Chapter 689, Please Authorize, Battle of Rheaduches (IV)

Le Luwa's survival, as well as the interconnection, coordination, and command system he established for the remnants of the northern line, were originally prepared for the entire army to survive better and longer in Reyaduches.

After all, sometimes a single remnant is dead if it is caught by the Zerg. But now, although it is still very dangerous, at least there are friendly forces to help rescue. Whoever lacks ammunition can secretly transport some supplies from the brother troops; where there are supplies left before the planet falls into the hands of the Zerg, or supplies transported to the ground during the first battle, they can join forces to grab them.

In any case, Le Luwa's efforts in the past year and a half have allowed the remnants of the northern line to retain their vitality as much as possible, and also retain a certain combat effectiveness.

And all these things burst out with power at the moment.

Lin Xiaodong's division was rescued because of this. Otherwise, how could the soldiers of the eldest son regiment, which numbered about 10,000 people, appear on the battlefield at such a perfect time and play a key role?

But saving some airborne army troops is secondary.

Their core mission is still to destroy those anti-aircraft nests.

Although he followed Qin Zhiping, Lin Xiaodong still had some doubts in his heart: With our current strength, can we win?

It is normal for him to have doubts.

His subordinates, plus the people of the eldest son army, are less than 15,000 in total. The people of the eldest son army are quite "poor", and his troops need to allocate some ammunition to restore a lot of combat effectiveness. Although the artillery is barely enough, the most important armored troops are in short supply to attack the Zerg nest. His two armored companies have been beaten half-crippled, and the people of the eldest son army can't even take out a tank.

In such a miserable situation, can they take down a complete anti-aircraft nest?

Even if there is Qin Zhiping, the seemingly powerful judge, leading the team, and ten space warriors of the Silver Watch, he still thinks it is mysterious.

There is no choice, but facing a higher level of combat mission, you have to go without hesitation. But it didn't stop him from being pessimistic about the success rate.

Of course, he didn't show any expression on his face. He didn't ask Qin Zhiping what battle plan he had, and he always remained calm and confident to his subordinates.

He was ready to sacrifice the entire division, including himself, in the battle.

However, when the troops arrived at the attack position and made final preparations for the battle, he saw a troop that made him quite excited.

It was a group of Space Marines painted black with a striking white cross logo.

There were hundreds of them!

With the addition of hundreds of Black Crusaders, it would be much more stable!

At the same time, Lin Xiaodong also paid attention to the Black Crusaders who were leading the group. Not only did he have a majestic Terminator power armor, but it was also covered with various medals and commander logos.

That should be a big shot in the Black Crusaders, right?

He guessed so, however, when Qin Zhiping invited him to attend the final pre-war meeting, he learned that the identity of the Black Crusaders commander was even greater than he thought:

This person was the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, Marshal Leroy, who was previously judged to be missing and most likely to have died.

He was more confident about the next battle!

…

Leroy sat in a bloody ruin. His black-and-white power armor was stained with green, red, and purple blood splashed when the Zerg died, making him look a little embarrassed.

But in any case, the battle was won.

The artillery of the Alliance Army fiercely carried out fire coverage, providing strong fire cover for the commandos; the Firstborn Army and an Alliance Infantry Regiment, accompanied by the Space Marines, charged together, and with considerable sacrifice, attracted the attention of a large number of Zerg swarms, playing a good pre-emptive role.

Under the guidance of Qin Zhiping, an expert in fighting against aliens, the Black Crusaders led by Leroy himself did not take a detour, but went straight into the core of the semi-underground and semi-surface structure of the insect nest, clearing all the living anti-aircraft guns.

Then, they met the "Screaming Killer" who hurried back to help. It is commonly known as the Executioner Tyrant. It is a high-level unit of the hive, just one level lower than the Hive Tyrant.

At the beginning, it was attracted away by the infantry regiment of the Alliance. The soldiers of the Alliance made great sacrifices to delay it for a while, which made the assault of the Black Crusaders seem very smooth.

Of course, it can't be delayed for too long.

But it's not necessary now.

After solving the main target, Leroy, who was free to face the enemy head-on, personally chopped off the head of the powerful Zerg node creature and completely won the battle.

The battle is not over yet, and there are still quite a few brainless bugs that have lost their node creatures and become brainless, and they need to be cleaned up in the end.

But in general, the battle has no variables.

And Leluwa, who was sitting in the ruins of the battlefield, was not resting.

A technical sergeant and a think tank of the regiment were right next to him, helping him to communicate with the troops on the ground through the Star Language Tower that had been erected, confirming the current operations of the troops in various places and sending new orders.

That simple star talk tower, more than 100 kilometers away, is the equipment that the remnant troops on the northern line have. After it is erected, it can significantly enhance the communication strength of each unit. It is no longer like before, everyone is like mice in the dark, only dare to whisper, and the communication between each other is sometimes interrupted.

The reason why it was like this in the past was that they were really mice. If they made a louder sound, they would be arrested by a group of "cats".

But now, the roles have been reversed.

Although the swarm still has an absolute advantage on the ground, the human troops have entered the stage of a major counterattack!

For the remnant troops on the northern line, this is also their last chance after waiting for a year and a half.

There is no need to hide anything. It is more important to build up the dismantled and hidden star talk tower and strengthen the command.

Judging from the information received so far, the effect they have achieved is quite good.

Fourteen anti-aircraft insect nests were destroyed; more than 150,000 coalition forces landed on the ground, including the Alliance Army and the Solar Legion; a preliminary base was established, and some airborne and anti-aircraft firepower in the hands of the remnant army of the northern line was brought to avoid being easily bombed by the insect swarm - if there was a large-scale bombing, this air defense would definitely not be able to intercept it, and they still had to rely on the starships in the sky for help.

But in general, there were results, there were footholds, the troops were assembled, and the base was established... So far, the situation is developing in a good direction.

This is the result of the remnant army of the northern line burning themselves. They gave up hiding and used the precious materials that had been stored for a long time, so that the situation on the ground could perform so well.

If it weren't for them, and they relied closely on the coalition, what would happen if there were only 150,000 people left? Even if the 400 space warriors teleported down in front were counted, it would be impossible to have such a result in a short time.

After all, the remnant army of the northern line that gradually gathered during this period has exceeded 500,000 people; the number of space warriors has exceeded 1,000.

To achieve the same effect, the human coalition would have to deploy 20 times more forces to the ground to land so many people, and the loss was astonishing.

After they shot down 14 anti-aircraft insect nests, at least the airdrop in this area became much safer.

The success rate of launching transport ships will rise sharply from less than 5% to 20%.

Although it still looks like a very low number, the key is that the interception of the swarm fleet cannot be ignored; the near-earth orbit part can be locked by anti-aircraft firepower in other directions with a larger elevation angle. Only when it lands at a height close to the ground can it be considered relatively safe.

But this is also a pretty good number. It means that there is no need to be like before, when there were four armies airdropping to the ground, but only 200,000 people landed on the ground, and then they could only fight against the huge number of insects in an unstable situation, and 50,000 died.

If four more armies are airdropped, at least 800,000 people can land.     As long as the ground support is continuously provided and Le Luwa is in command, he is fully confident that he can meet Gu Hang's requirements!

But... there is a question here: Is Gu Hang willing to let him be the ground commander?

Does Gu Hang believe in him?

Whether it is believing in his ability or believing in his position.

It is normal for Gu Hang to doubt the former. After all, he is a loser.

And it is more reasonable to doubt the latter. Before, the two sides could almost be regarded as "political enemies", attacking each other and fighting verbal battles.

Now, Le Luwa is sorry for what happened in the past.

After entering the Princess Star Region, he knew something was wrong. Until then, all the warnings of Gu Hang were true, not as he said to motivate his subordinates, that he was "competing for merit", "holding back", and not a performance of "coward".

However, he had no way to turn back at that time.

After another year and a half of life and death, his thoughts have changed further.

He might have been able to turn back at that time. Perhaps he and his northern legion would be trapped in the insect quagmire of the two star regions of Lefu and Jianmen, but wouldn't the southern and western lines be the same? If you are trapped, you have to be patient and spend time to solve it. You can even ask for the help of Gu Hang on the southern line and work together to solve the problem. At that time, you can work together on the three lines to fight the Battle of Reyaduches.

If this is true, the human coalition will be much stronger than it is now.

At the very least, he would not have to suffer a hard life for a full year and a half with his fighting brothers and countless human warriors who once trusted him and fought side by side with him.

There would not be so many fighting brothers and mortal soldiers who died in the naval battle of the first Battle of Reyaduches and were killed in the hard ground battles of this year and a half.

This tragic failure made him reflect more.

But does Gu Hang know his reflection and his apology?

Even if he knows, will he accept it?

Will he put aside the past grudges and let him command the ground battle with confidence?

He doesn't know.

But he decided to ask in person.

Before, it was impossible to contact the sky from the ground because the conditions were not met.

But now, with the help of the simple Star Language Tower, it is enough. After all, the Gu Hang in the sky is a true psychic master who can display his psychic power in the shadow of the subspace. As long as his Star Language Tower can send a little signal upwards, even if it is very weak, it can be captured by Gu Hang, so as to stabilize the communication and form a call.

It depends on whether Gu Hang is willing.

After all, if Gu Hang doesn't want to pay attention to him, the easiest way is not to answer the phone. Turning back, he said that the signal is not good. Under the shadow of the subspace, no one can say anything.

But the communication was connected smoothly.

"Commander-in-Chief Gu Hang?"

"It's me, hello, Marshal Leroy."

Leroy was not surprised that Gu Hang knew that it was him on the other end of the call.

He wanted to use an apology as the first part of what he wanted to say, but he opened his mouth and couldn't say anything.

That damn self-esteem.

Finally, he could only speak forcefully: "Commander-in-Chief Gu, I ask you to authorize me as the commander of the surface battle of Reyaduches. I promise you that I will win for the empire."

"Okay, I authorize."

Hearing Gu Hang's decisiveness, Le Luwa was stunned for a moment.

But soon, he replied: "I will not live up to your trust. In fact, we can start trying to deliver extinction order weapons to the ground now. The safety of the near ground can be guaranteed."

What he meant by this was very clear, and he didn't care about the life and death of himself and the brothers of the remnant army on the northern line under his leadership.

One of the things he regretted in the past year and a half was that he didn't take a gamble and try to deliver extinction order weapons to the ground. Although there were already many soldiers they had deployed on the ground at that time, and the success rate of the deployment was not high, it was still possible to take a gamble. Even if it failed, it would be nothing more than the same result as now. And if it succeeded, it would reverse the situation.

Now, we must learn from the lesson and not be soft-hearted. There are indeed millions of people and thousands of space warriors on the ground, but so what? If the war is not resolved quickly, more people will be sacrificed in the future.

And Gu Hang's reply was also very clear: "It's not time yet, wait a little longer, just do your own task."

Le Luwa didn't say any more nonsense, just simply responded: "Yes."

...

The call between Le Luwa and Gu Hang was very brief.

In fact, there are still many things to say.

Operational plan, material allocation...

However, Gu Hang didn't have time to discuss these things with Le Luwa in person.

The staff department is for this purpose.

And the main reason why Gu Hang agreed to Le Luwa so easily was because of the first sentence he said:

"Please authorize me."

That's it.