[Interstellar] The king who doesn't want to return

"Senior?" Zhou Yuze thought for a while, approached him, put one hand on his knee, raised his head slightly, his eyes were as clear as water.

"Want to hear a story?" Tang Rui raised an eyebrow.

"Tell me about it." Zhou Yuze said.

"Hehe." Tang Rui laughed out loud.

Tell me—a really interesting sentence, it's not a prayer, it's not an order, it's just a simple statement, as if I'm sure I'll say it.

"Can't you?" Zhou Yuze looked at him and said very seriously, "The military department has never been clean...I know that. No matter what senior says, I can accept it."

"You..." Tang Rui raised his hand to straighten his hair, pondered for a moment, and then smiled, "It's actually not as complicated as you imagined, but at that time, everyone knew that this battle could not be fought like this again If it continues, I know it too. The long war has almost exhausted the resources of the national treasury, and the economy of the entire Federation has regressed for decades. If it continues, the country will be destroyed. Of course, the situation of the empire is not much better, but it is Let's see who can't stand it first."

"Under such circumstances, doesn't the military department still want to cease fighting?" Zhou Yuze asked suspiciously.

"The military department believes that a truce is possible, but it must be based on a major victory for the Federation, so that more benefits can be gained in the subsequent negotiations." Tang Rui mocked, "Everyone treats the empire as a fool , if it was so easy to win a big battle, the war would have ended long ago!"

"Then... what about you?" Zhou Yuze asked after thinking about it.

"Me?" Tang Rui sneered, and without speaking for a long time, he slowly took out a cigarette from his pocket and pulled out one.

"Senior, smoking is not good." Zhou Yuze pressed his hand directly.

Tang Rui couldn't help being stunned, this sentence seemed to have been heard a long time ago, when he first met Zhou Yuze.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Zhou Yuze simply took out the cigarette from his hand, put it back into the box, hesitated for a while, stuffed it into his pocket, and confiscated it immediately.

"Hey..." Tang Rui couldn't help but black line.

Zhou Yuze stared at him stubbornly.

"Okay, okay." Tang Rui shook his head, sighed helplessly, turned around but took out another pack of cigarettes from the other pocket as if nothing had happened, and quickly pulled out one to light it.

"Senior..." Zhou Yuze pursed his lips.

"Still tender." Tang Rui smiled and patted his head.

Zhou Yuze gave him a somewhat depressed look.

"Actually, I don't want to continue the fight either. On this point, I agree with the military department." Tang Rui exhaled a puff of smoke ring, and suddenly spit out a sentence.

"I want to know what happened to the battle that led to Chen Xi's self-destruct." Zhou Yuze said quietly, "I have studied the whole process of this battle example. The army has shown extremely excellent quality, even under the siege of ten times the enemy army, although the entire army was almost wiped out in the end, all three enemy fleets were destroyed. Even so, the Tactical Department of the current Military Academy has always regarded this battle as the most classic example."

"And then?" Tang Rui didn't express any opinion, but asked in a very flat manner.

"However, there is a problem." Zhou Yuze said.

"Tell me." There was a faint smile on Tang Rui's lips.

"There are no reinforcements." Zhou Yuze's answer was very simple, then he slightly lowered his eyes and bit his lips lightly.

"Very good." After a while, Tang Rui raised his hand and ruffled his hair, with obvious relief in his tone, "You have learned to look at problems from a strategic level, rather than simply being limited to tactics. good."

"As expected...is the Federation not sending reinforcements on purpose?" Zhou Yuze asked.

"Oh." Tang Rui chuckled softly, "Fight with your back, put it to death and survive... I believe that victory is enough to give the alliance a justifiable face, right?"

"But, just for this, isn't it a bit too much to sacrifice the army's flag?" Zhou Yuze was puzzled.

"The people who designed this battle didn't want to sacrifice me. After all... In their eyes, my value is more than that." Tang Rui said.

"That's it?" Zhou Yuze couldn't help being taken aback when he heard that.

"Actually... don't you think there is another way to stop the war?" Tang Rui said.

"Huh?" Zhou Yuze was startled, frowning, lost in thought.

"Just do the opposite." Tang Rui pouted.

"You mean..." For a moment, Zhou Yuze's eyes widened, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

"That's what you thought." Tang Rui shrugged.

Zhou Yuze's whole body was stiff, he felt unable to raise his hands and turn his head, as if all the joints in his body were rusted.

Do the opposite - if one faction of the military wants to use a victory to force the empire to negotiate a peace, then the other faction, obviously, is to make the federation unable to fight and can only seek peace with the empire.Therefore, it is obviously the best reason for Chen Xi to blew himself up and Ye Ling died in battle.

"Scared?" Tang Rui smiled, took him into his arms, and patted his stiff back.

"No." Zhou Yuze shook his head, paused for a while before continuing, "I just... feel distressed..."

Tang Rui's raised hand froze in mid-air before it landed on his back, and couldn't help laughing.

"Senior...what do you think?" Zhou Yuze asked again.

"I'm not so great, sacrificing myself for the Federation or something..." Tang Rui took the cigarette to the side, shook off the ashes, smiled, and said after a while, "But... the goal has been achieved, even if it is symbolic, It’s time to send reinforcements from above.”

Zhou Yuze remained silent. He knew that this person's choice actually left a way out for the comrades around him, but... what about him?

With a thought in his mind, he suddenly remembered something, hesitantly said: "Then...Tang Rui..."

Tang Rui knew who he was referring to, and his eyes couldn't help but wander.

"He..." Zhou Yuze spat out a word, but he didn't know what to say.

"The main ship was hit, Qianqian died, and Ah Rui was seriously injured." Tang Rui said bitterly, "If his injury was immediately sent to Capital Star for rescue, he might still be alive, but on the battlefield, the medical room was completely destroyed, but There is no other way. Maybe this is his wish... But, it is true that I tacitly allowed him to take the key of Chenxi..."

"Senior." Zhou Yuze hugged his waist tightly, comforting him silently.

"Is there anything else you want to know?" Tang Rui pressed out the burnt cigarette in the ashtray.

"I just want to know one thing." Zhou Yuze raised his head, stared into his eyes, paused every word, and said slowly, "Which faction did General Mo Fei, the largest person in charge of the military department, belong to back then? of?"

"Huh?" Tang Rui didn't expect him to ask this question, so he was taken aback.

"I want to know." Zhou Yuze emphasized his tone and repeated it again.

"Mo Fei, Tu Hong, Zhao Min...they all belong to the third faction." Tang Rui chuckled, "There are neutral factions in any dispute, they don't want to use extreme methods, they just want to stop the war, but they don't have enough right to speak. And... Back then, they really didn't have that ability. In fact, after that, although the news of the God of War's demise had some impact on the people, in the end it actually caused the whole people to join the army enthusiastically. Seeking peace is unexpected."

"The mourning army will surely win," Zhou Yuze said.

"Maybe." Tang Rui sighed, waved his hands a little tiredly, and collapsed on the back of the chair, "Anyway, I don't plan to hang around in the army anymore, at least I'm still alive."

"The truth?" Zhou Yuze blinked.

"Of course." Tang Rui smiled.

"En." Zhou Yuze responded, and continued to lie in his arms.

"Speaking of..." Tang Rui played with his hair with one hand, and suddenly smiled, "Actually, when I was in the Military Academy, I had a good impression of Qianqian. I always thought that even if she and Ah Rui were together Together, I will find a girl like her to marry in the future..."

"Really?" Zhou Yuze interrupted him and sat up straight.

"Haha..." Seeing his reaction, Tang Rui burst out laughing.

"Really?" Zhou Yuze asked again stubbornly.

"Of course it's...a fake." Tang Rui scratched the tip of his upturned nose with a smile.

"Senior lied to me again." Zhou Yuze's eyes were full of grievances.

"Hehe." Tang Rui couldn't help messing up his hair that he had just straightened out.

"I'm not a toy!" Zhou Yuze patted his hand away.

"Angry?" Tang Rui said.

"No." Zhou Yuze turned his head depressed.

"Well...Actually, it's true that I have a crush." ​​Tang Rui smiled, a trace of nostalgia appeared in his eyes, "After all, only Qianqian is the only girl who dares to hang out with us demon kings. But, in the future Only then did I realize that my affection for her was not that kind. Qianqian is a very suitable marriage partner, but... she is not the kind I want."

"What type do seniors want?" Zhou Yuze asked softly.

"Of course...the one who can fight with me in war, and fight with me in peacetime." Tang Rui said.

Zhou Yuze tilted his head, he couldn't help feeling a bit tangled.

In war, he is of course willing to fight side by side with his seniors to live and die together, but... even in peacetime, finding fault and fighting is not a good thing, is it?So... do I meet the requirements of my predecessors?

"What are you thinking?" Tang Rui looked at his expression, a little funny.

"I will work hard." Zhou Yuze said seriously.

"Pfft—" Tang Rui finally couldn't hold back his laughter.

effort?What kind of effort is this?

"Don't laugh!" Zhou Yuze glared at him.

"Okay, don't laugh." Tang Rui still bent his lips, and said suddenly, "Speaking of which, Xiao Zhou, why do you like me?"

"I..." Zhou Yuze bit his lip, hesitated for a while before saying, "Senior, don't be angry."

"Okay, I'm not angry." Tang Rui said.

"In the beginning, I did see the shadow of Senior Ye Ling from Senior." Zhou Yuze lowered his head as if he had done something wrong, and said in a low voice.

"I remember that I don't have any photos left outside, and I don't look like it anyway?" Tang Rui touched his chin and said to himself, suddenly realized, and blurted out, "Have you seen me?"

"Maybe senior doesn't remember, but... 12 years ago, I did meet senior." Zhou Yuze said.

"12 years ago?" Tang Rui was taken aback, and began to recall carefully.However, if you think about what happened 12 years ago now, how can you think clearly? You must know that Zhou Yuze back then was just an unknown boy.

"Twelve years ago, seniors came to the Central Military Academy to take a practical operation class." Zhou Yuze reminded.

Tang Rui thought about it carefully, and found that there really seemed to be such a thing. However, in his memory, it seemed that he left after finishing the actual combat, and the adjutant explained it for him.