The third volume of the guest Xilin's journey Chapter 92 The Red Leaves of the Empire

The officials were all silent and indifferent. However, hearing His Majesty the Emperor, the four seemed to be struck by an electric current. Everyone stood up with a bang. A military salute was performed in a neat manner. Shouted loudly: "Long live Your Majesty." ”

Voices echoed through the empty command room. It hasn't gone for a long time. Officers who are about to die of homesickness after years of hard fighting. Even if it's not really exciting. But in front of my colleagues. Still earning, his face was flushed. It seems that fanatical loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor cannot be demonstrated without doing so. It's a pity that one officer couldn't suppress his cough. Loud and sound. Slightly diluted the frenzy in some of the rooms.

"Norman. When you're sick, rest. Those things naturally have the base forces to do. Not really. The poor battleship in space can also chase after it. ”

After the officers sat down. The general said mildly as he looked at the coughing officer. Yu Guangli noticed that the officers under him had reverted to their previous numb expressions.

The Confederate soldiers in the south dream every day of reconstructing the Charter's glory in the northern hemisphere. Satellites and electronic control equipment are deployed at any cost. And the imperial army in the northern hemisphere is fighting every day. The two sides seem to have formed a tacit understanding. Every time it comes to a fixed time. There will be such a scene of air guns hitting balloons.

The old general did not blame the officers for their numbness. No matter who it is. This is the place to stay on such a planet far from home for many years. Every day, the wars that are not tragic but extraordinarily lingering can only fall into a weary mood step by step.

"I'm fine. "The officer called Norman had one of the most common surnames of the Empire. He coughed twice and walked in front of the old general and said, "General." Today's forest cleaning is going to be slower, do you want to send out a spare mech battalion?"

To prevent the United Nations from reconstructing the glorious Charter. Except for the aircraft and satellites in space. It's even more of a headache for the Imperial Expeditionary Force. It is a small self-propelled electronic monitor distributed in the forest by a large transport plane. Although it is possible to find and destroy these pesky little things with power detection. But there are too many of such things. Each requires three mech formations. to be cleaned.

"Let's see. Do not clean. I can't sleep in peace. The old general smiled mildly.

The computer system in the command room rang out, and an officer walked over briskly and submitted a report on the enemy situation, according to electronic surveillance. Eleven minutes ago. A light warship landed at Zeqiu Airfield in the Southern Hemisphere under the escort of a Federation fleet. The old general wore reading glasses with extremely worn frames. I read it carefully for a while. Then he shook his head. Laugh and say, do you guess which big man in the Federation is in this battleship?"

"Can't guess. But it should not be their reinforcements. The Norman officer shook his head.

"You should have watched more federal news. Although their language is a bit difficult to learn. The old general smiled and said, "It should be their national girl who came today." I didn't expect the highlight of that concert to be with us. ”

The old general said: "This is not important, but there has been a lot of movement in the south recently. It should be a troop surge. ”

A hint of vigilance flashed in the Norman officer's pale blue eyes and asked, "What should we do?"

The old general smiled and said, "What do you do?" ”......

This ring of defense-based. It is the largest military base of the Imperial Expeditionary Force on 5 planets. The headquarters of the Maple Grove Wing is here. There are five brigades under the jurisdiction of the imperial ** system. The military force is basically equivalent to that of a federal army group. And special wartime equipment like the expeditionary force. The number of people is even larger

Just walked out of the command room. The old general, accompanied by the orderlies, walked towards the edge of the forest. It was none other than Lieutenant General Ambrey, commander of the Maple Grove Wing of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

Here is the northern hemisphere of the planet. Close to the glaciers that have only melted a little bit in 3,000 years. Although the base is at the edge of the forest. But it's still cold. The vast majority of the forest is coniferous.

It snowed last night. It was extremely difficult to walk. Lieutenant General Ambrey refused to be supported by the orderlies. It was very difficult to walk one foot deep and one foot shallow.

One of the most important military leaders of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. It is abundantly clear that the Federation is preparing a big move. These are the last few. The frequency of take-off and landing of warships in the southern Union base is significantly higher than in previous years.

But the general is just like his name. Stable as a snowy mountain. And didn't plan to do anything. With the current situation of the expeditionary force. He couldn't do anything either. Satellite Space Fleet of the Expeditionary Force. At most, they can only hold the sky to the north. There is simply no way to stop the reinforcements of the opposing side.

In fact. If it weren't for the Federation, the crystal ore resources would have been scarce. This old general really can't imagine. In the main guns of the Federation fleet attacked continuously. I'm alone. How many days can it last?

The empire has always spared no huge financial and material resources. Bypassing the Evening Scorpion Nebula, a steady stream of soldiers and weapons were abandoned to the Xilin front, but the old general knew it in his heart. The Empire's interstellar carrying capacity. It has long been squeezed to the extreme. If domestic productivity can still support such a costly expedition. It was already behind the Federation interstellar transport. It's already on the verge of collapse.

The old Ambury looked at the towering glacial peaks behind Kei. Thoughtfully.

The first day of the occupation of the 5 planets by the Imperial Expeditionary Force began. The four commanders of the Maple Grove Wing

Constant digging into the glacier. The search for strategic space and survival of the air general firmly believed. In this strange alienation. Even if their own troops are vulnerable in all aspects. But as long as you don't make strategic mistakes. You can definitely stick to it.

How many more years will the question last?......

Walk in the snow among the forests. Along the way, countless officers and soldiers paid tribute to the veteran general. He saluted gently.

Imperial body hair is longer. Born to be more hardy. Their eyes, in turn, are basically blue or brown. Combat is brave and ruthless. So in the propaganda of the Federation. The people of the empire are often referred to as beasts.

For this kind of propaganda. The old general would only laugh and not be angry at all. In his eyes, these children who are far away from home. They are all good children who are worthy of respect.

Walking into the coniferous forest of snow. There was no one but his own orderly. General Ambrie's dark brown eyes showed a hint of homesickness. The Empire is hardy. But this is the cold years of the glacier. And who wants to be?

Look at the leaves overhead and the squirrels that walk through them. The veteran Ambrey suddenly missed the fiery maple forest of his hometown.

Twenty years away from his homeland. Seven years of wasted time in the space of Nahaohan. Then there was the endless war in a foreign land. In the process, he saw too many of his subordinates, colleagues, and even superiors die.

It's not pleasant to be away from the empire and go alone. Especially when there is no hope in sight.

General Ambrey has always thought. If it weren't for the news of the Star Crossing Expeditionary Force, they would have heard the voice of His Majesty the Emperor full of majesty from time to time. If not in the long journey of seven years. The royal trainer took advantage of that boring and closed environment. A very thorough patriotic education was conducted for officers at all levels of the expeditionary force. Afraid of the expeditionary forces in the last three galaxies. Surrender to the Federation long ago.

"Kaede in my hometown doesn't know what it looks like now. The standard time of the federation and the state seems to be about the same. The row of maple trees at the back of the room must have grown. ”

The old general took off his gloves and patted the autumn leaves of the winter tree of the Federation and thought of his homeland. A trace of warm emotion appeared on the old man's face, but he knew it in his heart. I will probably never be able to go back again for the rest of my life. Autumn leaves that can no longer be hometown. Unless that's what the idiots in the military department say. It's true.

"Let's go. The old general turned around and walked in the direction of Kei. But I saw an injured rabbit struggling next to the rut. He smiled and said, "The Federation is very happy. Raised by them for so many years. Now they are all for us to eat. ”

The orderly behind him couldn't help but touch his head and laugh.

The empire has long mastered the technology of hydrogen energy extraction. Backed by an iceberg is like leaning on a huge energy warehouse. The Imperial fleet will be able to carry the vast majority of its carrying capacity. All on soldiers and supplies. Otherwise, it will be based on the protein meat of the expeditionary force. It is absolutely impossible to meet the needs of such a large number of troops.

The soldiers of the Imperial Expeditionary Force were most excited. It's that this planet is actually full of countless wild animals. Although it should not be used as a mouth, it is occasionally used for sacrifice. But it's the most wonderful thing......

On the way back to Ki. The old general Ambrey encountered a squad of sentinels. This team is supplemented by three traveling sentinels of the Moon Mech. Just captured a Federation scout in the forest.

In the present of modern warfare. The Scout is rarely passive. Even if the charter network in the northern hemisphere is completely destroyed. The Union Army also rarely sends Scouts. Unless it's to identify some extremely important piece of information. When the military intelligence decision-making department does not dare to fully trust the surveillance equipment. will let the Scout take the risk.

The Federal Scout was five clear. He doesn't look very old. See Ambrie's military uniform. Immediately knew his identity. He spoke hurriedly. It turned out to be a pure imperial Chinese language.

Ambury listened quietly for a moment. A few more words were spoken with the officers who had been interrogated. He smiled at the Federation scout and said, "Between us." There was never a captive. To know. We Imperial people have no surplus food either. ”

A look of stoicism flashed across the Federation scout's face. Strong stood up on one leg. but not yet fully on his feet. Gunshots rang out. Blood rushed to the head. He fell forward heavily in the snow.

The old general Ambrey had seen this commonplace scene at all. Already moving forward. He smiled and asked the orderly beside him, "What do you eat at night?" I think that rabbit just now is good. ”

Haven't walked into the base yet. The old man's dark brown eyes flashed with awe. Because he found that the Norman officers and a lot of people in the command room were out of the base. It seems to be waiting for itself.

"Urgent military report. The Norman officer handed over a top-secret electronic file.

Old General Ambrey looked twice. The expression is extremely gloomy. The old fingers holding the electronic document trembled slightly. He said in a deep voice: "When does the ministry have the right to dictate the specific military operations of the expeditionary force? ”

The Norman officer this - has forgotten about coughing. Shocked and helpless, he said, "This." It was His Majesty's order. ”