I am reciting the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the interstellar

The lieutenant colonel was surnamed Li, and he angrily said, "Major Deng, what are you talking about?! Are you a spy sent by the Zerg?!"

"How can you watch our soldiers die without avenging them?!"

"How is this useless?! That is our asteroid belt!"

"How can it be occupied by the Zerg?!"

The major surnamed Deng was so angry that he blushed and said anxiously, "Keep your mouth clean! Who is the spy of the Zerg?!"

Lieutenant Colonel Li sneered and said, "Who is against rescue? Who is the spy of the Zerg!"

"You let our people die without saving them and opened the door to the Zerg. If you are not a spy, who is the spy?!"

He said this, and many people agreed with him.

Most people were holding back their anger. Who could bear to watch their own people being kidnapped and slaughtered at their doorstep? !

Another lieutenant colonel also said: "We are not in the Southern Cross now, and we are not facing a large Zerg army, but just a small harassment force. Why can't we send troops to rescue?"

While they were arguing, the Starry Sky Mothership received more messages for help.

And the situation of the battle ahead was more detailed and real.

These messages were also quickly transferred to senior officers.

Now these senior officers are holding an emergency meeting under the chairmanship of the acting captain Qiu Shenju.

Qiu Shenju's secretary looked at the collected intelligence, took a breath, and put the intelligence in front of Qiu Shenju, and whispered softly: "Captain, look at this..."

Qiu Shenju glanced down, and then his pupils shrank suddenly.

He looked up, interrupted everyone's argument, and said in a heavy tone: "This time, everyone made a mistake."

"Although the Zerg sent the same aircraft as before, the number of soldiers loaded inside is much greater than the previous times."

"These are the messages sent from the front line. Each Zerg aircraft contains 100 medium-sized Zerg soldiers, not the 20 as before."

Lieutenant Colonel Li, who had been paying close attention to this matter, turned pale and blurted out: "One hundred medium-sized Zerg soldiers in one aircraft?! Wouldn't 40 aircraft have 4,000 Zerg soldiers?!"

"That's the strength of a regiment!"

"Captain, this is not an ordinary sneak attack and harassment. What's the difference between this and a formal declaration of war?!"

Qiu Shenju didn't say anything, but his face was also very serious.

A major next to him observed his expression and turned around and angrily said: "Lieutenant Colonel Li, please don't exaggerate!"

"Both we and the Zerg have maintained a very restrained mentality so far."

"The Zerg will not cross the line, and we will only defend the front line."

"If what Lieutenant Colonel Li said is true, this is the Zerg's official declaration of war, then I would like to ask Lieutenant Colonel Li, do you want to fight in person, or let others be cannon fodder?!"

Lieutenant Colonel Li said in a deep voice: "Go in person! Isn't being a soldier meant to fight!"

"You guys run faster than anyone else when you are competing for military merits, and when it comes to fighting, you shrink faster than anyone else!"

The major was also blushing at Lieutenant Colonel Li's retort, and shouted: "Those who love war will perish, and those who forget war will be in danger!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Li is so warlike, does he want to make the whole Empire, will it end up like the Dongtianyuan Kingdom, the Ximaneli Federation and the Southern Cross Principality? ! "

Lieutenant Colonel Li retorted: "You also know that forgetting war will lead to danger? ! Do we want to be warlike now? ! ——They have been beaten right under their noses, and they are still talking about being warlike and dying. Either they have a problem with their IQ or their loyalty!"

The major was so angry that he trembled, and he didn't care about fighting with Lieutenant Colonel Li. He immediately bent down and said to Qiu Shenju: "Captain! Please judge, Lieutenant Colonel Li is unreasonable and is too good at putting hats on his comrades!"

Before Qiu Shenju could speak, Lieutenant Colonel Li continued: "I'm sorry, I don't have such a cowardly comrade!"

"You'd better stay away from me, so that when you are killed, your blood won't splash on me!"

The major vomited and almost vomited blood.

Qiu Shenju then said calmly: "You all say less!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Li, a kind word can warm you through the winter, but a harsh word can hurt you through the summer."

"We are all comrades in the same fleet, and it is really not kind of you to say that."

This is actually a rebuttal to Lieutenant Colonel Li's words, and he still recognizes that the major is a comrade.

Lieutenant Colonel Li can argue with those officers of the same level and lower ranks, but he cannot do that to Qiu Shenju.

Qiu Shenju is the acting captain and a colonel.

No matter the position or rank, he is higher than him.

In the military, this kind of suppression is irresistible.

Lieutenant Colonel Li shut up.

But another major stood on his side and said to Qiu Shenju: "Captain, the war situation is urgent now. Should we study the rescue personnel and plans?"

"If it drags on, the Zerg will take the captured space marines back to the Southern Cross."

Another lieutenant colonel also said: "The Zerg can send so many aircraft to attack at the same time. It seems that either they have mastered the new wormhole channel, or the wormhole channel we secretly used before has been known to them, and may have been controlled."

"Then, do we still need to send supplies to the Southern Cross?"

This is also a new problem.

Although for the current situation, this is not an urgent problem that needs to be solved immediately.

But some people took advantage of it and everyone's topic was diverted.

A group of middle-level officers headed by Lieutenant Colonel Li were very anxious. They interrupted everyone several times and wanted to talk about rescue, but Qiu Shenju intentionally or unintentionally stopped them.

He said: "The most important thing now is to cut off the source of this matter."

"Lieutenant Colonel Li, take a team to the place where we send supplies. If it is controlled by the Zerg, we will have to find a new wormhole." Lieutenant Colonel Li couldn't help but said: "...if we are controlled by the Zerg, wouldn't we? Should the wormhole be recaptured?”

"If we can't take it back, we will destroy the wormhole!"

Qiu Shenju immediately said: "Lieutenant Colonel Li is right! Then this task will be left to you!"

With that said, he couldn't help but send Lieutenant Colonel Li out.

However, after Lieutenant Colonel Li left, new lieutenant colonels and majors stepped forward and urged him to agree to immediately send troops to support the outer asteroid belt that was currently besieged by a Zerg regiment.

Those who support support account for about 70% of middle- and high-level military officers.

Only 30% of the middle and high-level officers either kept silent or had flashing eyes, refusing to agree to send troops for rescue.

Qiu Shenju watched calmly, feeling angry in his heart.

Only 30% of the people support him!

If Captain Rong Shengwei were here, would these people do the same? !

He suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly: "It is clear that the Zerg is a sneak attack this time, so they will not stay and occupy our asteroid belt."

"After they leave, we will send more Star Marines to garrison, and at the same time distribute more anti-aircraft weapons and conventional mechas. Then everything will be fine."

A lieutenant colonel who advocated rescue said in a deep voice: "What about now?!"

"Our one hundred and twenty outer asteroids are garrisoned by a total of one thousand, two hundred Star Marines. Do we just ignore them?!"

Qiu Shenju said in a deep voice: "They sacrificed their lives for the country, of course we must reward them heavily!"

"Go ahead and double their pensions, allow their family members to join the army, and inherit their military exploits."

"The military merits will also be doubled! I will not be stingy with what should be rewarded to them!"

The officers stared at him. They really didn't expect that Qiu Shenju would say such a thing!

The lieutenant colonel who had argued hard just now said loudly: "That is the military merit earned by the Star Marines with their lives, and no one can reward it!"

This is the face of Ming Guangda Qiu Shenju.

Qiu Shenju was also upset that he had said the wrong thing. He endured the shame and anger in his heart and said with a sincere face, "I was wrong. This is the military merit of the Starry Sky Marines, not a reward."

"However, my words are still valid. Their military achievements will be doubled!"

"The pension and rewards will also be doubled!"

"Write it down immediately and let the whole army know!"

In fact, the rewards and pensions of Star Marines would not be much money even if they were doubled.

This is a no-brainer for all major interstellar fleets.

Only a few officers felt sorry.

Because Catch-21 has been abolished, they can no longer exchange for the military merit of the Star Marines to upgrade themselves...

Otherwise, how many military achievements would be required when the Zerg attacks this time!

Some people even couldn't help but wonder, if they brought people over to rescue them when the battle was about to end and the Zerg were about to retreat, would they be able to gain real military merit? !

But what if the Zerg haven’t left yet?

If you take people there, you will be in trouble...

I was hesitant in my heart for a while.

The confidential secretary over there was quick-witted and had already sent the news that Qiu Shenju would double the pensions, rewards and military merits of the Starry Sky Marines to the military communication channels of the entire Beichen Empire.

…

Of course Xia Chujian knew nothing about the meeting here at this time.

If she knew, she would probably come over with a machete and overturn the table.

At this time, there were more than 400 Star Marines under her command, all of whom had been rescued from nearby asteroids.

The Zerg sent forty wing-level fan-shaped aircraft to sneak attack on fifty asteroids and robbed a total of 490 Star Marines.

Among them, ten people were contaminated by Zerg genes and had been killed by Xia Chujian.

The remaining 480 people were all rescued by her and participated in the next battle.

In the battle with the Zerg, fifty more Star Marines were killed.

The remaining four hundred and thirty Star Marines were either unscathed or slightly injured.

Xia Chujian watched the last Black Mantis soldier fall under her sword, then sheathed the sword and calmly ordered: "Count the results and report to the superiors!"

…

In the most heavily guarded conference room of the Starship Carrier, just when everyone was angry, secretly happy, or regretful, Qiu Shenju looked at everyone with a proud look and wanted to declare the meeting to be adjourned.

But at this moment, his secretary came over with another piece of information and said with a strange expression: "...Captain, this is a new battle report."

Qiu Shenju glanced at him and felt that this secretary was somewhat incapable of reading expressions.

Does he look like a person who cares about the battle report?

In Starfleet, promotion has never been based on meritorious service.

However, although he complained, he did not show it.

He just lowered his head and glanced at the new battle report.

With just one glance, his expression became serious.

He seemed like he couldn't believe his eyes, so he couldn't help but rub them with his hands, and then looked at them intently.

That’s right.

I saw it written in very official language: "Xia Chujian, the captain of the 044th Squadron of the 144th Squadron of the Fifth Star Fleet, led 489 Star Marines to recover fifty asteroids that were attacked by the Zerg."

"Killed 4,080 medium-sized Zerg soldiers and leaders, all wiped out."

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