Vol.1 The Burning Sun (8)
On a mountain peak in the plains of Central Asia, Arunado watched in silence as the demon legions on the plains hunted the indigenous creatures. Her focus is on a group of igneous lizards, native mutants living in lava fields who have evolved to draw energy from the leylines and replace their cold blood with hot fluids, resulting in a series of physical changes that make the igneous lizards no longer afraid of the heat, and thus have the basis for being enslaved by them.
The igneous lizards were attacked by native xenos who were unwilling to leave their habitats, and the stubborn animals were uncivilized species, and before they realized the danger, they were surrounded by these former neighbors who had surrendered to the creatures of hell, and all of them were killed in the scorched earth.
Although the strength of the native biota was not worth mentioning, and her powerful legions destroyed them like withering along the way, it did cause her legions a lot of casualties and slowed down their advance. As a result, Arunado will rely more on these puppets who are subjugated by his great power before capturing and activating the next base.
Arunado knows what the future holds, and the opponent that Behenmont cares about all the way has been running away, and they are undoubtedly building up strength and then striking a fatal blow to themselves! And the two of Longhorn and Shadow were also happy to see their jokes, and actually proposed to divide their troops and attack, saying that they would make it impossible for humans to look at each other, and Yunyun went to the other side together.
But I'm not afraid! Only by winning a difficult battle can you show your extraordinary worth in front of Lord Behenmont, isn't it?
Since you like to run away, then I will scorch all the environment on which you live, and let you slowly die of blood loss!
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Fred's battleship returned from the icy space to the Tiandu safe zone.
The evacuation operation was unexpectedly successful, and the number of soldiers who were killed in the retreat was very small, except for a few soldiers who were killed in the battle, making the entire evacuation operation the last highlight of the expeditionary operation.
Although the early retreat of the Blockade Force caused the Coalition forces to lose some heavy equipment, it saved the lives of countless people in Fred, all of whom had families, relatives and friends, and with the intervention of those powerful connections, Fred and the commanders who commanded the retreat were not only exempted from disobedience and disobeyed military orders, but also given a reputation for being resourceful.
In the midst of this trend, Fred became the one who benefited the most, and in addition to being awarded the 'Watcher Medal' by the Alliance, he also gained the respect and friendship of other factions.
The only thing that Fred felt a little regret was the loss of a promising young man in this operation - a young girl named Shen Hongxia, who broke through the four-step ladder at the age of 19, and her achievements in time will be limitless! She lost contact with the Coalition after she began her mission to disconnect with everyone, and was classified as missing by the Coalition in the category of missing persons.
"General Fred, several other generals are waiting for you at the military headquarters. Checkmate! Checkmate? ”
Anna nudged Fred's body with her hand, allowing Fred to recover from his brief wandering.
"Oh! I'll be right away!"
Fred stepped out of the stalled battleship and walked to the military headquarters on the outskirts of the Tiandu Security Zone under some escort.
After the alliance retreated, the creatures of hell broke through the Panama Canal and marched in two directions, some of them into the European continent, clearing all human strongholds along the way, all the way into the Asian plate, and the vanguard was already approaching Central Asia.
Affected by the invasion of hellish creatures, the original native species are frantically migrating eastward, and several security zones in Central Asia have experienced several waves of xenomorph tide defense, and this meeting of the military department is based on the current form to discuss how to use the limited power in their hands to maintain the security of the alliance.
Fred arrived fifteen minutes later in the conference room of the Alliance's military headquarters.
There was still some time before the meeting began, but the meeting was already full of people, except for the chair of the meeting, there was no one yet, only their seats were still empty.
As soon as Fred was seated, Chang Tianle also walked in from outside. Fred suddenly felt a little ashamed, it looked like everyone had arrived early, and the meeting host had only come in now just because he didn't want to embarrass him too much.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!"
Fred first sincerely apologized, he was in space all the year round, he did not control the concept of time very well, fleets were usually months or even years apart, and the meetings were usually held in real-time video conferences, and Fred did not get into the habit of arriving early like other ground commanders.
"It's okay, the meeting just has a few minutes to start! We just happened to catch up with each other. ”
Chang Tianle sat down with a smile, and the meeting officially began.
As soon as Chang Tianle's voice fell, everyone's personal terminals began to flicker, this was the database distributing documents to them, and everyone hurried to open their terminals and browse the information in them.
"As you can see, those demon legions in Asia have advanced to the Central Asian plains and threaten our main grain producing areas, in Europe they have occupied Sicily and activated the volcanic belt somewhere, transformed Sicily into their base, and eyed the industrial parks in Area O!"
Speaking of the recent situation, Chang Tianle no longer had a smile on his face. The demon legion advanced so quickly that they could barely react, and by the time they came to their senses, they were already faced with a choice between food and weapons.
"Since we are not prepared for these new creatures that have suddenly appeared, and we are simply unable to start fighting on two fronts at the same time, the Supreme Council's instructions are to contain one side no matter what, and to do the best of the alliance to reequip our troops. The question now is, where should we focus our attention? ”
A whisper followed, and the generals present whispered about the topic with their colleagues, but for the time being, no one had the confidence to come up with a plan that would convince everyone.
"Can I say a few words?"
Fred's words made the whole venue fall silent, and everyone looked curiously at the commander who had shined in the last battle, wondering what he had in mind.
Chang Tianle hurriedly raised his hand:
"General Fred, please share your thoughts for everyone to refer to."
Working with Fred for a period of time has given Chang Tianle certain expectations for this speech.
"Actually, the division of those hellish creatures is not a chance for us!"
Fred's first sentence completely aroused everyone's interest, no matter how you look at the current situation, the league is about to suffer a huge loss, how can he see the turnaround from defeat to victory?
Seeing that everyone was in a hurry, Fred sorted out his thoughts and tried to make everyone understand where the opportunities were in the most concise language.
"The division of the demon legion into two certainly puts us in a dilemma, but it also divides the entire demon legion into two weaker groups, and the attack loses its former sharpness, and the weakened legion can instead choose one to fight with it instead of retreating all the way. If we think about the current situation carefully, it is just a question of right and wrong that has become a multiple-choice question, and instead of losing anything, we have more rights to choose on our own initiative. ”
Fred said nothing wrong! Even if the Demon Legion does not divide its troops, the speed of the Alliance's outfit cannot support the soldiers to fight against them, the safe zone still has to be abandoned, the troops still have to retreat, and the current situation does not make the Alliance have other losses.
"And this division of their forces is an opportunity for us!"
One of the officers preemptively asked:
"Are you saying that we should concentrate our forces and destroy this legion entrenched in Central Asia first?"
In fact, the focus of this meeting is to fight which side first, and the essence of the question is whether to make the left-behind faction suffer? Or let the pioneers suffer? Originally, everyone only had to resist wholeheartedly, and while the demon army was dividing its troops, the unity of the alliance was also divided at the same time.
"No, my opinion is to strike at the other demon legion first."
As soon as Fred's words came out, many people's faces changed color - although it was my left-behind faction that originally suffered, but you don't need a pioneer to put nails on the coffin board, isn't it inconclusive? You're not shy about it......
A member of the left-behind faction was so indignant that he stood up and was about to speak, but was pulled back to his seat by Tian Zhenan next to him. Tian Zhenan knows very well that Fred's personality will never be launched if he is not completely sure of doing things, since he has opened his mouth now, Fred must have a proper reason to convince everyone, and now shouting will only make others see jokes.
Sure enough, Freire smiled for a long time, and pressed his hands down to signal everyone to be calm:
"Don't worry, everyone, listen to me! It's been a while since the creatures of hell came out, and during this time, I've analyzed their behavior through the fact that they don't need supplies, but through the volcanic belt to replenish some kind of material that we don't know. Therefore, every time they move, they will occupy the volcanic zone as soon as possible and transform it into a base suitable for their own habitat! ”
By this time, some of the wise generals had understood where the opportunity for victory was, as long as they could cut off the supply of a team, no matter how strong the team was, it would eventually become weak! It's just that they still can't understand why Fred didn't choose the army that trapped Central Asia.
"That's why I chose to attack the demon legions in Sicily to ensure that both demon legions follow the designated route! The goal of this legion in Central Asia must be to go to the Himalayan volcanic belt and transform it into a stronghold and a base for advancement, and we can hold them back as long as we set up sniper forces along the way; As for the legions that are scurrying around on the European continent, as soon as we start attacking their strongholds in Sicily, they will inevitably come to their rescue, and as long as we cut off the connection between them, they will inevitably be weakened, but our combat corps will get a steady supply of weapons from Area O, and it will become stronger and stronger! ”
"But where did we get the troops to snipe the demon legions in Central Asia?"
Another general questioned that Fred's claim would minimize the damage, since it was much easier to rebuild a grain base than an industrial area. But how much do you have to lose? You know, the alliance can't draw many people to snipe the demon legions in Central Asia.
Hearing this, Fred smiled secretly:
"We don't, but those xenos do!"