Chapter 97. Why Are the Battle Flags so Beautiful?
At the moment when the super bomb exploded, the temperature of tens of millions of degrees almost turned the entire Xishan Island into purgatory.
The violent shock wave swept out, destroying everything within a radius of five kilometers.
All the cameras were instantly blown to pieces, and the live broadcast screen was pitch black.
Countless people in front of the screen seemed to have suffered a critical hit at the same time at this moment.
Looking at the dark screen stupidly, what happened?
Why was Qinglang still fighting and throwing super bombs?
When Dongfang Bai saw the dazzling light in the screen, he knew very well that Xu Youran was finished.
To kill a gold-level mutant beast, at least a super bomb with an equivalent of 50,000 tons is needed. No human can survive such a blow.
Her tightly stretched nerves finally couldn't bear it anymore, and she fainted on the ground with a "thump".
There were only three words in her consciousness: Xu...You...Ran...
Several passers-by immediately surrounded her and started calling for help.
The retreating helicopter was affected by the shock wave and shook violently. The propeller made a loud "squeak, squeak" noise.
Li Xuan in the cabin stared at the light curtain from beginning to end. Even though the shining light made her eyes burst into tears, she still stared at the dark light curtain.
Her teeth were "clicking" and tears kept falling.
She hated her weakness, her incompetence, and she hated that she didn't even have the qualifications to die with him.
But no matter how much she hated, it would be useless. She knew that she had lost the tall figure who had always stood in front of her forever.
There was never a moment when her hatred for the mutant beasts was so deep in her bones and so painful.
As a soldier, she knew very well that if the situation was not so critical that she had no choice.
The military would not give up any soldier, let alone Xu Youran, an excellent role model for the whole army.
At the 025 base command center, Commander Zou looked at a dark light curtain and collapsed on a chair.
He sighed for a long time, and seemed to have aged several decades in an instant, with many more white hairs on his head.
The decision to attack was made by Marshal Nie Kuanglan, but the order to attack was issued by him.
A few months ago, he saw this vigorous boy and felt inexplicably fond of him.
Then he watched him grow stronger and mature step by step, and then he buried him in hell with his own hands.
He had no son, only a daughter, and seeing Xu Youran was like having a son.
Every time Xu Youran performed amazingly, he felt proud from the bottom of his heart.
He also thought that if he had a son, he would definitely become an excellent soldier like Xu Youran.
Xu Youran had died heroically, which no one could save, but a lot of follow-up work had to continue.
He glanced at another light curtain, and the picture showed five soldiers receiving first aid in the helicopter cabin.
For these five three-time awakeners, the external injuries are secondary, and they can be fully restored to normal with the current medical level.
The trouble is that they are infected with the poison released by the violent ape, which is the golden quality hepatitis B virus, and the mortality rate is much higher than the normal hepatitis B virus.
I hope these five young people can pass this level, and the military will have more four-time awakeners. If they can't pass this level, only death awaits them.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the 025 and 021 bases have finally opened up the main line and realized the interconnection between human bases in Daqin.
This is a huge breakthrough in strategy, which will provide great help for the resource exchange and personnel exchange between the two bases.
Countless people are regretting and lamenting, but countless people have raised questions.
Below the interrupted video live broadcast, countless messages began to swipe the screen, from 10,000 per minute to 100,000 per minute.
Almost all of them are the same sentence: Why?
Why throw super bombs?
Why blow up your own soldiers?
Why give up the hero who saved so many people?
Soon, the Imperial Capital Headquarters made an official explanation.
[Citizens of the Great Qin Kingdom, please be informed: The military understands your feelings very well and deeply regrets the sacrifice of Comrade Xu Youran.
The super bomb strike plan was proposed by Comrade Xu Youran himself.
The mutant beast that evolved to the gold level has greatly improved its IQ, and it can even be said to be very cunning.
When it found that its speed was not enough to kill Comrade Xu Youran, it used escape to lure Comrade Xu Youran into close combat.
However, the close combat ability of humans is far inferior to that of mutant beasts. Comrade Xu Youran tried his best but could not hold back the mutant beast.
In order to prevent the gold-level violent ape from breaking into densely populated areas and causing greater damage.
Comrade Xu Youran chose to sacrifice himself without hesitation and proposed a super bomb strike plan to perish together with the gold-level violent ape.
Comrade Xu Youran's fearless spirit of sacrifice is worthy of learning by the entire army and even the people of the country.
May Comrade Xu Youran's spirit live forever, and all the people's heroes who sacrificed in the war against mutant beasts live forever!
Daqin Wartime Military Committee]
The audio file below is a recording of Xu Youran's communication requesting a super bomb attack.
["Commander, fire at me!"
"Fire at me, I can't take it. Its attack power is too strong, I can't take it for fifteen minutes. If I don't take action, it will have enough time to escape after killing me."
"I'm holding it back... shoot at me!"]
Everyone was crying silently while listening to this audio.
‘Green Wolf’ Xu Youran’s last words left to the world: ‘Fire at me! ’.
This is such a tragic and decisive sentence. Everyone seems to be able to relate to the helplessness and heroism.
The forum was flooded with messages again:
[The people’s heroes are immortal! ]
[The people’s heroes are immortal! ]
[…]
When the two admirals arrived at the battlefield, the entire Xishan Island had sunk. The beautiful island that used to be picturesque and crowded with tourists had been completely wiped out and disappeared forever.
There is no need to clean up such a battlefield. Everything within a radius of five kilometers is reduced to ashes.
The two admirals suspended in the air looked at the turbulent lake and were speechless for a long time. Only the sound of hunting wind seemed to still be whimpering.
Finally, Chu Xinyue's hoarse voice sounded, and she gave an order into the microphone: "Hold a state funeral!"
The news soon spread across the country, and a week later, a state funeral will be held at the 025 Base Martyrs Cemetery for all the soldiers who died in this operation.
There was a surge of enthusiasm for a while, but due to restrictions, only some people from the 025 base could go to the scene to watch the ceremony.
Dongfang Bai woke up from the hospital and learned the news immediately. She immediately contacted Dongfang Zhan, and the two of them would attend the funeral on behalf of the Dongfang family.
The military headquarters will be personally presided over by General Chu Xinyue. Big bosses from the military headquarters will also come to the scene. Commander Zhang Yichi from the 021 base also came to Nanjiang from the Magic City in person.
After a week of statistics and sorting, the battle damage of this battle has been completely calculated.
Most of the soldiers could not find their bodies, or even their missing limbs, so they had to be buried in cenotaphs.
This is the first large-scale memorial event in the war between humans and mutated beasts after the outbreak of the virus.
It is also a landmark event, a staged victory in connecting the two major human bases.
In order to connect the two bases this time and completely overturn the battle against mutant beasts, many people were sacrificed.
In April in Nanjiang, spring is warm, flowers are blooming, grass is growing and orioles are flying. It is the most vibrant season.
It has been two years since the virus broke out, and people have gone from panic to horror, from disappointment to despair.
Until the super bomb hit, the connection between the two bases gave countless survivors hope again.
Under the strong leadership of the Da Qin government and the stubborn resistance of the Da Qin military, all the people of Da Qin ushered in a new dawn.
But this glimmer of hope was obtained by countless young people who died heroically in battle and sacrificed their lives, so this large-scale memorial event is of great significance.
April 5, 2036, Qingming Festival, light rain, Eastern Suburb Martyrs Cemetery.
Wang Jiaqiang, deputy director of the Imperial Government Affairs Council, Chu Xinyue and Jiang Gui, generals of the Imperial Military High Command, Zhang Yichi, commander of the 021 Base Watcher Corps, Zou Ziliang, commander of the 025 Base Watcher Corps, and Guo Changqing, mayor of the 025 Base...
Hundreds of senior officials from central to local governments attended the memorial event.
There were thousands of soldiers outside, who came to the scene spontaneously, and many of Xu Youran's former comrades and neighbors were also standing in the crowd.
Outside the cemetery were hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life from the 025 base. The huge crowds blocked the more than ten kilometers long street.
Although everyone could see the live broadcast through the light curtain, hundreds of thousands of people still came to the scene spontaneously.
With extremely heavy hearts, everyone was quietly waiting for the ceremony to begin in the drizzle.
Everyone wears white flowers on their chests, and their expressions are solemn and solemn.
A nineteen-gun salute was fired, kicking off the mourning activities with the highest standards for the funeral of a general.
Chu Xinyue, who was wearing a general uniform, was the first to speak as a representative of the military department: "Since mutant beasts began to attack humans, so far. In the previous battles against mutant beasts, our army has sacrificed a total of 410,000 ordinary soldiers. Three thousand eight hundred and nine people, a total of twelve thousand nine hundred and one awakened warriors were sacrificed."
"Wow..." Countless people were in an uproar whether inside the cemetery or on the streets outside the cemetery.
Everyone has always known how difficult the war against mutant beasts is, and we have also thought that many people will die, but never have we heard this intuitive data so shocking.
It turns out that there are so many young warriors in places that people don't know, who have sacrificed their precious lives to fight against the mutant beasts.
Many people couldn't help but began to shed tears silently. Many, many people here are the family members of those martyrs, thinking that their children and husbands will never come back and their blood is spilled on the battlefield.
Countless people were so sad that they burst into tears. A low sob began to echo, mixed with the light rain during the Qingming Festival, as if the whole world was mourning.
Admiral Chu Xinyue's voice was low, powerful, and sad, but it was not desperate, but rather inexplicably tragic.
"In the history of our Chinese nation, we have fought countless times in order to continue our race and inherit our civilization. Every struggle is a tragedy of iron and fire, blood and tears, but with our unyielding spirit With our tenacious fighting spirit, we have won the final victory every time, and this time will be no exception. We will also win the final victory in the war against the mutant beasts.”
Countless people slowly stopped crying, and the exciting scenes in history seemed to flash through their minds, and a glimmer of hope began to appear in their eyes.
"These young soldiers sacrificed their precious lives to protect the motherland and the people. Let us always remember these children, let us always remember these soldiers! They are the cutest people of this era!"
Speaking of this, Chu Xinyue gently covered the coffin in front of her with a huge red flag with a golden star.
This is Xu Youran's cenotaph, and the military uniform in the coffin was found in his dormitory.
Under the devastating power of the super bomb, he had long since disappeared.
There was a photo of Xu Youran on the coffin. Looking at the young face with a calm smile, Chu Xinyue could no longer hide the great grief in her heart, and she began to softly sing the well-known hero hymn.
"People's soldiers drove away tigers and leopards, risking their lives to protect peace! Why is the battle flag as beautiful as a painting, the blood of heroes dyed it red..."
Inside and outside the cemetery, hundreds of thousands of people began to sing softly: "Why is the earth always in spring, the lives of heroes bloom flowers..."
This melodious and sad song slowly began to drift away, until the entire 025 base was singing, until everyone in front of the light curtain was singing.
The raindrops fell on people's faces and hearts, making it impossible to tell whether it was rain or tears.
At this moment, the Chinese nation, heaven and earth mourn together!