Star Programmer 18
After arriving at the southwestern border star cluster, half of the ships stayed behind, and Mai Wei, as the commander-in-chief and main battle general, led the other half of the ships to approach the Nandi Kingdom.
Originally, Mai Wei had wanted Tao Yuan to stay behind, but Tao Yuan insisted on going. He was currently maintaining Mai Wei's mecha program, and he worried that if something went wrong, the other programmers wouldn't be able to handle it. Furthermore, since he had already arrived at the Border Star Cluster, there was no point in staying behind; otherwise, he would be looked at differently by others.
Because of Tao Yuan's insistence, Mai Wei had no choice but to take him with him.
The Nandi Kingdom also seemed to be well prepared. It fought without any panic and looked like it was waiting to teach the Southern Alliance Empire a lesson.
However, even though they were well prepared and thought they would win beautifully with the latest combat mecha, Mai Wei used force to tell them that it was all just their fantasy.
Mai Wei led his soldiers into battle, while the captain sat in the command cabin, overseeing the situation. Tao Yuan entered the cabin and watched the battle on the screen in front of him. Although they clearly had the upper hand, Tao Yuan was still deeply worried and nervous. This wasn't a game, a movie, or a competition, but a real war. Those mechas shot down and unable to be saved represented the real loss of a life.
Although Tao Yuan knew that war would definitely result in casualties, and he had also gone to war with his lover in his previous life and had experienced major wars, he could not get used to or take such things lightly. Especially since his lover was currently fighting, even though he did not believe in gods or Buddhas, he could not help but pray in his heart.
The battle scene was intense and cruel, but Tao Yuan still watched with wide eyes. Because he was too worried, he only looked at Mai Wei's mecha and didn't want to miss a moment.
The leader of the war in Nandi State was Bruno, who was also Tao Yuan's biggest target of revenge. He was also the one leading the other side in the battle at this moment.
Tao Yuan was too worried about Mai Wei to care about the scene where Bruno was being beaten by Mai Wei. This should have been a very satisfying scene, because it was Bruno and his men who forced the original owner's lover and the original owner to death, so Tao Yuan should have been very happy to see it. Mai Wei also wanted him to see how he helped him teach his enemy a lesson.
Bruno and his men really didn't expect that Maiwei and his men's mechas would be so powerful. They were fighting more and more hard and losing ground. More and more mechas were damaged and unable to fight, which made him want to escape, but he was unwilling to retreat like this.
Before Bruno could react, McWee's mecha suddenly appeared in front of him. He widened his eyes in shock and subconsciously resisted the attack, but McWee's mecha punched the mecha cabin, and then the mecha cabin immediately burst into sparks.
Bruno was dizzy and in great pain from the shock. He gritted his teeth and held on, then began to try to fight back. However, he was still no match for his opponent in close combat and was beaten by Mai Wei without any chance to fight back.
Bruno really didn't expect that McWee would be so powerful, making it so difficult for him to even fight back. He could only endure the beating. Every punch McWee swung seemed to hit his own body, causing him excruciating pain and feeling as if his bones were about to break.
A crisis alarm rang out in Bunulu's mecha cabin. If he didn't escape quickly, his mecha would soon be crippled. The outcome would be either capture alive or death at Maiwei's hands. He didn't want to face either of these two scenarios. As the commander, being captured alive would not only be a great humiliation for him, but also a disgrace to the Nandi Kingdom. He certainly didn't want to die in this battle.
Bunulu opened the mecha's last self-rescue energy chamber and struggled to break free from Maiwei's hold, then asked the other soldiers to cover his retreat. To put it nicely, it was a retreat, but to put it bluntly, it was actually an escape.
Mai Wei wanted to let him go, so he didn't chase him. Instead, his other soldiers captured a number of prisoners. After watching Bunulu and his men escape, Mai Wei ordered them to return to the ship.
Seeing that the battle was over, Tao Yuan turned around and quickly left the command cabin and went to the room to wait for Mai Wei.
After Mai Wei returned to the ship with his soldiers, he asked them to detain the captured soldiers, then took them for physical examinations, and then held a meeting to confirm various reports.
Tao Yuan waited in Mai Wei's room for several hours before finally Mai Wei came back.
Tao Yuan sat on the sofa, watching Mai Wei approach him with mixed emotions. Although he had fought alongside his lover in his previous life, he had always waited behind him, and his lover would never let him witness how he killed the enemy. This was the first time he had seen Mai Wei fight in person, so after feeling nervous and worried, he also felt a little sad.
Mai Wei walked over to Tao Yuan and sat down. Seeing that his expression was a little strange and his eyes were a little red, he asked worriedly and puzzledly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No." Tao Yuan shook his head, looked at him and asked, "I was just about to ask if you were hurt, why are you asking me?"
"Why are your eyes so red?" Mai Wei was still worried. He lifted Tao Yuan's chin and looked at his eyes carefully. He felt that he didn't look like he had been crying, but his eyes were really red, which was a bit abnormal.
"Oh, maybe I stared too hard just now. I was so nervous watching you fight that I kept staring unconsciously for too long." Tao Yuan blinked and only now felt that his eyes really hurt.
Mai Wei stood up, took out eye drops from the medicine box, then sat back next to Tao Yuan and asked Tao Yuan to tilt his head back while he put the eye drops in his eyes.
After the slightly cool eye drops entered Tao Yuan's eyes, he immediately felt much more comfortable.
"Are you so nervous? Do you have so little confidence in me?" Mai Wei looked at him and asked.
"It's not a question of whether or not I have confidence. Even if I have confidence in you, I will still be nervous when I see you fight with my own eyes," said Tao Yuan.
Mai Wei held Tao Yuan's face and kissed him from the forehead downwards.
"You haven't answered me yet. You should have checked just now to see if you found any injuries." Tao Yuan asked.
"No, didn't you watch me fight? I wasn't hurt." Mai Wei looked at him and said, "Next time, stay in your room and don't go to the command cabin, otherwise your eyes will turn red again. I didn't feel any pain during the battle, but I'm heartbroken when I come back."
"No, I have to watch you, otherwise I will be even more worried and uncomfortable."
Mai Wei pulled Tao Yuan into his arms, hugged him tightly and said, "Don't worry, didn't I tell you that I will be fine in order to grow old with you?"
"Well, I believe you will do it, but I am still worried." Tao Yuan leaned his face on his shoulder and hugged his waist and said.
Mai Wei smiled helplessly and kissed his hair.
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Bunulu was injured and unable to leave the mecha cabin by himself. He was carried out of the mecha by the soldiers and then pushed away for treatment by the doctor on a medical cart.
Although his injuries looked serious, they were actually only external and would heal quickly after treatment. The physical pain was nothing compared to the pain in his heart. He hadn't expected to lose so miserably. Even if he hadn't been captured alive, such an ugly defeat would have been humiliating enough.
After he finished the treatment, several of Bunoru's subordinates entered the treatment room and spoke to him.
"Lieutenant General, more than a dozen of our soldiers have been captured alive. If we want to get them back, we'll have to pay a price. If they ask for too much, should we exchange them?"
"It's impossible not to change. If we don't, the public outcry alone will drown us. But we can't just sit there and let them make demands. We have to talk to them."
"We have to wait until the battle is over before we can talk. If we win, we'll have control over the negotiations. If we lose..."
In fact, judging from today's battle situation, they knew very well that it was impossible to win.
Bruno had experienced it personally, so he knew it very clearly in his heart, but it was very difficult for him to accept it, so he just opened his eyes and listened to them silently.
"According to reliable information, the combat mechas of the three armies of the Southern Alliance Empire were all upgraded with programs provided by Yi Yukanit. Although I had heard that his upgraded mecha programs had increased their combat effectiveness, I had never imagined they would be this powerful."
"Yes, those so-called latest mechas we spent a lot of money on are simply not on the same level as theirs. We are simply being outclassed..." The man didn't finish his words and quickly changed the subject, saying, "This Yi Yukanit is too cruel. The Nandi Nation trained him, but he went off to work for the Southern Alliance Empire and even helped them deal with us. He is simply ungrateful and will definitely get his comeuppance."
"So now...should we continue fighting? Or should we negotiate peace with them?"
"I personally feel that the possibility of victory is too small. It is better to negotiate a peace agreement so that we can stop the losses in time."
Then several people looked at Bruno at the same time, waiting for his decision. These people just wanted Bruno to decide to negotiate peace, and then they would just pretend to agree with his decision. After all, Bruno was the leader, so even if he was scolded, he would be the one to take the blame.
How could Bunulu not know what they were thinking? However, peace talks were not something he could decide; they required the approval of the Imperial Star military and high-ranking officials. If they didn't negotiate, they would lose, and not only would their losses be even greater, but he would also be humiliated. Furthermore, this battle would likely cause his reputation to decline, rendering all his previous efforts in vain.
Bruno was filled with hatred when he remembered that it was Tao Yuan who had helped Mai Wei and the others upgrade their mecha programs, which had led to their disastrous defeat. He closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and thought about how he could save the situation and take revenge on Tao Yuan.
A few hours later, the people of Nandi learned of their defeat, sparking a fierce reaction. Having spent a fortune on the new mechas, the military had assumed victory, only to suffer such an ugly defeat.
The people of Nandi felt that the military was so incompetent that it did not even analyze the enemy's combat capabilities, but provoked and caused war without authorization. Now who will bear such a huge loss?
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