The gray streamlined Federation fighter jet roared through the airspace above the small courtyard, tearing apart countless raindrops. It completed a graceful somersault high in the sky and flew away at a high speed, like a gray hawk tearing through the clouds.
Because it was deep in the intersection area of the southwest theater of operations, the gray hawk fighter jet did not return after it left, and there was no routine confirmation of the results. In fact, all six ground-to-ground missiles under the wings had hit the small courtyard. What else was there to confirm?
The vegetable leaves that were moistened by the raindrops instantly dried up and then turned into ashes. The small building collapsed and was immediately blown into countless whistling pieces of debris. The red brick wall on the periphery was also shaken by the tremendous force of the explosion to the soft mud ground, as soft as a biscuit that had been soaked in water, confirming the terrifying effect of the previous attack. Within the range of hundreds of square meters, probably even the voles underground were all dead.
In the dense mountain forest hundreds of meters behind the small courtyard, everyone was crouching behind the wet green hill, staring at the burning ruins of the small courtyard with their eyes wide open. Feeling the hot airflow that was still hot even though it was so far away, they couldn't help but change their expressions dramatically. They were collectively silent for a long time.
Someone broke the suffocating atmosphere at this time and murmured, "Mixed with two graphite fiber bundle incendiary bombs, so f * cking ruthless."
On the stretcher behind the crowd, Dongfang Yu pressed the soil under the mud with her right hand and barely propped up her body. Her eyes became a little hollow, but she still struggled to curse in a low voice, "Don't believe that Empire man. This must be a mistake. Yes, it must be a mistake."
Except for Paul and the other captive of the Imperium who exchanged a mocking smile, none of the soldiers of the federation who were still in shock paid any attention to Dongfang Yu, nor were they in the mood to argue with him. Facts spoke louder than words, and cold facts spoke louder than any trust.
Xu Le took off the leaf on his face and frowned slightly. He found that the equipment in the military backpack did not respond, which meant that the connection with the spaceship outside the atmosphere was cut off again.
Xiong Linquan stared silently at the flames that were still sticking out their tongues ferociously in the heavy rain. He said to Zhu 'er who was lying beside him, "Check the signal strength. If the continuous duration exceeds the predetermined value, then reconnect with the previous communication channel. Tell the base that we've been attacked by a Federation Gray Hawk fighter. Ask them what happened."
Pearl looked at him in surprise and found that Xiong Linquan was not speaking out of anger. She subconsciously looked at Xu Le and found that the boss had remained silent. She could not help but rub her head of curly hair in annoyance. Following his instructions, she began to search for a signal channel through the filtering equipment.
Xiong Linquan explained to his team members with an expressionless face. At the same time, he explained to Xu Le, "That's our own team. We need to make a final confirmation."
"Yes, but …"
Zhu 'er took off her earphones. With a hint of grief and indignation, she looked at Xiong Linquan and Xu Le and said, "There is no reply. The frequency of the base has entered a state of silence."
The base's communication channel, which should be responsible for receiving or rescuing them, had entered a strange state of silence at this moment. Everyone in the forest and behind the green hills knew what this meant.
As if infected by the silence of the communication channel, the people lying on the ground in the rain also fell into a deathly silence. Dongfang Yu also slowly closed her mouth.
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and looked at the movement in the field in the rain. He climbed up from the wet ground and took three deep breaths. His brows were tightly knitted together as he muttered, "F * ck you f * cking mutter."
The former member of Group 7, Monkey, had been in charge of the lookout post in the treehouse. He was the last to leave the small courtyard. While he was shocked by the fighter, he had been paying attention to Xu Le. When he heard these words, he explained to the soldier beside him in a low voice, "Boss usually doesn't like to swear, but sometimes he can't help it. That's why he likes to use this kind of automatic silencer. The meaning of this sentence is: F * ck your f * cking mother."
The soldier who had just joined NTR half a year ago said in astonishment, "That's really dirty."
"That's why it has to be silenced, right? Speaking of which, our Group 7 also used to have this kind of habit. In the past two years, no one has used it, but isn't boss back now? I reckon he'll have to pick it up again. I see that you're usually quite honest and dutiful. In the future, you'll have to pay more attention in this area so that you don't fall behind. "
The Group 7 member nicknamed Monkey was called Jin Ruse. He came from Linhai. His parents were both powerful people in the university city. His family had a long history of learning. However, after mixing with Group 7 on the frontlines for so many years, he had long become a boorish man with a mouth full of vulgarities.
Just like Jin Ruse, the old members of Group 7, like Pearl and Mountain Pao, were angry and sad that the Federal military had not only abandoned them, but also wanted to kill them. However, they were not nervous, and they were not in despair. Group 7's tradition had always been to allow anger but not despair. Moreover, now that they had welcomed their boss back, they dared to charge forward no matter how stormy the road ahead was!
Just as Jin Ruse was translating his boss's vulgarities to the newcomer, Xiong Linquan stood up with his heavy gun and said in a deep voice, "Cut off all communication channels and take off your friend or foe identification devices."
Everyone took off the metal buckles on their belts without hesitation and simply destroyed them. Dongfang Yu, who was on the stretcher, was silent for a moment. Then, with trembling hands, she took out the identification device from between the layers of the stretcher and threw it out.
A hard military boot ruthlessly crushed the metal plate that represented the identity of a Federation soldier.
Xiong Linquan slowly retracted his right foot, allowing the rain to hit his expressionless face. He looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "From now on, we will be a true lone army."
"We won't have a base, we won't have a backline. We will fight alone in a foreign land. Everyone will be our enemy. We won't have any more missions. Our only mission is to survive."
"We have to survive and return to the base alive. No, we have to return to the federation alive. We have to expose this ridiculous matter. We have to stab those big shots who ordered the fighter jets to bomb us until they bleed. Then, we'll rip off their balls. This is my order."
The soldiers in the rain stood upright. Whether it was the members of the first seven groups or the veterans of NTR, they were expressionless, silent, and determined. There was no hot-blooded oath, but they were full of strong willpower. Even Paul and the other imperial captive could feel some kind of heat in the wind and rain.
Xu Le leaned against a green tree and looked at Xiong Linquan's burly figure in the rain. He couldn't help but show a trace of emotion. The reckless and combative subordinate had now grown into an excellent commander. However, he had to interrupt the other party's beautiful battle mobilization and said,
"The Federation's follow-up reaction won't be so fast. The second wave of attacks shouldn't come soon, but I think the previous explosion was not small. There should be imperial troops coming to see, so let's go."
Xiong Linquan looked back at him. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Boss, where are we going?"
Finally hearing the long-lost title from his mouth, Xu Le was dazed for a moment. He scratched his wet hair with a smile and replied softly, "If you are not afraid of being sold by us, then I suggest you go to the place with the most people in the empire first."
The soldiers in the rain all laughed.
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In the evening, the lone army made of six lightly wounded soldiers, one heavily wounded soldier on a stretcher, five healthy soldiers of the federation, two captives of the Imperium, and a certain prince of the Imperium reached a forsaken graphite mine under the cover of the dusk and the rain.
Xu Le was very familiar with this abandoned mine pit and was very good at using this terrain to fight. After a brief discussion, the team chose this place as a temporary camp for the night.
An observation post was arranged in the valley behind the side. Xu Le carried the modified gun and vigilantly patrolled around. After confirming that the camp was temporarily safe, he relaxed a little and returned to the dark tunnel. He finally had a chance to talk to Paul.
The joy of reuniting after a long time and Paul's doubts and shock about his identity did not need to be described too much. Xu Le did not tell him the bad news that Aunt Susan was seriously ill. He just smiled and comforted the young man. He would definitely let him leave this terrifying planet alive.
Paul was a little weak after being held captive for two months. He gradually fell asleep in excitement, nervousness, and confusion. Xu Le quietly looked at his still young face, zipped up his sleeping bag, and walked out.
It had been raining for a whole day, but the clouds in the sky were still as heavy as lead clouds. Countless electron turbulences were rolling and struggling in those clouds. The bright full moon on the horizon only appeared for a very short time before it was swallowed up in an instant. The mine was plunged into darkness.
In the darkness, Xiong Linquan came over, took out a cigarette, and tore it in half. He handed one half to Xu Le and stuffed the other half into his mouth. He began to chew it with his saliva.
"I'm not as addicted to smoking as before. It's probably because I haven't been on the battlefield for a long time." Xu Le gently rubbed the tobacco with his fingers and said with a smile, "I don't know if Old Bai has succeeded in quitting smoking."
"His child should be almost three years old. I heard it's a girl," Xiong Linquan said.
"A girl is good. Someone as delicate as him will definitely be popular when they grow up." Xu Le paused slightly and suddenly asked, "How many people do we have left?"
Xiong Linquan was silent for a long time before replying, "Thirty-seven."
Xu Le looked at the occasional cannon fire under the night sky in the distance and said with a frown, "Back then, there were 5,460 of us. We had a total of 137 people, and now there's only a few left?"
"I'm talking about the people who are still in the army. Boss … after you ran away, some people chose to retire like Old Bai. Liu Jiao retired two years ago, and now he's driving a taxi in the capital. He earns quite a good income, but I heard that he always has abdominal cramps on rainy days, and he can't even hold the steering wheel properly.
"Do you still remember the wound on his stomach back then? In his letters, he always complained that it was the aftereffects of that injury. I don't understand. There's no joint in the stomach, so how can he get rheumatism? F * ck. "
Xiong Linquan scolded with a smile, and spat out the tobacco in his mouth.
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and sighed. "Retiring from the army is pretty good. At least they're still alive."
Xiong Linquan only said that some people had retired from the army, but he was not willing to say how many. He understood what he meant. Many of those people in Group 7 had left the army forever because of this war.
He stuffed the tobacco into his mouth and slowly chewed. He felt that it was getting more and more bitter and numb.
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