When more than a dozen heavy hydrogen shells from large-caliber plasma cannons were like a war hammer falling from the sky, they struck the land-based deflection shield covering this area in no particular order. The one in the center of the position had just been destroyed by the Empire. The shield generator that had been repaired by army engineers had to enter the overload state again and barely withstood another round of firepower from the People's Alliance Army.
With some concern, he glanced at the flickering blue dome in the sky and the colorful currents that exploded on the dome from time to time. Officer Qien, who was in charge of this position, connected the communication directly to the rear headquarters, indicating that enemy artillery fire was following. It becomes more and more fierce as the distance gradually approaches.
Unless reinforcements and new shield generators can be sent to him from the rear, his troops may only be able to hold on for a few more hours before they have to retreat.
In the short time the officer was talking, the shield over a nearby friendly defense zone was finally overwhelmed and collapsed under the bombardment of electromagnetic projectiles and heavy hydrogen shells falling like raindrops.
The shrewd enemy quickly discovered this fatal flaw, and in the next five minutes, he poured out terrifying firepower that could flatten mountains and evaporate the sea on this position that lost the protection of the dome.
Putting down the military communicator that had been hung up at some point, the officer could only watch in horror as one electromagnetic projectile filled with explosive particles pierced the sky and crashed into the flesh and blood of the Imperial soldiers with a piercing scream. line of defense.
Against the background of the dazzling fireball, hundreds of plasma heavy hydrogen shells heated to one million degrees Celsius by lasers made a meteor shower-like debut. The splashing plasma and flowing high-energy plasma beams instantly vaporized thousands of people who were too late to do so. The imperial soldiers who escaped from the trenches and bunkers were not spared, including their weapons and armor made of alloys.
Centered on the impact point of these plasma clusters, all enemies within a radius of hundreds of meters turned into charred corpses that fell to the ground and twitched in a few seconds. Soldiers whose limbs were roasted by the high temperature but who were still struggling to survive could be seen everywhere in the position. Their wails were enough to shake the strongest will, and the officers were no exception.
"More than 10,000 people! They were gone in five minutes. They were all gone!"
Realizing that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, the officer immediately picked up the gun on the table and wanted to order the entire army to evacuate, but it was too late.
Because some People's Alliance artillerymen who were still unsatisfied after destroying the target were surprised to find that they still had surplus ammunition on hand, so they turned their guns around and fired an extra round of unplanned artillery bombardment at the officer's position.
This also became the straw that broke the camel's back.
Under the numb or desperate gazes of tens of thousands of Qien soldiers, the blue dome that had protected them for less than half a day became dim and fragmented, until it finally disappeared silently between heaven and earth.
Before he and the soldiers could look into the air, the scream that reached his ears after the electromagnetic projectile landed made the officer helplessly close his eyes, quietly waiting for his end on this strange planet far away from home.
Without the protection of the deflection shield, what would happen even if he escaped from this position?
But soon, a turning point appeared that lifted the spirits of both soldiers and officers. The roar of enemy artillery fire that lasted for several hours stopped invariably in an instant, and was replaced by the dull sound of steel tracks crushing the road and colliding with alloy.
Amidst the roar of the engine, a nearly 100-meter-long People's Liberation Army Navy gunboat sailed quickly from the distant sky. Before it was locked by the anti-aircraft weapons of several surrounding positions, it dropped a dozen spherical drones painted in red and white and then drove away from the battlefield with a whoosh.
And these drones, which did not appear to be much of a threat, did not let the expectations of the imperial soldiers fall behind. They brought the People's Federation's will for peace.
Although it was unclear whether this was a trick by the enemy, considering the completely scrapped shield generator in the center of the position, the officer still bit the bullet and issued an order not to attack the drone, and arrived surrounded by several subordinates. In front of the spherical drone, he pressed his palm into a groove on the surface of the drone to activate the opponent's mission.
"You must be the person in charge of the Qien Empire's defense area, right? Nice to meet you!"
The activated drone quickly scanned the hundreds of imperial soldiers surrounding him, and finally pointed the camera at the leading officer and greeted in an enthusiastic male voice: "The weather is really nice today! It's perfect for an outing. Isn’t it?”
Looking at the disgraced subordinates around him and the remains of the positions left by friendly forces in the distance, the officer pointed to the gray sky above them that was almost obscured by thick smoke, and said in a bad tone: "If you want to find out from a bunch of defeated soldiers, If you feel like a victor, then I advise you to go back and forth from where you came, human being."
"I understand what you mean. Please forgive me for being abrupt. After all, above me, there is bright sunshine and wonderful blue sky and white clouds, so that I have forgotten how critical the environment you are in now. Then I also Don’t be too pretentious, I am Yuri Orlov, a freelance arms dealer.”
As Yuri spoke, a small window suddenly opened on the side of the spherical drone. Under the vigilant eyes of the soldiers, what protruded from the small window was actually a human-shaped plastic palm. On the back of the hand, it was written in the language of the Qian Empire: "The hand of war can also bring peace."
Even though this contradictory scene felt a bit absurd, the officer still stepped forward as if by mistake. After hesitating for a moment, he shook hands with the drone and said, "Free arms dealer? What a nice little trick. That's it." Say you are here to persuade us to surrender on behalf of the Human Federation."
As soon as the word "persuade" was uttered, a commotion broke out among the surrounding crowd, but it quickly subsided.
Obviously, most soldiers don't want to die on this remote planet called treasure, but actually a purgatory. If you surrender now, you can still survive, and you may have a chance to go home in the future, but if you fight to the end, the nearby friendly army position that was turned into scorched earth by plasma cannons will serve as a warning.
Seeing this, the officers no longer acted coyly, lest they miss the best opportunity to surrender. After getting the assurance from Yuri that the People's Federation would not kill and torture prisoners, he simply took off his rifle and saber, and issued an order for the entire army to disarm and cease resistance.
At this time, six days have passed since the launch of the general offensive. Such situations can be found in all major war zones in Tianxi Star. Tens of thousands of imperial troops are being wiped out or surrendering every hour. The power of the Qian Empire on the entire planet is decreasing at an alarming rate. It can be said that the situation is exactly the same as what Lieutenant General Wolfgang expected before the war started. .
And in view of the growing momentum of the rebel army, on the one hand, to replace the lost soldiers, and on the other hand, in order to better undermine the enemy's will to resist, the People's League selected a group of surrendered imperial troops who were willing to take up arms again and compete with the former The Qin En Auxiliary Army, whose comrades are at war with each other, allows them to fight with the rebels or human legions.
In the view of the United Stars General Command, such a move can make those Imperial troops who are still stubbornly resisting better than any propaganda understand that humans are not cannibal monsters. As long as they surrender obediently, the Federation will give them the treatment they deserve as prisoners of war.
However, compared to the unstoppable human beings on the battlefield, the overall atmosphere inside and outside the empire is not so relaxed.
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Sitting in a brightly lit private office, Count Cerdi Empire coughed while inserting a crystal-polished lens into his sunken eye socket, which could make his vision clearer.
"Gentlemen, why do you look worse than this incompetent commander like me? Tell me how far mankind has advanced in all directions."
Sitting on the chair with the help of his adjutant, the count's original noble dark red scales seemed to have lost their glossy color due to these six terrible days. Perhaps he himself had not noticed this.
"The enemy has achieved certain success in all directions, and their armored forces have broken through our defense lines in large scale and are rushing towards your position non-stop."
An imperial general who spoke first hesitated. Seeing that no one wanted to continue speaking for him, he persuaded in a roundabout way: "Your Excellency, Commander, we believe that the position of the general headquarters has been exposed, and it is no longer possible to hold on with weak troops. It’s too meaningless, why not conserve your strength for counterattack, please make an early decision!”
Upon hearing this, Count Cerdi suddenly stood up from his seat, his four eyes fixed on the general who was persuading him to escape. His silent expression made the latter frown slightly and stopped persuading him.
After a while, the count turned his attention to the small holographic sand table in the room, looked at the two signs of one gold and one red near the command post on the map, squinted his eyes and muttered to himself: "It is impossible to counterattack, the Empire It is imperative to abandon Krohoka, and there is no use in conserving strength."
"And the Golden Claw Legion and the Blazing Ambition Legion have not yet clashed with the enemy and are in good condition. As long as they can organize a counterattack, I believe the enemy's offensive spearhead will be broken soon. By then I will have a chance. Re-plan the defense line, and next time we will definitely cause human beings to have their heads smashed to pieces!"
However, what surprised the Earl was that when the two legion commanders received his order, the Golden Claw Legion stated that their only mission was to secure the location of the starship parking lot, otherwise tens of millions of Imperial Army troops would be cut off from their escape routes. will be at stake.
As for the Legion Commander Jia Tu of the Blazing Ambition Legion, his reply was even more straightforward. As the colonial slave-catching group of the Central Ring Fire Star, they were not only nominally not under the jurisdiction of the Outer Ring Command, but also in fact.
Especially now that the war situation is eroding, his first priority should be to lead the troops out of Krohoka as soon as possible and protect this elite army that has experienced the flames of war for the Blazing Star colony, instead of meaninglessly sending them away. Consumed on the front line comparable to a flesh and blood millstone.
Although he was extremely angry at his subordinates' self-righteous disobedience, at this time, Cerdi no longer wanted to hold these people accountable. After all, if we really want to investigate, the mistakes made by him, the commander, will be much bigger than those of a few disobedient legions.
So he tremblingly took off his monocle, glanced around the office filled with generals, army commanders and the medals on their chests, lowered his head and said with a bitter smile: "I know many of you look down on me and think I am incompetent. The fatuous nobles who only know how to fight on paper even privately say that I am the culprit that caused the empire to lose this war."
"But I have done my best, haven't I? For a commander who is alienated from his subordinates, I have a clear conscience about such a result."
The count raised his head and glanced at the general who had just advised him to escape, and said sadly: "I will not deny the contribution of Lord Zobagis in the military construction of the outer ring. From a weak army that can only rely on local garrisons for defense, To the Outer Ring Legion, which has a complete military system, his role in it is irreplaceable."
"But his indecisiveness, soft-heartedness, and nepotism have caused the Outer Rim Legion to rot to the core for decades without being ignored! Even His Majesty thinks this is harmless! But I can tell you, Your Majesty, he is wrong! If you don't solve it, I will say With these problems, the Outer Rim Legion will never be able to stop the human army!"
Seeing that Count Cerdi dared to criticize Sazhar 22 in public, the imperial generals present had a premonition of something.
Sure enough, after saying all this, the earl put the crystal lens engraved with his beloved daughter's name in a small box on his chest, and then took out a plain-looking dagger from the drawer.
"Yes, the war is over, we lost, and the empire lost. But I will not leave Krohoka, because this is the promise I made before going out.' If I can't return as a hero after the victory Home, then I will turn this residual body into fire to remind future generations of this planet’s former nickname, Krohoka, which means brand new treasure."
Slowly unscrewing the cover under the dagger, Count Cerdi took out a tube of colorless and transparent liquid from the hilt and stuffed it into his mouth. Finally, after looking at the projections of the generals in the room, he put the tube in his mouth without hesitation. He bit the glass tube into pieces and let the highly toxic venom flow into his throat.
A few seconds later, as a drop of dark green blood dripped from the corner of the count's mouth, the generals took off the medals on their chests and pointed the tips in the direction of the count.
"May glory guide him home. Rest in peace, Count Cerdi-Taga. You are not only the most generous sponsor of the Outer Rim Military Academy, but also the best defense master I have ever seen in my life."
After a brief moment of silence for his former superior, the projections in the room disappeared into the darkness one by one. I wonder if he had any insights from the count's words before his death.
Four hours later, the Qin Empire's Krohokar Corps formally submitted a conditional surrender negotiation request to the Human Federation, but was met by Wolfgang Ka, the supreme commander of the Federation's 8th Theater Command and Tianxi Star Theater Commander. Lieutenant General of the Ghat Army sternly refused.
Even so, the news that the Qin Empire might be defeated still caused a sensation throughout the galaxy. The silence of the empire's top officials made all the people and forces paying attention to this war strengthen their judgments.
The once arrogant thousand-year-old empire may really be knocked down by a new empire that was founded less than fifty years ago. Humanity's influence in the galaxy will also take this opportunity to rise to unprecedented heights.
In this way, after the war continued for a day and night under the attention of all parties, facing the cameras of major media in the galaxy, Lieutenant General Wolfgang solemnly took the saber representing unconditional surrender from the hands of an imperial general, and Deeply sorry for Count Cerdi's suicide.
"He is a respectable opponent. From a soldier's perspective, I admire his determination to kill himself for justice."
Lieutenant General Wolfgang, who rubbed the noble family crest on the earl's saber with his fingertips and left all the negotiation matters to professionals, said: "But I don't hope that I will have such a day in the future, and the same goes for you, Joseph .”
Looking back at the brown-haired young man standing upright behind him, the lieutenant general said happily: "My promise will not change. The generalissimo is considering whether to promote you to the rank of brigadier general. Although I dare not speak in vain about the generalissimo's decision, But from her perspective, I think it shouldn’t be a problem.”
"Get ready, kid, you are going to become the youngest general in the history of the Federation!"
Lewen
