Salamander watched as the target fled the scene, and soon after receiving the news that the Sapphire Royal Knights had retreated, Salamander also ordered the entire Sword and Shield force to return to the mothership.

The Sword and Shield forces returned to the mothership. After walking out of the cockpit, Salamander took the tablet from a subordinate and checked the current battle situation and the losses of the Sword and Shield forces.

Currently, the Sword and Shield Force is in the 19th combat zone, and is fighting together with the 2nd and 3rd Brigade-level fleets of the 9th Army of the Killing Force.

Currently, in the 19th battle area, the Tianyi Mercenary Group's killing force has gained a great advantage and has begun to advance to suppress the Dion Army's decisive battle force.

The Sword and Shield Force has currently lost a total of 112 Delta Kai and 97 fully armed Hyaku-Shiki. Not counting any machines that suffered minor, moderate, or severe damage, there are a total of 670 machines.

Currently, the motherships and external maintenance equipment are repairing the damaged aircraft.

A total of 62 members of the Sword and Shield Force were killed, and a total of 325 people were injured, regardless of severity. Among them, 12 are currently in a near-death state and are being rescued.

The Ms Manufacturing Factory at the 12th Sub-base has already produced 18 each of the Delta Kai and the Fully Armored 100-Type, and they will take at least two days to deliver.

After Jorge walked out of his cockpit, his lover came to greet him. Jorge left the scene with his lovers hugged on both sides and ordered the logistics personnel to repair his aircraft.

Many people at the scene disliked Jorge, especially those who escaped from the Martian circle that year, who hated Jorge very much.

They don't understand why their boss Long Fei wants to use Jorge, a greedy and lustful villain.

Salamander passed behind some of his subordinates who were whispering and heard their conversation.

"What qualifications does this guy Jorge have to be our deputy leader?"

"that is."

"He is not only greedy for money and lustful, but he also took away a lot of the money that was recovered from those who were found to have embezzled or misappropriated public funds. As a result, not only did the team leader not punish him, but even the boss allowed him to do so."

"Just because he is good at investigating things and has caught so many people who embezzled public funds and engaged in corruption, the boss doesn't mind him just because of this relationship?"

"I also heard that once the boss took our group leader and him to one of the boss's storage vaults. The boss threw a travel bag to him, and this guy stuffed it full of gold, silver, jewelry and banknotes."

"Captain."

The few people who were whispering immediately saluted Salamander.

"I heard everything you said. Actually, I didn't understand why the boss wanted to use Jorge at the beginning. Later on, I realized that Jorge was greedy and lustful, so the boss satisfied his desires and asked him to do things for the boss. In the final analysis, the boss didn't trust him at all and just wanted to use his talents. If Jorge knew how to judge the situation, he could still save his life. Otherwise, you know what I mean."

"Captain, I understand. In fact, the boss would rather believe the cats and dogs outside than Jorge. Now he is only being promoted to use his talents."

"Yes, this is an extraordinary time and we need extraordinary measures. What the boss wants now is talent and ability. As for character, let's put it aside for now. If people like Jorge are restless in the future, he will naturally be..." Salamanda did not say the word "deal with", but everyone else understood.

…

On the other side, Taoxiang was massaging Long Fei's head with both hands, while Long Fei was processing documents and studying the Gondwana-class battleship.

While massaging her husband, Momoka looked at the Gondwana-class battleship data and said, "This battleship is so huge. Whether it's the size or the Ms's operating capacity, it's even better than the Rebil converted to a Ms mothership."

"Although the carrying capacity is good, the firepower is seriously insufficient. If it is used to transport Ms, it is indeed ideal. It is indeed large in size, but compared with many warships of the Dion Army, it is almost a younger brother. Moreover, many of the Dion Army's warships of this size have powerful firepower."

"But the carrying capacity is not as good as that of the Gondwana-class battleships."

"That's sacrificing carrying capacity to increase firepower. If the Gondwana-class battleships increase their firepower, they will indeed have to sacrifice carrying capacity."

"Do you want to modify the Gondwana-class battleship?"

"I don't think so. Let's just develop it this way." After saying that, Long Fei contacted Li Jiaming through the secret communication line and ordered him to develop the Gondwana-class battleship.

After her husband finished communicating, Momoka asked, "How many Gondwana-class battleships do you plan to build?"

"At present, it seems that no more than ten ships will be built."

"Ten ships, this number is not too small."

"Well, the main reason is that the firepower is not strong. Second, we are currently only in conflict with the Dion Army. If we build too many ships because of this, what should we do with these Gondwana-class warships once the battle is over? Should we use these warships to escort those goods or negotiate? Isn't this a waste of talent?"

Taoxiang thought about it and it made sense. If too many Gondwana-class battleships were manufactured, after the war, firstly, it would be impossible to sell them. After all, this huge battleship used relatively advanced technology. If it was obtained by countries that were eyeing the Tianyi Mercenary Corps, there would be immeasurable potential dangers.

Second, if the battle is over, as my husband said, it would be a waste and a waste of resources to use the Gondwana-class warships to transport goods or escort commercial goods. Moreover, the maintenance costs and other costs of maintaining the ship, the former's remuneration for transporting goods may not be able to subsidize the maintenance costs of the Gondwana-class warships every time they come back from duty, and the latter can guarantee that every time the company that comes to ask for commissions is commissioned by those big companies? If there is no battle, it can be safely escorted back and forth, which requires at least ten ships each time, and each merchant ship is at least 800 meters long, with a carrying capacity of at least 10,000 tons.

Third, if they are placed at the base, the annual maintenance cost is no joke. If too many are built, the annual maintenance cost will be too high.

It is true that not too many Gondwana-class battleships need to be built.

Long Fei said: "The Gondwana-class battleship still has its advantages. It can launch 16 Ms at a time, which is comparable to the Ms carrier Rebil. The carrying capacity is that of the Gondwana-class battleship, and the firepower is that of the Rebil. However, in our era, battleships not only carry Ms and mobile fortresses, but also have roles such as fire support."

Momoka continued to look at the data and said, "The carrying capacity of the Gondwana-class battleship Ms is at least twice the wartime carrying capacity of the Rebil battleship."

Long Fei looked at the time. The war had been going on for more than 36 hours, and the casualty ratio of Dion's army was already getting wider and wider than that of the Tianyi Mercenary Group.

The main reason is that the Dion Army does not have a machine like the Search and Rescue Steel Ball that can shuttle across the battlefield to find people who need rescue.

Moreover, the search and rescue steel ball would shuttle across the battlefield, taking away those Dion soldiers who were waiting for rescue. The injured ones among the rescued Dion soldiers would be treated first, while those who were not injured would be taken directly as prisoners.