Chapter 631: Real and False
"General Yun," the staff officer raised his eyes and said excitedly, "How should we fight next?"
Yun Mo looked at him speechlessly: ...You are just a civil servant, has your image collapsed?
Staff Officer: ...Isn’t this going to cause a fire?
That's the strongest ship, number 4! They can face the enemy head-on and still hold their own!
What he wanted to do most now was to go out and brag, to brag as much as he could, to the point of blowing up the sky...
Yun Mo smiled and motioned them to move closer to the command desk.
The rolling holographic projection fully displays the current military strength and layout of both the enemy and us.
Randy and Shalik also stood in front of the light curtain, their eyes slightly narrowed, and the three parties started talking almost at the same time.
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Alpha Command.
Vasaka paced back and forth and reported: "Ship No. 4 suffered a short-term failure."
Salik didn't look up, his eyes fixed on the sand table.
Vashaka scratched his head. "We shouldn't have let Colonel Ethan's men join the battle. They're no use at all except to hinder us."
Salik's face remained calm: "It doesn't matter, he can't go back."
Vashaka asked tentatively, "You want to?"
Salik raised his eyes slightly, then lowered them again: "It's not what I want, it's the Federation that wants..."
The commanders looked puzzled, but didn't dare to ask, so they all signaled to Vashaka with their eyes.
Shalik knew what they were thinking, but he didn't intend to say much. After all, even if the Federation couldn't do it, there was still Guye.
Don't assume Gaye is tolerant. He'd been patient before because he hadn't provoked him. The "Legendary Fleet" had been cut off from its source, nearly destroying the faith it had built up over the years. He absolutely couldn't swallow this.
The battle situation is so chaotic, isn't it normal to eliminate one or two people during the chaos?
Ethan probably thought so too. However, they could play casually in the West District, so it would be best if they didn't affect his overall situation.
Vashaka was as shrewd as a man. He looked at Shalik's expression and began to change the subject.
He pointed to the monitored troop movements of both sides and asked, "Our vanguard encountered a strong counterattack from the Federation. The junction between the first and second divisions was attacked by them. What exactly do they want to do?"
Shalik finally raised his eyes, a suspicious look on his face. "Attacking Divisions One and Two at the same time, apparently, they want to surround Division Three?"
Vasaka took a breath and said, "It's possible."
Salik shook his head slowly again, denying this guess: "No, it's impossible."
"All our corps are closely integrated, and the support distance between friendly forces is no more than an hour. Unless he can capture three units in a short period of time..."
"But does he have enough military supplies to support a frontal firefight? How can he rely on encirclement?"
Vasaka placed his hands on the table, and the other conductors looked over.
"But judging by the current situation, they are surrounding it."
Salik's eyes narrowed, but suspicion once again took over. He spoke thoughtfully but firmly, "No, the strategy that's obvious at a glance is definitely not Randy's. Therefore, they are definitely not surrounding us. There must be other plans that we don't know about."
Salik continued, "It's also possible that they are disrupting our vision."
Vashaka was incredulous. "Why? What good will this do them?"
The more Shalik thought about it, the more he felt that he had seen the truth: "On the battlefield, the more you think something is impossible, the more possible it is."
Shalik clicked the screen again, zooming in and out. "That must be it. They're trying to disrupt the battlefield, confuse our attention, and stop us from advancing on Loomis."
"After all, entering Loomis means entering their encirclement."
Vashaka was a little confused: "Is that so?"
Salik twitched the corner of his mouth: "I won't do what he wants."
"Give the order, don't be influenced by the Federation, speed up the march and capture Loomis!"
"yes!"
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Federal Command.
Randy said to Monroe on the comms: "Abandon Defense One and retreat."
Monroe was incredulous. "Why? We've been holding on for hours. We can do it!"
Randy didn't allow him to refute: "Retreat!"
Monroe slammed his laptop down and said, "Retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat!"
"We were all fine at first. I fought for a long time, and just when I was getting into shape, you told me to retreat!"
"Don't you know that I hate the word 'withdraw' the most?"
Song Zhongqu tilted his head and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Monroe, don't you hate 'acting' the most?"
Monroe yelled at him, "Get lost!"
"Don't you know that Defense One is much stronger than Defense Two?"
"When a man dies, the birds fly up to the sky. How can a man retreat so easily?!"
Song Zhongqu advised him: "Let's go. We are withdrawing now so that we can take it back later."
Monroe was furious: "Take it!"
Song Zhongqu smacked his lips. "Calm down. Doesn't this feel familiar? This unreal and real feeling..."
Monroe gritted his teeth. He knew the higher-ups must have other plans. "If commanders like to play dirty, can't they just fight a real battle?"
Song Zhongqu said, "We should play the long game to catch the big fish. If we don't retreat, how can we let Sharik believe that he has the ability to take us? If he thinks it's too difficult, given his suspicion and caution, he won't continue fighting. What if he retreats?"
"Colonel Randy said from the beginning that we'd target the three divisions first. Encirclement is the best strategy. The prey hasn't even entered the circle yet. If we don't offer some benefits, will he fall for it?"
Monroe was still angry and kicked the table: "This battle is so frustrating."
He stiffened his neck and yelled into the communication: "Retreat!"
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Shalik heard the battle report coming from afar and learned that Alpha had occupied the first line of defense.
Shalik, wearing his coat, said, "Excellent! Since they're going to fight head-on, this gives us a chance to annihilate them in one fell swoop. Keep up the pace."
Yun Mo said, "The battle line will mainly be along the lines of Banyi, Wujia, and Xitai. Loomis is the cemetery we have prepared for the Alpha people."
"If Sanbu doesn't run now, he'll regret not having been given a second chance."
The staff officer tilted his head and asked curiously, "It's still early, isn't it? How did you know?"
Yun Mo tapped the light screen lightly: "Colonel Randy will definitely let Lieutenant Colonel Monroe retreat first, and then outflanking from the side..."
A few minutes later, Vashaka reported: "There are at least 70,000 Federation mecha soldiers here, and the left and right wings of the coalition have been blocked..."
Shalik pondered, "Does the Federation really dare to surround the three divisions? Where are the supplies?"
Yun Mo said, "On the battlefield, the things you think are the most unlikely are often the most likely to happen. Supply is the Federation's weakness, but that's just what he thinks is the Federation's weakness..."
Randy also instructed Luo Mu: "Send another column over. How's the supply?"
Luo Mu replied: "You should rest assured about what Yun Mo said."
Randy stroked his brow lightly and chuckled twice, "I'm really relieved. The kid is actually very proud."
The staff officer turned around and looked at Yun Mo: "Has anyone ever told you that you're actually a bit arrogant?"
Yun Mo: "Oh? Looks like I have one more advantage."
Staff Officer: ...
(End of this chapter)
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