Bakalov put aside the order from Marshal Lawns and said helplessly: "We can't let the enemy see it, which means we can't retreat without loss. This is really a heart-wrenching decision.
Woolen cloth."
"There is no other way. If we give up Higgs 5 unscathed, the other party will definitely suspect that we are digging a hole." The adjutant explained with a smile.
After all, even if it is acting, the losses on the battlefield will not be fake; they are real losses. Real battleships are destroyed by real enemy shells, and real battles are accompanied by real deaths.
No one really wants to be used as cannon fodder. Those who are willing to sacrifice their lives for victory are real warriors worthy of admiration.
Those so-called brave men who shouted and charged at the dragon with their long swords had nothing to show off. What really deserves to be remembered are those heroes who blocked the eye-catching and blew up the bunkers.
"But if we lose some battleships and then give up the Higgs 5, the opponent will most likely attack our hinterland along the positions we gave up." The adjutant continued, his words full of regret and regret.
You can hear some admiration.
"Okay, decide which fleet to perform? This may be the most expensive and terrifying performance in the world." Bakalov looked at the Chief of Staff of the 2nd Fleet who had already seen the battle plan.
The chief of staff replied: "Marshal Lawns will personally lead the 1st Fleet to make way for them, and they will lose some battleships... However, while losing, he will also give the other side a hard blow."
"Aren't you afraid of beating the opponent away?" Bakalov smiled, and then the smile quickly disappeared from his face.
Even though his 2nd Fleet was not the main attack force this time and the mission was relatively simple, the pressure on his shoulders could still be described as huge.
To be honest, he really couldn't laugh very hard, because he was also facing the huge fleet of guardians, and he couldn't make any mistakes either.
After all, he also holds a huge fleet in his hands, almost two-thirds of the total number of warships in the 1st Fleet, and all of them are included in his 2nd Fleet!
The chief of staff said: "Marshal Lawns means that if the other party is scared away by such a small loss, then they are not worthy of engaging in a war of attrition with us."
"Okay! Let's just cooperate." Bakalov rubbed his hands, not knowing whether he was comforting himself or others.
"Our cooperation is indeed needed! Marshal Lawns' plan is that when they cannot block the enemy's attack from the front and begin to retreat, we will be responsible for attacking the enemy fleet from the flanks and destroying as many enemy warships as possible." Staff Officer
Chang Zai marked the attack route of the 2nd Fleet on the star map and said to Bakalov.
His hand sketched a route on the star map, and then indicated the enemy's position: "Then, the enemy will follow the position vacated by the 1st Fleet and enter the low-Earth orbit of Higgs 5. If the guess is correct,
If so, the opponent will destroy Higgs 5 or land on Higgs 5."
"Marshal Lawns is so sure that the Watchers will break into Higgs 5 along the route we planned?" Bakalov narrowed his eyes and suggested a loophole in the plan.
The chief of staff took out a copy of the analysis report and handed it to Bakalov: "According to computer predictions, the probability of the Watchers using battleships to destroy Higgs 5 is no more than seven percent, and the remaining
Ninety-three percent of the total, they are going to send landing troops to fight with our military garrison on the surface of the planet."
"Ninety-three percent? So sure?" Bakalov reached out and grabbed the piece of paper, looked at it carefully before handing it back to the chief of staff: "You continue."
"Yes, because the other party seems to be more willing to eliminate any traces of civilization than to destroy the planet itself." The chief of staff took over and continued.
"It does sound like that, but using so many soldiers to test a result is a bit..." Bakalov thought of the garrison on the ground again.
"In fact, all the troops we deployed on Higgs 5 have been replaced. The main troops originally stationed on Higgs 5 have been transported to Higgs 3 and 4 nearby...
..." the chief of staff immediately explained.
It is impossible for the Airansil Empire to risk the lives of real people. Those left on Higgs 5 are basically "inhuman troops".
Those remaining troops are neither dwarves orcs, nor human elves, nor demons or dragons. They are all artificial humans or puppet robots, and it seems more appropriate to use them as cannon fodder.
"What remains there now are 58 puppet robot divisions and 9 clone divisions, with a total strength of approximately 2 million." The chief of staff briefly introduced the defense deployment on the planet Higgs 5.
After hearing his explanation, Bakalov realized that it seemed that the number of troops on Higgs 5 had not increased significantly since a long time ago.
In comparison, the number of defenses and weapons on Higgs 3 has been increasing, and the defense force has already exceeded the 10 million mark!
If the enemy's attack direction had not been previously uncertain, the garrison strength on the planet Higgs 3 might have already reached 100 million.
Bakalov nodded, feeling a little better: "Well, if you put it that way, I feel a little better."
Then, he looked at his adjutant and asked, "How long will it take for the enemy to arrive?"
"With almost two hours left, Marshal Lawns has ordered the battleships driven by clones and robots to move forward." The adjutant replied immediately.
"He's really... ruthless! Even if he only has a few dozen cruisers, that's a sky-high price! He just pushed it out so easily to die without blinking an eye?" Even the troops who know how to die can say this.
It turned out to be cannon fodder, but when he was actually sent out, Bakalov would still feel a little distressed.
That's a space battleship! Building a space cruiser requires hundreds of thousands of tons of steel and other raw materials!
You know, the cost of building these cruisers, no matter how cheap it is, is still calculated in hundreds of millions! Such a huge investment can be so easily discarded as cannon fodder. No matter who it is, it will feel distressed.
Genes was really distressed. He just wanted to put on a show to convince the other party and make the other party insist on investing troops in the front. All these efforts were worth it.
At least, for the fleet of the entire Airanhill Empire, the dozens of warships that came out this time were not actually fatal losses.
To describe it as a drop in the bucket, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Airanhill Empire has too many warships. In fact, they can afford losses ten to a hundred times.
Just when Bakalov was distressed, an officer came over and reported the latest revised arrival time of the Watcher fleet: "The enemy has 90 minutes to arrive in the theater!"
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On the ground of Higgs 5, all the troops of the Elanthir Empire have entered the bunker. They are looking up at the sky above their heads, waiting for a big battle to break out.
In fact, every one of them knew that the fleet would give up their position and let the enemy start landing here.
And they also know what their mission is. They have to fight here until the last second to prevent the country behind them from being ravaged by the enemy.
"The enemy has five minutes to enter the firing range of our fleet! The distance between the two sides is 4.5 million kilometers!" an officer reported to Origins.
Genesis stood up from his seat, walked to the porthole, and looked at the deep starry sky through his own shadow.
Soon, light began to appear in the pitch-black sky. The light of energy laser cannons flickered, and was eventually submerged in the blocked darkness.
The number of enemy fleets was really too great, so much so that Lawns felt his scalp numb just by looking at it. It was really a huge fleet that covered the sky and the sun, so huge that it was almost impossible to see the end.
"Carrier-based aircraft are dispatched! Let them sink the enemy's warships as much as possible!" Lawns ordered.
"Yes!" The adjutant behind him stood at attention and saluted, and then left with the order. Lawns turned his eyes to those distant battleships again, watching the light there gradually disappear under the darkness.
As if being swallowed by darkness, the fleet of Alandhir Empire cruisers that came out lasted for less than five minutes before being completely annihilated and disappearing into the vast universe.
"Marshal's order! All carrier-based aircraft take off! Implement the first round of strikes!" Grabbing the intercom in front of him, the aviation commander solemnly ordered: "Gentlemen, come back alive! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Long live our emperor!" After hearing the commander's order, all the pilots pressed their earphones and replied loudly with the same solemn voice: "The carrier-based aircraft takes off! Start the engine!"
Just like the first time, Square Head and Square Head looked like a giant transport ship on the Goliath 2-class super aircraft carrier, with the side decks slowly opening one after another.
The small combat spacecraft that had been fixed on the launch arm were pushed out of the ship one after another, and then the ejection device pushed them into space.
What is different from the last time is that this time the carrier-based aircraft are equipped with nuclear bombs carrying armor-piercing warheads. This is a weapon selection changed based on the experience of the last battle.
Soon, these carrier-based aircraft that left the aircraft carrier and carried armor-piercing nuclear bombs were like locusts killing into the distance.
Like the stars, the densely packed formations of shipboard secrets, as numerous as the ocean, form a long Milky Way in the universe.
This Milky Way passed by the main fleet, passed by the side of Marshal Lawns, and rushed towards the darkness in the distance.
The Airansil Empire fleet is like the light in the universe, the starry sky under the night sky, while the Watcher fleet is like the ultimate darkness, the most terrifying black hole in the universe.
"Marshal! The carrier-based aircraft unit has been in contact with the enemy's warship! The two sides are fighting fiercely! A small spacecraft of the other side that we have never seen before appears on the battlefield. The guardians obviously also have warships such as aircraft carriers, and they also
We are using carrier-based aircraft to fight!" A commander of the aviation unit came over and reported to Marshal Lawns.
"How is the battle going?" Lawns looked at the opponent and asked almost as a reflex.
He was waiting for this news. He wanted to know how much trouble his carrier-based aircraft force had caused to the enemy.
If the carrier-based aircraft unit performs well, then he can lead his main 1st Fleet to get out of the way.
On the one hand, Genesis was also worried that he would give up the attack too badly, and on the other hand, he was not willing to give up the Higgs 5 easily, so he was unwilling to let go of annihilating the opponent's fleet.
opportunity.
"Our carrier-based aircraft are competing with the enemy for air supremacy. Although we have destroyed at least 50 enemy warships, the opportunity for our carrier-based aircraft to drop bombs has disappeared due to the appearance of enemy carrier-based aircraft..." The liaison officer of the aviation force
He answered with his chin held high.
Obviously, this attack was not as smooth as the last one, because the enemy carrier-based aircraft participated in the battle, and the carrier-based aircraft pilots of the Airanhir Empire did not get any benefits.
"Aircraft carriers...there are also aircraft carriers...you can really be cautious!" Lawns frowned and muttered. He really didn't expect that the other side had something similar to an aircraft carrier, a warship that could launch carrier-based aircraft to compete with the enemy for air supremacy.
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"The other side is attacking our right wing! Our fleet is retreating in an orderly manner..." The chief of staff of the 1st Fleet looked at the star map in front of him, and looked at the battle situation where his right wing was being continuously compressed, and loudly reminded Lao
Enns said.
Genesis ignored the already arranged "rout". He hummed, and then asked about the relocation of the logistics facilities behind him: "How are the supply satellites and maintenance satellites along the way retreating?"
If possible, he didn't want to leave any magnets to those watchers! He didn't want to leave any magnets behind!
"From the moment His Majesty prepared to turn Higgs 5 into a front line, the relocation work was already in progress." The general in charge of the matter immediately replied: "There are about three hours left, and we can do it in a little while."
Nothing is left for the other party!”
"It's really good news. I'll give you two more hours at most. The rest...if you can't take it away, you can blast it or simply abandon it." Of course, it's impossible for Genesis to give him another three hours.
, shook his head and said.
"Yes! I think we should be able to transport everything before the enemy arrives!" The general immediately stood at attention and saluted, turned around and went to personally urge the relocation work.
In fact, he didn’t want to leave anything behind... not at all!——
There may be a family dinner tomorrow, so I’ll start making up for it the day after tomorrow at the latest!