Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

the other side.

Badaf Main Star – a desert region.

A small search and rescue vessel belonging to the Daqian military is conducting a covert search of the area in search of human survivors.

Just as the search and rescue ship was about to leave the area.

A red signal flare shot into the sky.

"Sir! A signal flare!"

As he spoke, the observer beside him quickly reported the coordinates of the signal flare's appearance.

"quick!"

"Head to the coordinates immediately and notify the main ship to send escort ships to meet us!"

The officer in charge immediately issued instructions.

"Yes!"

Soon, the search and rescue ship arrived at the area where the signal flare was launched.

Using its shipboard search system, the search and rescue ship quickly obtained high-resolution magnified images of the ground.

"Sir!"

"The person in the middle looks like..."

"Commander Zhuo of the Interstellar Expeditionary Force!?"

Upon seeing the several disheveled survivors on the ground, the crew on the rescue ship were overjoyed!

Although the people on the ground were covered in dirt, with blood and grime on their faces.

However, the advanced shipboard identification system still managed to preliminarily confirm the identities of the group.

"That's right! It's Commander Zhuo Tianzhi!"

"Land quickly!"

"Reporting to the main ship—We have discovered Commander Zhuo Tianzhi, Commander of the Interstellar Expeditionary Force..."

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"Commander Zhuo, I'm so glad you're still alive!"

"We have already reported your message."

"The interstellar warships and fighters that are coming to pick us up are already on their way."

As he spoke, Li Dawei, the captain of the K909 search and rescue ship, saluted Zhuo Tianzhi, who had survived the ordeal, and introduced himself with his name and rank.

"Sir, according to the procedures for this search and rescue mission, we need to conduct a comprehensive examination on you first."

Li Dawei pointed to a testing cabin inside the ship and explained to Zhuo Tianzhi, "Please understand and cooperate, sir!"

"Of course..." Zhuo Tianzhi nodded to Li Dawei after washing his face.

He was the first to enter the testing chamber.

In this rescue, a total of five people were rescued, including Zhuo Tianzhi.

To be precise, it was four men and one woman.

Besides Zhuo Tianzhi, the other four were Zhuo Tianzhi's adjutant, a military staff officer, a medical officer, and the female captain of the Xuanwu-class escape ship.

The ongoing comprehensive testing primarily aims to determine whether the human survivors rescued on Badavon primary have been parasitized by the Puppet Worm.

After all, the Puppet Bugs within the Badaf Zerg are extremely dangerous.

If someone is parasitized by a parasite, they will become an inside agent for the Zerg.

This harm is far greater than the harm that is overt.

Therefore, in order to avoid being infiltrated by the Zerg.

The first thing every human survivor rescued from Badavon primary planet does is undergo a comprehensive physical examination.

Once the presence of the parasite is detected in the survivor's body, the ship's detection equipment will release a powerful electric shock to instantly kill it!

Moreover, to be on the safe side, the tests conducted on the search and rescue ship were only initial tests.

According to regulations, after the survivors are taken aboard the warship, they will undergo more detailed and comprehensive testing.

The process isn't over yet, even after completing these two tests.

After they are sent back to Qianxing, they will undergo an even more rigorous and comprehensive examination there.

After these three tests, they will need to undergo a week of quarantine observation in a special isolation ward in Qianxing.

They will only resume normal activities after confirming that there are no problems.

The reason for implementing such complex measures is to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that the survivors returning from Badaf's home planet have not been subjected to any special methods by the Zerg.................

I'm not afraid of trouble, I'm just afraid of some oversight.

You must understand that any oversight in this kind of matter can have serious consequences...

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Soon, Zhuo Tianzhi and his team completed the preliminary tests.

The test results showed that their bodies did not show any signs of being parasitized by the parasite.

Upon seeing the test results, the crew of the search and rescue ship breathed a sigh of relief...

"Sir, the support troops will be here soon."

No traces of Zerg activity were found in this area.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be out of danger soon!"

Li Dawei excitedly explained to Zhuo Tianzhi the situation they were currently facing.

"Besides us............."

Even after washing his face, Zhuo Tianzhi still looked somewhat listless: "How many more survivors have we found?"

Zhuo Tianzhi looked at Li Dawei with eyes full of self-reproach.

"Sir............"

Looking at Zhuo Tianzhi, who was clearly still immersed in endless pain, Li Dawei hesitated for a long time before finally answering: "You are............".

"The only survivor rescued so far."

"......"

Upon hearing this answer, Zhuo Tianzhi and the others fell silent.

Although they were mentally prepared for this answer.

However, upon hearing this cruel truth, Zhuo Tianzhi, a survivor, still found it difficult to accept...

"An army of 300 million..."

"Of the 300 million troops, only a few of us remain..."

Zhuo Tianzhi muttered to himself, clutching his hair in anguish, tears streaming uncontrollably down his face.

"Sir............"

Li Dawei and the others, who had wanted to offer some words of comfort, found themselves at a loss for words...

They understood Zhuo Tianzhi's feelings very well at that moment.

As the commander of the interstellar expeditionary force, he led an elite force of 300 million men on an expedition.

Overnight, 300 million elite troops were wiped out, leaving only a handful of them alive...

This kind of pain is absolutely indescribable.

If it weren't for his unfinished mission, Zhuo Tianzhi would probably have already committed suicide to prove his loyalty...

What happened after the Interstellar Expeditionary Force was wiped out?

"The annihilation of 300 million soldiers overnight must have caused considerable panic, right?"

“Yes…” Li Dawei did not hide anything and told Zhuo Tianzhi the truth: “After this incident, many people have developed unprecedented anxiety about this battle against pests.”

"People worry that the Imperial Army is simply no match for the Badaf Zerg, and some even question whether the Imperial Army still has the ability to defend Qianxing..."

"Even Commander-in-Chief Han personally stepped forward to boost morale and promised that the Imperial Army would make the Zerg pay for their blood debts."

"We promise the Imperial army will defeat the Zerg and win this war of extermination..."

"The vast majority of people remain skeptical of Commander-in-Chief Han's statement."

"Until His Majesty personally delivered a speech, promising that he would lead the Great Qian Empire to victory over the Badaf insectoids."

"Only then were the demoralized morale and dissenting voices transformed."

"Under His Majesty's personal encouragement, the entire empire has once again thrown itself into a new round of war preparations!"

"His Majesty has issued a decree for a nationwide war."

"The entire empire has entered a state of high alert!"

"The Empire will soon launch a new full-scale offensive against the main planet Badav."

"This time, we will avenge the 300 million comrades who sacrificed their lives on the main planet Badaf!"

"You just said—Commander-in-Chief Han?"

Zhuo Tianzhi asked with a haggard expression, "Is Commander-in-Chief Han Yunsheng currently in charge of the Interstellar Operations Command?"

"Yes!"

Li Dawei nodded silently: "Commander-in-Chief Zhou has already resigned to take responsibility..."

"Sir, how did all this happen?"

Li Dawei couldn't help but ask, "The Empire still hasn't reconstructed the entire process of the Interstellar Expeditionary Force's annihilation..."

"All of the interstellar expedition's recording equipment is damaged."

"Due to the influence of that space magnetic field storm, not a single recording image or audio of the scene was left."

"Despite all our precautions, we still underestimated the cunning and tactical nature of the Badaf Zerg..."

Zhuo Tianzhi closed his eyes, and a look of pain reappeared on his face.

"Everything happened so fast, so suddenly..."

Zhuo Tianzhi looked up blankly and said, "Due to a sudden magnetic field storm in space, we have lost contact with all the security bases located on the main planet Badav."

"All video and communications have been cut off."

"At first, we didn't realize the seriousness of the problem..."

"Although, when the communication was interrupted, I already had a very bad feeling in my heart."

“However, the secure base we built on Badav Main Star is one that I have personally inspected.”

"To prevent being ambushed by the Badaf Zerg, I even strictly ordered targeted reinforcements to be carried out on the existing structure."

"I believe that, given the security standards of our base, the Badaf horde cannot possibly breach our defenses."

"Moreover, there are 300 million elite troops stationed there to protect us."

"So, although my unease grew stronger, I never imagined that 300 million elite troops would be completely annihilated by the Zerg..."

"Until an hour after the communication was interrupted."

"The space base was first hit by a swarm of meteorites."

"However, the space base's defensive firepower easily dealt with the incoming meteor shower."

As Zhuo Tianzhi recalled the events, he muttered to himself, "But we just eliminated the threat of the meteorite swarm..."

"Immediately afterwards, we were attacked by Zerg plasma bombs!"

"At the beginning, the attack density of plasma bombs was not high."

"The space base's defensive firepower will intercept all incoming plasma bombs."

"But.............."

"The Zerg plasma attacks are becoming increasingly intense!"

"soon..............."

"Due to the Zerg plasma bombs being launched too densely, more and more plasma bombs are breaking through the space base's defensive firepower..."

"This process happened very quickly!"

"During this period, I ordered several 'King Kong-class' starships to risk traveling to Badav Prime without a navigation system to confirm the situation."

"But it didn't work at all..."

"It will probably take less than half an hour."

"The space base's energy defense shield then became ineffective."

"Then, the space base, having lost its energy shield, was instantly devastated."

"The Zerg plasma bombs bombarded the space station one after another."

"From the moment the energy defense shield was breached to the destruction of the space base, only a few minutes passed!"

"Until they forcibly dragged me onto the Xuanwu-class emergency escape ship..."

"I can't believe what's happening before my eyes!"

"Soon, the Xuanwu-class emergency escape ship I was on was also hit multiple times by the Zerg's plasma bombs..."

"No matter how tough the Xuanwu-class emergency escape ship is, it cannot withstand the continuous plasma bomb attacks."

"Ultimately, the Xuanwu-class emergency escape ship crashed in a relatively safe area on the main planet Badav."

"However, of the twenty-six people who accompanied the escape ship, only the five of us remained..."

"Therefore, we also don't know exactly how the Zerg breached the safe base on Badaf's main planet..."

"Before the crash on Badaf's main planet, what we saw was—the location of the safe base was entirely surrounded by an endless swarm of insects..."

"In other words—before we crashed, the secure bases on Badaf Prime should have already been completely breached by the Zerg..."

"To be able to breach a secure base so quickly and annihilate our 300 million troops so swiftly."

"The Badaf Zerg must have directly infiltrated the secure base at the very beginning of the war."

Zhuo Tianzhi affirmed, "Otherwise, no matter how ferocious the swarm of the Badaf insectoids was, it would have been impossible for them to break through the defensive firepower of the safe base in such a short time."

"I can be 100% certain of that!"