Chris walked up to the podium in the huge, mind-numbingly spacious hall.
There were microphones piled in front of him, and not far from him, there were various cameras broadcasting live to the country. Behind him hung two rows of imperial eagle flags, with red imperial royal emblems separated between them.
banner.
As the emperor of the empire, Chris wore a white dress with a golden ribbon and various medals hanging on his chest.
The golden epaulettes shone dazzlingly under the flashlights and lights, and the cuffs of the white dress, which had been ironed to be wrinkle-free, were embroidered with golden vines.
After walking to the podium, he made a salute gesture, and then the tens of thousands of people present saluted and sat back in their seats.
Chris moved closer to the microphone and began his speech: "Actually, I am not willing to stand here and preside over such a meeting! The empire has been on the road to victory from the day it was born until today... until
today."
"The empire can achieve today's glory only by countless loyal and brave men who shed their blood and sacrifice their lives on the battlefield!"
"Those warriors who died on the battlefield in the past ten years or so, I always keep in mind and dare not forget. I know that you, like me, miss these great people who sacrificed their lives for the country!"
"Today, in the Higgs region, on the planets Higgs 4 and Higgs 5, there are still countless soldiers fighting for the Empire. They are facing the most ferocious enemies, and are fighting against enemies several times the number.
Enemy fight!"
"Even if they were shattered to pieces, they never took a step back! Why are they so brave? It is so that the compatriots of the motherland behind them can bathe in the sunshine of peace!"
"In the Higgs war zone, we are losing hundreds of soldiers every minute! Some of them are clones, some are puppet robots, and some are real natural people, elves, dwarves, dragons, orcs, demons... They are all real warriors,
I'm so proud of them!"
"Although I know that I will definitely avenge them, and I will definitely kill those bastards who show off their power in my land with my own hands! But..."
"But today, they did sacrifice their precious lives for me! The empire's territory is still being invaded by the enemy at this moment, and those bastards who call themselves guardians are still wreaking havoc on Higgs 4 and Higgs 5!"
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On the battlefield of Higgs 5, in the underground bunker, under the electric lights that were flickering slightly due to unstable current, the Clone Grenadier of the Airanshir Empire was leaning against the slightly damp cement wall, looking through the sandbags.
gap, looking at the other end of the dark passage in the distance.
That side is the direction of the enemy's attack, and he has just retreated from that direction. All his comrades have been killed, and now he is left alone to guard this position.
There was still dried blood on the ground, and the bodies of his companions were neatly placed one by one on the other side. This was his last respect for the martyrs.
…
Alan Hillis, in the conference hall, Chris was still saying slowly: "Their battleships are still fighting us! Their butcher knives are still hanging over the heads of all the peace-loving people of the Alan Hill Empire!"
"We will never agree to such a thing! We will fight for the empire! We will fight for glory! We will fight for the right to survive!"
"The lush pines and cypresses are bowing their heads in silence. Quietly, you are lying on the battlefield of Higgs 5, just like the dreamy mountains and fields, playing a silent love song..."
"The heroes who are sleeping on the planet Higgs 5... Today, with great sadness and admiration, we express our deep respect and deep condolences to you!"
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In the underground bunker of Higgs 5, the damp cement walls vibrated slightly, and cracks began to appear on one side of the wall. The remaining grenadier frowned, and then raised his weapon and aimed at the growing man.
The bigger the crack.
Suddenly, something near the crack shattered, and a sweeper soldier stuck his head out. Just as he saw the scene in front of him, a bullet from an electromagnetic rifle penetrated his forehead.
"Chug, tug, tug!" The grenadier holding his rifle pulled the trigger, pouring countless bullets near the tunnel exit opened by the sweepers.
One after another, the sweepers were hit and fell, and their screams echoed throughout the passages of the underground bunker along with the sound of gunfire.
On the other side of the passage, in the pitch-black darkness, a dense crowd of sweepers rushed out of the darkness, and with ferocious faces rushed towards the Ailanthil Empire position with the muzzle light of their guns flashing.
…
In the brightly lit and solemn hall, Chris's voice echoed: "In countless cruel battles, you have carried forward the lofty and fearless spirit of patriotism. You are brave and tenacious, fighting one after another, fighting the enemy bravely, and never giving up easily.
An inch of the empire’s land!”
"You have successfully completed various combat missions, achieved victory after victory, demonstrated national and military power, and created many heroic deeds that swallowed up mountains and rivers and shocked the enemy!"
"During the more than a month-long battle on Higgs 5, a large number of heroic collectives and individuals emerged with outstanding military exploits, composing a mighty and majestic song of victory with their blood and lives."
"You, like a piece of coal, like a bundle of firewood, ignited yourselves and burned those arrogant enemies! You brought fear to the enemies, turned into light, and illuminated the future of the empire!"
"In order to defend the territory of the empire and the dignity of the people of Elanthir, you fulfilled your promise and fought until the last moment!"
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"Go to hell!" Seeing the surrounded grenadiers tearing off the tab of a grenade, he threw the grenade into the army of sweepers rushing over in the tunnel.
"Boom!" Along with the earth-shaking explosion, the opponent's offensive seemed to be delayed for a moment.
Taking advantage of this moment, the grenadier picked up another electromagnetic rifle that had been loaded with ammunition from beside him and started shooting again.
Black energy balls flew over his head from time to time, and explosions exploded near him one after another. Amidst the hail of bullets, he drained one magazine after another, then threw away the rifle in his hand and grabbed another one from the ground.
Got an electromagnetic rifle.
"Ah!" He was already hysterical and started shooting again, killing the sweeper soldiers who were about to cross the sandbags.
On the other side of him, the sweepers who had smashed the wall finally found an opportunity and got out of the narrow gap.
"Click!" The enemy was already close at hand. The grenadier pulled the tab of another grenade and threw the grenade into the corpses of his comrades lined up against the wall.
On top of these corpses, there were also a large number of scattered explosives and grenades deliberately piled there.
"Boom!" This time the earth was really shaking. The entire tunnel collapsed in the tragic explosion. Darkness swept everything. The rising dust mist raged in the small space, and then everything fell silent.
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Chris raised his chin and spoke in a heavy tone under the flashing lights: "You heroically gave your precious lives, you sacrificed your bodies, carried the heaviest everything, and left all the good things behind you.
motherland!"
"I promise! What you will leave behind will definitely not be a pile of ashes. The grass of prosperity will become greener for you, the flowers of freedom will bloom redder for you, and the younger generation of the Eilandhill Empire will become even more beautiful.
Grow up vigorously.”
"Your sacrifice will not be in vain, because there will be countless people who will take over the burden from your hands! They will continue to move forward and pass on the eternal inheritance of Ailan Hill!"
"Although your life is so short, its value is so precious; you dedicate your life to the people of the motherland, and your golden... symbolizing the national spirit will always shine on the people who come after you, and will inspire the next generation.
One generation...the next generation will march forward bravely to create an eternal empire as strong as iron!"
"Cough...cough...cough..." He tore off his mask and spit out a mouthful of blood. In the gap between the collapsed cement stones, the clone grenadier of the Airanhill Empire found his own
Half of his body was already crushed under the rubble.
If it weren't for the protective effect of the power armor, he might have died. He tried to struggle, but the pain tortured him. In the end, he could only give up and enjoy his own moment of tranquility in the darkness.
There were some sandbags around him. It was these sandbags that helped him hold up the falling rocks and allowed him to survive. He groped with his only mobile hand and finally found something he was familiar with.
A grenade, a good grenade...
This thing has always been with him, helping him kill enemies when he was fighting, and giving him courage when he was desperate.
So, when he touched the grenade, he smiled, as if everything had its own destiny. He knew that his lower body was bleeding, and he would soon die from excessive blood loss. Instead of doing this, it would be better to do it once.
.
So he used his thumb to pull off the tab on the grenade, then pressed the safety lever of the grenade with his hand. After a while, when he lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss, his fingers would loosen and the grenade would explode.
Boom, what a heroic life. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, showing his teeth covered in blood.
At this moment, the stone in front of him moved, as if it was being moved away by something. The next second, the stone was moved away, and the ugly face of a sweeper appeared in front of the grenadier.
"I didn't expect there was a living person here!" The cleaner's ugly voice seemed to contain a hint of surprise.
What surprised the sweeper was that the smile on the clone grenadier's face was even bigger at this moment. He released his hand holding the grenade, and then grinned loudly.
"Boom!" The explosion once again swept through everything, tearing apart intruders and soldiers at the same time in a small space.
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The speech to commemorate the fallen soldiers of Higgs is still going on, and Chris's voice still echoes in the hall: "The spirit you created with your blood and lives has penetrated into people's hearts and become a precious wealth for hundreds of millions of people."
"Today, I am calling your souls here. I hope you can hear my call! I hope you can feel the infinite respect and affectionate memory of me...as the emperor of the empire, Alan Hill Chris."
"The monument engraved with the achievements of the warriors will stand tall in Elanthires, and all the descendants of Elantyr will pay their respects here. It is the epitome of the spirit of the people of all ethnic groups in the Elantyr empire, and it will tell everyone
The true value of life! It will be a beacon, guiding every Ailandhir person to move forward."
"Now, I stand here, as if you are standing next to us! I stand here with a surge of heart, and I wish I could move forward side by side with you!"
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"General! The main bunker No. 14 has just been lost... The commander over there persisted until the last moment. The tunnel collapsed and the ammunition depot was detonated in advance..." On the surface of Higgs 5, inside the general headquarters at the lowest level of the main defense fortifications,
The adjutant lowered his voice and reported to Andre what had just happened.
He paused and then told another piece of bad news: "All the anti-aircraft missiles have just been used up. In another 24 hours at most, we may lose all air superiority."
"At this time, we can only wait. There is no need for me to give any more combat orders. Holding our position until the last moment is the only thing we should do." Andre squeezed out a smile and looked.
He looked at the adjutant and said.
After speaking, he looked at the officer beside him: "Turn up the volume louder. We must listen to what His Majesty said specifically to us. This is our honor, a unique honor!"
From the speaker of the receiver, Chris's voice came with slight interference: "If you are crystal water droplets, humming war songs all the way to the sea, then our heroic soldiers will follow you like countless small water droplets.
Behind you, break through the stormy waves."
"If you are stars in the universe, even though you have fallen, there will still be countless small stars radiating their own faint light in the Milky Way."
"The rugged mountain road has been smoothed by you. It is up to us to open the Golden Avenue together. The ideal sail has been raised high. We will follow your footsteps and complete the road that you have no time to complete. I swear to you here.
,Victory will always belong to the Airanhill Empire!"
"I, and all the people of Elanthir, will always remember your achievements and cherish the hard-won peace that you bought with your blood and lives."
"Martyrs, rest in peace! Your souls are with me!" After the end of this sentence, there was only a weak electric sound in the receiver. A few seconds later, warm applause came through the loudspeaker, and the mountain roared.
It came like a tsunami.
"Do you think my soul can return to my hometown?" Andre asked the adjutant.
The adjutant was stunned for a moment, and then solemnly replied: "It will definitely be possible."