Volume 4: Biochemical Attack Chapter 646 Someone Up There
"And we must retreat back to the alliance territory before the enemy launches an attack," the general continued.
"Because, since the biochemical warriors that appeared on the battlefield today were able to hide from our sight, it means that the alliance's intelligence was wrong. They definitely gathered more than 100 million troops to besiege the alliance this time."
"And the enemy forces that will attack us later will definitely exceed our expectations, and may even have the absolute strength to destroy us. Therefore, we must not fight head-on, but can only retreat first."
"Therefore, we no longer have time to figure out how many soldiers have been infected!"
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. The only way to prevent the biochemical virus from entering the alliance is to eliminate all the troops withdrawn from the battlefield before we withdraw. Even if some soldiers die innocently, we will not hesitate!" The general's tone was very cold, with an irrefutable momentum. "Besides, they are deserting the battlefield, which is a violation of military law. Even if they escape back, they will be sentenced to death!"
After hearing the general's answer, the officers around him were shocked and looked at each other.
Since the general has said this, it is obvious that he has made up his mind to stop the spread of the virus even if it means sacrificing those uninfected soldiers.
And based on their understanding of the general, once the general makes up his mind, it is absolutely impossible to change it.
Therefore, after hearing the general's words, the officers on the scene fell silent and no one dared to say anything more.
At the same time, as with the situation with the 12th Army, the generals in other military bases on the edge of the alliance's territory also took these reasons into consideration and launched attacks on the soldiers who escaped from the battlefield and the mercenary teams participating in the city-level competition.
"General, but..."
However, at this moment, a lieutenant colonel officer suddenly said hesitantly.
" But what?" The general frowned and looked at the officer with a little impatience.
I have made it so clear, how could anyone dare to object?
At the same time, the other officers also looked at the person who spoke with great surprise.
"No, no... General, I am definitely not questioning your orders." The lieutenant colonel hurriedly shook his head and explained, "It's just that... among the troops withdrawn from the battlefield, there is a transport plane carrying a mercenary team from Shoushan City..."
"Hmph! It's just a mercenary team. Even if we don't belong to the same system, for the sake of the safety of the entire alliance, what does it matter if we sacrifice them?!" Hearing that his subordinate hesitated because of a mere mercenary team, the general snorted coldly and scolded angrily.
The other officers also frowned, thinking that this officer really did not know the seriousness of the matter.
You know, the general's order was equivalent to directly sacrificing tens of thousands of people from the 7th Division!
Therefore, why would they care about a mere mercenary team? !
"However, this mercenary team is not an ordinary team, but an elite team participating in the city-level competition of the God of War Competition..." Unexpectedly, facing the general's anger, the lieutenant colonel officer continued.
"So what? Let alone an elite team, even if it's his entire mercenary group, can it be compared to my division?!" The general's face darkened.
"This... this is of course not comparable. After all, the mercenary group they belong to is only a two-star mercenary group..." The lieutenant colonel officer continued to bite the bullet and said, "But we just received an order from above, asking us to order the 7th Division to give the mercenary team some time to retreat before taking action..."
"Hmm? Go on." Upon hearing this, the general's expression suddenly relaxed and he showed a thoughtful look.
A mere mercenary team could actually alert the people above to pass on orders to them...
It seems that the people above are very interested in that mercenary team, so we have to pay a little attention to it.
"General, you know, I am responsible for conveying orders to our subordinate combat units." Seeing that the general was finally willing to listen, the lieutenant colonel officer couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief and continued, "At that time, I thought that this kind of order would not have much impact on the combat operations of our troops, so I did not report it to you, but directly passed the order to Colonel Liu Qi of the 7th Division."
"I, I think that since the people above specifically asked us to take care of that mercenary team, it is obvious that it is definitely not an ordinary mercenary team... At least some of the senior officers of the Fifth Legion value them very much, so... if we just kill them on the spot, is it a bit inappropriate?"
After hearing what the lieutenant colonel said, the other officers at the scene couldn't help but be surprised.
They didn't know about this. After all, since the lieutenant colonel didn't even inform the general, it was impossible for him to tell them.
And if this is true, then they must handle the matter of the mercenary team with caution.
Otherwise, if they rashly killed the mercenary team, they would probably offend the legion's senior officers when they returned, and this would not benefit anyone present.
After listening to this, the general frowned slightly and began to think.
This matter indeed needs to be handled with caution, but he is not worried about offending his superiors, but he is worried about whether it will damage the interests of the alliance if the mercenary team is killed.
This major general is a very dedicated soldier. In the army, all the decisions he makes are based on safeguarding the interests of the alliance.
And since the people above value this mercenary team so much, it is possible that this mercenary team is of great significance to the alliance!
Therefore, he could not take the risk of destroying the transport plane carrying the mercenary team!
"Where is that mercenary team? Where are they now?" After thinking quickly for a moment, the general immediately looked at the lieutenant colonel and asked.
"They tried to return to the alliance from us before, but were finally repelled by our defensive artillery..." The lieutenant colonel replied hurriedly : "However, they were not shot down, but flew towards the direction of the battlefield."
"Huh? Flying towards the direction of the battlefield..." The general's face suddenly darkened, "Now the direction of the battlefield should be filled with the defenders' troops. It would be more dangerous for them to go there than to come here!"
"Contact them immediately and ask them to come back! Tell them we will let them go!"
