to the federal army was lost.
It has been common practice since ancient times for a cunning rabbit to die and be cooked by lackeys, and to use all the flying birds to hide the good bows. Unfortunately, apart from taking away a group of elites, he has no military merit for the federal army. He is not considered a good bow. Everything has nothing to do with yourself.
"Come with me, I will take you to the federal army's armory near Nandu. Most of the federal army should have been fighting with the coalition at this time." Xia Ming said, opened the car door, sat on it, and took a look The sky outside the window showed impenetrable black clouds and merciless wind and rain.
The heavy armored convoy was followed by the personnel carrier, and a group of mecha soldiers followed closely, like a long snake, heading towards a canyon in the heavy rain.
"Commander, looking at Xia Ming's attitude towards the federal army, do we really want to join?" Tang Longjie, as a member of the Guards Division, naturally rode in a heavy armored vehicle with Ai Jie.
At this moment, Aijie focused on the projection map in front of him. This area had almost no markings on Nandu. It was a blind spot for Nandu's urban army and had always been a restricted area.
"It seems that the federal army has been wary of the city army's joint rebellion a long time ago. This area has been in a state of no one's jurisdiction since more than 20 years ago. There are no troops stationed, no one has set foot on it, and it has been marked as a restricted area."
Aijie looked at the three-dimensional projection and saw a gray area. The convoy was driving at high speed in this gray area. It can be seen that the federal army is very familiar with this area. As a soldier of Nandu City, Aijie has never entered this area. The military department does not have any information on this area.
"We've already boarded the pirate ship, what else can we do? What's more, Yuan Tingkai's help in the battle is bound to invest the entire Southern Territory's military power in the wilderness area. Such a radical proposition will really plunge the Southern Territory into the flames of war. Among them, it will only cause the economic system of the southern region to collapse. The northern region's advocating military is an example.
And all this is just to satisfy his own vanity, his own ambition, and his own obsession. Humanity's current military strength is not enough to contend with the ferocious beasts. Isn't the empire's federal grand sweep plan an example?
What did you get in exchange? The prosperous economy that had just recovered returned to the period of the Great Cataclysm and fell into the Cataclysm again. As a result, the status of the Imperial Federation also plummeted. Otherwise, how could the four major territories dare to develop their military freely. "Ai Jie obviously has no hope in Yuan Tingkai's methods.
Listening to Aijie's words, Tang Longjie also noticed that there was no data displayed on the map except for the simple terrain detected.
"The federal army can actually lurk a hundred kilometers away from Nandu City. It seems that we have always underestimated the Nandu Federation." Tang Longjie looked at the gray on the map and felt even more awe of the federal army in his heart.
Through the one-way glass of the heavy armored vehicle, Tang Longjie looked out the window. It was pitch black. In the heavy rain, he could vaguely see a faint light outside the window and the shadow of the vehicle.
"It seems we are not the only ones here!" Aijie looked in the direction of the bridge and saw a series of retrograde red dots outside through the radar, showing no intention of concealing his whereabouts.
"To this day, if the Federation Army does not take action, it will really be squeezed out of Southern Capital by the Coalition Army, and it will no longer be able to control Southern Capital's resources." Aijie knew clearly in his heart, how could the Federation allow Yuan Tingkai to continue to run wild? Go down.
From the moment the Nandu mutiny began and the federal garrison in Nandu was wiped out, Yuan Tingkai was able to flourish in the Southern Region like a fish in water. Little by little, they are encroaching on the cities in the southern region, occupying resource areas, forming gangs, and establishing new military defense lines.
"Yuan Tingkai's gradual arrogance has made the Southern Territory Federation unable to stand it. Several mediations have not made Yuan Tingkai stop his small actions. Instead, he has become more aggressive. Do you think the Federation will continue to tolerate it?
If the news I got is good, the Federation will even transfer manpower from the front lines of border defense to form a new organization to counterattack the peripheral cities in the Southern Territory. At this time, if the Northern Territory wants to taint the Southern Territory, it is within reach. "Aijie looked solemn. He was more worried about the intervention of the Northern Territory than the civil war in the Southern Territory.
"I don't think the Federation is that stupid, right? Moreover, the border defense line has been built for many years and is indestructible. It is not so easy to break through the northern border." Tang Longjie was obviously much more optimistic. As a person who had come up from a pawn step by step, Tang Longjie valued it more. The most important thing is the construction of basic armaments.
Aijie, who was born in a military academy, had seen the terrible military ideology, command ideology, and war consciousness in the North.
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At the Union Army station farthest from Nandu City, under the heavy rain, only the mecha formations of patrol troops were still vaguely guarding the station. Ordinary soldiers had long chosen to take shelter from the rain at the nearest sentry tower.
"Captain, it's raining so hard. The ferocious beasts have to take shelter. Do we still have to patrol?" Through the radio, a mecha warrior complained. Under the thick energy-driven armor, a soldier looked at the image on the screen in front of him, supplemented by infrared detection. Apart from the heavy rain, there was no sign of any life activity.
"What do you know? In this kind of bad weather, some powerful ferocious beasts are more likely to be violent, not to mention the federal army we have to guard against." Under the leader's dark green mecha, the captain of the patrol glanced at the radar map.
The rain was so heavy that even the signal of the detection radar was weakened, and the detection range was less than one thousand meters.
"After patrolling another three kilometers, we will go to the nearest supply point to replenish a wave of energy. With such heavy rain, the mecha's energy consumption will obviously be faster." The captain glanced at the map next to him and whispered, and followed the control Pushing the rod forward, the five-meter-high mecha slid directly onto the ground.
In the supply station in the distance, a group of ordinary exoskeleton soldiers were resting. The heavy rain was heavy. Even with the assistance of exoskeleton armor, it was difficult to patrol. After all, these ordinary people's armors did not There is no telencephalon to maintain it, just a thick mechanical armor.
"Hurry up and take a rest. The nearest mecha team is not far from us. Then we will go with them to Station No. 12 next to it." The leader of the patrol team looked at the window, where the rainwater was flowing down directly. It was raining heavily and visibility was horribly low.
"Such a heavy rain, the mecha troops will have a hard time!" A soldier, the mask of the exoskeleton armor slowly raised, the energy bar in his hand was directly stuffed into his mouth, chewing heavily. The sweat on his body and hair felt as if he had been caught in the rain.
"I remember you seem to be a B-level enhancer. How come you were assigned to our exoskeleton team?" the leader said, looking at the soldier who still had the energy to speak.
"An exoskeleton without a telencephalon is just an armor. I think I might be more suitable to use it than a driver." The soldier said, bending his arms and making a fitness movement, his strong muscles The soft armor of the exoskeleton bulges slightly.
"You do have an advantage over ordinary exoskeleton armor." The captain said displeasedly, holding his left hand in the shape of a claw, and a bottle of energy potion was sucked directly into his hand, "But I am a real driver."
This is the captain, as the driver, giving this new soldier a show of strength. It is also the gap between the driver and the reinforcement who are already dissatisfied with each other.
But this tired team didn't know yet that danger had already quietly arrived. A well-equipped A-class exoskeleton team with twelve drivers had already set up a magnetic cannon one kilometer outside the supply station.
"Captain, the six magnetic cannons have been set up, and the target supply station in area C2 is ready for bombardment at any time." The federal army's exoskeleton team is obviously much more elite, and the exoskeleton teams sent are also A-level.
Compared with the mid-level exoskeletons of the United Army, it is not just the grade that is higher, but the telebrain, which allows A-class exoskeleton operators to have stronger combat effectiveness when operating the exoskeleton.
"Scheduled to launch in five minutes." The captain opened his eyes and said in a low voice after looking at the time. Under the heavy rain, the power provided by the exoskeleton, after calculation by the terminal brain, did greatly weaken the obstacles caused by the environment, but it only weakened it. .
As the countdown ended, six white lights shot out. In just the blink of an eye, the supply station in the distance could see a sudden light like daylight.
