"We knew he was determined to die for his country...but God bless Coach Huo, and he not only turned defeat into victory, but also escaped death!"

Sun Jiahao also said, "Later, everyone knew that battle was a resounding victory. Even though our Fifth Interstellar Fleet was reduced to its last three members, we still wiped out almost all of the Southern Cross Principality's interstellar fleets!"

"But those people actually said that Commander Huo disregarded the lives of his own people for victory and wanted to send him to a military court!"

Xia Chujian was surprised and said, "Do these people count?! Commander Huo clearly used the casualties of more than 5,000 people in exchange for the lives of 200,000 of you and almost the entire interstellar fleet of the Southern Cross Principality! - How can this be called disregarding the lives of his own people?! It was because he disregarded the lives of the nobles that he angered those military leaders, right?"

The five captains looked at each other.

Sun Jiahao hesitated and said, "Captain, do you think our lives are the same as those of the noble soldiers?"

"Of course they're the same!" Xia Chujian said without hesitation, "We're all born by our parents and raised by them. We all have only one life, so who is more noble than who?"

The five captains looked at her, speechless for a long time.

Xia Chujian felt a little uneasy and said, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Or do you think those people's lives are more noble than yours?"

She tried to explain: "I know that everyone's status is different. They are indeed nobler than us in social status."

"But when it comes to life, I don't believe there's any distinction between high and low."

"Of course, if you think there is, then you are right. I won't argue with you."

Xia Chujian was actually quite good at arguing with people, but when faced with these veterans who had fought for the empire with their lives but whose casualty rates were not even taken into account, she couldn't say a single harsh word.

Li Dali smiled, avoiding the sensitive topic, and continued, "Later, the military not only stripped us of our military merits, but also accused us of deserting the battlefield and demanding court-martial."

"It was General Huo who, despite sacrificing his military achievements from that battle, argued with the Emperor and saved our lives. But the military brass still added blacklists to our records. We weren't considered deserters, but we all received severe punishments, and we weren't allowed to return to the Fifth Interstellar Fleet."

"Many people couldn't stand it at the time and simply retired. But there was also a small group of us who were reluctant to leave the army."

"Later, under the operation of Coach Huo, we were transferred to the Fourth Interstellar Fleet. The commander-in-chief of the Fourth Interstellar Fleet accepted us regardless of the negative information. We all had no other wishes, so we decided to retire here."

At this time, another team leader also said: "No one wants to achieve anything anymore. They just want to do a job, get paid for the day, and support their families."

"The Fourth Interstellar Fleet is a notoriously old-fashioned military. Who wouldn't be lazy? Who wants to work for those higher-ups?"

This was stated directly before Xia Chu met.

Of course, this is also the rhythm of completely giving up on yourself and throwing everything into chaos.

I don't want to be promoted or get a higher rank.

Otherwise, who in the military would dare to openly resent their superiors like this?!

Only Li Dali was kind enough to smooth things over, saying, "It was just a rant. If I really don't want to do this anymore, I'll just retire."

The reason why he hasn't retired yet is, of course, that he's still waiting to go to war.

Even if they were not counted in the casualty rate, and even if they would be used as cannon fodder by the coach at critical moments, they never thought of leaving.

Xia Chujian seemed to understand a little.

Did the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Interstellar Fleet send them to participate in this search and rescue operation in order to let them atone for their sins?

Or do you want to give them more military merits and remove the negative information in their military records?

Xia Chujian thought about this and said carefully, "I think you did the right thing. But since you don't want to fight anymore, why do you still want to stay in the army?"

Li Dali seriously corrected her: "It's not that we don't want to fight, it's that we don't want to work for the higher-ups. These are two different things."

Xia Chujian seemed to understand but nodded. "That's good. This time, you can participate in this search and rescue operation as a trip. Don't worry about fighting. I will be responsible for all search and rescue matters."

The five captains looked at each other.

Sun Jiahao hesitated and said, "Captain Xia, I heard that more than a hundred fighter planes at the flight base on Kanli Star have lost contact. You are the only one who can help..."

Xia Chujian smiled and said, "You all know that it's the fighter planes that lost contact, not that there's going to be a war. You don't even have fighter planes, so you can only stay in the belly of the cruiser. Why worry so much? You might as well think about how to use this time and eat something good."

What she thought was that if these people didn't cause her any trouble, they were actually helping her.

If the search and rescue is successful and there is military merit, she will not be stingy.

Li Dali smiled and said, "Captain Xia, we space marines can actually fight foreign enemies from our cruisers using remotely controlled weapons. We don't necessarily have to go to the planets to fight landing battles."

Xia Chujian said "Oh" and smiled, "Okay, I'll remember that. If I need you, I will definitely give the order."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at them again, her face darkening as she said, "Since you are my soldiers now, I'll be frank with you."

"I don't care whether you were wrongly accused or truly deserted before. That's all in the past. Now, you must fulfill your duties well and complete the mission together!"

Of course, Xia Chujian did not completely believe these people just because of their one-sided words.

She knew that what these people said was not important; what was important was what they would do.

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