The lieutenant colonel, whose surname was Li, angrily shouted, "Major Deng, what nonsense are you talking about? Are you a spy sent by the Zerg?!"
"How could you watch our soldiers die without even seeking revenge for them?!"
"How is this a futile effort?! That's our asteroid belt!"
"How could it be occupied by the Zerg?!"
The major surnamed Deng blushed and said anxiously, "Watch your mouth! Who is the Zerg spy?!"
Lieutenant Colonel Li sneered, "Anyone who opposes the rescue is a Zerg spy!"
"You left our people to die without saving them and opened the door to the Zerg. If you're not a spy, then who is?!"
When he said this, many people agreed with him.
Most people were filled with anger. Who could bear to watch their own people being kidnapped and slaughtered right in front of their own doorstep?!
Another lieutenant colonel also said: "We are not in the Southern Cross now, and we are not facing a large Zerg army, but just a small harassing force. Why can't we send troops to rescue them?"
While they were arguing, the Star Mothership received more requests for help.
The situation of the battle at the front is also more detailed and realistic.
This information was also quickly passed on to senior military officers.
Now these senior military officers are holding an emergency meeting under the chairmanship of Acting Captain Qiu Shenju.
Qiu Shenju's secretary took a deep breath as he looked at the collected intelligence. He placed the information in front of Qiu Shenju and whispered softly, "Captain, look at this..."
Qiu Shenju lowered his head and glanced, then his pupils suddenly shrank.
He looked up, interrupted the argument, and said in a heavy tone: "This time, everyone has made a mistake."
"Although the Zerg sent the same aircraft as before, the number of soldiers loaded inside is much greater than in previous times."
"This is the news from the front. Each Zerg aircraft contains one hundred medium-sized Zerg soldiers, not the previous twenty."
Lieutenant Colonel Li, who had been paying close attention to this matter, suddenly turned pale and blurted out, "One hundred medium-sized Zerg soldiers per aircraft?! Doesn't forty aircraft mean four thousand Zerg soldiers?!"
"That's a whole regiment's worth of troops!"
"Captain, this isn't just a sneak attack or harassment. How is this different from a formal declaration of war?!"
Qiu Shenju didn't say anything, but his expression was serious.
A major next to him observed his expression and turned around and shouted angrily, "Lieutenant Colonel Li, please stop exaggerating!"
"Both we and the Zerg have maintained an extremely restrained attitude so far."
"If the Zerg don't cross the line, we will just defend the front line with all our might."
"If, as Lieutenant Colonel Li says, this is the Zerg's official declaration of war, then may I ask, Lieutenant Colonel Li, do you want to fight in person, or let others be cannon fodder?!"
Lieutenant Colonel Li said in a deep voice, "Go in person! Isn't the purpose of being a soldier to fight?"
"You guys run faster than anyone else when you're competing for military merit, but when it comes to fighting, you shrink faster than anyone else!"
The major was also red in the face by Lieutenant Colonel Li's rebuke, and shouted: "Those who love war will perish, and those who forget war will be in danger!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Li is so belligerent. Does he want the entire empire to suffer the same fate as the Dongtianyuan Divine Kingdom, the Ximaneli Federation, and the Southern Cross Principality?!"
Lieutenant Colonel Li retorted, "You also know that forgetting war will lead to danger?! Are we the ones who want to be bellicose now?! — We've been attacked right under our noses, and you're still talking about being bellicose will lead to destruction. Either you have a problem with your IQ, or you have a problem with your loyalty!"
The major was so angry that he was shaking. He didn't even bother to fight Lieutenant Colonel Li. He immediately bent down and said to Qiu Shenju, "Captain! Please judge the situation. Lieutenant Colonel Li is being unreasonable and is really good at putting accusations on his own comrades!"
Before Qiu Shenju could speak, Lieutenant Colonel Li continued, "I'm sorry, I don't have any comrades who are so afraid of death!"
"You'd better stay away from me, lest your blood splash on me when you are killed!"
The major vomited so much that he almost vomited blood.
Qiu Shenju then said calmly: "You all should keep your words to yourself!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Li, a kind word warms through three winters, while an evil word hurts through six months."
"We are all comrades in the same fleet. It's really not fair of you to say that."
This was actually a rebuttal to what Lieutenant Colonel Li said, and he still acknowledged that the major was a comrade-in-arms.
Lieutenant Colonel Li can argue with officers of the same or lower rank as he wants, but he cannot do so with Qiu Shenju.
Qiu Shenju is the acting captain and also a colonel.
Both his position and rank were higher than his.
In the army, this repression is irresistible.
Lieutenant Colonel Li shut up.
But another major stood on his side and said to Qiu Shenju: "Captain, the battle situation is urgent now. Shouldn't we study the rescue personnel and plans?"
"If this continues, the Zerg will have to take the captured Space Marines back to the Southern Cross."
Another lieutenant colonel also said, "The Zerg were able to send so many aircraft to attack simultaneously. It seems that either they have mastered a new wormhole channel, or the wormhole channel we secretly used in the past has been known to them and may have been controlled by them."
"After that, do we still need to send supplies to the Southern Cross?"
This is also a new problem.
Although as of now, this is not an urgent problem that needs to be solved immediately.
But some people took advantage of it and the topic was diverted.
A group of middle-level officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Li, were extremely anxious and interrupted everyone several times, wanting to talk about rescue, but were stopped intentionally or unintentionally by Qiu Shenju.
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