Chapter Fifty-Eight: Dart's Method
"Why should we only be passive in defense and not actively launch a counterattack?"
Hearing this, everyone in the command cabin showed a look of surprise. After being surprised, Spred immediately pointed to the screen and said loudly with an accusatory tone: "You're crazy!" Can't you see the current state of the war?! We have now mobilized all the combat units that can be used, and even the probes have been sent out to hold the current defensive line, so how can we take the initiative to counterattack?! β
"I also know that the battle is going to be difficultβ" Dart replied as he pondered, "but it is precisely because of this situation that I think that only active counterattacks can effectively relieve the pressure on the front, and maybe even break this passive situation of being unable to defend?" β
"How is that possible?" Hearing this somewhat unreasonable approach, even Zhou Xin shook his head, and he objected, "As Spred said, we are even having difficulties in defense now, how can we have the ability to launch a counterattack." What's more, our main purpose at the moment is to hold the mining point, and if we divide some of the already few defensive units to take the initiative to launch a counterattack, wouldn't the overall defense be even weaker? Even if the counterattack can have some effect, and can even take advantage of the opponent, as long as the mining point is breached, it will still be considered our defeat in the end. After sighing, he continued, "It's better to maintain the status quo, let the whole line of defense hold up as long as possible, and withdraw as much as you can." β
After hearing Zhou Xin's words, even Dart himself fell silent. However, after a period of careful consideration, he still did not dispel this idea in his heart, but became more and more convinced that his judgment was correct, so he spoke with some reluctance, "Then what if I say that I think this method can not only take advantage of a little advantage, but can get a better effect than simple defense without delaying defense, and may even change the entire situation of the battle?" But that seemed to be a bit of a stretch, and Spred didn't even bother to respond to it.
However, after listening to this passage, Zhou Xin's face showed a serious look. He also knows a little bit about Dart, and since he can still insist on saying this in this situation, it means that there must be his own reason in it, and it will definitely not be untargeted. Considering that among all the people present at the moment, including himself, there was no other way, Zhou Xin's expression couldn't help but become serious, and then he asked cautiously, "Are you serious?" Seeing that Dart nodded unchanged, he continued to ask, "Tell me how you made this judgment?" β
"Although our simple defense is the safest way, it also gives the opponent the opportunity to organize the attack calmly. If the current momentum continues, our defeat will surely be a foregone conclusion. If that's the case, why can't we take the initiative to make changes? Because the current situation on the battlefield is already very critical, Dart explained succinctly, "Didn't we already judge that the other side was still deliberately concealing their identities, in that case, why can't we also take advantage of this, which is what I call active counterattack." β
"What does it have to do with them concealing their identities?" Spred asked, confused. At the same time, after listening to Dart's words, Zhou Xin's heart was somewhat clear at this moment, and he waved his hand and motioned for Dart to continue.
"If we take the initiative to fight back, it is clear that we can close the distance between the two sides, which will allow the other side to divert a considerable part of their attention to concealing their identity. As for our combat units, they have no such concerns and are still free to attack. If you can go one step further and drag the whole battle into a melee, this effect is even better. Perhaps the other side will be concerned about keeping enough distance from our units to greatly affect their attacks. Dart continued.
"But that's just your personal judgment." Spred is still quite unoptimistic about Dart's explanation, "It doesn't mean that counterattacks can get better results than defense, what if the impact on the other side is not as obvious as you say?" What's more, the fact that the other party deliberately concealed their identity is just a speculation on our part, if the reason why they made that strange move was not to avoid us from concealing their identity, then taking the initiative to attack would have the opposite effect. All in all, I don't agree with your approach. β
At this time, Zhou Xin neither directly agreed nor opposed Dart's idea, but cautiously asked, "Wouldn't this be too risky?" β
"Of course you can choose to keep defending." Dart pointed to the big screen and reminded, "But even if you don't follow this method, I'm afraid the whole front won't last long." β
Looking at the crumbling battle line in the picture, Zhou Xin finally made up his mind, "Atlas, give up the rest of the equipment and let the engineering ship take off." In addition, the units on the line of defense were ordered to prepare for a counter-assault. β
"Including probes with no attack power." As soon as Zhou Xin's words fell, Dart added.
With an order, all units in the vicinity of the mining site went into action. Soon, Zhou Xin got the news that the engineering ship had taken off, and at the same time, the counterattack on the entire front began.
In just a dozen seconds, the two originally distinct fronts in the picture were close together. In the face of Zhou Xin's sudden action, those attackers were obviously a little caught off guard. From the footage sent back from the front, Zhou Xin saw that in order to distance themselves from the units that were suddenly approaching, most of the opposing units began to retreat in a hurry, and some units even collided as a result. Under the onslaught of your own units, which were mostly composed of detectors, the opponent's attack line, which had just been steadily advancing, was now retreating.
The result in the picture was even far beyond Dart's previous guess, and Zhou Xin and the others were surprised, and in addition to being surprised, everyone felt extremely confused in their hearts.
"Why, why is it the way it is?" Looking at the picture on the screen, Spred, who was originally the most opposed to this method, kept muttering to himself......