Chapter 593: Surrender Group

Chapter 593: Surrender Group

After finishing the call with Gallardo, Gu Hang basically confirmed the next policy.

If Tiekai wants to continue attacking, let them do so.

No matter where he goes, as long as he doesn't come to the south, Gu Hang has made up his mind to hold back for another year and a half until the ship is built.

Oh, even if he goes south, the alliance's strategy will be the same, which is to delay and wait for the ship.

Of course, there are risks here.

As time goes by, I will become stronger, won’t Tiekai become stronger?
The Alfonzo sect only lost one of its main fleets, but they survived. As a branch of the Mechanicus, their strongest point will never be their combat capability, but their manufacturing capability.

After waiting for a year and a half, the Alliance will certainly be able to add six giant ships, and Ironclad or Alfonzo will also likely become stronger with new ships to supplement them.

However, after some thought, Gu Hang decided to do so.

He didn't believe that the Iron Armor-Alfonzo combination would grow stronger as fast as himself.

The alliance's shipbuilding industry can have such a tight shipbuilding cycle. In addition to the various shipbuilding-related raw materials specifically requested by Gu Hang with the military assistance of the empire, there is also a core element, which is the black box system.

Not only are there black boxes that can directly pull out some core components with long construction cycles and high technical difficulty, but the alliance's shipyards also have mother machine black boxes with related technologies, which produce some key equipment for the production of ship components.

Whether it is direct output from a black box or a production line for black box output, it represents speed, high quality and stable output.

These points are not found in the worlds directly controlled by the Alfonzo Sect and the Iron Armor Legion.

Under the same objective conditions, the ships built by Ironclad-Alfonzo will only be slower than those of the Alliance.

What's more, the conditions are not equal now. The Alliance's territory is not as large as that of Iron Armor-Alfonzo, but it is not like Iron Armor that has to fight on three fronts and a large amount of territory is threatened by war.

Moreover, Alfonzo Ironclad's war potential really depends on his own health bar and the wealth he has accumulated over the years to start a rebellion. The Alliance, on the other hand, not only has its own base, but also has a strong blood transfusion from the Empire.

These conditions are beyond the reach of Tiekai-Alfonzo.

In terms of war potential, they cannot be greater than the Alliance.

In other words, their war potential has been almost fully tapped, and the alliance still has a lot of room to realize its potential.

There is another point that cannot be ignored, that is, the battle line of the Iron Armor War is not just the southern line.

The northern front was entangled by the Zerg, but that was the Black Crusaders plus the two founding regiments, Infinity and Bats, plus the top combat power of the Silver Watch, which gathered veterans from various regiments. It was impossible for the Ironclad not to be on guard;
The Western Front was in ruins, but the Empire obviously couldn't just ignore it. The fleet that was originally going to be sent out to reinforce Phoenix would definitely be accelerated after Gallardo made a fuss and got Ojuren. The fleet commander was quickly selected, led by a marshal of the navy; some efforts were made to draw on some local defense forces from various cosmic domains in the central territory to form an expeditionary force.

It is worth mentioning that a fully-staffed regiment joined the expeditionary force, the most famous of which was the Ortopis Regiment.

This is the direct battle group of the High Lords of Holy Terra, and can be described as the private soldiers of the High Lords. They completely obey the orders of the Lords of the Supreme Council, or to be more precise, they obey the orders of Prime Minister Zibodu. Even decades ago, when the Sun King was in his heyday, Ortopis only listened to the Prime Minister. He was one of the core forces that enabled Zibodu to make a final comeback.

All information about this regiment is kept confidential, from what gene seeds are used, where the soldiers come from, where the weapons and equipment are supplied from, to the deployment of the regiment... all are highly confidential, even the Military Affairs Department does not know.

They would not be used easily, as they were the darlings of Prime Minister Qi Bodu's faction. When they were all deployed, it was clear that the masters on Holy Terra were really getting angry.

In addition to Ortopis, there were 8 other regiments that sent out more or less troops.

Among them, the Phoenix sub-group is the main one.

Got to fish for the mother group!

Plus revenge
The feud between the Phoenix lineage and Tiekai is getting bigger and bigger.

Taking into account the remnants of the Western Front after its collapse, it would not be a problem for the Space Marines to gather 2,500 in total.

This number is less than the peak of the Western Front. Not only the Space Marines, but also the other main force on the battlefield, the Inquisition, was seriously injured after the collapse of the Western Front. They have lost 30,000 battle sisters, and the Bloody Rose Convent is almost drained!

Of course, not all of these troops were lost. There were still many scattered on some planets in the east of Magre and the west of the Spider Web Universe. They were all troops who fled to the surface of various planets to fight stubbornly after the battle line collapsed.

If the subsequent war goes relatively smoothly, these troops can be regrouped.

Now, this elite force with ships, soldiers and elite troops is gathering in Tianwang Universe. If they are given more time, they will be able to regroup.

Whether the Iron Armor wants to fight towards the Tianwang Universe or wait until the troops are assembled and then take the initiative to attack, the Iron Armor Corps will have to deal with it well anyway.

In general, the Alliance never had to face Ironclad alone.

And if one takes into account the forces deployed on three fronts and by the entire empire, then Iron Armor is out of the question.

The empire was just slow because it was under great pressure to deploy troops in various places; it was not truly weak.

If the situation drags on, the empire's sluggish nerves will be aroused, and the empire will take it so seriously that it will ignore threats from other places and will have to draw troops from various places to solve the problem. In that case, Iron Armor will have to compete with the empire in terms of war potential.

Size can be fatal.

An eager attack only satisfied some political interests. But from a military perspective, delaying and waiting until one's own strength became stronger and stronger, so that a more indisputable victory could be achieved, was the most critical.

Real political interests can only be achieved by winning battles; anything else is useless.

It is precisely because he takes many factors into consideration that Gu Hang is never in a hurry.

Not only was he not in a hurry, he also wanted to solve some minor problems in his own country first.

On Fantasy Moon, the Alliance's efforts to wipe out the remnants of the two chapters, Fury and New World Torch, have yielded results.

……

Ever since arriving at Fantasy Moon Star and starting the eradication mission against Fury and New World Torch, Grit has rarely smiled.

As the head nun of the Holy Lily Sisters, she has now become the supreme commander of the entire Holy Lily Sisters in war.

It is undeniable that one of the important factors is Gu Hang's support. After all, she and Gu Hang are old acquaintances. When Gu Hang started from humble beginnings, she provided help. After the alliance became the major sponsor of Shengci Lily and Shengci Lily became a part of the alliance, her status naturally rose. Shengci Lily became a part of the alliance, which was inevitable and natural.

They were just a small branch of the Sisters, and they only had their own organization in Koroja. After nearly losing their homeland during the Plague War and being saved by Gu Hang, the power of the Alliance in Koroja, the star zone, the star field... expanded countless times in just a few decades.

At the beginning, the relationship between Holy Mercy Lily and the Alliance was just cooperation, but later on, there was less and less room for bargaining.

No need to bargain.

What can I say? The Alliance first respects the beliefs of the state religion, and secondly respects the beliefs of the Sisters. Then, more importantly, the Alliance has made substantial financial grants to support the development of the Sisters. In the combat nuns, it provides people and equipment, and in other areas of the Sisters, such as faith, missionary work, and medical care, it has given strong support in all aspects.

The entire congregation quickly fell.

A large number of new nuns have even studied at the Alliance’s Zhongsi College.

This is not surprising. In many convents, girls who graduated from Zhongsi Academy have always been a very good source of recruits.

There is just a slight difference between the Alliance's Zhongsi Academy and the most common Zhongsi Academy in the Empire, but it's not a big deal.

Today, the Holy Mercy Lily has expanded to a size of over 500,000 people. Most of them are civilian nuns, but the number of combat nuns has also exceeded 3,000.

This time, there were a thousand battle sisters fighting in Huanyue, and another six thousand Honor Guards were also under her command. At the same time, the Alliance's army in Huanyue had two army groups and 40 million people, plus the local defense forces that were incorporated and newly built, with a total force of nearly 200 million. In the sky, there was also a fleet led by a Moon-class ship and composed of several destroyers and frigates to cooperate with ground operations.

Of course, the fleet has a major general commander, and the Allied Army is also commanded by a lieutenant general, so they are not directly commanded by her.

But on the entire Fantasy Moon Star, the most important task is to wipe out the remnants of the Fury and the New World Torch.

This group of Space Marines, who have taken refuge in mountains, city ruins, secret bunker complexes, and the like, along with some die-hard rebels, are extremely difficult to deal with.

The main difficulty is that, firstly, it is hard to find, and secondly, it is difficult to fight once found, and it is necessary to gather a large number of troops to surround it.

Orbital bombardment won't help much, because the enemy will break through and try to bomb down from ships in space orbit after passing the ground mark, but the enemy's Space Marines will have already moved away, and the bombing effect will be very poor.

After several attempts with poor results, the rear admiral politely and implicitly expressed his intention: Don’t do it, it costs a lot of money to blow up a round, and the air can’t bear it. The Navy Audit Department will cause trouble for me…

Grit felt a little embarrassed and annoyed.

It wasn't that she was mad at the Navy. She understood what the Navy meant, and she also knew that her calls were a sheer waste. In fact, if she could trap and accurately mark the enemy, she wouldn't have needed to call for orbital bombing. The times she called were actually when the intelligence was uncertain and she couldn't trap the enemy, she wanted to try her luck with coverage bombing.

The "suppression of bandits" campaign lasted for more than half a year, but with little success.

The rebel organizations led by the two chapters are still constantly attacking various parts of Fantasy Moon Star, obstructing the ongoing alliance construction.

The probability of them succeeding is still quite high.

Many of the rebels are former members of the Planetary Defense Force, or soldiers of the Royal Princess Legion stationed locally. They have a better understanding of the local situation and can select targets reasonably.

With the addition of Space Marines, the success rate of the operation is naturally quite high.

Moreover, they came and went like the wind, and after a successful strike, they would immediately flee far away.

The Battle Sisters or Glory Guards who have hurried over are few in number, and if you pursue them rashly, you will suffer a great loss; by the time more of them gather, the enemy will have already run away to who knows where.

There are also times when Grit and the others proactively acquire intelligence before launching an attack.

But the reliability of the intelligence was very questionable, and it was easy to miss; even if they were captured, they were easily broken through; if they were really annihilated, the Space Marines' combat power would have left a very deep impression on them, and the price to pay to eliminate them would be very high.

Over the past six months, Grit has counted that they have fought thousands of battles at different locations and times around the world, killing 217 Furies and New World Torches. She has also killed five of them herself.

Ordinary battle sisters are certainly no match for space marines, and there is even a huge gap. But she is different, she is a blessed sister with extraordinary strength. Wearing the "Valkyrie" Terminator, Grit can easily kill ordinary Terminator veterans.

However, despite the achievement of more than 200 people, the price paid was not small.

After all, Grit couldn't be everywhere. She wished she could fly to every battlefield at any time, but it was obviously impossible.

Nearly 50,000 local defense troops and 20,000 alliance army soldiers died on the battlefields. In addition, there were more than 200 battle sisters and 500 honor guards lost.

On the Fantasy Moon Star, it is conservatively estimated that there are still thousands of Space Marines active.

At this rate, they would have to fight for at least three years to wipe out the bandits. At the same time, the casualties were estimated to be 400,000 to 500,000.

Even without mentioning the losses to the defense forces and the Allied Army, it was still affordable.

But the loss of the Sisters and the Glory Guards is a bit hard to bear.

By then, at least a thousand nuns will die, and three thousand Glory Guards will die...

Grit felt that if this situation really happened, she would not be able to face Governor Gu and report to him that this was a victory.

They had the support of a large army, the support of aerospace, and the support of an entire occupied world... They had such an all-round advantage, yet they still fought like this. It was really ugly.

Something has to change.

And the opportunity for change soon came.

Someone brought a message saying that he represented the New World Torch Regiment and hoped to talk to the Alliance.

After the matter was classified as highly confidential, Grit confirmed whether it was true and whether it was a trap, and also reported the news.

Afterwards, she was authorized and an alliance diplomat came to take charge of the specific negotiations.

In a secret place, she met Wang Mengsong, the commander of the New World Torch.

"If you agree to my conditions, then the New World Torch is willing to surrender."

(End of this chapter)