Xia Chujian made the decision instantly.
Huo Yushen stayed by her side quietly without saying a word, waiting for her decision.
Soon, Xia Chujian seemed to have an idea.
Huo Yushen immediately said, "Lieutenant Colonel Xia, what are you going to do?"
Xia Chujian said without hesitation: "We can't fight this battle alone, we need cooperation from the rear."
"I need to speak to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military immediately."
Huo Yushen raised his eyebrows.
He didn't expect Xia Chujian to have such a high level of understanding.
He saw the essence of this battle almost in the blink of an eye, and was not limited to the gains and losses of a battle.
Instead of just pursuing victory, he knew how to fight different battles. This was already... the style of a great general.
This thought flashed through Huo Yushen's mind, and without stopping at all, he sent an emergency call invitation to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the military in the name of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet Temporary Command.
In order to maintain smooth communications during wartime, the military must ensure that their emergency call invitations are connected with first priority.
Otherwise, the punishment will be very severe.
Sure enough, the call was connected almost instantly.
The Chief of Staff of the General Staff, Rong Tui Di, appeared on the virtual display screen in front of him.
He looked a little haggard, and there was visible fatigue on his previously well-maintained face.
There are also some spots of gray on his temples.
Xia Chujian didn't even exchange a few pleasantries and directly asked, "General Rong, when will our reinforcements arrive?"
"How long does the Empire plan to take to evacuate the residents of Shaofu Star?"
"The Zerg are currently advancing aggressively, and our forces are only about 30% of a normal fleet."
Forty percent of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet had previously participated in the expedition and all remained on the Southern Nine Stars.
Half of the remaining 60% of the troops have been sacrificed.
Only 30% of them are still alive.
Rong Tui Di said with a serious face: "We are dispatching reinforcements."
"However, the Zerg caught us off guard. The remaining fleet has to protect Beichen Star and several other habitable planets and cannot be deployed to you."
"We can't completely skip training for new recruits, so..."
Xia Chujian's voice became louder: "What?! Chief Rong, didn't you tell me that you want to recruit new soldiers as reinforcements now?!"
She immediately became furious.
What the hell is going on!
Can new soldiers fight?!
No matter how many we send, they are not enough to defeat the Zerg!
And according to Rong Tui Di, after recruiting new soldiers, they still need to be trained!
Oh my god——!
Xia Chujian almost swore.
Huo Yushen lowered his head and gently touched her heels with his foot from behind.
This action is very covert.
On the virtual display screen of the video call, only Xia Chujian's head was visible, and almost everything below the neck was invisible, so there was no need to worry about being discovered by the enemy on the opposite side.
In fact, Huo Yushen was overthinking it.
Rong Tui Di looked exhausted at the moment and had no energy to observe Xia Chujian's condition far away on the battlefield of Shaofu Star.
He just said very seriously: "This is a military order!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Xia wouldn't disobey military orders in front of me, would he?"
Xia Chujian sneered: "If I disobey, will you send your most elite military police to arrest me and take me to Beichen Star for trial?"
Rong retreated the enemy: "!!!"
This rhetorical question made it almost impossible for Rong to repel the enemy.
He never expected that Xia Chujian would think about the problem from such a tricky angle!
Xia Chujian continued, "If doing this can bring the most elite military police to the front lines, I will be disobeying military orders!"
He looks carefree.
Rong Tui Di smiled awkwardly and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Xia, you're joking. We're in wartime now, and the situation on your side is urgent. How can that be considered disobeying military orders? That's not the case, that's not the case..."
Xia Chujian also decided to quit while he was ahead, and said calmly, "As long as General Rong doesn't think I'm disobeying military orders, that's good."
"I will record this video call and use it as evidence in the future."
She was afraid that the enemy would take revenge on her later if she allowed them to retreat.
Rong Tui Di just smiled and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Xia, we need you to lead the Fifth Interstellar Fleet and hold off the Zerg for 24 hours."
"We will organize manpower to evacuate the population of Shaofu Star within 24 hours."
Xia Chujian frowned: "Twenty-four hours, is that enough to evacuate seven billion people?"
Rong Tui Di did not answer, but simply said, "If there are no other questions, Lieutenant Colonel Xia can return to the battlefield."
It's obvious that he doesn't want to talk anymore.
Xia Chujian refused to give in and said, "Director Rong, you haven't answered my question yet."
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