Chapter 1120: A Way to Survive
A voice claiming to be a friendly force suddenly came from the communicator. So, do you want to go and have a look?
Obviously the people present, Lieutenant Duy, had the highest military rank, and Alyssa and the others could only be regarded as armed civilians. However, he raised his head and asked Alyssa for her opinion. Seeing her hesitate for a moment and nod, he replied:
"Where are you?"
"Go back to your car and I'll continue to guide you."
Everyone had to climb downstairs along the same route and return to the car that was casually covered with camouflage cloth. Then two soldiers removed the manhole cover on the street not far away.
Yes, it's the sewer.
Or to be more precise, there should be an underground pipe gallery system down here, where energy lines, communication lines and other things are all down here, not telephone poles, not stinky shit.
The underground pipe gallery is relatively wide for the convenience of inspection and maintenance. At least there will be no obstacles for people to walk in it.
The soldier in the front row turned on the tactical flashlight on his gun. As the circle of light spread out, several rats were frightened and fled into the darkness.
"You can see me when you turn about fifty meters forward."
The communicator fell silent immediately, and everyone had their guns ready. Long and Sophia even blocked Alyssa behind them, and everyone walked towards the depths of the pipe gallery.
Following the instructions, an intersection appeared about fifty meters later, but no one was seen yet.
"I'm here."
The sudden sound startled everyone and almost raised their guns.
I saw a sudden bulge on the wall of the passage on one side, and then a person lifted the camouflage blanket covering himself.
He looked short, and his face was hidden under the shadow of his hood, but the military uniform belonged to him.
The uniforms of the Spinning Water Federation Planetary Defense Force have the same appearance as the military uniforms, only the patterns and colors are slightly different. They are also cloaked monsters.
"Although we are already here, we still have to follow standard procedures. Do you have your documents?"
Duy motioned to the other soldiers to step aside, and he walked over and took out his ID.
"It doesn't look like there's a big problem."
Of course the documents can be forged, but given the current situation between the two parties, if they are willing to contact, they no longer care about whether they are spies.
The man in the shadows obviously put away his gun, and then took out his ID and handed it to Lieutenant Duy.
“It’s nice to see friendly faces.”
Lieutenant Duy was stunned:
"Your voice..."
"It's just a voice changer. A man's voice is more reliable at this time."
The certificate says Lieutenant Cao Wei, 65th Infantry Regiment of the Planetary Defense Force.
She walked out of the shadows and came under the aperture of the tactical flashlight. Only then did she see a young woman in her early twenties with dots of freckles on her face.
"I am a technical lieutenant. I am obviously a civilian, but now I have to survive with my brothers. Naturally, I have to use any means."
The two sides saluted each other. Lieutenant Cao Wei noticed Sophia and Long behind the soldiers (Alyssa was blocked) and asked a little strangely:
"You actually take civilians with you on a secret mission?"
"That's a long story."
"It seems that everyone has not been very comfortable in the past few days."
Cao Wei put on her hood again and raised her chin:
"Come with me, let's find a safer place to talk."
She may have lived in an underground pipe gallery for a period of time and is very familiar with the complex environment nearby. She almost never hesitates when encountering a fork in the road.
"What's the situation with the Planetary Defense Force now?"
"I don't know at all. It may have collapsed."
Cao Wei answered Lieutenant Dui as she walked: "Everything happened too fast. The sudden interference prevented the evacuation signal from being sent out in time. When the Planetary Defense Force received the order, the assault landing ships of the Red Maple Republic had already The sweep came down from the sky.”
Lieutenant Duy has been staying in the secret base. He learned through passive communication equipment that there was chaos outside, but he did not know the specific situation.
Cao Wei turned back and pointed at her eyes:
"Our base was hit hard. The base commander was burned to ashes by the ion beam in front of me, and we were beaten so hard that we ran away. Later, due to the lack of unified and effective command, we began to fight independently. At the beginning that day, we could often see others. Friendly forces in squad units are trying to fight the Red Maple Republic, but in the next two days, the number of friendly forces is getting smaller and smaller."
"Has communication been completely blocked?"
"Almost, we can't contact the outside world at all. Anyone who tried to contact the fleet is gone now."
While talking, Cao Wei led everyone to a slightly wider place in the underground pipe gallery.
Some gray-faced civilians could be seen on both sides of the road. The civilians were very nervous at first when they saw the appearance of people like Dui, but then they relaxed a little when they saw their military uniforms.
It seems that these past few days have been a difficult time hiding in Tibet.
"Because the evacuation alarm was not turned on smoothly, many civilians did not have time to enter the underground shelter. They were massacred as 'vital forces' on the ground. We only managed to save these people."
"I don't seem to see any wounded..."
"All dead."
Cao Wei's calm voice sounded a little trembling.
"As you can see, we don't have any supplies here. After the medical kits and emergency food we carried with us were used up, we had nothing left except bullets."
After leading everyone to an open space, Cao Wei sat down with the gun in her hand. She reached out and touched her arms and found a cigarette case, but it was already empty.
"Smoke mine."
Duy handed over his cigarettes, and the latter thanked him, took out one and lit it.
Only then did Du Yi notice that two fingers on Cao Wei's left hand were missing and the bandages had turned gray and black.
"That's the end of the misfortune."
There is still light in Cao Wei's eyes:
"Let's talk about business. Although I don't know what your mission is, I see that you plan to enter the warehouse. I think we can cooperate."
Cao Wei casually drew a sketch on the ground with the butt of her gun: "It is most unwise for you to appear at the main entrance. The number of enemy troops is the largest in this direction. According to our reconnaissance during the day, there is at least one reinforced company. Soldiers are guarding here, and the defenders have heavy equipment such as armored vehicles and drones. It is impossible to get in with just a few guns. "
"Is there any way you can let us in?"
"After being a mouse for a few days, you will naturally know some trails."
Cao Wei smiled self-deprecatingly: "Yes, I have ways to help you, but you also have to help me."
"What do you want?"
"A way to survive."
Cao Wei said without hesitation:
"The Planetary Defense Force is currently in a state of collapse. I have no troops to go back to. Although we can continue to fight guerrillas here and entangle the ground forces of the Red Maple Republic, there is no hope for this."
Indeed, without the cooperation of the fleet and the low-Earth orbit being occupied by the Red Maple Republic, no matter how hard the ground troops try, they are still just flies that can be swatted to death at any time.
"Your military uniforms look very new. It must be because they haven't been attacked in the past few days. There must be a safe base. I hope you can take us, or at least our civilians, with you when you complete your mission and retreat."
Cao Wei glanced at the people huddled in the corner, and then returned her gaze to Du Yi's face:
"They've almost lost hope."
(End of chapter)