Xu Le looked at the top-secret military electronic order and narrowed his eyes. All the questions he had after receiving the mission from the headquarters of Whitewater Company a few months ago were partially answered by this document.
Since the victory concert was a small part of this large-scale military operation, it made sense for him and Group 7 to be in charge of security. Therefore, he didn't ask any boring questions like whether or not he could accept the mission. Instead, he asked the major general, "We only need to send Jian Shui'er to the warship, and the mission is considered over?"
The Federation's major general couldn't be young. A major general under 40 like Du Shaoqing was extremely rare. The major general in front of him was around 50 years old. His expression was cold, and he wasn't very polite to Xu Le. He said in a deep voice, "What you need to do now is to execute, not ask."
"The headquarters will send a reinforced battalion to escort you to Zeqiu Airport. You need to leave immediately."
Xu Le nodded silently and looked around. Although the headquarters couldn't hear the explosions at the frontline, they could faintly smell the smoke and feel the pressure of the Imperial expeditionary force's large-scale attack.
The members of Group 7 were already prepared to depart. Jian Shui'er's team was also waiting to depart. In this tense moment, everyone's movements seemed to be countless times faster than usual. After all, if they stayed here any longer, no one knew if a missile would fall on their heads in the next second.
The general said in a deep voice, "Let's go. I will personally accompany you."
Xu Le knew Jian Shui'er's identity, so he was not surprised by the major general's words. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the figures around him in the dark. After confirming that the military had sent an entire mechanical division to protect them, he was slightly relieved.
He turned around and held Jian Shui'er's hand, and quickly walked to the black car. After getting into the car, he turned on the car's radar and main control system as fast as he could. At the same time, he put on his sunglasses and said in his mind, "Old man, watch the road for me."
After getting in touch with the Federal Central Computer, Xu Le's mood became calmer. He didn't see the impending crisis as terrifying.
Accompanied by pungent exhaust fumes, a fleet of military vehicles using compound power roared out of the base camp in the dark night and quickly advanced toward the Zeqiu Spaceport in the southwest direction. A light battleship of the Federation was already ready to take off there, waiting to escort Jian Shui'er and her team away from this terrifying planet that was already covered in a sea of fire and craggy stars.
Xu Le controlled the steering wheel and drove the black car, leading his subordinates' motorcade. Under the protection of an entire battalion, they quickly advanced along the road. The temperature in the car had not immediately risen. Through the rear view hologram, he looked at the girl curled up in the chair behind him. He neatly took off his black summer coat and threw it over, saying, "Wear this, don't catch a cold."
Jian Shui'er, who didn't have time to change her clothes, was still wearing the extremely short and cool captain's uniform. She didn't know if it was because of the cold, or because she was frightened, or because she still hadn't shaken off the mood of the concert, but her cheeks and ears were slightly red. She took the coat that had Xu Le's scent and silently put it on.
The Imperial expeditionary force's attack was extremely fierce. The motorcade that was preparing to leave the planet was silent. Only the car's communication system rang from time to time with the command center's battle situation through the surface radio. Although the Imperial army's speed was fast, under the resistance of the Federation's defense line, there was no way to stop the motorcade's advance.
Through the old man, Xu Le had learned about the specifics of the battle earlier than anyone else in the convoy. He narrowed his eyes and silently looked at the military vehicles and the soldiers in the vehicles. He suddenly confirmed one thing — the target of the Empire's people … should be the girl behind him.
Thirty kilometers away from Ze Qiu Airport, there was a branch intersection. There was still silence in the black car, but Xu Le's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"What's wrong?" Jian Shui'er had been carefully observing his expression and asked softly.
Xu Le didn't answer. What answered Jian Shui'er was the military's urgent notification in the system: Ze Qiu Airport was raided by the Empire's fleet. The warships were seriously damaged and unable to take off. The landing platforms were completely destroyed. The battle damage is being assessed.
In the dark night, the long motorcade stopped because of this unexpected situation. After two seconds of absolute silence, the major general's cold and unquestionable voice came from the system: "According to the backup plan, the motorcade will turn to Luo Qiu Airport."
Most of the vehicles in the motorcade began to roar again, preparing to turn to the right side. However, the seven military vehicles of the seventh group were like silent stones, stopping on the right side of the road. They didn't have the intention to set off, because the black car had been silent and still.
The major general's angry voice sounded: "Lieutenant Colonel Xu, why don't you start immediately?"
Xu Le held the steering wheel with both hands and narrowed his eyes. He looked at the determined but still young faces of the soldiers in the military vehicles in front of him and suddenly asked: "You know you are bait?"
He didn't use the communication system, so this sentence was naturally directed to Jian Shui'er. The girl tightened the clothes on her body as if she was a little afraid of the cold, and gently nodded.
Xu Le was silent for a few seconds, pressed the earpiece in his ear and said to everyone: "I have a different opinion."
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The north-south boundary of planet 5460 was not the actual defense line. Between the defense positions of the Federation and the Empire, there was a buffer zone of about 120 kilometers wide. Therefore, when the Imperial expeditionary Force fiercely advanced southward, the plains and hills in front of them did not suffer any powerful counterattacks at all.
The Imperial expeditionary Force with the black hibiscus flying military flag was like countless vicious beasts that had been hungry and thirsty for many years. They greedily and stubbornly pounced toward the water source. The mixed brigade of heavy armor and Moon Wolf mecha turned into a black torrent, coldly but fanatically crushing line after line of defense. Accompanied by flames that soared into the sky and destruction all over the ground, they continued southward, and continued southward …
The federal military had long been mentally prepared for the surprise attack of the Imperium's expeditionary army. However, they still did not expect that the Imperium's expeditionary army would actually launch an attack with all its members. This was definitely not a surprise attack, but a full-scale push that was close to staking everything on a single throw!
He Zi was a company commander of the Xiazhi Mountain defense position. Covered in dust, he pushed away the corpses of his orderlies in front of him and shouted into the communication device with a hoarse voice: "We need backup, we need backup!"
His orderlies died in the previous intensive airstrikes of the Imperial expeditionary Force, and the micro-drones of the Empire buzzing above his head were like troublesome locusts, constantly interfering with the Federal Army's wireless communication.
The ground began to shake. He Zi's eyes were red as he looked at the countless armored vehicles that appeared on the hill. He helplessly put down the communication device in his hand, and then a fierce expression appeared on his face. He walked in front of the main cannon of the Gongzi and said to the cannoneer in a deep voice: "The mecha reinforcements are still twelve kilometers away, now it's up to you."
From the company commander to the normal soldiers, looking at the Empire's armored vehicles and the ferocious black mechas that covered the hill, they already knew that they could not hold this line of defense, but they did not have the slightest bit of fear in their hearts. Even if they did, they did not show it on their angry and twisted faces.
The Gongzi's main cannon under the control of the company's cannoneer team shook violently, and beautiful cannon fire spewed out in a straight line!
With a loud boom, one of the Empire's armoured vehicles exploded into pieces under the unstoppable attack. Meanwhile, the armoured vehicle behind it was also flipped over by this blast and fell heavily to the ground, almost smashing into a Moon Wolf mecha with a ghostly figure, turning it into several tons of black dirt.
Electronic interference, virtual bait, dazzling artillery fire, high-speed chariots, and strange mechas formed a thrilling scene in this valley.
A black shadow flashed past, and the heavy Moon Wolf mecha successfully avoided the cannon fire of the Federation's position and rushed up the hill.
Company commander He Zi hugged the heavy carbine machine and shouted as he pulled the trigger on the mecha that was close to him. Beautiful bullets spewed out, and countless dull sounds of metal splashing rang out.
However, it was all in vain. The Empire's Moon Wolf mecha stepped heavily on his body, and at the same time, its right mechanical arm stabbed out with an alloy blade, ruthlessly stabbing into the weakest part of the Gongzi's main cannon.
Under the heavy and huge mecha, the dull sound of heavy machinery still rang out, but after a short moment, it abruptly stopped.
The black Moon Wolf mecha did not stop at all, and continued to move silently towards the south where there were still scattered resistance.
Behind it, the Empire's armored soldiers surged past, leaving behind countless ruins and corpses all over the ground.
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Countless similar scenes played out in the valley and plains of this planet. The bloody and cruel war did not give people the time to reflect on its characteristics, and it had already brought death and defeat.
The Federation's headquarters located in the base was busy, whether it was the lieutenant commander or the officers who were monitoring the movements of the Imperial expeditionary force through the electronic monitoring network, sending specific battlefield data to the various troops, their expressions were exceptionally heavy and ugly.
Since yesterday, the Federation's planetary headquarters had raised the defense level of the frontline to the highest level. The highest ranking officers had long guessed the Imperial expeditionary force's plan, but who would have thought that, under the premise of sufficient preparation, the Imperial expeditionary force would still advance so fiercely and so quickly?
"Are the people of the Empire crazy? They actually took out all of their assets, what is Ambury planning?"
The Federation's frontline commander, Lieutenant General Nelson, looked at the battle situation screen with a pale face, looking at the direction of the light that made him feel endless anger and humiliation, and he slammed the table heavily and shouted, "Inform Hong Yujing to immediately suppress the defense line behind Mount Xiazhi, we must not let the enemy break through!"
"Commander, the fleet must first ensure the safety of the spaceport," a staff officer reminded him worriedly.
"I understand," Lieutenant General Nelson slowly calmed down and said, "But she will also understand."
The Federal military had always thought that the military leader of the Imperial expeditionary force in the north, Old General Ambury, was only using this seemingly exaggerated full-scale attack to cover up a certain thousand-mile surprise attack that they were determined to win.
However, the reality was not so. The Imperial general with deep military wisdom, after accepting the Emperor's random order, actually found a way out of the impossible. He used a full-scale attack to cover up the thousand-mile surprise attack, but wasn't he also using that surprise attack to cover up this decisive and terrifying full-scale attack?
The Federal Army was very likely to fall into a situation where they could only focus on one thing and lose the other.
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(The previous chapter was really difficult to write because I didn't know how to write that, but it can be considered a small climax. In my anxiety, I actually left a few dozen words of outline in the main text, but … this also proves that this story was carefully thought out. Please forgive me.
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