Him and their stars

"All destroyed?" Yu Lian was startled.

"Yes, they were all wiped out. The four astral knights were led by Baron Lockhart, a knight who has been famous for a long time." Yani said.

It is true that he has been famous for a long time, but his record is basically suppressing the revolting people, and his strength is only around the third ring... Well, this seems to be the highest achievement of most "backbone psychics" in their lives.

Yu Lian took a serious look at Yanni's expression and found that the girl's expression was very calm, but there was a deep mourning and sadness in her eyes, as if she was really mourning for the knights who died in the battle.

He was immediately in awe, and could only lament that he was indeed a descendant of the "Mother of Cinema" Yagomi Berenkeist. His look alone surpassed most professional actors by several blocks. If there is a reliable director and a reliable script, the actress will probably have something in her bag.

In comparison, Yu Lian felt that the "expression management" that he was very proud of was completely inferior. So, he imitated the other person, putting on a solemn poker face, and then tried his best to express the deep sadness in his eyes.

Then, Yani described the battle situation in detail. In short, when the entire cannon fodder line-filling division was almost wiped out, a group of very courageous and intelligent Angmang slave stormtroopers finally found a way into the fortress.

With this merit alone, this group of Angmang slave soldiers will definitely become "free" citizens of the empire from now on. Under the empire's system, even slaves and criminals would have the possibility of achieving class advancement as long as they were willing to risk their lives. This is also the reason why the imperial army's combat effectiveness has always been maintained well.

Then, the soldiers of the cannon fodder division were withdrawn in an orderly manner. What was replaced later were elite armored grenadiers led by the Astral Knights themselves.

Yu Lian understood immediately. The reason why that division was withdrawn was really not because of the heavy losses, but because the nobler men clearly wanted to take the credit.

For the Imperial Army, cannon fodder had the obligation to fill the moat with corpses and smash open the city gates with their heads. However, the grenadiers and stormtroopers of the regular army, and even the superior knights, personally accepted the limelight first.

The "auxiliary soldiers" of the cannon fodder division may be aggrieved by the unfair practices above, but they can only pinch their noses and endure the humiliation. However, after half an hour, they will definitely be overjoyed.

A regiment of elite armored grenadiers who entered the snake lair, and a group of four Astral Knights who formed a standard psychic combat unit, encountered an ambush after entering the fortress. Everyone could only hear the discordant music composed of gunfire and continuous explosions, occasionally mixed with painful screams of flesh and blood being torn apart.

The last message sent by Baron Lockhart was only a very short video. In the video of less than three seconds, a stalwart figure wearing golden armor, holding a double-headed beheading sword, split a knight's heraldic machine into two smooth sides along the Tianling cover on the spot, then turned around and punched the camera. .

"The body of Baron Lockhart has been found in the corridor less than 1 kilometer away from the Empire's landing point in Area B3. The heraldic machine looks like a squashed can, and the body has long been out of shape."

Yu Lian imagined the possible state of Baron Lockhart now, and estimated that it would be difficult to have a neat appearance even for a funeral, and he immediately felt deep sympathy.

However, the purple-skinned man who approved the golden armor quickly reminded Yu Lian of the Eredar elves. This is a well-known race of immortals in the universe, and they are also naturally sensitive to psychic abilities. Their average lifespan is more than five times that of humans, and their physical fitness and environmental adaptability are also far superior to humans. If their reproductive capacity and population were not really limited, and the overall values ​​of the race were mysticism and hermitism, there is really no telling whether this universe would be dominated by humans.

...Of course, if this were not the case, they might have been exterminated like the Falfur dragons.

Yu Lian also "knew" an eredar elf, one of the great elders of the Void Spirit Temple, an old monster who lived for nearly nine hundred years. In another timeline, this old man has become the presiding elder of the Void Spirit Temple, and is about to reach the side of truth in the Nine Rings. If all goes well, a four-digit lifespan should be no problem.

In another timeline, Yu Lian had a good relationship with this "Old Eggplant", and he had personally heard from him that a talented member of the same race had gone astray, which made him heartbroken.

"Who is the snake leader?" Yu Lian asked knowingly, his face full of confusion and curiosity.

Yani didn't notice anything, or she didn't bother to care at all, so she said: "It looks like an eredar elf, so it's probably 'past'."

"...Yani, I heard that 'Past' is the most reclusive person. Even most of the first-level execution officers don't know his identity. But you said it straight away. You also said that the Snake of the World is not your black man. Gloves?”

Miss Bei laughed: "This kind of rumor has been circulating for thousands of years. But now, most people still don't even know about the existence of snakes."

Yu Lian admitted that the other party was right. However, this secret may no longer exist after today's battle. You know, the interview ships from the major media groups in the Galaxy are still sprinting outside the battlefield to take pictures, and they have even begun to broadcast the current battle situation live to the entire Galaxy.

"I have always felt that although the people from "Star Network Broadcasting" and "Nephi Times" have been moving very quickly, they would not have casually participated in such things without your instructions. Does this mean, From today on, are you ready to give up snakes?" Yu Liandao.

Yani rolled her eyes: "This is getting more and more true. Student Yu Liang, you should be a mature senior general now. In a sense, you can represent the diplomatic image of the people on earth. How can you really do that?" How about treating rumors as a formal topic of discussion?”

"It's true that it shouldn't be. But you also said that we are all ready to play shameful games. Can't we say something?" Yu Lian said in Mo De's affectionate pronunciation.

Princess Rainbow Rose's fair cheeks flashed with a hint of glow, and she gave her a charming and hygienic eye.

Fortunately, these two people still turned on the sound-proofing force field during the conversation, so they don't have to worry about their image being damaged, and the officers and soldiers on the bridge don't have to worry about hearing things they shouldn't hear, and then being Silenced.

Yani quickly regained her composure and said calmly: "Count Tatier is ready to go out. I heard that even King Wilente is wearing a heraldry machine."

Well, the supreme commander and top thug of the Imperial Army decided to go out in person, and what he wanted was such a lion fighting a rabbit attitude. Of course, if the commander and the elected emperor go out in person, no one will think that this is the end of the imperial army. After all, this is the military tradition of the empire, and it is also a pragmatic choice.

"However, I haven't heard anything from my side. Why do you sound like you were at the scene and observed the whole process?" Yu Lian asked suspiciously.

Yani did not answer, but responded with a meaningful smile for the other party to experience.

Yu Lian immediately understood: "So, you know it, the empire knows that you know it, and you also know that the empire knows that you know it, right?"

Miss Bei continued to maintain an enigmatic smile and simply responded: "This is the essence of the intelligence battlefield."

In short, when Count Taeai arrived with reinforcements, the defenders of the Snake Den began to shrink inwards. The empire finally had a chance to rescue its friendly forces. Then, in addition to the horrific death of the Imperial Knights, they also found the bodies of more than 1,000 grenadiers.

Of course, rescue is out of the question. At most, it is just cleaning up the battlefield.

"Then, here comes the question. Who is the main enemy?" Yu Liandao: "It can't be that he was killed by one person in the past, right?"

"There are combat robots and a few mercenaries outside our intelligence control." Yani paused: "Those mercenaries are basically cyborgs with good equipment and rich combat experience. In this narrow environment, , they are much more flexible than the Imperial Grenadier wearing power armor."

...Tsk, the cybernetic terrorists from Workshop Thirteen!

Displeasure flashed in Yu Lian's heart, and he said seriously: "How can someone who is willing to live and die with the Snake Lair be a simple mercenary? They are definitely cultists. Yani, we must urge the empire to take a heavy blow! "

"This time, the high-end combat power dispatched by the Star Knights, in addition to Count Tardie, there are two fifth-ring and a sixth-ring 'saint'. They have already set off." Yani said .

Yu Lian expressed his knowledge. The "saint" with the sixth ring is Count Heronqi, an old knight in his seventies. Of course, since you are a psyker at this stage, old age is no longer a burden, but wisdom that has been tempered over time.

"However, that is the home ground of Snake Den after all. If the Eredar Purple Sweet Potato Spirit really wants to fight guerrillas, Count Tardie and the others cannot stop him. Facing a narrow landing point, they cannot deploy their forces. , and it is easy for the mercenaries in the Snake Lair...well, the cyborg cultists to fight guerrillas. I guess the empire's progress in conquering the Snake Lair will not be able to speed up," Yani said.

Yu Lian agreed. This girl has never fought in a war or attended a military academy, but for such a genius, if you read basic textbooks, you must have the analytical skills of an excellent staff officer.

"However, it should be different over there. As soon as we arrived, we occupied a big drone hangar, and the landing site suddenly became clear."

"Indeed, we have now boarded more than half of the brigade, with more than 4,000 people. The battle is going smoothly. However, from the current point of view, it seems that the snake does not pay too much attention to the combat effectiveness of our small broken ships and pirates. So far, The resistance we encounter cannot be fierce. At least we have only encountered some robots so far, and a small number of mercenaries with mediocre combat effectiveness, and no cyborg troops."

As for where the main resistance force of Snake Lair is, isn't it obvious?

The invincible Galactic Empire army took more than three hours to attack the outer wall and killed four to five thousand people. However, after breaking into the fortress, more than a thousand lives were lost in just ten minutes. One can imagine how angry and tormented the senior generals over there would be.

Even the pretentious guy from King Wilente started wearing armor, which at least meant that they had to express some attitude.

Although Yu Lian hopes that the imperial army will suffer a little more, after all, we are now "friendly forces". If the friendly forces are in trouble, he still can't do such a shameless thing.

"I will tentatively attack the inside of the fortress. This may relieve the pressure on the empire." Yu Liandao.

Anyway, our own military strength still occupies an overwhelming advantage. As long as we hold on to the other waves and adhere to the mantra of "fortify the stronghold and fight the war stupidly" and move forward together, we can always push the snakes to the end.

"Well, I will also order the alliance troops to land in the area we are responsible for. And the brigade I transferred, please feel free to use their troops. In addition, there are those pirates, let me tell you, experienced old pirates In fact, they are better at fighting spaceport street battles than our elite marines."

"The big boss of Cai Palace showed great sincerity just now."

"Yes! So I'm talking about the other two. If you want to recruit people, you have to show sincerity. Bandits in the cold weapon era all know this." Yani laughed: "Let me talk over there. After all, I can represent the Red Rose Foundation and the Standard Shipping Association, and some exchanges are only convincing if I say them."

After the communication with Yani was completed, Chief of Staff Mkawa quickly stepped forward to explain the current situation.

"Brigadier General Zuo Wanhu reports from the front that 90% of the combat troops of the entire brigade have completed the landing and have set up a defense line nearby. They have repelled three enemy counterattacks and the landing site is still expanding."

He truly deserves to be the famous Tiger Master! And since the brigade commander's name is Zuo Wanhu, he is very good at fighting as soon as he hears it! Yu Lian said he was very pleased.

"The 8th Battalion, led by Major John Lebo, and the 12th Battalion, led by Major Arnold Dutch, have conducted exploratory attacks on the interior of the fortress from Gate B and Gate D respectively. Now, the 8th Battalion is still advancing, but the The 12th Battalion has been engaged in a battle with the enemy at the corridor intersection of the D-11 cabin, and the current battle situation is tense."

Well, before Yu Lian gave the order, the Marines had already started taking action. This was subjective initiative.

Then, Chief of Staff Mkawa had already opened a projection, which was indeed a structural diagram spliced ​​together based on the on-site information received from the frontline officers and soldiers.

He also colored red in an area, indicating that this was where the 12th Battalion had a fierce exchange of fire with the enemy.

"Where's the location of the armored support platform?"

"The corridor is too narrow and impassable." The chief of staff sighed, and then said, "Walter is requesting support. Do you approve it?"

Yu Lian pondered for a moment and felt an ominous premonition.

"Give me a landing craft," he said to Brigadier General Mkawa.

The chief of staff was silent for a few seconds, but finally did not say any objections: "Understood, Your Excellency."