Chapter 249 Benjamin, I Advise You to Be Kind

"Mr. Sam, Mr. Lane, I must remind you that conducting a nuclear war on the planet is an extremely dangerous act."

In a conference room on the Hermes, Isabel was sitting on one side of the long table with Osana, the 'cat girl'.

Opposite them were two middle-aged men presented through holographic projection.

They are the administrative lieutenant of the Rubian system autonomous government and the secretary-general of the autonomous government.

As the administrative lieutenant of the galaxy, Sam is also the president of the Senate of the Lubion galaxy.

Senior officials of the autonomous governments of these two galaxies are currently staying on board a garrison fleet ship in orbit to 'supervise operations' and handle matters that may involve legal principles when necessary.

“No one of us wants to see the remnants of the empire launch tactical nuclear bombs to attack, and it is indeed reasonable to launch a nuclear counterattack under such circumstances.

But the two gentlemen must be clear that once the nuclear counterattack begins, this small-scale nuclear war will not stop.

According to our calculations, if both sides use all the tactical nuclear bombs in their hands, it is conservatively estimated that Ptolemaic City, located near the war zone, and its two nearby satellite cities will no longer need to consider human settlement, life, and production in a short time.

If I remember correctly, Ptolemaic City should be among the top three cities in terms of urban GDP contribution on the entire planet, right? "

Isabel stared at the two galaxy government officials and continued:

"This is only the impact on Ptolemaic City. If a large number of tactical nuclear bombs are detonated intensively in a short period of time, the damage to the entire planet's ecology, especially the atmospheric environment, will be immeasurable.

Now it is only a matter of time before the remaining imperial soldiers are wiped out. After the battle, I believe that the galactic autonomous government will spend a lot of energy on post-war reconstruction.

So, do you want to see a devastated planet after a small-scale nuclear war?

Believe me, the cost of rebuilding such a planet after the war is definitely a set of figures that you don’t want to see.”

After listening to Isabel's words, the two galaxy government officials were silent for a moment, and then Administrative Assistant Sam spoke:

"Why can Miss Isabel conclude that it is only a matter of time before the remaining imperial soldiers are eliminated?"

The holographic projection device perfectly restored his facial expressions and demeanor.

"In other words, why do we believe that your company can solve the current problems on the ground battlefield?"

"Mr. Sam, you can brag about the company's qualifications, equipment performance, and the quality of the combatants, but the battle line will not lie.

If you have looked at the battle lines carefully, you should also be able to know what the actual quality of the civilian armed forces in the coalition forces is.

Currently, on the entire front, only our Atlas combat troops are on the offensive, and are about to complete the encirclement and annihilation of a brigade-level unit of the empire.

Coupled with the unique orbital strike capabilities of our company's fleet, doesn't this explain the problem? "

The administrative lieutenant fell silent, because he knew that Isabel was right.

The operational quotations of several other private military companies and defense contractors are relatively high, especially the top-ranked Thunder Defense, where one company can beat several others.

As a result, there was a lot of hype before the war, but when the war started, it was immediately brought back to its original shape.

On the contrary, Atlas, which is currently ranked at the bottom of the quotation list, has achieved results that no one expected.

In the opinion of some people in the galaxy government who have watched the exercises of the main force of the Federation, it is possible that the Federation's regular army of the same size may be brought over, and the fight will be like this at best.

After thinking silently for a while, the administrative lieutenant turned over and started discussing something with the secretary-general beside him.

They have obviously turned on the silent mode, and their mouths have been marked with a 'mosaic' to prevent lip reading.

After a moment, Sam looked at Isabel again, and then said:

"Miss Isabel, I understand the issues you mentioned, and I very much agree with them from my personal perspective."

Personal perspective.

The expression on Isabel's face did not change, but she began to feel worried.

"We also don't want more tactical nuclear bombs to be detonated on the surface of the planet, but the military commander of the ground forces can decide on his own whether to launch tactical nuclear bombs under special circumstances.

And ‘nuclear counterattack’ is also one of the ‘special circumstances’.”

"So you're saying there's nothing you can do to stop Major General Benjamin?"

"From the legal perspective of the federal and system governments, we really cannot stop Major General Benjamin from carrying out a 'nuclear counterattack'."

The administrative deputy paused, then glanced at the secretary-general beside him.

After the other party nodded and took out the terminal and gave him a look, he continued:

“But if I mean if, your company has the ability to prevent both warring parties from continuing to carry out nuclear attacks at the same time.

Even if some... um... violent measures are taken because of the emergency, the galaxy government will not hold you accountable later. "

"The automatic meeting minutes and video are on. You know this is a formal meeting, right?"

Isabel raised her eyebrows and reminded her.

"Of course I know. This is also a temporary power granted to you by our galaxy autonomous government in disguise." The secretary-general of the galaxy government who had been silent also said,

"We will try our best to persuade Major General Benjamin not to act rashly, but we cannot guarantee what kind of effect it will produce. The final result may still depend on you."

——

At the same time, on the ground battlefield of Rubion V.

The two RQ220s hovering at high altitude to monitor the battlefield soon found two suspicious targets.

After the remnants of the empire launched the first round of tactical nuclear strikes, the remaining nuclear strike teams also entered combat status and looked for hidden spots to wait.

Since HCPs also emit heat when running at the lowest power on the ground, the launch boxes they carry will also provide a relatively suitable launch temperature for the carriers and warheads in the boxes after being powered on.

So in front of the RQ220s with high-performance infrared detection equipment, they are still quite conspicuous.

What's more, the shape of these specialized HCPs carrying huge launch boxes is quite unique, so there is no need to enter the stage of manual secondary identification.

"The target position has been updated! Code A and B have been assigned to identify the target, and the combat map has been updated synchronously."

"Target A, 18 kilometers northwest, inside a small processing plant, with a small number of vehicles and infantry units nearby for cover."

"Target B, 20 kilometers north, between the highlands and trees, acting alone, no other units have been found around!"

After receiving the information sent back by the drone, the brigade staff quickly marked the target on the combat map and marked it with the "high-risk unit" sign.

"I'll go deal with them."

The dark red HCP driven by Amber shook and quickly broke away from the offensive formation and rushed towards the area marked on the tactical map.

"Brigade HCP, send a platoon to follow me and be responsible for recovering and controlling the opponent's launch box!

Mura and Louis continue to lead the team as the "assault spearhead", and Hogg and other brigade staff are responsible for tactical command!

The goal is to completely wipe out the enemy's 49th Brigade!"

"Yes! Sir!"

——

If you watch the battlefield from the perspective of RQ220 at this time and switch to the enemy identification mode.

You will see that Atlas's mixed composite brigade, like a right hook to the 49th Armored Brigade Combat Team, cut off the 49th Brigade's retreat and launched the fastest attack on them.

And Amber and a HCP platoon that was far behind him, like a dragon on the battlefield, passed through the anxious front line and rushed directly to the marked 'A target'.

"Lilith, invade the coalition's military network, I need to know Benjamin's current movements."

"Understood, Master!"

Lilith, who received the order, immediately began an unlimited invasion.

Atlas's intranet has already formed a temporary network with other coalition units.

So it won't take much effort for Lilith to invade now.

But even so, her invasion speed did not catch up with Amber's speed in finding 'A target'.

For HCP, which is highly mobile and can spray at short distances, the straight-line distance of 18 kilometers is less than 1 minute when the limiter is temporarily released.

When Amber controlled the machine to fly over a bush, the processing plant where the target was hidden also appeared in front of him.

The surrounding enemy units responsible for covering also discovered this HCP that was crossing the battlefield like a meteor.

Two heavy multi-legged tanks equipped with electromagnetic reconnection guns, the "Pacifier", were quickly marked out.

As their muzzles lit up blue light, Amber, who had already completed deceleration, did a zigzag maneuver without hesitation that was enough to make other pilots faint.

The "attitude management system" on the multi-function display immediately displayed the information "10.0G" in red bold font.

But Amber only felt that the burden on his body became heavier in a short period of time. He even raised his electromagnetic rifle and fired at other targets during the maneuver, blowing up several light multi-legged tanks.

Two high-speed penetrating rods almost brushed past the dark red HCP, and directly made two gaps after hitting the distant earth slope.

"Boom! Boom!"

The explosion of the piercing rod breaking the sound barrier came late, and was blocked by the HCP's pickup the moment it sounded.

When the two "Pacifiers" readjusted their directions and rotated their turrets, the dark red body that had switched its weapons to the heavy sword flashed in their viewfinders.

"Main gun damaged! Main gun damaged!"

The next second, the self-check system of the Pacifier immediately issued a warning.

The crew members looked stupidly at the electromagnetic reconnector gun that had lost half of its half on the panoramic display, and collapsed in fear in their seats, not knowing what to do.

"Fuck, did you see it clearly just now?"

"Didn't it seem like an HCP flashed by?"

"I don't know, I only saw a red shadow."

——

The RQ220's reconnaissance results were correct. The one hiding in the factory building was indeed a specialized HCP of the nuclear strike team.

Because it was a model dedicated to nuclear strikes, this HCP did not have too many weapons, only a head-mounted close-range defense laser for self-defense and an electromagnetic rifle in hand.

Amber cut off the limbs of the HCP without much effort, then used the heavy sword to forcibly pry open the cockpit armor, threw the pilot inside to the side and added a gel bullet.

Several spider-shaped electromagnetic shielding robots crawled out of a storage box mounted on the outside of the HCP, attached to the launch box and immediately deployed electromagnetic shielding.

"Target A can be recovered, repeat, target A can be recovered!"

After receiving a reply from the HCP platoon following behind him in the communication channel, Amber immediately prepared to go out and clear the surrounding enemies, and then rush directly to the position of target B.

But at this moment, Lilith connected a monitoring channel.

This channel is a monitoring of the square cabin vehicle of the coalition headquarters and the exclusive communication line of Major General Benjamin.

And the content inside made Amber's face darken.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition, Major General Benjamin was talking to another person in the "encrypted" channel.

Amber was also familiar with this person's voice. He was the ground commander of Thunder Defense who ridiculed Amber at the combat meeting.

The latter was persuading Major General Benjamin to set the target of nuclear counterattack in the offensive direction of the Atlas mixed composite brigade.

"TNND, you really think I'm easy to bully, right?"

Amber was really angry this time.

"I wanted to make money and get along well with you, so don't blame me for not being a human being."

While he was angry, Cliffs' communication was also connected.

Under the command of the captain and the extraordinary performance of the god helmsman, the Hermes completed the orbital flight in less than 40 minutes and directly descended to the ground attack position.

"Very good. Lilith, let me access Benjamin's encrypted communication channel."

"Received! Master!"

At the other end of the battle line, Major General Benjamin in the square cabin was talking to the person in charge of Thunder Defense.

As a result, a new user was suddenly added to the "encrypted" channel.

Then, a familiar but emotionless voice sounded in the channel.

"Benjamin, I advise you to be kind."