Bang! A loud and clear sound rang out!
An extremely deep crack appeared on the boulder under Xu Le's feet. The crack exploded in the middle, followed by a barrage of bullets. Not far away, a large tree was hit. The trunk swayed, branches and leaves fell, and the sharp white pieces of rock that were hit flew in all directions.
The most dangerous bullet hit the top of the boulder, less than 30 centimeters away from the tip of his foot. Even though he was wearing thick military boots, he still felt his calf go numb from the impact.
At this time, Xu Le suddenly felt a tingling numbness in his mind. He was so far away, yet he was still almost hit? He was startled and subconsciously took two steps back nervously. His originally continuous and extremely rhythmic shooting was suddenly interrupted.
The optical targeting device was aimed at the space between the two giant mechanical legs of the military vehicle on the highway. It vaguely captured the image of the general firing the gun. He instantly remembered that after Mr. Shi's death, the ACW had been left in the Iron Seventh Division. Now, it was naturally in Du Shaoqing's hands.
Xu Le's pupils suddenly shrank. He took a deep breath, stepped forward, and returned to his original position. He leveled the ACW and continued to shoot at the road below. There was no extra emotion on his face, only a sense of valiance hidden behind the calmness.
Takashi Aoki, who was behind the boulder under his feet, was continuously hit by bullets. He didn't even blink as he steadily maintained his shooting posture and continuously pulled the trigger.
This was the shooting of ACW against ACW, a battle of will against will.
Schiller once said, "Some people, even if they have a divine gun in hand, will never become the God of Guns." (Note)
The ACW was no doubt a divine gun. These two were the only long-range divine guns left in the Federation, and they fell into the hands of two extremely determined and calm men. Today, they met on the mountain road and began to blossom. Presumably, they didn't feel like they were covered in dust.
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In the darkness before dawn, Xu Le arrived at the mountain opposite the Iron Seventh Division's base. He lowered his body temperature and slowed his heartbeat, waiting silently like a rock. Then, he would wake up because of the gunshots and because he was shot.
His day began in such a violent manner, and it was destined to leave behind many unforgettable scenes in his life.
Perhaps the human brain had some sort of ability to foresee this kind of fate, so at the beginning of the day, when he stood on the cliff and shot at Du Shaoqing on the road at the foot of the mountain, Xu Le thought of many people in the past, and the words those people once said.
When he pulled the trigger, he thought of Schiller's famous words. When he reloaded, he thought of the conversation he had with Commander Zhong in the West Woods's Red Chili oil restaurant....
The Tiger of the West Woods thought that Du Shaoqing was very dangerous because of his calm fanaticism and because he had expressed a certain attitude in the First Military Academy. The Federation needed a stronger government to truly defeat the Federation. It was because of this judgment that he had suppressed Du Shaoqing for an entire ten years.
Xu Le knew that Du Shaoqing was very dangerous because he was no longer the commander of the Iron Seventh Division, but the most unshakable existence in the Federal military. He was a god-like figure deeply loved by the people of the Federation. If this person was allowed to lead the Iron Seventh Division into the capital, no one knew what would happen, so he wanted to kill him.
At the very least, no one knew what Du Shaoqing was thinking about that day.
When this famous Federation general indifferently ignored the danger and fired at the mountaintop like an ordinary soldier, what did he think of Xu Le? What reason did he have to continue on this faintly tragic path? Where did his cold desire to kill Xu Le come from?
Du Shaoqing pulled the trigger. A bullet fiercely shot into the mound under the rock, exploding into a clump of yellow earth.
Xu Le pulled the trigger. A bullet fiercely shot into the mechanical leg on the road, producing a crisp sound!
At this moment, the two people on the mountaintop and the road, no matter who killed who, would be able to quickly return this suffocating world to its normal path. However, because the distance was too great, the bullets fired from the two thick ACW barrels made the world change color. Loud bangs rang out, but they were unable to accurately kill each other. It sounded more like two silent blacksmiths continuously hammering iron.
However, even if they were hammering iron, the next hammer might be able to break the iron plate. In that case, no one could guarantee that the next bullet fired from the barrel would hit the other's body first.
Amidst the flying shards of sharp rocks, the crisp bangs of bullets, and the dense shockwave of bullets, Xu Le and Du Shaoqing coldly looked at each other from several kilometers away, unmoving like mountains.
At this moment, this extremely rare exchange of long-range sniping had nothing to do with the quality and accuracy of the guns. The only thing left was luck.
The two of them were gambling with their most valiant willpower and determination. They were gambling with each other's lives.
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On a mountain road 170 kilometers to the south, two men were silently shooting at each other from long range. In the western suburbs of the capital, on the balcony behind Mochou Mountain, Lady Tai and President Pabre were still on the phone.
"Terminating the military supply contract and blowing up the crystal mine is using the lives of millions of innocent soldiers on the frontlines to threaten the Federation. Do you not have a single bottom line? What exactly do you want to do? "
Lady Tai indifferently listened to the president's low and sharp reprimand. She replied, "Mr. President, keeping a promise is the most basic of morals. It is the bottom line of human interaction. The Crystal Mine Consortium and Nutshell were the conditions given to us by the entire society when we gave up the imperial power.
"If the Federation had kept the promise from back then, the shares of the three thousand families would not have surfaced. If the government did not have any ideas about the Crystal Mine Consortium, the crystal mine would naturally be safe.
"The problem now is that you and your government have treated my family crudely. You have underestimated the Tai family and forgotten what this noble family name represents. This family has ruled humanity for tens of thousands of years, and the other six families were the retainers of the Tai family. Therefore, the Tai family has the responsibility and obligation to protect their existence … except for the Zhong family in the West Woods.
"Because the Zhong family was the first to betray the dynasty. They surrendered to the Republican forces in exchange for military power, and they have always thought that the East Woods incident was a purge planned by the Tai family and the Union Gang, but they have never reflected on it. That is because their shameless surrender made those so-called democratic sages realize that these families are not as unshakable as they thought.
"Mr. President, I will not make the same mistake as the ancestors of the Zhong family. I will not surrender, so I can tell you clearly that these families may be destroyed because of internal reasons, but they will definitely not fall because of external pressure."
President Pabre on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment before he asked, "What exactly do you want?"
"I want you to step down," Lady Tai replied concisely.
"That's an impossible thing." President Pabre replied in a deep voice, "The situation has developed to this point. Even if you have a trump card that can shake the Federation, it is impossible to turn back the tide of history. I want to remind you, madam, that Tai Zhiyuan has already promised to donate the Crystal Mine Consortium. The shares of Nutshell are exposed to the public. Even if you families force me to step down or even kill me, do you think that the Federation will still be controlled by the seven families in the future? "
"Our trump card has never been completely explained by anyone, including you." Lady Tai walked to the railing with the phone in her hand. She looked at the thin ice on the surface of the lake and said expressionlessly, "Without the Crystal Mine and Nutshell, do you think that the Tai family will not be able to survive in the Federation? I can remind you of one point, including the President's Residence and Parliament Hill, these lands are all mine. "
She did not give the other side of the phone the time to digest the shock and said, "Ah Yuan once trusted and admired you a lot, but you do not know that under that thin body hides a magma-like fury and a terrifying learning ability. When he discovered that you had betrayed the ideals he believed in, the combination of the two was so powerful."
"All of the families have been silent for an entire three years. That is because I know that if the government and you were willing to abide by the rules, Ah Yuan definitely has the ability to defeat you. But since the Federation government is not going to abide by the rules and tear away the cover of the law, then do not blame us old fellows for taking action."
"I have to admit that your trump card and strength have indeed caused the Federation to be greatly threatened. But Madam, have you not thought about how the current situation will end if the government is not willing to compromise? At that time, you should be very clear about what kind of reaction the Federal forces will have. "
"Mr. President, if you start to go crazy, if Lee Jae-do starts to go crazy, if most of the people in the government start to go crazy, then I will have no choice but to become a crazy woman."
Lady Tai held the railing with her left hand and the phone with her right hand. She said in a deep voice, "Even if we die together, so what? Our descendants will continue to live, and you and your government will gradually be eroded in these ruins, and then become an insignificant line on the pillar of shame in history! "
Her voice suddenly became cold, and with an extremely rare sharp and cold tone, she said sternly, "If you dare to let Du Shaoqing and his Iron Seventh Division take one step into the capital, then we will all be destroyed together! If you want to destroy the Tai family, then you must take the Federation down with you! "
"Mr. Pabre, from three years ago, I knew that you couldn't win this war, because you weren't clear-headed at all. You didn't know that you were actually fighting against the entire world alone, against a great history that you didn't know how great!"
On the other end of the phone, President Pabre was silent for a long time, and then his tired voice became stable and tough again. He slowly replied, "Madam, if this is your last condition, then let us and this rotten world … be destroyed together."
After the call ended, Lady Tai stood by the railing of the balcony, looking at the quiet lake in the forest in winter, and was silent for a long time.
Secretary Shen, who was standing behind her, had a nervous expression because of the president's last sentence.
"In your opinion, is Du Shaoqing crazy?" Lady Tai suddenly asked.
Secretary Shen shook his head.
"Very good. Pabre has already started to regret, but let's see how long he can hold on. "
Lady Tai lightly touched the cold stone railing, as if she was describing the old general on the chessboard, who was full of vicissitudes of life, hiding in the soldiers, and never waking up again.
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