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Volume One Chapter 161 Retreat or Escape

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    Chapter 161: Retreat or Escape

    The battle in Kador is still going on, and the black star twilight is slightly glowing with white, which is the afterglow of the artillery fire.  Tens of thousands of imperial starships launched simultaneous attacks from all directions and on all fronts, and it seemed that the entire starry sky was trembling in the flames of war.  Countless soldiers fell every minute and every second, including Charnos and Imperials.  Interstellar combat is different from conventional battles within planets. There is no earth-shaking shock or deafening sound of gunfire. Everything seems to be a silent pantomime.  But with the same cruelty and ruthlessness, life becomes extremely humble at this moment.

    The tranquility within the headquarters has not been broken, and everyone is still hesitating and hesitating.  How the next battle should be fought, and where the tens of millions of soldiers on the Kador defense line will go next, is a difficult decision.  Marshal Bai Weiqi on the other end of the neutrino communicator was also silent.  The rise and fall of the country, the survival of the nation, and the dilemma faced by the Kador Defense Line weighed on everyone's hearts like a heavy mountain.

    The battle situation is gradually deteriorating as time goes by. The forward position composed of starships and space defense systems is gradually disintegrating. The Imperial warships are gradually approaching the outer perimeter of the space fortress.  Several generals bid farewell to Yi Lexiang, Bai Jiangang and other Ninth Fleet commanders, and rushed back to their own defense lines.  No matter what, the battle will continue. Before leaving, every general solemnly salutes Bai Weiqi.  The war was ruthless, and everyone didn't know if there would be a moment to get together. A tragic atmosphere enveloped the command headquarters.  Yi Lexiang looked at the empty headquarters with a sad expression.  Taking over the command of such a huge battle for the first time, a deep sense of powerlessness came over me.  The difference in military strength destined Kador's fate. The fate of millions of soldiers will depend on him, the commander who has just taken over the command.

    "What are your thoughts?" Marshal Bai Weiqi asked calmly. He had experienced too many life and death separations, and what he saw in front of him did not make his emotions fluctuate much.  The most important thing is how to solve the dilemma at hand.

    "If I have a choice, I would like to retreat. The most elite troops of Charno are concentrated here. Once we lose them, I don't know how we will be able to resist the continuous tide of imperial troops in the future." Yi Lexiang's expression  Said heavily.

    The old marshal had a thoughtful look on his face. He did not scold Yi Lexiang because of his low mood.  On the contrary, the young man's worries were exactly what he worried about most.

    Bo Jiangang and Song Guorui were silent, they hadn't thought that far yet.  They have been focusing their energy on how to maintain the Kador defense line.  But the conversation between the old man and the young man dispelled the confusion in their minds like thunder on the ground.  If the tens of thousands of soldiers from Kador were really lost, how would Charno resist the imperial attack?  Should we rely on civilians who were temporarily armed?  Rely on the politicians who bombard the halls of parliament every day?  Obviously this is impossible.

    "Retreat?" Bo Jiangang murmured. This is undoubtedly a word that shames all soldiers.  But at this moment, Kador had no chance to retreat.

    At this time, Yi Lexiang finally realized why Deputy Chief of Staff Leng Junchen had always emphasized "defeat with the sky". The invincible land lions under his command were completely useless at the moment, and he did not even dare to use his own  The land corps were thrown into the defense of the fort's sector, knowing that once on the battlefield he would have no chance of picking them up from the fort.  Star fleets were thrown into the meat grinder-like battlefield in front of him. Battle damage reports for entire divisions and regiments kept appearing on the tactical screen, making his heart tremble.  bleed.  Although it was just a set of numbers, it was more shocking to the soul than any battle he had personally experienced.  Countless lives seem so small and humble at this moment.

    "Retreat," Bai Weiqi sighed. "Take as many people as you can with you. Once you are out of the pursuit of the Imperials, find an opportunity to return to Anokhi. That's where Charno will rise again."

    The command room immediately became quiet, and everyone looked at the aging marshal in the holographic image in disbelief.  Was this an order from a Marshal of the Republic?  Everyone couldn't believe it.  At such a critical moment, this is undoubtedly a death sentence for all ground guards.  For those thousands of soldiers who are still fighting, this is tantamount to betrayal.

    "I don't agree, old marshal, you should think twice." Bo Jiangang's face flushed with excitement, "We still have a chance. As long as we can persist for a week, the regiment in the rear can open the route. Lieutenant General Yi's conclusion  That may not necessarily be correct, there are tens of millions of soldiers on the front line, old marshal!"

    "Are you willing to risk the fate of the entire Charno? A week later, we opened the logistics channel. What can a fragmented defense line do?what?  The headquarters will no longer have new fortress reinforcements, nor will there be a large number of soldiers to support you.  How long can you hold on?  "The old marshal smiled sadly.

    The rhetorical questions one after another made Bo Jiangang¡¯s heart sink to the bottom.  What to do, what to do? He looked helplessly at Yi Lexiang who bowed his head and said nothing. There was desire in his eyes. How he hoped that this young commander who had repeatedly achieved miracles could once again perform a miraculous battle.  Unfortunately, Yi Lexiang disappointed him.  The suffocating silence was like a steel knife that crushed Bo Jiangang's last hope.

    The intensified attack did not have any amazing tactical arrangements, except for the special fleet leaping from the rear.  Win with force, the simplest tactic.  But facing such a simple tactic, the entire Kador became crumbling at this moment.  Judging from the tactical map, this time Jiale did not show his amazing multi-line command tactics.  All tactical decisions are made freely by the fleet commander, and the advantage in strength does not require him to make too many arrangements.  All we have to do now is wait and see who of the two sides can't hold on first.

    Tesno¡¯s increasing losses don¡¯t take him too seriously. He is a soldier, not a politician. His mission is to fight, not to care about materials that are difficult to collect.  As Bai Weiqi said, he can afford to lose.  The empire wasted too much time on Charno. As long as Kador could be breached, the empire's army would appear in the star field controlled by the Democratic Alliance within a few months.  That is the goal of the empire, and little Charno is nothing more than a whetstone used by the imperial army to hone its army.  If it hadn't been for the Imperial Alliance Marshal Tyr's insistence on honing the interstellar alliance's cooperation through this war with the Charnor Republic, little Charnor would not have been able to persist for such a long time.  Several famous interstellar generals of the Imperial Alliance and their elite troops are already gearing up behind the scenes and eager to try.  Jiale's dispatch indicates that the imperial headquarters has made all preparations, and Charno will die.

    Jia Lie watched the progress of each star fleet with ease, everything was going smoothly.  Most of the corps have broken through the interstellar defense circle outside the fortress, and the next highlight will be how to conquer these man-made behemoths.  The frontline commanders had already received his instructions and were only maintaining sufficient intensity of attack for the time being.  The task force has blocked the Charno people's logistics supply lines. In just a few days, these behemoths will become scraps floating in the starry sky due to loss of energy. The fortress without heavy defense weapons will no longer be able to withstand the crushing of the imperial army.  Thinking of this, Jiale couldn't help but show a trace of regret on his face. The young general of Charno should have returned to his own fleet at this moment.  It's a pity that I didn't give him a fair chance to fight with me.  It is said that the general's army has amazing combat power, but in an interstellar era, no matter how powerful the army is, it cannot resist the attack of the interstellar fleet.  What he was thinking about now was whether the general who Charno had high hopes for would coexist and die with the Kador front, or whether he would escape in disgrace.  In any case, he is destined to have a tragic ending: death or becoming a shameful deserter.  The Charnorites would never trust a general who fled the battlefield.

    "Don't hesitate any more and execute the order immediately," the old marshal urged. "I will order the command headquarters to issue a special order to explain that the Ninth Fleet retreated under my order."

    Yi Lexiang remained silent, which was inconsistent with his expectations.  Merely withdrawing the Ninth Fleet will not help Charno's future situation much.  Losing the elite frontline regiment means losing Charno's hope for the future.  He didn't understand that since the old marshal had already planned to evacuate, why didn't he just bring it up when the generals were there, and instead only asked the Ninth Fleet to withdraw from the battlefield.  Could it be because of Anokhi, but Anoki still needs a long period of rest and recuperation if he wants to develop a certain combat effectiveness.

    The old marshal seemed to see Yi Lexiang's doubts, but he was not prepared to explain anything to the young man.  But the excited Bo Jiangang smelled something else. If many main fleet commanders led their main fleets to evacuate to Anokhi, with the disintegration of Charno's existing regime, Anokki's leadership would inevitably  It will get confusing.  It was difficult to tell whether more senior generals would obey the leadership of a young man decades younger.  The desire for power is likely to blind many people.  At the same time, he also understood that the old marshal's decision also hinted at something to him: the future belonged to the confused young man in front of him at the moment.  The forces headed by the old marshal undoubtedly recognized that this young man would be the leader who would lead Charno's continued resistance in the future.  Thinking back to the "Abyss Project" that had already been implemented, Bo Jiangang suddenly had a clear understanding in his heart. Perhaps all this was arranged by the old marshal and had the support of President Ye Haoran.
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