On the way back, Lu Fenghan gave Pojun the driving rights of the reconnaissance ship because Professors Ling Qishen and Charles asked for information on which links had problems.

Lu Fenghan spoke first and gave the cause: "We got the news about the assassination accidentally from the system of a rebel supply ship that we received, and then decided to rescue them. The plan that appeared in the supply ship system was released two days ago, and it clearly stated the specific time and arrangements for the three people's trip."

Charlize pinned her light golden long hair behind her ears and crossed her arms: "Thank you for your unhesitating rescue."

She tried her best to control her emotions and stated the matter in an orderly manner. "After Ling Qishui and I carefully reviewed it, the only space station outside the Toria star nearby has equipment support for the experiment we are going to do.

Because we know that we are in danger, all our itineraries are strictly confidential. The only people who knew about it were me, Ling Qishui, and Shockley, and the other two were Shockley's assistants. "

Lu Fenghan's military jacket was only loosely draped over his shoulders, his collar was unbuttoned, and his standing posture was not standard, but his aura still retained some of the post-war arrogance: "Is there a problem with these two assistants?"

The air became tense because of his words.

Richards' eyes were still filled with sadness, and he choked up and answered: "Shockley's assistant is a smart young man. Two years ago, he got a girlfriend. She is very beautiful and good at socializing. The two were classmates in school. However, from the few times they met, it can be seen that she is somewhat bothered by discussing topics related to technological destruction.

In addition, she wears a scarf regardless of the season. Once, when I was walking behind her, I accidentally discovered that there was a small area of ​​skin on the back of her neck that was whiter than the surrounding area. However, I did not take it seriously at the time because she once talked about how she liked tattoos when she was young and had tattooed many times. After washing them off, the skin color on her arms was uneven, which troubled her. "

Qi Yan remembered that Lu Fenghan had told him at the ISCO Equipment Center that the people on the rebel side liked to have emblems on their neck tattoos, believing that this would allow them to be favored by God. After entering the alliance's territory, they would temporarily wash them off.

The more Richards spoke, the sadder her eyes became: "It was because we were not careful enough that we have led to the situation today. These deaths were obviously avoidable." She looked up, tears still streaming down her cheeks. "The people who came to pick us up were very young, and looked to be under 30 years old."

She finally burst into tears.

Lu Fenghan waited until the other party calmed down a little before speaking: "Please take care. I will pass the clues you two provided to the military for investigation. If this person is indeed a traitor or a rebel spy, then we will deal with him according to the law."

He rarely said a few more words, "We are still alive, and we can make sure that those who died for the Alliance did not sacrifice in vain."

Ling Qishen patted Richards' thin shoulders, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to deepen a lot. He told Lu Fenghan: "This time we are going to the space station to conduct the final experiment. The experimental results are very optimistic. According to the three of us, the particle inverter can indeed be used on the front battlefield."

The reconnaissance ship arrived at the fleet base, entered the capture range, and was swallowed by the command whale.

After Lu Fenghan boarded the ship, he took the two professors directly to the technical department, while Qi Yan went back to the room to take a shower.

After changing into clean clothes, he couldn't help but touch his neck while buttoning his clothes.

After applying the healing gel, the heat and itching soon subsided. Now when he looked in the mirror, there would definitely be nothing wrong with the color of his skin.

He knew that because he had been taking medicine, he was extremely sensitive to pain, and it would be better after stopping

the medicine. But at the same time, he was also very clear - not only because of the medicine. He

was so sensitive to that extent, but also because of... Lu Fenghan.

He clearly found that scene from his memory, and for a moment, the tingling and numbness on his skin, the burning breath, and the movement of the friction of the clothes began to replay one by one.

Stop.

In order to avoid replaying that memory over and over again, Qi Yan began to recite all the formulas he knew in a low voice, trying to clear his mind temporarily.

But his steps turned involuntarily in the direction of the technical department.

To find Lu Fenghan.

Realizing his actions, Qi Yan secretly regretted it.

It seems that he is becoming more and more... clingy?

However, near the technical department, Qi Yan was stopped by someone. He turned his head and said, "Ye Pei. Mondrian?" He couldn't help but look to the other side of the passage, and heard Ye Pei laughing and said, "Are you wondering how these two people have the leisure to drink coffee here instead of being busy all the time?"

Qi Yan answered honestly, "Almost."

Ye Pei habitually twirled her hair with her fingers and shrugged, "To be honest, we also found it very strange, almost like winning a big prize."

She lowered her voice as if she was telling a secret, "The commander brought two people to find our boss. At that time, the boss was holding a She was drinking a cup of super espresso, her white lab coat was wrinkled, and she was on the verge of exploding. When she saw the commander, her face was as black as the surface of the starship! But the commander pointed at the two people he brought, and our boss just followed, just followed--"

She pounded her fist into her palm and thought of a wonderful description, "Just like the flowers in spring, 'bang' and they bloomed! Then they went to discuss things. The boss was not here, and Mondrian and I couldn't proceed with what we were doing, so we had to go out for some fresh air."

She said she had to, but her expression was more like "Please do this kind of necessity more often."

Mondrian waited for Ye Pei to finish speaking before speaking: "Qi Yan, did you come back with the commander?"

"Yes, the commander went to check the signal base station," Qi Yan thought for a moment, then told him about the rescue.

The three of them fell silent.

Ye Pei held the almost empty coffee cup, and like Qi Yan and Mondrian, she leaned her elbows on the metal rod in front of the porthole.

She scratched the ground aimlessly with her toes: "I don't know how long it will take to end." Her tone was a little depressed, "This feeling is too sad. Every time a starship is repaired and returned, there are always various traces of bombardment and collision, and sometimes there is blood inside the starship.

I can't help but wonder what kind of situation would cause the starship to be damaged so badly, and the people protected in the starship would be hurt. That’s why it was so badly injured and bled so much.”

Mondrian continued, “I repaired a starship and made sure there was no problem. I hope it can return triumphantly, even if it was blown to pieces. But there is a certain probability that I will never see that starship again.”

He looked out the window at the dark space, “Starships have no life, but the people who drive them and those who use them to enter space are all life.”

“Yes, sometimes I don’t dare to look out the window. I’m very scared because I don’t know how many people are buried in that darkness.” Ye Pei was silent for a while and muttered softly, “In Leto before, the wind and rain were too far away. It was like being in a greenhouse and I didn’t know anything.”

She paused, not knowing whether she was asking herself or someone else, "But it's not too late now, right?"

Qi Yan understood what Ye Pei meant by "not too late", and said firmly, "Yes, not too late at all."

Taking a sip of the half-cold coffee, Ye Pei shook her high ponytail: "Hey, I don't know if you have the same feeling, I feel like I have grown up, not in age, but psychologically!"

Qi Yan thought: "You said before that your mental age is always eighteen years old."

"It definitely wasn't me who said that!" Ye Pei deliberately glared at Qi Yan who was ruining the show.

Qi Yan: "On October 22nd, in a private room of a restaurant near Sky Diamond Plaza, you, Mondrian, me, Chagall, Platinum and the general were all there. The time you said this was between 8:59 and 9:07."

Ye Pei made a gesture to touch Qi Yan in the air: "Your memory is amazing! Not only can you record the scene with your eyes, but you can also accurately search for content and time! Can we have a good chat now?" A

faint smile appeared in Qi Yan's eyes.

Instead, Ye Pei was stunned and poked Mondrian with her elbow: "Just now... just now, did Qi Yan show a tendency to laugh?"

She widened her eyes: "I'm sure I'm not seeing things! I think if I continue to tell a joke just now, Qi Yan will definitely laugh!"

Qi Yan tilted her head: "Strange?"

"Of course it's strange!" Ye Pei looked Qi Yan up and down, propping up her chin, "I don't know if it's an illusion, this time we meet, you seem to be more popular than the last time and the time before that. No, I should say you're more popular than in Turan! It's like the immortal floating in the sky in the legend of the ancient Earth era, finally drank a sip of water from the mortal world!"

Mondrian was amused by Ye Pei's description: "It's not that exaggerated."

"Why not? Some time ago, many people in the technical department wanted to talk to Qi Yan, but no one dared to stand in front of him. Except for the commander who followed him in and out, no one dared to get too close to him because Qi Yan looked too cold and too far away."

Ye Pei showed a gratified expression, and said, "It's different now. Qi Yan has grown up and has learned the world!"

Qi Yan lowered his eyes and thought, it's not that he has learned the world, but that Lu Fenghan has brought him and presented the world to him.

He used to live in his own little world, but now, through Lu Fenghan, he has established a connection with this world.

Because of the arrival of Ling Qishen and Charles, Lorenz almost fell into a state of madness. Qi Yan only saw him once in the next two days at a regular meeting - holding a coffee cup, he kept looking at a certain point in the air and talking to himself, as if his brain was working madly and he had no time to pay attention to his surroundings.

Lu Fenghan saw that Qi Yan was always looking in Lorenz's direction, and directly stretched out his hand to block his eyes: "You have been looking at him for five seconds."

Qi Yan tilted his head with a puzzled look.

Lu Fenghan leaned close and whispered: "I don't want you to look at him."

After listening, Qi Yan closed his eyes.

His eyelashes were still trembling.

His reaction softened Lu Fenghan's heart.

When Lu Fenghan said that the regular meeting was over, Lorenz immediately stood up and floated out of the command room as if he was stepping on a cloud.

Qi Yan was a little worried and pointed at the door: "Will there be any accidents?"

Lu Fenghan didn't care: "No, you haven't seen his state when he first came into contact with the starship's central control system. Anyone who saw it would want to kick him into the insane asylum. In comparison, this time is considered mild. When his brain cools down, he will become Lorenz, the human-shaped coffee stand."

He also mentioned the latest progress to Qi Yan: "The particle inverter has been proven to be suitable for the battlefield from the model, and the effect is amazing. After Lorenz and the two professors perfect it, it will be put into field testing immediately."

Qi Yan was very sensitive: "Will it be used in the next battle?"

"If it goes well."

Lu Fenghan never relies entirely on auxiliary means for victory. With new scientific and technological means, combat effectiveness can indeed be improved, and even victory can be achieved from the start. But as the chief commander, he must think about how to deal with it without assistance.

Leaning back in the chair, Lu Fenghan pinched Qi Yan's neck twice, his eyes fell on the star map, his eyes slightly hazy - it's about to start.

Qi Yan was awakened by the alarm.

Since boarding the command ship, he has had a concept of alarms of different frequencies.

The interior space of the main ship is extremely large and the structure is very complex. When a fault occurs somewhere in the hull, a short alarm will sound, reminding the technical department to repair it quickly. If an enemy ship enters the range, an alarm will also sound, reminding to enter a state of readiness.

And this time, long - long - short - long -

a first-level alarm for the entire ship!

Qi Yan sat up, threw off the quilt, got out of bed, put on his slippers and asked Po Jun: "What happened?"

"Chief, something happened. Miss Mei Jielin encountered rebels on her way back. The battle has started. The general requires all combatants to report to their posts immediately. The command ship will set sail for support in seven minutes."

Qi Yan paused.

He spent almost twenty hours of the twenty-four hours a day with Lu Fenghan. Naturally, he knew that Lu Fenghan and Erich had already conceived dozens of strategic models to speculate on the rebels' offensive routes.

He didn't know whether the rebels' entry point for starting the war was within Lu Fenghan's strategic prediction, but he knew that Mei Jielin led people to detect signal base stations and investigate the movements of the rebels, and did not send out the Chanyuan at all! The largest type of ship is only a medium-sized ship, and there are not many destroyers.

Under such circumstances, encountering the rebels -

Qi Yan's feet are much faster.

The metal door slid open to the sides, and Qi Yan entered the command room. The virtual star map had already lit up, and the cyan light was reflected on everyone's face. He immediately adjusted his breathing frequency and gait, without showing any panic.

The entire command room was filled with Mei Jielin's voice: "Commander, the nearest one is the Dingyuan cruising nearby, I'll use it first!" She cursed, "I can still hold on for a minute or two, but these rebels are so damn troublesome, they just focus on my gun platform!"

Lu Fenghan replied: "I'll give you the Dingyuan, you fight and retreat, run if you can, don't rush forward, you only have one main ship, you can't beat the rebels. Long Xiyun has already brought people here, we will be there soon."

"I know." Mei Jielin wiped his face, his expression serious, none of his usual frivolousness. "I suspect this is a tactic of the rebels. They targeted me first, and let me take out the Dingyuan. Before you arrived, they blew up the Dingyuan and me. Then they waited for the advance support troops to arrive, and then surrounded and killed us. By the time the main force arrived, their combat effectiveness had been weakened, and their morale had suffered a severe blow."

Everyone could see it.

Everyone in the command room, including those connected to the communication dialogue box on the virtual star map, understood what Mei Jielin did not say directly -

give up on me.

Give up on me, don't fall into the trap of the rebels.

Lu Fenghan only replied: "The expeditionary army will never give up on you."

At this moment, Mei Jielin's eyes were red, and her emotions were quickly suppressed. She smiled and said: "This is a naked conspiracy! The rebels have calculated that I will not be abandoned, so they openly come up with the idea of ​​'siege and attack the reinforcements'!"

Besiege them and they will come to rescue, and destroy their reinforcements.

The rebels' intentions were sinister. They targeted Metierine because they were interested in her weight, status and influence within the expeditionary force. They used her as bait to attract the expeditionary force to rescue them, with the aim of destroying the rescue troops.

Lu Fenghan said calmly: "Talk less and save your energy. Long Xiyun can't come that fast. You have to hold on by yourself during this period. Has the Dingyuan arrived?"

"I have seen it. I passed through the enemy's firepower network and entered the capture range. The Dingyuan swallowed me."

Before he finished speaking, the video screen shook several times. Because of the huge impact force, Mei Jielin hit the metal wall of the cockpit. Blood flowed down her temples and wet her princess cut.

"Fuck off!" Mei Jielin cursed.

The communication indicator lights in the command room kept lighting up. Lu Fenghan issued several orders in a row. After just a few minutes, the entire command ship set sail and sailed into the deep sea of ​​space like a giant whale. Lu

Fenghan's voice rang out in everyone's built-in communicator at the same time: "Everyone enters the highest combat readiness state, the protection system is turned to the highest level, the armor layer is 100% covered, the reconnaissance ship turns on the invisible state and cruises in full range, the attack ship is ready, and if the enemy detection is found, open fire directly."

He never seems to panic. Even if the rebels' long knives attack fiercely, he can still use his calm tone to reassure everyone who hears his orders and do the work at hand in an orderly manner.

He is the sea stabilizer.

Countless light years away, Mei Jielin jumped off the reconnaissance ship that was about to be blown apart, took off her sweaty gloves and stuffed them into her pocket, then ran across the bridge. The "clack" sound of her footsteps aroused an empty echo.

She was now a little jealous of Lu Fenghan for having Pojun, an artificial intelligence that was so handy to him.

As a lone man, Mei Jielin had to speed up and rushed into the Dingyuan's cockpit. She glanced at the changes in the battle situation in the past two minutes, and changed her usual wasteful and thrifty manner. She threw out two missiles sparingly, bombed the medium-sized ship on the opposite side, and saved several of her subordinates.

Running all the way did not make her breathless. Her extremely high physical fitness played a role at this moment. She quickly connected the communication and shouted: "With Dingyuan as the center, those who are dying and only have half of their lives left, all retreat to the range!"

Then, several half-destroyed small ships were successfully captured by Dingyuan. Two minutes later, she drove the destroyer in Dingyuan back to the battle.

The blood on Mei Jielin's temples had dried up, highlighting the fierceness exposed in the corners of her eyes. She spoke to the communication channel: "It was a bit unexpected, but when we collided, there was no reason to shrink back and throw away our weapons! Those who are afraid will have no chance to go home to find their mothers. One by one, follow me!"

Her tone was arrogant.

It obviously boosted morale.

She reminded again: "But everyone, you have to be prudent. Our scale is limited, and our energy and weapons and equipment cannot withstand consumption. Calculate each missile before launching it. Be frugal. Understand?" She said

it lightly, but when she looked through the porthole at the dense enemy ships in space, Mei Jielin felt heavy in her heart.

She bit her cheek, and her eyes flashed with the light of a war fanatic -

it was a tough battle.

He really thought highly of her. She only ran into the vanguard, and the term "heavy pressure" could already be used.

Long Xiyun, you'd better come quickly, otherwise you will only be able to collect corpses for me.

As she thought, with bloodshot eyes, she said in a stern voice: "Everyone, listen to my command!"

However, in the space battlefield, there are cases of defeating the enemy with fewer troops, but they are not many, and there are many restrictions. Unlike land warfare, you can rely on strategies and psychological warfare to create a classic battle that will still be written in textbooks a hundred years later.

Space warfare is more inclined to head-on confrontation. Whoever has the stronger fist has a greater chance of winning, and tactics are often just icing on the cake.

Mei Jielin dared to fight, but he relied on the superior performance of Dingyuan, sufficient ammunition storage, and the fact that his men were all trained in the front-line rain of gunfire.

"Conical formation, output in the middle, defend on both sides, don't let them disperse... Get ready, a wave of missiles!"

Silent explosions occurred one after another.

"Pull up to full gear and retreat quickly! Dingyuan will block this shot!"

The moment the order was issued, several destroyers turned their bows. At the same time, the huge body of Dingyuan suddenly swung sideways like a dragon's tail, and was hit by a particle cannon.

Mei Jielin stood firm in the turbulence, and a noisy alarm sounded in her ears: "The damage rate of the protection system is 58%, please pay attention!"

Halfway through the alarm, Mei Jielin had already fired seven laser cannons at the same time, and a white rainbow fell to the opposite side, splashing a piece of flame.

She snorted and laughed, with a look of hostility in her eyes: "I never collect debts until tomorrow!"

Then, Metierin ordered: "All ships, report damage."

"The protection system of attack ship sequence D17 is shattered, but the armor can still hold up."

"The right side of attack ship sequence D32 is damaged, and the balance is gone."

...

"The energy of attack ship sequence D79 is damaged and cannot be repaired. Application."

Metierin said expressionlessly: "Approved."

After a few breaths, the attack ship sequence D79 unloaded the remaining ammunition reserves and let them float in space for its comrades to pick up. It then increased its power to the maximum, changed direction with its bow, and suddenly turned into a meteor, attacking a medium-sized ship of the rebels.

The flames from the explosion broke through the darkness abruptly. The destroyer was nowhere to be seen. After realizing the enemy's intention, the medium-sized rebel ship tried to evade hastily, but failed. It also implicated two small ships nearby and was blown to pieces.

Metierin clenched her fingers and left a row of nail marks on her palm.

The voice she spoke was still calm: "The enemy is preparing to encircle us. The coordinates 21,366 are weak. Concentrate firepower and break out from there!"

"Report! The stern of the destroyer serial D155 is damaged. The oxygen content in the cabin is rapidly decreasing. Apply for a breakout!"

Mei Jielin paused for a second without noticing: "Approved."

Inside the D155 destroyer, the pilot held his breath with veins bulging on his neck. He saluted in the direction of the Dingyuan, then increased his speed to the highest level, rushing towards the weak point of the encirclement while firing all the remaining ammunition reserves to clear a shortcut.

When approaching the enemy starship, he left the only remaining missile in the thruster and detonated it without firing it. It then turned into a huge fireball and attacked the enemy fleet, blasting a gap in the encirclement that was gradually forming!

Metzelin quickly ordered: "Get out of the encirclement as fast as possible!"

No one spoke in the communication channel, but each starship showed unimaginable driving skills and successfully broke through in a mysterious way.

Noticing the raised turrets of the enemy's main ship, Metzelin's pupils shrank. He only had time to let the ships dodge behind him, and at the same time, he manipulated the Dingyuan to stand steadily in front of the ships like a shield.

Under the attack of the particle cannon, the alarm sounded again.

"Protection system failed!"

"Armor layer damage rate 21%!"

The huge impact force threw Metzelin out directly, hitting the metal wall, and the already solidified wound opened again, and blood flowed along the original traces.

She rubbed her eyes with her backhand, and the back of her hand was covered with sticky blood. Mei Jielin felt dizzy and didn't stand up. She spat out a mouthful of blood and thought, I have thought about defeating the rebels, handing in my military uniform, cap and epaulettes, and finding a man I like to teach him some tricks.

It seems that this dream will never come true. She will never have such a blessing in her life!

Relying on her strong physical fitness, Mei Jielin slowed down for a few seconds and said, "Regroup!"

Some people have ships, and they don't care about death. Before they die, they must take out the people who follow them, as many as they can!

Just when she was thinking about which direction to jump to to find a way to survive, someone in the communication channel shouted loudly, "Captain——"

Mei Jielin raised her eyes subconsciously.

Three main battleships and countless follower ships descended from the sky. The speed of the entire fleet seemed to have been upgraded three levels in a row. It was so fast that it was surprising.

The

fleet easily took in several broken and almost falling apart attack ships under Mei Jielin's command.

In the Dingyuan, Mei Jielin's face was half covered with blood. He cursed, his eyes were red, and he smiled again.

"Long Xiyun, you are stupid. You are really rushing here to die."