Not only Rita and Xie Yuduo.More and more soldiers have found out that this can be called a situation of bumping into ghosts in the daytime and cheating corpses in the stars.

His mind was still buzzing, and Jiang Jianming's next sentence was even more shocking.

"From now on," said the cold voice, "I will temporarily relinquish the responsibilities I have taken away, and take over the supreme command of the Alpha Starfield."

Rita almost scared her eyes out: "Major, Major General!?"

Xie Yuduo raised his hand and stared at the screen, "Shut up and listen to what he has to say."

In the communication, Jiang Jianming's voice paused, as if to give everyone a little buffer time.

Two seconds later, he calmly said again: "I have to regret to inform you that I cannot and will not lead everyone to fight back and survive death."

"A few days ago, the latest research at the Black Shark Base confirmed that the Crystal Cult is a heresy that directly communicates with the original consciousness of crystal particles. His Majesty the Emperor convicted all members of the Crystal Cult for treason and treason."

"According to the latest instructions from the military department and the secret decree of His Majesty the Emperor, the entire Imperial Army currently located in the Alpha Starfield has been appointed as the new White Bird Expeditionary Force."

"..."

Xie Yuduo's Adam's apple twitched.

He heard Rita gasp behind him.

"In the name of the empire, I entrust the expeditionary force with this expedition mission, at any cost... even if it means paying the price of the entire army being buried in the sea of stars."

"We must also wipe out all the heretics in the Alien Alpha star field."

...

In the dark underground, Jiang Jianming leaned on the driver's seat of Crown of Dawn, talking while listening to the electronic sound of the mecha in his head.

This was probably the biggest bluff in his life.

Jiang Jianming's lips curled up, but there was no smile in his eyes.

In fact, he is not a person who likes to gamble a lot, but he is always forced by one kind or another of external pressure, and has to win in danger.

Regardless, the bets are on.Whether the plan is successful or not depends on whether the imperial army outside can have enough courage to catch it.

〈The third secondary gun has awakened...began to gather energy...〉

In front of the Crown of Dawn's fuselage, energy lights gather.

...

On the top floor of the fortress, there has already been an uproar in the imperial army.

Naturally, it is impossible for such waves not to spread to the camp of the Crystal Cult.

Inside the starship, Su's eyebrows twitched, and he asked sullenly, "What is the imperial army making a fuss about?"

... Forget it, Bishop Destroyed shook his head. Since it was a large-scale direct communication, it was doomed not to keep it secret.

As long as the information seen by the "intelligent alien creature" is pieced together, accurate results will soon be transmitted.

Thinking of this, Su couldn't help but look sideways at Gaius.

There was a gloomy scene outside the porthole.

Under the darkness of night, His Excellency the Archbishop's expression remained calm, even though Margaret had died in battle.

In Su's memory, death followed the archbishop earliest, and it had been many, many years.

Margaret has always been extremely attached to Gaius, trusting him like a daughter trusts her father, and obeying him like a dog obeys its master.

But when the girl turned into a monster and died, there seemed to be no trace of turmoil left in the archbishop's heart.

Is this what it looks like to completely cut off the seven emotions and six desires, and get rid of the inferior emotional fluctuations of human beings?The Bishop of Destruction thought to himself.

"Shaken?" Gaius said suddenly.

Su snapped back to his senses, bowed his head and said, "...No, Your Excellency the Archbishop."

Gaius looked over with soft eyes, "Disorder is the ultimate principle of the universe. It only takes a slight push from the collapse of order to disorder, but it is difficult to rebuild order from disorder, you know.”

Su: "Yes, the current imperial army has been involved in our rhythm, and it is almost impossible to regroup."

"Well said."

Gaius nodded, "But you said almost."

"You think it's impossible?"

Gaius spoke, as if about to smile in affirmation.

However, the affirmative words failed to come out, and the smile faded from the corners of Gaius' eyes and brows.

It seemed that something made the Archbishop hesitate.

The freeze in the air lasted a few seconds.

Gaius returned to Gujing Wubo's demeanor, turned his head, and looked out of the starship in silence.

There is an arc-shaped horizon that is soaked in night and snow.

"Major General, hurry up and talk, what the hell... is the situation now!?"

Inside the starship Tianshu, Adjutant Rita lost her composure in anxiety.

Communication request windows were frantically popping up in front of her, and officers at all levels were trying to ask the flagship about the situation.

Among them, the officers with higher authority were directly projected into the command room of the Tianshu, and the projections of more than a dozen people appeared behind Xie Yuduo!

"Major General!" "Major General Xie!" "What's going on!?"

Everyone shouted anxiously.

On the commander's seat, Xie Yuduo was facing his circular screen, with his fingers crossed in front of his forehead.

The major general remained expressionless and silent.

So the noise behind him got louder:

"Major General Xie, did the empire really issue an emergency order?"

"Did the military department order Colonel Jiang to take over your command, or was it the order of the Emerald Palace?"

"The White Bird Expedition...how could it be so sudden! General, do you know about it!?"

"Why does the communication source sent by His Highness Jiang show who is it? Where are the two Highnesses now!?"

"quiet!"

Xie Yuduo suddenly let out a low growl, which reverberated, and everyone behind him fell silent in fright.

The major general closed his eyes, and said word by word, "Don't make noise, just keep your mouth shut."

what happened?Xie Yuduo didn't know what was going on, he was also racking his brains to think.

Damn imperial orders.Impossible, your Excellency is definitely bluffing, but why?

The Young Master Jiang he knew was cautious, restrained, and he didn't like to show off. He was strong inside and soft outside.

If there is really a plan, your Excellency should have known to himself, instead of taking his command right in front of the whole army so rudely, telling such a big lie.

Since that passage was finished, the other side of the communication has been silent, waiting for a response.

A long beam of particle cannon flashed close by, reflecting the wake on the glass porthole of the starship.

Xie Yuduo suddenly shivered.

He understood that Jiang Jianming was running out of time.

There is only this one explanation.That is, your Excellency judged that something was going to be too late.

The battle situation has been in a chaotic state for a long time, and it seems that it will continue, not like a fleeting opportunity.

Therefore, the greater possibility is that Jiang Jianming's own situation is not good, and he wants to use up his last strength to gamble.

Cold sweat rolled down Xie Yuduo's forehead.But do you want to gamble, can you gamble?

Your Excellency, he is just in his early twenties, and he has just sat on the command seat of the starship not long ago, and now he is in such a predicament that he is helpless...

Under the nervous gaze of the officers, Xie Yuduo slowly stretched out his hand.

His gaze became cold and hard, and he opened his communication channel with a sullen face, and adjusted it to a unilateral communication for the entire army.

A second later, the Major General's hoarse voice reached everyone's ears:

"Xie Yuduo, Major General of the First Army of the Silver Beidou, follows the imperial order."

"Lead the entire army and obey the command of the superior unconditionally. Please instruct."

Rita exclaimed in surprise, "Major General!"

He actually chose to hand over the command!

Xie Yuduo ruffled his messy hair and grinned.

Bet, he looked at the line of "Dawn Aslan", secretly said to the commander to bless, the emperor bless.

"very good."

There was a reply in the communication.

At the same time, a text message was also sent to Xie Yuduo's personal communication terminal.

"Send me the map of the battle situation and the star map of the Alpha Starfield—Jiang."

"..."

Xie Yuduo's blood was still surging for a second, but now he held his breath in his throat, and cold sweat dripped down his face.

My lord Jiang Xiao, my commander-in-chief, you just started to ask for the map of the battle situation, is it really all right??

"very good."

In the fortress battlefield, the communication echoes in everyone's ears.

In this fierce battle, there were too many changes and twists, and the nerves of the soldiers were almost numb from the shock.

But Colonel Jiang, or His Highness Jiang, seemed to feel that they had not suffered enough.The voice continued:

"You should have already understood what happened to the historical White Bird Expeditionary Forces."

"The premise of our operations is to sacrifice our lives. Next, I will ask you to practice this."

Tang Zhen rushed out of the temporary medical area in a mecha, and angrily said to the communication: "Jiang Jianming, what the hell is going on with you, where are you now!?"

"Tang Zhen!"

Bemaner's mecha followed behind, and she shouted in the wind: "I tried it, it's a one-way communication. Jiang may only have given permission to Major General Xie, he can't hear us!"

The two mechas flew past, sweeping away the alien creatures along the way with artillery fire.

Tang Zhen hugged his head in a broken state: "I'm going to die, Xiao Jiang, why is he so crazy this time! Why do you want to sacrifice your life at any cost? Can such a thing be said publicly!?"

People are not war machines, even in the army, not all soldiers will always obey.

To be suddenly assigned by the empire to go on an expedition that will never return, and to be sentenced to death by the superiors suddenly, how big a blow is this?

Tang Zhen thought blankly: How can it be possible to make everyone willing to die with a command from above?

Once the soldiers mutinied, once the morale of the army was shaken, everything would be over.Even he understands this truth, what exactly does Jiang Jianming want to do?

At this time, Tang Zhen still had a glimmer of hope, maybe Xiao Jiang had other plans, and now he was just bluffing to fool people.

But hopes were quickly dashed.

Because Jiang Jianming really started to order.

"Three minutes later, the various departments of the Imperial Army located on the surface of the fortress: all the mechas lifted into the air and moved vertically."

Jiang Jianming said calmly: "Please make sure that you and others will not be disturbed, and you can take extreme measures if necessary."

After just two sentences, Tang Zhen's face turned pale, and he looked at Bemaner in blank dismay.

All move up vertically?What, how can there be such a command!?

Moreover, all the mechas were lifted into the air, which was tantamount to taking all the troops away from the fortress battlefield.

Let's not talk about the loss of the two large areas that were finally defeated, but what about the wounded behind them, what about the team that is fighting with alien creatures and cannot get out quickly?Really give up?

How to ensure that there will be no crystal disorder?

There is only one method, and the seriously wounded soldiers have already given a demonstration.

What Jiang Jianming said was even more ruthless, is to ensure that he "and others".

What is another person?

Seeing that your comrades-in-arms are about to become chaotic, do you want to "take extreme measures" to attack your comrades?

Seeing that the enemy is about to launch a suicide crystal chaos attack, would you rather die together and stop it?

Tang Zhen and Bemaner were both stunned there, they saw each other's bewilderment in each other's eyes.

Why...why did you issue such an order.

That's Jiang Jianming, Jiang Jianming, who would rather insist on a strategic retreat in order to keep the main force left behind by the Silver Beidou First Army.

Are you really forced to this point now?

Tang Zhen lost his strength for a while, and leaned on the driver's seat numbly, his heart was beating wildly, and his palms were sweating.

He is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that the next moment he will hear foul curses from all around him, insulting his friend into the mud.

"Go ahead, say something more, Xiao Jiang," Tang Zhen stared at the communication window that had quieted down again, and muttered to himself, "Aren't you very good at talking, don't you really plan to wait for three minutes to see if there is anyone?"How many people accompany you to die?"

The world seemed to be muted, the screams of alien creatures in the wind faded, and the mechs passed through the long night, passing by the mechas of their comrades-in-arms.

Through the alloy glass, Tang Zhen saw the excited faces of the soldiers.

What are they shouting and arguing about?Three minutes seemed like three centuries.

Absolutely not to cause riots, if someone wants to cause trouble, even if they resort to the bloody means of "violating orders and beheading", they must suppress the place...

Tang Zhen had already prepared the worst plan in his heart.

But the surrounding gradually quieted down.

The soldiers looked up into the distance with blank eyes, and the pitch-black main gun stood there silently, while the night was as gentle as the bottom of the sea.

"Tang Zhen." Bemaner called him softly from behind.

Tang Zhen turned around.Seeing Bemaner's chestnut hair shaking in the wind and snow, her expression was sad but peaceful.

"It's okay, what you're worried about won't happen. Because..."

In the other corner of the fortress, Zheng Yue and Wilson found a replacement mecha, which was an M-type machine, which happened to be able to ride together.

"It's all right. Although I still can't guess what your Excellency wants to do, don't worry, the morale of the army will not be disturbed."

While tugging on the seat belt, Zheng Yue said: "Knowing that the battlefield is at a critical moment, what can boost morale the most?"

"Tell you the righteousness of the family and the country? Promise you to pursue martyrs and treat family members favorably? None of them, those are useful before the war."

"When a person dies, everything is empty. In the face of death, both matter and spirit become empty. What is the most real thing?"

"It's leading by example."

Zheng Yue showed his crystal bone and tried the control system of the mech. The crystal bone reflected his bloody face, "I am a general, but I dare to die before the soldiers. That's all."

"……I see."

Wilson looked stunned.

No wonder, he thought to himself.No wonder I felt shocked, confused, and even absurd after hearing that order, but I didn't feel any resentment or complaint.

if not?

In this battle to recapture the fortress, the first shot of the surprise attack was fired by Major General Xie's starship;

The death bishop was alienated, the crystal chaos broke out, and when the whole army fell into despair, it was Crown Prince Lai An who fought for his life;

Where is Colonel Jiang, who is calling the shots now?She is the Crown Princess, and instead of staying in the White Emerald Palace, she came to the front line, a disabled human being trapped in an area with high concentration of crystal particles.If he doesn't say what his condition is, can others not guess it?

Now that he has the means of communication, he can contact the army, and he doesn't say his coordinates or ask for help.

How will the soldiers react?

It's all come to this point, what else can respond?

Zheng Yue looked at the time and said in a low voice, "The last thirty seconds."

"Why did you stay!?"

In the last 20 seconds, Bemaner shouted palely: "You can still control the mecha, it's just a minor injury, you join me in the battle!"

Tang Zhen shook his head: "No, I was injured, so I rushed up to slow down my legs. It's usually fine, but now that Xiao Jiang gave that kind of death order...you don't want to shoot me yourself, do you?"

Bemaner: "But!..."

There was a lot of noise around, and the imperial army was shrinking separately, trying their best to get rid of the entanglement of alien creatures.The mecha switched forms, and the sound of metal collisions continued.

"Man'er, if I die here, you have to make it clear to the Tang family and don't blame Xiao Jiang."

Tang Zhen sighed: "No matter what, issuing such an order...is preparing to be a sinner."

The last ten seconds.

Bemaner bit her lower lip violently, tears welled up in her eyes.

Through a layer of tears, she stared at Tang Zhen stubbornly, and said in a trembling voice, "Have you really made up your mind? Really want to stay... Then can I see you again?"

Tang Zhen nodded at her firmly: "Think it over."

Five seconds left.

four three……

"..."

Bemaner lowered her head and gritted her teeth, tears fell down, she saluted Tang Zhen as a military salute.

The next moment, the cockpit slammed shut.

...two, one, zero.

The wind blows in all directions, and the mecha takes off!

"Maner!!"

Suddenly, Tang Zhen raised his neck and shouted into the sky.

Bemaner turned her head in the take-off mecha, the noise around her and the rapidly increasing distance made her unable to hear Tang Zhen's words clearly, and could only discern a few vague words.

"I—...you!"

The young man who stayed on the surface looked up at her, showing a hearty and clean smile, "If... would you like to...!!"

Bemaner was startled, but she didn't have time to think about it.

Because it's time.

In an instant, tens of thousands of mechas rose from the fortresses on both sides of the North District and the East District, like a group of black crows flying out of the jungle and rushing towards the boundless snowy sky!

It was at this time that the end of the horizon flickered, and the first light was lit.

"Its daybreak……"

Bemaner wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes, she was talking to herself.

Shocks suddenly came from the central area of the fortress.

First there was the sound of a cannon.A dozen or so cracks burst open on the surface of the fortress made of black iron alloy, and the hot golden-red light flowed like magma, and the alloy exploded after only two seconds!

Flowing fire hangs upside down like the Milky Way, and a steel giant rises from the fire, with the dawn behind it.

The soaring griffin roared up to the sky, with eight pairs of dark gold back wings covering the sky and the sun, and hundreds of energy light arrows gathered around it, pouring down like a torrential rain in an instant!

The sky is falling apart.

The central area of the fortress was directly bombed into a sea of flames, and countless alien creatures rolled, screamed, and cut off their breath.

"gold……!?"

Inside the starship Tianshu, Xie Yuduo jumped in front of the screen in disbelief, his eyelids twitching.

Among the vacated troops, a veteran shouted tremblingly, "Crown of Dawn—that's our Crown of Dawn!!"

The super S-class mech L-Crown of Dawn flitted across the gap between dawn and dusk.

It switched forms, reassembled into a human form from a beast form, and turned into a giant with a towering figure.

Five fingers protruded from the mechanical arm, the energy between the fingers gathered, and the long laser knife condensed into shape.

In the first cockpit, Jiang Jianming leaned back on the seat.

Under the wan light of the sky, half of his oblique face was illuminated extremely brightly, only the eyeballs were dark and deep.

He glanced over the real-time battle map, and found that the situation was much better than expected, and finally a little smile appeared at the end of his eyes.

After three minutes of free-range silence, Jiang Jianming was finally willing to speak to the communication channel and gave a few words of encouragement to the whole army.

"The mech Crown of Dawn has awakened. The immortal spirit of Emperor Kaios and the souls of thousands of heroes since the establishment of the new empire will protect my fearless soldiers."

"Don't be afraid of the shadow of death, the stars will remember that we have been here."