Chapter 425: Don’t expect to reap the rewards without doing anything else!
It won't be difficult to solve the greenskin invasion problem on various planets in the Hippogriff sector.
In fact, the situation on half of the planets has been brought under control, and the Alliance Army dealt with it on the way to Steel Wing Star.
The remaining half were not on the previous marching route, and these are what we need to deal with this time.
The Alliance's accumulated ground forces in the Hippogriff region, not counting Steelwing, would be around 35 million. They were facing less than 30 million greenskins, with the help of several times more local defense forces.
In general, even if the Combined Fleet is unable to spare the time to provide them with orbital fire support, there will still be no problem in eliminating the greenskins on the surface of those planets.
It's nothing more than the amount of casualties and the length of time.
As for why the Combined Fleet could not spare the time to provide orbital fire support for the ground battle in the Eagle Horse sector, it was of course because they had more important tasks.
The first thing is to defend the Steel Wing Galaxy.
This is a major transportation hub, and they have to guard against the greenskin invasion. After all, no matter how badly the greenskin fleet was hit, there are still at least 200 warships left. Moreover, who knows how many orc ships and troops are in the greenskin base behind the Jinguan star zone?
This place needs to be heavily guarded. Thirty million Star Army troops and at least half of the ships of the Combined Fleet must stay here and cannot leave.
The person in charge of this theater of operations is Major General Du Shiliang, the second joint commander, who will shoulder this mission.
The other half of the joint fleet, led by Ye Licia, the first joint commander, entered the Wuma star region with an alliance army of nearly 40 million people.
Although the district leaders of the Misty Horse sector have not yet signed the Seven Horses Agreement, many governors of planets have signed it.
Since they have signed it, we have to take care of it. This is the core relationship that makes the Seven Horse Agreement possible.
Among them, there is a key galaxy - Cuiquan I.
From the star map, going north from Steel Wing Star, you will reach Cuiquan II, and further north, you will reach Cuiquan I. This world itself is an ordinary mining world with a population of about 300 million, but it is also a major transportation route.
It connects with the Eagle Horse Star Region to the south; to the east, it passes through Xiyuan III and enters the heart of the Mist Horse Star Region; to the north, it connects with the two worlds of the Bronze Pass Star Region in the occupied area.
Its status is similar to that of Steel Wing Star in the Eagle Horse Star Region.
By controlling Cuiquan I, we can basically block the greenskins from moving south from the Tongguan star area, and it can also serve as a barrier for the Wuma star area to protect the safety of the rear.
The legion led by Ye Licia entered Cuiquan II and deployed an army of one million people to solve the local greenskin problem, then continued to move north and entered Cuiquan I.
Cuiquan I did not sign the Seven Horse Agreement, not because they were unwilling to do so, but because they could not.
There has been no news about the planetary governor of Cuiquan I about a month ago, and even the entire planet has no information being transmitted outward.
It is currently suspected that the planet has basically lost its ground resistance. People should not have died, but there should be no organized army to fight against the green orcs on the front battlefield. At most, there are some guerrillas and resistance forces. Those who are still alive are probably hiding in the city's underground tunnels, solid fortresses, deep in the mines, etc.
The governor of Cuiquan I was either dead or they had lost control of the Star Language Tower. There was no way to conduct interstellar communications, and naturally no effective signals could be transmitted.
But despite not signing the Seven Horses Agreement, the Union troops came anyway.
This place is so important that the Seven Horsemen Pact has unilaterally announced that the planet will be included in the scope of protection of the pact.
After Ye Lisia's fleet arrived at the target galaxy, it quickly launched combat.
Without saying a word, the pioneers chased the green ships.
They found about six or seven green-skinned ships in the galaxy. These ships came from the Tongguan Star Region and should be carrying a shipload of green-skinned guys and a large amount of military supplies. These ships were probably transporting troops and supplies to the green-skinned invasion forces in various parts of the Wuma Star Region.
These fully loaded garbage ships couldn't run very fast and had no combat power at all, so they were directly taken care of.
Immediately afterwards, the combined fleet began to bombard the surface of Cuiquan I.
On the one hand, it is to eliminate the greenskin troops on the ground, and on the other hand, it is also to show the possible resistance forces on the surface that your savior has come.
The 15 million Alliance Army, using a large number of landing craft, established three large landing sites and deployed its troops in places that had been bombarded in orbit and could be considered safe.
On the one hand, they were fighting with the greenskin army on the surface, which was estimated to have a total size of tens of millions, and on the other hand, they were also trying hard to search for survivors on the planet.
The situation on the ground was almost consistent with their earlier judgment. More than 300 million people were scattered across the entire planet, in a complex environment of various mines, mining areas, and smelting plants. It would not be so easy to kill them all.
There are countless monsters and demons in this universe, but the largest group in the material universe and the one that occupies the most planets is undoubtedly human beings. Such a large population and such a vast empire are definitely not given away for free.
Never underestimate the resilience of the human species.
The Alliance army searched for the survivors, not because they needed the local forces to help fight the greenskins. There was no need for that. The local forces had been defeated and there were only a group of rebels left. They made their own weapons and could only fight guerrilla warfare at best. They were of no help in frontal combat.
The searched survivors will be protected in the area controlled by the Union Army, helping the Union soldiers with logistics and building fortifications. By the way, they will also be organized to restore some production capacity.
Cuiquan I's original pillar industries - mining and smelting - are not in a hurry to be restored. The main thing is that some of the remains of soilless cultivation and vertical farms need to be reused.
If the logistical supply of the alliance army depends entirely on interstellar transportation, then the pressure is still a bit great. If it is just the army, then it is not so bad, but the key is that they need to take care of a large number of local civilians, then the pressure is even greater.
We still have to find a way to reactivate the few planting factories occupied by the greenskins.
We don't require that all food supplies can be obtained locally on the planet, but if we can get some of the food supplies, it will relieve some of the pressure.
In view of the importance of Cuiquan I, Ye Licia also left nearly half of her naval forces to garrison in the orbit of Cuiquan I.
This ensured that the battle of Cuiquan I was foolproof.
Afterwards, without waiting for the battle of Cuiquan I to be completely over, Ye Licia divided her troops to the east and west sides according to the star map.
The group heading to Cuiquan III from the west is just a small group. Cuiquan III is an isolated world, nothing special in itself, not very important, just to be recovered on the way.
The main force she led headed eastwards to Xiyuan III and all the way to the heart of Wuma.
Their destinations were Wuma I and Shangyuan Star. These two places were the capital of the star region and the only way to the Tianma Star Region.
In addition to military purposes, Ye Licia is also responsible for the political task of requiring the entire Misty Horse Star Region to be included in the framework of the Seven Horses Agreement.
She brought Gu Hang's words to every planet in Wu Ma, and even to the district government of Wu Ma:
"While we are fighting bloody battles in the front, the Alliance will not allow any world to sit back and reap the fruits of our labor. Any governor, leader, or government that fails to shoulder their responsibilities and fight alongside the Alliance is suspected of serious dereliction of duty and betrayal of the Empire. The Alliance, with the power granted by the Seven Horses Agreement and the Star Region Government, will not tolerate such behavior!"
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