Fifty kilometers north of Monterey, a small armed convoy was speeding down the road. The convoy contained several armored vehicles and more than a dozen large trucks. There were several dusty armed personnel on all vehicles, and these people were watching with vigilance.
They were surrounded by the convoy, ready to fight at any time.
The convoy was traveling very fast and had to slow down when it turned a corner. On the leading armored vehicle, a vanguard observer seemed to notice something was wrong. He just raised his hand to warn that the convoy would stop, but something happened the moment he raised his hand.
Sudden.
A 20mm caliber sniper bullet flew from hundreds of meters away, and Duang shot it into the cab of the lead armored vehicle. The armor-piercing warhead shattered inside the vehicle, tearing the driver into bloody pulp. The armored vehicle immediately lost control.
, rushed down the road and rolled over.
After the attack, the convoy commander did not dare to stay. The radio intercom was filled with orders to speed up and leave. However, the subsequent attacks became more intensive, and large-caliber heavy machine guns began to sweep across the road, knocking out all the people on the truck.
The moving vehicles immediately fell into chaos. They kept hitting, squeezing, and rolling. A large number of armed men jumped out of the vehicles and tried to fight. There were also many fleeing women and children crying, and the sounds of injured cries for help and screams were endless.
After a while, small-caliber mortars began to release air-burst cluster bombs, and the armed personnel of the convoy were killed and injured in large numbers. Many armed personnel of the convoy tried to escape on foot, and some simply surrendered. The exchange of fire did not last for five minutes, and the planned ambush was
This team was beaten to pieces.
Five hundred meters away from the attacked convoy, Ruiwen's father from the Aurora Legion's Special Operations Command was laughing. Wearing T-45D power armor, he has been doing this kind of interception and killing along the road these days, "Mo Tong
The high-level personnel of the formation are his targets.
"Relax, these weaklings are no match for us." Ruiwen's father was very happy. He had used various intelligence insiders and helicopters to maneuver in the past few days, and it could be said that he had achieved a lot of results.
The entire operation was very simple, and the special operations team began to clean up the battlefield. These high-level figures of the "Mexican United Front" who escaped were of great value, and the various properties they looted alone were a large sum of money.
However, when Raven's father led the team up to pick up the prisoners, someone shouted at him: "Why are you attacking us? There is a ceasefire. Do you understand the ceasefire? Monterey is already an undefended city, why are you still attacking us?"
"What are you talking about?" Dad Ruiwen, who was wearing armor, walked up with clanging steps. Hearing this, he couldn't help but asked strangely: "When did the ceasefire happen? Why didn't I know?"
Dad Ruiwen laughed loudly, thinking that the unknown prisoner in front of him was trying to fool him. The special soldiers around him also laughed, and no one took him seriously.
But the prisoners raised their hands and shouted excitedly: "Don't you know? Peace has come. For the survival of all mankind, there will be no more war. We elect Victor Hugo as emperor to coordinate all conflicts. Only he has the ability to do so.
Complete this great work."
The unknown prisoner preached back and forth in front of several powered armors. Raven's father and several special forces soldiers laughed as if they were hearing a joke. No one believed his lies. The father simply ordered: "Isolate the living people.
Interrogate them and squeeze them dry, we can't go in vain."
Dad Riwen was patrolling the destroyed convoy. He was currently commanding more than a dozen special operations teams operating behind enemy lines, and his work was quite busy. But just as he was walking around and preparing to lead the team away, the person in charge of the interrogation
A special officer reported to him in the internal communication.
"Sir Ruiwen, I have news here that you should pay attention to."
"What's up?"
"Regarding the so-called 'ceasefire' by the prisoner just now, I interrogated several people, and they all said that the American Baath Party suddenly issued a public appeal to the outside world, demanding the establishment of an empire covering the entire North America, and elected the commander of our army as emperor."
"This should be the enemy's misleading propaganda, and we don't need to pay attention to it."
"Yes, yes, I also think this is just some kind of propaganda. After all, we have not received any similar news from the Legion. However, maybe you should pay attention to it."
The officer in charge of the interrogation was also unsure, and ended the communication after talking for a few words. But Ruiwen's father was a little strange. His subordinates were all intelligent elites, and they would never believe the enemy's nonsense. Such an obvious reminder seemed to be hidden.
Some kind of mystery.
"Nominate Victor as emperor? Who came up with such a weird idea?" Riven's father intuitively regarded it as some kind of conspiracy, and it was an extremely clumsy conspiracy. But his subordinates took it so seriously, and it seemed that they had already
Made some sort of post-confirmation report.
The T-45D radio was not enough to directly contact Mexico City, which is nearly a thousand kilometers away. After returning to his temporary camp, Raven's father used a high-power encrypted radio to send an inquiry to his wife at the Legion headquarters via satellite. He originally thought he would get
Some kind of negative answer will naturally make you feel at ease.
But…….
"Yes, there is such a public telegram. It was sent by Dr. Osborne, the leader of the American Renaissance Party, to all forces in North America. The content of the telegram is that he hopes that disputes can be resolved through negotiation and no more violence will be used." Raven.
The old lady admitted the existence of this telegram.
"This is some kind of provocation, a trap set by a deliberate high-profile. Deliberately implicating Victor in whether peace or not." Raven's father characterized the telegram.
"Yes, everyone thinks so. We all understand that this matter is just propaganda by the enemy. After all, no one will let Victor become emperor easily." Mrs. Raven also affirmed.
Then the couple were silent for about ten seconds. Dad Ruiwen suddenly couldn't help but ask his wife, "Dear, you said it is really possible for our family... You understand what I mean, right? Our legion
Inside……."
"I understand." Mrs. Raven was obviously a little excited, "Let me talk to you about the current situation. First of all, no one in the legion currently takes this telegram seriously; secondly, including the legion, the entire grassroots level in North America is strongly
War weariness. In the end, many people in the Legion were happy to see the outcome."
"Many people want Victor to be the emperor?" Raven's dad thought he was the only one who had this idea.
Mrs. Raven sighed with certainty and regret, "The world has changed. Freedom and equality no longer exist. Many people, especially senior officials in power, want to be nobles. But whether it is a republic or a federal government,
It is impossible to create aristocrats in the actual sense. So..."
"The only possibility is that Victor becomes the emperor. Only Victor dares to do it and has the ability to do such a thing." Riven's father said the next sentence. He then sighed with a long 'oh'
He said, "What's Victor's attitude? Our precious daughter didn't reveal any news?"
"This matter was not discussed publicly. Only when the news first came out, Userman, who was in charge of publicity, said it on the radio as if it were a joke. Userman was soon frightened to death, and then everyone automatically regarded this as
The topic has been filtered. As for Victor, I’m afraid he doesn’t know about it yet.”
"How could he not know?" Ruiwen's father asked in surprise.
"Victor doesn't listen to the radio. How dare most people tell him such a joke? No one dares to write it down in the daily briefing and show it to him. It has become a taboo now. Even
Catalina said that this matter is very serious and cannot be discussed casually."
Raven's father immediately understood what his wife meant. This matter sounded like an unrealistic joke, but it involved the interests of many people. It involved the country's political system and a major division of power. No one could agree with it, let alone oppose it. Everyone would not agree with it.
Reveal your thoughts easily.
Mrs. Raven is right, this matter is too sensitive and too serious. The only person who has the right to speak on this matter is Victor Hugo himself. Others have no right to intervene or even discuss it.
However, no one dared to tell Victor Hugo about this matter. Even someone as close as Caterina did not dare to say anything because of the interests involved. They would only consider it over and over again - after all, the emperor was easy to decide, but the queen was not.
It’s settled. There are several queens in the legion, and they all hold real power.
After the radio contact was disconnected, Rui Wen's father, a veteran soldier of the corrupt country who had always been rigid, became entangled - democracy and sincerity are valuable, and freedom is more valuable. If you can become a noble, you can throw away both.