Now that we've already entered the battlefield, ground support is ultimately a bit late.
As the highest-ranking officer in this exercise, Lu Jin'an naturally held the position of commander.
He knew that Gu Zhilin was the person who knew the most about the battlefield situation, so he handed over the command position to Gu Zhilin without hesitation.
Gu Zhilin did not refuse and immediately took over the command.
Fortunately, modern warship command does not require him to speak in public; he only needs to use the AI to connect to the warship system to give commands.
He used the enemy's location markers in the Bagua formation to place them on the positioning map that the warship could detect.
Only after Gu Zhilin marked the ships did those in the exercise become known to the people there.
"Damn it, how come there are so many? I don't even have enough shells I brought." Su Cheng's voice came from the system.
Upon hearing her words, Gu Zhilin understood that this was not only a problem faced by Zeng Yan and her warship, but also a problem faced by all the warships participating in the exercise.
He noticed that these Martian warships were clearly heading straight for his own.
So a plan was immediately devised: "From now on, the warships will be divided into four squads: A, B, C, and D. Squad assignments have been distributed to your warships. Squad A will retreat in the direction marked by the red dot, Squad B in the direction marked by the yellow dot, and Squad C in the direction marked by the red dot. Squad D will stay with me."
All the warships were surprised. Although they usually fought in small teams, this was the first time they had encountered such a distribution method.
It's clear that some people have already sensed that something is wrong.
"General Lu, are you in command?" someone asked uncertainly in the system.
Lu Jin'an coldly replied, "Whether it's me or not, you should all follow orders. Can't you even do that?"
At this moment, everyone on the warship realized that the commander was not Lu Jin'an, but Lu Jin'an's attitude clearly indicated that they should obey the other party's orders.
No one raised any further objections immediately.
Act according to Gu Zhilin's command.
Gu Zhilin had thought that it would take some debate before these people would follow orders, but to his surprise, not a single warship fell behind.
Even the Shang Shixu warships, which he was most worried about, did not put up any resistance.
Gu Zhilin was very satisfied with this, so he led Squad D to fight and retreat.
It attracted most of the Martian warships' firepower.
The Martian warships were originally targeting Gu Zhilin's warships, and almost all the warships were attracted to his intentions.
Under concentrated fire, Jiang Jiyang's repairs were also struggling.
Fortunately, the firepower from other warships was enough to keep the ship afloat.
Gu Zhilin instructed Lu Jin'an to conserve firepower while he led the Martian warship fleet toward the middle of the two marked points (red and yellow).
"Squad D, launch a feint attack on the Martian warship now. Once the enemy counterattacks, immediately turn around and relocate. Regardless of victory or defeat, do not linger in battle."
Gu Zhilin continued to issue orders.
Following orders, the D squad's warships feigned attacks on some of the Martian warships before immediately fleeing.
In the end, only Gu Zhilin's warship remained. The Martian warship did not linger in the attack of Team D and attacked Gu Zhilin's warship instead.
Gu Zhilin narrowed his eyes: "It seems the other party has a very clear goal!"
Lu Jin'an also sensed something was wrong: "Their target is our warship, or rather, one of the people on board."
Wen Yili subconsciously looked at Lu Jin'an: "General Lu and the others came to assassinate you?"
Jiang Jiyang clearly thought so too: "It seems the Martians really resent you!"
But Lu Jin'an shook his head: "The Martians' assassination attempt on me wasn't like that."
Jiang Jiyang suddenly realized: "Their target is Gu Zhilin?"
"Gu Zhilin, you're something else! You've gotten on the Martians' assassination list in such a short time." Jiang Jiyang couldn't help but joke.
Lu Jin'an glared at him fiercely and asked, "What? You're not on the list?"
Jiang Jiyang immediately shut up.
Still a novice, Wen Yili panicked a little: "Master, you..."
Gu Zhilin waved his hand: "Since they dare to come, let them never return."
After saying that, he lured the teams to continue moving towards the central area marked by the red and yellow markers.
"Attention all squads, we have now formed a pincer movement against the Martian warships. All squads, including Squad D, are now in full attack mode."
At Gu Zhilin's command, all the squads surrounded the Martian warship and launched a full-scale attack.
The Martian warships were clearly not expecting that the warships that had just been fleeing in all directions would suddenly surround them.
The encirclement and suppression of Gu Zhilin's warship had already drawn away most of their firepower.
At this moment, they were overwhelmed by the powerful attack and couldn't provide enough support.
So they tried to retreat, but... Squad D had already blocked their retreat.
Soon, under Gu Zhilin's control, the Earth Alliance's exercise fleet, which had initially been at a disadvantage, gained the upper hand.
Those Martian warships were clearly struggling to cope.
Just as the Martian warship was clearly on the verge of collapse, a warship from the Earth Alliance suddenly rammed into Gu Zhilin's ship.
Because all his attention was drawn to the Martian warship, Gu Zhilin did not notice the warship's unusual features.
Therefore, they did not avoid it in time.
Fortunately, his almost instinctive movement saved him from a fatal injury.
The warship was preserved to some extent.
However, Lu Jin'an's fire control position was directly knocked out of use.
Now Gu Zhilin's warship is a dud.
Gu Zhilin squinted at the warship that had just rammed into him, but did not immediately launch an attack.
Instead, he continued to command, "Ignore me, I'll attack with all my might."
Now all the Earth Alliance warships, who had been stunned by the previous accident, came to their senses.
Continue attacking the Martian warships.
Gu Zhilin looked at the warship that had just flown by with a cold smile. He knew very well that it was Shang Shixu's warship.
However, he did not think that Shang Shixu would do such a thing.
So they piloted their warship to the side of that warship.
It is clear that the collision just now caused enormous damage to that warship.
So, seeing the dilapidated state of the warship, Gu Zhilin opened the door without hesitation.
Lu Jin'an was startled: "Gu Zhilin, what are you doing?"
“We’re sure to win now. You take command, I need to get revenge.” With that, he jumped toward another warship.
Lu Jin'an recalled telling Gu Zhilin about fighting in space.
Unexpectedly, this person rushed out without any training.
He was immediately both angry and anxious.
But at this point, he had to do a good job of command.
Even with a high winning percentage right now, he cannot let his guard down.
They could only watch helplessly as Gu Zhilin left the warship.
Through the warship's window, he saw Gu Zhilin jump onto another warship, which was also clearly badly damaged.
Gu Zhilin opened the door of the warship with his bare hands.
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