Although in the Human Federation, no one does not know the offensive and defensive battle of the Lighthouse Star thousands of years ago, but when it comes to understanding, I am afraid that many people do not know the details. The point is that after the end of the Fifth Greenwich War, the federal authorities trumpeted the decisive battles of the later stages of the war, such as the Battle of the Dawn of Peace, rather than the early battles. Actually, this is understandable. Because the offensive and defensive battle of the Lighthouse Star was commanded by Xiao Wentian, and after the end of the war, it was Zhan Ruilin and other rising stars who dominated the Human Federation. If you focus on publicizing the lighthouse star offensive and defensive battles, the people will regard Xiao Wentian as the savior of the Human Federation, and ignore the contributions made by Zhan Ruilin and others.

Most of the common people only know about the lighthouse offensive and defensive battles, but do not know the specific situation.

In the early stage of the offensive and defensive battle of the Lighthouse Star, that is, when Xiao Wentian led the human legion to the Lighthouse Star, the problems he faced were almost exactly the same as the situation Yang Yi was facing now. To put it simply, Xiao Wentian had to use his limited forces to resist the invading Silicon Charm army without preparation. If he is defeated at Lighthouse, then the home system will be attacked and the Human Federation will be destroyed by the enemy.

In fact, the situation was even worse.

When Xiao Wentian organized the human army, the other civilizations in the northern fourth region had been destroyed by the Silicon Charm army, and only the Human Federation remained. What's worse is that under the obstruction of the Lei Ling Clan and the Weaver Clan, the Galactic Alliance Council did not reach an agreement on sending troops to participate in the war, and only the Hidden Spirit Clan supported the Human Federation, but it only provided indirect assistance, that is, mainly to provide information related to the combat deployment of the Silicon Phantom Army.

In other words, when Xiao Wentian led the human legion to the Lighthouse Star, there was no external assistance at all.

Even so, Xiao Wentian did not back down, and he had no room to back down.

Like the problem Yang Yi is facing now, what Xiao Wentian, who came to Lighthouse Star, lacks most is time. Although the Galactic Alliance has not made a decision on sending troops to the war. However, the Hidden Spirit Clan has already taken action, and the top civilizations and advanced civilizations such as the Lei Ling Clan and the Star Weaver Clan have all begun to mobilize for war, and it is only a matter of time before they join the war. What Xiao Wentian has to do is to defend the lighthouse star and insist on other civilizations of the Galactic Alliance to send troops to participate in the war.

To this end, Xiao Wentian made a crucial decision.

That's part of the deliberate abandonment of the Lighthouse Star. Have the Silicon Charm army land on Lighthouse and engage the enemy on the ground.

It can be said that this is an extremely risky move.

You must know that Xiao Wentian only brought a hundred legions to the Beacon Star, and when Xiao Wentian returned, the morale of the Human Federation had collapsed, and most of the main legions deployed in the colonial galaxy suffered a catastrophe. In other words, almost all of the people who followed Xiao Wentian to the Lighthouse Star were newly built legions, not to mention actual combat experience. Even morale is a big problem, and no one believes that Xiao Wentian can use these legions to hold the Lighthouse Star.

Under the circumstances, it was even more important to defend the lighthouse star and prevent the enemy from landing on the lighthouse star. For those inexperienced and demoralized legions, if they fight the enemy to the death on the ground, they may be directly defeated. Even if Xiao Wentian had extraordinary talents, it was impossible to organize the ragged legions to continue fighting. If it is possible to prevent the enemy from landing. Hone your new legions with skirmishes on the ground, and there are still some odds of victory.

It's just that. Xiao Wentian did the opposite, abandoning the outer defense line from the beginning and fighting the enemy to the death on the lighthouse star.

It is undeniable that the human legion suffered extremely heavy losses as a result. In the first few large-scale battles, all the 100 legions that were the first to leave for Beacon were severely damaged, and nearly half of them were even eliminated due to heavy casualties. The rest also don't have much combat power to speak of. Although no one has counted accurate casualties, less than 100,000 of the 1 million officers and men who first set sail for Beacon Star survived to make it to their second year. It is also undeniable that Xiao Wentian's deployment is the key to the human legion holding the lighthouse star. After a year of fierce fighting, the human legion was not defeated. It also gained a firm foothold on the lighthouse star, and through the fierce battles in the early stage, it trained a large number of grassroots officers and soldiers with actual combat experience. It was at this time that Zhan Ruilin and others came to prominence and were valued and reused by Xiao Wentian. What's more, after the successful landing on Lighthouse, the commander of the Silicon Charm army thought that the capture of Lighthouse was just around the corner, and it was not difficult to destroy the human legions on Lighthouse, so he did not use extreme means. It was by taking advantage of this that Xiao Wentian successfully pinned down the main legion of the Silicon Charm Army, and held on to the Lighthouse Star for fifty years until the other civilizations of the Galactic Alliance completed their war mobilization. With the situation at that time, if Xiao Wentian had done his best to prevent the enemy from landing on the Lighthouse Star from the beginning, no matter what the result was, it would be impossible for him to lead the human legion to hold on to the Lighthouse Star for fifty years.

Obviously, Xiao Wentian adopted the tactic of retreating as advancing.

Now, the same is true of Yang Yi's situation.

If you do everything you can to prevent the Silicon Phantom army from landing on Beacon Mars, even if you succeed, you can only force the enemy to use extreme means to destroy Beacon Mars, or even the entire Wolf Smoke Galaxy. Even with the support of the Weaver Clan, an energy barrier covering the entire Beacon Mars was made with a hundred large SSS-level Origin Energy Converters, it may not be able to keep the Beacon Mars, at least no one dares to guarantee that this energy barrier can be maintained forever.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Yi proposed to abandon some places and let the enemy land on Mars.

After Shen Chengwen introduced the matter of the lighthouse star's offensive and defensive battles, Yuyang also understood and knew that Yang Yi was emulating Xiao Wentian back then.

After clarifying the situation, Yang Yi asked Yuyang to start arranging the defensive deployment.

In fact, Yang Yi's current situation is much better than Xiao Wentian back then. In addition to the support of the Jade family and the Weaver Clan, he also has a group of capable assistants.

When it comes to defensive deployments, the most important one is definitely Carlson.

The next day, Carlson submitted a complete and detailed deployment plan.

Mars has a total of four continents, with land accounting for 70% of the planet's surface area, and the only oceans that are intercontinental. According to the plan submitted by Carlson, build a fortress-level barracks on each continent, and then build some smaller barracks according to the actual situation, so as to construct a complete defense system on each continent. In addition, using the advanced technology provided by the Weaver Clan, a stable space bridge is built between the four fortress-level military camps to facilitate communication and liaison, as well as rapid and rapid mobilization of troops. In Carlson's words, as long as these barracks are built, the defenses of Mars will be impregnable. No matter where the enemy landed, no matter which fortress-level military camp the enemy attacked, legions on other continents could quickly rush to support and use the outlying camps to counterattack. To put it simply, this deployment plan can bring out the maximum combat effectiveness of the limited forces and ensure the flexibility of operations.

In fact, this is exactly the standard defensive tactic of the Lei Ling Clan.

It can be said that as long as Carlson's idea becomes a reality, Yang Yi will be able to use four hundred and fifty legions to hold on to Mars, and he will be able to hold on for a long time.

The problem is that it will take a lot of time to turn Carlson's vision into reality.

According to Carlson's estimates, it will take at least three months to complete the construction of all barracks, and there will be no accidents in between.

Obviously, this is not possible.

After discussing with Carlson, Yuyang, Shen Chengwen and Otis, Yang Yi adjusted Carlson's plan, focusing on fortress-level military camps, and the construction of peripheral military camps was temporarily abandoned. To put it simply, complete the four fortress-level barracks first, and then build the outlying barracks if you have time.

Although there is no outlying barracks, it will cause the central fortress-level barracks to be besieged by the enemy, but as long as enough defensive troops and heavy weapons are deployed, it is not impossible to block the attack of the Silicon Charm army, but it will require a large price, especially casualties.

Time is limited, and Yang Yi has no other way.

In any case, without the support of the fortress-level military camp, no matter how many peripheral military camps are built, it will not be able to stop the onslaught of the silicon charm army.

After the defense deployment was determined, Yang Yi asked Carlson to start the construction of the project.

In order to speed up the progress, Yang Yi handed over all the legions that could be mobilized to Carlson, and also asked Yuyang to go back to ensure that the engineering equipment and materials could be transported in time.

In addition, Yang Yi also arranged a task for Otis to lead each of the ten Shadow Ships to form a patrol fleet with some fast spaceships sent by the Jade Family, and go to the periphery of the Wolf Smoke System to patrol and guard, so as to detect the Silicon Charm fleet in time and make the defense troops on Mars ready for battle.

Yang Yi could only prepare for the battle, and he didn't know when the battle would start, that is, when the enemy would arrive.

Ten days later, all four fortress-level barracks had taken shape.

Although the infrastructure has only been completed, many defensive facilities have not yet been completed, and the vital heavy defensive weapons have not been deployed in place, but with these four fortress-level military camps, Yang Yi has obtained the capital to fight to the death with the enemy, and at least he can do a big job on Beacon Mars.

It was also on this day that the 1st Support Army arrived.

It was not a legion sent by the Third Theater, nor a legion from other theaters, but a civilian armed force from the Champagne system, and the commander was Jackson.

This was the first time Yang Yi had seen Jackson since returning to his home galaxy.

When old friends meet, it is natural to ask for warmth. However, the reinforcements provided by the Resistance brought by Jackson were of greater significance.

Although the number of troops is not large, there are only ten legions in total, and the combat effectiveness is not very strong, most of the officers and soldiers were civilians before the outbreak of the war, only a few officers are from the local garrison, and the equipment is not advanced, except for the necessary light weapons, there are only a few heavy weapons provided by the Yu family, but for the legions on Mars, the arrival of reinforcements is inherently extraordinary, at least it shows that they are not fighting alone.

In other words, the symbolism of this support army is even greater.

Of course, Jackson brought not only reinforcements, but also the latest news, as well as some good things that could boost the morale of the army. (To be continued.) )