The declarations of war issued by the Human Federation and the Qien Empire attracted the attention of all civilized empires in the entire galaxy in just a few days. Hundreds of races and trillions of eyes focused on Tianxi Star, or Said on the planet Krohoka.
For a time, all the top news media, military observers and other organizations and individuals in the galaxy set off on a journey to the disputed star belt, hoping to earn money for them through this military conflict between great powers that has rarely been seen in decades. Get money and fame.
As a friend of the Human Federation, Yang Tianyi also received an invitation from Vice Admiral Anya Panica who had not yet left Fenhabenis. In the invitation, the other party stated that the first batch of weapons and equipment ordered by the Federation from the Star Group had been delivered to the sky. Xixing, if Yang Tianyi wanted to, he could watch the People's Alliance Army's performance in battle with her.
And while watching the battle, Lieutenant General Anya made an exception and allowed the technicians of the Star Group to collect actual combat data on ion shields and combat robots. The only requirement is that if these data bring key breakthroughs to the group's equipment and technology, the Human Federation, as a partner of the Star Group, must share these breakthrough technologies with the Human Federation as soon as possible.
"This is a very fair deal to me, Lieutenant General Anya. The group will never forget your generosity." Looking at the People's Alliance troops who were changing their uniforms on the holographic projection, Yang Tianyi asked with some surprise: " But wouldn’t it be too much to send the self-organized defense force of the colonies to deal with the regular army of the Qien Empire?”
"I trust Lieutenant General Wolfgang's judgment. Since he thinks the Colonial Defense Force can go up, then it can go up."
Lieutenant General Anya shook his head and said that Army Lieutenant General Wolfgang Cagat was a veteran of the same era as "Spear of the People's Alliance" Shestakov, and his command level was absolutely no problem.
Moreover, even if she thought Lieutenant General Wolfgang was incompetent, unless he was below Shestakov's level, she, as a naval general, was not qualified to intervene in the army's affairs.
"Mr. Yang, there is no need to worry. Even if our People's Federation is a colonial defense force, except for slightly inferior equipment, its military quality is not much worse than that of the regular army."
Lieutenant General Anya turned her head and glanced at Yang Tianyi who was focusing on the holographic projection next to her, and said seriously: "The new equipment of the Star Group just helped them make up for their only shortcoming, didn't it?"
"Your Majesty, Lieutenant General, is right. I hope the soldiers of the People's Federation can win the battle."
After nodding in response to Anya's compliment, Yang Tianyi stared at the busy but not chaotic People's Alliance troops in the projection, feeling a little envious.
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Colonel Joseph, who was installing an ion shield generator on his exoskeleton armor, seemed to feel something. He suddenly raised his head and glanced at his own reconnaissance drone that was suspended in the air and photographing them.
"What's wrong, sir? Is something wrong?"
Joseph, who lowered his head and continued to fiddle with the belt-type generator, glanced at the adjutant's waist. This military cadet, whom he thought was a bit dull, had already completed the installation of the shield generator according to the instructions. This made him, the commander, very disappointed. face.
"Ernst, please help me find out why the energy indicator light of this shield generator does not light up. Is it broken?"
"Sir, don't worry, let me take a look."
Ernst raised his wrist and watched the instructional video played on the holographic projection. After disassembling Joseph's shield generator and reinstalling it, the remaining energy indicator light on the pancake-shaped generator glowed soft green. Light, which means that the generator currently has sufficient energy.
The real-time status of the shield generator is also automatically added to the program in the exoskeleton system and projected onto Joseph's helmet. It will remind the user of the remaining energy of the shield generator in the form of a percentage, as well as the impact of the surrounding environment on the shield. Is the degree of disturbance serious?
"Wuhu! High technology!"
Touching the ion shield generator that looked like a belt, Colonel Joseph, who had not seen any new equipment for a long time, looked very excited.
Compared with the navy, which spends lavishly on shipbuilding, the federal army's treatment in all aspects has always been at a lower level. Although the armies of other civilized empires are considered to be first-class when compared horizontally, who would think that the treatment given to them by their superiors is too good?
"The order given to us by Lieutenant General Wolfgang is to follow the large forces to tear a hole in the Qian Empire's defense line opposite the eighth theater, expand the occupied area as much as possible after crossing the equator, and create a gap big enough for the rear Troops fill the incoming salient.”
Colonel Joseph, who returned to the command room, frowned slightly as he faced the map - this time he was not commanding the commando team with less than a hundred people before, but an attacking corps with a hundred thousand people and a clear division of labor. This was an unprecedented challenge for him. If he hadn't been assisted by Ernst, a top student from the United Star Military Academy, he would definitely not be as relaxed as he is now.
"Not only do we lack sufficient armored vehicles and air power, but the few small ships must also be allocated to the spearhead of the attack to exert the greatest effect, so the only thing our Thirteenth Assault Regiment can count on in this battle is ourselves. ! Maybe those robots can also play some role, but I am not very optimistic about their combat effectiveness."
Joseph pointed to the shield generator on his waist and the Z-1 robot carrying supplies outside the door, with a hint of worry in his tone.
"Begin to implement the combat plan. The Thirteenth Assault Corps led by Colonel Joseph Magellan is required to make all offensive preparations within two hours. Follow the footsteps of the Sixth and Seventh Assault Regiments and be sure to protect their flanks when marching. It must not be penetrated and surrounded by enemy troops."
Without giving him and the recently reorganized Thirteenth Assault Regiment more time, the order issued by Lieutenant General Wolfgang himself was quickly issued to Joseph's hands. On both sides of the Assault Legion, the rumbling sound of artillery and the purple beams of light that cut through the sky from time to time also heralded the official start of this local battle.
With a large number of heavy tanks, armored vehicles and air fire support, the 6th and 7th Assault Regiments, with a total of more than 200,000 men, quickly penetrated the defense lines and fragile fortifications that the Qin Empire had just built, and it took less than In two hours, they advanced dozens of kilometers and captured thousands of Qien soldiers and more than 100,000 slaves and servants.
After many slave soldiers were killed in battle or their command centers were targeted and eliminated by the People's Alliance army, their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced due to the lack of clear enough orders. Apart from the most basic shooting, they almost lost any independent ability.
Therefore, after capturing some Qien officers who "voluntarily cooperated", the Federation ordered them to immediately surrender all the slave legions still fighting. The captured officers who did not want to die had no choice but to agree to the federal army's request before allowing the Sixth Army to surrender. The results of the 7th Assault Legion became so rich.
And judging from the other party's performance when it was attacked, the commander of the Qin Empire seemed not to have expected that the Human Federation would take the lead in attacking with a weak force. This resulted in the possibility that even if there were radars and sensors, the defenders of the Qin Empire could be warned in advance. What happened, but they still couldn't hold their ground.
But the commanders of both sides knew very well that behind the seemingly disparity in combat effectiveness between the two armies was nothing more than a deliberate and unintentional surprise attack. If the 6th and 7th Assault Legions want to continue to expand and expand their results, they will inevitably encounter a counterattack by millions of Qian Empire troops after they are fully prepared. By then, it will be a matter of debate whether the People's Alliance can maintain its advantage on the local battlefield. .
Commander Zobagis, who was on the front line in Krohoka, responded quickly to the sudden attack of the People's Federation - half of the Toth slave army that originally needed to consolidate the frontline defense force was deployed by him. In other words, 600,000 people formed two defensive legions on the spot, responsible for cooperating with the more than 100,000 Qian troops who were pushed back to stabilize their existing front.
As for the remaining 600,000 Toths, Zobagis did not let them continue rushing to their preset destination. Instead, he withdrew more than 100,000 regular troops from the direction where he originally planned to launch an attack, and together with the Toth Army A strategic maneuver was launched towards the flanks of the 6th and 7th Assault Corps by taking a high-speed transport ship.
If the commander of the People's Alliance Army, Army Lieutenant General Wolfgang, who was extremely fond of using surprise attack tactics, would stop at the first sight and leave with thousands of Qien prisoners, more than 100,000 slaves and a small victory, then Nazo Bagis did not intend to send troops to pursue him.
Firstly, there is no need to pursue fiercely for a small loss at the beginning of the war. Secondly, the mixed forces under his command may not be able to catch elites like the 6th and 7th Assault Regiments, and they may be counterattacked. Come and eat it in one bite.
But if the opponent is unwilling to stop here and wants to continue to break forward and treat his tens of millions of troops as nothing, then he doesn't mind launching a complete siege at the cost of 1.2 million Thoth slaves suffering heavy casualties. A flanking attack aimed at two assault corps.
As for the Thirteenth Assault Regiment in the intelligence, which was responsible for protecting the enemy's flanks, Zobagis, who had received reliable information through spies, knew that this force was a regular army that had just been reorganized from the Colonial Defense Force.
Therefore, even if the five members of the slave army can only be used as one regular soldier, the battle between 300,000 regular soldiers and 100,000 militiamen from the colonial defense force will be without any suspense.
"Three hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand! The advantage is mine!"
Facing the red arrows representing the People's Alliance troops on the electronic map and holographic projection, as well as the densely packed friendly icons with his own troops spread across the entire hemisphere, Zobagis suddenly felt inspired.
So he turned around again and ordered: "Receive General Mips' communication for me and tell the defeated general that I will personally command this battle!"
"The entire Outer Rim Council and the Empire are watching here, and I, Inarim Zobagis, will bring glory and victory to the Empire!"
