Hidden Yao Era

Yang Dongming changed the topic and said, "Don't you think something is wrong? This disaster is very strange. First of all, where did the 20 AC721s that were supposed to pick us up go?" Casto also realized something. "And we didn't find any wreckage or debris of them, so did they just disappear into thin air? Also, the location of our exercise is Europa, and Pluto rovers generally don't dare to come to the heart of such an enemy army to launch a surprise attack. And even if they did, the reconnaissance ships on our side should have discovered their FG300 frigate long ago, so that they wouldn't have turned the battleship over so easily. Also, the frigates involved in the operation this time were all ships that provided firepower in the back row, and they all went to the front row to absorb damage not long after the operation began, which should have been the function that the Io-class cruisers and Eriva-class destroyers in the fleet should play, and the commander's arrangement was really strange. "

"What you're saying makes a lot of sense, it's very strange. I was also in a bit of a trance the moment Curtis's frigate stepped forward. Are these all command errors?" asked Castor. Yang Dongming pondered for a while and replied: "Unlikely, if one or two of the above weird things happen alone, I can understand it as a mistake, but they all happen in a concentrated manner, this is not a mistake, I'm afraid it is intentional." "

"You mean, Major General William deliberately sent Curtis and them to death? This is crazy, how is it possible?" Casto couldn't accept Yang Dongming's reasoning conclusion, and looked puzzled.

"If there is an AI program that analyzes the command of Major General Wilhelm, it will certainly be able to point out his stupidity. Casto said.

Yang Dongming shook his head and said, "But after the dark era after the collapse of the empire, AI has been completely banned from being used for strategic deployment and analysis. What you say is not feasible at all, but the command of Major General William is easy to see that there is no need for AI. "

Casto, a little disturbed by all kinds of confused emotions, asked, "Then why do you say that Major General Wilhelm commanded like this?"

Yang Dongming continued to say suspiciously: "To be honest, I can't understand why they did this, letting more than 100 young graduates of military academies go to death, what kind of devil must be to do such a thing." "

"Yes, if they really did it on purpose, then they are perverted devils!" Hearing this, Yang Dongming and Casto were both shocked, their reasoning about the high-level conspiracy theories of the firefighters would obviously cause a lot of trouble if they were heard by a third person. At this time, the person who had just spoken appeared from the corner, it was Winston, a classmate of Casor and Yang Dongming at the Military Academy, he was a well-known honor student in the school, an old friend of Casto, and he was assigned to the fleet flagship for an internship during this exercise. "Your reasoning is interesting, and I am aware of the strangeness of this exercise, but I don't dare to speculate on the upper echelons of the firefighters with such malice. Winston said.

Seeing that it was Winston, Yang Dongming and Casto were relieved, they had a good relationship with Winston at school. "What do you think, do you have any reasonable explanation?" Yang Dongming asked Winston. Winston's eyes wandered a little, and he didn't dare to assert his opinion: "Well, I don't have a reasonable explanation, I tried to analyze Major General William's command from the perspective of good intentions, but none of them can be justified. After all, I was right next to him, watching him issue those crazy orders in cold blood, and I had a hard time convincing myself that he was a good guy. "

"If he really did it on purpose, I will not forgive Major General Wilhelm, this is an act of reckless disregard for human life. Casto said angrily. "What would you do?" asked Winston, looking at Castor. Casto couldn't say why, and he didn't know what to do, to assassinate Major General Wilhelm, to prosecute him in court-martial, and Casto couldn't find an answer for a while. Just as Castor was silent, Yang Dongming spoke first: "We must have sufficient evidence." There is so much more to this disaster that we cannot explain. At the moment, I can't find a reason for the firefighters to send these 100 frigates to their deaths. What's so profitable for them to be, could it be that they have a deal with the Pluto rover, or

is it ......?"

"Don't think about it, your current speculations are unfounded, but you are right, we should collect as much evidence as possible, those more than 3,000 people cannot die in vain, we need to find out the truth. Winston interrupted Yang Dongming. Casto agrees with Winston's claim: "Yes, we do need to find out the truth about this event. The families of the more than 100 classmates need this truth. After speaking, he suddenly remembered some things about those dead classmates, some of whom had brought Kasto the specialties of their hometown, and some had helped Casto find ancient war history materials, and the past appeared in Casto's mind one by one, making him suddenly a little trance-like.

Yang Dongming then asked another sharp question: "But after finding out the truth, what should we do? What if this truth is beyond our ability to bear?" Winston was a little puzzled: "It's beyond our ability to bear, what do you mean?" Yang Dongming explained: "For example, revealing some secrets that are unknown to the top of the firefighters, these secrets have shaken our hearts, we can't trust anyone, and we have doubts about the existing order. And once we know these secrets and are discovered by them, at our level, we who know these secrets may be wiped out. "

Winston was silent for a while and said, "There is indeed such a possibility, if a junior officer like us who has just graduated comes into contact with information that should not be known, there is a high probability that we will be killed." The topic between the three of them became heavy and desperate, and it seemed that they shouldn't pursue the matter any further.

"Then we'll climb to the top and make us so strong that they can't kill us!" Casto's words lifted their spirits. "Yes, if we were at the top, it wouldn't be a problem to know the secrets. Winston said. Yang Dongming also agreed, adding: "We should quickly build up our military exploits and get to the top as soon as possible, so that our access to confidential war history materials will also increase." I was able to investigate today's events earlier. "Well, now that the war with the Pluto rovers continues, we have the opportunity to advance through merit. Winston said confidently.

"Well, the three of us must work hard, not just for us, but for those classmates who died today, those soldiers on the frigate. When we have enough power, we can punish the perpetrators of this disaster. Casto said. Winston nodded and said, "From today onwards, the three of us must seize every opportunity that may be used to make meritorious contributions, all opportunities that can be promoted, and enter the top as soon as possible." "But in this process, we must not forget today, we need to be cautious enough and patient enough to investigate the truth of today's tragedy." We must not lose our hearts, and even at the top, we must not be reduced to a war machine that ignores the lives of soldiers and degrades their dignity. Yang Dongming said to them. "Well, I won't!" Casto said. "Neither will I!" said Winston, firmly.

The memory came to an

abrupt halt here, and this moment seemed to be a huge milestone in Castor's mind, separating the innocent, pure, and unpretentious Castor from the later Castor, who had gone through hardships and repeatedly wavered in suffering, but finally came down. It was as if nothing was worth remembering after that day until his first official battle.

But Castor still tried to recall something. He remembered seeing Major General William walk out of the convention center after the three of them had finished talking about Europa's battle that day. It wasn't long before Major General William was stopped by Colonel Nelson. Major General William did not want to pay attention to him, he was a little impatient, but still maintained the reserve of the nobleman, and asked him, "Is there anything else that may I ask you?" "Do you really have nothing else to say about this battle?" asked Nelson, somewhat angrily. Major General William gave a short answer: "No. "

Nelson continued, "Do you think you really don't need to explain your stupid command? I can't believe that you graduated from the Military Academy, and I can't believe that you participated in the defense of Uranus, and that you have done so much. Why did you give such an order?".

Major General William raised his voice and said sharply to Nelson: "Pay attention to your words, you are contradicting your superiors! I don't need to give any explanation to my command, Lieutenant General Walker didn't think there was anything wrong with this battle, and this matter is over!".

"Lieutenant General Walker thinks that just because there is no problem does not mean that your command is invulnerable, on the contrary, your command is stupid!" Nelson confronted him. Major General William said with a gloomy face: "I warn you once again, there is no good fruit to eat in this way against your superiors, and you must not forget, you are no longer a major general! I am not obliged to make an analysis of the battle report to you, Colonel!" Then, Major General William walked to his special car without looking back and drove away.

And everything just now was heard by Castor, Yang Dongming and Winston. Naturally, they did not dare to go up to comfort Colonel Nelson, but just watched as Nelson left in disappointment. Casto wondered why he hadn't comforted Colonel Nelson in the first place. It may be that none of the three of them were familiar with Nelson at the time, and did not dare to discuss the intrigue in this battle with him in depth. Or maybe they're too embarrassed to step forward and don't know what to say. Casto only remembered that after a brief exchange, the three of them decided to return to their respective ships first, and exchange their views on the battle with the captain and comrades, to see if they could get some information from them.

Castor's memories led him back to the New Medici, where he apologized to Captain Nelson when he met him: "I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. Sir. Captain Nelson said solemnly, "Keeping you in prison is a warning, and the consequences will be even worse if you disobey orders next time!" Casto replied, "Yes, sir!" Casto looked at Captain Nelson and stopped. Captain Nelson saw Castor's thoughts and asked, "What else do you want to say?" Castor asked tentatively, "What do you think about this exercise and being attacked?" "This is a painful defeat, in my opinion, the configuration and adjustment of the warship during the battle should be more reasonable, as a commander, if you operate properly, you can completely avoid such a large number of casualties." Nelson said.

"And if you were a commander, how would you command?" Casto wanted to learn more about Nelson's conducting style and learn some experience from it. "I will let the destroyers of the god of God maneuver in front to cover the entire fleet, and let the Io-class cruisers bear most of the firepower, and then let the entire fleet distance from the enemy, the warships of the Pluto rovers generally have no technical modifications, so the maneuverability is relatively poor, we can use the maneuverability to gradually distance ourselves and find opportunities to get out of the battlefield. After all, the enemy was outnumbered at that time, and it was not good for us to drag it out for a long time. Nelson detailed the command strategy he would adopt. Such a detailed explanation made Casto feel like he was back in the classroom at the Military Academy.

"I agree with your strategy, and I thought that if the fleet had fought and escaped according to your deployment at that time, we would have ......" Castor tried to take the opportunity to get close to Nelson, but Nelson quickly interrupted him" The situation on the battlefield is very changeable, and I am not sure that the decision I made was necessarily the right one, but the loss of this battle seems to me to be completely avoidable. Castor nodded and said, "Well, I totally agree with you. "But in the military, it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and even orders that seem crazy today, we cannot disobey. What we can do is try to preserve the gains and save as many people as possible within our mandate. Nelson said with some heaviness. "I'll give you a mission to write a letter of condolence to the families of Lieutenant Lyles and those logistics maintenance personnel who died this time. Be careful to exercise some restraint and stop causing new harm to their families. Nelson instructed Castor.

Castor took on the task, a little reluctant, as he wasn't very good at writing. He found his room on the New Medici, which was supposed to have been brought by Lieutenant Lyles, and now he had to find it himself. When you open the door, it's clean and tidy, with white sleeping pods and office equipment neatly arranged in a compact room. This is in stark contrast to the disorderly and bloody battlefield just now. Casto remembered the people who died in the battle, Curtis, Lyles, the maintenance crew on the New Medici, and the more than 100 classmates ....... What kind of story does each of them have behind it?

Thinking of this, Casto couldn't sit still, he felt that each of them should have their own story, and he left his room. After communicating with Captain Nelson, he asked to go to the ship's archives to check the files of the shipwrecked crew. Captain Nelson agreed to his request. Castor went to the archives, where he explained his intentions to the officers in the archives. The officer in charge of the archives was named Perkins, a somewhat sluggish fellow, and he didn't suspect anything, so he typed in the password and helped Casto open the archives.

Upon opening the first page of the dossier file, he saw Captain Nelson's file. Curious, Casto opened his file, which showed Captain Nelson's biography, which was nine pages long. He glanced at it, and saw that Captain Nelson's profile revealed that he was a transhuman. and served in the Army for a time. "Whose profile are you going to see? Don't mess around!" Perkins said angrily, closing Captain Nelson's profile. After that, Castor had to honestly check the information of the crew who died in this battle.

But the fact that Captain Nelson was a reformed man kept raising questions in his mind: "He is a reformer, so how did he become an officer? He has so much combat experience, he seems to have seen his record of serving in the army, why is he now the captain of a battleship? When he quarreled with Rear Admiral William before, the other party mentioned that he was once a rear admiral, what happened to him that made him demote to colonel now?" Casto was curious about Captain Nelson's past, and there were so many questions that he thought might be answered in his future with Nelson.

As Casto was lost in thought, a voice suddenly stopped him, "Hey, who told you to check the file here?".