Interstellar Super Planter

Chapter 1151 Battlefield Sudden Change
Su Qing's deeds are top secret in the empire. No one knows anything about her unless they have a certain status. Qi Changfeng also dared not reveal her contributions. The Lengye Mercenary Group continued to carry out its missions as usual, but secretly they received various preferential treatments.

As various mercenary groups took on high-level missions, the planets near the front lines were cleared out time and time again. The number of mid-level missions in that star field gradually increased, and the bases were also moved forward.

The Zerg on most planets has been cleared, shipping lanes are clear, signal base stations are in good working order, and the transport fleets sending supplies to the front lines are much more efficient.

As long as the frontline legions can repel the Zerg and advance the battle line, the bases can follow suit. The newly recaptured star systems will have more mercenary missions, and every mercenary will make a fortune.
Imagining that situation stirred up excitement throughout the entire garrison.
Everything seemed to be going well, but a crisis was spreading.

Ordinary mercenaries are not aware of this, but the military leaders in the area are becoming increasingly anxious. The front line is about to be overwhelmed, and they don't know when the Zerg will break through the defenses.
The commander-in-chief has requested reinforcements from the capital planet, hoping to send more powerful warriors to resist the overlords among the Zerg.

Unfortunately, the capital star was unwilling to let the middle star region fall completely, but it also did not want its hard-won experts to be lost and its own strength to be weakened. After some maneuvering, it was uncertain whether the front line could hold out until then.

After reading the electronic document handed to him by his adjutant, Qi Changfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Keep one-third of the pills that Miss Su refined for backup, and send the rest to the front line. The medicine will be prepared as before."

The adjutant modified the data, and Qi Changfeng signed and pressed his fingerprint on the screen. Once the electronic document was issued, someone would carry it out according to the order.

"Also, give the order to withdraw all high-level mercenary missions, and the same goes for other missions near the front lines. Put all soldiers at the garrison on alert, and arrange transport ships to evacuate the seriously wounded as soon as possible..."

After finishing speaking, he would think it over again to make sure nothing was missed before sending the adjutant to relay the order.

The entire army retreated, and their logistics had to be withdrawn immediately. They couldn't give the Zerg a chance to obtain a large amount of resources, and they couldn't leave behind even a single bit.

However, all mercenaries will have to rely on luck. After killing the Zerg for so long, tens of millions of mercenaries should be able to fight the Zerg.

The Zerg's advantage lies in their sheer numbers; the Empire's army cannot match them. However, they have a large number of mercenaries. Although mercenaries are not as powerful as the army, ordinary Zerg can still hold them off. When it comes to a life-or-death struggle, the large mercenary groups will only get serious, unlike now where everyone is careful and pushing those mercenaries with no power to be cannon fodder.

The number of missions has decreased significantly recently. It's not that no one is alert, but most mercenaries are driven by profit and don't care about anything else. As long as they feel they have a good chance of success, they're willing to take a gamble. Otherwise, they'd be wasting their time staying at the base every day, so they might as well go on more missions to earn money.

Several large mercenary groups were well-informed; their leaders wanted to withdraw from the battlefield, but the mercenaries below disagreed.
You say there's danger? When are they on a mission that isn't dangerous? When aren't they risking their lives? If they don't take on missions, how will they earn money to support their families? If the defense line breaks, they just retreat; after all, the army is there to hold them off.

Since all the high-level missions disappeared, some people have sensed something is wrong; perhaps something has changed at the front.

But the base is normal. Victory and defeat are common during war. If you can't win, you retreat. This has happened before. During the most intense fighting, mercenaries followed the army to guard the satellite planet in order to seize important resources. They can retreat, but they can't leave the energy to the Zerg.

Although these people had been on the battlefield for more than a year, they still underestimated the cruelty of war, not to mention that the strength of several legions was already severely insufficient.
When the mercenaries first entered the battlefield, it was during the fierce battle between the army and the Zerg. They fought desperately so that the tens of millions of residents behind them could retreat and create an isolation zone.
At that time, the major legions were in high spirits and had ample troops, and they managed to reclaim a portion of the star systems occupied by the Zerg.

Back then, the legions were all fighting like madmen. Mercenaries were just there for logistics. What did it matter if they killed a few Zerg? The warriors of the large legions had to face swarms of Zerg as soon as they opened their eyes. Many soldiers went and never came back.

After more than a year of training, the army suffered heavy losses, and the tens of millions of mercenaries no longer enjoyed the preferential treatment they once did. If they wanted to survive, they had to fight for their own lives!
Ye Zhi Qiu had no connection with the mercenary group and was even ostracized. No one reminded him of this. Instead, Qi Chang Feng had his adjutant hint to Yang Wei that they should try not to take on missions near the front lines, and that he couldn't say more.

After informing Ye Zhi Qiu, Yang Wei left it to his own devices. With Qing Qing around, even if all the space pirates died, they would be fine. Ye Zhi Qiu and Elder Zhu secretly discussed the matter. Instead of fear, they were excited; the opportunity to kill the insectoid race had arrived.

“Old Zhu, if the front line is really about to collapse, that’s when we need to step in. We must save as many people as possible, instead of being helpless like before.”

Old Zhu nodded, "I've lived for over a hundred years, and I was just living a life of idleness and waiting to die. By chance, I met Qingqing, and I actually broke through in martial arts and my lifespan increased. I'm still far from dying! Since that's the case, I should live a magnificent life. The insect race is nothing, I'll just kill them all."

Zhu Shunming spoke with boundless pride, his aura increasing unconsciously, causing surrounding objects to move without wind—a sign that a Xiantian martial artist had reached the Heavenly King realm.

A fleeting sadness crossed Ye Zhiqiu's eyes. "Old Zhu, what a spirit you have! This is how a man should act: rescuing people from dire straits when the country is in peril."

Lu Zhan Zhu Lao is definitely a master, but Xing Zhan is slightly inferior. Zhu Lao cannot fight freely in the void, and he is not a mecha pilot, so his combat power is much weaker. Otherwise, with the cultivation techniques he has practiced, his strength could be comparable to those Heavenly Venerable experts in the Empire.

Old Zhu withdrew the overflowing energy from his body and said, "Tell Ye Lan and Ye Hao to hurry up and train those mecha pilots. Don't hold back. No matter how high the cultivation level of those space pirates is, they are just ants in Qingqing's eyes. If they disobey, just crush them."

Ye Zhi Qiu nodded, his spirits high, and said, "Let's go, let's continue training. I have a feeling we're going to have a big battle this time."

Yang Wei relayed Qi Changfeng's words to Su Qing.

She simply said, "I understand."

When no one was around, she murmured, "The way of Heaven is hard to defy. The universe is a crucible, forging all living beings. Those who follow it become mortals, those who defy it become immortals. Unfortunately, I cannot bear the weight of the universe and all living beings. I only want to avenge my grandmother and live a good life. Otherwise, what does the survival of the empire matter to me? Those big shots on the capital planet don't care, and I, standing in front of them, only get struck by lightning!!!"

Luo Zilan floated to the side and said, "This is the only way. Once the humans gain the upper hand and launch a counterattack to the final stage, we will wipe out the mother insect in one fell swoop."

Su Qing nodded, she could only wait! She couldn't kill too many ordinary insectoids, she should try to take as few actions as possible, and leave the killing of insectoids to Ye Zhi Qiu and the others.

No one expected the Zerg counterattack to be so fierce!

On that day, the two legions that had been fighting for a long time on the front lines were, as usual, to withdraw from the battlefield for rest and recuperation when their strength was less than one-third, and to be replaced by other legions.

The mutation occurred during the shift change phase. The old troops had not completely withdrawn from the battlefield, the vanguard of the new army had just engaged the Zerg, and the main force had not yet completed the takeover of the position.

Several gigantic Zerglings surged out from the rear of the Zerg army, passing through the Zerg forces at the speed of light, instantly piercing through the human legion, and charging straight towards the rear fleet.

Several legion commanders shouted at the same time, "Not good! Order the entire army to retreat! Venerables, intercept the King Worm! All warships, open fire for cover! Quickly!"

A series of orders were issued from each commander to all captains and captains. The humans reacted quickly, but without any preparation, the Ohmu rushed into the battle line, and the losses were incalculable. Even the flagship had to retreat, and the warship cannons could not be fired indiscriminately, as it was easy to accidentally hit their own people.