Before the centurion could take a breath after returning to the camp, the imperial official responsible for the daily work of the colonial stronghold found him in a panic.
While blaming the other party for returning now, officials said that shortly after the human federation's transport ship crashed, a group of humans landed in a small assault boat in an open space not far from the stronghold, and more than 20 people descended from it. The heavily armed humans wanted to take back the crashed transport ship.
"The person who came here is not good..."
After letting the officials arm the civilians and slaves in the stronghold, Centurion Siza stuffed food into his mouth while regrouping the slightly tired team after two or three hours of trekking, and took them there The open space where the human "messenger" was stationed was ready to see what medicine the other party was selling in his gourd.
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"Sir, Captain Rachel is ready and can take action at any time."
In the open space not far away, a bald man who was trusted by Joseph stepped off the assault boat, moved his arms wearing exoskeleton armor and said: "You have been standing here for two hours, don't you need to take a rest? "
"Dixon, you are good at everything, but you are impatient and can't stand for only two hours."
Joseph looked at Centurion Siza and his party who were walking towards them, shook his head and said: "Let the people on the boat get ready, it's time for them to work."
As he spoke, he turned on the translator in his ear, led Bald Dixon and several subordinates towards the direction Centurion Siza came from, with a very deceptive smile on his face.
When the distance was less than ten meters, the two sides stopped in perfect agreement, because they knew that if they were any closer, the soldiers who were not good at fighting would probably not be able to bear it and raise their guns to warn each other.
"Hi, Qien, don't be so nervous. I am Major Joseph Magellan of the Human Federation's Sunset Colonial Defense Force. This is Dixon, my adjutant. Dixon, smile, you look too fierce."
It's a pity that the centurion didn't appreciate it. Instead, he grinned and showed his sharp white teeth, and said rudely: "Sidro Siza, centurion of the outer ring army of the Qin Empire. In addition, this is not what Bullshit Tianxi Star, unless His Majesty the Emperor changes his mind, this planet will always be called Krohoka!"
"What the hell did you say!?"
Unable to suppress his anger, Bald Dixon immediately put his hand on the pistol at his waist. The obvious action caused the more than 20 soldiers behind the centurion to also raise their laser rifles.
At this distance, even without wearing the "Death Gaze", they can kill all the humans in front of them in an instant.
"Don't be so angry, lest something happen that no one wants to see happen. And I believe that time will prove whether this planet should be called Tianxi or Krohoka."
Joseph turned his head and used stern eyes to make Bald Dixon put down his hand on the pistol. In response, the Qian soldiers opposite them also relaxed a little. The atmosphere was no longer as tense as before, but There is some flavor of negotiation.
"Hmph, put your little thoughts away, Major Magellan. I know you are here for the crashed transport ship, but I can tell you that I have no control over this matter, and the wreckage of the spacecraft will soon be destroyed. People from the Imperial Navy took it away for study, so please go back to where you came from.”
After all, Centurion Siza still didn't want to easily provoke a war. On the one hand, the strength gap between himself and the opponent was not big, so he might not be able to win in a fight. On the other hand, he really couldn't make the decision about the transport ship. Since he After reporting the information about the crash of the Human Alliance transport ship, his superiors clearly told him to just take care of his own jurisdiction, and someone would deal with the wreckage of the spacecraft.
Unexpectedly, Joseph didn't have any angry expression on his face. Instead, he showed a sly smile and slowly said: "You don't want the crashed spacecraft, but you must return the materials on it to us, otherwise it will cause serious problems." diplomatic incident."
After hearing this, the centurion finally understood - these humans were not here to ask for the transport ship at all, but to blackmail the empire in the name of the transport ship crashing.
There is no doubt that the team he led was the first to arrive at the wreckage of the spacecraft, so he knew better than anyone whether the transport ship contained the "materials" mentioned by the other party. With a spacecraft cabin that is cleaner than a locust crossing the border, a fuel tank with almost no trace left, and a reactor that is on the verge of being scrapped, even space pirates may not look down on such a ship!
But after considering the consequences of a conflict between himself and humans, the centurion, who did not want to be dealt with by military law, had no choice but to pinch his nose and plan to compensate him with something based on the value of the transport ship, just as he was unlucky this time.
Unfortunately, there was no way he could agree to Joseph's request.
Holding the tablet that the other party threw into his hand, the centurion's hands trembled slightly. In the end, his sharp claws penetrated directly into the screen, crushing the excellent military tablet into a piece of scrap metal.
"Your People's Federation's transport ship is so big! It's more than 100 meters tall and can carry equipment for tens of thousands of people, as well as thousands of tons of food and tens of thousands of tons of building materials?"
"That's right, you still have to compensate for my tablet. It's my favorite tablet. It's worth hundreds of tons of food anyway. Since it's not your fault that the spacecraft crashed, give us half of the compensation according to this list. That’s it.”
Finally, taking a deep look at Joseph's light brown short hair and the playful smile on his face, the centurion put his hand on the butt of the laser rifle hanging beside him and sneered: "It seems that you didn't intend for peace from the beginning. Solve this matter."
"Hey, what do you think?"
"Da da da..." "Bang bang bang..."
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"The fight is about to begin at the Major's place, let's go!"
A People's Federation soldier who heard the exchange of fire from his earphones hurriedly wanted to stand up and rush into the Qian Empire's colonial stronghold, but was stopped by Ernst Rachel, who was also wearing an exoskeleton next to him. Come down.
"Don't worry! Let the Qien people in the stronghold move first and then we can attack!"
He quickly glanced at the more than twenty soldiers wearing camouflage camouflage on both sides of him. Like himself, they all appeared here for the sacred cause that Major Joseph said.
A team of more than 40 people was divided into two groups of about the same size during the operation. One group drove an assault boat to fish out the Qien officers and main force in the stronghold and kill them. The task of this group was to enter the stronghold and kill them. All benefactors and slaves who can breathe.
Seeing that the stronghold was in chaos due to gunfire, many Qian civilians and slaves armed with weapons began to run out of the barracks. Following Captain Ernst's order, which was timed, more than 20 elite people joined forces. Driven by the exoskeleton, the soldier jumped out of the dense bushes, aimed at the open backs of the Qian civilians and remaining soldiers in front of him, and pulled the trigger.
Zozi, who was left in the stronghold by Centurion Siza as a precaution, used his peripheral vision to see a comrade beside him being pierced by a laser from behind. He quickly reacted and rolled to hide behind the bunker. By the way, he put on a "death gaze" on himself.
And when his eyes scanned the entire battlefield through dark red lenses, he desperately discovered that because his side had not expected the sudden attack at all, many soldiers wearing only light armor had been successfully attacked by humans.
Because the powerful vitality and high-temperature laser stopped their bleeding, many soldiers who fell on the ground were still struggling slightly to stand up, but were soon penetrated by the laser beam that struck again. head.
"Damn, this level is definitely not an ordinary army. Is the People's Federation going to war with the empire?"
The Captain carefully leaned out and fired randomly at several humans who were maneuvering between buildings. However, with the support of the exoskeleton, although the agile human soldier was firmly caught in the enemy-seeking sight of the lens, Zozi's own reaction speed did not allow him to complete the two actions of aiming and planning at the same time.
In the final analysis, he and Siza were just ordinary members of countless Qien soldiers, even at the bottom, and their combat effectiveness could not be compared with the front-line main battle legions. And the manpower selected by Major Joseph are all elites among the tens of thousands of defense forces in each colony, and are naturally much stronger than them.
Soon, as the gunfire outside the stronghold suddenly stopped, the resistance of the Qien soldiers inside the stronghold gradually became weaker. Many Qien soldiers hiding behind bunkers and in the barracks were pierced by several lasers at the same time. The corpse was also cut into pieces by the scorching laser, and even emitted a strange meaty aroma.
Of course, the more disgusting smell is the burnt smell.
But what surprised Captain Ernst was that there seemed to be an exception among Qin's army, which had always fought to the death for honor.
"I surrender! According to the Prisoner of War Convention of the Xinghai Community, as an officer of the contracting country, I have the right to enjoy the basic treatment of a prisoner of war!"
Recalling the many hardships and injustices he encountered in his past life, Zozi still could not resist the temptation of life, and chose to put down the honor of an imperial soldier and raised his hands to the humans he once looked down upon.
Looking at the strange man in front of him who threw his rifle and armor to the ground and raised his hands, Ernst was in disbelief and also a little undecided. So while Major Joseph was still cleaning the battlefield, he asked curiously: "What's your name? That troop belonging to the Qien Empire?"
"My name is Zozi, and I am Krohoka, oh no, I am the Army Commander of the Tianxi Star Colonial Garrison."
