At the federal orbital base, a pale-faced general was staring at Crassus. The blue circles under his eyes gave him a gloomy look. He looked to be in his 30s, tall and thin, wearing a military uniform.
It is slightly different from Crassus, with gold ornaments on a black background and blue patterns, and there are three general stars on the shoulder straps.
Although he is one level lower than Crassus, he seems to be more imposing. However, the hair on his forehead is a bit messy, coupled with his deep-set eyes and face so thin that almost no flesh can be seen, it makes people
It's hard to believe that this is a federal general and not a young man who hangs out in nightclubs.
He stared at Crassus for a while, then suddenly reached out and wiped Crassus' epaulettes very carefully. However, after he wiped them, the general stars were stained with hand sweat or grease.
Or something else, it immediately became dull.
He finally spoke, and his voice was as gentle as a human being: "You can't live without a life in a war. Look at you, you haven't even packed your military uniforms, and you still need me to help you."
Crassus' smile did not change and he said: "Thank you, General Owen."
Owen rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't you call me by name and rank? Call me senior brother."
Crassus hesitated for a moment and then said: "Second Senior Brother."
"That's right! I thought that you were promoted the fastest among us, so you had forgotten all about our past friendship."
"of course not!"
Owen said: "It's okay if it doesn't happen! Then how will the loss of my Dawn Sword be calculated?"
Crassus pondered for a moment and said: "Only preliminary repairs can be done here, and we still have to return to the rear dock for overhaul..."
Owen interrupted him unceremoniously: "I'm not talking about the ship, I'm talking about the responsibility!"
"The War Commission will set up a special investigation team, and a fair conclusion will be reached at that time."
Owen said slowly: "This shot completely knocked out one main engine and severely damaged another one. It also penetrated 6 power engine cabins and disabled three of the five energy deployment cabins. In other words
, this shot knocked out half of my power and energy system. Among the other 1,100 people who died, there were 90 senior engineers and more than 200 senior technicians. The pensions for these 300 people were 10 times that of ordinary soldiers! Okay
, I know you don’t care about money, because you have no money. So I would like to ask, what can be used to make up for the gap in combat power created during the three months of Sword of Dawn’s overhaul?”
Crassus's smile became a little helpless: "Of course the people above have to worry about these things, and we don't have the authority to worry about them even if we want to."
"Well, let me ask you again, why can the other party rush up behind me and shoot me in the butt?!"
Crassus's smile was so small that it was almost invisible: "We have tried our best. Unless the two heavy cruisers are on full alert at all times, it will be difficult to stop the other party."
"Try your best? Have you really tried your best?" Owen's face became as dark as water dripping from his face, and his voice became sharper: "Well, let me ask you, why didn't you tell me about the battleship on the other side?"
"That's not a battleship, it can only be said to be the main gun of a battleship..."
Owen's voice suddenly rose an octave higher: "What does a battleship rely on? Isn't it the main gun? Could it be that it also relies on the engine?"
"But that's just a main gun..."
"That's the battleship!!"
Crassus smiled bitterly: "If you say that, there is nothing I can do. Let's wait for the investigation from above!"
Owen sneered: "Crasus, don't forget, you are a new first-level general. Do you think the higher-ups will favor you?"
Crassus sighed and said: "No matter how arrogant I am, I will never feel that I have a greater say than a commander of a battleship. But if we fight internally, it will only make our enemies happy."
Owen said coldly: "No matter what you say, I will not bear the responsibility this time, not at all! Bringing the Sword of the Dawn for you this time is the stupidest decision in my life, and it will never happen again.
Also, I don’t understand how long you are going to keep fighting this stupid war?! You have to be fired like your predecessor before you can give up?”
Crassus said: "I am already negotiating, but you know, the first round will basically not go well."
"We talked about it? Who went to talk about it?"
"Hathaway and Queen."
"Quin? He will only mess things up!" Owen took a deep breath and said, "Where's Hathaway, call her!"
The officer next to him hesitated and said: "General Hathaway is training. She has told her not to disturb her unless there is anything important."
Irving's figure flashed and suddenly appeared in front of the officer. At some point, he had pulled out his pistol and inserted the muzzle of the gun directly into the officer's mouth! Then he said word by word: "Go and call Hathaway!"
Crassus nodded slightly, and the officer nodded again and again.
Owen slowly withdrew his pistol, suddenly waved his hand, and hit the officer's face hard. The heavy alloy pistol directly destroyed the bridge of his nose, and the officer flew up into the sky, sliding on the ground for more than ten meters before hitting the wall and stopping.
Owen put away his pistol calmly and said, "I just want to teach you how to respect a general."
Crassus coughed, and Owen immediately turned around and said coldly: "What, you want to fight me?"
"Of course not." Crassus waved his hand, and the officer immediately ran away.
Owen stared at Crassus for a while, then said slowly: "As long as you don't want to move. Don't forget, that group of Hell's Sons has not yet been dealt with by the higher ups."
5 minutes later, Hathaway walked into the hall. At this time, Irving was watching the replay of the entire negotiation process, starting from the time when Kun and Li Xinyi conflicted. He fast-forwarded at 30 times and finished it when Hathaway came in.
"General Owen, are you looking for me?"
Irving turned around, looked Hathaway up and down, his eyes softened a lot, and said: "I just looked at the record, you played pretty well, but there are still some flaws in these places, otherwise you wouldn't have been hit by your opponent...
…”
In the next hour, Irving seemed to have forgotten the purpose of calling Hathaway over, and instead focused on instructing Hathaway on her shortcomings in fighting skills. Moreover, he also specifically taught how to deal with the challenges of strength, physical fitness and even speed.
Comprehensively surpass your opponents.
Crassus had long known that this would be the case, so he shrugged and turned to look at the scenery.
An hour later, the sweat on Hathaway's forehead had completely wet her hair, and a few strands of blond hair stuck to her face. Irving was also satisfied, and then he remembered the business: "By the way, I want to talk to you about the armistice negotiations.
. Let’s talk to Guangnian again, for the last time. This time it’s either a truce or a fight to the end, and I will put Guangnian on the war list. Let them choose!”
Hathaway considered the words and said: "I think this war was meaningless from the beginning. The fundamental reason why it has reached this situation is that some people are unwilling to admit their mistakes, like losing a red eye."
All the gamblers kept raising their bets, and that’s why it’s so difficult to win today.”
"Who are you talking about?"
"Morgan. They are the main culprits in the expansion of the war."
Owen thought for a moment, exchanged a look with Crassus, and asked: "Is this what the Winton family means?"
"Not yet. But if you support it, then I will make it the Winton family's position."
Owen said: "You have my support now."
Hathaway was also very straightforward: "I will get the news you want in 24 hours."
Owen nodded, indicating that the little princess could go back to rest. After she left, Owen drove away the other officers in the command hall, and then said: "The location and timing of the light year's main gun coming out are very strange. You said
Yes, there are secrets on this planet that we don't know. I will continue to search the storm clouds. As long as I find the target, no life can withstand the main cannon of the Sword of Dawn."
After saying this, Owen said slowly: "What do you think about the armistice negotiations?"
Crassus obviously had a secret, and said: "I am going to let go of some outer space defense, so that the dynasty can have limited contact with Chu Jungui, and even send him some supplies."
"Will this push him towards the dynasty?"
Crassus shook his head: "Absolutely not. Some people in the dynasty are more worried about his return than we are, so if we let go of contact, it will only make him reach an agreement with us faster."
Owen thought of something again and said, "Do you think he will discover the secret of those children of hell?"
Crassus smiled slightly and said: "I don't think he is at that level."
"I hope so." Owen breathed out and said, "Then let's talk."
Planetary surface.
Chu Jungui walked through the long corridor, passed through three protective doors, and finally walked into a hall. The hall was quite large, but 90% of the space was occupied by master brains, and there were many models of master brains stacked here. The oldest one was
The Cambrian is special in that it has a dedicated master brain for exploration starships, and there is a large area of biological tissue in the corner. This is the second generation biological master brain that has been improved by Lightyear.
This hall is the largest master brain center in light years. It basically isolates the harsh environment from all outside, so that the high-performance master brain can barely operate.
Chu Jungui sat on a special reclining chair, and a mask lowered from the air and fell on his face. Following a series of familiar steps, Chu Jungui's consciousness had connected with the main brain center, and then all the data of the flying underworld cannon
All are input into the main brain for further transformation.
Although the angle and position of Chu Jungui's cannon was carefully selected, he knew very well that the result would be heavy damage. He would have to let his opponent go back for several months to repair, and he was still far from sinking. After all, the underworld cannon is a battleship.
With the worst weapon in the main battery, it would be a dream to sink a battleship with a single shot.
However, after this battle, Chu Jungui had many new ideas to further improve the newly produced Underworld Cannon. The two new Underworld Cannons will be completed soon.
The first improvement Chu Jungui made was to increase the main armor layer of the Underworld Cannon from 20 meters to 40 meters! It is conceivable that after suffering a big loss, the federal fleet will definitely put at least two heavy cruisers on full-time alert
, to prevent new suicide attacks. The modified Hades cannon can withstand the concentrated fire of 4 heavy cruisers for at least 5 minutes. With these few minutes of buffer, Chu Jungui is confident that he can hit that big guy again.