The twin stars had initially sparse ground troops and weak defenses. The main army had already been deployed to the frontline, coupled with sudden changes in the Blaze Legion and its abrupt descent at the weakest defense coordinates of the twin stars, creating undeniable conditions that prevented Saudi from quickly consolidating effective combat power.
Although Feng Yi had a single target and moved quickly, his exposure in front of the TV set made it easy for the Intelligent Brain to align the surrounding scenes without even needing Sky Eye's observation.
But the fleet was different; scanning devices on the ground at that coordinate were already scarce. Under the effect of counter-scanning devices, it only required a bit of intelligence interference to easily confuse the enemy's vision in a short time.
At this moment, two divisions of the Blaze Legion had fully landed on the twin stars and were rapidly extending towards the important military buildings reported by the intelligence… The team split from one into two, and two into ten, swiftly like ants coming out of their nests moving orderly towards their respective targets, determined to conquer this place in the shortest time and turn this less-developed communication starfield into a perfect guerrilla paradise.
Guerilla warfare was not a specialty of the Blaze Legion, but the main resources of the twin stars were still in enemy hands. In other words, even if the number of troops left behind on the twin stars was not advantageous, this place was still the enemy's home ground; thus, balancing the external factors of both sides was also a major issue that the Blaze Legion had to focus on.
Da da da da da...
Accompanied by the sudden burst of gunfire, one after another, the explosions intermittently shattered the peace of the twin stars.
The skirmish came so abruptly, boom boom boom... Under the roar of gunfire, which was dazzling like a fierce sun, the chimneys still emitting thick smoke instantly collapsed in the thunderous sound.
As the blue smoke spread across the sky, this 20-man squad had already passed through the nuclear power plant and disappeared at the end of the horizon behind the scorching sun.
Meanwhile, many other soldiers were stalled, stationed near a high-rise bridge at a military base. The main troop instantly engaged in a fierce firefight with the empire's soldiers, facing the threat from the bunkers on the bridge. Even with a larger number of our troops, conquering it quickly was impossible without resorting to a human wave tactic, which clearly contradicted the Blaze Legion's principle of not engaging in disadvantageous trades.
Next to the Sky Network communicator, the intelligence officer could faintly hear the roar of the local commander, "Planet A's coordinate at the end of Solomon Bridge is encountering heavy resistance from the enemy, defense level 3, temporarily unable to conquer the fortress, requesting airstrike."
"Fleet received, will immediately use level 3 armor-piercing weapons to support Planet A's main army," John replied calmly.
"Please wait, the 'Staff of God' alignment is in preparation. It will launch in about 30 seconds, arrive in 40 seconds, countdown to launch begins... Please order the troops to retreat beyond 500 meters."
The main force of the Blaze Legion's communicators also echoed with Sky Network's prompt, but no soldiers retreated; for mecha warriors, a 500-meter sprint was merely a few breaths. Premature withdrawal would undoubtedly raise the enemy's suspicion…
Of course, John couldn't focus all his attention on a small area; he commanded the overall situation. The so-called support was merely a short-term judgment made according to the enemy and our circumstances.
"B star CC42 coordinates identify a high-speed train moving east," beep beep... Accompanied by two beeps, Hugo's Heavenly Communication suddenly announced, cutting through the silent command room with the mix of gunfire and roars, "I reckon this is likely an important enemy transport of resources, requesting a change of plan to capture the hunter."
John was silent, but only for a brief moment, "How long do you think you'll need?"
"Should be very quick, what, don't you have confidence in me?"
"Just make it snappy, I don't want the corps commander to say I'm inefficient. You know this landing is critical," John shrugged and smiled, though Hugo could see he was still cautious about this mission.
"Don't worry, I bet you won't regret this decision."
Having finished speaking, Assembly 9th Generation shot out like a swift blade, its speed extremely fast. Hugo was just one man, one Mecha, yet the speed he exhibited almost surpassed that of a super soldier's mobility.
Gazing into the distant horizon, the sudden tremor from the ground made Feng Yi slightly startle; the battle seemed to have already begun...
With his now somewhat dull sense of perception, or rather, a sensitivity not yet at the Legendary Realm, he couldn't determine the approximate distance of the tremors, but he could still discern whether it was an earthquake or the disturbances caused by warfare.
This made Feng Yi observe the overall changes more carefully... If possible, if just maybe, if John could command the battle correctly, he wished not to partake. The stamina he had just expended had already made him feel a heavier burden on his body—perhaps, his time was really running out, such a trial should naturally be left for those who needed it most.
Of course, should John fail to command correctly, at least in the way he deemed correct, or if there were hidden dangers of casualties in the command actions, he would definitely speak up. Reassuringly, the old guy was indeed commanding in an impressive manner.
In fact, although Feng Yi hadn't undergone any formal education, the military books he had read were no fewer than those read by any top student. Of course, this was unknown to others, but knowledge accumulation played an indispensable role in his achievements today.
The advice he used, including everything he told John, was also the essence of knowledge he had absorbed over the years, ever since leaving the 103 Colonial Planet, reading had always been one of Feng Yi's hobbies.
Perhaps for other reasons, such as Contra, 1945, it made him delay for a while, but this was also where Feng Yi discovered new branches in the sea of books.
It showed him that battle could also be waged like this; in some games, there's indeed a lot worth exploring, coupled with his own inventions and innovations, it might open up a whole new world.
Feng Yi was always a man of fantastic and wondrous ideas towards the unknown, merely rote memorization was far from enough.
His current departure was mainly for two reasons; it would allow John free rein, and he was unsure how Saudi would tackle the landing of the Blazing Legion on the binary stars—not responding and doing nothing was clearly not Kexiao's style.
However, beyond commanding the super soldiers to split into two groups to face the enemy, which meant sending a part of the Saudi super soldiers to face Normandy and then grudgingly deploying 1 to 2 super soldiers to delay the deteriorating situation at the binary stars, Feng Yi really couldn't imagine what capabilities Kexiao might still have to stabilize the current situation.
Perhaps, Feng Yi's thought process was indeed very different from Kexiao's; sometimes, what he could think of, Kexiao might not think of, but correspondingly, regarding this matter, Kexiao had rebutted the Military Department's orders with a single statement.
Sending out the Rose Squad to intercept Feng Yi had become a big joke within the federation, and now they were commanding these precious forces of Saudi to intercept the Federal Space Fleet? His statement made a group of old men in the National Council flush with shame, but he was indeed reasonable and the Council had no rebuttals.
Without hesitation, Kexiao had only one command: all Saudi super soldiers were to support the binary stars, not one less.
Jiu Ling, Heifeng, Xia Mu, and Silver Mary were all left completely stunned upon hearing this… even the usually silent No.3 Wraith seemed to show a flicker of disturbance in his gaze.
"5 super soldiers to support the binary stars, are you planning to give up on the Space Fleet?" Xia Mu's voice was slightly puzzled.
Jiu Ling also suggested deploying two maneuverable warriors to support the binary stars, leaving the remaining three to face off against four Federal super soldiers, ensuring a match. Of course, if Kexiao could also join the fight, the situation would even out to 4v4.
"4v4? Heh, I would actually like to experience the Federal warriors alone."
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