The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Sunrise, or dusk (1)

August 14 of the world in winter.

This morning's news began with breaking news.

"This is the first news. The Panama Canal, which had been delayed for more than half a year by the renovation and landing of one of its vessels, was finally fully normalized today. The Ministry of Defense announced that they completed a final inspection around 2: 30 AM local time, and that the first ship to take a normalized canal would be Missouri.

USS Missouri, who has served as an award-winning pod on Lake Gatun inland since the Northern Gate was first repaired, will sail solo through the canal to San Diego for comprehensive maintenance. Specialists have estimated that 73 years of old old has been great just because it hasn't caused any problems, and that if periodic maintenance is supported, it will be a recreational bed, even if it runs for the next 10 years.

"The White House spokesman gave the following statement:

This has achieved one of the main objectives of the continental division operation. Today will be remembered as another turning point in the process of carrying out the War on Fire. I also give my deepest regards and gratitude to the efforts of the soldiers and the support of the citizens who made this victory possible.

It is estimated that it will take approximately 7 hours to pass through the canals of the Battleship Missouri.

This broadcaster will broadcast the navigation of Missouri in real time through the website. The home page address is www…….

Afterwards, the screams and cheers of Marine Officers who were the main pillars of the canal landing and defense were recorded on the screen. The line of defense they built over the months was unbeatable at first glance. It's a continuous line between the Wall and the Fortress.

Looking at it, winter thought.

How close is the end of the world to this? The navy's burden will certainly be alleviated, and large-scale variants from South America have also been blocked from entering. At this point, the possibility of extinction of humanity could not converge to zero in the next decade, but at least it would have been extremely close.

It was a winter that was unavoidably interesting, even though it was not an important matter now, in view of the many apocalypse.

Nowadays, I have a lot of time to think about the day after that.

For example, how will my next life change after answering the question of spring? Equal.

“ ……. ”

Winter, as usual, read the newspaper with coffee, rinse mouth with mouthwash, and attend briefings for the commanders via a daily conversation with Anne.

The most important dealings in the briefing were changes in the distribution of variants in the area to be dropped, the appearance of new specialized variants, and the nature of the movement. As Heterogeneous Whippers demonstrated, and as with all the other special variants that emerged earlier, one new special variant meant a complete change in overall combat behavior. You can't drop without knowing the enemy.

Commander Rogers briefed as always.

“You've all noticed that their configuration has begun to change dramatically since they released the Trickster. Though it has been expected so far, the number falling towards Russia is still below expectations. The Russians are probably sighing for relief by now. ”

Russia's worst-case scenario was that the mainland defense line collapsed before the country's evacuation and relocation of industrial facilities was complete. And the presence of Trickster maximizes that possibility. Because the sly Special Variants were excellent guides before they were commanders. Handling electricity means that it is also sensitive to magnetic fields. It also shares information among its kind.

Russia's vast territory has served as a barrier against mutants on its own. It's not just about the general. Variants of the Eurasian continent have no maps, no compass, no communications. The limitations were clear only for some intelligent individuals to remember the terrain individually.

So Russia's primary defense strategy was to draw the variants in the wrong direction. It's not that hard if you use helicopters or mechanized troops. Depending on the circumstances and conditions, one mutant group could have been destroyed without a single battle. It forces constant movement to induce consumption due to cold and hunger.

‘Before the end of the world, there were a lot of people who didn't even have a road to go to. ’

A typical case was Kamchatka in the Far East. Some of these areas say Russia may retain the southern half of Mexico as a territory even when it is actually occupied.

Even the aged Australian government is studying Russia's strategy.

“Russia, by the way, is not good for us. ”

The commander said.

“I originally decided there was no need to deploy separate operations to disperse the mutants, but a separate operation was inevitable when I wasn't sure when they would move or when they would move. ”

“Do we carry out the operation? ”

It was Major Alexei Gushkin, a tired-looking air force officer who raised his hand to ask questions.

"Still."

He was frustrated with everything even when he was stuck with the Independence.

Lt. Gen. Rogers bluntly denied it.

“No. The mission, Fort liberty, is to assemble separate joint task forces from the 101st Air Force, the 10th Mountain Brigade and the 11th Russian proximal assault squad. They will be responsible for building a separate node south of the Kunlun Mountains and drawing out the mutants. ”

“…… the Tribute is bigger than the Grand Duchess. ”

“I thought that was the plan. ”

A new map has been projected on the screen.

“Meanwhile, one month before the Zero Ground drop, the Russian side will deploy a manned offensive with strategic reserves from the Middle East Army. ”

“If it's a strategic reserve, is it a chariot group? ”

“We don't concentrate on group operations at scale. Common sense, 24,000 armored vehicles in one lump will make it difficult to achieve the mission goal. We'll draw their attention, but we'll choose to flee rather than confront them. Just like you did on the boar hunt. ”

If there is a difference in propensity between individuals, even if it is baked, if you do not want this, you will step back and look for an opportunity. Especially if it's a colony that contains Trickster.

One of the American officers muttered that they were too ignorant to drink vodka. The air force officers who heard it snorted and ignored it. They felt proud of their country.

Winter sweeps through the full data with its own eyes.

‘Are they all old equipment that was classified as decorative... …. ’

There is not a big difference between a tram or armored car or old and new in dealing with mutants. Russia conserved high performance armored vehicles. It will probably be transported to Mexico soon. If it's a war on defense, we're gonna need a brand-new chariot to stop the Americans.

In that sense, the northern half of Mexico, where refugees will be settled, might be useful as a strategic buffer zone.

“Finally, in order to ensure that the number and range of mines to be landed by the air force are also significantly larger than in the area. The specific scale is still under discussion, but I think it will be confirmed in approximately 3 million lines. ”

“Isn't that too much? ”

It was winter.

“It's going to take a while for the air force to be able to fire that many mines. There is a possibility that the cunning will understand our intentions. ”

Inside the circle, we decided to plant mines three days ahead of the operation. However, about three million can't be done in three days. And mines are weapons that refuse access. The smartest of the mutants cannot not realize its meaning.

Regarding this concern, the lieutenant general replied with an unchanging expression.

“Even if I did, I don't know how to deal with it. The surest strategy to secure victory is to overwhelm it with pure strength and quantity. Isn't that right?"

“…… Yes, sir. ”

“So there's no problem. ”

The commander looks around the crowd. No one adds anything else, including winter. because it was the same theory.

Similarly, the southern power station, which was staggered by the emergence of Haengjong Whipper, was responding in a similar manner. Military authorities, which could not send enough dogs to the front line, started making heat bombs and just made a lot of them. We blow it up and see before we move on.

Soldiers, on the other hand, used grenades in addition to portable heat bombs.

So far, the tender winter swallowed a bitter smile.

‘By the way, I'm already digging the ground.... ’

Whether the sale of war bonds alone was insufficient, the U.S. government was disproportionating its devastated northern Mexican land to civilians. Not all of that land can be used for refugee camps, and there will be more valuable and productive land in the ruins. Refugees from Mexico and some citizens advocating for them were naturally silenced.

With this in mind, some journalists said, "How is it different from the fraudsters who sold the land of the Moon and Mars, to provoke the world to jealousy over the unfinished continental separation operations?”, “is the same as without the UN, so it should be possible.”, “the fraud of the Kramer administration.” I used to criticize them the same way.

The words conveyed by the UN were crucial. In the United Nations, President McMillen, who denied ownership of the celestial bodies, including the moon, and who was the predecessor of Kramer, acknowledged the presence of the United Nations. In other words, he said that Kramer was doing a worthless business and was walking in the opposite direction as the previous owner.

The problem is that this business is also aimed at funded refugees and refugee soldiers.

Even made sales performance one of the criteria for assessing the performance of refugee leaders.

Except winter here, of course. The evaluation criteria included a history of discipline, and at the time of receiving the Medal of Honor in duplicate, the evaluation of winter was always a perfect score.

The latter part of the briefing was the process of reconfirming the information of special variants.

In winter, it is time to recall the materials that I have read repeatedly. It didn't take long for the other officers to get here as well. However, it was necessary to keep an eye on how the configuration of special variants has changed since the Trickster was mixed into the pack.

Someone spoke to him like he was talking to himself.

“Oh, my God. Chucky's proportions are down again. ”

Chucky is the nickname of Cargan, a specialty variant similar to Grumble. This identification code was attached because it was first found in the Mongolian region. Subspecies that separately adapted to the mountainous areas are called Keksik.

The Mongols may find it offensive, but they have very few survivors. It was a landlocked country, adjoining China, the source of the infection, and neighboring countries, together, prioritized their refuge.

Winter reminded me of my time in San Francisco.

‘I didn't think there really was a Dool. ’

It turned out that Dool (Taoist, Kwon27310; Kwon26444;) was the Chinese name for Kagan. I came to America and I saw similar people, so I just called them by the same name. When winter read the Korean pronunciation in the data, one of the officers who heard it was nicknamed Chucky because it sounded like a doll. The name of the possessed doll from one of the movies.

Kesik, a mountain calf, has deformed limbs and is advantageous for overcoming rough terrain. When she saw the photo, Yura grumbled as if she was a ghost.

After the briefing, the officers did not disband immediately, but gathered around several laptops. Today, there was an interest in the Panama Canal.

At the same time as winter, an 82 Air Force officer said in a shivering mood.

“Those Marines, they're so excited. They're always acting like they're just fighting, but how much longer are they going to be? ”

Woorah! Woorah! Woorah! On his monitor, the Marines cry out for longevity. The eyes were generally cold because of the depression that this side of the yard had not even started yet after the difficulty. This side has the pride of being a real honor.

Click, click.

Winter felt the joy of the Marines and squeezed the pocket watch in his hand. It was a habit that occurred after putting Anne's picture inside the lid.

“Oh, is that a picture of your boyfriend? ”

The person who expressed his curiosity was Caphraov, commander of the Air Force.

After a short thought, I smiled and replied.

“Yes, we promised to get married. I'll come back when I'm done, and then I'll cool off. ”

I've never told anyone, but what do you think? The alpha squadrons know all about it. Rather, I'm more surprised that it hasn't leaked out in a while.

However, for some reason, the face of the warden was hard.

“Is there something wrong? ”

A curious winter asked, and the warden once looked around muttered.

“Then the only person who hasn't been married here is Commander in the middle of the winter.... ”

Colonel Davidov nods.

“I think so. ”

Caphraov grabbed hold of the shoulder of winter and said seriously.

“Marriage, don't. ”

“Yes?”

“Don't do it. ”

“Why……. ”

“Well, don't do it if you don't want to. ”

“ ……. ”

“You don't seem convinced. I'm giving you life advice. It's very dangerous and stupid. Why do they want to bury young people who are not twenty years old yet? Do we need to start putting a lot of fun into the back of our lives already? ”

“Behind the scenes. ”

General Rogers says as winter unfolds to embarrass him.

“You're absolutely right. ”

“……… sir? ”

“ ……. ”

There was a strange empathy between Russian and American officers that transcended their nationalities.