Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1261 - 686, Long Son Corps

Chapter 1261: Chapter 686, Long Son Corps

“Reinforcements?”

Lin Xiaodong, filled with newfound hope, even stepped out of the command vehicle, holding a telescope to look into the distance.

He saw a bright red flag planted on the hilltop in the direction of the tank battalion’s charge.

And from that direction came the fierce artillery fire of the Insect Swarm. The biological artillery of the Insect Nest should be located there.

Lin Xiaodong recognized whose bright red flag it was: the Long Son Corps from Frost Plain Star.

Their uniforms have always been bright red, combined with their signature long fur leather earflap hats, with the Empire’s Sky Eagle insignia at the center. The personnel of this Star Realm Army Corps mostly hail from a Nest Capital World named ’Frost Plain Star’ in the Imperial North Border. According to Frost Plain Star tradition, every firstborn son from the families on the planet must serve in the Corps.

Added to this are the planet’s abundant geothermal energy, ore resources, and its long-term collaboration with the Sect of Mechanics, resulting in relatively developed productivity and the capability to self-produce equipment.

The relatively harsh natural environment of the planet has also cultivated the resilient quality of the Frost Plain Star People.

Combined factors make the Long Son Corps’ combat power exceptionally outstanding.

Although the planet’s natural environment is average, strong military power maintains fairly good stability. The large military strength also allows them to form the Star Realm Army and answer the Empire’s calls for deployment.

The Long Son Corps has been active throughout the Empire for millennia, participating in many wars, earning significant military merits, obtaining numerous benefits for their home planet, and becoming a renowned Star Realm Army Corps within the entire Empire.

When the Northern Line Army was established, the Long Son Corps joined immediately; subsequently, they reinforced with more troops several times. At its peak, the Long Son Corps had as many as 50 million troops in the Northern Front Army.

Only, they should not exist now.

They should have all been lost in that naval battle of the Northern Front Army.

Frankly speaking, the Long Son Corps suffered an unfortunate defeat.

They had nothing to do with it from the start. They shouldn’t have to take the fall for the naval defeat.

On the contrary, they were the biggest victims. Clearly not at fault, yet tens of millions vanished.

The Northern Front Army remnants saved by the Alliance had no Long Son Corps members. It’s even less likely in this tactical action of ground landing following a massive loss.

So where did these Long Son Corps warriors, who surprised the Insect Swarm’s living artillery positions on the other side of the mountain, come from?

Could they be the troops left on the ground of Reiaductus during the Northern Line Army’s collapse a year and a half ago?

Did they hold out for a year and a half with no external supplies, completely out of orbital control, and continued Insect Swarm sieges?

It’s too incredible.

But now is not the time to think about this.

“Tell the comrades to move faster! Don’t waste the opportunity!”

“Try to make contact with the suspected Long Son Corps units ahead, confirm the situation, and discuss what to do next.”

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“Have them rapidly establish artillery positions, cooperate with us to wipe out this Insect Race unit, and then keep pace with us. Our target is an anti-air nest forty kilometers away.”

The speaker was Qin Zhiping, the high-ranking Judgment Chief of the Extraplanar Tribunal. At this moment, he wore Feedback-Type Power Armor, flanked by ten warriors of the Silver Watch, fighting alongside the Long Son Corps warriors.

He had already eliminated many living artillery units and was conducting the final clean-up. The Long Son Corps’ vanguard squadrons had constructed firepower positions from the mountaintop, blocking the Insect Swarm’s retreat.

Once the high-ground firepower base was complete and the Alliance Army’s artillery positions were also set up to provide ample firepower support, Qin Zhiping led his ten Silver Watch interstellar warriors in a sudden assault on the Insect Swarm trapped front and back, accomplishing a beheading operation.

It was an “Executioner.”

This is a high-level unit within the Insect Swarm, whose prowess can even win steadily against ordinary interstellar warriors. Moreover, it serves as the highest node organism of this Insect Race unit. Once its head was severed, all adjacent lower-level insects immediately became dazed.

Although the subsequent battle lasted a while longer, the required effort was far less than the usual engagement with this Insect Race unit.

After the two units merged, the Alliance Army’s Master Lin Xiaodong asked them about their situation in surprise.

Qin Zhiping didn’t refuse to answer, but demanded unified command of both units to join him in attacking an anti-air nest.

After conquering it, at least the near-ground area of this region would be safer for following landing troops.

Lin Xiaodong gave some thought before agreeing.

Firstly, their mission was indeed to land and try to connect with surrounding friendly forces, establish stable ground positions, and receive subsequent landing units. Directly attacking and destroying an enemy anti-air nest is obviously a better choice.

Secondly, there’s no issue in letting Qin Zhiping command them. This Judgment Chief of the Anti-Extraterrestrial Alliance holds a high status, even capable of speaking with Mr. Gu. Commanding their brigades with only a tenth of their original strength is not a problem.

Conversely, what astonished Colonel Lin more was why Qin Zhiping was here.

Though unfamiliar and vastly different in status, Lin Xiaodong, when in the sky, was aware that Qin Zhiping was a key figure among the Northern Front remnants rescued by the Alliance.

That the key figures of the Northern Front Army saved by the Alliance appeared together with the entirely vanished Long Son Corps from a year and a half ago seemed rather bizarre.

On the road, Qin Zhiping explained the reasons to Colonel Lin.

Up to now, there was no need for secrecy.

He was, in fact, among the first batch to reach the ground in this operation, much earlier than Lin Xiaodong’s group.

However, they didn’t descend by ship. Otherwise, deploying vital figures like Qin Zhiping and precious interstellar soldiers to the surface at such high casualty rates would be sheer waste.

They descended through Gu Hang’s spiritual energy teleportation method.

In the military conference before the battle commenced, he specifically mentioned that the Northern Line Army had indeed invested substantial ground troops into Reiaductus a year and a half ago.

When the fleet collapsed later, these people were essentially abandoned.

But Qin Zhiping believed that a considerable number of them survived.

Perhaps not many, but these people shouldn’t be overlooked.

If utilized, they would be far more effective than losing troops with a success rate at single digits. If they indeed exist and can be organized, they could be of tremendous assistance.

A hundred survivors could match three thousand paratroopers—owing to the mere 3% success rate for initial transport craft landings. Master Lin Xiaodong’s division considered it lucky if two out of twelve regiments survived the drop. Some divisions began fully equipped but ended with no surviving landings.

His proposal gained support from Gu Hang. He wasn’t one to merely make suggestions; he volunteered to be in the first batch of spiritual energy teleported to the ground, tasked with contacting any surviving Northern Front remnants.

And he truly managed to make contact.

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