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Chapter 813: Chapter 445, Sect of Mechanics Can’t Hold Up_2
It might sound rather unkind, but in reality, preserving a fleet consisting of hundreds of warships, including several main cruisers, was crucial for the upcoming defense battle at Jindi Star.
The battle for Jindi Star had already begun.
This time, Chen Haixu and a group of the Great Sages from the Sect of Mechanics didn’t run away.
There was nowhere left to run.
Moreover, Jindi Star was not indefensible.
It was the stronghold of the Mingyang Sect, a bona fide Foundry World. Although the Mingyang Sect had dispatched a large number of their Protection Army to Frost Origin IV, that wasn’t their entire reserve. On Jindi Star, there remained a huge number of the Protection Army, and even half of the Titan Legion.
Moreover, Jindi Star had a total population of thirty billion, providing ample manpower; around Jindi Star, there were several feudal worlds, or rather, Knight Worlds, guarding it.
These Knight Worlds resembled the former Heijian Star, stripping away the kings. Each Knight Family was awarded a piece of land, with a group of old peasants cultivating their fields and sustaining their lives, reminiscent of a medieval pastoral idyll.
Then, you would see a certain model of a Knight Mecha parked in the old lord’s house of these knights.
These knights were the “vassals” of The Emperor—in name only. In reality, they were fully supported by the Sect of Mechanics and loyal to it.
When the knights from these various Knight Worlds gathered, they constituted a military force not to be underestimated.
Of course, they had already rallied once at the behest of the Mingyang Sect to head for Frost Origin IV, and the outcome need not be discussed further.
Yet, this time, they still responded to the call.
Together, these Knight Mechas from the knight families also formed a crucial part of the Mingyang Sect’s Titan Legion.
Furthermore, there were at least four to five hundred million of the Protection Army on Jindi Star, plus twice that number of Mechanic Servants.
The combat ability of the Protection Army was not inferior to that of the Star Realm Army. They had ample artillery and armor, along with numerous Mecha Soldiers.
These assets were the solid foundation for Jindi Star to withstand the enemy.
Certainly, if the Green-Skins’ Fleet were allowed to bombard the surface from orbit at will, no matter how elite the terrestrial forces might be, victory in battle would be nearly impossible.
But what made Jindi Star different was that this Foundry World possessed a very comprehensive orbital defense system.
Space stations and Star Fortresses abundant with surface-orbital cannons were not so easily dealt with.
Not to mention, the Yunluo Fleet had not been vanquished, which was extremely good news. Although they could not contend with the Green-Skins’ main Fleet, they could at least serve as a distraction.
True, the Green-Skins’ Fleet was enormous, but under such defenses, even with their combat moons, they could only gain an advantage, unable to completely suppress all human land forces’ activities on the ground.
There was still a fight to be had.
Such defenses could not last on other planets and would be quickly overwhelmed.
Once space stations and Star Fortresses were eliminated and enough surface orbital cannons were destroyed, it was only a matter of time before they would be doomed.
However, Foundry Worlds like Jindi Star differed in that their production capacity was fierce. As long as most of the Foundry Plants remained uncaptured by the Green-Skins’ Land Forces, loads of orbital cannons could be produced and deployed on the planet.
The condition was that both the Protection Army and Mechanic Servant forces needed to hold their ground.
From this perspective, Jindi Star was clearly a more suitable and advantageous battlefield for humans compared to Frost Origin IV. If the situation from Frost Origin IV had been transplanted to Jindi Star, the Green-Skins would not have had such an easy time, and with Mechanical Arks and an orbital defense system, their crippled pseudo-combat moon would be useless, unable to even secure orbital superiority, achieving at best a stalemate.
However, at that time, the human side’s decision makers believed they had sufficient strength to repel the Beastman invasion. Under this premise, they did not want a core world like Jindi Star, which the Mingyang Sect certainly did not wish to see turned into a battleground and be wrecked.
The appearance of the combat moon took everyone by surprise.
As for now, there was nothing he could do but fight desperately.
The defensive battle of Jindi Star had been ongoing for three months, having started slightly later than the Alliance’s engagement in the Temir campaign.
It was incredibly arduous.
This intelligence, Gu Hang already knew, even without Tan Jiuyi telling him.
In fact, because Wu Jiarong, a Dominant Bishop who was on the front lines, occasionally sent him a ‘message,’ Gu Hang was even more informed about the specifics of the Jindi Star battle than Tan Jiuyi.
It was a battlefield more brutal than the ground war on Temir No.5. Firstly, the scale was much larger, with the forces involved being three times greater than those at the Temir conflict, and the quality of troops was much higher.
The Protection Army’s equipment standards were even slightly better than those of the Alliance Land Forces; on the other side, the Green Skins’ main units and the number of elite Green Skins were far more than here at Temir.
After reviewing the intelligence on the Jindi Star campaign, Gu Hang fell silent for a moment.
He assessed that even with the Alliance sounding the first-level mobilization order, they couldn’t wage such a war.
The production capabilities couldn’t keep up, not to mention having to fight on their own territory, which would additionally suffer from orbital bombardments… It was just not feasible.
It only goes to show that the revolution is not yet successful, and comrades still need to strive.
But soon, Gu Hang was reinvigorated.
After all, how many years had Jindi Star been accumulating its construction? Plus, the Foundry World of the Sect of Mechanics didn’t even have to pay the Imperial Tax—although it had to accept orders from the Empire.
He had only fully controlled the Tianma Star Sector for almost five years; only his home base, Rage Owl Star, had a longer development period of about a decade or so.
Gu Hang believed that given more time, even continuing to shoulder the Imperial Tax, he would quickly reach the level of JindI Star.
And after discussing the situation of the Jindi Star campaign, Gu Hang also mentioned his initiative to launch an offensive on the Temir Star System and open up a second front, which suddenly made Tan Jiuyi realize a problem and issue a warning to Gu Hang.
“We detected that a hundred Green-Skin warships have left the operational sequence of the Jindi Star campaign, and even left the Steel Fire Dragon Star Sector. We don’t know their destination, initially thinking these were Green Skins dividing their forces to attack elsewhere, which was very concerning. But combining this with the timing of your launching the Temir campaign, these hundred ships and the soldiers they are transporting, might be an alien force returning to defend.”
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Gu Hang stroked his chin.
He had not been able to obtain this information in advance.
But likewise, he believed Tan Jiuyi would not speak nonsense about this matter.
A hundred Green-Skinned warships could potentially transport one or two billion Green Skin troops at their limit.
That indeed posed a bit of a challenge.
Seeing Gu Hang in a reflective state, Tan Jiuyi couldn’t help but say, “You must be careful, it’s imperative that nothing goes wrong.”
Gu Hang smiled, “Mr. Tan got concerned about me? A hundred warships plus possibly a billion alien Green Skins leaving the Jindi Star battlefield, isn’t that a good thing for the main battleground?”
Tan Jiuyi sighed, “Indeed, it is a good thing. If possible, I would hope all the main Green Skin forces turn towards the Eastern Star Domain to let you drag out the fight as long as possible. Once the reinforcements from Cosmos Domain and the ‘Furyflame’ Battle Group arrive, we could start counterattacking. But… I know that’s not possible. Therefore, I’d rather hope that you do well in the Eastern Star Domain, make a bigger impact, and, ideally, penetrate these damned aliens’ stronghold. If you’re finished, it could actually cause the Green Skins to focus more forces on attacking Jindi Star.”
“Indeed, I’ll be careful.”
Gu Hang responded with a phrase.
This batch of Green-Skin reinforcements was not to be underestimated. The Land Forces aside, a hundred ships might include a few of the Green Skins’ main forces. Their arrival could greatly change the dynamics of the Temir campaign.
With both navies combined, Du Shiliang might not be able to withstand them.
After ending the communication, he pondered for a moment and made a decision.
