Resurrection Empire-Chapter 904 - 347: Probing (Part 2)

Liang Qifa immediately received battlefield intelligence, indicating that it was caused by soldiers from the opposing camp stepping into a minefield.

Outside Chromium Carbon Town, there are eight minefields laid out, each with an average depth of three kilometers and an area of five kilometers, all in relatively flat areas.

These places are convenient for forming formations to charge. Liang Qifa originally judged that the enemy would launch their main assault from these eight plains, but he misjudged.

The Alliance Army of the Seven Towns appeared somewhat chaotic.

The Alliance Commander began collecting intelligence and promptly issued an order, forcing untested Scavengers to walk in front and change formations.

In just two minutes, explosions erupted one after another in the eight areas outside Chromium Carbon Town.

The enemy paid a considerable price but successfully divided their forces, beginning a slow advance along the steep terrain.

Liang Qifa captured this scene with high-definition cameras on drones floating in the sky and sighed.

In the footage, some strong Professionals were soaring into the sky, appearing to rush over as a vanguard.

The Deputy Commander next to him said, "Manager Liang, you lack combat skills. You should quickly retreat to the inner city and command remotely."

Liang Qifa looked around.

Many Scavengers on the city walls were nervously gazing around.

He had already made the greatest effort, completing personnel mobilization well within half a day.

Twenty-five thousand people in Chromium Carbon Town joined the defense battle.

These people were of all ages and varying strengths.

Some appeared determined, repeatedly conducting equipment inspections, ready at any moment.

Others looked anxious and fearful, hanging their heads.

Some had fervent expressions, exhibiting a bloodthirsty demeanor.

The scene was a diversity of faces, each different from the other.

After a slight contemplation, Liang Qifa shook his head, "If all the combatants were familiar faces from the town, most having interacted with Ren Zhong and myself, I could indeed sit in the rear. But now, it's not possible. I am Ren Zhong's representative here, and I have never established my authority through war. If I hide in the rear out of fear, sending others to their deaths, no one will follow me."

"If we had superior numbers, it wouldn't matter, but now we are fighting with our backs against the wall, each person must be able to fight ten. I must stay at the forefront, sharing the risks with the other warriors. As long as they see me standing here, they won't retreat a step!"

"I was once Yang Bingzhong's crony, but Ren Zhong spared my life and entrusted me with responsibilities. How can I betray him? I, Liang Qifa, will never wait until the city falls to surrender! I'm not going anywhere, even if I die, I'll die here."

The Deputy Commander's lips trembled, finally nodding heavily.

In the front, the Alliance Army of the Seven Towns had finally passed through the minefields, and the distance to the town walls narrowed to within a kilometer.

Liang Qifa gave the order, and over a thousand city defense cannons roared simultaneously, firing kinetic blast bombs.

Meteors pierced through the sky, rapidly targeting the Alliance Army of the Seven Towns.

Due to lacking precise positioning network and satellite navigation systems, Starfire Military Industry has only developed electromagnetic and optical locking guidance methods.

These rapidly flying kinetic blast bombs with strong terminal guidance technology require real-time computation and information transmission through the network.

Controlled by humans, it's impractical; the projectiles fly too fast for human reaction.

Thus, Starfire Military only exploits half the performance of these projectiles, calibrating and positioning them pre-launch, followed by fire coverage, which makes precision strikes difficult.

The numerous projectiles inflicted casualties on the Alliance Army of the Seven Towns, but none hit the command vehicles.

The Alliance commanders jumped out of their command vehicles in fear of being targeted, seeking shelters and began calculating casualties once they settled.

After five minutes, an estimated figure was given, counting the previous losses in probing the minefields, resulting in a total of over fourteen thousand deaths.

The twenty-thousand strong army was reduced to eighteen thousand six hundred before engaging.

The commanders exchanged glances.

One hot-tempered man exclaimed, "Wasn't there only twenty thousand defenders on the opposition? This firepower is outrageous!"

The Alliance Chief Commander waved his hand, "No need to panic, we have the advantage in numbers. Use the cover to stabilize the formations and observe enemy's cannon placements. Then disperse some cannon fodder to engage. Chromium Carbon Town is just a town; its ammunition supply can't be extensive. Also, our town has Source Star Military Industry city defense cannons, which can only fire twenty rounds consecutively, needing ten minutes of cooling or they'll crack. Then we'll charge as a group. First, I'll contact personnel in the city for disturbing the gates."

This "Marshal," forced to the front, showed some experience, changing strategies promptly.

About ten minutes later, encrypted telegrams were sent from the intelligence personnel in the command car.

In Chromium Carbon Town, Ou Youning lay lazily on a couch in a villa's living room, legs crossed.

In front of Ou Youning, there were more than a dozen intelligence personnel standing guard, headsets on.

"Minister Ou! They've started contacting the informers in the town!"

Ou Youning abruptly stood up, "Great!"

...

Ten minutes later, nearly a thousand "outsiders" masquerading as common Scavengers in Chromium Carbon Town suddenly erupted, capturing or killing over five hundred people.

Liang Qifa initially thought it was internal turmoil and was about to issue an arrest order, but saw Ou Youning jump out from the crowd with a smile.

As the former Deputy General Manager of Starfire Resources, Liang Qifa recognized Ou Youning, Ren Zhong's favorite.

"Manager Liang, rest assured. The boss has made arrangements. We are seasoned veterans in intelligence warfare; no way we'd let others run amok on our ground."

Liang Qifa immediately smiled, "Well done! Thank you!"

Ou Youning nodded and added, "But the boss also said that in wars of this scale, intelligence warfare is a mere side dish. The real victory will be determined on the main battlefield. Don't celebrate just yet."

"Of course."

...

Another ten minutes passed, and seeing that the insurgency tactics were ineffective, the Alliance Army, under remote supervision from the rear command, resorted to forcing the cannon fodder to launch a swarm attack, starting a fierce assault.

The real battle of Chromium Carbon officially commenced.