Lin Ao and Edward returned to the battle conference room of the Osiris. When Sergeant Anton saw everyone gathered, he began to introduce the current situation:
"Everyone, the HER garrison in Ohio just contacted us and wanted to negotiate a deal with us..."
Corporal Bart curled his lips: "HER wants to negotiate a deal? How new!"
Anton continued: "The content of the deal is this. Our Osiris will leave the territory of Ohio immediately. In exchange, HER will not attack us."
"Why should we listen to them? We have to leave if HER tells us to leave?"
"Don't worry, HER, as long as we leave, they promise not to harass the archaeological work and refugees near the Ohio University campus."
"Isn't this...a threat??"
The soldiers were in an uproar, and everyone felt that HER's guarantee was unreliable.
Sergeant Anton put his hands on the table and sighed: "The trouble is here, we are facing a dilemma; if we leave, there is no guarantee that HER will not harass the refugees as promised; if we start a war, we won't win. If you stay here for a long time, there is no guarantee that HER will not retaliate against the refugees afterwards... I dare not make a decision alone, so I hope everyone can choose whether to accept HER's deal through voting."
When they heard that they were going to vote, everyone expressed their opinions. Some people decided to stay and start the war out of disgust for HER, while others wanted to leave.
"Why bother? The refugees at the university are protected by Drizzt. We can just leave."
Anton frowned and asked: "Whose?"
Edward stood up and said to everyone: "Although Drizzt was defeated by me today, his strength is still good. Besides, he has been protecting the refugees here for a long time. We don't need to think too much."
"But this time is different from before. As far as I know, the HER garrison in Ohio has never taken the initiative to attack here. If they break their promise this time, they can't rely on Drizzt alone."
Edward patted his chest: "What's so difficult about this? Just leave me here! After you leave, I will find a way to meet you."
Bart gave a thumbs up: "Boss, this guy is right!"
Everyone agreed, and Anton thought for a while: "Your idea is good, but you can't stay!"
Edward was stunned and asked, "Huh? Why?"
"I heard that you and Drizzt almost got into a fight today. I'm afraid that if you stay, you will cause other troubles... As a replacement, Lin Ao and I will stay!"
"Aren't you the acting captain now? Who will be left to drive the ship?"
"You don't have to worry about that. Captain Shepard's health has recovered to the point where he can resume command."
"Tch!" Edward sat down and muttered dissatisfiedly: "I want to stay a little longer to see what treasures I can dig out..."
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"Major Kondo, the scouts reported that the Osiris is withdrawing its troops on the ground. It seems they are leaving!"
"Okay, I'm afraid they won't leave! Do you want a drink?" Colonel Kondo clapped his hands happily, then walked to the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of Japanese sake.
"Major, please give the order quickly and let the nearby troops launch a surprise attack before they have completed their evacuation!"
"Surprise attack? No, no, I promise to let them leave Ohio. As long as they fly over a few mountains, they will be out of my jurisdiction."
"Is this...appropriate? What if the General is blamed later and we shrink from fighting and let the enemy run away?"
A rare look of pride suddenly appeared on Major Kondo's face. He took a sip of the wine he poured: "I only asked them to leave Ohio. What will happen if they don't leave?"
"what do you mean?"
Major Kondo walked to the map and pointed to the junction of Ohio and Indiana: "The Osiris will definitely worry about my own university and divide its forces to protect the refugees, but they can't think of the real danger ahead... I have contacted Indiana Major Fujiwara of the state, the Osiris will arrive in his jurisdiction in the near future, and asked him to prepare an ambush at a suitable place, and I will support him. In this way, I will not break my promise, and secondly, I will have enough troops to deal with the Osiris. I am not afraid General Sasaki is to blame!”
"What a great plan, Major! But...but doesn't this mean that we have to share the credit for downing the Osiris equally with others?"
Kondo smiled again, "Who has only this military merit? The Death Knight has been entrenched in my jurisdiction for a long time, which seriously affected my evaluation among the generals! But this guy always acts alone, and I failed to catch him several times. .Now that I have discovered that the refugees he protects are hiding in Ohio University, I will attack there and the Death Knight will definitely not run away again. When I catch him, I will take half of the credit for shooting down the Osiris. I am in front of General Sasaki. His evaluation will definitely be better than that of Major Fujiwara!"
"I wish you success, Major!"
The subordinate took the wine glass handed over by Kondo and drank it in one gulp.
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Now that the Osiris had set off, Major Kondo immediately divided his troops into two groups and started preparations after drinking. He asked his men to rush to the junction of the two states to support Major Fujiwara, while he stayed to meet his old rival "Death Knight".
A few hours later, the Osiris began to move toward Indiana. Only Death Knight Drizzt and Lin Ao stayed behind at Ohio University. After Major Kondo notified Fujiwara of the estimated time for the Osiris to arrive at the state border, He said to his subordinates: "Everyone, we must kill the Death Knight today! Anyone who captures him alive will be rewarded with 5 kilograms of gold, and whoever kills him will be rewarded with 5 kilograms of silver. We have 10 Yingyang Types, and we will definitely succeed this time! "
Major Kondo was the first to go out, followed by his soldiers.
Kondo didn't know that Sergeant Anton was lying in ambush nearby. Anton wanted to wait for HER to go deeper and cooperate with Lin Ao and others to eliminate the enemies, but he didn't expect that there were actually 10 enemies! Because he still had to protect the refugees, it was difficult to deal with it with only three of his own units, so Anton changed his plan and destroyed one of the Eagles first.
Seeing Sergeant Anton taking action, Lin Ao, who was on the university campus, turned to Drizzt uneasily: "No! Sergeant Anton has switched to Plan B. There must be more enemies than expected. I have to go and support him." He, can you keep the university on your own?"
"No problem, go ahead! There is a mountainous area about a kilometer away from here. The terrain there allows you to defeat many enemies with one enemy!"
The head of Drizzt's machine "Guenhwyvar" was previously destroyed by Edward, and now it was replaced with a more worn-out eagle-type head. Lin Ao was a little worried about being in such a state, but now he was even more worried about Sergeant Anton's condition, so he set off to support Anton.
As soon as Lin Ao found Drizzt's mountain, he saw an Eagle aircraft appearing near him. It turned out that there were too many enemies and Sergeant Anton missed an enemy aircraft. Lin Ao didn't expect to meet the enemy so soon. He panicked and raised his rifle to shoot randomly. The enemy didn't hesitate, and threw a grenade over, directly blowing up the No. 2 machine.
"What are you doing, Lin Ao! Are you still a rookie?" AI complained to him dissatisfied.
But there is no point in complaining about Lin Ao now. The Yingyang fired wildly at the No. 2 machine that fell to the ground. Lin Ao made the No. 2 machine turn over and hide on the side of the mountain. The enemy plane took out its thermal saber and chased after it.
"Listen up Lin Ao, I've calculated it. When he gets over the hill, you can pierce him with the laser knife!"
Lin Ao lowered his body, took out the laser knife, and silently counted 1, 2, and 3 to calculate the opportunity for the enemy to approach, while also relaxing himself. When he counted to "6", he could clearly hear the movement of the enemy plane. He stood up suddenly, raised his knife and stabbed upward.
However, to the surprise of Lin Ao and AI, it was not him who attacked the enemy first, but the automatic cannon deployed nearby by Sergeant Anton. The enemy just entered the range of the machine gun and was attacked by the machine gun first. After the enemy plane was shot, its center of gravity became unstable and its foot failed to step firmly. It almost fell towards the No. 2 machine hidden under the slope. This is different from the situation predicted by AI Toth. Lin Ao's knife did not hit the vital point, but instead penetrated the Yingyang missile compartment...
"No! Get back quickly!"
However, Lin Ao could not react. The Yingyang type directly hit the No. 2 machine. Several detonated missiles exploded together, destroying the thinner armored Yingyang type. The No. 2 machine was also seriously injured.
Just a few seconds after the explosion, the mountain under the No. 2 fuselage suddenly collapsed, and a circular hole was blown out of the ground. The mud fell to the bottom of the hole like being sucked into a black hole, and Lin Ao also fell down. …
