Chapter 612: Picking up a battle group for nothing
Amanda's eloquence is naturally good.
However, it was not eloquence that played a key role in persuading Dragon King's Spear to surrender. It's about Amanda's many preparations before and her precise grasp of the Dragon King's Spears' ideas.
After doing this, the next thing is to express clearly what the dragon spears are thinking, but cannot express themselves, or even don't understand.
Tai Shichen did not express his position.
Then, Amanda told some of the conditions that the alliance could provide.
Although the Spear of the Dragon King is not the main core of the rebellion like the three "Iron Fury Stones"; nor is it like the Torch of the New Age, which has a bad behavior of stabbing friendly troops in the back and causing heavy losses to the empire. But they rebelled after all. This is an indisputable fact, and it is impossible to do nothing about it.
But Amanda conveyed Gu Hang's opinion to Dragon King's Spear: The atonement expedition is indispensable, and the confiscation of the home planet is also indispensable.
But guarantee: 1. The time of the Atonement Expedition will be within fifteen years;
2. The process of the Atonement Expedition can be carried out within the territory of the Alliance and obey the command of the Alliance;
3. During the Atonement Expedition, the Alliance guarantees continuous support to the Spear of the Dragon King, from weapons and equipment, to cooperation with the mortal legions, to fleet support, and even to recruiting new recruits, everything can be solved by the Alliance.
With these three things in mind, the Dragon King's Spear's Atonement Expedition is completely different from the other war groups that are usually sentenced to this punishment.
Apart from confiscating the home planet, there is almost nothing wrong with it.
Moreover, the Space Marine Chapter needs a home planet. To put it bluntly, it is the birthplace of the Chapter, the home base, the place where the Chapter rests, and an important place that provides resources for the Chapter's development. In terms of resources, the alliance has everything covered, so there is no need to worry at all.
As for defending their home planet... to be honest, if they don't surrender, can their home planet be saved?
On the contrary, if they surrender, they still have a chance to follow the Alliance and fight back to their home planet.
After listening to these conditions silently, Tai Shichen still did not make a clear stance.
However, Amanda knew that the Chapter Leader of Dragon Spear must be moved.
Thinking about it calmly, this is almost the most generous treatment that Dragon King's Spear can receive.
The reason why Amanda knew that Tai Shichen was moved was because after hearing the conditions, he asked Ricardo Lazio to take him down and imprison him.
In fact, the attitude is very obvious.
It was said before that execution was going to happen, but it didn't happen, and Amanda was asked to finish her words; after she finished speaking, execution was not mentioned anymore, it was just detention, and Ricardo, who was obviously a young man and stood in the alliance, Someone with a tendency over there will be responsible for imprisoning Amanda...
What else is there to say?
It's just that Tai Shichen still needs some time to convince himself.
Ricardo was relieved.
He nodded and 'escorted' Amanda out of Tai Shichen's office, accompanying her to meet many people in the battle group.
After waiting for two days, there was still no movement from Tai Shichen.
He did not make a clear statement, but regarding Amanda, who should have been imprisoned and restricted in movement, he and Ricardo have been discussing it privately with various company commanders, sergeants, chaplains, and technical sergeants of the battle group. Even in connection with and lobbying, they just turned a blind eye.
Later, Amanda thought that she could be a little bolder.
She simply contacted Martins and informed them of the situation, hoping that Martins could quickly send a force to occupy the planet where the Dragon King's Spear was currently stationed.
When Martins received the news, he was still a little confused.
He was preparing for the attack, thinking about how to deal with the attack of the renegade war group coming to the Nepeta Star Territory.
As he expected, it was likely to be a fierce battle. Although he has more troops on hand than his opponent, they are too seriously involved. A large number of armies are scattered in more than 200 worlds in the Nepeta Star Territory that the Alliance has occupied, fighting to suppress the local situation; a large number of ships need to be allocated to these planets to provide ground support for the army. The Space Marines also disperse their forces and station them on the worlds where the situation is most critical. Even if there are only one or two squads stationed on a planet, and they can only guard places where the situation is critical and there are problems that cannot be solved by mortal troops, it will still occupy more than 1,500 space warriors.
The total number of blood sharks and phoenixes is only 2,000.
This left Martins with very few troops on hand to deal with the rebel attack.
Asking him to give up suppressing the many worlds in the Nepeta Star Territory, he was a little unable to do it. Especially in those worlds in crisis, once the power is taken away, all the previous investment will be wasted.
For example, he personally led a team to fight and killed Ting Zhen IV, a planet-level node creature. The situation has indeed greatly improved, but if one or two of the several army groups left there are removed, and the fifty Phoenixes left behind are removed, the remaining strength may not be able to suppress the insect swarms and cults. Maybe after a while, the insect swarm will quietly give birth to a node creature that rules the world, and all the previous work will be in vain.
Martins' original plan was to set up checkpoints layer by layer, use a small number of troops to hold on, delay and extend the battle line as much as possible, and look for opportunities. Once the enemy really comes in and exposes a flaw in the long battle line, he will make up his mind, suddenly mobilize troops from various planets, and carry out a quick and decisive assault, striving to cause devastating damage to the opponent with one blow; Even if you can't, the next best thing is to beat it painfully, scare it, and make it lose its ability to attack.
But no matter what, move quickly. The mobilized troops must return to their original battlefields as soon as possible to fulfill their unfulfilled duties.
In this plan, the delay in the front and the rapid assault in the back are all areas where a hard battle is expected.
We don’t know how many people will be sacrificed, how much price will be paid, and how many worlds will be occupied by the enemy during the protracted battle, and the swarm disaster will worsen due to the lack of suppression.
As a result, now tell him that there is no need to worry about these things, and he has voted before the battle has even started?
I can occupy it just by going there?
The Dragon King's Spear won't resist?
That Alliance agent named Amanda... is that powerful?
One person is like a thousand troops, right?
If this is indeed the case, then of course it is something to be thankful for.
But as the commander-in-chief of the Nepeta Star Territory and the general entrusted by Gu Hang, Martins did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
What if Amanda was cheated?
What if Amanda is instigated?
What if Dragon King's Spear regrets it?
……
There are many possible situations.
Martins didn't dare to bet a big hand.
But he wouldn't let the opportunity go and miss it because he was too cautious.
He formulated a careful 'occupation plan'. First, the mobile main force was assembled. Five hundred Space Marines, as well as the flagships of the Phoenix and Blood Shark Chapters, arrived. They will drive all the way to the target galaxy, but the speed will not be too fast. Instead, they will check the status of each galaxy along the way, and even leave observation stations and cruising fleets to ensure safety along the way and avoid enemy ambush.
The main force of the entire fleet will move together as a group to avoid being defeated one by one.
Before entering the target galaxy, Martins put the blood sharks behind. This group of killing gods is not very good at communication, and politics and diplomacy have little to do with blood sharks. Two hundred blood sharks, as well as the blood shark's flagship 'Ghost Shark', will stay outside a galaxy under the leadership of Chapter Commander Ewing.
If nothing happens, they will just do what they have to do; if something happens, they will immediately use the speed advantage of the Blood Shark Fleet to quickly cut into the battlefield and respond to Martins.
Martins himself will contact the Spear of the Dragon King as the commander of the front army, the leader of the battle group, and the representative of Gu Hang. Capture the target system and disarm the Dragon King's Spear. The rest of the matter will wait for further orders from Governor Gu.
In the process of occupying and taking over this planet, Martins was also very cautious.
The 'Burning Feather' cautiously approached the outer reaches of the planet. They observed that none of the Dragon King's Spear battle group fleets ran out, including their flagship, a battle barge, all parked in the star port.
An Alliance destroyer leaned forward and cautiously approached the starport.
Not attacked.
Fifty phoenixes and more than a thousand marines entered the star port in a boarding spacecraft.
Not intercepted.
They encountered the Space Marines of the Dragon King's Spear, but they did not attack them or even raise their weapons.
This is the first time the Phoenixes have faced this situation, and their attitude is quite good - in fact, they are surrounded by a completely superior number of dragon spear warriors. Just because someone doesn't attack doesn't mean they can't win.
Amanda came forward at this time. She and several Dragon Spear company commanders jointly came forward to ask the Dragon Spears to put down their weapons, stay in each area safely, and do nothing. The Phoenix and the Marines respectively controlled the firepower system of the star port and the ships docked at the star port.
At the same time, they immediately requested reinforcements from Martins.
To control those strategic points, relying only on this small amount of troops is definitely not enough,
Martins is also decisive.
At this point, the possibility of a trap is very low. He was more cautious and just threw in another hundred Space Marines. However, the elite of the Marine Corps, as well as the army's main force, invested more.
Not only did they smash in 10,000 elite Marines, but also more than 200,000 Army troops. The first batch took the landing spacecraft and entered the star port; there will be second and third batches to follow...
Make sure to control various strategic locations in the starport and several starships. The more troops you invest, the better.
And it’s less likely to be overturned.
Until the end, basically the entire star port was under control. Nine hundred Dragon King Spear warriors were counted, and they were completely disarmed within the star port.
To show respect, they were not asked to remove their armor.
After a hazard investigation, it was found that there were no self-destructive explosives or the like in the star port, thus eliminating related risks.
Martins then personally led the remaining Space Marines and entered it. As soon as possible, he was going to have an unusually cordial meeting with the company commanders of Dragon King's Spear. But before that, he met Amanda.
Amanda led him to meet someone and quickly explained some situations to him on the way.
By the time they met, Martins probably knew what to say.
He did not mention a word about surrender, betrayal, etc., which might provoke the content of Dragon King's Spear. He only emphasized that they were loyal to the Empire and loyal ministers to the Emperor. Their actions indirectly saved countless people. The entire Nepeta Star Territory, which may have hundreds of billions of people, will benefit indirectly from this.
These words made the warriors of Dragon King's Spear feel much more comfortable.
No matter how many reasons they had before, they could not hide in the end that they were indeed surrendering without a fight. This is a shame for the Space Marines. They have always respected honor, and those who are as shameless as the Old New World Torch are in the minority.
Emphasizing their loyalty to the Empire and humanity is a greater honor and will effectively alleviate their resentment.
After appeasing these Dragon Spear warriors, Martins learned that Tai Shichen, the leader of the Dragon Spear Chapter, was still on the surface of the planet. There were two hundred Dragon Spears beside him.
The total number of members of the Dragon King's Spear is only 1,100 people.
Their total number at their peak before the war was actually 1,400. They do not think that they have violated the empire's holy scriptures, because there are four hundred recruits in reserve. This is normal behavior in order to replenish the losses of the battle group at any time.
As the war lasted for so many years, they lost 300 soldiers, and now they only have 1,100.
Martins fell to the ground and when he found Tai Shichen on the surface of the planet, they were having a battle.
That was a pretty cool raid against the pest cult.
The problem of insect pests and corruption on this planet is not too serious to begin with. We haven't seen large-scale insect swarms yet. It's mainly parasite-infected people who are busy in the city.
Tai Shichen led a team to suddenly attack the leaders of the local forces who had colluded with the cult, and eliminated the infected rulers. Then he quickly destroyed the cult headquarters and rescued a large number of people.
Martins thought for a moment and then led the team to join the battle.
Although the Dragonspear didn't need help, Martins saw it as a good move to bring the two sides closer together.
Following Amanda's suggestion, Martins was treating the Dragon King's Spear as a friendly force rather than a surrendered enemy force.
In fact, if it was just a surrender, then Martins would only have solved an external threat that the Nepeta Star Territory might encounter.
Moreover, these eleven hundred prisoners are a full complement of Space Marines! Even if their weapons and power armor are removed, it will still be a huge instability factor, and many people will have to be dispatched to watch.
And if we can smoothly treat them as friendly forces, even if they are unwilling to turn around and become enemies of Iron Armor, and become defectors and backstabbers, it will be very big just to deal with the pest crisis on various planets in the Nepeta Star Territory. Help can directly free up the manpower of the Phoenix and Blood Shark Chapters.
Martins is working hard in this direction.
In a sense, Tai Shichen's actions to combat parasite corruption on the planet were also making a statement.
……
When Gu Hang, who was two star regions away, received the news, he couldn't hide his joy.
Another battle group was harvested, and it was for nothing!
(End of chapter)