latelenovela Chapter 174 Storm Military Academy Special Operations Team
Chapter 174 Storm Military Academy Special Operations Team
It was late at night, in front of the mecha warehouse.
After parking his mech, Xia Tianhua walked out of the mech hangar looking exhausted, followed by his equally weary teammates. But as soon as they reached the door, they were startled by the sight before them.
More than two thousand freshmen, dressed in dark blue Storm Military Academy uniforms, stood neatly on the parade ground. Leng Ran, on the other hand, wore a white shawl symbolizing the top student and stood at the very front of the line.
Seeing so many people, Xia Tianhua was astonished: "Why are you all standing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Are you going to attack the mech warehouse?"
"You're joking." Leng Ran stopped in front of Xia Tianhua. "Brother, we're here to relieve you. You guys should go and get some rest."
Xia Tianhua, looking completely bewildered, widened his eyes: "Change positions? Change what positions? Are you kidding me?"
Leng Ran: "We're here to take over from the third battalion that's still on the field. Time is of the essence, let Colonel Weisheng explain in detail."
Seeing that everyone had come out of the mecha warehouse, she waved to the military academy students behind her with her back turned: "Come in!"
"Follow the teams we assigned earlier and choose the appropriate aircraft models. Do not choose the wrong one!"
"No, wait..." Xia Tianhua turned to look at the team members behind him, "Stop them, we can't let them mess around like this!"
The team members quickly stepped forward and lined up at the entrance of the mech warehouse, blocking the door.
Leng Ran raised her hand to signal the military academy students to stop. The students stopped in unison and stood behind Leng Ran, waiting for her next instruction.
Seeing Xia Tianhua's actions, she no longer held back, her voice turning colder: "Major, let me reiterate, you are not intercepting a group of ordinary military academy students, but a regular army unit on rotation. Now, please move aside!"
Xia Tianhua smiled. In all his years in the army, this was the first time he had ever seen a kid with such a commanding presence.
"You're acting really well, but don't try to fool me into letting you in. How old are you? How could the commander allow you to go to the front lines? Go, go, go back to sleep. Don't block this place."
He raised an eyebrow coldly: "Major, are you trying to delay military operations?"
Just as tensions were about to rise, Wei Shenghuang's voice rang out.
“I gave permission and let them pass.”
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw Wei Shenghuang leading the first brigade from a distance.
"Captain Xia, let me introduce you. This is the Storm Military Academy Special Operations Brigade. Captain: Mo Li."
"Mo Li, this is Xia Tianhua, the captain of the Sixth Brigade. Captain Xia is a veteran of Nirvana, with extensive experience in combat. You can learn a lot from him in the future."
Leng Ran politely replied, "Okay, Captain Xia, please guide me in the future."
Xia Tianhua was still in shock: "Commander, what's going on?"
How come these kids were crying at the door before he got into the mecha, but after he got out of the mecha, they transformed, changed into uniforms, became a special operations team, and were even allowed to change shifts at the border?
Wei Shenghuang said simply, "To make a long story short, the border defense work for the next eight hours will be jointly handled by the First Brigade, the Fifth Brigade, and the Storm Military Academy Special Operations Brigade."
Looking at these young faces full of fighting spirit, Xia Tianhua finally swallowed the words of dissuasion he wanted to say. Who hasn't been young and impetuous at some point?
"It's almost time. Colonel Wei Sheng, Major Xia, I'll lead the team into the mechs first. See you later." He turned around coldly. "Everyone, get into your mechs. You have five minutes to adjust! An Ning, activate the conveyor belt."
Wei Shenghuang looked approvingly at the departing figure: "Uncle Xia, the future of the Federation ultimately belongs to them. Blindly protecting them will not cultivate valiant warriors."
Xia Tianhua sighed, "I'm getting old, I'm getting old after all. With such a group of young people, the Federation has a promising future."
The military academy students selected suitable mechs in a very orderly manner. Leng Ran also walked quickly towards the advanced mech area, heading straight for the mech she had her eye on early on—the War God.
Instructor Ouyang once drove a silver-white Ares to block their way, and this time, she will also drive this silver Ares to personally lead the battle.
Leng Ran took the small staircase next to him and entered the cockpit located on the chest of the mecha. The lights turned on automatically, and the cold mechanical voice of the mecha's AI sounded again.
"Welcome, senior mecha pilot. This mecha model is: War God. From now on, I will fight alongside you."
Leng Ran quickly connected the sensor device, stepped onto the conveyor belt, and rows of mechs of different models were started one after another. The other military academy students also stood on the conveyor belt in turn and were sent out of the mech warehouse.
More than 2,000 military academy students participated in this city defense operation. Among them, there were more than 500 advanced mecha soldiers capable of combat, more than 1,100 intermediate mecha soldiers, and the rest were commanders and mecha designers.
Although the commanders and mecha designers accompanied the army, they were not the main combat personnel because of their lower physical level, and they generally chose basic mechas.
Leng Ran reorganized them, dividing them into twenty large teams, each of which was further divided into ten smaller teams. Each smaller team consisted of about ten people, including a commander, a mecha designer, and several individual soldiers.
The gate slowly opened to both sides before them, and a fierce wind swept up a vast expanse of yellow sand behind it, obscuring their vision. In the chaos, the roars of strange beasts mingled with the booming of guns and cannons, stirring the nerves of everyone present.
At this moment, they truly stood on the battlefield.
As a soldier.
Because Zhao Yuheng was injured and unconscious and has not yet woken up, Leng Ran brought out Zhou Rui, whom she knew well, to act as her deputy, providing her with real-time analysis of the battle situation, strategic advice, and acting as her strategist.
This practice of having a single soldier leader with a deputy commander is very common in the Federation. Of course, there are also special cases where the commander assumes the role of a corps commander and does not appoint an adjutant.
For example, Nangong Sheng, the commander of the Third Military Region and concurrently the principal of Qiming Military Academy, was an eighth-level commander.
The personnel in the base command center had already drawn the defensive line where the Third Battalion was located on everyone's control panel screens. Leng Ran opened the all-hands voice chat and shouted: "Storm Military Academy, activate the thrusters, prepare for mech takeoff, we are officially taking off!"
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Frontline defense zone.
An angel hovered high in the sky, its six wings fully spread, and all 360 rocket launchers on its body were activated at the same time. In an instant, it shone brightly, and a barrage of fire bombarded the horde of alien beasts, stirring up huge clouds of dust.
On the ground, large numbers of low-level alien beasts, under the command of high-level alien beasts, rushed towards the base, while countless mech warriors held the line and prevented the alien beasts from advancing an inch.
Leng Ran didn't rashly use mental communication, but instead turned on the loudspeaker: "Storm Military Academy Special Operations Brigade, come to take over!"
The angel looked back: "Received."
"Third Battalion, prepare to retreat! Return to base!"
"Remote mechs, provide fire support, cover the retreat of the Third Battalion!" Leng Ran quickly ordered. "Melee fighters, cover the breach, commanders and designers, stay close to the formation!"
The military cadets swiftly carried out the orders, and countless artillery shells streaked across the sky like meteors, landing on the horde of alien beasts behind the Third Battalion, while melee mechs quickly filled the gaps in the defensive line created by the retreat.
When the military academy students handed over the battalion members, they all heard the same blessing.
"Comrade, take care."
Despite their different voices, they were all equally powerful, and an indescribable emotion blossomed in the hearts of the military academy students.
The angel's pilot smiled gently at Leng Ran: "It's a tradition of our Stormtroopers to rotate shifts."
He turned to leave, and in the instant he brushed past Leng Ran, he spoke softly.
"Comrade, take care!"
With a cold smile, she drew the twin swords "Heavenly Might" from her back. A pale blue light suddenly shone brightly as she gripped the hilts and charged fiercely towards the horde of monsters!
Zhou Rui, who was standing beside Leng Ran, spread his mental energy out completely and carefully observed the battlefield situation. Because of his social anxiety and introversion, he had developed a meticulous command style and was able to notice any abnormal changes on the battlefield in a timely manner.
At this moment, countless analytical data flashed through Zhou Rui's mind, and he suddenly frowned.
These beasts are a bit strange... Their speed, strength, and frequency of using special skills are slightly higher than the beasts of the same level he encountered while patrolling Anning Star.
It's as if...they've evolved.