Interstellar Soldier

Chapter 3 Key Signals
With a dazzling white light flashing, the "Hairknot" rushed out of the space jumping channel.

Although it is not the first time to jump in space on the "Fat Bun", as before, Yang Yi has a feeling similar to motion sickness.

"My goodness."

"Quick, prepare to fight!"

Hearing the exclamation of Zhong Lili and Lin Jia, Yang Yi quickly woke up.Seeing the scene ahead, he was also stunned.

The outpost was surrounded by dozens of warships of the Silicon Magic Alliance, and the battle was still going on, shells and bombs rained down, and explosions continued.The outpost was also firing back, but the firepower was very weak and did not pose a threat to the surrounding enemy ships, not even tickling.

"'Faji' is calling 'Old Mother', please answer."

"Rookie, why are you staring blankly? Are you planning to kill the enemy with your eyes, or are you planning to swallow the enemy with your mouth?"

Pushed by Zhong Lili, Yang Yi suddenly recovered.

"You are in charge of the laser cannon above, fighting the enemy!" Zhong Lili quickly opened the weapon control interface.

Yang Yi didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately activated the weapon's control system.

The "Fat Bun" has two self-defense laser cannons, one installed on the abdomen and the other on the back, forming an all-round defensive firepower.In addition to needing a driver, the "Bun" needed two gunners, so a field team consisted of three people.

The way to operate the laser cannon is very simple, just control it on the virtual interface, and the outside scene is directly projected in front of the operator.

"The enemy ship is out of range, don't fire, and follow my orders." Zhong Lili's tone could not be divided.

Yang Yi didn't say much. It was his first time operating a laser cannon, and it was also his first time participating in a battle. Naturally, he had to obey the command and orders of veterans.

"The 'Hairknot' calls..."

"Lin Jia, it's me, Lao Luo."

"Lao Luo, we are back, where are you?"

"Don't come here, get out of here quickly."

The projected image of Luo Zhanxing was very blurry and was still shaking. The communication quality was not very good, which indicated that the communication was interfered.

"The enemy has carried out full-band interference, and the directional communication has not been blocked for the time being. The outpost has been attacked and is about to fall. You must flee quickly and send the news to the theater command and fleet command. The Silicon Magic Alliance has invaded, the sixth Greenwich War has broken out."

"Lao Luo, I can't leave you behind, I..."

"This is an order, not for us, but for the entire human federation. You must send out the message to prepare the federation for war."

"But……"

"No, but, execute the order."

"Old Luo..."

Luo Zhanxing has already turned around, but the communication has not been interrupted.

"Brothers, are you ready? The bastards of the Silicon Charm Alliance launched a surprise attack and wanted to wipe us out in one fell swoop. Let's go out now, let those bastards pay for the aggression, and let those bastards see how powerful we are. Brothers, Come rush with me!"

The image disappeared, and the communication was interrupted.

In the distance, a group of soldiers in space battle suits and holding electromagnetic guns rushed out of the outpost, and rushed towards the enemy's battleship one after another.

Compared with the huge warships, human fighters are too small.

Even the laser cannon of the outpost can't pose a threat to the enemy's warship, how can the electromagnetic gun in the soldier's hand pose a threat to the enemy's ship?

"Sister Lin Jia, hurry up!" Zhong Lili yelled loudly.

The "Hairknot" was far away from the battlefield, and the enemy ship was beyond the range of the laser cannon, so firing now could not pose a threat to the enemy ship at all.Seeing the comrades who have been with each other day and night rushing towards the enemy ship like moths to the flame, Zhong Lili was so anxious that she was about to vomit blood, wishing to rush up immediately to fight the enemy.

It's just that the "Bun" did not move forward, but began to turn.

"Sister Lin Jia..."

"Lao Luo is right. We must send the news back to prepare the Federation for war, otherwise more people will be poisoned."

"But……"

"We will avenge them, but not now."

The "Hairknot" began to accelerate, but due to the impact of the battle, the space was very unstable, and it was impossible to enter the jump channel.

"Damn it!" Zhong Lili cursed loudly, and punched the control panel of the weapon system.

Yang Yi's heart was also very heavy. The outpost was besieged by the enemy. The commander, Major Luo Zhanxing, led the last batch of officers and soldiers to launch the final assault. Even if there were still some officers and soldiers alive in the outpost, they would be brutally killed by the enemy before the battle ended.In the war between the two camps, because the nature of life is completely different, there is no such thing as taking prisoners of war.In five total wars over thousands of years, neither side has taken prisoners.Although he has only been here for a month, and the relationship with the veteran is not harmonious, except for Lin Jia who has always taken care of him, and Zhong Lili who is hard-spoken and soft-hearted, Yang Yi has a normal relationship with other officers and soldiers, but everyone lives in the same room. Under one roof, not all friends are comrades-in-arms.Thousands of comrades died in battle, even if Yang Yi was hard-hearted, it was difficult to calm down at this time.

Grief is grief, Yang Yi did not relax his vigilance.

When the "Bun" turned around, he turned the muzzle of the laser cannon to the rear, always aiming at the outpost and the enemy ships surrounding the outpost.

"Lili, it's not that I don't want to save them, but I have no choice. We..."

"Sister Lin Jia, I understand, there is no need to explain." Although Zhong Lili has a straightforward personality, it is not that she does not understand the priorities.

"careful!"

Hearing Yang Yi's shout, Zhong Lili immediately opened the control interface of the laser cannon.

"At six o'clock, three enemy planes are approaching at high speed. Sister Lin Jia, we have been spotted."

"See, fire freely."

After Lin Jia gave an order, Yang Yi immediately pulled the trigger and opened fire on the frontmost enemy plane.It was a bat-shaped space fighter, not only fast, but also very flexible.Although Yang Yi's reaction was quick and the firepower of the laser cannon was fierce, he failed to hit the enemy plane.

"Rookie, aim and shoot again, don't waste ammo!"

"Mind your own business."

Yang Yi saw very clearly that Zhong Lili was also missing, and the light speed shot by her passed by an enemy plane, causing no damage to the enemy plane.

In fact, what the laser cannon fires is not a shell, but the speed of light, that is, energy.

The "Bun" has only one primary energy converter, which provides energy for all equipment including thrusters and laser cannons.In other words, if the laser cannon consumes too much energy, the energy provided to the thrusters will be reduced, and the speed of the spacecraft will not be fast.

"Rookie, you have the nerve to talk about me, I almost hit at least, how about you?"

"Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps. What's the difference between a close miss and a lot of misses? It's a miss." Yang Yi was fed up with Zhong Lili's upsurge and sarcasm, and he can still restrain himself at ordinary times. Now he is highly nervous, and his words don't pass through his brain. , and expressed his true thoughts at once.

"How dare you laugh at my sister, I..."

"Shut up both of you!" Lin Jia became angry. "Take aim and fire. Don't waste energy. Put on your oxygen mask and turn off the life support system after ten seconds. Those are three Firebat fighters. If we don't shoot them down, we're finished."

Yang Yi didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately put on the oxygen mask.

With the protection of the energy barrier and the life support system turned off, the temperature in the cabin of the "Hairknot" will not drop rapidly, and it can last for at least 10 minutes, but the oxygen will be exhausted soon.In other words, Yang Yi and the others had to shoot down the three pursuing enemy planes within 10 minutes.

"Rookie, for the enemy plane at three o'clock, you fire to the right, and I fire to the left to see how it hides."

"clear."

"Three, two, one, fire!"

The two pulled the triggers at the same time, and the two laser cannons fired deadly beams at the same time.

Being attacked, the Firebat turned to evade, crashing head-on into the beam on the right and being sliced ​​in half by the high-energy laser.

"Sister Lili, how are you? I don't think you should call me a rookie." It was the laser cannon controlled by Yang Yi that hit the enemy plane.

"Rookie, just shot down an enemy plane, and your ass is up in the sky?"

"How many enemy planes have you shot down?"

Zhong Lili was speechless, this was the first battle she participated in, and she had no record to show off.

"Have you two quarreled enough? There are two more..."

Before Lin Jia finished speaking, the spaceship vibrated violently.

Two enemy planes approaching from the right were firing fiercely, and dozens of shells hit the "Hairknot".Yang Yi and Zhong Lili dared not delay, and immediately opened fire on the two enemy planes.

"Alarm, alarm, number two steering thruster failure, steering failure."

The steering propeller was damaged, and the "Hairknot" was unable to maneuver and became a living target for enemy planes.

"Go to the escape pod."

"Sister Lin Jia..."

"Leave me alone, I have to send the message." Lin Jia didn't look back, and was typing instructions on the control panel.

"No, I won't go, let's go together, I will not leave you behind." Zhong Lili had already stood up, very stubborn, making it clear that she would not obey Lin Jia's order.

"Xiao Yang, what are you doing?" Lin Jia suddenly turned around and looked behind Zhong Lili.Zhong Lili was startled, turned her head quickly, and found out that she had been fooled.

Lin Jia didn't give her the slightest chance, and slapped her palm on the back of her neck when she turned her head.

All this happened so fast, Yang Yi just left his seat.

"Take her to the escape pod."

"But……"

"This is an order." Lin Jia pushed Zhong Lili into Yang Yi's arms. "Even if you escape from the spaceship now, if the reinforcements don't arrive in time, you will only live a few hours longer than me. Promise me, if you are lucky enough to survive, kill all the scumbags of the Silicon Magic Alliance and avenge me."

"I'll wait for you in the escape pod." Yang Yi understood the priorities and didn't argue with Lin Jia.

After Lin Jia nodded in agreement, Yang Yi picked up Zhong Lili and ran towards the rescue cabin.

Outside, the two Firebats had turned and flew back, continuing to fire at the Bun.

In the cockpit, Lin Jia activated the directional communication equipment, pointed the antenna at the nearest outpost No. 7778, and sent out the news of the attack.The anti-interference ability of directional communication is very strong, but the communication distance is limited, so it cannot be used for communication between outposts in theory.Lin Jia had no other choice but to send the message with the mentality of giving it a try, hoping that sentry No. 7778 could receive the signal.

(End of this chapter)