Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 861 - 469 Great Victory for Temir_2
Chapter 861: Chapter 469, Great Victory for Temir!_2
Chapter 861: Chapter 469, Great Victory for Temir!_2
“Some wanted to retreat, it was obvious that the battle was lost. Saving each warship that could escape meant preserving lives for future battles. Dying now meant no chance to fight later.”
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“Some, blinded by battle rage, insisted on fighting to the end, resolutely carrying out Saru’s final command to keep jumping and fight, hoping to turn defeat into victory.”
“In the communication channel, the chiefs of the Green Skins argued fiercely.”
“It was normal to have disagreements on battle plans and strategies, but the real problem was arguing while the war continued, especially when under immense pressure. Even worse was when no one could persuade anyone else, leading to everyone acting independently and throwing the entire army into utter chaos.”
“The Green Skin Fleet had effectively collapsed.”
“Those who wanted to continue fighting deployed more troops to jump, but most of these jump torpedoes were blown up mid-air, and the few that successfully landed inside enemy ships were annihilated. The Green Skin ships deploying troops were also destroyed one by one in battle;”
“Those ships that fled were also chased down by the part of the Human Fleet assigned to pursue them. In the following hours and even days, they were relentlessly pursued and destroyed one by one.”
“In any case, whether choosing to fight to the death or to flee, the outcome was the same.”
“Gu Hang had spent a lot of effort and two and a half years preparing for this decisive battle at Temir, with the aim of completely crushing the eastern line of the Green-Skin Army in this one battle. The Green Skin Fleet was his primary target, and if possible, Gu Hang would not let any enemy ships escape.”
“Temir Star System served as a hub of space routes, with five jump points leading to five different Star Realm Tunnels, respectively going to Golden Pass I, Golden Pass II in the Golden Pass Star Sector, Shui Wuheng Star System, and Copper Barrier II in the Copper Barrier Star District, as well as Steel Wing Star in the Eagle Horse Star Sector.”
“After the naval combat outside Temir No.5’s orbit, dozens of Green Skin ships still managed to scatter and flee. A part of the United Fleet’s warships pursued these Green Skins in space for days, even weeks; meanwhile, at the five jump points of Temir No.5, the Human Fleet had already arrived to guard them. As soon as the Green Skin Fleet appeared, they and the pursuers encircled and likely annihilated them.”
“Furthermore, the Human Fleet had positioned many warships—especially the Firebath Nova, which was not adept at chase battles—to support land combat from orbit above Temir No.5.”
“This was indeed a real degrading strike, and this time, the Green Skins couldn’t wait for their ships to arrive in space to drive the human fleet away.”
“With the Firebath Nova leading, accompanied by three cruisers, a total of one hundred warships participated in the orbital support for ground combat, boasting a terrifying firepower!”
“This force was sufficient to execute an Extinction Order.”
“The most rustic but also most frequently used method of Extinction Order was simple orbital bombardment by warships. The fleet would meticulously bombard every inch of the planet’s surface, carpet-bombing without missing any spot, which was the simplest form of Extinction Order.”
“The expense wouldn’t be small, as ship cannons are costly. Bombarding every inch of a planet could potentially cost more than deploying a single Skyburn Torpedo; and it might not be as effective as the Skyburn Torpedo.”
“What’s even more crucial is that this method of executing an Extinction Order required a whole fleet to stay in orbit around the planet for a long time.”
“The cost-effectiveness was poor.”
“But the reason why this method was most common was that the Skyburn Torpedo and other higher-grade Extinction Order Weapons were exceedingly rare, weren’t they? These weapons are difficult to manufacture, take a long time to produce, and are quite scarce on the market.”
“If not, who would choose a less effective method of glassing the land with ship cannons when more functional and thorough Extinction Order Weapons are available?”
“Even the Alliance, with the capability to produce Skyburn Torpedoes, had only accumulated slightly more than ten so far. If used recklessly later, they might run out.”
“Of course, at this moment on Temir No.5, there was no need for an Extinction Order as they were not aiming to annihilate the entire planet.”
“Just providing fire support to the ground, the existing arsenal was indeed sufficient.”
“And the effect of their orbital support fire was also quite formidable.”
In the first half month, the Green Skin population on the ground had sharply declined by two billion!
The primary target of the Human Fleet was the various major Trash Cities where Green Skins mass gathered.
These Trash Cities, typically established around the periphery of the Green Skins’ ecological circles, once destroyed, not only eliminated the large populations of Green Skins congregated within, but also prevented the Green Skins from regenerating on a large scale. Moreover, these Trash Cities were also war factories responsible for producing weapons, equipment, and ammunition for the Green-Skin Army, and their destruction inevitably meant these functions could no longer be carried out.
However, this was a strike against the Green Skins’ war capabilities, the extent of population damage was actually quite manageable.
The greatest casualty effect was not entirely due to fleet bombings but also required the coordination of ground troops.
The ground troops launched an unrestrained full-scale attack, and wherever the Green Skins showed signs of resistance, it was as good as having their congregation detected by the human forces, and then fleet bombings were promptly called in.
This led to massive casualties.
Furthermore, Supreme Commander Perbov, in charge of the ground campaign, intentionally directed his troops to approach, encircle, and intercept the Green Skins from various angles and routes, pushing them toward one area.
His battle plan achieved unprecedented success—it could not possibly fail. The Green Skins couldn’t resist or retaliate. If they dispersed their forces, they would be intercepted and driven until confined in an area, unable to move, and then came the fleet bombardment. Every inch of the ground within the encirclement would be bombed, followed immediately by ground troops sweeping over the battlefield, simply needed to kill off any survivors.
And if the Green Skins amassed forces to resist, they would be directly bombed, killed, and dispersed, then the previous steps would be repeated.
These scenes continuously played out across the entire planet. The human military, totaling over two billion, was divided into over a hundred Army Groups, carrying out similar plans on battlefields all over the planet. Meanwhile, over a hundred warships, including battleships, hovered in orbit, ready to be called upon.
This was why, within half a month, the Green Skins had lost two billion lives.
There were still two billion Green Skins remaining on Temir No.5, but their defeat was already sealed.
Realistically, the number of potent Green Skin Orcs was probably less than a hundred million. During the battles, these orc troops were the main combat forces and were the primary targets of attacks. The remaining approximately 1.9 billion were basically weaklings, whose combat abilities were very poor.
Moreover, the Beastman Overlord on the ground had also perished. After his location was discovered, he and his trusted aide army were annihilated by a “Destruction Verdict” fired from a battleship.
Further, after the destruction of the Trash Cities and various ecological zones, the Green Skins essentially lost their potential for war. In a normal war situation, they might have been able to pick up trash directly from the battlefield, allowing those weaklings to produce equipment, ammunition, and supplies on-site, but under the present circumstances, they clearly had no such opportunity.
If the war continued, the Green Skins would likely only be able to go into battle armed with machetes.
Proper Green Skin Orcs holding machetes might still pose some threat, given their significant biological strength; but if those weaklings could only wield machetes, they, originally fodder troops, were now less than fodder, nearly devoid of any combat capability.
Main forces wiped out, leader killed, war potential exhausted—what chances did the Green Skins still have?
Thus, the battle of Temir came to an end, and from any perspective, it could be called a ‘great victory’!
This point, even the system acknowledged.
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I’ll see if I can manage another chapter later (before dawn).
Brothers, sleep early, and see if there’s a surprise when you wake up.
