Vincent's words were filled with grief: "Commander, I didn't expect you to fall!"

The next one was: "Can you introduce me? If you can do it, so can I!"

Lu Fenghan gave one word without hesitation: "Get lost."

Vincent got lost quickly.

The personal terminal was extinguished.

Lu Fenghan leaned against the somewhat cold metal wall, afraid of waking up Qi Yan, and did not move. The noise of the machinery running all the time in the fortress made him calm down.

Judging from Weiss's actions, the leak of the jump coordinates was probably related to him, and Dyson's death should also be related.

But Weiss alone would not be able to take the position of acting commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. The list of people who emerged only included a small number of his accomplices. The person behind him was still hiding in the dark, without revealing any trace.

What purpose did that person want to achieve by weakening the strength of the expeditionary force and the death of Lu Fenghan?

Lu Fenghan habitually wanted to touch the cigarette, but his fingers stopped as soon as they moved. Let's not talk about whether he had cigarettes on him. Even if he did, if he really smoked in front of Qi Yan, the little girl would definitely frown and comment with special disdain: "It's stuffy and stinks."

He caught a glimpse of something slowly passing by the window. Lu Fenghan habitually looked carefully and found that it was a miniature transport ship, traveling far away, like an inconspicuous low-flying bird. Judging from the distance, it had already entered the capture range of Fengdan No. 1.

Lu Fenghan was worried.

The model of this micro-transport ship is "Mountain Eagle IV". It is fast, highly concealed, and has excellent performance. Its biggest feature is its top protection level. In other words, it can't accommodate a few people, but as long as people sit in it, it is difficult to be killed by the muzzle.

Is there any important person coming to Fengdan No. 1?

After thinking about this series, Lu Fenghan laughed at himself again. He is really a hard-working person. There is obviously only one thing he really needs to do right now-protect the person on his lap.

Qi Yan slept for four hours. In space, people have a weak sense of time. There is no other reference. The only thing they can rely on is the time displayed on their personal terminals.

"I slept for so long?"

Hearing Qi Yan's voice was a little hoarse, Lu Fenghan took the water cup. Seeing that he was still a little unconscious, he simply opened the lid of the cup and fed him.

Qi Yan instinctively moved closer and drank a few sips.

After feeding him, Lu Fenghan put away the cup of water: "You haven't slept for long, do you want to go out and move around? You've been lying for a long time, it's easy to get uncomfortable."

Qi Yan seemed to be reminded, he moved his neck towards Lu Fenghan's hand: "Pinch it."

However, Qi Yan soon felt that the hand on the back of his neck was hard and it was a little itchy when it rubbed against his skin. He endured it and didn't say anything.

Lu Fenghan also found that he only pinched twice, and Qi Yan just shuddered slightly.

He obviously didn't use much force, "Does it hurt?"

Qi Yan drooped his thin eyelids and didn't look at anyone: "No, it's just...itchy."

Lu Fenghan chuckled, thinking, he is really sensitive.

Five minutes later, Qi Yan got up, opened the door, walked along the way he came, and asked Ye Pei where they were now.

After walking along the long and straight corridor, Lu Fenghan looked out through the glass wall. One of the twin moons that usually hung in the Leto sky was now close enough to clearly see its cratered curved surface from the position of Maple Dan No. 1.

An intuition developed over the years made Lu Fenghan stop and ask Qi Yan casually, "Are we next to Yue Er now?"

Qi Yan had read the information about Maple Dan No. 1 once and remembered it clearly, "Yue Yi and Yue Er both revolve around the capital star. Every once in a while, Yue Er will revolve between Maple Dan No. 1 and Leto, and the three are in a straight line."

Lu Fenghan understood, "In other words, now, Yue Er is blocking between Maple Dan No. 1 and Leto?"

"Yes." Qi Yan didn't know why Lu Fenghan suddenly asked this. On the personal terminal, he received a reply from Ye Pei, saying that the three of them were now in the place where they had just disbanded.

After saying "We'll be there soon", Qi Yan was about to move forward when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked at a certain place inquiringly and pointed to the dark area to Lu Fenghan: "There, when I saw it just now, there were only five bright spots in that area, but now there are seven."

Lu Fenghan didn't know what he was thinking of, his eyes sharpened, and he asked him: "Are you sure?" At

this moment, Qi Yan was a little unsure whether his memory of the five bright spots was real or fabricated.

Lu Fenghan saw what he was worried about: "You did look in that direction just now."

Not sure if it was because of Lu Fenghan's words, Qi Yan no longer doubted his judgment: "I'm sure there are two more bright spots."

The "Mountain Eagle IV" micro-transport ship he just saw, plus the current location of Maple Dan No. 1, Lu Fenghan had a bad guess. He subconsciously comforted Qi Yan first: "Maybe something will happen, you follow me closely, I'll protect you, don't be afraid."

Qi Yan was about to nod, when suddenly, the starship under his feet shook violently, as if a ship hit a reef, and he almost couldn't stand still!

The next second, the yellow light above flashed, and the electronic voice began to broadcast in a loop: "Alert - Alert - Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Activate Level 2 combat readiness..."

Almost everyone on Maple Dan No. 1 was at a loss.

It has been nearly half a century since the establishment of Maple Dan No. 1, and the only time the system sounded an alarm was because the kitchen staff operated the stove improperly, which triggered the alarm system.

Just as Lin Jia said, Maple Dan No. 1 is mostly used as a scientific research monitoring platform and space laboratory.

As for the muzzle? No one will notice it even if it gets rusty.

So in the next minute, three different orders were issued by three people on the communication channel and broadcast of the entire fort: one required a quick check of the interior of the fort; one required everyone to stay on standby and not to panic; the last one required all non-combat personnel to find cover nearby, combat personnel to report to their posts immediately, and the control room to report the radar detection situation.

Unfortunately, before anyone moved, the second earthquake began.

At the same time, the flashing light above had turned red, which was extremely dazzling, and the combat readiness reminder was upgraded to level one.

This was the judgment made by the defense system of the fort.

Then, the third person who issued the order shouted on the channel and broadcast of the entire fort: "Enemy attack confirmed! It's interstellar pirates!"

Interstellar pirates roam around the Alliance and make a living by robbing transport ships. Twenty years ago, Admiral Lu Jun of the Alliance led his fleet to engage in guerrilla warfare, and beat the interstellar pirates to pieces. They hid in the corners of the Alliance border and survived, and dared not show up under the eyes of the Alliance military.

Even Lu Fenghan was not familiar with the name "interstellar pirates", let alone people who lived in Leto for many years.

Therefore, the name "interstellar pirates" not only did not attract the attention of the public, but made many people more confused.

Something was wrong.

At this time, Lu Fenghan felt that the corners of his clothes were gently pulled twice.

He looked at Qi Yan, "What's wrong? Are you scared?"

He had long been accustomed to this kind of life of being on the alert at any time. He habitually began to concentrate on analyzing the situation and forgot to comfort Qi Yan.

Qi Yan shook his head to show that he was not afraid, and said, "There is a decommissioned military long-distance jump point near Maple Dan No. 1. The Alliance originally located Maple Dan No. 1 here, partly for safety reasons."

Lu Fenghan's pupils shrank slightly, and he said quickly, "Where does this jump point connect to?"

Qi Yan: "It connects to the border of Leto and the Southern Cross Region."

At the same time, there was a quarrel in the control room of Maple Dan No. 1.

"Huo Yan, without being completely sure, you informed the entire fort that it was an enemy attack, not to mention that it was interstellar pirates? Are you kidding me? Interstellar pirates have been extinct for twenty years! More importantly, where is this place? This is the central administrative district, within the scope of Leto! Tell me, how did the interstellar pirates get here?"

The man called Huo Yan was very nervous: "Twenty years of absence does not mean that interstellar pirates do not exist! Not knowing how they got here does not mean that they cannot get here! Now... The other side has already fired a second shot at you, and you're still telling me that you need to confirm first before reporting? Do you think the enemy will put up a banner saying "I am an interstellar pirate?"

Seeing that the person on the other side wanted to say something, Huo Yan slammed the table and said, "Administration is under your jurisdiction, and defense is under my jurisdiction. If you have any objections, don't hesitate to return to Leto when you are ordered!" Then

he pressed the button, and the entire fortress reported the enemy attack, requiring everyone to take cover on the spot and combat-related personnel to wait for orders on duty. Then, he turned and left, striding towards the defense command room.

At the same time, Lu Fenghan searched in his mind and finally remembered that his predecessor, the captain of the strike fleet, Huo Yan, was transferred from the expeditionary force and returned to Leto. His post was at Fengdan No. 1. After

selecting the channel encryption, Lu Fenghan turned to Qi Yan before dialing Huo Yan's personal terminal number.

The red light of the alarm reflected on his face, like the sunset falling on the snowy field, and even made Qi Yan's cold features more gorgeous.

Before Lu Fenghan could speak, Qi Yan put on the noise-isolating earplugs that Lu Fenghan had given him before.

After putting them on, he pointed to his ears and said, "I can't hear."

Lu Fenghan clicked "Connect Communication".

The communication was connected after two attempts. Huo Yan was in a mess and was very impatient: "Who?"

Lu Fenghan replied immediately: "Your father."

Huo Yan was already furious after walking out of the control room, and now he was even more furious. He was ready to hang up this boring communication after cursing: "I am you——"

Halfway through the curse, his steps suddenly stopped, his eyes suddenly widened, and even because he didn't pay attention to the force, the heel of his foot landed too hard, and the numbness and pain went up from the Achilles tendon.

"Point, point——"

"Did you recognize your father?"

This was when he was on the front line of the Southern Cross Region. Huo Yan believed that his ability to drive a destroyer was unmatched, and he had to challenge Lu Fenghan to a competition. The bet was also fierce. Whoever lost would call him dad.

Lu Fenghan didn't think there was anything wrong with using Lu Jun's name as a bet, so he agreed directly. The two drove the destroyer through the meteorite belt at the same time, and in the end, Lu Fenghan naturally won.

At that time, Lu Fenghan thought that he was quite proud of himself. He was so young and not even 30 years old, but he found a grandson for his father.

"There's a ghost——"

Lu Fenghan's eardrum hurt, and his eyebrows jumped: "Shut up!"

Huo Yan was a grown man, his eyes were red, and he almost cried, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'll shut up. Are you really not a ghost?"

Lu Fenghan was too lazy to deal with such a stupid question, and explained the situation in a few words: "There is a deactivated military relocation point next to Maple Dan No. 1, connecting Leto and the Southern Cross Region. The two starships that just arrived are not from interstellar pirates, but from the rebels."

Without waiting for the opposite side He went straight to the point: "Who is the person sent up by the 'Mountain Eagle'?"

Unlike the others on Maple Dan No. 1, Huo Yan had been on the front line for several years. The destroyer fleet he was in charge of was also a small vanguard. After a few words, he understood the seriousness of the situation and calmed down. "It's a scientist from 'over there'. At the request of the Alliance, he brought the source structure of the military starship's central control system. The destination is Leto, and he is temporarily resupplied in the fort."

Lu Fenghan frowned: "Is it Y?"

"It's not Y himself."

"That's good," Lu Fenghan confirmed, "The rebels are coming for this, we must not let them succeed."

Huo Yan couldn't help but curse: "I only knew about this because I was in charge of the defense of Maple Dan No. 1. Which idiot leaked the news!"

Lu Fenghan was calm instead - the acting commander-in-chief on the front line was in cahoots with the rebels. If he was really angry, he would have bled a long time ago.

"The capital planet defense system--"

Lu Fenghan interrupted him unceremoniously: "We are right behind Yue Er, and the detection alarm system will be disturbed by Yue Er. Unless the entire planet Yue Er is bombed, the defense system's artillery can't reach here."

Huo Yan immediately realized that all of this was calculated in advance by the rebels! He subconsciously asked Lu Fenghan in the communication as he had before: "Commander, what should we do?"

Lu Fenghan's eyes were cold and hard, his profile was like mountains after rain, fearless and resolute, but with his usual casual smile: "Soldiers will never ask this question."

At this moment, Huo Yan suddenly calmed down from a confused panic and completed the sentence that Lu Fenghan had taught him: "Pick up your weapons and protect the stars behind you!" For

this attack, the rebels dispatched a total of two starships, both of which were small in size and highly maneuverable. Relying on three high-sensitivity cannons, they accurately bombed the protection system of Fengdan No. 1.

Without the protection system, if there was another shot, they would have no choice but to watch their armor being broken.

Huo Yan was not blunted by Leto's pampering. After entering the state, he imitated Lu Fenghan's arrogance and directly seized control of the entire fortress. Then he quickly deployed defenses and sent out four destroyers to meet the enemy. Then, he raised the remaining turrets and would never allow the enemy starship to enter the range of thirty.

For a moment, everyone in the fortress held their breath and waited. Outside the fortress, although Fengdan No. 1 was slow to react, it was not too late.

Lu Fenghan could not see the specific situation through the glass wall. He could only understand the situation based on the various reports and combat instructions from Huo Yan.

A three-dimensional star map appeared in front of him, and both sides were already on the sandbox in his mind.

But...

something was wrong.

For someone like Lu Fenghan who has charged and fallen into battle hundreds of times on battlefields of all sizes, many times, what can save lives on the battlefield is not strategy, but feeling.

He did not abruptly interrupt Huo Yan's arrangement, but tried his best to grasp the point in his mind-

that's it!

He straightened his back suddenly and ordered Huo Yan in the communication: "Give me the view behind the fort!"

One second, two seconds, three seconds, no response.

Lu Fenghan looked again and found that the communication had been interrupted. It was very likely that the signal facilities were hit by a cannon.

Just as Lu Fenghan was about to take Qi Yan away, his clothes were pulled again.

Lu Fenghan lowered his eyes.

Qi Yan asked: "Do you want to see the view behind the fort?"

Lu Fenghan's first reaction was to look at Qi Yan's ears - the mute earplugs were still plugged in.

"Can you hear me?"

Qi Yan shook his head and pointed at his earplugs: "I can't hear you."

His eyes fell on Lu Fenghan's lips, "But I can lip read."

Lu Fenghan: "..."

Qi Yan asked again: "Do you want to see the view behind the fort?"

Lu Fenghan finally answered: "Yes."

Qi Yan nodded: "Then I'll show you."

His tone was ordinary, as casual as picking a flower on the roadside.

But Lu Fenghan knew that the fort's overall control system must be extremely strict, and it was not at the same level as the Turan intranet.

After taking off the earplugs, Qi Yan ignored him and turned on the personal terminal, projected the screen into the air, and called up the virtual keyboard, and began to input character commands with one hand.

Lu Fenghan couldn't understand, he only knew that Qiyan's input was extremely smooth and fast, the interface was constantly refreshed page by page, and the densely packed characters were dazzling.

When Qiyan stopped, the projection screen showed the surveillance picture behind the fortress. There was nothing in the picture, it was so still that it seemed as if the picture was stuck.

Lu Fenghan was very patient, he carefully observed every corner, as if looking for prey hidden in the bushes.

Two minutes later, a starship gradually approached the fortress from the darkness like a floating leaf.

Qi Yan also saw it and asked, "What is that?"

"A miniature ship, its feature is that it can be equipped with bombs that are powerful enough to blow through the fort's armor."

Lu Fenghan crossed his arms and tapped his fingers. "The defense system has been blown up by three high-sensitivity bombs. It has been hiding in the dark, looking for an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that all the fort's forces are attracted by the battle ahead, and brute-force to blow through the fort's armor and come directly from the capture cabin that is most easily overlooked.

The fort is basically full of civilians with no weapons. Once they come in, they will just shoot indiscriminately until they find the target person."

Qi Yan did not seem nervous, and did not seem to be afraid of death at all. He only asked Lu Fenghan, "Then what should we do?"

"Of course, one shot will turn it into ashes." At this moment, Lu Fenghan was like a famous sword that had just been opened, with a sharp blade. "You can connect to the surveillance and control the turrets, right?"

"Yes." Qi Yan did not say "I'll try", but directly opened another interface to display the configuration of all the turrets in the fort.

"Really good," Lu Fenghan looked at the configuration diagram and found the turret covering the area where the micro-ship was located, "Connect to the turret numbered G11-3-25."

Qi Yan selected it and transferred the control of the turret from the console in the main control room to his personal terminal.

A square button appeared on the virtual keyboard.

Lu Fenghan stood behind Qiyan, his chest half touching Qiyan's shoulder blades, raised his hand to cover the back of Qiyan's hand, grasped his hand in his palm, and put his lips close to the tip of Qiyan's delicate white ear. The

two hands overlapped together, one rough and the other fair, and hung above the square button at the same time.

Lu Fenghan led Qiyan and slowly adjusted the direction of the muzzle with his fingertips.

At the same time, from the dark gray bottom of the Maple Dan No. 1 Fortress, the black muzzle quietly stretched out and gradually aimed at the prey.

Inside the fortress, Lu Fenghan stopped holding Qiyan's hand, and his voice was very soft: "Come on, Qiyan, let me show you the fireworks."

The moment the voice fell, the two people's overlapping hands pressed the launch button at the same time, and the shells shot out!

Silently.

Fireworks exploded brilliantly in the dark and boundless universe!