Chapter 433: Chapter 432: Pirate King Requests to Join the Battlefield
In the blink of an eye, another seven days passed.
After switching to the Monarch level Battleship, everyone found it not as easygoing as their journey here; a mere Xiaoya was simply not enough to control such a massive warship, so everyone had to temporarily get up to speed, all hands on deck.
At first, they were in a bit of a mess.
Fortunately, everyone’s learning ability was quite extraordinary, except for Liu Dong who was dragging behind, while the rest caught up quickly.
In just a few days, they were cooperating with some semblance... with Xiaoya around, piloting the battleship remained pretty proficient.
The Extreme Border Great Wall was getting closer and closer...
The previous issue had to be addressed, how to cross the Extreme Border Great Wall and return to the Polar Star Battlefield?
But once they got close enough, they realized that the plan couldn’t keep up with changes, unable to consider previous problems in time.
At this moment, the Extreme Border Great Wall was evidently in the midst of fierce gunfire.
In the vast cosmos.
Countless warships were densely packed like locusts and constantly roaring with artillery fire. Explosions erupted everywhere, and sparks flew, but because there was no medium for the flames to burn in space...
After a violent explosion, it was as if someone suddenly choked it off, forcibly stopped with an incredibly dull burst, which instead stimulated an emotional shock in people’s hearts.
Xu Lingjun immediately activated the Electromagnetic Pulse Interference function on the Sea King, hiding his own battleship...
Liu Dong, after scanning for a few moments with the scanner, had already identified the Mysterious races of the heavens engaged in the intense battle at the boundary of the Extreme Border Great Wall.
He shouted, "It’s the Chi Yu clan, along with the Titan Clan and the Naga Race!"
"What? The Chi Yu clan?"
Xu Lingjun and Han Yun City responded in unison.
Then they both looked at each other in surprise, asking in unison, "You know about the Chi Yu clan?"
After asking, Han Yun City proactively explained, "My maternal clan, the Yun Yi clan, has been coveted by the Chi Yu clan for years because we both have twin wings on our backs. Later, the Yun Yi clan was annihilated by the Chi Yu clan, and the surviving Yun Yi clan members fled to Blue Star, becoming one of its subordinate clans!"
After explaining, he asked, "Why, have you also been bullied by the Chi Yu clan?"
"Well... I bullied the Chi Yu clan."
Xu Lingjun inexplicably remembered Ming Step and Shang Youya... hmm, that’s a distant memory, he wondered how they were doing now.
"I wonder who’s leading this time."
He murmured.
"What do we do now? The battle seems intense... do we need to step in and help?"
"Let’s wait and see."
Xu Lingjun said, "The current situation is still unclear to us... but a battle of this magnitude seems uncommon even in the Polar Star Battlefield, doesn’t it?"
Liu Dong replied solemnly, "Indeed, it doesn’t happen often, it feels like they’re going all out."
Isn’t it so?
The Mysterious races of the heavens don’t get along; each wants to monopolize Blue Star... previously, as Xu Lingjun saw it, they wanted to monopolize Blue Star’s productivity, although that was far-fetched.
But now, he knew, they probably all wanted to monopolize Blue Star’s secrets, that’s the truth!
Yet, they had their tacit understanding... for example, they would never create infighting until the Polar Star Battlefield was breached, even cooperating to breach the Polar Star Battlefield as the first priority.
Ever since the successful establishment of the Polar Star Battlefield.
They hadn’t breached the Polar Star Battlefield, not even for a single step... this iron fortress had so thoroughly blocked all their advances.
Just like now.
"The Third Army take position; the Titan Clan is heading towards our Kaiyang Military District. The Baoyan Army Legion hold the front line, not letting them get close. The Seventh Army provides cover, and the Eighth Army flank from the sides to first eliminate this batch of Titan Clan!"
In the command center.
Bai Yunrui wore an unusual solemn look in his eyes, staring intently at the projected battlefield situation map... from this map, he could clearly see the movements of every military force and could freely command each unit belonging to the Polar Star Battlefield.
He hadn’t closed his eyes for a full three days.
Yet, his spirit showed no signs of fatigue, instead carrying an undeniable excitement.
A raid two months ago, after successfully dispatching the target, managed to cause substantial casualties to the enemy in the process...
But little did they know, after sustaining heavy damage, the enemy didn’t think of recuperating and instead immediately launched a counteroffensive after amassing a large army!
The military strength was even three times what it was before; caught off guard, the Polar Star Battlefield suffered heavy losses too.
If it weren’t for Bai Yunrui’s timely response, or if Upper Realm Grandmasters Zhao Ziqing and Yuan Tiesheng hadn’t driven two Strong Assault series mechas to guard the boundary, buying the most critical time...
The losses on the Polar Star Battlefield would have been even more severe... after all, no one expected the battle to come so quickly.
To Bai Yunrui, this was a colossal deterrent.
Just having suffered a massive defeat, not reorganizing the troops, yet reopening hostilities, what are you, a child...
After losing, do you have to win immediately?
Unfortunately, Bai Yunrui focused solely on military affairs, little knowing the political side often bore little distinction from a child’s logic.
The previous defeat.
The Human Race’s raid, causing heavy casualties to the Chi Yu clan...
Significant figures like Che Lisha, Meng Chuanhui, and Hua Shaya all perished in battle.
The leader of the Chi Yu clan at the Polar Star border, Tian Haiyi, made unforgivable tactical errors. If nothing unexpected happens, facing a military tribunal was her only fate...
And the outcome wouldn’t be good.
Thus, she was eager to retaliate, suppressing news of the defeat, utilizing all her family resources, smoothing over connections, deploying a vast amount of military power, spending a fortune to bring in the Titan Clan as support, and allied with the previously defeated Naga Race to launch a fierce attack on the Polar Star Battlefield.
The goal was to secure a massive victory.
Even if it held no strategic significance, and no matter how many lives were lost, as long as victory was achieved...
When the time came, she could confidently argue in the military tribunal, indeed, I did fail once, but upon reflection, I immediately launched a counterattack and successfully defeated the enemy, gaining the final victory!
This would allow for a turnaround.
It seems no matter how many brains Bai Yunrui has, he couldn’t fathom that this battle, which shouldn’t have occurred, was merely a ploy by a field commander to clear her name by deliberately sending her soldiers to battle.
Just by chance, this led to the Polar Star Battlefield being taken off guard.
Though efforts were made for remedy, the war situation remained stalemated...
Especially since the opponent fought ferociously to the death, even at great loss, with nearly a hundred ships destroyed, they still stubbornly charged at the Polar Star Battlefield...
This gave him the illusion of a fight of life and death.
Although they managed to hold back the enemy, continuing this way, without question, would still fulfill the enemy’s aim.
Being subjected to the opponent’s purpose left Bai Yunrui with an inexplicable sense of humiliation.
"Do we need to submit a request for rescue to the Baoxue Empire?"
Beside him...
Hao Yuntun, also a Commander-in-Chief, asked with concern.
"There’s no need, the situation is still under control, just... wait a moment..."
Bai Yunrui’s gaze was glued to the stalemated battlefield.
A massive warship appeared...
"That... that is..."
Bai Yunrui’s face turned grim, exclaiming, "Why are they getting involved in this mess?"
At this moment, not only Bai Yunrui, but also Tian Haiyi and others stationed far from the Polar Star Battlefield, saw the suddenly appearing warship!
An officer quickly reported, "Commander-in-Chief Tian, their warship has sent a message, wanting to join the battle, should we allow it?"
"Is it the Cosmic Pirate Group?"
Tian Haiyi sneered, saying, "Those stinking pirates also know how to opportunistically raid..."
She had always looked down on these pirates, in her view, they were only good for roles like plumbers, couriers, and air conditioner repairmen within their civilizations.
However, facing Blue Star, they had an unspoken understanding. When war opened, internal disputes were not allowed.
Breaking through the Polar Star Battlefield was the top priority, and though the pirates were not one of the Mysterious races of the heavens, they still had enough strength to claim a share of the spoils, not to mention she initially intended to deal heavier blows to the enemy...
She commanded, "Allow them to join the battle!"
The arrival of these pirates greatly exceeded her expectations, and certainly, it would surprise the opponent too, thereby offering them an enormous surprise.
Then, combined with her influence within the Chi Yu clan...
This charge would basically clear her name.