"This time I entered Leto with a new weapon developed by the White Tower. It was too expensive, and the technology was complicated and troublesome. Only two were made, one was supplied to the expeditionary force at the front, and one was sent to Leto. This new weapon is very confidential, and I can't reveal it even now, but wait a little longer, and you will be able to see it with your own eyes."

After listening to what August said, Xia Zhiyang said "um", "I understand."

He suddenly thought that since the day of the establishment, he seemed to have developed a lot of habits unconsciously.

Try not to say anything if you can, because you don't know if there are eavesdroppers around you.

Even your closest friends cannot reveal certain information, because you are not sure whether this person is a friend today and will become an enemy tomorrow.

The best way to keep a secret is to keep it in your mouth, let it rot in your heart, and finally die with it.

Also, don't be curious.

August was doing two things at once. While introducing the main monitoring screen into the equipment room, he also explained the built-in equation of the fifth problem to Xia Zhiyang.

Xia Zhiyang listened for a few seconds, then remembered something. He hurriedly turned on the recording function of his personal terminal and quickly recorded August's problem-solving process.

After the recording, he smiled a little foolishly: "A year ago, I couldn't imagine that one day someone from the White Tower would explain the questions to me. It's like a dream! I must record it to commemorate it!"

August hesitated: "Did Qi Yan explain the questions to you?"

Xia Zhiyang nodded: "Yes, Qi Yan is very good at explaining the questions. The questions are obviously very difficult, but he can make a poor student like me understand them! Why do you suddenly ask this?"

Without answering Xia Zhiyang's question, August just patted him on the shoulder, which made Xia Zhiyang look confused.

In the connected surveillance footage, the sky of Leto was unusually clean and clear. The cruisers that were usually dark and overwhelming had been shot down, and white smoke was coming out of the armed hovercraft parked on the ground. From time to time, rebels would rush by on the street.

Seeing the guns in those people's hands, Xia Zhiyang felt a little uneasy. He confirmed with August again: "Professor--"

He opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to ask next.

Will the civilians in Leto be injured or killed? Will these historical buildings in Leto be damaged? When large buildings raise their shields, is it possible that the enemy is also protected inside?

But he was also aware that Leto was now facing a war, a war that was not completely controllable. The Alliance had done its best to make the most appropriate arrangements, but it was impossible to take care of everything.

As if seeing what he was thinking, August said, "Just now, the Alliance has issued a reminder to all residents of Leto, closing doors and windows of civilian buildings immediately, and avoiding going out unless necessary. All hovercrafts landed immediately, and people on the streets sought shelter nearby. For public buildings with protective shields like Turan Academy, people have already rushed to assist with weapons."

He finally said, "Never underestimate the human desire to survive. What humans fear most is death, and therefore death will stimulate endless potential. Similarly, humans are also social animals with extremely high sociality and cooperation awareness. In terms of numbers alone, the rebels are the weaker party."

Xia Zhiyang understood what August meant.

As far as he knew, most of the elite rebels were guarding the starships, always on guard against sudden attacks from the Alliance, so the number of rebels active on the ground in Leto was not large. The

reason why this small number of rebels was able to suppress the civilians of Leto for a long time was nothing more than relying on fear, weapons and the threat from the starships suspended in the air.

But now it is different.

Once the Alliance garrison begins to attack Leto, "fear" will crack like glass.

Faced with the large number of Leto civilians who have broken through their fear and are full of anger, the small number of rebels may not be able to show off their power as before.

Xia Zhiyang felt a little relieved.

At this moment, the personal terminal installed on Xia Zhiyang's left wrist lit up, and then a voice rang out from the built-in communicator connected to the auditory nerve: "The ground rebels are heading to the ISCO equipment center, please pay attention."

Seeing that Xia Zhiyang seemed to be listening carefully, his eyes narrowed slightly, and August asked: "Have we been discovered?"

Xia Zhiyang tried his best to make his voice sound steady: "Yes, the rebels are on their way." He shrank his fingers hanging by his side, and finally clenched them tightly, "Don't worry, I will do my best to protect you!"

The Third Regiment of the Rebel Army.

In the command room, Fritz stood in front of the monitor and pinched the gemstone button on his white scarf: "Do you think the expeditionary force will catch up?"

"Yes." Butler's complexion was dark, and he looked fierce when he was not smiling. He affirmed, "The expeditionary force relies on a certain advantage. If you and I are allowed to return to the Divine Court and stop fighting halfway, they will lose this advantage.

Moreover, this star field is too unfamiliar to them, and they dare not temporarily move their positions. Similarly, they dare not return the same way. Once their way is exposed, it will be impossible for them to come back through that road. Therefore, they can only move forward, and they can't dodge left and right, nor can they retreat."

Fritz realized: "So the wise man has no plan.

"The plan is to save your life first, and then tell the wise man a few more times. " Butler said coldly, "You can save your life first, and then tell the wise man a few more times."

Hearing the sarcasm in Butler's words, Fritz raised the corner of his mouth and said slowly, "Butler, it seems that you still haven't figured out what you or I are to the wise man after all these years? Army commander? Rely on your favorite general? No, none of them, we are just obedient dogs that bark nicely."

The implication is that since we are all beasts, we should not put on such an ugly and sarcastic expression.

Butler tightened his lips and didn't say anything else.

Just as the Third Army and the Sixth Army were fighting and retreating, planning to drag the expeditionary army into the range of the space fortress, the detector screen suddenly prompted an abnormality.

Fritz looked up at the sound and saw the red alarm indicating high energy source and high speed. The most important thing was that the system could not determine what caused the alarm!

Suddenly, Fritz gripped the armrest of the chair and had a bad feeling.

At the same time, before the fleet was about to enter the range of the space fortress, Fritz ordered to slow down.

He knew very well that the starship's defense system would not be able to withstand the space fortress for long. If he wanted to win a chance of survival, it would be best to find an opportunity to lure the expeditionary force in and then quickly get out of the range.

The wise man asked him to die, but he was not so willing.

Even ants are greedy, let alone humans.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, two consecutive high-energy particle cannons suddenly drew a white rainbow from the expeditionary fleet, and accurately fell on the protective net of his main ship!

Strangely, after two shells, there was no follow-up, and the protective net did not break, but the entire starship was forced to move several stars in the direction of the Divine Court due to the extremely strong thrust.

Almost immediately, the piercing alarm sounded in the ship, which was annoying.

A trembling voice suddenly sounded in the alarm: "Report, report! We have captured the image of the expeditionary force's new weapon! This micro-ship - no! This is a mecha! It's a humanoid combat mecha!"

When the last word was said, the tail tone was directly split.

After a moment of stiffness, Fritz leaned forward and ordered in a deep voice: "Say it again, what is it?"

This time, the person reporting was much more fluent, and answered in a hoarse voice: "It is a humanoid combat mecha!"

Before the voice fell, Fritz saw the so-called "humanoid combat mecha" through the visual window without the need for any instruments, relying only on his naked eyes.

Against the dark background of space, the humanoid mecha was dark gray in appearance, with the cold beauty unique to metal, several meters high, with perfect lines, and no one knew what kind of paint was used on the fuselage. It did not reflect any light when it passed through the flames of the explosions around it.

Humanoid combat mecha is not a very new concept.

Many years ago, both the Alliance and the Rebels invested countless financial resources and energy in research, but soon discovered that the investment in humanoid combat mechas was not proportional to the output, and there were many problems.

First, compared to starships, mechas can raise their arms or kick their legs like humans. To complete these basic actions, a strong and smooth operating system is required, and it is also necessary to overcome the difficulties of center of gravity tilt, resistance, and overall coordination.

Secondly, although humanoid mechas are highly maneuverable, compared to micro-ships and destroyers, their huge size will make them a conspicuous target on the battlefield, and they are very likely to be hit by enemy artillery fire.

Of course, the most important issue is energy.

Compared with a starship of the same size, a humanoid mecha consumes six times or more energy. After the collapse of the space source stack, the Alliance and the rebels have not been able to find a new energy source that can support the energy consumption of humanoid mechas, has high density and light weight, and does not increase the weight.

Obviously, the Alliance has found it before the rebels.

Due to the lack of precedent, no one knows how powerful this humanoid mecha that suddenly appeared has and to what extent it can achieve. At

this moment, Fritz heard his own heartbeat amid the noisy voices and alarms.

A layer of cold sweat appeared on his palms.

Then, Fritz understood the purpose of the expeditionary force throwing two high-energy particle cannons - to move the position of his main ship.

The light blue flames from the thrusters of the humanoid mecha deepened, and the speed immediately increased. It rushed into the range of the space fortress like a flash of lightning, and drove towards the No. 6 space fortress with a clear goal!

Due to its strong maneuverability and flexible structure, the mecha moved forward, stopped, and turned sideways, almost dodging all the attacks from the No. 6 space fortress.

In these few seconds, the starship where Fritz was located became a strong shield, just at the precise angle, blocking the firepower from the side of the No. 7 space fortress!

Inside the mecha cabin, under the extremely high speed of driving, the chest of the person is squeezed, which will produce a significant feeling of suffocation. Qi Yan suppressed his discomfort and said quickly: "Mei Jie Lin, fire another high-energy particle cannon and two particle cannons, and let the enemy starship help us block the side fire attack."

Everything on the battlefield was transformed into a calculable mathematical problem in Qi Yan's eyes, with almost zero error.

Mei Jie Lin immediately replied: "No problem!"

Lu Fenghan, who was in the main driving position, was only wearing a standard shirt with a slightly open collar. He was highly focused and operated the mecha. He was already not far from the No. 6 Space Fortress.

After the space fortress was transformed into a turret, it became a real long-range weapon. Almost no starship could completely avoid the dense rain of bullets, but it had a fatal flaw - the closer to the space fortress itself, the sparser the artillery fire. If you stick close to the outer shell of the fortress, you will hardly encounter any artillery fire.

That is the safe zone.

Lu Fenghan has strong individual combat capabilities, quick on-the-spot reaction, whole-body coordination, and strong physical fitness. He drove the humanoid mecha through the rain of gunfire and bullets without even a scratch on the fuselage.

Only a short distance away from the space fortress, Lu Fenghan's sharp lips tightened, and he quickly switched the joystick and pulled it back hard. The super pulse cannon on the shoulder of the humanoid mecha fired out, instantly melting the outer shell of the fortress.

A few seconds later, the super pulse cannon pierced through the ammunition depot. As Lu Fenghan retreated suddenly, the No. 6 space fortress exploded silently!

The flames illuminated the surroundings.

In the Chanyuan, Mei Jielin, who was in charge of the cover, didn't dare to blink: "If my score in operating the mecha was higher than the commander two days ago, I would be the one bombing the space fortress there in a cool way now!"

"No, you better not. When you went up, you touched here and there and couldn't start the mecha for a long time. I'm not as reliable as you." Wei Yin's eyes lit up, "I don't know if the military can mass-produce it in the future."

"I think it's a bit suspenseful. Not to mention that the cost will make the people in the Ministry of Finance cry and bang their heads against the wall, the energy of the humanoid mecha is the same as the energy that supports the maneuvering of the starship, which comes from the collision of minerals. According to the energy consumption rate of the starship alone, the minerals on the nameless planet discovered by Command and Qiyan will be consumed in a short time. The humanoid mecha will burn fuel even more, unless This kind of energy can be artificially manufactured, otherwise, if the mecha is mass-produced, it will just be an expensive large toy that cannot move. "

Mei Jielin snapped her fingers and started planning early, "Let's wait until the war is over and see if we can find a chance to fly the mecha around!"

In the time it took to say a few words, Lu Fenghan had used the same trick to cause the explosion of Space Fortress No. 7, and was suddenly stopped in mid-air, turning to the nearby Space Fortress.

Mei Jielin was doing her best to cover for Lu Fenghan, and she sighed, "Did the commander really not secretly conduct relevant training beforehand? This is so smooth! Whether it's firing a cannon or drawing a beam sword to chop, there's no sluggishness in the movements!"

She paused and thought, "That's right, Qi Yan is also in the mecha cabin."

Wei Yin didn't react: "What do you mean?"

"You males' mating instinct, don't you all like to shake your bright feathers? Look, the commander is doing this now." Mei Jielin said twice, "But the commander is so fierce, as if he is unsatisfied and has no place to vent his energy."

At this time, Pojun suddenly said, "Miss Mei Jielin, your description is not serious enough. The general has not been unsatisfied recently."

The communication channel was silent.

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