Interstellar Super Planter

Chapter 1121 Old Friend
No mercenary group could match the sheer number of space pirates belonging to Cold Night. They were divided into hundreds of small teams, led by experienced mercenaries, and rushed into the city, where they soon encountered sporadic insectoids.

The space pirates, confident in their superior combat skills and having seen many great battles, completely ignored the squad leader's orders and charged straight at the Zerg.

Fortunately, the Zerg encountered were mostly old, weak, and wounded soldiers; the main Zerg force had long been wiped out or retreated by the army.

The space pirates had participated in several major battles, and even a group of them working together against low-level insect soldiers was no match for them.

Seeing this, the mercenary captain stopped insisting and said, "Let them fight however they want, as long as they can kill the Zerg."
These space pirates may seem obedient to their leader, but they are actually quite fierce and disdainful towards him. Even the captain trembled inwardly, after all, the two sides were mortal enemies in the past.

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Ye Zhi Qiu didn't expect these space pirates to be obedient to his mercenaries; he just wanted them to complete the mission.

He stood on the armed vehicle, constantly monitoring the battle below and issuing orders according to different situations.

The ruined city became lively with the arrival of tens of thousands of people on a cold night. Gunshots and roars rang out continuously, and blood splattered as the Zerg were killed one by one.

The space pirates attacked in turn using various combat methods, killing one before moving on to the next, regardless of tactics or formations, they charged in and launched a fierce assault.

The Cold Night Mercenaries numbered less than 200 on the battlefield. They were used to attacking in teams and cooperating with each other, while the Star Pirates fought with a wide-open, aggressive style, like a pack of hyenas, tearing at their prey and not listening to their captain's orders.

Space pirates have their own set of combat methods. They kill and rob, and their business is robbery. They are used to swarming in quickly and accurately, killing people in one go. If they can't win, they scatter and flee. As long as they don't encounter high-level insectoids, they can fight against ordinary elite insectoid soldiers. It is not difficult to kill all these old, weak and disabled soldiers when they are surrounded by tens of thousands of space pirates.

The mercenaries from Lengye simply followed behind, taking care of cleaning up the mess. They took all the Zerg corpses they killed back with them, as the military offered high prices for them. Unless it was an emergency, mercenaries would usually use flying vehicles to transport them back to the warship.

Although the Zerg are ferocious, they can still be killed by a group of people working together when motivated by money. With experience, the mercenaries have developed a set of skilled methods for hunting Zerg, as long as they are not facing an overwhelming Zerg army.

Originally, Leng Ye's captains wanted to fight in the usual way, but they couldn't control these space pirates. They had their own way of fighting, and the space pirates were experienced and knew how to kill the insectoids. Besides, there were many of them, so they would kill one and then go find the next one, without caring about the corpses.

The mercenary in the cold night smiled wryly and decided to take charge of logistics and collect the corpses. Surprisingly, the cooperation was quite good, and they could also search for survivors along the way.

As more and more Zerg are eliminated, space pirates also suffer casualties. Compared to the front lines, the mission to clear planets is not very dangerous. What is truly deadly is the large number of Zerg that suddenly appear in the void, which is the main force of the Zerg.

This planet was not occupied by the Zerg for long before being driven back by the Imperial Legion and then cleared out by a large army. Most of the high-ranking Zerg were either wiped out or fled. The remaining Zerg population was limited, and the planet was sparsely populated with vast farmlands and spiritual plants destroyed. The population loss was far less than that of the administrative planet.

Whether civilians in a war zone can survive depends entirely on their personal abilities and luck. Even if they are rescued by the military, they have to wait for the military's logistics transport ships to arrive before they can be taken back to a safe area.

In the war zone, life is always in danger. Mercenaries and soldiers have a fighting chance and a chance to survive when they encounter the Zerg. Ordinary civilians, however, have no weapons and can only wait to die when they encounter the Zerg.

The buffer zones fought back by the various legions are now under heavy attack. Rescuing survivors is the top priority, and the rewards are substantial. Therefore, mercenaries will prioritize rescuing people. The next time they return, there will be no rescue missions, only the killing of the insectoids. No one will survive until then. But the space pirates don't care about that. They just want to kill the insectoids and vent their pent-up frustration. Su Qing and his group can't afford to mess with them, but killing the insectoids is definitely not a problem. As for rescuing people, aren't there other mercenaries around?

The city wasn't very large; a few hundred thousand people could be easily swept through. Under the search of various scanning devices, all the Zerg were wiped out, and the surviving humans were rescued and sent back to the warship.

Large mercenary groups like Leng Ye have their own warships, which can be taken back first and then handed over to the military. For those scattered mercenaries and mercenary groups without warships, the military also arranges special warships for them to board.

However, mercenary groups with over 100,000 members like Leng Ye are rare. In other cities, numerous mercenary groups temporarily form teams, unlike Leng Ye's unified system, which often leads to various disputes during missions.

The person in charge of each region on the planet was constantly watching from the void, staring at the battles on the screens, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes showing a satisfied expression.

If Su Qing saw this person, he would definitely recognize him. Many years ago, he belonged to the Planet Guardian Team of the Morning Star and was once Su Qing's chief instructor during military training, Lin Yuyang.

The Empire is currently fighting on two fronts, and its legions are severely understaffed. Logistics and mercenary management are all being drawn from the Planetary Guard.

The planetary defense force in the war zone was basically decimated, so the soldiers all came from the rear, and Lin Yuyang was also urgently conscripted.

Since the planetary defense force was no match for the main fleets of the major legions, they were assigned to the logistics department to be responsible for transportation and planet cleanup.

Lin Yuyang led the Qimingxing fleet to handle today's mission. There were many small fleets like theirs, and the well-organized rear guards had all been transferred to the front lines.

Once they got to the battlefield, they realized how terrifying the Zerg were. Even though they weren't front-line combat troops, they still encountered danger many times. The Zerg are not so easy to kill.
Mercenaries are not soldiers whose duty is to obey orders, making them very difficult to manage. Fortunately, Lin Yuyang had extensive experience in military training and quickly got the hang of managing mercenaries.

He would keep an eye on the mercenaries during every mission, observing their performance in combat. In his spare time, he would gather everyone together for military training so that they would be able to fight back when they encountered a large number of Zerg.

The Zerg that the mercenaries are killing now are nothing compared to the Zerg army that the front-line legions are facing. Even he cannot guarantee that he will survive on the battlefield.

After the outbreak of war, all legions were short of troops. New recruits could not be trained overnight and then sent to the battlefield. The Zerg knew how to train soldiers, and the humans had even more ideas. Since qualified new recruits could not be trained in a short period of time, they would find other ways.

Mercenaries are mostly superpowered individuals and martial artists, making them one of the most powerful combat forces in civilian society. A powerful mercenary group can be comparable to a fleet.
The fight against the Zerg is a protracted war. As it stands, apart from the few legions guarding the central star system, all the Empire's fighting forces have been deployed to the battlefield. Half of the top ten legions have come, and the First Legion has been fighting for more than a decade, suffering extremely heavy losses.
Continuing down this path will create a major problem: manpower. Sending more troops into the meat grinder will undoubtedly face immense resistance. If we give up, what will happen to the hundreds of billions of people in the medium-sized star system?
Only by saving themselves and relying entirely on the military can they hold off the Zerg for a while, but not in the long run. In addition to the major legions, the Empire also has various forces, private armies, and major guilds. If these forces are mobilized, they can also resist the Zerg. Not all Zerg are elite soldiers; newly hatched larvae are very weak.

This idea has been discussed many times in the military. Opening up the battlefield and allowing civilian mercenaries to kill Zerg for commission is the beginning of the plan, and it will gradually unfold. When the country is in crisis, everyone has a responsibility.

Every officer has the responsibility to train these civilian militias. The more skilled they are, the more Zerg they can kill, and the more they can contribute to humanity's victory over the Zerg.
Relying solely on the army is no longer sufficient. Dozens of legions from the middle-level star system have been mobilized, and it is impossible to predict how long they can hold out. Past experience is no longer reliable for assessment. The Zerg's strength is unexpectedly powerful, with an astonishing number of Overlords.