Chapter 1294
Accompanying the Army
Chapter 1294 Accompanying the Army
While Nalan Hang was accompanying Commander Yin Tong and the third echelon of large warships on their journey to the patrol star at the edge of the star system, he took the time to send a message to Yun Xi, saying that he was heading to the location of the incident.
Yunxi was multitasking, keeping an eye on the battle between the patrol ships and the Zerg while also focusing her attention on the chat group in her spatial dimension. That's why she received the message from "Star Trek" immediately.
Once she confirmed that the other party was on their way, she decided not to risk going invisible to meet "Star Trek" and instead wait here, then find an opportunity to meet.
"Yunyan, to save time, we will make a space jump. I will contact you again when we reach the edge of the galaxy."
After sending the message, Nalan Hang went offline; he had his own job to do.
Commander Yin Tong's body could not withstand the damage caused by continuous space jumps, so he had to enter the pressure chamber. As the commander's chief medical officer, he had to monitor him throughout the process.
Yin Tong's health deteriorated rapidly due to the death of her successor in battle, and she was on the verge of death. As the medical officer, Nalan Hang knew very well that once Commander Yin Tong passed away, not only would he, as the medical officer, be punished, but his family would also be implicated. More importantly, the position of commander would be vacant, and a bloody storm would inevitably break out within the Third Army Group.
There are quite a few within the Interstellar Alliance who covet Commander Yin Tong's position. The reason why Commander Yin Tong can firmly hold the top position in the Third Army Group is not only because of her own formidable strength and numerous outstanding achievements, which have made a great contribution to the stability of the interstellar space, but also because she herself is an orphan of the Federation.
Yin Tong can be said to have been cultivated by the federal government, with the current government as her backer. She has not been entangled with too many forces, thus becoming the only army commander among the nine army groups who is of commoner origin but has accumulated many merits.
Therefore, neither the federal government nor Nalanhang wanted Commander Yin Tong to step down at this time, but if Yin Tong's life really came to an end, no one could force him to.
So Nalan Hang contacted Yunxi in the chat group and obtained a fifty-year longevity fruit to extend Commander Yin Tong's life. However, thirty-five years had passed since the last transaction, and Yin Tong's body was still showing signs of aging.
However, this time the aging process is very slow and is considered normal aging. Fortunately, the new successor is already capable of handling things independently. Yin Tong is not demanding about her own lifespan and only needs Nalan Hang to take good care of her health.
No one expected that the alliance would be invaded. In order to smoothly transfer his military power to his successor, Yin Tong, the army commander who was already in a semi-retired state, volunteered to take on this support mission.
Combat is the best way to accumulate military merits and also allows Yin Tong's chosen successor to rightfully take over. The federal government is also very supportive, which is why the order was issued so smoothly.
The soldiers of the Third Army naturally did not want to miss the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, so they all eagerly volunteered for battle and eventually rushed to the edge of the star system in three echelons.
After Nalan Hang put Commander Yin Tong into the pressure chamber, he activated the quantum computer to monitor the commander's physical condition in real time. One minute later, the warship entered space jump mode.
At this time, the first combat echelon of the Third Army Group had already appeared on the border patrol star. Only three captains were in the command post. After communication, Chu Yuanzhen, the commander of the first echelon, learned that after receiving the patrol fleet's request for support, Colonel Huaiqing had led all combat-ready soldiers on the patrol star to provide assistance. Chu Yuanzhen was Yin Tong's chosen successor. As the commander of the first batch of reinforcements, he quickly issued several orders, requiring the logistics troops to temporarily use BJ34 as their base to ensure logistical support, and leaving three medium-sized warships to guard the area to prevent the enemy from using a feint to cut off their retreat. He then led the main battle group to rendezvous with the patrol fleet under Colonel Huaiqing and Dongfang Chongguang.
When Chu Yuanzhen's fleet appeared near the wormhole, Huaiqing's mech force and Dongfang Chongguang's patrol ships formed a defensive line, intercepting the countless mutant insects pouring out of the wormhole.
The giant insect with a black shell was comparable to a small warship and could easily withstand the beam cannon attack of the mech warrior. Then, it flapped its wings and shot a ball of light from its tail, which directly blasted the mech warrior who could not dodge in time into dust.
Countless large, dark green mantises, wielding their sickle-like forelimbs, crawled on the patrol ships' energy shields, relentlessly attacking and draining the shields' power. One patrol ship's shield was already flickering due to excessive energy depletion.
However, the other two patrol ships were unable to spare any manpower to provide support, as they were also caught in the siege of the Mantis. However, the situation was slightly better for these two patrol ships, as their beam cannons were firing continuously at the approaching Mantises and Black Beetles.
Mechs were exploding intermittently in the starry sky. They were entangled by Yin-Yang worms. To avoid losing power and becoming nourishment for the worms, the mech warriors pressed the self-destruct device with red eyes, but they only took away a batch of Yin-Yang worms.
Once the remaining Zerg realized that the self-destruction of the mechs could harm them, they stopped getting close and opted for ranged attacks. Their relentless attacks were blocking the defensive line, which was on the verge of collapse.
Although Yunxi did not reappear, she still concealed her presence and secretly attacked, annihilating the insectoids that were about to break through the defense line. The patrol fleet that was besieged and Colonel Huaiqing who came to support did not notice anything unusual and were doing their best to stop the mutant insects from advancing.
Yunxi's divine sense covered the entire battlefield. Just as she was hesitating whether to unleash a powerful move to wipe out this wave of Zerg, the first combat echelon of the Third Army Group arrived, and she silently withdrew the Seven Star Deadly Staff.
After assessing the battlefield situation, Chu Yuanzhen immediately dispatched mech squadrons and small assault ships to engage the enemy, aiming to stabilize the defensive line first.
Upon receiving the order, the mech squadrons and assault fleets swarmed out, rushing into the battlefield at top speed. Half an hour later, they stabilized the defensive line and began their counterattack.
However, this was the first time Chu Yuanzhen's combat unit had faced the Zerg, and they hadn't yet figured out the Zerg's weaknesses and attack patterns, so the battle was somewhat deadlocked. But with this buffer, Dongfang Chongguang and Chu Yuanzhen finally made contact.
"Reporting to Major General Chu, the XL fleet discovered a wormhole while patrolling at coordinates BJ34JT. Just as we were preparing to investigate, a swarm of mutant insects rushed out of the wormhole and launched an attack on our fleet."
We dispatched a mech squadron and small attack ships to fight them, but because we were unfamiliar with their origins, we suffered heavy casualties. Just then, a female warrior in red stepped in to help us and temporarily repelled these mutant insects.
Three days later, a large number of insects swarmed out of the wormhole again. Because our combat personnel suffered heavy casualties and we were unable to send out organized combat squads, we dropped hydrogen-uranium bombs.