And they deployed the entire army, heading straight for Naventura with such momentum that it's undeniably threatening.

Thinking from their perspective, even they would believe Super Earth is a feigned attack and Caldeia is the main assault force, no wonder the European Community thinks this way.

Another staff officer suddenly understood after careful consideration and said

"Looking at it this way, they should be using a deception tactic. The electromagnetic signals detected by the European Space Agency satellite might be fabricated important command nodes using multiple radars or electronic warfare equipment, making us think Naventura is the target, but in reality, they are concentrating superior forces to attack and eliminate the 105th Brigade stationed at Hokuma while we are unresponsive."

If it's fake, it seems real; if it's real, it seems fake.

At some gambling tables, people openly lay their cards on the table for you to see, precisely to set up a bluff and wage psychological warfare.

"So, their next target is us here. It's impossible for both sides to be the main assault force, right?"

"We've already mobilized troops to reinforce Naventura, two battalions plus one company. Even if they have astounding capabilities, it won't be possible to conquer it."

Hardlin speculatively said,

"In that case, their next target can only be one — us."

Most importantly, the march direction in the Super Earth live stream truly heads straight for Da Haguai.

But with their current force of under 350 people, being battle-hardened and conducting rapid marches, it's absolutely impossible to conquer Da Haguai as a town.

At this point, a communications soldier suddenly entered the command room and said loudly,

"Report! Information from the 302nd Battalion indicates that Naventura has not suffered an attack. According to aerial reconnaissance by helicopter forces, that unit suddenly changed direction, accelerated its march, and is rushing toward us."

Indeed!

The directions of the two enemy units matched their predictions.

These people aim to seize Da Haguai, a railway node, allowing them to threaten directions east and west at any time and secure a foothold.

Having resolved the enemy's deployment and plans, Hardlin immediately ordered,

"Notify everyone, except for the 302nd Battalion closest to Caldeia, the 308th Battalion and the maneuver company are to return to Da Haguai for defense, preparing to encircle these two enemy units!"

"Naventura garrison units are to remain stationary without my orders, preventing these people from using tricks to launch a surprise counterattack."

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Inside the shaking carriage, a good brother spoke incessantly to the drone camera,

"Folks, that battle just now really fired me up. Those genuine dog warlords of Havana have made life miserable for the people of Cuba, and they even use those factories to produce drugs that harm people worldwide, they truly deserve to die."

"Those subordinate officers of Havana are even worse bastards, letting civilians be used as human bombs, they're simply animals among animals. These guys, if they die, must go to Hell, never to reincarnate."

His tone seemed to harbor deep-seated hatred towards those warlords.

Yet the anger indeed seemed genuine.

"Were it not for being in a rush to attack Da Haguai, I really want to stay behind and tear those animals apart alive!"

The good brother burned with righteous indignation, and many in the live-stream chat shared his sentiment, wishing they could personally go to Cuba and finish off those damned drug dealers.

After all, the drugs flowing out of Cuba have ruined countless families, basically an endless scourge.

Thus, although the players of Super Earth brutally killed those hostages on the battlefield, because of the actions of the Truth Department, the backlash was minimal, and they even gained some goodwill among certain groups.

After all... the lives of the lower class are too removed from them, making empathy difficult to foster, while the Truth Department's politician-like maneuvers of promising empty checks are more palatable to them.

Only the citizens of Night City mourned for the deceased, thus lowering the public opinion of the Super Earth's Truth Department.

Yet the vast carriage remained empty and eerie, with only the good brother talking to the drone camera, the scene appearing extraordinarily strange.

Even the convoy trailing behind had dangerously shallow tracks.

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Pigslayer Bay, because it's near the sea and adjacent to wetlands, results in a dense forest and numerous shrubbery.

Except for the local farmers who have survived generations here, few people venture here, let alone find main roads, and there are barely any passageways fit for small vehicles, all in disrepair.

This made the heavy convoy sweeping through the plains' small roads appear so conspicuous.

The armored convoy composed of ten tracked infantry fighting vehicles and two tanks can be described as running rampant without restraint.

Riding in one of the infantry command vehicles, Captain Ron was resting with his eyes closed.

Considering it's already one o'clock in the morning, he was naturally a bit sleepy.

But the following news compelled him to open his eyes.

"Captain, headquarters ordered us to halt the pursuit of Caldeia's forces and turn to reinforce Da Haguai."

"?"

As the commander of the armored forces, it is rare for infantry officers of equal or slightly higher rank to command him; only those of regimental level, colonel rank or above can issue orders.

The matter here was quite complicated, even somewhat counterintuitive.

Though both front-line units, the relationship between infantry and armored forces often soured due to various reasons, even resulting in conflicts.

Whereas the relationship between infantry and artillery units tended to fare better.

Seeing his commanding officer's odd expression, the communication soldier could only set aside the headset and quietly said,

"Hokuma has fallen. Reports from Da Haguai say the unit we were chasing is actually a decoy for the public bridge, and they're accelerating to shake us off, possibly regrouping to take advantage of Da Haguai's defenses and attack the city."