From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 545 Guterres's Advice

"Boss has already set out with the Dawn and the remaining combat ships. According to the sailing plan, it will take another 6 days and 13 hours to arrive. However, the two unmanned fleets that set out ahead of time will be able to arrive and reunite with you in 3 days."

In the ultra-long-range quantum entanglement communication room of the Infinity, Guterres on the screen in front of Randall was informing him of the situation of the reinforcements.

Randall, who had finally managed to contact the A.Bava.Ku Fortress after the battle, was still a little worried when he heard the time of the arrival of the reinforcements.

"There are still three days left. We can only hope that the commander of the Federation Fleet will be less timid and hesitate a little longer. Otherwise, if two full fleets attack us, we really won't be able to hold on, teacher."

"The unmanned fleet set out not long after Davis died on Rubion V, so this is the fastest time they can arrive. If they want to arrive faster, we have to be able to predict the future."

Guterres looked at his former student and said:
"You don't have to be too self-deprecating, Randall. You've done a great job. The surprise attack on the garrison fleet not only weakens the enemy that will be faced later, but it may also make the federal fleet cautious, delaying or even giving up their plan to jump in."

However, the effect of Guterres' comfort was limited after all, and Randall's expression was still very tense.

"But all of this is unknown. To be honest, I am really nervous now because the fate of the entire fleet is in my hands. If the next batch of transport ships were not expected to arrive tomorrow, I would have wanted to take the fleet away from this dangerous galaxy first."

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"Teacher? Why aren't you talking, teacher?"

Guterres' sudden silence made Randall feel something was wrong. A distant yet familiar feeling of fear slowly rose from the bottom of his heart.

Just as Randall was about to say something, he heard Guterres say in a very serious tone:
"Randall, although I am no longer your teacher, and my current position as the 'senior advisor' of the battle fleet is lower than that of you, the commander of the battle fleet. It is neither reasonable nor moral for me to speak to you in such a preaching tone."

"No, teacher, you don't have to be so humble. With your experience and qualifications, you can definitely teach me a lesson."

Randall's voice was unusually fearful. When facing a senior like Guterres, who was also his former teacher, it was difficult for him to smile as usual.

"It's not a 'lesson', but if that's the case, I'll just take advantage of my age and nag you a little."

"Teacher, tell me."

"Randall, you have to remember that no matter what camp you are in or who you serve under, you are first and foremost a sailor, and the navy of our time was born to conquer the stars and the sea. So if you want to be an excellent fleet commander, you must have fearless courage and not retreat or hesitate just because you are in trouble.

This has actually been reflected in your previous decisions and battles. You do have this potential but it is not enough.

I know you want to be responsible for your soldiers and want to bring them home alive. In this case, you should have a heart that is not afraid of strong enemies, because victory is never achieved by escaping or praying, but by fighting for it yourself. "

Guterres paused, looked carefully into Randall's eyes through the screen, and then continued:
"I can see that Mr. Amber trusts you very much. The friendship between you must be deeper than I thought, otherwise Mr. Amber would not have given you such an important task. So whether from the perspective of a friend or a comrade, you should not let him down.

And in my opinion, Mr. Amber is an ambitious and ambitious person. Under the current situation, Atlas will face more and more battles and difficulties in the future. Randall, what you are going through now is very likely the easiest one. "

Guterres did not continue speaking, but Randall had already heard the meaning of his words. If he could not even get through this "level", how could he continue to deal with more difficult challenges in the future?

"I understand, teacher. Thank you for your guidance."

Randall spoke sincerely, and at the same time realized that he had been at ease for too long since he boarded Amber's "pirate ship".

Among the "start-up group" that escaped from Robert IV at that time, everyone else has now become independent.

Let's not talk about Isabel. She is the current "intelligence chief" of the Atlas Group and has close ties with the Empire. She can act as a go-between for Amber.

Baninger and the other Marines who are still alive are all highly respected instructors at the "Tower of Babel" combat training center.

If they are dead, that would be even more awesome.

It was directly upgraded to a new life form and became the most elite "Immortal Legion" in the combat force.

Murat and Louis, the two rookie HCP pilots at the time, have now become the "head coaches" of the Atlas HCP force.

Even Tom has now become the first captain of a special mission ship.

Randall thought about it and it seemed that he was the only one who was still standing still, and this was obviously not appropriate.

What's more, Atlas is still constantly attracting new talents to join. Now even his teacher, former Federal Navy Vice Admiral Guterres, has become a "senior adviser" of the Atlas combat fleet.

If he continued in his current state, he would eventually fall behind Amber, which was obviously something Randall did not want to see, because in his heart he was actually eager to see the day when Atlas would "reach the top".

At the same time, I also hope that by that time, I will be standing by Amber's side as her 'right-hand man'.
Guterres on the other side of the screen obviously noticed something from Randall's series of changes in expression, and finally smiled.

"It seems that you have figured out some things. Next, I will provide you with some tactical suggestions based on the current situation of the Third Task Force~"

Hearing this, Randall's eyes lit up again. For a commander like him who lacked experience in fleet warfare, Guterres' tactical advice was definitely of reference value.

Although it seems that this former Vice Admiral of the Federation Navy has been suffering setbacks, if one thinks about it carefully, the reason for his "setbacks" may be more due to bad luck.

The two major defeats they experienced were both when their conventional fleets collided with cutting-edge forces that were far superior to their own in terms of armament and technology.

The first time, he was shot with the Focusing Rainbow by an artificial celestial fortress that made its first appearance in actual combat.

The second time, they encountered the Infinity, which was also put into actual combat for the first time. It was strafed by purification beams enhanced by elf technology, and was hit by plasma torpedoes that attacked from the six o'clock direction of the fleet after circling the planet. Finally, they witnessed the betrayal of the unmanned fleet with their own eyes.

It can be said that it is a "touchstone for new equipment on the battlefield".
Moreover, after experiencing two major changes, this lieutenant general has survived to this day and finally joined the Atlas Group. From another perspective, his luck is actually pretty good~
(End of this chapter)