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Chapter 689: Please Authorize, Battle of Rheaduches (IV)
Le Roux's survival and the system of connection, coordination and command he established among the remnants of the northern front troops were originally intended to enable the entire army to survive better and longer in Readuches.

After all, sometimes a single remnant unit would be dead if it was caught by the Zerg. But now, although it was still dangerous, at least there were friendly forces to help rescue them. If anyone was short of ammunition, they could secretly transport some supplies from their brother units; if they found supplies left behind before a planet fell into the hands of the Zerg, or supplies transported to the ground during the first battle, they could work together to grab them.

In any case, Le Roux's efforts over the past year and a half have allowed the remaining troops on the northern front to retain as much vitality as possible and also retain a certain level of combat effectiveness.

And all these things, at the moment, burst forth with power.

Lin Xiaodong's division was saved because of this. Otherwise, how could the soldiers of the Changzi Regiment, which numbered about 10,000 people, appear on the battlefield at such a perfect time and play a key role?

But rescuing some airborne army troops is secondary.

Their core mission is still to destroy those air defense nests.

Although he followed Qin Zhiping, Lin Xiaodong still had some doubts in his heart: With our current strength, can we win?

It's normal for him to have doubts.

His subordinates, plus the people of the First Son Army, totaled less than 15,000. The First Son Army was quite "poor" and needed his troops to allocate some ammunition to restore a lot of combat effectiveness. Although the artillery was barely enough, the most important armored troops were in short supply to attack the Zerg nest. His two armored companies had been half-crippled, and the First Son Army could not even take out a tank.

Under such a miserable situation, can we destroy an entire air-raid nest of the enemy?
Even with Qin Zhiping, the seemingly powerful Inquisitor, leading the team, and ten Space Marines from the Silver Watch, he still found it quite mysterious.

He had no choice but to face a higher level combat mission without hesitation. But that didn't stop him from being pessimistic about the success rate.

Of course, he didn't show any emotion on his face. He didn't ask Qin Zhiping about his battle plan, and he remained calm and confident in his victory to his subordinates.

He was ready to sacrifice his entire division, including himself, in the battle.

However, when the troops arrived at the attack position and made final preparations for battle, he saw a troop that excited him quite a bit.

They were a group of Space Marines painted in black with a striking cross logo on a white background.

There are hundreds of them!

With the addition of hundreds of Black Crusaders, things will be much more stable!
At the same time, Lin Xiaodong also paid attention to the leading Black Crusader, who not only wore a majestic Terminator power armor, but also had all kinds of medals and commander logos on it.

That should be a big shot in the Black Crusaders, right?

This was his guess. However, when Qin Zhiping invited him to attend the final pre-war meeting, he learned that the identity of the Black Crusaders commander was even more important than he thought:
This person was none other than Marshal Le Roy, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, who had been previously declared missing and most likely to have died.

He became more confident about the next battle!
……

Le Ruwa was sitting in a pile of bloody ruins. His black power armor with white edges was covered with green, red and purple blood that splattered when the Zerg died, making him look a little disheveled.

But nevertheless, the battle was won.

The artillery of the Alliance Army carried out fierce fire coverage, providing strong fire cover for the commandos; the Eldest Son Army and an Alliance Infantry Regiment, along with the Space Marines, charged forward and, at considerable cost, attracted the attention of a large number of Zerg swarms, playing a good forward role.

Under the guidance of Qin Zhiping, an expert in fighting aliens, the Black Crusaders led by Le Roux himself did not take any detours, but went straight into the core of the semi-underground and semi-surface insect lair and eliminated all those living anti-aircraft guns.

Afterwards, they fought against the "Screaming Killer" who came back to support them in a hurry. It was commonly known as the Executioner Tyrant, a high-level unit of the Hive, only one level lower than the Hive Tyrant.

At first, it was attracted by the infantry regiment of the Alliance. The soldiers of the Alliance made great sacrifices to hold it back for a while, which made the assault of the Black Crusaders seem to be very smooth.

Of course, it can't be delayed for too long.

But it’s not needed anymore.

After dealing with the main target, Le Ruwa was able to free up his hands to face the enemy head-on. He personally chopped off the head of the powerful Zerg node creature and completely won the battle.

The battle is not over yet. There are still quite a lot of bugs that have lost their node creatures and become brainless, and they need to be cleaned up finally.

But overall, the battle is uncertain.

And Le Roux, who was sitting in the ruins of the battlefield, was not resting.

A technical sergeant and a think tank of the regiment were right next to him, assisting him in contacting various forces on the ground through the Star Language Tower that had been erected, confirming the current actions of the troops in various places, and sending new orders.

The simple Star Communication Tower, located more than 100 kilometers away, was a device owned by the remnant troops on the northern front. After it was erected, it could significantly enhance the communication strength of the various troops. It was no longer like before, when everyone was like mice in the dark, only daring to whisper to each other, and the communication between them was sometimes interrupted.

The reason why they were like this in the past was that they were really mice. If they made a little more noise, they would be arrested by a group of "cats".

But now, the roles are reversed.

Although the Zerg still has an absolute advantage on the ground, human forces have entered the stage of a major counterattack!
For the remaining troops on the northern front, this was their last chance after waiting for a year and a half.

There is no need to hide anything. It is more important to rebuild the dismantled and hidden Star Language Tower and strengthen command.

Judging from the information we have received so far, the results they have achieved are quite good.

Fourteen anti-aircraft insect nests were destroyed; more than 150,000 coalition forces that had landed were gathered, including the Alliance Army and the Solar Legion; a preliminary base was established, with some airborne anti-aircraft firepower and the remaining anti-aircraft firepower in the hands of the northern line to avoid being easily bombed by the insect swarm - if there was a large-scale bombing, this air defense would definitely not be able to intercept it, and they would have to rely on the starships in the sky for help.

But in general, there have been results, there have been follow-ups, troops have been assembled, bases have been established...So far, the war situation is developing in a positive direction.

This was the result of the remnant troops on the northern front who burned themselves to death. They gave up hiding and used the precious supplies they had stored for a long time, which allowed the ground battle to perform so well.

Without them, if they relied on the coalition forces, there would only be 150,000 people left. What would that do? Even if the 400 Space Marines that were teleported down were counted, it would be impossible to achieve such a result in such a short period of time.

After all, the remnant troops on the northern front that have gradually gathered during this period have exceeded 500,000, and the number of Space Marines has exceeded 1,000.

To achieve the same effect, the human coalition would have to deploy twenty times more force to the ground to land so many people, and the losses would be staggering.

After they shot down fourteen anti-aircraft insect nests, at least airborne landings in this area became much safer.

The success rate of deploying transport ships will increase dramatically from less than 5% to 20%.

Although it still seems to be a low number, the key is that the interception of the Zerg fleet cannot be ignored; the near-earth orbit part can be locked by anti-aircraft firepower from other directions at a larger elevation angle. Only when it falls to a height quite close to the ground can it be considered relatively safe.

But this is also a pretty good number. It means that there is no need to be like before, when there were four armies airborne to the ground, but only 200,000 people landed on the ground, and then they could only fight against the huge number of insects in an unstable situation, and 50,000 people died.

If four more armies were to be airdropped, at least 800,000 troops would be able to land. As long as they continued to provide ground support and Le Luwa was in command, he was fully confident that he could fulfill Gu Hang's request!

But... there is a problem here: Is Gu Hang willing to let him be the ground commander?

Does Gu Hang believe him?

Whether it is believing in his ability or believing in his position.

It is normal for Gu Hang to doubt the former. After all, he is a loser.

It is more reasonable to suspect the latter. Before, the two sides could almost be regarded as "political enemies", attacking each other and engaging in verbal battles.

Now, Leroy is apologetic for what happened in the past.

After entering the Princess Star Domain, he knew something was wrong, until he realized that all of Gu Hang's warnings were real, and not "competing for credit" or "holding back" as he said to motivate his subordinates, nor was it a sign of "cowardice".

But at that time he had no way to turn back.

After another year and a half of life and death hardships, his thoughts changed further.

He could have turned back then. Perhaps he and his northern army would be trapped in the quagmire of insect pests in the two star regions of Lefu and Jianmen, but wouldn't the southern and western fronts be in the same situation? If they were trapped, they would be trapped. They could be patient and spend time to solve the problem. They could even ask for help from Gu Hang in the south and work together to solve the problem. Then they could join forces on all three fronts to fight the Battle of Reyaduches.

If this were true, the human coalition's military strength would be much stronger than it is now.

At the very least, he would not have to endure this hard life for a full year and a half together with his fighting brothers and the countless human warriors who once trusted him and fought alongside him.

Nor would so many of their battle-brothers, mortal soldiers, have died in the naval battle of the First Battle of Rheaduches, or been killed in the arduous ground fighting of the past year and a half.

This tragic failure made him reflect more.

But does Gu Hang know about his reflections and his apologies?

Even if you knew, would you accept it?

Will they put aside their past grudges and let him command the ground battle with confidence?
he does not know.

But he decided to ask in person.

Before, it was impossible to contact the sky from the ground because the conditions were not met.

But now, with the help of the simple Star Language Tower, it is possible. After all, the Gu Hang in the sky is a true psychic master who can display psychic power in the shadow of the subspace. As long as his Star Language Tower can send a little signal upwards, even if it is very weak, it can be captured by Gu Hang, so as to stabilize the communication and form a call.

It depends on whether Gu Hang is willing.

After all, if Gu Hang didn't want to talk to him, the easiest way was to not answer the phone. He turned around and said that the signal was bad. Under the shadow of the subspace, no one could say anything.

But the communication was connected smoothly.

"Commander-in-Chief Gu Hang?"

"It's me, hello, Marshal Leroy."

Le Luwa was not surprised at all that Gu Hang knew it was him on the other end of the call.

He wanted to use an apology as the first part of what he was going to say, but when he opened his mouth, nothing came out.

That damn ego.

In the end, he could only speak stiffly: "Commander-in-Chief Gu, I ask you to authorize me to serve as the commander of the surface battle of Readuches. I promise you that I will achieve victory for the empire."

"Okay, I authorize you."

Hearing Gu Hang's decisiveness, Le Luwa was stunned for a moment.

But he immediately replied: "I will not betray your trust. In fact, we can start trying to deliver extermination weapons to the ground now. The safety of the ground is guaranteed."

The meaning of what he said was very clear. He didn't care about his own life or the life and death of the remaining soldiers on the northern front under his leadership.

One thing he regretted a year and a half ago was that he didn't take a chance and try to send the extermination order weapon to the ground. Although there were already many soldiers on the ground at that time, and the success rate of the delivery was not high, it was still worth a try. Even if it failed, it would be nothing more than the same result as now. And if it succeeded, it would reverse the situation.

Now, we must learn a lesson and not be soft-hearted. There are indeed millions of people and thousands of Space Marines on the ground, but so what? If the war is not resolved quickly, more people will be sacrificed in the future.

Gu Hang's reply was also very clear: "It's not time yet, wait a little longer and do your own task well."

Leroy didn't say any more nonsense, but simply responded: "Yes."

……

The conversation between Le Luwa and Gu Hang was very brief.

Actually, there is still a lot to say.

Operational planning, material deployment...

However, Gu Hang did not have the time to discuss these matters with Le Luwa in person.

The purpose of maintaining a General Staff is to do this.

The main reason why Gu Hang agreed to Le Luwa so easily was because of the first sentence he said:

"Please authorize me."

That'll do.

(End of this chapter)