People's Federation will live forever

Dom asked tentatively, but Marcus turned his head aside: "The army can't even keep Scylla, so what's the use of recruiting?"

There is a lot of emotion in Marcus' words, which is why they came to this wormhole base-in the past month, as the "airport" of the two planets, it has transported 200 million people to the earth.Like it or not, Scylla had already begun the Great Evacuation, and all that remained on the planet were a handful of military personnel and automated industrial facilities.

What a wonderful sight, the entire planet is no longer silent, but those industrial cities like Optimus Pillars are still operating, like a lost planet, like ancient ruins, which is often described in horror novels as "as if it happened overnight." Time is gone" really became a reality, and it was also because of a disaster.

At the gate of the wormhole base, countless men and women shed tears here, kissed the earth and bid farewell to their homeland while crying bitterly.They are all ordinary people. The tide of the times engulfs everyone and they cannot resist. Based on the most rational judgment, the People's Federation requires everyone to evacuate-this undoubtedly caused great dissatisfaction. The People's Federation explained to them such a situation over and over again. Necessity, to explain to the citizens over and over again that "the interstellar war is by no means comparable to any war that mankind has seen in the past."

But even so, even if the dedicated soldiers were forced to take some actions to make people leave, even when they arrived at this wormhole station, there were still people protesting angrily:

"Let me stay, my grandfather, my ancestors are all buried here, even if I die, I will be by my family's side!"

"Listen, I'm a military engineer... ok I admit I did quit before but I believe I have something to contribute to this war, I'm good at debugging the Hammer of Dawn satellite network... hey , Let’s discuss it again, Major!”

There are still countless puzzles, and countless hatreds: "We are afraid of the enemy before they come. What is the difference between this and the cowards of the Independent Alliance who surrendered before fighting! Fight, at worst, we will fight them for nothing." Desperate, I am 84 and can still hold a gun, we North people are not cowards!"

The middle-aged man next to him hurriedly supported the old man, and he couldn't explain the truth that "the enemy is a spaceship, and they won't appear on the ground like the orcs". Tom was sad.

"If they dare to land, we can hit a hundred of them." Dom clenched his fist, raised it up, but put it down again, "but what they said is also right, if the fleet can't stop those guys, They're not going to come down to the ground and just keep dropping bombs, just sacrificing their lives for nothing."

The suspension train bound for the earth is like a giant dragon shuttling between two worlds. People board the train and are allowed to carry everything they want. After all, half of the adults in Sira have been working on the earth for more than a year. It's not too easy to send the remaining million people there. It's impossible for People's Federation to not be able to keep up with the Spring Festival transportation capacity, right?

In half a year, in addition to transporting personnel, almost endless industrial materials are transferred to the earth through here.At the entrance of the wormhole base, there is a large-scale suspended holographic earth explanation, focusing on reminding those who go to the earth for the first time.Don't forget to carry out comprehensive disinfection, strengthen immune treatment and some vaccinations, download language translation packages in the electronic brain, etc.After all, according to the law, the residents of Sira do not have much personal property that cannot be taken away, and the People's Federation has promised comprehensive compensation—the same is true for Marcus and others. They must also leave Sira and join the "construction Earth" boom... I mean Earth people thought the Theras were here to help build.

All of this is not too difficult. It is easy to draw an area with a million people on the other side of the earth, but life is definitely not as good as the capital of the Blue Eyes Islands.In the past six months, the People's Federation has also tried its best to transfer facilities to the earth, just like what Marcus said to himself:

"After the past, the base in Kamchatka has been prepared for life and other aspects. I heard that the main arrangement of the Sira people is to carry out the construction of the space industry on the earth, so they cannot contact the earth people for the time being. The network used by both sides is also physical. Separated... Do you know what this looks like to me? It's like fear that the earthlings will know that we are actually a group of refugees, and fear that the myth of 'the United Nations is invincible' left in their hearts from the past will be shattered."

"You don't have to be so mean, this is also a necessary consideration. You also know how complicated the situation on the other side of the earth is. It is still a war zone, and many places still need military control." Dom continued to talk about that, with emotions Very low, and with a hint of anger, "I can't get in touch with the leader, I mean, at least I want to know what I can do instead of waiting."

"Dom, you still have family members, and so do I. We can't get involved in this war. Go to Earth first, and there will be a solution, okay?"

Marcus persuaded, but Dom's anxiety was not easily resolved: "Maria works in the medical center, and she has taken little Jessica to the other side of the earth to prepare. I know the situation on her side. ,everything is fine."

"Christina has been working in the Earth Law Department. She is shy and introverted. She doesn't want to owe favors to Maria and me, but she respects me and loves Maria as her biological mother."

"Aenea's school has also moved to the earth. She and JD will be in the same class. I am very happy that JD treats her as a sister."

The man Dom lowered his head as he spoke, his voice was a little low, which was a sign of suppressing his emotions: "Marcus, everything I thought about day and night 12 years ago - Maria came back to me, Peace, family, I have it all now, you know what I'm most afraid of?"

"I'm afraid I'm going to lose it all again."

"Wait, Dom, what are you talking about?" Marcus pressed the other's shoulders, "These are the brothers you deserve, go to Earth, and then that kid Li Li will take care of the rest, he always behaves Almighty, you have always had more confidence in Him than me, haven't you?"

"You don't understand, Marcus, I have a hunch that if I hadn't met him on that mission, I would have nothing now." Dom became more and more anxious, "When you were on the moon I was lying on the operating table when fighting the beta. I didn't take part in the most important part when you were fighting on earth, and then Budd Kerr and the two of them were in distress in space, and I couldn't help. I was worried. I feel like I owe something to fate, and if I don't repay it then..."

A floating vehicle with military green camouflage was parked not far away, and a soldier wearing a black fleet uniform and two heavy infantry guards descended from it—what a familiar sight, once the People's Federation is recruited, it always This configuration is a symbol, but this time it is the officer of the fleet... There are two shining silver stars on his shoulders, if one represents a brigadier general, then two are major admirals, fleet commander?What a great officer!

The visitor was a tall and thin man with an oriental face. His appearance looked rigid and serious. When he walked, his hands were half clenched into fists, and he looked ready to go. We can notice that half of the man's skin seems to have undergone heavy lifting. Planting restoration, the color difference is slightly more obvious and a bit more aggressive.

Ordinary people don't have such a temperament, but among the generals of the People's Federation, there is only one such characteristic, and that is...

"I'm Admiral of the Fleet, Namkitazawa. You must be Marcus Phoenix and Dom Santiago. I thought you had already gone to Earth, but I rushed over immediately after I found out that you hadn't left yet."

The two veterans also often meet with the leaders of the People's Federation, and the relationship is the strongest in the People's Federation. Even if the general is here, Marcus will not give him a good face: "That's right, you are not here to recruit young men, are you?" , Major General Namkitazawa?"

"I've heard of you. You are the commander of the Third Fleet, the pioneer exploration fleet."

Nanbei Ze nodded, not talking nonsense: "My fleet has a key operation and needs the assistance of the two of you. Both of you are heroes of the People's Federation. Your arrival has a vital effect on the morale of our army, and The tasks I perform also require your abilities."

"You are direct."

Marcus narrowed his eyes: "You should know that the retirement of me and Dom was issued by the leader of the People's Federation. I have the right to refuse any form of recruitment. I will not accept your order."

"I'm not giving an order, I'm asking my past comrades as a veteran who also fought in the defense of Jacinto. We saved the future of Sira in that battle, and now I have a mission that is equally relevant. the future of humanity as a whole."

"What I want to ask is, are you coming?"

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Syrah?Earth?The home planet of mankind?The only home?

This was an undisputed fact in the past, and this uniqueness has recently been broken, when the Human Federation encountered the Earth Defense Alliance and the United Earth Government behind it, even the most stubborn people were forced to admit that today is a " In the era of "crazy", the earth is not the only one, and human beings are not the only one. Some people even start to worry about one thing, that is, will they be the only one in this sinking universe?

At present, no one can answer this question. We buried this doubt in our hearts, and a thought began to spread widely-nothing is truly sacred, even if it is the home planet, human beings have the ability to travel in deep space. The future must not become a shackle that restrains our progress. Sometimes in order to win, we must calculate together with the planet.

What a living planet!As long as it is necessary, we can all step into space and become a wandering civilization wandering in the starry sky. Aren't we afraid we won't be able to find it?The human species can stand out from the rest of the ecology because of its adaptability to survive from the scorching equator to the freezing polar regions, so what is the persistence and morality of the old age in front of the survival of the population?Is there anything we must never back down, what must we never sacrifice?Does such a thing really exist?

Don't underestimate the bottom line of human beings, but don't speculate whether there is a bottom line - such extreme thoughts have begun to spread to the council. This real interstellar war has begun to change our people and the leaders of the People's Federation For the first time, their vision broke away from the shackles of gravity and rose to the height of a species rather than a country. It is gratifying and sad.

Is the person in the sky still a person... Even the horn is wondering when such a change will appear, maybe Li Li on the Eternal City will be happy, happy that he can finally spend less time thinking about it-but any sane Anyone of us will know that when something called survivalism takes the high ground, it creates a whole new set of problems.

But everything, we have to wait until we can survive.

So, based on the above logic, why don't we use the entire Sira galaxy as a bargaining chip, as a bait, when our enemies all focus on our home star, we also have a chance to turn passive into active .

A week after that conversation—

"Sira has probably already started fighting...but the pioneer exploration fleet cannot participate in the defense of Sira. Perhaps, 24 more warships in Sira can indeed increase the chances of winning, but if it is the best estimate, then Janot Can withstand it, if it is the worst case then we will not be able to help."

Nanbei Ze said to himself, and the silver-white ring projection next to him smiled: "The responsibility of the Pioneer Exploration Fleet is no less than that of the Sira Guard Fleet. To a certain extent, our actions can determine the outcome of the war. .”

Passing through the wormhole of the circumsolar accelerator and throwing out more than 20 light years in one breath, all this happened a few hours ago.The fleet under the command of Nanbei Ze left the homeland that was supposed to be defended, and rushed into the unfamiliar star field with a desperate attitude-in front of him were starry sky that he had never seen, galaxy that he had never understood, and very familiar enemy.

"That's the plan?"

In the middle of the bridge, Marcus’s voice sounded. He was not used to stepping on the simulated screen as if he was stepping on the real void. He was somewhat restrained, but also somewhat interesting.Not just Marcus, but Dom, both on Nankitazawa's boat, and both interested in a talking and singing AI.

"Using the star map extracted from the enemy's flagship voyage record, we sent our fleet to actively attack the enemy's interior? What a genius, suicide tactic. Is this the best way that guy Li Zhi thought of?"

"And what's even more stupid than this is that I actually agreed to follow your dying fleet to be your Marine Corps!"

PS: The setting that can be announced now——in the chapter eaten by the client, I mainly describe the attitudes of people from all walks of life towards the war.Many fleet soldiers said that if Sira fell, they would rely on all available resources to fight guerrilla warfare with the enemy. Everyone had given the order to die, and they would rather die than reveal the information that the People's Federation has another planet.

The part I described at that time appeared in today's chapter. The reason why I wrote it was because the group of friends responded that it lacked the atmosphere of a decisive battle.

I was devastated by the 4500 words swallowed, so I didn't want to rewrite it.

Chapter [56] The Song of Destruction

The fusion-marked warheads were densely stacked together, and the orbital platforms floating around the Eternal City opened the covers on their heads, and the intercontinental missiles rushed out of the platforms one after another and flew into deep space.The missiles were like rain, and the tail flames were like stars. The forward missiles disintegrated after all the fuel was accelerated to the limit, and more than a dozen warheads came out of one warhead.

A salvo of orbital defense platforms can release [-] nuclear warheads with [-] nuclear bombs, and each warhead has an equivalent of [-] tons. In the past, it could easily flatten any country, but such firepower is very insignificant in today's battlefield. , and even the enemy will not look directly at it.

They can't fly over at all, we all know, and these missiles themselves know, so under the guidance of electromagnetic waves, their attitude regulators made the last effort, and then activated the nuclear shaped charge of these warheads to detonate the nuclear bombs in advance—— At the moment when the shining nuclear light wave bloomed, about one-third of the fusion energy was converted into high-temperature plasma by the metal beryllium built into the projectile body, and then the plasma hit a tungsten alloy plate, and the molten metal fluid was ionized The body impact launched many fiery high-temperature financial spears, and shot at the invading United Ground Guard Army!

Nuclear shotguns and nuclear long guns are as fast as ion cannons, and the fleet of the United Ground Guards Army didn't want to be beaten at all, so they also adjusted the formation of the fleet and dispersed the formation-nuclear shotguns passing through the fleet are like passing through the fleet. Passing through a nebula, as long as you react properly, it is really easy to escape in such a vast universe...

!

In an instant, the two destroyers turned into fireballs in deep space, and the laser beams from the lasing pierced through and destroyed the core of the ships—"Our destroyers can't withstand the firepower of the enemy's space fortress, please help!"

"The fleet changes, the battleship absorbs firepower in front, the cruiser focuses on the enemy's fortress, and the other ships clean up the things in their orbit first."

The naval guns of the Ares fleet launched another salvo. The overwhelming ion cannons seemed much scattered this time, but the area covered was also much larger.In the orbit of Sira, the defense platform of the People's Federation continued to fire missiles, but the moment the lack of maneuverability of the platform hit the ion cannon, it was annihilated into countless space junk, and fell into the atmosphere with flames.Not only that, but the missiles that are ten times denser than humans are ejected from the enemy's line at an accelerated rate——

The nuclear shotgun was originally learned by the People's League from the opponent in the Storm Battle, and the use of the Ground Defense Alliance is obviously much more proficient than the People's League. Once their missiles fly out, they can actually accelerate at multiple levels. From the People's League's perspective Looking at the past, these missiles are clearly small "Orion" spacecraft, using micro-nuclear bombs for secondary acceleration, breaking through into the air defense zone of the United Nations at a speed!

A large number of floating satellites controlled by the AI ​​adjusted their attitudes, preparing to intercept the incoming nuclear bombs. Unsurprisingly, the enemy's nuclear bombs died on their own at a distance of [-] kilometers. The dazzling fusion light mixed with EMP is more dazzling than the sun. Swept the optical and microwave detection of the People's Federation.

In the command room, the silver-white belt froze for a moment, because she lost many sensors: "It's a directional nuclear explosion, an enhanced photoelectric interference type, and it's included in the archives—use a nuclear bomb as a flash shock bomb? I like this idea."

Like it or not, it's true that it makes people uncomfortable.Renlian's equipment used adaptive armor to resist the EMP, but the opponent's continuous photoelectric radiation interference blinded the automatic defense system. At this moment, the enemy's shelling was launched simultaneously, and the ion cannon bombarded the barrier of the Eternal City. With countless brilliance, countless engineering drones are crawling on the disk-shaped space city, repairing those force field generators and sensors damaged due to overload on the spot.The Hammer of Dawn was fully charged again, and the transmitter was slightly calibrated, but at this time the alarm sounded loudly——

At the moment of being disturbed, the enemy's nuclear bombs that had not yet exploded had already accelerated to Sira, and the moment the automatic defense system went down, these quite a few warheads actually cracked again, launching more small warheads...

Is this the background of the old-fashioned interstellar civilization? Using nuclear flashes to cover propulsion, using nuclear acceleration to break through defenses, and using nuclear bombs to launch nuclear bombs. Compared with the nuclear jet shotguns of the People's Federation, they seem to be a more efficient way to throw smaller nuclear bombs.While we're curious as to how they managed to keep the nukes functionally intact under such horrendous accelerations, the reality is that the enemy is slapping us with nukes.

The young People's Federation once again learned a lesson that special weapons can play a special role in a special environment.In the high-speed maneuvering fleet battle, the missile cannot catch up with the battleship, but it still has its own value for the fixed target-the nuclear explosion happened on the Sira orbit, and the number of nuclear bombs penetrated by the enemy exploded hundreds of times, expanding The high temperature released by the plasma fireball and the point and surface are connected together, making the satellite facilities of the United Nations in orbit on the side of Sira facing the enemy disappear in smoke!

"Warning, some nuclear warheads have broken through the atmosphere!"

The land of Syrah is lush and green.

The traces of the pendulum war of nearly a hundred years and the orc wars of more than ten years have been soothed. Green grass grew on the crater, and wild flowers appeared beside the ruins. This was once the center of continental civilization, and billions of people lived However, everything was abandoned in the war, even burned by the Hammer of Dawn, but nature, but life can always find a way out.

Since the new Human Federation civilization chose to build cities along the coast instead of these ruins, they have returned to the land peacefully until today——

The warhead that fell from the sky had just experienced the friction of the atmosphere and became red hot. It could no longer support the critical point. Flashes bloomed, thunder roared, and a mushroom cloud rose from the ground. The shock wave roared and swept the earth, making this land recall the old days everything of!

Seen from space, the ground and oceans of Sira are shining everywhere, and the flames of the nuclear explosion appear to be a point, but on the planet it is an annihilation of a region.We can vaguely see the shadow of the city of Thira on the surface, and we can only be thankful that all the personnel have been transferred.

But this does not mean that the People's Federation is not heartbroken - every brick and tile on Sira has been saved over the past 12 years. First, a wave of gravity shocks triggered a global tsunami and earthquake, and then orbital bombing and nuclear explosions, all of which are enough To rage every Syrah--

"That's part of the plan!"

The silver and white ring raised the volume, conveying Li Li's meaning to all the people on the Eternal City.

"Cities can be rebuilt, industries can be rebuilt, and the environment can be governed, but civilization must last forever. Don't worry, every time the enemy pours firepower on the land and sea of ​​Sira, we will increase our chances of winning. Sira is also our support. , to reward it with victory!"

There is nothing terrible about using the planet as a shield. Although the enemy destroyed the satellites on the front side of the Sira orbit, the space platforms from the other half of the planet have filled the vacancy - not only that, but the firepower of these platforms is even greater Strong, there is a lens-like Hammer of Dawn launcher above each platform, and it works well.

"fire!"

On the Eternal City, a hundred Hammers of Dawn were scattered around the circular city. When the command to fire was issued, the force field generator above the gun muzzle was temporarily canceled, and the laser beam shot into the deep space without hindrance. Together with 13 unmanned Twilight-class ships around the city and hundreds of Dawn Hammer satellites in the rear, everyone in the Ares Fleet thought they were facing the sun!

In the steel sky, I witnessed the shattering of the stars, and saw one after another of the battleships of the Allied Defense Forces burning with inertia and turning into meteors in the deep space.The war is so cruel and unpredictable. Ever since the space city of the People's Federation unexpectedly became a space fortress, Lieutenant General Erich of the Ares Fleet felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

The worst outcome still happened——

"The Hannibal called. The ship lost control and is being repaired. Another 12 warships suffered heavy losses, and two lost contact."

"General, the enemy fleet left behind on the moon is following us!"

A hard rock that can break a person's toe appears on the road ahead, and there are a group of young people waiting for the opportunity with daggers behind them. Is there anything worse than this?

"Report, the Hermes fleet is calling. They have been surrounded by the enemy fleet. The enemy has no intention of retreating but continues to attack them. They will not be able to hold on..."

"Then what's the use of telling me these things, do I need to divide my troops to rescue them so far away?"

Dividing troops is a big taboo. Our own team gathered the main force to prepare for a wave of raids while the enemy was dividing their troops. We didn't expect to be slapped in the face when we first arrived. The situation is moving in an unexpected direction. According to the Hermes Fleet, The enemy's large army may be about to free up their hands.

"Fleet speeds up further."

This is the first order, and the remaining distance of tens of thousands of kilometers has become an excellent shooting range for the enemy's ultra-long-range laser output firepower. The unobstructed space is very disadvantageous for our side, and we must break through as soon as possible.

"Shout out to the enemy - ask them to surrender now or we won't hold back and hold them accountable to their own people. The Defenders can do justice to surrender with honor as a guarantee."

The subordinates did as ordered, but soon after they received a reply from the People's Federation, as an official reply and will definitely keep a file in the future, the People's Federation is still a little reserved——

"The United Human Powers Council telegraphed the invading enemy army. If you surrender immediately, we will ensure that you get a fair trial, that is, immediate execution. If you do not surrender, guarantee in the name of the Human Federation, and we will also ensure that you will get A soldier dies with dignity, please make a choice!"

With a single sentence, the enemy is not even interested in talking about it. This is like slapping Lieutenant General Erich's face left and right—"This group of interstellar pirates, deserters from the former regime, they are seeking their own death!"

The lieutenant general roared, and gave the order to make the bridge personnel rush to panic.

"All battleship bow gravity main guns are ready!"

Since they don't care about everything about themselves on the planet, why should their side consider them?What's more, the enemy's defenses are all around the planet itself, and within this range it happens to catch everything!

"What are you afraid of? What are you hesitating about?"

The lieutenant general shouted angrily, and the adjutant cautiously reminded that this planet will be the biggest spoil of war and the only purpose of the war.

"So what? At least it doesn't belong to us now!"

Lieutenant General Erich didn’t care—“Even if it’s a scarlet desert planet like Mars, we can still transform it into a home for billions of people, let alone this terrestrial planet? Even if a continent is blown up, it’s fine to rise again in the future We have this ability, don't talk nonsense, I want you to implement it immediately!"

The battleships in front of the Ares fleet slowly opened the main axis of their bows, which was more like a channel than a gun muzzle. The channel connecting the impact point engine was a gravity converging and amplifying array.The United Earth Government has relatively proficiently mastered the directional use of gravity. In industry, they use this technology to achieve large-scale collection at the level of planetary cracking. In the military, they have made gravity cannons.

People's Federation has seen its power and felt it personally.After observing the abnormality of the enemy ship and the increase in the gravitational sensor index, the Eternal City also discovered this move-"They aimed at Sira with gravity cannons, covered us, and wanted to destroy us in one go."

"The simulation calculation is in progress, and the enemy has a total of 18 battleships. If the efficiency of the storm battle is used, the gravity tide will cover the whole world of Thira and trigger a chain geological reaction. Nearly two-thirds of the land area will be submerged by the ocean. In the next millennium, there will be no Stable geologic movement will turn the remaining land into a situation close to that of the Proterozoic volcanic eruptive ecosphere restart."

"Are they really good at it?"

"They are far superior to Renlian in their mastery of gravity technology, so they can adjust their output. Since their goal is Sira, they can at most create some plate displacement."

When will natural disasters such as plate displacement be seen everywhere? Just do what you want?

Li Wei and Olivia sang together, asked and answered questions, and shook their heads together.

Li Wei: "Without the energy system and computing array on Sira, my thinking efficiency will drop by 15.00%. A large number of file backups, although not the most important, reprogramming requires a lot of repetitive work. I hate repetition!"

Olivia: "The industrial system on Thira has been severely damaged in the previous earthquake, and the orbital elevator has a hidden danger of balance. These are all built with great difficulty by my eyes. They don't want to touch them!"

The voices came together and issued an order to the silver-white ring.The girl in the holographic image blinked: "Connecting to the core database of the Eternal City, the relevant authorization has been activated."

"The rift generator is being deployed."

"Coordinates are being calculated synchronously."

In the center of the Eternal City, the black obelisk, known as the Palace of the Supreme Council, opened the outer metal protection, revealing a tower-like building that was artificially built, but whose style seems to have nothing to do with humans. .No one knows exactly what it is, but it has a puzzling air about it that only those with long memories can recognize.