Chapter 756

"Aher."

This is a phrase that the Star Warrior said after announcing the convening of survivors. It is a gaocote language that the nest residents don't know very well.

At first the commanders and soldiers thought it was a greeting, then they guessed it was a curse, and then they realized it was neither.

This phrase is passed on by word of mouth among the citizens of various shelters and strongholds. Men and women whisper the word to each other when they meet. Parents will say it to their children as if it is a good medicine to cure fear, and old friends will shake hands and say it before parting.

No soldier asked the survivors what it meant, and those who asked were looked at with melancholy eyes while shaking their heads, as if they were just asking people why they were breathing.

Then, just as the curiosity of the soldiers gradually dissipated, the volunteers stepped forward.

At first there were only a few people, brave people in rags, and then there were more - old people, young people, men and women, clustered together.

When the officers appear, the ragged citizens will say that they are willing to come and fill the vacancy left by the sacrificial soldiers. They are willing to drive any war machine and obey any order.

At first, the scattered Guard officers refused, but with each attack by oke, the losses increased.

They can replace machines. Unused munitions are scattered in forgotten corners and bunkers in bunkers. Most of the equipment is old and damaged, or new but incomplete, but the damage can be repaired or replaced with found parts.

Those who cannot be replaced are those who operate machines, control guns and press the trigger.

So, in the end, the terrible arithmetic of the war gave the surviving residents of the enemy occupied area of Hades what they wanted - they would attack the land they lost and kill what took it from them.

The old and weak women and children were sent to safer places, and the rest were taught how to operate armored vehicles, how to load guns, how to aim, fire, and how to use transmitters.

As training, this is too short and insufficient. The soldiers know it and the citizens know it.

Most people know that the cruel reality either teaches them or kills them, but no one talks about it.

What's the point of telling the truth out loud?

After less than 24 hours of training, the volunteers were assigned to the units that suffered losses.

A small number of people, who are gifted and skilled, are given the right to operate the vehicle.

Then, only after realizing that they would live and die together, did the soldiers ask the mysterious Ashtar friars what "aher" meant.

Astat's explanation is very simple. It comes from the distant planet Nathan IV and has many meanings, but here and now, it has only one meaning.

"Revenge."

They say so and so.

"It means revenge."

After the meeting, Maxine returned to the bustling camp. 10000 soldiers in gray uniforms gathered near the original armory. Hundreds of workers climbed up and down the shells of chimera and hell dog with war damage marks, inspected armor plates, repaired crawler devices, tested the turret rotation performance, and lifted and lowered gun barrels, Chant battle prayers to appease the angry souls of the great war machine.

The armory has a semi buried structure, so it was not found by the green skin. A team of retreating guards defended it. Finally, these armed forces became the key to the formation of new forces.

The roar of the engine, the hum of the servo system and the singing of the mechanical hymn filled the air.

The exhaust emitted by vehicles is comparable to the pungent planet's atmosphere. The air vibrates due to the roar of the vehicle's engine. Unless you see it with your own eyes, no one can really realize how complicated and noisy it is to drive an army.

Even Masin did not expect that there were so many survivors in the occupied area.

In just one week, they gathered more than 200000 young men and women.

Before the battle began, everyone could feel the atmosphere of dark excitement and repressed fear glued to each other.

But when a person is surrounded by fear and isolation for several months, he will no longer be so afraid of death. After all, there are so many people around him.

"Have you contacted the 19th regiment?"

"Sir, we have contacted. The other party is moving to the scheduled assembly point. They are close to the green gathering area. It may take some time."

They passed a row of chimera. The car group's head pillow and luggage lay on the military blanket to check their light guns. Maxin occasionally nodded with familiar people along the way. From the siege to now, there are very few familiar faces to recognize.

Passing a long line of trucks with idling engines, the drivers' heads stretched out of the windows and looked around. Several of them shouted to the troop carriers in front about what was going on when they were waiting.

"What happened?"

Maxine soon discovered the cause of the team's stagnation.

A truck broke down due to mechanical failure, blocking the whole team. A team of workers and their tractor are lowering a metal hanging plate in front of the truck in the hope that the lifting rail can successfully pull up the truck.

The other team attached the chain to the front towing hook of the truck to pull the trapped vehicle apart.

Maxine quickened his pace and left the chaotic place on foot.

In front is a large area full of bubble tents. Originally a playground, it has now become the main assembly place of hamigiddoton counterattack regiment.

In the open area between the camping areas, companies are seizing the time to train and repair equipment.

Officers always like to keep their soldiers busy.

"Look at these people."

Maxine said, waving his right arm and pointing to a pile of recruits.

"They should go back to church to recite scriptures."

Maxine's deputy glanced, but said nothing. Maybe he thought so in his heart.

A large part of the crowd were new faces. Many of these teenagers who were just 15 or 16 years old were also shaved with the small domed hair of the choir. Their childish appearance was too familiar to the veterans.

In terms of the time span of the war, they were like this not too long ago.

At this time, a veteran made a low whistle, which is often used to express happiness.

"Why don't you go up and teach life experience?"

"Don't delay."

These newly added soldiers are still angular and vigorous, and it is obvious that they have not been beaten in the battlefield.

Maxine knows that most of them will not live long enough to have a chance to mature. This is not a foreknowledge, but a lot of experience.

They soon moved to the core area of the camp. After two guards' inspections, the people here were very few. Only officers and technicians in standard uniforms occasionally hurried by.

This is not only the command center of the counterattack group, but also the real pillar of the counterattack - the location of the star knights.