The Federation's landing fleet was very efficient. It only took one day to complete the landing base. After sending out multiple reconnaissance troops, traces of Lightyear's activities were finally found.
Not long afterward, the two reconnaissance forces from both sides met halfway and immediately started a fierce battle. The Marine Corps immediately summoned nearby friendly forces, and soon two other reconnaissance detachments rushed to the battlefield. The Lightyear troops could no longer resist and broke through and retreated. Three tanks in Light Year were destroyed, and the crew members of two of them abandoned the vehicle and escaped. Only the hatch of the third tank failed, and the crew was trapped inside.
After being completely surrounded, the tank gave a signal to surrender. Soon the two crew members were escorted back to the landing base, and the Lightyear Chariot was also towed back to the base.
In a small room at the base's temporary headquarters, two crew members were stripped of their armor and locked up here. They didn't wait long when the door opened and a major general walked into the room with several officers and sat across from the two of them.
"I am Hauge, the commander of the 37th Federal Marine Division, and the commander-in-chief of this landing operation." After introducing himself, Hauge looked at the light screen in his hand, looking a little surprised, and said: "Lieutenant Quinn and... Colonel Roland, meeting you in this way is really beyond my expectation."
The young lieutenant raised his head and said coldly: "You should be surprised to see two people on the death list!"
The major general was a little embarrassed and said: "This kind of thing doesn't always happen..."
"Even if it only happened once, it happened to me. Is this really a coincidence, General?"
The major general decided not to discuss this topic anymore and said: "We can discuss the technical mistakes later. Now tell me about Light Years. The more detailed the better, where is the base, how many people there are, and how to deploy defenses."
The lieutenant wanted to say something else, but Roland stopped him and said to the major general: "You are right, what has happened cannot be changed, it can only be made up for. What kind of compensation can we get?"
The major general pondered for a moment and said: "The lieutenant can restore his rank and re-enter the army. But you, Colonel Roland, this is beyond my scope of authority. I must report to the superiors and wait for a decision. This may take a while, but if If you can provide a piece of valuable information, then my report will be quite convincing. There is a good chance that you can continue your military career."
"Colonel! We can't promise him!" the lieutenant said anxiously.
Roland said slowly: "Lieutenant, you have a very good family, and I am from an ordinary family, with a woman and children. A professional soldier is the best job I can find."
The lieutenant snorted and made no reply.
Roland began to describe the location and defense of Lightyear Base, and at the same time handed over the authority of his personal armor. After a while, a staff officer pushed in the door. At this time, Roland said angrily: "That Chu Jungui is completely a tyrant, a villain and a miser! He made us work 20 hours a day, but he didn't even give us a private room. Us. We still live in a room for 50 people now..."
The major general was sometimes dumbfounded and sometimes filled with indignation. He could not imagine how the two of them had spent such a long time in such hell.
The staff officer walked up to the major general, projected an image, and said: "This is an image recovered from the captured armor system. It is the base that was taken away in the last war. Look here, we found an unusually large number of Transport vehicles are assembled, and some key equipment and even buildings are being dismantled at the same time. The structure of the base is consistent with the intelligence provided by the prisoners, but based on the factors shown in the images, we judge that the enemy is preparing to abandon the base and retreat to the original Shadow of Doom Fortress!"
The major general stood up and sneered: "Want to run? I'm afraid it's not that easy!"
At this time, Roland said loudly: "Most of the ground troops in Lightyear are like me, they are veterans of the Federation. They are not willing to fight, let alone die for Lightyear! For such a long time, Lightyear has not even paid a penny. salary!"
The major general's eyes lit up, and he turned around and said, "This information is quite useful! When I come back, I will have a drink with you, colonel!" He emphasized the word colonel.
The lieutenant suddenly cursed a coward, and then punched Roland in the face, knocking Roland to the ground on the spot! The guard next to him rushed up immediately, controlled the lieutenant, and then punched and kicked him. Roland covered his face and got up. He stopped the guards with a wry smile and said, "He was just too impulsive. No matter who was thrown on this damn planet and then put on the death list, they would not be too happy." good."
The guards immediately became much gentler and looked at the lieutenant with sympathy. They couldn't even imagine what it would be like to stay in a cell so crowded that they couldn't even fall down for three months.
Of course the guards didn't know that, except for a handful of guys who refused to surrender, most of them only stayed for less than three days. That kind of environment is so exciting that 3 hours is too long, let alone 3 days.
After leaving the interrogation room, the major general immediately came to the operations hall, contemplated the map for a moment, and reviewed all the details in his mind. There are various indications that Roland is telling the truth, and many small details that humans would never notice all match. Even if he wanted to lie, he couldn't make up such a perfect lie in a short time, let alone prepare the image of the armor so perfectly. Even in the 35th century, gangsters are often involved in filmmaking. It is more difficult to fake the images recorded with the armor than to win a film festival award.
The image of the lieutenant's armor is from a different angle than Roland's image, but the details are completely matched, further eliminating the possibility of false information.
But the always cautious Major General still asked: "Are there any inconsistent details found in the images?"
The staff officer said: "There is no discrepancy. Dust is often blown up by the wind in the base. Every time it happens, the two images are completely matched."
The major general finally made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Send out the mobile reconnaissance battalion to explore the route and reconnaissance terrain first. The main force is assembled and we will set off in an hour!"
The staff members all cheered up and said loudly: "Yes!"
They have all seen the light-year chariot. It cannot be described as crude, it is garbage. What's better than garbage is that they are mobile and have door cannons mounted on them. This cannon is indeed old enough, and its power is very limited, posing no threat to their main battle tank at all. But having said that, it is not easy for Lightyear to build a chariot from scratch on this barren planet.
A moment later, hundreds of tanks and ten mechas from the reconnaissance battalion rumbled out of the base. An hour later, the main force of the landing force set off, leaving only a few troops stationed at the base.
(End of chapter)
