Augustus noticed that these engineers in orange-gray engineering uniforms were still very young, and some of the markings on the uniforms indicated that they were only temporarily recruited local soldiers by the Space Marine Corps. These recruits were usually refugees and were involved in the war.
If everything goes well, these conscripts will not serve for more than two years.
Nowadays, the bridges and trains on the Paddick River have been cut off by Kemerian. The "Seven Sisters" bridge, which is famous throughout the colonial world, has either been blown up and the main body of the bridge has sunk to the bottom of the river, or it has been submerged in the surging river due to the surge in water levels during the rainy season.
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In an area of about a mile near the river banks on both sides, all buildings, lighthouse piers and green belts have been razed to the ground, replaced by rubble, glass and wind-blown sand and dust.
On the south bank of the Padik River, two brigades of Federation Space Marines, an army division, two artillery regiments, a tank armored division and three Avengers regiments were stationed. To the north was a force of Kemorian troops.
The land on the other side is full of bunkers built by Kaimorian construction workers based on the original buildings and bunkers piled with sandbags.
After entering the construction site, company commander Warfield arranged tasks for each squad through each platoon leader, detailing where each person in each squad should be at what point in time, as well as the tasks that person wanted to complete, and who wanted to do it.
Responsible for supervising him.
Augustus Class's mission is to patrol an area of about one mile near the construction site as a scout to guard against Kemerian agents infiltrating. Every fifteen minutes, he must report to the platoon leader through the communication system inside the power armor.
Make a report.
Throughout the next day, Augustus's first squad was performing its patrol mission. The area patrolled was a city ruins, among the ruins of the city. The walls collapsed, the masonry cracked, and the twisted underground water pipes were exposed.
Under the scorching sun.
This area was once the most prosperous business district in the city center, with many high-rise buildings and the rococo-style luxury villas of the rich. Today, only a few of the strongest buildings are left standing, and the best-preserved one is
A statue of the goddess Europa with only half of her body left.
During the mission, Augustus did not see anyone other than the other brothers in the platoon. When patrolling close to the Padic River, he turned to using his telescope to observe the Padic River and the Kemerian position on the other side of the river.
Today's Paddick River is still very clear, as pure as the glacial lake at its source, but the picturesque riverbanks and rippling blue waters have long since disappeared. What remains before the eyes of the world are only ruins and the angry and roaring river of sorrow.
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Under this situation, Augustus and others could no longer see the Paddick-Sister Bridge section of the river that had once attracted countless tourists as a tourist destination. Occasionally, they could still hear the sound of fighter jets flying above their heads.
The river was very open, and a low-power telescope was not enough for Augustus to clearly see the fortifications and firepower points of the Camorian army on the other side of the river.
On the opposite bank is the heavily armed Kaimorian Ripper Legion. In the past three years, they have already built arc-shaped fortresses and protective walls along the river bank.
Inside the protective walls dozens of feet high are missile towers, land defense guns, and pop-up machine guns. The Camorians focused on building areas where the flow of water was slow and easy to cross, making the north bank an impregnable military fortress.
Augustus would often stare at the Padic River, thinking about how he could cross the fast-flowing river if he commanded an army, send his troops to the other side, and end the war completely.
When the fourth patrol arrived near the Paddick River, night had fallen and the sun was sinking into the earth. Warfield ordered Augustus to return to the new military camp under construction.
By this time, the blood-red light of the sunset had faded, and the black skyscraper complex cut the moonlit horizon into jagged jagged shapes.
On the opposite side of the river, on the north bank of the Padik River, hundreds of beams of light emitted by the Kemorian laser searchlights swept across the river and the sky, and flares streaked across the sky from time to time.
A few miles away from Augustus Ban, an artillery position of the Terran Federation began to fire. Hundreds of icy blue bright spots fell on the other side. The electromagnetic pulse wave generated by the explosion lit up the night sky.
After returning to the construction site, Warfield immediately asked Augustus to go alone to a garage built with prefabricated steel plates, and his troops were placed under the direct command of the company headquarters.
Augustus originally thought that there was some task that had to be explained in person or that a meeting of officers was to be held, but he soon discovered that other officers were staying at their posts.
After meeting Warfield, the other party did not show any concern: "Your brother arrived at Turasis II yesterday, and the division headquarters is not far from here. He just told me on the phone that he has not seen him for seven or eight years.
My brother is here, and you want me to take you to see him."
"Arctus? Ah - this is great, I really want to see him sooner." Augustus did not want to meet his brother.
Warfield then ordered his new adjutant, a gunnery sergeant, to temporarily lead the 1st Company and let them continue these established tasks.
Augustus was still driving this time, and his relationship with Warfield is now quite good. Because of his brother's relationship, Warfield actually treats Augustus as his younger brother, and he also likes this very much.
The strength and courage of young people.
In Warfield's view, Augustus was very smart, and the most valuable thing was that he used this smartness in the right direction, and his character of being considerate and caring for others was indeed very likable.
In some ways, Augustus was very much like his brother.
An hour later, Augustus drove Warfield's Saber command vehicle into an area of skyscrapers that were dozens or hundreds of stories high. Outside the skyscrapers were lower buildings with a wide view.
This area used to be the largest stadium in Pork Pride. It is next to the amusement park, zoo and citizen square. About a regiment of engineers are using space construction engineering vehicles to build rows and rows on the bulldozed open land.
Orderly modular camp dormitories.
The Saber command vehicle drove into the rows of skyscrapers, and there was still a tall building with lights on in the center of this high-rise area.
Although the skyscraper is not brightly lit, bright lights can be seen on some floors where the glass is still intact. This indicates that there should be a gas generator in the underground garage of the skyscraper, and the laid wires are buried underground.
Outside the skyscraper, roadblocks and checkpoints were set up within 500 yards, and at least one platoon of 33rd Ground Assault Division Marines was guarding the skyscraper.
All the Marines remained silent, holding Gauss rifles in their hands and looking straight ahead. Some scratches could be seen on the silver-gray power armor of these Marines, like long scratches that were deep enough to be seen in the bone after they had scabbed.
The scars left behind. Those were the marks left after the power armor was severely damaged and repaired, and new layers of paint were applied over and over again in an attempt to cover up the wounds.
Although this obviously violates Article 144 of the Power Armor Modification and Maintenance Regulations, in addition to the original logo of the 33rd Ground Assault Division, some people's power armor also has other personal graffiti and spray paints that are either delicate or scrawled.
Usually they are some parts of the wolf's body, a sharp claw, an eye or a fang. Some people's graffiti is a little wilder, with a white-bone wolf skeleton or a naked beauty.
This means that these people are either veterans who leave these traces to show that they have experienced hundreds of battles, or they are local planetary defense forces that cannot even supply power armor and can only mend it for another three years - these edge worlds
Garrison often claims that he is a stepmother, or else he is a combination of both.
There are no rank marks on the power armor of these guards. They stand still like statues, like stone lions in front of a temple.