In the conference hall of the Imperial Palace on the surface of the planet Ilancires, the capital of the Ilancire Empire, Chris rested his chin on one hand and listened to the battle report from the front line.
Until now, the war between the border and the guards has been going on for four days. Frankly speaking, no one expected that the war would be so... evenly matched.
Yes, that's right! Chris has considered the situation where his huge fleet is wiped out by a drop of water, and he has also considered the situation where he is over-prepared and the enemy is weak in the end.
But he just didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the two sides would be so close at the tactical level, and that the short-term performance of both sides on the battlefield would be so evenly matched.
The number of enemies is increasing, but the number of fleets of the Airanhill Empire is also increasing exponentially. It seems impossible to break the balance of the war situation in a short period of time. Both sides must wait patiently for this war to continue for a long time.
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"General Andre conducted an encirclement and annihilation battle on Higgs 5, wiping out about 150,000 sweeper soldiers who broke into the position." The army general explained on the holographic map what was happening on Higgs 5.
combat situation.
The ground forces of Higgs 5 conducted a very heroic counterattack before, encircling the enemy from two flanks, and finally cutting off the enemy's protrusion.
There were approximately 150,000 Sweepers and Destroyers in this encirclement. These enemy troops were eventually wiped out, and no one escaped.
However, the ground troops stationed on Higgs 5 by the Airansil Empire also paid a heavy price and lost a large number of reserves.
The general in front of him, after introducing the results of the battle, also mentioned the losses of the counterattack: "However, the opponent's counterattack came later. In order to preserve his strength, he ordered the troops to abandon part of the recaptured defense line."
It's almost the same as usual. When it comes to victory, everyone will talk about it subjectively and in detail, but when it comes to losses, everyone is more willing to brush it off.
In fact, during this counterattack, the clone troops of the Airanhir Empire lost at least 20,000 people. Including the losses of the puppet robots, the number may have been close to 50,000.
This loss ratio, coupled with the damage to the tank unit's equipment, was not much less than that of the enemy, so Andre resolutely gave up the plan to rebuild the defense.
"It's different from the enemy we saw before. The enemy will destroy our fortifications and even destroy villages...so the recaptured positions lose their supporting role." Finally, the general emphasized and ended his speech.
speak.
"This is really a difficult opponent to deal with." Deans sat in his seat and sighed once again.
He had heard about the power of these guardians before, and he could only use the word powerful to describe them as being able to compete equally with interstellar empires like Ailanthir on the battlefield.
The general nodded and agreed: "Yes, if we lose a planet, it means we have completely lost everything on this planet. This is not good news for us."
If the enemy occupies a planet, it will destroy all the man-made structures on the planet, so retaking the planet will have no strategic significance.
Because the industrial facilities on this planet will be destroyed, the people will be massacred, and not even the ruins will be left.
Compared with the previous enemies, this new opponent is obviously more ferocious, and strategically it has also created thorny problems for the Elanthir Empire.
"We have sent reinforcements to the transport spacecraft. General Medias believes that giving up Higgs 5 easily will put more pressure on Higgs 3 and 4." Another general stood up and zoomed in.
After looking at the map, he pointed at a direct route to Higgs 5 and introduced it.
While using his hand to indicate the location of the reinforcement fleet, he continued: "As the front commander, he suggested that we reinforce Higgs 5 and contain the enemy's ground forces on Higgs 5 as much as possible.
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"He said it lightly. If we have been entangled with the enemy for too long on Higgs 5, is he qualified to take responsibility for a series of subsequent problems?" The representative of the Space Force frowned and questioned.
As he spoke, he took out a document and pressed it on the table: "Your Majesty! Within two days, the space fleet has exchanged fire with the enemy in many places."
"The enemy sent a squadron to try to go to Higgs 4, but it was intercepted by our squadron and sank 61 million kilometers away from Higgs 5." He said as he went deep into the hinterland of the empire.
Pointed at the location.
Although most of the enemy's farthest penetration is still within the Higgs area, the Watchers are capable of interstellar navigation. If such opponents relax their vigilance a little, they may be able to push their spacecraft forward.
Arrived near Ailansiris.
The Space Force general once again pointed to another direction on the battlefield and emphasized: "In addition, the 4th Fleet stationed in the Dothan area discovered the enemy's reconnaissance guardian warship and sank three enemy ships...
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To be honest, his speech attracted the attention of many ministers. These civil servants were more concerned about the security and development of the empire's rear. If an enemy could threaten the empire's hinterland, it would be more terrifying to them than suffering a boring loss on the front.
In their view, even if Higgs No. 5 or even the entire Higgs region is given over to the enemy, it is better than the enemy directly attacking Alan Siris.
Before the worried discussion had completely stopped, the general continued: "The 5th Fleet has divided 15 squadrons specifically to deal with enemy infiltration fleets. Their mission is to intercept and deal with enemy warships trying to enter the hinterland of the empire..."
Finally, he expressed his conclusion and watched Chris sit back in his seat: "If we continue to put pressure on the enemy on Higgs 5, the enemy will not see the hope of victory and may send more
The warships are trying to penetrate our defense line!"
"Reinforcement of Higgs 5 is an established strategy, there is no doubt about it." Chris finally spoke, determined to fight the enemy to the end in the Higgs area: "We must try our best to contain the enemy in the Higgs area.
Near Si, this mission...the space army must also accomplish it!"
As he spoke, he stood up: "Let Genesis continue to stick to the enemy's main fleet!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The generals all stood up, stood at attention with their chins raised, and saluted. The civil servants also stood up, ending the combat meeting.