Hidden Yao Era

Then a brutal tug-of-war began on Uranus, and our ships were destroyed by their carriers, leaving only us, the ground men, to defend the various forts. They also lost almost all their battle cruisers and cruisers, and the carrier-based aircraft of their carriers could not penetrate the outer defenses of the fortress and had to send ground forces to attack.

It was a terrible sight, close to 5 million people, tens of thousands of tanks and tens of thousands of mechs fighting on the ice field. The soldier's combat uniform was torn apart, and the cold instantly eroded the soldier's body and froze them into ice sculptures, and it didn't take long for the artillery fire to blow them to pieces. Master Major Peterson described to him the brutal battles he had experienced.

Castor was a little touched: "Oh, it's really miserable to be an infantryman, wouldn't those soldiers in tanks and mechs be better?" They sit in the tanks and mechs that look sturdy, but when they fight, they are all arranged to bear the damage at the front, the most fierce artillery fire beckons to them, the front mechs and tanks are often the fastest to lose, their tanks and mechs can withstand four or five shells at first, but soon the dense artillery fire engulfs them, their tanks and mechs are beaten to pieces, and the people inside are also beaten into pulp. Sometimes the ion cannon hits them directly, melting the people inside along with the iron guys. "

Master Chief Peterson continued: "And so, on Uranus, in less than two weeks, the fort where I was stationed was littered with frozen stone-like corpses and twisted scrap metal, and in some places the two sides fought over and over again, and the corpses and scrap metal were piled up on a hill. "

"Has there been no support?" Casto asked. "Their fleet arrived in two weeks, and we finally wiped out the Pluto rover's forces, but the defenders of Uranus were reduced to 50,000 ground troops, and the garrison fleet was wiped out. After Master Chief Peterson had finished recounting the tragic battle, it was clear that he was still haunted by the fact that it had been a long time had passed.

"I've only heard of the fire extinguisher's Uranus victory before, but I didn't expect ......" Before Casto could finish speaking, Master Peterson interrupted him: "The media always likes to exaggerate the facts, report good news but not bad news, they don't care about the life or death of the low-level soldiers, the great achievements of those high-level officers are the focus of their pursuit, and we pawns, they won't care." "

"Like Curtis, doesn't anyone care if he lives or dies?" Casto said to himself. "Who? your friend who just died in battle?" asked Master Chief Peterson. "Yes, and his death is insignificant?" said Castor, confused. Master Peterson responded, "It seems so in the media and the big guys, of course, if he is a nobleman, or if he is more powerful in the family, it may not be the same. "

"He's a nobleman...... Casto didn't dare to explain Curtis's status as a nobleman. Curtis's family declined half a century ago, but Casto's family maintained a good relationship with them, and Curtis's grades were always good, so he and Casto always attended the same school. When it came time to choose a university, Curtis did not hesitate to choose the same military school as Casto. But when he arrived at the military school, Curtis was a little uncomfortable, and his academic performance was not so up-to-date. Castor wondered if Curtis had chosen a research institute, or a normal university would be a better fit for him. Curtis's path to military school is the fault of Castor, and Curtis's death in space now adds to Castor's guilt.

"Oh, what might his family do for his death, a lavish funeral, or a mournful press conference. Master Peterson said. "And what can I do for him next?" Casto thought to himself. "Most of the low-level soldiers don't care about the life and death of the big guys, most of the low-level soldiers are modified people, artificial people, the big guys basically don't treat them as people, especially in the earth circle, their human gene fundamentalist atmosphere is too strong, thinking that only the unmodified human genes from the earth are the most perfect. Your friend should not be a clone or a modified human, and his death may be taken a little more seriously by the higher-ups," Master Peterson added.

Castor was incredulous: "Is the top brass so cold-blooded? Is it the same with the firefighters? I don't believe it, the generals seem to value the lives of their soldiers very much, and they are very approachable...... "They, I don't want to say anything, I don't want to talk too much about them, how to judge them as a person needs to be felt by yourself in private when you contact them." "Master Chief Peterson didn't want to defend his point of view for anything.

"Let's go, the captain wants you to go to the military conference center on the Levy Nine. Let's take a look at the combat report this time. Castor and Master Chief Peterson stepped out of the New Medici and opened the hatch, revealing the Levy 9 Space City before their eyes. The city agglomeration, military installations, and warships parked in the harbor instantly filled their field of vision, and the huge space city created a sense of oppression that was almost suffocating. Jupiter Industries has been operating in this space city for more than 100 years, constantly expanding, fortifying, and the port alone has undergone thirteen expansion projects. Today, Levi-9 has become the largest space city in Jupiter's orbit.

As soon as they came out, they ran into Major Kawaguchi and Captain Mills, who were also preparing to leave the port. "Hey, Casto, it doesn't feel like you're locked up, hahahahaha!" Captain Mills greeted Casto, but it made Casto sound uncomfortable. "You should taste it if you have a chance!" Casto said to him.

Captain Mills didn't care about Casto's emotions, but reminded him: "Oh, hahaha, I did get locked up, and it was because of the confrontation with my boss, now that I have learned to be obedient, you have to pay attention in the future, don't fight against the captain, he is not easy to mess with." "Thank you for the reminder, Captain!" Casto replied dismissively. Afterwards, Mills and the others got on the Starport bus. Before leaving, he asked Casto, "Would you like to introduce you to a few girls? All of them are recommended by AI programs based on my preferences! You can also get one!".

"No!" Casto rejected him outright. Disappointed, Mills hopped on the bus and went to the city's inner entertainment district for fun.

"Soldiers shouldn't be like this!" Casto said, somewhat angrily. Master Peterson said to him, "Hey, take it easy, soldiers are human beings, especially after experiencing a tragic battlefield, you need to find a way to relax yourself, keep tense, and your spirit will have problems, young man!"

"But you can't keep doing it like this!" Castor still grimaced. Afterwards, they took a shuttle plane and flew to the military conference center.

When they reached the door, Master Chief Peterson stood up and said to Casto, "You go in, this meeting is not for a non-commissioned officer of my level to attend." But as a reminder, you are only responsible for reporting and taking notes in this meeting, and you should not make any other statements, let alone contradict your boss. Many of the people involved in this meeting are high-ranking officers, and there are even fleet commanders with the rank of vice admiral, and if you continue to defy your superiors in this meeting, it is likely to ruin your future. Castor nodded. Casto saw Captain Nelson at the convention center gate, and he didn't say anything more, just asked Casto to enter the convention center with him.

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walls of the conference center are made of gray steel plates, which are airtight, and in the center is a huge rectangular conference table, surrounded by chairs, which can accommodate about 20 people, and there is also a row of chairs on the side of the wall, which is reserved for officers below the rank of colonel. Directly in front of it is a large screen that broadcasts battle debriefing information. Captain Nelson sat on the right side of the conference table by the door, and the other surviving captains of the battle sat on either side of the table.

Major General William sat at the end of the long table, and across from him was Lieutenant General Walker, who was presiding over the meeting. Castor sat in a seat on the right side of the wall. After a while, he saw an acquaintance walk in, it was Yang Dongming, he also survived this catastrophe, but his face was not good-looking. The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and Yang Dongming seemed to have something to say, but he stopped talking. Casto didn't ask questions, and decided to talk to Yang Dongming after the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Rear Admiral William introduced the situation of the battle: "This time, I led a total of 169 warships of the Seventh Fleet to conduct a simulated exercise in the outer orbit of Io, and after arriving at the predetermined location, I encountered the fleet of Pluto rovers, and the two sides fought for more than 40 minutes, and in the case of being outnumbered, I ordered a retreat, and in this operation, a total of 104 frigates and destroyers were lost, and 3,313 people were killed or missing. Here is a briefing on the battle. "

Subsequently, the briefing of the campaign was displayed on the large screen, and the specific casualty data, the number of the lost ship and the code flashed on the screen one by one. Casto was stunned for a moment, he was shocked by the heavy loss, the loss of more than 100 warships, which meant that more than 100 trainee officers who had just graduated from military academies were killed. In the line of the dead list, Casto saw Curtis's name.

After reviewing the operational report, Vice Admiral Walker said: "We believe that in this battle, Rear Admiral Wilhelm's command is in no problem, and his correct strategy has saved the fleet's capital ships." In the case of being outnumbered, the losses are indeed large. But it is completely understandable that in such an emergency, it is not easy for Major General William to make the right choice. Well......

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"Wait a minute, Lieutenant General, there's a situation I must explain to you!" Colonel Nelson abruptly interrupted Lieutenant General Walker, who wanted to end the meeting. "Oh, what do you have to report?" Walker asked. "In this operation, Rear Admiral William commanded all the frigates in the rear to support the front row, causing huge casualties. Nelson said. "Oh, we've seen this, it's a sacrifice made to cover the retreat of the main fleet, it's really heavy, I can understand your grief for these sacrificed soldiers. But as soldiers, we must always be rational! Whether there is a better way to deal with the situation, Colonel Nelson can discuss with Major General William after the meeting. This concludes this meeting. Lieutenant General Walker ended the meeting stiffly.

At the end of the meeting, Casto approached Yang Dongming and said to him, "Dongming! "