Chapter 028 Operation to suppress bandits

They boarded five small troop carriers and took off from the base to the front-line temporary camp.

The military spacecraft is not as comfortable as the civilian spacecraft. It does not pay attention to enjoyment, but on efficiency and strength. Inside the dim spacecraft, red lights illuminate the messy area of the spacecraft, various anti-collision brackets and simple seats are placed in it, as well as multi-functional hanging nets and so on.

Moreover, although the seat has a good fixing effect, the designer obviously treats every soldier as a cargo that is not afraid of breaking. After taking a military spacecraft, there will always be a feeling that the bones are close to the edge of the fall. Fortunately, everyone is not a no one, and they are used to this aspect.

The spacecraft accelerated, and the dark blue flames kept spitting out of the thrusters at the tail, cruising at the speed of Mach.

Half an hour later, they docked in a temporary camp on the edge of the desert.

There are many army soldiers and air forces gathered here. In the distance, there are * reconnaissance aircraft that took off through short-distance taxis, a large number of reconnaissance aircraft, and even several attack aircraft full of ammunition. In the portable box command post on the side, low-altitude pilots are controlling these planes.

All the military aircraft of the alliance carry out unmanned flights and achieve tactical purposes through long-range operations. In the fierce air battle, *'s investment can better ensure the lives of soldiers and save the cost of training pilots. In this era, only small spacecraft are still driven by manpower.

After Huo Xiu led the team down, he found that although there were a large number of soldiers in the base, most of them were on standby, and only a few spacecraft went to and from the nearby area to take away a few soldiers.

"This action of the military department is really not the right time!" Huo Xiu shook his head at this scene. When was not good, it happened when he was about to arrive at the traditional "Spring Festival". Now many officers are on their way home from vacation, and they are naturally short of manpower.

A second lieutenant ran over, saluted Huo Xiu and said, "Shir, are you an officer of the special forces?" He was sure, because standing in front of him was a group of tall soldiers wrapped in armor, and this formation always only happened to the special forces.

"Yes, what's the matter?"

"I'm responsible for taking you to a special area, sir." The second lieutenant said that he was not young, and his skin was also blackened by exposure. It seems that he was a soldier in service, but he was probably converted to an officer because of his outstanding performance.

" lead the way, second lieutenant." Huo Xiu said to him.

The second lieutenant walked ahead and introduced to him: "Shir, there are about 3,000 soldiers temporarily stationed here, and the troops are adequately replenished to support the battle for 15 consecutive days. If necessary, the logistics can provide you with the fastest service, including refueling the spacecraft."

"Very good." Huo Xiu nodded, "Annie, how much fuel is left for the spacecraft?"

"It is estimated that it can be used for two hours." Annie replied.

After hearing this, the second lieutenant said, "I will arrange someone to add fuel for you immediately."

Huo Xiu felt an urgency from his tone, as if he wanted to go to the battlefield immediately. He couldn't help asking, "Second Lieutenant, are you just staying in this camp now?"

"Yes, sir. Yesterday, we tried a large number of troops to enter the desert and search in a fan shape, but the environment inside is worse than expected. The continuous sandstorm affects communication. The troops can't carry out a large scale at all, and the resources consumed are very huge, so the military decided that this can only be done by you.

"But it's a pity that we are also confused." Huo Xiu shook his head and said, "Even if we can live in such a big place, I'm afraid it's not easy to find the enemy."

"Should the satellite support us?" The second lieutenant asked.

"If this secret base has existed for a long time, the enemy will also use civilian satellites to observe it, and the place they choose will definitely effectively avoid satellite search."

"This is also difficult to do." The second lieutenant scratched his head, but suddenly his eyes lit up, "Sir, what can you do?"

"Why do you think I can do it?"

"Intuition. You don't look as urgent as other officers, giving people a sense of success, and you are a specially transferred army, which must be smarter than us.

Huo Xiu just smiled at this.

"What's your name?"

"Soong Shifei, sir."

"Soong Shifei. Well, how long have you been here?

Song Shifei immediately replied, "He has served for eight years and has been here since joining the army."

"It's long enough." Huo Xiu said, "You disband first. I will need your help later. Don't leave too far."

"Yes, sir."

Ho Xiu and Anne came to the headquarters.

A group of officers were busy. Huo Xiu did not disturb them. He passed through the crowd, sat in front of a computer that controlled a military satellite and used his permission to view the map. But for the desert area, the enlarged image is simply the same yellow sand and some rocky peaks on the lonely Gobi Desert.

"It's hard to find!" Huo Xiu frowned, "Annie, help me print out the panorama."

Anne walked around the command post and came back with a panorama of the desert.

"Let's go."

After getting the map, Huo Xiu went out with Annie.

Huo Xiu held the map in his hand and walked slowly forward while looking at it. The soldiers consciously avoided him. A few minutes later, Anne couldn't help asking, "Shir, where are we going?"

Huo Xiu put away the things and said, "Go back for the time being."

"But several other officers are ready to go?" Annie asked. She pointed to the rising and landing spaceship, which was the two officers she had just seen at the headquarters. It seemed that they had moved very quickly and had gathered enough people by now.

"Let them go." Huo Xiu's tone was indisputable, and Annie frowned and didn't seem to like it.

Huo Xiu saw her expression and said with a smile, "Why are you frowning? I just want to go back and check the information. Do you think there is a high chance of finding clues like them?"

"Oh." Annie is a little embarrassed. She takes it for granted that Huo Xiu wants to have a faster military path than others, and naturally needs to seize the opportunity to fight for achievements. This incident became a fragrant pie, which was of great help to Huo Xiu's future.

But she didn't understand that the war needed to be prepared. She hurriedly carried a gun. Although it could have the effect of a sudden attack, Huo Xiu himself rarely did such a thing - he needed to think and figure things carefully to ensure that every step he took was foolproof.

At this point, he is no different from those resourceful generals. Compared with the young officers, he is more calm and think more comprehensively. If he jumps out of this game and let outsiders judge and put these young officers together, he will know who is stronger or weaker.

But at present, everyone's pursuit of merit transcends everything, and the reward promised by General Ma Mingjing has poured a bucket of oil on the fire. For this group of young people who live in peacetime and are extremely eager to build meritorious deeds, even the older generation, ** is irresistible.

Therefore, such a scene has also formed in the base that the officers who have been sent out for reconnaissance missions will not let go on any chance at all. They send all the soldiers under them out and search over the desert aimlessly. On Huo Xiu's side, his subordinates were all resting, and he himself stayed in the mobile command post, sitting comfortably in front of the computer desk, enjoying the coffee and cool air Anne made for him.

Moreover, he even put one leg on the table, took off his coat and threw it aside at will - if other officers see his undisciplined appearance, I'm afraid that no matter how good-tempered he is, he can't help scolding him, which is simply not the strict discipline of the army at all.

However, Anne, who stood quietly after Huo Xiu and rubbed his shoulder, found that he had been searching for cities around the desert area, looking for terrain, oases and some adventurers to enter the desert.

After a while, he made some marks on the printed map.

He put away his lazy posture and looked up to Anne behind him and said, "Go and call Song Shifei just now and ask him to bring the necessary weapons and ammunition to get ready to go out."

"Yes, sir!" After saying that, Anne trotted away.

"Shir, what can I do for you?"

Song Shifei quickly stood in front of Huo Xiu. Huo Xiu glanced at him and asked, "You are familiar with this area, right?"

"Of course, sir." He replied, "I've been to almost every city nearby."

"That's it." Huo Xiu nodded and gave the map to Anne. "Let's go."

He returned to the camp area of the team, and 49 soldiers were sitting quietly or quietly wiping their guns. Unlike the lively atmosphere outside, what I felt here was dull and depressed, but soon, Huo Xiu's arrival broke all this.

"The captains of the first and second teams come out and take your players with me." Huo Xiu said to the two captains, "The remaining five teams are on standby at any time."

"Yes, sir." The two selected captains said loudly. They selected their own team members and followed Huo Xiu with equipment.

According to his intention, 14 people from the two teams each boarded two troop transport spacecraft, plus a landing spacecraft with ground fire support.

On the troop transport ship, Huo Xiu sat in front of the unclosed hatch and said to Song Shifei, "Second Lieutenant, your task now is to take me to find all the people familiar with the desert terrain in the surrounding cities and towns, or some adventure enthusiasts, as long as you know about this desert, especially experienced."

"I understand, sir." Song Shifei said that he took out the military standard folding computer and put it flat on his knee to operate it.

"shir, I have a suggestion, shouldn't I say it or not?"

"Say it."

"Shir, there is a small town more than 100 kilometers away from us. I know a retired expert who thought he had been engaged in geological research and land desertification research. It is said that when he was young, he went deep into the central desert alone to explore the groundwater resources there."

Old expert? Tell me more about him."

Song Shifei folded the computer and looked up and said, "He published an article on the distribution of groundwater resources in the desert area later. Unfortunately, it was considered nonsense at that time. In addition, there was no conclusive evidence, and no one would be interested in whether there was water in the center of the desert, so this matter was over. . I heard about this when I was in middle school, so I was particularly impressed.

"Desert? The satellite map should be the Gobi Desert surrounded by desert, right? Huo Xiu held his chin in one hand and stared at the yellow sand desert in the distance. "Go find this man!"

They left the edge of the desert and flew to a city more than 100 kilometers away.

Ten minutes later, the spacecraft arrived over the town and landed directly vertically. The surrounding residents heard the movement and came out curiously.

"You are all in the spaceship." Huo Xiu said to the two captains, "There are too many civilians here. Don't expose the military's confidential armor."

"I understand, sir." The two captains said, and then led their respective team members back.

"T lead the way!" Huo Xiu said to Song Shifei.

"Come with me!"

Song Shifei ran in front, and Huo Xiu and Anne followed him.

After a while, they found the old expert he mentioned in a two-storey house, and he looked very unexpected for the military.

After Song Shifei explained his intention, the old expert became interested, took several people to a study, took out a pile of old photos and more than a dozen desert scenery taken with cameras, and talked endlessly about his story of crossing the desert alone.

"Ha ha, old man." Huo Xiu smiled and said, "Your heroic deeds are indeed admirable, but at present, we all have important tasks on us. I promise you that I will listen to your story when I have time in the future, but please answer some of my questions carefully now, okay?"

He can't stand the old man's enthusiasm and can only use this method.

"It's no problem to be a person." The old expert nodded with a smile, and he put on a pair of reading glasses. "If you need to ask, I will tell you as long as I can answer."

"Okay, Annie records." Huo Xiu sat down and said, "Old man, have you ever gone deep into the desert and found groundwater? Have you studied its specific distribution route or movement?"

"I have thought about this for a long time, although many people don't believe me." The old expert said with regret that he took out a storage device of the last century and handed it to Anne beside him. "It records a brief map made by myself, which can roughly simulate the flow of groundwater and the distribution of several surrounding oases."

"Well, that's good, this is an important clue."

"But if you want to go, you must be careful of one of them." The old expert solemnly said, "The climate change in the desert is strange, especially in the northern Gobi region. There are several difficult-to-find oases among the sandy mountains. Because they are surrounded by deserts, there are often large-scale sandstorms. Once rolled up, you can hardly see anything within a meter. , including the satellites in the sky, can only take some blurry images. It took me a lot of effort to get there!"

Huo Xiu nodded, took out the electronic map, raised the resolution, faced the old expert on the screen and said, "Is this the place you are talking about?"

"Well, that's probably it." The old expert nodded with his finger, "Except here, there is no such a large piece of Gobi terrain in the desert."

"Thank you." Huo Xiu took back the computer and smiled, "It has helped us a lot. If it weren't for time constraints, I would have hoped to listen to more of these stories."

"It's okay, it's okay." The old expert smiled and said, "It's right for you to get down to business."

The three of them immediately returned to the spaceship after saying goodbye to the old expert.

"This area!" Huo Xiu pointed to this area. "According to the information just obtained, it is speculated that the groundwater flows through this Gobi Desert, with the water resources needed by human beings, and the surrounding terrain is high, which can effectively resist the erosion of sand. If the enemy really has a stronghold in the desert, the only choice is this Gobi terrain.

"Let's go now?" Annie asked him.

Song Shifei also looked eager to try, and at the same time, he also admired the officer younger than himself. Before acting, he can calmly analyze and find clues. Although many people can do it, only Huo Xiu can do it when he is in the fog of building merit and his eyes are blinded.

"Of course." Huo Xiu gave her the map, "The military department is in a hurry now. In case others find out, we will be punished if we come late."

Annie nodded.

"In addition, you inform the other five teams to bring food and fresh water. We may need to stay there longer."

"Okay, I'll inform them!"