Chapter 250: Hold on for eight days, the Governor will arrive

Broken legs, the head with integrated sensor components was destroyed, the shield generator was destroyed...

The Knight Titan in this state was already very panicked.

Even ordinary soldiers could easily see this kind of panic.

Although, he still had powerful force in his hands. Although he couldn't stand up, the gravity fist could still destroy any military unit in the alliance army. The guy was waving it in the air, fearing that something would approach.

The howitzer launcher mounted on his left hand was also firing everywhere.

However, it was all in vain.

On the contrary, the Alliance’s army is already able to craft this Knight Titan.

It was like target shooting.

Without the energy shield, the Knight Titan's armor strength is actually very high, but it is much easier to deal with.

Especially the Lion tank's railgun main gun and reflector laser cannon, both of which can cause terrible damage.

After a few rounds, the Knight Titan, which had lost its mobility and energy shield, suffered heavy damage.

The weapon systems mounted on both arms were all offline. The Gravity Fist could no longer be swung, and the howitzer launcher had also rotted away.

At this point, although the Knight Titan has not been completely destroyed, it is almost the same, at least it is no longer a threat.

It can neither move nor attack to pose a threat. It can only be regarded as a huge iron coffin. The driver inside, Count Drex, can only wait to die.

If one really wants to destroy it completely, one has to bombard its energy core and power core which are integrated with the cockpit and have the strongest defense, which is a bit of a waste of firepower.

After all, the alliance's warriors are still in a state of war.

Since this Knight Titan is no longer a threat, we can just ignore it for now.

Moreover, regardless of this mecha, there is another benefit.

The Luman Kingdom's army was not willing to leave this mecha here. Especially many of the army officers and commanders were essentially vassals of the Drex family. Of course, they had to come to rescue the lord who was trapped.

This results in a local situation of siege and attack on reinforcements.

Then...the enemy showed signs of retreating.

The remaining Knight Titan did not seem to have any intention of coming to rescue its colleagues - nor was it possible to rescue them. The Ranger Knight, who had already lost his ability to move, could not be towed away, unless the war was won and then engineering machinery could be used to tow them away.

But the remaining Knight Titan driver, who was also the commander of the entire army, had obviously given up hope of winning the war.

He had already noticed that his rear army had been defeated by the Allied expeditionary force that had rushed out from the suburban town.

When he saw Count Drex from the front, who was on the same level as him, he was defeated immediately.

So what's there to fight about?

If he ends up like Drex... then he would rather bear the king's punishment.

He gave the order to retreat.

However, he soon discovered that retreat seemed like a luxury.

…

Perbov marches westward!

At present, the troops under his direct command have more than 10,000 people, all of whom are motorized or mechanized infantry; in terms of armored vehicles, they include 300 infantry fighting vehicles and 18 Lion tanks.

This is the entire main force of the 37th Division and a small part of the 38th Division.

They quickly destroyed the rear of the Luman Kingdom.

There were about 4,000 people, who built a temporary defensive position in order to guard against the Allied forces from the suburban town.

However, without the knights, these ordinary Kingdom soldiers were quite vulnerable. Under the full-speed attack of the armored forces, they could not even delay the attack a little and were directly defeated.

Afterwards, Perbov had no time to chase after these fleeing troops, but instead led his troops and rushed towards the main battlefield.

And this battle must be fought well.

Perbov has already learned the latest battle report from the front battlefield.

The main force of the 38th Division fought well enough. Facing the strong attack of the enemy, the 38th Division, with its weak force, not only did not disperse at the first blow, but also, on the premise of protecting the Governor's mother, it also firmly dragged the main force of the Luman Kingdom into the quagmire.

However, although the 38th Division had been fighting bravely, the gap in troop strength and weapons and equipment objectively existed.

If it weren't for Lacrosha's extraordinary performance, it would probably cost a much higher price to kill the Knight Titan.

But fortunately, the remaining Knight Titan was scared.

This was just like what Perbov had agreed upon when he was exchanging opinions with his military and political commissar: no matter how impressive the Luman Kingdom's army looked and how powerful their mechas were, they were essentially a group of feudal armies from the old times. The two of them really didn't think highly of them.

It just relies on the two Knight Titans for power, and has no other advantages.

The two Knight Titans were also like feudal lords. Although they were powerful, they were still not respected by Perbov.

This is indeed the case.

The two Knight Titans failed to keep pace and cooperate well with each other. Now one is dead and the other has escaped. It is really ridiculous.

What's more, Perbov didn't intend to let the one who was trying to escape escape.

Perbov's command style is always known for his reckless and aggressive play, but in fact, he never thinks he is really reckless.

In the past, in many battles on the Wrathful Owl Star, his troops always had various advantages. Especially in the battle to retake the eastern provinces, the Alliance's troops always had advantages in numbers and the quality of their equipment.

What's the point of the strategy? Isn't it just to allocate the troops appropriately and then attack?

And now, he has to be patient.

He also showed this patience.

Perbov wanted to keep the Knight Titan, but he was not in a hurry to kill it.

Based on previous battle reports, he had already thought of some strategies.

How did the last Knight Titan fail?

Out of your own army.

Imagine if there were a dozen Sentinel Mechs and a few hundred infantrymen at the foot of the Knight Titan, how could the Alliance soldiers who had crippled it at the beginning be able to get close? Even if Lacrossa, who was advancing alone from behind, had a superb performance, it would be impossible for him to withstand the firepower of the Knight Titan and penetrate hundreds of infantrymen and a dozen Sentinel Mechs alone to directly threaten the Titan - let alone Lacrossa, even a squad of Space Marines would find it difficult to do this.

You can't just fight hard.

But on the contrary, without the cooperation of friendly forces, no matter how powerful the Knight Titan is, it will be just that.

No weapon of war can be used completely independently of an entire military system.

If Perbov wanted to eat this intact Knight Titan, the first thing he had to do was to cut off its wings.

Under his command, the 37th Division's armored group, as the main force, chased the retreating enemy like a patient wolf pack. Most of the firepower of the armored vehicles and tanks was placed on the sentinel mechas, or if there was a good opportunity, they would also fire a few shots at the most densely populated infantry.

The infantrymen who got off the vehicles to fight also took ordinary Luhmann soldiers as their main targets.

Retreating in the middle of a battle is actually a very challenging thing. If you don't do it right, the retreat will turn into a real defeat.

Obviously, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Luman could not withstand such a test.

At first, they could barely maintain the order of retreat, but under the constant pursuit of the armored forces, the morale of Luhmann's soldiers quickly collapsed.

"Ha! Just as I expected!" Perbov grabbed the communicator and shouted, "Keep chasing! Charge! Defeat all these infantry and sentry mechas! No matter who runs away, anyone who dares to approach the Knight Titan will be beaten to death!"

He gave instructions.

And his troops strictly implemented this instruction.

The remaining Knight Titan soon realized that he could no longer control the army. The messages he sent out either received no response or were responded to but could not be fulfilled.

But the number of people around him is decreasing.

The energy shield could protect himself, but it could not protect the few ordinary soldiers who still stayed by his side.

Although, during this process, the howitzer in his hand continued to fire at the alliance's armored forces, four Lion tanks were knocked down and at least twenty armored vehicles were destroyed.

But at the same time, the last Luman soldier died at his feet, the last Sentinel mecha was destroyed, and the Knight Titan was completely left alone.

Then, although his physical system, sensory unit, and power system were all there, he was still in the situation of an 'elephant to be slaughtered'.

Several infantry squads approached quickly under the cover of armored vehicles.

Knight Titan was panicked.

He had seen what happened to Drex before him, so how could he not know what fate he would face next?

He had tried his best to avoid it. He used his howitzer to destroy several armored vehicles with infantry on them. When the infantry in groups approached, he kept punching them with gravity fists and kicking them with his legs and feet...

However, these soldiers from the Angry Owl Star are truly not afraid of death!

Even though those killed by the Knight Titan died miserably, it still failed to scare the soldiers behind them from rushing forward one after another.

How could a 6.2-meter-tall Knight Titan compare in agility with an ordinary-sized infantryman? With people on his left, right, front, and back, even if he kept moving like a hyperactive man, he could still be hurt by rockets and bombs that penetrated his energy shield at close range.

Soon, like Drex, he lost his ability to move, then his shield generator was removed, and then he was completely destroyed.

…

In the city of Pinser, the fighting gradually subsided.

Nest Luhman and Gu Ming, the two who could be considered the instigators of this incident, had a quarrel.

The cause was that Luhman told Gu Ming that among the eight targets he designated, one person was definitely not on Black Arrow Star and was on the starship in space and had not come down; three were dead, and three were captured alive.

But Gu Ming retorted and scolded him.

"But the most important one was let go by you!" Gu Ming's emotions were out of control. "In your capital! Under the siege of your army! I provided you with those security loopholes! I also helped you to instigate some important security teams! But you actually let him escape!"

"So incompetent! No wonder under your leadership and with my secret support for so many years, the Luman Kingdom can only rank third! It's all because of you! Trash!"

After the scolding, Gu Ming no longer looked as gentle and persuasive as he had been when he was communicating with Lu Man in the past.

He did lose his composure, and Wang Qi ran away, which made him panic. He had already risked everything, and even if the plan succeeded and he killed or controlled all the people, the subsequent cleanup work would still be difficult.

Not to mention that Wang Qi is not dead.

In panic and helplessness, he lost his mind and cursed at his "partner".

Luman is a king. In all these years, when has he ever suffered such humiliation?

He was almost angry.

But in the end, I still endured it.

He said with a sullen face, "It's still undecided. The team that blocked Gu Hang's men has already intercepted Wang Qi. I've already given them a death order. They must capture the man at all costs. I want to see him alive or dead!"

Hearing this, Gu Ming's mood calmed down a little.

He knew that among the troops blocking the town outside, there were two Knight Titans.

This should be stable enough.

His tone became calm: "That's good... Your Majesty Luman, please forgive me for my loss of composure just now. I take back what I said before. I am really sorry."

Of course, Lu Man would not easily forget Gu Ming’s rude remarks just now.

But now is far from the time to turn hostile, he can only swallow the humiliation and put on a fake smile.

However, just as he was about to pretend to be nice, there was a knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, urgent military information!"

After listening to the report, Lu Man didn't have time to say anything before he heard a crisp sound behind him. Turning around, he saw Gu Ming throwing the cup in his hand to the ground.

…

At the same time, in the suburban town, a conversation was also taking place.

Ms. Wang Qi, who had finally calmed down, was still in shock, but she had to cheer herself up and contact all parties.

She wanted to contact the starship in the sky and actively look for opportunities to evacuate.

But the results were not good.

The internal strife among the eight Chamber of Commerce fleets has not been resolved; the four Chamber of Commerce fleets that obey Gu Ming are very tenacious; the other two stand idly by and do not help anyone.

The orbital air defense system on the surface poses a great threat, and landing ships cannot land if they cannot occupy the planetary orbit.

Then, she turned to put pressure on the other six major powers of Black Arrow Star.

There have been certain achievements in this regard.

Luman, the current planetary governor, is essentially a rotation person promoted by the King's Council. Black Arrow Star is not ruled by him alone. The Luman Kingdom can only rank third in national strength on Black Arrow Star. There are also six other large countries of similar size.

These six major countries were also confused by Gu Ming's sudden action.

Although, their response now is basically to promise to "try to mediate", without any definite commitment to send troops.

But it is still good news to know that not the entire Black Arrow Star has rebelled.

The third communication was with his son using Starfleet relay.

Gu Hang didn't say much during the call. He just calmed Wang Qi down and called Pobov and Leroy.

“You did a great job.”

Gu Hang praised him, and then immediately gave a new order:

"Next, hold on for eight days. I will be there in eight days."

(End of this chapter)