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

"I proposed, of course... I will go."

Everyone looked in shock at Tang Rui who said this in a nonchalant manner.Does he... know what this sentence means? The universe is empty, sneaking across the empire's defense line, going deep into the enemy's territory, assassinating the emperor, and stirring up a civil war. Which one is easy? Fulfilling all the missions brilliantly and saving the Federation, but...how the team broke out and returned to the Federation, it can be said that this team, regardless of success or failure, is already destined to sacrifice.

"Let's not talk about smuggling into Leo's defense line, if you want to go deep into the empire, the number of people must not be too many, ten people is the upper limit." Su Yingtang adjusted his glasses, picked up the optical brain in front of him and operated it, and said, "Warship is Absolutely not, and neither is the empire. They will be stopped if they are checked, and they can only use civilian spaceships. I remember that space pirates are rampant around here, and the Federation should have captured spaceships. They look like civilians, but they hide a good weapon system. Well suited for this mission. What matters is the list of the other eight members of the squad."

"Are you going too?" Zhao Min opened his eyes wide and yelled.

"How can there be no military doctor accompanying such a long-term mission behind enemy lines?" Su Yingtang said calmly, "I am the best."

No one can refute this sentence, but...if the group of immortals in Capital Star knew about it, Su Yingtang would actually run to carry out this kind of mission...

"I've thought about this." Tang Rui didn't show any surprise, and continued, "Here's the list."

As he said that, he turned his optical brain screen to Su Yingtang.

On the concise document interface, the input cursor is still blinking, and there are only a few simple names.

Tang Rui, Su Yingtang, Zhou Yuze, Lan Yao, Li Zhifei, Jiang Mi, Li Qi, Bai Yuan.

"Only eight people?" Su Yingtang frowned.

"If possible, I also need a fighting master who is good at communicating with people, a woman." Tang Rui said.

"Why women?" Tu Hong also glanced at the list, puzzled, "Major Su is a military doctor, Captain Lan is good at mechanical modification, Major Zhou and the three members of the Chenxi team are all elites, but this Second Lieutenant Li, it seems Is it a fresh graduate?"

"She is good at intelligence analysis, and..." Tang Rui looked back at the shocked girl who had forgotten the records, and smiled helplessly, "I can't be so stupid as to rush into the palace with guns and missiles, right? It's not called assassination, it's called suicide. And the layout, you can't do without women. It is undeniable that weak women are easier to let people down than men. Besides, it is very difficult for a team of young men to mix into the emperor. Mixing women will not be so difficult. Conspicuous. So, the master fighter I asked for, please try to find a beautiful woman, thank you."

"Uh..." Tu Hong laughed dryly.

"However, the marshal does not need to personally carry out this task." A lieutenant general stood up.

"There is no way, and I don't want to go." Tang Rui took a deep breath, and smiled bitterly, "There is no chance of winning the frontal battlefield. We must gather the strongest team and go. There is still a chance of survival. We have no reserve strength. leeway."

"Then here?" Tu Hong was silent for a while before asking.

"It's the same as before." Tang Rui replied, "You are more familiar with this army than I am, and you are more comfortable in commanding it. I only have one request—to procrastinate."

"What about the decisive battle with Leo?" Tu Hong asked, "The date has already been set. If he doesn't see you by then, he will definitely guess all the possibilities. I'm afraid you won't be able to pass through the emperor's defense so easily."

"I have a solution for this." Tang Rui hooked the corners of his lips, showing a very vicious smile, which made everyone who saw it shudder, and silently lit a candle for Prince Leo.

"As long as we are dragged through the defense line, it doesn't matter if he finds that Ye Ling is not there." Su Yingtang continued, "Leo will search for possible reinforcements nearby, but he will never think that we will enter the territory of the empire—he is suspicious. Searching for non-existent ambushes can also provide a breathing space for the main force here."

"Of course, you can intentionally show some traces of an ambush." ​​Tang Rui smiled, "If necessary, you can tell him directly: I brought a fleet to ambush him."

"Will anyone believe it?" Tu Hong asked blackly.

"I don't care if he believes it or not." Tang Rui rolled his eyes.

"Be serious." Tu Hong reminded.

"I'm very serious." Tang Rui coughed, and said again, "In short, the task of the main force is to delay time! When you can't hold on, you can slowly retreat. Be careful, you must not withdraw far at once, you must Step by step, step by step, retreat into the federal territory."

"But if this is the case, it is equivalent to ceding the territory of the Federation to the Empire. What about the people on those planets?" Someone objected.

"The empire will not massacre civilians meaninglessly. Except for important military sites, everything can be surrendered." Tang Rui said without hesitation, "It's all like this, you don't expect to win this battle without sacrifice? Besides, Lei Ao’s fleet goes one step forward, one point farther away from the imperial capital, and one point slower to return, maybe this one minute is related to whether we can send Queen Elise out of the imperial capital to establish a political power!”

"I understand." Tu Hong nodded emphatically. He knew the importance of his mission, and even more so, the difficulty of this battle.But...it can be regarded as an opportunity to take the blame and do meritorious service. If all goes well, maybe he won't have to die of old age in prison after returning.

A general who would rather die on the battlefield than in prison.

"Then, notify the members on the list." Tang Rui stood up, indicating that the meeting was over, and said, "Let me first make it clear that this is not a mandatory task, but a voluntary task. Because it is dangerous, I need the absolute obedience of the team members. Participate with personal emotions. Those who are willing to participate, report to my office before 90.00:[-] pm. In the end, this is a mission with a mortality rate as high as [-]%. More than five."

In silence, he left the meeting room directly.

"The mortality rate is 90.00%..." Su Yingtang tilted her head, got up, and when she walked past Li Zhifei, she patted her on the shoulder, "Think carefully."

Tang Rui didn't take anyone with him, went back to the office and sat down, waiting quietly.

It is now three o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still five hours before the registration ends.

"It's not like the last one doesn't come?" He said to himself, and then he laughed at himself.

Well, at least Su Yingtang won't back down, and Zhou Yuze... won't either.

"Boom!" The door opened.

Tang Rui was taken aback. It's only been less than 10 minutes, right?Which lengtouqing came to report without even thinking about it.However, after seeing the person coming, he couldn't help but feel even more helpless, because this person was not on the list at all - Feng Lang.

"Why are you here?" Tang Rui said angrily.

"What do you mean!" Feng Lang's expression was ugly, and he came over and slapped him on the desktop.

"What do you mean?" Tang Rui pretended to be stupid.

"Why isn't my name?" Feng Lang said angrily.

For the sake of secrecy, the summoning order only assessed the danger of the mission and did not explain the content, but Feng Lang couldn't understand it. It would be fine if Zhou Yuze was the only one in Chenxi's team to accept the order, but now all his subordinates have been selected, but none Was it because Tang Rui felt that he was inferior to his subordinates?

"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Tang Rui asked after looking at him for a while.

"How about a lie?" Feng Lang suppressed his anger and asked.

Although normal people should ask the truth, Tang Rui...can't look at him from the perspective of a normal person!

"The lie is that the mecha team needs seeds. I can't take away all the fire seeds of the Chenxi team, but leave one at least. Or, do you want to let you go and leave Xiao Zhou?" Tang Rui said slowly. typical.

"This..." Feng Lang was speechless, he was indeed not as good as his captain.

But... he soon realized that this was a lie?

"What about the truth?" Feng Lang asked.

"The truth..." Tang Rui thought for a while, "What kind of person do you think I am?"

"Bastard!" Feng Lang replied without thinking.

"Okay..." Tang Rui sighed, "Then do you think I, a bastard, would have the great sentiment to sacrifice everything for the country?"

"Uh..." Feng Lang was blocked again.

He really didn't know what to say, if it was the Ye Ling in his mind seven years ago, he was sure - there was.

However, the Tang Rui in front of him is a man of flesh and blood who has been with him for a long time and has experienced life and death, not the perfect myth in the textbook.So, he's not sure.

"I have selfish intentions. Feng Lang, everyone has selfish intentions—so I ask you one thing." Tang Rui said seriously.

"What's the matter?" Feng Lang asked subconsciously.

"If our mission fails this time, it is very likely that the Federation will no longer exist." Tang Rui said coldly, "I want you to live, if the capital star is occupied, please protect Tang Yan and Zuo Shaobai from the capital star, they will It is the goal of the empire. I risked my life for the Federation in exchange for my family's escape, it's that simple."

"You..." Feng Lang's expression was a bit complicated, but he didn't know what to say.

"Go out if you're fine." Tang Rui waved his hand.

Feng Lang turned around and left, feeling such heavy footsteps for the first time, but... he couldn't refuse.

Seriously speaking, what Tang Rui asked him to do was like running away, but that man exchanged his own life. Is this selfish or selfless?

As soon as the door opened, Feng Lang went out and Zhou Yuze walked in, apparently waiting outside the door.

"Come?" Tang Rui smiled.

"Yeah." Zhou Yuze sat down beside him, resting his head quietly on his shoulder.

At this moment, there is no need to say anything.

"Xiao Zhou." After a moment of silence, Tang Rui suddenly smiled, "Who do you think will come next?"

Zhou Yuze blinked, and before he could speak hastily, the door opened again.

Well, there's no need to guess, this female officer they don't know has a tall figure and a beautiful face. She should be Tu Hong's pick for a female fighter.Indeed, there is no specific candidate for this, and it is faster to determine.

"Marshal Ye, Lieutenant He Qingyan of the Marine Battalion of the Third Fleet is reporting for duty!" The female officer gave a quick military salute.

"Sit down, the specific tasks will be announced after everyone arrives." Tang Rui nodded.

"Yes." He Qingyan sat down without hesitation.

"Sleep for a while?" Tang Rui lowered his head and said softly.

"No need." Zhou Yuze shook his head, and said again, "How about I go to training first?"

"You need to rest." Tang Rui frowned and pushed him back.

In the past two days, Zhou Yuze has really tried his best to adapt to Chenxi, and the effect is remarkable, but although his body can withstand the pressure of Chenxi, too much training intensity will cause damage.

Half an hour later, the door opened again, and it was Li Zhifei who walked in. The girl's eyes were red, obviously crying.

"Decided?" Tang Rui said softly.

"Yeah!" Li Zhifei bit her lip and nodded vigorously, "I want revenge!"

"Sit." Tang Rui pointed to the sofa opposite, noncommittal.

Li Zhifei took a look, walked up to He Qingyan and sat down.

There were two girls around, and Zhou Yuze was too embarrassed to get tired of being in Tang Rui's arms, so they separated a little.

Then Bai Yuan came in, and before Tang Rui could ask, the baby-faced boy laughed himself: "I regret not staying with the captain until the end last time, so... please give me another chance!"

"Speaking of it this way, shouldn't we be even more ashamed." Before Tang Rui could speak, Jiang Mi and Li Qi walked in side by side.

Tang Rui looked at the three of them. The Dawn Squad was the team he was most familiar with. No one had stage fright, which was great.

Now there is only one person left...

I looked at my watch, it was still early at eight o'clock.

However, Tang Rui did not expect that the wait would last for two hours.

At seven o'clock, the door finally opened again. Lan Yao stood at the door, glanced around the room, then raised the miniature optical brain in his hand, and said with a smile: "Sorry for being late, I want to write a suicide note first, But I am not satisfied with the changes, I just wrote it."

"Ah, speaking of it... Do you want to write a suicide note as a backup?" Tang Rui turned his head and asked.

"I have no relatives and no reason." Bai Yuan shrugged.

"Same." Jiang Mi and Li Qi said in unison.

"I... wrote it before I left Capital Star." Li Zhifei raised her hand.

"It seems that I am the only one who needs to write." He Qingyan laughed.

"Hurry up." Tang Rui said.

"Yes." As expected, He Qingyan turned on the miniature optical brain and typed the suicide note directly. The free and easy attitude made people feel good.

"Okay, now I will introduce the last member." Following Tang Rui's words, the door to the inner room opened, and a timid mixed-race beauty came out.

"It's you?" Zhou Yuze was surprised.

"Lin Wei, the last member of the team, is also our guide for this mission." Tang Rui said.

"You guys... good." The girl grabbed the hem of her clothes and stammered a greeting.

Zhou Yuze's eyes widened. This is clearly... the mixed-race girl named Sylvia that he and Tang Rui "kidnapped" on Aquamarine, seems to have the blood of the imperial family?

"Uh, hello." The people in the office greeted sparsely, and they were also a little dazed.

wizard?What kind of mission would require such an unreliable guide?

"All here?" Su Yingtang walked into the door holding Guangnao.

"Just waiting for you." Tang Rui knocked on the table.

"Oh." Su Yingtang looked for a place to sit, and she didn't mean to apologize at all.

"Okay, now let's introduce the content of our death mission." Tang Rui's tone became serious, and the office also returned to silence.