Him and their stars.

Chapter 1963 Stop the Ghost at All Costs

This is somewhat unexpected.

Yu Lian certainly knew that the soldiers and civilians of Xinyumen were still resisting resolutely. In order to commend their perseverance, even when President Nishita was still there, he had already begun to confer titles and promises to the troops who stayed behind. In just two months, the Community Marines had added several generals from the Sand People and Lumina people.

After the Community's government-in-exile was established in Nephi, it even directly appointed Admiral Carter, who stayed behind, as Deputy Minister of Military Command and Chief of the General Staff.

It is said that they actually considered promoting Father Carter to the rank of marshal.

General Carter, who is diligent and honest, and more like an old factory manager than a soldier, may really become a community marshal offline without his knowledge.

Of course, the Void Worshipping Marshal who couldn't even give him a scepter was a bit of a makeshift operation; moreover, if a dignified marshal died in battle or was captured, it would really hit the morale of the army. This was finally called off.

In short, although the scale of the Xinyumen battlefield is not large, judging from the density of senior military officers alone, its specifications are still quite high.

However, specifications are one thing and strategic value is another.

Although the soldiers of New Yumen were resisting resolutely, there were no fleets or fortresses in orbit, and no elite land forces on the surface. With the combat effectiveness of the New Yumen garrison and the militia division mainly composed of sand people, how much damage could they really cause to the empire?

In addition, it is a relatively arid planet, with vast deserts and rocky soil covering most of the planet's surface.

Of course there are caves hidden underground and in the mountains, and there are quite a few of them, but there is no network of caves so vast that it can be called a natural maze, and no vast underground world has been found.

At least, the Community government has been developing on this planet for more than half a century and has never heard of it.

So far, the largest underground palace in Xinyumen that Yu Lian has seen actually contains the remains of Xiao Hui's Enlightenment.

Admiral Carter and Director Johnson were able to break up the huge Tulon Machinery Factory into small pieces and move it out of the city to hide it. It was almost impossible for them to rebuild another Marshal Li Gerer on that planet.

The reason why Xinyumen failed to fall completely may not be due to the heroic resistance of the soldiers, but the result of the empire's carelessness.

This idea is indeed a bit of a boost for others, but Yu Lian does have this idea.

This planet is indeed located on the main transportation route between the Gate of Glory and the South Gate of Heaven, but as long as the space stations and turrets in the planet's orbit are knocked out, only a few destroyers are needed to complete the blockade.

Given this situation, why would the Empire come to the surface and fight a difficult land battle with the defenders?
Why should we mobilize the elite troops of the Embu people?

…To be honest, these big moles may have become the first victims of this kind of battlefield, but their claw divisions are indeed quite capable, and the cost is indeed quite high. They are really not cannon fodder that can be summoned to die with just a postcard.

Yu Lian looked at the giant mole behind the screen.

Even though they were separated by a screen, the other party seemed to feel the oppression in Zi's eyes, and trembled and dared not look up.

As if he had thought of something, he added tremblingly, "I, this, that, our original plan was to spend half a month in the Gate of Glory to reorganize, and by the way, we also have to wait for the transport fleet of the Anmang people. This year, the Privy Council assigned the Anmang monkeys the task of transporting at least 3 billion tons of food to L in the Dawn Star Region."

Yu Lian nodded slightly: "Very good, thank you for sharing."

"Then, then what shall we do now... Your Excellency, respected General, with such a master, what can the humble Enbu Rat do? We can do nothing now. Please have mercy! Please spare my life! I assure you, nothing has happened here, and everything is harmonious."

"Personally, I still want to show due sympathy to your situation. However, General, you should also know that your adjutant has been issuing wide-area alarm signals to the surrounding star regions." Yu Lian smiled: "What a loyal and brave imperial officer!"

General Gangweng was stunned on the spot, and then turned back in fear, but he only saw a vague outline, which was a distortion caused by the high temperature in the bridge. He hurriedly put on his tactical glasses again, and then he saw a figure with only half of his head exposed behind the operating table, wearing a mecha, and operating something.

"What are you doing?" General Gang Weng roared and rushed over.

"This is for your historical image. You have received the Empire's Order of the Double Swords, and you said that you cannot fall down!" The Kiyan adjutant still responded in a robotic tone, but his tone was still full of determination, and he was just short of bowing in the direction of Tianyu and singing a song of loyalty.

"Fall down? What do you mean fall down? I'm an Enbu man. I live in a cave and was born to walk backwards! You guys are floating in the sky every day. You must have some serious illness. What's wrong with the Double Sword Medal? Generals of satellite countries must have medals! So what? So what? The opposite side has killed nearly a hundred imperial generals. He must have a dozen medals with dragon patterns and gem stars in his hand, right? Medals, medals are shit!"

General Gang Weng did lose his mind on the spot, but what he said actually made sense.

Anyway, Yu Lian felt that it was true.

"We are all mercenaries! Ugh... We are the lord's conscripts. Why would we risk our lives for a rat that has to bring its own cheese? It's such a simple truth, why don't you stupid people understand?"

At this time, the elderly General Gang Weng was so agile that he didn't look like a mole at all. He was clearly a huge flying squirrel, and he pounced directly on the opponent.

When the huge body, which was estimated to weigh perhaps half a ton, smashed down the adjutant with a posture as agile as a squirrel, it actually knocked down the steel armor on the spot.

The scene was like a huge bowling ball hitting a steel bottle. It was spectacular and heroic. Although the picture was a little blurry, Yu Lian, who witnessed it all, was still amazed.

Just like that, the huge Embu people and the mecha-clad Kiyeyang people wrestled with each other. It seemed that it would be difficult to determine the winner in a short time, and Yu Lian turned off the communication at this time.

Feifei briefly reported to him, "The Imperial reinforcement fleet from the Gate of Glory has just arrived. It is indeed at least half a day faster than expected."

"Although they cannot determine my location, they can determine my battle results. After all, I am getting closer and closer to the Gate of Glory."

"Yes, now you can proudly call our actions the Storm Passing."

"Then they should be nervous. Before I came, their hometown was prosperous and peaceful. If it is still prosperous and peaceful after I come, then wouldn't my trip be in vain?" Yu Lian said proudly.

Glancing at the busy bridge, I felt relieved to see the tense, efficient, and solemn atmosphere, but without any sense of crampedness or panic.

He looked again at Captain Nemo, who was sitting in the captain's seat and issuing various commands.

"All ships are ready for combat at level three. The Bifang system continues to start! According to the commander's instructions, the arc main guns are temporarily silent! The port side A3 and A4 light spear secondary guns are ready!"

"Has the torpedo ship entered combat position? Very good, release the antimatter torpedo safety."

To be honest, this guy is indeed a jester in normal times, and he fits the stereotype of a Barat in every aspect. But when it comes to doing serious work and showing the spirit of a captain, he becomes a British man who fits the stereotype in every aspect.

...Well, they seem to be similar.

"Leave it all to them?"

"Leave it all to them." Feifei poured a cup of tea for Yu Lian: "You don't have to do this little trick yourself. And you don't need me either. You can just sit back and watch the kids defeat the enemy."

I, as the commander, can say this, but you, the adjutant lady, are really arrogant!
"This is ruling with ease." Feifei gave another thumbs up.

This sounds more and more dangerous. But it is indeed the truth.

The reason why Yu Lian spent a lot of time arguing with the general of the Embu people, in addition to collecting intelligence, was probably because he really had nothing else to do. In fact, long before the Silence launched a long-range artillery attack to destroy the transport fleet, the entire ship had already prepared to deal with the Empire's reinforcement fleet.

Yu Lian believes that an ideal battle is to eat one, hold one, and keep an eye on one.

Now, his warships and his men did exactly that.

117 minutes after the destruction of the Embu transport fleet, the reinforcement fleet from the Gate of Glory, including a light mothership, a heavy cruiser, three light cruisers, six destroyers and ten assault ships, entered the galaxy.

The small fleet can only be regarded as an appetizer or a Korean-style feast at most, so this kind of matter can be completely left to the subordinates.

This is an appetizer, and of course it is also a training exercise.

Of course, the Imperial reinforcements immediately discovered the large wreckage that formed the reinforcement target. But they didn't even have time to send one or two reports to the other side before a large piece of antimatter torpedoes hit their faces.

Then, the Silence's ultra-long-range salvo also broke out.

The blue-purple light spears pierced through the dizzy Imperial warships, setting them on fire one by one. Even this mothership and heavy cruiser could not hold out for long under such a sudden bombardment.

"Lance cannon! Battleship-class lance cannon!" The fleet admiral roared in shock and anger.

Soon, his men also launched detectors in the direction of the bombardment. They finally detected the optical outline of the enemy ship before it was sunk.

"It is... it is the national-level Titan of the Free Galaxy Alliance!"

The imperial soldiers at the scene looked at each other, and all of them felt a little disappointed.

As a member of the Imperial Guards Fleet, they were not afraid of the Titans of the Alliance. All the professionally trained (brainwashed) Imperial Army officers and soldiers firmly believed that they could definitely fight 1v3 or at least v against the guards raised by the Alliance profiteers.

What they were afraid of was why the Alliance's Titan ship could appear here.

Could it be that it was teleported here by the omnipotent spirit of the universe?
So, before this loyal and brave imperial fleet was completely destroyed, they still fought to the last breath and sent all the intelligence they had collected.

Within a few hours, probably the entire Galactic Empire would receive such news: an Alliance Titan ship had already entered the heart of the glorious Galactic Empire, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities along the way.

Of course, compared to the complete destruction of the reinforcement fleet, the transport fleet that was attacked first still had survivors. The four divisions of the Claw Division had definitely turned into interstellar dust, and considering that the surviving General Gang Weng showed considerable cooperation, Yu Lian was too lazy to kill them all.

Hopefully he can silence his overly loyal adjutant so he doesn't have to go to court-martial in the future.

The Wide Silence was like a giant dragon hunting a flock of sheep, destroying the reinforcement fleet without any damage.

After confirming that the nearest Imperial fleet would take another 40 hours to arrive at the battlefield, he simply maintained the appearance of his Titan ship and swaggered towards the Gate of Glory.

Four hours later, that is, on December 4, all members of the Sobek fleet in the rear began to accelerate, clearly entering a forced march.

As for the Imperial fleet at the Gate of Glory in front, they were all on combat readiness. It was even confirmed that at least one dreadnought and three battlecruisers had returned from the L3 colony sector behind the Gate of Glory and joined the massive combat readiness alert.

"In this way, there will be at least three dreadnoughts and seven battlecruisers in front of us." Deng Zhengqing calculated: "Compared to this, the Sobek fleet coming next year will be easier to deal with. How about a surprise attack?"

This guy is inexplicably hostile to Sobaek. Perhaps he really regards the "flower of famous generals" as an imperial lackey who must be eliminated.

However, he immediately rejected his suggestion: "But if we turn back now, we will lose the chance to fight. Moreover, we cannot rule out the possibility that the main force of Duke Bairen will show up to provide support."

Yu Lian was complacent: "Very good, I have also mobilized the Empire's deployment in the New World. Although I don't know if it has strategic significance, let's just say that it has been mobilized."

"You have at least mobilized half of them. If you show off a little more, you may be able to mobilize the other half." Feifei said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Did Sister Xia Li learn her tactics from you?"

This was the latest news about Xia Li. She was riding on her own flagship, and was gradually moving closer to the heart of the empire. Of course, her news had already been drowned out by the snowflakes of alarm at the Gate of Glory.

Of course, the intelligence department on the Silence would not miss such important information.

"On December 12, the Baghan fleet discovered a swarm of Zerg in the GH-16 system of the Gaimor Channel and successfully wiped it out. The scientific department has begun investigating."

"The Fleet Staff has determined that there is a high probability that the 'Alien Leviathan 2' is currently active at the border junction between Gaixian and Sumoa. Please ask the surrounding security fleets to start searching."

"Reminder: notify the main fleet immediately after discovering any traces, do not fight recklessly!"

It is now almost certain that the abbreviation of "alien insects" is "alien insects", which has become the official name of the Empire for this special "creature". Their "battleships" are called "alien insect Leviathans".

"Please ask Wanfan and the Hongjing Star Region Frontier Fleet to do a good job of security inspection."

"Lieutenant General Bagang has ordered us to stop resting and receive supplies at Porto Bello! We only have 6 hours to resupply, so please cooperate!"

Just listening to the report feels very tiring.

However, these diligent imperial troops were destined to end up empty-handed.

In fact, as early as December, Xia Li had already entered the Gaixian star zone on her flagship. She was driving in the remote and boundless sea of ​​stars, looking for her mother's hometown. She even sent the above information herself through the Zerg network. It can be regarded as a way to ensure safety.

How can this not make people sigh, feel gratified, and even moved?

"So, are you touched that Sister Xia Li actually used the tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, or are you touched that she knew to report to you that she was safe?" Feifei asked.

"All of them. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Madam." Yu Lian remained calm: "Also, I'm really curious about who her biological mother is, but unfortunately there's still no explanation."

Regarding this issue, Xia Li seems to have always been very secretive.

Feifei said, "Not to mention us, even the white-haired fox hasn't found out. For things like this, I'm afraid I can only ask the orange cat."

In short, the information about the activities of the "Zerg" and "Zerg Leviathan" was completely diverted by the large amount of "Ghost" information. From this perspective, his Silence did fulfill its ally obligations.

Yu Lian did not intend to boast about his own achievements, but just wished Xia Li all the best.

As for himself, when he and the Silence, wearing the Alliance Titan skin, defeated another Imperial patrol fleet and continued to approach the Gate of Glory, almost the entire star zone was in chaos.

"We must stop the Ghost at all costs! No matter what!"

Such passionate words even appeared in the latest report of the Imperial Army.