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Chapter 564 Issuing the Order (Please subscribe and read further, and recommend with monthly tickets!)

"The attack on the new city has been resolved, which is certainly a good thing. But judging from the officers captured at headquarters, the troops that attacked the new city were only of average quality. It's hard to believe that this was Savage's trump card."

Diana, along with her command center, flew in an early warning aircraft, simultaneously directing land, sea, and air forces toward Kolank.

Even though Kolank is just a small country, it is still a complete nation, not to mention that this country is controlled by the alien Bee Queen, and behind them is Savage, who acts as a transit commander.

This forced Diana to consider how the war should be fought from a tactical perspective and what the ultimate goal should be.

“I don’t think Savage has much confidence in the troops he’s sent out, otherwise there wouldn’t be so few officers in his ranks. While biological weapons are a fairly cheap and reliable tool of war from a warfare perspective, their effectiveness depends on the skill of the user.”

"The fewer officers assigned, the less confidence the people who sent this army actually had in the operation."

"We all share this view. Savage's main purpose in sending this army was to delay our operations, and if possible, to destroy our city."

Although the battlefield outside the new city was still being cleared, Bruce and his team had already made a general assessment of the raid based on the available intelligence and then began communicating with Diana.

"From this perspective, our operation tonight was very effective. Martin and his men destroyed Savage's bases of interest around the world. He can no longer remotely command through these bases and has been forced to step into the open."

“I disagree with that view. Savage, an ancient relic who has lived for tens of thousands of years, actually lives in his own world and is not affected by the outside world at all.”

Diana, being a long-lived being, had seen too many immortals or undead like Savage and understood their thoughts very well.

“His henchmen have been eliminated by us, so he will definitely be anxious, but he may not necessarily follow the previous plan to fight us in a final battle.”

"With things having progressed to this point, does Savage really expect other countries to want to interfere?"

Bruce immediately considered many possibilities, but the strong-willed man simply couldn't imagine someone in such a dire situation thinking of relying on the strength of others.

“If Savage were as strong as we are, he wouldn’t have surrendered to Apokolips, and he wouldn’t have hidden in the shadows for so many years, never showing his true face.”

Diana made no attempt to conceal her disdain for Savage.

In his view, although such a person has lived for tens of thousands of years, he has only wasted his time. He has not done anything meaningful, not only for human history but also for himself.

"In short, we need to consider the possibility of France introducing other forces to interfere in this battle. To that end, I plan to have Ron evacuate everyone, and after the two sides reunite, quickly ascertain the situation in Kolank, launch a rapid raid, and fully disclose the situation in this country."

While we must take real combat seriously, we cannot ignore the offensive in the media.

Although announcing that Kolank is controlled by aliens will not have any impact on countries like the United States, it can deter some less powerful but ambitious individuals.

Although it would be a piece of cake for the Justice League to deal with these self-righteous ambitious individuals, they really don't want to bother with them right now.

“I will keep a close eye on the situation around Kolank, but based on my understanding of various countries, even without Savage’s instigation, the Western countries will not stand idly by and watch us act recklessly.”

"At least we had made all the preparations before the war, and in terms of legitimacy, we just need to give an explanation to the neutrals and our friends."

Diana was certainly not someone who only knew how to fight, and moreover, it is not a good thing to consider strategy and tactics from a military perspective in modern warfare.

"Our operational objective is very clear, there is only one: to remove Sazara's control over Kolank. Everything else is irrelevant to us."

The Justice League certainly has the capacity to take control of the country of Kolank to some extent after eliminating Sazara.

In such countries, the general order has long been disrupted. As long as a few key nodes are controlled, control of the country can be achieved.

"Let's discuss that later!"

Bruce did not immediately agree with Diana's opinion, saying, "Savage's situation is still unclear. What if we need a springboard to attack Savage? We don't know what unexpected things might happen next, so there's no need to rush into any decisions."

"Alright, you're the headquarters, I'll follow your orders. Right now, all the main forces are focused on dealing with Sazara. At the same time, we'll send two units to infiltrate the junction between the areas controlled by Sazara and Savage to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance activities, in preparation for the second phase of the offensive."

"You are in charge of the frontline fighting; there is no need to request anything from headquarters."

Bruce was undoubtedly brilliant, but no one could compare to Diana in terms of experience in commanding large-scale operations, especially since 60 percent of the troops he sent out were Amazon warriors from Heaven.

Diana had absolute command authority in most cases and did not need to report to others.

"I see!"

After Diana finished speaking, she immediately switched the communication to a private channel and whispered to Bruce, "How is Martin? Has he contacted headquarters yet?"

"It's still early, not even dawn yet, and Martin's new identity is still in a state of confusion. But you don't need to worry too much. You know his abilities; how many people can hurt her?"

"That's true, I was just worrying unnecessarily."

Diana sighed and said, "I don't really feel anything about war. I've spent almost my entire life in war since I was born. But what happens after this war is over? Things won't be resolved. I really have no idea how to handle it."

Bruce didn't continue the topic; he knew perfectly well that Sazara and Savage behind her weren't the Justice League's real adversaries.

Even if we only count from the ancient war, Savage has been active on Earth for nearly ten thousand years, yet he remains a shadowy schemer living in the shadows, with absolutely no historical achievements to speak of.

Such a person, let alone Martin, Bruce, and Diana, even people with a little bit of idealism wouldn't take these guys seriously.

ten thousand years is too long, fight for now.

For someone like Savage, what cannot be done overnight, he still cannot do even after tens of thousands of years.

But Bruce felt no fear; he was simply thinking about how to face Apokolips, the real enemy.

“Rong En has arrived. I will meet with him now to discuss the next course of action.”

Diana didn't listen to Bruce's answer; in fact, she didn't need to.

To her, even Martin had no right to judge her on any theoretical level. She was only willing to share her thoughts with Martin because of their personal relationship.

If Martin was just a colleague and friend to Diana, like Bruce and the others, then Diana would never have confided any of her thoughts to him.

This is the tradition of the Amazonians.

Amazons are physiologically female, but their way of doing things and thinking is actually less tough than that of so-called men.

Although the traces of the Amazons in Diana have faded, she still retains that stubbornness, unchanged.

"You've finally arrived. Hurry up and give us a briefing on the situation in Kolank. All units are advancing rapidly toward their target, and we must come up with a feasible plan before they reach their designated positions."

Diana shook hands with the Mars Manhunter, who had directly entered the AWACS aircraft through a virtual form. The two then went to the map platform and began marking information on the virtual map.

"The geographical and environmental information is almost identical to what we found during our pre-departure reconnaissance. I have also uploaded some additional details to headquarters using the equipment I carry with me, so I won't go into specifics."

Martian Manhunter appeared to be unharmed, and indeed he was.

Although their mission failed, there were no casualties under the watchful eyes of the Martian hunters.

"The country's military equipment is also quite average, but it should be noted that Sazara, who came to Earth from space, does indeed control the entire country."

"As for my speculation, the other party used a method similar to pheromone control, but it will take more time to find this information technology and develop and manufacture enough antidotes."

"I'm afraid we don't have time."

Diana didn't think they had much more time to move freely. She told Martian Manhunter, "I understand your desire to protect those who are being controlled, but I estimate that once the war starts, the enemy won't just be Savage's side."

"However, from this perspective, a swift victory is essential. Although the Queen Bee can control the entire country, this control is also its greatest weakness."

"If we can locate Sazara first, we can cut off her connection with the country and stop all her operations."

Diana looked at the map of Kolank, her brow furrowed.

They certainly wouldn't just storm into the city and start a massacre without restraint simply because the people of this country are being controlled by an alien.

Regardless of the extent to which this tramples on morality and principles, even from the most pragmatic and utilitarian perspective, such unbridled slaughter is beneficial to achieving this alliance.

"I ordered that all ground troops, once they reached their designated positions, immediately begin probing fire to draw the enemy's attention."

Simultaneously, ground forces should coordinate with air forces to launch surprise attacks on the enemy, quickly cut off key transportation points within the target territory, blockade airspace, sever all transportation routes between different areas within enemy territory, and completely suppress the worker bees in fixed areas.

"The saltwater people on the seabed can monitor the situation on the surrounding sea surface and report hydrological data and information to us at any time. They can also act as an advance force to flow into the sea. They can also follow the source of the river and search along the river to encircle the country from the middle. Combined with the nails we have already driven in beforehand, we can form a grid-like encirclement."

"There are no flaws in this arrangement, and I basically agree to it. I want 5..."
It took the Martian hunter quite a while to come to this conclusion. This confirmed that what was missing from the plan was not knowledge, but rather the details of specific actions.

This is not something Diana needed to focus on. The front-line troops would naturally make attack proposals, and there was no need for this forward command post to provide one-on-one guidance.

This was Martian Manhunter's initiative to volunteer, which startled Diana. In her mind, Martian Manhunter was a calm, reserved, and serene person.

Of course, no one would have expected that he would volunteer to be the vanguard.

"Can you tell me the reason?"

Diana did not immediately agree.

"There's only one reason: even if you commit all your troops to the battle, you can't guarantee that you'll be able to capture Sazara."

Martian Hunter said confidently, "But if I were leading the team, I would be absolutely certain of capturing Sazara and quickly ending the battle. This would clear the way for everyone to Savage."

Diana, of course, had no doubt. Martian Manhunter was capable, but he was no ordinary officer; he carried many heavy responsibilities.

Sending him up as a special forces soldier was, even Diana, a rather hasty decision.

"Don't hesitate, Diana! This mission was assigned to me by Martin himself, so it's only right that I throw the decisive punch."

The Martian manhunter pleaded again, his tone sincere and resolute.

"Alright, now that you've made up your mind, it would be a bit arbitrary of me to try and stop you."

Diana nodded in agreement.

There is actually no distinction between upper, middle, and lower levels in this kind of contingency plan.

How to do it is entirely up to the commander himself.

Martian Manhunter repeatedly requested to join the war, and he was indeed the best person to take charge of it.

"I order that once you reach your designated positions, you shall immediately launch an attack, using heavy firepower as a feint to lure the main force to the border."

"At the same time, each special operations team was rapidly deployed to the enemy's heartland to guide our heavy firepower to attack the enemy's strategic locations such as roads, bridges, and power plants, cutting off the enemy's connections between different areas."

"The naval forces will advance along the river to cooperate with special forces in paralyzing enemy infrastructure and sealing off various areas."

"Ron, you take your squad and launch a direct assault on Sazara. Take him down as quickly as possible and dismantle his control over the country."

After issuing the operational orders to the various units, Diana went into silence.

At the same time, she also maintained a reserve team to deal with any emergencies.

(End of this chapter)