Interstellar Super Planter

Back in the First Army, they had powerful backers, and no one dared to covet their possessions. In addition, Su Qing and Bai Qian had made great contributions in several battles against the King Worm, so the military had no face to ask them for anything.

Things are different here. Leng Ye is just a small mercenary group. Although there are many people, their strength is average. If it weren't for Ye Zhi Qiu's strict control over space pirates and mercenaries, they would have been targeted many times over.

Ye Zhi Qiu didn't want to bother Su Qing with trivial matters, so he could only work hard to train the fleet, hoping to continuously improve its strength in battle so that others would not dare to offend it easily.
Even if Su Qing doesn't intervene, the Violet will not have any problems.

Therefore, they don't need to reveal their true strength in this battle; that's their trump card.

After several small-scale battles, Ye Zhi Qiu and Zhu Lao roughly estimated the strength of the fleet. Excluding Su Qing Bai Qian, Huo Miao Jiao Jiao, and Da Qing Niu, the rest of the fleet was more than capable of handling the situation.

Huo Miao and Jiao Jiao were kept under Su Qing's supervision and focused on their cultivation, so they hadn't been able to come out and play for a long time.

The Great Blue Ox disdained to associate with humans. It would give face to acquaintances but ignored others, spending its days either watching movies or cultivating.

As for those space pirates? It depends on luck. Individual strength is too insignificant on a large battlefield. They can only try their best to save their own lives.

As the crowd whispered among themselves, they finally encountered the retreating army.

Several massive flagships were surrounded by escort ships and sailed at high speed, their warships firing continuously at the rear to hinder the Zerg army's pursuit and cover their comrades who were covering the rear.

Along the way, many warships were overwhelmed by the swarm of insects. Some managed to break through the swarm with great effort, while others were still struggling and it was only a matter of time before they were overwhelmed. From time to time, the sounds of human fighter jets and mechs self-destructing could be heard from the densely packed insect army.

The Violet couldn't see very far from the warships in the fleet. Their detectors had been updated, but they were still not as advanced as the military's. However, it was enough. Leng Ye only had a few warships, and they were all small and medium-sized.

The cockpit fell silent instantly, and everyone took their positions, ready for battle at any moment.

Su Qing and Bai Qian flashed and arrived at the top of the warship. With their cultivation levels, they could see the entire battlefield clearly.

Even as a great demon king, Bai Qian had to admit that the human race was powerful, and only the human race could contend with the insect race. Although the individual demon race members were strong, their numbers were insufficient, making it difficult for them to withstand such a situation.

"Qingqing, I saw that red worm. Those old men are no match for it. Should we intervene?" Bai Qian asked.

Su Qing shook his head, "Try to take as few actions as possible. This is not the First Army, and no one will cover for us. The survival war between two races has never been something that a few strong people can turn around. It requires the joint efforts of all humans. I was thinking too simply before."

Bai Qian said disappointedly, "Looks like I'm out of options. I was hoping to have some more fun with that bug."

"If you really want to get moving, suppress your cultivation and transform into a soldier to help those people. Otherwise, there will be casualties soon, which will be detrimental to the retreating army. The longer you hold them off, the more people will survive, and fewer of our people will die."

Su Qing doesn't plan to take action personally, but Bai Qian can go out and stretch her muscles.

Bai Qian's face lit up with joy. "Okay, then I'll go over there." Her figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

Su Qing stood firmly on the Violet, her slender figure remaining completely still despite the warship traveling at faster-than-light speed.

In the void, the entire battlefield was incredibly vast, countless times larger than the area of ​​a planet. The two sides fought fiercely, with one side fleeing and the other pursuing.
The warships that were being caught by the Zerg simply stopped running and went out to engage in battle, buying time for their allies.

Only a very few managed to escape, and they did so only under the cover of heavy artillery fire from friendly forces, managing to break through the encirclement.

Su Qing's face remained expressionless, but she was still extremely reluctant in her heart. Otherwise, why would she have asked Bai Qian to take action and even asked her to suppress her cultivation? She couldn't take action herself unless it was a matter of life and death, otherwise the calamity of humanity would be exacerbated.

Ye Zhi Qiu and the others ignored the disappearance of Su Qing and the other two. Everyone was ready for battle. Ye Lan and Ye Hao had already entered their mechs and connected with all their subordinates, ready to assemble at any time.

At this moment, Xie Jinghong, the highest-ranking officer of the logistics escort ship, was communicating with several corps commanders who had withdrawn. He heard that Xie had brought nearly ten million mercenaries to provide support. The corps commanders all frowned, but they knew that with their forces already weakened and no reinforcements available in the short term, there was nothing they could do. However, no matter how many mercenaries they had, they couldn't be of much use.

"This is the only way. Xie Jinghong will command the mercenaries, and you will cooperate with us to intercept the Zerg. Let the warships with insufficient energy and severe damage leave first, and we will regroup at the mercenary base."

One of the army commanders said quickly, "There's no time to waste. People are dying every second."

"Yes!"

Xie Jinghong belonged to the Logistics Department of the military headquarters and was Qi Changfeng's subordinate, but once he arrived at the front line, he had to obey the orders of several corps commanders.

Qi Changfeng ordered him to come and meet him. He was not afraid of death, but he felt a headache about commanding millions of mercenaries in battle.

Mercenary training has been going on for so long, but it hasn't been very effective. Individually, they're okay, but when they're put into battle and coordinate with each other, they're still a mess. It's a miracle if their formation doesn't fall apart.

During the period when they took on high-level missions, the major mercenary groups gradually began to resemble an army while on missions. However, the leaders could only command a few hundred thousand people at most; any more and things would fall into chaos.

This is already quite an achievement; otherwise, the major general wouldn't have dared to send them. Although many people would die, as long as half of them survive, they could be of great use in the future.

Xie Jinghong glanced at the locations of the various mercenary groups on the light screen. They were all small groups, with the large mercenary group at the core and surrounded by smaller mercenary groups and scattered mercenaries.

That works too. As long as the orders are given to the large mercenary groups, they can command their followers to fight. Even if they can't compare to the army, they can still hold off the Zerg for a while.

Xie Jinghong divided the people into several teams according to the automatically formed small groups, and appointed the leaders of the large mercenary groups as captains, quickly integrating millions of mercenaries.

These operations were underway, and he and several staff officers had already made plans. They didn't know how things would be arranged after encountering a large army, or whether he would be in command, so they didn't issue orders in advance.

The Cold Night Fleet wasn't the largest in terms of numbers among mercenary groups, but it wasn't small either. However, it was all alone among the warships, making it seem rather lonely.

Xie Jinghong knew that this unassuming mercenary group was very strong. Although he didn't know the inside story, the Lengye Mercenary Group was not as low-key as it appeared.

In fact, the Cold Night Mercenary Group has been a prominent force in the military and mercenary world in recent years. The reason why other mercenary groups are targeting and ostracizing them is simply because they are envious and jealous.

Perhaps the Cold Night Mercenary Group can give them a surprise.

Without time to think, after receiving the order to intercept the Zerg, they immediately communicated to move all personnel to the coordinates issued by the military, and coordinated with the army to prepare to receive the fleeing warships.

The flagship arrived first, followed by the slightly damaged and weakened warships, and finally the rearguard fleet that fought and retreated while entangled with the Zerg army.

As the Zerg entered firing range, Xie Hongfei gave the order for a full-scale attack to support the rearguard.

Nine million mercenaries would seem like a lot on land, but in void warfare they are all on warships, so they are not as conspicuous as the Zerg.

Xie Hongfei is a graduate of a traditional military academy and has served in the army for more than ten years. As a commander, he has good command ability. However, mercenaries are a motley crew with incomplete military branches and outdated weapons. Few of them can go out of the cabin to fight, let alone cooperate with each other. The fact that they can understand military orders and obey orders is the result of training in their busy schedule.

He also wanted to have a good fight with the Zerg, but reality didn't allow it. He could only sacrifice lives to try and hold off the Zerg for a while so that more soldiers could break through.

Before long, they made contact with the two sides in the battle. Without any complex tactical or strategic orders, Xie Hongfei directly commanded a full-scale attack to kill the Zerg and rescue the people. (End of Chapter)