Chapter Two? Three Hope in Despair
"...So you saw the commander being assassinated and out of righteous indignation and the sense of responsibility of the soldier, you raised your army to fight against the current commander?" Captain Xiangyue's expression was very plain, making Li Shaowen, who was opposite the communication, unable to see the clues at all.
"Just as you said." Li Shaowen lowered his head humbly, "I will fight against the crime of the commander and return to Earth for trial after repelling the rebels. Before that, because of the urgent situation, this guilty body had to stand up and control the situation. I hope that everyone in the squadron can understand my difficulties and avoid any misunderstandings."
"If the current commander's crime is true, I think the Earth will understand your actions, and of course our squadron will be the same." Facing Li Shaowen's extremely hard-working acting skills, Captain Xiangyue's attitude seemed a little loose.
"It's great that you can understand!" Li Shaowen, who thought that his status as a temporary commander was recognized, was overjoyed, "Then..."
"But I have a problem before the squadron obeys your orders." Captain Xiangyue interrupted Li Shaowen's words with a turn.
"May I ask." Li Shaowen's expression seemed to be saying that you can ask anything.
"Why don't you contact the squadron leader directly for such an important matter, Major General Ruan, but instead approach me, the captain who can only command one warship?" Captain Xiangyue stared at Li Shaowen's eyes and raised his own questions.
"This..." Li Shaowen's tone was a little panicked and calmed down quickly. "I have already made a request to Major General Ruan's ship, Haiyan, before contacting you. For some reason, Major General Ruan was not in the ship, so I had to contact the commanders of each ship in the ship."
"So that's it, I understand. Then this ship will temporarily remain in standby state before things stabilize, right?"
"That's best. By the way, the Eighth Legion and the Special Forces have both participated in the plot to assassinate the old commander. If there are their people trying to get close to your ship, I hope you can be vigilant so that they will not forcefully hijack the warship and escape." Even after receiving the other party's reply, Li Shaowen still warned with concern.
"I will pay attention." Captain Xiangyue cut off the communication without comment.
"Technical officer, how is the deciphering work of the battleship channel system?" Switching to another channel, Li Shaowen's sight appeared in his 15th Legion's technical officer.
"It's not possible yet. The only person in the commander who has control of the warship channel is the current commander. You also know that the commander has..." The technical officer shook his head in embarrassment.
"Lieutenant General Li, why are we still in a hurry to obtain access to the access authority? Anyway, the squadron will follow our command sooner or later?" A commander of the garrison legion who was still in the dark asked strangely. He thought Li Shaowen's action was just to lift the chief of staff off his seat.
"Of course it is to be used as a guru for surrender, an old idiot!" Li Shaowen cursed in his heart. Of course, these two garrison legions still have the right to use for the time being. He can't tell the truth.
"Didn't I just say it to prevent those who refuse to obey us from hijacking the warships and surrendering to the rebels? They have been forced to a desperate situation and will inevitably do something urgent to jump over the wall." Li Shaowen reiterated the words he used to fool Captain Xiangyue.
"That's how... Lieutenant General Lie is really cautious." The commander of the legion blinked his old eyes and nodded, and slapped a flattery that was neither salty nor light.
"Legislative Commander, although you are my elder, should we change this title?" Li Shaowen's brows rose and his eyebrows rose.
"Title? What's the title?" The commander of the legion pretended to be confused with understanding.
"Did you force me to explain the truth?" Li Shaowen snorted coldly, "It is my responsibility to pursue the uprising. Whether it is successful or not, you can only keep your wealth and reputation with just a saying of 'being blinded by villains'. So should I, the person with the greatest risk, also get the greatest fruit?"
"Lieutenant General Li, the door dog guarding the orchard is not dead yet. Is it a bit too early to discuss the ownership of the fruit now?" The commander of the legion did not answer positively.
"Early? Not early at all." Li Shaowen still refused to give in. "If you don't decide the distribution of the fruits earlier, you will not be able to get over the face of someone who steals the food!"
"Well..." The commander of the legion turned his eyes, "Everyone needs to discuss the fruits of everyone, so let's wait until everyone gets together before discussing them."
After saying this, the commander of the garrison corps walked out of the commander's office without even calling him a greeting.
"Hmph, this position is mine, the entire Guanghan is mine, no one can rob it with me! You are the same as the Federation, and the Free Alliance!" Li Shaowen raised his legs and put his feet on the edge of the desk. Next to the military boots, there was blood stains that the Chief of Staff had not been completely wiped clean.
――The other side? Captain's Office of the Wuyue No.――
"Captain Eisenfield, you can come in." Maria wandered anxiously at the captain's door. Suddenly, Captain Xiangyue's voice sounded.
"Does the headquarters have any new instructions? What is the situation now?" As soon as Maria entered the door, she asked two questions like a cannon. It took half an hour to say that it would not take long to make her anxious.
"I'm sorry, the communication I received just now did not come from the former Chief of Staff, but from Lieutenant General Li Shaowen, the leader of the mutiny you mentioned." Captain Xiangyue shook his head and said regretfully.
"That is," Maria, who learned the news, was like a thunderclap.
"The headquarters has been completely suppressed by Lieutenant General Li Shaowen's troops. The garrison army did not fulfill their duties but joined Lieutenant General Lie. The former Chief of Staff was confirmed to be dead." Captain Xiangyue read out the guess in Maria's heart expressionlessly.
"How could it be..." Maria collapsed on the sofa as she was exhausted. Li Shaowen would not let go of the special forces team, which was the fuse of the incident. The Allied forces, who suffered all the hardships of the special forces team, are the same. Now the special forces team can be said to be in a desperate situation where they cannot even find a partner in surrender.
"Lieutenant General Li asked the ship to stand on site, and I agreed." As if he was still worried that the attack was not enough, Captain Xiangyue said something that made Maria frightened.
"Is even the squadron going to join them in the air?" The desperate Maria shouted loudly, and the gravity coefficient around her suddenly rose by several digits.
"Please be calm. If I have the intention to surrender to them, it should be the guard rather than you. Even if there are hostages in my hands, I don't have the courage to face a hostile person." Captain Xiangyue's explanation was still calm.
"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm excited." Her situation with the special forces made Maria lose her basic judgment, so she, who has always been smart, didn't even see such a simple thing.
"I just tried to contact the squadron commander General Ruan and the frigate commander Brigadier General Luo Lun, but unfortunately, they have not responded until now. They happened to be on the twelfth floor when the mutiny occurred. Major General Ruan is a straightforward person. I suspect that he has encountered an unexpected situation now. Based on the current situation, I can only act arbitrarily." Captain Xiangyue was talking while typing on the keyboard of the desktop computer. "I approved your request, Captain, and I have asked the bridge to prepare you. If necessary, you can also gather the troops you scattered outside on this ship."
"That's so thankful. On behalf of the Special Forces, I would like to thank you for your life-saving grace!" Maria, who caught a glimmer of hope, got up and wanted to rush to the bridge.
"Please wait, I have one more thing to do, Captain,." Suddenly Captain Xiangyue called Maria.
"What's the matter? I can do it."
"This matter is less credible by our people, so I want you to inform the troops still fighting on the fifth level and tell them to be ready to deal with the front and back attacks at any time."
"Partition? Do you mean that Li Shaowen will attack the two legions on the fifth floor? In that case, wouldn't he hand over Guanghan to the Allied Army... Wait, what do you mean is that Li Shaowen not only wants to usurp power but also betray the Federation?" Captain Xiangyue was too shocked to Maria, and one more seemed to be unable to make her calm.
"You probably don't know that this ship ranks first in the fleet berthing sequence, which means that this ship cannot get out of other warships without taking off through the fleet passage. Li Shaowen will be so anxious to contact this ship instead of other larger warships. Maybe he wants to stabilize us first and then lock the squadron in Guanghan and catch them all... Of course, this is just my personal guess, but it's okay to be careful. The warship is too fragile when it is parked, and this ship will take some precautions later." Captain Xiangyue replied steadily.
"I understand. I will notify the troops on the fifth floor immediately, hoping that they can hear my warning." Maria pointed her head and quickly left the captain's room.
―How many minutes later? The bridge-
"Lieutenant Jiebi, why are you here?" The first thing Maria saw when she walked onto the bridge was Lieutenant Jiebi in a wheelchair.
"You can't lie on the hospital bed when it's so important, right? Although I was a little injured, it's still helpful to the commander. After all, I use my head and not my thighs." Lieutenant Jibiao smiled and pointed at his temple.
"Thank you for your hard work... If your body can't hold on, don't insist." Maria really didn't know what expression to use to face Lieutenant Jibiao's smile.
"Don't worry, after all, it's my own life, and I will use it with caution." Lieutenant Jiebiao smiled with a hearty smile.
"Let's start." Maria entered her channel password on the bridge communicator, and the chaotic call for help from the Special Forces channel instantly reached her ears...
"...This is!" Suddenly, Maria heard Xiao Mengyu's angry voice from the chaos, "Communicationist, can you locate the coordinates of this channel?"
"Wait...the coordinates are the second-layer ship correspondent quickly obtained the results through reverse tracking.
"Take a mark!" Maria schemingly pulled over an emergency space suit set prepared for the crew.
"I understand!" Lieutenant Jibiao reached out and touched Maria, and she disappeared in an instant...
Chapter completed!