There was another irritating wait in the afternoon. During this period, the typhoon was shamelessly transformed into a tropical storm and moved inland. The Satsuma Army, which had eliminated the only obstacle, restarted its attack. The Vyborg Archer Wing could only barely parry.

, the losses are getting more and more serious. I think that they can persist in fighting until now to a large extent because they are betraying my face. If they were ordinary troops, they would have rebelled long ago.

The Republic's reinforcement fleet is also approaching here, but this is just an old fleet, and its role is very limited. At most, it can only contain it.

At the same time, the Satsuma Army's fleet activities became more frequent, and the Republic of Korea had to deploy a large number of troops to deal with it. The originally insufficient mobile force was stretched thin. In contrast, public opinion in the society became increasingly dissatisfied, and one person was licking the dog.

Such trolls have popped up on various news programs, expressing their extreme indignation as if their wives had been slept with in the senseless spirit of ignorant people.

"National sovereignty is seriously threatened, but where is the independence of the republic?"

"Incompetent, weak, a bunch of losers!"

"I boasted so much about the mecha soldiers some time ago, and now I can't even fart."

Some people sacrificed their lives on the front lines, while others were sensationalizing in the rear. The black and white sides of the war era are so clear.

We were poured with buckets of dirty water and looked down upon with cold eyes again and again, but we all endured it with gritted teeth.

On the 20th, I couldn’t wait to open the Republic’s intranet and check the material distribution list. This thing is not a secret. You have the authority to check it at the lieutenant level. But after looking through it, I didn’t see anything that belonged to us.

Looking at the supplies list, I broke out in a cold sweat on my forehead. I quickly looked at it again, but there was still nothing there.

I quickly went through the supply lists of other armies one by one. I read thousands of items. Except for the elite Capital Guards and the Internal Affairs Special Forces, which were unable to check, the others were all checked. Indeed, there was no one for us.

Moreover, all the mecha soldiers of the Republic are here. Even if other troops get the mechas, they are just a pile of unusable scrap metal. In other words, the problem lies with the shipper.

I comforted myself, it didn’t matter, it didn’t matter, tomorrow was considered the appointed time.

Although I know very well that with Edith's personality, she will only handle matters in the shortest time and with the greatest efficiency. If she delays, it only means that she has encountered a huge obstacle that cannot be solved.

What could it be? I shudder when I think about it.

The next day, when I opened my eyes at two o'clock in the morning, I was almost frantically refreshing the menu page. If the computer was maxed out, I would switch to PCP and continue. Others went to get their lunch boxes. I was still refreshing, but I kept refreshing more than a dozen times.

For hours, I didn’t see the list I wanted.

"Bang"

The PCP finally couldn't bear my blast, and it suddenly jumped out, unable to restart no matter what. The air-raid shelter, which had never had the concept of daylight, fell into darkness again. Above the head, the Satsuma Army's mechas were dropping rounds of ammunition.

Send the shock of steel through every corner of the base over and over again.

I felt beads of sweat dripping down my forehead, thinking that if it was a nightmare, I should wake up.

It was the sixteenth day, the seventeenth day, the eighteenth day... We finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked Baoyu to forcefully crack the password to open the customs entry and exit database, hacking in and turning everything upside down.

But the conclusion surprised us.

"No? What do you mean no?"

Tieniu was shocked.

"No, that's not it." Bao Yu turned down the lid of his laptop with a cold expression, meaning there was no need to flip through it any more. "I couldn't find any official filing documents from the Crassow family in the past two weeks, and neither did the various customs branches, or even

I even hacked into the customs queuing system and checked, not to mention the documents, not even a scrap of paper."

"Could it be that because it is military supplies, it came through secret channels?"

Datou asked reluctantly.

"Please, Second Master, how did you learn the international trade course back then? Even if you go through secret channels, you will still leave records in the customs, but they will not be as detailed as ordinary goods. And now I can't even go in and out of Crasso's house.

No trace of it was found."

Abalone said dissatisfiedly, the implication couldn't be more obvious.

I silently withdrew from the crowd of whispering people, slipped into a deserted corner and started dialing. It took three times before the call was connected. After the call was connected, I didn't speak. I felt that Edith should give me an explanation.

.

Edith's tired voice sounded in my ears. Each word was very weak and feeble, but it was extremely clear.

"There will be no more Kraso family mechas, not even one."

My heart felt like I had been stabbed, but I still didn't speak.

My mind quickly integrated all the bits and pieces of information I had seen and heard during this period, and I felt that a puzzle was quickly taking shape.

Soon, Edith added the final piece of the puzzle.

"The Republic of Korea has always refused the Treaty Army's request to join its military system, so the top management of the Treaty decided to impose a warning on the Republic, including a technical blockade. Among the requirements for our companies is that we are not allowed to export any military technology to the Republic of Korea."

, of course, including mechas and various types of combat ships. All existing orders and subsequent orders will be cancelled. The completed mechas will be received by the Treaty Army, and we will return the corresponding funds in a timely manner."

I was silent, and so was Edith, but neither of us cut off communication, and we remained in a stalemate minute by second.

This should be the longest period of time I have ever spent in my life.

When the fifth minute passed, I suddenly thought of the warning from the top student, and also suddenly thought of my decision to trust Edith that morning.

The body temperature gradually increased.

Six minutes later, the next thing I thought about was the helpless teaching regiment, the exhausted Vyborg Archer Regiment and the officers and soldiers of the Republican Army.

The temperature instantly turned into flames that were almost burning!

There is regret, there is annoyance, there is unwillingness, but more importantly - anger!

"Edith!"

I yelled hysterically.

"……."

The Slavic girl is silent.

"Edith!!"

"……."

"Edith!!!"

"..."

I roared three times in a row, almost tearing my vocal cords. When I looked at the screen again, I realized that the communication had been cut off at some point.

After yelling, I felt that my nerves were about to be exhausted. A guy was leaning against the cold reinforced concrete wall, unable to move a finger. After a while, I walked back to the air raid shelter tiredly. At this time, the guy was still fierce.

During the discussion, when they saw me, they immediately rushed over in a hurry and talked around me.

"Dad Chen, where were you just now? We are looking for you. Please quickly ask Miss Edith what is going on and why did it take so long?"

I really don’t know what my state of mind was at that time, but I could still remain calm in the face of such heartbreaking doubts.

"I just asked, and they said there was something wrong with the customs declaration under the treaty and they are currently dealing with it. It will be delivered two days late at most. Let me apologize to you."

Everyone was relieved to hear that there was no problem with the mecha. They all said that it was fine, as long as it could be delivered, and asked your wife to be careful on the road. There has been a bit of chaos on the road recently.

I forced a smile at this tasteless joke, and then took the time to walk out while everyone was discussing the future combat strategy. I really couldn't bear to tell them that this discussion was a complete waste of time. The active mecha was seriously damaged.

Today, with the loss of twenty-four mechas from the Crasso family, it would be meaningless even if the six mecha orders from the Rhodes family could be fully collected, because this little combat power would soon be as low as

Like the miscellaneous mechas in our hands, they were swallowed up by the powerful force of the Satsuma army.

Even if they place another order with the 715 Institute or the Lin Company, it will be too late, because they have not prepared the production line at all. Even if they can produce it, they will not be able to catch up with this large-scale military conflict. Of course, the production line preparations for the "Leo" of the Rhodes family have been completed.

, but it has been delayed for nearly a month. Temporary additional orders will also take a lot of time, coupled with the extremely long transportation distance, it is really unrealistic.

It can be said that our defeat is certain!

My destination was the hangar of the Fort Shooter Wing. The mercenaries felt strange about my arrival.

"Sir, is there anything else? Could it be that... the mecha has arrived."

Hugo is still the same as always, not mentioning which pot to open.

I smiled bitterly and said not yet, but I hope you can spare some manpower to help me do something.

"Captain, you are the highest officer of the Viborg Shooting Team. If there is anything you need, just give me your instructions."

This is what Maxine said, patting her chest.

"'That' thing hasn't been dismantled yet. I hope you can help me repair it to the point where it can regain its combat effectiveness."

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a strange brilliance radiate from the eyes of the people in front of me.

Hugo rushed to say.

"Of course, the machine that is so meaningful to our Vyborg Shooting Wing can be dismantled so well. We still keep it and plan to transport it back to the home base for exhibition at some time. Captain, are you planning to go out again?!"

"Okay, how long will it take you to repair it? Is it difficult to repair it?"

I said vaguely.

Hitler touched his chin and came up with a rough figure.

"According to the results of the previous rough inspection, although the body was punctured in eleven places, the most important engine, fire control system and eeodas were not seriously damaged. We only need to replace the armor module and replace the interrupted pipelines.

, but the metal skeleton and tough frame are also somewhat damaged. It will take about three days to basically repair it, no problem, Captain."

Good guy, they actually tried to repair the body, and their abilities are really getting better and better.

"It's almost done. I'll wait for your good news then."

I pretended to be happy and patted their shoulders in turn, then strode out, leaving these excited but still a little confused guys behind.

Fortunately, there are still three days left to use.
Chapter completed!