Chapter 493 It’s Time for Peace Talks
Lian Yi's voice was cold and calm: "Return to the team!"
"yes!"
The off-road vehicle spewed blue tail flames as it drove towards the distant coordinates.
The Teso Mountains lie across the Gliese S area, with hills stretching across it. Coupled with the high mountains and dense forests, this area forms an excellent strategic terrain. At the foot of the mountain is a hidden military base that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The sound of gunfire rang out, and a head-on confrontation soon began.
This was not Yun Mo’s first actual combat experience, but it was his first large-scale head-on conflict.
When you are on this battlefield, you will realize how insignificant you are as an individual.
The backs of those charging people, coordinated with each other, moved around in the jungle and harvested lives.
The sound of artillery continued to ring in her ears. She looked back and saw that Lian Yi was taking good care of the new recruits. They were all lined up at the back of the team, mainly responsible for the inspection work.
There were veterans leading them all the way forward.
It was already very late at night, and everyone's faces were filled with fatigue. Yun Mo stared at the detector and searched behind various shelters.
Thanks to the Galactic Empire Peace Treaty and the special nature of the planet Gliese, none of the parties deployed weapons of mass destruction on the ground. The main confrontation took place in near space, so this time the ground station did not even deploy mechas.
Despite this, many people are fighting in actual combat for the first time, and even if they have strong mental qualities, they will still feel nervous.
When Yun Mo arrived, the veteran was organizing them to rest for five minutes behind the bunker.
Everyone stood back to back, their faces tense.
The veteran patted his gun and said, "Don't be nervous. We are in the rear. It shouldn't be a big problem. Show your courage and believe in yourselves. You are capable and ready."
Everyone didn't want to talk, so how could they not be nervous? Even if they had done countless mental preparations and knew that this was their mission, fear and avoiding danger were human instincts, and they would instinctively feel nervous.
Everyone clenched their weapons. Although they wanted to say something, there was a moment of silence in the channel.
Veterans have also gone through this stage, and this psychological preparation is something they can only overcome on their own. "Everyone, be alert. Don't miss any opportunity. Any slight movement you miss could be a fatal crisis. But don't be nervous. Relax. Tension can easily lead to confusion..."
Huo Chuan wiped his forehead:...I seem to be even more nervous.
Lin Fancheng's heart was tense. This was not a drill. There was no chance to do it again. The injuries and deaths were real.
The veteran said, "You have to get used to this kind of life. You have to understand that the people across from us are Alpha people. They look very similar to us, but according to biologists, although they also have 23 pairs of chromosomes, they cannot form a viable zygote with humans."
"Do you understand what this means? This is called reproductive isolation."
"This shows that we and they are actually two different species."
"So even though they're all called the human race, well, there are actually essential differences..."
Liu Yueban's eyes widened. "...Can you please stop talking?" He was getting more and more nervous. This meant that psychologically, killing them was probably no different from killing any other animal. Maintaining peace for the Galactic Empire for so many years was truly difficult. Were the people on other planets like this too?
Everyone held their guns tightly, and even during a short break, they kept their eyes alert to their surroundings.
The old soldier sighed and shook his head. He looked at the group of young men, whose hands were holding their guns tightly. He didn't know whether it was because they were nervous, too excited, or all of the above.
I'm still too young and haven't experienced much. But I have to get through this one on my own.
He searched his mind for words, trying to find something that could make them relax a little, but he was really not cut out for clerical work, and it seemed that the more he spoke, the more counterproductive it would be.
The entire channel was eerily quiet, with only suppressed breathing and the sound of guns being loaded.
until……
"Yo", a clear voice rang out.
The veteran's eyes widened. The word "yo" was like water dropped into a frying pan, and the whole channel suddenly exploded. He had been trying hard to maintain the status quo that he had failed to change, but because of this one word, a world-shattering change occurred.
The channel immediately became lively.
"Fuck, where have you been?"
"You still remember to come back?"
"I've been sitting here for ages, just waiting to charge in and catch some aliens."
"Bah, Liu Yueban, do you have any shame? Were you the one who almost peed myself just now..."
The old soldier was stunned. His spirit and energy changed completely in an instant. How did he do that?
The girl, with the moonlight on her back and a gun on her shoulder, leaped over with big strides and leaned against the wall, as if she had brought a backbone.
He had only seen this state in the company and Deputy Captain Nie.
How much do they trust such a... weak-looking girl?
"Lieutenant Colonel Sun?" Yun Mo looked up at the veteran. "What's our mission?"
The old soldier breathed a sigh of relief: "Very impressive." These three words revealed his admiration for Yun Mo.
Yun Mo touched his nose and said, "It's okay."
The veteran pressed his ear and called into the communicator: "Report, the 9th Company has arrived at the HN025 area. The investigation is complete. There are no abnormalities at the moment."
"Expand the scope of investigation, control the HN025 area, and cut off their retreat..." Lian Yi's voice came.
"receive."
The veteran turned around and gave orders.
The nights in the mountains were not warm, and the cold wind blew in through the collar. Fortunately, the weather was clear, and the twinkling stars could be seen in the dark sky.
They all wore individual night vision goggles, which were much better than those used in school. If the opponent did not have a blocker, it would be easy to detect any signs of life.
The veteran was very busy. He had already taken up a lot of his energy following them before. Now that Yun Mo had arrived, he simply delegated the command of the platoon of new recruits to Yun Mo.
As it turned out, it was a wise decision to give this job to her.
"Hey, Mr. Yun, where are we going?" Liu Yueban came over.
Yun Mo marked a spot on the public channel: "There, V45, do you see it?"
Zhao Yao stuck his head out, looked into the distance, then retracted his gaze. "That area looks like a warehouse. There aren't many shelters. It doesn't look dangerous. Could it be a weapons depot?"
Yun Mo waved her hand: "Go and take a look."
More than 30 people took a coquettish route, using cover and the jungle to gradually approach V45, hiding behind trees to observe the situation.
According to the division of labor areas they had divided, the veterans led several platoons to conduct inspections not far away and had already started a standoff with a small group of armed forces.
The ammunition flew everywhere, ricocheting onto rocks and splashing elsewhere.
"Be careful of stray bullets," Yun Mo warned.
Gu Zi rested his gun on his right shoulder and replied while observing the trajectory of the bullet: "How can we be careful of stray bullets? We can't even analyze the trajectory. If we encounter one, we'll just be unlucky."
As soon as these words were spoken, countless pairs of eyes turned to look at Liu Yueban.
Liu Yueban: ...
He silently took out the jade from his chest, lifted it up and shook it, then put it back without saying a word.
Yun Mo observed the opposite side and calculated the direction. Yi Liang followed her instructions and shot at several points. The opposite side's offensive seemed to be stopped for a moment.
Yun Mo raised his head, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted at Liu Yue: "Five o'clock direction, charge!"
Immediately after these words were spoken, a black object fell from the sky.
"Fuck, Blakely!"
The two men rolled and crawled towards the five o'clock direction. With a loud "boom", Blackley exploded behind them.
Liu Yueban took advantage of the situation to push Yun Mo, and then rolled forward at an extremely fast speed.
Yun Mo shook off the mud on her hair and crawled towards Liu Yueban immediately.
"Liu Yueban, how is it?"
Liu Yueban was still lying on the ground. Although his clothes were made of bulletproof material, it was impossible for him to have no injuries at all after such a powerful and close-range explosion.
The cloth strips on Liu Yueban's back were torn into several pieces, and a burnt and bloody smell came over.
"You are injured," Yun Mo quickly opened the medical kit, sprayed him with first aid spray, and then tried to pull him up.
Liu Yueban bared his teeth and said, "Damn, are you treating me like barbecue? Shit, it hurts."
"Let's leave here first," Yun Mo held his arm, helped him up, and retreated backwards.
Special medical soldiers have come to provide support.
In order to distract him from the pain, Yunmo continued to talk to him: "You should lose weight."
Liu Yue's breathing was hissing, most of his weight resting on Yun Mo's shoulders. "You're too short, and you think I'm fat? Is this how you treat your savior?"
Yun Mo: ...The key is that this lifesaver is truly more important than Mount Tai.
After handing Liu Yueban over to the medical soldier, Yun Mo returned to the starting point again.
The greatest resistance is here in the area they are responsible for.
With the help of individual soldier glasses, he analyzed the bullet path, and also had the ability to calculate the auspicious position and avoid danger to seek good fortune.
Yun Mo called on Huo Chuan and others to follow him forward.
The veteran stopped her sternly and said, "Don't mess around. You've done enough. Now step back and leave it to us."
Yun Mo shook his head, walked past him, lay down in a preferred position, and started shooting at the target point.
She turned around, her eyes filled with determination: "You remember the positions, right? Go!"
Bai Geping was the first to rush out, followed closely by Huo Chuan.
The old soldier was anxious. "Nonsense! You are playing with your life! Get down!"
Yun Mo didn't move her eyes, but just tilted her head slightly and uttered a word: "Shh..."
As she uttered the word, her aura grew more intense. Yun Mo had already assumed a sniper stance, firing, reloading, and firing at an extremely fast speed...
Bai Geping bent over and ran in irregular curves. This feeling was too familiar. He had run once on the battlefield of Qingtong Fort. The second time, although it was live ammunition, he had immense trust in the commander behind him.
Ammunition brushed past cheeks, commands were issued one after another, and young lives and heartbeats burned in the flames of war.
The dozen or so students who followed the charge discovered that the conductor behind them was simply amazing.
The commands were accurate, the instructions were in place, and the shooting skills were also accurate. Under the suppression of the sniper rifle, the road opened for them was wide and flat.
Everyone quickly approached the warehouse.
"Bang……"
Following the next shot, there was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground in the upper right corner, indicating the death of an enemy soldier.
But within the attack range, it finally became quiet.
A group of veterans stood stiffly behind her, looking at the figures they were searching for, somewhat stunned.
Everyone dispersed, completely occupied the area, and began to report to their superiors and listen to the situation in other areas.
The veteran leaned against the wall and said, "The war in near space is almost over. We had the first-mover advantage and were well-positioned. Now they have retreated behind the asteroids."
"It's almost time to wrap up."
Yun Mo narrowed her eyes and said, "We'll have to wait for it to end. Negotiations should begin soon."
The old soldier turned to look at her in surprise: "Negotiation? What kind of negotiation?"
Yun Mo said, "Isn't fighting followed by negotiation the norm in war? If you can't win, negotiate. If negotiations don't work out, fight again. During the negotiation process, you test the other side's bottom line and leverage to secure the best possible outcome for yourself. If I were the other side's commander, I would initiate negotiations now while I still have leverage."
The veteran shook his head in disbelief. "Impossible! I've fought so many battles with the Alphas, and I've never heard of this."
Yun Mo chuckled: "Nothing is impossible..."
Before he could finish, the communication light came on.
"At the request of Alpha, the Galactic Senate convened a peace meeting between the two parties..."
Veteran: ...Fuck? ?
(End of this chapter)
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