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Chapter 171 Long Night and Long Song (1)
Chapter 171 Long Night and Long Song (1)
That night.
The fierce fighting finally ceased temporarily.
The twin blue moons of the alien stars hang high, the black sky is still snowing, and the fires burning after the bombing have not been extinguished in several places. The wind was blowing, and the fire was shaking in the snowy night.
In the east area of the fortress, the imperial soldiers who fought for a day are exhausted.
Many people directly find a place that can block the wind between the dilapidated buildings, put on thermal blankets, keep weapons and drinking water at hand, and just lean or lie down to rest.
A figure walked hurriedly.
Jiang Jianming pulled up the collar of his military coat in the cold wind, covering half of the pale Qingjun's face. The exhaled white mist rose up along the edge of the collar, and even the eyes were blurred.
Still a bit late.
He was also cautious, afraid that the lava would go back on its word, so he turned back halfway and arranged some people in the back. After arriving at Beta Alien, chatted with Lieutenant General Jin who stayed behind for a long time before rushing over. The battle is over.
Jiang Jianming was somewhat frustrated. For him, it was the first time that he was only responsible for making plans, but failed to come to the front line in person.
He climbed the broken steps, panting and looking around. The vision is much brighter, this is the highest floor in the East District.
Among the soldiers who were resting around, I don't know who saw his face first and shouted, "Colonel Jiang?"
Jiang Jianming turned around and saw that it was a soldier with a dusty face, so he nodded at the other party gently: "Well, I'm here. It's hard work, take a good rest."
As soon as he made a sound, the soldiers who were lying on both sides of the dead bodies were all woken up. They stood up while supporting each other.
"It's Colonel Jiang."
"The Crown Princess has come down?"
More and more people gathered here, but no one dared to stand in the way, just crowded on both sides, both excited and worried, and said:
"Colonel Jiang, why did you come here in person? There are still scattered alien biological activities in some places, and the night-time ones are being cleared up. Don't run around alone!"
"And we just finished fighting the bastards from the Crystal Sect, and the concentration of crystal particles is terribly high. Otherwise, you should go back to the rear after your inspection. We promise to win the battle and go back!"
"Does the colonel want to find His Royal Highness Ryan? Some of our brothers are looking for it. You can sit down and rest for a while..."
The surroundings were half dark and not dark. Jiang Jianming walked quickly, not knowing which soldier took off his coat and wanted to wrap it around his shoulders.
"No, no, you are working hard, sit down and don't get up... Has anyone seen His Highness?... Don't give me any more clothes, really, I don't need tranquilizers..."
Jiang Jianming was helpless and a little moved by these people. He also wondered about the victory in the last war, and he never saw the soldiers so excited?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that after winning the counterattack with the Crystal Sect last time, he was directly sent to the rescue...
So let's just say, it seems that I can't blame others for staring at me with that kind of frightened eyes every day, at least not all of it - Colonel Jiang finally realized this, although it was a little too late.
He was just so cranky, stepping on the snow and walking forward. Ryan's communication seems to be down and he can't get in touch. Some of the soldiers along the way said that they had seen His Highness in the East District after the troops were withdrawn, but no one could clearly point out the direction.
After the fierce battle, there is no trace of the disconnection. This kind of thing is actually very scary.
Jiang Jianming thought about it and avoided this crowded place. He carefully climbed the broken black wall and looked down along the outer wall of the fortress.
I remember in the past, that person would occasionally like to sleep outside the fortress, or run out to blow snow in the early morning.
He complained that His Royal Highness is like a wild thing, a good home does not live, and he has to build a nest outside the eaves.
Now that he has returned here after a long absence, he may recognize the bed. No, acknowledging the nest... It seems even more wrong.
Jiang Jianming looked for it so slowly, and after looking for it for about five minutes, his eyes suddenly stopped.
……found it.
As expected, Ryan was in the mouth of a fort on the outer wall, leaning against the wreckage of the building, and a thin pinch of snow had fallen on the corners of his shoulders and sleeves. He closed his eyes, his breathing was a little disordered, and he put one hand on his raised knee.
Curly hair wet with sweat stuck to his forehead and ears, and together with his long curled eyelashes, it was reflected in deep and shallow golden red by the firelight in the distance.
His Highness.
Jiang Jianming's heart beat faster without a trace. He thought that Ryan was so tired that he fell asleep, and he swallowed the call that was about to come out.
He turned over the wall, turned on the lighting function of the wrist phone, found a foothold, and slowly moved down.
Soon, the military boots stepped on the alloy steel plate of the outer wall.
He slowed down and moved closer.
Unexpectedly, only a few steps closer, Lean opened his eyes and raised his head suddenly, and the violent color flashed past.
People who have just returned from the battlefield are too sensitive to the sound of quietly approaching footsteps. The crown prince's eyes were still full of drowsy thick fog, and instinctively his limbs were tense, and the crystal bone was about to pierce——
"Your Highness, it's me."
The red gold crystal bone suddenly stopped in mid-air.
The vision was solid, and on the snow under the moon, the crippled human in the silver Beidou military uniform looked over peacefully.
Ryan woke up.
He woke up, but he thought for a while that he was dreaming, and after a while he slowly frowned: "Jiang...!?"
Jiang Jianming smiled at him: "Well, I went over."
It was only then that Ryan could see clearly that Jiang Jianming was stepping on a very narrow iron pipe protruding from the outer wall, and the distance above was almost vertical, and he didn't know how the man got down.
Now the surrounding night is full of darkness, and ice is everywhere. Once the foot slips or any alloy steel plate breaks, it will be too late to open the folding mecha, and there is no way to save it.
——During the day, the crown prince, who was like a god who came down to earth, was so frightened that his hands and feet became cold, and he opened his mouth and wanted to say sharply: "Don't...!!"
I was suddenly startled again, afraid that the loud voice would cause the other party to panic and step into the air, so he just held back the one who was about to roar, "...Don't, don't move."
Jiang Jianming was confused: "What?"
Ryan: "You stop, stand still and don't move."
Ryan quickly got up, stepped over in three or two steps, and stretched his arms—
Jiang Jianming only felt a flash in front of his eyes, and the next second he was hugged by his waist. With his feet off the ground, his eyes widened slightly: "His Royal Highness!"
The smell of gunpowder and blood penetrated into the nostrils lightly.
Ryan closed his eyes and gasped, hugged him tightly, rubbed his cheek against his face, and then flipped his arm to hold him more securely.
Those emerald eyes opened again, and the face of the black-haired youth was reflected in a small way. Ryan's voice was even more hoarse than usual: "...Ginger."
Jiang Jianming was half surprised and half funny, and put his hands on Ryan's shoulders: "So you still have the strength to hug me? Okay, let me down."
Lean didn't let go, but walked directly back to the corner he was leaning against with Jiang Jianming in his arms, and slowly put him on the inside.
"when will you."
Lean pushed Jiang Jianming, almost touching the tip of the latter's nose, gritted his teeth and said sympathetically, "Can you be more self-conscious as a patient, and don't scare me like that."
"?" Jiang Jianming only thought it was outrageous, he grabbed Ryan's collar with his backhand, "I asked you to find the third floor from the first floor of the East District, and I was about to go to the medical area to pick up the seriously wounded and corpses. Now you say that I scare you? "
"..."
The night wind was blowing snow particles in the distance, and the two of them hid in the mouth of a fort on the outer wall of the fortress, staring at each other for a long time.
After a while, they simultaneously let go.
never mind.
Inconclusive bickering should be terminated in due course.
"Let me send a message to Major General Xie," Jiang Jianming sighed, "Let's just say that our crown prince has built a nest on the outer wall of the fortress, so he doesn't need to look for it."
Lean sat down, stretched out his hand and hugged Jiang Jianming, snorted lightly and motioned him to come over.
Jiang Jianming used his wrist phone to send a message of safety, but he did not dare to post him as usual, and said cautiously, "Your Highness is not injured."
"No, listen to me." Ryan pulled Jiang Jianming into his arms forcefully. The temperature was too cold at night, and now there is no treatment cabin to shut people in. If it freezes, there will be an accident.
"I played for a day today. The control of the first and fourth main cores were successfully regained, and the north and east regions were basically taken back. However, the large systems of the other three regions were destroyed by them. Manpower is hard."
"Now, the starship is facing off in the outer space of Alpha, and the mecha unit is in the fortress. Looking at this situation, it is very likely..."
Ryan's eyes darkened: "It will be difficult to fight in three or five days. There is a possibility that it will evolve into a protracted war."
Jiang Jianming nodded, "I understand."
Their battle plan did not fail, but rather was executed smoothly.
But it didn't get the best results either.
The crystals taught the gang, and it was more tricky than imagined.
The cold wind pounced on the fortress. Ryan looked at the snow flow outside, and casually stroked Jiang Jianming's black hair with his fingers.
Suddenly, Jiang Jianming asked again: "Is Your Highness not injured?"
Ryan: "No. You smell blood? Someone else's."
Jiang Jianming was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice, "The crystal bone you just released is very unstable, and the speed is much slower."
He stretched out his hand, trying to lift the corner of Ryan's clothes, but his wrist was held down.
"Don't look." Ryan whispered.
"A little bit of backlash."
Jiang Jianming's chest felt cold, he resisted the spasm that suddenly filled his throat, took away Ryan's hand, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Have you taken tranquilizers?"
"Jiang." Ryan stubbornly didn't show him the underside of his clothes, "Listen to me, it's a normal backlash, but it won't be comfortable to watch."
Jiang Jianming: "I'm not too afraid to see blood."
"It's getting late, you're in poor physical condition right now, and you need a stable mental state before going to bed."
Jiang Jianming: "Yes. But if you don't show me, I may not be able to sleep at all tonight."
Ryan sighed and gave up the act of resisting.
Jiang Jianming went around behind him and carefully opened the corner of his clothes. Each new human has different preferences when releasing crystal bones. Ryan likes to release larger crystal bones from the back, especially the line between the shoulder blades and the spine, so if there is a backlash, this piece will be the first to suffer.
The back was exposed to the icy air.
Jiang Jianming's pupils trembled, he took a deep breath, his face was pale and his teeth were trembling: "You..."
He didn't see the normal backlash phenomenon: the kind of tragic situation where the flesh of the human body burst open due to excessive use of the crystal bone, and the blood flowed endlessly.
Sparkling red-gold crystals crawled all over Ryan's back.
Beneath a layer of crystals, a vaguely rotten soft red could be seen.
——In order to minimize the state decline caused by blood loss on the battlefield, when the backlash occurred, he chose to use the crystal bone to seal his cracked flesh to prevent the blood from flowing out.
But the more so, the more powerful the backlash in the later stage.
So now, this rude handling of drinking poison to quench thirst has made almost two-thirds of Ryan's back rotten, and the blood plasma and meat mud are mixed together, which is terrible.
Jiang Jianming couldn't bear it any longer, he propped himself on the ground and coughed violently.
The author has something to say:
It's rare to see the battle-damaged little highness ww
Lai: Will a mere injury prevent me from picking up Jiang and holding it high? Certainly not.