In the outer orbit of the Capital Star in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, a huge orbital station was slowly flying around the Capital Star. This orbital station is the command base of the troops directly under the Ministry of Defense of the Dynasty.
In the command base, a general was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, admiring the magnificent scenery of the capital city. As soon as he took a sip of coffee, a light screen appeared around him, flashing a reminder that important documents had been received.
He clicked on the screen and saw the establishment information of a direct special forces company. The general was immediately displeased, snorted and said, "Making a mountain out of a molehill!"
An image of a lieutenant colonel appeared next to him. After saluting, he said, "General, only you have the authority to approve this establishment application."
"Okay, I understand. It's probably another family that wants to pave the way for their children. Isn't that what we do here?"
The lieutenant colonel seemed to feel the same way.
The direct unit command sounds nice, but in reality it is a mixed bag. Many big families send their children here for the relative freedom of movement. If they serve in other armies, they can't go anywhere. This is the case for more than half of the ten directly-affiliated troops.
In the eyes of the general, this is also the case for this establishment application. Otherwise, why would he be required to approve a company's application? Generally, if there is nothing too outrageous about this kind of application, it will be approved. The general didn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he opened the application and prepared to approve it after just one glance.
However, the first row on the list surprised him.
Applicant: Wilson; Position applied for: Deputy Company Commander; Rank Lieutenant. Resume: Former Lieutenant General of the Federal Jolly Roger Corps.
The second row is equally astounding.
Applicant: Sears; Position applied for: Deputy Company Commander; Rank Lieutenant. Resume: Former Major General of the Federation's Yifenghua Corps.
The general calmed down and was no longer so shocked when he saw Roland and a group of former federal colonels who had applied for platoon leader. The long list of lieutenant colonels at the back can only be squad leaders or even privates.
The general read the list from beginning to end again and found that he had indeed read it correctly. There is only one former federal major in the entire list, and he can only condescend to be a private.
There was a long silence, and the coffee in the general's hand went cold.
The Swan sailed towards Planet 4 again, this time followed by a destroyer. A sizable orbital station has appeared in the low orbit of Planet 4. The destroyer docked at the orbital station under the command of the Swan. Hundreds of engineers immediately entered the destroyer and began maintenance. At the same time, they added new armor to the destroyer.
A large number of energy capsules have been stacked in the orbital station, just in time to replace the empty energy capsules brought by the Swan and the destroyer. This time it was necessary to complete the refit and overhaul of the Swan and the destroyer at the same time, so it took two days.
In this round of combat, the Swan was not seriously damaged. Only one armor plate was replaced, and the hull structure was basically intact. Lin Xi now has a veritable fleet under his command, and the Swan has firepower beyond the heavy cruiser level. The disappearance of the Obsidian has shocked the entire federal fleet in the war zone. Now the general hunter-destroyer fleet basically runs away when they see the Swan, but Lin Xi has not gained much military exploits.
After the Swan left, two more destroyers came to the orbital station for maintenance. Engineers are now so skilled that they can complete the initial overhaul of a destroyer in a day.
The maintenance plan is full of the style of the experimental body, pursuing the ultimate efficiency, regardless of whether it is beautiful or not. For damage on the hull, engineers often directly cut the damaged area into a square shape and then fill it directly with armor plates. As for the lack of strength of the hull, then put another layer of armor plates on the inside and outside. Anyway, Chu Jungui doesn't have much else now, but he has the most armor plates.
After the two destroyers completed maintenance and replenished energy, the strength of Lin Xi's fleet increased again. Now this fleet is a force that cannot be ignored in the war zone.
Chu Jungui and Lin Xi originally planned to attack the federal base on Planet 4. The first step was to intercept the fleet supplying the base. However, Chu Jungui drove the exploding sea urchin on the surface of the storm clouds, and Lin Xi led the Swan to ambush on the high track on the other side. They waited for three whole days without waiting for the supply fleet.
Chu Jungui felt something was wrong. Normally, he shouldn't have been unable to see the supply fleet for such a long time. The federal base is not completely self-sufficient like Chu Jungui. They all rely heavily on supplies. There won't be any big problems with the base's operation if there are no supplies for three days, but it will have some impact on the morale of the troops.
After pondering, Chu Jungui decided to go through the storm clouds and go to the federal base to have a look. Lin Xi was on the high rail as a guard and cover.
After arranging everything, the Exploding Sea Urchin entered the storm clouds and returned to the surface of Planet 4.
After passing through the storm clouds, Chu Jungui compared the map. The point where he entered the planet at this moment was about 200 kilometers away from the federal base. This was a relatively safe distance. Chu Jungui lowered his altitude and flew towards the federal base at a low altitude of 100 meters.
It wasn't long before a federal base appeared on the horizon.
At this moment, the entire base was silent. Most of the rapid-fire cannons on the turrets had their barrels lowered, and no light could be seen in the entire base.
Chu Jungui stopped the Sea Urchin, activated the optical reconnaissance system, and magnified the image dozens of times. At this time, you can see that several of the base walls have collapsed, and several defensive guns on the fort are missing. The entire base has a mottled color patch, which is the trace left by no maintenance for a long time.
Chu Jungui charged the beam cannon in advance, and then slowly approached. There was no response from the base's defense system. It was only then that Chu Jungui was sure that the base had been abandoned.
The Sea Urchin first flew around the base and then hovered over the base. At this time, you can see many signs of damage inside the base. The surfaces of many buildings are covered with claw marks. Several metal doors fell in the center of the square, twisted and with bite marks.
The Sea Urchin fired two high-energy beams, blasting away a corner of a building. Despite making such a big noise, the base was still lifeless, with no people or beasts seen coming out to move around.
The Sea Urchin opened the hatch, and Chu Jungui and a dozen crew members flew out of the starship and landed in the central square of the base.
The layout of this base is different. The defense is much more solid than the original Base No. 2. It is surrounded by walls dozens of meters high and there are turrets at regular intervals. But it is not as thick and extreme as the Shadow of Doom. It seems that the Federation has finally found a suitable base construction model after experiencing several failures.
The gate of the base fell to the ground abnormally, and a large part of the side wall collapsed. Judging from the traces, we knew that the gate was knocked down by the giant rhinoceros. However, there are not many traces left by the battle beasts inside and outside the outer wall and on the top of the wall. Instead, there are dense traces of battles inside the base.
Chu Jungui made a gesture and led the commandos towards the command building of the base.
