After a day and a night of fierce battles, the defenders of the Jade Tripod Sector had been divided and crushed by the attackers one by one.
As the three space fortresses of the largest scale of the defenders exploded and were paralyzed, turning into rotten apples that had been bitten brutally, the rest of the defenders completely lost their will to fight. Some of them sent the signal of 'surrender' and turned off their spiritual shields and power units obediently, opening the data ports to the attackers so that the attackers could hack and monitor their mainframe crystal processors. Some of them abandoned the furiously burning arsenal warships and the motherships and fled toward the atmosphere of the Jade Tripod Planet in a hurry on the shuttles and the express carriers, hoping to stall the enemy until the end with the facilities on the ground and the underground fortresses.
When the attackers completely separated the Jade Tripod Planet from its most important satellites, namely the "Jade Tripod Shipyard" and the "Jade Tripod Crystal Suit Center", and destroyed the last main-force warship that was still floating in space that was loyal to the four families, the burning planet gradually cooled down.
However, the war was far from over.
On "Alloy Virus", the flagship of the Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs, Boss Bai was standing on the bridge. The bright yellow atmosphere of the Jade Tripod Planet was displayed on the light beam around him.
For a general habitable planet, to maintain the basic ecosystem, at least seventy percent of the surface was ocean, which was often blue.
However, the Jade Tripod Planet was one of the best resource planets in the entire Imperium. A lot of mother lodes of crystals were exposed to the surface of the planet. It was also surrounded by a very special magnetic field, which reflected the light of the stars and displayed attractive colors, making it look like a cake that was full of candles.
Boss Bai's stomach was growling.
His stomach was rumbling with hunger, and he couldn't wait to cut this "cake" into eight pieces and swallow it down.
To the left of "Alloy Virus" was "Stainless Mouse", the super arsenal warship of the Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs with the most firepower, and "Iron Fist", the interferential warship that had been greatly modified and completely turned into an extension of the brain of "A Boxing Champion".
It was especially so for the latter, which, under the Fist King's manipulation, turned into a terrifying black hole that would disrupt the enemy's Spiritual Nexus and the command chain wherever it was thrown into the battlefield. It swallowed all the information and data of the enemy and seriously disrupted the enemy's fire control system and spiritual shield, making great contributions to the glorious victory.
At this moment, under the cover of the super firepower of "Stainless Steel Mouse", "Iron Fist" took the lead and chased after the fleeing soldiers. They lunged at the atmosphere of the Jade Tripod Planet, trying to further disrupt the communication and defense network that the enemy had set up on the planet so that the follow-up troops could attack in the orbit of the planet.
Boss Bai seized the opportunity to gather his troops into unstoppable scalpels again. He rubbing his hands, he was ready to "cut the cake".
But right then, Lei Chenghu's order came from "Thunder God", the new flagship of the coalition army.
"What? stop attacking?"
Boss Bai was slightly dazed. His entire face was immediately filled with magma-like fury.
Very soon, the secret communication channel of the highest level between 'Alloy Virus' and 'Thunder God' had been established. The two commanders of the most distinguished fleets in the universe were at each other's throats.
"What's the meaning of this? Why are we stopping the attack?"
Boss Bai slapped the control panel and said furiously, "Commander Lei, can't you see that we are in a great situation right now? The defenders have completely collapsed, and it is impossible to stop the effective defense and counterattack anytime soon. Also, so many space fleets have escaped into the atmosphere, which further causes the command of the defenders on the ground to malfunction. This is our best opportunity!
"As long as we are fast enough, we will be able to occupy the command center on the ground of the Jade Tripod Planet in three days. The entire planet will be at our fingertips!
"Commander Lei, you know the importance of the Jade Tripod Planet, don't you?
"This is the largest arsenal, magical equipment, and crystal warehouse of the Song family, no, the four Kurfürst families. There is no telling how many resources are stored below the ground. A lot of weapons and supplies have been piled up in the warehouse, too. For our army, which is in dire need of logistics, it will be a great stimulant for us!
"Now that our army has cleared all the enemies in space and the abundant resources are close at hand, all the warriors who have been fighting in blood are eagerly waiting to go to the Jade Tripod Planet for supplies and rest. If we stop the attack at this moment, we will be letting the tiger return to the mountain. When the defenders come back to themselves and assume a stance of defense on the Jade Tripod Planet, how are we going to chew the tough bone?
"Commander Bai, this is the reason why I have to stop the attack, because we can't chew the tough bone!"
"God of War" Lei Chenghu's face was dark on the other side of the light beam. There was no telling whether it was because of his worries or because of the smoke. "As you said yourself, there are the largest arsenal and magical equipment warehouses of the four Kurfürst families on the Jade Tripod Planet. There are anti-air bases on the ground that look like iron forests, and underground fortresses that are as complicated as a maze. There are also canned food and weapons and ammunition that will last for decades!
"The greatest disadvantage of our army right now is that we do not have enough soldiers and time.
"It's one thing to crush the enemy's space fleet in a quick battle, but it's another thing to scatter the meager forces across the entire planet and occupy the countless fortresses, bases, and fortresses on and below the surface of the planet.
"In ancient times, there were too many examples where an army failed to conquer a fortified city after more than twenty years of siege. Besides, we are faced with a planet that the enemy has been working on for hundreds of years!
"Like I told you at the very beginning, our priority in this battle is to destroy the enemy's effective forces and chop off their 'legs'!
"Right now, we have destroyed the two Deep Sky Fleets deployed by the enemy in the Jade Tripod Sector, which are one of the few fleets of the Song family that boast large-scale space jump abilities. We have cut off one of the enemy's legs and significantly weakened their mobility. The purpose of the battle has been achieved. If they are caught in the swamp of ground battles because of the resources of the Jade Tripod Planet, how long will it take to occupy the entire planet? One month, three months, or a year and a half? How many elites and morale will be lost during the entire occupation? Even the unstoppable assault will be turned into a sluggish public order battle?
"Therefore, just like I said before, don't bother about the gains or losses of a city, a place, a planet, or even a Sector. Time. Time is the most important thing! Only by crushing the most effective forces of the enemy in the shortest amount of time and raising the most intense fear in the territory of the four families can we crush the wretched rebels once and for all!
"Stop attacking the surface of the planet and focus on the orbital bombardment. Blow up the few major shipyards, factories, Crystal Suit Centers, and mining centers of the enemy. At the very least, the enemy will not be able to produce a single starship from the Jade Tripod Planet in the next three to half a year. However many enemies are hiding on the planet, they will not be able to fly out or perform space jumps. Our purpose will have been achieved.
"Then, we will pretend that our army is attacking the Jade Tripod Planet on a large scale. We will attack the enemy's critical location and attract the few remaining mobile forces of the Song family and even the four families to reinforce the Jade Tripod Planet. We will be able to encircle the enemy and attack the reinforcements. We will further weaken the enemy's mobile forces so that the enemy will not dare show up again. Then, we will launch a thunderous attack and march to this place!"
Lei Chenghu's mechanical arm clenched its hammer-like fist and smashed it into the light beam, smashing a cluster of brilliant stars into smithereens.
It was exactly the "Yellow Dragon Sector", the capital of the Song family.
"This is our only chance of victory."
Lei Chenghu bulged his eyes and declared resolutely, "Let's go straight to the enemy's base!"
"…"
Boss Bai's face was still as gloomy as water. His sweat had almost turned into solidified magma. He was not persuaded by Lei Chenghu at all. "While Commander Lei's plan is a good one, you must consider the current situation of our army. Our army is made of quite a few different fleets in the first place, and we have been through multiple fierce battles. Our troops have suffered heavy losses in the battle right now, and we are in dire need of supplies and rest.
"At such a moment, the resourceful supply points are right before our eyes, but we cannot do anything but grit our teeth and attack the enemy's reinforcements?
"Commander Tiger, have you ever thought that those who dare to reinforce Jade Tripod Realm at this time are definitely the last elites of the four major clans? As the saying goes, 'a cornered dog will jump over the wall'. Once these elites go crazy, how can they be so easy to defeat?
"Also, according to Commander Lei, our army will not have half a day to rest after the elites are defeated before we attack the capital of the Song family directly? How high are the demands on ammunition, fuel, management, command, and the fighting will of the bottom-level soldiers? It's like walking on a thread that is floating above the deepest level of hell. One moment of carelessness, and we will be doomed forever. Do you know the craziness and difficulty of the serial plan? "
"I do."
Lei Chenghu said solemnly, "It is exactly because I know the difficulty of the strategy very well that I am certain that the enemy will never expect that we are bold enough to attack the enemy's base directly!
"After the consecutive defeats in the Battle of Seven Seas and the Battle of the Imperial Capital, the four Kurfürst families are already disheartened and on the verge of collapse.
"At such a moment, a landmark event is all that is needed to push the few seemingly magnificent fortresses to collapse into ruins and rubble.
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