Star Iron: Cat Renaissance Abundance

Chapter 287: Besieging Yao Qing

Half a month later, with Bai Ling's first strategic order reaching the front lines, the Fengrao Alliance launched an all-out offensive. The vast 32 armies split into 78 branches, each moving in different directions towards the Yaoqing Immortal Boat, the first line of defense.

According to the plan, the first real battle will begin in the middle of next month. 18 of the 32 army groups will be responsible for feint attacks and diversions, 7 heavy armored army groups will be responsible for the front battlefield, and the remaining army groups will be responsible for cutting off the retreat and blocking the supply routes.

Encircle but do not annihilate, only attack the reinforcements.

This is the First Front Army. The Second Front Army has only 12 army groups. They are responsible for interfering with the enemy's judgment, attracting the attention of other fairy boats with low costs, multiple batches, multiple attacks, and flexible and maneuverable characteristics, so as to make the fake look real and combine the real and the fake.

Its most important strategic purpose is to ensure that the First Front Army does not have to fall into a counter-encirclement surrounded by enemies from both inside and outside.

Bai Ling deeply understood that there was no such thing as an impenetrable defense. The key to a truly impenetrable defense lay in the continuous evolution of tactics and strategies, as well as the commander's keen insight and accurate judgment of the ever-changing battlefield situation, and the ability to make timely and appropriate adjustments to these changes.

Especially when decision-makers are further from the battlefield, every major decision must be made with extreme caution. After all, the situation on the battlefield is highly complex, and a single misstep could drastically alter the entire situation. Therefore, once a strategic directive is issued, even if it is later discovered to be erroneous, it must not be easily altered or rescinded. The only viable solution is to issue a series of subsequent directives to compensate for the negative impact of the previous erroneous order.

Furthermore, one point must be made clear: the initiative in frontline operations must be placed in the hands of battle-hardened and experienced generals. Any unauthorized overstepping of command is absolutely forbidden, as it would not only disrupt the original battle plan but also potentially plunge the enemy into disarray. Therefore, whether considering the overall situation or local interests, we must not sacrifice greater advantages for the sake of temporary gains, nor focus solely on one aspect while neglecting overall balance and coordination, ultimately resulting in a situation where we focus on one thing but lose sight of another.

In addition, Bai Ling also hid the Third Army. The Third Army's strategic purpose was only one, to deter other forces and prevent them from joining the war, resulting in the enemy being larger than us, the alliance being attacked from both inside and outside, the front-line logistics supply being severely damaged, the alliance's stability declining, and orders being unable to be transmitted.

At the end of this month, the 321st Group Army of the First Front Army clashed with the 7th Corps of the Qingqiu Army, part of the Yaoqing Vanguard Army. Battles erupted across three star systems, with all manner of energy weapons pounding the lines. Life was merely a number at this moment, with countless asteroids, dwarf planets, and even planets destroyed.

Even the stars were affected by the war and deviated from their original orbits.

By the time the battle situation reached Bai Ling's ears, it was already the 3rd of the next month.

Bai Ling glanced at the date, July 3rd, which was earlier than the time of the exchange of fire he had estimated, but it didn't matter. He was not afraid of plans changing, but was afraid of plans not changing.

As long as the plan is constantly revised, it means that the enemy's plan has loopholes and they have to change the plan.

If the plan does not change, it means that either the enemy is hiding something or the time has come for a strategic decisive battle.

The war had just broken out, so Bai Ling naturally thought it was the former rather than the latter.

"The command is yours. As long as the battle situation remains under control, there's no need to report any problems back to headquarters."

"Yes, Alliance Leader!"

The commander at the front said to his adjutant, "Tell them to withdraw while they are ahead. Pass on my order: Leave three brigades behind as a diversionary force, and the others leave the battlefield. March towards the 261st and 782nd Divisions."

"Yes!"

As the front-line commander's order came out, the 321st Army, which had been entangled with the Qingqiu Army for a week with a total of 3 divisions and 100,000 people, began to leave the battlefield one after another. After leaving one division as a diversion, they quickly marched towards the 261st Division and the 782nd Division according to the order.

When the generals of the Qingqiu army saw that the enemy began to withdraw, they ordered a rest. After all, they had been fighting for more than seven days in a row, and the soldiers were no longer able to chase after the enemy.

You know how gloomy the army of the Alliance of Plenty has been these days.

They ran away after using up a batch of ammunition, and we couldn't catch up with them.

When we started to rest, especially when we started to eat and sleep, another batch of ammunition came directly at us.

What stands out is randomness.

If I hadn't changed my combat methods in the next one or two days, I would still be in a passive position.

During those two days, under his command, the Qingqiu Army caught the Fengrao Alliance Army off guard. In just one encounter, the enemy lost countless starships under his attack.

The next day, the battle damage results came out. This time, the Qingqiu army had 10 casualties, with about 7022 missing, 5321 star ships damaged, and 56 planetary starships and one stellar starship destroyed.

This casualty ratio was close to 1:1, but even so, the Qingqiu Army commander was still very troubled. As long as the Fengrao Alliance didn't kill anyone, their combat effectiveness would recover quickly, but they couldn't. Even if the medical care was powerful, it couldn't compare to the Fengrao people blessed by the abundance.

The Qingqiu army could only install prosthetic limbs, but the Fengrao people could repair themselves. Furthermore, the war took place in space, not on land, so most of the Qingqiu army's cold weapons were useless, and they could only use energy weapons at all costs.

By the time the Qingqiu Army received Feixiao's order to return to the Yaoqing Immortal Boat, the First Front Army of the Fengrao Alliance had already approached 300 light-years away from the Yaoqing Immortal Boat and was still getting closer.

Feixiao estimated the speed and concluded that the enemy would appear near the Yaoqing Immortal Boat in three days at most. By then, the balance of the battle would tilt and he would be at a disadvantage.

"The enemy is now over 300 light-years away from us. We need to escape by either initiating a warp and moving directly towards other immortal ships, or sending a message for assistance. Based on their size, the enemy's total force is no less than 150 million people and no less than 70 starships."

"We have approximately 900,000 available personnel and 780,000 Star Rafts. Furthermore, the Yaoqing Immortal Boats are fully prepared to sustain us for two years."

"General Feixiao, don't we still have 60 Qingqiu soldiers? We Qingqiu soldiers are not cowards!"

"I know that you are the pride of Yaoqing Xianzhou. That is why I do not intend to send you outside the Xianzhou."

"Their strategic intention is very clear. They want to surround us but not annihilate us, tie us down, and attack other immortal boats!" Feixiao said solemnly.