Night’s Nomenclature

Chapter 943: Obey Orders

The meeting room was quiet.

Everyone knew what it meant when Shendai Yunluo softly made a promise to Qing Chen.

Ling asked,

"Do you know how heavy this promise is?"

"I know," Shendai Yunluo laughed:

"But isn't this the meaning of our return to the North? If I had just taken over the Shendai Consortium and was invaded by foreign enemies, how would I have any face? I wouldn't be able to hold my head up high when drinking with others."

Qing Chen was speechless. Shendai Yunluo laughed:

"I'm going to organize the defenses. Everyone, please rest assured to organize the evacuation. After this battle, I will also take people to the southwest to meet up with you."

"Mm," Qing Chen replied.

Ling said, "Silver City's remaining main force still has 311 airships, including 81 A-class airships. Among them, 7 carry ballistic missiles, all of which are combat-ready nuclear weapons. And the trajectory is no longer inertial guidance; before it falls, it will undergo 97 trajectory micro-corrections. Also, your current early warning satellites will be shot down tonight. To put it simply, I don't think the East Continent Federation has the ability to intercept them. Of course, intercepting missiles has always been a difficult technical problem for everyone. So, once it is launched, it will inevitably mean that the military target will be destroyed. This is only the remnants of Silver City." "Storm City's forces are even more ferocious than Silver City's," Ling looked at everyone, "If the East Continent Federation were a monolith, united, maybe they could still stop it, but now it's definitely impossible."

The so-called missile interception system consists of five parts: early warning satellites, early warning radar, ground-based radar, ground-based interception missiles, and combat management command, control, and communication systems.

Above everyone's heads are now 24 low-orbit satellites and 6 high-orbit satellites that make up the infrared space-based system, used to detect the infrared radiation from the jet of missile plumes.

If these satellites are gone, it means you don't know when the enemy will launch missiles.

A typical interception usually calculates the missile's trajectory after it enters inertia, and then uses surface-to-air missiles for collision. But if these ballistic missiles are all actively correcting their trajectories, it means the trajectory is unpredictable.

This is why Ling said that once a missile is launched, it will inevitably fall. It cannot be intercepted.

As they were speaking, a roar came from Shendai Yunluo's side.

The noble young master in a white hunting robe in the holographic projection turned to look towards an unknown place, and even his projection was shaking, with dust falling from above.

The next moment, fire suddenly erupted outside the window, illuminating his clothes and cheeks red.

Ling frowned and asked: "Has the attack begun?"

"Mm," Shendai Yunluo nodded.

Qing Chen looked at Ling, "Wasn't it supposed to start tonight?"

Ling looked at Qing Chen, "War has no fixed number. The Storm City fleet arrived at the relay island ahead of schedule. According to the strike sequence, we have about 37 seconds of conversation time left, and then communication from the north will be cut off. I'll make a long story short. The West Continent fleet's advance force will land first; they will plunder Shendai and Koshima's fuel and supplies, and then establish a defense system after confirming safety for the rear until all fleets arrive.

After they all arrive, they will go directly south. If they cannot resist, City 10 will become a ruin unless there are no Guardians' Union members in City 10 by then."

Ling said: "What they want is a continent intact, not a continent where only they are left. Shendai Yunluo turned his face and smiled, "War is really cruel, but this is the art of war.

See you after the war, everyone."

With that, the communication on that side was cut off, exactly 37 seconds, no more, no less.

Ling said: "All military bases in the north should have become ruins. When the Royal Organization and Future Organization first arrived in the East Continent Federation, their real mission was not conquest, but to develop intelligence networks and master strategic information."

The horror of modern warfare lies in the fact that once your information and location are exposed, you will face annihilation in a few minutes. Shendai and Koshima were too careless and directly revealed their cards to the enemy.

Originally, they could have intercepted the Roosevelt fleet outside the continental plate, but now they have allowed the other party to pass unimpeded.

At this time, Qing Ye asked: "Who are you, exactly? Why are you so sure they will do this? You even know the order in which they strike military targets."

Ling thought for a moment and said: "Because their operational plan was formulated by me."

Qing Ye and Qing Qu were stunned. They looked at each other, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Only Qing Chen thought it was natural. If he had such an AI by his side, he would also subconsciously let the AI find the optimal solution.

Qing Ye curiously asked, "Why was the communication system the last to be struck?"

Ling said, "Because it was necessary to give the Shendai Consortium a chance to send a distress signal to the outside world, to draw your defense forces to the north, and then make it easier to strike."

Ling had not yet shown Qing Chen and the others how powerful her computing ability was, but she knew exactly how strong the West Continent's military power was. This was the greatest gain for Qing Chen and the others.

Qing Chen asked, "If you were me, what would you do?"

"You want me to command, but you don't dare to hand over the command to me," Ling asked with a smile.

Qing Chen said seriously and frankly, "This responsibility is too heavy, I can't hand it over yet, but if the facts prove that you are the best solution to command this battle, I will hand it over to you immediately."

Qing Ye and Qing Qu found it a little strange because they didn't know who Ling was. But Qing Chen did.

This "woman" almost destroyed all of humanity a thousand years ago. Now, whoever sees her will be a little wary. She has been imprisoned and exiled for so long, even if she says she has repented and wants to help humanity, can you believe it? Dare you believe it?

And until now, the results calculated by Qing Chen were similar to Ling's, and he hadn't seen any essential differences.

Ling smiled, unconcerned, "It doesn't matter, I'm just helping her, not you. To be honest, I also have an urge to destroy everything again, but I'm still restraining myself." After speaking, she said to Qing Chen: "If I were you, I might talk to the Li Clan first, see what their attitude is, and if you lose your last ally, there's only one way left."

Qing Chen nodded, "I will."

Ling pulled Yi and said: "Let's go, let's go shopping. We won't have a chance to shop soon."

Yi reluctantly looked back at Qing Chen, his eyes blinking before being pulled away.

Qing Chen said to Qing Ye: "Not everyone can leave through the Key Gate. There aren't enough Key Gates going southwest. Let half the people use transportation and migrate overland. And don't just evacuate the Guardians' Union members, also evacuate important industrial talents and the scientists we have taken in. After everyone has evacuated, the Guardians' Union members in other cities, except for intelligence personnel, will also be concentrated here for evacuation."

Qing Ye said: "There aren't enough vehicles. There aren't that many diesel vehicles that can run in the wilderness."

"Then walk," Qing Chen said firmly: "This time, high-ranking people will give up the Key Gate."

"Understood."

Return Countdown 28:00:00.

On the long street, half of the families in line suddenly received a message. They were first stunned, then silently took their luggage and left the line.

They rearranged themselves according to their numbers and organization, quickly walking towards the city outside.

Some families still in the Key Gate line wondered: "Where are you going?"

Someone turned back and smiled: "We received an order. The evacuation speed of the Key Gate is too slow. Half of the people have to walk to the five southwestern cities."

"Wait, you are purple family, blue family. Your level is high; you should be the ones to go through the Key Gate."

Those purple family members carrying backpacks and walking towards the border gate waved goodbye with a smile, "Obey orders."

More than 300,000 people suddenly started a long migration. It was still a hot summer, and the sun was scorching hot. They would be drenched in sweat after walking a short distance.

However, they didn't complain, but used the method taught in the organization to take out a short-sleeved shirt and fold it into a simple sunshade hat to continue their journey.

The residents of City 10 watched these departing people. Suddenly, someone said: "I don't believe that such a team would be cowardly and dare not fight. They will surely come back."

More than 300,000 people were divided into thousands of teams, each team led by a high-ranking family member, 330 people per team, forming long lines. Seen from the sky, they were like long dragons winding across the earth.

No one fell behind, and no one ran away.

Going southwest, a total of 2300 kilometers, they were measuring the beautiful mountains and rivers they were about to lose but would eventually regain with their feet.

In the Shendai Consortium B19 military base in the north, Shendai Yunluo stood in the command center, looking at the devastation outside, turned to Takahashi Ryosuke and asked, "Are all communications cut off?"

Takahashi Ryosuke nodded gravely: "Before the communication was cut off, we could count a total of 712 conventional long-range missile attacks, almost covering all our military facilities, with only a small number able to evacuate. Fortunately, the airships have taken off and still have the power to fight, but there will be no more supplies, and no reinforcements."

Shendai Yunluo smiled: "I wonder who that woman in the holographic projection is. She didn't remind us earlier. That's too much."

"Sir, you can still smile now?" Takahashi Ryosuke was incredulous.

"Why?" Shendai Yunluo asked with a smile, "Can crying make the West Continent people go away? Come on, get on the airships, all airships assemble, we will prepare to meet the enemy in the bay."

Muto Taka endured for a long time and finally said: "Actually, we can escape to the southwest, pass through the coastline, and find an island at sea to recuperate. I think we don't need to be buried with this Federation."

"And then usurp your descendants and live a long, long life?" Shendai Yunluo asked back.

Muto Taka was stunned.

Shendai Yunluo patted his shoulder: "I can't do that. Qing Chen entrusted this matter to me, and I must do it well. Also, I made a military pledge in front of so many people. If I run away without a word, I would also lose face. If I really run away, how can I hold my head up high when drinking with people? They would point their noses at me and say, "Look, this is the deserter." How embarrassing."