Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Activating her mecha, Ling Lan quickly contacted the other members of the team and made arrangements for the next step. Ling Lan felt that it was too dangerous to continue staying where they were. After all, two batches of the enemy had fallen here — if the next batch of enemies came, it would definitely not be just one ace team. It was very likely that two, or even three, ace teams would come.
Ling Lan was confident that she could go up against one ace operator, but if there was one more, Ling Lan would not be so confident. Moreover, she was not the only one left here — there were still the other members of the team. Ling Lan needed to be responsible for the safety of her team members. After careful consideration, Ling Lan decided to lead the team and retreat, temporarily avoiding the brunt of the enemy!
Meanwhile, at that moment, in the headquarters of the starship fleet suspended in space, two battle reports were delivered to their commander...
"You're saying that there are reports from warriors at both locations that Qiao Ting has appeared?" The commander-in-chief looked at the two locations that were several tens of kilometres apart and could not help but frown.
"Yes, commander-in-chief. One of the locations is a report from Team M. Initial speculation is that the ace elite Tang Yu is bringing Qiao Ting along. There are only two of them. At present, we can confirm that one of them is an ace trainee mecha from the military academy... while the other location is the dormitory district. Our mecha warriors have discovered that a batch of military academy trainee mecha has appeared among the ground troops in the dormitory district. Most of them are special-class mecha, and one of them is an ace mecha..." The adjutant had understood the situation from the moment he had received the report.
"Two ace trainee mecha have actually appeared at the same time. Could it be that two ace operators have actually appeared in the First Men's Military Academy?" The commander-in-chief looked at the two reports and his frown deepened.
"Not sure. The Huaxians have always been very cunning. It could be a smokescreen, a disguise made by the instructors. Or it could be that there really are two students who have successfully advanced but have been deliberately concealed," said the adjutant to the commander-in-chief.
"Looks like we can't miss out on either of these two locations. Whether it's true or not, these trainee mecha must all be cleared out." A cold light flashed through the commander-in-chief's eyes. He had not forgotten the ultimate goal of this operation.
"If there are only two people in Team M, send two ace columns over there …" The commander gave the order first.
The adjutant seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly reminded him, "Commander-in-chief, before I reported, I had already sent an ace column over."
"What's the situation now?" The commander-in-chief raised his eyebrows and asked.
The adjutant's expression did not look too good. "We haven't gotten any concrete information yet."
"How long has it been since the order was issued?" The commander-in-chief's expression turned serious.
"It's already been more than ten minutes." The adjutant also felt that things were not good when there was still no news after so long.
"It seems that they are most likely dead. That point …" The commander-in-chief's eyes flashed. "It is very likely to be a trap … But even if it is a trap, I want this trap to become our battle record. Send another two elite columns to that point. You must completely clean up those people who set up the ambush."
"Yes, commander-in-chief!" the adjutant replied immediately.
After giving this order, the commander-in-chief walked to the front of the strategic map display screen. Seeing this, the adjutant hurried to follow.
The commander-in-chief looked intently at the location that represented the most intense battle, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "The dormitory district … is where the resistance is the strongest. Our forces, including the allied forces, have all been blocked here … Adjutant Jayr, is the battle situation still in a stalemate?"
"Yes, commander-in-chief. The defence forces of planet Newline have already understood what our target is, so all of their military power has been placed here at the dormitory district. Our first few batches of mecha warriors from the air raids suffered heavy casualties because the opponent was prepared. We have lost a lot of men and are at a disadvantage in terms of military strength against the opponent. Although we have launched many strong attacks, the opponent has stubbornly resisted." The adjutant reported the stalemate at the dormitory district to his commander-in-chief.
The commander-in-chief picked up the latest battle report brought by the staff officer and frowned once more. "The artillery fire on the ground is too concentrated, and our landing points are too concentrated … can't we scatter to other locations?"
The adjutant smiled wryly and replied, "Because the only safe landing point on planet Newline is this area around the First Men's Military Academy. The other undeveloped primitive areas are all considered dangerous zones. This is what the intelligence bureau had specially marked out when they gave us the information. The landing points must not exceed the boundaries of the First Men's Military Academy, or else the lives of our warriors will be in danger …"
Before the commander-in-chief could say anything, the adjutant continued to add, "Facts have proven that the intelligence bureau's information is accurate. One of the allied forces' mecha clans changed their landing point at the last minute to avoid the concentrated artillery fire on the ground, bypassing the safe zone we had set up … and those people, we still haven't heard from them until now. After repeated probing and analyzing, the final conclusion we've reached is that they were completely wiped out …"
The adjutant's words caused the commander-in-chief's expression to shift slightly. When the adjutant said these words, his expression had also become extremely unsightly. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Just now, I've carefully studied the information the intelligence bureau sent over again and found that those places are all danger zones. They are places the Huaxians leave for operators above ace level to break through."
The commander-in-chief's gaze narrowed. "It's really hard for the Huaxians to find such a good place. No wonder top-class operators are born every once in a while. Moreover, with these danger zones, the only place left to protect this planet is the First Men's Military Academy. It really saves effort, effort, and resources."
The commander-in-chief was truly envious and jealous of the Huaxians' good fortune. He was silent for several seconds before finally coming to a decision. "Adjutant Will, pass down the order. Activate the ultimate measure."
The adjutant raised his head in shock, his face filled with disbelief. The ultimate measure was only allowed to be activated when the fleet was facing total annihilation. Unexpectedly, the commander-in-chief had disobeyed this order and actually activated it during the attack. If the outside world found out about this, the commander-in-chief would definitely be blamed on all sides and might even be sent to the military court.
"Time is tight. Don't forget what our goal is." The commander-in-chief was not surprised by his adjutant's reaction. If possible, he too would not have wanted to use this ultimate measure. However, man proposes but God disposes — their originally foolproof sneak attack had actually been discovered by the ground forces, causing them to suffer heavy casualties. The entire battle was now at a stalemate.
The commander-in-chief knew very well that the longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. Their current satellite signal jamming technology could only last for 4 hours. Once the jamming ended, they would face enemy reinforcements from all directions...
Around this area of space, the commander-in-chief knew that there were four powerful Huaxian fleets stationed there. The reason they could remain here now was because the other side still did not know that planet Newline had been attacked. Once the jamming ended, when the ground forces successfully contacted the satellites and sent out a distress signal. Those four fleets would definitely rush over as quickly as possible to provide reinforcements. At that time, if they wanted to escape, they would have to pay a heavy price and fight their way out. This was something the commander-in-chief did not want to see.
"Furthermore, I know that those allied forces outside are already beginning to have a sense of distrust towards us." A trace of resentment flashed through the commander-in-chief's eyes. "In order to salvage this, and in order to appease their emotions, we must use thunderous means to tell them that everything is under our control!" Besides, he did not want to return empty-handed. He was a loyal supporter of the empire's hegemony — even if he was sent to military court, he would still complete this mission for the empire.
When the adjutant heard the commander-in-chief's words, his expression turned solemn. He too knew that the rumours from the allied forces outside were not pleasant to hear — they seemed to be suspecting that they were intentionally using the allied soldiers as sacrificial lambs. The commander-in-chief was doing this largely to clear his name.
Having thought things through, the adjutant hurriedly stood at attention and said, "Yes, sir! I'll notify them right away!"
The commander-in-chief waved his hand, his gaze fixed intently on the green planet below. He was already at his wit's end — he hoped that this time, he would be able to obtain a satisfactory result.
Following the orders from the commander-in-chief, countless starships once again sent down countless armors. At the same time, there was also the ultimate secret weapon that the commander-in-chief had mentioned …
At the ground forces' headquarters, when the commander-in-chief received the report that countless enemy spaceships had landed in space, his expression changed drastically. "Pass down the order, we have to hold on no matter what." He angrily pulled off his military cap. The back of his military uniform was already drenched in sweat — it was clear that the battle arrangements during this period of time had taken a toll on him.
"Still haven't contacted the fleets in the other regions?" Seeing his orders being passed down one by one by the adjutant beside him, he could not help but look at the signaller who had not stopped contacting the other fleets.
"We can't send out any information from here; we can only passively receive information from the satellites." The signaller was the same as the commander-in-chief. During this period of time, his military uniform was also drenched in sweat due to nervousness and anxiety.
"Looks like the other party has used signal jamming. The only fortunate thing is that they can only block external signals, not internal and external." The commander-in-chief actually already had this conclusion in his heart, he just held onto a little bit of hope and refused to believe it. He thought that if the other party's jamming ability had been just a little stronger … his sweat-soaked military uniform was once again drenched in sweat due to fear. The commander-in-chief knew very well that if that had really been the case, they would definitely be dead by now, much less be able to fight back.
"Commander-In-Chief, the latest battle report from the frontlines says that this batch of mecha is mostly ace mecha and special-class mecha." Before the commander-in-chief could finish rejoicing, the latest news from his subordinate made his heart sink.
The commander-in-chief knew very well that the reason they had been able to hold on for so long was because the first few batches of enemy spaceships had mostly been intermediate and advanced mecha, with only a few ace mecha squadrons holding the line …
"Looks like the enemy has already shown their true colors." The commander-in-chief gritted his teeth and ordered, "Have the special-class mecha team holding the line and all mecha above special-class prepare for battle."
He still had too few ace operators here … now, he could only rely on the lives of the special-class operators to hold the line. Hopefully, they would not have to wait until they were completely wiped out before reinforcements arrived. A trace of pain flashed through the commander-in-chief's eyes. In order to protect the students behind him, he had no choice but to make this choice.
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