Chapter 533: Pulling and numbness
The situation in Yuehe VII was completely reversed.
Before this, more than 10 million Allied Army troops, with 40 million Allied troops, resisted the fierce attack of more than 70 million Princess rebels, and there was also the threat of orbital firepower from the sky... The battle was quite hard and tragic.
And now, I have finally turned the tables and become the master.
A large number of the Princess's rebel forces were killed in these three days; then in the following week, because their organization was broken up, they were violently suppressed by the Alliance's ground forces, and suffered heavy losses.
In just ten days, tens of millions of traitors from the Princess' Legion died in Yuehe VII.
This amount of loss is almost equivalent to the losses incurred by the Princess Army in attacking various fortresses across the planet in the past three months.
If there were a little more time, such as a year or two, the alliance would have hope of launching a large-scale annihilation operation in Yuehe VII, and all 70 million traitors of the princess would die here.
But no.
The Fury Corps has already reacted.
They also could not accept such heavy losses in Crossing the River VII.
70 million Princess Corps! Not a defense force! But a Princess Corps that was reorganized from the original auxiliary army of the war group!
Apart from the Space Marines, the most core force of the Iron Fury Stone is the Princess Legion, which is their Star Army. In the Fury Legion heading south, the total number of land forces is hundreds of millions, or even billions. However, the Princess Legion is only a small part of it, at most 200 to 300 million.
It is unacceptable to just throw away 70 million.
Besides, it's not like there's really no hope.
The main reason for Yuehe VII's predicament was that the attackers lost their orbital shielding. And what caused all this was just a surprise attack by the Furious Owl.
Although surprised by the battlefield dominance shown by the rare Holy Grail-class battlecruisers, Fury still has two large battleship-level ships.
News has come that the two large ships are already heading towards Yuehe VII.
In a head-on battle, the Furious Owl would not be able to fight against any one of them, let alone two at the same time.
By then, the battle situation on the planet Yuehe VII.3 is likely to return to its previous state.
Even a little worse.
But the Alliance does not intend to give up this planet.
After losing Yuehe VII, the other planets behind us will not have such good defense conditions.
The two commanders of the Alliance Vanguard Command believed that Yuehe VII would most likely become a focal area in the next period of time. The two sides would probably have to fight over this area repeatedly. The large number of troops, including the naval forces, would turn this area into a meat grinder, and there would be no result until one side could no longer bear the cost.
From this perspective, although the Raging Owl's raid on Yuehe VII demonstrated morale, it would not actually bring about any significant changes to the overall situation.
However, the meaning is still there.
The lives of over 10 million elite soldiers of the Princess Legion, plus the destruction of two Moon-class cruisers, this is meaningful!
The war between the Alliance and the Iron Fury Stone can be predicted to become very large in the future. Even the current battle, which can only be regarded as mutual probing and vanguard collision, has involved several star regions and dozens of planets.
At this scale, the war is no longer about the gains and losses of a city or a place, but a comprehensive confrontation of national strength. Both sides are bleeding and losing blood, and the consumption of manpower is crucial.
At this time, if you kill more enemies at a relatively low cost, it will be easier when you face pressure later.
Moreover, the space created by this victory allows the league to do a lot of things.
During these ten days or so, the navy was bombing the enemy on the surface, the army was clearing out the enemy's manpower, and the alliance's logistics forces were also not idle.
One after another, large transport ships landed on the ground, carrying scarce supplies, equipment, and troops to replenish the troops.
If the enemy's battleships arrive later and we lose our orbital advantage, it will not be so convenient to transport things in. It will involve great risks and incur great losses.
Rather than taking the risk of transporting it later, it is better to transport it now.
At the same time, some troops that are no longer suitable to continue fighting should also take this opportunity to withdraw.
The 5th Army Group, the 311th SS Division was one of them.
That is Xiong Lei's troop.
Despite the orbital bombardment, he survived.
Although he survived, nearly all of his troops were killed.
After the orbital bombardment, there were probably only 2,000 to 5,000 survivors from the three divisions guarding the fortress. The remaining hundreds of thousands of people were almost all killed in the fierce bombardment for several hours, or were wiped out by the princess's rebels who subsequently attacked and mopped up the fortress.
Xiong Lei, who luckily survived, had to flee with the remaining soldiers. Under constant pursuit, only less than a thousand people were finally safe.
This is a skeleton division plus two large infantry divisions, and these are the only ones left after a battle.
Apparently, this is called 'being eliminated as a whole'.
To this extent, Xiong Lei's troops did not even receive any troop reinforcements.
What he needs is no more reinforcements.
He and the several hundred survivors of his army boarded a transport ship that had just been unloaded and left Yuehe VII dejectedly.
The war here is not over yet, but Xiong Lei's war is over.
Recalling those familiar faces and waking up in the dim transport cabin every time, he always thought, how great it would be if he could follow his brothers and die on Yuehe VII?
That way, I wouldn't have to endure the torture I'm going through now.
The transport ship sent him to a world called 'Ramilo' in the rear.
This place could be considered a large logistics base. A large amount of war supplies and soldiers were gathered here, and then prepared to be loaded onto ships and sent to the front where they were needed.
People like Xiong Lei who withdrew from the front line were actually a minority.
He fell to the ground and was admitted to a military hospital. After staying there for two days, a political commissar wearing a red hat found him.
"Colonel Xiong Lei?"
"It's me." Xiong Lei's voice was very deep.
He raised his head and looked at the other person.
It was a rather young face, with a youthful vigor that had never been beaten, so prominent that it was blinding. Two vertical bars and a star symbolized his rank of major. The red border on the shoulder straps represented his status as a political commissar.
The red hat saluted and introduced himself: "I am Zhan Weidong, and I have been ordered to assist you in rebuilding the 5th Division of the 311th Army Group!"
"Reconstruction?" Xiong Lei looked a little confused. "I thought it was going to be disbanded."
"How could that be?" Zhan Weidong said with a smile, "The 311th Division is a meritorious unit."
"The meritorious troops that were destroyed, right?"
Zhan Weidong put away his smile and said seriously: "You look a little depressed. I can understand how you feel after losing your troops."
"You can't understand shit! A fresh recruit just out of military school..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhan Weidong on the other side shouted back even louder: "You are even more unbearable like this!"
"Come on, Colonel Xiong Lei. It's not just the 311th Division, but the other two divisions as well. The heroes sacrificed their lives in the war, and their will lives on in the living."
Seeing that Xiong Lei kept silent, Zhan Weidong's tone calmed down a little.
He talked about the specific work: "In addition to the seven army groups brought by General Yan, the army brothers who came from the rear also have more than 30 million unorganized troops pulled from the new recruits camp. In addition, there are also 30 million elites selected from the various local defense forces in the Menghe Star Region. These reserve forces are to be added to the troops fighting on the front lines to supplement the troops and rebuild the organization to fight against the empty ones."
"I will be your partner."
"Although you may miss your previous partner more, I believe I can show enough professionalism to satisfy you."
"I have read your resume. I think you are worthy of being a hero of the Alliance. I hope you can show enough professionalism. Otherwise, I can only report to your superiors with regret and make it clear that you are no longer suitable to lead the troops. You don't want the 311th Division to be commanded by someone else in the future, right?"
After a moment of silence, Xiong Lei said, "Are all the young political commissars who have just graduated from Zhongsi College as eloquent as you?"
"Maybe I'm the special one too."
"Huh..." Xiong Lei let out a long breath, then asked, "How long do we have?"
"Five months." Zhan Weidong said, "The soldiers coming from the Dragon Eagle Star Region have all been through the Alliance training camp, so there is no need to worry about their level; the local recruits from the Menghe Star Region, although somewhat uneven, are at least carefully selected from the defense forces of various planets, so their level is more or less guaranteed. The personnel from both sides will form our new force in a 5:5 ratio. We have five months to reorganize the troops and form combat effectiveness. After five months, the headquarters may issue an order at any time to have us return to the battlefield."
Xiong Lei smiled bitterly and said, "Can we still call it the 311th Division when everyone has changed their blood?"
"It depends on you. I believe that with you here, the spiritual heritage of the 311th Division can be passed on." As he spoke, Zhan Weidong's face once again showed the same energetic smile as before.
He extended his hand to Xiong Lei.
Xiong Lei looked at him deeply and said, "I hope your professional level is as good as your speaking skills."
As he spoke, he also stretched out his hand and shook hands tightly with his new political commissar.
...
Division- and brigade-level units like the 311th Division that were completely destroyed or beaten back will be rebuilt in a similar way.
In fact, Xiong Lei's condition was already considered good. After all, as a division commander and the highest military commander of the army, he still survived the brutal battle.
Most of the troops that needed to be rebuilt had actually lost their leaders.
For example, the 311th and 077th divisions that had fought alongside the 240th SS Division. The highest-ranking officer who survived was only a major.
At this time, the situation of rapid promotion during the war happened again.
The major regimental commander was directly awarded a new military rank on the front line and became a lieutenant colonel. As the temporary division commander, he began to reorganize his 077th Division, just like Xiong Lei. The other 240th Division, which did not even have a colonel-level officer, directly transferred a lieutenant colonel from other units to serve as the division commander and take on the task of reconstruction.
Their organizational sequence still belongs to the 5th Army Group, and they will return to the battlefield after the reorganization is completed.
As Zhan Weidong said, these 60 million reserve troops, as well as the increasing number of reserve troops that will come with the arrival of subsequent troops, will be used in a similar way to supplement the troops short of personnel on the front line, or simply used to rebuild their numbers.
In this way, the alliance will ensure that the organization of various front-line combat troops will not be reduced too much.
Only continuous blood transfusions can maintain combat effectiveness.
...
Back to the war on the front line, when the two battleships of Fury arrived at Yuehe VII together, the Fury had to withdraw.
But it did not leave the galaxy. Instead, it cruised outside the planet's orbit, staring at two giants that were even bigger than itself.
Relying on the fact that the two battleships could not outrun it at all, the Furious Owl was even bold enough to launch attacks frequently.
Show up, fire two shots, and then run away before the battleship can react.
Or, it would lead a team to harass the subsequent transport fleet that was transporting supplies from the jump point to the ground. This forced the two large ships of the Fury Flame Regiment to not be able to properly provide orbital support, and they had to withdraw at least one of them to participate in the escort operation. Otherwise, without a battleship, the Furious Owl would be able to plunder the Fury Flame's transport fleet with almost no chance of success.
The battlecruiser showed its effectiveness.
Its capabilities cannot be ignored.
The two battleships of Fury were stretched to the limit.
They replaced it with an ordinary fast cruiser, and didn't even look at the battleship.
But the battlecruiser cannot be trusted. If you leave it alone, it will stir up trouble without restraint, and even fire a "sky punishment" shot from a distance. It is also a big threat to the battleship. After all, it is an X-class light spear array and cannot be underestimated.
But if you try to control it, you can't. The Holy Grail level runs too fast and slips away.
Under its pull, although there were clearly two enemy battleships in the Yuehe VII galaxy, the orbital threat faced by the Alliance forces on the ground was actually similar to before!
After all, a planet that had just replenished supplies and even had time to rearrange and strengthen several orbital gun fortresses already had strong defensive capabilities.
On the contrary, although the princess rebels on the ground no longer have to worry about being bombed, it will take time to reorganize their previously dispersed organizations, which gives the alliance army an opportunity.
Seeing that Yuehe VII was about to turn into a protracted, meat-grinder-like battle in which both sides would bleed each other, we had to quickly eliminate some of the enemy's manpower before the chaos was over.
If you kill one more enemy now, you may save one person from dying later.
But at this moment, the Alliance discovered that these imperial traitors from the north had actually run away!
After restoring their structure and organization, a large number of the princess's rebels moved to an area that had been cleared of orbital cannons, and evacuated from the ground on transport ships.
The entire evacuation operation lasted for a month. Most of the Princess's rebels withdrew from the surface and left Yuehe VII under the escort of battleships.
They abandoned the galaxy.
(End of this chapter)