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"Try to fight the enemy with the assistance of our own air defense positions."

This was the tactic that Valerian devised for the Pioneer Squadron before they set off.

As a powerful war machine, the Freedom Vanguard possesses immense firepower in its ground attack artillery and also has a certain degree of anti-air capability.

However, compared to top-tier fighters like Sky Fury, which specialize in air combat, Freedom Vanguard's air-to-air capabilities pale in comparison.

In fact, these weapons were originally designed for positional warfare.

In the past, when air support was provided by aircraft carriers, other units of the Royal Guard did not need to place particular emphasis on air defense capabilities, as the aircraft carriers could effectively control the air.

However, the aircraft battleships have now broken away from the Royal Guard and are instead supporting the Terran fleet in Korhal's orbit. This change has completely disrupted the originally self-contained Royal Guard system.

Fortunately, despite this, many of the Royal Guard’s war machines were still equipped with ample anti-aircraft firepower.

This means that when Skyfury attempts to get close to the range of these weapons, they will suffer fatal damage.

It can be said that the Royal Guard's air defense capabilities, to some extent, compensated for the lack of support from air battleships.

Similarly, the old Imperial Guard did not have any aircraft specifically designed for ground attack.

This reflects the strategic considerations and operational needs at the time, namely, to achieve an overwhelming advance with a powerful war machine and expensive infantry.

Most Royal Guard units have the ability to switch between defensive and mobile modes, making them mobile positions in themselves.

At this moment, their expertise in positional warfare was on full display. The Kraken prototype, like a ferocious beast, unleashed a barrage of dense artillery fire upon the advancing Imperial Guard.

Each shell was like the Grim Reaper's scythe, mercilessly reaping the lives of the enemy.

Meanwhile, Aurora, like a phantom, precisely targeted the assault squads of the old Imperial Guard from a distance.

Its deadly laser beam, like lightning, ripped through the sky, instantly piercing through the enemy's mechs and turning them into scrap metal in a burst of fire.

In the center of the battlefield, two towering heavy mechs—Korhal Fortress and Black Hammer—are engaged in a thrilling and intense battle.

Blackhammer's missiles and Korhal's heavy artillery fired relentlessly, the sparks and smoke filling the entire battlefield, making it feel like being in the ruins of an apocalypse.

On this chaotic battlefield, several Führer Ghosts, with their superb skills and advanced equipment, successfully bypassed the Khar Defense Force's anti-stealth devices.

They moved silently through enemy lines, guiding tactical missiles from the rear to their targets.

These tactical missiles accurately struck the vital points of the Khar defense forces, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.

However, the fortress defenders who launched the assault encountered unexpected obstacles.

They encountered a barrage of fire from the Royal Guard’s unmanned machines—the Sentinels.

Although these sentries were relatively vulnerable, their firepower was exceptionally fierce, with dense bullets raining down on the fortress guards like a storm.

Moreover, the Royal Guard's War Wolf mechs are providing them with support, making the Fortress Guards' situation extremely difficult.

Just when the two sides were deadlocked, the laborers of the old empire demonstrated astonishing efficiency.

They quickly erected earth-shattering cannons, and these massive cannons, with their overwhelming numbers, successfully suppressed the artillery fire of the Royal Guard and the Khar Defense Forces.

In an instant, the battlefield was filled with the roar of cannons and the flames soaring into the sky, engulfing the entire world in this terrifying firepower.

However, the fierce attacks of the old Imperial Royal Guard and stormtroopers were stubbornly resisted by the Khar Defense Forces and the Royal Guard.

These former loyal guardians of the Khar Palace are now being ruthlessly shut out of the palace, while the newly formed palace guards are fighting desperately to defend against their attacks.

Valerian knew very well that this stalemate was only temporary.

If the fleet in orbit suffers a defeat, then the ultimate weapon of the old Imperial Guard—the Pride of Augustegrad—will storm into Korhal's atmosphere like a ferocious beast.

In the newly formed Terran Empire, no matter how powerful the ground war machine was, it was nothing more than an insignificant insect in the face of Augustegrad's pride.

The only difference between them is how many cannons this giant ship needs to fire and what level of weaponry is needed to destroy it.

However, Valerian did not despair.

He knew that as long as he could buy time until Renault returned to defend, the support from the chat group members would come like timely rain, helping the newly formed Terran Empire get out of its current predicament.

However, to Valerian's utter surprise, the first reinforcements to arrive were not Raynor or the Protoss, but someone he never expected.

These thoroughly brainwashed stormtroopers, inspired by Mengsk's speech, became a group of fanatical believers. They rushed to the battlefield without hesitation, their eyes filled only with hatred for the enemy and a desire for victory.

However, this battlefield is a giant meat grinder, ruthlessly devouring lives.

The assault team members had barely stepped onto the battlefield when they were engulfed by intense firepower and instantly swept up in it, becoming insignificant pieces of flesh on the battlefield.

The battle on the ground was extremely fierce, with both sides giving their all and refusing to yield.

The roar of artillery fire and the billowing smoke enveloped the entire battlefield in a crimson hue.

However, with the arrival of the Royal Guard, the situation gradually stabilized.

However, in stark contrast to the battle on the ground, the battle in orbit began to crumble.

While the Tyranny airships were no less powerful than the Augustegrad Proud in terms of firepower, they were only comparable.

In a decisive battle of such scale, their carrier-based aircraft appeared somewhat inadequate.

These carrier-based aircraft, under the proud point defense batteries of Augustegrad, were like fragile moths, burned into torches.

Their weapons were almost useless against the pride of Augustegrad.

On the flagship of the old Imperial Fleet, Arcturus Mengsk's projection roared at the fleet's commander like an angry volcano.

His voice echoed like thunder on the bridge, filled with undisguised anger and deep disappointment.

"Your incompetence has been laid bare!" Mengsk's roar seemed to shake the bridge. "If we can't take the Imperial Palace within three hours..."

His voice paused abruptly, as if he were trying to control his emotions, but the anger still burned in his words, "You'd never want to know the result!"

Faced with Mengsk's rebuke, the commander's face turned ashen, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

He stood there nervously, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, and quickly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

As the commander responded, Mengsk's projection on the bridge slowly disappeared.

However, his authoritative and imposing voice seemed to still echo in the air, sending a chill down the spines of everyone on the bridge.

The commander took a deep breath, steadied himself, and then turned to the officers behind him, shouting, "Get the Titans into battle immediately! We don't have time!"