The door of the mayor's office was pushed open. Gao Ruiming walked in quickly while speaking in a hurried tone.
"We have lost contact with the mercenaries we sent!"
"This is impossible!"
The moment he heard these words, Xiao Hong almost subconsciously stood up from his chair, and the expression on his face was like he had seen a ghost.
"Boris is our old partner for many years. It is impossible for him to fail!
"However, this time he did fail! Why can't you recognize the reality? " Looking at the mayor who was still unwilling to accept the reality, Gao Ruiming said with a headache, "The only good news is that we can now confirm that Lu Zhou is still on Mars, and he is in the Security Bureau's stronghold! Where he was half an hour ago! Otherwise, there is no reason for them to station so many people in that stronghold! "
As for where he was now.
That was hard to say.
But one thing was certain. He probably hadn't left Tiangong City yet.
However, even so, this news still did not relax the expression on Mayor Xiao's face. Instead, a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
There was no news from Boris. Whether he was dead or alive, he definitely wouldn't dare to come back to see him again. Even if he was beaten to death, he wouldn't believe that those villains who were willing to pay for their lives would keep his secret.
Once the matter was exposed, they would have to bear the anger of the Pan-Asian authorities …
At this moment, the icon for a communication request suddenly flashed in the corner of the desk.
Seeing the flashing icon, Mayor Xiao immediately stretched out his index finger and pressed it.
As the light blue holographic beam rose, a half-body figure quickly appeared in front of the two of them.
"Report, there is an urgent report from the border observation station!"
Mayor Xiao's heart tightened, and he spoke quickly.
"What is it?"
"According to the information from the border observation station, the mothership battle group of the First Fleet left the Lagrange Point Air Force Base five minutes ago and is moving towards Mars!"
The moment he heard these words, Mayor Xiao's heart thumped fiercely, and he sat back in the office chair.
"Damn it! They really noticed it! "
Looking at the panicked mayor, the face of the liaison standing in the holographic beam was full of confusion.
Seeing this, Gao Ruiming quickly stepped forward, reached out his hand, and pressed on the desk. He first closed the unfinished call, then quickly walked around the desk to Mayor Xiao. He put his hands on Mayor Xiao's shoulders and shook him twice.
"There's no time for us to hesitate, Mr. Mayor! There was no prior phone call, not even a text message. Wasn't this enough to explain the problem? Without a doubt, this fleet is coming for us! "
Looking at the mayor who had yet to recover from the shock, he raised his voice and continued to shout with all his strength.
"It will take them at least a week to get here from the Lagrange Point Space Base! If we send the drones to harass them, we can buy another week! Not a single minute of these two weeks could be wasted! Start mobilizing now. Mobilize everything we can into the war. We still have time! "
Facing his most loyal subordinate, Mayor Xiao had a bitter smile on his face.
"If we fight now … do we have any chance of winning?"
"The odds of winning are not good, but if we do nothing and wait for death here, what awaits us will be the trial of the law. I can swear to you that we will spend the rest of our lives in prison! " Staring at Mayor Xiao, Gao Ruiming continued, "But if we resist, we may have a chance of survival! It's up to you to decide what to do! You must make a decision immediately! "
A trace of fighting spirit, or the desire to survive, was rekindled in Mayor Xiao's eyes. He took a deep breath and spoke.
"What should we do?"
Gao Ruiming: "It's very simple! Find Lu Zhou and force him to hand over the warp drive technology! Even if our opponent is the First Fleet, as long as we use these two weeks to build an unbreakable line of defense, and then use the warp drive to give our fleet wings, the balance of victory will definitely tilt in our favor! Don't forget, we have the largest industrial center and the most complete industrial cluster in the solar system! As long as we drag this on, victory will be ours! "
"Pass down my order." Standing up from the chair, Mayor Xiao said in a serious tone, "Tiangong City has entered a wartime state! Let all the guards and militia be on standby, ready to — "
At this moment, the floor and windows of the office suddenly made a muffled tremor.
Mayor Xiao subconsciously held onto the desk and barely managed to stand up. He glanced out the window in panic and then looked at Gao Ruiming, who almost fell as well.
He gulped and asked in a trembling voice.
"What … happened just now?"
Gao Ruiming also shook his head with a dumbfounded expression.
"I … don't know."
Although he didn't know, he had a strong hunch in his heart that something big had happened …
…
Over Tiangong City.
The space station suspended in orbit around Mars had been taken over by the Third Orbital Airborne Brigade.
Because the speed of the Qinling exceeded everyone's expectations, the defense forces on the space station did not receive any notice to resist in advance. Therefore, Li Gaoliang took people to disarm the entire security force on the space station without much effort.
The passengers stranded on the space station were temporarily placed in the rest area, and the communication between the space station and the outside world had been cut off.
At this moment, Tiangong City still knew nothing about this.
According to the combat plan, in five minutes, the Third Orbital Airborne Brigade would launch an airborne operation against the city hall of Tiangong City.
There were two combat goals.
One was to capture the rebels, and the other was to rescue Academician Lu.
"Before lying in the hibernation capsule, I thought that the 22nd century would be more prosperous and peaceful than the 21st century."
Lying in the airborne capsule, Li Gaoliang looked at the countdown on the timer. He used the little time left to chat with Captain Deng of the Qinling in the command channel.
"And then?"
"And then? Actually, there is nothing much. After I woke up, I realized that there is nothing wrong with prosperity, but peace seems to be far from it. It's only been a few years, and I've already participated in two large-scale battles. "
"Haha, it will be the third battle soon."
"Yes." Li Gaoliang sighed. He looked at the marks on the battle map and said with a complicated expression, "I hope this time it won't be too big."
It didn't feel good to kill each other.
Last time, they faced a robot, and he could kill the enemy without any scruples.
However, this time was different.
Even if they were born in different lands, they still had the same blood flowing in their veins and spoke the same language …
"It's impossible not to make a big deal. The only thing we can do is to control the situation before it deteriorates further."
"You are right … I want to confirm again that we can apply for support on the battlefield."
"I advise you not to count on support too much. Except for intelligence support, the ground support firepower on our ship is basically useless."
"As expected, I didn't count on you guys."
Captain Deng: "So can you guys do it?"
"Don't worry, the situation here will not be worse than Guanghan City last year." Li Gaoliang glanced at the time on the timer. He grinned and said, "My time is almost up. Let's wait until the battle is over. Also, please keep an eye on the sky. Don't let the target escape. "
Captain Deng spoke with a faint smile.
"Leave it to us."
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