Novel Full Chapter 249, Hold for 8 Days, the Governor Will Arrive_2
In the past, during the many battles on Rage Owl Star, his troops always held various advantages. Especially in the battle to recapture the Eastern Provinces, the Alliance’s army was always superior in numbers and military equipment quality.
So what’s the point of strategy? Isn’t it enough to properly allocate soldiers and then go into battle?
But now, he needed to be patient.
And he demonstrated such patience.
Perbov wanted to capture that Knight Titan but didn’t rush toward it.
Based on previous battle reports, he had thought of some strategies.
How did the last Knight Titan fall?
By becoming detached from its own army.
Imagine, if at the feet of that Knight Titan there had been a dozen Sentry Mecha, or a few hundred infantry right at its feet, and the Alliance soldiers who blew up its legs at the start, how could one get close?
The Lacroix who charged alone later, even if they performed miraculously, couldn’t withstand the firepower of the Knight Titan and single-handedly take down a few hundred infantry and a dozen Sentry Mecha to directly threaten the Titan—not to mention Lacroix, even an Interstellar Warrior Squad would find it difficult to do so.
You can’t rely solely on brute force.
Conversely, without the support of friendly forces, the Knight Titan, no matter how strong, is only so much.
No type of warfare weapon can operate completely outside of an entire military system.
To capture this intact Knight Titan, the first thing Perbov had to do was to clip its wings.
Under his command, the main force of the 37th Division’s armored group, like a patient pack of wolves, pursued the retreating enemy. The firepower of the armored vehicles and tanks was mostly concentrated on the Sentry Mecha or, when the opportunity arose, bombarded the areas where the infantry were most dense.
The foot soldiers who disembarked to fight also mainly targeted the ordinary Luman soldiers.
Retreating in the middle of a battle is actually a very challenging thing. If not handled properly, retreat could turn into an actual rout.
Clearly, the soldiers of the Luman Kingdom were not up to this challenge.
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At first, they were barely able to maintain the order of the retreat, but as the armored units continued their pursuit, the morale of the Luman soldiers quickly collapsed.
“Ha! Just as I expected!” Perbov grabbed the communicator and shouted, “Keep chasing them, rush them! Overrun these foot soldiers, overrun those Sentry Mecha! Ignore the runaways, but anyone who dares to get close to the Knight Titan, hit them hard!”
He issued the orders.
And his troops executed these instructions precisely.
The remaining Knight Titan quickly felt that it couldn’t control the army anymore. The messages it sent either went unanswered or were responded to but couldn’t be carried out.
And the people around him were dwindling.
The energy shield could protect himself but not the few ordinary warriors who still stood by him in the end.
Even though, in this process, his grenade launcher continuously opened fire on the Alliance’s armored units, destroying four Lion Tanks and at least twenty armored vehicles.
But at the same time, as the last Luman soldier died at his feet, and the last Sentry Mecha was destroyed, the Knight Titan became completely isolated.
Afterwards, although its physical system, sensory units, and power system were all intact, it still ended up like a ‘doomed elephant.’
Squads of infantry, covered by armored vehicles, rapidly approached.
The Knight Titan was in a panic.
He saw what had happened to Drex before him; how could he not know what was coming next?
He tried to avoid it, destroying several infantry-carrying armored vehicles with his grenade launcher and constantly using his Gravity Fist and feet to strike and kick the approaching divided infantry…
But the soldiers from Rage Owl Star one by one seemed not afraid to die!
Even if the casualties caused by the Knight Titan were gruesomely killed, that still didn’t deter the soldiers from continuing to surge forward.
At 6.2 meters tall, how could the Knight Titan compare in agility to ordinary-sized infantry? With people all around him, even if he was moving non-stop like someone with ADHD, he still couldn’t avoid being hit by rocket-propelled grenades that penetrated the energy shield at close range or having bombs attached to him.
Soon, just like Drex, he lost his ability to move, then his Shield Generator was dismantled, and after that, he was completely destroyed.
…
Inside Pincer City, the war gradually subsided.
Nes Luman and Gu Ming, the two who could be considered the instigators of this incident, erupted into an argument.
The dispute arose when Luman told Gu Ming that out of the eight targets he had designated, one had been confirmed not to be on Heijian Star but aboard a starship in space that hadn’t landed; three had died, and three had been taken captive alive.
Gu Ming retorted with a torrent of abuse.
“But the most important one got away!” Gu Ming said, his emotions clearly out of control, “In your capital city! Amid the siege of your army! I even provided you with those security loopholes! I turned some of the key security squads for you! And yet, you let the person slip away!”
“Such incompetence! No wonder under your leadership, even with my many years of covert support, the Luman Kingdom can only be third-rate! It’s all because of you! Waste!”
After a fierce scolding, Gu Ming no longer had the gentle and tactful demeanor he had shown in past communications with Luman.
He truly lost his composure; the escape of Wang Qi sent him into panic. He had gone all-in, and even if the plan had succeeded, killing or capturing everyone, the subsequent cleanup work would have been just as difficult.
Not to mention Wang Qi wasn’t dead.
In his panic and helplessness, he lost his reason and verbally lashed out at his ‘partner.’
Luman, being a king, had never experienced such treatment in all his years.
He was on the verge of exploding with anger.
But in the end, he held back.
He spoke with a stern face, “The situation is not yet decided. The team that blocked Gu Hang has intercepted Wang Qi. I have given them a direct order to capture her at all costs, alive or dead!”
Hearing this, Gu Ming’s mood calmed somewhat.
He knew that among the troops blocking the small town outside, there were two Knight Titans.
That should be more than enough.
His tone became more serene, “That’s good… Your Majesty Luman, please forgive my earlier loss of composure. I take back what I said, and I truly apologize.”
Of course, Luman wouldn’t forget Gu Ming’s earlier insolence so readily.
But it was far from the right time to turn on him, so he had to swallow his pride and put on a forced smile.
However, just as he was about to make empty pleasantries, there was a knock at the door.
“Your Majesty, urgent military report!”
After listening to the report, Luman had no time to comment before he heard a sharp crack behind him. Turning around, he saw Gu Ming lose his composure again, smashing his cup forcefully on the ground.
…
Meanwhile, in a town on the outskirts, another conversation was taking place.
Miss Wang Qi, barely settling down from her ordeal, had to muster all her energy to make contact with various parties.
She needed to establish contact with starships in space, actively looking for a chance to evacuate.
But the situation was dire.
Eight Chamber of Commerce Fleets were still dealing with internal strife; four Fleets loyal to Gu Ming were putting up a tough fight; the other two stayed neutral, helping neither side.
With a serious threat from the planetary anti-air defense systems, it wasn’t possible to secure the orbital space, which meant landing ships couldn’t descend.
She then turned to pressure the other six major powers of Heijian Star.
There were some results in this regard.
Luman, as the current Planetary Governor, was essentially a rotational candidate put forth by the King’s Council. Heijian Star wasn’t under his sole dominion, and Luman Kingdom’s strength was only third on Heijian Star. There were six other major nations there, each comparable in size.
These six nations were also baffled by Gu Ming’s sudden actions.
Though their current response was mostly promises to ‘endeavor to mediate’ without any firm commitment of troops.
But knowing that not the entire Heijian Star was against her was still good news.
The third communication was with her son, using the Starfleet as a relay.
In the communication, Gu Hang did not say much but comforted Wang Qi’s distress and called Perbov and Leroy to join them.
“You did well.”
Gu Hang began with praise, and then quickly passed on new orders:
“Hold for eight days. In eight days, I will arrive.”