Chapter 654, signs of collapse
Did Leroy really not know that the danger was coming?
not necessarily.
At first, he did not take Gu Hang's warning seriously. The reason was the same as what he said when he criticized Gu Hang at the meeting. He did not think that Gu Hang was doing it for the sake of the war on the northern front, but that he regarded Gu Hang as This was a fabricated and exaggerated statement in order to stop the advance of the Northern Front and obtain the highest honor in this war.
But later, as irrefutable evidence was placed in front of him one after another, he was not really brainless, so he naturally changed some of his thoughts.
Even, in the "sincere" warnings again and again, his mentality changed.
On the one hand, he had a little respect for Gu Hang.
Not everyone can put aside their past grudges when a real big event comes, and do their best to remind them for the ultimate great cause.
On the other hand, he became more and more determined in his heart that he must defeat Rhea Douches as soon as possible and win the final victory.
It wasn't because he didn't believe the information Gu Hang gave him. On the contrary, he had already taken the information seriously, so he did this.
What I said in the past can no longer be taken back. Even if he has changed his mind, he cannot change his statement in public, as that will only destroy his prestige.
He is the commander and the leader of the alliance, but he is not the founder or leader of this army.
The best he can do is not mention these things again and let them pass.
Although it is inevitable for others to murmur, as long as things do not escalate to open opposition, it proves that everything is still within control.
At the same time, after careful consideration, Leroy decided that there was no turning back now.
It has become impossible for the league to deal with the problems behind its back in a steady and steady manner. The situation in the two star regions of Le Fu and Jianmen was already very bad due to the invasion of insect swarms. Due to their previous rapid advance, they had not even completely wiped out the insect swarm fleet, leaving some behind, not to mention the insect swarm forces and infected people on various planets.
Before, they thought it was all okay. The enemy has been dispersed, and the remaining threats are limited to the star field level or even multiple star zone levels, and can be regarded as 'local threats'. As long as you enter the Queen's Star Territory and capture Leyaduchese, you can count it as a victory at the battle level. The noble Space Marines don't have to deal with the remaining problems of wiping their butts. Let the local re-established government and the Empire figure out what to do.
But now, it turns out that there is a high probability that the trouble behind the butt has become exaggerated, and they have already gone so deep into the situation that even Rhea Douches is already in front of them. It is impossible to look back now. .
Even if Leroy issued such an order, all the coalition forces under his command would support his decision and go back with him to clean up the mess. However, according to the information provided by Care Hang, those bugs are very likely to directly activate All the infected people in the two star fields are undergoing comprehensive transformation just like Gu Hang's side.
Moreover, since they had only broken up the insect fleet before but not eliminated it, the two star regions of Lofo and Jianmen may become a huge war quagmire by then. By then, it may be a problem for Leroy and his army to escape, let alone win the war!
From this point of view, even if we don't talk about victory, the only way to save our army is to march forward bravely and attack Leadouches!
He no longer even thought about what he would do if the war was not over after it was conquered and the expected victory was still far away.
He had no choice.
An internal military meeting was held again, in which Leroy once again gave an outstanding speech.
He didn't even mention Gu Hang, but emphasized that the current situation was a critical one, but everything was not at the end of the road. Everyone should be brave and fight to the death, so that they can find a way out in this critical moment.
However, this time his speech in an attempt to boost morale was not as effective as before.
Everyone can see that it is dangerous now. The key is that this danger is caused by Leroy's radical strategy.
There is not enough room for eloquence to be used.
LeRoy said nothing more.
Just speak with facts.
On the way to Leadouches, Leroy took personal command, especially the most direct and reliable troops he had, namely the two Black Cross fleets, and fought several very beautiful battles. War of annihilation. They eliminated two local troops in the Princess Star Territory that were responsible for reconnaissance and lagging behind, and conquered a planet with good infrastructure, using it as a backup for the entire army. At the same time, the whole army pressed forward quickly, and Rhea Douches was already within a distance that could be reached by two astral shuttles.
The persuasive power of victory is still stronger than words.
The army, which had regained its energy, finally arrived at Rheadoches a week later.
Here, they played a glorious victory.
The reason why they are described as brilliant is of course not because they captured the target without any bloodshed.
On the contrary, the Iron Armor Chapter still has a strong defensive arrangement in their home base. Starports, starforts, planet-level void shields, dense railgun fortresses...all the necessary defense facilities are there. There is even a strong mobile fleet deployed here. At the same time, the cumulative number of iron-armored space warriors discovered in the battle has exceeded a thousand, not to mention that the Queen's Legion has also played a super-level auxiliary army. Comparable to the strength of the famous Astra Militarum troops.
But under Leroy's offensive, they defeated the enemy within a month.
The planet has not yet been completely occupied, but the important strategic points mentioned above are already under their control.
Then, Leroy couldn't wait to spread the news of victory to all parties.
Western Front, Southern Front, Holy Terra...
In addition to the good news, he also said very pragmatically that next, they will stay in Leyaduches for a period of time to eliminate the resistance forces on the ground and consolidate the planet's defense system, such as repairing the planet-level void shield. Top priority.
They will be here, waiting for the victorious rendezvous with Commander-in-Chief Gu and Captain of the Salisius Chapter.
And this news was also the last combat report received by the Empire from the Northern Front Army.
On the third day after they captured Leiaduches, the subspace shadow that covered the sky completely blocked the Queen's Star Territory, and no news could be transmitted.
At the same time, Lefu, Jianmen, Anguang, Baimu, Tangu...these five star regions of the spider web space under the nominal control of the northern and western fronts began to have infected people being digested and organisms on a large scale. The phenomenon of ships rising from the ground.
This situation even occurs in the Maigret space.
At the same time, the main force of the Iron Armor Legion, which Salius' report claimed to have been defeated by them, suddenly appeared from the west, from the direction of the Maigret Space Domain, and surrounded Salisius's main force from west to east. come over.
From the Queen's Star Territory, a large-scale insect hive fleet encircled Salisius from east to west.
At this time, the main force of Salisius was still at the junction of the White Curtain Star Territory and the Princess Star Territory, and was engaged in the work of eradicating local infected people and digestion tanks.
(End of chapter)