As for the reason, it was quite simple. He was a super soldier so strong that he had no peers. While other heroes might have performed remarkable feats, none were as well-rounded as Feng Yi. From deep infiltration behind enemy lines to the battlefield frontline, and from being a Special Envoy to commanding the entire army, his legendary stories could even be written into an e-novel titled 'Charge Forward, Feng Yi.'

How many battle-hardened veterans are there who are truly reserved? The major clearly didn't see Feng Yi as an outsider. He was somewhat uneasy at first, but as they talked, he relaxed and began speaking candidly, calling every young soldier from the empire a bunch of 'cute grandsons' very naturally.

In the conversation, he also discovered that General Feng was not only well-educated and talented, but also modest and courteous, as well as gentle and elegant with insightful strategies and rich insights. He spoke with a calm and unhurried demeanor. This young general was even more perfect than those depicted on television. Of course, due to the serious nature of their topics, he did not pick up on Feng Yi's sense of humor.

It wasn't until Feng Yi asked how his troops got scattered that the lieutenant colonel's voice truly became hoarse…

Thinking about the soldiers who had died on the battlefield, he struggled to light a cigarette before speaking, "The Airborne Brigade was 5,200 strong. The original plan was to air-drop from the natural cover of Devil's Forest, rapidly infiltrate the twin stars, and conduct a disruptive strike on the Saudi ground forces. Who would have known we'd receive fake intelligence sent by Saudi after they cracked our Sky Network, leading to a wrong dropping coordinate and an ambush by Saudi ground troops. The fact that so many of us managed to break out is all thanks to the insufficient enemy ground forces and our superior military quality, but we ended up scattered by two successive Saudi onslaughts."

Feng Yi nodded, "May I ask how much you know about this 1.2 million square kilometers of jungle environment?"

"General, our troops have been circling within a 50-kilometers range for the past two days. We discovered an imperial armored battalion at coordinate H9X4, wiped out two imperial companies overnight. There seems to be a brigade-level unit at position H8 as well. Our remaining force of 300 did not dare to approach rashly and was eventually discovered by a pursuit troop of 500 men. They had initially dispatched around 1,000 soldiers, but our forces whittled them down by 500. More than 200 brothers from the Airborne Brigade died in battle, everyone was exhausted. If it were not for the Flaming Legion, these people would have either died in battle or starved to death."

Surviving in such an environment for two days and two nights was already miraculous and no easy feat. He shouldn't delay rest with talk, should he? With this in mind, Feng Yi, without any formalities, directly ordered him to rest.

Still, not having received actual intelligence was somewhat regrettable, right? Feng Yi shook his head, sighed, and once again fell into contemplation… He recalled the intercepted signals, thinking there must be a spy inside. How could the encryption of Sky Network be so easily hijacked and tampered with? However, there was nothing he could do. In this campaign, many politicians would play duplicitous roles, these deceitful scoundrels, on one hand, watching over the Federal situation, while on the other, secretly collaborating with Saudi. Perhaps it was just one Heavenly Communication, one code, that could cost the lives of millions of soldiers on the frontline, and yet he was powerless.

No, perhaps he could still assure one thing for the soldiers of his army—ensure that no one outside the high command knew the specific movements of the Flaming Legion.

Unfortunately, even now he had no way to monitor the military movements of the Federal Army, being on the twin stars, he didn't even know when he could return to his country. He could only grasp an overall picture through the Star Domain Broadcast received on his home soil. Luckily, he had come prepared and brought that 'baby' television set with him, a knockoff TV he had scavenged from a garbage heap in Mardis over a year ago. Despite its low price, its signal reception capability was undeniably strong. With just one additional antenna, he could bring home programs from all over the world without needing 998 or 588.

Perhaps, it was time to take a good look around this 1.2 million square kilometers of jungle area. He didn't feel comfortable sending out regular soldiers, so with this thought, Feng Yi decided to call up an Assembly 9th Generation and greeted John before departing.

At the Golden Sword Academy's military school, General Greedy Wolf had just finished a lecture when he received another battle report from the northern front. The Flaming Legion had successfully landed, and the Space Fleet was still engaged in a fire exchange with Saudi. The report also included the unfortunate news of a top-notch Airborne Brigade being dispersed around the twin stars.

The Airborne Brigade was a special force strategically placed on the twin stars. How could their whereabouts be easily discovered by the enemy? Upon learning the causes and consequences, Greedy Wolf finally nodded his head in understanding…

He hastily convened a high command meeting and even invited President Adams, while divulging the twin stars' war situation and prognosis for the future. It seems that someone below has finally shown their true colors, and perhaps from this point on, the domestic environment will no longer be as tranquil as before.

During the meeting, Greedy Wolf also highlighted the issue of the two level-3 resource stars on the western front falling. "I've just received news that Angela's Space Fleet has retreated from the Bermuda Western Galaxy to the Central Star Domain. The Federal control area has changed from a plump, round shape to something more distorted, like a noodle being squeezed, stretched, and contracted. Will there be a day when this noodle breaks without warning?"

"Quite likely," said Vivian's voice. "Once this line breaks into two, the war will be even more difficult, and the break point will become the target of everyone's arrows."

Everyone turned their gaze toward Vivian, and Greedy Wolf said, "Does Colonel Vivian already have a plan?"

With a charming smile, she said, "We must leverage our strengths to offset our weaknesses, slow down the pace of the northern line's advance. Whether it's Mardis or the twin stars, they appear within easy reach but are in fact diagonal planets that are easy to defend but hard to attack — and General Feng specializes in fighting in foreign lands. Why not let General Feng operate freely based on the northern front's battle situation? I cannot think of a better candidate than him."

The many officers silently nodded their approval of Vivian's proposal. Greedy Wolf remained silent because his opinion coincided with that of Vivian.

But... Adams felt that the plan was somewhat hasty. That young man might not be a suitable commander, and his tactics were unconventional, coming from a civilian background. But, precisely because of that, he was capable of growth under adverse conditions.

After President Adams's hesitation that lasted nearly ten seconds, he finally made a grand presidential decision, and this unlucky child was directly assigned to his fate.

Before being sold off, Military Department commanders formally went through the motions of consulting Feng Yi about what he might need, whether it was more supplies such as Assembly 9th Generation mechas or configurations of warships — in short, he was to weigh what he needed for himself.

Feng Yi was joyously surprised upon hearing this. After pondering with his chin propped in his hand, even he felt somewhat embarrassed — his demands may have been bold, but he didn't mince words: he asked for an additional 2,000 Assembly 9th Generation mechas; he would handle the rest on his own.

Unexpectedly, the request was approved. That very day an additional order for 2,000 9th Generation Mechas was placed, and along with the order came another notice: the twin stars issue was to be tackled solely by him at his discretion, the Military Department awaited his performance — and simultaneously, the Federal Army issued a retreat order to several fleets in the Devil's Star Cluster.

Feng Yi almost lost his breath upon receiving the news. Without the restraint of the Space Fleet, it meant he had to fight an isolated battle. Aside from a few lone surveillance satellites left in the asteroid belt, there would be no more Sky Eye navigation, nor could he establish contact with the Federation through Star Domain Broadcast as that would be akin to voluntarily disclosing his location.

However, traveling from the Devil's Star Cluster's main battlefield to the twin stars would take less than four days. Considering the current situation, to hell with it — he might as well run. Fighting alone was clearly not an option; at the very least, he had to wait for those 2,000 9th Generation Mechas to arrive.

But before that, Feng Yi still had three full days to organize the scattered troops of the Airborne Brigade, which was also his last order received.

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