Chapter 943, Whose opinion is this?
Chapter 943, Whose opinion is this?
The information coming from the front lines surprised Robert, the Son of God, who was also fighting on the front lines.
He also agreed that the results and performance of the Dawn Messenger were at the level of the absolute elite of the Infinite Legion he had personally led ten thousand years ago—the Ever-Victorious Army.
From the perspective of their Saint Legion, only the personal guard of his brother who had once been at odds with him, those blessed sons, might have similar strength.
No, even the Blessed Son shouldn't be as strong as the Dawn Messenger.
He couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
The intelligence he obtained from various sources indicated that Gu Hang had unique insights into training space warriors.
Now, this has been further verified.
What secret does Gu Hang possess that allows him to go this far?
He was curious.
However, curiosity can wait. At least for now, the Dawnbringer has demonstrated formidable combat capabilities, which only makes Robert happy.
Their performance has enormous strategic value.
Some particularly crucial battles, and even some plans that were originally in Robert's mind but were shelved due to a lack of sufficiently capable teams to execute them, can be brought back and put to use.
Of course, the Dawnbringers weren't a force directly under his command, but rather part of the Alliance. However, he had considerable trust in Gu Hang. Judging from Gu Hang's actions since his rise to power, he might not be a loyal subject of Holy Terra, but he was certainly a hero of the human empire. He believed that Gu Hang was capable of making the most correct choice, even if his choice differed from his own, it was only because of different ideas, not different stances.
Even disregarding what will happen next, the mission that the Dawn Messenger has just completed is already of extraordinary value.
The materials that were successfully escorted out were immediately taken over by people and transported by a special ship through the continuously opening veiled spirit gate to the real universe.
On the other side, the league's technical masters are already in place.
Technical data had already been distributed to them.
After Yu Che conveyed the information to the Great Sage Kaul and opened the Veil Spirit Gate, he disappeared as a heroic spirit and returned to Gu Hang's Storm God Kingdom.
Naturally, the information reached the Storm God Kingdom, was quickly compiled, and the intelligence was then released to the Mechanicus Sages of the Alliance.
They are certainly far behind Kaur's level; after all, even the most skilled players in the league haven't reached the level of a 'Great Sage.' Perhaps Wu Jiarong, through countless rounds of 'secret training,' has managed to barely reach that level.
However, Caul is called the Great Sage because within the Mechanicus faction, this title is the highest level, with no higher rank. Many so-called sages and great sages have had the experience of being taught by Caul.
He is someone who can be a mentor to sages.
However, when analyzing the Veil Spirit Gate technology, the time spent by the Alliance's sages was not much different from that of Caul.
The main factor is that Yu Che had already analyzed the technical information about the Veil Spirit Gate; all that was left was the final step of thinking, transforming, and learning.
In other words, Yu Che has already completed the most time-consuming and difficult part. The last step, which is also the simplest, poses no difficulty for Kaul, nor for the sages of the Alliance.
Once the sages had obtained the materials and the Eldar equipment, they quickly began directing the best Alliance engineers and technicians gathered around them to rapidly construct a new Veil Spirit Gate.
This gate was built at any cost, regardless of the price or expense.
The alliance's hastily acquired skills are certainly different from those of the Dark Eldar at the practical level. Their work lacks the refinement and doesn't conform to the Eldar's traditional aesthetic of valuing materials, being meticulous, and striving for maximum efficiency with minimal resources…
However, human technology also has its unique characteristics—it provides ample supply and satisfies hunger.
Who cares about this or that, as long as it works, is reliable, and stable, that's fine.
As for the enormous energy consumption and massive construction costs, these are simply not a concern given the sheer size of the human economy.
As long as the goal can be achieved, any cost, no matter what figure, is acceptable.
This is precisely the grandeur of the current cosmic overlord compared to its predecessor.
The Eldar could never again exert such overwhelming force through sheer numbers.
……
The new veil of spirit gate, created by humankind, began to be used at the end of the second month after construction began.
This means that on the other side of the veiled gate, in Comoros, the war has been going on for more than two months.
Queen Rose Harbor has 'calmed down'.
At least, no artillery fire was fired in this Comorian port.
But to say it's peaceful isn't quite accurate. After all, things are still very busy here. Seven veiled spirit gates, some small and some medium in size, are operating day and night. One human ship after another has arrived in Comoros.
These ships include warships, which will join the fight against the Dark Eldar navy.
When Robert's Terra Expeditionary Force was pulled into the Comoros, fewer than two thousand ships remained.
In the last two months, the number of Alliance warships that have entered the Comoros has reached 1,500.
This directly doubled the number of human naval forces in the Comoros, and thwarted the Dark Eldar's attempt to quickly annihilate the human 'invaders'.
The human fleet was able to stubbornly maintain its existence. Even if it did not actively attack other areas, it was at least able to protect Queen Rose Harbor from being attacked by the Dark Eldar navy from the outer void.
And this is by no means the upper limit of the Allied fleet.
At this moment, in the real universe, the number of human warships queuing to enter through the gate far exceeds 1,500!
Those seven doors were simply too small!
On average, it takes a battleship more than an hour to pass through the Veiled Spirit Gate.
The warship entered from the real universe, then seemed to enter a void, slowly rising. During this process, on the other side of the veiled gate, in the void of Comoros, the shape of the warship slowly emerged until it completely solidified.
This process is also the most dangerous stage. The warships that are squeezing through the Veil Spirit Gate towards Comoros are quite vulnerable. Firepower coming from both sides of the Spirit Gate can hit them, but they cannot retaliate, and their Void Shields cannot be opened. They can only rely on their armor and hull strength to withstand the attack.
The Eldar warships themselves wouldn't have such difficulty passing through the Veil of Spirits.
On one hand, their warships inherently possess technology and equipment adapted for traversing the Veil Spirit Gate, thus accelerating the process. On the other hand, and more crucially, the size of the Veil Spirit Gate they construct is directly proportional to the size of their ships.
The seven medium-sized spirit gates that human warships had been using were not originally intended for large vessels like battleships. If forced to squeeze through, the medium-sized spirit gates could barely accommodate them, but it would result in a much longer travel time.
Fortunately, the Terra Expeditionary Force fleet provided initial protection, and the Eldar were caught off guard by the opening and exploitation of their own portals, resulting in a delayed counterattack. This allowed the first group of Alliance ships to pass through smoothly.
When several battleships entered, the humans significantly increased their defenses against the Veiled Spirit Gate. The Alliance warships that followed transformed into smaller vessels.
Then it won't be too slow; often a ship can come in within a few minutes or ten minutes.
With more warships entering, the defenses of the Veil Spirit Gate and the entire Queen's Rose Harbor have been greatly strengthened.
Further on, some transport ships can come in.
Batch after batch of Allied troops arrived in Comoros aboard ships—Gihao and his Dawnbringer Legion were among the first.
Ship after ship of supplies were delivered, and the Terra Expeditionary Force, which had been cut off from supplies, suddenly received a great deal of nourishment, just like a parched land receiving sweet rain, and quickly became energetic again.
In the naval battle, due to the insufficient number of ships and the need to defend Queen Rose Harbor at all costs to prevent the enemy from destroying the Veil Spirit Gate, they dared not launch too reckless an attack.
However, the army has a much larger number of troops.
They were no longer content with merely defending the port of Queen Rose; they began to advance overland into other parts of the Comoros.
There are still many problems encountered.
Human mechanical armored forces and artillery are somewhat difficult to deploy.
That's what urban warfare is like, especially in the Comoros, where it can be described as super urban warfare.
There are too many narrow paths and trails, and enemies from all walks of life are always hiding within them. Unfortunately, the Dark Eldar are a race that excels at stealthy special operations.
Heavy armored divisions and Titans would often clear a large area, allowing artillery to finally find space to provide fire support. At this stage, the Dark Eldar's defenses would often be as fragile as paper, easily breached.
In reality, the Dark Eldar forces did not suffer too many casualties. They would disperse to various places, seemingly fleeing, but in reality, they simply broke into smaller groups and ran into different neighborhoods and alleys.
Organized into various conspiracy groups, families, associations, and similar groups, each with as few as a few dozen or even a few hundred people, these organizations can maintain their structure and wage guerrilla warfare, launching attacks on specific locations from time to time.
The only difference between this and ordinary guerrilla warfare is that this is a racial conflict. In the eyes of humans, the Dark Eldar do not have 'civilians'; all living things are worthy of being killed.
This means that the Dark Eldar are not hiding among the common people, preventing people from taking action against them, and there is no need to worry about international opinion.
If you see them, kill them.
The Dark Eldar's ambushes and guerrilla warfare rely solely on their familiarity with complex terrain to launch sudden attacks and evacuations.
This really suits them.
Compared to ordinary human soldiers, ordinary Eldar soldiers are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, but their individual soldier quality is indeed much higher.
Even the most ordinary Dark Eldar soldiers can reach the T3 level among human soldiers.
There are very few human troops who can reach this level.
As human forces expand further and further outward, conquering more and more territories, the number of Dark Eldar units hiding in those territories naturally increases as well.
Both sides became embroiled in this kind of sweeping and counter-sweeping operation in complex urban warfare areas, sweeping through one building area, one floor, and even one room at a time.
In this kind of battle, tanks and artillery are not very effective, and both sides rely on light infantry to fight each other to the death.
The human forces suffered far greater losses than the human forces.
This forced the human side to reduce its offensive and even shrink the areas it had captured.
They cannot expand their occupied territory until they find some good solutions.
Given the current size of the Comoros, humans occupy less than one percent of the area.
……
"The alliance's military commitment is less than one percent."
In response to the question from the Son of God, the Alliance's commander, General Xiong Lei, gave the following answer.
The Son of God grinned.
What he just meant was that he was planning to back down.
The conflict with the Dark Eldar was not part of Robert's plan. The fighting broke out purely because the Dark Eldar initiated an attack, drawing them to Comoros.
This was undoubtedly an unexpected disaster for the Terra Expeditionary Force. Many died in the brutal fighting, and numerous ships were lost. However, there were also gains; they established contact with the Alliance, received a significant replenishment of supplies, and Robert was also trying to persuade the Alliance to send chapters, Astral Legions, and naval vessels to join his expeditionary force.
However, none of these things have been said yet.
The first step is to stop the war with the Dark Eldar.
During the two months of fighting between the two sides, after realizing that they could not capture Robert and Gu Jing, the Dark Eldar sent messengers more than once to convey their intention to cease hostilities.
Robert certainly hated these despicable aliens, but in his rational judgment, stopping was reasonable.
Do they really have enough troops to conquer the entire Comoros?
It's a bit difficult.
The key point is that Holy Terra hasn't been saved yet. Even if we want to wipe out the aliens, we need to prioritize the tasks.
Destroying the Dark Eldar is definitely a much lower priority than saving Holy Terra.
However, the alliance has differing opinions on this.
General Xiong Lei, as the supreme commander of the Allied forces on the Comoros battlefield, disagreed with Robert's view.
For the Son of God, this was still a rather novel experience.
Whether it was ten thousand years ago or ten thousand years later, he has never seen a mortal commander directly contradict or refute his proposal.
"Is this your opinion, or Gu Hang's?" he asked.
(End of this chapter)
