Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 775 - 430, No Hope Left, Await Death

Chapter 775: Chapter 430, No Hope Left, Await Death Chapter 775: Chapter 430, No Hope Left, Await Death Wu Jiarong did not believe that Frost Origin IV could withstand the brunt of the Green Skins’ military forces.

Even though this seemed the most reasonable explanation, Wu Jiarong still felt that the Green Skins were holding back a major move.

However, she did not share her thoughts with anyone else.

Firstly, there was no evidence; secondly, saying anything would be pointless.

Does knowing the Green Skins are holding back a major move mean that Upper Plateau Star should not be defended?

That, obviously, was not an option either.

The Star Domain Government and the Mingyang Sect had already gone to great lengths to arm Upper Plateau Star.

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The Star Realm Army of the Dragonhawk Legion had gathered here with four sub-legions, totaling over three hundred million troops; the Protection Army from the Mingyang Sect had brought over two hundred million.

Defensive forces from several nearby planets were massively deployed, exceeding one billion in total—not that more couldn’t be mobilized, but the supply capacity of Upper Plateau Star and the deployment capabilities of the troops had to be considered.

Otherwise, they would have wished for even more troops to be transferred.

Five hundred warships couldn’t even fit in the orbit, so they were divided into two groups.

One, led by the cumbersome Mechanical Arks and relying on the fortress-like starports, formed the Orbital Defense system.

The Green Skins would have to crash through it, bloody and battered.

Since the orbit could not accommodate more without becoming too cramped, the flagship of the Yunluo Fleet, Dragonhawk, along with the rest of the high-speed warships, roved the void, playing a game of the enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy retreats, we harass.

If the enemy dared to engage in a direct assault guarded by the Mechanical Arks and the Fortress Starport, the roving fleet would strike at the Green Skin Fleet’s rear; if they gave chase, the division of all high-speed warships would flee.

The strategy was one of attrition.

Anyway, all preparations were completed, the pre-war mobilization was done, and abandoning the plan based on an unfounded speculation was absolutely not possible.

Moreover, what would they do if they gave up?

Behind lay the Steel Fire Dragon Star Sector, and after jumping twice more, they would reach Jindi Star.

Should the war begin on Jindi Star?

While the defensive installations there were indeed more robust, reaching that point meant there would be absolutely no defensive elasticity or room for retreat, and there was the fear that even winning would be no different from losing—if Jindi Star turned into a wasteland, victory would be as good as defeat.

So be it.

Wu Jiarong could only do her utmost, continuing to work for the war effort.

After all, she herself was also there, facing the Green Skins.

If the battle was lost, she would be under severe threat to her life.

Even though she had undergone considerable high-level physical modifications, in a war of this scale, individual power was insignificant; survival mostly depended on luck.

In this tense preparation period, another month and a half passed.

The Green Skins finally arrived.

The Observatory had detected a large number of warships passing through the Star Realm Tunnel from Frost Origin IV to Upper Plateau Star.

The main forces of the Iron Tooth Orcs were assembling and approaching.

The massive size of the fleet even led humanity to abandon plans of laying traps at the jump point.

Instead, they placed some Void Thunders there, a kind of mine similar to landmines or naval mines, that could be laid in space regions.

When ships pass through the space, it would trigger the explosion of these Void Thunders.

Generally, they are laid at jump points or around orbits, where ships must pass through to take effect.

However, space is too vast, and the blast radius too small.

The area of a jump point is as large as a dozen stars combined; covering it all is impossible.

How many would they have to make?

This act is merely about doing one’s best and leaving the rest to fate.

And without a doubt, the Green Skin Fleet suffered little damage as they passed through the Star Realm Tunnel and emerged in the Upper Plateau Star System.

Titus’s Orion flagship stood out among them, boldly surging toward the planet.

With that, the war trumpet officially sounded.

The Green Skin Fleet launched a fierce attack on Upper Plateau Star without any buffer.

Their violent and brutal offensive put the Human Fleet in a difficult position.

From the very beginning of the fight, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Without a doubt, it was the Green Skins who incurred the greater losses.

The human side, after all the wartime preparations, relied on the Orbital Defense system, and with the mainstay presence of the Mechanical Arks, they had turned the entire Upper Plateau Star into a formidable fortress.

Naturally, a frontal assault was bound to come with great loss.

The Green Skins’ actions were somewhat unexpected, yet also within reason.

This was undeniably the style of the Orcs.

Irrational, but fierce.

Nonetheless, this also brought relief within the human ranks.

Although, every day, many orbital space stations were destroyed, orbiting Fortress cannons were blown up, and smaller ships were annihilated.

Yet the Green Skins also sustained significant casualties.

The Green Skins, with an interception rate of 80%, dropped a batch of ground forces, a steep price that yielded little in return.

With a billion Defense Army plus three hundred million Star Realm Army plus two hundred million Protection Army, the ground defense capabilities of Upper Plateau Star were quite formidable.

The million or so Green Skins that landed had little impact and barely managed to seize a small corner.

Moreover, it was estimated that they would be annihilated before long.

Even the Orcs were unable to continue sending reinforcements.

An 80% interception rate was too terrifying; even the Green Skins could not bear such a rate of loss.

Continuing the battle at this rate of exchange, even if the Human Fleet was completely lost, the Orc side would definitely lose 90% of their combat power.

By then, even if Upper Plateau Star was lost, the Orcs would no longer have the strength to keep pushing forward.

And when the Fury Flame Battle Group and their Fleet arrive, it would be time for humanity to sound the trumpet of counterattack.