The Federation's landing fleet was very efficient. It only took one day to complete the landing base. After sending out multiple reconnaissance troops, they finally found traces of Lightyear's activities.
Not long after, the two reconnaissance units from both sides met in the middle of the road and immediately started a fierce battle. The Marine Corps immediately summoned nearby friendly forces, and soon the other two reconnaissance units rushed to the battlefield. The Lightyear troops were unable to resist and broke through.
Retreat. Three tanks in Lightyear were destroyed, and the crew members of two of them abandoned the vehicle and fled. Only the hatch of the third tank failed, and the crew was trapped inside.
After being completely surrounded, the tank signaled its surrender. Soon the two crew members were escorted back to the landing base, and the Lightyear tank 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, the door opened, and a major general walked into the room with several officers, and the two men sat down.
opposite.
"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: "It should be a surprise 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 authority. I must report to the superiors and wait for a decision. This may take a while, but if
If you can provide valuable information, then my report will be quite convincing. There is a high 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, but 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 answer.
Roland began to describe the location and defense situation of Lightyear Base, and at the same time handed over the authority of his personal armor. A moment later, a staff officer pushed in the door, and at this time Roland said angrily: "That Chu Jungui is a complete tyrant.
A villain and a miser! He forces us to work 20 hours a day, but doesn't even give us a private room. We still live in a 50-person room..."
The major general was sometimes dumbfounded and sometimes filled with indignation. He couldn't 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 prisoner 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 gathering, 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, then punched Roland in the face, knocking Roland to the ground on the spot! The guard next to him immediately rushed up, controlled the lieutenant, and then punched and kicked him. Roland covered his head and
He stood up, smiled bitterly, stopped the guards, and said: "He was just too impulsive. No matter who is thrown on this damn planet and then put on the death list, he will not be in a good mood."
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 very few who refused to surrender, most of them only stayed for less than three days. The environment was so exciting that three hours was too long, let alone three days.
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After leaving the interrogation room, the major general immediately came to the operations hall, meditated on the map for a moment, and reviewed all the details in his mind. There are various signs that Roland is telling the truth, and there are many small things that humans will not notice at all.
All the details matched. Even if he wanted to lie, he would not be able to make up such a perfect lie in a short time, let alone prepare the images of the armor so perfectly. Even in the 35th century, there is often a phenomenon of gangsterism in movie making.
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 will set off in an hour!"
The staff members were all refreshed and shouted: "Yes!"
They have all seen the light-year chariots, which cannot be described as crude, they are garbage. What is better than garbage is that they can move and are equipped with door cannons. 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 tank 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 to garrison the base.