Chapter 679: Decisive Battle: 1.5 Million vs. 80,000

The strategic deployment laid out by Shen Ning’Er and Shen Changsheng was incredibly detailed.

It covered everything, from the terrain and the coordination between various army corps to the timing for defense and counterattacks, all laid out one by one.

But, just as the councillor had said.

This battle plan was far too skewed to one side.

The northern front!

It didn’t just lack any points of attack; it had very few defensive positions as well. If they really followed this plan, the sectors with designated defenses and offenses would be fine, but what about the areas with neither?

Everyone who made it into the Supreme Council…

…which of the councillors present wasn’t a sharp and savvy individual?

They might have paid lip service to things like, ‘I don’t understand warfare,’ or, ‘I’m only in charge of logistics,’ but in reality, who among them would truly be ignorant?

How could someone manage logistics if they didn’t understand military deployment? How could they oversee the treatment of the wounded?

The councillors’ initial reticence was now completely gone.

Naturally, no one held back any longer, and they cut straight to the heart of the plan’s problem.

“Yes, if we fight this way… the northern front could be easily breached. Councillor Gao, do you have a follow-up plan?” another councillor asked, standing up.

Although Shen Ning’Er and Shen Changsheng were the ones presenting the strategic plan, even a fool could see that the true mastermind behind this war was none other than Gao Neng.

“There are reinforcements for the north,” Gao Neng said, nodding as he stood up.

“Reinforcements for the north?”

“Is Councillor Gao planning to transfer the garrison from the North District?”

“But from what I know, the North District’s garrison is all but gone. At most, there are a little over ten thousand defenders, and most of them are wounded. Even if we transfer them… would that be anything more than a snack for the Eastern Region Alien Race Alliance Army?”

“That’s right. If I’m not mistaken, the attack from the Eastern Region Alien Race Alliance Army this time will likely be more ferocious than any we’ve seen before. It may look like they only have a hundred thousand troops now, but it’s highly probable they’ll pull more forces from the rear!”

“And not just troops. It’s very likely they’ll have Strongest coming as reinforcements!”

The councillors all began to speak at once.

“None of you are wrong. The Eastern Region Alien Race Alliance Army will be absolutely ferocious this time. A hundred thousand troops is just what’s on the surface. According to my intelligence, they have another two hundred thousand troops positioned in the rear,” Gao Neng said, smiling as he looked at the councillors.

“What?!”

“Another two hundred thousand?!”

“But our Eastern District Guard Army has less than eighty thousand men!”

Upon hearing this, the color drained from every councillor’s face.

“Correct. Eighty thousand cannot stop an offensive from a three-hundred-thousand-strong Alien Race Alliance Army. But I’m not just talking about three hundred thousand alien troops. I predict that the number of Strongest in the Eastern Region Alien Race Alliance Army will also soon increase—to at least ten, if not more,” Gao Neng stated.

“Ten Strongest?!”

“How can we fight that? We only have… we only have five Strongest left…”

“…”

This time, the entire room fell silent.

In terms of combat strength, ten thousand soldiers from the Alien Race Alliance Army were equivalent to forty or fifty thousand from the Human Alliance.

There is an old military saying that dates back to ancient times:

“With ten times the enemy’s forces, surround them; with five times, attack them.”

For the Human Alliance’s eighty-thousand-strong Eastern District Guard Army to fend off an attack from one hundred thousand soldiers of the Eastern Region Alien Race Alliance Army was, in itself, already a considerable struggle.

And now the Alien Race Alliance Army was about to swell its ranks to three hundred thousand in one fell swoop?

Three hundred thousand against eighty thousand?!

If we were to use the five-to-one ratio for human combat strength, that would be the equivalent of one and a half million against eighty thousand!

And on top of that, double the number of Strongest.

Ten against five!

How could they possibly fight?

There was simply no way to win.

Gao Neng looked at the silent councillors below. ‘It’s about time to get to the point,’ he thought.

“If we were to employ conventional strategic deployments, I believe all of you know the outcome better than I do. The Human Alliance… we would be utterly defeated!” Gao Neng declared.

This time, no one interrupted again.

Because the councillors all knew that if Gao Neng’s intelligence was accurate, there was truly no way to hold the Eastern District Fortress.

“Therefore, I need your full and unwavering support. The Eastern Region Alien Race Alliance Army isn’t playing games this time; they’re truly here to fight us to the death! Our only option is to fight them to the very end, to defend the City of Hope with our lives!”

“A force of eighty thousand is not enough to defend every position in the Eastern District Fortress. Therefore, I chose to concentrate our forces in one area! This area, right here,” Gao Neng said, pointing to a highlighted section on the map.

“Is Councillor Gao suggesting we abandon the northern sectors? But even if we did, winning the battle in this remaining area seems just as impossible, doesn’t it?” a councillor asked, frowning.

When they saw Gao Neng retrieve the Sword Elder’s body, hope had been rekindled in their hearts. But now, they realized that hope had never really existed.

A hundred-thousand-strong Alien Race Alliance Army was already incredibly difficult to resist.

Now, it had suddenly become three hundred thousand.

The Eastern Region Alien Race Alliance Army clearly wasn’t here for a simple siege this time…

They were here to fight to the death!

This style of all-out offensive was exceptionally rare, even during the time of the Great War.

“No, I will not abandon a single sector,” Gao Neng said, shaking his head.

“You won’t abandon them? Then, Councillor Gao…”

“Councillor Gao, you said, ‘There are reinforcements for the north.’ What exactly are these ‘reinforcements’?” another councillor asked as he stood.

“Naturally… it’s the aliens on the Northern District Battlefield!” Gao Neng had hesitated, wondering if he should conceal this fact, but he knew it would be too difficult.