Interstellar Super Planter

Chapter 1141 Recognizing Shortcomings

The Zerg were not to be outdone. The Cannon Bugs bulged in their abdomens and fired with full energy. The Flying Bugs were covered with Bomb Bugs and arrived in an instant, with a large wave of Bomb Bugs being launched.

The two attacks collided in mid-air, creating a burst of brilliant fireworks. Upon landing, they left deep craters, but the protective array's spiritual energy trembled, blocking all the attacks.

The Zerg advanced at an extremely fast pace, and with the arrival of the Vanguard Flying Zerg, they were engaged in combat with the Mech Squad in the blink of an eye.

The mech team won a great victory in the last battle, and some of them became a little careless, thinking that all Zerg were the same. However, they did not expect to encounter the Zerg elite today and suddenly felt immense pressure.
The pilot began to make frequent mistakes while controlling the mech; if it weren't for the mech's strong defenses, he would either be seriously injured or die a horrible death.

Ye Lan and Ye Hao wielded their broadswords with all their might, slaying the insectoids while dodging attacks from flying insects and rescuing people along the way.

The flying insects usually attack by first throwing bomb insects, then rushing towards their opponent to bite. They are extremely fast, and ordinary humans simply cannot dodge them. Mech pilots need to reach the intermediate level to keep up with the speed of the flying insects.

The Zerg almost broke through the mech team's defenses with a single charge. Leng Ye's weakness was obvious: his level was too low and he lacked combat experience, making it difficult for him to withstand the Zerg's fierce charge.

Only the Ye siblings and less than a third of the mechs were able to exert combat power; the others relied entirely on their mechs to withstand the attacks. If they were to take a few more bites, the people inside would not be able to take it.

Seeing this, Ye Zhiqiu quickly ordered these people to retreat into the protective shield and use their weapons to fire, so as not to cause any more trouble;

Even if the Imperial regular army were to encounter the Zerg elites, it would still have to put up a fight. However, the army was well-equipped, had excellent weapons, and its soldiers were well-trained. With the combined attack of multiple units, including space fighters, it would not be difficult to eliminate tens of thousands of Zerg.

What do the hundreds of thousands of space pirates of Lengye have? Besides their large numbers, their only notable asset is their mecha squad. Among the rest, a few superhumans and high-ranking warriors working together can kill low-ranking insectoids.
The Zerg launched a massive, coordinated attack with all their units, leaving the space pirates struggling. Fortunately, Su Qing's protective array made up for these shortcomings, blocking the Zerg's strongest wave of attacks, and the pirates were still able to shoot at the Zerg from inside.
Cold Night's forces outnumbered the Zerg several times over, leveling the playing field.

Ye Zhi Qiu appeared calm on the surface, but he was inwardly panicked. If it weren't for Su Qing and Bai Qian being there to keep him in check, he would definitely have backed down.

It wasn't that he was afraid of losing to the Zerg, but rather that if the space pirates suffered heavy casualties, they would stop obeying orders. Just like the first time he followed the First Army to clear out the Zerg, the space pirates suffered tens of thousands of casualties when they encountered the Zerg, and no one paid any attention to his orders; they all ran away in a frenzy.

Ye Zhi Qiu tried his best to control his emotions and directed the teams of space pirates on how to fight, block the insectoid attack, and gradually erode the insectoids.

Through the battle, he realized his own shortcomings and the weaknesses of his fleet.

It turns out that a powerful army is not just about being well-trained; it also requires cooperation between different branches of the military, leveraging each other's strengths and compensating for each other's weaknesses. With millions of people united, even ordinary soldiers can exert tremendous combat power.

Knowing one's own shortcomings makes it easier to understand how to improve them in the future. This is a bit difficult for Leng Ye because he lacks funds, and many military weapons and equipment are prohibited from being bought and sold.

When they go on missions, the military provides them with weapons, but it's not a long-term, free supply. They still need to find their own connections, which requires a huge amount of capital. I wonder what Su Qing's plans are? Expanding military equipment will have to wait until they get back and discuss it further.

A thought flashed through Ye Zhi Qiu's mind, and he quickly focused on the battle on the planet;
Leng Ye has a lot of flaws, but he has people protecting him. Su Qing alone can block everything, not to mention Bai Qian and Old Zhu and others.

Bai Qian goes without saying; she is undoubtedly a great demon king. Zhu Lao's martial arts have long been able to transcend the void. The empire has no official record of the specific stage he has reached. In any case, apart from Su Qing and Bai Qian, Zhu Lao is the strongest in the fleet. The rest are Ye Lan and her brother. What is Ye Zhi Qiu afraid of?

Old Zhu was in charge of overseeing the battle, and he was absolutely ruthless. If any space pirate was cowardly, disobeyed orders, or tried to escape, he would go up and chop them down with a single blow. He wouldn't even need the insectoids to bite them to death; he would take care of them first. With Old Zhu in charge, the oversight team dared to fire their guns.

Once outside the protective shield, you must fight to the death. If you return without orders, the supervisory team will fire a volley and you'll be dead.

What if the space pirates try to swarm and kill the supervisory team? Ha! They'll run into a tough opponent. Old Zhu will show the space pirates why flowers are so red. With Old Zhu supervising, the space pirates are relatively well-behaved. In addition, the weapons and equipment sponsored by the military are the most advanced. The space pirates fight fiercely and firmly suppress the Zerg's attack.

They could also gradually eliminate the Zerg. If it weren't for the constant attacks from the flying Zerg, the space pirates would have already achieved an overwhelming victory.

On the contrary, some of Leng Ye's hundreds of mercenaries were so frightened by the Zerg's formation that their faces turned pale.

I've never seen tens of thousands of Zerg attacking together, with airstrikes, bombs, and artillery shells. The hands of the gunners were trembling, unable to hit the Zerg's weak points. The energy blasts from their guns were blocked by the Zerg's thick armor, rendering them completely ineffective.

Zhu Shunming frowned. Before coming, he mobilized the space pirates, but they responded coldly while the mercenaries responded enthusiastically. But when they really encountered a tough opponent, the mercenaries were not as willing to risk their lives as the space pirates. They were so afraid even though there was no danger inside the protective shield.

The space pirates have been going out in shifts to kill the insectoids, but the mercenaries haven't been sent out even once. Zhu Shunming knows that Ye Zhi Qiu is reluctant to let his subordinates suffer casualties.

Ye Zhi Qiu felt sorry for his own people, which he understood. But why didn't he think that if he made the space pirates risk their lives, he might end up turning them into iron-blooded elite soldiers while his real subordinates became cowards?

Forget it, Zhu Shunming didn't want to say anything more. His master was Su Qing, and he didn't have the same ambition as Ye Zhi Qiu. As long as Qing Qing didn't object, he would just do what he should do.

The space pirates knew that not going meant certain death, but going out and taking a chance offered them a chance to survive. With the enchantress leading the charge, if they dared to hide and not go, they would die even faster.

The old man next to Su Qing may seem unremarkable, but he's ruthless and vicious. He'd actually kill someone if they hesitated even slightly. Despite their numbers, they couldn't beat him.

When Leng Ye attacked the space pirate base, he had already experienced the old man's methods. Don't be fooled by Zhu Laotou's always smiling and harmless appearance; he is ruthless when it comes to killing, especially space pirates.

With Old Zhu overseeing the battle, who would dare not fight desperately? Besides, as long as they could hold out for a while, someone would take their place, and they would be safe once they returned to the protective shield. So they fought with all their might.

Although space pirates are not good people, they are more daring than mercenaries, especially since they are outnumbered and equipped with the most advanced equipment. As long as they follow the training requirements, they can still kill the Zerg, although some will be injured or killed.

What reassured Zhu Shunming was that after equipping all the space pirates with excellent weapons, the hundreds of thousands of them obeyed orders and did not resist.

Seeing their comrades fall one by one, they did not panic or retreat. Instead, they fought even more fiercely, already showing the beginnings of an army. It seems that military training is effective.

Despite Zhu Shunming's high cultivation level, which may be on par with the empire's top experts, he has never had the opportunity to fight against strong opponents and is unsure of just how strong he really is!
Ye Zhiqiu asked him to oversee the battle, so he brought more than 100 people with him. These were the first batch of mercenaries who followed Ye Zhiqiu to fight against the space pirates, and they had already been trained.

In the event of a rebellion by the Star Pirates, with hundreds of thousands turning against them, these people would be impossible to control. Elder Zhu did not believe he could compare to Su Qing and Bai Qian, who could wipe out hundreds of thousands of people with a wave of their hand. Therefore, he was also on edge and remained vigilant, but he did not slack off in his duty of supervising the battle.

However, as the war began, these space pirates did not cause trouble. Instead, they fought bravely and obeyed orders, which surprised him. His own supervisory team was not entirely useless. Weren't there still deserters?
They grabbed one, didn't waste any words, and just started shooting.

The space pirates didn't cause a ruckus; instead, they remained indifferent, completely unconcerned about their comrade's death. They obeyed orders and followed their captain as they charged towards the Zerg, firing their weapons incessantly. They attacked, attacked, their weapons swung incessantly, letting the Zerg kill them if they wanted!

Those among the space pirates with slightly higher cultivation levels wanted to rebel, but Old Man Zhu only had a small group of people, what were they? They couldn't defeat a few hundred people, but what about thousands or tens of thousands?

But the consequences of killing were far worse than killing the insectoid race. With Bai Qian and Su Qing around, no one dared to have any malicious intentions.
Those with higher cultivation levels didn't take the lead; instead, they honestly killed the insectoids. What were the ordinary space pirates yelling about? They should just honestly fight to the death!