The geomagnetic storm and snowstorm seemed to have agreed to disappear at the same time. The glacier at the extreme north of planet 5460 revealed its magnificent and solemn true appearance in front of everyone. The sides of a few lonely black rock peaks were dotted with a world of ice and snow that had accumulated over hundreds of millions of years. Against the backdrop of the blue sky, it was very beautiful.
The sound of explosions came faintly from afar. The battle on this high ground had already ended. The remnants of the Empire hidden in the ice and snow stubbornly resisted to the end, but in the end, they only turned into countless cold corpses. Two white Mxt mechas buzzed and exited battle mode. Their huge metal bodies slowly descended, quietly watching their own troops silently clean up the battlefield.
The Federation had mobilized two fully mechanized ace integrated divisions and even more divisions. Under such an offensive, even if the remaining forces of the Imperial expeditionary force wanted to use a tragic suicidal counterattack to prove their loyalty to His Majesty, they could not hold on for much longer. In just seven short days, the battle line had already advanced a few hundred kilometers to the north.
The first regiment of the new 17th division that had launched the attack first was now at the very back. The Federation command used this method to announce to all the troops that no matter how great your military achievements were, if you dared to not follow military discipline … like Lieutenant Colonel He Lei, then no matter how rich the fruits ahead were, the command would not let you eat them.
The troops in charge of cleaning up the remnants of the Empire before them was a mixed team of the 1st regiment and a certain regiment from Green Dragon Mountain. They were somewhat unwilling and annoyed to follow the rear of the Federation troops, chewing on the frozen leftovers tastelessly in the glacier. Commander He Lei could not stand this kind of depression and had been hiding in the command armored vehicle to sleep, not coming out at all.
The cockpit door of the white Mxt mecha slowly opened. Xu Le, with messy hair, rubbed his eyes and stood on the door fastener. He looked at the battlefield around him. After a moment of silence, he took out a wrinkled light blue cigarette case from his military uniform, took out a dry cigarette, and stuffed it into his mouth. He used his trembling hand to turn on the lighter and moved closer.
The weather was still very cold. He had just recovered from a serious illness and was wearing a thin pilot's uniform, so his hands were trembling. He did not light the cigarette at all, but his lips and lungs seemed to be numb from the cold between the glaciers. He did not notice this at all. He inhaled hard and looked at the white smoke that he exhaled in front of him, thinking that it was a cigarette.
It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that he realized something was wrong. He looked awkwardly at the cigarette butt that had no light at all. Then, he anxiously realized that the lighter was also broken.
It was purely a subconscious action. Xu Le reached his hand into the cockpit, grabbed the control stick, and quickly made a few movements.
Following this movement, the gigantic MXT mecha beneath him began to move. The heavy alloy mechanical arms quickly flipped upwards with a clear metallic sound, fanning out a few plumes of snow in the air. Then, just as it was about to smash into the cockpit door of the mecha, it abruptly stopped.
The black gun barrel of the MXT mech, which looked thicker than a tree trunk, was aimed at the cabin door, at his head.
The soldiers in the snow raised their heads to look. A trace of surprise flashed across their faces because it looked like the pilot standing in the gigantic mecha wanted to commit suicide. Of course, no one believed that this pilot would commit suicide, so they were very curious about what exactly he wanted to do.
Xu Le held the cigarette in his mouth very naturally and moved closer to the air in front of him. There was a thick and terrifying gun barrel there.
The special separated state Darlin's autocannon at the front of the mechanical arm had just stopped firing and was rotating. It looked calm as usual, glowing with a faint metallic luster, but in reality, its temperature was terrifyingly high.
With a soft hiss, the cigarette ignited as soon as it came into contact with the metal of the gun barrel.
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath. He felt very happy.
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Using a gigantic mecha weapon to light a cigarette gave people the feeling of using the main cannon of a battleship to fry fish. The Federation soldiers in all directions watched this scene. Their hearts surged with complicated and reverent emotions. This scene seemed to be deliberately made cool. What kind of precise micro-control ability did this pilot need to have? If he made the slightest mistake in his control, that hot and thick gun barrel would probably immediately take his life.
"Movie King, light it up for me too."
Shi Qinghai shouted loudly from the ground, his face full of ridicule. In his opinion, Xu Le was becoming more and more silent and cool. He didn't know if it was because he was stimulated by Du Shaoqing or because of the influence of that national girl, but he was really more like an actor. It was infuriating.
Hearing his words, some of the Green Dragon Mountain soldiers who reacted quickly laughed out loud, while the soldiers of the New Seventeenth Division glared at Shi Qinghai angrily. As the trump card of the New Seventeenth Division, or rather the newest generation's signboard, Xu Le held a very high position in the hearts of the normal soldiers.
Xu Le just smiled and sat at the joint of the hatch. His right hand gripped the control stick and shook it twice.
With a whistling sound, the heavy mechanical arm of the MXT pierced through the air and pressed down on Shi Qinghai's head like a small mountain. The shadow instantly enlarged and then stopped changing.
The terrifyingly huge gun barrel came to an abrupt stop just a few centimeters in front of Shi Qinghai.
Shi Qinghai's expression was a little stiff, and his lips trembled with the cigarette in his mouth. Even someone as fierce as him was shocked by this scene. After a moment, he lowered his head and lit the cigarette between his lips. After taking a deep breath, he used his fingers to pinch the filter and shouted up, "You want to scare me to death? No way!"
A few meters in the air, Xu Le sat on the edge of the cabin door. His two feet, which were wearing anti-slip military boots, kicked lightly in the breeze. His face was filled with a happy smile. His neat white teeth were dazzling under the cold sunlight. He was like a child with a clean and simple mind.
Right at this moment, the hatch of the white MXT mecha beside him also opened. Bai Yulan stepped on the sturdy hatch, took out a cigarette from the pack, and put it between her lips. Then, she looked over and smiled.
The Federation soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield below the two mechas also excitedly squeezed over. They all took out cigarettes from their arms and looked up at the sky expectantly.
Seeing this scene, Xu Le's smile instantly disappeared. Just like He Lei, he turned around and hid in the cockpit. No matter how many people outside the cockpit called out, he wouldn't show his face again.
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In the clean-up operations that followed, Xu Le and Shi Qinghai, this pair of brothers who had not seen each other for a long time, finally had the chance to fight side by side for an extended period of time. That innate tacit understanding that began when they passed cigarettes through the iron door under the sunlight appeared once again.
Mr. Shi, who had received the Federation's formal military academy education and Green Dragon Mountain's special agent training, displayed his outstanding and proud side to the Federation's officers. No matter if it was a complicated tactical deduction or a specific battle plan arrangement, he could easily give the best answer through his small notebook and the specialized grid lines on the electronic map.
Xu Le, on the other hand, led the well-equipped troops. Clean and efficient, he completed specific battle missions without any sloppiness. Even when the battlefield was far away, he could still appear at the place Shi Qinghai needed him to be. His execution ability was so strong that it made others speechless.
One was the technical director of the new 17th Division, and was also Commander He Lei's respected instructor. He had a lot of say in the command of the troops. The other was the liaison officer jointly chosen by President Pabre and the leader of Nanshui. The military commander of the Green Dragon Mountain troops also greatly valued his opinion. The mixed troops of both sides gradually got used to the feeling of fighting together because of the existence of these two people. In the past few decades, the government troops and the anti-government troops, who had been at odds with each other and had been stained with each other's blood, actually became more and more familiar with each other. The initial hostility and indifference had unknowingly decreased by a lot.
"Last year at the base, someone mentioned that Teacher Du Shaoqing was a member of the Trinity Association. At the time, the boss said that he knew two people from the Trinity Association. One was a secretary, and the other … was in prison. At the time, you guys didn't think much of it and thought that the boss was joking. "
Beside the bonfire on the snowy ground, Bai Yulan quietly said to her comrades beside her, "The person who is the secretary is in charge of specific affairs for one of the seven major families. He is a character who can enter and leave the presidential palace at will. And this Mr. Shi is the one in prison. Now you should believe that on the day he was pardoned, you were also at Charter Square. "
"Yes." Xiong Linquan hugged the gun and shook his head with emotion. "The person who is qualified to enter the Trinity Association is indeed extraordinary. He should have been locked in the military prison together with the boss. Some rumors say that when Senator Macklin was assassinated in S2, it was him and the boss who did it together … To be honest, what I am most curious about is where he got this ACW. "
"Haven't you thought about that big gun? I heard that it was specially approved by the president. Have you seen the president?" Lan Xiaolong looked at Xiong Linquan and said mockingly.
"Of course I have. Last time when I accompanied the boss to the official residence for dinner, the president specially came to the lounge to see us. Did you forget?" Xiong Linquan retorted angrily.
Lan Xiaolong ignored him. A trace of complex emotions flashed through his eyes. "He is more accurate with the gun than you. He is fiercer than Old Bai in close combat. His electrical control skills are no worse than Gu Xifeng's. His first aid skills are even better than Dong Zi's. His driving skills are better than Liu Jiao's. His grades in the military academy are even better than mine.
"In the past, I always thought that this guy Xu Le was already ridiculously fierce, like a monster. But now, I suddenly find that there is an all-around monster by my side. If there are more people like him, how are we going to survive?"
Lan Xiaolong was not sarcastic and said with emotion, "This young master is indeed qualified to be a young master."
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