Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 1485: Crimson Galaxy Suppression Operation (12)

The battle lasted a total of eight hours, from the time the Swan entered the atmosphere to the complete capture of the military base and the surrender of the remaining enemy soldiers.

The continuous fighting made everyone very tired, but the morale of the soldiers of the Xuanshui Federation was extremely high.

This was not only a battle of revenge, but also a victory. The officer in charge of logistics said that you should look forward to your first big dinner on the land of the Red Maple Republic. We must prepare some delicious dishes for you tonight.

Everyone was happy, but the officers had much more to consider than the soldiers.

The first thing was to deal with the prisoners of war and clean up the battlefield.

When the ground troops talked about dealing with the prisoners of war, they really did it in a literal sense, letting them dig their own holes, then machine-gunning them, and then burying them with their own bulldozers.

Done.

However, not all cases are handled this way. The officers were left behind and they will first undergo a major memory recovery procedure to see if they can dig out some useful information.

Of course, it is illegal to treat prisoners in this way, but no one cares about these details. After all, the Red Maple Republic did the same thing.

The Xuanshui Federation Army is simply returning the favor in their own way, blood debt must be paid with blood.

In addition, some people were counting the supplies in the military base, and friendly forces going to the city to suppress it would occasionally send communications requesting supplies and support. The large battlefield was over, but sporadic fighting was still going on.

No matter how the ground forces deal with the Swan, we do not belong to the same command system. We are merely carrying out joint operations and fighting together.

However, the Swan did not receive an order to return to the void, but instead received an order to help friendly forces defend against an enemy counterattack.

The number of landing troops brought by the fleet is limited, and the main force is still waiting behind to be transported by transport ships. The suppression of this habitable planet has just begun.

The Swan did not have to wait until the entire planet was completely suppressed before returning to the void, but it still had to help defend and prevent the stronghold that had just been captured from being recaptured by the enemy.

So the Swan now found an open space to land and wait for further news.

Amid the cheers of victory, the ground army also began to gradually carry out some preparatory work.

Fortunately, the people of the Red Maple Republic left in a hurry, and a large number of construction machinery were left on the battlefield, many of which were still usable.

These things will allow the Xuanshui Federation Army to dig new trenches and rearrange defensive positions as quickly as possible.

Dui was sitting on a large rock not far from the Swan. This rock might have been blown away by orbital bombardment and fell nearby. Very conspicuous traces of the explosion could be seen on it. When he sat on it, he could even feel some temperature.

He watched the soldiers use forklifts to unload the supplies stored in the Swan's warehouse. He also saw the injured Silver Tornado parked in a half-kneeling position not far from him. A group of mechanics led by Fang Lanyin were carrying out emergency repairs.

In a base farther away, their own medical team had occupied the base's field hospital and began treating the wounded. Dui could already foresee a large number of medals and death notices flipping back and forth in the logistics system.

As a crew member of the Swan, he didn't need to help unless Alyssa gave the order, so Dui seemed to be very idle, sitting on the stone and smelling the breeze with the smell of gunpowder.

"What are you doing here?"

Cao Wei came over, Du Yi looked at her, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Forget it, I'm just looking for a place to relax."

"You usually seem so heartless, but you actually have something on your mind?"

".... You shouldn't expose someone's shortcomings like that."

Cao Wei now seems to have completely lost the madness she had during the battle. She has returned to her usual serious and earnest state, poking Dui from time to time.

Cao Wei sat down next to Dui and lit a cigarette:

"Tell me, what's with that sad expression on your face?"

"Nothing... Well, I was just wondering when this war will end."

"Of course it ends when you win."

"It's the same as if you didn't say anything..."

Dui sighed and lit a cigarette. The ration of this thing had a higher priority than food.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time before Dui said:
"Will we really stop fighting until one side is exterminated?"

“I don’t know.” Cao Wei said:
"But they started the fight first, and no matter how the fight turns out, they have to accept the result."

Dui understood these principles, he just...

"When the war is over, you can leave the army."

Cao Wei suddenly said:
"You are not fit to be a soldier."

"So what kind of person is suitable?"

"Those who resolutely obey orders, have extremely strong wills, or are murderous by nature, will not be as sentimental as you."

Dui lowered his head:
"What about military honor?"

"There is no honor in war."

"But a soldier without honor is nothing more than a vicious dog..."

The Dui family is full of loyal and brave people. They have been taught since childhood that as a soldier they should maintain a sense of honor and contribute to the country.

But the real battlefield was completely different from what Dui imagined.

"So I say you should leave the army once the war is over."

Dui smiled bitterly:
"My father would kill me for sure. Besides, I don't know where else to go except the army."

Ever since he could remember, he had been trained to be a soldier. Apart from the skills required in the army, Dui knew nothing else.

"Then continue to stay on the captain's ship. I think the captain is a good man, and the life of a recycler should be more suitable for you."

"Will you not stay?"

"I……."

Cao Wei shook her head:

"I don't know. After the war is over, I may need a long period of recuperation."

Dui was not the only one who suffered psychological damage in this war.

Now everyone's mind is only on revenge and winning the battle, and when everything is over and they return to their daily lives, the nightmare of the battlefield will haunt this person for the rest of his life.

At this time, the two saw GP02 walking out of the hangar, which caused cheers from the soldiers passing by the Swan. Everyone had heard that there was a single-challenger ship on the Swan, a man who had received many medals.

"I don't know how Li Chengxi solved his psychological problems. I heard from Hall that his fighting methods were extremely brutal. He always aimed at the escape pods."

"Maybe he just doesn't care."

Cao Wei said:
"Anyone who can kill countless people on the battlefield is either a killer or someone who completely treats the enemy as if they were not human. I remember Mechanic Fang mentioned that Li Chengxi seemed to treat all this as a game."

"game?"

"Well, he seems to think that he is observing the world through the screen of the terminal. You and I are just a piece of code in the terminal, just because we are on the same front."

"His mentality is so strong..."

"Great poet, you'd better stop sighing. When the war is over, there will be plenty of time for you to moan."

Cao Wei stood up and stretched out her hand towards Dui:
"We still have the work of maintaining the ship. It's almost time for you to rest."

Dui grabbed Cao Wei's hand:

"You're right, I have to be strong."

Dui jumped off the rock and glanced at the crimson sunlight that was gradually setting.

That light looked like blood, but also like a sea...

(End of this chapter)