From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars

Chapter 34 Extraterrestrial Visitors
  Those who came out to die were several light all-terrain vehicles.

These unarmored vehicles, which are individually loaded and dropped in the airborne capsule, are the earliest transportation vehicles that orbital paratroopers can receive.

The protection capability and self-defense firepower were sacrificed in exchange for an ultra-long range endurance of nearly 900 kilometers.

And that's with a full load of five orbital paratroopers.

The all-terrain vehicles speeding through the wheat fields in a column were unknown to the orbital paratroopers above.

In the woods 900 meters to their left, the sighting and fire control systems of three 3mm chain guns had locked them firmly.

The all-electrically driven turret rotates slowly and steadily with the movement of the target amidst the "sizzling" sound of the motor.

"Sir, the target has been locked and ready to fire!"

In the communication channel, reports from the captains of each vehicle came.

Amber looked at the tactical map in front of her. Three of the six all-terrain vehicles marked as enemies had been covered with red diamond squares.

This means that they are the three unlucky guys targeted by the chain cannon.

"You can fire, free fire!"

As Amber's order was issued, the gunners of the three vehicles excitedly pressed the button on the joystick that controlled the chain gun to fire.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

A burst of intensive shooting sounded immediately in the woods, stirring up the birds that were resting on the canopy.

At a time when the fire control system is highly intelligent and the barrel manufacturing process has been greatly improved.

Even a 40mm chain gun can achieve quite good results within 1000 meters.

Amber looked through the commander's mirror of the communication relay vehicle and saw only three strings of orange bullets flying towards the imperial troops galloping in the distance.

Then in an instant, three fireballs lit up.

The negative impact of the high endurance of all-terrain vehicles is that their fuel tanks are huge.

When Amber used all anti-personnel explosive and incendiary bombs, it was almost as "light as a lighter".

"Wuhu! I hit! I hit!"

"Fuck. Fuck!"

There was a sudden burst of 'ghost crying and wolf howling' in the communication channel.

"Keep shooting! Keep shooting!"

Amber yelled in the communication channel, suppressing the three extremely excited crew members.

He even suspected that the shooting just now was probably the first time these gunners had destroyed a target in actual combat.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The roar of the chain gun sounded again.

The remaining three all-terrain vehicles locked by the fire control system were spinning around in the wheat field like headless flies.

They frantically performed snake-like evasive maneuvers in an attempt to interfere with the enemy's shooting.

But on the endless plains, this is just a futile struggle.

After two rounds of short bursts, three more plumes of black smoke rose from the wheat field.

Although the 40mm chain gun shot easily killed these six all-terrain vehicles.

But maybe the exoskeleton protection of these orbital paratroopers is just too good.

In the footage transmitted back by the drone, there were still surviving Imperial orbital paratroopers crawling out of the wreckage of the vehicle.

Watching them dragging their seriously injured bodies out of the burning wreckage and struggling on the ground.

Amber also felt a bit of 'unbearable'.

In order to end the suffering of these survivors as soon as possible, he issued shooting instructions to the two deflection fire teams.

When the 120mm high-explosive bomb roared to the ground and exploded, the pain of these survivors disappeared in the shock wave visible to the naked eye.

"Car No. 1 sets off! Cover with other vehicles and personnel!"

As the reconnaissance drone continued to draw the figure '8' in the sky, it was confirmed that there were no other approaching imperial troops around.

Under Amber's order, Car No. 1 rushed out of the woods and drove towards the escape cabin. Just when they were attacking the Imperial troops, the Signal Corps finally contacted the escape cabin through the distress signal just now.

According to a man who claimed to be Major Randall, who was attached to the command center in Port Lansford.

In addition to him, there were two wounded people in this escape cabin.

However, one of the injured died from excessive blood loss due to the collapse of the wound caused by the violent collision when the escape capsule landed.

The other remaining wounded man also had gunshot wounds and was in urgent need of treatment.

In this case, Amber asked the major to drag the wounded out of the escape cabin first, and then asked the No. 1 vehicle to respond.

As everyone watched nervously, Car No. 1 rushed to the edge of the escape cabin.

The driver made a sharp turn and placed the car body across the exit of the escape cabin as a cover.

The turret of the armored vehicle slowly rotated to guard the surroundings, while several motorized infantrymen quickly jumped out of the vehicle.

Assisting Major Randall, who was already squatting at the door of the escape hatch, he carefully lifted the wounded on the ground into the car through the tailgate.

"Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw!"

The mobile infantrymen at the rear got into the car and closed the tailgate.

The captain suddenly tapped the driver on the shoulder, and the latter immediately stepped on the accelerator.

The 25-ton armored vehicle let out a dull roar, sped up, and rushed back into the woods again.

"Tom! Hold on, we're waiting for friendly forces!"

When Amber first saw the officer, who introduced himself as Major Randall, he was working with others to lift the remaining wounded man from the armored vehicle.

Isabel quickly came forward with the only two medics left in the team.

After a quick inspection of the injury, the female spy turned back to look at Amber, with a rare look of solemnity on her face.

"This wounded man's condition is not good and he needs emergency surgery now!"

"Can't you do it in the car?"

"No, this is a troop carrier, not a professional medical vehicle. It's too bumpy to operate on!"

Amber glanced at Major Randall out of the corner of her eye, who was looking at him nervously.

"Tsk" Amber closed her eyes helplessly under her visor.

"Don't delay for too long. The Imperial Army should send other nearby troops here soon."

"Understood, give me 20 minutes! Just 10 minutes. Do the most urgent things first, and you can go to the car and deal with the rest slowly!"

After getting Amber's reply, Isabel nodded.

Then he called on several motorized infantrymen to carry the wounded man named Tom onto a stretcher that had been set up as a makeshift operating table.

Time is running out now, and there is no time to deploy the ‘portable sterile room’.

"Okay, everyone else, stop gathering around here and watching the fun!"

Amber kicked a mobile infantryman on the butt and drove them away.

He was just about to praise these big soldiers for obeying orders, but turned around and forgot about battlefield discipline.

"Fire team! Put the mortar back on the vehicle!"

"Car No. 3 and Car No. 4 continue to monitor the battlefield!"

"Others spread out 10 meters apart and stay alert! Be ready to board the bus at any time!"

"We'll leave after the doctor sister finishes the operation!"

After Amber issued a series of orders, these soldiers remembered that their current commander was a master who was not easy to mess with.

Thinking of the rumors that "Chief Amber may be a terrifying headhunter" brought by the fire team after recovering the Empire's mortars.

Each of these soldiers moved a little faster.

And Amber finally had time to find Major Randall, who had been waiting for a long time.

When he walked over, this major officer wearing a federal navy uniform was looking at him with gratitude.

(End of this chapter)