A list of the top ten main characters: Ye Wenjie from the Three-Body Problem at the beginning.

If we attack rashly, even if we win, we'll lose a tenth of our forces, not to mention we'll still have to deal with the Abyss troops coming from the Northern Hemisphere.

After pondering for a moment, Su Mu asked, "Have you used unmanned reconnaissance drones to scout out the situation at Shelter Hill?"

"It was used, but it was quickly shot down by the enemy."

Based on the situation before the reconnaissance aircraft was shot down, we discovered that the Abyss forces have constructed more than three fortified cannons at Sanctuary Hill.

"Fortress cannons?" Su Mu asked, puzzled. "Those 8888mm fortress laser cannons? Shouldn't those be found in interstellar fortresses? And those things are incredibly expensive. Do the Abyss forces have that kind of money to buy them?"

"Not the kind of fortress cannons."

Zhang Feiyan explained, "It's the kind of fortress cannon whose blueprints have been brought into the museum. It's the kind of cannon that only requires one person to operate. Although its range isn't particularly long, its power is still very great."

"So that's why you need Captain Lin Kai's 'Qin Zhan'?" Su Mu asked.

"Yes, if we use warships, our losses will be much smaller."

"Sigh." Su Mu sighed and said, "I understand your thoughts. As Captain Lin Kai said before, the 'Qin Zhan' has already suffered some damage in the previous battle and is currently under repair. However, even if the 'Qin Zhan' hadn't been damaged..."

It cannot be deployed on the main battlefield; it can only be used for special operations behind enemy lines. After all, it is merely a Prowler-class stealth escort vessel, not a warship in the strict sense.

Upon hearing Su Mu's explanation, Zhang Feiyan's face fell. Seeing Zhang Feiyan's expression, Su Mu comforted her, saying, "Although the 'Qin Zhan' cannot appear on the front lines..."

However, if we send an elite squad from the 'Qin Zhan' to circle around to the rear of Shelter Hill, it should be possible.

Upon hearing Su Mu's change of tone, Zhang Feiyan immediately recovered.

"Tell me later if there are any suitable landing spots for elite squads at Shelter Hill, so I can arrange for people to set them up."

"Yes."

Before long, the group returned to the stronghold. As soon as Su Mu got off the bus, he ordered the nearby soldiers, "Arrange for some people to take the children off the bus and then send them to Commander Beshim."

Chapter 230: No reply for a long time.

"Yes." Then he looked at Zhang Feiyan and Simon and said, "You two come with me for a moment. We need to discuss how to deal with the remaining Abyss troops in Sanctuary Hill."

"Yes."

After the three arrived at the conference room on the 'Qin Zhan' ship, Zhang Feiyan opened the virtual map on the 'Qin Zhan' ship, pointed to a place, and said, "Sir, you see, this location is where Shelter Hill is located."

He then pointed to another spot and said, "This is Concord, the closest town to Sanctuary Hills, but it's abandoned now. Our two reconnaissance teams are stationed there."

Su Mu stared at the virtual map, remaining silent for a long time.

"My lord?" Seeing that Su Mu had not spoken, Zhang Feiyan stepped forward and asked.

Seeing that Su Mu did not react, Simon went over and shook him, saying, "Hey, wake up, wake up."

Startled awake by Simon, Su Mu asked, "What's wrong?"

"Zhang Feiyan is calling you."

Simon began to speak.

"No no."

Su Mu quickly shook his head and said, "I was just wondering where to deploy that squad?" Then he pointed to a mountain range near Shelter Hill and asked, "Where is this?"

After looking at it, Zhang Feiyan replied, "This is the Thunder Mountain Range."

"Are there any suitable landing sites in the Thunder Mountains?" Zhang Feiyan pondered for a moment before replying, "There is an abandoned power plant in the Thunder Mountains that can be used to land special forces teams."

Is it secluded there?

"It's very well hidden, and the power plant is surrounded by four bunkers: Aila Ames, Rory Clair, Abby, and Carlson."

However, I cannot be certain whether Abyss forces are occupying that area, after all, that power plant has been abandoned for many years.

After thinking for a moment, Su Mu asked Simon, "Simon, are you ready to fight now?" Simon patted his chest and replied, "No problem at all."

Su Mu then took out his communicator and called out, "Have Commander Osley come to the conference room on the 'Qin Zhan'."

"Yes." Osley arrived in the meeting room shortly afterward.

Upon entering the conference room, Osley greeted him with a knightly salute, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

After Su Mu helped Osley up, he said, "Don't worry about these details, Academician Osley."

“No, propriety must not be disregarded,” Osley said.

"Never mind, sir, Academician Osley has always been like this, we're used to it," Zhang Feiyan advised.

"Ok."

Su Mu sighed, then asked Osley, "Academician Osley, do you have any elite soldiers under your command? We'll need them in the upcoming battles."

550 Osley remained silent for a moment, without answering immediately.

Seeing that Osley did not react, Su Mu immediately persuaded him, "No, no, no, we are not trying to take your power. It's just that the upcoming battle requires it, so please don't overthink it."

"No."

Osley denied it, saying, "It's not because of what you said, sir. I was just thinking about which elite soldiers I have."

After all, I'm getting older now, and my memory isn't as good as it used to be.

"oh oh."

After a moment of silence, Osley said, "I have the Dans Paladin Squad and the Brandis Paladin Squad under my command, which are the most elite. If you need them, I will send these two squads to you."

Chapter 231 More Than Enough

"Okay." Su Mu nodded and said, "Then I'll leave everything to you."

"Hmm." Osley nodded and asked, "So, what kind of battle is the next one? Could one of you tell me, sir?"

"Hmm." Su Mu nodded and said, "Are you aware that all the Abyss troops are currently concentrated at Sanctuary Hill?"

“Hmm.” Osley nodded and said, “Of course I know. All the Abyss forces in the Southern Hemisphere are concentrated at Sanctuary Hill. One of our reconnaissance squads has been wiped out.”

"Ah."

Su Mu nodded and continued, "So I plan to send an elite special operations team aboard the 'Qin Zhan'."

He then pointed to the location of the power plant in the Thunder Mountains on the virtual map and said, "'Qin Zhan' landed here with that special operations team."

We led the main force to launch an attack on the front lines, while the special operations teams attacked from the rear, putting them in a pincer movement.

“Hmm.” Osley nodded and asked, “What about the fortress cannons? Although their range isn’t very long, their power is still astonishing.”

Whether it's a special operations team launching a surprise attack from behind or a large force engaging in frontal combat, their destructive power will still cause us significant losses.

"How long is the attack interval of that thing?"

Su Mu pondered for a moment and then asked.

"Each launch doesn't take too long, about three to five minutes."

Zhang Feiyan pondered for a moment before answering.

"Things will be easier to handle during this period."

Su Mu clapped his hands and said.

"So, who do you think should be sent this time? Don't tell me you want to go too?" Simon asked Su Mu.

Su Mu waved his hand dismissively and replied casually, "How could that be? I have to stay on the front lines so that the Abyss forces will focus all their attention on me, allowing you to act from behind them."

"Has the personnel been decided?"

"Ah."

Su Mu nodded and continued, "Simon, is there anything wrong with your body now?"

"Hmm," Simon patted his chest and nodded, "No problem, I'm more than qualified to participate in this operation."

"Ah."

Su Mu nodded and then asked, "What about Alice, Natasha, Tanya, Leon, and Ada? Are they all okay too?"

"Hmm." Simon pondered for a moment before replying, "Alice, Tanya, and Natasha are fine now, it's just Ada and Leon who are in trouble."

“What happened to those two?” Su Mu asked.

"Given their previous actions and injuries, it's best if the two of them don't participate in this one. Let them rest for a while, and they should be fine."

"Yes, I copied it."

"Who else would go? It can't just be the few of us, can it? You know, the other side has tens of thousands of troops. Even if each of us could fight a hundred, we would still be exhausted."

"of course not."

Su Mu rolled his eyes at Simon and said indifferently, "Besides you guys, there's Trevor Bessie, Kettler, Aztec, Bill, Drake, and the surviving Marines from the 'Qin War'."

Chapter 232 Two Corpses

"Those two squads that Academician Osley called over, you're to command them all for operations behind enemy lines."

"That is not bad."

Simon patted his chest and said, "If we were to rely solely on the few of us, we would all be exhausted."

"Does that include the 'Qin Zhan'?" Zhang Feiyan suddenly asked. "You know, the thing that Dr. Halsey and Professor Angela are researching in the lab on the 'Qin Zhan' can't be studied on land."

"If the 'Qin Zhan' is deployed and the Abyss forces find out, we're all doomed."

Su Mu replied, "'Qin Zhan' is only transporting the enemy's 550th Rear Squadron this time. It will return immediately after the mission is completed. I will have Reyes guard 'Qin Zhan'."

"Since you already have your next steps, sir, there's nothing more I can say."

Zhang Feiyan spoke first.

"Alright, is there anything else you want to ask?" Su Mu asked.

"That's all," the three said in unison.

"Alright, that's all. I've called Captain Lin Kai over."

After speaking, Su Mu took out his communicator and called Captain Lin Kai over.

Su Mu pointed to the location of the Thunder Mountain Power Plant on the virtual map and said, "Captain Lin Kai, I hope you can take an elite squad led by Simon and use the 'Qin Zhan' to send them to this location."

Captain Lin Kai frowned and said, "Well, sir, the 'Qin Zhan' is still under repair, and its weapons and ammunition are basically exhausted."

Furthermore, with those two bodies in the lab that shouldn't be there, it's really not feasible to deploy the 'Qin Zhan'.

Su Mu reassured him, "It's alright. I don't intend to use the 'Qin Zhan' for combat. It's just for transporting troops. I don't plan to use it for this battle. You can rest assured."

"Phew." Captain Lin Kai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Captain Lin Kai, can the 'Qin Zhan' land here?" Captain Lin Kai looked at the virtual map and said, "The 'Qin Zhan' is a small warship, so docking there shouldn't be a problem."

"That's fine."

Su Mu waved his hand and said, "You all go and get ready. I'll sit here for a while."

"Yes, my lord."

The four men clasped their hands in greeting and then all left the meeting room.

As Su Mu watched their departing figures, he fell into deep thought.

'We don't have many capable generals at hand right now. Ada and Leon are still injured and will definitely not be able to participate in the upcoming operations. Reyes also has to protect Yu Qiang and the 'Qin Zhan' ship, as well as maintain order here.'

Beshim, Halsey, and Angela need no introduction; one is a medical officer, the other two are scientists, and Kanzaki and Sakura Shinguji are still far away in Sogos City.

Only An Yan and Yu Qiren remained by her side; the others were either going to participate in missions behind enemy lines or fighting in the Northern Hemisphere.

"Sigh." Su Mu then sighed and muttered to himself, "Oh well, things will work themselves out."

He then stood up and left the meeting room.

Chapter 233 The Situation Has Changed

As I stepped out of the conference room, I heard a "beep beep beep" sound.

Su Mu quickly picked up the communicator.

He said, "I am Su Mu, may I ask who you are?"

"Leia, it's me, Leia."

Princess Leia's voice came through the communicator.

"What's wrong, Princess Leia?"

"We just received intelligence that the Euroha satellite orbital base located in near-Earth orbit around Shuris City is in danger of crashing into the city. You need to go there immediately to resolve the situation."