――The Twelfth Floor of Guanghan? Tactical Conference Room―

"...As of 6:13 am on March 4, our army's last foothold, HF75 tarmac, was occupied, and the entire first floor was lost. The entire battle duration was eleven hours and forty. The above is a summary of the battle situation." The commander-in-chief of the first floor of Guanghan defense war concluded his report.

"Thank you for your hard work." The military commander just nodded and did not criticize the defeated legion commander, "Chief of Staff, report on loss."

"Our army has arranged all personnel from the ninth and 11th Infantry Corps on the first floor and equipped them with independent First to Third Special Operations Brigades as auxiliary. According to the requirements of the headquarters, neither the 14th Armored Corps of the Army, the Guanghan Track Air Force Fleet, nor the Guanghan Squadron participated in the war." The Chief of Staff of the Military Region stood up with the report.

"In terms of personnel, in this battle, the two legions roughly counted the death toll of 394,000, seriously injured 157,000, and the casualty rate was as high as 55.1%. The General Staff Department has suggested revoking the ninth. The 11th Legion number constitutes a temporary new ninth legion. Another independent first to third special operations brigades scattered among the two legions has a total of 79 deaths, no serious injuries and captured, with a death rate of 5.27%. As for materials, because the materials have been concentrated in the lower layer in advance, the losses are minor except for the removal of the surface defense weapons."

"Hiss..." This chilling casualty ratio made the schoolmen present gasp.

"There is another sentence I know I am not qualified to say, but I have to remind you: According to the latest statistics of the servo system, the death ratio between our army and the rebels is 16 to 1, and the number of enemies who are investing in troops and capable is similar to that of our army. I think this huge difference ratio is definitely not just the responsibility of the soldiers, right? That's all I want to say, please reflect carefully, above!" The Chief of Staff completed the brief report with a gloomy face.

"..." The Chief of Staff's speech made the scene a little cold. Although he didn't say it by name, the Chief of Staff's meaning was already very clear - there were problems at the command level.

"Okay, now is not the time to indulge in failure." The commander could only speak out to help the generals and the generals to rescue the generals. "The enemy will soon attack the second level. The plan of the General Staff is to arrange for the 15th, 18th, and 20th to strengthen the garrison, and Lieutenant General Li of the 15th Legion, to be in charge of the command. If you have any good opinions or requests, please say it."

"Hiss Commander, I have a request." Lieutenant General Lie, who had just been nominated as Commander, immediately raised his arm.

"explain."

"Your Excellency, I ask to add a special war brigade to the second level of the garrison."

"What's the reason? The Special Wars Brigade is the precious combat power of the Federation, and even I can't use them casually." The commander asked.

"The reason is very simple." Lieutenant General Lie stood up from his seat. "Everyone heard the report of the Chief of Staff just now. In the same situation, the casualties rate of ordinary soldiers is ten times that of the Special Forces Brigade. My subordinates are recruits like the Ninth Corps. As a commander, it is my most basic responsibility to try to save my subordinates as much as possible. So I hope that the Special Forces Brigade can support my troops, and even if the rebel offensive cannot be curbed, it can at least provide cover and reduce casualties of ordinary soldiers."

"I object!" Before he finished speaking, someone jumped out to refute the words.

"Who are you?" Lieutenant General Lie turned his eyes to him, a female school official with a very good eyes.

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Special Operations, Major Maria Eisenfield." Maria responded with her head raised.

"Okay, tell me your opinion, Major." The speaker was the subordinate he valued, so the commander naturally wanted to give Maria a chance.

"Dear officials, our special forces are formed to perform special tasks as the name suggests. They have their own special abilities and should not be used in the conventional two armies' confrontation. The subordinates not only oppose the special forces of the second-level garrison, but also believe that this should not be done as early as the first-level garrison war." Maria expressed her explanation.

"So when will your special forces be 'really' useful? Wait until our army dies and then come to be heroes? You are cowardly fighting!" Lieutenant General Lie put on his hat in a tit-for-tat way.

"Of course not." Maria was unwilling to take over this big hat. "The special forces are good at guerrilla warfare with mobile as defense rather than defending the position and consuming it. When the enemy has occupied a certain area, it is the right way to put the special forces into the enemy's empty rear. Striking the supplies that the enemy has lacked is the right way. The enemy is still quite densely distributed, so I suggest that the special forces be on standby for the time being."

"What before what you call the 'time is right'? Should our army have to go up alone to die?" Lieutenant General Lie said angrily.

"If you think that normal combat is to die, you can also say that. Besides, in this era, the meaning of the existence of the army is to destroy the other party's strength?" Maria snorted coldly.

"You! As expected, you abilities never treat ordinary people as comrades!" Maria's remarks that the army was called cannon fodder suddenly made Lieutenant General Li angry, and the other army officers present also looked at Maria with anger.

"You two, please pay attention to your words!" The commander from the old army knew that he had to stand up and speak at this time. The conflict between the special forces and the army has been around for a long time, and he did not want to let the conflict break out when the enemy was facing.

"Sorry, Xiaguan has made a mistake." Maria also found that she had said it, "but Xiaguan's opinion is still against it."

"Your Excellency, you can't watch our army die on the front line in battle. Many of them are young children!" Lieutenant General Lie simply played the emotional card to the commander.

"Everything is quiet, I have already made clear your opinions!" The commander stopped the argument between the two sides and had a decision in his heart.

"I decided that all ten brigades of the Special Forces will be put into the second level of defense." The commander ordered.

A proud smile appeared on Lieutenant General Lee's face, while Maria looked disappointed.

"But..." Before he could wait for the happy clapping of his hands and slamming the door, the commander turned a corner again, "The special operations brigade will not be dispersed among the legions and will be handed over to the special operations command center. If the battle situation requires the coordination of the two troops, it will be submitted to the military district staff department to coordinate opinions between the two sides."

"Your Excellency!" Lieutenant General Li wanted to persuade him again.

"Okay!" the commander interrupted him angrily, "Do you want to question my decision?"

"The minister dare not..." Lieutenant General Li quickly shut up. He knew that the commander was already angry with him. It was time to stop when he saw the opportunity.

"It's decided!" The commander took a photo and the military discussion ended here.

――The Tenth Floor of Guanghan? Lower-level Officer's Restaurant――

This was the first meal after the battle at Guanghan Fortress. There were two types of people sitting clearly in the spacious restaurant - one was taciturn, some were wounded, most of them just bowed their heads and then left, obviously the officers of the two legions retreated; the other was calling friends and drinking. They belonged to the three legions that were about to go to the battlefield. They knew they were going to fight a battle with low chances of winning, so they took advantage of this truce to drink and get drunk.

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"Well, sister. This food is really bad, not as good as you cook." Xiao Mengyu complained about the food gap while vigorously squeezing the food into her mouth. She was very hungry now, which was very expensive in combat.

"If possible, I really want to be a fire-headed army instead of being a special forces member." Li Jingyun smiled bitterly. The first battle he participated in was more mental fatigue caused by mental tension than physical fatigue.

The two men who escaped from the fire were chatting together, and the photon screen in the restaurant was playing a famous federal recruitment song. The singer belonged to the Propaganda Bureau of the Federal Military Department. He was not handsome and had a bad voice, but was inexplicably very popular. Many federal media speculated that he was a psychological expert, and the military department remained silent about this.

"To be generous to righteousness today, when you know the reason, citizens, we fight for justice! A lofty sacrifice, when the call of duty, you will never hesitate, I am willing to sacrifice my life for the Federation..." The lyrics are written very passionately.

"Ah~~~~" A drunk lieutenant was incited by the song. The guy staggered onto the table and raised his wine glass to the entire restaurant.

"It is today that we are generous to righteousness, brothers, respect the Federation!"

"Word to the Federation!" The officers who had not participated in the battle raised their glasses one after another.

"Brother, why don't you raise your glass? We should respect the great Federation." The lieutenant suddenly found that someone on the next table was not moving, so he pressed it on his face.

The next table was a second lieutenant from the Eleventh Legion. He was still immersed in the sadness of the team's heavy damage, and of course he didn't feel that way.

"Sir, as you can see, I didn't order wine." The lieutenant pushed away the hand of Lieutenant Ba on his shoulder and said coldly.

"Then, I'll treat you...we have some wine..." The lieutenant waved to the waiter, "Waiter, give this brother a glass of wine!"

"Sorry, sir, I'm really in the mood now." The lieutenant stood up angrily and left the seat.

"Wait! You... despise the chief, despise the Federation... not to give me face!" The lieutenant suddenly grabbed the lieutenant's arm and refused to give in.

"Sir! Most of the brothers under the command of the lower officials have sacrificed for the Federation. You speak a little bit!" The second lieutenant began to jump up on his forehead.

"Ah...I know... The Eleventh Legion, I've killed half of the waste snacks in the alliance, haha." The lieutenant had no idea what to do now.

"You!" The lieutenant was completely angry, and the anger of disastrous defeat instantly rushed to his forehead. He didn't even think about punching the lieutenant's chin.

"Call me?" The lieutenant lay on the ground and covered his chin, "Play with me! Brothers of the 15th Legion, come on!"

Several officers of the 15th Legion, who were also drunk, rushed up and kicked around the lieutenant. They couldn't help but see that they were beaten by their own people. Soon the fight expanded like snowballs, and the scene was divided into ninth, eleventh, fifteenth, eighteenth, and twentyth, and two other two garrison troops involved in the garrison, a total of three camps were fighting in the dark, and the restaurant was in a mess.

"These bastards are not at ease!" An officer from a 20th legion was punched and stumbled towards Xiao Mengyu's table. Xiao Mengyu took up an empty plate without hesitation and blurred it on his face.

"Xiao Mengyu, let's go! Don't trek into this muddy water." Li Jingyun grabbed Xiao Mengyu who wanted to join the battle group and pulled her out of the restaurant.

"The rice hasn't been finished yet..." Xiao Mengyu was reluctant to leave the leftovers on the table.

"If you don't have enough, go to another restaurant and ask me to invite you to the General Hall to eat. In short, don't cause trouble here." Li Jingyun knew that Xiao Mengyu was a person who liked to add fuel to the fire no matter where he went, so he refused to let go and pulled her away.

Of course, such a large-scale fight cannot last too long. In a short while, the gendarmerie rushed into the restaurant and arrested all the officers who caused trouble. This fight was only a trivial matter for the entire war, but it exposed that there were many factions within the federal forces that really made people dislike the Federation.

ps: By the way, how many readers have read "Starship Paratroopers"?...

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